Oshawa Street Scenes

    The Trenton Post Office tower still stands, but the rest of the building was demolished in 1972.

    The town hall was located on the south west corner of Richmond and Simcoe streets. The Williams Piano Works was located on Richmond Street at Church Street (now Centre street.

    R. S. Williams moved his piano factory from Toronto to Oshawa in 1891 and took over this building once occupied by Joseph Hall Works. It was located on the north side of Richmond Street between Simco

    The Queen's Hotel was established in 1874, and was altered in 1921 to be used as apartments with stores beneath.

    The Spring and Axle Co. building was originally built in 1918. It was located on Ritson Road north of Colborne Street It reported to the parent company Ontario Steel Products Ltd. (in Gananoque). The

    Originally owned by the T. E. Eaton company, this factory made ladies apparel. Later, it was enlarged and taken over by the Oriental Textile Company in 1917 and later occupied by Alger Press.

    Located on the north west corner of Simcoe and Adelaide Streets, this house was built between 1915 and 1917. The residence of W. H. Gibbs, Prospect Park was torn down to make way for it. This was the

    Black and white photo of the exterior of the old Y.M.C.A. Building on Simcoe Street South, just south of Athol. It was demolished to make way for the Federal Building which opened in Nov 1954.

    Colonel R.S. McLaughlin Armoury opened in 1914, just a couple of months before the breakout of the First World War.

    Located at the corner of Victoria Street and King Street East, the Regent Theatre was originally erected in 1919, and staged both theatre acts and films. It eventually fell into disrepair, until it w

    Erected in 1907, this building housed the Post Office on the ground floor and the Customs office on the second until 1920, when a new Customs building was built to the immediate north on Ontario Stre

    Black-and-white photo looking down a major road (likely Simcoe Street) in Oshawa.

    Black and white photo of the street view of King St. East.

    This church was located on the southeast corner of King and Charles Streets. The cornerstone was laid on August 5th, 1912, and the church dedicated on April 6th, 1913.

    A major construction project was made out of removing the streetcar tracks from downtown Oshawa in 1942.

    Black-and-white photo of King St. East, with views of the residential neighbourhood.

    Black and white photo of the residence of R. N. Johns taken in 1906, on the north east corner of Brock and Mary streets.

    Black and white photo of the exterior of the First Baptist Church, located on the south west corner of King Street and Prospect Street (now Mary Street South).

    This was originally the St. Joseph Convent, first established by Rev. Proulx in 1859. This building was an expansion of the original structure. It is located on the north east corner of Brock and Sim

    Black and white photo of several houses at the corner of Mary & William streets.