Oshawa Street Scenes

    Black and white photo of the exterior of the Johns Family residence in the winter. It was located at 84 Brock Street East, on the south east corner of Brock and Mary Streets.

    Black-and-white photo of a military unit parading through downtown Oshawa on the way out to "camp." They are marching west along King Street and are at the intersection of Simcoe and King.

    St. Gregory the Great Roman Catholic Church was originally built in 1842 at the south west corner of Simcoe and Louisa Sts. (now Adelaide). The old building was torn down in the 1890s, and a cornerst

    The Presbyterian Church was town down in 1899 to make way for a new building.

    Taken on Simcoe Street South, at Athol, facing south west. The Simcoe Street United Church steeple is visible in the background.

    The church was built in 1863, was later merged with the Methodist church and 1913, the congregation moved to the corner of King and Charles Streets to become King Street United Church. This church wa

    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

    The Standard Bank is visible on the right and the tower of the Oshawa Town Hall is visible in the distance on the left.

    A JN-4, attempting a forced landing on Oshawa's main street on 22 April 1918, became entangled with telephone wires and pinned near the top of a store front where it remained suspended for several ho

    Formerly located on the north east corner of Simcoe Street and what is now Bloor Street, Brook House was a hotel run by the Brooks family, originally purchased in 1868 by Michael Brooks and later run

    Established in 1874, this was for many years the finest hotel in Oshawa. Ithis site had been previously occupied by Thomas Fuller's chair and bedstead business.

    Black-and-white/hand-coloured photo of a casket of a fallen soldier in procession through downtown Oshawa along King Street just west of Simcoe Street. Visible in the background are the Royal Band of

    Black-and-white photo of the 116th Battalion marching through downtown Oshawa; King Street West shortly before going overseas. The Central Hotel is visible in the background.

    The location is the east side of Simcoe Street north of Bond.

    Hurricane Hazel is one of the most infamous storms in Southern Ontario history. On October 15, 1954, after it was supposed to have calmed down, the hurricane intensified and left a huge path of destr

    Hurricane Hazel is one of the most infamous storms in Southern Ontario history. On October 15, 1954, after it was supposed to have calmed down, the hurricane intensified and left a huge path of destr

    This building dated back to 1848 when it was originally Mr. Woon's Hotel. In 1936, it became the Commercial Hotel when acquired by Charles Lancaster and was thus named because many of its rooms were

    This library stood on the south-west corner of Athol and Simcoe Streets. The land was purchased from Dr. Coburn in May 1906 and the building was completed by 1909 at a cost of $12,000, funded by the

    Under the supervision of W. F. Eaton and employing 150 people, the majority of whom were women, this factory made ladies apparel. Later, it was enlarged and taken over by the Oriental Textile Company

    Tree-lined Simcoe St. North showing trolley tracks.