Oshawa Street Scenes

    Depicts the concrete pavement before it was replaced with asphalt in 1924.

    Postcard- King Street looking east from Simcoe Street

    Charles Hayes Crysdale operated a grocery in Oshawa from about 1879 to 1912, after which he became a police magistrate. He died 25 Apr 1919.

    This image show the west side of Simcoe Street where it intersects with Adelaide Avenue. St Gregory's Catholic Church is visible on the right of the image and the fence which surrounds Parkwood is on

    The YWCA building is located at 201 Simcoe Street South at the corner of McGrigor Street.

    The building was donated by Col. R.S. McLaughlin

    The Salvation Army building at 133 Simcoe Street South, now occupied by Cornerstone Community Association Durham.

    Robert S. McLaughlin donated funds to allow for the construction of this building.

    Parade of the 116th Battalion on Simcoe Street, just south of Athol Street, before going overseas. Oshawa Library is visible on the right at 44 Simcoe Street South, on the south west corner of Athol.

    This church was located on the south east corner of King Street West and Charles Street. The cornerstone was laid on August 5th, 1912, and the church dedicated on April 6th, 1913. It was destroyed by

    The post office stood at the north east corner of King Street East and Ontario Street.

    The black police car in front of the building is a 1963 Chevrolet Biscayne.

    View of Centre Street School from the road

    View of the exterior of Centre Street School

    View of the exterior of Centre Street School

    On the film marquee is "Dean Martin and Lana Turner in Who's Got the Action?" This film was released on 25 December 1962 and was likely showing in Canada in the early months of 1963. Visible in the r

    Mrs. Vera Roach was the manager of the Woman's Bakery

    Storefronts of Henderson's Book Store and Canning's Mens Wear at 18 and 20 King Street East respectively.

    Horwich Credit Jewellers was located at 20 Simcoe Street South and was run by Samuel B. Horwich and Maxwell Palter. Dancey Brothers Shoe Store was located at 18 Simcoe Street South until 1974. The bu

    View facing east towards Simcoe Street. On the right side are visible Burns Shoes, Laura Secord, The Marks Theatre. ON the left are visible Berg's Ladies Wear, THE Canadian Bank of Commerce, Cannings