Berlin and Waterloo Street Railway

Description

Media Type: Image
Item Type: Photographs
Description: Car of the Berlin and Waterloo Street Railway with two men standing beside it. In the back can be seen partial building of the Canadian Block in Kitchener.
Notes: Horse drawn railway cars operated between 1889 and 1895 at which time the whole system was converted to electric cars. The company was taken over by the Town of Berlin (Kitchener) in 1907. Streetcar operations in Kitchener came to an end on December 27, 1946.

The Canadian Block is located at the corner of King and Foundry (now Ontario) streets on the north side of King Street in Kitchener. The original frame building was built by Jacob Yost Shantz in 1854. It burned down in 1861 and was rebuilt in brick around 1864-1865.

Image is very grainy and of poor quality,possibly copied from a publication.
Date of Original: [after 1895]
Date Of Event: [after 1895]
Subject(s): Electric railroads
Street railroads
Transportation
Berlin and Waterloo Street Railway
Local identifier: Local History Slide collection
Language of Item: English
Copyright Statement: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
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