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A view of Waterioo major portion of the town of A\’aterlmy is seen in this painting rom 1900. In the foreground is the corner of King and William Streets. The artist might be on the roof of one of the buildings making up the sprawling Kuntz Brewery complex that covered much of the block at the southâ€"west corner of the intersection. Close by on the left, and well back from King Street, is the belfry of the old St. James Methodist Church. On the far side of King Street, just below the artist, is half of the parkland, straddling King Street, on which a weekly farmers‘ market was held. Diagonally across the corner is one of Waterloo‘s many hotels, the Alexanâ€" der Hotel, a corner of its stable (today Marbles Restaurant) just visible beside it Northward, the two sides of King Street offer as much of a contrast as they do today. On the east side are row housing, treed properties and taller buildings holding shops, businesses and residences. Celebrating city‘s 150th anniversary Behind buildings along King the bulk of the Button Factory stands out. And, in the distance, not far from the northern outskirts of town, stands the spire of St. John‘s Lutheran Church. _ The west side of King Street is dense with factories that reach back to Caroâ€" line Street and bevond. In the middle of these is Waterloo Manufacturing, makers of heavy farm machinery. And just beyond. among several tall smokestacks and taking up a long frontage on King Street, is the business In The Village Of St. Jacobs Sunday Brunch 1396 King St. N., ST. JACOBS Continued on page 13 Reservations accepted no matter how big or small 519â€"664â€"2286 11 am to 3 pm one century ago Benjamin‘s Restaurant & Inn 1430 King Street North, ST. JACOBS 519â€"664â€"3731 Friday Night See our menu at: www.stjacobs.com Reservations recommended 000 JPetals & POtS Iinc Stone Crock Bakery 519â€"664â€"3612 1402 King Street, ST. JACOBS Whole Pork Side Ribs Turkey Kolbassa Deli Sliced Assorted Meat Loaves Extra Lean Ground Beef Eye of Round Roasts Six Year Old Cheddar THIS WEEK‘S SPECIALS February 19â€"24 WATERLOO CHRONICLE * Wednesday, February 21, 2007 * 11 Eat In or Take Out! Flower & Gift Shop $3.99/ Ib $13.99/ ib $3.39/ lb $3.99/ lb $2.69/ ib $3.997 lb