Waterloo Public Library Digital Collections

Fire Insurance Map 1920 - 1929

Description

Media Type

Image

Item Type

Maps

Description

Fire Insurance map of a section of King Street south to William Street. A sidebar shows William and Regina Streets. Some of the buildings identified are: the Waterloo Manufacturing Company Limited; Dietrich's Garage at King and Morley Streets; Ontario Die Company on the east side of King; Snyder Brothers Upholstering Company; the City Hotel; Alexander House Hotel; First United Church; and the Waterloo Gas works at Queen and Weaver (later Herbert) Streets.

Notes

1920 map updated in 1929.
Queen Street later became Regina Street.
Weaver Street was a small lane approximately where Willis Way is today. On the east side of King Street and south it continued as Weaver and later became Herbert Street.
Park Avenue later became Alexandra Avenue.
Morley Street no longer exists.
See detail photographs for enhanced view of the map.

Date of Original

June 1920

Date Of Event

June 1920

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