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This image is in the Jim Johannes Collection.
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Undated black-and-white image shows the front interior of a street railroad car Number 64 used in Kitchener and Waterloo.
The driver's stool is visible, as are wooden, slat benches. Part of a no-smoking sign is visible. The backside of a sign reading "CNR Depot" is visible above the middle window.…
Undated black-and-white image shows the front interior of a street railroad car Number 64 used in Kitchener and Waterloo.
The driver's stool is visible, as are wooden, slat benches. Part of a no-smoking sign is visible. The backside of a sign reading "CNR Depot" is visible above the middle window.
The location of the street car is unknown.
The Kitchener Public Utilities Commission operated a transit service in Kitchener and Waterloo from 1927 to 1973. It operated electric street railway cars along King Street in both cities from 1927 to 1946. Late in December of 1946 the streetcars were replaced with gasoline-powered buses and electric trolley buses. Even earlier the PUC had begun operating other transit routes with buses. These routes were called "cross-town lines."
Before 1927 street railway service in Kitchener and Waterloo and Bridgeport was provided by the Kitchener-Waterloo Street Railway (created in 1919).
According to the website trainweb.org, two so-called "Birney safety cars" produced by the Ottawa Car Manufacturing Co. were obtained by the railway in 1923 and numbered 62 and 64. Both cars would regularly be used on the railway's line to the village of Bridgeport. From 1939 to 1946 they were used as "trippers" (supplementing regular service) on the main Waterloo line. Both cars were sold for scrap in 1947.
Birney cars, named for the U.S. engineer who designed them, were much lighter than traditional street cars and more economical. They were operated by a single operator, with no conductor.
A photo showing the exterior of car 64 can be seen at the website trainweb.org. The caption describes it as being 30 feet, 10 inches long and eight feet wide.
A photo showing car 64 operating on Lancaster Street West in Bridgeport (now part of Kitchener) also appears (page 160) in the book, Ontario's Grand River Valley Electric Railways, by John Mills (2010, Railfare DC Books). A second photo of car 64 taken in January 1947 appears on page 172. A third photo on page 172 shows car 64 in April 1950 when it was off the tracks and now home to the Traveller's Diner at Beachville, Ont., in Oxford County.
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Undated black-and-white image shows the front interior of street car Number 22 once used in Kitchener and Waterloo.
A no-smoking sign is visible hanging from the ceiling of the car. The driver's area is shown. Cushioned bench seating is visible.
The location is unknown.
Undated black-and-white image shows the front interior of street car Number 22 once used in Kitchener and Waterloo.
A no-smoking sign is visible hanging from the ceiling of the car. The driver's area is shown. Cushioned bench seating is visible.
The location is unknown.
The Kitchener Public Utilities Commission operated a transit service in Kitchener and Waterloo from 1927 to 1973. It operated electric street railway cars along King Street in both cities from 1927 to 1946. Late in December of 1946 the streetcars were replaced with gasoline-powered buses and electric trolley buses. Even earlier the PUC had begun operating other transit routes with buses. These routes were called "cross-town lines."
Earlier the Berlin & Waterloo Street Railway (later the Kitchener-Waterloo Street Railway) operated a street railway transit system in the two cities.
A history of local street railway service on the website Trainweb.org says "double truck" car No. 22 was purchased from Preston Car & Coach (Preston Car Co.) in 1912 by the Berlin & Waterloo Street Railway. Ownership passed to the Kitchener-Waterloo Street Railway operated by the Kitchener Public Utilities Commission. Car 22 was sold for scrap in 1947. Double truck cars can operate in either direction.
Preston Car Co. operated in Preston, ON from 1908 to 1923. In 1912 it also sold car No. 24 to the Berlin & Waterloo Street Railway. It had the same design as No. 22. Two photos showing car No. 24 appear on page 171 of the book, Ontario's Grand River Valley Electric Railways, by John Mills (2010, Railfare - DC Books).
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A black and white photograph of a streetcar at the corner of King Street West and Young Street in Kitchener, Ontario. A group of people, waiting to board, are gathered at the front of the car. A young couple with a baby carriage can be seen on the left at the street corner.
A black and white photograph of a streetcar at the corner of King Street West and Young Street in Kitchener, Ontario. A group of people, waiting to board, are gathered at the front of the car. A young couple with a baby carriage can be seen on the left at the street corner.
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Black and white exterior photograph of the ruins of a mill at Doon, Ontario. Two complete stone/brick walls, one peaked, are visible. A number of windowless casements can be seen in the walls. The interior appears to be gutted. At the bottom left of this structure are the meager remains of an addit…
Black and white exterior photograph of the ruins of a mill at Doon, Ontario. Two complete stone/brick walls, one peaked, are visible. A number of windowless casements can be seen in the walls. The interior appears to be gutted. At the bottom left of this structure are the meager remains of an additional brick structure. The entire site is overgrown by trees and shrubs.
This photograph was excerpted from the Waterloo County Scenic Calendar, 1940.
Possibly the ruins of the Doon mill built in the 1830s by Adam Ferrie.
See also (local identifiers): P000750
This photograph is in good condition; top left corner is missing.
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The postcard incorrectly identifies the golf club as "Rockery". The correct name is "Rockway".
Rockway Golf Club was built in 1935. It is a municipal golf course operated by the City of Kitchener. Rockway has been home to renown golfers such as Moe (Murray) Norman, Gary Cowan and Gary Kesselring.
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The tower, designed by the architect William Langdon, was built between 1925-1926. It stands as a memorial to the Mennonite-German pioneers that first migrated to the area. It is located at 300 Lookout Lane, Kitchener, Ontario.
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A panoramic photograph of the Highland Light Infantry of Canada, D Company soldiers on the steps of Kitchener City Hall. The first row of soldiers is seated, while the remaining soldiers stand in rows on the steps behind them.
The donor explained that the original image belonged to his stepfather. Donor holds original image.
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A panoramic photograph of the Highland Light Infantry of Canada, D Company soldiers on the steps of Kitchener City Hall. The first row of soldiers is seated, while the remaining soldiers stand in rows on the steps behind them.
This image is a reproduction.
Ernest Denton was a photographer in Berlin/Kitchener from approximately 1912 to 1955. He operated photography studios at various locations in the city.
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