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  • Two men standing on Brock Street
    Two men standing on Brock Street
    Image       A black and white photograph of two men wearing hats standing on the west side of Brock Street. The view looks north on Brock Street from near Colborne Street. The two men from left to right are: Charlie Baker and Len Baker. The men are standing beside a building that …
    Image     A black and white photograph of two men wearing hats standing on the west side of Brock Street. The view looks north on Brock Street from near Colborne Street. The …
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  • Whitby Garage
    Whitby Garage
    Image       Joseph Heard and Sons' garage was located at 124 Brock Street North (at the north west corner of Brock and Elm streets). This building was formerly the Ontario Hotel. Joseph Heard and Sons' Garage was located here from 1910 to 1970. Mr. Heard put brick veneer over the old frame …
    Image     Joseph Heard and Sons' garage was located at 124 Brock Street North (at the north west corner of Brock and Elm streets). This building was formerly the Ontario Hotel. Joseph …
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  • Ticket and Telegraph Office
    Ticket and Telegraph Office
    Image       Edmund Stephenson's ticket and telegraph office was located at 122 Brock Street North. The building at the south-west corner of Brock and Elm Streets was constructed as the Ontario Bank in 1867 and served as such until after 1890. It was converted into a ticket and telegraph office by Edmund …
    Image     Edmund Stephenson's ticket and telegraph office was located at 122 Brock Street North. The building at the south-west corner of Brock and Elm Streets was constructed as the Ontario Bank …
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  • Herb Polson at Wilson Meat Market
    Herb Polson at Wilson Meat Market
    Image       Herb Wilson's meat market was located at 114 Dundas Street West on the north side of Dundas Street between Brock and Byron Streets. Herb Polson was a meat salesman who supplied butcher shops in Whitby.
    Image     Herb Wilson's meat market was located at 114 Dundas Street West on the north side of Dundas Street between Brock and Byron Streets. Herb Polson was a meat salesman who …
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  • Wolfenden and Lawrie Marble Works
    Wolfenden and Lawrie Marble Works
    Image       It is believed this shop was located at 105 Dundas Street East on the south side between Brock and Green Streets and that it was destroyed by fire October 16, 1877. However, it is unknown if this is the shop from Whitby. Johnathan Wolfenden started a marble works in Whitby …
    Image     It is believed this shop was located at 105 Dundas Street East on the south side between Brock and Green Streets and that it was destroyed by fire October 16, …
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  • Hatch and Brothers Hardware and Appliances
    Hatch and Brothers Hardware and Appliances
    Image       This three-storey brick store was located at 111 Brock Street North (on the east side of Brock Street, north of Dundas Street). It was operated by Samuel and Richard Hatch and later Samuel's sons Fred and Frank Hatch from 1874 to 1904. The business was founded in Whitby about 1864.
    Image     This three-storey brick store was located at 111 Brock Street North (on the east side of Brock Street, north of Dundas Street). It was operated by Samuel and Richard Hatch …
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  • W.J. Luke Bicycle Shop
    W.J. Luke Bicycle Shop
    Image       This building was located at 301 Dundas Street West. In 1901 W.J. Luke moved his bicycle sales and repair shop to the south west corner of Dundas and Centre Streets where this picture was taken. W.J. Luke opened the first Ford car dealership in Whitby in this shop location around …
    Image     This building was located at 301 Dundas Street West. In 1901 W.J. Luke moved his bicycle sales and repair shop to the south west corner of Dundas and Centre Streets …
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  • W.J. Luke & Son Garage
    W.J. Luke & Son Garage
    Image       This building was located at 301 Dundas Street West. The brick garage was built by W.J. Luke on the south-west corner of Dundas and Centre Streets in 1915. It served as a garage and Ford car dealership. It was operated as a garage under various ownership into the 1950. This …
    Image     This building was located at 301 Dundas Street West. The brick garage was built by W.J. Luke on the south-west corner of Dundas and Centre Streets in 1915. It served …
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  • Whitelaw Family at Ontario Hotel
    Whitelaw Family at Ontario Hotel
    Image       The Ontario Hotel was located at 124 Brock Street North (at the north west corner of Brock and Elm Streets). Alex Whitelaw was the first caretaker of the Whitby Post Office when it opened in 1910. He had one arm and was a travelling salesman for the Buckle Factory. The …
    Image     The Ontario Hotel was located at 124 Brock Street North (at the north west corner of Brock and Elm Streets). Alex Whitelaw was the first caretaker of the Whitby Post …
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  • Dominion Bank
    Dominion Bank
    Image       This building was located at 101 Brock Street South (at the south east corner of Brock and Dundas Streets). It was built in 1874 and was the Whitby branch of the bank from 1875 to 1970. It was the only building in the block to escape destruction in the great …
    Image     This building was located at 101 Brock Street South (at the south east corner of Brock and Dundas Streets). It was built in 1874 and was the Whitby branch of …
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  • Gem Moving Picture Theatre, 1909
    Gem Moving Picture Theatre, 1909
    Image       This building was located at 211 Brock Street South (on the east side of Brock Street, south of the municipal building at Colborne Street). The Gem Theatre was the first movie theatre in Whitby. It stayed open for only one year. The New York Clipper was a weekly entertainment newspaper …
    Image     This building was located at 211 Brock Street South (on the east side of Brock Street, south of the municipal building at Colborne Street). The Gem Theatre was the first …
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  • Royal Hotel
    Royal Hotel
    Image       This building was located at 171 Brock Street North. The Royal Hotel was built in 1873 on the east side of Brock Street south of Mary Street. The architect was Henry Langley of Toronto. This photograph was in a Whitby promotion brochure published by the Board of Trade, 1907.
    Image     This building was located at 171 Brock Street North. The Royal Hotel was built in 1873 on the east side of Brock Street south of Mary Street. The architect was …
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  • Heard Livery Stable
    Heard Livery Stable
    Image       This building was located at 149 Brock Street North. This livery stable dating from the 1850s was located on the east side of Brock Street south of the Royal Hotel. Before 1913 it was operated by Alexander Pringle and in 1913 it was sold to Joseph Heard. This photograph shows …
    Image     This building was located at 149 Brock Street North. This livery stable dating from the 1850s was located on the east side of Brock Street south of the Royal Hotel. …
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  • Heard Livery Stable
    Heard Livery Stable
    Image       This building was located at 149 Brock Street North. This livery stable dating from the 1850s was located on the east side of Brock Street south of the Royal Hotel. Before 1913 it was operated by Alexander Pringle and in 1913 it was sold to Joseph Heard. The three horse-drawn …
    Image     This building was located at 149 Brock Street North. This livery stable dating from the 1850s was located on the east side of Brock Street south of the Royal Hotel. …
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  • W.M. Hurlbert Blacksmith Shop
    W.M. Hurlbert Blacksmith Shop
    Image       This building was located at 240 Brock Street South (on the west side of Brock Street north of Dunlop Street). Over the years the building was owned by a series of blacksmiths including W.M. Hurlbert. The front wall of the building collapsed after Hurricane Hazel hit on October 15, 1954 …
    Image     This building was located at 240 Brock Street South (on the west side of Brock Street north of Dunlop Street). Over the years the building was owned by a series …
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  • Horse-Drawn Bus
    Horse-Drawn Bus
    Image       This photograph was taken in front of the stables located at 124 Brock Street North. The bus is parked on Elm Street beside the stable door. In the background is the old Ontario Hotel on the north west corner of Brock and Elm Streets which became Heard's Garage. The business …
    Image     This photograph was taken in front of the stables located at 124 Brock Street North. The bus is parked on Elm Street beside the stable door. In the background is …
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  • Heard and Sons Motor Bus
    Heard and Sons Motor Bus
    Image       Joseph Heard and Sons ran their business at 124 Brock Street North. Joseph Heard ran a cartage and livery. He operated a bus service to and from the hotels and the railway stations in Whitby. In 1917 he replaced his horse-drawn bus with the first motor bus in Whitby. In …
    Image     Joseph Heard and Sons ran their business at 124 Brock Street North. Joseph Heard ran a cartage and livery. He operated a bus service to and from the hotels and …
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  • Whitby Garage
    Whitby Garage
    Image       This building was located at 124 Brock Street North. Joseph Heard and Sons' garage was located in a building formerly known as the Ontario Hotel at the north west corner of Brock and Elm Streets. Joseph Heard and Sons' Garage operated from 1910 to 1970. Mr. Heard put brick veneer …
    Image     This building was located at 124 Brock Street North. Joseph Heard and Sons' garage was located in a building formerly known as the Ontario Hotel at the north west corner …
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  • Whitby Garage
    Whitby Garage
    Image       Joseph Heard and Sons' garage was located at 124 Brock Street North (at the north west corner of Brock and Elm streets). This building was formerly the Ontario Hotel. Joseph Heard and Sons' Garage was located here from 1910 to 1970. Mr. Heard put brick veneer over the old frame …
    Image     Joseph Heard and Sons' garage was located at 124 Brock Street North (at the north west corner of Brock and Elm streets). This building was formerly the Ontario Hotel. Joseph …
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  • Group of Men on Brock Street North
    Group of Men on Brock Street North
    Image       The men in this photograph are standing just north of Allin's Drug Store (at Dundas Street). The men are a group of cyclists who travelled to Whitby from Oshawa.
    Image     The men in this photograph are standing just north of Allin's Drug Store (at Dundas Street). The men are a group of cyclists who travelled to Whitby from Oshawa.
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