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      A black and white photograph of six female employees at the New Scale Williams Pianos, Oshawa.

      The Oshawa Central Union School housed both a high school and a public school. The building was torn down and replaced with a new building that is known today as E.A. Lovell School.

      The tower of the Oshawa Town Hall is visible in the distance.

      Under the supervision of W. F. Eaton and employing 150 people, the majority of whom were women, this factory made ladies apparel. Later, it was enlarged and taken over by the Oriental Textile Company in 1917 and later occupied by Alger Press.

      Erected in 1907, this building housed the Post Office on the ground floor and the Customs office on the second until 1920, when a new Customs building was built to the immediate north on Ontario Street. The post office moved to its present location at Simcoe and Athol in November …

      Black-and-white photo looking down a major road (likely Simcoe Street) in Oshawa.

      Black and white photo with an aerial view of downtown Oshawa, looking north from Simcoe Street United Church.

      Black and white photo of the street view of King St. East.

      St. George's Memorial Church was originally built on a parcel of land donated to the congregation by Mr. Warren in the 1840s. The little wooden church at the corner of King St. and Park Road held services until a new church was built in 1858. At this time the congregation …

      This church was located on the southeast corner of King and Charles Streets. The cornerstone was laid on August 5th, 1912, and the church dedicated on April 6th, 1913.

      Black-and-white wide shot photo of Alexandra Park, Simcoe St. N., Oshawa.

      Black-and-white photo of King St. East, with views of the residential neighbourhood.

      Due to the fact that Oshawa residents were so displeased with the lack of Secondary school in the town prior to 1900, a group was established in 1905 to find a suitable spot to build. The Sam Trewin lot, on Simcoe St. N. was chosen, despite its distance from the …

      Bishop Bethune College was incorporated in 1889, and was a boarding and day school for girls which was run by the Anglican Church It was named in honour of the second Bishop of Toronto, and was championed by Reverend Canon Middleton of St. George's Church in Oshawa. The college closed …

      Due to the fact that Oshawa residents were so displeased with the lack of Secondary school in the town prior to 1900, a group was established in 1905 to find a suitable spot to build. The Sam Trewin lot, on Simcoe St. N. was chosen, despite its distance from the …

      King Street Public School was built in 1913 on property that was originally purchased by the McLaughlin Carriage Co., and given to the School Board. Some students came from as far away as Bloor Street to attend the school, which was initially an eight-room building, with open plans for expansion …

      Black and white photo of several houses at the corner of Mary & William streets.

      Newspaper photo of the Williams' (of Williams Piano Co.) family home at 283 Simcoe Street north, just south of O'Neill C.V.I. and across from Parkwood. An apartment building is now on this site.

      In 1867, a greyish brick school was erected in an area known as "Cedar Dale" which became East Whitby in 1868. The community grew around the old Grand Trunk Railroad, S.S. #2. A further addition to the school was needed in order to accommodate a growing population of children. In …

      The Pedlar People Ltd. began as a small store on the corner of Bond and Simcoe Sts. in the 1840s by Henry Pedlar. Eventually a sheet metal plant was built behind the store, which was taken over by his son, George H. Pedlar. George Pedlar bought a large piece of …