Francis J. Petrie Collection
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Canadian Expeditionary Forces From Niagara Camp, at Queenston Heights, Canada Horses, c.e. forces, c.e. -
Camp Niagara - Distributing Rations Colour scheme: Red Coats, blue trousers -
Electric Beams and Walkers Laundry on Ellis Street date ca. 1930s -
Queen St. - Niagara Falls ( ca 1930's ) - Estelle: Ladies Wear; Walker Stores -
Troops at Camp Niagara horses -
Queen St. - Niagara Falls ( ca 1930's ) - Store to the right: The French Shoppe - Ladies Wear -
Partial View of Niagara Camp from Fort George - stone marks original grave of General Brock Graves, gravesites, General Brock -
Gordon Troup's Drug Store - corner of Victoria & Jepson St., Niagara Falls - decorated for Old Home Week: July 1925; Ernie Hawkins operated this store in the 1970's after his term as Mayor of Niagara Falls -
Niagara Falls' First Ford Dealership ( Est'd 1908 - River Rd. ) - John Robinson & Sons Ford Dealership -
Interior View of George Ellis's Dry Goods Store - Erie Avenue date ca. 1890's -
Camp Niagara - Fort Mississauga, Niagara-on-the-Lake horses, portraits - biographical -unknown -
Interior View of Crane Bros Flour and Feed Store - Ferry Street darcy crane steven -
A. H. Collett's Premises and Equipment B&W photograph -
Ballett's Ladies Wear Store Queen Street - Boxing Day Sale Boxing Day crowd waiting to get into Ballet's Ladies Wear Store -
Furniture Auction - Mr. Collett in Market Square by City Hall on Queen St. Mr. Collett, old fire hall on the left; A.H. Collett's fireproof storage building was located at 7 Market Square in Niagara Falls - Now part of the City Hall Complex. Mr. Collett was a furniture mover-household removals and piano hoisting. He was also an auctioneer. His moving company was called Power City Transport -
Furniture Auction - Mr. Collett in Market Square by City Hall on Queen St. x 3.25" Black & White photograph -
Mayor Wayne Thomson at the opening of the Canadian Tire Gas Bar - McLeod Road Mayor Thomson standing next to unknown woman ; Derek Costello (city employee) shaking hands with Mayor ; other gentleman - unknown ; -
A & P Food Stores - Victoria Avenue Niagara Falls Store opened October 1946; remodelled front of store June 1968; closed July 1976 -
Troup's Drug Store - Victoria & Jepson, Niagara Falls - former Mayor Ernie Hawkins operated this store in the 1970's -
A H Collett's Garage and Storage Warehouse date ca. 1920s -
Price Brothers Gasoline Station - corner of Victoria Ave. & Valley Way, Niagara Falls - demolished in 1939 to make way for a new station -
Criger's Garage and Machine Shop - Queen Street and St Lawrence Avenue In business 1923 - 1928 ; -
Deleo Grocery Store - Ferry Street Demolished in the early 1960's ; now the site of the Canadiana Motel ; -
F. W. Booth - Books & Stationery ( Queen St., Niagara Falls - 1920's ) - Frank Booth standing in front of store -
Motorville Car Sales & Service Ltd. - Niagara Falls Location 4303 River Road Niagara Falls -
Harrison's Dry Cleaning and Pressing - Ferry Street Located east of Sylvia Place ; this building was demolished and Ray Kobald built the Continental Motel on the site ; -
Harry Gracey's Imperial Esso Station - corner of Victoria Avenue and Huron Street date sometime in the 1940s -
Stamford Halfway Mahoney's General Store and Gas Pumps - 1930 proprietor: Mr. J. Mahoney -
Robinson Street, 1366 - Canadian Coal Company - W. B. Bews Proprietor - across from The Old Stone Inn, the site of the parking lot for Imax Theatre, which occupied the former site of the Wire Weaving Co. factory -
Caesar's Shoes and King Optical Victoria Avenue (former A&P Store) Caesar's Shoes - LF; King Optical - RF; Canada Immigration - rear; building remodelled May 1977; ( burned January 1994 ) -
Commercial Photo and Art Company - Corner of Victoria Avenue and Jepson Street Formerly Troup Drug Store -
Criger's Garage & Machine Shop from the southwest corner of St Lawrence and Queen Street In business 1923 - 1928 ; -
Cyclone damage to the American Can building on Lewis Street Niagara Falls Roof damage after Cyclone of September 11 1920 ; -
Construction of Miracle Mart Store on Victoria Avenue Miracle Mart on Victoria Ave. being enlarged in August, 1976 ; currently (2004) site of Hy & Zels ; -
Firemen cleaning up after fire at Beau's Variety Portage Road Beau's Variety Store: Portage & Prospect St. ( across from Niagara Falls Hospital ), formerly Devito's Variety Store, caught fire - February 1977 -
Demolition of Ernie's Esso - Corner of Valley Way and Victoria Avenue Ernie's Esso, formerly Gracey's Esso, being demolished to make room for a parking lot for the Canadian Tire Store which was located in the former Loblaws Grocery Store ; -
Interior of Canadian Tire Store on Opening Day Canadian Tire Victoria Avenue and Valley Way -
Power City Shoe Repair on St Lawrence Avenue Originally on Queen St. near St. Lawrence then moved to this location late 1946. Then demolished April 1973 ; -
Colonial Cleaners & Laundromat Colonial Cleaners is located at 6200 Dunn St. -
M & M Demolition Service x 3.125 -
Demolition of Eaton's Department Store Corner of Victoria Avenue and Morrison Street Store was in business 1929 - 1971 ; -
Demolition of Critelli-DeLeo Store Old Ferry Street -
Either Roy or Gordon Criger of Criger's Garage & Machine Shop putting gasoline into a gas can Either Roy or Gordon Criger Filling a can with gas from the pump which stood in front of Criger's in 1925. The building with the hip roof behind the billboards is on the South side of Queen St., West of St. Lawrence. It was the natural ice rink which was used for public skating and hockey. It was destroyed by fire soon after 1925 and a new arena was built on Victoria Avenue with artificial ice. -
John Graaskamp's Store - 4769 Queen St. at Firestone Store B&W photograph -
Northcott Store at Corner of Queen and Welland Street Dr. Smillie's House, dr. smillie -
Cyanamid Plant Welland Welland Plant Office ; names of people unknown ; -
Painted Image on exterior wall of Critelli & Deleo Grocery Store on Ferry St., Niagara Falls - painted image reads: " Fed in Canada - Milked at Portland, Maine, USA, The kind of cow we do not want, Grand Trunk Pacific Railway -
Demolition of Eaton Store Victoria Avenue Niagara Falls Victoria and Morrison Streets ; Present site of Niagara Falls Public Library -
John Robinson's Fireproof Garage - River Road Now part of the Rainbow Bridge approach structure -
John Robinson & Sons Fireproof Garage River Road Robinson's Garage on River Road in 1922, one of the earliest North End Garages and Auto Dealers ; -
Businesses & Stores - Dyna Store B&W photograph -
Johnson's Store on the Corner of St. Paul & McMicking Streets B&W photograph -
The Marland Woolnough Co. Wholesale Grocers, ca 1910 - this building later became National Grocers -
Borden's Dairy Ice Cream Store in Black Creek Niagara Boulevard (South Beamsville) -
Imperial Bank of Canada on the Corner of Main & Ferry South East Corner Ferry St. and Main, October 1963. This Building was demolished and rebuilt, now occupied by the CIBC, February 1964. -
Clark Hardware on Erie Avenue Clark Hardware building on Erie Ave, just north of Rosberg's; At present it is occupied by Jasmine Gardens ; -
Traffic on Falls Avenue the Sunday before Labor Day Note the Awning on the Car Window -
Looking down Queen Street, City Hall(left), Canadian Bank of Commerce (right) Tower in background (left) is on the Fire Hall; -
Queen Street decorated for Christmas -Wallace's Department Store is at right, between the 2nd & 3rd pole decorations - corner of St. Clair Ave. northwest -
The British American Service Station - corner of Victoria / Valley Way / Morrison Streets - The British American Service Station replaced Price Brothers and was known as Fry's Service Station, operated by Chuck Fry. The T. Eaton Building ( Eaton's Department Store ), sits in the background on the left side of picture. -
Eaton's Department Store Victoria Avenue Eaton's Department Store, corner of Victoria & Morrison Streets ; Formerly Harmonius Crysler property ; Store opened in 1929 & was demolished to make room for the Niagara Falls Public Library ; Photo was taken prior to demolition - Dec. 1971 ;
