The way we were
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Ayre and Sons decorated for departure of the Newfoundland Regiment, 1914. Archive No. A 17-184/Pphoto courtesy The Rooms Provincial Archives Division.
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Ayre and Sons decorated for departure of the Newfoundland Regiment, 1914. - Archive No. A 17-184/All historical photos courtesy The Rooms Provincial Archives Division.
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Woods West End Candy Store on Water Street around 1912. - Archive No. B18-1. - All historical photos courtesy The Rooms Provincial Archives Division
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Woods store still stands, now serving as an office building for the city of St. John's. - Photo by Gary Hebbard/The Telegram
Ayre and Sons decorated for departure of the Newfoundland Regiment, 1914. Archive No. A 17-184/Pphoto courtesy The Rooms Provincial Archives Division.
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Atlantic Place now stands at the corner of Water and Ayres Cove. - Photo by Gary Hebbard/The Telegram
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Newfoundland Radio Company, archive no. F 23-13, c. 1925 - All historical photos courtesy The Rooms Provincial Archives Division
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The Newfoundland and Labrador Credit Union stands on the corner where Newfoundland Radio Company did business. - Photo by Gary Hebbard/The Telegram
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W.J. Murphy's Store on Rawlin's Cross, archive no. B 2-88, where these news boys did a brisk business around 1950. - All historical photos courtesy The Rooms Provincial Archives Division
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Stella Burry's Hungry Heart Cafe made its home in W.J. Murphy's Store on Rawlin's Cross. - Photo by Gary Hebbard/The Telegram
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Water Street, St. John's, looking East (ca. 1890) - A 2-35 - All historical photos courtesy The Rooms Provincial Archives Division
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Broadway House of Fashion, Water Street, St. John's (between 1892 and 1932) - A 2-43 - All historical photos courtesy The Rooms Provincial Archives Division
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The Fabulous 50s Club is now in the area where Broadway House of Fashion was. - Photo by Gary Hebbard/The Telegram
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Royal Stores Ltd., Water Street, St. John's/James Vey (between 1895 and 1917) - A 26-104. - All historical photos courtesy The Rooms Provincial Archives Division
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The Fortis building is now in the general area where the Royal Store was located on Water Street. - Photo by Gary Hebbard/The Telegram
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Walter Grieve and Co., Water Street, St. John's (before 1892) - B 1-73 - All historical photos courtesy The Rooms Provincial Archives Division
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M. Connors: Wholesale and Retail Druggist, Water Street, St. John's (192-?: scanned from glass negative). E 7-8 - All historical photos courtesy The Rooms Provincial Archives Division
As development in St. John's downtown becomes a hot topic once again, a new exhibition at The Rooms is providing a look at the area as it stood in days gone by.
A collection of images - from the more than 400,000 found within the still images collection of the provincial archives - "Storefront" features businesses of the Water Street area, recorded between the 1890s and 1955.
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Comments
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- Lionel
- - July 2, 2010 at 15:04:30
Oh, the London Eye(sore)? Yeaaah, not really a good argument for unbridled ''development.'' Development is fine, but it has to be smart and conform to the requirements of the City, not the other way around.
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- Telling it like it is
- - July 2, 2010 at 15:01:37
Okay Lionel...you don't like that example, well let see what examples I can venture up....
There was the Millennium dome, yes, it's designed purpose a flop but now it's the O2 arena, currently the most widely used concert venue in the world.
Or how about the Millennium Bridge in London, or how about on-going construction of the new Chunnel station located at the London 2012 Olympic Park in East London.
Oh, I know, how about Canada tower located in London's docklands, now major business hub in a once useless dockland area.
Oh, how about the Eiffel Tower. Most Parisians hate the iconic tower the rest of the world loves.
Hmm...how about Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain.
Hmm...how about the Hong Kong International Airport located on a man made island.
Either downtown becomes an area of businesses and fortune 500 companies or tell these guys to move out and turn downtown into ye olde st. john's where the city hires people to dress in 19th century garb and speak in ye olde english.
I'm sure donovans in mount pearl would gladly welcome Suncor Energy, Chevron and Exxon Mobil to set up shop there. -
- sniff sniff
- - July 2, 2010 at 14:58:40
Saucy Face from St. John's, Nl writes: The Way We Were did you read that headline Shannie, Peg. Mary Walsh and Ronnie Hynes? It's the way were were, not they way we are now ... Too bad you can't smell the garbage and horse manure on the streets or the disease of those 'quaint' years when you look at the pictures, because that would really make you nostalgic. ===================================================================================
Don't forget the 'honey buckets'. -
- Telling it like it is
- - July 2, 2010 at 14:54:57
I'm all for preserving one's heritage, but when the Houses of Parliment in London, which FYI has been used since 1036, however the most current structure was not built until 1857 can have one of the world's largest observation wheels in the world across the River Thames from it (London Eye)....then you've got to realise the view of a harbour full of human waste is not probably such a big deal.
Get over yourselves and allow for the continued development of North Amercia's oldest city. -
- Justin
- - July 2, 2010 at 14:44:08
LOL. You're a riot, Taxpayer II. Hey, look behind you. Somone's dissing Danny Williams. Sic him, boy!
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- Saucy Face
- - July 2, 2010 at 14:43:37
The Way We Were did you read that headline Shannie, Peg. Mary Walsh and Ronnie Hynes? It's the way were were, not they way we are now ... Too bad you can't smell the garbage and horse manure on the streets or the disease of those 'quaint' years when you look at the pictures, because that would really make you nostalgic.
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- I. P. Freely
- - July 2, 2010 at 14:41:37
I think I see Shannie there standing next to Frank. LOL
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- Lionel
- - July 1, 2010 at 21:53:47
Oh, the London Eye(sore)? Yeaaah, not really a good argument for unbridled ''development.'' Development is fine, but it has to be smart and conform to the requirements of the City, not the other way around.
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- Telling it like it is
- - July 1, 2010 at 21:50:14
Okay Lionel...you don't like that example, well let see what examples I can venture up....
There was the Millennium dome, yes, it's designed purpose a flop but now it's the O2 arena, currently the most widely used concert venue in the world.
Or how about the Millennium Bridge in London, or how about on-going construction of the new Chunnel station located at the London 2012 Olympic Park in East London.
Oh, I know, how about Canada tower located in London's docklands, now major business hub in a once useless dockland area.
Oh, how about the Eiffel Tower. Most Parisians hate the iconic tower the rest of the world loves.
Hmm...how about Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain.
Hmm...how about the Hong Kong International Airport located on a man made island.
Either downtown becomes an area of businesses and fortune 500 companies or tell these guys to move out and turn downtown into ye olde st. john's where the city hires people to dress in 19th century garb and speak in ye olde english.
I'm sure donovans in mount pearl would gladly welcome Suncor Energy, Chevron and Exxon Mobil to set up shop there. -
- sniff sniff
- - July 1, 2010 at 21:46:37
Saucy Face from St. John's, Nl writes: The Way We Were did you read that headline Shannie, Peg. Mary Walsh and Ronnie Hynes? It's the way were were, not they way we are now ... Too bad you can't smell the garbage and horse manure on the streets or the disease of those 'quaint' years when you look at the pictures, because that would really make you nostalgic. ===================================================================================
Don't forget the 'honey buckets'. -
- Telling it like it is
- - July 1, 2010 at 21:40:53
I'm all for preserving one's heritage, but when the Houses of Parliment in London, which FYI has been used since 1036, however the most current structure was not built until 1857 can have one of the world's largest observation wheels in the world across the River Thames from it (London Eye)....then you've got to realise the view of a harbour full of human waste is not probably such a big deal.
Get over yourselves and allow for the continued development of North Amercia's oldest city. -
- Justin
- - July 1, 2010 at 21:22:50
LOL. You're a riot, Taxpayer II. Hey, look behind you. Somone's dissing Danny Williams. Sic him, boy!
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- Saucy Face
- - July 1, 2010 at 21:21:54
The Way We Were did you read that headline Shannie, Peg. Mary Walsh and Ronnie Hynes? It's the way were were, not they way we are now ... Too bad you can't smell the garbage and horse manure on the streets or the disease of those 'quaint' years when you look at the pictures, because that would really make you nostalgic.
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- I. P. Freely
- - July 1, 2010 at 21:18:14
I think I see Shannie there standing next to Frank. LOL
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