Thursday, April 9, 2015

All Aboard!

This image has nothing overtly to do with early settlement and Scottish culture, but it caught my attention enough that I thought it worth sharing. I love coming across images of home from different periods and perspectives. Galt at the start of the 20th century was absolutely bursting with potential and promise - all aboard!

Galt, Preston and Hespeler Street Railway, 1903
Sources
Waterloo Public Library, "Galt, Preston and Hespeler Street Railway"

Further Reading
Kitchener-Waterloo Street Railway 2007, "A History..."
TheRecord.com March 27, 2015 "Century-old streetcar line found under LRT construction"
The Globe and Mail 2010, "No desire for this Waterloo streetcar"
CBC February 25, 2015 "LRT construction set to close King Street in Kitchener in March"

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