King St. West looking east from St. Paul St. - 1890s

© copyright - October 2009 Doug Grant These articles can now be found online in a new Web Site: - The Doug Grant Building doug-grant.weebly.com On a day, sometime in the 1890s, a local photographer must have climbed to the roof of the old at King St. W. and St. Paul St. to capture this image. The town hall, some of you know, is the present . I wish we could find some early photographs of it. It was a tall square building with a four-sided sloping roof, topped by a cupola. Looking easterly from the cupola down the main street like this picture, we can see a lot of old buildings. Many of them are still in place. On the left, the first one is at the nec of Perth St., where the (#232) is located. The building housing (#226) had not been built. The next block stone building does still exists. It is the former building, now . It was built about 1870. Next are the two hotels, the and the the way they used to look. Many other buildings have not changed much. Brockville Town Hall Brockville Arts Centre Gilmour Wholesale Grocery Clifton House Commercial Hotel, EVOLUTION KATEBOARD HOP SLAND IZZERIA ELIABLE OME URNITURE R S S 1000 I P R H F How the first 3 buildings now appear Looking east from St. Paul St. Looking east from St. Paul St. 1890s 1890s

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This photograph shot from the roof of the old Brockville Town Hall shows the number of buildings on King St. W. in the 1890s

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Doug Grant

These articles can now be found online in a new Web Site: The Doug Grant Building douggrant.weebly.com

On a day, sometime in the 1890s, alocal photographer must have climbed tothe roof of the oldat King St. W. and St. Paul St. to capturethis image. The town hall, some of youknow, is the present

. I wish we could find some earlyphotographs of it. It was a tall squarebuilding with a foursided sloping roof,topped by a cupola.

Looking easterly from the cupoladown the main street like this picture, wecan see a lot of old buildings. Many ofthem are still in place.

On the left, the first one is at the nec ofPerth St., where the

(#232) is located. Thebuilding housing(#226) had not been built.

The next block stone building doesstill exists. It is the former

building, now. It was built

about 1870.Next are the two hotels, the

and the theway they used to look. Many otherbuildings have not changed much.

Brockville Town Hall

Brockville ArtsCentre

GilmourWholesale Grocery

CliftonHouse Commercial Hotel,