This a rehash of a thread I posted in the Canada section of my hometown of Cobourg
Cobourg is located on the north shore of Lake Ontario, 1 hour east of Toronto with a current pop. of 18,000. The area was settled around 1798 originally as a group of small villages. The small villages eventually joined together and formed a town called Hamilton, interestingly enough. The town officially changed its name to Cobourg in 1818 in recognition of the marriage of Princess Charlotte to Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Little bit of a note...I've read Cobourg is spelt with an O rather than as Coburg because of a typo. Whether that's true or not I'm not sure. Meh. that's enough history on with the pics!
Cobourg Town Hall #2 by
T a k, on Flickr
This is Cobourg's most important and prominent building, Victoria Hall. Built in the 1850s. The town had great aspirations when it was built and Victoria Hall was to symbolize that. After many years the building had began to deteriorate and was on the verge of being TORN DOWN in the 1970s and replaced with a PARKING LOT. Cooler heads prevailed and rather than tear it down they restored it, thank god. It currently serves as the town hall and also contains a concert hall and art gallery.
Victoria Hall, Cobourg by
Ross Dunn, on Flickr
Victoria Hall by
demon_moon, on Flickr
_DSC0602Anx2-Q50 by
edk7, on Flickr
Victoria Hall lies directly in the middle of downtown Cobourg on King St. This is King St...
Downtown Cobourg by
Kiril Strax, on Flickr
Downtown, Small-scale, Pedestrian-oriented Commercial Street, King Street Cobourg, ON by
Ministry of Infrastructure, on Flickr
Downtown, Small-scale Commercial Street, King Street Cobourg, ON by
Ministry of Infrastructure, on Flickr
P6250003 by
gaffer1956, on Flickr
Downtown, Small-scale, Pedestrian-oriented Commercial Street, Division Street Cobourg, ON by
Ministry of Infrastructure, on Flickr
Cobourg 5 by
Sean_Marshall, on Flickr
If you can't read it Cobourg had a ferry to Rochester, NY.
Cobourg to Rochester: The Ontario Car Ferry Co. 1905-1950 by
Will S., on Flickr
Downtown Cobourg by
sayuri_30, on Flickr
DSCN0132 Street fair, Cobourg, Ontario by
pvalentine1, on Flickr
Cobourg's harbour/marina is to the immediate south of the downtown. Like most places on the Great Lakes it was once an industrial wasteland composed of railways, coal piles and large oil drums. The town, realizing the potential of the land, started slowly buying back the waterfront and turning it into what you see today which is open natural areas, condos and parks.
Not sure the date here.
Cobourg History -
http://www.cobourghistory.ca/harbour2.htm
Early 1980s
Cobourg History -
http://www.cobourghistory.ca/harbour3.htm
Nowadays
Cobourg Harbour in Canada by
BlueSkies705, on Flickr
The condos on the left in this picture lie directly where the large oil drums above once stood.
Cobourg Marina by
Pouncer 2, on Flickr
Cobourg Marina by
justin.fitchett, on Flickr
The Sylphide by
Ramblings From The 4th Concession, on Flickr
P8244317 by
nodomain.cc, on Flickr
Cobourg, ON by
salgal2008, on Flickr
Just to the east of the harbour and downtown is Victoria Park which includes one the nicer beaches you'll find in Ontario.
Cobourg Beach by
mengesphotos, on Flickr
Victoria Park Pavilion Cobourg Beach by
Bobcatnorth, on Flickr
05062403 by
The Blogless One, on Flickr
20100829 119 Cobourg Triathlon by
scottdm, on Flickr
Cobourg Beach by
Saugh30, on Flickr
Victoria Park gazebo, Cobourg, Ont. by
trulygreenfish, on Flickr
Cobourg Beach & Trailer Camp by
demon_moon, on Flickr
One of Cobourg's more popular summer festivals is the Sandcastle Festival...
IMG_4574 by
Yan Simkin, on Flickr
IMG_4783 by
Yan Simkin, on Flickr
IMG_4581 by
Yan Simkin, on Flickr
That concludes the tour for now. Oh and in case you're wondering, yes, Cobourg has the usual big box stores and sprawl. Yay! Although somewhat contained.
Farewell
Cobourg Sunset by
PJMixer, on Flickr