Between 1888 and 1895. Old City Hall opened in 1888 and can be seen in this photo so it has to be after that. The Hamilton Incline Railway was opened in 1895 but it isn't in the photo so it has to be before that.
As a kid, I remember driving that way (before it became Rymal Rd.) on the first leg of the trip to Windsor, as well as to get to my Westinghouse Hotpoint minor hockey league games at the Ancaster doublerinks every Saturday.
As a kid, I remember driving that way (before it became Rymal Rd.) on the first leg of the trip to Windsor, as well as to get to my Westinghouse Hotpoint minor hockey league games at the Ancaster doublerinks every Saturday.
Notice how the street is only one lane in each direction, with street parking. Even back then when there was significantly more traffic on downtown streets than today. Not the empty 4-6 lane one-way streets of today.
^A few observations:
i) Mr Sub at the corner of King and Walnut;
ii) Ford Pinto - perhaps the worst car ever made; and
iii) The Hyland showing '—' films?
The 70s rule.
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