Moncton, New Brunswick “Main Street and Subway”
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Historical wire/cable ferries | St-Leonard N.B. – Van Buren Maine
Transcript:
Dear Amelia,
I rec’d your card before I left St. J. June 21st but was waiting for a letter. I am having a dandy time. Was to the “Cannon Ball” last night. Had’nt heard form Annie since I left St.John. Hope you are well & enjoying yourself. Write soon to your true friend Myrtle Dearton (?)
Historical Notes:
Today Saint Leonard, New Brunswick is connected to Van Buren, Maine by the Saint-leonard-Van Buren (1972) bridge which replaced an earlier bridge (1911), which in its turn replaced the cable ferry which you see above.
Related Posts:
Index Vintage Postcards of New Brunswick
St Basile NB – Wire/Cable Ferry Boat (1915)
Edmunston NB – International Ferry (ca 1907)
Further reading:
Maine Memory Network – International Ferry, Van Buren, ca. 1910
Maine Memory Network – Van Buren to Saint Leonard Bridge
A Festival of Postcards (8th Ed.) – GEO
An online showcase of the best postcards in the blogosphere!
Ed. Evelyn Yvonne Theriault
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Welcome to the Festival of Postcards (8th Ed.) – GEO – featuring dozens of entries that depict the geography of our planet through images and cartography. As always, participating bloggers come from a variety of backgrounds. Many specialize in the collection and study of postcards, others use postcards to enhance their historical or socio-cultural research interests and finally, there are a few who showcase their altered mail art. What unites us all is our love and appreciation for postcards!
Our Feature Article for this issue is - It’s A Small World After All - and I’m sure you’ll appreciate the way Caroline Pointer uses several “geographically inspired” ideas and metaphors to reexamine the worlds of genealogy and postcards from a fresh perspective. Caroline is well-known in the family history and genealogy communites for her storytelling skills. You can sample her work at Family Stories and as well as at her other blogs - Family Stories in Stone and Texas Family Stories.
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FEATURE ARTICLE
Caroline Pointer | Family Stories
(excerpt) Have you ever heard or used the term, “worlds apart”? It’s usually used to indicate how far apart two people’s lives, ideas, beliefs, faith, etc. are from one another. Before I started researching my family’s genealogy, I thought I was “worlds apart” from other people. I thought I was not really connected to much ~ not to other people nor to history. Nothing. Oh, I knew who my family was [mostly], but not where my family fit into things. Where I fit into things. Now, I know. Genealogy has become sort of a map for me …..
Leo Schifferli | Postcardiness
23 Skidoo – The Flatiron Building – New York City
(excerpt) The metaphorical intersection of architecture, idiomatic phraseology, and – at least to some extent – postcards, all converged on the geographic intersection of Fifth Avenue, Broadway, and 23rd Street in New York City in the very early 1900s to produce what some lexicographers consider to be the first fad phrase to sweep the entire nation: “23 skidoo”
Susan | This Old Paper: Curious Things That Are Flat
(excerpt) Of all the postcards in the Schifferli postcard albums, this one is a perfect match for the current A Festival of Postcards (8th Ed.): Geography theme – with a genealogical twist! On the front is featured Gruss aus Dottingen Aargau, Switzerland. My paternal German-speaking ancestors were from the city of Dottingen in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland!
Mandy Collins | Pearl Maple
(excerpt) This month’s theme in the Carnival of Postcards is geography so I have included maps, lots of maps and even a little postage stamp with a globe on it. Here are the first few pages, keep checking back for updates as more pages are added. And as always, I confirm for my postcard & stamp collecting friends, all materials have been checked for significance before being altered. Read more »
Tram in front of Montreal Street Railway Company & Bank of Montreal | Montreal In The Time Of Tramways
Historic views of Montreal’s trams in the early 20th century (8/12)
I learned from Tom Grumley’s A Retrospective History of Montreal Streetcars that the M.S.R. was first established in 1861, though at that time the streetcars were horse-drawn rather than electrified. Electrification of the system began in 1892 and Montreal’s tramway system kept expanding well into the 1930s.
Related Posts:
Montreal In The Time Of Tramways | Introduction
Windsor Station – Traditional Transportation Making A Comeback?
Montreal Trams on St-Jacques/St.James Street | Montreal In The Time Of Tramways
Historic views of Montreal’s trams in the early 20th century (7/12)
This is another view of St-Jacques Street in the area of Montreal’s main Post Office.
St-Jacques – originally known as St.James – is in the heart of Montreal’s traditional financial district.
Will we soon be seeing trams along historic St-Jacques Street again?
Related Posts:
Montreal In The Time Of Tramways | Introduction
Windsor Station – Traditional Transportation Making A Comeback?
Harry Houdini And The Princess | Montreal In The Time Of Tramways
Historic views of Montreal’s trams in the early 20th century (3/12)
This vintage postcard (1910-1920) features a tram between two Montreal theaters: the Orpheum and the Princess. Both were located on St-Catherine Street and neither exist today.
The Princess is the Montreal theatre where the incident occurred that led to the death of wold-famous magician. As the story goes, Houdini had invited a McGill University student to do his portrait after his show at the Princess. At a certain point – in a test of Houdini’s strength – the student punched him in the stomach. Houdini left soon after for his next show in Detroit, and died there a few days later. After the Princess was torn down, the site was used for Wesley Congregational Church.
The Orpheum was originally called Bennett’s Theatre. this helped me date the card since the change took place in 1910.
Related Posts:
Montreal In The Time Of Tramways | Introduction
Windsor Station – Traditional Transportation Making A Comeback?
Further Reading:
Orpheum Theatre/Théâtre Orpheum
Silent Cinema in Quebec, 1896-1930 – Cinema’s Exhibition Venues
The Seville Theatre (1910s) | Montreal In The Time Of Tramways
Historic views of Montreal’s trams in the early 20th century (2/12)
This is another vintage postcard from my Ste-Catherine St. collection. It shows Montreal’s core shopping district (with trams, of course) at the turn of the twentieth century.
Related Posts:
Montreal In The Time Of Tramways | Introduction
Windsor Station – Traditional Transportation Making A Comeback?
Further Reading:
A poignant look at the Seville theatre today. « by Urban Lookout
La Presse Building/St.Catherine East | Montreal In The Time Of Tramways
Historic views of Montreal’s trams in the early 20th century (1/12)
This is an early 1920s view of a tram on St. Catherine St. near the La Presse Building in Montreal’s east end. Check out the signs and you’ll see the La Presse slogan – “L’Organe des Canadiens-Francais” – and their circulation at the time – 100,000 readers.
Related Post:
Montreal In The Time Of Tramways | Introduction
Windsor Station – Traditional Transportation Making A Comeback?
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