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.
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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
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?
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A poignant look at the Seville theatre today. « by Urban Lookout
Windsor Station – Traditional Transportation Making A Comeback?
In an article today by Andy Riga I learned of an exciting new project that would see Montreal’s venerable Windsor Station “reborn as a major transportation hub, welcoming trains, buses and tramways”. I have to admit that I rarely get such heartening news over my morning coffee and Montreal Gazette!
This proposed resurrection of Windsor Station heartens me because it’s one of Montreal’s grandest and most historic secular buildings, so anything that brings it back to its former glory is “a good thing”. Moreover this eco-friendly project fits in perfectly with today’s spirit of the times. Public transportation then-and-now – something to celebrate!
Vintage Postcard
This is the first of a series of historic views of Windsor Station, Dominion Square and Windsor Hotel that I will be publishing over the next few weeks. The one I’m sharing today is from the early twentieth century, and in fact the faded postmark seems to read May ’08.
Reverse of Private Postcard
Further Reading:
Paging Lord Mount Stephen – will statue return to Windsor Station?
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