Canafornian's photos with the keyword: elmwood

POSTCARD Date: Posted April 29, 1908. Sent from Winnipeg to Mr. A. T. Brown in Acton, Ontario. Publisher / Photographer: Unidentified Notation: The note on the reverse side reads; "Dear T. This is a photo of our business corner, the small building just past the bank is where I slept my first few months here. You will see my opposition is very close. At present our street is in a terrible state with mud. Our auto had to get a team of horses to pull it out this afternoon. hope Harry is better now, also[?] Grandma T. Kerry[?]" This is a view looking east on Nairn Avenue (then Lemoine Avenue) seen from the from the west side of Stadacona, To the right, is the entrance to the Louise Bridge and Higgins Avenue. Building signage on the right side - foreground to background: - Louise Bridge Post Office / Free Press / Evening News Bulletin 25¢ - Elmwood Drug Store - Riverview Hotel. (The sign is visible over the sidewalk.) Building signage on the left side - foreground to background: - Butchers (I believe this shop may have been operated by Chalmers & McGrath, but I am awaiting confirmation.) - Charles Mulvey Hardware - Drugs Building signage at far end of the street: - This large building has a prominent "Millinery" sign on it, but I can't make out the name/word that precedes it. The building on the left, just past the "Drugs" sign was the Canadian Bank of Commerce, built in 1906 at 325 Nairn Avenue. It is still standing today, in 2016.

POSTCARD Date: Not evident. Unposted Publisher / Photographer: Unidentified Notation: On the left side of the image and north side of the street, is Fire Hall #8, constructed in 1906 and located at 325 Talbot Avenue.

Date: Not evident. Publisher / Photographer: Unidentified #3 Notation: This Sanatorium was constructed in 1911-1912 at a site on the east bank of the Red River that was discovered to have a natural mineral spring. It was opened in May 1912. Street address: 437 Desalaberry Avenue. Catering to the needs of patients with ailments that required rest and relaxation to heal, it operated through to 1932. Of particular interest in the image: * CPR bridge is seen in the background - just south of the Sanatorium. Further information on the Sanatorium found at: www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/winnipegsanitarium.shtml