
So we are going to begin Volume 9 on Bridge Street tomorrow night, but I want to also record online what Lloyd Hughes did in the 80s– and keep updating to it block by block as we finish one— in a separate blog. This copy was at the Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum
Business places of the early 1900s by Lloyd Hughes
Moore Street and Franktown Road (side 1)
Dunfield’s Hotel
Lees Hotel
Wilson’s Grocery
Sneddon’s Hotel
Finn Service Station Gas
Mike Moldowan Grocery also Elliot Honey & Bees
Fred Stanzel White Duck Inn- later Wava’s Inn
Moore Street and Franktown Road (side 2)
Charles Burgess Feed Store (near IDA)
C.P.R. Freight Shed and Railway Gate Shanty where the men stayed while they opened and closed the gate as trains went by.
Carleton Place Dairy
Dr. Howard Building
Harry Coolidge Grocery
C.P.R. Stations and shops
McNeely Head Stone Works
Bridge and Lake Ave Corner (at traffic lights) (side 1)
Nichols’ Planing Mill
Mrs. Moore’s Grocery Store
Mrs. Munroe’s grocery (Golden Eagle Gas)
Bridge and Lake Ave Corner (at traffic lights) (side 2)
Leech Public School (Landsdowne)
Lorne Campbell Gas Station (old Tim Horton’s)
Bridge to Albert Street Corner (side 1)
Mississippi Hotel (McIlquam’s)
McIlquam’s Horse Livery
West Wilson Meat
Mrs. H. Bond Variety– Also Mrs. Beach Variety
H. Bond Barber
Bowland & Sutherland
Thomas Stevens Grocery
Frank McNeely Meat
Chinese Restaurant- later Mac Williams Drugs
Harry Schwerdtfeger Tobacco Shop
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
Leslie’s/ Matthews Funeral Director
Leslie’s China Shop- Later Powell Grocers
John Frazer residence
Johnson’s Nickle Theatre
City Grocery
Masonic Hall
Singleton’s Tin Shop-Also Rubino and George Weir Fruit
Bridge to Albert Street (side 2)
W. Hooper Residence
Salvation Army Hall
Phillip Levine Hardware- Also David Thompson painter
Samuel Wilson Furniture
White’s Tinsmith Shop
Don Cameron Butcher
Daddy Morgan’s Music Store
Swan Bakery
Central Public School
Bridge to Franklin Street Corner (side 1)
Misses Sallie and Sarah Hickson Variety Stores–Frank McDiamird Men’s and Boys Clothes– Dominion Stores
Carrie Dolan Millinery and Clothing
George Moore Drugs- later Bill Pattie, Harold Wilson and Simpsons Sears
H. Abdallah Variety Store
Deachman &Weir Grocery later C.W. Moore
W. Shaw Men’s Tailor
Thomas McCaffrey Barber
Jas. Laskaris Restaurant
Royal Bank (Old Union Bank)
Bank of Ottawa , not Bank of Nova Scotia
Post Office
Canadian Tire Store
Herald Newspaper
Orange Hall
Jenkins Ice Cream Parlour-later Ferguson Smyth Harness
Dr. James Home & Office
Bridge to Elgin/ Emily Street Corner (side 2)
Darou’s Bakery
Johnny McGregor Liquor Inspector
Dr. Preston M. D.
Mrs. Rogers Boarding House next to Fannie Coleman residence
Angus McFarlane Horse Dealer,also West’s Shoe repair,W. Stanzel & Bros.
Long row of Billboards
H. Dowdall Barber
Kelly’s Chinese Laundry
Frank Robertson and Charles Cavers Paint Shop
Dr. McDonald Dentist
Lewis & Frizell Grocery
Calvin’s Men’s wear Tailors later Howard Johnson
Albert Lowe’s Horse Livery-McGregor’s Car Garage
Bridge to Allan Street Corner (side 1)
Ar. Peden Soft Drinks also Town Clerk
Queen’s Hotel- bus that met all trains for a free ride to the hotel
Barber Shop- Fred Hughes and William Doyle
Robert White Taxi
Robert Matthie Barber
Lloyd Tetlock Plumbing and Tinsmithing
McDonald tea- only sold tea
B.Y. Williams Meat
Murray O’Dell Appliance Shop
Nat. McAllister Repairs Bicycles etc
Carleton Place Canadian -later Leo McDiarmid’s Sports Store
Bridge to Mill Street Corner (side 2)
W.J. Hughes Druggist
Taber & McRae Boys and Mens Clothes-Later a Pool Room M. Barkley
Also Hughes Grocery
Stedmans Variety Store
T. McGuire Harness- J. Craig Jeweller
Percy Hardy Music & Photo Shop- Later T. Eaton Co.
Stanzel Shoe Store
Ed. Keyes Confectionery
W.W. Taber Clothing & Dry Goods Store
Wm. Muirhead Hardware later George Eades Hardware
T. Steele Shoe Store also W. Phillps Men’s Clothing also J. Dolan Tailor
Tucker’s Jeweller alos J. Dolan Tailor
George Allan Shoes
Dr. McIntosh also Drug store
Dr. McEwen Sr. also Drug store
partial list more to come..
Come and visit the Lanark County Genealogical Society Facebook page– what’s there? Cool old photos–and lots of things interesting to read. Also check out The Tales of Carleton Place.
Information where you can buy all Linda Seccaspina’s books-You can also read Linda in The Townships Sun and Screamin’ Mamas (USA)
Carleton Place Then and Now–Bridge Street Series– Volume 1– Canadian Tire to The Moose
Carleton Place Then and Now–Bridge Street Series– Volume 2- Milano Pizza to Milady Dress Shop
Carleton Place Then and Now–Bridge Street Series– Volume 3- St. Andrew’s to Central School
Carleton Place Then and Now–Bridge Street Series– Volume 5-The Little White House to the Roxy
Carleton Place Then and Now–Bridge Street Series– Volume 6-The Eating Place to the Post Office
Carleton Place Then and Now–Bridge Street Series– Volume 7 –Scotia Bank to the New York Cafe
Carleton Place Then and Now–Bridge Street Series– Volume 8–Olympia Restaurant to–
Carleton Place Then and Now–Bridge Street Series– Volume 9–Flint’s to the Blue Spot