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Black and white slide of a postcard showing Downtown Welland, as seen from above West Main Street, c. 1910s.

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Postcard of East Main Street in the evening looking west, c. 1956.

The text on the back reads: "Summer evening view of East Main St. illuminated by the neon signage of the movie houses and businesses. The Park and Capitol movie theatres can be…

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Black and white photographic postcard showing sled race participants posing in front of the Welland Courthouse, c. 1900.

The text on the back reads: "Sled race in front of Welland's picturesque Court House, circa 1900."

This is postcard 5 of 13…

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Postcard of Welland's trolley system named the Niagara, Welland and Lake Erie Railway, c. 1925.

The text on the back reads: "The trolley car. Welland's early transit system, circa 1925. One of three cars that operated on the Downtown Trolley Line…

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Postcard showing soldiers marching off to war on East Main Street, c. 1915.

The text on the back reads: "Hundreds of local soldiers marching off to war, 1915. Photo taken from the roof of Ross Stores of soldiers marching up East Main Street.…

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Black and white photographic print of the Garner residence on the south side of East Main Street, undated.

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An article from the 1922/03/14 edition of The Welland Tribune, discussing the opening of the new Lambert Building, which housed the Reeta Hotel and Lambert Theatre. It occupied the location on East Main Street where the current Welland Civic Square…

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Newspaper clipping reproduction of an Evening Tribune article from March 5th, 1954. It shows old buildings at the corner of East Main Street and Hellems Avenue that were to be demolished. It also states that the most remembered spot was Fowler's…

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Black and white photograph of T.N. Morrison and Al Lacavera waving from their car during the opening of the Main Street Tunnel for the Welland Canal By-Pass project. Al Lacavera was president of the Chamber of Commerce, and T.N. Morrison was the…

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Newspaper image of an aerial view of downtown Welland, fall 2007.

From page B3 of "Above & Beyond: A Bird's Eye View of Welland and Area," a special insert of the Welland Tribune newspaper published November 27, 2007.
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