Stirling-Rawdon:
Township History Picture Archive
by Lewis Zandbergen
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The
"corners" at Stirling's main
intersection looking south from North Street in 1929; the occasion
was an "Old
Boys Reunion." The Stirling Creamery is the only business still
in operation although the building pictured is no longer standing.
Next to Searles Harness was D. Martin's Hardware Store. These buildings
have given way to expansion by Stirling Creamery.
photo
courtesy Stirling-Rawdon
Historical Society picture archives
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Stirling's
once famous elm tree a landmark still remembered by many. This view
is from the east toward the Front Street Bridge.
The mighty elm was cut down in 1952.
postcard
view from the collection
of Lewis Zandbergen
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(Picture
displayed in the Township History section, repeated here for your
convenience.)
This stone mill once stood across from the John Street-Front Street
intersection. The mill was built in 1845 by Edward Fidlar on
the site of another mill which was destroyed by fire. This limestone
building was demolished in 1971.
photo
from The Heritage Years, published 1983, Blanche Faulkner and
Rosella Clancy editors
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This view
of Front Street appeared before 1927. Three of the buildings on
the right of the photo made way for the Community Hall. The flat-roofed
structure on the far right saw various businesses including a bakery
called the Sunny Maid Bakeshop. It was demolished in 1938 to make
way for Grace Chapel. Grace Chapel was partially destroyed by fire
on March 4, 1970, and was demolished. The addition to the
Stirling-Rawdon Public Library now occupies the site.
photo from
The Heritage Years, published 1983, Blanche Faulkner and Rosella
Clancy editors
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This is
a view of the Front Street business section from the "corners"
of Front, North and Mill Streets. One landmark structure
is the Union Bank building with its arched window (now the home
of Forever Yours). D. Martin's Hardware is on the extreme left.
The business block across the street from Martin's was home to many
businesses in the last century including drug and grocery stores.
It is presently the home of Jimmy's Pizzeria. Most of these buildings
were built after the disastrous fire which wiped out previous structures
in 1883.
postcard
view from the collection of Lewis Zandbergen
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This is
a view of Mill Street looking east during a parade sometime after
1909; in 1908, a fire destroyed many of the businesses on the left
side of the photo. The Bank of Montreal (extreme left) was
built in 1909 on the site of another bank. Under the word COLOR
are the village's weigh scales. The two buildings on the right of
the photo (left of the scales) stood on what is now the cenotaph.
postcard
view from the collection of Lewis Zandbergen
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