It was rainy on Friday, April 7, 1967. Kingston police constable Garry Weir was detailed to direct traffic away from the Lasalle Causeway. Dominion Bridge Ltd. was performing maintenance on the bridge and was a couple of hours late meeting its planned 36-hour work window. The lift mechanism on the west end of the bridge was being replaced by a crew of ten for $100,000. Only one of these photos, the one below, made it to page 1 of the Whig that day. (Queen's University Archives, Kingston Whig-Standard Fonds, V142.4-128)
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The top photo looks back toward City Hall, with Fort Frontenac at left, the Public Utilities Commission office building at right, the site of Kingston Police Headquarters beginning built by T.A. Andre and Sons in 1971. At extreme right is the Kingston Public Transit System car barns.
The next three photos show the opposite view, toward the causeway. This one had a bit too much car in it, so was edited out:
This one is j-u-s-t right. There's no car blocking the view, and we can see CP cars spotted in the tracks on Place d'Armes with Sowards Coal yard office visible at right. Behind the sign, the dredges and cranes of Canadian Dredge & Dock can just be seen.
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good work Eric. I liked your recent presentation. Do you foresee running out of discovering new information? Thanks Mike
ReplyDeleteThanks very much for your kind words, Mike. I've always said that on my main Canadian railway blog, Trackside Treasure, I am nowhere near running out. Same here on Kingston's Hanley Spur. Since I am always looking in different directions, I find more historical information and photos that I can share in new ways. It truly is a journey, and it's one I really enjoy being on. If one other reader like you, or more (!) enjoys the ride, that makes it all the better!
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