London and Lake Erie Railway and Transportation Company Car 84, St. Thomas
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives153864
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ken Verrell Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1916
- Accession Number
- 2016-30
- Storage Location
- R4 S5 Sh3 B1 10
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Ken Verrell Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 2016-30
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- R4 S5 Sh3 B1 10
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1916
- Publication
- Published in the St. Thomas Times-Journal Bygone Days feature, and on the Archives flickr site, January 3, 2017: https://www.flickr.com/photos/elgincountyarchives/31982772811/in/dateposted-public/.
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Four copies of a black and white photograph showing London and Lake Erie Railway and Transportation Company car 84, at the company's car barns and shops at the intersection of Talbot and Stanley Streets and adjacent to the old St. Thomas Town Hall (partially visible in the background with the distinctive turret). St. Thomas City Directory for 1916 includes listings for "L & LE freight office and sub-station", 140-142 Talbot Street; "L & LE shops", 146 Talbot Street; and "Street car barns" (i.e. storage barns for the St. Thomas Street Railway), 154 Talbot Street, in the old Town Hall building. The Victoria Block, constructed in 1912 and at the time this photograph was taken occupied by the E.T. Wright & Company Shoe factory, 180 Talbot Street, is partially visible in the background with its distrinctive rooftop water tower. The rail car is marked "Mail & Express". A sign is visible reading "Stop 44". Railway tracks are visible leading west on old Talbot Street. Businesses on the north side of Talbot Street east of Stanley Street are visible in the background. The London and Lake Erie Railway and Transportation Company operated a "traction line" passenger service between London, Ontario and Port Stanley via St. Thomas. In 1908 the company took over the operation from the bankrupt South Western Traction Company (which was incorporated in 1902 and began operating a passenger rail service in October, 1907) until it went out of business in 1918. View is looking northeast.
- Down the Street to Yesterday Zone 4 (Church to Stanley).
- Down the Street to Yesterday Zone 5 (Stanley to William).
- Down the Street to Yesterday Zone 23 (opposite Stanley to New).
- Name Access
- St. Thomas (Ont.)
- South Western Traction Company
- London and Lake Erie Railway and Transportation Company
- St. Thomas Street Railway
- Subject Access
- Railways
Images
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