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Alma Street Houses
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Stollery Studio fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- August 3, 1950
- Accession Number
- 2018-57
- Storage Location
- M7 S1 Sh1 B1 1_283
- M7 S1 Sh1 B1 1_284
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Stollery Studio fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Item Number
- 50-1660 (1_283)
- 50-1661 (1_284)
- Accession Number
- 2018-57
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- M7 S1 Sh1 B1 1_283
- M7 S1 Sh1 B1 1_284
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- August 3, 1950
- Publication
- 1_283 and 1_284 were published in St. Thomas Times-Journal on August 5, 1950, page tone.
- Physical Description
- 2 negatives: plastic
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of houses on Alma Street.
Caption from St. Thomas Times-Journal on August 5, 1950, page one: “Alma Street Homes Have Individuality and Attractive Landscaping.”
1_283: “One of the most attractive residential section in St. Tomas is on the west side of Alma street, in the west side of Alma street, in the area formerly occupied by the Boucher Home, greenhouse and nurseries, and later by Rylands. These smart dwellings were built in the period just previous to the Second World War. What makes them so attractive is that the houses have individuality both in architectural design and in the attention given to the foundation plantings and the care of the lawns. They are in striking contrast to many of the new dwellings built in later years, which look too much like the proverbial peas in a pod. From left to right, the homes shown in the above photograph are those of Ed Luft of the St. Thomas Police Department; Jacob Robinson, Talbot street merchant; Alderman Peter Laing; Jack State, another Talbot street merchant; Mark McCorvie, New York Central conductor, and Gordon Chaplow, Wabash Railroad trainman. Unfortunately the photograph was taken from an angle, which did not permit the inclusion of Robert Whitehead’s attractive home, immediately south of the Luft Home.
Each of these Alma street homes has a generous frontage, which removes the appearance of crowding and very deep rear grounds which in most cases have been attractively landscaped and beautified.”
1_284: “A view of a section of the landscaped grounds at the near of the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Mark McCorvie and Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Chaplow, 86 and 88 Alma street, taken from the driveway on the south side of the McCorvie home. The two backyards have been combined as large “outdoor living area.” The grounds have been terraced with the face of the wide terrace rock-worked and planted to choice evergreens, perennials, roses, and some bright-flowered annuals. There was still an abundance of rose blooms on display when the above photograph was taken Friday morning. The white-painted lawn furniture behind the McCorvie home added to the attractiveness of the scene. The large sun-porch, with shade provided by a majestic tree, is on the rear of the second storey of the Chaplow residence. The landscaped grounds extent back from the rock-worked terrace 100 feet or more. Another transformed backyard is at the rear of the Luft home.”
- Name Access
- St. Thomas (Ont.)
- Subject Access
- Housing
- Related Material
- Original photograph sleeve: M7 S1 Sh4 B9 9_79
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