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It’s Wayback Wednesday brought to you by Cavalcade Color Lab! We don’t have much information about this Main Street image. Can you help pinpoint the date or the occasion, Doppler readers?
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This c. 1950 photo is on the Muskoka River.
Dave Johns tells us: “The year of this photo is either 1948 or 49. Location is Camp Kitchen, Memorial Park on Fairy Lake. Lots of American and Canadian hydroplanes were in action. Canadian greats, Bill Braden, Art Hatch and Art Asbury saw action. The steamer Algonquin was the starting barge and also held many spectators. I was lucky enough to see all the exciting action during the Duke of York races held at the same locale in 1958 & 59. The 1958 event sadly ended in tragedy as Bill Braden was killed.”
Wendy Brown added: “I was there for the 1958 races, I was 5 and I remember we were up at the top of the lookout my mom and I when that accident happened.”
Main Street. How many times did I walk to H.P.S. and enjoyed the scene pictured here? The year, probably summer 1953 or 54. You knew most of the store owners and they knew you and your parents. Couldn’t get away with much back then. Favorite spots were Capital Bowl, Huntsville Hardware, Ruby’s Mens and Boy’s Wear, Eaton’s, Baker’s Barber Shop, Empire Hotel, Tricky’s, Capital Theater, Bowley’s and Parker’s Bakery just to name a few. Good parents made for a wonderful childhood in our little Town of Huntsville
I remember Beube’s Ladies’ Wear store on the far right. I think this photo is from the 1950s because of that. Do the cars fit that time frame?