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Welcome to Wayback Wednesday sponsored by Pharmasave!<\/p>\n

Have some vintage photos of your own? Send them to huntsville@doppleronline.ca and we may share them with our readers!<\/strong><\/p>\n

For decades, the Empire Hotel\u2014and its predecessor, the Dominion Hotel\u2014was once a formidable presence at the corner of Main and Centre streets. Can you guess the year this photo was taken? Do you recall any of the businesses that occupied the shops at street level?<\/p>\n

Wayback Wednesday is sponsored by Pharmasave<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Last week we shared this photo with you:<\/p>\n

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We don’t have any details about this vintage postcard. Reader Reg Garnett chimed in on Facebook that th “Newest car in that photo is a 30\/31.” Thanks for that detail, Reg. Can anyone else add more information?<\/p>\n

If you want to see more Wayback Wednesday photos, click here<\/a><\/span>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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