The Barrie Neighbourhod Strategy website is a wonderful resource for getting a feel for the textures and differences of the downtown core neighbourhoods within Barrie. In the History Lessons article there are some great photos and background material comparing days gone by and modern Barrie location shots. Before : After Victorian City Hall : Steel [...]
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Barrie Neighbourhood Strategy-History Lesson
May 12, 2010 By AdminC
Filed Under: Barrie, Simcoe Tagged With: Barrie, city hall, court house, downton, lost forever, Neighbourhood Stategy, old post office, opera house
Let's hope 2010 is better
January 17, 2010 By admin
http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2250050 Letter to the Editor – Barrie Examiner Heritage issues need much closer attention Recently, there have been a number of stories in the Examiner tied to the City of Barrie’s proposed list of historic homes. Behind every story, is another side of the story. Unfortunately, last spring, Barrie lost the historic Steele’s China and [...]
McCord Museum – Barrie 1910
October 10, 2009 By AdminC
The McCord Museum in Montreal is home to a wide variety of images of early 19th century Canada. There collection includes a number of iconic Barrie pictures. You can link to the McCord site by double clicking on the pictures below. There you can zoom in and view details. Old Royal Victoria Hospital c. 1910. [...]
