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Then and Now

CLP Then and Now

Then and Now shares historical photos and personal stories of past people, places, and events and connects them to their significance today. They are made possible through the continued support of Fawcett Funeral Homes as part of our Community Leaders Program.

THEN AND NOW: Huron Street business rises from ashes of 1915 fire

THEN AND NOW: Huron Street business rises from ashes of 1915 fire

Bryan Manufacturing Co. rebuilt and continued to serve customers for 50 years from the property that is now Sobey's grocery store
THEN AND NOW: historic scrapbooks show war-time Collingwood

THEN AND NOW: historic scrapbooks show war-time Collingwood

News of the arrival of the Third Contingent from Barrie to Collingwood in 1915 reached the front in Europe and sparked a tongue-in-cheek letter home from a soldier
THEN AND NOW: Collingwood-built Pelee survived vandals and groundings

THEN AND NOW: Collingwood-built Pelee survived vandals and groundings

The big ship that could met its final match in 1963, a full 50 years after it was built
THEN AND NOW: The finest retail store north of Toronto

THEN AND NOW: The finest retail store north of Toronto

'Go into the big store at any time on an afternoon, and the observer will find the place swarming with customers,' boasted a newspaper's industrial periodical
THEN AND NOW: Overfishing led to Collingwood's first hatchery in 1912

THEN AND NOW: Overfishing led to Collingwood's first hatchery in 1912

A report in 1894 recommending a limit on fishing net sizes later prompted the work of hatching and re-stocking local waterways, which has continued today
THEN AND NOW: Local schools renamed for royalty in 1910s

THEN AND NOW: Local schools renamed for royalty in 1910s

Collingwood schools were renamed from Central and East Ward to Connaught, Victoria, and the new King George around 1911
THEN AND NOW: Collingwood traffic 110 years ago floated off-road

THEN AND NOW: Collingwood traffic 110 years ago floated off-road

Photo from Collingwood Museum collection shows packed harbour in April 1914, in a scene pre-dating concrete grain elevators that are part of today's harbour views
THEN AND NOW: Tug boat photo a snapshot of Collingwood history

THEN AND NOW: Tug boat photo a snapshot of Collingwood history

The photo of the Hugh S. helps connect the dots to a local family's fish business
Believe it or not, Collingwood aquarium pitched in the 90s

Believe it or not, Collingwood aquarium pitched in the 90s

A 'world-class' aquarium proposed in Collingwood died in the wake of the Adscam sponsorship scandal of 1999