Hunting for some authority for my claims on colonial constitutions, I came across these two photos of 1860s Kingston on the web site for the national Library and Archives of Canada. I am fairly sure I know where each of these are, the one on the right being King Street West a couple of blocks west of Market Square, the tower to the left being the small dome of St. George's, the same one I photographed the other day and that is in these photos posted last winter. The other photo to the left is perhaps lower Princess Street looking up hill from around Wellington and from a second story. I will have to do some snooping to see if that is right.
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Alan - November 18, 2004 3:26 pm
I walked over at lunch and the one on the left is definitely the corner of Princess and Wellington looking from the south-west corner. All the second story windows and sky line are there except next to the Golden Rooster. I will get updated photos of this soon.
Alan - November 19, 2004 8:13 pm
Here is the 1864 to 2004 comparison for the street scene on the left. The only difference is 140 years later I am one story lower.<p><center><img src="images/2004d/Kingston pre-1867a.jpg" vspace="10"><br><i>1864</i><p><img src="images/2004d/Kingston pre-1867a3.JPG" vspace="10"><br><i>2004</i></center><p>If you look at the left of both scenes you will see the steeple of St. Andrew's Presbyterian. Count the upper windows up the hill and you can match where the old buildings are under the new sidings and illuminated signs. It is pretty much all there. The nice limestones starting at the right are now covered in yellow stucco. Think of the big boot as replaced by a Christmas Star. Up the hill at the start of the next block, the brown brick building is pretty much the same.