The December 24, 1947 fire destroyed a number of businesses on Pitt Street between First and Second streets. Originally opened as a photography studio in 1876 by Henry Weber, it became a stationary store in the Liddell Block. It was located at 106 Pitt St. The original store front before the fire. Weber & Co.… Continue reading Businesses Destroyed by 1947 Fire
Month: December 2013
Pitt St. fire, Christmas Eve, 1947
On December 24, 1947, fire once again tore through the west side of Pitt Street, this time between First and Second streets. Twelve businesses were destroyed and the damage was estimated at one million dollars. Firefighters did their best to contain the blaze but the weather conditions, extreme cold and high winds, made it very… Continue reading Pitt St. fire, Christmas Eve, 1947
Pitt St., Great Fire of 1933
On August 7, 1933, at the height of the Great Depression, a fire tore through the heart of Cornwall between Second and Third streets. The fire started along a fence behind Fursey's Garage at the centre of the west side of the block, likely by some schoolboys, and quickly spread. The "Standard-Freeholder" described the destruction… Continue reading Pitt St., Great Fire of 1933
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