Cabinet Wraps

LOOKING WEST ON KING STREET

  • Cattle being herded through the village of Bolton
  • A visual example of the importance of the surrounding agricultural land 
  • On left: L to R: Dodd’s Carriage Works and Masonic Arms Hotel
  • On right: R to L: Orange Lodge, H.A. Rutherford store, Jaffary’s store
  • United Church steeple is visible in the distance
  • Photo taken c.1895

BOLTON FLOUR MILL

  • North of King Street, east of what is now Humber Lea Road
  • Humber River flowed behind the mill
  • Bolton’s first grist mill was built upstream, by George Bolton, in 1822-1823
  • This structure, built by James Bolton Jr. in 1846, replaced the early mill
  • It was demolished in 1968
  • Photo taken c.1915; the mill was then owned by Arthur McFall

WARBRICK HOUSE

  • East side of Queen Street North, facing the Humber River
  • Built by tannery owner James Warbrick around 1848
  • Water was piped to the house from a spring further up the hill
  • The house was demolished around 1990
  • It was replaced by a condominium townhouse development
  • Photo taken c.1938

ONTARIO HOTEL

  • East side of Queen Street North across from Sterne Street
  • Built around 1870 by William McKee, operated by various innkeepers
  • Stabling and drivesheds could be accessed through the driveway at left
  • One of six hotels within a two-block radius in the 1870s
  • The hotel was destroyed by fire around 1912
  • Photo taken c.1910

IMPERIAL BANK OF CANADA

  • Southeast corner of King and Queen Streets
  • This bank opened in 1909, replacing the earlier Balmoral Hotel
  • In 1955, Imperial Bank of Canada merged with Bank of Commerce and became Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC)
  • This building was replaced by a modern CIBC branch around 1975
  • Photo taken c.1910

QUEEN STREET LOOKING NORTH

  • Photo taken c.1940 from the middle of the four corners
  • West side: Jaffary’s store, former John J. Bell’s residence and shoe making shop, Queen’s Hotel
  • East side: Leggett Pharmacy and the Rutherford Block of shops

BALMORAL HOTEL (former Masonic Arms Hotel)
  • Southeast corner of King and Queen Streets
  • The hotel was built c.1848 by James Johnson
  • It was replaced by the Imperial Bank of Canada branch
  • Photo taken c.1908, shortly before the building was taken down

BOLTON CREAMERY

  • Northeast corner of King Street East at Mill Street
  • The building’s construction date is unknown
  • The creamery was owned and operated by Max Dobrow
  • Running water was piped from a spring on the north hill
  • The operation included an egg grading station
  • The building was demolished in 1967
  • Photo taken c.1932