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| Keywords: hotels water street waterstreet port arthur portarthur businesses railway tracks railwaytracks red river road redriverroad thomas marks & co. thomasmarksco park avenue parkavenue queen's hotel queenshotel thunder bay thunderbay ontario canada history blackandwhite monochrome outdoor vehicle locomotive train railroad architecture black and white Date: 1884 Description: Port Arthur’s first main street is no longer a business corridor. Water Street, as it looked in 1884, had ten or so storefronts facing the railway tracks and docks. At the far end, intersected by what is now Red River Road, was the Thomas Marks & Co. general store and, closest to us, at the corner of Park Avenue, can be seen the Queen’s Hotel, which burned to the ground that same year. Accession No.: 972.1.47 Date: 1884 Description: Port Arthur’s first main street is no longer a business corridor. Water Street, as it looked in 1884, had ten or so storefronts facing the railway tracks and docks. At the far end, intersected by what is now Red River Road, was the Thomas Marks & Co. general store and, closest to us, at the corner of Park Avenue, can be seen the Queen’s Hotel, which burned to the ground that same year. Accession No.: 972.1.47 | ||||
