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The Country Store

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1989-1992

Part of Local History Collection

View of The Country Store in the early 1990s.

Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library

Kentucky Fried Chicken on Holland Street

CA BWGPL LHC-TownBWG-Muni-BWGCol-2016-11-09-03
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1989-1992

Part of Local History Collection

This photograph shows the Kentucky Fried Chicken store on Holland Street. The store closed down in early 2016 and the building remains empty.

Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library

Holland Street East from Tim Horton's

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Item
1989-1992

Part of Local History Collection

View of Holland Street East, looking west towards the Barrie/Simcoe St. intersection from the Tim Horton's of the early 1990s (118 Holland St. East.)

Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library

Thompson's Hardware Ltd.

CA BWGPL LHC-TownBWG-Muni-BWGCol-2016-12-23-07
Item
1989-1991

Part of Local History Collection

Photograph of the remains of the Thompson's Hardware business sign. See Related Descriptions to see the business in the early 1900s.

The Village Inn

CA BWGPL LHC-TownBWG-Muni-BWGCol-2016-12-23-09
Item
1989-1991

Part of Local History Collection

Photograph of the Village Inn Hotel on the southeast corner of Holland Street and Simcoe Road. The Village Inn exterior was renovated in the 2000s, and has been in operation since the early 1900s.

Construction Workers Unearthing Simcoe County's Past

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1986-11-05

Part of Local History Collection

"Construction crews working on Holland Street West uncovered a bit of history last week. According to several workers at the road reconstruction site, several large timber-like beams were unearthed from about six feet below the present surface of the road. It is likely that the beams date from the 1800s, and were either part of, or laid just after the demolition of, the first covered road in the county...."

Bradford Weekly