Contains articles and clippings related to the buildings and architecture of Bradford West Gwillimbury, from A - E
Joe Saint
Contains articles and clippings related to the buildings and architecture of Bradford West Gwillimbury, from L-Z
Joe Saint
"For those of you wondering about the new real estate office, bank and newspaper in town, (and why they're already gone), worry no longer. The film's been shot, the sets have been struck and the actors have all gone home. But for three days last week, Bradford was transformed to the sleepy town of Hope Springs by means of movie magic." ...
Bradford West Gwillimbury Times
Photograph of Holland Street looking West. The Holland Theatre and the Village Inn can be seen in the image.
Luanne Campbell Edwards
"Firemen were called to The Village Inn about 10 a.m. on Sunday when fire was discovered in one of the bedrooms about two hours after the occupant of the room on the previous night had left the building. The mattress on the bed and the bedding, were burning when firemen entered and these were thrown from a window, thus ending the smoke in the building. It is supposed that a cigarette was the source of the fire."
Bradford Witness
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.
The Village Inn is located on Holland Street East. The architect was Mr. William F. Sparling and it is an Old English or Tudor style building built in 1938. Mr. Sparling also designed the Granite Club, Masonic Temple and the Metropolitan Building all in Toronto.
Dorothy Cilipka