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Weston, Ontario, Canada Last update: December 20, 2025
Postcards
St. John's Separate School
This was either the first or the second school house, built around 1893 when the church property was expanded.
Weston Public School
Built in 1892 on King Street, it was designed by James A. Ellis, Toronto Junction architect and later called King Street School. It began as a six room building but grew to have 10 rooms and held 400 pupils.
William Street and Rosemount
A view of the corner of William Street and Rosemount Avenue, looking up Rosemount, circa 1920s (from Gary Mauthe via Bob Ironside and Helen Hamilton).
Roman Stone Company
This company became Canadian Gypsum. The factory was situated on a pie-shaped piece of land between the CNR and CPR tracks and Oak Street. The site was divided into two businesses in 1910. One was the Roman Stone Company, which was closer to the Grand Trunk (later CNR) tracks. The other business was the Fielding Chemical Company. By 1923, Fielding was no longer there and a new long building had been added to the north of the two earlier structures. A townhouse development on the south side of Oak Street currently occupies the site (from Gary Mauthe via Bob Ironside and Helen Hamilton).
Westminster Presbyterian Church
In 1911, the Presbyterians bought land set back from Main Street, on Mill Street (now Bellevue Crescent) to erect a new Sunday School. It was completed in 1912 and later became Westminster Church with all the church functions moved here for a time.
Marching to the Fall Fair
School children got the day off and, in their best outfits, marched to the opening of the Weston Fall Fair. They were judged according to their performance. The Central United Church and drive shed are visible behind and on the right.
C.P.R. Station
Situated by John Street, this station was built originally by the Toronto Grey and Bruce Railway, circa 1869 (from Gary Mauthe via Bob Ironside and Helen Hamilton).
Main Street, circa 1928
Looking south from John Street. Inch's Drug Store is on the very left, with Champman's Music Store on the right. In the middle, in the background is the Bank of Nova Scotia, situated at Lawrence Avenue.
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