One Pic Per Year: Brampton, 1900 to 1924

Rewind to the first quarter of the 20th century, when Brampton was a small town surrounded by farmland and a few other hamlet communities, like Churchville, Huttonville, and Woodhill. Here are a few pics of that era, as industry grew locally.
00:04 1900: Hewetson's Shoe Factory, Brampton
00:10 1901: Brampton Young Men's Literary Society
00:14 circa 1902: Sheriff Robert Broddy
00:20 1903: Brampton Mechanics' Band
00:26 1904: Brampton's Thomas B. Coombs visits Winnipeg with Salvation Army General William Booth, 23 March 1904.
00:31 1905: Rosalea Park, Brampton
00:36 1906: Copeland-Chatterson Co. Ltd. baseball team.
00:42 1907: Merchant's Bank, 1 Main St South, the southwest corner of Main Street and Queen Street, Brampton
00:48 1908: Brampton Lawn Bowling Club, George Street, Brampton
00:53 circa 1909: Morrison log house, Toronto Gore. The log house itself was built in 1840, and the land later became the site of Castlemore Golf and Country Club.
00:58 1910: Groat cheese factory, at Lot 17, Chinguacousy, near Norval. In modern terms, this would be just north of Bovaird, between Mount Pleasant Village and Norval.
01:04 1911: Fire insurance plan, showing the CNR station and industrial lands around the railroad.
01:09 1912: Sheet printing, Copeland-Chatterson Co. Ltd., Railroad St, Brampton
01:14 circa 1913: Main Street, Huttonville
01:20 1914: Planned drill hall site during the First World War, submitted to the federal Minister of Justice. The hall would have been located on the northeast corner of Queen Street West and George Street.
01:25 circa 1915: Picnic tables at Eldorado Park
01:30 circa 1916: 126th Battalion CEF, A Company
01:42 1917: New steel bridge, Churchville
01:47 1918: Fundraising parade for a field kitchen for the 126th Battalion.
01:54 1919: Aerial view of Brampton
02:00 1920: Ladies Softball Team, Brampton
02:05 1921: Steam engine on the McMillan farm, near Brampton
02:11 1922: Brampton Citizens' Band after winning CNE Band Contest
02:18 1923: Certificate of record, transfer of ownership, The American Jersey Cattle Club, for Gertie's Golden Oxford, sold from Mrs. E. M. Kimball, Enosburg, Vermont to B. H. Bull & Son, Brampton, Ontario. "Gertie" was born in 1921.
02:24 circa 1924: Chinguacousy United School Section No. 17, Woodhill
02:30 1922: Queen St, looking east, Brampton.

[@outoftheforest7652]

My maternal Grandfather's family was from this area. They had a huge farm that is now the Armstrong Brother's farm (Smith/Armstrong House). I live in the States, Ohio and I am doing historical research to find out more about my Canadian Family.

[@trevorgwelch7412]

I'm not far from that location . 🇨🇦

[@joshc8316]

Thoroughly enjoyed seeing this. It paints such a euphoric contrast of the city. It’s crazy to think how much the city had developed since then

[@davidmcgee6258]

Totally terrific

[@ewillan]

This is so interesting! Thank you!

[@cinthia9602]

Very nice.

[@theslaykng]

It’s sad to think all these people are dead now

[@thebluehairsimpsons]

Ah everyone dies eventually sadly

[@IDewDis]

We all gonna die

[@valencehockey1668]

Back when Brampton was a good city

[@pancakes6119]

it was really boring and cold tho

[@theslaykng]

I can’t believe how much this city changed

[@xeero24]

Amen. But where do we go? The well paying jobs are in the GTA.

[@valencehockey1668]

@@xeero24 go to america

[@jotsidhu598]

I don’t know why people hate Brampton so much. I love Brampton .

[@gilpingonzales5895]

Brampton come a long way to be the Beautiful n diverse City that it's presently are, truly proud grateful for such❤❤❤❤😍😍😍😍🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿.

[@clearlynotwoke4929]

It is a crime ridden ethnic mess

[@iwannaseenow1]

It's not really diverse anymore.