London, Ontario: SoHo
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- Опубликовано: 2 янв 2025
- Rambles in the Rustbelt is a series of audio explorations celebrating heritage architecture around the great lakes region. In this episode, Benjamin A. Vazquez leads us on a tour of London, Ontario's SoHo neighbourhood. Join us for this walk and explore the area.
Written and narrated by: Benjamin A. Vazquez
Recorded and edited by: Melissa Parrott
Music by: Jeremy Gallagher
Sources:
Barhopping into History - Kym Wolfe & Cheryl Radford
By Rail to London - Douglas N.W. Smith
The London & Port Stanley Railway - Leslie J. Torrens
Gather up the Fragments: A History of the Diocese of London - Michael Power, Daniel J. Brock
The Economic and Industrial History of the City of London, Canada - Benjamin Scott
Fragments from the Forks - Dan Brock
London Free Press
Victorian Architecture in London & Southwestern Ontario - Nancy Tausky & Lynne DiStefano
Fugitive Slave Chapel Preservation Project
Back from the Brink: Restoring the Red Antiquities Building
Photo Credits:
Vintage London Ontario
Western Archives
Ebay
London Free Press Collection of Photographic Negatives
The London Roundhouse
London & Port Stanley Railway Group
Albertype Company
Library & Archives Canada
London Public Library
Diocese of Huron Archives
Growing to Serve: A History of Victoria Hospital - John Robert Sullivan
Canadian Science & Technology Museum
Fugitive Slave Chapel Preservation Project
Past Forward Heritage Limited
Loved seeing parts of the old London……..thanks!
My grandparents lived on The east side of Burwell street beside MCGees sheet metal shop…we used to catch the L&PS at the end of the street by the Coca Cola Garage at the corner of Bathhurst. I was born in 1940. My Great grandfather worked for McClarys built cottages along the Thames and rented out row boats on the river as well as renting out the cottages.
I loved this video. I was born at Victoria Hospital on South st. in the 60s. My life has revolved around SOHO in one way or another.
Thank you for this important historical visit, so nice to come back to an area spent a lot of time in with family.
I live in that area on Wellington south of the river I love this channel
One of my favorite neighborhoods in the city, and a really interesting place to watch development-wise in the next decade or so. Really interested to see what finally happens on the old Victoria Hospital lands.
This is such a nice video. I am unclear what is going on in the SoHo area. It would be nice if you make a nice easy to understand video of the current state just like you did in this video.
The station at the start of the video was at Burwell and Barthurst. It was the original Grand Trunk station, not the Great Western. When the GT took over the GW this station was shut down at the GT moved to the GW on York Street.
+fabio40 This was a result of editing down. The station was one of the finest London ever had, architecturally, and I wanted to include an image of it somewhere. It would've been adding too much extra distance to the walk to head past the actual site, and in any case there's nothing interesting there today. So included it as the image for all the railway discussion. There are a couple of images of the Great Western station in the downtown walk. Still, I could have made it more clear. I mention three different railways while the image is up.
Will there be no end to acronym speak? SoHo (South of Horton)? What about SoOx or WoAd?
I believe that SoHo was originally a district called St. David as St. Julian is further east on Hamilton Rd.
Were can I find more information on the st Mary's church at the corner of hill and maitland?
When St Mary on Lyle street was built. The old St Mary building was renamed to St John's.
Saint Mary’s Church in London, Ontario was built in 1902 and is the second oldest Roman Catholic Church in the City of London.
You can try using 'Canadiana' to search for 'London 1897'. find City of London, Ontario, Canada
Also on Canadiana can be book found 'London 1907 St Mary". Which may have information about hill street site
Map labeling much improved. Thanks. Still looking for a "master" map.
+Sandy Vazquez Thanks. There's going to be a master website elsewhere with these maps. Still figuring out what exactly it'll look like, though.
A rich man from Dundas took a ride out to Springbank, he loosened his north belt and took off his oxfords to see what he aught to weigh and it was Normal.
I worked at these hospitals.
Much better time a hundred and 30 yrs ago