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City of Guelph

This map displays the Corporation boundaries from 1840 until 1979. This photo makes the process of urban change in Guelph apparent over the course of…
Guelph from Eramosa Hill

This is a photograph of houses on the Eramosa Hill separating St. Patrick's from St. George's Ward. The hill descends to St. Patrick's Ward on the right hand side of the photo.
Bird's Eye View from College Heights

On the right side of the photograph, you can see smoke plumes rising from the industrial landscape of St. Patirck's Ward.
Contemporary Photo: Former Guelph Carpet Factory

The former Guelph Carpet Factory on 83 Neeve Street taken from the Neeve Street bridge.
Contemporary Graffiti on the Side of the Mill Flats

"Remax: Watch Ur Back - The Ward" anti-gentrification graffiti scrawled on the side of the Mill Flats.
Graffiti on the Side of the Mill Lofts

Anti-gentrification slogan "We Hate Yuppies" scrawled across doors on the side of the Mill Street lofts along Cross Street. this graffiti, to my knowledge, has not been removed.
Contemporary Mill Flats Graffiti

Anti-gentrification graffiti on the Mill Flats along Cross Street. The graffiti has been taken down since, sometime in the last week or two of March 2013.
Contemporary Mill Flats

The Mill Flats looking toward the building's smoke stack.
Aerial Photograph of Harding Yarns Worsted Spinning Plant

Harding Yards Worsted Spinning Plant circa 1950. This is during the stage of highest employment at the mill between Cross Street, Neeve Street, and Arthur Street.
Present Day Site of Taylor-Forbes and W.C. Wood

A view of the site from the Neeve Street bridge looking up the Speed River.
Present Day Site of Taylor-Forbes and W.C. Wood

A photograph taken from Arthur Street of what remains of the industrial legacy that existed between Neeve, Cross, and Arthur Streets.