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Palmer Piano Factory / Gold Medal Radio & Phonograph Company
Palmer Piano Factory / Gold Medal Radio & Phonograph Company
Above is a post card showing the Palmer Piano Co building in Uxbridge.
The above photo taken from “Downright Upright A History of the Canadian Piano Industry” by Wayne Kelly shows the Palmer Piano Factory located beside the train tracks, just south of where the Co-op was located.
The map below is a section from the Uxbridge Insurance plan drawings from 1910 showing the corner of Brock St and Victoria Ave.
According to Tales From The Uxbridge Valley, written by Alan McGillivray
“After a fire at the Uxbridge Piano and Organ Company in 1907, the Palmer Piano Company built a huge factory by the railway just south of where the Co-op store is located today, but they only lasted a short time and were followed into the factory in 1912 by the Gold Medal Furniture Company, which soon had a staff of ninety. In 1922, it became the Gold Medal Radio & Phonograph Company, making Quadradyne Radios and Gold Medal Phonographs until 1926.”
In 1942 the Textile Dyers and Finishers of Toronto moved from the old McGuire piano factory that was on Franklin Street to the Gold Medal factory which was vacant at the time. In 1944 all was lost when the building was destroyed by fire. Remains of the building and the chimney of the boiler remained for some time in the forest at the end of Collins St before it was demolished to make way for a house.
Below is an ad from the Toronto Star advertising the Gold Medal Radio Phonographs built in Uxbridge from Nov. 7, 1924.
Photo courtesy of http://keithwright.ca/CAPP/Gold%20medal/Gold%20Medal.html
Click the link above to see more ads and photos of the Phonographs that are on display at the Uxbridge Historical Centre (Uxbridge-Scott Museum and Archives)
Ad from the Toronto Star advertising the Gold Medal Radio Phonographs built in Uxbridge from Nov. 7, 1924
The photo below was captured from the Youtube video about the The Gold Medal Radio Phonograph Corp. Ltd.
View the video here https://youtu.be/o43rps08ggM
The photo below was captured from the Youtube video about the The Gold Medal Radio Phonograph Corp. Ltd.
The photo below provided by Nick Tyler shows all that was left of the factory after the fire in 1944.
Building remains
Sources and Credits
Tales From The Uxbridge Valley, written by Alan McGillivray
Nick Tyler
The Uxbridge Municipal Office
The Uxbridge Municipal Office
History
The Uxbridge Municipal Office is located at 51 Toronto Street South, right in the heart of town. The building was originally built in 1958 and was the home of the St Joseph’s Separate School. Over the years the student population grew and in 1990 they moved to their new location on Quaker Village Drive. The building was extensively renovated and an addition was added to give us the beautiful Town Hall we have today (seen in the second photo). Over the years there has been extensive landscaping and the grounds have displayed many sculptures by local artists.
St Joseph’s Separate School.
The above photo courtesy of the Uxbridge Times-Journal taken in 1961 shows the newly constructed St Joseph’s Separate School.
The school play ground was to the north of the school and was once the site of the home of Joseph Gould. In 1961-62 the stately home was torn down to provide the space for the newly constructed school. The lines of Joseph Goulds house were preserved in the architecture of the council chambers on the north half of the building.
Read about the Home of Joseph Gould in our blog.
The photo below taken in 1961 shows a group of students in front of St. Joseph’s Separate School with Joseph Goulds home in the background. Photo courtesy of Uxbridge The Good Old Days, by Peter Hvidsten
The Home of Joseph Gould
Photo courtesy of Uxbridge The Good Old Days, by Peter Hvidsten
Source and Photos
Uxbridge Times-Journal
Downtown Uxbridge North West
Downtown Uxbridge North West
Above: View of Wixan’s Bridge and Post Office as seen today.
Below: Similar view during the Santa Claus Parade in 1961. The two houses in the background where torn down and replaced with the Post Office, Wixan’s Bridge and the parking lot.
Uxbridge’s Military Cannon
Uxbridge’s Military Cannon
Located in Veterans Memorial Park on the shores of Elgin Pond.
The cannon sits on display near the old location of the beach, swimming area and docks of Elgin Pond where during the 50s, 60s & 70s it was a favourite spot for swimmers to hang their towels or lay on while drying off after a swim in the spring-fed water.
History of the Cannon
According to Military History Books by Harold A. Skaarup this cannon is a German First World War 15-cm schwere Feldhaubitze 1902 (15-cm sFH 02), (Serial Nr. 911), Fried Krupp
Uxbridge Housing October 2022
Uxbridge Real Estate
Housing Market Report for October 2022
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Scugog Housing October 2022
Scugog Real Estate
Housing Market Report for October 2022
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Brock Housing October 2022
Brock Real Estate
Housing Market Report for October 2022
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Not intended as a solicitation if your property is already listed by another broker. Affiliated real estate agents are independent contractor sales associates, not employees. ©2021 Coldwell Banker. All Rights Reserved. Coldwell Banker and the Coldwell Banker logos are trademarks of Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. The Coldwell Banker® System is comprised of company owned offices which are owned by a subsidiary of Realogy Brokerage Group LLC and franchised offices which are independently owned and operated. The Coldwell Banker System fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act.
Durham Region Housing October 2022
Durham Region Real Estate
Housing Market Report for October 2022
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Quaker Meeting House
Quaker Meeting House
or the Friends Meeting House
Quaker Meeting House – Front
Quaker Friends Meeting House. Photo courtesy of Uxbridge The First 100 Years by: J. Peter Hvidsten. Page 161
When Built
According to the Quaker Meeting House’s website the building is the oldest structure in Uxbridge.
It was built in 1820 and replaced an older building from 1809. Located on Quaker Hill over looking
Uxbridge from the west.
Quaker Meeting House – East Side
The following is taken from the Quaker Meeting House website
History of the Quaker Meeting House
The present board and batten meeting house ( 1820) is the oldest building in Uxbridge Township. An interior partition in the centre created separate areas for men and women. Around 1881 the partition was moved and a small Sunday School area was created at one end. During the renovation the west door and window on the South wall were switched, changing the architectural symmetry of the building.
The hand hewn pine pews are of 2 types; open backs to accommodate a woman’s bustle and closed backs for men.
The main source of lighting was from a centre hung brass lamp with small coal lamps around the perimeter. A wood stove in the middle of the room (since removed) supplied heat.
In 1995 the building was raised and a concrete block foundation was installed.”
An Annual Remembrance Service is held on the second Sunday in June at 2:30 p.m. All and everyone is invited
Weddings are welcomed at the Meeting House, but conditions are primitive with no hydro or running water. There is no charge for weddings, however we have always received a generous donation towards the upkeep.
More information can be found at:
http://www.uxbridgequakermeetinghouse.com/
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