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Streets of Stratford: Crehan Crescent

Streets of Stratford: Crehan Crescent

Beloved family doctor was known for his public service

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Streets of Stratford: Maple Avenue

Streets of Stratford: Maple Avenue

Celebrating a proud symbol of Canada

21.02.2025 3

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Streets of Stratford: Avon Crest Drive

Streets of Stratford: Avon Crest Drive

Industrial accidents prompted city officials to begin planning for a hospital in the late 1880s

14.02.2025 4

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Streets of Stratford: Shakespeare Street

A land developer's gamble paid off when the railway came to town

06.02.2025 3

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Streets of Stratford: Whyte Avenue

30.01.2025 10

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Streets of Stratford: The evolution of The Streets of Stratford

24.01.2025 4

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Streets of Stratford: Lakeside Drive

16.01.2025 9

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Streets of Stratford: Louise Street

09.01.2025 9

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Streets of Stratford: Dufferin Street

Lord Dufferin's vice-regal visit thrilled Stratfordites in the summer of 1874 Dufferin Street, which opened in 1873, was named  in honour of...

02.01.2025 2

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Streets of Stratford: Humber Street

Honouring the 'father of apprenticeships' of Stratford's locomotive repair shops Maitland Alexander Humber (1877-1950) has been called the father...

12.12.2024 5

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Streets of Stratford: Jarvis Street

Peter Jarvis was the mayor of Stratford during Canadian Confederation. Jarvis Street first appeared on the 1879 map of Stratford, along with all...

05.12.2024 3

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Streets of Stratford: Erie Street

Stratford's famous cenotaph was originally located at the intersection of Erie and Ontario streets Erie Street was one of the original Canada...

28.11.2024 4

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Streets of Stratford: Huron Street

One of Stratford's better known arteries, Huron Street was part of the old Huron Road Huron Street is part of the old Huron Road, a trail that was...

22.11.2024 4

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Streets of Stratford: Somerset Street

A name associated with the legendary Vale of Avalon Somerset Street is a name associated with the legendary Vale of Avalon. It is one of the...

14.11.2024 4

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Streets of Stratford: Lorne Avenue

The street was named for John Douglas Sutherland Campbell Lorne, a favourite of Queen Victoria Lorne Avenue is shown unnamed on the 1879 map of...

07.11.2024 1

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Streets of Stratford: York Street

Name was selected to honour Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany York Street West was originally part of Huron Street, and was also known in...

31.10.2024 3

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Streets of Stratford: Simcoe Street

John Graves Simcoe served as the first lieutenant governor of the former Upper Canada Simcoe Street first appeared on the 1922 map when Grey Street...

24.10.2024 2

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Streets of Stratford: Tweedsmuir Place

As the 15th governor general of Canada, Lord Tweedsmuir officially opened Stratford's Shakespearean Gardens Tweedsmuir Place was named for John...

17.10.2024 1

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Streets of Stratford: Sir Adam Beck Road

Canadian politician and hydroelectricity advocate had a couple of direct connections to Stratford Adam Beck, born in 1857, was a manufacturer,...

10.10.2024 2

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Streets of Stratford: Brant Street

Brant Street honours the legacy of Mohawk chiefs Joseph and John Brant Brant Street appeared on the Stratford map of 1922, but was laid out much...

03.10.2024 2

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Streets of Stratford: McCarthy Road

An 'illustrious family' from Stratford's early years McCarthy Road is named in honour of John Augustus McCarthy Sr., an illustrious pioneer. John...

19.09.2024 2

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Streets of Stratford: Graff Avenue

Labour unrest contributed to Mayor George Graff's eventual resignation George Irwin Graff was born in Port Elgin in 1883 and came to Stratford in...

13.09.2024 2

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Streets of Stratford: Battershall Court

Stratford philanthropist left a bizarre and complicated will William Battershall lived for 50 years on a farm on the west side of Mornington...

05.09.2024 4

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Streets of Stratford: Richard Monette Way

Former artistic director left a lasting legacy at the Stratford Festival Part of Queen’s Park Drive was renamed in 2021 in honour of Richard...

15.08.2024 2

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Streets of Stratford: Guthrie Avenue

Tyrone Guthrie was the founding artistic director of the Stratford Festival Guthrie Avenue runs north from William Street to Delamere Avenue....

09.08.2024 3

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Streets of Stratford: Falstaff Street

Surveyor William Mackenzie had a penchant for Shakespearean street names Falstaff Street was part of a survey laid out by William Mackenzie in...

01.08.2024 1

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Streets of Stratford: Morenz Drive

A fitting honour for the Stratford Streak Morenz Drive came into existence in 1961, 10 years after the new entrance at the west end of the Classic...

26.07.2024 2

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