Then and Now

Barrie's hospital was located at a few addresses over the decades

The ‘before’ photograph was taken after the fires of 1871 and 1875, but just before gas streetlights were installed in 1878

Intersection where Bradford Street meets Tiffin Street is where Barrie ended and Allandale began, and was referred to as Bothwell’s Corner

The church’s elegant spire was hit by lightning long ago and never rebuilt

The Queen’s Hotel was destroyed in a fire Feb. 10, 1915

Graceful, Georgian-style townhouse was built about 1845 by John Weir, and is a rare survivor from Barrie’s early history

The Clarkson House Hotel building remains standing at the corner of Mulcaster and Dunlop streets in downtown Barrie

Rowanhurst was demolished about 1955 to make way for the new Canadian Tire store

The Master Mechanics building, now the Southshore Centre, was added to the Municipal Heritage Register in 1991

The American Hotel was eventually torn down in 1980 to make way for Barrie City Hall expansion