Historic Images of the village of Belle Ewart, Ontario
Some images of the village dating to 1966 and 1998.
Above: The main street, now Arnold St., Summer, 1966. Children are seated on the steps of what used to be the village post office during the 1950s. The snack bar was operated, summer only, by an elderly couple the author knew only as Mr. and Mrs. Cayman (sp?). These buildings no longer exist.
The Post Office, Summer 1966
The General Store
Below: The village general store. Operated by the Orrs in 1966 and, during the years 1950-54 by the Danks family. It had changed little from its fifties appearance in 1966. However, by 1998 it had ceased to exist. By that year the building had been remodeled beyond recognition. There were no street names in Belle Ewart during the fifties and sixties. No pavement either. What used to be the store now stands on the corner of what came to be called Arnold and Goldie streets.
The Schoolhouse
Above: The village schoolhouse as it appeared in 1966. The addition on the rear dates to ca. 1952. Prior to that year it was a one room schoolhouse for grades one through seven.
Below: The schoolhouse as it appeared in 1998. It had become a Royal Canadian Legion hall by that time. One entryway and the small bell tower had been removed.
The Baptist Church
Above: The Baptist Church as it appeared in 1966. For a time, ca. 1952, while the addition to the school house was being built, elementary school classes were held in this church.
Below: The church as it appeared in 1998.
House on Corner of Ewart and Goldie
Above: Fred Danks and unknown child at house on corner of Ewart and Arnold Streets - 1966
Below: Same house as it appeared in 1998.
Looking Down Arnold Street from the intersection with Goldie toward The Beach on Lake Simcoe - 1966 vs 1998
Above: 1966
Below: 1998.
Below: Victor Beaulieu and Patty, on the corner of what later became Arnold and Goldie Streets, ca. 1953.
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