The Ramblings of Munro

The McCarron clan at the Rolla pub

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Last day of operation

Trolleys and last crew in front of car barn on last day of operation of the Calais Street Railway in 1929.

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Car #4 Calais Maine

Calais Street Railway Car #4 on lower Main St. in Calais.

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Open Car Calais Maine

Calais Street Railway open car on Main St. in Calais.

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Calais Streetcar

Crowd gathered at Bank Corner in Calais for the first day of operation of the Calais Street Railway in 1894.

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Street scene in St. Stephen New Brunswick. W. H. Clark’s Drug Store was also known as Apothecary’s Hall in the sign around the corner. Out front, A.S. Murphy, M.D. had a sign immediately below Clark’s. Across the street on the right, the ground floor of the Glasgow House seemed to be divided between E. M. Ganong and the American Express Company. J. & E. Smith were chandlers; Frank Smith had a drug store. S. Whitney was a dentist located near Dominion Express. Murchie Bros. grocery was already offering Red Rose Tea. There was a Gibson’s Variety Store, and Howard H. McAdam offered guns , ammunition, and fishing tackle. He also professed the craft of taxidermist. ca. 1906.

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