Niagara 50's - 60's

Picture one is a neat color shot of Fields Drug store around 1960. 

1 Fields Drug Store

Two shows McClellands West End Store, but more important in the background is the old BA gas station, now Shaws Corner.Old BA gas station

Three, the only thing that has changed is the year of the cars on the street, this is also a circa 1962 picture, what year are the cars.


3 Queen Street 1960

Four another picture of the kids skating at the Queens Royal Park rink. 4 skating at Queens Royal Park

 Fifth picture is L to R Bill Burnett, Dave Steele, Don Smith and Terry Smith playing hockey on Lake Ontario.


5 Skating on the Niagara River 1950's

Six is Bill Bates climbing the old diving tower at the Niagara Marina with Chris Allen standing by. The picture was taken during the 1955 Niagara River ice jam.
6 Bill Bates climbing diving tower at Niagara Marina 1955

 Pictures seven and eight are the old Brock Theater, now Shaws, Royal George Theater.


7 Brock Theater
8 Brock Theater

 Nine is our old fire truck with Al Davey posing with it. Notice the firemen on the roof of the Oban Inn. Jim

9 Niagara's fire truck 1950's