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by **Chris E** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 3:19 pm

ERLTON

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Lower Erlton

** These two houses have now been demolished ( Spring 2009) **

Upper Erlton

by **McMahon** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 12:55 am

by **McMahon** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 11:28 am

My mistake! On passing it again yesterday, I see that only the garage has been knocked. The house is still there.

by **Chris E** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 12:14 am

Maybe if you get a chance snap a pic of that Ad and post it!

by **McMahon** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 11:34 pm

Got a chance to get a couple pictures today.

by **newsposter** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 4:55 pm

I think the building in the middle below may be the same one as above. View of the intersection of Macleod (2nd Street) and 25th Avenue SW, taken from Reader's hill looking NW.

by **McMahon** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 10:06 pm

Based solely on counting the windows on the side and front in the above photos, it would seem to be the same building.

by **newsposter** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 1:27 pm

You can really tell in Chris's lightened and enlarged image further up the thread. I think that Harry Sanders' family used to run a store at that site...

by **Chris E** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 8:10 pm

Looks a lot better without all that crap siding on it.

by **Steely Dan** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 1:44 am

Sweet Caporal Cigarettes sign, a similar one was in Medicine Hat here:

http://brickads.blogspot.com/2007/11/sw ... anada.html

This was the company that produced the famed Honus Wagner baseball card . Sweet Caporal cigarettes in 1915 pulled its Honus Wagner card from the market after the slugger complained he didn't want kids to see him associated with tobacco products. (Revisionist theory says the penny-pinching Wagner was upset for not being compensated for his photo's use). The set's Wagner card is one of the most desirable pre-war cards on the market today, and one recently sold for $2.8 million.

Compare this picture to one from Stellarton (cica WW1) on:

http://ottawafoodies.com/forum/352

(sorry you will have to search for it near the bottom of the page.

Another example of Sweet Caporal signage in Calgary (1914) but is different:

http://books.google.com/books?id=Yy-nJ6 ... t#PPA57,M1

A similar one in Quebec City:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hasemeister/927682456/

Similar metal sign from Perth Ontario here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wiless/2356207011/

Faded one from Trois Rivieres

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hasemeiste ... otostream/

From Cortland NY

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sethgaines/158243649/

Blake

by **McMahon** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 12:28 pm

by **Chris E** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 3:10 pm

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