Walking tour of downtown Guelph
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vaneramosOne of the features that makes Guelph so distinctive is its beautiful downtown, characterized by at least six large 19th-century churches, numerous white limestone buildings, wide streets and well-preserved storefronts. The city was founded in 1827.
The following descriptions correspond to the images working from left to right, then top to bottom.
1. Store fronts at Wyndham St. and Woolwich St.
2. St. George's Anglican Church.
3. Store fronts at Wyndham St. and MacDonnell St.
4. City Hall.
5. The family statue, which was controversial upon its construction, at the heart of downtown in St. George's Square.
6. MacDonnell St. looking toward the Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Guelph's most prominent landmark, designed by Joseph Connolly and built on a central hill in 1876. Bylaws prohibt tall buildings in the downtown core, so the church can be see from all the main traffic arteries approaching Guelph.
7. My favourite hangout, The Bookshelf, a Guelph institution since the 1970s. The bookstore is on the main floor on the left, with the cinema above it. The older brick building to the right contains a restaurant and coffee shop downstairs, and upstairs the
-bar, my usual haunt. Although Guelph does not have any exclusively gay venues, it has many such as the Bookshelf which are gay friendly, and the arts community is strong and active.
8. The Bookshelf coffee shop.
9. Weeds at the foot of Our Lady.
10. The Church of Our Lady is a remarkably beautiful church in the 13th Century French Gothic style. It was recently renovated, inside and out, and warrants a photo tour of its own someday.
11. Knox Presbyterian Church.
12. A strange but typical summer sky over Our Lady and the railroad. Guelph lies on Ontario's tornado alley and gets hit by a minor one every couple of years. A huge one destroyed large tracts of forest here in the early 1800s.
The following descriptions correspond to the images working from left to right, then top to bottom.
1. Store fronts at Wyndham St. and Woolwich St.
2. St. George's Anglican Church.
3. Store fronts at Wyndham St. and MacDonnell St.
4. City Hall.
5. The family statue, which was controversial upon its construction, at the heart of downtown in St. George's Square.
6. MacDonnell St. looking toward the Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Guelph's most prominent landmark, designed by Joseph Connolly and built on a central hill in 1876. Bylaws prohibt tall buildings in the downtown core, so the church can be see from all the main traffic arteries approaching Guelph.
7. My favourite hangout, The Bookshelf, a Guelph institution since the 1970s. The bookstore is on the main floor on the left, with the cinema above it. The older brick building to the right contains a restaurant and coffee shop downstairs, and upstairs the
-bar, my usual haunt. Although Guelph does not have any exclusively gay venues, it has many such as the Bookshelf which are gay friendly, and the arts community is strong and active.8. The Bookshelf coffee shop.
9. Weeds at the foot of Our Lady.
10. The Church of Our Lady is a remarkably beautiful church in the 13th Century French Gothic style. It was recently renovated, inside and out, and warrants a photo tour of its own someday.
11. Knox Presbyterian Church.
12. A strange but typical summer sky over Our Lady and the railroad. Guelph lies on Ontario's tornado alley and gets hit by a minor one every couple of years. A huge one destroyed large tracts of forest here in the early 1800s.
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