Harry Holman’s STRAITPOST: The Early Postcards of Prince Edward Island is a heretofore undiscovered cavalcade of visual delights.
The post Fifteen Edwardian Views of Queen’s Square is of particular interest, given that I look out my front window at Queens Square, and have lived and worked within earshot of it for almost 35 years.
Our house appears in none of the 15 views, not unusual as historic photos of our house—despite being one of the oldest to face Queens Square, here since 1827—are rare. There are simply too many interesting buildings in the neighbourhood for our simple Georgian cottage to warrant attention.
Pugh postcard #898-15. Our house does not appear, though you can imagine it behind the building on the far right.
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I've been reading Harry…
I've been reading Harry Holman’s blog for years. His perspective on Island history, particularly things nautical and of the Charlottetown harbour, are fascinating to me.
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