Historic Kent Street

Peter Rukavina

Kent Street in downtown Charlottetown at the intersection of University Avenue, looking east, on an undated postcard. Notice Simpsons-Sears opposite Eatons – so it wasn’t only in Toronto that there were opposite each other.

Historic view of Kent Street in Charlottetown

Here’s a contemporary view of roughly the same area (I couldn’t step back far enough to get the near-ground to match; I was at risk of getting run over as it was!):

Contemporary view of Kent Street in Charlottetown

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Submitted by Shawn on

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And note the lack of ugly wires and cables in the recent photo. Looks a lot better without them.

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