As the summer is winding down (despite the weather finally getting warmer), and we are getting less tourist traffic, shifts spent in the giftshop become very valuable scanning time.  We are continuing to work on digitizing our collection, and thus, I spent most of today scanning some recently donated photographs of the downtown construction in 1983, and the waterfront before redevelopment.  I thought I'd post a few of my favourites here, for everyone to see.

I love that we now have digital documentation of the construction work on Main Street, but what I find most fascinating about these pictures are the buildings.  It is amazing how much, yet how little things have changed in the past 15 years.  I have only lived in North Bay for a year now myself, so I can imagine that those of you who have been here for many years will have an increased appreciation for these photos.

We love being able to share the history of our community with the public so if you have any pictures like this lying around, bring them in!  Even if you aren't ready to part with your own personal collection, we would be happy to return them to you after we've scanned them an added them to our growing digital collection.

I will post some pictures of the waterfront before its redevelopment as soon as I can accurately date them

Posted by: Kim