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This is the former site of the old St. Thomas Town Hall. Alexander McKenzie gave a speech here in the run up to the 1872 Election, during which Mr. Arkell rang the fire (town) bell and the fire engine left from the town hall, scattering the crowd. This was deemed to be an "election trick" designed to draw the crowd away from McKenzie. The Town Hall was preceded by Joshua Brown's tannery, and succeeded by the traction car barns and St. Thomas Metal Signs.

The traction car barn ca. 1916.

Transport, Mode of transport, Vehicle, Rolling stock

The St. Thomas Metal Signs building (in the traction barn) ca. 1920.

Overhead power line, Electricity, Building, House

The traction car barns and St. Thomas Metal Signs ca. 1955.

Architecture, Building, Photography, Black-and-white

Langley, D., Cosens, D., Atkin, J., Topping, C. & Martindale, S. (Eds.). (2000). Memories of St.Thomas and Elgin. Friends of the St. Thomas Library.

Sims, H.J. (1988). Sims' History of Elgin County Volume III. The Aylmer Express.