Victoria Avenue and May Street.....

Here is a great before and after picture set. The left photo was taken about 1940 and the one on the right taken July 2009. The b&w photo shows the hustle bustle on the S/E corner of May St and Victoria Ave in Fort William(now the south core area of Thunder Bay). Gas buses were already in competition with rail streetcars in 1940 as seen by the bus beside the old Royal Bank building. In the background of both pictures you can see the famous Royal Edward Hotel(now low rental housing called the Royal Edward arms). Kings and Queens of England stayed in the Royal Suite there. Things don't always get better with time. I always try to get a few good old jalopies in the picture. Thanks for lookin' and click on....