Photos on Traffic Light Signal Boxes

The Region of Peel has initiated a programme using photographs to cover light signal boxes at intersections in downtown Bolton. The images, all heritage photos of Bolton, were selected in collaboration with the Albion Bolton Historical Society and the Town.   The intent is both decorative and functional since the ‘wrapping’ is specially designed to resist the impact of graffiti on the Region’s equipment.  

LOOKING WEST ON KING STREET

  • Cattle being herded through the village of Bolton
  • A visual example of the importance of the surrounding agricultural land 
  • On left: L to R: Dodd’s Carriage Works and Masonic Arms Hotel
  • On right: R to L: Orange Lodge, H.A. Rutherford store, Jaffary’s store
  • United Church steeple is visible in the distance
  • Photo taken c.1895

BOLTON FLOUR MILL

  • North of King Street, east of what is now Humber Lea Road
  • Humber River flowed behind the mill
  • Bolton’s first grist mill was built upstream, by George Bolton, in 1822-1823
  • This structure, built by James Bolton Jr. in 1846, replaced the early mill
  • It was demolished in 1968
  • Photo taken c.1915; the mill was then owned by Arthur McFall

WARBRICK HOUSE

  • East side of Queen Street North, facing the Humber River
  • Built by tannery owner James Warbrick around 1848
  • Water was piped to the house from a spring further up the hill
  • The house was demolished around 1990
  • It was replaced by a condominium townhouse development
  • Photo taken c.1938

ONTARIO HOTEL

  • East side of Queen Street North across from Sterne Street
  • Built around 1870 by William McKee, operated by various innkeepers
  • Stabling and drivesheds could be accessed through the driveway at left
  • One of six hotels within a two-block radius in the 1870s
  • The hotel was destroyed by fire around 1912
  • Photo taken c.1910

IMPERIAL BANK OF CANADA

  • Southeast corner of King and Queen Streets
  • This bank opened in 1909, replacing the earlier Balmoral Hotel
  • In 1955, Imperial Bank of Canada merged with Bank of Commerce and became Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC)
  • This building was replaced by a modern CIBC branch around 1975
  • Photo taken c.1910

QUEEN STREET LOOKING NORTH

  • Photo taken c.1940 from the middle of the four corners
  • West side: Jaffary’s store, former John J. Bell’s residence and shoe making shop, Queen’s Hotel
  • East side: Leggett Pharmacy and the Rutherford Block of shops

BALMORAL HOTEL (former Masonic Arms Hotel)
  • Southeast corner of King and Queen Streets
  • The hotel was built c.1848 by James Johnson
  • It was replaced by the Imperial Bank of Canada branch
  • Photo taken c.1908, shortly before the building was taken down

BOLTON CREAMERY

  • Northeast corner of King Street East at Mill Street
  • The building’s construction date is unknown
  • The creamery was owned and operated by Max Dobrow
  • Running water was piped from a spring on the north hill
  • The operation included an egg grading station
  • The building was demolished in 1967
  • Photo taken c.1932