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Modern Progress in the 1960's

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The Supermarket Has Arrived! Shop Easy, 1960
1960
375 Scott Street, Fort Frances
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The modern supermarket arrived with a vengeance. Both Safeway and Shop easy opened to provide modern shopping conveniences in 1960.

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Mayor J.T. Livingstone, Opening of New Subway
1960
Portage Avenue, Fort Frances
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Known as the "Subway" an underpass beneath the railway track joined the north end to the rest of the community.

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Rainy Lake Causeway Bridge, September 1961
1961
Fort Frances


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The opening of the Noden Causeway in 1965 completed the final link of the Toronto's Yonge Street.

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Rainy Lake Causeway Dedication, June 28, 1965
1965
Fort Frances
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Opening of the Noden Causeway, June 28, 1965
1965
Fort Frances
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Robert Moore School Sculpture to Commemorate Canada's 100th Birthday
1968
Robert Moore School, Fort Frances
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What the heck is that? A new sculpture graced the grounds of Robert School. The sculpture was a centennial project by Ron Baird.

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Public Library
1915
Fort Frances
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A Centennial addition to the Fort Frances Public Library added on to the original Carnegy building and included a museum.

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1960's end of an era of modernization.