14
A and R Loggie Ltd. became one of the town's largest businesses.1920
Dalhousie, New Brunswick, Canada
15
A. & R. Loggie's had a special place in Dalhousie. At one time, it was the largest commercial operation in the town. Besides retail sales, the company was actively involved in fish processing and shipping. Cold storage facilities near the railway tracks prepared salmon for shipment to Britain. They also sold everything from groceries to cars.16
After a fire destroyed the first store, Loggie's built a new larger one.1930
Dalhousie, New Brunswick, Canada
17
Following a fire, Loggie's built a new, larger store.18
F. P. Loggie had one of the finest motor cars in town.1925
Dalhousie, New Brunswick, Canada
19
Ray Clarke's chauffer's licence when he worked for A. and R. Loggie in Dalhousie.1922
Dalhousie, New Brunswick, Canada
20
That was the chauffer's licence that belonged to my father, Ray Clarke, when he worked for A & R Loggie in Dalhousie in the early 1920s. I remember him telling me that he was the first person ever to drive a car, in this case Loggie's Cadillac, up the Dalhousie hill in high gear. Even 50 years later it was a hard thing for most cars. He said there was a priest in Dalhousie who heard about it and went out and bought the same model, then repeatedly drove people up the hill to show them what the car would do. That was in the days when new cars needed a fairly long break-in period when they were driven very gently. Before the reverend gentleman was through showing off, the engine was finished.Bill Clarke
21
Lounsbury Motors, Dalhousie1945
Dalhousie, New Brunswick, Canada
22
In the 1950s, downtown Dalhousie was still a thriving business district.1958
Dalhousie, New Brunswick, Canada
23
Until the 1970s, William Street was busy and prosperous. Downsizing at the mill brought a general decline which continues today.24
William Street was lined with stores.1955
Dalhousie, New Brunswick, Canada
25
Brunswick Street was once a broad boulevard with light posts and strips of grass in the middle.1955
Dalhousie, New Brunswick, Canada
26
Brunswick Steet, one of the town's hills, was once a boulevard that is all but forgotten. Modern snow removal methods were responsible for the loss of the central dividers. Town employees kept runnign into them.27
Today, downtown Dalhousie is struggling. It has been the victim both of downsizing at the mill and of the arrival of major retail outlets in communities not to far away. Modern cars and new highways bring cities nearer, making local business more of a challenge. |
 |
 |
 |