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     changes the past 100 
     
     years have brought to 
     
     Prince Edward Island. 
     
     an d particularly to 
     
     Charlottetown. its cap- 
     
     ital, are graphically 
     
     portrayed in the pic- 
     
     tures of eras long ago 
     
     While so much of the 
     
     past is recorded in his- 
     
     tory for future gener~ 
     
     ations to read and 
     
     study. the century just 
     
     gone brought vast 
     
     changes in day to day 
     
     living which may only 
     
     be known by comparis- 
     
     on. ' 
     
     Top left is “Smardon's 
     
     Corner," where Grafton 
     
     and Great George 
     
     Streets intersect and 
     
     where the Capitol 
     
     Theatre now stands. Be- 
     
     low it is one of the fam- 
     
     ous old mills which once 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Island life. The Tryon 
     
     Woollen Mill had a his- 
     
     tory aJl its own. Centre 
     
     top is part of the city 
     
     waterfront not too long 
     
     ago and in the middle I: 
     
     a mercantile estabflish- 
     
     ment which prayed a 
     
     part in the business life 
     
     of the middle and late 
     
     1800’s. Bottom centre 
     
     illustrates the giant 
     
     strides made in fire pro- 
     
     tection as it shows the 
     
     city. fire department's 
     
     old “Silsby” fire engine 
     
     of the turn of the cen- 
     
     tury. 
     
    

    
     How tourist accommo- 
     
     dations have moved 
     
     ahead is demonstrated 
     
     by pictures on the right 
     
     showing famous hotels 
     
     of bygone days. The top 
     
    
   
   
    
      FATHERS oi CONFEDERATION 
     
    
   
   
    
     the Victoria Hotel, a 
     
     widely known Charlotte- 
     
     town stopping place dur- 
     
    
   
   
    
     INCORPORATED IN 1911‘    
     
    
   
   
    
     BUILDING SUPPLY SPECIALISTS 
     
     erving Charlottetown and Districts 
     
    
   
   
    
     “fiyi’mo‘a 
     
     “‘1‘ _ Cezanne 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     MacDonald & Rowe was Incorporated in 1911 and was in V 
     
     business many years before that date. it has given us great 1 
     
     satisfaction to have been able to serve you the public l 
     
     over the. past years and trust we can serve you in the future ' V 9 
     
    
   
   
    
     ya“ I J’ L" I ‘ - l The new Fathers of Confederation Centre in Charlottetown, a multi-purpose $5,600,000 complex built with 
     
    

    
     t , funds raised in equal amounts from the ten provinces and the federal government is situated within conven- 
     
    

    
     " I " - i dista f h t l , otels nd sho in area. Perkin for four hundred cars is available on Graf- 
     
     SPECIALISTS IN HOME IMPROVEMENT mus mo  m a g» s s i y . 
     
    

    
     ~ ' ton Street. west of Queen. Along with its beautiful art gallery, museum, and library space, Lonfederatmn 
     
    

    
     ' . s a Centre has extensive accommodation for convention groups. conferences. service club meetings and associa- 
     
    

    
     l d & R o w e . tions. Confederation Centre Theatre seats 1,070, the Lecture Gallery 250. In addition, by the use of sliding 
     
    

    
     I 1' a c o n  t ‘ doors. the Centre can convert the theatre foyer into four functional and attractive meeting rooms. Catering 
     
    
   
   
    
     ' . , ' and restaurant facilities—~l'anging from coffee. and luncheon service through to full banquets—are available 
     
     -  o r k I n - - within the complex. For information regalding reservations, prices, etc.. please write or phone Confederation 
     
     ' o 0 ‘ ‘ Centre. Charlottetown, 892-2464. 
     
    
   
   
    
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