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April 12th, 2018 |
Razed in the 1970s, the Hotel White once was a busy place on Division Street in Ontario.
The Ontario High School class of 1949
Ontario had an ice rink in the village square, circa 1930. [...]
This aerial shot of Elroy is thought to have been taken before 1885.
Ontario residents dress up for the village’s centennial celebration in 1957.
The Wilton High School cheerleaders of 1955 (left to right): Pat Doyle, Liz Schulte and Ethel Arndt.
This 1957 Ontario photo shows two N. Garden Street businesses, Wood’s Grocery and Ma and Pa’s Cafe.
In 2007, Ontario celebrated 150 years, and we all learned a new word, “sesquicentennial.” If you thought that was a mouthful, how about “quasquicentennial.”
Can you name that business and location?
In June 1919, an ad appeared on the front page of the Norwalk Star. It announced the opening of a circus in Wilton, owned and operated by one of the county’s most well-known residents, Herman Miller.
This postcard depicts the intersection of Main and Railroad streets in Norwalk in the early 20th century.
