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All photographs displayed on this page were taken by the
Webmaster (Cameron Bevers), unless specifically noted otherwise. Historical photographs are
arranged in approximate chronological order, while present day photographs (Year 2000 to date)
are arranged by location from west to east. Click on any thumbnail to see a larger image!
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Page 1: Historical Highway 7 Photographs (1920-1959)
 Left - Old level rail crossing on Hwy 7 at Concord in 1929 Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation Centre - New CNR subway on Hwy 7 at Concord (1930) Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation Right - New penetration pavement on Hwy 7 west of Norval (1930) Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation 
 Left - Old level rail crossing on Hwy 7 at Woodbridge in 1929 Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation Right - Completed CPR subway on Hwy 7 at Woodbridge (1930) Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation  Above - Junction of Hwy 7 & Hwy 10 at Westervelt Corners north of Brampton, facing south along Hurontario Street in 1930. See an Enlarged Photo here. Photo Courtesy of Archives of Ontario (Series RG-14-162-2, Volume #1) This photo shows the original directional intersection at the Hwy 7 & Hwy 10 Junction north of Brampton. For many years, Hwy 7 & Hwy 10 shared a short concurrent routing between this highway junction at Westervelt Corners (located at the present-day intersection of Bovaird Drive & Hurontario Street) and Downtown Brampton. The two highways shared this route from the time route numbers were first introduced on Ontario Highways in 1925 up until the early 1980s, when Hwy 7 was rerouted along Bovaird Drive and the newly-built Hwy 410. Note the pre-King's Highway triangular Ontario Provincial Highway signs and the unusual square "STOP" sign at right. Compare this 1930 photo to this 2004 photo of the same intersection.  Above - Completed K & P Railroad overhead on Hwy 7 west of Sharbot Lake in 1932 Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation 
 Left - Salmon River Bridge on Hwy 7 near Arden in 1932 Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation Right - Rudsdale Creek Bridge on Hwy 7 west of Perth (1932) Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation 
 Left - Rock cut on Hwy 7, 5.3 miles east of Marmora in 1933 Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation Centre - Improved gravel roadway, 3.6 miles east of Madoc (1933) Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation Right - Rock cut on western approach to Marmora, looking east (1933) Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation 
 Left - Rock cut on Hwy 7, 8 miles east of Marmora in 1933 Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation Centre - Black River Bridge on Hwy 7 west of Actinolite in 1933 Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation Right - New Skootamatta River Bridge on Hwy 7 at Actinolite (1933) Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation 
 Left - Indian River Bridge on Hwy 7 east of Peterborough in 1935 Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation Right - New swing bridge over Otonabee River in Peterborough (1936) Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation 
 Left - Widening a narrow rock cut on Hwy 7 east of Marmora in 1949 Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation Centre - View of new DHO Rest Area on Hwy 7 at Silver Lake (1949) Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation Right - New pavement on Hwy 7, 5 miles east of Marmora (1951) Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation  Above - Junction of Hwy 7 and Hwy 41 at Kaladar (ca. 1950) Photo courtesy of Canadian Postcard Company  Above - Hwy 400 & Hwy 7 Interchange looking northeast towards Maple. Photo taken on October 1, 1953. See an Enlarged Photo Here. The present-day site of the Hwy 400 & Hwy 407 ETR Interchange is situated in the bottom-right corner of this photo, while Weston Road can be seen approaching its intersection with Hwy 7 at left. Compare the 1953 aerial photo of the Hwy 400 & Hwy 7 Interchange in Vaughan shown above with this 2004 aerial photo, which I took to show the unfortunate urban sprawl that has taken place over the past 25 years in this part of York Region. Nearly all of the vacant land seen in the 1953 photo above has become urbanized. Photo Courtesy of Archives of Ontario (Series RG-14-162-2, Box B986, Photo #650-15)  Above - Facing north along Wyndham Street (Hwy 6, Hwy 7 & Hwy 24) from Carden Street in Guelph (1955) Photo courtesy of L. F. Charter - © 1955 |
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