Site of the Shakespeare Hotel

Beside Pazzo.  The sign on the rock says: Site of the Shakespeare Hotel First Permanent Building Erected in Stratford 1832.

The Shakespearean tradition goes back a long way here…

A Little Work

One of our local churches is getting a little work done.

Maybe it’s because of the time we’ve spent in Paris (where work is always being done somewhere), but there’s something about the heightened mystery of a building shrouded in scaffolding that adds a touch of magic. Or is it just us?

An Ontario Cottage and Then Some

This Ontario Cottage has been added on to over the years. Pretty how it all lines up.

Snow and Shrubs

A very nice row house in our neighbourhood, basking in the late afternoon sun.

Brickwork

Another great old building downtown. This time it’s the brickwork that’s worthy of comment.

Arched Windows

One of the gorgeous old buildings downtown. Love those windows!

Church Spire

The old stone spire on St. Paul’s church, near downtown Stratford.

Yellow Brick Cottage

Even with snow covering the tree out front, it looks cozy.

Patina

A beautiful crusty old door down at the train station.

Snow on the Roof

A mountain of snow on the roof of our train station.

The station’s been there long enough, it’s probably used to it by now.

One Round Window

A beautiful round window on the original building at the front of The Old Prune Restaurant.

Look at that brickwork!

Like Living in a Snow Globe

A quiet afternoon with the snow drifting down made for a lovely photo op with our City Hall.

Two Round Windows

Two round windows on the addition at the back of The Old Prune Restaurant.

The Blue Window

It’s the perfect shade of blue against the creamy yellow brick.

Stratford Lawn Bowling Club

Love the awnings, love the colours, love the grid of lights hanging above.

It may look a little lonely under a blanket of snow, but even a lawn bowling green needs its rest.

Two years ago: Moonlight

Crusty

Crusty paint on an old porch downtown.

Are you itching to paint it?  Or do you like the weathered look that took so long to achieve?

One year ago: The Bridge to Tom Patterson Island – part 2

The Avon Theatre

In any decent-sized city, it can be hard to get a perspective on a particular building.  You see bits and pieces and don’t really know how big it is.  But sometimes you can catch it at just the right angle.

This is the Avon Theatre (yesterday with the clouds rolling in).

Big.  Freakin’.  Building.

Two Years Ago: Just Steps Away

If Only They Could Talk

When this house was built, it was on farmland.  Now it’s right in the city, across the river from the Festival Theatre.  It’s seen so many changes, you wonder at the stories it could tell.

Stratford Jail

If you stand in Shakespeare Gardens, you get this view of the back of the Stratford Jail.  Imposing!

The Dam

Standing on the Huron Street Bridge, looking at the dam and the William Hutt Bridge beyond.

One year ago: The End of Another Season