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This section of www.mckendry.net concentrates on the village of Portsmouth, now part of Kingston, and the subject of my book, Portsmouth Village, Kingston, an Illustrated History of 2010 (second edition, revised & enlarged), available at Novel Idea bookstore (Bagot at Princess St) and Peters Drugs in Kingston for $22. Please also visit on this website Lake Ontario Park & Area which is immediately west of Portsmouth Village. I hope you enjoy it. above view© of Portsmouth Olympic Harbour with Kingston Penitentiary in the background from the public walkway bridge by Jennifer McKendry Jump directly to the Gallery of images of the village.
Here is a summary of the village's history from the text on a plaque (below©) located in Aberdeen Park, King W. at Yonge:
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Abbott's Point is now Alwington Avenue and the Penitentiary, Cataraqui Point is Lake Ontario Park and Cataraqui Bay is Elevator Bay. Note the heights of land and slopes to the water's edge. Hatt's Bay is portrayed with its original deep cut into the shoreline, now heavily infilled. A few buildings are indicated around the bay.
Map from the 1960s
with an arrow pointing to Portsmouth Harbour (now Portsmouth Olympic Harbour,
once Hatter's Bay or Hatt's Bay); compare with
Owen's map of 1818 (above)
1924 fire insurance plan: blue represents stone buildings, yellow frame, pink brick and grey sheds; the brewery is misplaced for purposes of the drawing
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GALLERY OF VILLAGE ARCHITECTURE all photographs© Jennifer McKendry for building dates & histories , please see my book on Portsmouth Village
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above 56 Alwington Avenue 25 Richard Street 25 Richard Street 46 Kennedy Street 37 Kennedy Street at Yonge 9 Kennedy Street 61 Alwington Avenue 61 Alwington Avenue 46 Alwington Avenue 73 Baiden Street quarry at Garrigan Park quarry behind 662 King St W. 42 Kennedy Street St John's Church St John's Church St John's Church King Street West looking west to Church Street quoining & corbel at 678 King Street Westff 685 King Street West Rockwood Villa Rockwood Villa Rockwood Villa Golf Club, King Street West 162 Mowat Avenue 176 Mowat Avenue, St John's Rectory 176 Mowat Avenue, St John's Rectory 176 Mowat Avenue, St John's Rectory 176 Mowat Avenue, St John's Rectory 176 Mowat Avenue, St John's Rectory 673 King Street West at Church Street (window and shutters now removed) 12-pane windows 84 Yonge on left & 29 Baiden on right with original louvred shutters 574 Union Street Yonge Street south of King Street West Yonge at Logan Street The Water Tower, Sir John A. Macdonald Boulevard The Water Tower, Sir John A. Macdonald Boulevard Penitentiary farmhouse, Sir John A. Macdonald Blvd Moved houses, Corrections Canada, Union St at Sir John A. Macdonald Blvd Moved houses, Corrections Canada, Union St at Sir John A. Macdonald Blvd Moved houses, Corrections Canada, Union St at Sir John A. Macdonald Blvd Warden's House (museum), King St W. at Sir John A. Macdonald Blvd Warden's House (museum), King St W. at Sir John A. Macdonald Blvd Warden's House (museum), King St W. at Sir John A. Macdonald Blvd Warden's House (museum), King St W. at Sir John A. Macdonald Blvd 140-142 Yonge Street 114 Yonge Street at King Street West 1 Baiden Street 1 Baiden Street Church of the Good Thief manse Church of the Good Thief nave Church of the Good Thief South Cottage, hospital grounds Leahurst, hospital grounds Rockwood Lunatic Asylum, hospital grounds Rockwood Lunatic Asylum, hospital grounds Rockwood Lunatic Asylum, hospital grounds Rockwood Lunatic Asylum, hospital grounds Rockwood Lunatic Asylum, hospital grounds Rockwood Lunatic Asylum, hospital grounds Rockwood Lunatic Asylum, hospital grounds Industrial building, hospital grounds Industrial building, hospital grounds Rockwood Lunatic Asylum, hospital grounds at King Street West Union and Kennedy Streets with the Prison for Women in the background Newcourt House, King Street West, on grounds of St Lawrence College Newcourt House, King Street West, on grounds of St Lawrence College Newcourt House, King Street West, on grounds of St Lawrence College 107 Logan Street 107 Logan Street Portsmouth Town Hall, King Street West between Gardiners and Yonge Streets Portsmouth Town Hall, King Street West between Gardiners and Yonge Streets King Street West from the harbour 716 King Street West, Portsmouth Methodist Church Kingston Penitentiary |
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