Kenora
View of the station, circa 1906
General information
LocationRailway Street,
Kenora, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates49°46′05″N 94°29′12″W / 49.76806°N 94.48667°W / 49.76806; -94.48667
History
Opened1899
Closed1990
Previous namesCanadian Pacific Railway
Former services
Preceding station Via Rail Following station
Whitemouth
toward Vancouver
 The Canadian
before 1990
 Dryden
toward Toronto or Montreal
Preceding station Canadian Pacific Railway Following station
Keewatin
toward Vancouver
 Main Line Margach
toward Montreal Windsor
Designated1991
Reference no.4545

Kenora station is a heritage Canadian Pacific Railway station in Kenora, Ontario.

History

The one-and-a-half-storey, brick and stone railway station was built in 1899.[1] In the early 20th century, the station featured a triangular-shaped garden and fountain area along the left of the structure.[2]

Colour postcard showing the garden area, circa 1910

The garden area was a feature of many Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) stations of the era, starting in Montreal and going west. The railway felt this help attract settlers to the west. "Station gardens, characterized as effective advertisements for prairie fertility, were a prominent part of these campaigns. The station, especially in the west, was often the focus of the community and a major link with the outside world. Civic boosters said the only evidence of a town's worth immediately seen by a prospective settler was the condition of town's railway station." Kenora's is shown in period photographs as an early example of the CPR railway garden.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Canadian Pacific Railway Station". Historic Places. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Arrival of No. 96 at Kenora, Ontario". Wish You Were Here. University of Saskatchewan Postcard Collection. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  3. ↑ von Baeyer, Edwinna (Spring 1996). "The Rise and Fall of the Manitoba Railway Garden". Manitoba History. Manitoba Historical Society (Spring 1996). Retrieved 3 October 2015.

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