I spent three days in Peterborough in 2003 while working for Publications Ontario. I have been back to the city for work a few times, and also a few times to visit, usually on a trip to Ottawa. I seem to recall that Peterborough was once considered the most "average" town in Canada, the one pollsters would use as a standin for the rest of the country. On our visit in 2015, however, it seemed sketchier even than many of the other cities we spent time in during the summer.
Photo List (Total 156 Photos)
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Central Peterborough (93 photos) - Yvon and I took a day trip to Peterborough in 2015 expressly to create a gallery for the city. This gallery starts with major downtown streets, and includes office buildings, commercial buildings, parks and churches. It includes photos from a walk along the Otonabee River, and the over to the lift locks to see them in operation.
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Working in Peterborough in May 2008 (15 photos) I drove with a colleague to Peterborough for meetings with folks at the Ministry of Natural Resources, and we managed to take in a small bit of the city, including a quick trip to the campus of Trent University.
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Trent University (28 photos) - Yvon and I dropped by Trent University on a drive to Ottawa in 2008.
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Quick Visit for AAO in 2000 (3 photos) - Yvon and I went to an awards banquet for the Association of Archivists of Ontario. These three photos show one of each of Yvon and I at the lift-locks, and the awards ceremony.
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Abandoned motel and gas station near Kaladar (17 photos) - Rather unrelated to Peterborough, these photos are from a separate driving trip to Ottawa. On our return, we stopped at two abandoned businesses near Kaladar on Highway 7: a motel and a gas station. The motel proved surprisingly interesting, since it appeared to have been abandoned quickly and the rooms still had beds with sheets on them, TVs, and other furniture, even down to little covers for the toilet seats. And though the place is completely exposed, there was relatively little damage done to the rooms.
