Saint John - The Market Square - St. Lukes Church sight-line (1870 - 1970)

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St. Lukes Church - built in the Town of Portland, N.B., 

which later amalgamated with the City of Saint John.

An elevated shot made in 1870 allows us to look over the roof line

of North Market Wharf (Market Slip) and pinpoint the spire of 

St. Lukes Church  on Main Street in the town of Portland, N.B.

The Great Saint John Fire of June 1877 destroyed so much

that for a year or two it was possible to see St. Lukes Church

in the far distance -  while standing in Market Square.

Another elevated shot, circa 1970, sets us up for

the next pair of photos -  a rare view of the 

> Market Square  - St. Lukes Church sight-line<

which opened  up briefly as a result of the

Urban Renewal Demolition Program of the 1970s.

Market Square just after Urban Renewal cleared

Dock Street and punched a hole big enough to

restore the view of St. Lukes over in the North End.

A view from Market Square which we will not

see again for many years - assuming of course,

that historic St. Lukes Church continues to survive.