Flat Iron Buildings in Saint John, N.B.

Readers of my long running Saint John history Blog will realize that I have compiled a great deal of photographic material, most of which I cannot work into feature length Blog articles.  There was an obvious need for a Photo-Blog to share images of our lost buildings and streetscapes.  

HISTORIC  SAINT JOHN  STREETS will be purely visual.

SAINT JOHN  HISTORY  MUSEUM  will be archival .  A gateway for researchers.

THE LOST VALLEY - Blogging the History of Saint John, N.B.  will continue to be where I tell interesting stories of the past, and advocate for the preservation for what is left of the old Saint John we cherish.

Each brief photo-essay in this Blog will deal with a specific aspect of Historic Saint John Streets.  It could be a named street,  a landmark building,  a public or private facility, or in fact anything which interests me, from bridges to back alleys.  I begin today  with:

FLAT IRON  BUILDINGS  IN  SAINT JOHN 

303  Union Street  (Demolished)

36  St.  David  Street  (Demolished)

517 - 523  Main Street  (Demolished)

Corner of Union and Waterloo Streets  c. 1925.  This 

was the store of dispensing druggist E. Clinton Brown.

One for the reader to puzzle over. Clue?

 Frank F. Williams adopted some very modern

concepts of grocery. Where was his store?

Flat Iron buildings can still be found in other New Brunswick towns and cities.

Here is one on Water Street in Miramichi, New Brunswick  (view)

and another on Main Street in Moncton  (view).