London, Ontario: Blackfriars

Published on Apr 29, 2016

Rambles in the Rustbelt is a series of audio explorations celebrating heritage architecture around the great lakes region. In this episode, Benjamin A. Vazquez leads us on a tour of London, Ontario's Blackfriars neighbourhood. Join us for this walk and explore the area.

Written and narrated by: Benjamin A. Vazquez
Recorded and edited by: Melissa Parrott
Music by: Jeremy Gallagher

Sources:
'The South & the West' - John H. Lutman
'100 Fascinating Londoners'
Michael Baker & Hilary Bates Neary
'Victorian Architecture in London
& Southwestern Ontario'
Nancy Z. Tausky & Lynne D. DiStefano
'Heritage Highlights
of the Geranium Heritage House Tours'
'London: From Site to City'
Nancy Z. Tausky & Louis Taylor
'Brackets & Bargeboards'
'Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada'
'Petersville - Blackfriars Promenade'


Photo Credits:
Vintage London Ontario
Ebay
Labatt Archives
UWO Archives
August Donnelly
London Public Library
Fred Weyerman
Historypin
Parks Canada
The South & the West
Diocese of Huron Archives