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War Memorial Auditorium Foundations 1939

Foundations of Memorial Auditorium being poured, 1939, Main and the Terrace. Foot of Main Street at right, leading to the Canadiana dock.

The tall pole in front is the Liberty Pole in its final days of existence. For 100 years, there had been a Liberty Pole at this location.

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