This housing report for the Township of Uxbridge includes the number of new listings, average list price, number of properties sold, average selling price, average days on market and average asking price to selling price ratio for all property types within the Township of Uxbridge.
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Toronto Regional Real Estate Board
From the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board – Market Watch Report – January 2023
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Uxbridge Public School – 1910. Photo courtesy of the Toronto Public Library
The Original Building
The photo above shows the original Public School on Victoria Drive in Uxbridge. According to the Uxbridge/Scott Museum files, land was acquired and a new brick school was built on the site of the present Uxbridge Public School.
Elementary students were located on the main floor with the high school students on the second floor.
This building became over crowed and in 1887 and a new high school was built on First Avenue. This new school opened to high school students in 1888 with the younger grades remaining in the school on Victoria Drive.
This school stood on this site from the 1870’s until it was destroyed by a fire in July 1910. Some works were doing some renovations to the school and had a fire going to heat some water. Sparks from the fire landed on the work shed that was attached to the school (see photo below) and before long the whole structure was on fire.
Back of the Public School, showing the wood shed that caught fire. Photo courtesy by Lynn Voisard
Uxbridge Public School, built in 1910. Photo courtesy the Uxbridge/Scott Museum.
New School
The new school built on the site of the original building was officially opened in October 1911. Until the new building was opened, classes were held in local church basements and vacant stores.
Additions
According to the Uxbridge/Scott Museum file the first addition to the school was officially opened in November 1955 and would held four new classrooms for grades 5 – 8.
The new addition to Uxbridge Public School opened in November 1955. Photo courtesy of Uxbridge The Good Old Days by: J. Peter Hvidsten Page 39.
View of the new addition with the original school in the back ground. Photo courtesy of Uxbridge The Good Old Days by: J. Peter Hvidsten Page 39
In November 1964 a second addition was added to the school. The new structure was added to the west and connected to the previous addition. This addition would feature 4 additional classrooms and the gymnasium-auditorium to the north.
Drawing courtesy of Uxbridge The Good Old Days by: J. Peter Hvidsten showing the proposed addition to the Public School. Page 135
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Provided by Uxbridge Public School
Uxbridge Public School 1973/74 school year
Uxbridge Public School 1964/65
Uxbridge Public School Now(2021)
Now the Uxbridge Public School serves a population of approximately 350 students in grades K-8 in the French Immersion Program.
Uxbridge Public School 2021
Uxbridge Public School 2021
My Public School History – Shane
I attended school here from Kindergarten to Grade 6. My grades 1-3 where in the original building with my grade 4 being in a portable and 5-6 where in the newer part.
The school has a large yard divided in the middle by a hill. The top portion nearest the school had a large hard top area, grass areas and a large playground. The bottom potion was the sports fields. Many winter recesses were spent tobogganing when the playground was covered in snow.
There are so many great memories growing up in this school. Memories from milk days, hot dog days, track and field, watching the train go by and having a Michael Jackson day where we watched his new Thriller video in the gym.
History of Uxbridge High School and Uxbridge Secondary School
Uxbridge High School – 1887
Uxbridge High School on First Avenue. Photo courtesy of the Scugog Heritage Gallery by: J. Peter Hvidsten
Uxbridge High School
In 1873 a school was built on the site of the current Uxbridge Public School. Elementary students were located on the first floor and high school students on the second floor.
In 1887, when this school became overcrowded a new High School (shown above) was built on First Avenue across from the Methodist Church (Trinity United Church). It opened to students in February 1888.
Uxbridge High School on First Avenue. Photo courtesy of the Scugog Heritage Gallery by: J. Peter Hvidsten
Uxbridge High School. Photo courtesy of Uxbridge The First 100 Years by: J. Peter Hvidsten Page 92
The Uxbridge High School became run down and was not capable of serving the needs of the growing community. The school would either have to be enlarged, redesigned or replaced. It was decided that the school would be replaced by a new building located at the corner of Third Avenue and Planks Lane.
History of Uxbridge Secondary School – 1923
Uxbridge Secondary School – opened in April 1924. This photo is courtesy of Uxbridge The First 100 Years by: J. Peter Hvidsten – Page 168
The school was originally built in 1923 and was known as Uxbridge High School. It opened to student in April 1924.
Uxbridge High School under construction. The cornerstone for the school was laid on July 5, 1923 and was opened in April 1924. Photo courtesy of Uxbridge The First 100 Years by: J. Peter Hvidsten
Post Card of Uxbridge High School. Taken as construction was ending.
Additions
Since being built the school has seen five major additions. The first addition was in 1965 with others being added in 1979, 1985, 2003, and 2013.
Additions at Uxbridge Secondary School
Uxbridge Secondary School additions over the years.
The 1979 addition, which in this photo is hidden behind the 1965 addition added the former cafeteria, main office, the current gym and all the shops that existed up until 2003 addition.
Located at the corner of Planks Lane and Third Avenue South the school now serves students from grade 9 through 12. According the the Uxbridge Secondary School website the current school has 81 classrooms, two gymnasiums and a cafeteria and has a student population of 1020 with 84 teaching and support staff (September 2020).
Here we see the original Uxbridge Train Station in a photo taken shortly after it was built in 1870. A Toronto & Nipissing locomotive pulling a passenger train is about to stop at the station. Courtesy of the Port Perry/Scugog Township Heritage Gallery.
The Toronto & Nipissing Railway built the first Uxbridge station in 1870. For many years the station was operated by the Grand Truck Railway and in 1904 the station we know today with its “witch’s hat” roof was built, shown below.
The Witch’s Hat Station
Uxbridge station in May 1966. Courtesy of the Ingenium Digital Archives.
Uxbridge Railway Station with its most notable feature, the large “witch’s hat” roof above the circular waiting room in 1909. Photo courtesy of Uxbridge The First 100, Page 102 by: J. Peter Hvidsten
In this photo taken around 1900 looking north along Spruce Street we can see the Uxbridge Railway Station at the end of the street with the Revere House on the left. The Revere House hotel, which was conveniently located across from the train station was built in the 1870s by Fred Chinn. Photo courtesy of Uxbridge The First 100 Years, page 152, by: J. Peter Hvidsten
The Revere House hotel built by Fred Chinn in the early 1870s on Spruce St.,opposite the railway station. Photo courtesy of Uxbridge The First 100 Years, page 50, by: J. Peter Hvidsten.
The first passenger train came into town in 1871. In 1920s the line became part of the Canadian National Railway and serviced the town for many more years. In 1978 the station was closed to passengers while freight service continued until the 1980’s. Uxbridge received its last delivery of mail by train in April 1960 and on December 31 1961 the last passenger train passed through town. The tracks north of Uxbridge were removed and turned into part of the Trans-Canada Trial.
Uxbridge Train Station Today
This photo taken in 2020 shows the Uxbridge Train Station as it appears today.
The Township of Uxbridge purchased the station and is now the home of the York-Durham Heritage Railway (YDR). Since 1996 the YDR has operated the station and runs historical train rides between Stouffville and Uxbridge. The train now brings tourists from all over to enjoy the train and our town. The YDR has had many popular events including A Day Out With Thomas, Harry Potter Themed Train and The Polar Express.
Visit the York-Durham Heritage Railway at www.ydhr.ca
This housing report for the Kawartha Lakes Real Estate December 2022 includes the number of new listings, average list price, number of properties sold, average selling price, average days on market and average asking price to selling price ratio for all property types within the City of Kawartha Lakes.
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Kawartha Lakes Housing December 2022
New Listings
Average Asking Price
Number of Properties Sold
Average Selling Price
Average Days on Market
Average List Price to Sale Price Ratio
*Information is believed to be accurate at time of posting but is not guaranteed to be correct
Statistics are based on properties that have been listed and sold on the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board, properties not listed with TRREB will not be included in this report.
This housing report for Durham Region includes the number of new listings, average list price, number of properties sold, average selling price, average days on market and average asking price to selling price ratio for all property types within the Region of Durham.
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Toronto Regional Real Estate Board
From the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board – Market Watch Report – December 2022
Toronto Regional Real Estate Board – Market Stats At A Glance – December 2022
This report on Brock Real Estate includes the number of new listings, average list price, number of properties sold, average selling price, average days on market and average asking price to selling price ratio for all property types within the Township of Brock.
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Toronto Regional Real Estate Board
From the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board – Market Watch Report – December 2022
Toronto Regional Real Estate Board – Market Stats At A Glance – December 2022
This report on Scugog Real Estate includes the number of new listings, average list price, number of properties sold, average selling price, average days on market and average asking price to selling price ratio for all property types within the Township of Scugog.
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Toronto Regional Real Estate Board
From the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board – Market Watch Report – December 2022
Toronto Regional Real Estate Board – Market Watch Report – December 2022
The photo above is a post card showing the view of the pond looking north from Main Street, taken in 1905. You can see the Oatmeal Mill at the north end of the pond beside the dam. If you look closely you can see the Library Tower and the Bell Tower on Toronto St. The photo below was taken in December 2021 showing the same view.
The above photo shows the Oatmeal Mill on the north end of the pond which was build by Isaac J. Gould in 1885. The building to the right of the mill is the Gould saw mill. The building to the left is the Oatmeal Kiln which is still standing today and has been converted to a home (shown below)
This photo shows the pond looking north towards Elgin Park from Mill Street. The docks in the above photo were located to left the of this photo.
Summer On The Pond
Through the 1950’s to 70’s Uxbridge residents cooled off in the waters of Elgin Pond during the hot summer months. Quite often children would first dunk themselves in the spring fed water trough and then jump in the pond. This would make the pond water feel warmer.
View of the dam and waterfall under Mill Street taken from the approximate location of the old beach and docks.
Winter on the Pond
Another memory of our youths is the “Old Man Winter” van on the ice (I believe it was called). They would place a van (stripped of all its parts of course) on the north end of the pond. You could purchase tickets and guess when you thought the van would fall through the ice. There was a clock mounted in the windshield that would stop the moment it hit the water. In the spring we would make mom and dad drive by everyday so we could see how far it had sunk into the ice until it was gone.
Elgin Pond in winter, viewed from Mill Street.
The above photo was taken just west of the dam. You can see the barricades that would keep skaters away from the thin ice near the dam. In winter sections of the pond are cleared for skating and hockey. The township monitors the ice safety using flags. A red flag means the ice is not safe to use, while a yellow flag means skate with caution.
Elgin Pond Today
Even though the pond has changed over the years and is not the swimming hole it used to be it still has its share of community fun. Every spring for the last 18 years it has been the location for the Huck Finn Youth Fishing Day and in the winter it becomes a favourite spot for a game of hockey or just some leisure family skating.
Poster advertising the 2022 Uxbridge Huck Finn Youth Fishing Days.
Below are some photos taken of the pond in the summer of 2020
Looking across the pond from Main Street. This would have been the approximate location of the dock.
This housing report for Uxbridge includes the number of new listings, average list price, number of properties sold, average selling price, average days on market and average asking price to selling price ratio for all property types within the Township of Uxbridge
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Toronto Regional Real Estate Board
From the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board – Market Watch Report – December 2022
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The above photo (date unknown) shows the Bascom House when it was operated as a hotel. Photo Credit: Uxbridge The First 100 Years by: J. Peter Hvidsten
The Bascom House Hotel was built in 1884 on the north side of Brock Street right where Bascom Street meets Brock Street. It was used as a hotel until 1920 when it was sold to Harold Cave, the owner of The North Ontario Times. Mr. Cave moved his offices and printing machines into his newly acquired building. In 1930 he then purchased the Uxbridge Journal and combined the two papers to form the Uxbridge Times-Journal. The Uxbridge Times-Journal ran out of this building until it was moved to a brand new location at 20 Bascom Street in November, 1957 (now the home of Chances Are).
The above photo courtesy of Uxbridge The Good Old Days by: J. Peter Hvidsten shows the building in 1954 when it was the home of the Uxbridge Times-Journal.
After the Uxbridge Times-Journal moved out the Bascom House sat empty until it was purchased by Jack and Evelyn Morrison who then opened a restaurant on the main level called Evelyn’s Grill. In 1960 Jack and Evelyn then opened Hotel Evelyn with four rooms on the second floor.
Jack and Evelyn Morrison (shown above) where the owners of the Hotel Evelyn and Evelyn’s Grill. Photo courtesy of Uxbridge The Good Old Days by: J. Peter Hvidsten
Corner of Brock Street W & Spruce St Downtown Uxbridge
Photo courtesy of www.scugogheritage.com
History of the Corner of Brock Street W & Spruce St Downtown Uxbridge
The Corner of Brock Street W & Spruce St Downtown Uxbridge has seen a few changes over the years.
William Henry built the building in the photo above in 1885. It was later expanded to the east to where the current post office is located. Unfortunately in 1902 this building was destroyed by fire.
Photo courtesy of Uxbridge The First 100 Years, by J. Peter Hvidsten
Uxbridge Post Office
Below is a post card showing the post office that was built at the corner in 1911, and would serve the community until the post office we know today was opened in 1969. It took 3 years to build and would not be officially opened 1914.
Uxbridge Post Office – Photo courtesy of www.scugogheritage.com
Uxbridge Post Office – Photo courtesy of www.scugogheritage.com
Corner of Brock Street W & Spruce St Downtown Uxbridge Today
In 1969 the town purchased the old post office building from the government, however in a controversial move in 1970 the town sold it along with two other town owned buildings and was then demolished in 1971 to make room for the building we see at this corner today.
These four stores have been home to a number of businesses over the years. A few of our memorable ones growing up where Evans Fine Jewellery & Gift Shoppe located right on the corner, JB Variety (which is still in business today) and was our go to convenience store as kids and Uxbridge Electronics. Bob Jamieson, one of my neighbours growing up owned Uxbridge Electronics located where the current Coldwell Banker R.M.R. Real Estate office is. I am sure over the years a lot of Uxbridge households purchased their TV’s and Stereos off Bob. Many of our neighbourhood birthday parties growing up where entertained by movies rented on RCA VideoDisc (for you younger people it’s a thing, google it) and later on VHS from his store.
The building is currently the home of
Parish Lanes
Preston Gallery
Polished By Vanessa Inc
Community Cleaning Ltd
Coldwell Banker R.M.R. Real Estate
J B Variety
The above photo courtesy of Uxbridge The Good Old Days By J. Peter Hvidsten shows what the theatre looked like in 50’s
History of the Roxy Theatre
The quonset-style building was originally built in 1949 at the corner of Brock Street and Toronto Street. It opened as the RIO Theatre and in 1951 the name was changed to the ROXY when the Theatre Amusement Company purchased it. In the 1970’s the theatre was closed and then reopened as a drug store. All of our youth we remember it as a drug store. Half of the building was a drug store/pharmacy and the other half was a souvenir/gift store. Not sure of the year but the outside was used in a Guardian Pharmacy Christmas commercial. First there was the excitement of watching them film a snowy commercial during the summer months, and then watching it on TV.
The above photo courtesy of the Uxbridge Times-Journal shows the building after it was renovated and converted to Davie Pharmacy in the 1970’s
Reopening of the Roxy
The entire building was renovated, restored and reopened again as The Roxy Theatre on December 13th 1996. Until it was reopened as a theatre we would have to travel to Oshawa, Newmarket or Pickering to watch a movie. Now thanks to Cathy and Mark Christoff, Uxbridge residents could watch first run movies on two different screens with state-of-the-art digital projection and sound equipment all while enjoying movie theatre popcorn and being surrounded by movie nostalgia.
This housing report for Uxbridge includes the number of new listings, average list price, number of properties sold, average selling price, average days on market and average asking price to selling price ratio for all property types within the Township of Uxbridge
Above: View of Wixan’s Bridge, the Lt. Col. Samuel Sharpe memorial and Post Office as seen today (2022).
History
Below is Brock Street W from a similar vantage point taken in the early 1900’s. At the time this photo was taken the house was owned by Michael O’Neil a local blacksmith. In the next photo you can see his blacksmith shop located just west of his home.
Both photos are courtesy of Uxbridge: The First 100 Years by: J. Peter Hvidsten. (page 148 and 96)
Below is another similar view taken during the Santa Claus Parade in 1961. The two houses in the background where torn down and replaced with the Post Office, Wixan’s Bridge and the parking lot. The billboard is the approximate location of the Lt. Col. Samuel Sharpe memorial.
The above photo is courtesy of Uxbridge The Good Old Days, by: J. Peter Hvidsten (page 95)
Photo Courtesy of Uxbridge The Good Old Days by: by J. Peter Hvidsten (Martin’s Hotel, IGA)
History
Located at the south-west corner of Brock Street and Toronto Street was the Mansion House Hotel – Martin’s Hotel. The hotel was built in 1871 by Joseph Gould and was originally known as the Mansion House Hotel. According to “Uxbridge The Good Old Days” Jim Martin later owned it as Martins Hotel in the 1950’s.
There was an alley way to the west of the hotel (see photo above) that went through the building and led to the stables at the rear of the hotel.
The above photo courtesy of Uxbridge – The First 100 Years 1800-1900 by: J. Peter Hvidsten shows the Mansion House circa 1914.
In 1963 the hotel was torn down and the building we know today was built in its place. In June 1964 Uxbridge got its first modern grocery store when the IGA opened its doors. As a kid I have many memories shopping the aisles with mom. Back in that time security was’t a big deal, you could enter or exit from the front or the back of the store.
Here in this photo courtesy of Uxbridge The Good Old Days by: by J. Peter Hvidsten taken in November 1963 you can see the hotel being torn down.
Uxbridge IGA Store
New IGA store
The new IGA store was opened in 1964 by John and Evelyn Hockley (shown above) and featured 4000 square feet of shopping space with large merchandise aisles, refrigerated space for produce and fresh meats. Photo courtesy of Uxbridge The Good Old Days by: by J. Peter Hvidsten
Today
Since IGA closed its doors there has been many different businesses open in this building. There was once a Sears store and a dollar store. The building was recently renovated into four different spaces (bottom) and now is the home of Uxbridge Shoes & Repair, Domino’s Pizza, Compressions 4 You (First Aid Training Services) and F.P.M. Solutions CPAP & Medical Devices.