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Welcome to the Vintage Acton featured photo gallery from photos of the past!
Ever wonder what Acton looks like from above? This month's featured gallery for March takes a look back at some of Acton's aerial views and maps from years gone by!
Be sure to come back each month to see the latest photo gallery!
Aerial view of Acton looking west towards the Beardmore Tannery. Church Street can be seen to the right. Photo taken from an airplane -- 1919
(Photo Credit: British Library / HHPL)
Aerial of Acton looking west towards Fairy Lake. In the foreground to the left is Mill Street and to the right is Henderson's Pond. The pond was drained in the early 1920s to make way for future development -- 1919
(Photo Credit: British Library / HHPL)
A map of Acton -- 1877
(Photo Credit: Halton County Atlas of 1877)
A direct bird's eye view of Acton, taken from a jet at high altitude -- 1954
(Photo Credit: University of Toronto)
Looking northeast over Acton, with Mill & Main Streets in the centre. Note the H.K. Porter Disston Saw Plant in the back-centre of the photo -- 1960
(Photo Credit: Dills Collection)
A map of Acton -- 1951
A map of Acton -- 1951
(Photo Credit: Dills Collection)
Looking east over a frozen Fairy Lake, with Prospect Park seen in the back centre -- 1971
(Photo Credit: Jack Carpenter / Dills Collection)
Looking north-west over Acton. Churchill Road South is in the foreground, Queen Street in the middle ground and Downtown Acton further back to the left. Lakeview subdivision is in the background. Cutting through the middle is the train tracks -- 1977
(Photo Credit: Dills Collection)
A map of Acton -- 1961
(Photo Credit: Dills Collection)
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