This photo from 1901 shows patrons outside the Revere Hotel on the corner of Arthur and Bruce streets in Thornbury. Operated by Thomas Lowe, the Revere was a favourite stop for travelling salesmen, who would set up sample rooms where merchants from around the district would come to view their wares and place orders. The hotel also had a pool hall and a dining room seating up to 100 people.
The hotel was later run by Ike Masier, who changed the name to the Thornbury Village Inn. When he was ready to retire, he sold the building to the Toronto-Dominion Bank and it was torn down to make way for the present bank. Today TD Canada Trust continues to be Thornbury’s only bank, on the corner of the town’s two main streets. ❧
Source: Thornbury Remembered: 1887 – 1987, Lucilla M. Wilkins, ed., Thornbury & District Historical Society, 1987.
