Downtown Oakville Summer Guide 2015 - page 15

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PARKING
LOTS
PATIOs
JEWELLERY
STORES
SPAs
WOMEN’SWEAR
STORES
GALLERIES
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MEN’SWEAR
STORES
FREEPARKING
ONSUNDAYS &HOLIDAYS
+
EVERY DAY AFTER 6PM
THE
SANTA CLAUSE
,
starring
TimAllen
, was filmed in
DOWNTOWN OAKVILLE
facts about
DESIGNATED
HISTORICALDISTRICT
IN2013
OAKVILLE’S
founder, William Chisholm
purchased 960 acres of land at an auction in
1827 for 21 shillings, three pence per acre. Total
cost: approximately $4,116 for the entire parcel
which is now known as the
Town of Oakville.
1857
founded in
3
BARBERS
16
salons
Knox Presbyterian
Church was built
in
1888
, took one
year to build, and
cost $16,000, a
very large sum at the time.
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OAKVILLE
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E AT E R I E S
Now a boater and recreationist’s
dream harbour,
Oakville
Harbour
used to be
famous
forbuildingships,notjustdockingthem.
Season’s restaurant was once
home to
Anderson Bank
, follo-
wed by the
Clerk’s o ce
and
local police station
. Diners can
now enjoy private dining in the
former jail cell.
1994
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