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wnt = he Oshawa Gines -- ra OSHAWA, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1963. Downtown Oshawa Celebrates King Street Track Removal! Saturday, May 11 Is Set For Day-Long Celebration After Nearly Three Quarters Of Century Railway Tracks On King Street To Be Removed The event will make local history just as the laying of the tracks made history when they were put down ... All citizens recognize that the tracks in Oshawa were largely, if not wholly, res- ponsible for Oshawa's beginning as an industrial community . . . now one of the greatest in the nation, However, in the King Street area their services are no longer required . . . having out- lived their usefulness, This scene taken many years ago will soon become a collector's item. Here is seen a shunter and freight car going along on King Street. WHAT A DIFFERENCE TRACK REMOVAL WILL MAKE Thousands of Visitors Are Meee EE: ee ax It is expected that this event which heralds in a new era will attract many visitors . . . some- thing of the nature of an "old home week" and Oshawa citi- zens will have the "welcome mat" plainly visible. Apart from the many officials who will be here on this occasion, Oshawa's sons and daughters from far and near will be re- turning to spend a weekend with relatives and friends and many will come back to see the Oshawa of today, which now has a populgfion'of more than 63,000 people. Downtown Merchants Welcome Visitors ! Oshawa merchants will take advantage of this event to not only decor- ate their premises but to make visits to their stores @_ distinct advantage. citizens, too, will be ready to extend "a glad hand of . 0 A oo : welcome", ; WITH THE ASSISTANCE of a process, known as paste-up, The Oshawa Times photographer produced this interesting comparison between what King street east looks like today and what it will look like with the removal of the Oshawa Railway Co. tracks. The street as it is today is seen im the upper picture; while its future appears as seen.in the lower photo, 3