Heritage and photographing our past.

            Since the invention of photography it has been used to illustrate and record our history. Look at your grandparents collection of portraits and the boxes or books of holiday snaps. 

            On a professional level its purpose has been greater. Photography has allowed us to visually record and illustrate our history. We express our ideas, ideals and the values of a particular period in time with photographs. 

            As I walked some of the streets in Hespeler it became evident on how the village, which is part of the City of Cambridge, has preserved their history through restoration and repurposing of the old buildings that made up the village. Hespeler was home to two or three textile factories, they made hockey sticks, Simplicity washers and dryers, and American Standard products. There was at least one furniture manufacturer. These factories were not unique to this one area of what is now Cambridge, but Hespeler preserve this portion of their past, unlike the Town of Preston where a great portion of the history was destroyed by both fires and the recking ball. 

A few images I created reminded me of the industrial past of the village of Hespeler.

            What are your memories of the industries that made up the village of Hespeler? Leave a comment.