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Excerpt from www.haltonhills.ca/en/explore-and-play/heritage-register....:
Glen Williams School House, 15 Prince Street, Glen Williams: The Glen Williams Schoolhouse SS#11 at 15 Prince Street is a Gothic-Revival schoolhouse building constructed in 1873. The originally one-storey building was used as a school until 1949 when it was converted into a two-storey residence.
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Excerpt from campaignlive.co.uk:
The mementos in question are fake tiger tails from the early 60s, when motorists all over the world were tying them to the caps of their petrol tanks and sporting bumper stickers that declared: "I've got a tiger in my tank."
The fact that some 2.5 million tails were sold in the US alone - and that they're still in demand - is testimony to the durability of the campaign that convinced drivers that Esso fuel was so powerful that it was the equivalent of having a huge beast in their petrol tanks.
"Put a tiger in your tank" was a slogan created in 1959 by Emery Smith, a young Chicago copywriter who had been briefed to produce a newspaper ad to boost sales of Esso Extra.
The tiger wasn't Smith's invention. He'd first appeared as a mascot for Esso in Norway around the turn of the 20th century. But it wasn't until the end of the Second World War - and the resumption of petrol advertising - that the tiger made his US debut.
He was a very different character back then. Cute, amiable and in cartoon form, he closely resembled Tigger in Winnie-the-Pooh and was intended to represent a new post-war optimism after years of shortages. He also gave an identifiable face to Esso in a market where brand differentiation has never been easy.
It was in 1964 that the character really hit his stride with a campaign developed by McCann Erickson. As Esso sales soared and the advertising be-came the talk of adland, Time magazine declared 1964 to be "The Year of the Tiger" along Madison Avenue.
The oil crisis of the early 70s put a stop to any conspicuous petrol consumption and, with little advertising activity taking place, Esso switched its efforts to promoting its pioneering role in North Sea oil exploration.
The task of reflecting this change of emphasis in advertising terms fell to the long-serving McCann senior creative Chester Posey. He chose to represent the new global reality for the newly named Exxon Mobil by swapping the cartoon tiger for a real one and the line: "We're changing our name, but not our stripes."
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Excerpt from historicplaces.ca:
Description of Historic Place
The Beaumont Knitting Mill, located at 586 Main Street, is on the west side of Main Street, north of Joseph Street, in Glen Williams, Town of Halton Hills. The three storey stone mill was established in 1878 with several later additions.
The property was designated by the Town of Halton Hills in 1990 for its heritage value under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act (By-law 1990-0045).
Heritage Value
The Beaumont Knitting Mill was established by James Leslie, whose family was among the earliest settlers in the Glen Williams area. It is also associated with Samuel Beaumont, a father of industry in Glen Williams who began to manufacture woollen goods at the Beaumont Knitting Mill in 1878. He made several additions to the mill over the years including a one-and-a-half-storey stone addition that fronts Main Street, which was added circa 1880.
The Beaumont Knitting Mill is the oldest remaining mill in Glen Williams. It is an example of the industrial style building common in small Ontario towns in the 19th century. Typical of this type of structure are the mill's coursed rubble limestone construction, symmetrical composition and mansard roof with dormers. The additions to the building reflect the evolution of industrial activities at the mill over time.
Character-Defining Elements
Character defining elements that contribute to the heritage value of the Beaumont Knitting Mill include its:
- three storey coursed rubble limestone exterior
- four sided mansard roof
- dormers
- projected eaves
- double hung 2 over 2 windows
- limestone lintels and sills
- circa 1880 one-and-a-half-storey stone addition
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Excerpt from www.haltonhills.ca/en/explore-and-play/under-wraps.aspx:
Stirred Not Shaken by Robert Attrell, Glen Williams Park, 509 Main Street, Glen Williams: Robert works with oils and cold wax medium to create large abstract paintings. As a long-time resident of Halton Hills, Robert is inspired to create works of art by living on a rural farm property. Robert strives to communicate the belief that nature's ever-changing surroundings continuously provide a fresh start and renewed energy. Bringing nature’s organic, flowing shapes and colours into towns and villages, his artwork transports the countryside into more developed and urban areas. Titled after the famous James Bond catchphrase, this particular artwork expresses the resilience of the community during the COVID-19 pandemic; “we may be stirred, but we will not be shaken by life's challenges".
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