St John's & the
avalon peninsular,
Newfoundland
I have visited Newfoundland many time since 1974 - my wife came from St John's - and I know it quite well. The
people are very friendly and hospitable, but beware ! You can get very fat very quickly if you eat all they give you !!
For postcards of other parts of the island, go to Newfoundland 2.
St John's - an aerial view from the 1970s showing the Memorial University of
Newfoundland.
Bowring Park in Winter.
A great old postcard from about 1910 showing Water Street in St John's. The view today is not that different as many
of the old buildings, formerly dockside warehouses, still remain.
Water Street, St John's, in the late 1960s.
A 1925 postcard of Petty Harbour. This is a very photogenic fishing village not
far from St John's - go there if you have the opportunity, but watch the roads in
winter !
Topsail in a 1925 postcard.
Portugal Cove and Bell Island about 1910. There is a ferry to Bell Island from this
village. The crossing is fun but there's not much to see on the island. There
used to be iron ore mines at one time, but they are now disused.
Torbay in 1915
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The National War Memorial which I believe is on Duckworth Street.
A rather tatty postcard of the harbour and town seen from the Catholic
cathedral.
Middle Cove, Logy Bay, near St John's.
"Seen (scene ?) on Marine Drive", which is a pleasant afternoon ride near St
John's -  an undated postcard.
Cod Fishing - a 1940s postcard.
Middle Cove, which is near St John's - another postcard from the 1940s.
Drying the codfish - no indication of where in Newfoundland this is.
An iceberg off the Narrows - a common sight in the spring.
Sailing boats at the entrance to St John's Harbour.
postcards of the past
A 1947 postcard of the Narrows.
Cape Race. This is miles from anywhere, on the southern tip of the Avalon
Peninsular. I remember driving  over a pretty rough road to get there and
finding a plaque on the lighthouse which says "Made in Birmingham" !! This
was in 1974 - this card was mailed in 1947.
A nice postcard - not sure of the exact location.
This postcard of sports on St George's Field was mailed in 1909.
The Regatta on Quid Vidi Lake - a postcard from 1909.
No date for this view of the Waterford Valley.
Current time in St. John's (NFLD) -
A remarkably clear image from 1910.
A 1938 postcard of St John's Harbour and the waterfront.
This postcard dates from 1941.
An undated postcard of Cupids.
"Sealing Steamers ready to leave for the icefields, St John's, Newfoundland."
The Church of England Cathedral in St John's.
Swans in Bowring Park,St John's