Alma College (St. Thomas, Ontario)
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Alma College was a girls' private school in St. Thomas, Ontario, in Canada. Built in 1878, the school was in operation between 1881 and 1988. The college closed in 1988 in part due to a teacher's strike. Primary school and music classes were still taught on campus until 1994. Following its closure the school building was used as a set for several movie productions; Silent Hill, its image is included in the 2009 film Orphan and the made-for-TV movie, Mr. Headmistress (1997). The building was destroyed by a fire on May 28, 2008.
Romanesque style School designed by James Balfour 1877, destroyed by fire in 2008
Governor General Roland Michener attending the Alma College graduation ceremonies in 1972
Alma College amphitheatre as of Summer 2008 after restoration. The amphitheatre has since been vandalized and fallen to disrepair
Fire at Alma College in May 2008. After the fire only a brick shell remained. It was subsequently demolished.
St. Thomas, Ontario
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St. Thomas is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It gained its city charter on March 4, 1881. The city is also the seat for Elgin County, although it is independent of the county.
St. Thomas City Hall
Life-sized Jumbo statue
The Highway 4 / Talbot Street (now renamed Talbot Hill) junction, before it was reconstructed into a roundabout.
St. Thomas railway station, built between 1871 and 1873, was the headquarters of the Canada Southern Railway. It is currently being restored.