The Bachelor's Life

Today it was raining all day. So after taking Melody shopping we made our way to the John Walter Museum.
John Walter was Edmonton's first millonaire. During his 50 years here he built three houses all of which are still standing today. In the past I posted a photo of each house. Today we had the chance to be given a tour of each one.
So I have taken the time to put together some collages of each one.
This is house one built in 1876 in which John lived in while he was still single. He conducted business on the main floor and slept in the room on the second floor

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Simple and efficient- which is probably why he was so successful!

[Tony]

Lovely images and great capture of life was lived at a slower pace.

[Lin]

Well captured.

[Anne ❀]

nice collection, interesting day i'm sure!

[Richard]

Nice triptych.

[Leana Niemand]

Nice one, like how you put it all together.

[Richard Hickey]

Fantastic collage.

[Lee-Ann]

Nice images.

[KWind]

Wonderful shots.

[Veena Gupta]

A great look at the home of a very organised man I thought from the way his supplies are stored.Fav.

[gloria jones]

Great collage of shots...nice details

[Jenfurj]

A wonderful capture of a previous era.

[Jclaireyp]

Nice collage, interesting story captured too.

[Nick]

Very interesting collage. Looks like humble beginnings for such a wealthy man.

[Joan Robillard]

Wonderful collage.

[Dione Giorgio]

This is how millionaires seem to have their beginning. Love your collage to show off his first house.

[Babs]

What a great collage.

[alia_801]

Ooh I'm glad to finally see the inside of these houses! Lovely shot :)

[Harry J Benson]

good collage, well presented

[Candace]

I love viewing inside these house for the history!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Wonderful collage and such interesting shots.

[Fisher Family]

Great collage and information. Fav. Katharine

[Lisa Poland]

Great collage. I love these types of museums.

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

Lovely little collage.

[Paula]

Great collage!

[Tremerryn]

A super collage.

[wendy frost]

Nice captures and collage interesting details. Sorry I seem to have deleted you from my friends list have now reinstated you.

[Gayle]

Great shots and wonderful collage! :-)

[Ellie Louise]

How interesting - a lovely collage.

[Pyrrhula]

A great triptych of three beautiful pic.`s.

[Margaret Brown]

Nice collage

[Nicole]

a lovely collage!

[Suse♡]

Makes a great collage

[John]

Fascinaing history and details in the photos!

[Pat Knowles]

Interesting to see this, he sounds a very industrious chap & a major influence on Edmonton!

[Dawn]

well captured

[Lynne Hart]

interesting commentary and images to go with it. Fav

[Warren]

wow, talk about a simpler life, well done.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Nice collage

[Faye Turner]

Very cool collage! Nicely captured!

[Milanie]

Quite a good picture of the times then - and probably why he became so successful.

[Islandgirl]

Lovely collage!

[Stephanie Swift]

Love all the great old item and interesting textures in this, fav.

[Jeff in VT, USA]

Very cool themed collage. I must ask, what was his industry that he made his income?

[Valerie Chesney]

My kind of place to visit...

[bkb in the city]

@dawnee Thanks

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@lhart Thanks Lynne for the comment and the fav

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@wjw1741 Thanks Warren

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@elisasaeter Thanks Elisabeth

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@fayefaye Thanks Faye

[bkb in the city]

@milaniet yes Milanie you can certainly see hints of why he was successful in life

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@radiogirl Glad you enjoyed this one Kathy

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@tristansmum Glad you enjoyed this one Stephanie

[bkb in the city]

@jeffinvt Well Jeff he started as a York boat builder for the Hudson Bay Company and then he ventured out on his own. Over time he operated two ferries crossing the river, he ran a sawmill and a coal mine as well as a general store

[bkb in the city]

@happysnaps Valerie I am sure you would like this museum

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@olivetreeann Yes Ann I am sure it was

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@tonydebont Glad you enjoyed this one Tony

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@linnypinny Thanks Lin

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@sunnygreenwood Yes Anne it was very interesting

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@woodlandsphotog Thanks Richard

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@leananiemand Glad you like it Leana

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@agedrunner Thanks Richard

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@leestevo Thanks Lee Ann

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@kwind Thanks Kim

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@veengupta Thanks Veena for the comment and the fav

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@seattlite Thanks Gloria

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@365projectorgjenfurj Thanks Jenn

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@jclaireyp Thank you

[bkb in the city]

@nickspicsnz Very humble beginnings

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@joansmor Glad you enjoyed this one Joan

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@sangwann Glad you enjoyed this one Dione

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@onewing Glad you like it Babs

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@alia_801 Glad you enjoyed this one Alia and two more to come

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@hjbenson Thanks Harry

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@ribbet9 Glad you enjoyed this one Candace

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@mittens Thanks Marilyn

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@fishers Thanks Katharine for the comment and the fav

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@homeschoolmom Lisa I am sure you would like this one

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@ladymagpie Glad you enjoyed this one Heather

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@paulavdmerwe Thanks Paula

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@tremerryn Thanks Tremerryn

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@wendyfrost Thanks Wendy

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@gaylewood Glad you enjoyed this one Gayle

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@ellielouise Glad you enjoyed this one Ellie

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@pyrrhula Thanks Pyrrhula

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@craftymeg Thanks Margaret

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@nicoleterheide Glad you enjoyed this one Nicole

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@susale Thanks Suse

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@congaree Glad you like it John

[bkb in the city]

@happypat Yes Pat he had a huge influence on the city and he has family who are still living in Edmonton to this day

[Jenfurj]

@bkbinthecity what a wonderful history

[ShirleyB]

From little acorns mighty oaks grow. A very enterprising young man. Great to see how simple his life began. Great shots

[Steve and Pam Winfield]

What a interesting man,and clever man I bet the tour of the buildings was very enjoyable :)

[bkb in the city]

@shirleybankfarm Thanks Shirley

[bkb in the city]

@stevepam Yes it was very enjoyable

[bruni]

How far back do I have to go to find the pictures of the 3 houses? It's great that you had the opportunity to see the inside of them.

[bruni]

Brian, I just googled the museum and saw all three houses, so no need to reply to the above. thanks.

[bkb in the city]

@bruni okay glad you were able to see them

[Catherine]

The three photos work well together - an interesting day I can imagine.

[bkb in the city]

@megpicatilly Catherine it is a very interesting place to visit