Postcard Memories is a bi-weekly series of historic views and photos down memory lane with us every other Saturday morning.
In a photo from the Bradford Witness, in the archives at the BWG Public Library: “It was up, up and away at Bak’s Market on Wednesday, Aug. 21 (1974) when the windmill on top of the market was completed. The job of lifting the blades up to the steel stand took only minutes after workmen finished putting the finishing touches on them.”
The windmill, which according to proprietor Casey Bak cost $15,000, was designed to turn, driven by a motor.
The market, located on what was then Highway 11, grew out of a roadside vegetable stand, selling Holland Marsh vegetables to cottagers on their way north from Toronto. Bak’s Market and the windmill became landmarks.
The building is now the home of The Guild of Automotive Restorers, at 44 Bridge St. The windmill still sits atop the building, but it no longer turns.
Details from The Bradford Witness and the Archives at the BWG Public Library.
