On April 26, 1957, someone left Montreal on a seven-day trip to England on the Empress of France. After staying in England for about 20 days, they returned on the Empress of Scotland, arriving in Montreal on May 31. Along … Continue reading
Although it is possible to drive from St. John, New Brunswick to Digby, Nova Scotia, thanks to the Bay of Fundy which separates them, the trip is nearly 400 miles and takes nearly 6 hours. The same trip is only … Continue reading
This booklet is from the era when Canadian Pacific’s graphics artists hadn’t figured out how to use the four-color process to print more than four colors for things other than photographs. As a result, all of the print and many … Continue reading
Although the front cover of this menu is labeled “the city of Quebec” in French, the photo mainly shows the part of Quebec that Canadian Pacific most cared about, the Chateau de Frontenac. This hotel, the back cover explains, was … Continue reading
We’ve seen menus from the Royal Alexandra Hotel before, at least one of which featured an image of the hotel on the cover. Today’s menu looks more like one that might be found on a dining car with a photo … Continue reading
This 1947 menu was used aboard a Canadian Pacific ship in “Triangle service,” meaning it shuttled from Seattle to Victoria to Vancouver and back to Seattle. We’ve previously seen two other menus in this series: a full-page photo with a … Continue reading
In the 1930s, Canadian Pacific transitioned from what I call the “non-white” menus to “white” menus. The non-white menus came in a variety of colors and formats, with cover illustrations sometimes filling the front cover but more often printed on … Continue reading
“The history of the Canadian Pacific Railway has been termed a tale of gallantry, honesty and steadfastness,” says this booklet. Apparently, the people who built the railway did so solely as part of their patriotic duty to the new confederation … Continue reading
“Think of traveling in your own Private Pullman Train, with congenial people, stopping at high-class hotels, enjoying the best sightseeing trips, freed of all the little vexations of travel, nothing to worry about, just enjoying God’s great out-of-doors,” Mr. Rochester … Continue reading
Whoever collected yesterday’s lunch menu must also have kept this menu from their return trip aboard the Empress of Scotland, which left almost six weeks after they arrived in England on the Empress of France. The Scot departed Southampton on … Continue reading
