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Originally Posted by hipster duck
So if the area was first built around 1910, then every house on that street should be original and built in the 1910s.
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If I'm interpreting this right, it pretty much disqualifies Saint John, which was subject to a
Great Fire in 1877 that levelled most of the original city centre.
Much of the area, however was quickly rebuilt in brick and stone, so I'm going to cheat a bit for the sake of offering a couple contenders.
Princess Street from Prince William to Canterbury:
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This block technically fits the bill for an intact historic city block circa the late 1870s (though the street itself would have been laid out about 90 years earlier). I say "technically" because (1) It's a fairly short block and (2) several of the buildings have their main facades on other streets.
Turn 90 degrees to the left, however, and you have one of Canada's best preserved commercial blocks - Prince William Street from Princess to Grannan (somewhat obscured by foliage in Street View):
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This block almost makes the cut, however the presence of the mid-century Bank of Canada building at its other end means it can't fulfill all the criteria. Still an impressive set of buildings.
I'd consider these two blocks to be the top (commercial) contenders from SJ for this thread. Most other blocks have one or more holes, or buildings from different eras, or only one side of the street qualifies, etc. If I went through with a fine toothed comb I could probably find a few residential blocks on the Central Peninsula that fit the bill, but I'll leave that for another time.
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