Saturday, March 24, 2007

Little house on woodland


 Does anyone remember that lovely little house
on Woodland between Verdun Ave & Wellington walking up the street it would
have been on the left hand side. It was white brick I think It just didn't look
like it fit in with the rest of the houses, more like a country cottage.

I know my decription of it is'nt the best , but I
allways wondered who lived there.

Another thing that sticks out in my mind was that
beautiful Weeping Willow tree on Demarshais between Bannatyne & Verdun ave
on the left hand side. I loved that tree and said that one day I'd love to have
one in my own front yard.

Have a great day every
one!

22 comments:

metalman108 MSN said...

levis

that was 314 woodland, that little house
it had no basement.
mom sold it fro 6k back in the late 60's.

wendythepool MSN said...

Hi Lynn, don't you remember knocking on the door of that house cause we wanted to see inside but no one was home.Didn't it have gravel instead of grass in the front yard?That house was so cute.There was a really nice weeping willow on Melrose not far from the park.The lady that lived there used to freak out when we went near her tree.
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levisjeans7 MSN said...

Metalman  That was your Mom's house? Wow. How
are you doing? What's new?

levisjeans7 MSN said...

Wendythepool
Metal man just posted that the very same little
house was is Mother's . Is't that a hoot! I do remember kocking on the door to
see if we could look inside. Were we bold or what!

edbro68 MSN said...

MMan, Do you remember Charley Ben between Verdun and Wellington on the right side walking toward the rtiver (I've never figured out the up or down of a street. ). ?He had an old clapboard bungalow set back almost to Egan Ave. His driveway was planks for his model T Ford. He had hunting dogs.           Ed

les__f MSN said...

Hi Ed,.simply up or down ,by the numbers,........  the numbers go down towards the river,.and up towards the Acqueduct   Hence up & down the avenues,.....and the same for the street address's on the main streets,..up towards Lasalle ......and the numbers go Down towards the City Center . That's why we went Downtown ................follow the numbers,.....(or are you pulling my leg?.....hahahaha

metalman108 MSN said...

levis

yes that was the little shack that was home
it was cold in the winter, the yard was our playground
we had ducks, rabbits, turtles, bullfrogs, cats
even had a seagull.
back then atwater market sold chicks that had
dye on them for easter.
my grandad lived next door 308 woodland
when grandad died, we sold both homes
and moved to westend of verdun.
aprox 1968

metalman108 MSN said...

edbro

i do remember that house, in my time
the smiths used to live there, they owned
a animal cementry.
later it was sold and they built a condo
on the land.
also back then, there was a ambulance
building on woodland and wellington
across from woodland pizza.
the owner nick name was captian bonhome
he wanted to buy the both houses 308 &314
woodland, he offered a good sum of money
to my mom.
he wanted to demolish the two houses
and build a new ambulance building
on the land.
the deal fell apart because the quebec
goverment made private ambulance
not to charge or something to do with
the health care system???
so captain bonhome didn't want to buy the
two houses because of the quebec stuff?
those houses are very old today
and they are still standing there today
a little history on woodland
the two houses were sold one for 8k
the little shack for 6k
aprox 1968

les__f MSN said...

Yes I Rememeber that Woodland Ambulance building ................ Funny I don't really Remember seeing too many ambulance's around Verdun,...but I do Remember the Verdun Police (before they were part of MUC) they had Verdun Police Ambulances ,.they were a light green Chevrolet Caprice Wagon......with only 1 seat in the back beside the stretcher.......and yes I've been  in it ,.while being transported to the Station.......hahahahahah always watch your head when the cops 'help' you into the back seat ,.sometimes by accident you bash your head on the door frame,.....and when your hands are in bracelets behind your back,.it makes it tough to protect your self...........hahahahahahaha      (so I've heard)

edbro68 MSN said...

Thanks Les, I always thought it meant simply up or down but some streets go uphill to the aqueduct and some go uphill to the river. I am now unconfused. Metalman, I once drove the old model T. He brought it to the saervice station where I worked. We always road tested cars after repairing. it was made befotre the days of automatic ignition advance. The advance and fuel were on the steering wheel. Right pedal was rachet type gear shift.  We too had a big yard at 1020 and all the kids enjoyed it. There are no more vacant lots to play in. Verdun is full.                                                            Woodland ambulance was started by Gordie Shute of Woodland Avenue (at that time) and Lucien Caron who was later Mayor of Verdun. Both men owned car washes. Gordie's was Colborn Car Wash (Peel near Wellingtyon) Lucien's was on Galt in Ville Emard near the bridge.  Ed

les__f MSN said...

Ed ......what about the old Drake Car Wash,..........is that the one that Caron owned .........I can Remember that as a busy spot,at one time,.right near the old 'Churchill'  later known as Laverendrye Pub/Tavern.....then Cote st Paul Tavern?.......................  in anycase there was the Drake Car Wash right there too .

the lad MSN said...

Les   I think they also had a green Rambler(American Motors) wagon as well.Message 10 Did you ever ride in that one...?   LaSalle had a blue wagons....nice ride too......   good times Lad

les__f MSN said...

The Lad:   I don't Remember the AMC products,.......but did get a test ride in a Lasalle unmarked one  (Det car) think it was a Plymouth?? and toured the facilities in both Verdun & Lasalle................hahahahaha There was a cop in Lasalle called  Beauchemin ( I think his name was) He owned a Black (either ) Beaumont or Chevelle ( I think Beaumont) 1969 model,.that he trailered to Napierville or SanAir in those days,..........the message Race on the Strip,.not the Street,...he did the Radar thing around Lasalle.......and if you got caght by him ,'you got the ticket'..................hahaha  

edbro68 MSN said...

Les, The Drake car wash is the one. Oddly, Both Gordie Shute and Lucien Caron had their own taxi and worked out of the stand that later became Woodland ambulance, also owned by them. Gordie's father had a small car wash on Colborne where cars were washed by hand. Gordy inherited the place and turned it into an automatic car wash doing 500 cars per day on some Saturdays. He gave Police cars free wash and special rates for taxis.  When his old partner Lucien saw how Gordy was doing he bought the hand wash at Drake and like Gordy he turned it into a goldmine. Gordy's  15 year old son Brendan was killed by a speeding car walking back from the LaSalle theater with my brother Grant. It happened on the line between LaSalle and Verdun.         Ed  

les__f MSN said...

hi Edbro I sort of Remember the Drake Car Wash being a handwash,.and then becomming automatic (automated),............Smart move free wash for Police ,.keeps your business a little safer..... as for the border btwn Lasalle & Verdun......that was Fayolle St (wasn't it??) withe Alepin being the first st in Lasalle (would that be right)?  

edbro68 MSN said...

Exactly, the street narrows there, or at least it used to.                         Ed

the lad MSN said...

Les   Remember the unmarked cars in LaSalle too....lights in the grille..surprise.... You triggered the memory with the Beaumont...Chevelle...seems real familar.. Black maybe stock 396  at one time...not sure maybe one I saw around..   Lad

touchy826 MSN said...

I also rember  the house on woodland, Ben had fox hounds hunted Angrion Park area and Lasalle, over to Nuns Island, He was on his 3 rd. Wife, she would row  over to Nuns Island, with Ben in back of boat to duck hunt. The model T was used by the Verdun Yatch guys. to get there boats in & out of river, They would line boats up on the stairs infront of Pavilion, tie rope to axcel And pull up, or lower down. I met Grandson Ron, in the old Churchill Tavern having lunch, a couple of years ago, We rode bikes together in the 50's. Also met his Brother in Florida about 10 Years ago.  

levisjeans7 MSN said...

touchy020 What a grat photo of the Model T is that
you in the driver's seat?

wendythepool MSN said...

Hi Lynn, I've been trying to answer this for a few days now. My computer seems to be on it's last legs, and it has taken me forever to get on today. Yes we were bold as hell, and also weird.Do you remember hanging out at various funeral homes, and after the families left, we would go and look at the dead people,and touch them.I'm LMAO as I am typing this.
Weird Wendy

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sabby MSN said...

On my God Sandy!    I used to do that too!  But it was in Ville Emard---the funeral home on Monk near the park!  I was 9 years old and went to Holy Cross school.  My friend and I would go after school and visit ---kneel also and pray.  I don't recall any families being around since we always chose the rooms that were empty.  But one day we went into this one room where a baby lay in its casket.  I remember how rosy the tiny knuckles were and then this adult voice behind me said I could kiss the knuckles!  We said no way and ran out of that place and never returned.  What'ya think that was about?  I've thought about this as an adult and I think that at that age I was just perhaps learning about death and was curious what dead people looked like.  Until I was 10, I was taught by lay teachers so I can't blame this one on the nuns!   Dolly