Sunday, January 13, 2008

Woodland Restaurant

Here are photos of the Woodland Restaurant and their owners from our SHGV archives. Judging from past VC members comments this is a Verdun institution wich seems to bring back fond memories.
Guy
   

17 comments:

jmhachey MSN said...

Hi Guy ! In the neighborhood of Woodland Restaurant ... Tramway 2666 on line 58-Wellington heading South in the Woodland section of the Woodland loop (Wellington--Woodland--Lasalle Blvd--Argyle), around 1956 http://www.davesrailpix.com/mtc/htm/mtc55.htm JM

les__f MSN said...

Thanks for the story Guy,.......is that from a SHGV newspaper or something? or is it old Messenger articles?           I sure would like to visit SHGV one of these days,......I'll have to make a Point of going back for a visit,..but the next thing you know years pass by,& I wonder where they went,......getting old I guess.............hahahahah                   Thanks again for your contributions on Verdun always informative...................................           Have Fun & Remember Verdun

stephenfredmond MSN said...

Guy do remember Woodland Restaurant  when it was called Whites? Steve

jmhachey MSN said...

Hi Steve ! In 1948, the restaurant was called Select Sweets (5443 Wellington, Verdun) Source: Lovell: http://bibnum2.banq.qc.ca/bna/lovell/src/1948/4.Annuaire_montr%E9alais_des_rues/W/110773_1948_0654.pdf JM

jmhachey MSN said...

Steve, I remember very well, I C U Sweets at 5501 Wellington, Verdun JM

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queenee66 MSN said...

Speaking of sweets..... Does anyone remember  Stillwells??  They are "still"  (no pun intended) around ,but now, in La Salle.  B.F.N. Sharon

judy MSN said...

Love Stillwell humbugs, buy a supply every time we go to Montreal... Judy

guy5479 MSN said...

Les, The article on the Woodland Restaurant was in a City of Verdun year 2000 publication commemorating the City's 125th anniversary of the founding of the city. If you do make a visit to Verdun, let me know so that we can arrange a tour of our library and archives. In the meantime, here is a photo of a section of our library. Those bars in the rear are from the old prison when the police station was on Church Street. Guy  

fenitern MSN said...

Johnny Light's family owned Stillwells in the 50's and 60's. He was a grad of VHS, around 1961, and we lost track in the 70's after I left the province. Anyone with knowledge of him?

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habsrule241 MSN said...

  hi.   i go to Stillwells everytime i am in montreal. They are around the corner from my dad on Bishop Power.. no other candy like it in the world. They seem to keep their own hours and sometimes you have to make 2 trips to catch them but it is well worth it.   but this was about Woodland restaurant.. used to go there often and always enjoyed the cheeseburgers and coke..   regards jd

les__f MSN said...

Two of my sisters worked for Stillwells over the years,.& I think I heard that Johnny Light had passed away??? Years ago.                                                                                       hf&rv

johnmelinvin2 MSN said...

how nice to read this web site every so often..there is always some place mentioned that brings back fond memories of the past..God bless Verdunites

pbreidon MSN said...

John Light passed away many years ago. His younger sister Connie and her husband now run Stillwells in Lasalle. When the store was on Wellington they used coal to heat the ingredients for the humbugs. When the store moved to Lasalle they had to change to natural gas. This posed a problem because coal burns hotter than natural gas. They solved it some how and the recipe is still a family secret. Peter B.

les__f MSN said...

I wonder how many tons of Humbugs have been sold over the years,..........that's been a family business for a long time,50 years or so??       and Still Well ,...........sorry couldn';t help it..                                                  Have Fun & Remember Verdun

wendythepool MSN said...

Hi, I went to Stillwells also when I recently went home and  bought lollipop humbugs, which I'd never seen before, for my dad and cherry humbugs for my kids. They were gone in about 1hr. I guess I got lucky they were open, I was told they kind of make their own hours. Wendy