Do you see the choice of running shoes today, geez I don't remember if I even had a pair of runnning shoes , and the prices , e gad , what else do you remember having that kids have tons of today, interesting Jimmy
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my grand kids all have the lastest sneakers, wont be caught dead without a columbia jacket, have pc, personal dvd players, colour tv in each bedroom, only grandson plays hockey, is a habs fan, family has a skybox at the metro centre for hockey games and still wrap papa around their little finger when they want to borrow money. the oldest granddaughter has gotton a promise from pappa for a car for her 16 birthday. and they say they are bored. patsy
Hi Patricia, When I was a kid all the kids wore those black and white running shoes. And if you were rich enough to get a new pair and not hand me downs you would go out side and rub them in the mud so that your friends would not bug you to death and stomp your feet until they looked old. Dannyb-
hey danny b i remember those well. i also rember those plaid ones. the kids today would laugh if you told them to wear them. but here the style has become for the girls to go out with pj bottoms on. i wonder what would have happened to us if we wore them to vhs instead of the tunics. patsy
I had a pair of courderoy ones...in a kind of olive green color....That was the rage when I was in high school.
I remember coming home from Camp Lewis (which was for poor kids ) with one rubber boot and a canvas runnning shoe , pith helmet, remember those damn things , my mother waiting to take me home and wash me , hhahahahaha not much washing at camp lewis jimmy
Does Anyone remember the Wallabees fad when we all wore the suede shoes that looked like these? Mine were a cobalt blue and I wore them till they fell off my feet! hehe I was shocked to see that they still make them....hmmmmm.... Luv, Sharon
I remember the Wallabees very well!!! I lived in those things for years LOL....mine were always brown or black tho....I was rebelling I guess....black was in! I can't understand the craze for sneakers nowadays!! and the price (EEEK!). My 10yr old just gets what Mom can afford...he says he's being deprived. LMAOOO Hugs Rosemarie
Sharon I remember those shoes. I have had bad (sore) feet all my life. A friend of mine told me about them. She said they were ugly, but very comfotable. I wore them forever. When I got back to Vancouver Washington I bought another pair. But it is sad, because I can't find them anymore. Winston Allison
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Wallabees were NOT ugly! They were COOL! And yes very, very comfy Luv, Sharon
Hey guys, do you remember penny loafers. i forget now but depending on if you had 1 or 2 pennys it would depend if you were going steady. also something to do with no pennys. also if your sneakers had one bow towards the toe ment you were going steady. now we dont bother to tie them tight just tight enough to slip them on without doing up the laces. my newest granddaughter who is one yr. old has a pair that light up red when she walks. patsy
Anyone go to Camp Kinkora??? It was a catholic camp. I am not catholic, BUT I diid go to the camp.Winston Allison
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....How about "camp chapleau" went there all summer for yrs and yrs my Mom was the cook for the boys camp.
My vewry favorite shoes....wish they still made em.
I went to Camp Farthing....the Anglican Church Camp. I think it was near Magog, but not sure. I think Chapleau was the camp we went to when we went camping at the end of grade 7.
anybody remember "earth shoes"? the heels were actually lower than the rest of the shoe. Supposed to imitate walking in sand. Must have been mid seventies.
I remember my father buying me shoes for $10, and that was pretty much average. A pair of North Star, or Adidas, the white plastic shoes with the blue stripes, ran about $25, and I had to beg to get them. We had to make sure we got our money out of them, they had to last a year lol. I remember buying a pair of Nike in the eighties , and I paid $110. I told my dad, and he nearly fainted! He went on all day about the price hahaha. When I buy shoes now, I make sure that I tell him how much I paid. It is getting ridiculous. I see shoes, that are $250. I can't think of how better these would be compared to a $100 pair of running shoes. It boggles the mind. Mike
Remember the black & white running shoes , that had a round disc on the ankle, and we used to peel them off (I have no idea why,but we did) I think they were a canvas material & probably cost three or four bucks,.......and you had to make those last...........hahahaha Now it costs three or four bucks in Gas just to drive your kid to the mall......hahhahaha Then you fork out another whack of DoReMi , just to get the 'Right type of glorified running shoe for that Special activity (usually sittin in front of a computer screen.............hahahahahah
maggie i remember earth shoes also lollipop sandles. if we wait another couple of years they will be back out in style. we used to have a store in halifax that just sold wallabees, gotta check if it is still there. the most comfortable sneakers are new ballance. after accident dr. recomended them. they were 130.00 but 3 yrs later they are still going strong pat
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They actually still make them, Maggie. These the shoes you mean? Luv, Sharon
Hey Judy...which shoes do you mean that are your favorite? They still do make a lot of the old ones believe it or not...just do a search on the web and see. Luv, Sharon
Hey Mag...it just dawned on me...You called those shoes "Earth shoes". Didn't we call them "Roots" too, or were they another kind of shoe? Luv, Sharon
Anyone remember the sandals we wore called "J.C.'s"? Short for Jesus Christ sandals --- they had the toe ring that your big toe went thru and they were thong style. REAL cheap too, but don't get them wet too much or they fell apart hehe. They were SO comfy, but your feet ended up filthy at the end of the day. Ah...nothing a bit of soap and water couldn't cure. Ive been looking for them here to no avail. Looked for them in Verdun too before I left early last summer. Anyone know where they can be found by any chance? Luv, Sharon
Hi Sharon ..... try www.onevillage.org/sandals.htm hahahahah I have no idea why I looked for this , but You got me with the Toe thing , so I typed in 'Toe Loop Sandals' and there's seems to be lots of choices Good Luck ........hahahaha Hey Remember the other Weird shoe for awhile ' Clogs' weren't they .....They looked like you'd be walking on a piece of 2 x 4's ...hahaha I Remember a teacher that wore those but can't think of the name........
Hey thanks Les! That is exactly the sandal that I meant too! Only the ones at that site are MUCH better-made and of superior quality than the ones I used to buy for 5 - 7 bucks Cdn. Guess that why they're priced at 19 and a half POUNDS hehe. Totals to about 40 bucks Cdn I believe. Which isn't bad. Hmmmmm....lol Thanks again Les, And ummmmm whaddaya mean the (Toe thing) got ya? hahahaha! I...won't....go....there..... Yes I remember the clogs too! Also those cheap, black, cotton little Chinese shoes with the small strap the went over the top of your foot and buckled on the side. Not for the men tho! LOL! Luv, Sharon
Hi Sharon, I believe the clogs were wooden soled Dr. Scholl's. They looked so darned uncomfortable, but were in fact comfortable after you wore them a little. Cheers, Linda
Hi Linda Yes there were the Dr. Scholl's sandals and then there were also the "clogs". They were wooden soled slip-ons but closed at the toe. They were comfy too but hell if your shoe happened to half slip off and you ended up getting the heel of the shoe in the arch of your foot! Yow. Luv, Sharon
JC sandals, we used to buy them at a little "east indian" shop next to Prince George's restaurant near the corner of Rielle on Wellington. They sold other "interesting" items there too. Sharon, the shoes you posted do look like the ones I had in mind. I think of Clogs as heavy wooden soles and open backs. They sell them again. My daughter tried a pair on at the store today. Platform shoes were my faves. Added a few inches to my height without making me stand on my toes.
Hi Maggie ..........by the term east indian store is this perhaps a reference to what we called 'Head Shops' with Hookaks & other paraphenalia??? hahahahahha I seem to Remember one near the corner of Rielle & Wellington in the early 70's .........
Hi Sharon ...don't forget that 7bucks Canadian in the early 70's perhaps late 60's would be fairly close to 19 pounds today............and if it's slightly more then I think I can safely say that to equal things in the early seventies , then I would have to Drop a few Pounds as well anyway......hahahahahha
I just bought my JC sandals there! really!
Hey Mag...that's one of the places that I used to get them too. There was also another place like that on Wellington down near Hickson. The place near Rielle is now a purse place and doesn't sell the same kind of stuff. Which is just as well if you ask me....lol. Yeah we remember the same clogs, I just wasn't able to describe them right. Luv, Sharon
Once again, I didn't explain myself properly hehe. I paid that amount the last time I bought a pair about 10 years ago. So of course the price would still be a bit higher nowadays but probably not that much more. These J.C.'s stayed relatively the same price for many years...go figure...lol. As for having to drop a few lbs. to equal things in the early 70's....hmmm yeah I guess I can relate to that one too....lol. Luv, Sharon
LOL! I'm.....keeping.....my.....mouth.....shut! Luv, Sharon
I remember Belly boots and don't know why we called them BELLY Boots , sure did not go up to my BELLY hahahaha Jimmy
ahahhah that's cuz they are called " BILLY BOOTS""
When we refer to Billy boots my kids as well as my sister's laugh their asses off at us.
Colleen
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Does anyone remember 'white buck' shoes? This was back in the late 50's, early 60's and was a trend started by Pat Boone (yup he's still alive). I remember wearing 'saddle shoes' also, which were lace-up's and white with a blue band. Cheers, Linda
LOL! I'm a wee bit afraid to say the story that I got of WHY they are called "Billy boots" hehe Something to do with the hind legs of billy goats and farmers LOL My hubby laughed his butt off the first time we went out for a pair of them for me cuz the farm was having its mud season, and I told him the theory I heard of why they're called that. They just simply call them mud boots or rubber boots here.... Luv, Sharon
I am fairly sure that the Actual name of the 'Billy Boots' were Really called "Wellingtons"
Persevere! I used to get the strangest looks from people when I mentioned in Birthday invitations that the kids would be having POGOs. In the western world they seem to be called Corn Dogs! In the last few years our local grocery store has been bringing in a packaged, frozen version labelled....POGO! Now we have a whole new generation calling them POGOs! Now if only they would all get 'billy goats', then we all could be wearing Billy Boots too! (right Shar?) I wonder how long it will take for me to get them all using cole slaw on their steamies!
Yes - the Brits call them Wellies.
Now theres someone using my language...here they go on the veranda and have a corn dog and pop, put ketchup on everything and wait for a Chinook to roll in.
My sister and brother came in from Montreal for my Mother's funeral and we ordered an "all dressed" pizza, we thought my brother was going to hurl!!!
My sister said that when I go home in July I will not have to worry I will STILL love steamies, Dalhiah sp?? burgers, smoked meat, Miss Italia Pizza and real good Chinese food.
Ummmm Colleen
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How about Desert Boots and Fryes?
I remember when my step-son came from London England to Calgary - we went to one of the few good pastry shops for a late night snack the night he arrived and thinking coffee would leave him to wired to sleep was thinking milk would be a better choice with his chocolate cake. I turned around to ask him if he preferred homo and he blanched - so I rephrased it to 2% or whole milk - sheesh.
I luuuuuuuuuuuuuv POGOS! But yep, they call em corn dogs here too...lol...and my hubby puts SAUERKRAUT on his hot dogs...UGH! As for the Billy boots Mag...if you want my personal opinion I think it's simply a shortened version of "hillbilly boots". Makes sense to me....... Luv, Sharon
You lucky gal going to Mtl! What a nice couple of best friends that you have, man! I am DYING to get back to Montreal...haven't been back in 11 months now which is nothing compared to your absence but I'm a bit homesick. Waiting on Immigration in the US to send me my "travel document" so that I can leave for Canada for a visit and then return to the US again. I'm in the middle of applying for permanent status here so I have to do that. But like all governemnetal red tape it involves $$ and WAITING...grrrrrrr. I too, can't wait to eat all my fav foods... Most of all I miss Buffalo Bill's HOTWINGS with 911 sauce! And Dilallo pepper burgers of course. Smoked meat ohhhhhhhhhhh they don't even KNOW what that is here hehe. Woodland's pizza! Oh man I'm gonna be gaining some weight, I can see it now....lol Luv, Sharon
LMAO Ya GOTTA wonder just WHAT they are thinking HOMO milk is eh? hehehe My hubby did a double-take too when I first asked him to pick up some "homo" milk on his way home from work. He looked at me like I had 2 heads hehe and said "HUH? Uhhhhh...I don't think we have that HERE!" LOL! Luv, Sharon
Sharon. You should asked your husband to pick up Jersey milk, like we use to get. That is the one with about 3 inches of thick cream on the top, in the glass bottles. He will not only think you have 2 heads, but probably a screw loose also. Winston Allison
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Does anyone besides very old little me remember seeing horse drawn milk wagons in Verdun in the early sixties? Deb
Hi Deb, I remember the horse drawn wagon bringing the milk. I also seem to remember a Collie being walked by a blond girl around the Monument. I can't recall the name of the girl or the dog. But was always around. Did you know Marie and Joanne Everlynn?? They lived across from the park at that time. Dannyb-
Deb No. You are not the only one that remembers the horse drawn milk wagons. I use to help the milkman and still remember the horses name. Dolly. Also helped the breadman in his horse drawn wagon. The breadmans name was Cater. I know because I lived at 835 3rd avenue, and he lived at 837 3rd avenue.
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Deb No. You are not the only one that remembers the horse drawn milk wagons. I use to help the milkman and still remember the horses name. Dolly. Also helped the breadman in his horse drawn wagon. The breadmans name was Cater. I know because I lived at 835 3rd avenue, and he lived at 837 3rd avenue. Winston Allison
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deb i remember the horse drawnmilk wagon. in the winter the milk would freeze and the cream on top would pop the cork. i had a wart once and my dad asked the milkman for a hair from the horse, he tied it around the wart and it fell off in about a week. does anyone remember the horse between gertrude and evelyn next to regina?? patsy
I remember the horse drawn milkwagon from Guaranteed Pure Milk. The milkmans name was Roger. He had a twin brother who also had a milk route in the Verdun area. Roger would let us get on the wagon and ride up Manning. When he left our Saturday milk, there was always a small (2 piece) pack of Chicklets on top.
Alan
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> deb i remember the horse drawnmilk wagon. in the winter the milk would freeze and the cream on top would pop the cork. i had a wart once and my dad asked the milkman for a hair from the horse, he tied it around the wart and it fell off in about a week. does anyone remember the horse between gertrude and evelyn next to regina?? patsy
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Hi De, Yes, I remember the milk wagons on 3rd avenue where I lived...do you remember the ice-man delivering blocks of ice? soooo long ago............... cookie
hey winnie, what about the ice-man who delivered blocks of ice on 3rd...there was also the clothes man who had a car, had girls and boys clothes for sale..his actual store was on wellington and 3rd ,I think?? cookie
Hi Deb, I recall horse drawn milk & bread wagons. Everyone but POM Bakery who had old model T trucks with a crank in the front. Hollywood Bread, Elmhurst Dairy, Guaranteed Pure Milk, Ernest Cousins Dairy, JJJoubert Milk all had horse and wagons. Some of the milk routes that had hills had two horses pulling the wagon-Walter
I remember the old horse drawn milk wagons. I lived in Cote St. Paul and they delivered our milk. When I tell my kids that, they think I am so old. I don;t know about you but I found the chocolate milk so much better back then. It tasted like chocolate. That stuff today to me has not got much taste. Did you go to VHS?
Where on Third Ave did you live? I lived at 777 Third Ave.
until I married in 1954. Lived in the same block as the
Alexanders,McCarthys and others.
Margo
Funny you mention runing shoes. Some of them now go for $300. I will always remember my father thought that $10 -$15, was expensive for them. I bought a pair of NIKE Air Max, when they first came out, as I was a frequent runner, and they wer great cushioning. I paid $110 for them, and they lasted over a year, was a good bargain. I would ask my father how much did he think I paid for them. When I told him, he just couldn't believe I could pay that much for running shoes. The days of North Star, and Adidas in the early 70's was a luury for us. Mike
Hi Margo, we lived at 818-3rd ave, Wayne Carlin is my brother, I am Sandra. I sure remember the McCarthys, we lived on 3rd from birth to 1955 then moved to Allard. Pals I hung out with were Lorrain Kirk,Erlene McDonald,Bev Kane,etc, went to school at Willibroards with Gerturde Hunt! My grandparents and uncles lived at 780 -3rd. The McCrorys (Frankie) lived in the bottom flat next to ours..we were in the middle flat.I think I know you..but not sure?? cookie
Did you live in the same flat as Gerry cant think of his last name.
I guess you also knew the Olivers, Marion & Bernice? Did you also know Marion Taylor?
Your Grandparents lived right across from me. Frankie McCrory was
a very good friend of my brother Bob who also hung around with the Wong boy,
Bobbie Dorsey and John Tahamont.
Did you live in the same flats as the McManus'. Did you know any of the
Scanlans?
Margo
My oldman always said I was hanging around with the Wong crowd.......hahahaha HF&RV
Cookie. I remember the man with a car full of clothes. A dollar down, a dollar when you catch me. Teh iceman, oh yes. 15 cents for a small block, 30 cents for a double block. We could barely afford that 30 cents. Those were the days. We were all in the same boat. Of course don't forget the milkman, the breadman, and their horses. Winston
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Hi Margo, You must mean Gerry Castleman? He liked to be referred to as GERALD,he lived in the next set of flats. In our set of flats (6 doors,6 families) The Bogles, The Wongs, The Smiths,and us The Carlins, on the other side of us were ,The Mccrorys, McManuses, The Kirks. Bobby Dorsey lived next to Senkas store,right? John and Winston (uncas) Tahamont lived up the street more towards Verdun ave than Bannantyne. You must have lived near Brian Sullivan, Judy Claxton, JO-Anne Miller (who did cartwheels down 3rd ave road) I joined her sometimes..........I do recall your name..wait...I will get some Ginko for my memory, cookie
Hi Cookie,
I lived in the block next to Sencas store. Bottom flat the McCarthys.above them The
Alexanders, above somebody with no children,the other side
bottom flat no memory,middle flat a French Family third flat the
Allens, Bob and Margo.
The other side of store was the Scanlans, Raymond Poirer and others.
Margo
To Cookie and Margo, The Gerry Castleman that you are referring to. Did he live on 3rd or 4th Ave. I thought he lived upstairs next door to my grandmother. She lived at 1002 4th Ave. His would have been 1006. Gerry was about 3 or 4 years older than I and gave me an old stamp collection of his that he was no longer interested in. I am still a stamp collector. He also as I remember had a friend Jerry Mercer, who played with Triangle, Mashmakan and April wine.
It was Jerry Mercer that I met last year after an April Wine concert in Regina. He was playing drums. We held up the autograph line a bit just chatting about Verdun. He was going "home" to get married the following month.
Wow Maggie, I wanna see pics of that! Please TELL ME you got pics! I'm going wayyyyy back here but do you happen to know Kent Jared? He was a close friend of my ex's. Anyway when I was first going out with my ex over 25 years ago, his friend Kent's mother was dating Jerry Mercer...lol...I always kept trying to find a reason to go over to Kent's to catch a glimpse of Jerry but it never worked out.
Sorry but the Gerry Castleman that I knew did
live on third Ave.
Cookie the other Jerry that I was thinking of was
Jerry Holiday?
Margo
Do you believe it? No pictures! I had my camera around my neck too! I did give him a card with the URL to Verdun Connections. Maybe he is one of our "mystery members"? Come out come out wherever you are! Funny you mentioned Kent Jared. He is one of Classmates' new members last week. I didn't recognize the name at all before you mentioned it here.
Arrrggggggggh Maggie! How could NOT take a pic? Were you in a trance? hahaha Say Hello if you're here Jerry! We don't bite....too hard. So Kent joined Classmate's did he? Wonder if I should look him up....lol.
Good Morning Sharon!
And also the rest of the group, guess I missed something here so can
someone please tell me why this subject matter is all under SHOES?
Have Fun and Keep Young
Tiny Tina
Well Tina, if you read the beginning of this thread, you'll see that it WAS originally about shoes hahaha
Habfan/Mike, Anyone remember the only "running" shoes we could get during the 40's were brown , and the sole was so thin you could feel any size stone through them. Holes were made in them quite quickly so what to do? What else! We would take the pieces of cardboard that were put between the layers of Shredded Wheat and cut them to make insoles. Running on the bordwalk in these shoes, without an insole, meant long splinters shooting into these holes and often right into your foot. Then, a miracle! A NEW running shoe came out around 1950??? I believe they were called FLEETFOOT. The first running shoe ever that had a "cushioned sole". And when you had never experienced a cushioned sole in you life, these made you feel not only extremely comfortable, but that you were literally "walking on air". I believe the cost was about $5.95 which was huge for the times! Art
Hi Margo, I know what flat you lived in, I asked my brother Wayne Carlin if he remembered Margo and Bob Allen on third....he said he did.....to me your name is so familiar,just cannot place any faces (must be a senior thing)......... cookie
I believe that your Grand-parents lived across the street
from us. Where are you living now?
Margo
Margo...yes my grandparents lived across the street from you. They wre at 780 downstairs. Do you remember Patricia Brownell across the street from you downstairs? She had a younger brother, my brother hung out with her for awhile.....What about Joanne Miller who did all those cartwheels down the road on 3rd? Ha ha....She was in shape! We live In Kelowna B.C, have lived in B.C since 1980 .........
Yes she lived in the same block as the Guilboards and Hunts right next to
your grandparents. I certainley remember The Millers and the Chalmers who
lived next door to them. Then the Baldos,Booths in the next block and the Clements in the next
block.
Margol
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