The Verdun Post Office on chruch ave (d eglise) is the next one to go.
THANKS for stopping by, I do my best to acknowledge when someone leaves a comment,you do not have to be a member here & everyone is welcome. Ps: This site is monitored but not actively posting on a regular basis. Mostly these are stories & some photos saved from a defunct site known as Verdun Connections which was on MSN Groups initially then on a social network called Multiply.
Quick, someone take a pic! Please?
ReplyDeleteMaggie, Hows this for quick work. I took these pictures last summer. I don't see why they would want to demolish these perfectly good buildings. Are you sure your information re demolishing these buildings is correct ? Guy
ReplyDeletelinnie, can you verify that information?
ReplyDeleteIf this happens, it's our fault for using too much email. Let's all send each other an empty envelope to revive the postal department. Ed
ReplyDeleteI continually write snail mail to my children. Not long drawn out letters, but short, sweet notes. In a generation or two from now at least my progeny will have a sample of my penmanship. I have a couple of letters handwritten by my grandfather that I have managed to safeguard and I treasure them (ps he died bout 53 years ago). Emails are alright, but if you want to get up tight and personal, nothing beats a hand written note. Egads you can even send cards (birthday, Christmas, etc) through the net these days. Cheers.
ReplyDeleteMaggie It was in yesterday Verdun Messager slated to close for November 27 but with out a fight Jeanne-Le Ber MP Thierry St-Cry intends to do everything possible to prevent closure a few examples are residents without a car,who have to go further to obtain postal services also 250 people will be losing there postal boxes there is a petition at his office to sign 4071 Wellington If anybody is interested in trying to save the post office.
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone remember the totem pole behind the old Gordon YMCA in the
ReplyDeletemid 50s? Some craftsman created it back there, and erected it in the
same place. Maybe it didn't stay there very long?
I remember the field behind the Y (Catholic School there now),
especially in the spring thaw -- very cold little lakes to wade
through, which would pour over the top of our Billy Boots if unlucky
to step into a hole. Burrr!
Second Avenue.
I vaguely remember the totem pole Bill. The reason I remember is because in summer they used to put up a canning shed there. The shed was actually an old freight car and I wondered how they got it on there without tracks. My Mother would take her preserves in pots on my coaster (with me pulling of course) and go from Woodland to have them sealed in cans for 1 cent reach. It was heavier going home with the cans full and the heavy iron pots but it got me a couple of the leftover pennies so I could go into Mr. Langlois' store on Woodland and Bannantyne and stand for an hour trying tio decide which of the one cent candy to buy. Maple leaf broken chips usually won. Ed
ReplyDeleteMom1945-Linda,
ReplyDeleteYour message just relight an idea I had in my mind several years ago, got
started and then I slacked off. My dear father-in-law was a great writer of
letters when they wintered in Floida as well as having many journals that he
has wriitten stories dealing with his life. He was born in the late 1800's
and probably seen more progress in life than anyone of us ever will. From
horse drawn carriages to Man landing on the moon. Several years ago I
decided to transcribe all these stories so that all the children,
grandchildren and great grandchildren would under stand and hopefuly know
this great man a little better than just a picture. Thanks for the reminder,
I will get back to the project.
Ruth