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,....I can Remember marching in parades with the sea-cadets ,.around Verdun,and CoteStPaul,........(why is it always cold & / or rainy,during a parade).......hahahaha
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Les...even the poutine was great..there is no other
good place for hotdogs..or smoke meat..Just looking at
that picture i got hungry..
John
lots of meaning in this old picture..If you look long
enough at this old picture of the forum, you could
hear the crowd roar and roar..
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lots and lots of charactor
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In the forum picture, notice the "newspaper" vendor's shack on the corner? Is there anywhere today that still may have this type of newspaper vendor? I also noticed the angle parking. At the left of the pic I see a vehicle of some sort that looks familiarly like the "Smart" car of today....just a little bigger...lol. Sure do love the black and white photos. Cheers.
Les. Character it does have.
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Well I'm still looking for the Tramway building in Verdun on Wellington,btwn Hickson & Church,.........but in the meantime ,I just liked this shot of a tram on NotrDame in Lachine,.......and although I really like old B&W's,......I thought this colour shot ,'captures' the feel of the era,quite well............................................. ...............the sun shining, and a nice day in Lachine................
Kudos Les_F That's exactly the colour I remember the old streetcars. I loved the back of these streetcars as they were sort of rounded and the seats went right around. The seats could also be switched (sort of like train seats used to be) so you could face the other seat. Maybe one the guys might remember, but was there a bell of some sort that the conductor rang as you got to a stop? I have a booklet that I found at a second-hand book store eons ago, right out here on the Island, of all places, called "Remember Montreal's Streetcars!" printed 1971 but the pics are all in black/white or sepia, so having the coloured streetcar is wonderful. Thanks.
Well we've had some B&W's of Saint Catherine,.from yesteryears,........Here's what the MainDrag looks like nowadays ,......Still looks busy,...... ...................but are they having as much Fun as we did ? ......Probably, .........................Being Young in Montreal,was and I would Imagine Still Is a real Fun Time....................the young people ,just don't know how much these times are worth Yet............................but We Do
Look at the amount of people just walking along the sidewalk,..... Hustle & Bustle did accurately describe Montreal ,(at least from whatt I Remember) Remember heading Downtown to cruise those old familiar spots,............
Les_F You seem to be our "lookey-findee" guy here, so how about seeing if you can find a picture of the St. Catherine Street window with the big "Christmas" display. Could have been Ogilvies, Simpsons or ??? Cheers.
Bet JMH knows where this place is,.......Do You ? .......................Leaves gone ,and getting ready for Winter,.....coming soon.
I will try Linda (Mom'45)...........start with this,for now I'll see what I can find................... Lookie Findee guy,............hahahahahaha
Christmas Parade,Montreal 1944,.......................I'm getting closer, ..........................................................That's old Santa's Float arriving , with all the reindeer ,except one,................I don't see Olive Remember Olive ,..the other Reindeer
Actually this is listeed as Christmas Parade November 25th ,1945,Montreal .......................I'll keep looking ,...to see if I can "Lookie Findee"............hahahahah I love that..................
Les_F Okay ... you have Olive the other Reindeer, but I have: Round John Virgin: .... Round John Virgin, Mother and Child, Sleep in Heavenly Peace Hey it takes one, to know one! Cheers.
Wouldn't be a complete set ,without this guy in the picture: Remember how exciting it was as a kid to be taken Downtown and watch the Santa Clause Parade,.......and when he showed up ,you'd hear all the kids ,as soon as he came into view..................."There's Santa"........also Remember getting the Free Gift inside Eaton's when you went to see Santa (the real one of course...........hahahaha),.....and You got to Ride the Train Too!! I'll post the train,again but later,.....I'm still on a Lookie Findee mission,......(and besides the Train ones are easy ,I've got them in a folder)
Don't forget this guy(was it a guy???) Punkinhead - Santa's Very Special Little Bear Eaton's launched Punkinhead, the teddy bear with the thick woolly tuft of hair, for the Christmas season of 1948. The story of the little bear who eventually gets to be in Santa's Parade charmed children for the next decade and everyone would cheer for Santa's little helper in the Parade. Punkinhead Storybook, 1948
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Want to checkout the site for yourselves,..... http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/exhibits/parade/forties.htm .........You all can help me "Lookie Findee"...............hahahahahaha
Have a good look through that Province of Ontario site,....there are actuall movie clips avaiable,.as well as plenty of nostalgia stuff,to let you think of those times when you were a kid....................................Have Fun .........now I will look for more stuff later,.but I have to get myself ready for the Hockey Game in a half hour or so,....Habs vs leafs ,...... that 's really code for ,I'm going to get a Beer,..............hahahahaha afterall being born in Montreal,means that my real internal clock says it's almost 7 pm,.......and that's a good enough hour to have a cool one......
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Here I am at 12 years old, St. Aidan's Church, with Father Stanley Irving. Young and naieve. Cheers.
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Les I remember that 1945 Christmas parade. I was there. If you look real close, I am the third kid from the right....Winston
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Sandy, Yes, I knew Lorna Jenkins...you're right she did go to our church. I used to go to church very religiously until I was about 15, when I found out about boys (who I might add were catholics...we were Anglicans) so church sort of fell by the wayside. Like Dianne said previously, there was a real struggle of who was going to be saved and who was going to the "HOT" place, so I decided right then and there that my religion was in my heart and not in my head. That's been my golden rule ever since, and hasn't steered me too wrong. Cheers.
Linda. Someone once said to Mae West when she was seen wearing a lot of diamond rings, and necklaces, "Goodness, where did you get all that diamond jewelry?"
Her response was; "Goodness had nothing to do with it!!!!"
Another thing she said was: Good girls go to heaven, but bad girls get to go everywhere."
Have a wonderful Night...Winston
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One thing I used to enjoy was the Christmas windows that Ogilvie's and Eaton's had with all those moving teddy bears and a train running around everything. Do they still do that? I notice it's a long lost art. Haven't seen any here. Dolly
Eatons is no more and I wonder if some of the magic of Christmas has been lost with it.
now that you mentioned it, i do remember the windows..
they were nice..
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Today's Gazette,has an article about the 'Main',,,,,,apparently it's being dug up by the City,for something or other: The big dig Merchants fume over Main repairs language=JavaScript1.1 src="http://ad.ca.doubleclick.net/N3081/adj/montrealgazette.com/mg/news/story;loc=bigbox;sz=250x250;ptile=2;kw=ron;kw=mg;kw=news;ord=40420643?"> src="http://m1.2mdn.net/879366/flashwrite_1_2.js"> language=VBScript>
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St. Laurent Blvd. looks an uninviting mess Wednesday as the city continues to fix aging sewer, water and electrical systems. Photograph by : JOHN KENNEY, THE GAZETT ALANA COATES, The Gazette Published: Sunday, November 12, 2006 Like many corners on the Main, where extensive repairs between Rene Levesque Blvd. and Mount Royal Ave. began last month, there is a rather ominous gaping hole in the sidewalk at the intersection of St. Laurent Blvd. and Duluth St. Read the whole story here: http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=ff2f0a92-642d-4140-a881-2c510f8293a2&k=48601
Les-F, I didn't know that The Bay (La Baie) moved to the Eaton Centre. When did this happed and who took their place at Phillips Square. I guess I'm behind with the news. Guy
Hi Guy,..I think it was Gary(Arbutus) ,who commented on one of the photo's posted ,about the HBC on the top of a building here in Victoria BC,.....and he mentioned ,that he hoped they would do something decent with the old building,and that it (the Bay building) was standing empty,since they moved into,and took over the Eaton's Center (we had an Eaton's Center,here in Victoria,.that was originally taken over by Sears,when Eaton's went Bellyup,.and eventually the Bay took over the Sears space in the old Eaton's Center,....and the name was then changed to the Bay Center,......but it's still more commonly known as the old Eaton's Center, I do not really know what is inthe old Eaton's Building in Montreal these days??
I Remember many store fronts being very decked out during the Christmas Season,.....Ogilvy's. , Eaton's , Simpsons,. The Bay,... and there were many more,as Montreal does seem to get into decorating,and the Feeling of the Chritmas Season,was always very 'present' ...............hahahah Here's a video clip of part of Santa Clause Parade, from Nov 15th ,1957 http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-69-377-2125/life_society/eatons/clip3 I didn't watch it yet ,.so it may be the parade from toronto? several other clips available too,..all dealing with Eaton's ,so maybe you will get to see some decorated store windows,.....Have a Look if you like:
real nice pictures
John
A quick glance at How things or places can Change very quickly: the following are from the demolition of a building on Ontario St: .................That's how fast your History can Disappear,...almost right before your very eyes..................................So I hope you all go out and Take plenty of pictures of you surroundings,..so you can share then here with us,........ Mnay of the houses we lived in have been changed,or gone,....and whether that be good or bad,....it still nice to Remember it,.....click click click, take those pics......................hahahahaha
now that you mentioned it, i do remember the windows..
they were nice..
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Recognize the old building across the street,? Which street ? & what's the name of the building,.I've posted this building before,but from a different angle & not in colour (I think?) Montreal .........is fun for all....................................
Anyone Remember this place? ....I don't recall it.but it is a neat sign: .........Looks like it's from an old Dr Jekyl & Mr Hyde,movie or something like that,...but it is Downtown Montreal............................
Les. Isn't it amazing how each of our members on VC have the same good momories. For instance, Eaton's Santa Claus parade, the train, the toy handed out by "the Elfs" after the ride. The special visit with Santa. Wow.....That is just some of the memories that bind this group together. It is not hard to be thankful for this site, and for each of the members. Thanks Winston
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Yes it is certainly is Winston,...it is a distinctive building,but I thought the different angle,and a newer colour pics,...may have made it a bit harder to recognize,.........Guess you can take the boy out of Montreal,but never take Montreal out of the boy.................
Wow Linda. What a cutie....
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also, after Santa Clause parade..being taken out for
french fries and hot dogs..
John
heard from time to time that one had to be careful of priests.
thank god that people took pictures..
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This picture was taken earlier this year by my cousin who was visiting our homeland. Any members on this board attend Connaught School, Ville Emard/Cote St Paul? Then you'll remember this photo. I understand that it is no longer a school. I remember one winter day getting my tongue/lips stuck on this darn fence and having the principal (Mr. Deathe) come out and pour warm water on the pole so I could become unstuck! I also remember when the built the Dominion Store across the street, and walking in the foundation hole, which was full of water with a thin coating of ice on top, and falling through.....was not a pretty sight. Egads, the memories, eh? Cheers.
Linda. I went to Bannantyne, but we had to go to Connaught for wood working shop. We had to walk there from Bannantyne. Today they would probably have buses taking us. Winston
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Winston, I know what you mean about the walking part. I lived near Connaught School and went to VHS. I used to walk that walk 4 times a day. I hated the school cafeteria so I used to go home for lunch. The school board figured I didn't live far enough to get school tickets for the bus. I think in many cases today, the children are chauffered back and forth by parents....and that may be a good idea. With all the kerfuffels going on (shootings, kidnappings, etc.) guess we are all a little paranoid and a lot more careful than when we were of school-age. Cheers.
Linda. I don't know if we were more innocent, or less informed. With the news being broadcast 24 hours a day, i t is hard not to be informed. If we don't hear the news, there is always someone asking if we heard the news about such and such. It is beyond me how many perverts are out there. Maybe there were a comparable number, and we didn't know it. Good or bad, I don't know. They say ignorance is bliss. Maybe in some cases that is good. In others maybe not so. How many of us have said; "If I only knew then what I know now". Winston
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Sandy. Good picture. Way to go. Any more than you can share????
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Looks like a parade on it's way: ...........How many Parades has StCatrherin street seen ?
Even in Postcard form,it's a neat looking strip.......................StCatherine ...............Anyone else have any old Montreal shots,......? We like to see them.
ever so nice of a picture with the building palace in
it and the bright lights...
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I just came across this shot,and it's described as 'new lofts' which old building is this? Does anyone know,.it's obviously across from StHelen's Island,but it sort of seems to be where i would have thought the old Molson Brewery Plant is,.....or fairly close.? anyone know for sure, If these are condos then I would think the view must be great ,regardless of which side you would be on,...a good view would be had in all directions...... Is this just a concept building or is it 'a done deal' ?
Another familiar spot in Montreal .........Mount Royal Avenue? all decked out for the Christmas season,............. .............................................."Happy Holidays" (or is it too early to say that ?) .......................................................................Oh Well,...........or is it Noel
I thought I'd show you "Parc Avenue",....while it still is Park(Parc) Av. ........................Park near Bernard...............
I believe the proper term this days is "Merry Christmas" and not "Happy Holiday". I heard that Wal-Mart is changing all their advertising to reflect this change also. Just remember, Les_F, that he's making a list and checking it twice.....
Your right Merry Christmas,....but it's still just a tad early for those salutations Mom45,............ maybe at the beginning of Dec. but I have to admit I'm starting to see some lights going up already...............YIKES Hey Mom, what's the chances of the big guy finding your name in the book he's holding...................................
Mom I hit the send too quick.............Here's the big guy ,& the book,any chanmce your going to be in it..................hahahahaha tell the truth.................................................hahahahaha
Didn't you and Winston say I should be both NAUGHTY and NICE?????? Cheers.
Santa is probably looking at Linda's name in that book....he doesn't look to sure if it ia a yes or a no......
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Linda. Does that mean you are getting a second chance..to be good....or a second chance to be bad......????????
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Les-F, This is the old Montreal Refrigeration plant on Notre Dame Street east that was converted to condos. Apparently the owners ran out of funds and construction was halted for a while. I think the renovations were restarted but I don't know what the present situation is. Guy
Thanks for that information Guy,...As I mentioned the building is very familiar looking,but in my photo,it doesn't really show any of the surrounding buildings,...so it almost looks like there's nothging around it,Yet I know that that area is / was ,loades with buildings,..at least driving along NotreDame (heading East),....seemd to have many buildings & company's alll along the waterfront,........ I can still Rememeber the smell of Linseed Oil,in the air as you got closer to the JC Bridge,......also you could smell the hops& barley brewing at Molson's Brewery,when passing it,....Funny how the different areas ,came not only with their own landscape,...but also many areas had their own smells,... even in Lasalle you could count on Seagram's ,..or General Foods(I think that was it) Post cereal people??? and of course Labatt's Brewery had it's contribution to the surrounding airways.......................hahahahah Fun to Remember ,all those buildings & all that went with it.... Even the River had it's 'distinct odour'........albeit not a pleasant one most of the time (at least in the 60's)...................hahahahaha
Well it's official, the Season (Christmas Season that is),....starts tomorow,...with the Santa Claus Parade on Saint Catherine Street: Here's what appears in this morning's Gazette,.......... Ho, ho, ho. No snow for Santa parade and here's the link for the whole article: http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=b593395a-0f9a-4c43-bc33-5f3f8e309e7a&k=94118 .............................................................................................................................. So Mom45 & Winston,.....we were not too early ,for mentioning a Merry Christmas message,....seems we were on the cutting edge,as Verdun Connections likes to be......................hahahahahahaha
Linda. That is for sure N & N. Good for you. Keep up the good work. Santa may like your being naughty and nice. You would get a passing grade from me. Winston
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Winston, When I'm good, I'm very good......when I'm bad, I'm excellent!!!!! Guess that's why Santa has that confused look on his face, eh?
Linda. thata girl!!!!!! E for excellence. Can't get much better than that.
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I know I never rode this bus,..... it's the 1st Bus in Montreal I wonder why it's not numbered simply #1 this info from the stcum site: http://www.stcum.qc.ca/English/en-bref/a-bus-51.htm lots of history on this site,we've referenaced it many times,.but maybe some of the newer members might like to cruise through it:
Remember those little 'tank' like snowplows,that cruised the streets of Verdun,immediately after (sometimes during) a snowfall,....They were like an army of the Best Snow Removal Group,on the continent,.....Remember the organization,with the smal sidewalk 'tanks' plowing the sidewalks,.and the big grader down the center of the street,followed closely by the SnowBlower,and a fleet of Dump Trucks ,that would all slowly & efficiently,devour all the snow in it's path,.........and street after street,the parade would continue,and all that snow was Dumped into the river,right near second av,......and also down behind the Auditorium,....... I understand that they don't seem to be as efficient as they once were,.(Is that still the case,.or have they ironed out the amalgamation thing & got it organized again).......I think it was DannyB who said a couple of years ago,that the snow removal was not as good,...i guess they fixed that by now?? In Anycase here's a real old shot of a sidewalk tractor ,doing it's thing.... and Look at all the kids watching the deal.........Amazing what as kids we found interesting...... ................I'll keep on searching for some more old VerdunStuff,........ but Feel Free to Jump right in to,..especially if you have some old pics at home..............We want to see them..........................
Les-F, You forgot to mention the rotten egg smell from the refineries in Montreal East until they finally decided to clean up their act. Guy
Verdun Avenue,....with both a Horse Drawn Wagon,....and an Automobile , I Remember the 'Tail' end of the horse drawn milk trucks,.they used to go by the schoolyard at StWillibrord (Boys side) grade school ,the horse would head up Willibrord towards the park behind City Hall,.....aslo Remember when the Milk Truck would come to the park,..and 'give' all the kids in the park,a 'Free' carton of milk............. based on the car ,this was a bit before my time,.....(Unless it was my Uncle driving the car) he always had a 'Jalopy' as my oldman called it............hahahah
Your right GUY ,....I did forget that.......hahahaha ,How I could forget ,I don't know,....yes the 'sulfur' used did give off a rather unpleasant 'aroma'............hahahahaha Reminds me of buying those 'stink bombs' in the Trick & Joke shop,.on Wellington St or the other one on Church Av,.....and us little buggers would break them in the school..........YIKES.............hahahahaha Thanks for reminding me Guy
Les-F, The old meets the new. I posted this picture a while back but can't find it in my files. This picture no doubt dates back to the 30s. Do you have the year and the intersection ? Guy
Les, Those sidewalk tractors had wingblades that extended for clearing streets as well. I remember the horsedrawn sidewalk plow which almost ran me down in a sleet storm. The car is around '28 - 30 Chev, I think. The most familiar smell to Verdunites was the Linseed Oil going into the Atwater tunnel coming from Sherwin Williams. Ed
Here you go GUY,..the link for those pictures, http://www2.ville.montreal.qc.ca/pls/portal/docs/page/arr_ver_fr/media/Album_photo/index2.htm there is 26 photo's available here,...on two pages,..I have been finding that pictures I found years ago,on certain sites that I may have bookmarked,are now turning up to be available on other sites as well,.....I guess as the internt grows,many sites have allowed access via other links too......That's good,it should make it a little easier to find some of these great old photo's,...... I will try to Remember to post the link to some of these sites ,where i find a photo,or article ,.( I usually do,I think,but may forget from time to time,in trying to post the photo too quickly) Good Luck ,.....enjoy the site.....just shorten the url slightly & you can access other areas of the same site,....
Ed ,it's funny when you mention 'sleet storm' I can immedialtely feel that sleet hitting my eyes,and trying to keep walking along,with my chin ,tucked into the top of my coat,.and opening one eye,then the other just to get aglimpse of where I was headed........you couldn't keep your both eyes pen at times,cause that sleet was like a thousand little pins ,waiting to attack your alrady cold face.......... YIKES..............hahahahah I' like that word,I think,it was Art (VerdunReader9),who used to use it all the time,....... Which reminds me where are you Art,.....?
Les. We use to get a pint bottle of milk. So you had to drink it and bring the bottle back. I don't know about anyone else, but that was one of those great things about Verdun.. OH OH...there come the tears. Talk about being lucky kids in such a wonderul city. Someone sure must have loved us to arrange for us to be born there. Winston
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Les. They really did a great job of clearing the street of snow. They were efficient and hard working. They got right to it in most cases. Other times they were overwhelmed because of a big storm. I remember them dumping that snow into the river. I think that was why they did a fast job. The dumping area was so close. Can't do that any more.
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Hi Winston,..you know ,before I typed te word carton,I wondered if I was just guessig on that,.as the very early 60's (for me at least) cartons would have been rare indeed,....and I Remember the milk at home was always delivered in Glass Milk Bottles,........so maybe I should have said bottles,..? it seems to make more sense to me to,now that you mention it. As for memories ,you've got that right too ! it's kinda neat to Remember some of these childhood things,... I also Remember ,that ,we always kept our eye on the lookout for the milk truck,.cause the race was on as soon as it was spotted,and if you weren't at the front of the line then your milk wasn't as cold............hahahaha One of the tricks was to offer up your swing (people waited their turn for a swing),.and if you saw the milk coming ,you would jump off the swing and say to a kid nearby ,here you can have it,...this took one kid effectively out of the race,.or at least put them a few steps behind off the mark.........hahahaha Yes,Winston,the Memory's are a blast,.................
Ed. That was my first full time job. Canada Paint, which belong to Sherwin Williams. We used the second and third floor of that building at the Atwater tunnel. When I first had to go to the building across the yard where they were making the linseed oil, I though I would just choke to death because of the strong smell. After a few weeks I got use to it, and it did not bother me anymore. Winston Allison
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Winston, I forgot to mention that ,the quicker you got,& polished off your milk,....the quicker you got back to your 'pick' of the best swing (not the one that always swang 'crooked' )..............hahahahaha but there was always a hard time to get the 'stilts' as the bigger kids usually got them first,.....oh well ,that was the pecking order ,till you got big enough to win that race too ! ..............hahahahaha
After it's productive years,it sat rather derelect for a while,..I wlaked past this building many times in the mid to late 60's........(I would get off the bus ,and walk over towards Domtar buildings on Mullins Street to work in the oldmans shop).......I would always look for the cover the world sign ,to get ready to get off the bus,just outside the tunnel .........Cover the World ..............
My guess is that photo dates back to the early 30s. Also, I'm wondering what intersection that is. One way to find out is from the architecture of the building that may still be there even today. Can anybody identify that corner. Guy
The sidewalks there are quite wide,...suggesting nearer to Woodland or west of there,........I seem to recall the sidewalks being a lot wider there,now I think there was a photo of Verdun & Woodland posted a few months back from a different angle,.but those 'granite' blocks should be very recognizable, seems they used Granite for headers aboove all the windows and doors,.... is this the same corner,..this picture is posted from 'touchy' album the title is 1950 Harley & Ron,..........from 'touchy 826' compare it to the other photo and see what you think ? I out for a bit so I will check the consensus a bit later.........
No definetly not that corner,.....one quick look and you can see the difference,... Oh well your turn...............hahahahaha
If i am not mistaken the building on the corner where the bus is
crossing is The Royal Bank of Canada that use to be situated on the corner
of Woodland and Verdun Avenues.
Brian
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Les, The photo of the horse drawn wagon and the old jalopy also had a store front of the Fabien Pharmacy. The 1935 Lovell's listed four H.P. Fabien Pharmacies at 3681 & 3879 Wellington and 5561 & 5705 Verdun Ave. Seems to me that I remember the Fabien Pharmacy name while growing up in Verdun. Gary downtown Saanich, BC
Hi Gary , based on that info (snart thinking BTW),...the 5500 address would be btwn Egan -Woodland,......and the 5700 would be btwn Beatty -Osborne roughly,..........So my guess is that it is looking towards Woodland ?
BPL479 I agree,............
Look at this shot of Desmarchais & Verdun Av,.....very similar style of building,.and only a couple of blocks away ,opposite side of the street,.......may have been the same builder ? .......Photo taken from MaggiMck's Album...............MerciMaggie
Nice picture of the South-West corner of Desmarchais and Verdun Ave. Does anyone remember the furniture store that used to be right on the corner. It was owned by Mr Mclaughlin (? spelling). He was there in the early 40's and we bought furniture from him in 1965. He had given up the location but would order in furniture for you. We still have the tables he sold us.. Great quality...
Hi Wayne,.......also aside from another large grocery chain occupying that Provigo under the old Verdun Pool Hall,.....Do you Remember when there was a Handy Andy ,store there.......?
I always liked the harbour area of Montreal,...it was always on the move down there,in those early 60's ,I got to travel all around down there,..through everything,.saw all the foreign ships that came in(and there was plenty in those days),got to go on afew too, ship repair was a big thing for my oldman & my brother,& many of our friends,....Just liked the Waterfront,....& all that came with it: ..............the Canals & watewrways later the seaway,was a huge part of Montreal's Economic Life........................
montreal's version of the Big Chill,...............Rue Mansfield,looking a little chilly............... Remembbbbrrrrr trying to walk on those icy roads,and the ruts on the sidewalks,......and that brownish slush,that congregated at each corner of te intersections............................(hated that stuff),and don't forget having to scrape the windows ,even after just a short stay in a pub or restaurant,.and the heat from inside the car just made it freeze on the windows
Bain Froide,...........................................................McGill College,look at that sort of heat cloud escaping in the background.................Brrrrrr Remember those really cold days ?.........It's a lot easier to Remember it,than to have lived it...............................................................................
Ok that's your online tour of Montreal for tonight,.......and so Here's a good sign off picture : .............................................................................Salute Bon Nuit
I don't remember the store - but according to the 1945 Lovell's McLaughlin's Furniture Store was at 5200 Verdun Ave.
I remember the furniture store. It was across the street from Woodland school. The part of the school on Verdun Ave. was the girls side and the back side on the lane was the boys side. They kept us separated. The office and gym joined the two buildings. The Provigo and Handy Andy building was just a vacant lot over to Melrose Ave I think Dominion was before Provigo
Re Desmarchais and Verdun Ave picture. That storefront to the left of Provigo used to be a restaurant, Miss Verdun (I think). It was run by a Greek family. The father was Kostas and there was a son and daughter who also worked there.
Thanks to all of you for providing such fascinating pictures and lively dialogue. I am thoroughly enjoying this group site - my first and only one at that! It's very special. I'm blown away by the wonderful memories you all have! There was discussion a while back about Verdun lanes so here's my contribution. I hope they come out. 2 lane shots between Moffat and Beatty. One shot of flat on Moffat (between Verdun & Bannantyne) and another from Verdun Ave. looking south down Osbourne. Notice the missing trees courtesy of the last great ice storm. So sad. Dale
Great Stuff Daleb4,.................and terrific pictures,......looking down the avenues ,immediaelty transports the mind back to the time of living there,.... Notice how nice some of the frontdoors are now:...Not like the old ones,....and Remember the 'Bell'...................hahahahaha Just to annoy your friends ,you would twist that horrible little Bell, till they ansewered the Door...........hahaha Especially handy ,when you knew they were partying the night before,and simply wouldn't answer a knock on the door,.......So you know they'd answer if you kept "Ringing the Bell",,,,,,,,,,,,hahahahaha and you could get a lot of mileage out of one real good twist ........................hahahaha Thanks for joining in and sharing those pictures,........
Yes Les, The doorbell. Do you remember what many people did when the doorbell rang? They reached out the door and pulled the cord that ran down the stairs to the doorlock. Most of these were removed when Verdun became more dangerous. Robbers would reach the the mail box with a coat hangar and pull the cord to get into the staircase where they could work unseen. Ed
Thank you Ed for another memory. Gads, I do remember visiting an aunt on the 3rd floor who had such an arrangement, and as kids we used to play with this contraption when we visited. Whew, my memory banks are getting real full. I guess better than not having any memories.
Waiting for a cab? Here's the old 'cabbie' just taking the call, an old Diamond Taxi....................................... ............Remember how nice & warm the Taxi's were in the Winter,.....you jump in and insatnt warmth,they would sit at the corner stand,with the engine running,....... Also Remember the guys that owned there own cars,.they would put that plastic over the seats & carpets,to preserve the interior,.........Anyone Remember that plastic or transparent rubber ??
Those plastic seat covers were a real P.I.T.A. when wearing a mini-skirt. They were unbreathable and your legs stuck to the plastic when you tried to slide across the seat to the other side. But take a minute to digest this.....the seats in those cabs looked absolutely pristine but meanwhile the outside of the cab rusted away. Do you think there was a 'seat heaven' where those old seats got recycled? I mean, heck, they looked brand new. Cheers.
I wonder if we have any members from Saint Lambert ? if so they may Remember the Pool Hall over the Victoria Movie Theater ,,,,,,,,,,,,Well it does fall into the buildings 'Around Montreal'
So has this old place been put back to any use these days ? ........it would be a shame if it couldn't be used for something........a municipal rec center maybe ?..............or will it be torn down,and use the land for more 'condos's ' ?? Great building and a large courtyard in the back:
Isn't this the fire/police station on LaSalle Blvd. at Rielle?
Has anyone heard any further info, on this readily recognized Montreal landmark sign ? It's been O'gilvy's ,...then Five Roses,....and the new owner is Robin Hood isn't it? ...........be just as easy to remove the FiveRoses letters and stick Robin Hood up there and your done It is definetly 'just' a sign,but it does have Montreal written all over it, hahahahahah............ this old flour mill & storage building is probably full of rats (being near the harbour and all)............but then again so is City Hall, hahahahah................................................
hey Les if they tore that building where would the fire department go?
Brian
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Definetly some history ,going on through this old alleway................Imagine the events it's seen....... Old caleches clip clopping over the cobble stones ,for a few hundred years .......Lot's of History around this part of Old Montreal,& here's a different view of a building you all know.......... ..........................Montreal ...............................................................
That's exactly what I was wondering, and all those lovely firemen that were standing around outside in August? (I just looked )
This picture was taken to usher in New Years Day Jan1 2006, ............and not long from today we will be Ringing in another New Years Day....................where has the year gone,.............the years all add up so quickly,that before you know it,30 & 40 years have passed..........and even more...............................
Hi BPL4719 & MaggieMck, I don't think they have used this building on Lasalle Blvd for quite a while now (they have a combination Lasalle/Verdun building now I believe: Recognize this old truck" Remember these screaming through te streets on their way to a Fire:
Remember box's like these around Verdun .....the old 'call box' ...........and the Verdun Police also had call box's placed around the city,all passed into History ,with the cell phones & radio transmittters they have nowa days....................................................
Les, the firestation on LaSalle at Rielle was still in use when I was there in August of 2006. Here it is in the liting of active firehalls in the City of Montreal (Station #66) http://www.firebuff-montreal.com/west.htm#Lasalle
Really Maggie, I thought it had been put up for sale or something,...Thanks for that update,.........now maybe it was just the Police Department that moved into te old Omar Barre car dealership building on Verdun Ave,..but on the fire buffs site it also shows a combination building ( at least listes as Verdun / Lasalle department)........ .......now on the site itself it says it's Lasalle / Verdun,....but this building clearly has the Lasalle markings on it only,.......... Well that's good if they are still getting some mileage out of the old Verdun Building,......I thought it still looked pretty good anyway,,,,,,
Hey Remeember this guy,.wasn't he on Front Page Challenge,as the host at one time Fred Davis ,doing a 15 minute documentary for the NFB in 1954,about the Montreal Fire Department..........Look at the old phone number up on the sign above the store on the corner PO -0214 or something like that,..... Wasn't PO a Verdun prefix ? I know one of my first numvers to Remember was PO------
Yes, the police department is now on Verdun Avenue. I suppose with the merger whichever firestation is closest will attend the fire, whether it be in LaSalle or Verdun.
"Front Page Challenge "............here's the main crew
The 'Front Page Challenge' years: Gordon Sinclair, Berton, Betty Kennedy and host Fred Davis (CP photo)
........I Remember my parents watching this show,...but as kids we watched it too,probably learned a lot of useless info,that I will post on this site ,at some time or another............hahahahahaha
Les, I have a PPS slide show of Montreal that I'd like to send you by email - cann't post it here - file is to large - send me your email address to solo4210@hotmail.com - if your interested. I've forwarded to Guy at his email address. Gary Saanich
Great ,Gary ,can't wait to see it.............................address has been sent.
Verdun actually has two Police stations. The west is on Verdun Avenue in the old Omer Barrie. The East wing is on Wellington near LaSalle in the old Labelle Barbeque location. Ed
Gary I'm still working on opening the other one ,(but I do have it saved on to disc),....but Here's a Montreal Then & Now site ,that deals with a lot of Montreal's St Henri district,......It's an interesting site as well,...I did post it once before,but here's it is again,..move your cursor over the photo's and they will change ,..... http://www.mybis.net/itp/Montreal/html/sthenri60.html ........Another interesting Montreal ,Then & Now book ,is one done by Alan Hustack,who has written several old Montreal books,.....(I tthink you can get that one form the local library ,Common Wealth Pool ,Bruce Hutchison branch,has it I think................ meantime I'll try to find the name of the program I need to open the other one,.......Thanks Again
Thanks Ed, imagine using the old BBQ joint for a Police Station,....I think I have an old photo of Labelle somewhere ,I'll try to find it & post it if I have it.
These symbols are unique to St Henri - many Verdunites probably worked for RCA. I had a Uncle who did and he later was transfered to the Owen Sound Ontario RCA plant that did cabinet work. Gary Saanich, BC
Yes RCA was a ;large employer,
The upper floors of the old RCA building has largely been taken over with artist and craft studios. Montreal really did have a lot of factory's and was a Serious Economic Engine for all of Canada,........mostly due to it's proximity to the Largest in-land port in the world at that time,................... here's a look at the place with smoke stack in full swing from what I understand ,there is a museum operating out of the Berliner Co. Here's a look at the website they have listed,.I have not gone through this site in some time ,so I don't Remember all what's available here,but this is where I got the above photo of the RCA plant: http://www.berliner.montreal.museum/engmaincollection.htm check it out if it's of interest
These photos were obtained from a Power Point Presentation entitled:- Histoire de Montreal - Ou comment une ville se metamorphose en une siecle (History of Montreal - How a city evolved over a century) I'll send them 2 at a time for comparsion purposes - plus this is new to me as I had to convert the PPS file to JPEG in order to post it. Enjoy. If anyone wants the Power Point Slide Show let me know at solo4210@hotmail.com and I'll send it to you. Some of the photos were taken by Notman a well known photographer at the turn of the century. Some photos give you visual clues as to location, well known landmarks and street names are discernable. I thought it is a great piece of work by the person who put it together. Gary Victoria/Saanich BC
That's great Gary,.....that will work,..........Thanks for the input I recognize this first set:........look forward to the rest:
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It's amazing how many of Montreal's building's have been around for a long long time,.and were not destroyed by up & coming developpers,.....Whether this was by conscious thought,or pure accident,..doesn't matter ,..at least a lot of the Historic Buidings have survived,.....I hope that trend continues,. it's what makes Montreal have it's Unique Personality,........Montreal is a City that really is Alive in it's own way: Thanks Arbutus(Gary) for posting this Then & Now prospective of Our Hometown...................
Les I still have a few to go but have to increase my storage space - I max-ed out LOL
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Ok Arbutus (Gary) it looks like it worked,.......................So if you want to delete your present usgage,......give it a shot............................
Ok Gary i will email you and see if we can figure it out again,..this time I'll save them to another folder Seems that it worked but since I got them from your msg's ,they did disappear when you removed the original ,I'll email you with another plan,if you want to try it a different way,..meantime I will delete my msg's ...........
Hold on Les just got back and deleted my storage - will try to send rest now.
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Thanks Les works like a charm !!!!
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Ok Gary I think this will work ,but I'm getting them out of order ,(my fault) with switching btwn different sites where I'm loading these photo's your posting,.and then reposting them here,..so you can regain your storage space,....these most recent ones are working,.but the firat batch jave disappeared,...I will fix that,.when i get the remainder of your pics,......Did you get my email,..if so then try sending the pictures to that email,.and I'll play with it from there fro now,... and to everyone out there wondering what the hell were doing,.....(I don't blame ya).........but bare with us ,..........
From Verdun you say? If there's a will, there's a way. Sometimes we work, sometimes we play Just look what was accomplished today. Way to go Les_F and Gary (Arbutus).
Thanks for the vote of confidence Mom'45 ,........the poem made me laugh,...... better than getting a bunch of flak for missing posts.................hahahahah when were trying to make it better,for us all Cheers as you would say:
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Yes Gary,.maybe just the ones I lost the first bunch,..I sort of lost the proper order,this time I will do it properly & write them down..........hahahah I think I got the last 5 ?? , but lost the first pile ,.id you want try sending the pictures to that email address again,.(it's in your solo4210.....),...or I can do it again with you later,...or whenever is convienient...... let me know............in anycase I think you will be able to now recover the other strorage space,..but you may want to try it one message at a time?
Les-F, You have to find a way to downsize your photos. Guy
hahahahahah Hi Guy, you are persisitent,.....I cannot resize some of the photo's if I just get them from other sites ,without first saving them to my hard drive,.then I agree I could re-size them,.....but if it is copied from one site and just inserted in a post,.then it comes as it is portayed on the other site. I will see what I can do ,but I see the pictures on my monitor (at least the pics Gary & I were experimenting with today) as one photo,and I don't have to scroll either up or down or side to side,. I have noticed though ,that if I log on to Our site,.and then open a particular,thread ,then showing several msg's of that thread ,instead of viewing them individually,then I do run into that problem of the pics being too big,........ Sorry about that.........
Les-F, By the way, isn't time to gave us your first name ? I have the same problem with my Kodak digital camera. It takes pictures in large format and after downloading my pictures in my computer, I have to downsize them to a more practical size. Guy
Well I could , ....but then what would I use ?,,,,,,,,,,,,,hahahahah
Night time Montreal heading down Dorchester /Rene Levesque Blvd In Downtown Montreal................................................................Good Night
Ok Arbutus (Gary),....I rec'vd all those pictures via email,this mormning,So I will give it another shot ,to figure out why,the pictures do appear ,in a post for a bit then seem to disappear,suggesting that they are still linked to the originating source(site),and that when we close out our computers ,We lose the direct link ( all this is a guess),....but it seems all the time we spent yesterday,has been for not............but as they say : If at first ,you don't succeed Then Skydiving is not for you: hahahahahah I will figure it out,and re-post all the pictures again,I now have them (stored) in a separate folder on my machine here:(At least they were there ten minutes ago..........hahahahah) Gary .........I went back to Our inital posted msg's and saw theat they all had empty big spaces,with that little white box in the corner with the familar red x,.........So I just 'deleted' the empty messages,....... So in case anyone is alergic to red print,and wonders ,what kind of secret,underlying message there really is,other than just trying to save the readers time in scrolling through a long empty post........I did delete the empty messages: hahahahaha So bear with us,everyone those pictures will be back soon(we think)..........hahahahaha ..........See eventually we will be successful.................hahahahha
Good Night Y'all .....from Montreal.......
So your walking home late at night ,and maybe you've eaten ,maybe you haven't,......but up the avenues you go ,.as if on automatic pilot,walking past all the streets and avs,.....till you get close to home , Were the stairs & doorways sometimes out of focus like these ???? Well since it's still dark out ,you either were to wired to stay at what ever party you were at ,or it's two days later,and very late,.....and hopefully you haven't been driving,most likely because you couldn't 'Find' your car..... Remember some of those times.................YIKES...........but it happenned didn't it ?
Well since I'm following that 'Late at Night ' theme,.......... How often have we seen this view of a very Serene street after a very light snowfall,......................and maybe we were just starting to think about heading home...........Remember one of those nights,....... and you drove home in the peacefulness of the fresh snowfall,........... it's really the only time the City ,seems so quiet,.............all the way home !!
Ok everyone ,Good Night fromthe Westcoast,................ .......Here's a familiar view for all of You-------- also want to mention this old hotel..........Remember the Cafe Conc (was that the name ....????) anyway it's the old "Chateau Champlain" (at least that's how I knew it,way back when),.........I believe now it's the Mariott.............. Still cool to see..................................
Remember those cigarettes............................ Ville St Pierre....................................(this bridge looks a lot like the 'Johnson Street Bridge' here in victoria BC .................................
I always liked that light atop Place Ville Marie............ ................it just always seemd like a Beacon from Home......................
'Outremont'.................... the poor people who lived inthis neighbourhood,never did get to know what it was like to have 6 families all use the same stairway ,....and they also never knew what it was like to 'hear' every word in a heated arguement,....... and I doubt they ever got to race the Garbage Truck through the lane,.......or the Oil Delivery Truck......etc etc .........I wonder how they made out in life ,the poor souls,.........imagine having to join a club just to have friends to play with,......All we had to do is show up at the park with a new football,or bat,.........and within minutes we had enough kids for two teams...............hahahaahha
Outremont encore: look ,not a soul in the streets,and not even a car to bounce your breakaway rebound off of...............Yikes..........how can you live like that !!!
Les...I think the people in Outremont did not know and do not know the true meaning of life... Dianne
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Les. I for one never tire from looking at the pictures of Montreal and area. Keep 'em coming!!!! Thanks
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Les. I for one never tire from looking at the pictures of Montreal and area. Kepp 'em coming!!!! Thanks
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Now here's a well done painting of a well known Montreal Landmark Hotel, The Ritz Carlton./............................I've had a few drinks in that neat little bar in there,........a friend of mine used to play piano in there,......... it was always a big deal to go out to the Ritz.................. I just thought this painting was well done and seems very realistic,..and colurful: .............Montreal
Decorated for Christmas................................ except they have better weather right now,.
I've posted this picture before ,quite a while back,...and I've always like the photo,....so since it takes place in a building in or around Montreal, mainly the Point Saint Charles Shops,......... tohught it would fit in : .........I think it's amazing,......considering the day & age,....people's head's worked well,to figure out How to get a job Done,...and not just think it's too tough..................................................It's how this country ,separated itself from many of the worlds' country's who would rather never change anything. ........We Need this type of Vision Again.........CANDO
Here's another picture from 1923 in the PointSaintCharles shops again,,,,,, it just looks very organized,and ready to tackle anything that comes their way .........and Remember how Good the men felt if they could land a job in these shops........................Montreal had it all,..these were glory years,
I don't want to imply that hotmail is slow. But I could send a letter and get an answer back before I get some of the messages sent on MSN. Today I am getting messages from November 13, 14 , 15 ,16, and 17, so far. I guess I forgot to pay my bill. They proably sent me an e-mail to reminded me. Oh well, never look a gift horse in the mouth. Do you ever think about all the silly saying? I do.....sometimes....like right now. Oh well. Life is good!!!!! Winston Allison
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Panorama shot 'circa 1910' .......and Here's the StJames Street skyline ,,1913 or 14 ............and StJames around 1930............. ................................................................Montreal ,
Here's a good aerial,showing a large portion of Montreal,.as well as some of the Harbour,.....(you can see how busy,the port is) most of those wharfs are gone now,......... Also in the background you can see,just how many trees were on StHelens Island,.....what an Oasis,minutes from the Hustle & Bustle of the Big City, this picture from the 30's ( as the JC bridge was opend around 1930 ??) .............as much as the City changes,....the more it remains the same: It really is an interesting City,....with a wealth of History..........
Choices.......................................the Racetrack,...or Downtown
Some of you may recognize where this is,.......I think a few of you worked here,... Sorry in Advance for the size of the photgraph,.....but that's the only size on the site ,.................................So you will have to scroll side to side ,.etc etc Making or Losing $$$$$$$$$$$$........................but it wa busy
Now this place everyone knows,and has probably been in once or twice ,growing up in Montreal....................... ..................Also you should be able to click on the photo,and see the whole collection of these ,..Montreal shots,.......sort of like taking a virtual tour:
Les, I reduced the size of the photo using Office Outlook which defaults to making pictures smaller for emailing purposes.
Thanks Gary,................Appreciate that sir:
Les. Can you find the same information on The Canadian Stock Exchange?
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Hi Winston,......I'm not sure what the question is ? Are you referring to the TSE ? the Montreal Stock Exchange was the first in the country,. 1874 – The Montréal Stock Exchange: Canada’s First Stock Exchange We did have the VSE for a while ,but they were always getting busted for junk & scams of different sorts ,.and so consequebtly status lowered,.. but here''s a link to a site that deals with the Stock Exchange Here in Canada,.........and it's on a Gov't Site,.....scroll down and read through this site it may have some information that you'd like to see,...... if not I will try to find other info for you.................... Montr챕al Stock Exchange Homepage
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http://www.me.org TSX Group History at a Glance
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http://www.tse.com/en/pdf/TSXHistory.pdf Canada’s Securities Industry
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http://www.m-x.ca/mx_hist_en.php The above are some of the available links on the Gov't Site: ............and of course Here's is the direct link : http://www.canadianeconomy.gc.ca/english/economy/1874Montreal_stock_exchange.html .............................Hope you find what you need.....................................
Les. The Montreal Stock Exchange was on the groung floor of the original building on St. Xavier. The Canadian Stock Exchange we on the second floor. Both exchanges had seats that were owned indepdently of each other. When we moved to the Place Victoria location, both exchanges were on the same floor. I was just wondering if you had found any independent information on the Canadian exchange.
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Inside info is a good thing if you don't get caught. And of course being from Verdun, no one would ever brag about "being in on the ground floor" so to speak. Will keep you posted. Will have to us some kind of code. It will have to be something that is foreign to everyone except those that are in the know. Like supper was very good when I visited the folks at Donner Pass, EH!!!!!!!
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Winston....you're joking, of course, aren't you????? I thought I was going to be invited to Donner...ooppss....Dinner. Of course, now I get it, it's a code word (or sentence). Just wanted to remind you to save me the leg as you promised. Thanks. He's making a list, checking it twice . By the way everyone, what list are YOU on? Cheers.
Linda. This is on the Q.T. as we use to say. The second part to that insider code is you have to ask "How was the food". The response will be; " I don't know what they served, but it was sure good. It tasted just like chicken".
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December 3rd ,2006............................Verdun's first snowfall ? Doesn't look like that taxi is for hire yet ?
What a great photo, Les . . . of the winding steps filled with snow in "Verdun's first snowfall?"! I'm curious, sir, was it taken on one of the avenues between Verdun Avenue and Wellington, or between Wellington and LaSalle Boulevard? Jack
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