Remember when Nuns Island had only the farm & ruins of the Nuns residence/convent???
I wonder why it stood in such ruins,why was it only partially torn down,.was this the result of people dismantling it a little at a time or ???
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.
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«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 400 of 759 Newer› Newest»Fresco,.....at one time I use to get over to Vancouver more often,.but I try not to go much anymore,....(a bit of a pain dealing with Ferries & line-ups etc etc),....but There use to be a few Montreal Style Chicken Places over there,...and a few tried Smoked Meat (some were Ok),.......but I didn't know Dave Boxer had tried a Deli ---any idea when or what area this was in? Generally in every instance ,the business's were owned ,if not run by ex-Montrealer's..............I'm going back a few years here though ,.I no-longer know what's going on in Vancouver,...but we do have a few members here who do live over there,.Maybe they know.....(actually I have a sister & friends who live there ) I will try & find out what montreal culinary delights ,still exist there if any)
Les,
My cousin told me this when I last saw him in 1992 at my uncle's funeral in Montreal. My cousin said Dave Boxer's deli had the craziest name ever. Something like Dave Boxer DJ and Montreal Smoked Meat Deli. My cousin said the name alone was enough to make you want to avoid the restaurant. I'll try surfing some Vancouver radio station sites and see if I can find any mention of Dave Boxer. He could be doing an oldies show on one of the stations. Back in the fifties I remember CFUN Vancouver was the big station in town. I've never been to Vancouver but I recall others who have telling me of CFUN. If you know anyone who hung out in Vancouver in the late eighties they may remember Dave Boxer's restaurant.
Fresco I will see what I can find out,.........I'm surprised I haven't heard of it,.cause I did a lot of trips to Vancouver,in those years too....btwn hockey Games,..or the Auction,...or the just plain escaping for a party.....oh yea Expo86,too.........had to do that of course as my cousin was a manager of a Bar called the Unicorn,which was lined up from opening till Closing everyday,....saw the Irish Rovers in there many times,..(as the name would suggest,it had an Irish Theme),..one of the owners was a my favourite Uncle's brother-in-law ,.a fellow named Wally Floody (one of his claims to fame,..he helped ebgineer the Tunnells Tom,Dick & Harry,....in real life,.... and was in hollywood as an adviser to the making of the film(however that's another story)......We never waited in line-ups which were literally hours on end long,..we got right in & started to Party.........hahahahahah So I guess I wasn't paying too much attention,to Dave's Deli..... Your a knowledgeable guy,Did you know that Dave's last name is Boxerman So maybe if there's a way to check Vancouver business licence's we can find out exactly where it was........ Dave Boxer was into a lot of ventures,.......he wasa also instrumental (had to use that word),..for bringing big name Music to Montreal ....like the Beatles a so I've heard anyway....... Do you still listen to Coast to Coast........it's been somewhat thought provoking lately,...(but as you know ,can be a little 'out there' at times).......hahahahah
Les,
I'm still listening to Coast to Coast but I always think of you and I talking about George Noory awhile back and how he kind of pushed Art Bell aside. I like hearing Art Bell on the weekend especially now that he has returned to the USA from living in the Philippines. I get a kick out of listening to Tom Leykis these days. A very funny guy. His web site is BlowMeUpTom.com. I'm certain he's on a station near you. His show comes from Los Angeles. I remember The Irish Rovers very well. I had an uncle who always listened to Irish music and the Rovers were a big part of his collection-Walter
I had foprgotten about Tom,......but now that you mention it I do Remember Flash Fridays..............hahahahaha Yes Art is back on the Mainland USA,.......He had a difficult time losing his wife,....and I give him credit ,he was losing it a bit apparently,.but has managed to get back on track,,,,,Congrats to him,....and anyone who has to go through those things,.... What do think of this Richard C Hoaglund (sp?)......He seems to be a calm and relatively level headed type,.....I wonder if hisd theory's are accurate at all.....or perhaps the whole deal is Hollywood-ish??? George seems to refer to him quite often, ...sorry for jumping around here,..but Art was living in Hurumph (I know that's wrong.....hahahah) near LasVegas,..then must have chosen to stay in the Phillipenes ,because of his wife.....is that basically it??
I thought Donald Tarlton was the Montreal promoter who brought in big name music to Montreal like the Beatles and Dick Clark's Cavaran of Stars or am I thinking of someone else.? I think the guy is still a promoter but out of Toronto. Interesting the whereabouts of Boxer after the heady days of the late sixties and early seventies. If his Vancouver Deli failed, it must have been 'cause the meat wasn't authentic Montreal Smoked meat. :-) Dolly
Oh heck, late night and I'm getting dyslexic here----meant Caravan of Stars. Dolly
Donald K Donald productions I think he called it,...and they did put on almost everything coming into Canada,but mostly Montreal,......However,I just read that old Dave,.had a hand in the beatle thing,.....which I think is about right,(time wise) as DKD seemd to be more into it,once the music scene broke out in a big way,..So with the Beatles being '64 the reinging(sp?)king of Montreal's Music was Dave Boxer,at least for a while,... We still haven't found the evidence of the Deli in Vancouver yet,..but were looking,....I think in the 'bio' that Arbutus(Gary) posted the other day it mentions that Dave Boxer retired and appaerently is still in retirement in Vancouver.........but were still gonna track his Deli Down....(at times we can be pretty fair forensic Detectives,...Although I readily admit ,we are still missing two 3d large cow heads,..................hahahaha Guess that's Our Cold Case.........................
I typed in BOXER in the business name and VANCOUVER for location at Canada411, Here are the 2 most promising results: Boxer Holding - 604-738-4620
1550 W 10th, Vancouver, BC V6J 1Z9
Map & Directions www.6047384620.yp.ca Save & Share Boxer Holdings Ltd - 604-731-4678
Fax
www.6047314678.yp.ca Save & Share Take it Les...............
Ok Maggie I will see what we can find out,......but there isn't much info on old Davey Baby..................hahahah Remember that weird sort of whistle he had,.......and as kids alot of those whistles with that sort of plunger in the end of it,...you would bnlow in the whistle part,.and move the plunger at the bottom back and forth ,to create aweird different type of sound,......must have driven anyone around (adults) Nuts..................................hahahahah
When I was doing volunteer work at the Children's, Dave Boxer got me two seats on the catwalk to take a 13 year old patient to see Canadians beat Detroit on Christmas day. The boy died of Leukemia 6 weeks later. Ed
What a Great Christmas Present for a little kid,...... ....................oddly enough it was very rare for the Canadiens to evn play on Christmas Day,...... but on December 25th ,1965, Montreal Canadiens 4 -----------Detroit RedWings 3 they never played Christmas Day after that date (at least not in the Forum) So this indeed was a special event for this little guy....... (too bad cause ,I beleive they can do alot more for leukiemia patients nowadays).........where as it once was pretty much untreatable,. .........Edbro that's sort of like the Fullfill a Wish ,thing they do nowadays 'Kudos' to both you and Dave Boxer for giving a little kid a Thrill like that Rememeber just How Impressive it was to walk into the Fabled, Montreal Forum,...with that Huge ,Whiter than White ,Ice Surface,and the excitement of seeing all those Stanley Cup Banners across the Rafters,.and looking around and taking in everything you could see,...the Big CH Emblem on each side of the center line,...............and then watching these superheroes come out for the pregame skate,..........Fanatastic !!!! ps: you'd have to go back to 1954 ,for the previous Christmas Day Game (in the Forum) when it was Canadiens 4 ---- Rangers 1 Nice Touch Edbro, Nice Touch
when you order a extra large pizza from woodland
they give you a large and small box.
marco spruce beer only certain beer stores have them.
corner of 6th and verdun ave?
polish sauage from the point centre street deli,some missing??
most important-- i have a loving couple from verdun
taking a vacation at my place.
next week the couple are going to las vegas
to get married.
had a day off, so i drove to st catherine
do some shopping, lots of great buys on gold jewerly
only place you can go to make a deal, by just asking is that the best price??
restaurants of good eating, even good places to enjoy a show with a beer.
What really touched me, Les, was the simple humanity of Dave Boxer. He sat beside us on the catwalk and made young Jimmie feel very special. I was surprised that he said yes so quickly when I asked him for tickets a few days before the game. I think his connections were so much because he was important as the fact that he was so well liked. The family had ten children but I will never forget the shriek that came from his Mom when they gave her the news. Ed
just came back from verdun,
got 3 hotdogs at rex 168.00, good deal
look at the window of rex 49cent hotdog.
dawsons club looks te same
kostas restaurent gone, know its called zippy's
i remmber going to the wreck we had the army cadets
also remember the dances listening to led zeplin
the rec is gone, notice the new building there now.
regards
I got this from the "Pointe" website:
HI-LES
knowing you enjoy hockey, got pictures
for you.
verduners still playing hockey location
bannatyne and willibord
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hi-sandy
that place of business is were sam the recordman
used to be- which is on st cathrine street east.
today its a new jewerlly store called angelina
very good deals in diamonds,gold, watches
and what you seen was designer sun glasses.
upstairs is the place of making custom jewerlly
as per our discussion they will be building more
jewerlly stores, and one store on wellington st
in the near future.
verdun is getting a big face lift
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Is it true, but I read in the paper today that Montreal is crumbling again? First the overpasses and now apparently the new library that was built in 2005. Had to do with shoddy workmanship, or is it poor inspections. What's going on? Dolly
well, have not been to verdun of late..tomorrow . the wife and I are on our way to visit my daughter, and looking forward to being there for old time sake and walk around ..should bring back memories....good ones i hope..have to see if the old stone house is still there john taylor
hi Metalman,......Great pics,....I just got back from a couple days in the middle of BC,...had to go to Kamloops,....I just tokk alook at the photo album of yours,...Great update picture of Rex's,.......I'd love to be able to just pop into Montreal (Verdun of course),....and enjoy a walk around and some good grub,.....Your right about being able to deal on gold & stuff in Montreal,.they atre very 'fexible' and willing to deal ,.I like that 'no roadblocks' to doing a deal..... Your getting quite a few pics in your album,...Thanks for walking around & doing that for us,..it's appreciated.//I didn't notice the new pics until i read your post,So I'm just catching up on all the new stuff here,.... The Group has been very active,...That's neat to see ,with all the good participation, by everyone........... Hope everyone is out there still looking for photo's both New and Old of our old stomping grounds.........It's always appreciated...........
Seems alot of us frequented many of Montreal;s drinking establishments,.... in the days gone by,.....Hope everyon has a handle on that nowadays........Yikes,.....Montreal was a party wasn't it...... I do 'Remember' every one of the ones mentined,.with the exception of the one called the 'Warehouse' .....what time fram was this place operating ,..and where was it? btw,....the Cafe Beaulieu was mentioned ...(been there too),.....How abput the Stardust,......close by,...... and Gary (Arbutus) you mentioned the 'Mapes'............hahahahah Were you working then?.......hahahaha Seems there was a lot of activity in there that might draw the attention of the MUC........hahahahaha but it was a very busy spot.......... I haven't read eall the posts yet ,.Although I did check into the site in the last coupleof days,...but did any of the Upper Lachine Road bars get mentioned,...there were plenty of them ,that had some now famous talent play up there,..at the Galaxy .....(I think it was),...I saw George Thorogood there,....and the place was a blast...... Also Brodie' in Platssburgh was mentioned,.....but we can't forget the Saxony Lounge ,.......just a short drive over the border...... I see the '50' was mentioned ,used to go there after writing a Provincial Exam in school........hahahahaha Saw a few teachers there too (early),...the pints were .35 cents during the day & the quarts were .65 cents,....but you could only get quarts till 8pm,..then you had to have pints,..which mysteriously changed prices to that of a Quart......hahahaha Hi-Balls were $1.10 Rum & Coke etc etc........During the day one of the daytime bartender was a gal named Suzanne,...and she would make the best Burgers,....she also like to tease the clientel in her very short min dress,.while she would clean the top shelf above the bar.........hahahahaha She was an 'older gal' as we thought then ,.probably late 30's possibly 40..........hahahahah That has 'officially been changed to a 'Younger' one nowadays.........hahahahaha
The Gateway to Montreal:
Les. Loews was showing David Niven in The extraordinary Seaman. I just looked it up, and it was released in 1968. So I am assuming that picture was from 1968.
From predictions to trailers, check out the MSN Entertainment Guide to the Academy Awards짰
Could be Winston,....the picture shows it was developped in '69,... mind you it could have been on it's second time around?> who knows
Metalman.......................now this is a neat photo remember diggingthrough the snow banks for my puck when it went over the boards............hahahahah Always found a bunch of them...... Great memories sparked by that photo.........Thanks Again,...also I'm jealous,when I look at the Pizza Box's...........and spruce Beer.........hahaha the Bleachers are a laugh to see as well,.......Remember watching softball games at Willibrord Park,.....and as a kid you could find some interesting things under there,.in the spring & summer ,Im mean,...probably the odd goo size cigarette...........hahahahahaha Good Photo's ....................Thanks Again for walking around Verdun for us:
Yes, Softball at Willibrord Park. Moe Saucier pitched for Comfort Clothes. He had a heck of a wingdink (Sidearm) No windup. Percy McCracken pitched for ? . It escapes me. Jesse Darlow was manager of St.Willibrord's team (The Holy Name Society) A pair of brothers named Jimmy and Johnny something or other played outfield. They had an unbelievbable reach. When they were out there the cars on the street were safe. No fights just happy sports. I passed that park last summer, it's all fenceed in now. An old man ws watching through the fence and a young man of about 25 told him to F off because he didn't like being watched when he played. I suggested we stay and watch together which we did, but the young lad never made good on his promise to 'come out there'. Ed
Hello Les, Looking at this picture of Loews theatre, My mom was an usher there in the 40's. I worked for Murray's restaurant next door, you can just see the letter M in the picture. The year 1967-68. Do you have any other pics which show Murray's Restaurant either on St Catherine or the one on Sherbrooke Street? I worked at both from 1965-1968 Cheers! George
Hi MontrealGoodTimes,........I will see what I can find for you. I'm not sure off hand ,.but I'm always looking for Montreal/Verdunstuff etc etc........ So with any luck,we'll find something,......
hi-montrealgoodtimes
to answer one of your thoughts murry's restaurant?
look in st laurent today, picture 042
that is were murry's restaurant used to be
also i ate there the other nite, italian foods
this is the first time i looked in the menu
and there is no price list on the items?
ordered anyway, service was good, food good,
two meals, no wine 64.00 dollars
i would go back there again it was all worth it.
hi-les
when i drove and saw the hockey the other nite
i had to find a place to park, walk over and take the pic's, i knew it would be put to good use.
i'll continue getting pictures of verdun
to post.
regards
Hey that's great Metalman108,.....can't wait to see more pictures,...... Quick Thinking to take those shots,...they havc already prompted many other Verdun memories,.......Nothing like playing Hockey outdoors.. Thanks Again.................................................... Hockey the Coolest Game on Earth\ plagerised from NHL TV ad...............OhWell......hahahah
Hi George...My father was the manager of the Murrays on sherbrooke....Not sure if I should mention that ..I have been told he wasn't too easy to work for ...hahahah..I worked one summer at the Laurentian Hotel Murrays.... Brenda
A couple I remember are the One and Two in point St Charles and The Esquire Show Bar I think it was on Stanley they had some big name entertainers..It surprises me that no one mentions the Pav located on the boardwalk Woodland and Lasalle.There are seniors residences there now...Although it wasn't a drinking establishment it sure drew a crowd.. Brenda
Just another familiar shot ..............Bean there Dunn that........hahahahaha
Beverages of choice did make there way into the Pav.......in the form of a 'mickey' in the coat pocket of a few Patrons..............alot of Coke was used for mix...........hahahahaha Mind you all the dances in Verdun had the same liquor source,...smuggle it in past the chaperon,...slash door people,..........hahahahah at least St Willibrord's Basement Dances and VCHS dances ,.did but I doubt that VHS students would do anything like that........they were all saints ,...........or is that the other way around,,,,,,,,,,,,hahahahah Guess we have more common ground than we think............Fun
Okay......VHS students wouldn't do that.....we probably did worse than that!
StCatherine one more time:
Notice the marquis on the movie theatre says "Sensibly Air Conditioned". Do you suppose that if it was UNsensibly Air Conditioned you would freeze to death?
I sure do enjoy the photos.. it makes it so easy to go back and remember.....
Hello Brenda, What years was he manager? Day manager or night? George
Hello Metalman, Thanks for the reference to the pic. I wish I had taken pics back then. Those were the days! George
Hello Redwing, The day manager was Mr. Noseworthy. Evening managers... ( there were a few ) Mr Castinieara Mr Angelino Mr ?? tall quiet fellow used to whistle a lot Mr Caterbach Chef Andre, 2nd chef Mike, also Orlando. Waitresses, Maria, Mary, Christina, Julie. Can't remember the others. There was another smalller Murray's near the corner of Cavendish, next to Bonanza steak house? I filled in there a couple of times as well as the Sun Life bldg. The main locaton I worked from was on Sherbrook street closer to Westmount park. That's where the people above are from. George
Entree Dejeuner Bon Appetite........................................................ahhh yes Grease & Salt & Vinegar.................................I can smell the Vinegar now (makes the mouth water)..........................hahahahahahah
Les
What a great shot of St Catherine Street ! How old
would that picture be? I love it. Nothing like Balck & White
photography, Thanks
Les
Talking about "Mickey" When I was a kid and if we
were sick, instead of using a hot water bottle Dad would fill a empty Mickey
bottle up with hot water, wrap in a towel and there you go! Back then they were
made of glass that nice curve in the back of the bottle would fit well against
your body. The hot toddy also helped !
Hi George... not sure of when he left but it was theMurrays closest to Victoria.. he was a day manager...His name was Albert Golding and he managed that one for years..He was at the Laurentian Hotel for many years as well.and sometimes at the Bank of Commerce building..I will try and get the dates for you... Brenda
Hi Les mmmmmmmmmm greasy fries..Now thats one thing I do miss out here in BC..They should offer courses on the proper way to make greasy fries..... Brenda
Hi Redwing,...............don't forget to load on the salt & vinegar Remember walking down the boardwalk,or Wellington (or anywhere for that matter).......and someone would walk by with a bag of fries,.......and just the smell was enough to immediately make you go & buy one,.............hahahaha and I lived next to a Normand Patate Frites store on Wellington,so I got those urges often as in the summer when I sat on the front gallery & would see the piles of people going into the store to get some fries.......
Bring your tobogan or sled........................................ ......Remember barelling down this slope,............
Seems they still enjoy the outdoor skatin,.......I've never been on this rink,.....but it looks like it would be fun,..........Have a look that is one big whack of people....................................
Another more modern day shot of Saint Catherine......always seems to portray life more realistically when the picture is Black & White, Why is that? when real life's in colur...................
Looks like Drummond & Saint Catherine,............nothing like I recall but I found the pic while searching for other Montreal stuff any of you recognize it ,...? (the street signs seem to indicat that,.but I can't really make it out,gotta get those reading glasses I guess........hahaha) ........
Yup, that's Drummond and St Catherine alright, I passed by there today while browsing the stores downtown. I don't get down there too much and there are lots of things that have changed. Donna
Hi Les wow that must have driven you crazy.. and they were only perfect when the vinegar was seeping through the bag....lol Rex's was another place that had great fries....near third and wellington I think..I used to love the boardwalk.... I remember the boating clubs also ....we had a place on Heron Island Come to think of it a party or two took place on rock island :)
Oh Donna (geez that sounds like a song to me, lol) You're such a lucky one. What I wouldn't give to have a shopping place like that . We have "5th Street", which isn't Uptown or Downtown....it's just plain Town, all 5-6 blocks of it. I guess it I had to say just what I miss the most about being from a big city, ie., Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto or Vancouver it would have to be #1~shopping and #2~concerts. Rod (the Bod) Stewart is coming to Vancouver, but the cost of the tickets plus the ferry is just to prohibitive! Mind you, I've been to about 10 of his concerts but I never tire of him, sigh, sigh. But on the other hand, I love the less stress of living in the boonies with the ocean and mountains and fresh air all around me! Cheers.
What I wouldn't give right now for a soggy brown bag of fries dripping in vinegar and ketchup. There was a place on the main that we used to hit but can't remember the name. We'd just walk along the street, people watching, eating from the bag and getting our fingers smelly and sticky with the ketchup and vinegar. MMmmm I can still taste those real potato fries! Dolly
Here you go Redwing courtesy of 'nostop514' his photo album here under the 'oictures' link has quite a few from Heron Island Now that looks like fun............................... How about here ,ever been to a BBQ here,...what a great looking escape..
Sabby Could the place on the main be
the Montreal Pool Room? I know they had great
Seamies!
Hi Les & Redwing & anyone else who lived there - We had a 'shack' on Goat Island(which was just in front of Heron Island) but we were on the Creek side facing Heron Island. If you came down the Creek, there was a small set of rapids not that far down from the top and our 'shack' was just below that. Some of the names from 'way back then' were: Burt Havell(sp?), Jackie Brayton, Barry Wiseman(I had such a crush on him), Lise Dagenais, Joyce & Frankie Thomas.....my sister Harriett might remember some more names. I was 3 weeks old in 1941 when they brought me up to the Island for the first time. Every year, we spent the whole summer there until I was 12 or 13. Our dad would go to work at the CNR every morning and come back at night. Lise Dagenais and I would walk up to the top of the Island with our inner tubes, plop on top of them, and float down in front of the Island...this was on the Lachine Rapids side.....gawd, it's a miracle we didn't drown!!! We would do that over and over. All the kids used to swim at 'The Hole'. When we were around 10, Lise stole some matches from their 'shack' and we hid in the woods, broke off some dried milkweed plant, lit it up and tried to smoke it....yuck! Her mother used to count the matches(?) so Lise got in sh*t for stealing A MATCH and we never did it again. But Mme Dagenais told MY parents and that night, my dad offered me a cigarette and I took it, then a cigar and I took it. I got pretty sick after that and it taught me a lesson(for a few years anyway...lol). Lise and I would run around all summer in a pair of 'cotton panties' - and nothing else - until I started getting 'little bumps' on my chest and then we had to wear tops...lol. It's amazing what memories surface when you read all these entries from everyone....sorta scary sometimes too. judy in NB
Judy, Wonderfull comments, just what we like to hear. Keep them coming. Guy
Hi Levisjean, Could have been but I just don't remember the name.
Listen mom1945 Linda , if there is any shopping that you would like me to do for you in downtown Montreal, just say the word. Better yet, if you want to switch houses for a bit, we can do that too Ocean , mountains and fresh air would do me a world of good
Once again Les thanks for the memories.. unfortunatly I cant seem to find the photo album you made reference too?????Still trying to find my way around here ...I sure would Love to see the Island ones...
no Problem Redwing3235, click here: http://groups.msn.com/VerdunConnections/100heronisland.msnw?albumlist=2 another way to access these photo albums is ,... you will see on the left hand side of the page as you open the VerdunConnections (make sure you are signed in of course) Click on 'Pictures' then you will see a drop down menu, Select page 3...................then scroll down to the 5th Album, Heron Island Hope that helps..........................................Cheers
Redwing ,......one more thing ,whenever youare in a Photo Album,....you will also see at the top of the page ,.the same type of drop down Menu,...this will give you a choice & access to the separate pages of photos in the album,depending on how many pictures a person has placed there: Good Luck,..........and How do you like the sunshine Finally,....a few super days,.& more to come,......
newfydog,.....I just read your post,....terrific recall,...allows us all to be right there with you on the island,......You must have known the Snow family, I would Imagine as they spent a lot of their time on the River,......... Did you ever get over to Rock Island ,......people would swim on the downward side of the rock as you wouldn't be in the current there ,.sort of a back eddy I guess you'd call it,...I can Remember my oldman taking me there as a little kid,....and showing me that 'his ' father my grandad, had carved his initials in the rock,.............. a few years ago one of our members posted a couple of pictures of himself & his brother over on Rock Island ,..Mike Jones? & his brother,...so it Seems that the River was enjoyed by many ,and you were lucky enough to play on those islands for years,...good stuff............. Sorry I wasn't there to see those bumps & stuff............hahahahahah glad we sparked some memories for you ,.and i'm glad you shared yours with us,..........That is a Verdun Connections Memory,...........hope you recall more stuff,.and maybe find some old pics too.....................
A couple more different angles of the old Mount Royal Tobogan Slide ................and of course La Castor Pond............What !!!!! Beaver Lake hahahahahah
..........and a short walk or Caleche Ride away would be the Lookout Chalet ....or you could have come from pine and up these stairs........ all aboard the Caleche,........and these 'work horses' will effortlessly bring you on a nice ride Until you do arrive at your destination ,and maybe a Hot Chocolate, ....What a great looking building,.and almost everyone of us (probably everyone of us,) has surely been in there a few times............. Ok there's a quickie tour of the Mountain..................
driving home from massena usa, you enter cornwall
the fries are not those frozen stuff, fresh cut fries
cooked in the good old lard, for that old time real
taste?
also the steamies are lester's and pom hotdog bun.
colesaw, mutard, relish, tastes just like the rex.
4 star rating out of 5 star
You sure get around Metalman108............your making us jealous(not to mention Hungry).....................hahahahahaha I will be taking some pictures of my friends '67 Chevy Stepside Short Box ,sometime in the next couple of days,.He completely restored this vehicle many years ago,.and has the complet progggress history documented in pictures as the body work & stuff was done,.......I will post them up here,later in the week......... His wife passed away a few years back,& I guess he just doesn't get the same enjoyment out of it anymore,so he's getting it ready to show in the spring and probably sell............I guess we all get older & things don't mean as much.......oh well......I'll give him a hand ,he's been a member of the same car club out here for at least 30 years.....Funny how time flies by, Thanks for the Food Review...........
metalman You have me drooling on the keyboard by describing the fries. As a matter of fact I made fries for supper tonite, but they're just not the same. I even poured vinegar over them......just not the same. Drool, drool, drool
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This post is twofold,.....one is a picture of the Knights of Columbus house on Lasalle blvd,.which was almost directly across from a place I lived in on Lasalle Blvd,.with the Rapids for a view,.........but there was also a big parking lot beside the KoC place,.which they used for events & stuff .......and the second picture is just one I came across,of my sisters '58 Stepside, GMC Apach 100,.......with the wrap around rear window.............Burgundy in colour,....and I had a Tilt Wheel Steering Column put in it ,and a new rear-end ,many years back,............it's a 327 Vette motor with a front end clip to allow for power steering,.....4speed manual,...........Lot's of Fun ....................and she's still got it ,sitting in her Garage,...she wants to do some upgrades & so I will probably end up helping her get it done the way she wants it............We'll see,........................it's a cool old ride (the truck,as i don't know about my sister)................hahahahahahahaha
JMH I am sure I posted this before ,but it is of course your old school on Galt,............. are you in this picture???.....the year 1951
Ols time Tv Remember all the shows we watched Growing up in Montreal
It's Your Move: .........and didn't someone mention once that a gal from VHS was the girl on Pyjama Playhouse,...............................................????Remember that show
Here's a whack of old shows from CFCF Carte Blanche with Jimmy Tapp. Surprise Party A popular local kids show in the 60's with Magic Tom (Tom Auburn). Lunchtime Little Theatre with Ted Zeigler, known as Johnny Jellybean. Also poplular with the kids at the time. Pyjama Playhouse with Christine Donaghy. It's Your Move with Paul Hanover and later George Balcan. The Telethon Of Stars: Yearly telethon for reaseach into children’s diseases. Bob McGrath of Sesame Street use to appear on it regularly. Romper Room Montreal like many markets in North America had their own local version of this show. A syndicated version was available. The Toronto edition eventually replaced the Montreal version on CFCF. Like Young with Jim McKenna and June Mack. Know Your Sports with Dick Irvin. McGowan & Company with Don McGowan. Matinee with Joe Van, later hosted by Jack Curran and then George Balcan. The Mad Dash: English game show with Pierre Lalonde. Hi Noon: Summer time show with Ralph Lockwood, usually set outdoors in the streets of Montreal. McGowan’s Montreal: Long before Travel Travel, Don McGowan would roam the streets of Montreal looking for stuff to do. In one famous episode, McGowan gets hands dirty and makes bagels. McGowan’s World: Same show as McGowan’s Montreal but the word Montreal was removed in order to sell the show to other stations. Super Pay Cards: A local game show. The Ralph Lockwood Show: Local talk show. Hockey Magazine: with Dick Irvin. Good Morning Workout: An exercise show. McKenty Live: A TV phone-in show hosted by Neil McKenty. Travel Travel: Travel show syndicated across North America (well, parts of it anyway). Montreal AM Live: Same thing as McKenty Live but with Leslie Roberts instead. Park Avenue Metro: Local magazine-style show named after the metro station across the street from CFCF’s studios. Chain Reaction: English version of Action Reaction. Both shows used the same set. Also aired on Global in Ontario. Fighting Back: Consumer protection show hosted by Terry DiMonte and often featured Bowser and Blue. LifeStyle with Anne Shatilla. This one can barely be called a local show, but I include it anyway as CFCF production. Like McGowan’s World, this show hid its Montreal roots so that it could be sold to other stations. .......YIKES,...are we all that old,............hahahahahahaha
Guess we are getting 'more mature'......look at the bell bottoms on those people!!!!
Anyone recognize anything in this photo,.it's a slightly different shot from the one I posted the other day........ an Extra Shot for the Cote St Paul members too! Extra to Cote St Paul,...................................................................................
Well we've had these posted a few years back too,...but I thought it was a neat pcture with the old KIK Cola signs,...and being a typical Corner Store,.. .......................Montreal.............................was fun for all
Hi Les, Now that's a cool pic of St Catherine street! Much appreciated! Still no luck with Kensington and Rosedale school? Thanks George
Hi Les, Another great pic! Do we know who's in the picture? George
Les that's a great picture of the 'Extra to Cote St. Paul'! Thanks Dianne
Which one is this? Epilogue: The Closure From 1970 to 1980 the Board closed 41 schools. In 1979 alone 3 high schools were closed. Monklands was joined by Wentworth High, a French immersion high school in the area. Soon many other schools were closed including most of it's feeder schools. Herbert Symonds is demolished, Kensington becomes condominiums, Rosedale (which went out of business before MHS) a police training center. Even the modern "backyard" Somerled School Elementary eventually succumbs. Only Willingdon has survived from among the original schools. Among the high schools Montreal West, Baron Byng, flagship High School of Montreal and even the "new" West Hill High didn't survive to the turn of the millennium. The board blames the anglo exodus of the "family generating" age group in the 1970s and 1980s and the language laws of the era. Monklands it self will be the subject of a takeover plan from the MCSC which had planned to transfer Ecole secondaire de Roberval to the building. Instead the building will remain unused until 1984 when it will be renovated into a seniors residence by the City of Montreal. ---------------------------------------------- ------------------------- -------------------------------------- Seems Kensington has become Condos (what else).......never liked to go to school to start with,..and now they want you to buy your old classroom hahahahahahah..................................................Hope it prompts some mems' --------------------------
Good Morning Les I'm not getting some of your Pic's
like the It's your move. I'm not sure what's happening, but then again it
would'nt be the first time Ha Ha .
Hi Levisjeans,....I noticed that yesterday that a little while after posting them ,.that they only showed that litte red box with the X in it,...but sometimes it just takes longer to load for some reason,..I just opened this thread ,and they were there,...???? but the bottom article ,about the Rosedale school didn't open for me,.so what you can try is,.'right click' on the little box with the X,..and then 'click' 'Show Picture'.......this usually works, but if it's just the 'It's Your Move' that doesen't appear,.then look at the post ,where the whole list of TV shows is,..and I beleive you can click on the 'It's Your Move' show and it will bring you to the site where I found it...... Soory 'bout that,......sometimes (I'm not sure why) some just will not appear more than once...............I've not figured out that one yet..........hahahaha That usually goes into our MSN Mystery's File..........
Hi Les Loved the old CFCF shows u listed. Got one for you..does anyone remember one that came on at the end of the day when before they signed off. Don McGowan hosted a small info show on what was happening in the city.Right around Expo if I remember right.This was just when he was starting out and not even doing the Weather.It was funny because he figured no one watched it but he had a small following... Lad
hi the Lad,.... was it not McGowans Montreal ? McGowan’s Montreal: Long before Travel Travel, Don McGowan would roam the streets of Montreal looking for stuff to do. In one famous episode, McGowan gets hands dirty and makes bagels. McGowan’s World: Same show as McGowan’s Montreal but the word Montreal was removed in order to sell the show to other stations. Don McGowans made a decent living out of the Travel show,.just a few weeks ago I saw him on TV......40 years later he's traveling the world still,..... Not a bad Gig.............hahahahahah The only other job in Television that wasn't bad either was the old Friendly Giant,..........he worked 15 minutes a day,for about 30 someodd years.............not bad,and I guess he never argued with any of his co-workers,.as it was only Rusty & Jerome..............hahahahahaha
Was "Chez Helene" a Montreal based show?
Hi Maggie Chez Helene was a 15 minute weekday program running for fourteen seasons 1959 to 73. Helene Baillargeon was the main person and Madeleine Cromby. It was produced at the CBC montreal studios. Laurie
I noticed the Murray's in the picture this time
Thanks Laurie, sometimes I start to wonder if I live(d) in a paralell universe. Good to know that someone else remembers some of the same things. Now....who remembers what show the bird was on that like to repeat..."Kakawett, Kakawett". My baby sister used to drive me nuts with that.
Hi MaggieMck,..... Yes Chez Helene, was 15 minutes,...and it came on right after the Friendly Giant, two 15 minutes Gigs in a Row,......CBC Tax dollars at work two shows in a half hour, nowadays they can't even get the Habs Games,.............hahahahaha
Yes that's right MaggieMck,........two 15 minute shows,....first the Friendly Giant ,followed by Chez Helene..........CBC got their moneys worth in those days,.....2 kid shows ,..in a row, Nowadays they can't even get the Habs games,........(mind you who cares,if they play like they did the other night)...........hahahahah
Chez Helene: Chez Helene Mon-Fri 2:00-2:15 p.m., 26 Oct 1959-29 Apr 1960 Mon-Fri 2:00-2:15 p.m., 17 Oct 1960-30 Jun 1961 Mon-Fri 2:00-2:15 p.m., 2 Oct 1961-29 Jun 1962 Mon-Fri 2:00-2:15 p.m., 15 Oct 1962-31 May 1963 Mon-Fri 10:30-10:45 a.m., 14 Oct 1963-29 May 1964 Mon-Fri 11:15-11:30 a.m., 19 Oct 1964-28 May 1965 Mon-Fri 10:45-11:00 a.m., 18 Oct 1965-27 May 1966 Mon-Fri 10:45-11:00 a.m., 17 Oct 1966-26 May 1967 Mon-Fri 10:45-11:00 a.m., 16 Oct 1967-15 Sep 1969 Mon-Fri 10:45-11:00 a.m., 15 Sep 1969-25 May 1973 In this long-lived, fifteen minute show, cheery and enthusiastic Helene Baillargeon introduced Englsih pre-school children to the French language through songs and dances, games, and stories. her helpers were her young woman friend Louise, played by Madeleine Kronby, and Susie, a puppet mouse. The CBC explained that Chez Helene, in which Helene spoke French almost exclusively, was based on the Tan-Gau method of language education (named after its developers, Drs. Tan Gwan Leang and Robert Gauthier), by which children learned French in the way children initially learn a language. The program was produced in Montreal by R.s. Lambert(l959-60), Jacqueline Leveillee (l966-67), Larry Shapiro and Peter Symcox (l967-73), and written by Raymond Duplantie (l959-60) and Hubert and Charlotte Fieldin.
The first five years of your life is a period in your that it is the most impressionable, therefore the ideal time to learn another language. Guy
I loved chez Helen
Susie was my favorate . The friendly Giant ,and
that little farm village. Rusty Rusty Rusty It alwaYS TOOK AWHILE FOR HIM TO POP
OUT OF THE BAG. great stuff. keep it coming
Here's some Wisdom of the CBC ,...in 1984 Budget Cuts ,forced the cancellation of the Friendly Giant.......hahahahaha Canandian Taxpayers Money & some idiot decides we can't afford a 15minute kids show,..............hahahahaha A guitar-playing chicken hangs in a sack on a castle wall while a giraffe with blue spots sticks his head in through a nearby window. They are, of course, Rusty and Jerome, there at the invitation of Friendly Giant, an affable father figure in a medieval costume. Together the three were some of the most enduring characters in the history of CBC children's programming. A creation of Bob Homme, the program began at a small commercial TV station in Wisconsin in 1954. Four years later Homme moved the show north to Canada and the CBC. Originally there were two puppeteers - one each for Rusty and Jerome - but soon Rod Coneybeare, a CBC radio veteran, was operating both. For 26 years, young viewers were greeted by the harp-and-tin-whistle tune "Early One Morning" as Friendly (played by Homme) lowered the drawbridge on the miniature castle. He would invite them to have a seat: "One little chair for one of you, and a bigger chair for two to curl up in, and for someone who likes to rock, a rocking chair in the middle." Then: "Look up, look wa-a-ay up…" and there was Friendly, soon joined by Rusty and Jerome. The rest of the show's 15 minutes were occupied by gentle chat among the trio, followed by a story or a musical performance. Friendly played the recorder, Rusty was on harp or guitar, and Jerome sang. Each week a pair of puppet cats - Angie and Fiddle, the Jazz Cats - also performed. In 1984 the federal government made considerable cuts to the CBC budget. Friendly Giant was cancelled shortly thereafter, though CBC executives said it wasn't related to the cuts. Bob Homme passed away in May 2000 at age 81. ......................Only in Canada you say..........Pity, hahahahaha
Les I can't stop laughing at you description
of the Guitar-playing chicken hanging in a sack on a castle wall.
Maybe you should think about writing Children's
books or create a show of your own.
You could be the new age Johnny
Jellybean.
I just love your input on this site. Thanks
again
Arbutus
Thanks so much for the chilhood memories of The
Friendly Giant. Guess what tune I am whistleing now?
I totaly forgot about the cow jumping over the
moon.
Good Stuff keep it
coming!
Hi Levisjeans,......I had to go back & re-read the post,........hahahaha and this venue can be Our Modern day Sgawk Box,.........hahahahah Remember that thing that JJB used to come out and Bask with a Mallott,. ......but i can't take credit for the guitar playing chicken,.as I actuall copy'd that one & pasted it here..................but I do have a strange sense of humour and those that know me ,would probably have given me credit for that too. hahahaha Glad your having some laughs,.......That is what's it's about Here just for you: This guy sure had fun with his roll,........................hahahahah
Ok what the hell is a Sgawk Box........................now I'm not sure of how to spell it properly (Ya I know I.T,)..........hahahaha I think it should have read Squawk (according to online definitions) pronounced Skwok....................hahahahaNow that was buggin me,....hahaha
Hi Great picture of Johnny Jellybean..brought it all back. Used to love to watch it at lunch time.No one admitted to watching it...but we all did... Lad
Hi Part 2 Anyone ever see the flim clip of Johnny opening the door and having the woman wearing nothing but a fur coat who flashed him when he opened it.Great clip.. Lad
Nope, never did see that clip, but if you happen to run across it again, why not post it on here so we can all laugh and enjoy. Wish I was young enough to say I watched this program, but way back then TV hadn't even come onto the market, so I was left to listen to Hi Ho Silver Away on the radio . But.........I admit to watching it with my kids when they were young. Their favorite program was "Hammy the Hamster" remember that?
the lad,.......I seem to Remember something like that,.except I thought it happened to 'Soupy Sales'................and the clip I am thinking of was on a 'Bloopers show' or maybe Johhny Carson ?? didn't JohnnyJellybean make referances to 'left handed cigarettes' at times or was it just the audience.............hahahahaha
Inductee: Hammy Hamster By Andre Mayer Kosher hamster: Canada's number one media rodent. Courtesy Hammytime Publishing Inc. Reason for Induction:
For honourable service in the field of children’s entertainment and for giving buck-toothed rodents a voice.
Citation:
Before the dogmatic twaddle of Barney and Teletubbies, kids looked to Once Upon A Hamster for early-morning amusement. Unapologetically wholesome, the live-action serial followed a boot-dwelling hamster, Hammy, and his exploits with the Riverbank posse: GP the Guinea Pig, Martha Mouse, the Wise Old Frog, Turtle and Granny Rabbit. Tune in one week and you might find Hammy steering a raft or riding shotgun in GP’s car; the next, he’d be navigating a (miniature) hot-air balloon. That critter led a life of unequalled adventure.
Hammy Hamster was the invention of Paul Sutherland and David Ellison, who introduced him in 1959. The show debuted as Tales of the Riverbank, and was shot in a makeshift Toronto studio with a crew of two: Sutherland and Ellison penned the scripts, manned the cameras, did the voiceovers and even composed the accompanying music. The 15-minute segments were initially rebuffed by the CBC, but were soon picked up by the BBC.
People still speak wistfully of Sutherland’s gentle, artless narration, which was as integral to the show’s charm as the sight of twitchy, uncomprehending rodents scurrying across a simulated nature set. (Sutherland, who went on to voice Honda ads in the ’90s, died in 2004, at the age of 73.) Sutherland and Ellison halted production in the mid-’60s when Hammy failed to attain the popularity they’d hoped for. The show experienced several revivals, however: first in the ’70s, when it was produced out of a British studio, and then in the ’90s, when it appeared on Canada’s YTV network.
At its pinnacle, Once Upon a Hamster was seen in more than 30 countries. It didn’t reach a U.S. viewership until the ’90s, where it delighted insomniacs and stoners on late-night television. That’s where it caught the notice of Alan Ball, creator of HBO’s Six Feet Under, who ended up using a clip of Once Upon A Hamster in an episode of his lauded series. The show was retired for good in 1998, but Hammy and his furry clan are syndicated in the hearts and minds of Canadian viewers.
Looks like you can get a copy of this show JJB, Ted Zeigler was the hero of many kids as Johnnie Jellybean, 28 September 2003
Author: degagnon from Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Actually the program was called "Lunchtime Little Theatre" and I and thousands of other grade school children were devoted to watching Johnnie Jellybean during our lunch hour at home. He was the wackiest, most imaginative person and had a great crew to support him. Another character on the show was Toomie the Duck played by Bill Merrill, who later became Vice-President of Programming at CFCF TV in Montreal. There was the "Squawk Box" that Johnnie would whack with a wooden mallet and most days destroy. He would receive mail that sometimes would get thrown at him and one day unknown and unseen by the viewers when he opened the door there was a woman without a top on. We only ever saw his expressions which were a riot ( and now we know why ). My favorite part of the show ( besides him ) was when he had these contraptions where he would drop a ball bearing and it would go through flippers and sand buckets etc. to get to the bottom of the maze. They were fascinating. We all loved Johnnie Jellybean and his whirly hat and striped jacket. We wish now that the TV station had saved the episodes so that we could have enjoyed them in later years. I was very saddened to hear of his passing and still wish that I could have thanked him for the many hours of enjoyment he gave to us over the years!! "Jellybean Comedy Clubhouse" (1962) [TV-Series] Add to MyMovies IMDbPro Details http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0341825/ checkout the link if you like, and you can also browse other TV shows too!....................
It seems the JJB show had been on with several hosts prior to appearing on Canadian TV in the 60's.........Aslo Apparently Ted Ziegler (JohnnyJellybean),...also was on the Sonny & Cher Show "Johnny Jellybean" reappeared in the mid 1960's, this time on the Canadian TV Network, when Power and Wilson revived the character starring Ted Ziegler (shown) who would later be seen on The Sonny and Cher Show Look at the kid in the picture blocking his ears.........hahahaha
Here's another Montrealers recollection of Montreal including referance to Magic Tom,..& Johnny JellyBean,...as well as a few other things,... she could be a member here,...Seems everyone (almost ) has fond memory's of Montreal (I suppose that is true for everyone's Hometown,............but we all know Verdun,..Montreal ,are the best..................aren't they........hahahaha) Montreal Matters examines how the changing reality of our HOME is affecting Montrealers. Share your tales of HOME and what it means to you or read other HOME TALES. Home is where the heart is
Litsa Kyrellis, 23/06/04 12:38 PM Home is where the heart is; Where memories spring to life in the mind's eye and catapults us back into the cacoon of our childhood - of laughter with friends, of family warmth and books of learning. Home is a place we carry no matter where we go. When I close my eyes, I think of Magic Tom and Johnny Jellybean. I think of Place Des Arts and St.Catherines Street; of the schools I attended - Stathern, Sinclair Laird and Dunrae Gardens. I look high in the sky for St.Joseph's Cathedral, feel the cold on my face skating at Beaver Lake. Oh, what a blast at Terre De Hommes (Expo 1967), and I taste St. Hubert BBQ while I touch the Longueil ice castle. I am somewhere else, yet always, in Montreal. That is where the my heart is. And that is my home...tale.
I should have included the web address for you to check it out http://www.cbc.ca/montrealmatters/2003/participate/hometales.html
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An old shot down Wellington from the corner of 3rd................... and one more from just past Gordon....................... ............Remember all those awnings along Wellington,.....and as a kid you would try to touch the awning ,.......or the odd one would gather water in a little pool after a quick rain,...and it was obligatory to jump up and push the water out,...... Remember also the stores would send someone out with a long pole and a sort of key at the end to wind up the awning for the night.
Well whadya know ,......another shot of Saint Catherine Street,.......... ........back in the days of it being a two way street------- (not many things are these days)................hahahahahaha
Generally I need to ad the picture I'm talking about to the same post ,......but I actually forgot ,that were not all clairvoyant............hahahaha
Remember those old Coca_Cola trucks ,.like the one in the middle of StCatherine in this picture,..............and asd kids we used to get our own 'free?' samples...............hahahahah With the aid of a trusty lookout that is..........
Now I know I've posted this shot of Saint Catherine at night many times over the years,....but I just love this Black & White, of Montreal's main artery,This street was by far ,Montreal's Lifeblood..................... .......What Say You ???
.........................and I think this one is Pretty Cool Too !!!!! it just scream "NightLife" ......Montreal was cool
Just noticed the traffic cop. Neat old street lamps also. When did the traffic lights start appearing?
Never gave this much thought before, but remember the red call boxes on every block for the firestation, well just realized they don't have them anymore. Any idea when they disappeared.
Les - I don't know where you get all these great Montreal photos - keep up the good work! Looking at the streetcars - does anyone remember "the Slasher?" I think it was in the late 40's or early 50's(I know-many of you were probably just a 'gleam' in your daddy's eye at that time-but-some of the 'older folk' might remember.) Anyway the first step getting on a streetcar was pretty high and there was some psycho who was slashing ladies' legs with a razor or something as they got on the streetcar. I don't think it lasted very long and I don't know if they ever found out who it was. It was pretty nerve wracking for women at that time though. judy in NB
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Les Thanks man loved those great pictures of Montreal. Nice to see St.Catherine St. two way... keep em coming brother.. Lad
Ok just found this ,.........looks familiar,.......but where is it? I know it's pretty obvious,but they sure have changed that corner haven;t they.................................................
Ok Found this while surfing too,........where is it? Although the Church over on the far corner looks real familiar....................... ??????????????????????????????????????????? You Tell Me.....
I would Guess that we've all seen this exact engine on a call somewhwere in Verdun........................Remember when hearing a siren was a real big deal, and you had to find out just where that engine was going................ Now ,we barely look out the window,unless the Siren seems to stop close by... Yikes have we become that insensitive.............................................YUP
Les 1st and Verdun Lad
Les looks like the corner of Woodland and Bannantyne...sure looks like the shot was taken between Argyle and Woodland.Maybe in front of Barry's. Lad
Yes that's the way I see 'the lad' First Av & Verdun,....i can Remember having a schoolmate Kim Corner who lived right near the laneway on !st near Verdun Av,.....and as kids we all used to go to the little store beside his house,.where you had to take a couple of steps up into the store (seemd steep) and we could play one of those 'football' machines for a Penny,....the penny would fall down through a series of pins,banging around changing directions,until it fell into a certain spot ,and that spot would determine how many point s you got,.....anyone Remember those?
The cost of that loft on Rushbrooke is somethiung else, eh? But then again the cost of everything in comparison to times past is 'something else'! My parents wartime house on Angers cost $4000.00 in 1946, a lot of money in those days and they took 25 years to pay it off. In 1975 they sold it for $25,000.00 and now those wartime houses are going for $200,000 plus!!! They cost even more in Halifax/Dartmouth, over $300,000!!! Dianne
Couldn't resist posting the old Chalet BBQ http://www.chaletbbq.com/ ....a late night in Montreal ,often included stopping here for some BBQ Chicken...........................in Montreal we had it all..........................
I found another shot of Saint Catherine Street,........corner of Saint Lawerance ...........sorry that's not the one I was thinking of,...but this next one should be: and one more for comparison sake--------------------------- It was the same shot,.....but You Missed the Bus,.................hahahahahah
now i know why i keep coming to this site..to see pictures and write ups of the past. FEELS GOOD
Fire station brings back memory of the O'reilly family from Crawfordpark, I think all the ex mayor George O'reilly sons are/were firemen there..good family.
Hi Johnmelinvin2,.........That's what we try to do,.....keep everyone coming back,.....and Hopefully the Verdun/Montreal content,does help to do that,.......... That's why we always ask eveyone to help us recall stories & maybe post pics,.if we can,.to keep the visit to the site,one that hopefully sparks some memory banks,...and promote more input,.........Thanks for saying so,....otherwise we'd just be another internet site with 'No Direction'........ We've just past some 715 members,......so maybe we'll be able to one day , find those missing 3d Cows Heads,from Upper Lachine Rd Dairy..............hahahahahahah ........................Have Fun & Remember Verdun..........................................
JMH......................have you seen this shot of an early 1900's NotreDame St Streetcar ? I would guess that all these collections would have been accessible during the recent tour of McCord's that Guy5479 went on,,,,,,,,,,,,???
This is the aftermath of the Laurier Theatre Fire ,where over 70 kids perished,and led to Quebec essentially banning kids from going to the Movies unattended,.....it didn't really lighten up the retrictions until the 60's this was happened in 1927 , and so a lot of younger kids couldn't go to the movies for quite awhile,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Hi Les ! Tram on Notre-Dame St.: really nice pic Thanks, JM
Laurier Palace Theatre Fire From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search The Laurier Palace Theatre fire was a small fire that occurred in the theatre on 9 January 1927 in Montreal, Canada. The fire started during a comedy called "Get em Young". 800 children came to watch, and panic erupted when smoke began to bellow into the theater. The children — who were seated in the balcony — had trouble exiting the building, as one of two stairways that led to safety were locked. Furthermore, the doors were opening toward the inside, not outside. The smoke filled the air, choking and blinding the children within two minutes. The tardiness of the firefighters allowed the deaths of 78 children. After the disaster, all children at theaters were required to be accompanied by adults to prevent a similar disaster and building codes were modified so that the door were to open toward the outside or at least both ways. This Canadian history article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Ontario & StLaurent ............and here's the larger version............ ..................YIKES............................... hahahahahah
Wasn't this a XXX theatre ?? ...............or no that was the Pussycat right?? Home of Lily St Cyr..................................a famous Montreal Peeler
Les Great photos. In the larger one look real close at the car in front..tell me is that a taxi or police car..what do you think. Lad
My guess would be Cab,.........Have a look at the sign in the window (both side & back window) of the Tram,.......Do you suppose they 'serve ' that stuff on the tram,.................hahahahah EX ...............
Also Have a look at the curbstone,.........Montreal always had such beat up looking sidewalks............hahahahah Seems like they were always like that, I wonder do they cut the curb down now to help people with wheelchairs or scooters etc to be able to get around............i Remember when I first got out West (30+yrs),.....and almost every corner has the Curbs cut to make for easier access to everyone,......Good Idea Really,......but a I suppose in the old world Handicap Folks were simply not thought of?? Strange when I think of it now,...it should be an automatic to have access for everyone,........ Oh well I guess if we spent the Billions that we send everywhere else in the world here,....It would only make sense........Can't Do That.............hahahaha
Les. Talking about the curbs for handicapped people. One of the things that have made a difference down here, is The American's With Disabilities Act. It was a law passed by the Federal government, that everything, including buildings, public bathhrooms, theatres, restaurants, and everything else, must be accessable to persons with handicaps. Places get sued for a lot of money down here, if it even makes just a little difficult for them. It cost a lot extra to ensure there is compliance. It is a shame we need that, but it would not happen otherwise.
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Winston , Victoria here has had many of these things for many years,..I would imagine that it is the law ,as well,..... and everything built now will accomodate,for width and ramps etc etc,....I'm not sure if it is possible to convert all the buildings,.as some are just really old buildings,that couldn't be altered I imagine ,but Victoria has always had an elderly population,..so I suppose many things were changed years ago out of neccessity,... but your right if no law was in place,many builders may simply decide just not to do it........ I would think that by-laws would enable city council to not grant a business permit,depending on the upgrades a building had,.......
forgotten that name "Lily St Cyr"she use to also dance at one of my bother in law night clubs..Think it was called Champs show bar and there was one other on mountian street maybe called" Aldos"..She almost caused the break up of my sisters marriage.Even my sister had to admit ,Lily was a good dancer.
Hi Judy, I think the slasher was in the 50's as I remember it being on the radio. Before that I was too small to know about it - but you would know that Sis (harriett)
Hey Newfy Dog, just read your message (264) I don't remember the people so much, but remember a few other things - like Mom saving that Crow (JOJO). My wicker carriage , Uncle Bill's place and his way to bring water up from the river that we drank (wouldn't do that now). Me falling into the river headfirst and Dad grabbing me. Our wonderful Rasberry patch near the creek, and when Mom would send us down there to pick them for our dessert, only problem was we would eat them on the way back. I think they got wise to us pretty quick when we only got back with half the pot. Me sleeping in Dad's hammock that he used when he was in the navy. Boy you really started me thinking about the Island - haven't done that in a long time. Hugs Harriett
Looks a little (maybe a lot) different from what I recal during my tenure as a Montrealer..................... Decarie .............1930 (ish) .........Looks like even the dogs would have had a hard time 'kicking ' one of those Hydrants..............at least from the sidewalk
Remember this spot,........with old Chief Poking Fire.......... .........Geez I wonder what the chances of a Union Jack,or USofA flag ,flying over there now.......???.... Things were fairly simple then ,....
Look at the way they're all standing at the gate, peering inside, as if there's something they're not too sure about......funny. My dad used to take me over there quite often. We would park on the north side of Mercier bridge and walk over to see the "Chief". I also had little tippy canoes, indian tomahawks, etc that he bought me as souvenirs.
how about the old Lunch Counter in Central Station,........Remember walking through that station ,.especially once you could get to Plc Bonaventure,..without having to go outside,.......Imagine we as kids travelled all over Montreal by bus or walk,...and we never once thought of it as unsafe,.......Imagine sending your kids or grandkids, to a Train Station in a city like Montreal(or anywhere for that matter),....to wander around ,......but make sure your home for 'supper'....... The Times They are a Changin
Ok so here's the lunch counter,.......................... ..........forgot to put it in that last post,..............
That brings back memories out in Caughnawaga and going to Belmont Park. Remember the laughing lady ?
Yes we had a picture of the Laughing Lady posted here a few times,...as well as one of the picture albums had a pile of Belmont Park pics,...too. but i think they have since disappeared,......but there 's lots out there ,we can find and post again................ ....... Have a Laugh...................hahahahah http://cec.chebucto.org/ClosPark/Belmont.html .........Have a tour of the old Belmont Park
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I remember a 'mentally handicapped' neighbour guy, about 20 years old and I was about 11+/-, cornered me in a laneway on my way to school. Asked me if I would show him my "grass". Said I didn't have any grass. His reply "yes you do, just pull your panties down and let me see". Funny but I never told my mother either!!!
Messenger-ettes,...........Imagine things have changed so much,...that most of our kids wouldn't know what a telegram was................. Now they just text Msg each other as they walk in herds down the street to school............hahahahaha Here's some out of work Gals (now anyway) How 's this Sandy .....close enough ..........
He may have been a 'budding' landscaper,................hahahahaha and just wanted to trim the bush's ? .........No Mom45 you keep the Lightning Bolts,...for now ....hahahahaha
I made it a little rule for myself to go up the stairs every morning on my way to work at the Sun Life Bldg. Not bad in the summer, but with winter boots on ~ a real challenge.
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Just thought I'd post the old Telegraph office ,.....too.. ......Telegram for ..................... ............on Sacrament Street,..................................................
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Oops ,.......should put this one in with the other post ........No wonder I never saw real native art till I got out West,........ hahahahahaha.........it looks like there a cut out of cardboard,.....look at the animals on the chimney's...........
Anyone pinpoint this spot,.?? It just says crowded highway near Montreal,..but maybe it can be located by one of the phone numbers in the windows,...and then through lovell's .....??? .........It always seemed busy growing up in Montreal,....Remember the waits at the Border when headed to Platssburgh Beach ?.....or wherever....and the cars would overheat and have to be pushed to te side of the road,....You would alaways watch the temp guage ,hopi9ng your car wouldn't overheat......(sorry just got sidetracked with these old cars,,,,,,,,
Can't recall if I haev put this shot of Saint Catherine Street up there,..but chances are I have,................ I seem to Remember mentioning the two way traffic...................
Linda. you gots grass?????
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Les. Some of those messanger-ettes look real mean.... Obviously they must not be from Verdun!!!!! Winston Allison
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Les were was that TELEGRAPH BUILDING? Was it in Old
Montreal ?
It's listed as St.Sacrament Street,............................................ I'll try to pin point it for you better,.unless someone else knows exactly,......... also note the Police/Fire Call Box,....we were just mentioning one of those the other day......always neat to study these old photographs
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Anyone recognize this store,.....it's apparently in Verdun,,,,,,, ,,,,,,and it has the mandatory Delevery Bikes rready to go...... .....................Oh Well ,....had to post this one it's from a few winters back,.................but the message is the same 'Winter'........has arrived
Les your photo of the big snow machine machine make
me think of the trucks that would sweep & spray the streets in the summer.
We would stand and try a get sprayed by the water. I remember the smell of the
streets in Verdun after a rain.
Les, In 1945, on my first job I worked for the Anglo Canadian Telegraph Co. at the corner of Notre Dame and St François Xavier St.. or was it the Anglo American Telegraph Co., I believe it was affiliated with Western Union. The building was similar to your photo of the C.N. Telegraph Co. Can you come up with a photo of that corner ? Guy
Levisjeans ,it's odd how certain pictures spark certain memory's,....but that's exactly what I thought about when I posted the picture,...... but I haven't really found a picture of those old water trucks yet,.(at least not one that would be from the right time frame).......... One other thought ,I had yesterday,..and you sort of touched on it,....is you mentioned the guys who spread the sand,........... I was thinking of those same guys that would literally walk down the street in the springtime,.and sweep the sidewalks,......and clean up all that sand that had been spread over the winter...........also Remember on the back of the Garbage Trucks,they would have two of those real wide brooms sticking upside down off the side of the truck,near the controls that worked the compacter....... ..............at least were on sort of the same waave length
Hi Guy,....I will keep that in mind,...and try to find a photograph for you,.... .......whenever I have a particular thing to look for,...i find 'other Verdun/Montreal stuff ,that I think we'd like..........hahahaha So consequently I have a million pieces of papers with notes to find or at least look for Verdun /Montreal stuff..........hahahahaha O.C.D. I think it's called...............hahahahahah
Les That picture of the dep...looks like 2nd and verdun... Lad
2nd av and Verdun,.....so that would be across from the Restaurant?? DannyB you used to work for theat restaurant,.(didn't you)?.....is that Dep on that corner,? I'm just not sure........ but if it's 2nd av,then the street would be going the other way wouldn't it? ???????????????
Could it be more towards the Regina or Hickson area?? Btw is theere still a liquor store near there (Verdun Av .....near Regina???)
Les I looked at it this way. I think rest. is gone not sure. The entrance for the stairs next to it going up to the balcony. I see the people walking along.Figure maybe coming from Metro station on Willibrord. At first I thought farther down but not so sure..traffic goes up 2nd towards Bannantyne. Lad We used to stand in that entrance so when the cops came to move us we looked like we belonged...
Yes ,Looking at it that way,.would makes sense,..but that does mean that the Dep is the old Restaurant......?? I was thinking directly across the street for some reason,.......but now I'm completely not sure.......
Les There used to be across the street a grocery store,I think then it was a pizza place.not sure if it still there. I just thought of something I think a pizza place went in to rest. site after awhile. I thought that the bldg at right side is the clinic. Now that I think of it maybe not 2nd. Unless pizza place long gone.That was just first place I thought of.. Lad
Les part 2 anyway we can see the address on one of those bldgs. I tried but not as sharp as I used to be.... Lad
HI ALL...YUP..I RECOGNIZE THIS STORE..IT IS ON THE CORNER OF SECOND AND VERDUN AVE.
WHEN I WAS A KID IT WAS 2 STORES A RESTAURANT AND AND BARBER SHOP BESIDE IT..
I CAME UP ON 3RD SO I PASSED IT OFTEN..AM I RIGTH???
IN LOVE AND LIGHT JUNE
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Hi June maybelle,...............You sound so positive that I would guess your probably right,............ I cannot tell,......from the photo,..i found it while searching for Verdun stuff, but I love it when I see some memories provoked,.......so if you are correct ,then you & the lad are the winners of this weeks verdun trivia picture.................................Unfortunately for both of you is that ,the prize is taking all of us Westerners on an all we can eat & drink (the real downside) tour of Montreal,.....when can we expect your complimentary tickets for us to get there.............hahahahahah
Hi June I was in Bannantyne with Frank..how is he? He used to hang around with a big guy at that time? Lad
for sure that is the old restaurant site corner of verdun ave and 2nd....i lived on the corner of laneway just down the street towards bannantyne.
WOW...LES...I'VE NEVER BEEN SO SAD TO BE SOOO RIGHT ....HAHAHAH
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HI LAD FRANK IS DOING FINE...LIVES OUT WEST FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS ABOUT KNOWING A BIG GUY AT BANANTYNE??? I KNOW NOTHING.....WELL..YOU KNOW WHO I AM..BUT I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE...AND I AM POSSITIVE, AS YOU ARE, THAT IT IS THE PIC OF WHERE THE RESTAURANT WAS ON SECOND AND VERDUN..AAHHH MEMORIES EH??....LATER JUNE
Hi He hung out in school with Don Willard if I remember it... Lad
HI...THAT NAME IS RINGING A FAINT BELL...HE LIVED AROUND THE AREA OF THE SCHOOL...THEY WOULD PLAY POOL AT HIS HOUSE IF I AM THINKING OF THE SAME PERSON..NEVER MET HIM THOUGH JUNE
I found this picture thought you'd all like it!!!
See the little birds on the steps?
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