Hey Pat
Do you remember hanging out at a Rest. on the corner of Verdun Ave. and 5th. Ave. I can not recall the name, but remember we all would squash in the same booth. Remember Rolly Pearson, Rolly Gireau, Sandra Brennan ??
Glo
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.
Hi Rest called New Verdun still there and still have same sign.Hemlock taxi stand still there.Did your friend Sandra have a brother? Lad
ReplyDeleteNo she didn't. Thanks for the info on New Verdun. We had so many spots we hung out. Seems the fad would change by the seasons. We also went to one on the corner of Verdun and Osborne, can't remember it either. Just remember Frankie's, and Kosta's the old one. Glo
ReplyDeleteHey Glo, wasn't that Vics?Me, Debbie Elkin, and Kim Cheponis bumed school one snowy day and hung out there.Sounded like a good idea at the time.
ReplyDeleteWendy
Hi Wendy Thought Vic's was the corner of 6th and Bannantyne? We used to hang around there for a while...interesting place... Lad
ReplyDeleteHi Lad, yeah you're right.Then what was the one I'm thinking of?
ReplyDeleteWendy
You know what, I'm thinking of one on Bannantyne,not Verdun ave.It was next to the library?Is that Brown blvd. or Osbourne?
ReplyDeletethe Lad Vic's was on the corner of 6th
ReplyDelete& Bannatyne. I hung around there alot. My Dad use to tell me if he cought me
hanging around there he would blow the place up !
Every time he walk by on his way to the Legion., my
friend's would shove me under the booth. I use to be so embarrased about that,
however his warnings kept me out of alot of trouble Ha Ha Ha
.
Hi who was there at that time...remember Ringo Lad
ReplyDeletethe lad
ReplyDeleteYes I remember Ringo he drove a school bus.Doug
Boran was another guy who hung around Ringo. Do you remember The Lord's from
Hell ? Talking about Bc gangs.
Ringo...LMAO...
ReplyDeleteWendy ~~ Was Kim Cheponis from Lasalle? My kids went to the Montessori School across the street from Bronx Park School, and the "teacher" was a Mrs. Cheponis who lived on 2nd Avenue. We lived at 171 - 3rd Avenue.
ReplyDeleteHi there, yes Kim was from Lasalle.She lived on 2nd ave. but I don't remember what her mother did.She has a younger sister Debbie.
ReplyDeleteWendy
Levi L.O.H. knew alot of them in a way... Lad
ReplyDeleteLevisjeans Had my first beer with Ringo at Vic's...he didn't want Vic to see the beer so he got me to chug it for him.....Vic just looked at us funny,then again I looked at him funny too.hahahahaha Lad
ReplyDeleteLevisjeans They started on 2nd ave. The L.O.H. If memory serves.... Danny,Tommy,Bruce,Gordie, and on. Were you in the group too? Lad
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ReplyDeleteback then, us lttle bikers got in big trouble
with the french gang on the other end of the boardwalk.
later that day, ringo with mother came down to see
us little bikers.
ringo made peace, we were allowed to ride our choppers to that end of the boardwalk.
ringo was cool, ringo watched out for us back then
the Lad L.O.H. hung around Melrose park
ReplyDeleteand Vic"s alot. I was part of that whole group. I remember some big
happening down at the boardwalk. Ringo and those guy's would in deed help out if
need be.
Hi Did not know about the Boardwalk..sounds like him...can you tell me does anyone know what happened to him? What name did you guys have if you had one? Last I heard he was selling cars at Woodland. I saw him driving a I think Duster on Wellington one night. Lad
ReplyDeleteLad Are you talking to me?????About Ringo. I
ReplyDeletehaven't seen him since the Vic's days are you still living in
Verdun?
Hi No I was just replying about the boardwalk. Then wondering if anyone knew what happened to him? Then for about the 100th time I got the boot off this thing...so I guess it got mixed up somehow...I was asking Metalman because he had posted something.And to answer your question moved out of town about 6yrs. ago.. Was living on Riverview down by LaSalle blvd. Lad
ReplyDeletehi- lad
ReplyDeletei'll be on riverview tomorrow, at the same time
take pictures of that fire dannyb was writing about.
also going to the silver dragon to let everyone
know how the honey garlic ribs, chicken fried rice
ginger beef, a few egg rolls, with a diet pepsi
for a snack.
then to woodland pizza for a few pizza's to take
home, also the beer store for spruce beer.
later if i have time to the chalet barbeque
on sherbrooke st for a 1/2 chicken dinner
then the drive back home.
Hi O.K. making me hungry now and I just got back from Tim's...enjoy.Have not been in Silver Dragon in about 30 yrs....man can't believe it..and the pizza well I had one a few months back when I was home...so I envy you...Now I missed the story DannyB posted. Where is it? Lad
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ReplyDeletedannyb found out were the old kosta's
grocery store, laundry mat, building
Hi You mean on Bannantyne? Wasn't there a dry cleaners on that block too? Man if that's the grocery store I am thinking about...was not the cleanest all it took was one visit.... Lad P.S. I wanted to ask you if you guys used any name when you were hanging around the boardwalk...might have seen you.
ReplyDeleteHi Laurie,I remember a big disco in Lasalle, don't think is was called discodrome.Used to go there alot.They had kissing and dance contests.I was hanging around with people from Lasalle at the time.It was in the early 80s
ReplyDeleteWendy
Hi wendy, yes kim and debbie Cheponis did go tot Bronx park and live in lasalle. Debbie and I were in every class together in bronx park school, until we got to VHS.
ReplyDeleteHi again Gloria, yes I remember the restaurant. Costas rings a bell. I am not sure if that was the name. Yes I remember the Rollys and Sandra . There was louis Bordeau and Pat, Reggie Paine,Pat Mills,Maureen and Gail, Those were the days. Great memories. Pat
ReplyDeleteteasa0,.Pat,............................. Reggie Paine is a member here,but I have not seen a post from him for some time,.However perhaps he still reads the messages,. I think Winston still hears from him though,.............. He might be happy to hear from a childhood friend,.......good luck with contacting those peole you mentioned
ReplyDeleteLes, Thanks for the info on Reggie.It has been a very very long time since I saw him.Hope to hear from him someday. Thanks again. Pat
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ReplyDeletePat if you want to send me your name and e-mail address off line, I will try and pass that along to Reggie. I haven't heard from him in a while, and I think he may be in Florida for the winter. I would assume he has e-mail there, but I am not sure. Winston Allison (835 3rd avenue) Vancouver, Washington. Jallison8353@hotmail.com
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