- Hhmmmm wonder what yr?
- Wonder what end and year ..... I grew up at the Smith & Stones end of the street...... Nothing looks familiar to me.
- Definately older, the trees are fairly small compared to when I lived there. I lived across the street from you Bob
- you lived between the Hewitt's and the Thompson's right..... If so, the massive tree that was beside your driveway was just taken down in the last couple of weeks...... If I am by there today I will snap a picture......
- Yes Leeves was my maiden name and I lived at 33. Used to hang out with your sister Silvana - whatever happened to her, lost touch years ago? It will look so awful without that tree, I would love to see it without. Could show my Mum & Dad
- Pic is from Gordie Spence I wanna say early 50s
- he lived across the street from me ...... I knew Gordie......
- He was my mom’s cousin.
- My grandparents lived at 27 Victoria st.
- I lived at 25 Victoria from 1980--2011
- they where at #27 back in 70s
- Jim Campbell and Molly were there for a few years in the 80's ·
- That looks like Gords backyard and the back of Davidson’s house it is Victoria Street for sure
- If you look in between the houses there are doors on the next street that look like the factory on Academy Rd this would have been taken off the back stoop
- Wow you still got great eye sight Judy , till you mentioned the doors on the factory across the road I had no idea where this was ...
- I also think that it’s an early view from Victoria to Academy. I believe the two storey belonged to Mr. Carey (my family rented the upstairs apartment in the mid 60s) and agree that one of the bungalows belonged to the Davidson’s.
- Yes, I agree . My uncle was Clarence Carey and they lived at 8 Academy Road. They rented the upstairs apartment and their neighbours were the Davidsons. I am sure that the two storey house was Uncle Clarence's.
- Mr carry was the bootlegger
- Actually my Uncle Clarence Carey provided a great service to citizens of Georgetown and surrounding areas at a time when you couldn't purchase alcohol on a Sunday. As far as I can recall he was "the only game in town".
- I know my father was a satisfied customer lol
- Yes, Uncle Clarence had many satisfied customers. lo
- I remember once he threw a “customer” out on his ear when he tried to rob him...a good man but don’t mess with him lol!
- Oh, for sure you didn't mess with Uncle Clarence especially if it was over money. For that matter you wouldn't mess with his son Bert either. Now there was a scrapper! lol
- absolutely remember and have great memories of them all.
- yes Burt was no one to upset, your Uncle Clarence did provide a great service, I recall on a few occasions picking up supplies from him late at night/early in the morning for parties that had run short. Even without that service he was a real good man :)
- Thanks Don. Yes, Uncle Clarence was a good person and had a heart of gold. Lots of stories out there about him I'm sure. He even charged my Dad (his brother) bootlegger prices on a Sunday. lol
- if it was the sixties I should be in that picture
- your grand dad lived 2 houses down from me right..... Then Mr. Kirby moved in.......
- yes. we hung out when growing up
- that is a pretty old part of town...... We had a lot of fun Back in the days...... Hanging around the train station, swimming in the credit and riding miles,on our bikes around the block......
- It Clarence Carey’s house —not good eye sight Glenn I lived in Gords house lol—it was the early 50s cause Gord was married in 59 and these kids are not that old
- HI would guess the kids may have been Roy Wiggins —Bob Freestone —and one of the Norton boys not sure and maybe Donny Brown—-not sure who lived there at that time
- Donny Brown is my uncle
- Gone are the days they used to set up skating rink boards at the public schools. Joseph Gibbons did I know that.
Climate change cannot be denied.
We would have been skating by end of November already.- they still do at the fair ground
- they still do at the fair ground
- Harrison public school always had a wonderful outdoor rink
- Growing up, on Shelley St. we had a rink there on an open lot that was built by the Chapman family. It was lots of fun and brings back great memories.
- Robert Francis first ever time on skates...Shelley and Edward, 1964
- Robert Francis first ever time on skates...Shelley and Edward, 1964
- we learned to skate on temple street, there was a empty lot on the corner that was flooded for the kids. Across from the Bond's house.
- My granny and grandpa brown lived at 27 Victoria
- Classic stuff.
- I remember the rink on Temple!!! Great times
- LOVE IT "THE BACK STOOP" I HAVENT HEARD THAT FOR YEARS.
- From one elderly person to another Paul
- Every year my dad would build a rink taking up both our backyard and Sam Barclay's backyard, he would clean it flood every night. Friends came from all over to skate or play hockey, what great times. Thanks Dad you were the best :)
- My dad Jerry Fendley used to look after those outdoor rinks when he worked for the town
- Egan Madsen used to do the one at Ontario st and Ewing st
- many nights dad and Egan would check all the rinks in town and flood them :) Both good men :)
- I remember Ol Egan would still dance all night at the Gibby in his later yrs.
- where exactly is Victoria street?
- starts at the go train station parking lot and goes to the chocolate factory
- My dad use to work with Egan at the water dept. Very nice man
- Making the rink
Making the nets
And much of the equipment
All fun - I am glad to say our son-in- law still makes a backyard rink. It becomes a hub for friends and family. We do all get a little nervous when Jim goes on it doing cross overs with his artificial knees. The Christmas skate will be late this year!
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