“All the women would always go gather in the afternoon. For instance, I lived here right on Main Street. I would think, ‘I can’t go through Main Street between 11 and 1’ because it was too busy with the baby carriages.” – Tootsie Emin, Yarmouth, NS

“About 15 years ago, downtown died because of Starr’s Road. That’s the main street now of Yarmouth. That’s where all the malls are, that’s where all the eateries are.” – Fran Crowell, Yarmouth, NS