“You’d walk in there, it smelt of booze, it was a regular bar.” – William Gutheri, Oakville, ON

“Harry was very successful at casting seeds into the future and seeing that the things that he cared about had a chance of carrying on after him.” – Rob Burton, Oakville, ON

“I can just imagine little kids walking in there and thinking, “Oh my goodness, this is Santa Claus-plus!’” – Susan Eadie and Alma Smith, Oakville, ON

“I used to go down and seem on Saturday morning and Howard would tell me what was going on, so I’d get all the local gossip.” – Harry Barrett, Oakville, ON

“As soon as you walk in, you could see it all in one open area.” – Eric Sillius, Oakville, ON