There used to be a store called the Yarmouth Royal Stores where the Tim Hortons is now. In that whole block, there was a department store and a grocery store. – Cindy

Main street used to have six hardware stores, just on this strip here. From here to where you turn to go to the ferry terminal. – Couple from Yarmouth

“There was two little ladies there and if you were polite they would give you a candy. If you had dirty hands, they would not let you even go near the store.” – Tootsie Emin, Yarmouth, NS

“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

“People would buy a ticket and according to how many would show, they would give a prize. It might end up $400 that night that somebody would get.” – Tootsie Emin, Yarmouth, NS