“When these buildings go, they cannot be replaced.” – Tootsie Emin, Yarmouth, NS

“It was like you see in the movies, how they would gather. It was friendly. Everybody was friends.” – Tootsie Emin, Yarmouth, NS

“My wife used to get up at 5 o’clock in the morning, and she would make apple dips and popcorn balls and candy kisses and stuff like that so that when the parents would send their kids to the store to get something for breakfast or whatever the case may be, they would come to […]

“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

“The mothers would gather and say, ‘Let’s go down and meet the boat!’ We’d go down to the wharf, it was always packed, and there was always a band. It was a celebration.” – Tootsie Emin, Yarmouth, NS