“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

“A lot of things were sold in bulk. It’s modern now. We’re modern.” – Charlie Green, Florenceville, NB

“When I first saw downtown, it reminded me of India.” – Sugham Sharma, Windsor, ON

“It was kind of grubby looking, but there was something about it.” – Caroline Jonaitis, Hamilton, ON

“It just doesn’t look as appealing to me as it used to.” – Judy Ryan, Hamilton, ON