You would go in and there would be a big statue of Timothy Eaton. It was just, uh, him sitting on a big chair, like looking over, looking over his store, you know? Because he built this department store, for good luck, you would always touch his shoe. – Ardyth Johnson

“I live in Saint John, New Brunswick and our main street in King Street are alive even today. Like a hundred years ago, they were the same as they are today.” – Heather Hamilton

So it was probably being downtown at this time of the year for back to school shopping. And my Mom would take me to Sears and which was located downtown and we would pick out $44 worth of clothes and a new pair of sneakers. – Tim Yerxa

I know everybody went to Eaton’s. That was the shopping place. – Roger Gratton

You would go in and there would be a big statue of Timothy Eaton. It was just, uh, him sitting on a big chair, like looking over, looking over his store, you know? Because he built this department store, for good luck, you would always touch his shoe. – Ardyth Johnson