Probably one of my earliest memories would coming to town. As a little girl, we lived only two miles away, but Main Street was a big deal. – JoAnn Klug

My first clear memory is liking to watch the Bell Telephone ladies on the main street. – Mary Lou Garr

In the summertime, we would go down in the afternoon for roller skating. – Pat Wotherspoon

I came to Guelph from Toronto in like 1980. Went to school for a year or two, but I ended up quitting school for a variety of reasons. And I’d given up my apartment and I was about to head back to Toronto when I saw the Bookshelf. – Ken Hood

And in 1971, when Barb and I moved here, the downtown itself was extremely vibrant. Most of the businesses were probably 20 to 25 years old and many of them older than that. – Doug Minett