“It was all one enterprise, it controlled so much in the city. Right now, they’re all gone. There’s no Kents left.” – Stephen Brunet, Bathurst, NB

“You could smell oil, you could smell rubber. As soon as you walked in these scents come and hit you right away.” – Ron Corsini, Hamilton, ON

“The places I’m talking about, they no longer exist.” – John DiLiberto, Hamilton, ON

“There were just things you could get there that you couldn’t get at other grocery stores.” – Karen Ancheta, Hamilton, ON

“You could tell they cared, not just about their own business, but the street and the state of the street and the other businesses.” – MaryAnne Davis, Hamilton, ON