“The Willowdale was where the greasers hung out.” John Dowson, North York, ON

“Somebody accidentally bumped one of the barmaids one night… and somebody else took great offense to this.” – Bill Braden, Yellowknife, NWT

“It was just incredible the amount of snow. We were walking sometimes on the level of the window ledges.” – Joy McKeller, Prince George, BC

“My first job, I had no money, so I walked into the Gold Range and asked if they were hiring. They said, ‘yah, can you start tonight?’” – Sheila Bassi Kellet, Yellowknife, NWT

“I remember the one time they put the street lights in, and a guy walked out of the Gold Range. He didn’t like street lights, didn’t like that light that told him when he could cross the street.” – Yvonne Quick, Yellowknife, NWT