“It used to be a bowling alley!” – Cathie Weadick, Hamilton, ON

“We had five department stores that I remember, and I remember even as a kid, as a teenager, buying stuff in them. – Graham Crawford, Hamilton, ON

“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

“He used to get the family all together, pile us in the car at home, drive down here and have gelato on a hot summer night.” – Roderick Noble, Hamilton, ON

“Woolcott’s Shoes was on the corner of 21st and Concession, and it was an institution!” – Frank Morley, Hamilton, ON