“They would be inside talking about what was going on in town. People would go in just to check up on their friends.” – Allana Mesheau, Sackville, NB

“The small businesses didn’t have the money to push through all those years of hard times.” – William Thompson, Saint John, NB

“When I was young there were two movies theatres in King’s Square, which is at the heart of town, at the top of King Street, which really functions as the main street of the city.” – Jody Kliffer, Saint John, NB

“I always thought he looked like Don Messer. You used to go there and get a hot dog and ice cream and stuff. And that’s close to 70 years ago.” – Boyd Williston, Miramichi, NB

“The old building got torn down. I was there watching it when it got bulldozed.” – Rhonda Lamb, Miramichi, NB