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"Along both sides of the highway, Main Street consisted of a boarding house, beauty parlor, barber shop, pool hall, shoe repair business, theater, a meat market, two service stations, McFarland's lumber yard, a Hudson's Bay Co. mail order office, a Jenkin's Groceteria, a privately owned grocery establishment, machine repair shops, a Women's Institute, a dentist's office, and a movie theatre. I'm sure I've forgotten several other businesses. I particularly remember the floor in the meat market constantly sprinkled with fresh sawdust. It was here we purchased blocks of ice to preserve food stored in our ice box."

- Helen (Fishman) Goldenberg

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What was daily life like for the residents of Little Chicago?
Filmed in 2008
Little Chicago / Royalties, Alberta, Canada

Credits:
Museum of the Highwood

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Part of Main Street in Little Chicago
Circa 1938
Little Chicago / Royalties, Alberta, Canada

Credits:
Museum of the Highwood

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Outside of Hudson's Bay Company depot in Little Chicago.
Circa 1937
Little Chicago / Royalties, Alberta, Canada

Credits:
Museum of the Highwood, 008.031.002

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Hudson's Bay Company depot in Little Chicago. Sign reads: "Orders taken today, delivered tomorrow".
Circa 1937
Little Chicago / Royalties, Alberta, Canada

Credits:
Museum of the Highwood, 008.031.003

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Bob and Johnnie at Wishart's Cafe, Little Chicago
Circa 1930s
Little Chicago / Royalties, Alberta, Canada

Credits:
Museum of the Highwood

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"Mom's Cafe", Little Chicago
Circa 1930s
Little Chicago / Royalties, Alberta, Canada

Credits:
Museum of the Highwood

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The Confectionery, Post Office, General Store, and Beauty Salon in Little Chicago
Circa 1930s
Little Chicago / Royalties, Alberta, Canada

Credits:
Museum of the Highwood

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Ralph Smith, manager of the Hudson's Bay Depot, standing with the manager of the lumber yard
Circa 1937-1939
Little Chicago / Royalties, Alberta, Canada

Credits:
Museum of the Highwood

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Royalties Friendly Store
Circa 1930s
Little Chicago / Royalties, Alberta, Canada

Credits:
Museum of the Highwood

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The store front of Pete Leman Confectionery
Circa 1930's
Little Chicago / Royalties, Alberta, Canada

Credits:
Museum of the Highwood

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"However, the most frequented retail outlet was 'Lemans' - It included a soda fountain, pharmaceutical product needs, and a magazine section. A section of this shop accommodated the Post Office. After school, if the owner was in the Post Office, we would attack the comic book stand to glance through the latest edition of Superman, Batman, or the Green Hornet. We hastily retreated when the counter girl (our friend) informed us the 'Boss' was returning."

- Helen (Fishman) Goldenberg

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Bateman Bros General Motors
Circa 1930s
Little Chicago / Royalties, Alberta, Canada

Credits:
Museum of the Highwood

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Rex's General Store and the Palace Bakery truck
Circa 1938
Little Chicago / Royalties, Alberta, Canada

Credits:
Museum of the Highwood