Remembering the Merchants of Main Street, Windsor Remembering the Merchants and Memories of Main Street, Windsor Heritage NL
Standing L-R: Joe Shapleigh, Jim Locke, Dale Jarvis, Brian Reid, Terra Barrett, John Blackmore. Sitting L-R: Cathy Simpson, Audrey Burke.
The King Edward Theatre was the first movie theatre in Windsor. It was built in the 1930s but destroyed in the fire of November 1944. This theatre was […]
Recorded audio interview with Dolores Becker completed by Terra Barrett with the Heritage NL, and Audrey Burke with the Grand Falls-Windsor Heritage Society. Ern was born in 1924 […]
As many Windsor residents remember, toys were not easily accessed year round in the 1940s through 1960s. Instead stores would add toy departments or “toylands” to their shops […]
The smell of the chip vans stands out in the memory of Yvonne Courtney, who can remember the scent wafting down Main Street. Corey Sharpe noted that his […]
As Roy Oldford recalls, “In the early ‘50s I remember as a young kid growing up not only did you go to buy your groceries there but you […]
Mr. Dutton (manager), unknown, unknown, Eileen Warr (Jewer), unknown, Marie Decker (Saunders), Lloyd Gregory. Aside from their regular department store Riff’s also opened a Shoe Store for a […]
Riff’s started their business in Main Street with the Windsor Style Shop. After expanding the shop they changed the name to Riff’s and they expanded across the island […]
Pictured behind counter left to right: Melvin Paddock, Cecil Paddock, Audrey (Paddock) Froude, Carol (Tundrick) Paddock, Maxwell Paddock, Ernest Paddock. In front of counter: Mrs. Andy Carey, and […]
Elizabeth Münch Power is the youngest of five children of Gabrielle (Bozec) and Hermann Münch.
Hermann Münch repaired shoes, purses, belts, and even hockey equipment. He would often put the taps in shoes, or replace the sole of a boot.
Brown Derby started its life as a restaurant and evolved into a wholesale business. The restaurant was known for selling chocolate bars, chewing gum, tobacco, and newspapers. In […]
