Category Archives: history

Now and Then: Five Points, Barrie

Posted on February 22, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Former Scotiabank, now rebuilt and renamed Five Points Theatre Royal Thai fire 2007 Royal Thai Cuisine, formerly the Wellington Hotel in the 1970s I worked at the Bank of Nova Scotia between 1973 and 1974.

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Now and Then: The Roxy, Barrie

Posted on February 21, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Present day Mavricks The 2000s 1953 1940s The original Roxy logo. I worked there between 1964 and 1965.

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Nighthawks Revamped

Posted on February 20, 2018 by cdsmiller17

From the 1940’s to the 1980’s   And for those with sharper eyes than mine: that first image has a visitor… Doctor Who’s TARDIS (police phone box).

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Legendary Lost Locations

Posted on February 17, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Have They Been Found? My granddaughter was discussing a school project with my wife. I happened to enter the room in the middle of it. Her teacher had been telling her class about Atlantis, and I mentioned the fact that … Continue reading →

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Wall Street Bombing a Century Ago

Posted on February 14, 2018 by cdsmiller17

September 16, 1920 @ 12:01 pm EDT For those of us living now, the biggest terrorist attacks would seem to be a modern phenomenon. But that is not true. Here’s one from a century ago that tried to strike at … Continue reading →

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My Love of Trains Started Young

Posted on February 12, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Allandale Railway Station In 1955-6 we lived in New Lowell. The Thorpe grandparents lived in Toronto. That made for a long trip by car in those days. I have a distinct memory of this railway station, then on the outskirts … Continue reading →

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Free Press: Your Government Lies To You

Posted on February 11, 2018 by cdsmiller17

The Post We went to see this Academy Awards nominee picture last night. Even though, as a student of history, one knows how it turns out (like Apollo 13), one has to admire the storytelling of Steven Spielberg. And the … Continue reading →

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A Scotiabank Armed Robbery

Posted on February 7, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Broadway & Burrard Branch, Vancouver It came like a blot from the blue (it was actually a ‘bolt out of the blue’, but the typo can remain; you’ll see why later). It’s also a memory I will never forget. It … Continue reading →

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Hey: What’s That Sound?

Posted on February 6, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Everybody Look What’s Going Down The CBC relaunched their flagship news program on November 6, 2017.     There is a technical sound which can be heard at about 4:10 of the clip above. It’s a repeating motif, the musical … Continue reading →

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Vikings: Barrie North Collegiate’s 50th

Posted on February 5, 2018 by cdsmiller17
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