Category Archives: personal

Now and Then: Scotiabank, Vancouver

Posted on February 22, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Scotiabank Tower Granville & 13th Branch, 1963 Bank of Nova Scotia Main Branch, 1928 (alongside other banks) from Granville Street.

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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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Memory: the Mandela Effect?

Posted on February 16, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Is This a Conspiracy? A recent X-Files episode discussed the Mandela Effect to good effect. The questions it posed and some of the outrageous answers it suggested were perfect in this day and age. Here is that famous opening sequence … Continue reading →

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Years Ending in “5”

Posted on February 14, 2018 by cdsmiller17

The Wonder Years I know that time is just a human construct to aid our understanding of why everything doesn’t happen all at once. And this is especially true when looking back on the momentous events of one’s own life. … Continue reading →

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Researching a Dream Image

Posted on February 13, 2018 by cdsmiller17

It Was a Dark and Stormy Night Sometime in the early 1980’s, I had a dream that seemed from the past. On a bus ride through some heavily wooded areas, I had to assist the driver who was having a … 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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Barrie North Yearbook 1969

Posted on February 10, 2018 by cdsmiller17
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Now and Then: Hillside United Church

Posted on February 10, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Now called Pioneer Memorial United Church.

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Now and Then: Windermere United Church Steps

Posted on February 10, 2018 by cdsmiller17
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