Comments on: Growing Up In Ville Lasalle, Quebec (1950s/60s) http://acanadianfamily.com/2009/10/27/postcard-ville-lasalle-quebec-montreal-a-canadian-family/ Genealogy, Family History & Vintage Postcards Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:56:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: SUZANNE LACROIX http://acanadianfamily.com/2009/10/27/postcard-ville-lasalle-quebec-montreal-a-canadian-family/#comment-10547 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 21:56:19 +0000 http://acanadianfamily.com/?p=19974#comment-10547 as for the mercier bridge, my grandfather built the first one that went through the stone tunnel( caughnawaga, now khanawake) that you see going towards the right off ramp towards chateauguay.
THE STREET LIGHTS AT THE BINGO HALL USED TO BE A CURVE WITH A STOP SIGN. MANY ACCIDENTS THERE.TOO MANY MEMORIES. I’VE NOTICED THESE POSTS ARE DATED 2 YEARS AGO!!!
HELLO PEOPLE , LET’S KEEP THIS GOING

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]]> By: SUZANNE LACROIX http://acanadianfamily.com/2009/10/27/postcard-ville-lasalle-quebec-montreal-a-canadian-family/#comment-10545 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 21:35:44 +0000 http://acanadianfamily.com/?p=19974#comment-10545 elwood 2704 dominic62425 oxford 691 0306 lasalle to mercier. and still there now.
looking for info for lasalle drive in on lasalle blve. on the water front circa 1958.

The owners were the Lapierres. I even think he was in city politics in Lasalle. Any idea of where abouts for now, i would love to hear from them. I remember one son was Marcel. He was born in the 1940′s. so anyone who gives a hoot about this, help, I need answers.

Love lasalle – was there when Murphy’s General Store was where Steinberg used to be, now a Sammy store.

was there when first gas explosion on jean milot mid 1950′s and sister was on bergevin 2nd explosion where many died.

Husband and son used to work at Labatts where as a child, I went apple picking .i could go on forever…

My father in law was president went it went to co-op

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]]> By: Beth http://acanadianfamily.com/2009/10/27/postcard-ville-lasalle-quebec-montreal-a-canadian-family/#comment-4832 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:40:21 +0000 http://acanadianfamily.com/?p=19974#comment-4832 Wow–that is a VERY interesting postcard. I loved the story behind it, too. Thank you for sharing! Happy PFF,

]]> By: Beth http://acanadianfamily.com/2009/10/27/postcard-ville-lasalle-quebec-montreal-a-canadian-family/#comment-4078 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:40:42 +0000 http://acanadianfamily.com/?p=19974#comment-4078 How amazing to hear how different things once were, and how things have changed. I remember party lines, but not letters in the phone numbers. Amazing! Thank you for sharing this history. I enjoyed every word.

]]> By: Viridian http://acanadianfamily.com/2009/10/27/postcard-ville-lasalle-quebec-montreal-a-canadian-family/#comment-4076 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:35:18 +0000 http://acanadianfamily.com/?p=19974#comment-4076 I barely remember the letter prefixes but my mom does. The NYC TV station commercials sometimes gave the company’s phone # as MUrray Hill X-XXXX.

If you like Glenn Miller’s songs, then you know one – PEnnsylvania 6-5000!

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