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Shawinigan (1960s) – La 5e avenue dans le centre commercial

If you’re a family historian and you’re looking for Shawinigan-area information in the 1901/1911 census, you will find it in the Trois Rivieres-St-Maurice region. (e.g. St-Boniface, St-Boniface-de-Shawinigan, Shawinigan Falls)

Historical Shawinigan | Main Street | stores, signs, cars | Vintage postcard

Related Posts

Index: Vintage Postcards of Quebec

Index: Vintage Postcards of La Mauricie

Further Reading
The Mauricie and Centre-du-Québec archives centre

Shawinigan – The Canadian Encyclopedia

July 25, 2011 Posted by | . | , , , | Leave a Comment

King George Hotel (Genest Hotels) | 1960s(?)

The King George Hotel - closed in 1982 - was used later as a youth shelter

380 King Street today

Interesting Links

Night Spots: Mandarin Lounge  – Sherbrooke Telegram (1954).
Old Sherbrooke Hotel Becomes Haven – Montreal Gazette (1983) Read more »

July 24, 2011 Posted by | . | , , , , , | Leave a Comment

Vintage Postcard: Bathurst and the Twist!

This is a postcard from Bathurst, New Brunswick where our Lagaces lived before moving to Verdun, Quebec. Take a closer look and you’ll see that the movie “Twist All Night” with Louis Prima was showing at the Kent Theatre on Main Street. That means that this is probably Main St. Bathurst in the early 1960s.

Vintage theatre, 1960s, classic cars, wing fins

The Kent Theatre had opened in 1952 while Stedman’s was in business from 1934.

Here’s an excerpt from the movie “Twist all Night” – the twist starts about midway through! Read more »

February 5, 2009 Posted by | . | , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments