'Even though the Bay had moved, when I arrived in Prince George in 1986, people still referred to the Bay Parkade (now City Furniture and Ashley's). It took me a few years to figure out what they were talking about,
I think it was before you moved here, but I heard a similar loss when Northern Hardware closed.
Generations of people shopped there and rode the mechanical horsey. I loved the variety: horse tack, woodstove parts, gold pans, fine Scandi furniture...
I've heard many stories about Northern Hardware, it seems to have been mythical! My grandchildren like visiting the horse upstairs at Exploration Place (and riding the new copy downstairs)
This is a great post. When I lived in Canada I was fascinated by the history of the Hudson Bay Company. There was a great book I read about 20 years ago. I can't remember the name of it. I’ll have to go through my boxes when I'm next home.
'Even though the Bay had moved, when I arrived in Prince George in 1986, people still referred to the Bay Parkade (now City Furniture and Ashley's). It took me a few years to figure out what they were talking about,
Old names reflecting old uses and associations stick to a place so tightly. It's fascinating.... part of the invisible heritage!
I think it was before you moved here, but I heard a similar loss when Northern Hardware closed.
Generations of people shopped there and rode the mechanical horsey. I loved the variety: horse tack, woodstove parts, gold pans, fine Scandi furniture...
I've heard many stories about Northern Hardware, it seems to have been mythical! My grandchildren like visiting the horse upstairs at Exploration Place (and riding the new copy downstairs)
This is a great post. When I lived in Canada I was fascinated by the history of the Hudson Bay Company. There was a great book I read about 20 years ago. I can't remember the name of it. I’ll have to go through my boxes when I'm next home.