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- The 100 Steps -
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Main Street, at least 1957 |
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Ron Gilmore collection |
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Photo courtesy Adelle Koczka |
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Two good photos taken by John Hamilton. I especially like the winter scene. Photos courtesy John Hamilton |
- The Jubilee Hall -
If it can be said that Rock&Roll began in the 50’s and was a force for social change, then the Jubilee Hall played a substantial role in the life of teenagers in Flin Flon. It almost seemed as though the word “teenager” was created for the 50’s – a word that captured all that youth was experiencing. That confusing time when everything was important – especially the opposite sex. |
J u s t I n C a s e Y o u W e r e W o n d e r i n g |
One of the best memories of Flin Flon in the 50's had to be walking by the P&G bakery on Main Street, especially after the cinnamon bun were just out of the oven. What were they; 10¢ or 15¢? To this day they remain for me, the standard by which all cinnamon buns are judged, and none have reached that high standard. P&G bakery is short for Petterson & Gotthardt. Thanks to Alene (Gotthardt) Smith |
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In 1955 we lived at 1 Main Street and I seem to remember that the boundary between Saskatchewan and Manitoba was just south of our house and it ran East to West for a mile or. To my rather (obvious) question why a North-South border would run East-West, the answer was because a border correction line was required. Oh? My dad said that the other side of the sewer box (just to the right or South of the house) was in Saskatchewan.
Matter of fact, the pavement on Main Street used to end just a few feet South of our address - that alone seemed to be absolute proof! Google Earth shows the boundary to be a few yards South of my supposed line. I wonder if people who lived in Hudson actually used the address Flin Flon, Saskatchewan? In the picture on the left, based on my understanding, 5th Avenue would have been in Saskatchewan! Regarding the picture on the left, circa 1955: Our house was the gray one on the left. Up the hill on the left, behind the pickup would have been the McLellan's. Up the hill on the right, just past the blue vehicle would have been the Dansereau's. And the house at the top of the hill, slightly right with the reddish roof, would have been the Overby's. Susie Blanchette Boychuk writes: "Regarding the Man/Sask Border, we actually lived the other side at 7-5th ave and the border ran right through our house. Part of our house was in Saskatchewan and part was in Manitoba. We were actually put under the Manitoba side but we had to lease the property from the City as a 99 year lease because of the border splitting through our property and neither side wanted to deal with it." The Google Earth picture on the right displays the Sask/Man boundary in yellow. For a definitive answer as to why the need for border correction lines, click here. |
Phantom Lake - North of 54 - Birk Ernest Sproxton I have now read Birk's last book for the second time, quite possibly I'll reread it every two years or so, it's simply that good. I certainly can't speak for Paula, but "North of 54" evokes vivid memories of growing up in that remote, rocky landscape. Of course it helps if you personally know many of the people he writes about. Hard rock mining attracts a hardy bunch of individuals and the lure of the North is doubtless imprinted on succeeding generations. Quotes from this novel will be featured near the bottom of several pages on this website. Birk's initials "bes" will identify these quotes. On a personal note, I had re-established an email correspondence with Birk in the fall of 2006. His last visit to Winnipeg was in February 2007. I couldn't manage a meeting as my wife was undergoing cancer surgery the same day he came to Winnipeg - how ironic. |
Flin Flon Heritage Project (website) |
The Flin Flon Heritage Project is up on the 'net, just a start mind you, but a good start. This is an ambitous undertaking, to document the history of a town both in picture and word - a merger of Doug Evans' vision and Richard Lyons' energy. The project team has grown with at least eight other members (as of Feb '13) adding their expertise to the website. |
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