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Wow, this is great. I remember the A&W drive in on Hastings.

As for the two theatres on Hastings Street east and west of Main Street. The one on the east side was a Chinese movie house. The other one was the Lux Theatre.

Lumberland became Revy/Rona eventually, but I do remember Beaver Lumber. Wasn't it where Canadian Tire is now? It was definitely on the south side. Lumberland also had a store on Dundas/Powell Street at the foot of Victoria Drive. I'm not sure if Beaver Lumber had any ties to Lumberland or not. In that one of them bought the other out.

Another restaurant that was famous in Vancouver, was the Aristocrat. It was on the corner of Granville and Broadway. Speaking of Broadway, the Bowmac sign, was another Vancouver landmark. I think Toys R Us took over the spot. Another sign that got taken down because some politician hated it, was the one on top of the building on Main and Broadway. The three most recognizable landmarks that took over Vancouver's skyline was the Bowmac Sign, the sign on top of Main and Broadway building, and the W at Woodwards Downtown. The Sears Tower hadn't been built yet, but that became the new landmark.

Do you guys remember what Home Depot used to be called?

Aikenheads.......... green was their colour. When they opened up, their promise was that there would be a minimum of one person at each isle, guaranteed. BS, that lasted like all of one or two months.


Three things that define Vancouver shopping and shoppers. $1.49 day at Woodwards, A&B Sound Boxing Day Sale, and Army and Navy's annual Shoe Sale. Those events were traditions.

Is Jimmy Pattison's still on Main Street? Right where Main Street curves. A car accidentally smashed through the display glass near the front entryway. It must have been one of the employees, because it was from the inside. They taped it up with the car still sticking out. Eventually, they made it a permanent thing, because people thought it was cool. They even painted fake cracks in the glass to make it look more realistic. This was when Jim Pattison was just starting out. My dad bought his first car from Jimmy. A Green Biscayne <sp?>. I laugh to this day, because the big deal back in those days was the amount of chrome a car had on it. Salesperson would say, yes, this car is quality. Lots of chrome....... my dad would repeat in broken English..... lots of chrome, good. If you bought a car at Jim Pattison's you got an invoice with a dozen or so stamp sized coupons that was good for a free lube and oil change.