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Originally Posted by SpartanAir
I grew up on the North Shore, North and West Van so I remember:
-Park Royal Bowling Lanes, with the sweet arcade...would rush there after school and line my quarters up on Mortal Kombat 2, like this:
- Park Royal Driving Range: Would go there after dinner and hit balls any time of the year (the best was when the ground was frozen, your ball would bounce so far!)
- Adventure Playground: Located in Ambleside and we would spend the summer building a sweet fort, then you get to sleepover in it!
- Park Royal Theatre: I saw Batman Returns on a preview night by chance on the Thursday before it opened Friday. Went to school the next day and no one believed I saw it.
- Lighthouse Park camps: They had the longest zip line ever, and of course you didn't use a helmet or get strapped in
- Timmy Ho's on Marine in North Van: Next to what was forever Burger King, it was the only thing open on the North Shore past midnight. All the rich kids showed up in their fancy cars their daddy's bought them.
Anyone else from the North Shore have memories? |
I grew up in north van. First memory, and probably one that changed my life, taking the bus to consumer distributors on marine (next to BK) and asking my brother what he purchased: the original NES. Had no idea what it was but did I ever love it.
Going to Woolco with my parents at cap mall (where Walmart is now). Also, going to sears and buying as many Pavel Bure cards as I could at Mr C's card shop.
Cheap movie nights @ esplanade and park and tilford theaters.
Ambelside seawall before the storm demolished it
The save on at park and tilford had a video rental system, and I'd always look at the Sega master system game cartridges
Using the internet for the very first time at the north van library. I'd always rush so I can book the slotted one hour time slot,and I'd go on Talkcity and created my first email account
Winning a super Nintendo system at crazy mikes video rental through a ballot system..rogers eventually set up shop and took em out