The Heritage Department of the City of Oshawa had a Memories of Oshawa web page. It was taken down when they re-did their website and the content wasn't saved, but I web-scraped it to keep the memories of Oshawa alive during the time as Neil Young put it, when "all our changes were there". Oshawa has changed drastically since those halcyon 1970's and my time at OCHS . This is part 2 of the web scrape. More to come.
Posted by Jackie
My father grew up on Athol street and I believe he went to Eastdale high school in the mid-late 60's. He met my mom Beth at some point. My grandparents on my mom side owned Coulters. I'm not sure if that's the right name but that's what my mom called it. My grandparents on my fathers side worked at Coulters.
While looking back into my family history I realized I have a lot of family connections in this town;
Posted by Steve
We live in the Old train ticket station on Knights Roadd in cedardale is this true house was buillt in 1900.
Posted by Robert
Almost certain that the station wagon used by the "Popcorn man" was a Vauxhall.
- Otto Schwartz a gunsmith shop located across from the Cenotaph on Simcoe South. A true master craftsman.
- Hanging out at the Sunset Variety on Hortop St. Drove the shop keeper Mike crazy trying to keep the kids out of the way of paying customers. Only years later have I now grown to appreciate his amazing tolerance of youth.
Wish I knew his last name.
- Waiting in the car wash across from the A&W on Simcoe North for someone worthy to drag race down Simcoe.
Possibly a Mustang GTA from Brambley Motors or a Camaro Z/28 from GM's Experimental Workshop by the North Plant.
- Oshawa was car crazy.
- Hordes of Honda's, 20 or more in packs buzzing up and down Simcoe St. in the evenings.
Posted by Allen
Do you remember Crown Taxi It was operated by Mr Gamagi?
Posted by Kathy
I was raised in Cedardale. I went to Cedardale Public School and lived on Conant Street. I loved Gangemi's icecream cones. The icecream was in cardboard rolls. The flavors were vanilla, chocolate and strawberry. They were 5 cents each. I was born in 1958. I also went to Donevan Collegiate.
Posted by Allen
I remember the chip truck parked in the evening on weekends in front of the post office at Simcoe S and Athol St. My friend Gus and I would work in the truck for an hour or so while the owner went to the Lancaster Hotel to have a few beer.
We knew nothing about making French Fries and I never forgot what he said. "when the potatoes float in the hot oil they are done". Our pay was a PAPER bag of chips. We did it 3 or 4 times. FUN when you are 14 or 15 years old.
Posted by Allan
I worked on Mike's Chip truck for 3 years. He would pick us up at Cedardale school at 4 pm and then we would drive all the neighborhoods til we finished at the Queen's Hotel on Simcoe North at around midnight then walk home to Cedardale at midnight munching on a big bag of fries, what else, all the way home. Mike lived off of Bloor St., and we would go in Sat. morning and peel & cut the fries to cook. Can you imagine the govt. allowing anyone to drive around with kids in an old truck with boiling oil today. What a great memory.
Posted by Frank
It's fun to read all of the old memories of this wonderful town. We all love it. My best memory is the GET(OCVI), Rose Bowl, Barn Hears, the hardware store on King Street where you could get nails by the pound and the drive-in theater. Remember CKLB radio?
Posted by Allen
There was a pool hall involved in the Fashion Village Fire and guess what? One of the pool tables was sold and quess to who? The Oshawa Fire Department union, and the pool table was moved to the Fire Hall at 111 Simcoe N. Ironic!!
