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Remember This?
Remember This?
Theatre Block: Vairville is Barrie's forgotten neighbourhood
This is the final installment in the Theatre Block saga, focusing on the now vacant corner of Dunlop West and Mary Street where a fire destroyed the building in 2007
Aug 11, 2019 9:00 AM
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The Theatre Block: When gas pumps became a menace
(4 photos)
By 1928, Barrie had created a bylaw that said that no more gas pumps were to be erected along Dunlop and Elizabeth streets
Aug 3, 2019 12:00 PM
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The Theatre Block: Harold Hill's booming auto business
(8 photos)
In this week's Remember This?, Mary Harris offers part six of her exploration of Barrie's theatre block
Jul 27, 2019 12:00 PM
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Theatre Block: The most happening part of the downtown business district
(5 photos)
The evolution of the death business was also in plain sight along Elizabeth Street, now Dunlop Street West
Jul 20, 2019 12:00 PM
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Remember This: Theatre Block Part 4
(4 photos)
This stretch of Elizabeth Street, now known as Dunlop Street West, was no stranger to action
Jul 13, 2019 12:00 PM
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Auto garage with gas pumps once occupied Theatre Block (4 photos)
Late in the 1930s, the bloom was off the rose and the corner businessmen were as likely to be found in a courtroom as they were to be in their shops
Jul 8, 2019 8:00 PM
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The hidden history of the Theatre Block
(5 photos)
In this edition of Remember This, Mary Harris takes us back to the dawn of moving pictures
Jun 29, 2019 1:00 PM
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The Theatre Block: Part One
(3 photos)
In this edition of 'Remember This?', Mary Harris begins her series looking back at the buildings and businesses of the Theatre Block in downtown Barrie
Jun 22, 2019 12:00 PM
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Seal, serpent or devil: What lurks in the lake?
(4 photos)
In this week's Remember This?, Mary Harris delves deeper into the legend of a mythical creature living in Lake Simcoe
Jun 15, 2019 12:00 PM
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D’Alton's last ride
(5 photos)
In this week's Remember This?, Mary Harris highlights the life and politics of 'dynamic barrister and gentleman farmer' D’Alton McCarthy
Jun 8, 2019 12:00 PM
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