My great grandparents, my grandparents, my parents and now my family are all born and raised Sarnians. It’s incredibly sad to watch a beautiful time that is now passed. Such beautiful architecture that was demolished by storms or to make room for something else. I wish I could live in those times! Life seemed a lot more simple!
The picture from January of 1952 of the Capital theatre in Sarnia with the sign “Greatest Show on Earth” has great significance for my many brothers and sisters and myself. It was the first movie my parents went to see on their first date. I’ll show this to my Mom this afternoon, she still lives on her at age 92 not more than then three blocks away from this theatre.
I was born in Sarnia..I saw the picture of Lochiel St School. I went there for a few years. Moved just out of town in the late 60s. Retired 5yrs ago and last year, 2017, moved back to Sarnia . Its not the same town as it was back then but that can be said about everywhere.
I was born n Sarnia and lived there the first six years of my life. Grandad worked for Dow Chemical. Although I’ve lived in Europe and Alberta for the remainder of my life, Sarnia is still “home”.
I saw Hard Day's Night and Planet of the Apes at the Capitol ! I also remember when they transferred the books from the old library to the new one on a series of conveyor belts !
That's a great video - thank you! BTW, the Vendome Hotel, although heavily damaged in the tornado of 1953, was rebuilt and continued to operate until it was pulled down for parking c1978-79.
I've seen a documentary on that event started in Port Huron Michigan then came across the St. Claire River both side heavily damaged and sadly 7 deaths but thankfully DJ's in both cities warned everyone about the storm and saved a lot of people
Try to find pictures of the post office being built and I bet 1 million dollars you will never find picture of them pouring the foundation, you won't because there aren't any, that building was here already!
