We wrote letters to Santa, placing them carefully in our mailbox on the Third Line, we circled gifts in the Sears Wishbook, practised our parts for the Nativity play, and if we were lucky we would visit Perth with Mother, and see the beautifully decorated stores along Gore Street and Foster Street, at Christmastime!
For delicious home-made candy-canes, stop by Haggis’ Candy store!
PERTH BLUE WINGS
Sawdon’s Appliances
Scott’s Chicken Villa
Shaw’s of Perth
Siddall’s Furniture
Lanark Santa Claus Parade
Small Brothers
Somerville Farm Supplies
Smith’s Radio
Soper Theatre, Smiths Falls
Stan Cleroux Real Estate
Stan Tufts Delivery
Stedmans
Santa Claus Parade
Clarence Stanzel Plumbing & Heating
Street Travel Service
Sullivan Sanitation
Tay-Towne Cleaners
Tay Valley Sports
Tayside Bakery
Teak Hair Fashions
The Mill Store
The Valley Book Shop
J.A. Thomas Optometrist
Thornbury’s Pharmacy
Tim’s Texaco
Town and Country Restaurant
Han van Pelt
Vanderspanks’s Store
Hope you enjoyed our visit to Perth in the 1960s and 1970s!
This post is dedicated to the merchants of Perth, large and small. Most work long hours to provide goods and services for the people in the area. Many sponsor local sports teams and community events. As we fondly recall the merchants of days gone by, let’s shop locally this Christmas season, and support the artisans, craftspeople, and neighbourhood businesses in our community!
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vintage photos of historical Perth buildings – Perth Museum
Merchant ads from “The Perth Courier”
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Christmas Ads for these merchants included:
A & B Motors, Acheson’s, Aeroquip, Albert Gale, Alice’s Beauty Salon, Allen’s Bakery, Anna Mosl, Andy’s Window Cleaning, Antiques Vandenbosch, Balderson Cheese, Bank of Montreal, Barrie’s Meats, Ralph G. Barker, Barr Motor Sales, Beamish, Ben Barbary’s, Benny K’s., Bert Fournier, Blair & Sons, Boles Grocery, Boyd Real Estate, Brankin Fuels, Bright Spot, Brown Shoe Company, Burchell Supply, Burns Jewellers, Cameo Beauty Shoppe, Cameron Shoe, Canadian Tire, Caribou House, Carolynne’s Beauty Salon, Carson Farm Supply, Carson Realty, Cavanagh’s, Cavers Jewellery, Chaplin & Code Hardware, Chaplin’s Dairy, Circus Surplus Store, Cleanrite Cleaners, Conway’s Menswear, Co-op, Cooper’s Furniture, Couch’s Taxi, County Motors, Craig Motor Sales, Glenn Crain Ltd., D. & K. Fabric, Darou and McIntosh, Dicola Fuels, Dixie Lee Chicken, Dodds & Erwin, Drummond Centre Telephone Co., J.D. Duncan, E-Z Clean Coin Wash, E.B. Code and Son Insurance, E.L. Darou Insurance, East End Grocery, Echlin Motor Sales, Farrell’s Store, Franklin Fence & Furniture, Frank’s Barber Shop, Friendly T.V. – Klaas Van Bergen, Hazel & Eric Fuller Store, General Insulating, Girdwood’s, Golden Triangle Upholstery, Todd Greig Accountant, G.W.M. Gift Shop, H & M Centre, Holiday Take-Out, T.M. Hansen Plumbing, Healey Transportation, Henderson’s Red and White, Hodgson & Son, Hoffman & Son, L. Huddleston, HY Fund Studio, I.D.A., I.G.A., International Silver, J.& J. Plumbing, Jack & Jill, Jack Snow, James Brothers Hardware, Ken Hannah Minnows, Ken Hughes, Kerr & Duncan, Kitten Mill, Leach Tire Center, Levine’s, Lightford’s, MacPhail Tractor Sales, Maximilian Restaurant, McLean Noonan, McNamee Plumbing, McTavish Motor Sales, McVeety Electric, Mill Fab, Minute Man, Montgomery Chiropractor, Moss Motors, Nelly’s Shoe Store, D.M. Nisbet Fina, Nixon Planing Mill, Noonan’s, Central Tire Supply – VanDusen’s, Oakes’ Bakery, Orok’s Hardware, Pant Barn, Perkins Bowling Alley, Anne Patterson Laundromat, Pattenick’s, Perth Blue Wings, Perkins Motors, Perth Television, Perth Apothecary, Perth Banks, Perth District Co-op, Perth Fire Department, Perth Flower Shop, Perth Hotel, Perth Motors, Perth Pinto, Perth Planing Mill, Perth Tea Room, R.T. Parks & Sons, Robinson’s Beverages, Reed’s Smoke Shop, Reliable Cab, Revere Hotel, Reward Shoe Stores, Rolly’s Restaurant, Rubino’s, Russ Ellis, Ryder’s Restaurant, Sawdon’s Appliance, Scott’s Chicken Villa, Shaw’s of Perth, Siddall’s, Small Brothers, Somerville Farm Supplies, Smith’s Radio, Soper Theatre, Stan Cleroux Real Estate, Stan Tufts Delivery Service, Stedman’s, Stanzel Plumbing Street Travel, Sullivan Sanitation, Tay-Towne Cleaners, Tay Valley Sports, Tayside Bakery, Teak Hair Fashions, The Mill Store, The Valley Book Shop, J.A. Thomas Optometrist, Thornbury’s Pharmacy, Tim’s Texaco, Town and Country Restaurant, Van Pelt Cabinet Maker, Vanderspank’s General Store, Wayfare Restaurant, Rideau Ferry Inn.
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Arlene Stafford-Wilson
arlene stafford wilson 
Awesome
Thanks Debi! Stop by anytime!
great job, lots of memories
Martin (Harry) McIsaac
This is wonderful. So many memories.
Terrific post, Arlene. My mom worked for Ralph Barker for years. I worked at Acheson’s Clothing store until it closed and then at Wilson’s Clothing store until I finished high school in 1965! My god, I have been gone from Perth an awfully long time! Merry Christmas!
Thanks for your comments Richard. That’s really neat that you worked at both Acheson’s and Wilson’s – both very nice stores. Perth has changed a lot since we were kids, and for better or worse, has many more ’boutique style’ shops, and less of the ‘everyday’ type of store where we bought our staples.
Great memories! Thank you.
I miss those stores, Shirley! Saving up my pennies, and heading down to Stedman’s to buy Mother some hand lotion. Christmas was very simple then.