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BrewersRetailStore.pdf
Listed here is a document pertinent to Brewer's Retail Store, a business that operated within the town of Fort Erie for several decades starting with its opening in 1930. The store was owned by Lieutenant-Colonel Charles A. Muir, leader of the…

bridgeburgbookstore.jpg
Listed here is Bridgeburg Bookstore on the north side of Jarvis Street. Annie Hall and a business partner opened it in the 1980s. Her son Morgan managed the store after her passing.

bridgeburgfamilyrestaurant.jpg
Pictured here is Bridgeburg Family Restaurant which, at the time of the photo, stood at the foot of Jarvis Street. Other businesses have operated in this building, including Pastries Rene.

brodiesdrugstore.JPG
Pictured here is downtown Ridgeway in the early 1900s.

brodiesdrugstore.jpg
Pictured here is Brodie's Drug Store, which stands on the west side of Ridge Road.

businessclosure1.jpg
During the Covid-19 pandemic, various types of non-essential businesses were ordered closed by the province of Ontario at various points in its timeline. Some businesses closed proactively in response to the virus. Pictured here is D&W Upholstry,…

businessmodification1.jpg
During the Covid-19 pandemic, businesses such as restaurants, modified how they do business in order to keep their doors open. Pictured here is a note posted in the window at Green Acres, advising customers of their temporary move to take out only.

CanadianGasketCompany.pdf
Listed here is a document pertinent to the Canadian Gasket Company, a manufacturing company in Fort Erie.

canadiantire.jpg
Canadian Tire has enjoyed a long history in Fort Erie, with its first store located on Jarvis Street. Another location opened on Central Avenue and operated there until 1996. As business shifted from the north end to Garrison Road, Canadian Tire…

cannabissupplyco.jpg
Listed here is a photo of Cannabis Supply Co, a dispensary on the west side of Niagara Boulevard.

CareyWines&Liqours.pdf
Listed here is a document pertinent to the Vance Carey's Wine and Liquor business in Fort Erie during the early 20th century.

luckystryxcarrollslanes.jpg
Pictured here is Carroll's Lanes, renamed Lucky Stryx in 2019. Larry Carroll owned the bowling alley from the 1960s on and retired and sold his business in the late 2010s.
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