Malgré que ce ne soit pas indiqué sur la photo, je semble reconnaître le quai Leblanc au pied de la 2ième ave. avec la petite cabane à l'arrière de la maison ou la famille Leblanc vendais de la crême glacée et louais des chaloupes dans les années 30-40-50. Les vieux de la vieille se rappeleraient de cet endroit.
Although it is not indicated on the photo, I seem to recognise the Leblanc wharf with the small shack in the back of the house at the foot of second ave. where the LeBlanc family would sell ice cream cones and rent boats in the 30-40-50s. The old timers would remember this. (Please note Maroonvet)
Guy
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Hi Guy, That Leblanc's wharf pic has to be before the 40's. The boardwalk isn't even in the picture! I remember well the ice cream place (but not the name?). They had the only DOUBLE cone around that would hold two scoops of ice cream side by side plus they put a third scoop on top! They may have also been the first to have the mello-roll ice cream that came inside a cardboard cylinder (not unlike the cardboard cylinder that toilet paper is wrapped around). They would unwrap the cardboard from the ice cream and insert it into the (single) cone. I would guess the icecream was about 1.5" in dia. by 4' long. Memories........! Oh yes! My Dad kept his row boat at Leblanc's during the summer. Thanks, Art
WHOOPS! That should be 4" long!!!????
Reply to Message 1 & 2 Guy & VR Great picture, but I think that was even before my time on 3RD Avenue,1939 0nwards, although they sure look like Leblanc's canoes & row boats tied up along the BreakWater wall. The Wharf I remember was perpendicuar to the shoreline with many arms once you got over an opening a ramp up & down to let the boats use the channel. I also remember people referring to the old 500 boat club that was between 2nd & 3rd, and the remains of a brick wall and piers at the foot of 3rd. Also for VR the ice cream was in the carboard was called a MELOROL; and was by JJ Joubert, the little candy store on 3rd (George's or Gash's sold them). RV & HF Gordo
Melorol; What a soothing name. Must have been yummy............. The 'Melorol' slicing machine. Lyons made similar products from the American machines and called their portions Polar Maid.
Melorols being produced in batches of 228.
Art, The boardwalk is out of sight but is no doubt above the hill to the left. I would guess that the picture was taken in the 30s. My father would rent a boat at LeBlanc's in the 40s on the weekend and take the family, 4 girls and 3 brothers to picknick on nun's Island and without any lifejackets and you know how fast the currant is in the middle of the river. Look at the photos that I have posted in the picture section, those cones that my 2 sisters and borther are eating are from LeBlanc's.
Funny, but I remember Mello-Rolls being about the size of a roll of toilet paper. The ones shown in the picture seem to be short and squat. But gotta admit, when you're a kid, everything seems to be big, even streets and classrooms, lol. Cheers, Linda
Art ,this picture from the Centre Culturel de Verdun,..of the 'Quai LeBalnc' is listed as having been representative of Verdun in 1907..........some 23 years before they began work on the Boardwalk..........I have the same picture ,saved to my hard drive,as I like old Verdun stuff,.....and there are a whole bunch of other photographs there that you may find of interest as well.....I'll look up the web address again & post it later.......it's actually at the Virtual Museum of Cananda or something like that ( I can't Remember exactly off hand........but Here's the pic in question,..... Here's one from the same site of the Boardwalk,when it was boards..... the boardwalk came about as an after thought .......first the dyke was built to reduce the risk of flood in Verdun , which happened a few times as well,....and I have some shots of that somewhere as well,........but the Boardwalk was a 'Make work ' project as a result of the 'Depression era'.............oddly enough the Mayor of the Time owned a Lumber Yard,.......if owned a cement company you may have seen a Promenade, & not a Boardwalk.........hahahahah .......No Doubt LeBlancs has been around (or at least had been around) for a long time in Verdun,....sice the first photoas I mentioned credits the years as 1907,......and does call it 'Quai LeBlancs' Fonds Villes de Verdun 1907, Vue de la rive, Centre Culturel de Verdun............. There are also some story's (in print ) which I have posted before & will try to find again,.....a story of an over zealous Foreman who abused his position(or at least Tried to),......by Bullying the men to work harder,.....and since the men were working to 'Earn' their Relief cheques, they felt no need for this fools bullying,........so as the story goes the Foreman pushed a little to hard,.....the men got Fed Up,.........and locked him in a tool box,and rolled him down the embankment towards the River...............................they never had another problem with this guy ,.....and he turned out to be as nice as pie..................Have Fun & Remember Verdun
MPU,
My memory says Melrol was and ice cream treat. Rolled up in paper and the
paper was removed and inserted into an ice cream cone. Brain fade does not
tell me where we used to be able to buy them. Maybe the "Corner Store" like
Johnny's bettween Godin and Riverview on Verdun Ave.For those who new
Jonny's , my brother was in Verdun last week working on a family vidoe of
our past and Johnny's is an empty storefront as well as the little grocery
"Beer Store" next door. I have to also relate a story about Bob's filming in
Verdun. Be careful to anyone who may be wanting to tak pictures around the
Nat. Let the people inside know what you ate doing. My brother Bob went over
there last week and was filming and using a microphone out front and around
the pool etc. As he was putting all his equipment back in his car the Verdun
Police pulled up. I have to add that my brother has a beard and the plates
on his car are from Virginia. The Nat had called the police. He had to
explain way he was doing what he was doing by replaying his tapes. The end
result was that they let him go. I guess he should have gone in and told
them what he was up to. But to you Verduner's still there, your police Dept
is still looking out for you.
I know it's not about the wharf but it is about the melorol and a thought
that came after. Having a great time and remembering Verdun, my old home
town
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