Devonshire Motel

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• Took the family for breakfast there this morning. YUMMY!

• It wasn't until the E.C Rowe Expressway was completed in the early 1980's that Howard Avenue began to see major commercial development. I remember Howard Avenue in the early 80's had little more than a Mac's Milk, a few gas stations, the Ivy Rose and Devonshire Motel. The economic recession of 1980-82 stopped the local economy dead in its' tracks but by 1987 Howard had a Wendy's, Tim Horton's, Boston Pizza and Remark Farms.

• Wasn't there another motel in the location of Remark farms? I do remember another one on Howard and think that's where it was but cannot remember the name of the motel. Does anyone remember?

• I was thinking the same thing, Guido and an auto scrap yard pretty much next door.

• There's another one right next to it. It might be Boroot's or something close to that name. It's quite small so most probably don't even see it or think of it when they drive by. Could that be the one you guy's are thinking about?

• Colin I'm quite certain the one I recall had a losing battle with the wrecking ball.

• Hmmm- I'm not sure because I don't remember what was there before Remark Farms. Maybe I'm wrong on this as well but wasn't Boston Pizza originally a different building on a bigger lot sort of in the center of what is now Jose's and Remark's? Or was BP in the same spot as Jose's? It's so hard to recall things sometimes when you have to go back a number of years.

• I meant Howard Avenue, not the Howard Restaurant. Sorry. Boston Pizza later became Jose's.

• i was just wondering if anyone could answer this question. On the corner of hwy 3 and howard is a restaurant called Alibi's used to be the Road Kill, and a few others prior. Years ago this was the spot of a well known Pizza Place. Does anyone know the name of the place?

• I believe that Alibi's was the Pompei Restaurant in its pizza place iteration (reply to Marshall)