Crown Submarine – Dougall Avenue – c. 2000

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• I met my husband for the first time at that Swiss Chalet in 2000...actually, it was in the parking lot next to the Burger King, but we had lunch at Swiss Chalet.

• I don't remember a Sir Cedric's being there at all. Then again, I wasn't living here between 1996 and 2000, so it must have been in that era.

• Marty, you are correct, Sir Cedric's was Country Time Donuts. There was a Tubby's Submarine in that general area for a very short period of time around 1997-1998, though. I just can't remember what building it was in.

  When I google Tubby's Submarine Windsor I find outdated listings stating it was at 3041 Dougall which would place it across the street, but I don't remember it on the west side of the street at all.

  Does anybody else remember a Tubby's Submarine in this block or am I just going crazy?

• Things have changed much along this strip over last 45 years. Does anyone remember Scally's gas station that was demolished when they built E C Row? Very friendly group. And A&W. Also, the Beaver car wash near the beer store. Remember going there with my father and collecting the Beaver stamps in one of those paper booklets fro a free car wash.

• The Beaver gas station was converted to a Shell back in the late 80s, but the original structure stood until about 2000-2001 or so when it was torn down in favour of the modern shell station.

  Interestingly though the old original large sign survived (although it was obviously rebranded to shell). Anybody know the story of the old Beaver sign? Does it have a heritage designation or something? Just seems so strange that it outlived the gas station/car wash buildings.

• These pics bring back memories. I can only remember getting food from Sir Cedric's a few times but definitely remember getting donuts from Country Style as mentioned and getting food from Crown Submarine, Burger King, Swiss Chalet & Taco Bell what seems like thousands of times combined. The funny thing is, even though this pic wasn't that long ago, I'd completely forgotten the BK was there until I saw it.
  This also brings to thought doesn't it seem like the Harvey's across the street badly needs to be the next one to be rebuilt already?. It seems so old.

• David, regarding the gas station: I believe if you take a look here, in John's Flickr stream, you'll find pictures of it alobg an abandonned stretch of South Cameron. http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/tiz68/sets/72157604186721966/

  Hope that link works for you, I'm on my ipod and may have messed it up! lol

• I think the photo was taken quite a bit earlier than 2000. That was the Burger King logo that was in use from 1969-1994.

• Great memory, after a night at The Riv in the 70s, it was either Arcata Pizza to burn away the roof of your mouth on right-out-of-the-oven pizza, The Red Barn, or subs at Crown where the twin brothers would mess with our heads with one serving at the counter and the other hiding out back, then switching roles, until we figured out they were twins! Wasn't easy on .25 cent Riviera draft! Ha. And yes " you vant oy-nee-ons?" was a tough question at 2 am! There was a also a Chinese restaurant near Arcata for a while, where the poor owners took tons of terrible verbal abuse from drunks. Anyone remember Murray's Drugs on Dougall near Grand Marais? The old house on the corner? Zakoor's fruits and ice cream? Of course, Ashton's Motel, where we'd go "look at the books" until the diner chef chased us out... That whole Dougall strip changed so many times, from Norfolk to Sentry.. I remember the B/A at the corner of "3rd" Concession and Dougall, Skally's, the Esso which became the first Burger King, the motels between "3rd" and Sentry where many of the poorer kids from Northwood lived... Woolco of course was a big hangout and had a great 45 rpm and LP section... Not to mention meeting your girlfriend at the Red Grill... Countrystyle Donuts where the baked goods had nicotine in them from all the smokers... the old A and W, of course The Riv, H Salt and Frank Vetere's in the early 80s.. How about Maria the fish/pet lady in the back corner of Sentry? Never understood why they ripped down Swiss Chalet? The Red Barn became McDonald's... I used to work at both Consumers Distributing near Sentry and ShopRite on Dougall near the Red Barn... Dougall "ran through our lives!" Come to think of it I even played bass for THE DOUGALLS band! Great memories everyone - thanks

• Is that the Burgerking that was real close to the ec row expressway ???? Was it moved to the front of were woolco used to be ???