Looking for info & photos of Kitchener 1960s - 2000s
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>>I have an interest in local history and was hoping if anyone could share stories, and more importantly photos, of the development of the south and west end of Kitchener throughout the 1960s, 70s up to the 1990s and early 2000s. Would love to hear from you if you lived or still live in these areas and are a long time resident.
Remember what it looked like before, forests and fields? Spare no detail about the old houses and farms that once stood but are now long gone. What life was like back then in what was then a fresh housing development. How you came to wind up living there and why you liked or disliked it. How did the area get its name? What plazas were new and what stores did they feature? When did that empty plot of land nearby get gobbled up for a new apartment building years later?
Would very much appreciate if anyone could scour their old photo albums for traces of what some old neighbourhoods looked like back in the day when they where new or nearly new. Or if you know anyone that has photos that show these places being scouted for development and/or shows early stages of it. Interested in info and images from the following areas:
These areas interest me the most as I grew up around here:
Alpine/Alpine Village, Country Hills, Country Hills West, Laurentian Hills
Other older areas of interest to me:
Forest Hill, Forest Heights, Strasburg/Brigadoon, Pioneer Park
Also interested in info and images from newer areas I missed documenting, areas such as:
Huron Park, Trussler, Laurentian West, Highland West and The Boardwalk area.
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2023-03-12