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If the trip happened in the past 30 years, then your family probably walked along the south side of Queen St, just west of Yonge St. at the Hudson's Bay flagshi
by canucker2016 2y ago
If the trip happened in the past 30 years, then your family probably walked along the south side of Queen St, just west of Yonge St. at the Hudson's Bay flagship store in Toronto.
as an example, see https://www.reddit.com/r/toronto/comments/ylxwxt/hudsons_bay_holiday_window_displays_in_toronto/ https://www.reddit.com/r/toronto/comments/ylxwxt/hudsons_bay...
just search for "Toronto Hudson's Bay Christmas Display Window"
Before then, Eaton's dept. store in the Eaton Centre, just north of the Queen St. Hudson's Bay store, may have had Christmas display windows as well.
- canucker2016 2y agoGoogle Maps Street view link of the store windows that house the Christmas displays leading up to Dec. 25 every year. see https://maps.app.goo.gl/ho5aM9sjaPo27bYB6 https://maps.app.goo.gl/ho5aM9sjaPo27bYB6
- criddell 2y agoIt was 1975ish, so a bit more than 30 years ago but Hudson’s Bay sounds right to me. That store was a much bigger deal in the 1970’s. My family always had their blankets kicking around.
- lisper 2y agoI have some bad news for you: 1975 was almost 50 years ago.
- canucker2016 2y agoBefore 1991, the Queen St store was actually part of the Simpson's department store chain. The Simpson's Christmas window displays were much more extensive as well. Back then, the family could have gone down into the basement of the Simpson's department store and dined on hot dogs and an orange-Tang-like drink (there may have been other flavours, but I always chose orange). The drinks came in paper cones (similar to those used for water coolers) placed in metal holders. see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simpsons_(department_store) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simpsons_(department_store)
- criddell 2y agoWhat did I do to you?