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| Grocery
Hall of Fame - Richmond
by Jenavieve |
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Dad woke us up one summer morning and said, "Hey, guess where we're going
today? The Grocery Hall of Fame." "The ghostly what?", I asked.
"The Grocery Hall of Fame where there's all sorts of stuff: like old ketchup
bottles, old pop bottles, posters, signs, and other good stuff." "Get real
dad, we're not going, no way", Nathan shot back. But then dad said
if we went to the Grocery Hall of Fame, he would also take us for fish
and chips at Dave's in Steveston. We went.
The Grocery Hall of Fame is located in a building designed to look like a store in the 1920s, behind the home of Bill Spaner of Richmond. Bill Spaner is the president of Tempo Sales Ltd. and has collected a ton of stuff related to the grocery business. Dad was hoping to see Mr. Calvin McLeod, the 90+ year old curator, a very good friend of my grandparents, but Cal had the day off. After seeing all the old stuff, Mr. Spaner also showed us around his 2.5 acre property where there were chickens and horses. Unfortunately, when we were there Mr. Spaner's dog killed one of the neighbour's chickens. Mr. Spaner asked us if we wanted the chicken, but mom didn't. Age group: All ages, although I think adults would like this activity the most. Expense rating: Free
Details: From Vancouver, go across the Knight St. Bridge over to Richmond to Westminster Highway. Turn left on Westminster Highway, and then turn right on No. 6 road. Go down to 6620 No. 6 Road. Open 8 am - 5 pm Monday to Friday, no tours except Saturday (10 am - 3 pm) The Grocery Hall of Fame
Area: Richmond Season: All seasons (but call ahead to see if it's open) Educational highlights: See what grocery retailing was like in the days before the Superstore or Save-On-Foods mega stores invaded Vancouver. Fun for the adult?: Dad found the Grocery Hall of Fame really interesting. And when I asked mom, she said visiting the Grocery Hall of Fame was a real "trip". |
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I've never seen dad so excited. He was jumping around and pointing
at stuff and asking mom do you remember this, do remember that. You see
dad used to work as a "bag boy" packing groceries at an IGA Supermarket
when he was 15 years old, a long, long, long time ago.
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Who wants to see old cans and stuff. I didn't see any display of
Pokemon or Simpsons Spaghetti O's. It was a bit of yawner for Nathan
and I, until Mr. Spaner gave a bag of caramel candies with chocolate
inside, and a jar of peanut butter and jam swirled together.