Monday, July 29, 2013

Dollar Store in Cloverdale

I keep forgetting to post an update that Cloverdale has a new dollar store, not too far from where the old dollar store was in the Clover Square Village, Highway 10 and 177B Street.

Dollarama has opened in the same building block where the old dollar store used to be, but not the same space. Dollarama is in space where the old antique mall used to be, the last shop in that building's block.

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Playing at the Clova from July 26 to August 1, 2013

This week playing at the Clova from Friday July 26 till August 1st is:

7pm - Pacific Rim

9:25pm - World War Z

Last show lets out around 11:20pm. Admission is $8 or $15 for 2 people. Add $4 for each extra person. Price is for one or both movies.

Thursday, July 11, 2013

Pancake Breakfast as the Cloverdale Legion on Saturday, July 13, 2013

The Cloverdale Legion is holding its pancake breakfast this Saturday, July 13, from 8am to 11:30am.

Cost is $4.50 for pancakes, sausages, eggs, coffee, tea, and an orange juice/drink.

The legion is located at 17567 - 57th Avenue.

Dann's has Closed

Dann's, the bicycle and electronics shop on 176th Street has closed. I knew they'd been planning to close for some time and I haven't walked past in awhile but noticed tonight the big Dann's sign was gone.

I looked in the window and it appears to be a shop for antiques and/or second hand goods. No name on the store, but I did see a very faint outline on the door's window that might have read The Bowerbird Shop.

Dann's was the place where my parents bought my bicycles and accessories and the place we took appliances such as TVs and stereos for repairs.

When I was still young enough to be riding a tricycle my father came home one day with this battery operated device that he'd bought from Dann's and he attached to the trike. When turned on it made a noise like a motorbike. Interesting choice. My father rode a motorbike when he was younger so maybe it was just one of those things that he had to have - for his kid's trike.

Dann's was in Cloverdale for a long time. I want to say around 75 years, but I'm not sure exactly when they opened, long before I was born. The original proprietor passed the shop over to his son and the last time I saw him he was getting up there in age which may have prompted the decision to close up shop.