Local History

"The place where little boys' dreams almost came true, The Roxy, and the Alhambra, provided the summer crowds with movies, cart

"In the 1960s, through to the mid 1990s, a basic food group was supplied by this tiny roadside stand just outside of St.

"The store that provided just about everything for the little community… Food, candy, newspapers, land for sale, and antiques u

"This hotel in New Glasgow, began as a real farm, with a big house to accommodate many families, the Rudy and Rosenberg groups.

This rendition of the Shawbridge grocery store and snack bar once owned by Henry Bishinsky is by artist Michael Litvack.

Shawbridge Reminiscences

--April 5, 2016.

It was not quite dancing in the streets. More accurately, there was a lot of strolling and conversation. Between World Wars I and II Shawbridge was a magnet for the residents of Montreal's teeming Jewish neighbourhoods. Road access was poor but the train made the little community on the lower side of the bridge, across the North River a welcome respite from the city. Shawbridge served as a summer resort destination. There were cottages available to rent weekly or for the season and modest hotel/rooming houses.