My Home Town
Shakespearean Gardens in autumn taken by my friend, Lawrence Lee
The Shakespearean Gardens
The new Stratford Festival Theatre replaced the original 1953 similar-sized canvas tent
(Thanks a bunch to Betsy Gilmore of Stratford for the winter photo above, the Falstaff school classes, and the swans)
The house where I grew up
My Dad and neighbourhood school chum Steve Lamont chatting in our back yard
Dad & Steve doing some gardening
Steve was at one time the goalie for the Stratford Junior Hockey team which held its games in the arena across the river,
and in the winter we all skated and played hockey on huge rinks we made on the Avon
View of the Avon River from our back yard
Looking left...
Looking right...
Looking left...a winter ice storm
This is what the front of the ol' homestead looks like today
Half a block down William Street was Falstaff, the school I went to as a kid
Falstaff girls' entrance
The teachers' entrance
The public schools were given Shakespearean names
Anne Hathaway, Avon, Falstaff, Hamlet, Juliet, Romeo and of course, Shakespeare
A few Falstaff classes at the teachers' entrance in the early 1950's
Recognize anyone?
Terry Gilmore's Class at Falstaff (Terry's standing at the back)
My highschool class (1957)
(Back row) Allan Zinn John Plaskett Colin Currie
(3rd row) Bob Elton Tom Mills Bill Elliott Rob Gordon David Priest Ed Burford Eugene Petrie Larry Schwantz
(2nd row) Diane Wasman Kenner Kay Alan Shore Ron Gilbart Art Boughtflower Douglas Heard Morley Gee Bill Crawford Hugh Ridley Paul Carter Marilyn Spencer
(Front row) Marilyn Huether Ruby Caldwell Sue Dingman Pat Suehring Edith Gilmore Marilynn Greb Marion Harmer ?______? Ann Buck Donna Seeney
(Email me if ya know the girl third from the right in the front row)
'The Swinging Seven'
The very first band I put together was in high school.
We played all the Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Glenn Miller and other big band tunes
(Left to right) Henry Scott Peter George Edward Scott Derry McKay Barry Gotts Ron 'Jeep' Jessop Me
The Avon River in winter
The Avon swans leaving their winter habitat
There's a big celebration in April when the swans and ducks waddle back down to the Avon
The story of 'Bonnie and Clyde'
Bonnie on her nest.
After Clyde got her established, he took up with Jezebel and built a nest with her 100 yards away from Bonnie.
Then he commuted. When Bonnie's cygnets hatched he tried to drown them.
So Clyde was placed in the winter barn to cool his heels.
The Parks Board moved Bonnie to another pond and then let Clyde out to take care of Jezebel's cygnets, as other swans were trying to harm them.
Rural Stratford
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