By Pepper Parr
June 27th, 2023
BURLINGTON, ON
An exceptionally good aerial of John Street (the northern part is actually a lane), Brant Street and Locus Street.
The area is currently the subject of a Heritage Planning study to determine what has and what doesn’t have the criteria to be designated.
The photograph of what we know as the Brant Plaza where the supermarket is located shows some commercial brands that no longer exist.
The commercial world has crept into the west side of Brant – so much so that there isn’t all that much that can be designated as historical.
Was the Woolworth location the last of the five and dime stores in Burlington. And why would Loblaws give up the location ?
One would hope Loblaws in the form of “No Frills” doesn’t pull out & sell to the high-rise developers the way the rest of the area is headed. Now that Canada Post has abandoned the area as well we wonder what the old Surf Restaurant / Pharmacy site will end up being hopefully not another addition to an expanded “No Frills”.