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Partial Transcript: Okay, I'm a St. Catharines native. And I grew up here, played sports here, baseball and hockey. Attended Dennis Morris High school…
Segment Synopsis: Sean introduces himself and shares his connection to the Garden City Arena, sharing he would visit the arena from age 5 through 19. Sean recalls that his first memory of the Garden City Arena was attending a hockey school where he had his tooth knocked out from another player’s slapshot. Sean talks about CYO where he played for the Cathedral Rangers, and walking to the arena before and after the construction of highway 406. Sean also discusses popular buildings in the area such as the sporting goods store Bob Patrick’s, the Queensway Hotel, and Tastee Freeze.
Keywords: Bob Patrick's Cycle and Sports; Childhood; Dennis Morris High School; Hamilton Kilty Bs; Highway 406; Hockey -- Player; Public Skating; Queensway Hotel; Sport -- Hockey; St. Catharines Cathedral Rangers; St. Catharines Falcons; Tastee Freeze; Tony's Tasty Treats; Welland Canal
Subjects: Business; CYO; Community; Junior B Hockey; Minor League Hockey
Map Coordinates: 43.160446714497894, -79.23925631371549
GPS: This is the location of Tony's Tasty Treats.
Map Coordinates: 43.162349700927734, -79.23912048339844
GPS: This is the location of Bob Patrick’s Cycle and Sports.
Map Coordinates: 43.146977, -79.254582
GPS: This is the location of the Queensway Hotel.
Map Coordinates: 43.16207504272461, -79.23968505859375
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Partial Transcript: I never saw any music there but my— I have a vague recollection of a circus. And also, there was a— the folk arts festival…
Segment Synopsis: Sean talks about some of the community engaging events that took place at the Garden City Arena. This includes the folk arts festival, Walter Ostanek’s Polka Band, and access to public skating. He then discusses the negative impact of St. Catharines General Hospital moving from Queenston Street, and playing road hockey and football in the Queenston community.
Keywords: Childhood; Concert; Folk Arts Festival; Friendship; Hockey -- Player; Public Skating; Sport -- Football; Sport -- Hockey; St. Catharines General Hospital; Walter Ostanek
Subjects: Community
Map Coordinates: 43.160446714497894, -79.23925631371549
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Partial Transcript: I do remember about that championship game; one is I was the goaltender, for the team, but, I didn't actually play in the championship game because I had the mumps…
Segment Synopsis: Sean discusses his experience playing with the Cathedral Rangers and medical issues during the season. He also discusses a crest that was given to him and his team for winning the championship in CYO. Sean then talks about the feeling and atmosphere of playing in the Garden City Arena as opposed to the Bill Burgoyne Arena and the Rex Stimers Arena. Sean also discusses his thoughts on the renovations of the arena.
Keywords: Bill Burgoyne Arena; CYO; Childhood; Community; Franklin Tavern Nationals; Friendship; Hockey -- Fan; Hockey -- Player; Memorabilia; Rex Stimers Arena; Sport -- Hockey; St. Catharines Cathedral Rangers; St. Catharines Standard
Subjects: CYO Hockey; Facilities
Map Coordinates: 43.160446714497894, -79.23925631371549
GPS: This is the location of the Bill Burgoyne Arena.
Map Coordinates: 43.189480, -79.258490
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Partial Transcript: Those first 20 years it was, it was like a hub of activity, right? So, it was always a large crowd of people coming and going…
Segment Synopsis: Sean talks about the popularity and excitement of the Garden City Arena for young boys and girls. Sean also discusses figure skating and watching his sisters perform.
Keywords: Childhood; Sport -- Figure Skating; Sport -- Hockey; Women and Gender
Subjects: Community; Winter Club
Map Coordinates: 43.160446714497894, -79.23925631371549
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Partial Transcript: What I recall witnessing— this is probably at age 12, 13,— was with about a minute left in the first period, a whole number of men throughout the arena would get up, and they would just leave before the period finished…
Segment Synopsis: Sean discusses his confusion of a mass exodus of men at the end of periods in hockey games to go to the Queensway Hotel for drinks.
Keywords: Childhood; Friendship; Hockey -- Fan; Queensway Hotel; Sport -- Hockey
Subjects: Junior A Hockey; Junior B Hockey
Map Coordinates: 43.160446714497894, -79.23925631371549
GPS: This is the location of the Queensway Hotel.
Map Coordinates: 43.16207504272461, -79.23968505859375
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Partial Transcript: I guess as a spectator, I guess the most exciting thing I witnessed was the Memorial Cup playoffs St. Catharine's Black Hawks against the Quebec Remparts…
Segment Synopsis: Sean talks about watching Guy Lafleur and the Quebec Remparts play against Marcel Dionne and the St. Catharines Black Hawks during the 1971 Memorial Cup.
Keywords: Childhood; Guy Lafleur; Hockey -- Fan; Marcel Dionne; Memorial Cup; Quebec Remparts; Sport -- Hockey; St. Catharines Black Hawks
Subjects: Junior A Hockey
Map Coordinates: 43.160446714497894, -79.23925631371549
