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Memory Lane

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These personal stories from community members in connection with Greater Sudbury's rich history are made possible through the continued support of Orendorff & Associates as part of our Community Leaders Program.

Memory Lane: When the 1961 union raid nearly tore Sudbury in half

Memory Lane: When the 1961 union raid nearly tore Sudbury in half

In 1961, Mine Mill Local 598 found itself the target of a raid by the United Steelworkers Union. Perhaps the most powerful union in Canada at the time, Mine Mill found itself fighting for its life and refusing to go down without a fight 
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Memory Lane: Window-shopping through mall memories

Memory Lane: Window-shopping through mall memories

Shopping malls don’t hold the cultural relevance they once did, but people still fondly remember the sights and sounds from the hey day of shopping centres
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Memory Lane: New Sudbury Centre built from the ashes

Memory Lane: New Sudbury Centre built from the ashes

Columnist Jason Marcon takes us on a nostalgic trip through the southwest corner of Barrydowne Road and Lasalle Boulevard.
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Memory Lane: Readers take a nostalgic stroll through the stacks

Memory Lane: Readers take a nostalgic stroll through the stacks

Music stores aren’t as ubiquitous as they once were but the sheer pleasure of shopping for the latest LP, 45 or CD has not left the minds (or the hearts) of music lovers, who recall the glory days of the local record shop
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Memory Lane: Remembering when the record store was king

Memory Lane: Remembering when the record store was king

The Nickel City retail landscape once included at least half a dozen music stores. Times changed and those stores are long gone, so take a trip down memory lane with history writer Jason Marcon as this week he explores the stacks of retailers past
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Memory Lane: Readers recall their childhood Cold War fears

Memory Lane: Readers recall their childhood Cold War fears

The sound of air raid sirens echoing around the city was a common one during the Cold War and for many of those who lived through it, the memory of those eerie warning alarms still resound
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Memory Lane: When Sudbury feared death from the skies

Memory Lane: When Sudbury feared death from the skies

In the early 1960s, at the height of the Cold War, Sudbury had 13 sirens installed around the city to warn of an impending atomic attack and a minor craze for fallout shelters swept the city
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Memory Lane: Remembering Sudbury’s long-gone ‘palatial’ post office

Memory Lane: Remembering Sudbury’s long-gone ‘palatial’ post office

Sun set on the life of the former downtown Sudbury post office by 1959
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Memory Lane: Whatever happened to the post office clock?

Memory Lane: Whatever happened to the post office clock?

For just 44 years, Sudbury had a lovely and palatial downtown post office, sporting an elaborate clock by Joyce & Co. of England. The building was demolished to make way for Woolworth’s and the fate the clock remains a mystery
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Memory Lane: Brandy, cigarettes and a lost era of blood donations

Memory Lane: Brandy, cigarettes and a lost era of blood donations

Today, blood donors are happy to receive a cup of juice and a cookie, but back in the middle of the 20th century, donors could also enjoy a tipple and a puff after giving blood 
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