According to Peter Raimondo, who has chronicled the St James Cliff area on his site, this was the lay of the land in lower NDG in the 40s.
The goats (that grazed on the cliff) belonged to Mr. Pasquini. His farm was on the hill where Upper Lachine road and St. James (now St. Jacques) meet. I remember working on the farm pulling weeds from the onion beds. I lasted one day. Mr Pasquini also had a horse and chickens. The number 31 street car used to terminate its run at this intersection and return to the Craig street terminus which was downtown, on St. James west of St. Lawrence Blvd. The Aubin Farm ( Hector) was on the north side of St. James about 200 yards past the intersection mentioned above. I believe there is a Aubin Motel on the site today. About 300 yards father on, there was another Aubin farm on the hill ide. Then there was the Nittolo farm and others. Cavendish Blvd. did not exist in those days.
Interesting to note that the owner of the Aubin Motel is a Dino Nittolo. He must be a descendant of the Nittolo family farm.
ReplyDeleteDino is the son of Enrico (Harry) nittolo.they owned nittolo s garden motel where provigo on St Jaques now sits .
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