Summer of '67. Twenty-years before they ethnically "corrected" the former department store, renamed it and ground Ye Merry Olde Hinglish off the sign at Mountain and St. Kate.
Who bought bikes at Ogilvy's, even when it was still a real department store? That silhouette looks a lot like mine, except it came from Eaton's like every good bike.
Did Ogilvy's sell the Stingray 500? Surely that's the bike that should have been gold-plated. Who didn't lust after that stick shift?
Don't forget the Space Boutique, I recall it as being at Simpsons, in the days leading up to the morning landing forty years ago. I can't remember when it opened up, but I know I went, it was hot so likely it was July 1969, to buy a "kit" of material about the trip to the moon. When I was there, The Fifth Dimension's version of "Aquarius" was playing (which come to think of, may have been the mood music for the boutique). It was on the first floor. I think, though, that "painting" of Armstrong, Aldwin and Collins was bought at Steinberg's, and not until they had actually been to the moon.
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Summer of '67. Twenty-years before they ethnically "corrected" the former department store, renamed it and ground Ye Merry Olde Hinglish off the sign at Mountain and St. Kate.
"flamboyant gold finish" LOL
ReplyDeleteWho bought bikes at Ogilvy's, even when it was still
ReplyDeletea real department store? That silhouette looks a lot
like mine, except it came from Eaton's like every good
bike.
Did Ogilvy's sell the Stingray 500? Surely that's the
bike that should have been gold-plated. Who didn't
lust after that stick shift?
Don't forget the Space Boutique, I recall it as
being at Simpsons, in the days leading up to the morning
landing forty years ago. I can't remember when it
opened up, but I know I went, it was hot so likely it
was July 1969, to buy a "kit" of material about the
trip to the moon. When I was there, The Fifth Dimension's
version of "Aquarius" was playing (which come to think of,
may have been the mood music for the boutique). It
was on the first floor. I think, though, that "painting"
of Armstrong, Aldwin and Collins was bought at Steinberg's,
and not until they had actually been to the moon.
Michael
Ogilvy's, Ogilvy, Chez Ogilvy...time to get over it...
ReplyDeleteBTW, 44$ for a bike ! You find cheaper at Walmart nowadays...
Never forget.
ReplyDeleteThing is, the people who made that bike made a decent living.
My Ogilvy 10-speed cost $77.77 back in 1972. I'm pretty sure it was red.
ReplyDeleteBTW,MB, the enter-key is not necessary when texting on these new-fangled computers. Unless yours is an Olivetti or a Smith-Corona model.
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ReplyDeleteNice. Thanks.
ReplyDeletePS, I reread and enjoyed the MB.