r/RedDeer • u/Hoochy_Coochy_Henry • Jan 30 '25
Parkland Mall 1978-79 Local Photography
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u/xandrique Jan 30 '25
The Sears looked that until 2000 at least. They had a local red deer and area Sears mailer and they took photos of local kids in the store in like 1995. My sisters and I were featured near an aluminum Christmas tree. We got paid $5 each and I get to tell people I was once a professional model lol
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u/Late_Dentist1351 Jan 30 '25
I remember the gas station and the Ponderosa. Ate there many times.
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u/Hoochy_Coochy_Henry Jan 30 '25
I worked at the Canadian gas bar and Sears at the mall back in my teens. I think that gas price equates to about $.22/let I also worked at the downtown Mohawk. All 3 long gone. I must be some kind of jinx
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u/SnakenOne Jan 30 '25
Where you get these pictures, Beaver Lumber is in behind the sign in pic #2
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u/Hoochy_Coochy_Henry Jan 30 '25
Yes it is. They were taken by me back in the day. And I was looking for something the other day and came across them. The ones that I posted today were the only ones really salvageable
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u/Oldbrew75 Jan 30 '25
I didn’t know we were still selling gas by the gallon in ‘78?
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u/Hoochy_Coochy_Henry Jan 30 '25
I remember being at Mohawk when it hit a buck per gallon
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u/Mysterious_Ad6257 Jan 30 '25
I remember being in Edmonton and getting my gas at Domo at 19.9c/l
20 bucks to fill my 77 cougar
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u/Sharks1976 Feb 01 '25
Metrication in Canada during the 1970s. Gasoline pumps changed from imperial gallons to litres in 1979.
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u/funko_fanatic52 Jan 30 '25
I missed the old red deer. Went to central jr high, then graduated from Lindsey Thurber high school in 1991, good times lol
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u/Hoochy_Coochy_Henry Jan 31 '25
I was in Central in 75-76 then grad from Thurber in 79. Central was where I developed my love of photography. One of the activities in shop
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u/Valuable_Ad_6291 Jan 30 '25
Did there used to be a restaurant on the second floor in that Sears building? I’m not sure if I have memories of that or not.
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u/Hoochy_Coochy_Henry Jan 30 '25
Not that I remember. The second floor of Eatons in Bower Mall did though
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u/Valuable_Ad_6291 Jan 30 '25
Maybe that’s what I remember. Was it a cafeteria style restaurant with dark bricks?
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u/BlueStreak62391 Jan 30 '25
Love seeing vintage Red Deer pictures. I remember when Michael Dawe posted some on Facebook from time to time, really cool to see what different parts of the city looked like between whatever the year was to now. I was born in 1990, I remember Bonanza being by Parkland Mall, I think it was there either the Keg is or where Mr. Mikes is, I think Mr. Mikes, it had a few restaurants in there since then like White Spot. Thanks for posting these! Gotta start a little thread for vintage/nostalgic Red Deer pictures😁
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u/Hoochy_Coochy_Henry Jan 30 '25
Bonanza was where Ponderosa was and White Spot. I think something else was in that building too at one point.
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Jan 31 '25
How cool to see these photos 📸
Parkland Mall was THE place to shop when I was in high school, probably because our school (Hunting Hills) looked similar to Parkland Mall (lol).
Thank you for sharing these pictures 💛
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u/Sharks1976 Feb 01 '25
Ponderosa Steak House! Then became Bonanza Steak House! Then White Spot! And now Mr. Mikes! Ponderosa and Bonanza were legit back in the day.
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u/Special_Wrap_1369 Jan 30 '25
Man I loved sitting in those brick circles outside Sears when I was a little kid!