The importance of this photo isn't evident in the photograph itself. Here it is: after my father died my mother purchased a new hat for the funeral at Natalie's Hat Shop facing Decarie Boulevard. The viewer couldn't have known this, which is, after all important to the reason why this photograph is included here. There is more to the story, including poems I wrote about the hat and what became of the hat. Also, that Natalie, the hat shop's owner, later lived at one of Hoolahan's flats on Oxford Avenue; in fact, she lived in the flat next to where we had formerly lived... so there is quite a bit of synchronisty to this.
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This was my grandmother's hat store!! I have many memories of being in the store with her while she hand made beautiful hats. I googled Natalie to see what would come up!! What a wonderful surprise. : ) My grandparents lived in that place on Oxford until my grandmother Pierrette passed away....I have such beautiful memories of Montreal, the store and that street. Many of my family members lived there!! Thank you for posting this wonderful photo.
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