1161 Weston (c.1910s)
John Maniezzo
“At Eglinton and Weston Road, the air is thick with the rich smells from Betty's Jam Factory and when you hear the noon whistle at Kodak, you might think for a minute of getting of the trolley to have a soda at Jolly's a building that formerly housed Goddard's Hall on the north east corner of Hollis and Weston just north of Eglinton. Goddard's Hall was supposed to be the Mount Dennis Town Hall but was defeated.”...later became the Churchill Grill.
Dawn Doyle
As a child, I went to the Library over the Churchill Restaurant. Later I worked at the "new" Library all through high school and summers while at university. And I remember Mrs. Irving who worked the desk at both locations.
John Nicholls
Two doors away (south on Weston Road & Hollis Street where my sister and I grew up) was The Churchill Restaurant, at one time called Jolly's. Before that, it was called Goddards (named after Tom Goddard) who was Mount Dennis's first fire chief. Upstairs in Gaddard's Hall, was a small library. This library served Mount Dennis School Section 28. School Section 28 was dissolved in 1933.
“At Eglinton and Weston Road, the air is thick with the rich smells from Betty's Jam Factory and when you hear the noon whistle at Kodak, you might think for a minute of getting of the trolley to have a soda at Jolly's a building that formerly housed Goddard's Hall on the north east corner of Hollis and Weston just north of Eglinton. Goddard's Hall was supposed to be the Mount Dennis Town Hall but was defeated.”...later became the Churchill Grill.
Dawn Doyle
As a child, I went to the Library over the Churchill Restaurant. Later I worked at the "new" Library all through high school and summers while at university. And I remember Mrs. Irving who worked the desk at both locations.
John Nicholls
Two doors away (south on Weston Road & Hollis Street where my sister and I grew up) was The Churchill Restaurant, at one time called Jolly's. Before that, it was called Goddards (named after Tom Goddard) who was Mount Dennis's first fire chief. Upstairs in Gaddard's Hall, was a small library. This library served Mount Dennis School Section 28. School Section 28 was dissolved in 1933.
Patrick Canavan
I understand during the thirties. All the political parties. Used the Churchill for meetings. Particularly. The CCF. And the Communist party. The RCMP. Always raided to break up their meetings.
Linda Shapcott Morell
Memories of my teens; hung out at the Churchill playing the juke box, cherry cokes,in the 50's.
Selrahc Yrogerg:
Next to the Crystal Glass place was the good old Churchill Restaurant where old Albert would be standing out front in a dirty white apron, half his teeth missing but a big smile, a mile long smile. Some days Al Coy the jockey had his baby blue two door Lincoln parked on Hollis Street. The apartments upstairs were huge when my friends lived up there (the Holmes)
Llyod Marion
They closed it down because they couldn't keep it clean and had three fires in the kitchen, plus they were in deep debt.
Patrick Canavan
It became a Korean restaurant and banquet hall. For a number of years. But they closed because of Covid. It’s now for lease.
Tom Tran
Last week I saw a homeless man enter the back of the building.
I understand during the thirties. All the political parties. Used the Churchill for meetings. Particularly. The CCF. And the Communist party. The RCMP. Always raided to break up their meetings.
Linda Shapcott Morell
Memories of my teens; hung out at the Churchill playing the juke box, cherry cokes,in the 50's.
Selrahc Yrogerg:
Next to the Crystal Glass place was the good old Churchill Restaurant where old Albert would be standing out front in a dirty white apron, half his teeth missing but a big smile, a mile long smile. Some days Al Coy the jockey had his baby blue two door Lincoln parked on Hollis Street. The apartments upstairs were huge when my friends lived up there (the Holmes)
Llyod Marion
They closed it down because they couldn't keep it clean and had three fires in the kitchen, plus they were in deep debt.
Patrick Canavan
It became a Korean restaurant and banquet hall. For a number of years. But they closed because of Covid. It’s now for lease.
Tom Tran
Last week I saw a homeless man enter the back of the building.
Thomas Goddard of Mt. Dennis
from Weston Times & Guide, October 7th 1925
trict, was taken seriously ill on Fri- day afternoon last, and in spite of medieal attendance, succumbed to an attack-of heart weakness early Sunday evening. Mr. Goddard was born in Yorkshire, England, coming to Canada with his parents at the age of eighteen years, and settled on a farm near Weston. Since that time deceased had lived his entire life within the community, farming for a number of years on the outskirts of Weston, but following the death of his wife, some 14 years past, he, with his two boys, moved to Mount Dennis. Mr. Goddard then entered the real estate arena andhas been a successful and prominent figure in the growth and development of Mt. Dennis. He was also connected with insurance and for a couple of years a member of York Township Council. In politics he was a staunchConservative and was taking a keen interest in the coming Federal elections. ‘Funeral services were held from the Eglinton United Church, of which he was a member, Interment took place in Riverside Cemetery, Weston.”
The Urban Palimpsest of Mount Dennis - Thesis statement