South Hill Street, Thunder Bay
The Hill Street South neighbourhood of Thunder Bay, Ontario is a neighbourhood in Port Arthur, running north-south along Hill Street South from Red River Road in the north to the Canada Games Complex in the south. It is within the Mariday Park neighbourhood planned and promoted by John James Carrick.
From north to south, the intersecting streets are:
- Red River Road (start of Mariday Park section)
- Beresford Street
- Bay Street
- Cornwall Avenue
- Whitney Street
- John Street (end of Mariday Park section)
- Oliver Road
- Markland Street (only on East)
- Queen Street (West and East do not line up)
- Duluth Street (the Canada Games Complex)
Hill Street South has about 152 houses, including 111 houses within Mariday Park, and 41 outside it.
- 20 to Beresford
- 25 to Bay
- 25 to Cornwall
- 20 to Whitney
- 21 to John
- And 12 + 12 + 17 = 41 south of John
Upper Two Blocks
Michael Currie delivered papers from Red River Road to Bay Street. The houses were all in the P7B postal code prefix, which is mostly south of Red River Road. Six suffix codes, from north to south:
- Red river road south side: 1H2 west, 1H1 east, 4 + 1 houses
- Upper block: 3T5 west, 3T6 east, 10 + 10 houses
- Lower block: 3T8 west, 3T7 east, 13 + 12 houses
This means Michael Currie's paper route was a total of 50 houses.
P7B 1H2: South Side of Red River Road between Rupert and Hill
- (565 Red River Road: The building containing Carmen's Barber Shop and Thumbusters. I did not deliver to this one.)
- 563 Red River Road: J. MacKinnon? A 20-something drinking house
- 561 Red River Road: M.J. Kusznier?
- 559 Red River Road: Grant Walsh and A.I. Walsh. A house with a big unlocked front porch. A 40-something woman paid me.
- 555 Red River Road: Dan Dacey (d. 1994) and Salome Dacey (1922 - 2009) [1]. Caitlin Dacey's grandmother and grandfather.
P7B 1H1: South Side of Red River Road between Rupert and Winnipeg
- A single house, 553 Red River Road (on east side; these people complained once or twice that flyers were not delivered; postal code P7B 1H1)
| NW of Beresford | Name | Notes | NE of Beresford | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Jill Biggs and family | Husband died in snowmobiling accident in about 1995 | 13 | M. Grottenberg? | House built between 1994 and 1995? |
| 16 | C. Bruni | 15 | M.A. Arthur | ||
| 18 | Ian Dennis | 17 | Rob E. Colquhoun | ||
| 22 | ? | piano teacher home | 19 | M. Page | |
| 26 | Tony Colistro | 23 | D.W. Houston | Chain-smoking man who did jigsaw puzzles and couldn't keep his neck up | |
| 28 | Gerry White and L. Palermo-White | 27 | S. Robinson | Kathy Guisewite-like woman and her husband | |
| 34 | Joanne Foster: Michael Currie babysat her dogs in about 1995 | 29 | D. Cevero ? | ||
| 36 | Patrick Bocking | 35 | A house | ||
| 36 | Patrick Bocking | 35 | A house | ||
| 40 | Pentti Rintala (1924 - 2007) [2] and Dolores Rintala | Yapping tiny dog with vocal cords cut | 39 | James B. McLeod and wife | He complimented my early deliveries in my first year |
| 44 | A. Roy | No papers, but saw her at halloween once. Big trees | 45 | Don Watson | The house on the corner with the columns. Don was Director of Computing Services at Lakehead University until retiring in 1996 |
P7B 3T5: West Side of Red River-Beresford block
- 12: Jill Biggs (husband died in snowmobiling accident in about 1995)
- 16: C. Bruni
- 18: Ian Dennis
- 22: ? piano teacher home
- 26: Tony Colistro
- 28: Gerry White and L. Palermo-White
- 34: Joanne Foster: Michael Currie babysat her dogs in about 1995
- 36: Patrick Bocking
- 40: Pentti Rintala (1924 - 2007) [3] and Dolores Rintala. Yapping tiny dog with vocal cords cut
- 44: A. Roy. No papers, but saw her at halloween once. Big trees
P7B 3T6: East Side of Red River-Beresford block
- 13: M. Grottenberg (house built between 1994 and 1995?)
- 15: M.A. Arthur
- 17: Rob E. Colquhoun
- 19: M. Page
- 23: D.W. Houston (chain-smoking man who couldn't keep his neck up)
- 27: S. Robinson (Kathy Guisewite-like woman and her husband)
- 29: D. Cevero ?
- 35: A house
- 39: James B. McLeod and wife - complimented my early deliveries in my first year
- 45: Donald W.A. Watson (the house with the columns). Don Watson was a senior lecturer in mathematics in England before moving in 1967 to Lakehead University where he was Director of Computing Services until his retirement in 1996. He has served on numerous community and charitable boards, including Volunteer Thunder Bay, the George Jeffrey Children's Treatment Centre, Leadership Thunder Bay, the Lakehead Social Planning Council, the Ontario Association of Children's Rehabilitation Services, the Ontario Federation of Symphony Orchestras and the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra. Watson has also written The Board Member's Companion, available at www.bcompanion.com. [4]
P7B 3T8: West Side of Beresford-Bay block
- 50: Betty Glover Burke (nee Hunt) (2 April 1923 - 21 July 2018) [5]. Her husband George died in 1986. She loved to garden her flowers, and she sent Michael a congratulations letter in 2001.
- 54: Alan Thomas Sumner (7 January 1923 - 7 January 2004) [6] and Barbara
- 58: Dr. David G. Frood (1924 - 8 March 2001) [7] and wife Sheelagh (died 23 July 2004) [8] (Dr. Frood smoked a pipe I think, and had an accent?)
- 60, 62, or 64: Mark Simic, Ejia Simic, and daughter Jennifer Simic. Mark immigrated from Croatia at age 6 and was a little league baseball champion [9]
- 66: Rob Lyon (Thunder Bay Police) [10] and L.M. Lyon, daughter Marielle "Mar" and son
- 72: Bill Bissonnette (1921 - 2016) and his wife Mary
- 76: Malcolm, A.L. (Divorced mother?)
- 80: Don Johnstone and wife Martha Johnstone
- 84: Elizabeth "Liz" Shanks and husband and daughter Whittney?
- 86: A house (maybe no subscription?)
- 90: R. F. Colquhoun (old lady)
- 94: Harris, D.
| NW of Bay | Name | Notes | NE of Bay | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Betty Glover Burke (nee Hunt) (2 April 1923 - 21 July 2018) [11] | Her husband George died in 1986. She loved to garden her flowers, and she sent Michael a congratulations letter in 2001. | 49 | Gordon Kyle | House on the corner, with strange car. |
| 54 | [Alan Thomas Sumner (7 January 1923 - 7 January 2004) and wife Barbara Sumner | 53 | E.C. Miller, wife, and children, Tracy, Andrew, Eric. | ||
| 58 | Dr. David G. Frood (1924 - 8 March 2001) and wife Sheelagh Frood (died 23 July 2003) | Dr. Frood smoked a pipe I think, and had an accent? | 57 | Mr. Harper and his wife (who was sick) | |
| 60, 62, or 64 | Mark Simic, Ejia Simic, and daughter Jennifer Simic. | Mark immigrated from Croatia at age 6 and was a little league baseball champion. Friends with Aldo Ruberto. | 61 | R. Virgidis? | Moved away in about 1999 |
| 66 | Rob Lyon, L.M. Lyn, daughter Marielle "Mar", and son. | Moved into house about 1990. Rob was with Thunder Bay Police, now teaches policing at Confederation College. Daughter Mar, cheerleader for Argos 2016-2018. | 67 | Dr. Donald Hood, wife Nancy, and children Jeremy and Arleigh | Dr. Hood was an audiologist who left in about 1991. |
| 72 | Bill Bissonnette (1921 - 2016) and his wife Mary | 71 | Curries: Ron, Mary Ann, Carolyn, Michael | ||
| 76 | Malcolm, A.L. | Divorced mother? | 75 | Steeles: Doug, Tracey, Matthew, Kristin | |
| 80 | Don Johnstone and wife Martha. | Left about 2014? | 79 | Wayne Davidson | |
| 84 | Elizabeth "Liz" Shanks and ex-husband and daughter Whittney? | Husband is a lawyer | 81 | J. Rudd | Elderly couple, no newspaper |
| 86 | Maybe no paper subscription in 1994? | 85 | Mrs. Pudas (1920 - 2007) | Left in 2004 due to dimensia | |
| 90 | R. F. Colquhoun (old lady in 1994) | 89 | Willson B. Moody, Junior and wife | Wife was librarian at law library | |
| 94 | Harris, D. | Family | 97 | A young family | Did not subscribe to the paper in 1994 |
| 96 | J.L. "Les" Siddall (d. 1999) and Alice Siddall (8 March 1924 - 7 March 2016) | Lived in this house until 2014. |
P7B 3T7: East Side of Beresford-Bay block
- 49: Gordon Kyle
- 53: E.C. Miller and family
- 57: Mr. Harper and his wife
- 61: R. Virgidis?
- 67: Nancy and Donald Hood and their children
- 71: Ron Currie and family
- 75: Doug Steele and family
- 79: Wayne Davidson
- 81: J. Rudd
- 85: Mrs. Pudas (until about 2004)
- 89: Willson B. Moody, Junior
- 97: A young family (not subscribers)
Sources
https://www.locatefamily.com/Street-Lists/Canada/ON/P7B/P7B1H2/
Blue Pages; Professionally Speaking (The Publication of the Ontario College of Teachers), December 2004 [12]