Thessalon's Bygone Days
East Side Main Street Bay to Algoma
Keeches Store, Thessalon, circa 1900
Keeches Store, Thessalon, circa 1900 Details

Keetch's General Store was located at the south east corner of Main Street and Algoma East and carried everything from clothing to hardware and almost anything in between.

The Post Office building is located there today.

Provencher Brothers Meat Market, Thessalon, circa 1913
Provencher Brothers Meat Market, Thessalon, circa 1913 Details

Provencher Brother's Butchers also stood on the same corner of Main Street and Algoma East at a later date, run by the three brothers.

Thessalon Post Office, Circa 1950
Thessalon Post Office, Circa 1950 Details

The Post Office building at the corner of Main Street and Algoma East was constructed in 1939 and still stands in 2010 on the same site.

Post Office
Post Office Details
East Side of Main Street, Between Algoma and Dobie (Former site of Keetch's Store and looking toward site of Shaw Planing Mill)
East Side of Main Street, Between Algoma and Dobie (Former site of Keetch's Store and looking toward site of Shaw Planing Mill) Details

The lot to the south of the Post Office was the site of Jim Downey's Photography shop and residence.

Next to that was Keetch's Dry Goods, both buildings were eventually torn down and sold to Herman Skoog in 1945, who in turn sold it to Herman Wyman. Both Mr. Skoog and Mr. Wyman were in the shoe repair business, Mr. Wyman being self taught. Eventually he branched out into skate sharpening as well, and was for some time the only shoe repair shop between Espanola and Sault Ste. Marie.

Main Street Plan (east side) Bay to Algoma
Main Street Plan (east side) Bay to Algoma Details

This chart shows the location and changes in the businesses located along this block.

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