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Article: A tale of two Timothys. (Currents).(statues of Timothy Eaton)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- The Beaver: Exploring Canada's History
- Article date:
- February 1, 2003
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While Winnipeg's downtown Eaton's store was turning from very large block-shaped object on Portage Avenue to rubble over the past year, some tussle was underway over the destination of the statue of Timothy Eaton, the founder of the once-venerable department store chain, which was a talisman of sorts as long as the store stood. (People were fond of rubbing boot for luck.) The Eaton family had pressed to have the statue, one of only two, removed to St. Mary's, Ontario, where Timothy E. opened his first store. ...