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12 and 16 Holland Street West - Sutherland's Grocery

Sutherland’s Grocery Store was once found at 12 Holland St. West (site of Karen’s and Tina’s Flowers in this 1995 photo). Alec Sutherland was a baker. He had a bakeshop on the south side of Simcoe St. that was run for many years by his daughter Jessie and sister Mrs. Bessie Ryan (and her daughter Betty). They eventually retired and moved to St. Catherine’s. There were living quarters upstairs. William Compton and his wife bought the store and ran it as an IGA grocery store. Gord and Marilyn Compton later took over the store. They built a new store on John St. (where Frank Kilkenny’s house had been). The Comptons’ store eventually moved to what was known as the IGA plaza (located at the corner of Collings Ave. and Holland St. West). As of 2014, 12 Holland St. West is the site of The Holland Bloom florist shop. (1, 2)
The two-storey, commercial, ‘row’ building located mid-block on the south side at 16 Holland St. West was built around 1872-1899 in the Ontario Vernacular style. The second floor had space for offices or living quarters. Whimster and Wilcox operated a clothing and garment store at this location many years ago. Charles Wilson worked for them. John McDowall moved to the area from Midland and ran a clothing store there sometime in the 1930’s or 1940’s. He had three children (Norrie, Jack and Pat). They lived in quarters above the Bank of Commerce and later moved to the apartment over the store.
The building has a wide, rectangular plan with a symmetrical organization. ‘Main street’ frontage with a typical, storefront façade is located at the street line. The symmetrical, three-bay façade originally had a high, articulated cornice of corbelled and dentilled brick (typical of rich detailing). Its ground floor was characterized by the rhythm of flat pilasters along the street edge. The existing doors and storefront are not original. Three, large window openings with segmented arch openings and concrete lug sills at the second-floor level have been partially filled. The windows are also not original. Built-up tar and gravel covers the flat roof. Masonry construction with brick cladding has been considerably altered in appearance. It is also no longer the site of Carmen’s Backyard Restaurant, as seen in this photo from 1995. (1, 2, 3)

George Jackson

Ryan, Bessie Sutherland obituary

Event Date : Wednesday, January 17, 1951
Event Type : Death
Municipality : St. Catharines

Description : Suddenly at her home in St. Catharines. Born in Bradford. Daughter of the late Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Sutherland. Wife of Fred C. Ryan. Mother of Betty (Mrs. Halder Collins) of St. Catharines. Sister of Jessie Sutherland of St. Catharines, Wilfred J. Sutherland of Portland, Oregon. 3 grandchildren. Predeceased by two brothers, Jack, killed overseas in WWI and William (Billy), drowned when a young boy. After a service in St. Catharines, the funeral was held from T. Kilkenny & Son Funeral Home, Bradford on Jan. 20. Rev. H.T. Blake officiated. Interment Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Bradford.

Bradford Witness

Ryan, Bessie Sutherland obituary - long

Event Date : Wednesday, January 17, 1951
Event Type : Death
Municipality : St. Catharines

Description : "Although not resident here during the past six years, the sudden passing of Mrs. F.C. Ryan at her home in St. Catharines on Wednesday evening last is felt as a very Personal sorrow to hundreds in this community where, during the years of her girlhood, and again more recently, she was so well known as affectionately esteemed..."

Bradford Witness