My Neepawa - The Arcade
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- Published on Tuesday, April 19, 2016
What鈥檚 鈥淵our Neepawa鈥�? We鈥檙e asking readers to share with us their pictures of past and present Neepawa.
To share a picture, please email a high resolution version (1 MB or higher) to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or stop by the office at 243 Hamilton Street, in Neepawa. Please include your name as well as a description of the photo.
Photos courtesy of Court Brooker. Court鈥檚 grandfather owned the Arcade, when it was a theatre. This photo shows a band performing in the Arcade, sometime between 1935 and 1940.
These photos came from former Neepawa resident Court Booker, who now lives in Qualicum Beach, British Columbia. Photos of the demolition of the former Murray鈥檚 Garage and McLaughlin GM building brought back memories of his late father, who bought all of his vehicles at that dealership. His dad operated Brooker鈥檚 Tea Room on Mountain Ave. for eight years.
Court鈥檚 father also played in bands with Vic Murray, who played trumpet. Here鈥檚 one picture of the band (from left): Al Galimore, Al Brooker, Vic Murray, unknown, Bruce Pedlar and Emerson Townsend at the Neepawa Arcade. (If anyone knows the name of this unknown player, please contact the Press office at 204-476-3401 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ).
Note: The original article mistakenly identified Vic Murray as Gerald Murray.
