Elvira's is quite the place for sure. When I worked in Stoney Creek a few years back, I used to go to Elvira's for lunch on Fridays. She used to serve fish and chips and the fish she used was perch. A great inexpensive lunch and close enough to work. Thanks for the memory Randy.
I grew up not far from Elvira's -- I used to bike to Green Variety often to buy candy and buy the paper for my mother. Elvira's always seemed like a real mystery to me. I never saw anyone go in or leave, and it seemed so dark and mysterious.
As I got older, I began to wonder how they stayed in business. But it seems like there must be a good reason for them to be in business. Maybe I'll have to stop in some Friday and check it out.
Randy Steele September 13, 1961 - May 22, 2009. It's hard to capture a life in a few sentences, especially one that was lived as large as Randy's but here are a few highlights. In 1995 Randy started working at CH Television and went on to become one of the viewer's favourite reporters covering issues at Hamilton city hall and eventually producing his own segment "Steele's Town". In 2001 Randy was diagnosed with throat cancer. From 2003-2009 the cancer returned unrelentingly but with just as much force he fought back. In 2004, at the suggestion of a friend, Randy took up photography--it was the moment he went from being in front of a camera to being behind one. Randy took over 12,000 photos between 2004 and 2009. His love for his family, the cottage in Lurgan Beach, Kincardine, and the city of Hamilton are all captured with his passionate and artistic eye. Shannon, Carly, Keltie, Randi and I are very proud of Randy's photos and have chosen to share more of them with you. Enjoy!
Maggie Steele February 2011.
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Elvira's is quite the place for sure. When I worked in Stoney Creek a few years back, I used to go to Elvira's for lunch on Fridays. She used to serve fish and chips and the fish she used was perch. A great inexpensive lunch and close enough to work. Thanks for the memory Randy.
Thanks Ed--definitely a cool place, pretty much untouched by time.
I grew up not far from Elvira's -- I used to bike to Green Variety often to buy candy and buy the paper for my mother. Elvira's always seemed like a real mystery to me. I never saw anyone go in or leave, and it seemed so dark and mysterious.
As I got older, I began to wonder how they stayed in business. But it seems like there must be a good reason for them to be in business. Maybe I'll have to stop in some Friday and check it out.
Yeah, the chow was great. everything is homemade. that's why my heart's on fire...for elvira.( sorry, couldn't resist)
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