Larocque’s: A personal history lecture
Date: Tuesday September 9, 2025
Time: 7:00pm
Location: SJCC 21 Nadolny Sachs Private
Cost: $10 for Members; $15 for non-members
Join us September 9th at the Soloway JCC to listen to the history of Larocque’s Department store from Robert Vineberg himself.
Until 1971 Larocque’s was an independent—and bilingual—department store at the corner of Rideau and Dalhousie Streets. It was one of several department stores on Rideau Street and in the Market, several of which were owned and operated by families from Ottawa’s Jewish community. Larocque’s was also the only identifiable French Canadian department store in Ottawa and became an institution for the largely French-Canadian residents of Ottawa’s Lowertown for almost 50 years. The author’s personal story of Larocque’s combines facts and memories—of the people, the business and the building that were also central to his family for 45 years.
Date: Tuesday September 9, 2025
Time: 7:00pm
Location: SJCC 21 Nadolny Sachs Private
Cost: $10 for Members; $15 for non-members
Join us September 9th at the Soloway JCC to listen to the history of Larocque’s Department store from Robert Vineberg himself.
Until 1971 Larocque’s was an independent—and bilingual—department store at the corner of Rideau and Dalhousie Streets. It was one of several department stores on Rideau Street and in the Market, several of which were owned and operated by families from Ottawa’s Jewish community. Larocque’s was also the only identifiable French Canadian department store in Ottawa and became an institution for the largely French-Canadian residents of Ottawa’s Lowertown for almost 50 years. The author’s personal story of Larocque’s combines facts and memories—of the people, the business and the building that were also central to his family for 45 years.
Date: Tuesday September 9, 2025
Time: 7:00pm
Location: SJCC 21 Nadolny Sachs Private
Cost: $10 for Members; $15 for non-members
Join us September 9th at the Soloway JCC to listen to the history of Larocque’s Department store from Robert Vineberg himself.
Until 1971 Larocque’s was an independent—and bilingual—department store at the corner of Rideau and Dalhousie Streets. It was one of several department stores on Rideau Street and in the Market, several of which were owned and operated by families from Ottawa’s Jewish community. Larocque’s was also the only identifiable French Canadian department store in Ottawa and became an institution for the largely French-Canadian residents of Ottawa’s Lowertown for almost 50 years. The author’s personal story of Larocque’s combines facts and memories—of the people, the business and the building that were also central to his family for 45 years.