Starr, Eileen part 2. Interview about growing up on Cable Avenue in Bay Roberts.

• Main Author: Wilson, Lisa
• Format: Audio
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Migration/settlement; Families; People; Houses; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/4799

Where people lived on the avenue; #10 burned down but was rebuilt as a 1 story bungalow; Chester Smith’s (#2); Starr’s house (#10); Burke’s house (#12); George’s (#16); When Starrs moved in she was 9, sister was 7, Ted was 5, Ron was 9 months; Other children on the street; Father was a scientific instrument maker; Began apprenticeship at 14; Information about father’s career; Frederick and Dorothy Starr--parent’s name; Location of former staff house; Location of lawn between houses; Trees that were planted and description of street; Location of workshop; Tennis courts and playing tennis; Sister Bellamy’s house (#4); Location of street lights; Land on Smith Street; Difference between houses; Layout of house; Features of the house--swinging door and butler’s pantry; Story of the house fire in 1960; Fire started from #11--next to where Ron lived (#9), Ted lived in #5; Father retired 1966; Western Union closure; Information about Eileen’s personal history and career; 1940 was supposed to nurse for St. Mary’s Hospital in London but didn’t go due to the war; Took commercial course after grade 11; Mother died in December 1977; Sister died August 1978; Turning down a job in Bay Roberts; Cable Ave. gates; Story of earthquake/tidal wave 1929; Locations of local shops; Lodge lane/Patterson st.; Current health struggles; Reflects on “charmed upbringing”; Western Union during the war; Newfoundland militia and guardhouse; Blackout hours on Cable Ave.; Spotting a submarine periscope; Story of encountering a German spy; Memories of wartime photo taking; Visiting in the neighborhood.