GONE: Comerford's Cigar Store - Ottawa, Ontario
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elyob
N 45° 25.167 W 075° 41.992
18T E 445243 N 5029785
LEGACY: The cigar store was located on the ground floor of the federal government's Jackson Building.
Waymark Code: WMJWG8
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 01/07/2014
Views: 22
LEGACY: In 1948, Michael Comeford took over Dalton E Kehoe cigars and tobacco operating at 118 Bank Street. According to the 1949 Ottawa city directory material, there were 45 other cigar shops in downtown Ottawa. Today there are about a dozen shops.
Mike Comerford died in 1990, one month after retirement. Mike's only child Rolly Paul Comerford ran the business until 2007 and his own semi-retirement when Rolly's daughters Ann and Lucie took over. In addition to tobacco products, Comeford's smoke shop sells magazines, newspapers and lots of snacks.
Address:
124 Bank Street
Ottawa, ON Canada
K1P 5N6
What does it sell?:
cigars, pipe material, cigarillos, cigarettes
Coffee shop / Bar: no
Other products: yes
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