TOM MEGLAUGHLIN outside the Third Street Esso service where he’s seen more than a few decades — and the attendant changes — come and go. 1984 brings some more. A9 - Sunday, April 15, 1984 - North Shore News April 17th Vote for your Board of Directors All members are cordially invited to attend your ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Place: St. Thomas Aquinas School 541 West Keith Rd, N.V. Time: Registration 6:30 p.m. Meeting: 7:30 p.m. | You could win £1000 Holiday Cash NEWS photo Eric Eggertson GASOLINE AND OPERA : Canadian Funds BankAmenca Another change for “oe a renaissance man . Credit Union FOR NORTH Vancouver’s own renaissance now. But back then [ didn’t ‘‘It man, Tom Meglaughlin, this summer of the Third St. the transformation later think anything of working neighbourhood business. Esso into a free- © cars on the one hand and Time meant nothing, amd Six branches serving the North Shore . . then running next door and eople had time to talk. It standing self serve gas bar represents just another 8 peop chance to adapt to the changing times. By JOANNE MacDONALD But for Meglaughlin, part-time opera singer, former CBC Radio host, and one-time child entrepreneur, woalso means a further break with the old davs The Enmplish torn Meglaughlin originally became atfliated wath the Third St ob ssa station when toowads low ated down the blogk and kmoawn as the Third St Gratrayge AS a 10 vear oldu T926 he purnped was for thre ownel his brother ao taw He alse managed fo find ture te trely thre tha ksematti ne et decor with has torsestoetig duties and too trandde three paper romates dd dealer veans the served as ao sub cation bee a Noatouuyet daily Dewspaper ooverscctig lo al paperboys | Belrese ila tet Micwlaviptitias abses fever tree tae ager SergTEe bariebss eMp cy pe [rn hn ude. wnerstige oof the Sen tee Startberns Pte eatin tiered im Phar and © tester fied whet the lease capirecdh and at frovallys bre ere ce tbe ne thre preerpren ty wars ene beonepee atts asc Nfe pda belies atid cortbapraany trav Peery at tye ne present beatin feo bye peast Mi veaes A ltteer pt nh, pte oe YY LAr Kou Lice oo Sr aM he trae s EPbetl oe a toa at Hoorn cteed crianes Con cr errnre | lary ber we ves hob d oa teow covert beatae nT ' ia) Lr Oe OO ce tee bec parrrscterp OL baad ores 2 Uf ah cree Peaataee aieed at pocket "hedus [ree ee a thee age heady wae pore dry Soave © dl NV baw ll. Nid ' ' avs ' tous) oa rr re sated ‘ . rn ere Serr Kathe ‘ ' Ve plavcaye ft! 1 ‘ io} was on the cutting edge of new technological changes history, working happen, you don’t” really “It's kind of sad to lose simultaneously as he did for stop to think that history 1s the old days I have a lot of a4 gas station and a inthe making ”' fond memories," says blacksmith ‘‘l was working He says he misses the old Meglaughlin ‘“‘You= always on Model T Fords which, of comraderie that used to exist adapt, but vou always look course, are collectors” items with the old service stations back IT’S EFFE Call really was like a having to shoe horses,’’ he was never a rat race like it is says “‘It's lke now when now,’ says Meglaughlin ATTENTION Travel or Bac with the. ’ mS , see lat tae Nappape cs Md Ft ey EN me art Py te ry 0 Pen vat thee serapele fe Mose Bical tee terre Pb pty te rt aed APRIL IS TRAVEL MONTH SAVE 10% out Clinic now “for an Appointimront “WORKING PEOPLE" re al Cote © Nati donors miege, cabyed weeherrcds. fo yee cee es 7 GRE. t7 Ol TDOORs 986-421. 2OLLONSD AL. 980 3313 ‘ . _ , toy ; rrrettfrere ft