Trinity 3
Many people in Newfoundland and Labrador
still have small vegetable gardens in their yards and I saw a few in
Trinity. Most had root vegetables such as potatoes, carrots, beets
and turnip as well as rhubarb. When I was a young boy nearly every
home in towns I visited around the bays and many in the town of Grand
Falls, where I grew up, had vegetable gardens. Both my grandmothers
cared for their gardens and, if I remember correctly, most gardens were
tended by women. Many people also grew fruit such as red currants,
black currants and gooseberries. In those days, there were no large
grocery stores and fresh fruit and vegetables were harder to get unless
you grew your own. Well-manicured lawns were not as common back
then.
Trinity certainly caters to tourists. I
photographed a small group of people on one of the streets who were part of a
walking tour of Trinity. I spoke to a local gentleman during
my walk and he said that there are few families that still live there year
round. According to him, most houses have been purchased by people from
St. John's and outside the province and are used only during the summer.
Also included this morning are images of other
buildings including St. Paul's Anglican Church.
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