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With the decline of Zellers, the restaurants slowly disappeared. In 2023, the Zeller's Family Restaurant was brought back as a food truck. The Zellers Food Truck tours Canada, but for many it just isn't the same compared to the original restaurant experience. 🧵 5/6

Grilled cheese was a very popular dish among customers, as were the mini Z burgers for kids and the 3D Breakfast Club. There was also the $1.99 Breakfast Special. Two of the favourite dishes were the Big Z Burger and the delicious hot chicken sandwich smothered in gravy. 🧵 4/6

As for The Skillet, the in-store restaurant brand, that debuted in 1960. In Quebec, it was known as Café Fleur de Lys. The restaurants proved to be so popular that they began to pop up in many of the 300 Zellers locations across the country. 🧵 3/6

Zellers was established on Aug. 4, 1928 (some sources say 1931) in London, Ontario when Walter P. Zeller founded the first store. This first store was 7,000 square-feet and 60 women were hired on the opening day to work in 21 departments. 🧵 2/6

🎶 You don't know what you got 'til it's gone 🎶 .There was a time when walking into certain department stores included the beautiful aromas of wonderful food. Such was the case with the Zellers Restaurant. This is its story!. 🧵 1/6

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Other Indigenous myths and folklore surrounding the lake include the Thunderbird, which was said to live within Niagara Falls. There were also the Mîmîkwîsiwak, who lived in the rocks near the water and are featured in oral histories of the First Nations of the area. 🧵 5/6

In Seneca mythology, Gaasyendietha is said to live in the depths of the lake. A giant serpent, it could fly on a trail of fire and spew fire. In many ways, it is similar to the myth of European dragons. The Haudenosaunee called Gaasyendietha a fire lion. 🧵 4/6

After the founding of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy centuries ago, the lake served as the border between the Huron people and the Confederacy. The name itself comes from the Huron word Ontarí'io, which translates to Great Lake. 🧵 3/6

The human history of Lake Ontario dates back 11,000 years. Archeological evidence has found evidence of people who followed the caribou migration through the region. For the First Nations, the lake also provided fresh water, small animals and plant resources. 🧵 2/6

Lake Ontario is the smallest of the Great Lakes at 19,010 sq-km, but is the third-deepest of the Great Lakes with a maximum depth of 244 metres. It also has a long history with the First Nations. This is the story of the First Nations and Lake Ontario. 🧵 1/6