Canadian Tire Corp Assoc Store

And to wrap this up, here's one last bit of vintage Canadian Tire: Another "associate store" sign, this time seemingly replicating even earlier branding than the neon triangle inside. Off to the right is another display of much larger toy cars and the like. It's a little odd to see all of this at one of Canadian Tire's few modern, urban-format stores, but I can't complain. The "Saito Bros." on the sign refers to Ross and Ward Saito, who were long-time owners of Canadian Tire franchise stores in the Vancouver area, including this store when it first opened -- maybe they even still do, but I can't seem to find any information on them from the past decade or so. 

Anyway, that's it for this set. I remember being pretty disappointed by this store when I originally photographed it, but I'm not sure why -- it's definitely an interesting place, and it's neat to see something unique to Canada like this.