A century of growth and prosperity for Royal LePage
By Mark Schadenberg
WOODSTOCK -- In the overall scheme of Big Bang Theory things, 100 years is not a long time, but if you search back one century certainly a lot has changed.
The mayor of Woodstock in 2013 was a WB Hobson. Did the ‘W’ stand for William, Wilbur, Wallace, Walter, Woodrow . . . ?
Among the other items of note: Robert Borden was Canada’s Prime Minister, Woodrow Wilson was the U.S. president, the Quebec Bulldogs won the Stanley Cup (NHL didn’t exist until 1917) by beating the Sydney Millionaires, in the 5th Grey Cup (Canadian Rugby Union) the Hamilton Tigers beat Toronto Parkdale 44-2, Notre Dame uses the first forward pass in a NCAA football game, a renovated Grand Central Station re-opens in New York City’s Manhattan.
As we know, the First World War would not begin until 1914. The trigger for that conflict, which continued into 1918, was the June 28, 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.
Locally, the Perry Street Arena had its construction completed in time for a grand opening in early 1914. The Elliott Bros. car dealership wouldn’t appear until 1915 (They were selling cars as early as 1915) as it evolved from a livery business. Today, the olde Elliott car site is where the Oxford County admin building stands.
In 1913, the WAAA grounds on Tecumseh Street (Thames River flats) were sold for commercial / industrial uses and today that now vacant land is basically the former site of Thomas Bus.
I’m not here to write a history lesson, but rather note some of the astonishing changes in our world and community since AE LePage opened his first real estate office in 1913.
LePage himself played a significant role in developing Don Mills from 835 hectares of land. That so-called planned community began in 1953.
AE LePage and Royal Trust would merge in 1984. In 1997, Royal LePage bought the Realty World brand and thereby added 1,700 more sales reps to the firm.
When I worked at CFBK radio in Huntsville (25 years ago), one of my tasks was to host the Saturday morning Realty World country music show as the station's usual format was mostly light rock or adult contemporary.
Today, there are more than 14,000 Royal LePage representatives across Canada at more than 600 offices.
100 Years:
Comment about AE LePage:
“He was a pioneer in the business of real estate, whose innovation and belief in customer service helped set the standard for the industry.”
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Sources:
The Village that Straddled a Swamp by Doug Symons (Woodstock info).
Mark Schadenberg, Sales Representative
Royal LePage Triland Realty
757 Dundas St, Woodstock
www.wesellwoodstock.com
(519) 537-1553, cell or text
Email: mschadenberg@rogers.com
Twitter: markroyallepage
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