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Architecture and Artifacts at Clare's Harley-Davidson of Niagara

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Clare's Harley-Davidson of Niagara is more than just great Harley-Davidson motorcycles, accessories, apparel and service. It's also loaded with lots of awesome architecture and artifacts including the Diana Sweets restaurant at Clare's Harley-Davidson of Niagara in Niagara on the Lake Ontario Clare's Harley-Davidson of Niagara will give you quite the WOW factor when you come through the front doors. The dealership is filled with great architecture and artifacts including the Diana Sweets restaurant that used to be in downtown St. Catharines Ontario.   For over 75 Years, Diana Sweets --"The Di" -was a landmark business in the downtown core. Equally as important was the major role which it played in the social and cultural life of St. Catharines. "The Di" became a meeting place for three & possibly four generations of St. Catharines residents. It was a great place but unfortunately it had to close. When the "Di" closed in 1996,...

Clare's Events Update during COVID-19

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Clare's Events Update during COVID-19 August 25, 2020  Hey everyone –  Just want to reach out and say all of us at Clare’s have really missed you this summer. Covid-19 struck us all and put the world to a stop.There wer e many difficult decisions to make with business and event operations, but we had to do it to ensure all of our customers remained safe and healthy. It was such a time of un-normal (if that’s a word) to get through but with time, Clare’s was allowed to re-open and serve their customers. However, there still are many rules in place to keep everyone safe. Hand sanitizing stations are set up at each of the entry ways, plexi had to be installed around each of the cash tills, customers and staff have to wear a protective face covering before entering the dealership, social distancing measures are put in place and lots of cleaning is going on.  A real odd concept for me was that Clare’s had to cancel all their events. I have been coordinating ...