Photo of Heather Gail Cheesman, daughter of Albert and Betty (née Bowman) Cheesman, in front of the gasoline pumps at Meadowbrook. Located on south half of lot 11, concession 14 of Innisfil (now Barrie), Albert built a storey-and-a-half building with a walk out basement, living quarters upstairs, restaurant and variety store on the main level, Supertest gas bar, and cabins to rent out to travelers. About 100 feet off of highway 11/Yonge Street he built a row of three smaller cabins along the north fence line and one large duplex cabin along the west fence line. The establishment was named Meadowbrook, and the Cheesmans lived there - along with a pony and some chickens - until the business and property were sold in 1952 to Leonard Kearns. The photo shows Heather seated in front of a Supertest sign, with two gas pumps on either side. The main Meadowbrook building with two large picture windows on either side of the front door is also visible directly behind her. The signage on the windows and doors promotes Meadowbrook's own groceries, lunch, and soft drinks, as well as the sale of Black Cat cigarettes, the Star Weekly, telegrams, and the Toronto Star newspaper. Photo credit to Bob Cheesman.
