- photo source – Western University Archives London Free Press Collection via www.historypin.org info source – London Free Press June 11th, 1954 edition via LPL London Room Microfiche
- Photo courtesy of Western University of Ontario – Archives
Fire Above the Lounge Restaurant – 382 Richmond St.
On a Thurday evening in June hundreds of Londoners jammed Richmond St, between Dundas & King, to watch firefighters battle a blaze above the Lounge Grill. The fire originated in the Avon Beauty Salon and resulted in $14,000 damage. Heavy smoke and water damage occured in the restaurant & 3rd floor apartments.