Nearly 100 years of bookselling and still going strong
juliatramontin
Nestled between a hair salon and an income tax service on Weston Road is Squibb’s Stationers, a nearly 95-year-old book and stationery store with a rich family history. First bought by the Squibb family in 1927 and then by Jack and Marilyn Weinberg in 1980, the store is still run by their daughter, Suri Weinberg-Linsky, and her husband. Here is a look at Squibb’s from past to present.
The storefront of Squibb’s Commercial Stationers on Feb. 11, 2022. Squibb’s has been standing in the same place on Weston Road for almost 95 years. (T•/Julia Tramontin)
Cary Squibb, the wife of the first owner of Squibb’s, poses in front of the store entrance in 1933. The picture was taken by her teenage son, Gordon. (SQUIBB’S STATIONER/ Suri Weinberg-Linsky)
Suri Weinberg-Linsky poses while wearing a mask in front of bookshelves at Squibb’s on Feb 11, 2022. She took over the store from her parents in 2000. (T•/Julia Tramontin)
Inside of Squibb’s on Mar. 1, 2022. The store has been selling books and stationery since 1927.(T•/Julia Tramontin)
The view of Weston Road, where Squibb’s stands, in 1900. The original Squibb’s was housed in the white building, but moved to the space between the buildings in 1935. (SQUIBB’S STATIONER/ Suri Weinberg-Linsky)
The shelf above the cash register at Squibb’s on Mar. 1, 2022. The shelf houses pictures of the Weinberg family and articles about Squibb’s. (T•/Julia Tramontin)
A picture included in an article published in The Weston Times on June, 1, 1980 when the Weinbergs purchased the store. Marilyn and Jack Weinberg are on the left. (WESTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY DIGITAL NEWSPAPER COLLECTIONS)
The Jewish section of books housed at Squibb’s on Mar. 1, 2022. Suri Weinberg-Linsky’s grandmother was murdered during the Holocaust and her father escaped and came to Canada in 1957. (T•/Julia Tramontin)
Suri Weinberg-Linsky holds up a sign commemorating family members murdered during the Holocaust, including her grandmother, for International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 21, 2022. She stands in front of a Jewish selection of books at Squibb’s. (SQUIBB’S STATIONER/ Suri Weinberg-Linsky)
The front window display of Squibb’s on Feb. 11, 2022. The display includes Weston memorabilia such as as a “Village of Weston” sign and vintage books. (T•/Julia Tramontin)
