The great Halifax "I remember when" thread

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Originally Posted by Keith P.

Of course they bought it there. Nobody here ever heard of Ikea until they opened their store in Burnside in the mid-70s. Once they did it became the go-to place for young couples and university students to buy furniture.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_with_IKEA_stores

Keith of course people heard of Ikea before they opened in Burnside, at least I did. Since I'm from Missouri you need will to provide some data on when it opened. I still don't accept that it was open in Burnside in the mid-70's; not until there's more to go on.