Closed: St. Henri Uniform, longtime mainstay on Notre Dame West

St. Henri Uniform/Pat Shearing

   One of the great eye-catching throwback retail outlets on Notre Dame east of Atwater has closed after serving up uniforms since 1966.
  St. Henri Uniform at 2671 Notre Dame W. has sold its last rugged set of polyester overalls, as confirmed by a message on its answering machine.
   The store was opened by Cote St. Luc resident Morris Kimel and his brother Louie Kimel who moved into the premises of the old Family Department Store in 1955.
   The two previously owned St. Henri Men's Wear across the street from 1949.
   The new store kept the name for several years before making the name switch about a decade later.
   Coolopolis interns and simian staff have not yet reached ownership to find why it closed and the answering machine message offers no explanation, although it is noted that Morris' first wife Ellen died earlier this year, as did son Ian. Morris had remarried to Sandy Rosenoff.
   The Atwater Market-adjacent area has changed greatly since the building was put up in 1949, with such trendy spots as Mamie Clafoutis and the Drinkerie sitting nearby.
   Morris Kimel is listed in city tax records as owner of the property, which has a municipal evaluation of $780,000.