North Wembley / Harrowden Road

North Wembley Station Area 1960s/70s.
Just seen your memory about Waldec's. My Dad was mad on DIY and was always popping to Waldec's to get supplies. When you said the owners name was Jones - I thought: yes. Vague memory of my Dad saying "going to see Jones-sey". I mentioned your post to my Mother and she said she found something recently in her garage with a Waldec's price sticker on it - my parents left North Wembley 30 years ago.
The 2008 Google street view I think looks a bit more like it used to do before the latest renovations.
I will just take this opportunity to share a few memories of North Wembley:
I too remember the VG (now Londis?) and I think there was a off licence next door to that.
When I first left home we used to use the Launderette on Sudbury Ave - which is still there apparently - and where the Pizza place is, used to be George's Fish and Chip Shop (I think he was Greek). Proper shop - pickled eggs and gerkins on the counter.
Over the railway bridge at the top of Llandover road (you could see from East Lane) was "Treetops" timber merchants.
On the other side of East Lane was the "trading estate". My Dad used to work at a small engineering firm next to Wrigleys. This is where (according to Google maps) H&M is now. You can see the Wrigleys factory on the old photos on Britain from Above website.
Also, on that estate was Osram, GEC and BOC (BOC still there it seems) and the Hirst Reseach Centre - now it seems replaced by a housing development maybe? and the access is called Hirst Cres.
Good luck with finding out about your family. Is there an Archives at the Council - may be able to help? The business may have been featured in the local paper or something?
Regards

Do you recall if any black men worked at either Waldecs or the Tree tops as trying to find my father.Or dose anyone remember the names William Fletcher he worked as a ilk rounds man or his wife Lilian maiden name Roads or there daughters Patricia Fletcher or Pamerla Fletcher married name Yost

Hi Dolly, I remember Waldec's, I used to go in there with my Dad as a small child. Loved looking through those large wallpaper pattern books and always wanted the Sindy wallpaper for my room but sadly it was not to be! I remember the lady who ran the shop being small with dark hair and 60's glasses with a think frame. (She may have had a white streak through her hair, which was always immaculate.) Loved going in there, they supplied all the DIY requirements for the area, no Homebase etc. in those days! They were stalwarts of the community. I worked in VG from the age of 13 (around 1972), after school and in the school holidays, my mother worked there too. I can also relate to Brigitte's post, loved George's fish and chips, remember his pickled onions and eggs on the counter too! He ran it with his wife, and both were tiny people. Very happy days.