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It's often forgotten that Buffalo in the early 20th century was a major hub, a rival to Detroit and Chicago, with similar ambitions. Like Detroit, it even had an automotive industry. Buffalonian friends like to joke that the McKinley assassination was the beginning of its run of bad luck...

Actually that's not quite correct. Sears does not carry women's pants with a 34" inseam. Mark's is one of the few places (outside of specialty "tall" stores) that does. May not be important to you, but I and my ankle bones are eternally grateful.

Likewise for TD Centre (I think scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 26). Not sure whether this will mean the closure of their Commerce Court location, which is considerably larger.

Of course, this was the Ward. Many were likely happy to see it go. There really is very little left of the entire neighbourhood (south of college, east of University, west of Bay/Terauley, north of the Osgood Hall area)--just a few row houses on Gerrard and the strip along Dundas (which...

Interestingly enough, the FCP tower was erected beside the old BMO building before it was torn down. With a little creativity, the developers actually could have retained it, incorporated it into the new design, and not built the rather dull "pavillion" structure that stands there today. That's...

I am assuming you mean it's one of the best (until now) unrestored heritage structures. There's a lot that has vanished, but we still have Commerce Court, Union Station, the Canada Permanent, the Sterling, the Canada Life building, Osgoode Hall, Old City Hall, the Montreal Trust building, the...

First Canadian Place update: Expanded Harry Rosen store is now open. Judith and Charles have moved out of their temporary spot in the old Sleuth and Statesman store and into a full-sized store on the first floor (down towards the Exchange Tower side). This leaves Rexall as the main spot...

Are you talking about the missing green glass square about 12 floors up? That thing has been driving me nuts for months.

Can anyone confirm when South of Temperance is closing for the next phase of the BAC? And are rumours of relocation to the restored Dineen building at all founded?

...aaaand as soon as I post, the medical and dental clinic closes. That's now a significant chunk of rental space (along with the old Piazza Manna space) that appears to be free--anyone hear of any plans for it?

I've always wondered why, if Old City Hall was such a "monstrosity", did the proposal even bother keeping the tower? Of course, to my eye in 2012, those three proposed towers look characterless and boring compared to Old City Hall, but in 1966, with CCW still years in the future and the TD...

PATH update: Lots of changes continue in the PATH. In the TD Centre, Shopper's recently moved to a larger location (old Grand and Toy store plus a couple of additional spaces); no clue yet will replace it. The Running Room will be taking over the old La Senza spot, and it looks like...

I've seen those drawings, too, and they're a little scary. I've seen a few other examples where a building was demolished but a tower or spire left in place, and they never look right. It was a pretty near thing, from what I recall from my reading--the developers were insistent that the centre...

It's not just mourning drapery that I regret losing. It's the use of drapery and bunting for celebrations. Apart from holiday decorations, no one decorates public buildings much any more, and certainly never with bunting. Imagine what would have been done for a Queen's Diamond Jubilee a...

I had the same question! What I'm curious about is when this practice petered out. Was it still being done for the deaths of George V and George VI?

And what's worse, the nearest US state--New York-- has the same ban. No worries, I'll be in Ohio and Pennsylvania next month, and hoping to bring back a supply.

Ajax update: Elevator/stairs tower is up, and it looks like all the underground work and first floor work has wrapped up. A giant crane appeared in pieces on Monday and was up by Tuesday of this week. I expect we will start seeing walls going up soon.

I live across the street from the Typhoid Mary of weeds in the neighbourhood. Next door used to be just as bad, but the house changed hands and the keener owners have totally ripped up and resodded the front lawn (and hopefully the back, at some point). I am looking longingly at their...

A couple of interesting developments: Most, if not all, of the Target Apparel stores are now going out of business. This is the company that had challenged Target's right to use its name in Canada; the suit was settled a few months ago. On the more immediate front (at least for me), the...

One thing to note: Cineplex has not bought the whole chain. Visited the AMC in Whitby last weekend--it's been taken over by Empire Theatres. They haven't changed the outside signage yet, but there are banners inside announcing it. Checking their website, it looks like they have also...