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'The landlords, who live directly above the bar, weren’t pleased with the amount of noise coming from Play and had wanted Pratt to close the bar nightly at midnight as part of the new lease. Pratt says that would have been unworkable for the popular bar, which had been on Church St for 10 years...

Advertising is all about lies and bending the truth; therefore, religious ads fit right in!

That's too bad. I've only been in a few times, but saw it as a great deli. And people would sit and eat there, too, which was cool. Lord knows what will take its place.

No kidding! I hope they put signs up that actually say "Trend Zone" and have images of funky kids and smiling white people. It will be totally amazing/horrific. Eaton's tried to up-scale their market with their Aubergine campaign in the 90s and that went nowhere fast. I'm glad Sears is on its...

Ermagod! Thanks for posting that pic. It may have well been why. I know that during the 50s and 60s (before my time) my mum said that there was wallpaper with automobiles and such and it had more of a diner feel to it. I thought it did during my time there (70s to mid-80s) so I can only imagine...

I love how 'today', 'tomorrow' and 'tonight' were hyphenated back then (to-day, to-morrow, to-night). Awesome.

Motorama! My great uncle Chris used to own Motorama and my uncle Peter used to work there. I was practically raised there; hell, we lived in the apartment upstairs for a while (although, I was too young to remember that part). We would sit at the last booth by the kitchen and we would get free...

I used to work on Simcoe St in the 90s and this was a Hasty Market then. So before the 90s, for sure! I'm surprised this building has lasted as long as it has.

Children??? Lol. Why I find that funny is that these neighbourhoods are seen as family neighbourhoods and pro-family and family, family, family! When ever I walk through them I see a lot of SUVs, some bikes, etc, but NEVER do I see children playing outside or anything. Lol.

The change I meant was change as a concious alteration. There is nothing concious about evolution. It is natural and out of our control. Language doesn't evolve on its own, we change it, is what I meant. We usually change it to make it easier or by accident (misunderstanding of a word's...

Forever 21! Good grief. That store is ridiculous. It's men's 'department' is an insult (it's just a small corner). UNIQLO would be AMAZING. Not ready for Canada? Are they mad? One in Toronto, one in Montreal and one in Vancouver. Done. Easy. J Crew; there's another one with their women's only...

I saw a documentary about Cleveland, Ohio called "Mistake by the lake". They mentioned that you can tell how well a city is doing by the number of above ground parking lots it has in its downtown core. The more it has, the poorer they are! Makes sense: if no one is willing to invest in the city...

Coffee was good. The blueberry scone was delicious. Probably won't ever have a sandwhich or soup there, but I'll definitely go back for a coffee and scone to go. Also, the NYC shop that opened next to HMV (taking over what used to be part of HMV) last year as closed! Hurrah! They are moving...

It's a crèpe palce. Ugh. Not as 'cosy' as I envisioned/hoped, but still better than a cash-advance place or some random skanky clothing shop like those NYC places. Hopefully, they serve booze!

Excellent post. I do, however, disagree with the (commonly held belief) that language evolves. Language doesn't 'evolve', it 'changes'. There's a difference.

Wot! Haven't noticed it walking home every night. When did it open? That building is prime for a café: victorian-ish, cosy, bay window, coffee, newspaper/laptop. Lol.

I like the first "Trees in Plaza" photo. I wouldn't mind seeing that cut right through on the southern side and turning a bit leading to whatever street that is. Very Euro. But, we're more likely to get something like the 3rd or 4th photo – both of which are hideous; and very Toronto. Lol.

And good riddance! It was tacky, low-grade, and did NOT belong there. Hopefully, what takes its place won't be (yet) another luggage shop or cash advance place. Oy vey.

True. That's why tipping is not expected in Australia; wait staff are payed something like 18 or 19 dollars an hour. Here, businesses are cheap (I don't know how expensive it is to run a business in Canada. I've heard it's cheaper in the U.S., but tipping is the same there as it is here) and...

Condo development for the space next to that Orthopaedic place and across the street from the Sunnybrook Health Centre. There's a big red billboard up now. It's been vacant for sooo long. Does anyone remember, by the way, what was there before? http://www.pureplaza.com/