It's now the Beach, not Beaches

[The Burgher of TO]

actually, i believe it was the BIA that initiated the vote, not the city. and it was the residents themselves that raised the issue. i dont think the city is involved at all, except for issuing the signs that residents voted for

 

[miketoronto]

They can call it whatever they want. It will always be THE BEACHES to Miketoronto.

Since I was small it was always called THE BEACHES. Never THE BEACH.

 

[Chuck100]

The Beach is the fragrance that Kramer invented on Seinfeld. The Beaches is that part of Toronto near the end of Queen St.

 

[ganjavih]

The Beach is the fragrance that Kramer invented on Seinfeld. The Beaches is that part of Toronto near the end of Queen St.

:lol

I'm also a "Beaches" person.

 

[bizorky]

21stcenturymichael,


I was being "tongue in cheek" with my remarks.


It prevents the offending "s" from being verbalized.


Beach, beaches, whatever.

 

[tudararms]

Life's a beach!!

 

[bizorky]

^if only...

 

[Abeja de Almirante]

IMO, it should be called the Beaches, as it is an area consisting of several connected, though historically seperate beaches:
Sunnyside Beach www.torontobeach.ca/beach...estern.htm
Kew Beach & Balmy Beach www.torontobeach.ca/beach....jsp?id=11
Woodbine (incl. Ashbridges Bay) www.torontobeach.ca/beach...h.jsp?id=9

IMO, this is why it's call the Beaches. I imagine those that want to call it the Beach aren't aware of the area's history.

If it's just the Beaches, then what is the beach's name (that doesn't sound right in a Spanish accent)? You can't just call them it Toronto Beach, as this could be anywhere, from Etobicoke to Scarborough. Wasaga Beach, Myrtle Beach, etc. are named after their beaches.

 

[building babel]

But it isn't "anywhere", it is right there, in the part of Toronto known by local residents as "the beach".

 

[interchange42]

^^ Sunnyside Beach is across the city from the, uh, Beach.

42

 

[Abeja de Almirante]

It just doesn't sound like correct English to my ears. If the area is made up of several beaches, why would you call it the Beach.

Let them call it want they want. If Ontario can have towns calls Swastika, Cheapside and Pain Court, using a singular noun to name a multiple of beaches isn't all that bad.

 

[Ed007Toronto]

Because if it always called The Beach then it should be called The Beach. Why does it have to be literal? I like it as The Beach. Its quirky. More mom and pop than the generic big box world we are turning into.

 

[Darkstar416]

Because if it always called The Beach then it should be called The Beach. Why does it have to be literal? I like it as The Beach. Its quirky. More mom and pop than the generic big box world we are turning into.

Indeed, the same reason our city's hockey team isn't called by the gramatically correct name of "Toronto Maple Leaves."

BTW, Sunnyside is in the west-end, just south of Parkdale.

 

[adma]

Let them call it want they want. If Ontario can have towns calls Swastika, Cheapside and Pain Court, using a singular noun to name a multiple of beaches isn't all that bad.

My favourite Ontario place name is "Brownsville Station"...

 

[unimaginative2]

Punkeydoodle's Corners is a notable, too.