Aaron
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Sam The Chinese Food Man!!! Love it!
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Miscellany Toronto Photographs: Then and Now
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adma
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Yeah, I was waiting for its presence to "register" among the young. (Dunno whether it was an actual Sniderman side-operation, or just a blatant Cloney Time affair.)
Mustapha
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And the Zanzibar has a bullet proof business model that stands the test of time.
I remember reading the papers at the time of opening that is was indeed.
I understand that Sea Hi on Bathurst street and House of Chan on Eglinton are under ownership of 'Jewish' owners, altho I am at work and haven't the time to cite a source to confirm. Not that you need a Chinese to run a good Chinese restaurant...
The Mirvish's had a Chinese restaurant on King street for a few years too.
Does anyone remember 'Ginsberg and Wong' on McCaul street? You could get smoked meat and chow mein there.
September 12 addition.
Then: Circa 1966? [LIMike will peg down the date more definitely]
Yonge looking NW from Albert. Albert no longer extends to Yonge, obviously..
Now: July 2009 The Starbucks is where the Arliss Shoes was.
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wwwebster
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I walked past this morning, and the plaque does have names on it: J. McKormack and R. Oliver, Proprietors. The address is 302 King East, though the 1861 Directory lists J. Matthews and "Garibaldi House" at 294 King E. and R. K. Oliver, Druggist, at 296. The 1856 Directory says his first name is Richard.
53 Berkeley is the house immediately north of 302 King E.
jaborandi
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I understand that Sea Hi on Bathurst street and House of Chan on Eglinton are under ownership of 'Jewish' owners, altho I am at work and haven't the time to cite a source to confirm. Not that you need a Chinese to run a good Chinese restaurant...
The Mirvish's had a Chinese restaurant on King street for a few years too.
Does anyone remember 'Ginsberg and Wong' on McCaul street? You could get smoked meat and chow mein there.
Ginsberg & Wong was actually not bad. There used to be an excellent Italian restaurant "Tuscany" on John Street which was owned and operated by a Chinese family.
Spoonman
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Did they move at some point to Baldwin St.? Because I used to patronize a "Tuscany" on Baldwin, run by a Chinese father and son (chef and maitre d'hotel/waiter/sommelier, respectively)? Sadly, they closed up shop a couple years ago after pops retired. Last I heard, the son (David) was consulting at a Japanese joint on King St. (opposite TIFF) to help rejuvenate the business.
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jaborandi
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Yes
Mustapha
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September 13 addition.
488 Eglinton Ave. W.
488 Eglinton Ave. W.
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NomoreaTorontonian
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Eglinton East or West, or both? Did Edo replace the Noshery or not?
Mustapha
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West; sorry, was not alert when I made my error. I'm not sure of Edo replacing the Noshery or if there was an interim business.
J T CUNNINGHAM
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adma
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At least one interrim biz. Noshery was gone by end of 70s or so.
Seem to remember it being a real "kid's birthday" kind of place, in those days before the Old Spaghetti Factory, Mr Greenjeans, etc...
Seem to remember it being a real "kid's birthday" kind of place, in those days before the Old Spaghetti Factory, Mr Greenjeans, etc...
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Mustapha
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September 14 addition
Then: N side of Richmond East looking W from Berti. c1919.
Now: July 2009
Then: N side of Richmond East looking W from Berti. c1919.
Now: July 2009
adma
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Now, that humdrum Edwardian shaft's a survivor; such is the luck of the draw...
Mustapha
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Really?
I thought it somewhat handsome in a New York City kind of way.September 15 addition.
Pearl Street looking W from York. c.1925
Now. July 2009
