J-M-Z
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The year is 1985.
On a bright and sunny afternoon, a crowd of eager Torontonians gather for the grand opening of Etobicoke's newest shopping mall.
Amidst the scores of neon colours, fanny packs, visor shades, aquanet and scores of bubblegum being chewed through the crowd, the
CEO of Cadillac Fairview steps up to the podium. In his hand, a pair of scissors to cut the rope and usher in a new era of shopping
excellence on Toronto's west end.
Yet, all is not well on this occasion. Within the crowd emerges a shadowy figure. His face out of place, and out of time. A stoic,
taciturn man, only identifiable by a pin visible on his chest pocket. The pin reads 'Urban Toronto'.
Just seconds before the CEO cuts the ribbon to conclude the ceremony, the mysterious visitors takes the stage; gesturing the CEO
to the side for a few hushed words. During their murmurs, the CEO steps back in quiet disbelief. The man solemnly nods his head
and pulls out a futuristic contraption now known by modern man as a 'smartphone'. On this terrestrial device, the strange visitor
displays graphics on a button-less screen depicting futuristic shots of the Woodbine Centre from a far off distant timeline. The
Year 2017.
The CEO's eyes widen. His mouth left aghast. Beads of sweat encroach his brow, and the sound of clanging echoes across the
stage. The scissors drop from the CEO's hand in pindrop silence. The ribbon still uncut as the audience looks on in a puzzled
state.
"I....I have to go now......"
To this day, no one knows where the man with the Urban Toronto shirt came from. Nor do the locals know was said to the CEO of
Cadillac Fairview. As for the Woodbine itself? The ribbon was never cut, and the mystery man was never seen again.
On a bright and sunny afternoon, a crowd of eager Torontonians gather for the grand opening of Etobicoke's newest shopping mall.
Amidst the scores of neon colours, fanny packs, visor shades, aquanet and scores of bubblegum being chewed through the crowd, the
CEO of Cadillac Fairview steps up to the podium. In his hand, a pair of scissors to cut the rope and usher in a new era of shopping
excellence on Toronto's west end.
Yet, all is not well on this occasion. Within the crowd emerges a shadowy figure. His face out of place, and out of time. A stoic,
taciturn man, only identifiable by a pin visible on his chest pocket. The pin reads 'Urban Toronto'.
Just seconds before the CEO cuts the ribbon to conclude the ceremony, the mysterious visitors takes the stage; gesturing the CEO
to the side for a few hushed words. During their murmurs, the CEO steps back in quiet disbelief. The man solemnly nods his head
and pulls out a futuristic contraption now known by modern man as a 'smartphone'. On this terrestrial device, the strange visitor
displays graphics on a button-less screen depicting futuristic shots of the Woodbine Centre from a far off distant timeline. The
Year 2017.
The CEO's eyes widen. His mouth left aghast. Beads of sweat encroach his brow, and the sound of clanging echoes across the
stage. The scissors drop from the CEO's hand in pindrop silence. The ribbon still uncut as the audience looks on in a puzzled
state.
"I....I have to go now......"
To this day, no one knows where the man with the Urban Toronto shirt came from. Nor do the locals know was said to the CEO of
Cadillac Fairview. As for the Woodbine itself? The ribbon was never cut, and the mystery man was never seen again.
