Hey, the now actually looks better, not often that happens :)

The near continuous filling in of the waterfront combined with it's industrial use made it so.

You did a great job of researching it.

That is for sure. The wall of condos is not attractive at all, just a barrier to the public to really enjoy the waterfront.

Surprised the new one is not parked in a bike lane :)

Still in business but no stores. For decades they had their head office in Don Mills on Greenbelt Drive but they moved late this past summer to Vaughan. The building is empty and for lease.

I am going to post this here. The Thomas Fisher Rare book library has digitized a lot of photos including a whole book by Octavius Thompson of photos taken from 1864 to 1868: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasfisherlibrary/albums/72157672729106183

Sheppard near Leslie is also a 1.5 level store. There is some sales floor space on the lower floor but most is the service department. There is also a Marks and a TD Bank on the lower level.

Sears has been closed for weeks. Apparently Chapters/Indigo will be taking over much of that space. The location at Bayview Village has closed and will be reopening at Fairview. FG Bradley's has moved upstairs. Next to it the Laura Secord and Tim Horton's have closed. I am guessing...

That is the question everywhere. Maybe HBC should start up Zellers again?

I received the email twice, once earlier this week, or last week and once today.

The Radio Shack that Johnny 5 went in to repair himself was on Kennedy road, despite what the exterior looked like. It was 1182-1184 Kennedy road. It is were iRepair and Telus are now:

Actually IGA was up the street at the corner of Cavan and Walton (above it Ontario Street and Walton). It was still IGA in the 70's.

I was 3.5 in 1973 when we moved to Port Hope. Had to walk up the big hill that is Bedford Street to school at Dr. Hawkins (now condos!)

Hey, I am from Port Hope! Now I live a few minutes walk from the location of those Don Mills photos.

You know they can send those to collection, and while small, can cause a hit on your credit rating.

So their goal is to get rid of all the parking that is left?

Hey, I have a few as well:

"The Danny"?

Probably just waiting for lease renewal. Most retail stores renovate when the lease is renewed, it is for "accounting purposes" so that they can spread the cost of the renovation monthly, yearly, etc, across the term of the lease. In other words it looks good on paper.