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Honest Ed's, 2010

Toronto. My favourite moment in Ed's was seeing a group of men in Mao jackets being escorted past a display of backlit Last Suppers. They had clearly been overwhelmed by the range of Ed's stock. The store was opened in 1948 by Ed and Anne Mirvish and closed in 2016. Even when I was a tiny child I thought the store was crowded, so you can imagine how it seemed when I was older.

The PiP at top left shows a longer view of thw same elevation, with some of Ed's typical signs.
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23 comments

Stephan Fey said:

Always good to be honest!
3 months ago

John FitzGerald replied to Stephan Fey:

I agree, Stephan. Whether I act honestly is unfortunately another question.
3 months ago

William Sutherland said:

Fabulous pair!

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3 months ago ( translate )

John FitzGerald replied to William Sutherland:

Thanks, William.
3 months ago ( translate )

Jaap van 't Veen said:

Like the clarity and bright colours.
3 months ago

John FitzGerald replied to Jaap van 't Veen:

Thanks, Jaap.
3 months ago ( translate )

Annemarie said:

nice details
3 months ago ( translate )

John FitzGerald replied to Annemarie:

Thanks, Annemarie.
3 months ago ( translate )

Keith Burton said:

A wonderfully colourful sign John..............I bet it once looked even better when I was all lit up in the dark.

I thought the name of the store seemed familiar and when I clicked on the PiP I found I'd seen and commented on it before. It was nice to have another look though :-)
3 months ago

John FitzGerald replied to Keith Burton:

It looked spectacular, Keith. Here's a link to a shot of it at night:
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3 months ago

Keith Burton replied to John FitzGerald:

Thanks for the link John. I was right........it is indeed a fantastic sight!
3 months ago

John FitzGerald replied to Keith Burton:

It was quite the place altogether, Keith. When you lined up to pay you saw credit cards from every country in the world.
2 months ago

Gabi Lombardo said:

an interestin Detail I saw this great store when I were in Toronto in 2009!!
2 months ago

John FitzGerald replied to Gabi Lombardo:

Thanks, Gabi. It's gone now, but not forgotten.
2 months ago

Gabi Lombardo replied to John FitzGerald:

oh, it's a pity!!
2 months ago