Gone but not forgotten

Another tribute to Honest Ed's in Toronto. The PiPs at upper left show three more views of the store.

Ed's has now been replaced by a Big Bland Box. It's as if there's a conspiracy to banish colour from Toronto.

Eugène Atget would have loved this place.

More about Ed Mirvish:
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/mirvish-edwin

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Taken on Wednesday May 15, 2013
Posted on Sunday May 18, 2025
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m̌ ḫ said:

Street photography in its most classic form.

3 months ago

John FitzGerald replied to m̌ ḫ:

Thank you very much, m̌ ḫ.

3 months ago

Keith Burton said:

I remember this place from your previous images..........so it's nice to see another shot, which is just as bright and colourful as the others!!

Thanks for including the PiPs as a reminder!

3 months ago

John FitzGerald replied to Keith Burton:

Thank you very much, Keith, and you're welcome. The experience inside was invigorating, too.

3 months ago

Keith Burton replied to John FitzGerald:

I hope you gave him lots of money John :-))

3 months ago

William Sutherland said:

Wonderful shots to remember Ed's!

Admired in: www.ipernity.com/group/tolerance

3 months ago

John FitzGerald replied to William Sutherland:

Thanks, William.

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rdhinmn said:

Good to have a chuckle on Sunday morning. And then it hits one that the place isn't there any more. Good shot!

3 months ago

John FitzGerald replied to rdhinmn:

Thanks, Bob. There's no equivalent where I live now. The big shopping experience here is competing with Old Order Mennonite women in the bargain bins at Wal-Mart, and I have been boycotting Wal-Mart for some years now.

3 months ago

John FitzGerald replied to Keith Burton:

I tried, Keith. We all did. But property values were going up, his son thought there was more opportunity in their theatre business, so no more free turkeys at Christmas. They did own a huge piece of valuable land there.

3 months ago