Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Tribute To Ed's

I showed you the sign from Honest Ed's a couple of weeks ago and today I am showing the tribute that the city has done to the iconic store for its upcoming closing. Ed's was known for the handprinted signs that were always used in the windows of the store and the city had replicas of these signs made and decorated the nearby Bathurst subway station with them. The store had saved all of the original signs and there have been several sales of them with some going for hundreds of dollars as collector items.
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23 comments:

  1. CloudiaNovember 30, 2016 at 9:02 AM

    That;s cool

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  2. SharonNovember 30, 2016 at 9:48 AM

    How fun! It sounds like many people will be sad to see Ed's go.

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  3. LowellNovember 30, 2016 at 10:15 AM

    So maybe, possibly, Ed was honest? It's a nice way of showing respect. An interesting piece of the city's history.

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  4. LoisNovember 30, 2016 at 10:20 AM

    A wonderful tribute. I love the signs.

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  5. 21 WitsNovember 30, 2016 at 11:11 AM

    Awe, such a nice mention for ED!

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  6. TomNovember 30, 2016 at 11:22 AM

    ...the end to era.

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  7. PerthDailyPhotoNovember 30, 2016 at 12:10 PM

    Well that was forward thinking Pat.. people will always love vintage posters!

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  8. BillNovember 30, 2016 at 2:00 PM

    Very cool! People will always remember Honest Ed's.

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  9. GosiaNovember 30, 2016 at 2:07 PM

    looks inteesting

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  10. MarleenNovember 30, 2016 at 2:18 PM

    It's nice that he will be remembered.

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  11. VioletSkyNovember 30, 2016 at 3:14 PM

    I still have to make a pilgrimage to see this!

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  12. ChristineNovember 30, 2016 at 3:30 PM

    What a great tribute! So many great signs!

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  13. NonnieNovember 30, 2016 at 3:31 PM

    I hate seeing businesses that have been around for so long have to close. Sounds like someone was pretty savvy saving all their signs.

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  14. JimNovember 30, 2016 at 4:05 PM

    Great tribute

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  15. CatalystNovember 30, 2016 at 4:26 PM

    Neat.

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  16. William KendallNovember 30, 2016 at 4:37 PM

    A lot of people are going to miss that place.

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  17. Taken For GrantedNovember 30, 2016 at 5:22 PM

    Those are certainly signs from another age. I remember prices like that. It was a looong time ago. I am surprised the signs got saved. Good that the city is recognizing the closing of an iconic store.

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  18. RevrunnerNovember 30, 2016 at 5:56 PM

    That's funny! I guess I'll have to try my hand at a few signs. :-)

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  19. Photo CacheNovember 30, 2016 at 7:10 PM

    Too many to read :)

    My SIGNS, SIGNS

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  20. Sallie (FullTime-Life)November 30, 2016 at 7:34 PM

    A nice tribute to a person who obviously contributed to the City's history.

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  21. Jenn JilksNovember 30, 2016 at 9:25 PM

    I loved Ed's! I like sign watching, too!

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  22. LesleyDecember 1, 2016 at 5:52 PM

    So, Toronto has a sense of humour after all!

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  23. JackDecember 1, 2016 at 9:08 PM

    Isn't that an impressive thing for the city to do!! Bye, Ed's.

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