Wednesday, November 17, 2021

There Is An Alternative


Alternative Thinking is the lone surviving building that stood on the entire city block that was the Honest Ed's  property. It was the lone building not owned by the Mirvish family and its owner decided to stay put. Construction continues around it of several high rises and other smaller buildings. It is nice that the architects put some lower buildings near it so that it is not totally overshadowed.

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16 comments:

William Kendall said...

A concession, I suppose.

Sharon said...

It looks like it's getting squeezed by the big buildings.

Bill said...

I like the name of that business, it's kind of appropriate for deciding to stay.

Michelle said...

Nice to see that someone wants to keep their old building.

eileeninmd said...

Hello,

It is great to hear the owner is hanging in there. Have a great day!

Tom said...

...in my mind it's a sad state of affairs!

Revrunner said...

So long as we're not "thinking" about "alternative" facts. :-)

Jim said...

Interesting streetscape.

Taken For Granted said...

Good for them, deciding to remain in this location. Let's hope this block remains partly low rise.

Cloudia said...

This sort of thing is always fascinating. They did come up with a good solution for the street

The Furry Gnome said...

I remember shopping at Honest Ed's when I first moved to Toronto for grad school.

Andy said...

I was disappointed when Honest Ed's was demolished. Nice to see to see that something survived the wreckers ball.

sccollections said...

Nice view.

jennyfreckles said...

Wish there was more creative thinking about saving and restoring older properties. I suspect this tiny place has a longer 'shelf life' than some of those high rises.

Linda said...

It may still be there after the new building is gone.

21 Wits said...

Probably an interesting place.