tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post3359526383778559058..comments2024-03-28T18:00:53.468-04:00Comments on Occasional Toronto: What A Bookstore!RedPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980471119229896414noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-43986655168334131722014-01-16T09:40:33.129-05:002014-01-16T09:40:33.129-05:00oh my gosh, i love this place...a drugstore? :( oh my gosh, i love this place...a drugstore? :( Tanya Breesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01949602989774270159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-52800188469647254662014-01-16T07:51:09.572-05:002014-01-16T07:51:09.572-05:00Noooooooo Pat, this lovely old place is meant to ...Noooooooo Pat, this lovely old place is meant to be a place of books, a drugstore, that's just horrible!PerthDailyPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077053209100022305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-8627082242012145482014-01-16T02:23:55.012-05:002014-01-16T02:23:55.012-05:00Fantastic bookstore !!!!
Shame that it will be tur...Fantastic bookstore !!!!<br />Shame that it will be turned in to something else:(Gunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11025645899081000493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-54071463012640691482014-01-15T21:20:52.220-05:002014-01-15T21:20:52.220-05:00The atmosphere in such a place would be remarkable...The atmosphere in such a place would be remarkable for a bookstore. I just don't understand how a drug store would find this subdued lighting appealing. I guess they could always opt for blaring white fluoros.Gemma Wisemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-62476480764201299132014-01-15T16:10:49.671-05:002014-01-15T16:10:49.671-05:00Sorry to hear the bookstore is about to close. Hmm...Sorry to hear the bookstore is about to close. Hmmm. I find some changes very difficult to take.EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-53744336450601359622014-01-15T13:24:43.616-05:002014-01-15T13:24:43.616-05:00What a great reuse! The place is fabulous!What a great reuse! The place is fabulous!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783877262954668959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-69062732684337517332014-01-15T11:20:38.420-05:002014-01-15T11:20:38.420-05:00What a fantastic space! I didn't know about th...What a fantastic space! I didn't know about this when I lived in Toronto. :( Or else I certainly would have visited it.Halcyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729819462354019534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-32270341849094351302014-01-15T06:43:50.159-05:002014-01-15T06:43:50.159-05:00Wow - looks like an amazing place!
LizWow - looks like an amazing place!<br />LizThe Greenockianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05241154433325603580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-12681286470374610662014-01-15T04:25:35.227-05:002014-01-15T04:25:35.227-05:00Fabulous looking place - what a real shame it'...Fabulous looking place - what a real shame it's closing. But many of us buy books online now; a sign of the changing high street? You allow dogs in shops in Canada?Mike@Bit About Britainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741370413282813229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-934527505160959372014-01-15T04:22:32.086-05:002014-01-15T04:22:32.086-05:00How sad it is closing. It's such a pity to see...How sad it is closing. It's such a pity to see book stores disappearing but even I use a Kindle now ...Aussie in Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17857677753331060852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-11914297513762919422014-01-15T03:25:34.413-05:002014-01-15T03:25:34.413-05:00Wow such a breathtaking space. Could spend hours...Wow such a breathtaking space. Could spend hours rummaging through the books in here. Beads the IBook store. Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03284847853657086710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-70578957593306905132014-01-14T22:28:58.555-05:002014-01-14T22:28:58.555-05:00No, no, no. It's too beautiful to lose.No, no, no. It's too beautiful to lose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-50014687833691593542014-01-14T21:33:59.463-05:002014-01-14T21:33:59.463-05:00I was excited to see such a lovely bookstore until...I was excited to see such a lovely bookstore until I read that it was closing to make way for a drugstore. How sad!Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323811980627840654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-66495614334215979402014-01-14T15:28:18.143-05:002014-01-14T15:28:18.143-05:00Looking for books about bones I imagine!
I've...Looking for books about bones I imagine!<br /><br />I've never seen anything like it, it's gorgeous. I can't/don't want to believe that it's closing.cieldequimperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541298876304462514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-53650504192881353362014-01-14T14:10:24.447-05:002014-01-14T14:10:24.447-05:00Good you got this historic photo of a great book s...Good you got this historic photo of a great book store. With electronic tablets and Amazon, bookstores are rapidly disappearing. Sad this one is going too.Taken For Grantedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06763027485732267570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-24955931267429439422014-01-14T13:42:44.206-05:002014-01-14T13:42:44.206-05:00I was actually living in the area when this was al...I was actually living in the area when this was all being debated and remember the opposition well. I should head in to have another look around as I can't imagine SDM doing justice to the interior loveliness.hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00699940163033570021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-12359700928132211542014-01-14T13:18:40.793-05:002014-01-14T13:18:40.793-05:00We just lost our bookstore last year. It was repla...We just lost our bookstore last year. It was replaced by a Container Store. Revrunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01906290746860646907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-18065337705387253922014-01-14T12:38:12.774-05:002014-01-14T12:38:12.774-05:00I was glad to see the film become library. As you ...I was glad to see the film become library. As you say also last bit: ((<br />I like the photo!Laura. Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157493466796939852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-89551031290183313192014-01-14T12:16:11.981-05:002014-01-14T12:16:11.981-05:00Terrible that the bookstore is leaving. I noticed ...Terrible that the bookstore is leaving. I noticed on a recent trip over the border to the US just how few bookstores there were, I wonder what the reason is. Perhaps the rise of the Kindle and its like, or people just buying online. Either way it's a shame that places like this are closing. Hope the dog found what it was looking for ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-37838930115729737182014-01-14T11:22:08.474-05:002014-01-14T11:22:08.474-05:00My first thought was how does a book store, spend ...My first thought was how does a book store, spend $4million dollars on a renovation in this day and age. Then I thought how fortunate for your town that they have a bookstore of this high quality. Alas, it looks like it was short lived. Terribly sad that book stores are going the way of the dinosaur, this looks like a treasure worth its weight in gold.ArtandArchitecture-SF.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05654249008078030853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-13579613449632806362014-01-14T11:12:11.078-05:002014-01-14T11:12:11.078-05:00That place would be Heaven to me. Was sad to read ...That place would be Heaven to me. Was sad to read it will soon be replaced by something as mundane as a drug store. I feel a lot of independent book stores are falling by the wayside due to the big box bookstores and the Internet.John @ Beans and I on the Loosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09185975793295220723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-19272173716049616092014-01-14T10:58:50.941-05:002014-01-14T10:58:50.941-05:00Just what is needed, another drug store! Technolo...Just what is needed, another drug store! Technology is changing things but it seems more books are being printed now than ever before. I guess outfits like Amazon undercut the legitimate bookstores so the latter can't compete.Lowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305748075301453010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-20487621937110656882014-01-14T10:49:39.367-05:002014-01-14T10:49:39.367-05:00awww. too bad it didn't last.awww. too bad it didn't last.TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-28997549927847502112014-01-14T10:42:12.674-05:002014-01-14T10:42:12.674-05:00What a shame that it's closing. I think online...What a shame that it's closing. I think online book stores may have something to do with it. Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07094543520943386032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669721126705732069.post-14790772971725344832014-01-14T10:35:18.346-05:002014-01-14T10:35:18.346-05:00Yes, the drug store will kill it. At least the boo...Yes, the drug store will kill it. At least the book store respected the space and maintained the interior... that's a real shame, it's a beautiful space.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.com