Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Signs, Signs - Ed's

Andy | Wednesday, January 29, 2014 | Best Blogger Tips

Honest Ed's is a discount store located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is named for its owner and founder, Ed Mirvish, who opened the store in 1948 and oversaw its operations for almost sixty years, until his death in 2007. He was a way ahead of Sam Walton and this was his one and only store. He also expanded into the live theatre business and brought many broadway shows to Toronto.
I'm linking to Lesley's Signs, Signs.

20 comments:

  1. It still had a bit the frontier look of the old towns in the wild west. Nice city view Andy.

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  2. Gotta wonder about a guy who has to put "honest" before his name. Methinks he doth protest too much! Nice shot!

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  3. It's funny that Sharon always gets here first and says exactly what I was going to say!

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  4. A major contributor to Toronto. Great capture, Andy!

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  5. What a nice sunny day that was, Andy! Unfortunately, Honest Ed's has been sold to developers and they plan on building more condos in about 3 years.

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    1. It's valuable real estate. I just hope that the city will not allow Walmart to build down the street near Kensington Market.

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  6. It will be a dark night in the Annex when this place closes.

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  7. I have never been inside Honest Ed's although I have driven past it many times. It's sad that it has been sold but we cannot stop "progress", can we?

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  8. What an impressive paint job. You can’t miss this building. I, too, hope that Wally World does not come in. They have run out of towns so many of the small local shops.

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  9. That is a terrific sign. I like that you let the woman enter the scene from the right. It gives the image more energy than a static scene of empty streets.

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    1. Thanks Jack. Your are right. People add to the scene and don't take away from it.

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  10. Looks like a very cool store that I would enjoy browsing through!

    ~Lindy

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  11. Love the scrolly feature on the sign. It looks quite theatrical.

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  12. I have to remark about Lowell's comment. No protestation whatsoever. Ed Mirvish was a fine human being and a true philanthropist.You'd be hard-pressed to find someone who has something negative to say about him. He was a good man sorely missed by Toronto's people.

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  13. Andy, that is a terrific sign. Your photo with the person walking into your photo just makes the composition.

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