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| After 68 years in business, Toronto's iconic discount store that boasted about price cutting, decades before Walmart, has closed. The property was sold to a developer who plans to rebuild the area. After the final closing it did not take long for graffiti to appear. |
Thursday, April 20, 2017
End Of A Era
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It is a signs of the time, unfortunately here we see the same in shop centers, all empty closed shops.
ReplyDeleteIndeed the end of an era and also for the thousands of glow lamps who must have once light up the name. The B&W makes it more authentic old.
ReplyDeleteOnly the floors are crooked. Love it! :-)
ReplyDeleteAll the graffiti makes it look even more sad.
ReplyDeleteThis is a different look of the place...I remember Red Pat posting some photos of it a while back. I do hate the graffiti!
ReplyDelete...how I wish that I'd made it there.
ReplyDeletegreat phot, really catchy. I guess a huge high-rise will bring more money than a discount shop.
ReplyDeleteIt so sad when businesses like this one are closed. It's truly the end of an era. Great image, Andy.
ReplyDeleteThat is a cool sign, it must look spectacular when lit. It would be nice if the developer kept some of the charm.
ReplyDeleteI hope they save/re-purpose the signs.
ReplyDeleteSad to see such a landmark store go under, but time moves on for us all.
ReplyDeleteAn so it goes, sigh. Ours was called Bill's Bargain Store.
ReplyDeleteIt is going to be weird to see that building gone from the corner!
ReplyDeleteI'd never gone in that place.
ReplyDeleteI find the people in the near crosswalk to be the most interesting thing here--- The woman at the center looks so determined.
ReplyDeleteI just hope it's not replaced with a Walmart!
ReplyDeleteThat's a great shot for black and white. Sixty eight years is a long time to stay in business.
ReplyDelete"Come in and get lost!" That's my M.O. in most large stores.
Times they are a changing.
ReplyDeleteA wide street.
Goodbye Honest Ed's!
ReplyDeleteI hate the loss of icons like that. The processing on this is perfect!
ReplyDeleteSad when a business closes, after so many years, but the world changes and also the customs.
ReplyDeleteGreat b/n Andy.
Coming back from vacation.
Un abrazo.
Wow, another institution closes down. I bet lots of people will miss it. B&W works fantastic for this. Nice one Andy.
ReplyDeleteLooks COLD.
ReplyDeleteSad to see all the signs of CLOSING, no matter where.
I like the photograph in b/w.
And I like street photograph.