Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Honest Ed's and Markham Street/Then


Honest Ed's in the late 1960's when he had the revolving "beach Balls". I actually worked here for a short time after school in the late 1970's....
Markham Village in the late 1960's.

Postcards courtesy of the Chuckman Collection.
Also see Captain George's Memory Lane.
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4 comments:

  1. Sandy JoeMay 4, 2011 at 8:26 AM

    Revolving beach balls? You have got to be kidding - that is amazing.

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  2. GBCMay 5, 2011 at 8:05 PM

    Not real beach balls but that's what they looked like!

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  3. Jenny M.January 15, 2012 at 6:44 PM

    very nostalgic photos...shows how Honest Ed's has been a mainstay in Toronto culture. we just released a music video that pays tribute to the store- the style of the signpainting was especially featured in the imagery...we fell in love with it during the shoot

    If you're interested the video is on Vimeo at
    http://vimeo.com/34881280

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  4. GBCJanuary 16, 2012 at 2:55 PM

    I watched your video and enjoyed it.. Believe it or not I used to work at Honest Ed's after school (High School) stocking shelves etc.

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