Honest Ed’s site (historical landmark area)
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Honest Ed’s site is the former location of Toronto’s iconic Honest Ed’s discount store, a once-flamboyant bargain emporium and cultural landmark known for its gaudy signage and role in the city’s mid-20th-century retail and entertainment life.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical landmark area
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redevelopment site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ed Mirvish
NERFINISHED
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Honest Ed’s discount store NERFINISHED ⓘ Mirvish Village redevelopment ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
iconic Toronto landmark
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part of Toronto’s entertainment district history ⓘ symbol of Toronto’s bargain-shopping culture ⓘ |
| currentUse | mixed-use urban development ⓘ |
| economicRole | destination for bargain shoppers from across Toronto ⓘ |
| formerlyContained | Honest Ed’s discount store NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerlyOperatedBy | Honest Ed’s NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerlyOwnedBy |
Ed Mirvish
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mirvish family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritagePerception |
important part of Toronto’s urban memory
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loss widely discussed in local media ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
discount retail
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entertainment-related promotions and events ⓘ |
| influenced | perception of Bloor and Bathurst as a quirky retail node ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cultural landmark status in Toronto
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flamboyant bargain emporium atmosphere ⓘ gaudy signage ⓘ role in Toronto’s mid-20th-century entertainment life ⓘ role in Toronto’s mid-20th-century retail life ⓘ |
| locatedAlong | Bloor Street West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canada
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Ontario ⓘ Toronto ⓘ |
| locatedInNeighborhood | Mirvish Village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNearIntersection | Bloor Street West and Bathurst Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memoryPreservedBy |
archival photographs
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local histories of Toronto retail ⓘ oral histories from former customers and employees ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Honest Ed’s discount store NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Bloor–Bathurst commercial corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| redevelopedInto |
Mirvish Village redevelopment project
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
mixed-use residential and commercial complex ⓘ |
| socialRole |
informal gathering place for local community
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venue for publicity stunts and promotional events ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence |
late 20th century
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mid-20th century ⓘ |
| urbanContext |
adjacent to a major subway interchange at Bathurst station
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located on a major east–west arterial road in Toronto ⓘ |
| visualIdentity |
formerly covered with humorous hand-painted signs
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formerly dominated by large illuminated signs ⓘ |
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