Ed Brown
My Flemingdon Park: Historic Meagher Homestead
It is accepted knowledge that Flemingdon Park’s name honours former Toronto mayor and majority landowner Robert Fleming. A closer...
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Ed Brown
My Flemingdon Park: Darow Myhowich, the CBC and a Missed Opportunity
Darow Myhowich dreamed of becoming a singer. Born in Edmonton, Alberta, into a working-class Ukrainian family – his father Leon was a...
Ed Brown
I Am a Pedestrian: Part 10
Walking around a city I Am a Pedestrian is the result of a 159-kilometre walk around Toronto. The book consists of 159 observations...
Ed Brown
I Am a Pedestrian: Part 9
Walking around a city I Am a Pedestrian is the result of a 159-kilometre walk around Toronto. The book consists of 159 observations...
Ed Brown
I Am a Pedestrian: Part 8
Walking around a city I Am a Pedestrian is the result of a 159-kilometre walk around Toronto. The book consists of 159 observations...
Ed Brown
I Am a Pedestrian: Part 7
Walking around a city I Am a Pedestrian is the result of a 159-kilometre walk around Toronto. The book consists of 159 observations...
Ed Brown
If the Bones of Weston Could Talk
The black and white photograph of centuries old skeletal remains unearthed in 1911 Toronto is haunting. So what became of the Bones of...
Ed Brown
Encapsulating Toronto's Past
A look at time capsules across the city—and what's in them. Email, cell phones, Twitter, and even old-fashioned snail mail mean there are...
Ed Brown
The Time Travelling Real Estate Agent
16 Minto Street—Connaught & Queen New floors! All walls panelled! Possession immediate! 1971 listing courtesy Jimmy's late grandmother,...
Ed Brown
I Am a Pedestrian: Part 5
Walking around a city I Am a Pedestrian is the result of a 159-kilometre walk around Toronto. The book consists of 159 observations...
Ed Brown
Hitting a Sour Note
My eighth-grade Vocal Music teacher at a junior high school in the former Borough of East York had a penchant for Broadway show tunes,...
Ed Brown
Larry Green In Memoriam
If you love music, chances are you’re familiar with Larry Green’s voice. The radio host had a storied career, but, as his son Marc...
Ed Brown
Len Koenecke’s Flight into Infamy
The circumstances surrounding outfielder Len Koenecke’s death in the skies above Toronto seem almost too crazy to be true. For a...
Ed Brown
I Am a Pedestrian: Part 4
Walking around a city I Am a Pedestrian is the result of a 159-kilometre walk around Toronto. The book consists of 159 observations...
Ed Brown
The Time Travelling Real Estate Agent
99 Mountjoy Avenue—Danforth & Greenwood Solid brick. Detached. Parking galore! Extras include 9 of everything. 9 apartments. 9 fridges, 9...
Ed Brown
I Am a Pedestrian: Part 3
Walking around a city I Am a Pedestrian is the result of a 159-kilometre walk around Toronto. The book consists of 159 observations...
Ed Brown
I Am a Pedestrian: Part 2
Walking around a city I Am a Pedestrian is the result of a 159-kilometre walk around Toronto. The book consists of 159 observations...
Ed Brown
The Time Travelling Real Estate Agent
26 Verral Avenue—Queen & Carlaw $1,500 down! Basement high & dry! What the heck's a mahogany kitchen? 1971 listing courtesy Jimmy's late...
Ed Brown
I Am a Pedestrian: Part 1
Walking around a city I Am a Pedestrian is the result of a 159-kilometre walk around Toronto. The book consists of 159 observations...
Ed Brown
I Am a Pedestrian: Introduction
Walking around a city I Am a Pedestrian is the result of a 159-kilometre walk around Toronto. The book consists of 159 observations...
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