Ed Brown
My Flemingdon Park: A Hoe, a Pitchfork and a Rake
Rae Hopkins threw his full weight against the latched door, desperate to break through the entrance of the shack before flames consumed...
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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
Bryan Fines’ Flemingdon Park
Bryan Fines is succinct when describing his childhood in Flemingdon Park: “Great times. Great experiences. I was lucky." The Fines were...
Ed Brown
My Flemingdon Park: Ribbon Cutting
If Flemingdon Park—billed as a garden estate in a parkland setting—was born on a June afternoon in 1961, eighteen months after workies...
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
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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