"It is mainly residential, with quiet, tree lined one-way streets lined with Victorian and Edwardian homes and mansions, most of them built between 1880 and the early 1900s. During the 1950s and 1960s, an influx of Hungarian immigrants moved into the neighbourhood after the 1956 Hungarian Revolution was suppressed, and many of the businesses and properties along Bloor are owned by Hungarian-Canadian families...
The Annex is also one of the most expensive neighbourhoods in Toronto in which to rent or own a home. Because of its proximity to the university, it has a high rate of seasonal tenant turnover, and its residents range from university students to long-time residents." (wikipedia)
On another note, I recognized only one gas company, Shell, in Canada. Others were Esso, Petro Canada (their logo has the maple leaf), and this one, Husky Gas.
We loved the different neighborhoods in Toronto and the international flavor of the city. After our long redeye flight and the ordeal in getting our car rental (there was only one harried worker that morning), we were starving for some goodass food!
4 comments:
Welcome back! That grocery store is way cool..
Thanx Dennis.
yeah, i know! i actually looked it up on yahoo (to find out the cross street) and someone actually had it on their flicker. that person had a bunch of pix of him an dhis friend in front of corner grocery stores. too cool, eh!
i thought their signage was quite striking. looked like it was out of a movie set!
Okay, this post makes me actually miss Toronto living. Cool pics. Glad you guys got home safe and sound! Miss you! The baby was looking for you guys! lol
hi c - awww, the baby...we miss her...she was so cute especially how she took so quickly to bert. tc also had a nice time watching over her. i loved picking her up - i forgot what it was like to hold a small child (20 lbs only!).
love the diff't neighborhoods of toronto!
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