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The Cooksville Roxy, exactly the same as this one was at the NW corner of King and Hurontario. I attended the last show, don't ask me the date. It's now the expaned Orchard Family Restaurent. The original Orchard used to be behind the Roxy. It had great roast beef sandwiches.

If demolished the silos would indeed become a fish habitat - the Leslie Street Spit

The photos of the silos show two things: 1. The rebar in the concrete is rusting. Rusting metal expands and cracks the concrete. The remedy is to replace the rebar with teflon coated rebar. This is essentially a complete replacement. 2. The walls of the silo are quite thin. Likely the silo has...

The City of Toronto Pamphlet referenced only gives amounts for the City Development Charges. There are Education Development Charges collected by the City at building permit issuance and remitted to the Boards of Education.

DC's and EDC's The developer agreed to "cap " the charges because they were paid to the City before they would issue the building permit. If the builder is going to flow through these charges to the purchaser there is not likely to be an update in the capped amount.

A wash frock was an apron. "In 1947 people didn't have the luxury of owning extensive wardrobes and washing of clothing was not done on a frequent basis. Many folks used wringer washers, hung clothing on the line to dry, and every piece had to be ironed. Aprons served a practical purpose. They...

Mustapha: The corner store is still there and quite recognizable. Go one corner to the west. Rusty...

Moss Park Hey how about Moss Park? I think you'll be surprised at how this heavily used active park is maintained.

The dentist has his permit.

Strange word Hoosegoose. Never heard it before. Do you think the author meant hoosegow? definition: hoose·gow or hoosgow hoos′·gow′ noun: Slang for a jail or guardhouse

#9 Shaft 7 I think it's at 1947 Queen West

The sun block awnings were a necessity in the days before air-conditioning. The over the street signs are grandfathered (permitted) if you have an old one but new signs over the sidewalk are not permitted.

Wall material choice may be affected by: weight foundation requirements security needs weather exposure and insulation requirements structural requirements mechanical raceways conduit runs fire separation requirements trade availability etc. and sound. Block walls are somewhat...

While I am not familiar with "standard practise" in condo construction I know that a relatively thin panel of concrete is not a good barrier to sound. The sound bridges through the concrete to the other side quite readily. Even concrete floors are subject to sound bridging. A condo above which...

Anna Neagle and Herbert Wilcox with photograph of Anna Neagle as Queen Victoria, in front of Avenue Theatre August 1, 1939

The City wanted some rental in this area and including it "smoothed" the development application process. The leased sticker was removed when the windows were cleaned.

Looks like an arrow with embedded light bulbs going around the sign. Probably flashing.

The flashing is going on the front to cover where the window panels and aluminum meet. The glued on faux cement block panels are indeed the final finish.

August 9, 1951 for a cost of $25,000 from Wikipedia

Looks like there were doors opening onto the removed balcony. The railing would need a different treatment to meet today's Building Code. The railing looks climable.