Honest Eds Before the End
by Nina Silver
Title
Honest Eds Before the End
Artist
Nina Silver
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph With Creative Digital Enhancements
Description
Honest Eds was a landmark in downtown Toronto, offering household items, clothes, and food at discount prices since the 1940's. In 2017, the store closed, and the demolition began in the fall. The famous signage is being taken down, and hopefully preserved for posterity. The store was named after its owner, Ed Mirvish, who also contributed greatly to the Bloor Street community and helped to develop the theatre district on King Street West. There were 23,000 bulbs above the famous Bloor Street West and Bathurst Street discount store spread out over 12 exterior signs.
This image would make a great gift for the collector of all things Toronto.
This art was chosen as part, of a Special Feature Series in the “Red Maple Gallery”,, accompanying my BATHURST STREET CAR COMING NORTH TO QUEEN STREET, photograph, an award winning artwork, of the GEORGE F. G. STANLEY AWARD and SPECIAL FEATURE.
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November 19th, 2017
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Comments (14)
Maria Faria Rodrigues
Congratulations, Nina, your amazing, photograph is FEATURED ART OF THE WEEK, in Ontario Canada, group, of Fine Art America!
Barbara McMahon
Terrific capture Nina! I never made it to Honest Ed's. Glad that you immortalized it. l/f
Maria Faria Rodrigues
Congratulations, your amazing art is part, of a Special Feature Series, therefore re-featured, to accompany: BATHURST STREET CAR COMING NORTH TO QUEEN STREET, photograph, award winner, artwork, of the GEORGE F. G. STANLEY AWARD SPECIAL FEATURE, in the “Red Maple Gallery”, homepage group, of Fine Art America.
Maria Faria Rodrigues
Congratulations, your amazing art is Featured, in the “RED MAPLE GALLERY”, homepage group, of Fine Art America!
Karl Anderson
My daughter lived right next to Honest Eds. So sad to see it gone. Awesome work preserving this Toronto landmark.
Edelberto Cabrera
I was there in one of our many visits to Toronto. Beautiful city, beautiful photo!