Honest Ed, RIP
Honest Ed Mirvish has died. He was 92. All Torontonians know something or other about Honest Ed. He built a retail empire at Bloor and Bathurst. He gave away free turkeys every Thanksgiving. He spearheaded commercial theatre in Toronto after purchasing the building that would become the Royal Alex, on King St. He became a restauranteur, after opening Ed's Warehouse in the theatre district he created. An area of several blocks in the Annex is known as Mirvish Village. RIP
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Oh no...I am sad to see him go he was keeping Toronto weird! I used to be afraid of his store...then I loved it once I went inside. He was a real Toronto character...
Every city used to have a guy like "Honest Ed". And now those guys are mostly gone, and the character they added to the place is gone with it.
It is one reason our cities have become hum drum, boring, and the same. Characters like Honest Ed were part of what made every city unique!
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