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Restaurant, Hungarian Castle
471-473 Bloor Street West, near Spadina Avenue
The Annex
This building stood empty and boarded up for 18 years, after the Hungarian Castle restaurant closed in 1987. It was owned by a reclusive and legendary Annex landlord, Annie Racz, who passed away in 2004. BMV Books opened a branch of their bookstore here in the fall of 2006.
2003
North Toronto Station/LCBO flagship store
10 Scrivener Square, Yonge Street at Summerhill Avenue
Summerhill
The station as it appeared in 2001. Built in 1915 in the Beaux Arts style, it remained operational until 1927. In 1940, the Liquor Control Board of Ontario moved in. The building was neglected until 2003, when it was restored to much of its original splendour.
2001
Shops
Geary Avenue, near Ossington Avenue
Boarded up storefronts on a stretch of Geary Avenue. The apartments above were occupied at the time this photograph was taken.
2004
The Piccadilly Fish and Chips
51 Heintzman Street
The Junction
A photograph of the Piccadilly in better days can be found here.
2004
Lansdowne Avenue, near Dupont Street
A corner store converted into a residence. A detail from the sign can be seen here.
2004