Ed Mirvish: Iconic Store

ed mirvish: Keith Beaty / Toronto Star Wed., Dec. 28, 2016 Like a loud tie, Honest Ed's has garishly announced its presence at the corner of Bathurst and Bloor for 68 years, according to Toronto Star. But late on New Year's Eve, the 23,000 lights that festoon the creaky old building will be turned off for the last time and the iconic bargain store will close its doors forever. The iconic store closes its doors for the last time on Dec. 31. When that happens, Toronto will have lost not just a piece of its history but some of its soul. Sure, the ramshackle, rundown department store created by the brilliant and eccentric Ed Mirvish is outdated and no longer fits easily with the shiny new reality of the city's central core. And that's a shame. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.