Little Norway Park isn’t specifically what I had in mind when I was writing “Brush Pass” but it has a similar feel: damp, deserted, and seemingly benign — until it isn’t.
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In loving memory of my dad.
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As of this post, Google Street View’s only capture of Housey Street at approximately this spot is from 2018. One step in the opposite direction and you’re back in 2009. Besides the interesting visual contrasts I’m curious about why the Street View car appears to be avoiding this street. Consider that there are more recent captures at each of the roads that connect to Housey yet the small avenue itself hasn’t been fully traversed by Google since 2009 (and even that “traversal” is arguable).
In keeping with recent trends, it’s been a while. As a refresher, remember this?
Now that we’re about in the middle of the season I’d like to take a moment to reflect on how one would have stayed cool in the heat of a Toronto summer without our modern accoutrements.
A dip in the lake might’ve been an option but I suspect that it would have been about as clean as it is today. You can more fully appreciate the meaning of that comparison if you hang out by the water during low tide on hot, humid days. Yum.
Cool drinks, paper fans, and refreshing mist might’ve been helpful but if we’re being honest there’s nothing that compares to a classy ride through Toronto in a horse-drawn carriage, amirite?
If you’re feeling the heat then let’s get our rides on, bitchez!
Pages from the Dominion Livery pamphlet, “Hand Book of Toronto”, 1907.
To the best of my knowledge these images are copyright-free.
Looks like it’s getting close to The Ex time again. We managed to infiltrate the fair via alternative means two years in a row but last year was a bust. It’s a bit too early for any tactical planning but we’re looking to try again this August. Fingers crossed!
Colour me nostalgic but wasn’t it was around this time last year that the cops were looking for William, 31?
I don’t know if the fuzz got their man (?) but this time around they’re looking for 66-year-old Chester who is 5’9″ with stocky build, bald, and walks with a limp. He was last seen wearing a white shirt, blue jeans and blue and white shoes. Seem familiar? Maybe the following image will help:
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