A Trip to the St. Lawrence Market & Toronto Islands
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Despite serving us the wettest summer on record, the weather gods have been surprisingly cooperative during my European friends vacation. On August 12, 2008 brilliant sunshine awoke us and it was time for another local adventure. We took the subway downtown to Union Station where I gave my visitors a glimpse of Torontos most historic railway station. From here we walked east along the historic townhouses of Front Street that today house a variety of cafes and retail stores. Naturally, the triangular Flatiron Building, or more properly called the Gooderham Building, was a major attraction along the way. It was built in 1892, ten years before the famous Flatiron Building in New York City. Our first destination was the St. Lawrence Market, Torontos largest market. We met renowned Toronto historian, writer and performer Bruce Bell who is an absolute expert on Torontos history as well as the official historian of the St. Lawrence Market and various other landmarks in the city. ...
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