King was the smartest dog I ever knew. The first time I met him, he was waiting for a bus at the stop across the street, on his own, relaxed, purposeful. King was a medium sized, reddish husky, a beautiful dog. He was in good… Read More
All posts tagged “Ossington Ave in the 80s”
Now that’s painting
I was living in a storefront studio on Ossington Ave back in the mid-eighties, half a block up from Queen. It was set up with a painting studio at the front and a couple built-in bookshelf dividers behind which was my little living area.Then back… Read More
Steel Rail Blue
I was thinking back to my days living in a storefront studio on Ossington Ave. back in the mid-80s. I really liked that place and had all kinds on interesting adventures back when I lived there. Ossington back then was a mish-mash of businesses. Portuguese… Read More
You can’t live here…
I’ve been recounting a couple of stories from my days living in what was once a hardware store on Ossington Ave, here in Toronto, back in the mid-80s, and since I’m on a roll, here’s another. Apparently, you aren’t supposed to live in a hardware… Read More
One day back in the 80s on Ossington Ave.
In the mid-80s, I had a studio in an old hardware store at 70 Ossington Ave. here in Toronto. A few of my old pals who visit this space may remember it. We had some good times there. It had pegboard walls from the hardware… Read More