There's No Place Like This Place, Anyplace

2020

Documentary

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IMDb Rating 7.6 10 30

Plot summary



October 23, 2022 at 12:34 AM

Director

Lulu Wei

Top cast

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712.75 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
23.976 fps
1 hr 17 min
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1.43 GB
1920*1080
English 5.1
NR
23.976 fps
1 hr 17 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by chong_an 8 / 10

Well-done documentary of a Toronto institution

Honest Ed's was Toronto's first, and largest discount store, serving for decades as the store for poor immigrants. As the footprint of "downtown" expanded, its location next to a subway station became irresistible for redevelopment. This is a compilation of archival footage, reminisces, negotiations at city hall (to build "affordable" rental housing rather than condos), and some of the demolition and reconstruction.

There were also people affected directly. Beyond the store itself, there was a nearby area of houses that was also owned by the Mirvish family, that was used for art shops and the like downstairs, and rental accommodation upstairs.

The combination works very well as a tribute to a landmark institution, as its land value eventually led to its evolving to another use.

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stemcelled October 23, 2022 at 01:51 am

Excellent. If you’re a Torontonian you know this neighbourhood and love it as many others. If you’re not from the fastest growing city in North America , you’ll learn why it is. Honest Ed’s was a staple for cheap goods with a store front that looked like a Vegas casino. Nostalgia and history of one of the worlds quietest great cities.