In 1967, my family moved from England to Toronto, into a Victorian semi in the lower Annex. I lived in downtown Toronto for the next 50 years.
By the 2000s, I was a thoroughly urban woman who owned a collection of meticulously polished designer footwear. The thought of walking on anything other than pavement unnerved me. My idea of a vacation involved travelling to Europe or visiting a luxurious spa, not camping in cottage country and swimming in the deep, cold Ontarian lakes.
In 2008, my husband, Ivaan Kotulsky, a well-known Toronto sculptor and jeweller, died following a surgical procedure. He wanted me to continue his work, which I’d been helping him with while finishing my degree in Italian studies at U of T.
Toronto diner open since 1944 persevering despite impending condo development
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Toronto lost its share of venerated greasy spoons last year, but Avenue Diner, the 77-year-old restaurant on Davenport Road, is determined to hold on.
Slinging clubhouse sandwiches and plates of home fries, the business has been holding down the northwest corner of Av and Dav since 1944. For owner Louis Klasios, the diner is all he knows.
Bu there s a new development from Greybrook Realty Partners slated for that same corner. Earlier this year, the developer closed a deal on five properties on the block, with plans to build a luxury high-rise.