frank theriault wrote: > That's what they used to call this city: Toronto the Good. Up to > about 30 years ago, Toronto was as puritan a city as there was in the > world. Bars were closed Sundays, restaurants weren't allowed to serve > booze on Sundays, "ladies" had to be accompanied by "escorts" if they > wanted a drink, the city officially shut up tight as a drum at > midnight, but in reality, there wasn't much of a night-life at all. > You could fire a cannon down Yonge Street (the main drag) after about > 6pm, and not hit a soul. > > Toronto was as clean a city as you could find. Jaywalking and > littering laws were actually enforced. Tourists marvelled that it was > "like an American city, but with no crime or garbage". You could > practically eat off the sidewalks. > > All that's changed: > > http://tinyurl.com/2lcqse > > http://bp0.blogger.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/R8gH-BqmweI/AAAAAAAABmE/IoLu7d_aJzg/s1600-h/feb_29_08+002.jpg > > Obviously a companion-piece to Hey Sailor, but I thought this one > worked better in B&W. > > Comments welcome. Thanks! > Excellent! Love the contrast.
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