I'm so enjoying Andreas' writing/biography so much (almost 40% through) that I'm very interested in purchasing my own becauae he's very informative and full of good life knowledge that I'm encouraged to follow!
Another interesting fact regarding Joe Shuster Way, the Toronto native along with writer Jerry Siegel created the Superman comic. Apparently in the original version, Superman's mild-mannered alter ego, Clark Kent, worked for the Daily Star , which was based on the Toronto Star and that the inspiration for the fictional Metropolis, Superman's home city, was Toronto!!!
It doesn't stop there...'The Superman' name was reused for a new character - the man of steel...where Shuster modelled the hero on the incredible Douglas Fairbanks Sr.,(!!!) and based Clark Kent, Superman's alter ego on a comabination of actor Harold Lloyd and himself.
So, Sir Henry Mill Pellatt was the eccentric creator of Casa Loma! Apparently, the castle is made up of Spanish tiles, thousands of stones ($1 each) from Scotland, mahogany stalls and nameplates for the horses are engraved in gold...whoa...
Scarlett Road is named after John Scarlett (known as the 'Father of the Junction', the neighbourhood around Dundas and Keele. this is why Dundas and Keele is known as the Junction.
The last and personally, most important takeaway note is on Steeles Avenue (as I lived the current majority of my life off Dufferin and Steeles locale)...the Steeles family came from Yorkshire, England as farmers. Bought an inn at the northwest corner of Yonge and Steeles (currently Centrepoint Mall) that is now a major transit point for travellers going north to Thornhill, Richmond Hill and Newmarket.
She messaged me as she was leaving her home this morning so that she was able to pick me up from my plaza's Starbucks where I had both our orders ready to go!
As our trip to the church flew by so quickly, we caught Jonathan & Maija at St Brigid Catholic Church's parking lot. With the extra time before the service, the four of us stopped at Celena's Bakery off the Dandforth for a quick bite (with our Starbucks drinks (that we'd purchased Caffe Latte Almonds jelly beans to offset).
Then we attended the very well attended service for our classnate (we'd arrived early enough to grab seats together with much space. However, by the time the celebration began, the priest requested everyone to close all fhe gaps as it was very clear that Sheila's very beloved to so many people.
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