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The Globe, Black Diamond & Nicholson File on a beautiful day
Many of the vacant/abandoned and neglected sites I have a chance to photograph have had long histories and most have had an economic significance to the communities they existed and that when they cease to exist it's a blow to the communities surrounding them: Kodak Toronto, Color Corp Buffalo, The Packard Automotive Plant... but not as many have had a news worthy note like the Globe, Black Diamond...
The Westwood Theatre in photos
I never saw a single movie at the Westwood Theatre. I lived in Toronto off and on with my mom throughout the 80's and she favoured the downtown theatres: The Uptown, Cumberland, Eaton Center Cineplex and Carlton. When I finally moved to Toronto to attend school in Etobicoke in the 90's I was off moving pictures and the love for a movie and some over-buttered popcorn never returned....