Every Saturday at noon, Historicist looks back at the events, places, and characters—good and bad—that have shaped Toronto into the city we know today. Two employees of the Grenadier Ice Company. Photo courtesy of the Swansea Historical Society. Prior to 1930, the lion’s share of Grenadier Pond was not actually part of High Park, but [...]

With retailers moving towards shopping centre concepts such as big boxes and lifestyle centres, older, once-prosperous places to shop are being left in the dust. Websites such as Dead Malls and Labelscar are devoted to this phenomenon, tracing the history of old shopping centres before they fade away. Toronto is no exception to the trend, [...]