There's No Place Like This Place, Anyplace

Name: There's No Place Like This Place, Anyplace
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2020-05-28
Duration: 1 h 15 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Kathleen Conway, Deborah Cowen, Mike Layton

2020
1h 15m

IMDb RATING

7.5/10

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There's No Place Like This Place, Anyplace (2020)

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There's No Place Like This Place, Anyplace looks at the transformation of an iconic Toronto block - where the world famous Honest Ed's store once lived - through the stories of its community... Read allThere's No Place Like This Place, Anyplace looks at the transformation of an iconic Toronto block - where the world famous Honest Ed's store once lived - through the stories of its community members as they reconcile their history with the future, all while facing the biggest hou... Read allThere's No Place Like This Place, Anyplace looks at the transformation of an iconic Toronto block - where the world famous Honest Ed's store once lived - through the stories of its community members as they reconcile their history with the future, all while facing the biggest housing crisis the city has ever seen.

Director
- Lulu Wei
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IMDb RATING

7.5/10

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Director
- Lulu Wei
Stars

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Awards
- 1 nomination total

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8chong_an

Well-done documentary of a Toronto institution

Honest Ed's was Toronto's first, and largest discount store, serving for decades as the store for poor immigrants. As the footprint of "downtown" expanded, its location next to a subway station became irresistible for redevelopment. This is a compilation of archival footage, reminisces, negotiations at city hall (to build "affordable" rental housing rather than condos), and some of the demolition and reconstruction.

There were also people affected directly. Beyond the store itself, there was a nearby area of houses that was also owned by the Mirvish family, that was used for art shops and the like downstairs, and rental accommodation upstairs.

The combination works very well as a tribute to a landmark institution, as its land value eventually led to its evolving to another use.