As for Toronto itself, with its multifarious, multi-ethnic neighbourhoods - for me its character is summed up by two districts. One is the leafy, tasteful late 19th century residential quarter in the east known as Cabbagetown after its original Irish residents who grew vegetables in their front gardens. The other is "Honest Ed" Mirvish's brash, gargantuan discount store village, out east next to the Korean quarter. Where else in the world do you find a dime store cluttered with historic theatrical posters, photographs and props? They are from Mirvish's other life as a stage entrepreneur. No need to import the expensive iconography: at Honest Ed's, it comes ready-made. You can buy it and still have change.