A decision should be announced today with regards to the fate of the beloved Honest Ed's sign. Honest Ed's is no more with the 1.8-hectare location on Bloor and Bathurst Streets soon to be repurposed. Demolition is scheduled for May.
I once wrote it's not the buildings we love, it's the signs. The iconic CHUM sign was saved, the Sam the Record Man sign was saved and now there are many wanting to save the Honest Ed's sign.
I can see both sides of this argument. On the one hand, the sign only dates back to the 1980s, so it's not really that old. And it is just a giant cheesy sign for a private discount store. I know that's sacrilegious, but it's true.
But then again, it's the Honest Ed's sign, an iconic sign closely identified with this city. Why destroy it if it could be preserved somewhere for fellow nostalgists to gawk and smile?
Does the sign turn to rubble with the building or should it be saved?
Update:
#BREAKING-David Mirvish plans to save part of Honest Ed's sign, mount it on Victoria St side of Ed Mirvish Theatre. Needs city hall approval pic.twitter.com/6w2FJfEbVf— NEWSTALK1010 (@NEWSTALK1010) February 8, 2017
