tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70488297604846320362011-10-03T11:34:00.408-07:00Latest news from one of the greatest street in Riverdale, Toronto!CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473238232511516112noreply@blogger.comBlogger381100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048829760484632036.post-13091654575816777502008-03-20T06:06:00.000-07:002008-03-20T06:07:39.773-07:00

See this post on the Victor Avenue blog about a former resident who gently pokes fun at Riverdale Types.

Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048829760484632036.post-24250447368404245332008-01-02T10:18:00.000-08:002008-01-02T10:23:34.876-08:00

Here's Bailey again. She's loving the snow in her new chenille sweater. I wish I had a new chenille sweater...well, not really. Please post some of your pet photos, or else I'll have to keep adding more of mine.

CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473238232511516112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048829760484632036.post-68146590878822489892008-01-01T07:20:00.000-08:002008-01-01T07:45:23.597-08:00

Something to keep in mind as you make your resolutions:“A slight boost in neighbourly trust has a greater effect on happiness than doubling your income...”The Walrus, January/February 2008 Cities Special issue

CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473238232511516112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048829760484632036.post-48252608274383008782007-12-12T19:05:00.000-08:002008-01-01T07:52:23.912-08:00

There's no place like this home for Toronto's pesky raccoons (edited for space)JEFF GRAY January 24, 2007TORONTO -- In the middle of the real-estate agent's paradise that is Toronto's Riverdale lies a spacious Victorian semi that would ordinarily be filled with polished hardwood and stainless steel appliances by now, a half-million-dollar home for a professional couple with a baby and a Bugaboo

CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473238232511516112noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048829760484632036.post-2921789644595680312007-12-09T15:19:00.000-08:002007-12-09T15:21:28.862-08:00

Grahame and Sylviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09038204355916269525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048829760484632036.post-74961664265293767752007-12-02T14:09:00.000-08:002007-12-02T20:05:48.479-08:00

Hey Everyone,OK my first BLOG entry ever ! Really I have no idea how this works. Sooooo here goes....A little news from a few Langley folks:This Friday (November 30th) Derby Crewe (165 Langley), Sammy Ray Welch(official Langley member) & myself (125 Langley) had a film entered in a short film festival called the Toronto Film Challenge www.torontofilmchallenge.com . It's a crazy little contest

John Healyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00844333226510168677noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048829760484632036.post-24827883149832920212007-12-02T11:53:00.001-08:002007-12-02T11:57:54.178-08:00

What luck that the first major snowfall happened on a weekend!

CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473238232511516112noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048829760484632036.post-50550848920326047992007-11-30T17:50:00.000-08:002007-11-30T18:00:37.946-08:00

Lots of talk about lead in the water over the past few months. Some people are recommending we run our faucets for 15 minutes in the morning, or after long periods of disuse, to flush any potential lead leeching from the pipes. Great idea, but when I need water for the coffee maker in the morning, I just can't wait that long.Several neighbors have had their water service pipes replaced by the

CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473238232511516112noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048829760484632036.post-50405358932753720512007-11-30T12:52:00.000-08:002007-11-30T12:54:58.410-08:00

It was another really busy real estate year in Riverdale, and Langley had many sales. I've looked up and posted a few of them, but details are limited. While visiting the open houses I noted that there were some really beautiful kitchen and bath renos. Please post the names of any contractors that did a good job for you.Welcome to all the new Langley-ites!

CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473238232511516112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048829760484632036.post-34787569548554349152007-11-30T12:34:00.000-08:002007-12-02T07:47:32.232-08:00

3 Br List $499, sold just under

CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473238232511516112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048829760484632036.post-31318727099949039842007-11-30T12:31:00.001-08:002007-12-02T07:48:15.794-08:00

3+1 Br List $659, sold over

CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473238232511516112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048829760484632036.post-18277794229745227542007-11-30T12:27:00.000-08:002007-12-02T07:48:37.661-08:00

4Br List $849, sold over

CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473238232511516112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048829760484632036.post-87190539745525904532007-11-30T12:21:00.000-08:002007-12-02T07:49:01.340-08:00

List $529, sold well over

CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473238232511516112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048829760484632036.post-74703317765835911372007-11-30T12:19:00.000-08:002007-12-02T07:49:30.414-08:00

3+1 br List $549 900, sold well over

CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473238232511516112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048829760484632036.post-3705709806812148802007-11-30T12:17:00.000-08:002007-12-02T07:49:57.965-08:00

List $389 000 sold just over

CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473238232511516112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048829760484632036.post-4756528298785403432007-11-30T12:16:00.000-08:002007-12-02T07:52:13.170-08:00

3 br List $509 , sold well over

CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473238232511516112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048829760484632036.post-5032028824899197112007-11-30T12:15:00.000-08:002007-12-02T07:51:55.722-08:00

4br List $759, sold well over

CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473238232511516112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048829760484632036.post-21220733077370688502007-11-30T12:13:00.000-08:002007-12-02T07:52:37.173-08:00

List $389 900, sold over

CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473238232511516112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048829760484632036.post-79576798264022619382007-11-30T12:11:00.000-08:002007-12-02T07:53:57.661-08:00

2br List $474 900, sold under

CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473238232511516112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048829760484632036.post-12021384599729343582007-11-30T12:08:00.000-08:002007-12-02T07:54:56.372-08:00

Mr. Schimming's final residence: 4+2br List $549 000 Sold $664 760

CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473238232511516112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048829760484632036.post-89547528891941367782007-11-30T12:06:00.000-08:002007-12-02T07:55:57.143-08:00

Walter Schimming's estate 6+1 br List $409 Sold $495 240

CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473238232511516112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048829760484632036.post-41345337389955334602007-11-30T12:03:00.000-08:002007-12-02T07:56:57.366-08:00

3+2 reno List $469 900 sold under

CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473238232511516112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048829760484632036.post-82799751098579950032007-11-30T12:00:00.000-08:002007-12-02T07:58:04.680-08:00

List $529, sold

CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473238232511516112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048829760484632036.post-7625394375012568332007-11-30T11:59:00.000-08:002007-12-02T07:59:28.364-08:00

2+2 br List $599, sold just over

CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473238232511516112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048829760484632036.post-83140263302931767552007-11-30T11:57:00.001-08:002007-12-02T08:00:02.854-08:00

5br List $649 000 sold under

CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473238232511516112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048829760484632036.post-7682976236712630322007-11-30T11:55:00.001-08:002007-11-30T12:44:19.301-08:00

4+1 Sold for asking: $599 900

CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473238232511516112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048829760484632036.post-52633018183892392892007-11-23T07:29:00.000-08:002007-11-23T07:30:41.667-08:00

This is Bailey at 157. She's not really sad, she just wants something.

CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473238232511516112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048829760484632036.post-35874120949120874592007-11-20T07:37:00.000-08:002007-11-23T14:58:24.991-08:00

Sold! $645,80054 Langley has just gone up, five bedrooms, three bathrooms and parquet floors throughout. Double garage, currently vacant. They're asking $649.

CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473238232511516112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048829760484632036.post-83529230605674707542007-11-19T09:56:00.000-08:002007-11-20T07:47:05.083-08:00

This just in: The lovely 219 Langley just sold for $493, after a few weeks on the market at $499. If I recall correctly, it was a detached 2 storey 3 bedroom stone home, nicely recessed from the street, with finished basement and 2 bathrooms. It is a great house, but it is across from Pape school, backing on to the No Frills parking lot, and very close to the train tracks, so the noise may have

CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473238232511516112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048829760484632036.post-81191065865184266332007-11-19T09:31:00.001-08:002007-11-19T09:35:30.320-08:00

This is Fritz, one of the residents of our street. Please send in more photos of your pets... maybe your kids would like to contribute!Email me and I'll post your submissions.

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We have lived at 136 Langley for 5 years. We are the 3rd or 4th owners of the house, and completely gutted it when we bought it in 2001. We recently waterproofed our basement and rebuilt out front porch and slightly lowered the wall in front of our house. We were very pleased with our contractor, Shawn Morren (www.shawnmorren.com), who did great work, both inside and outside of our house.-Vicki

CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473238232511516112noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048829760484632036.post-61494317459541714532007-11-18T11:37:00.000-08:002007-11-18T11:40:59.922-08:00

CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473238232511516112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048829760484632036.post-40636522695742958102007-11-18T11:21:00.001-08:002007-11-20T07:47:30.982-08:00

The First Riverdale Street Sale was originally called “Where is Fred” street sale, named after the infamous guinea fowl roaming the west end of Langley Ave for about 6 months ending May 1990. Fred suddenly appeared, wandering about searching for a mate, calling out in a horrible rusty metal rubbing rusty metal pitch. Some people thought it was a runaway from the farm but they claimed it wasn’t,

CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473238232511516112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048829760484632036.post-41068457433582597722007-11-14T13:30:00.002-08:002007-11-18T11:47:49.239-08:00

Back in the 50's (maybe even earlier) the telephone exchange in our area was HOward (46), as in "HOward 6, 0095" (466-0095).Michael tells us:The original Bell exchange was the now-condo building "Printers Row" (see http://mitchell-lofts.com/pages/AboutPRC.htm) on the east side of Logan just north of Simpson, designed in 1911 by the architect W.F. Carmichael. You'll note a blank sandstone panel at

CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473238232511516112noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048829760484632036.post-17900219481548760802007-11-13T16:54:00.000-08:002007-11-13T18:23:21.099-08:00

You've probably seen this nice notice from the residents at #32. Feel free to post such messages on Langley Life.

CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473238232511516112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048829760484632036.post-29491426700951674602007-11-13T16:43:00.000-08:002007-11-13T18:26:02.945-08:00

This is #52 taken in 1924.

CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473238232511516112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048829760484632036.post-21784002960993671722007-11-13T16:34:00.001-08:002007-11-14T13:33:49.976-08:00

What's the deal with #65? It seems to be some kind of rooming house, but the front door is always ajar. I guess Michael Moore was right.

CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473238232511516112noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048829760484632036.post-21372670980067132262007-11-12T18:37:00.000-08:002007-11-13T18:26:27.717-08:00

I've often wondered who lived in our house since it was built. Did they work at the Colgate factory, or teach at a local school? Maybe they had desk jobs downtown, or laboured at the brickworks.In the early days of Toronto (York), anywhere east of the Don River was considered "the sticks". Riverdale was a town until it was annexed in 1884, and when the Prince Edward Viaduct was completed in 1918,

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