As if the horrific fire which afflicted the Queen West and Bathurst-area earlier this year weren’t bad enough, I found myself today doing errands in those parts and, expecting to see the tobacco store – Westside Tobacco on the northeast corner – with its trademark wooden “Indian” out by the sidewalk, I instead happened upon a closed shop with a candlelit memorial in front of the entrance.
I looked up again and saw notes posted by the community on the windows and on the door. It didn’t take much time for the tone of the notes to surrender the truth, that the owner was dead.
A note I read, the one which carried the most context for me, was printed from this blog.
thank you matt. it felt good to print it and tape it to the glass… i suppose i hoped it would reach dave, but i’m glad it reached you. jamilah
I thought it was nicely written and respectful to Dave.
Cheers,
M