I remember as a kid driving down Queen Street past this now closed Company. There was always a very distinct smell around the building. My mother remembers it in the 1940's. China Lily was the most popular Soy Sauce brand in Canada at one time. Apparently the original owner died a few years ago, the company went bankrupt and the only manufacturing plant that was bought up was the one that made Soya Sauce (though according to foodies, it is not really soy sauce). I found several groups on the internet trying to source this now rare sauce, there is even a facebook group.

During my latest trip to the Toronto Archives, I discovered a ton of pics of old shoe stores and gathered them together for this latest curated collection.

Ontario place is being renovated, and some fear the loss of history. There's a "Save Ontario Place" facebook page for those concerned. © Original 35mm Kodachrome transparency.

As cliche as it is to say, it's remarkable to see how much and how little Toronto has changed over the last 50 or so years. For the purpose of compar…