Street patio installed at Yonge corner

by South Bayview Bulldog Admin • July 15, 2011

On the fringe of South Bayview there is a charming project underway to turn a busy street into a patio. Read about it at our Eglinton Ave blog, Trish Stuebing’s Eglinton Store Diary.

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