When they finished building 8 Tanager Ave. in north Leaside in 1948, Trace Manes had just been acclaimed mayor and you could still bet on the ponies in Thorncliffe Park. The Premier had yet to be born. The house sold for $7,000. This fall the same well-cared for two-storey brick house changed hands for the first time in 65 years. It did so for a tidy increase on that original value, fetching $1,235,000. That’s an increase of about 176 times and a bonus of $156,000 over the asking rice of $1,079,000. As those around the area will know, No. 8 Tanager sits between Broadway Ave. and Glenvale Blvd. in a lovely part of the neighborhood. It has 1,200 sq. ft.of floor space on a lot that is 35 by 133-ft. There is a single-car attached garage and private drive. Taxes aren’t usually a source of amusement but some may get a chuckle that the $6,174 levy for this year is barely $800 short of the original selling price. Toronto Star
