Lights on, principal wrecker and $6 million on Mt. Pleasant

The monumental stone house under construction at 240 Rose Park Drive is still not finished even though the lights were burning brightly Thursday. There were two electricians eating in the garage. This may be progress. Top centre, Shona Farrelly, principal of Davisville Public School, was at the levers of this back hoe Wednesday as demolition began at the old school on Millwood Rd. We say a happy farewell even as boutique architects lament the passing of its playful windows. Top right, the 22-unit apartment at 672 Mt. Pleasant Rd. has a new stucco front and, it is said, a new owner. It was listed for $6.6 million. He also bought three of the original semi-detached homes in this undeveloped block between Hillsdale and Soudan Aves.  Lower left, a kitty with a cleft lip is at Davisville Park Animal Hospital at 518 Mt. Pleasant Rd. with an unregistered chip. Please call them if you recognize kitty. Lower centre are most fetching cut gerbera on sale at Longo’s. And at right, Patrick Rocca’s heroic fir tree all decorated and lighted for the season. It is a treat to see on Bessborough Drive.