The South Bayview Bulldog

Work goes on inside the premises at 1592 South Bayview where a tea shop enterprise is readying to open. This shot is interesting since it shows for the first time since the shop was leased by the previous occupant, the Tea emporium, the length of the shop with the view to the rear.

The celebrated baseball writer and long-time resident of the South Bayview area Neil MacCarl has died. He succumbed to pneumonia in Toronto. MacCarl had been a resident of Moore Park for decades and was always ready to chat as he walked his dog along Hudson Drive. Frequently, he would find his way to the leafy cul de sac down near Moo0re Ave and visit the privately maintained memorial to his wife Mary, who was also in previous times a Star writer. During the off season, when he was in Toronto, Neil was often seen shopping on South Bayview. He is shown inset on a visit to Badali’s. As re information provided by the Star, there will be a visitation Friday, Aug. 12 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at Humphrey Funeral Home, 1403 Bayview Ave. A funeral service will be held Saturday, Aug. 13 at 11 a.m. in the Humphrey chapel.

With less than a month to go to the scheduled September 5, 2011 re-opening of Pottery Road, there still seems to be quite a bit of work left to do. At left, new bridge abutments will make passing safer and at right is the excavation going on beneath the Don Valley Parkway underpass. It looks like the road will be widened to four lanes . Of course a closed road is a joggers paradise (center).

Many readers of the South Bayview Bulldog will recognize Sophie, happy in the service of Second Cup. Except of course that Sophie has a new look which threw the customers today. Her fantastic blond coif is contrasted with the Sophie of a few weeks ago.

Sure, it’s a publicity stunt but they’re actually going to feed these things to people. You are looking at a bacon cheeseburger between two maple-glazed doughnuts. It will be waiting for visitors to the Canadian National Exhibition. It’s from those crazy folks at Krispy Kreme. And some loopy kids will eat one (or more). There’s 1500 calories in it incidentally and a cholesterol count that is off the meter.

Staff at the Tremblelt’s Valu-Mart say the familiar mural depicting local scenes, including the old coal silos (inset) has been painted over and is gone for good. The mural hung on the north wall of the supermarket in the dairy department. Among the sites shown in the mural was the Dominion and Coal and Wood retail silos (picture inset) which once stood at Mount Pleasant and Merton Street.