Casa Loma (Spanish for "Hill House") is a Gothic Revival castle-style mansion with gardens in midtown Toronto. It is now a historic house museum and landmark. The architect was E.J. Lennox, includes 7 storeys, an elevator and almost 65000 square feet of living space. It was constructed as a private residence for financier Sir Henry Pellatt. What year was Casa Loma completed?
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope this message finds you & your family well! Haven’t we been lucky with the balmy weather so late in the year? Feeling pretty grateful that we have so far avoided alot of the extreme weather phenomena. As I write this Gulf Coast of Florida is preparing for a wicked hurricane.
Greater Toronto Area (GTA) home sales increased year-over-year in September. Buyers were starting to take advantage of more affordable market conditions brought about by interest rate cuts and lower home prices.
A fun tradition – gotta love a good sausage and sauerkraut! Weather was gorgeous. Lots of people and lots of music! 🎶
Bank of Canada lowered their central bank’s benchmark interest rate to 4.25 per cent! Greater Toronto Area (GTA) home sales were down on a yearover-year basis in August 2024. New listings were up slightly over the same period. While the region’s housing market remained well-supplied in August, average home prices only edged slightly lower compared to August 2023.
“My favourite is the new Parkinson’s Canada campaign about Finding Your Swagger. So proud and inspired by my good friend and JKT fan – Sarah Macrae Blakeley. ❤️
Ontario is home to nearly 20% of the world’s fresh water, and is blessed to border 4 out 5 Great Lakes!
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From Julie: “My favourite book this year has by far been Barbra Streisand’s memoir – My Name is Barbra. I of course loved it by listening to it on Libby – ( I actually re-listenened to much of it). The audio book is narrated / read by Babs herself. She adds plenty of funny side bar comments. They also play clips of some of the songs or movies referenced. It’s like she is right there with you telling her stories.”
Greater Toronto Area (GTA) home sales in July 2024 were up compared to July 2023. While sales were up from last year, buyers continued to benefit from more choice in the GTA marketplace, with annual growth in new listings outstripping that of sales. The better-supplied market meant that buyers also benefitted from a slight relief in selling prices on average.
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The Civic holiday weekend also is the culmination of Toronto’s Caribana Festivities. Introduced by immigrants from the Caribbean, Caribana showcases multiple cultures and traditions from same heritage backgrounds coming together to celebrate their heritage ties. Caribana has run annually since what year?
