Ontario Street Flea Market
Things have not been going that great. A little balance for all that stuff that was going so wonderfully. Still, I think I'll manage, More on this later.
One of the good things about being a writer is that you can turn the lousy things that happen to you into material.
In the meantime, here's a cool picture of a display at the Flea Market on Ontario Street, east of Papineau.
I don't know if there's a Quebec Street in Toronto that has the same cachet that Ontario Street does in Montreal. This is sort of the lower-class street that Mont-Royal used to be, before it got gentirified. So, there are a lot of tattoo parlours and pawn shops. I found some nice DVDs at this flea market (A Criterion Edition of The Seven Samurai for five dollars), but the guy who ran the stall yelled at me for opening a package. Apprarently, I couldn't open the case unless I told him I wanted to buy it. But I just wanted to look!
Well, this other room at the back of the flea market is full of First Nations art from around the Great Lakes area. This thing is made of driftwood combined with deer antlers. Everything in this place has a story. I look forward to coming back, and hearing a few of these stories.
posted by Jack Ruttan at 9:04 PM
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For FIVE DOLLARS? That's awesome. I'm envious.
I was happy, too, but he's a mean-tempered guy. Not that he has stacks of such finds on hand.
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That's less than a dollar per Samurai. What a deal ! ;-)
And ten times less than the actual price, at least. Those Criterion DVD's are expensive...
That's why it was such a find. I also love the movie. These sorts of deals don't come around all the time. But that's one reason why I like prowling flea markets and garage sales.
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