What Mirvish Village looked like in Toronto before it was demolished and gone forever MirvishVillage Toronto
Ed Mirvish bought up most of Markham Street in the early 1960s and later in the decade, it became an artist’s colony; even Anne Mirvish had a studio on the street.Darrel Dorsk started visiting Markham Street when he moved to Toronto from California in 1974. Like many, he would head toBack then it cost 25 cents; he was a regular customer until the store closed in 2009. By then, the paper was $7.50.at 589 Markham St.
Dorsk got his start in the 1970s selling stained glass boxes, which he made with his girlfriend at the time. His zoology degree from Berkeley hung in his store and he noted he once wanted to be a veterinarian – that’s why there are so many natural history prints on his wall. “I was at three different places on Queen Street and I’ve never been in a community with my shop like this,” he said at the time, noting that the Markham Street community was a tight one. “It's pretty remarkable.”
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