Honest Ed's

One of Toronto's landmark commercial complexes opened in 1948 and its iconic billboard of lights contains 23,000 lightbulbs. Gaining notoriety for its massive marketing campaigns including free turkey giveaways every year at Christmas and celebrating Ed Mirvish's birthday parties until his death in 2007. Sadly, Honest Ed's has been offered up for redevelopment for $100 million on July 16, 2013. The site currently remains open, however potential redevelopments are still being negotiated.