"There were a lot of people there with strange philosophies. I met someone who told me they were a time traveller and that their father was a pharaoh of Egypt."

Toronto Life: The wildest stories from the legendary 888 Dupont art squat. I once worked with a photographer that lived there, and their stories were wilder than anything in this article. Still a fun read. It’s pretty sad that we’re losing all of these places. With the crazy vacancy rates for commercial real estate right now, maybe the glory days aren’t done yet.

“There were a lot of people there with strange philosophies. I met someone who told me they were a time traveller and that their father was a pharaoh of Egypt.”