“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.