If you grew up in North America during the last 50 years, you are almost certain to have been exposed to the exploits of red headed Archie and his gang of friends in their ubiquitous comic books. The city that the gang calls home is known as Riverdale, and is pretty much a representation of any mid sized city in the United States or Canada.
When it comes to Canada, though, Riverdale may refer to neighbourhoods in either Edmonton or Toronto. In this article, we are going to look at some of the features of the Toronto neighbourhood of Riverdale.
Population
Riverdale is quite an eclectic neighbourhood. In fact most refer to it as a thriving community, and that means you can expect a healthy population mix of old and young, all races and backgrounds. The area includes several diverse neighbourhoods within the Riverdale umbrella, including Little India and East Chinatown.
The arts
Riverdale also enjoys a reputation as being an appealing place for local artists to set up shop. In fact a large part of Riverdale seems to be an attractive residential area for artists, earning it the nickname the Studio District. People work in old warehouses along the waterfront, and make their homes in the Victorian style houses just down the road.
Physical characteristics
That waterfront, of course, is probably one of the most defining characteristics of the Riverdale neighbourhood. The Don River makes up the western border of the neighbourhood and is the reason for both the current name and the historical name of Riverside, which the area was known by before being annexed into Toronto in 1884.
Other notable physical characteristics in Riverdale include its two sprawling parks. Riverdale Park is located on the banks of the Don, while Withrow Park is in the north east of the neighbourhood.
Real estate
The typical housing in Riverdale is single-family stand-alone structures built on land owned by the property owners. There is a difference in median sale prices of homes as determined by the houses’ location in upper or lower Riverdale, with those houses in upper Riverdale likely to fetch higher prices (they being a bit closer to major transportation routes).
So if you are a Canadian, next time you see an Archie comic at your local convenience store, don’t just automatically think of the United States. At least one of Canada’s Riverdale communities is a great representation of what Canada is all about!
By Linda Jennings
When it comes to home decor one of the most neglected rooms of our homes is the bathroom. And yet the bathroom is one of the most visited rooms of our homes when we have company.
Unfortunately, what decorating we do seems in many cases to be an afterthought. Sadly it is often a hodgepodge of items and colors that do not reflect our design style. Or maybe at one time the bathroom was decorated and has been left to sit in the design style or color scheme of years gone by.
Some of us have left our bathrooms the way they were when our kids were small and our children are now grown and possibly gone from home. Or maybe we've left them the way they were when we moved into our home and that may have been as much as ten, twenty, or maybe even longer. Do you still have plaster fish, or mermaids, or some other animal on your walls that have been there forever?
Often if we are fortunate to have two bathrooms, we spend money to upgrade and decorate the master bath, but sorely neglect the bath left to guests and the rest of the family. We don't really think about the impact our bathrooms have on our families and friends.
Is your bathroom a pleasant place to visit or do family and guests dread going in and hurry to get out as quickly as possible? We've all had those experiences where we went to the bathroom and wondered if the family had forgotten they had this room. I've been in bathrooms where in an attempt to appear clean everything is white, the walls, the ceiling, the vanity, the toilet, the floor, the tub you name it, it's white. You know what I'm talking about don't you?
If you are not willing or are afraid to paint your bathroom, then use color in the accessorizing of your bath. For some great ideas for your bathroom visit www.bearlycreative.com Change your lighting, get a new rug for the floor, buy some new towels and washcloths, and get a new shower curtain. Change out your towel bars, or maybe you need to add some towel bars. Soap dishes that are old and maybe cracked or broken, and yet there they sit still being used need to be updated. Possibly you no longer need that soap dish if you use a liquid soap and it is one less item to be crowded onto your sink.
One other area to address, don't forget about storage. We all know that often there is little to no storage in our bathrooms and we have a cluttered mess on the vanity and anywhere we can find to poke, cram, or somehow add one more item, we do it. Often you can add shelving or a small storage cabinet that will do wonders to relieve the problems of not having enough storage. Stacking baskets that are organized with like items makes it easier to locate the things we need in a timely manner.
For some reason many of us hold on to things and objects that we should throw away, but for some reason we continue to keep them, even though they may be broken or no longer usable. This can be said of old electric razors, curling irons, hair dryers or any number of items in our bathroom. Sometimes we need to go through and toss, old shampoo, old lotions, old creams, any thing that we no longer use and more than likely will never use again. You may be surprised at how much more space you can acquire by doing this sometimes hard but very necessary task.
Put fresh flowers in your bathroom, it is a pleasant surprise for all who enter and it tells those who do use that bathroom that you care and were thinking of them. Add a decorative mirror opposite your vanity lighting if possible to make your bathroom feel much larger. Another way to change the d'cor is to add some candles and other decorative elements to your bathroom. There are many options and ideas to explore at www.bearlycreative.com for not only your bathroom but every room of your house.
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