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Large trees and beautiful homes line Normandy Boulevard in Toronto's Upper Beaches neighbourhood.JENNIFER ROBERTS

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Nicola Bishop checks the stock at East of Eliza, a florist at 1960 Gerrard Street East in the Upper Beaches neighbourhood.JENNIFER ROBERTS

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Kirk Stratakos and Tracy Loyson recently opened The Bandit, an espresso bar at 1925 Gerrard Street East.JENNIFER ROBERTS

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Kirk Stratakos, left, inside The Bandit espresso bar in the Upper Beaches.JENNIFER ROBERTS

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Nicola Bishop in the cooller at East of Eliza in the Upper Beaches.JENNIFER ROBERTS

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Erin Ramey, one year old, plays with her grandmother Sheila Northover in the Upper Beaches' Cassels Park.JENNIFER ROBERTS

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Erin Ramey on the hobby horse at Cassels Park, Upper Beaches, Toronto.JENNIFER ROBERTS

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Treelined steps connect Oakcrest Avenue to Woodbine Avenue in Toronto's Upper Beaches neighbourhood.JENNIFER ROBERTS

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