Posted AT 2:37 AM EDT on 26/01/07
Land Sales
For decades, the corner of Sheppard Avenue and Leslie Street was a drab intersection dominated by the din of the automobile and the grim pavement of parking lots the size of lakes.
North of Sheppard, off the main arteries, were the cul-de-sacs from the first wave of postwar housing expansion nestled among schools and parks. The intersection itself was notable only because it was near Toronto's only IKEA store, until another mammoth store opened in Etobicoke eight years ago.
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