Urban decoder

May 2003

I recently noticed someone fishing in the Don River, near the Pottery Road bridge. Wouldn’t it be a death wish to eat a Don fillet? —Biagio DiMarco, Scarborough

Posted on May 1, 2003

There are a number of strange little houses across town that look abandoned and have industrial-strength steel front doors with electrical hazard signs drilled into them. My husband jokes they’re KGB safe houses. What’s the story? —Deborah Moore, Leaside

Posted on May 1, 2003

I’ve heard that there was once a lakeside dance hall built into the Scarborough Bluffs. Is this true? If so, what happened to the place? —Nicola Cartwright, Summerhill

Posted on May 1, 2003