{"id":4291,"date":"2009-05-21T21:22:48","date_gmt":"2009-05-22T01:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/2009\/05\/21\/dept-of-funny-signs-plastics-organics\/"},"modified":"2013-01-21T14:32:41","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T19:32:41","slug":"dept-of-funny-signs-plastics-organics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2009\/05\/21\/dept-of-funny-signs-plastics-organics\/","title":{"rendered":"Dept. of Funny Signs: Plastics Organics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/7119320@N05\/3543838505\/in\/set-72157618353319965\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2040\/3543838505_bd052d6ab9.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On my way to Rochester last Sunday for a brief road trip, I spotted this rather strange banner sign near <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.ca\/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=Islington+and+The+Queensway,+Toronto&amp;sll=49.891235,-97.15369&amp;sspn=26.582916,54.316406&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=43.623992,-79.509398&amp;spn=0.003635,0.00663&amp;t=h&amp;z=17\">The Queensway and Islington<\/a> in Etobicoke. A new organic food store\/bakery has opened up, proudly proclaiming its address as 20 Plastics Avenue. Hardly the place you&#8217;d expect to see natural &#8220;gourmet&#8221; foods.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 On my way to Rochester last Sunday for a brief road trip, I spotted this rather strange banner sign near The Queensway and Islington in Etobicoke. A new organic food store\/bakery has opened up, proudly proclaiming its address as 20 Plastics Avenue. 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