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December 1, 2025 at 05:13 am Reply

Frankie

Hi Mr. Korman,

Something has been bothering me for the last few years. In Losing Joe's place, what's the real-world Toronto street/area that you set his brother's place? I've often wondering and when I grew up I was disappointed to learn there was no 1 Pitt Street in Toronto that I could visit.

Btw when I was a kid you visited my school (Baythorn) ... thanks again that was an awesome visit.

PS: My favourites are the Bruno/Boots series, Losing Joe's Place, The Twinkie Squad, and I Want To Go Home. I still have all of them in paperback.

Frankie
December 1, 2025 at 09:12 pm Reply

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Hi, Frankie,

Thanks for posting and for being such a long-time fan.

How about the Bloor and Spadina area? My own recollections of Toronto are fuzzy now -- I've been married and living elsewhere for over 30 years! But doesn't that shound like an excellent place for Plotnick to open a deli?

Thanks again, Frankie! -----Gordon Korman-----
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Hi, Frankie,

Thanks for posting and for being such a long-time fan.

How about the Bloor and Spadina area? My own recollections of Toronto are fuzzy now -- I've been married and living elsewhere for over 30 years! But doesn't that shound like an excellent place for Plotnick to open a deli?

Thanks again, Frankie! -----Gordon Korman-----