This House Has A Podcast: East York 1928
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This House Has A Podcast: East York 1928

Welcome to an intriguing episode of our home history podcast, where we explore the historic charm of your East York property. This episode delves into the captivating stories from when your home was built in 1928, and how it has evolved over the years. We start by providing essential details about your home, its initial configuration, and the historical context of that era with noteworthy events from 1928. We continue by unraveling the ownership records and highlighting the names that shaped its legacy. Listeners will also learn about the unique aspects of East York properties like easements and land complexities, which are crucial to understand for maintaining the beauty and integrity of your home. Join us in this journey of discovery as we bring the stories of your beloved residence to life. Don't miss the chance to uncover fascinating details and ensure your connection with your home is as strong as ever.
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Good morning, good evening, and good afternoon. This is your podcast story.

Your wonderful property in the East York community is the subject of the latest

episode of my home history podcast,

and this allows you to hear the stories that have made your property so historic.

So let's get started with some basic details, just to make sure that you have

all of this information.

Your home was built in the roaring 20s, 1928 to be specific.

It was listed at that time, or is listed at this time, as a three-bedroom, one-bath home.

Now, obviously, over the years, that configuration may have changed.

In fact, the plans, surveys, and easements that we have for this property actually go back to 1914.

And just to give you a little bit of entertainment as we talk about the history

of your property, I also like to do a little bit of a news recap.

So here is some of the headlines from 1928. In March of 1928,

Eileen Volek is the first Canadian woman to get a pilot's license.

In March, Samuel Bronfman acquires control of Joseph Seagram and Sons Limited.

And in August, in Quebec, the Attorney General prohibits dog racing in the province of Quebec.

These are just a few stories from 1928, just to give you sort of a reference

point of where your property started.

According to my records, and I've got records for this property that go back

to the 90s that I've got available, And I can by all means, send these to you for review.

But of course, the ownership records with the with the city are going to go much further back.

And when I do pull up these listings, and I'm able to show you not just the

property, but also the names of the previous owners, it sort of gives you a

little bit of a storyline.

And you'll notice that some of the names might even be familiar.

And if they're not familiar to you, they might be familiar to others,

perhaps that live on the street.

And part of the charm and part of the magnetic elements of this podcast is that

when others listen to it and they're in the area that you're in.

And if your property has one of my this house has a podcast lawn signs and people

listen to it very often they have stories to add to that and that's one of the best parts,

about creating these home history podcasts and this house has a podcast series

uh very similar but the history part kind of goes a little bit more into detail in terms of history.

On your property as well, you may or may not know, but there are two easements

listed on your property.

So for that reason, it's very important for you to know what the PYB reports are.

These These are called the Protect Your Boundaries reports.

These are essential reports for buyers, for sellers, and there's also a report

specifically for easements.

And it's important, especially in East York, if you live in East York,

you'll understand that there are more easements and mutual drives and more.

Complications, let's just say, with land sizes and property lines than just

about anywhere that I've been aware of.

And I've sold homes all across the province. So I understand that there are

definitely more details.

And this is why it's so important to have someone who has reviewed thousands

of these reports and still does on a weekly basis.

And homes on your street have always been in high demand, as you may know,

seeing as you moved in just a few years ago.

But the fact is, you've got this wonderful, almost century home.

And my hope is that you are able to enjoy it and understand everything that you can about it.

And by all means, if you have not booked your time to have me walk through,

to do a complete analysis of the property, to give you an idea of if there are

any different ages of the home.

In some cases, there are kitchens added after the property was built or additions.

Second story additions, things like that.

And there are clues within the property that allow us to determine what those

changes or what those additions might have been,

depending on the construction and depending on materials used,

a whole bunch of different things that factor into that.

So I hope this podcast has been helpful for you. Thank you so much for requesting

your home history report.

And I will gladly send you all of the additional paperwork should you want to

review more of it whenever you're ready. Thanks for tuning in.