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2 unusual facts about The Annex


The Annex

The northern Annex (north of Bloor Street) was home to many members of Toronto's Eaton family, Baldwin, Ross, and Simpson families until the mid-twentieth century.

Recently, members of the Eaton family have relocated to Bedford Road and Boswell Avenue.


2009 World Cup of Pool

For the first time, it was held outside Europe, at The Annex of SM City North EDSA in Quezon City, Philippines, from September 1 to 6, 2009, and that an all-female duo participated.


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Annex Press

The Annex magazine edited by Julian Kabza appeared under varying titles; Terraplane, Biscuit, Writing, Annexes (single author pamphlets include: Veinstein's "From A Reader's Notebook, translated by Rosmarie Waldrop), and Flora Danica.

Berlin-Stresow railway station

When in 1871 the parallel railway line from the Lehrter Bahnhof in Berlin to Lehrte opened with a second station west of the Havel river, Spandau received the annex Hamburger Bahnhof to distinguish it from the new station called Lehrter Bahnhof.

Edward J. Schwartz United States Courthouse

The location of the annex is being built over a local historic landmark of the Hotel San Diego, which was built by John D. Spreckels.

Garry Mauro

Mauro convinced the U.S. Senate to ratify the Annex V provision of the MARPOL Treaty, which outlaws the dumping of plastic items in the world’s oceans.

Hosanger

The annex of Seim (lying as an exclave of the municipality in the west) was transferred from Hosanger to the new municipality of Alversund January 1, 1885.

Jose Abad Santos Memorial School

PWU-JASMS Manila acquired a new site along Indiana (now P. H. Lim) street in Malate but still maintained the (Annex) Taft Avenue facilities for the younger children.

Radio Recorders

For many years, Lawrence Welk pre-recorded the music for his popular television show, becoming the most important client; in addition, in the 1960s and 1970s Annex mastered for such labels as Uni Records, Dot Records and Ranwood Records, as well as cutting early pressings of Barbra Streisand's hit single "The Way We Were." The Annex's location now houses The Record Plant Studios.

Secrets of a Successful Marriage

Homer sings the end of the theme song to Family Ties while talking to an administrator at the annex center.