Were you aware the chocolate bar Sweet Marie got its name from a poem Cy Warman wrote in Victoria Park in 1893? Or that The Catcher in the Rye author J.D. Salinger called 95 King St. home from 1961-65? Or that the wind tunnel system used to build the World Trade Center and Confederation Bridge was invented in 1965 at Western?
For a limited time, you can get a dose of local history like this alongside your morning coffee thanks to a pilot project from the London Heritage Council and LondonFuse, in collaboration with Edgar & Joe's Café and supported by the City of London's Culture Office.
Pour Over London aims to bring local heritage into Londoners' everyday lives - one cup at a time - through a variety of heritage facts presented on coffee sleeves. The launch of the project coincides with Canada's annual Heritage Week, Feb. 18-24.
Starting next week, visitors to Edgar & Joe's Café locations on Horton Street (Goodwill Industries) or King Street (Innovation Works) will learn about London's robust streetcar network, the oldest continually operational baseball diamond, the Thames River's important role in the Forest City and more.
