A delightfully complicated Mimico house from 1910

“So this is my favourite picture of Dr. Woods and his wife,” says Andrew Vanderwal as he straightens in his chair and reaches for a photograph. It’s a domestic winter scene containing four people; Etobicoke dentist Dr. William J. Woods in a long coat and bowler at right; at centre is a sleigh containing two bonneted babies; and, at left, facing the camera wearing a fancy hat and a stern expression, Dawn Woods.

“Now you notice that the picture has a tear right down the middle? I don’t know when that tear occurred, but they had an unhappy end to their marriage.”