Many childhood trips downtown were with my maternal grandfather. We'd take the 112 West Mall bus to Kipling station, take the subway to Spadina station, and then head south on the 77 Spadina bus to the Dragon City Mall at the south-west corner of Spadina and Dundas.

It was rare to return home immediately after the previously scheduled engagement at the mall. We'd wander a bit around Chinatown, perhaps stopping at a bakery and doing some grocery shopping along the way. Many time we'd leave Chinatown behind altogether by strolling east on Dundas. Hitting University Avenue gave us the first opportunity to board the subway via St. Patrick station and head home to Etobicoke; naturally, a salient factor was how lazy or tired my little legs were feeling.