From Hockey to Hollywood

Walked into the shop for the first time in almost 10 years following a Jays game; things have changed to say the very least, and I’m not just talking about the name.
A friend and I simply wanted to relive a childhood pastime and grab a couple of packs on our way home. I had heard that the name and perhaps the ownership had changed and that it was not what it once was, but I figured I’d give it a shot.
As soon as I walked towards the shelves with the open boxes of cards almost directly across from the cash register, I noticed that the shop owner had his eyes trained on me as if I was about to steal something. I picked up a few packs from one box, and then another, trying to decide what I was going to purchase, feeling the shop owner’s suspiciously sharp stare from behind me.
Once I had decided what I wanted to purchase, I began to count up the prices of the packs I was buying before I went to the register, not wanted to spend more than $ 25. Just as I was about to turn around, the owner was standing right over my shoulder. He accused me of pack searching, a phenomenon for which I had only found out about recently as I have been out of the game for a while. I denied his allegations, and he, watching me like a prison guard watches an inmate, walked back behind the counter.
Regrettably, I ended up purchasing about $ 25 worth of slightly overpriced packs from a business that seems like it’s on its way out. Perhaps this will keep the store afloat another few months. I was hoping for nostalgia when I walked into From Hockey to Hollywood, but what I ended up getting was some bad attitude and a middle aged man staring at me for 10 minutes while I perused his store.
Here a rule to live by for any business owner: Don’t offend your customers.
Enjoy the remaining time you have left, because it looks like Tim Horton’s could put better use to the other half of 322 King.

For a brick and mortar card store in the epicenter of one of North America’s largest cities, their prices are refreshingly reasonable.
I have bought some vintage hockey cards and baseball cards here and the prices were pretty good.

Previously known as «Legends of the Game», this store (now called «From Hockey to Hollywood») appears to also be catering to the forever evolving theatre district… and rightfully so as it is sandwiched between major entertainment landmarks such as the TIFF bell lightbox, Roy Thompson Hall, and Royal Alexander Theatre.
Although the shop is quite small, it carries a decent variety of inventory from movie posters to sports memorabilia. My main reason for frequenting this store is for their abundance of baseball card brands and their fairly decent prices. For a small shop, it doesn’t get too crowded even if there are more than 5 people in the store. The layout of the store is very organized and open, making it easy for people to get around others and look through their stock of sports or entertainment pieces. The staff members (whom I believe are the owners) are quite chatty and friendly. They know their sports and are quite passionate and opinionated about it.
Overall, it’s a great shop especially if you are looking for baseball cards. Prices are comparable to other stores. The atmosphere is more organized than other equally small baseball card carrying shops I’ve been to and they also have a pretty large and impressive inventory. They also have very nice staff members/​owners.
4 stars = Yay! I’m a fan… and I come here often (ie. almost every weekend).