Heritage Funeral Centre in neighbouring Thorncliffe Park. The original site of the Ralph Day Funeral Home on the Danforth was replaced with a Shopper's Drug Mart store but the building retains some of the architectural features of the original Funeral Home. Trull Funeral Home located at 1111 Danforth Avenue has been in business since 1912 making it the oldest business on the street Square Boy Drive-In – Classic burger restaurant. Recent events On Christmas Eve 2001, the Woodbine Building Supply fire occurred. The hardware store was located at the intersection of Danforth and Woodbine Avenues. It was one of the biggest fires in Toronto's history, as 170 firefighters were required to bring the six-alarm blaze under control. The building was less than from residences in the neighbourhood and more than fifty families had to evacuate their homes on Christmas morning. One person was killed and another was severely disfigured. Police and insurance quickly suspected arson and several people have since been convicted. The store's owners have since built a 12-storey condo building on the site. There was a shooting on the Danforth in July 2018. References in pop culture The band Rush reference the street for the instrumental "La Villa Strangiato" from the album Hemispheres (1978), of which section VII is subtitled "Danforth & Pape". The Barenaked Ladies reference this street in their song "The Old Apartment" from the album Born on a Pirate Ship (1996) in the line "I know we don't live here anymore/We bought an old house on the Danforth". See also Ontario Highway 33 – now Loyalist Parkway and parts of the road once named Danforth's Road, a stagecoach route References Toronto: A Meeting Place Danforth Road Roads in Toronto