Meet the west-end writer with 50 love letters—including some from World War I—in her bedroom

There are letters from a '70s hippie love trio, too

Meet the Adidas collector with more than 500 pairs of shoes in his basement

Very few people are allowed into the basement where Shari Aboosaidi keeps his Adidas collection (and no one is allowed to touch the shoes)

Meet the west ender who has 19 taxidermied animals crammed into his 500-square-foot apartment

A taxidermy lover whose formidable collection occupies a small, stylish space

Meet the Parkdale knife collector who keeps more than 60 pairs on display in his living room

From Swiss Army Knives and antique pinking shears to bone-handled daggers from the Philippines