tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218947419158668335.post6741694670068503165..comments2023-06-28T07:22:38.323-07:00Comments on Here in the Motherland: Dundas, between Gladstone and SheridanT. Chenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995522503445167310noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218947419158668335.post-92113027460444901532009-01-22T19:44:00.000-08:002009-01-22T19:44:00.000-08:00In response to garconniere...Is the store that sel...In response to garconniere...Is the store that sells new clothes but used to sell vintage clothes Brava at Queen and Augusta? Because I used to frequent it and it was my favourite store since I was 16 until their vintage selection slowly faded away.<BR/><BR/>And as a new resident to the Dundas West neighbourhood, I don't really see these new business as the same kind of gentrification as Queen West. There aren't really any condos, and all of the businesses are kind of secret, as if to keep the riff-raff out. For example, The Black Hoof, The Chelsea Room, Magpie, The Henhouse, and The Communist's Daughter don't exactly have the most visible signage because they preserve the original architecture and sign. To me, Portugal Village and Rua Acores is like a little secret treasure chest of mellow hangouts.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263316748968482772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218947419158668335.post-83321376204893919822008-12-30T17:24:00.000-08:002008-12-30T17:24:00.000-08:00i keep thinking about what it's like to have lived...i keep thinking about what it's like to have lived in a neighbourhood for decades, too. <BR/><BR/>it must be devastating and angering. it's fucking scary how quickly the change comes about. <BR/><BR/>ugh.T. Chenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11995522503445167310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218947419158668335.post-52809452212138739952008-12-23T08:45:00.000-08:002008-12-23T08:45:00.000-08:00even just living in toronto for a few months, and ...even just living in toronto for a few months, and having been visiting it semi-regularly for about 7-8 years, i feel really wierd having noticed the drastic changes that happen. i don't really know much about gentrification but i can't imagine living in the same city for decades and seeing the complete condofication of neighbourhoods.<BR/><BR/>remember that paper i wrote for ilya's class about vintage clothing stores? two of the five stores i wrote about are still open; one sells new shit now, and the other two are completely gone (one is empty, the other was demolished). it is so, so strange.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com