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Commodore Plaza in Coconut Grove, Miami, had a very Yorkville vibe for me, up to and including the POMO crap that somehow manages to look charming through the addition of patios, umbrellas and awnings. They also have a super tacky Canadian Moose - themed bar there for reasons unknown to me...

The Slutwalk

Half a kilometre away from the nearest rapid transit stop, surrounded by wealthy sfh on 3 sides. Sure it borders some handsome mid-rise residential buildings but it also anchored by a gas station. This, and the fact that there are no complementary services or points of attraction nearby make...

I'm not disputing that the proposed building is too tall, though what's there, aside from perhaps that building on the corner, would make a shameful showing even on a scraggly arterial in Etobicoke

I hear you, but next time you're in the area, check out the city views from within the North-West corner of the cemetery, and you'll catch glimpses of Central Park (yes I am alluding to NY), while the mausoleums, whether Gothic or classical, provide a sense of gravitas. Midtown does not have...

I gotta say, I'm starting to really hate the Mt. Pleasant cemetery. Although the cemetery looks like a nice green space from afar in the spring when the trees are in bloom, the actual roadways inside are just crappy stretches of asphalt built for cars. There are no benches for contemplation and...

My personal preference would be something that celebrates intellectual achievement. Perhaps a semi-permanent debate and lecture hall, inviting the top thinkers of our time (I personally like Slavoj Zizek, Richard Dawkins, and so on) and hosting academic debates open to the public. Topics...

I think this speaks more to Paris offering a pleasant but narrow experience rather than any slag against Toronto. I'm generalizing here but Paris is Paris and Parisians seem to have a hard time being anything but. Torontonians can go and feel at home in most places. I definitely could do...

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I did and my post was not meant as a dig against Paris itself. Rather I realized how quickly beauty becomes banal through every-day exposure. Parisians themselves are not in constant awe of their own city; they talk instead of political issues, infrastructural issues, job security, traffic...

Having just gotten back from Paris, I could echo these sentiments and have since stopped finding fault with Toronto. The banal beauty of central Paris consists of an all encompassing monotonous urban fabric where one neighbourhood looks by-and-large like all the other neighbourhoods. Charming...