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With the pull of the Easton Centre, highly unlikely that a major department store (or anchor tenant) would want to move out here. If it goes, it'll be condos.

Glad I came across this thread! Maybe it was brought up earlier, but there was a "regional accent meme" going around on YouTube and people from across the English speaking part of the globe posted all sorts of interesting videos saying the exact same words. Quite a lot of variation.

I also think BB&B is a ghost town at the moment, but I would imagine it will pick up once Aura is complete and populated with people in the position to decide ... "hey, I need a taco bowl AND a Wilton checkerboard cake pan." (...these were my actual thoughts a few weeks ago; no checkerboard pan...

Well, a now black wall does not character make. At least the old mural was a conversation piece.

Not sure if anyone noticed - but the cowboy mural on the Barn was painted over with black paint over the weekend. I loved that mural, it was so retro.

Yeah I was just going to comment on that. But, Smoke's website does have a Church & Wellesley location listed as forthcoming!

Ugh spandrel.

When I was looking for a place, I was directed to the Pocket by my agent. It's definitely unofficial but there is a grassroots movement there to fix up the area and create community identity. It's quite nice, and isolated from the hubbub of the Danforth but wasn't right for me. Good idea for...

Very little the city can actually do, beyond grants enabled by the CIP, including tax income equivalent grants.

I wonder if the Barn has been sold - it got a fresh coat of paint and on my way home I've noticed filming in the interior. Since the parking company that owns the abutting lot has been selling off its holdings in the past few years, I wonder if anything will become of this corner (though I...

Couldn't agree more with the above. Really? How does Venetia define underserviced? and who exactly is underserviced? Frankly, if anything, Loblaws has demonstrated to be the most sensitive of major retailers in terms of design and compatibility. The grocery store will serve the neighbourhood...

^^^ Thanks :) WIll do

Is the development on that whole block going ahead? I'd love for this little piece of third world market to be replaced by anything else...

I couldn't agree anymore with this comment. The terminus is appalling and overall, even at grade, the treatment of the facade is a combination of inexpensive and unattractive. The interior courtyard is desolate and sad.

The whole notion of the village being a "leftover" is quite honestly one of the funniest things I've ever heard. A leftover of what? Changing demographics - and for many that means aging in place - are to be expected. I live right south of the village and lived off of Jarvis and the majority of...

Well, the gentleman didn't comply with regulation so regardless of where he is from (originally), he is building in a context that is regulation heavy and needs to comply. Whether he was born in Brampton or elsewhere doesn't matter. If I moved somewhere else, built without regard for...

A CB2, though, could do well. Urban format furniture stores could do well with all the mega condo development south of Carlton on Church. Anyone know if the Barn is going to turn into something? They pained it blue the other day.

Er, I think the issue here is not race but compliance with regulation.

LOL at people complaining about sex shops and wanting Crate and Barrel and Restoration Hardware to open up in the Village. If any of these were to open up, they would do so in a more upscale location - or at least, a more high traffic location. Cabbagetown itself would not sustain any of these...

Totally agree with the Bleu. I can appreciate the history and association residents have with many of the stores but honestly so many of them have moved here from elsewhere and, unsurprisingly, vice versa. So many people lament to the loss of certain small businesses but I question how often are...