grey
Senior Member
One could argue that it was the other way around
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King West to be the next Yorkville? TIFF to make it go upscale?
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taal
Senior Member
I really don't see how ... unless I'm missing something
Queen W 10 years ago was not much more then a collection of ... well you know! ... it's gentrification really only occurred the last 10 years or so. The point is, the Eaton center was alive and kicking when this started.
Queen W 10 years ago was not much more then a collection of ... well you know! ... it's gentrification really only occurred the last 10 years or so. The point is, the Eaton center was alive and kicking when this started.
adma
Superstar
Really? Stuff like Le Chateau already existed 20+ years ago...not to mention the very beginning of Club Monaco...
taal
Senior Member
Sure it did, I'm generalizing here ... clearly, there are a lot more main stream relaters on Queen W today then there were 5 years ago ...
The Condo Observer
Active Member
The retail landscape in this vicinity will certainly change with the intensification of residential units - Festival Tower, m5v, Charlie....
We will see more convenience / food/ retailers popping up. That abomination to proper use of precious urban space, the LCBO, is evidence.
We will see more convenience / food/ retailers popping up. That abomination to proper use of precious urban space, the LCBO, is evidence.
ceaz40
Active Member
it reminds me that 28 years ago, Toronto was so quiet and Protestant at times, after going to clubs, Mr. Greenjeans at the Eaton Centre, the Bloor Street Diner (when it was actually on Bloor Street) and the Cafe New Orleans (Yonge and St. Joseph) were about the only places to go after the bars would close at 1:00 a.m.
caltrane74
Senior Member
Ok....nice enoungh day for me to bust out my sanyo extacti and get some shots of my favorite buildingss...ill sync with mobile updates as well.. this building along with ritz mls and four seasons are my favorites....i cant wait till they have all been completed and the slow evolution that is toronto starts happening right in our faces... were going from world class to high class...just like that..
Tewder
Senior Member
I would agree with Grey that you are too narrowly defining 'high-end'. I know lots of people with money who wouldn't be caught dead shopping in Yorkville for what they would by and large consider over-priced, pretentious schlock. The delineation of high-end in Yorkville and what is emerging as high-end in King West is not necessarily one of price point but one of taste, style and demographic. They're both high-end but for different crowds.
khris
Senior Member
The high end in Yorkville seems more tailored for an older crowd.
Homer
Active Member
Ahhh yes so much better now with all the after hours clubs... where you have a good chance of getting shot...
caltrane74
Senior Member
Yorkville is softcore couture.. King West is Hardcore Fa-sure!!
Like everyone here has stated, they both have their own merits. Both will thrieve into the future, but there is seriously way more development possibilities on the King West Strip and Entertainment District than in Yorkville. There are already way more boutique hotels there, and it's gonna get insane when Trump, Ritz, Shangri La, and TIFF get rollin'
Like everyone here has stated, they both have their own merits. Both will thrieve into the future, but there is seriously way more development possibilities on the King West Strip and Entertainment District than in Yorkville. There are already way more boutique hotels there, and it's gonna get insane when Trump, Ritz, Shangri La, and TIFF get rollin'
Tewder
Senior Member
Good point, if you were going to open up a 'cool' high-end place where would you rather be? On King near the Ritz, TIFF etc. or in Yorkville beside the Irish cashmere store? TIFF and a lot of these new projects are going to accelerate the gentrification of the area that already began years ago anyway.
Cooool
Active Member
Do you guys really think King West is considered an "upscale shopping district"? I wasn't even aware it had much shopping, mostly nice-ish restaurants.
In my opinion, a place with two upscale shopping districts would be New York. The notorious Fifth Avenue and Broadway along SoHo.
In my opinion, a place with two upscale shopping districts would be New York. The notorious Fifth Avenue and Broadway along SoHo.
Pfloyd
New Member
Well, I think London's upscale shopping areas are more diverse than in NYC: Bond Street, Knightsbridge, Sloane Square, Canary Wharf among others.
grey
Senior Member
This was already discussed two pages ago. This exact question. The one you are asking right now two pages later...