Roy G Biv
Senior Member
Bad news, the Salvation Army has received approvals from the city to build their centre at the Flamingo Restaurant location on Parliament, South of Gerrard. This is not good news for Cabbagetown, and according to my contact at the BIA many businesses are threatening to quit Cabbagetown and relocate elsewhere. For starters, it looks like the House on Parliament (an excellent pub BTW) is leaving, but at least staying in the area, with a move up to Parliament and Wellesely.
Honestly, I don't know why the Sally Ann thinks this is the right location for this centre, as we don't have all the rooming houses any more, and the area is trying to pick itself up after decades of slum'hood.
http://www.insidetoronto.com/news/centre/article/31378?thePub=centre
http://www.cabbagetownnews.blogspot.com/
Damn
Two steps back. That's Cabbagetown. I live close to Parliament @ Wellesley, but I feel for the Southern portion of the neighborhood.
It's complicated: While I think the city is systematically (and wrongfully) creating pockets of poverty, and pockets of wealth, it wouldn't make sense to put this thing in Forest Hill, would it?
It has to be in an area that reflects it's function.
The whole thing is a cycle.