sixrings
Senior Member
The only thing I can say about this is that bloor Danforth was built at a time when transit was not as big a factor of where people lived. In the old days people (these people still exist-but trends are shifting) wanted to live in the suburbs with a four bedroom house, a two car garage, and a white picket fence. Also buildings were associated with being poor. The buildings that existed were often tower in the parks or right downtown. Now days though partially because of the traffic in this city, partially growing up and watching shows not like leave it to beaver but Seinfeld and friends people want to live close to people, where they work and where they can have fun. So now anything near transit demands a premium. As for bloor itself. Although at one time no one cared to build buildings along it, and then at another time NIMBYs managed to fight against them (giraffe), now condos are being built even in the most prestigious areas which were once untouchable. Between keele and Jane in the last few years there has been at least 5 condos I can think of off hand that have been built. And there is another 5-10 on the horizon. Times are changing.It would be a travesty if a community so starved for reliable rapid transit finally gets it only to be served with eviction notices the next day. Bloor-Danforth isn't overrun by condos after 50 years in existence, what makes Eglinton so special? The "subway" is meant to make communities more accessible to the greater public, not change the character of a street entirely beyond recognition.
As for this community itself. When did it change from a Italian neighbourhood to a west indian neighbourhood. I go to plenty of meetings in the area and old Italians show up who have lived here for years and continue to live in the area and complain about how its lost its way (these people exist you just don't see them because they have abandoned Eglinton and do all their shopping at yorkdale). If this is true that it was once predominantly Italian and there are Italians in the area still then shouldn't these people at least gather as much sympathy for their circumstance as the current owners.