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Yeah, it's been moving westward incredibly quickly, and in an incredibly homogenous fashion. I've been told, though, that because of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, there's an offsite slot for housing for people who go there that's fixed, or something like that, and hence will keep part of "that" "element" there. (Historically, I'm told, the area became kind of shabby partly because so many people coming off drug addictions or who had mental health issues (i.e. the typically unemployable) would naturally set up shop around CAMH. I probably got most of that wrong, though.

In any case, Queen West gentrification is sort of a whole beast unto itself.

edb, Tuesday, 27 December 2011 18:19 (twelve years ago) link

most of south parkdale is still p 'non-gentrified' i guess? at least that seemed to be my impression when i was apt hunting. i think part of that is the community housing keeping rents low but idk.

~*~ (є(٥_ ٥)э), Tuesday, 27 December 2011 18:47 (twelve years ago) link

south parkdale? that's me!

sir thermo of thinwall, Tuesday, 27 December 2011 18:58 (twelve years ago) link

i am ashamed i did not notice this thread until just now.

sir thermo of thinwall, Tuesday, 27 December 2011 18:58 (twelve years ago) link

sorry guys.

sir thermo of thinwall, Tuesday, 27 December 2011 18:58 (twelve years ago) link

and yes - me rent is reddonk cheap - with view of the lake!

sir thermo of thinwall, Tuesday, 27 December 2011 18:59 (twelve years ago) link

yah a friend of mine had an apt in one of the buildings on king just after the bend, you could see the lake from her balcony and it was really cheap but p skeezy

~*~ (є(٥_ ٥)э), Tuesday, 27 December 2011 19:12 (twelve years ago) link

I didn't see the king area of parkdale but it makes sense that it would be sketchier. had lunch w/ clemenza at sneaky dee's and then went to greektown (that whole part of town is very astoria-queens-like. sorry for comparing everything to ny) and st lawrence market. that's prob it for our trip cause of the rain and all. we def had fun and my friend who we're staying w/ wants us to come back for some stuff in 2012 so it's not totally unlikely we'll be back. yay toronto.

iatee, Tuesday, 27 December 2011 20:26 (twelve years ago) link

sorry i missed you i slept until 1:30 and then just lazed and read and ate leftovers all afternoon but im glad you had a good time.

~*~ (є(٥_ ٥)э), Tuesday, 27 December 2011 21:18 (twelve years ago) link

ya no worries, you should hit me up next time you're in ny

iatee, Tuesday, 27 December 2011 21:48 (twelve years ago) link


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