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Superstar
And that audio book joint where Corky Laing was doing autographs a few months ago...
Church Street between Gould and Dundonald.
Do something productive with Maple Leaf Gardens. Ease liquor licenses or zoning or whatever is preventing the area from opening new clubs and bars. Get rid of the street parking north of Carlton, and widen the sidewalk area with planters and benches and make-out spots. Big gates at Carlton and Wellesley to block the street off to cars on weekends in the summer, and to give the street some added dimension.
(Give the same treatment to College west)
There are lots of great buildings in the long zone north of Alexander to Dundonald, it's a functional, working neighbourhood. So a couple of crooked buildings look like they are near collapsing, it would great to see the structures repaired and fixed up a bit but until they do collapse unto themselves I suspect they are probably protected.
This may surprise some...but how about Bay St, south of Queen?
Yes, the buildings are impressive, but the streetscaping and the retail really don't reflect very well that this is the heart of the MINT and some of the most expensive blocks in the country! It feels more like a traffic artery with too many people vicariously balancing a skinny sidewalk. Maybe it could also use one of them "Bull & Bear" sculptures somewhere along its route.
Lets all nominate the street (over a few blocks), that is most in need of a makeover.
I nominate Spadina Ave. between Queen and College.
The LRT makes it a major transit corridor, but it is under used. It is the second widest road in the city. To me it seems that the area is ripe for redevelopment and intensification. The location is great, and going back to the second point, I really feel that it has the most potential to be something truly special.