Bloordale Village

[calimehtar]

The area was one that missed out on gentrification until recently - 5 years tops. The pace of gentrification in the last few years has been really crazy though and so far it has been, IMO 100% positive. Some really cool interesting stuff happening in the neighborhood.

This article from 2012, I think, provides context for what has happened:
http://www.thestar.com/entertainmen...h_development_plans_looming_for_how_long.html

The neighborhood borders on a fairly large amount of industrial space in the Junction triangle that has been taken over as housing and art galleries. A recent addition is this gallery which has got to be in the top 5 galleries in the city, AGO included:
http://www.blogto.com/gallery/arsenal-toronto

 

[West End Boy]

Update on the TDSB plans for Kent:

There is a community meeting this Thursday about the redevelopment of Kent/Bloor CI/Brockton. The move of Bloor CI into the old Brockton building is slated for September 2015. So it sounds like their plans are progressing.

http://schoolweb.tdsb.on.ca/bloorci/Parents.aspx

 

[ElCentro]

Anyone know what's going on with the Paradise cinema at Westmoreland and Bloor? There's hoarding up blocking off the entrance way and a sign that says caution demolition that has gone up.....

 

[ElCentro]

Some pictures of Paradise are up on this blog...http://traveltorontonow.blogspot.ca/2013/11/paradise-cinema-to-be-demolished.html

I thought this cinema was designated as a heritage structure?.....

 

[ElCentro]

http://torontosavvy.me/2012/03/10/a-happy-ending-for-the-paradise-a-neighbourhood-toronto-cinema/

 

[One Nut Kruk]

What's the deal here? Why is there a demolition sign?

 

[ElCentro]

What's the deal here? Why is there a demolition sign?

Walked by the theater this morning...they're busy taking off the black tiling from the exterior.....

 

[One Nut Kruk]

Walked by the theater this morning...they're busy taking off the black tiling from the exterior.....

Is that what they mean by demolition; or is the whole building coming down? I certainly hope they're just removing the tiling.

 

[ElCentro]

Is that what they mean by demolition; or is the whole building coming down? I certainly hope they're just removing the tiling.

Apparently Paradise Cinema is going to be a new starbucks, and Beirut Palace (attached) will become the new location of Country General: http://www.blogto.com/eat_drink/2013/12/county_general_set_to_expand_to_bloor_st_queen_east/

 

[TrickyRicky]

P.S. The Paradise Cinema is in Bloorcourt not Bloordale. Everything West of Dufferin is Bloordale. Everything East of Dufferin is Bloorcourt. Either way the Queen West-ification of the Bloors (Bloordale and Bloorcourt) continues to simmer largely under the radar. I would be so bold as to say that the Bloors (including Koreatown) are starting to become the epicentre of 20-30 something hipster or post-hipster society.

 

[taal]

P.S. The Paradise Cinema is in Bloorcourt not Bloordale. Everything West of Dufferin is Bloordale. Everything East of Dufferin is Bloorcourt. Either way the Queen West-ification of the Bloors (Bloordale and Bloorcourt) continues to simmer largely under the radar. I would be so bold as to say that the Bloors (including Koreatown) are starting to become the epicentre of 20-30 something hipster or post-hipster society.

Well koreatown (i.e. west of Bathurst -> Christie Pits) and the Annex (i.e. east of Bathurst -> Spadina) I'd argue has already been this way for many many years now !


Now if your talking about west of Cristie Pits, sure that's been changing quite a bit.

 

[adHominem]

Apparently Paradise Cinema is going to be a new starbucks...

The whole cinema (not including the old Beirut Palace space)? That's going to be a pretty big Starbucks.

 

[West End Boy]

Apparently Paradise Cinema is going to be a new starbucks, and Beirut Palace (attached) will become the new location of Country General: http://www.blogto.com/eat_drink/2013/12/county_general_set_to_expand_to_bloor_st_queen_east/

Where did you get the Starbucks info from? I had heard from a friend in the biz that the movie theatre was going to remain a movie theatre.

Great news about the restaurant though. Sounds like great food.

 

[TrickyRicky]

Unconfirmed but apparently the Starbucks portion of the project is not going ahead. Question-mark on that one?

 

[ElCentro]

Unconfirmed but apparently the Starbucks portion of the project is not going ahead. Question-mark on that one?

Yes, sorry I should have been more clear. I heard rumours about both the Starbucks and the Country General plans. I was able to corroborate the Country General plans with BlogTo, but I haven't seen anything to confirm the Starbucks....It would be one hell of a big Starbucks, and I'd be much happier to find out the theater was staying a theater........