Toronto 328 Bloor West | 114.92m | 37s | First Capital | BDP Quadrangle

[RGB_11]

....so Fresh and the Wine Rack?

On May 15th Fresh will officially move down the street to 386 Bloor, where Famoso Pizza used to be. I'm not sure what Wine Rack is doing.
There's also a Hair Republic and some other businesses upstairs...not sure where they're moving to...

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

I saw that!

 

[Paclo]

Well, if the TTC and the State and 316 have had a collegial relationship, less w/First Capital here, it would seem.

The TTC is moving to expropriate.........sorta/kinda; for Spadina Streetcar Platform extension project:

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From: https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/gg/bgrd/backgroundfile-245060.pdf

Application for Approval to Expropriate 320-326 Bloor Street West for the Spadina Station Streetcar Platform Extension has been adopted by council:

Agenda Item History 2024.GG12.16

Agenda Item History 2024.GG12.16

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[AlbertC]

Multiple businesses along Bloor here have vacated

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

^...been like that a for a couple of years or so now.

Retailers got spooked because they thought everything was going to be torn down within months. Then the developer got spooked when the condo market down turned. Hence, welcome to our ghost town on what was once a lively strip. /sigh

 

[AlbertC]

^...been like that a for a couple of years or so now.

Retailers got spooked because they thought everything was going to be torn down within months. Then the developer got spooked when the condo market down turned. Hence, welcome to our ghost town on what was once a lively strip. /sigh

Still missing Fresh and its vibrant interiors

(Pic via Google reviews)

 

[ADRM]

Still missing Fresh and its vibrant interiors

It moved about four blocks west!

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

It moved about four blocks west!

...was just about to say. Just east of a store where I've been restocking on my personal manga library.

 

[Towered]

...was just about to say. Just east of a store where I've been restocking on my personal manga library.

That store with stacks on the floor that you have to gingerly tippy-toe past so as not to cause a domino effect...

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

That store with stacks on the floor that you have to gingerly tippy-toe past so as not to cause a domino effect...

...but a bishōnen in biking booty shorts could slip by those quite easily. <3

 

[Towered]

...but a bishōnen in biking booty shorts could slip by those quite easily. <3

Kudos - I had to look up that term. I don't think I really qualify as one

 

[Tormick]

There are so many of these

^...been like that a for a couple of years or so now.

Retailers got spooked because they thought everything was going to be torn down within months. Then the developer got spooked when the condo market down turned. Hence, welcome to our ghost town on what was once a lively strip. /sigh

There's so many of these situations in the city. I wish they were able to keep most of them on some sort of percentage rent or month-to-month. So when the condo market fell out, we weren't left with these vacant storefronts.

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

Kudos - I had to look up that term. I don't think I really qualify as one

I guess my heart won't swoon if I ever run into you. Not that's an entirely bad thing, mind you. <3

 

[Towered]

I guess my heart won't swoon if I ever run into you. Not that's an entirely bad thing, mind you. <3

Although occasionally I still get accidentally referred to as "ma'am" in shops when addressed from behind, I definitely don't qualify as androgynous!

 

[RGB_11]

^...been like that a for a couple of years or so now.

Retailers got spooked because they thought everything was going to be torn down within months. Then the developer got spooked when the condo market down turned. Hence, welcome to our ghost town on what was once a lively strip. /sigh

Just a little bit ironic maybe that the Wine Rack store near Bloor & Bathurst closed down, but yet the one here @ 328 Bloor remains?
Why not just keep the other one open and close this one?