Toronto Ontario Line 3 | Metrolinx

adys123 said:
I know Queen-Spadina isn't quite Chinatown, but I like that it gives the area significance and hopefully will instill preservation in that neighbourhood as well.
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What happens if the neighbourhood changes from Chinese oriented to upscale, wannabe hipset sociopaths for example?

Will we call it the neighbourhood formerly known as Chinatown?

The point I am making is that we should stick to using street names for stations, not the local area except in cases like the Distillery District which likely won't change any time soon.
 
cryogen said:
Metrolinx came up with some new station names, I like them.
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I'm mostly fine with these (Perhaps Distillery District should just be Distillery?) but I'm fascinated by Metrolinx's decision to choose King West. I thought one of their massive no-nos for naming was X N/S/E/W. (Granted, EH also falls under this)
 
Richard White said:
What happens if the neighbourhood changes from Chinese oriented to upscale, wannabe hipset sociopaths for example?

Will we call it the neighbourhood formerly known as Chinatown?

The point I am making is that we should stick to using street names for stations, not the local area except in cases like the Distillery District which likely won't change any time soon.
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Not that the name is perfect, but if you look into it, you'll realize that Chinatown and Distillery District are equally unlikely to change. Were it not for it being a National Historic Site, the latter would more likely get overrun by upscale, hipset types (and their architecture).
 
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lastcommodore said:
I'm mostly fine with these (Perhaps Distillery District should just be Distillery?) but I'm fascinated by Metrolinx's decision to choose King West. I thought one of their massive no-nos for naming was X N/S/E/W. (Granted, EH also falls under this)
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King West is a neighbourhood.

Richard White said:
What happens if the neighbourhood changes from Chinese oriented to upscale, wannabe hipset sociopaths for example?

Will we call it the neighbourhood formerly known as Chinatown?

The point I am making is that we should stick to using street names for stations, not the local area except in cases like the Distillery District which likely won't change any time soon.
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Chinatown is just as immovable as distillery district.
 
reinventingthewheel said:
King West is a neighbourhood.
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Unless Google Maps is off, this probably makes it worse not better... Exhibition would be closer to King West than King West?

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Richard White said:
3 actually.

Chinatown (Spadina)

Chinatown East (Gerrard)

Chinatown North (Northeast Scarborough)
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Chinatown East has declined so much that most people forget it exists (including myself). I can't speak for everyone, but I think a decent amount of people see Spadina as the one and only true Chinatown.

Is the city of Markham a Chinatown?

en.wikipedia.org

Chinatowns in Toronto - Wikipedia

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