wild goose chase
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In my thread about the borough with the strongest identity there was agreement that Scarborough was the most distinctive of the former 6 to have retained an "image".
To what extent it did so because of a specifically negative image (association with crime, working class) is hard to tell -- perhaps if Scarborough didn't have this association in people's minds, it would just never stick out as anything other than part of Toronto (the way it seems like the Yorks lost any distinctive image). Then again, there are occasionally positive things said about Scarborough (eg. it's diversity of mom-and-pop ethnic restaurants, good views of nature to be seen at the Bluffs or Rouge Park).
But do you think Scarborough will be stuck with a negative reputation or not? Do you see Scarborough's association with crime, poverty etc. going away as the next generation comes of age? One thing I notice is that Scarborough Town Centre, which I remember friends use to mock, is (like some other malls) now more upscale than it was, say in the 90s.
To what extent it did so because of a specifically negative image (association with crime, working class) is hard to tell -- perhaps if Scarborough didn't have this association in people's minds, it would just never stick out as anything other than part of Toronto (the way it seems like the Yorks lost any distinctive image). Then again, there are occasionally positive things said about Scarborough (eg. it's diversity of mom-and-pop ethnic restaurants, good views of nature to be seen at the Bluffs or Rouge Park).
But do you think Scarborough will be stuck with a negative reputation or not? Do you see Scarborough's association with crime, poverty etc. going away as the next generation comes of age? One thing I notice is that Scarborough Town Centre, which I remember friends use to mock, is (like some other malls) now more upscale than it was, say in the 90s.
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