ShonTron
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Yea...it was so much better when it was only hookers and drug dealers on the streets at those hours. ha
The powers that be are simply grasping at ways to combat the gentrification, which will inevitably have a negative effect on the neighbourhoods massive marginalized populace.
Parkdale's reputation as a huge repository of the marginalized without nimby backlash is very valuable to the city.
The problem isn't really the businesses that are opening on Queen at all...it's that it is attracting shit tons of twenty-something hipsters that want to live in Parkdale, and this is affecting the housing market in Parkdale. All of a sudden, Parkdale is a hugely desirable neighbourhood for a certain demographic....this has never been the case before.
The marginalized are getting...and will continue to get pushed out due to gentrification. Why rent to a bunch of ODSP/Welfarians, when you can fix the place up a bit and get twice the rent from a hipster with his Børge Mogensen sofa.
Remember Rob Ford's speech back when he was a councillor, when they were suggesting a shelter be put in his ward? That's why the city loves Parkdale....they think it keeps the riffraff out of their neighbourhood.
Trust me....I know. I manage an apartment building in Parkdale.
Interesting. I'm sure you have stories to tell about all the different tenants you've dealt with.
Will hipsters move into the slab apartment buildings on Jameson or Dowling? Or into the decrepit Wynn Family-owned buildings at West Lodge? Or the various TCHC buildings in the nabe? I'm not pro-hipster either, but slapping a blanket ban smacks of reactionary politics that won't stop gentrification. I've lived in Brockton for a year, it had a good mix of old-time residents, young families and yes, hipsters. It seemed to work nicely.
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