{"id":364,"date":"2005-12-04T18:00:37","date_gmt":"2005-12-04T22:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=364"},"modified":"2013-01-21T14:12:40","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T19:12:40","slug":"gentrify-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2005\/12\/04\/gentrify-this\/","title":{"rendered":"Gentrify this!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Gentrification is a hot topic in all cities, and the neighbourhoods surrounding Toronto’s downtown core are no exception. Much of the West Queen West area has been changing at a fair clip over the last decade. When Starbucks moves in, which is currently happening at Dovercourt and Queen West, you know the debate about gentrification will certainly arise, as one commentator has already made his\/her point with spray paint (image on right). Go to the Torontoist.com post<\/a> about this graffiti to read the variety of opinions on the new Starbucks, and the influence the Drake is having on the neighbourhood. Murray Whyte of the Toronto Star wrote about this part of town<\/a> and the forces of gentrification in today’s edition. Also in the Star today, Spacing<\/em> was one of the Tasty Reads. It seems our Manners Duck column has hit a nerve<\/a>. Thanks to Rob Eliott<\/a> for the image.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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