here to Price Tags <\/a>for a dozen shots by Michael of all the change occurring, with his comments.)<\/p>\n“Gentrifying” is an even more interesting word since it’s so\u00a0loaded,\u00a0depending crticially on the perspective of the user.\u00a0 Does it mean that the poor are being forced out, or that the street is rejuvenating in a way that adds services for existing residents (Save-on-Meats, for instance) while respecting their spaces (Pigeon Park) and heritage buildings, providing jobs (Potluck Cafe) and even some secure low-income housing?\u00a0\u00a0And at the same accommodating new uses (an Asian art gallery), residents (the Paris block)\u00a0and businesses (Acme Cafe), adding vitality and safety for all.<\/p>\n
No one would wish to perpetuate the despair and dysfunction that characterized the Downtown East Side since the closing of Woodward’s.\u00a0 So is change inevitable here, and is it\u00a0the best the community could get?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0At the moment, the positive changes and the balance achieved\u00a0seem to be largely accepted, without a lot of the\u00a0polarizing angst that has typified discussion down here.<\/p>\n
Which is the\u00a0most interesting thing of all.<\/p>\n
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