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The neighbourhood is still a lot of fun, but there are fewer merchants now then when I moved to Toronto in the early 2000s. There used to be 3 fishmongers, now
by frandroid 9y ago
The neighbourhood is still a lot of fun, but there are fewer merchants now then when I moved to Toronto in the early 2000s. There used to be 3 fishmongers, now there is only one; there's about 3 produce stores left, there used to be many more. A bunch of knick knack stores have closed. Back when I moved here, there were two (!) separate anarchist spaces; there hasn't been any in years now. On the upside, it's becoming the veg*n restaurant quarter of the city...
- dx034 9y agoThis development is probably unrelated to AirBnB. People go to big supermarkets or shop online instead of going to specialised merchants (e.g. fishmongers). Small stores have been dying since a decade in most European and North American cities.
- 52-6F-62 9y agoIt's funny you bring that up, though. Farmer's markets have, on the other hand, seen a recent surge -- possibly even correlating with the decline of smaller produce, dairy, and other vendors. There's one at least once a week in every neighbourhood just about (still speaking Toronto).