Comment 102107

By ItJustIs (registered) | Posted June 06, 2014 at 07:46:22

I got a chance in the late-80s to have an extensive walk-through of the Connaught, as well as having a few meals in the diner. The hotel was always a foundation of the downtown core for me. So when it crumbled into the state it's been in, I felt enormous sadness. That it's being resurrected is fantastic. Fingers crossed.

I'm curious as to what will happen to the vicinity, specifically from James to Wellington, King (not Main) to at least Wilson. How will King Street from John to James change? How will International village change? Residents in this building, as well as others that will undoubtedly be built nearby, will need appropriate-to-their-incomes amenities. Ones that currently are not there. This is the bookend to the inevitable change that will unfold from Queen to Bay, Main to King. (Where there are quite visibly not that many opportunities for development...without demolition, of course.)

I am all for a sea change downtown. Absolutely. I'm merely curious about the knock-on effects ('gentrification', anyone?), how people will react to these changes in forums such as this, when, for example, the block at the north-east corner of King and James is torn down.

Looking forward to ambling around the Connaught tomorrow.

Comment edited by ItJustIs on 2014-06-06 07:47:30

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