Venue owners want changes
Owners of music venues are feeling oppressed by the trend where people move in close to a club, which is then issued with noise complaints. They want changes, giving as an example Toronto’s rule that if residential buildings go up near existing venues, it’s on the residential developer to soundproof, and to warn potential residents that there’s a music venue next door.
Blork 15:20 on 2023-11-26 Permalink
Remember when Montreal was the cool city and Toronto was full of straight-laced people doing dumb shit?
Ian 19:05 on 2023-11-26 Permalink
I also remember that the main 80s club strip in Toronto, Queen Street West, got pushed out by gentrification in the 90s. The 90s club strip got pushed out by condo development. Of course in the 70s the club strip was Yorkville and we saw what happened there, too.
But hey, before we get on our high horse about how cool Montreal is, the old Jazz district was gutted for the QdeS and let’s not forget the destruction of what was left of St Kitty and the Main for a super-hyped development that never even happened.
All that aside, when yuppies move in any “cool” neighbourhood inevitably goes to shit. It doesn’t even matter how, there’s always a way, and inevitably it turns into another bland, safe shopping district.
Tim S. 19:44 on 2023-11-26 Permalink
If it makes any of you feel better, I came across a bonkers twitter conversation yesterday about how allowing beer to be sold in Ontario corner stores is the end of civilization as we know it:
https://twitter.com/CheriDiNovo/status/1728437118735671507