BobBob
Senior Member
Mixed feelings about this. The plans for reanimating the alleyway (currently housing Crush Wine Bar and Brassaii Bistro among others, but cut off at the parking lot which fills the back of this lot) sound quite promising. The alleyways running N/S between King and Wellington are an amazing feature which could define the area. At the same time, the building about to be demolished is also very "King and Spadina" and its loss will be a step in watering down the area aesthetic. It should have somehow been reused, at least in part, and I'm not talking lame facadism.
As for the car-oriented stuff in the area: It was much much worse a few years ago. In only the last few years, we've seen the departure of a number of car dealerships (Mitsubishi), muffler places (Midas, Speedy) and collision shops (Krangle's) in the immediate area. But yes, still a few remain, most notably the huge unsightly Toyota dealership at Front/Spadina.
As for the car-oriented stuff in the area: It was much much worse a few years ago. In only the last few years, we've seen the departure of a number of car dealerships (Mitsubishi), muffler places (Midas, Speedy) and collision shops (Krangle's) in the immediate area. But yes, still a few remain, most notably the huge unsightly Toyota dealership at Front/Spadina.