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Originally Posted by Andy6
Very interesting item showing that people were quite conscious of the changes that Eaton's, then under construction, was bringing to downtown (July 9, 1904). Donald St. would be the "New McDermot" (today, a century later, McDermot is the new Donald St.):
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That's very interesting. The overall decline of downtown aside, I don't think people a century ago (or even 50 or 25 years ago) could have envisioned that in 2008, Portage Avenue Avenue would be lined with bargain outlets (Hakim Factory Outlet, Red Apple, Bargain World) and marginal enterprises (O'Calcutta), while McDermot around Albert--the wholesale district--would be where downtown's trendy retail was concentrated.