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Originally Posted by delboy
I don't see that it's soul is being torn out. Quite frankly there's much room for improvement. I'm sure the area will make do with a few less hair salons, nail spas and thrift stores. I have noticed more litter and dog muck on the sidewalks than i ever noticed in kits. As for kits being a 'yuppie' stronghold, I lived there and didn't find that at all. Most of the place is made up of very tired low-rise rental units. West 4 th is a lot nicer to walk down though than lower lonsdale.
Looking at the price of condos on the waterfront, which are not that much cheaper than downtown, It seems that transformation is inevitable. What that transformation will be, remains to be seen.
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You make some very good points - and I know what you mean about the excess of hair salons and nail spas ! ! !
In fact, one of the things I love most about Lonsdale is the view over the harbour when walking down the hill.
It would kill me if it were blocked by that proposed high-rise to placed right on the angle of the avenue.
I hope they keep the area immediately adjacent to Lonsdale as a view corridor. It's fantastic for that, especially when emerging from Victoria Park.