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Originally Posted by TorontoDrew
Well anybody who enjoys music should never go watch a performer at DS, even if it is free. Bored crowd go figure, a bunch of people who probably didn't even know who was performing. The place is a tourist trap and meant as a bit of a break on busy Yonge Street from the crowds. Still I'm glad we have DS, for all it's tackiness it will never make up for the kilometers of eccentric tackiness on Yonge lost to gentrification. I can't wait for the SAM the Record Man signs to be added at the Square this year. It only makes sense that a square dedicated to all things commercial be set up on Yonge, after all it was in 1870 just a few blocks south Toronto's first establishment lit up it's buildings with a garish display of lights to promote their business.
Any comparison in away way of DS and PFP is utterly ridiculous.
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But that's what I don't understand. Beyond the "Why hold a music festival in a shite location", which is baffling on its own.. Why would you intentionally design a prime downtown public space to be tacky and ugly. I've never received a satisfactory response to that question. The usual is "Well, it may suck but it's better than what was there before". What? This sucks but it sucks less than previously? I'm sorry but that simply does not compute.
Again, why would you purposely design a city square to be tacky, ugly and not do anything well?
Why would you do that?