1174 to 1166 Queen St W | December 2011
Yesterday my posts on Portraits of Queen West showed six years of changes on this stretch. Gallerywest just put up its sign after moving here from a few blocks west.
portraitsofqueenwest: 1172 & 1170 Queen St W | June 2011
“After 12 years Fly Gallery is packing it in. Our mandate has been to keep art accessible and contribute to the cultural life of the street. Since 1999 the development of this stretch of Queen St. has changed the dynamic of that culture. One may call this development ‘Gentrification’. Often associated with negative connotations it is a reality of many urban neighbourhoods. Whether the development is a good or bad thing, it is a factor in why Fly is leaving Queen West. Is this Paradise Lost or a new beginning? The spirit of Fly will live on and we have invited artists to say goodbye with us.”
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