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That shouldn't cloud your understanding of Toronto..but perhaps it does.
I don't feel that it clouds my understanding of Toronto. I know both cities and their cultures quite well. I know what each of them is, and what they aren't.
There is nothing wrong with either city. But just like I would never say that Toronto is bursting with unique soulful character, I would never claim that Montreal is "(insert city name X) run by the Swiss", as some have said about Toronto.
Ste-Catherines feels like Queen Street West in a way for me.
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Except for the area around Dundas (which feels like a trying-too-hard rip-off of Times Square, but let's set that aside for a moment), Yonge St. is underwhelming compared to Ste-Catherine.
Though I don't expect this to last and eventually Yonge will probably outclass Ste-Catherine given the dynamics of both cities - ie the sheer number of people in the GTA and Yonge St. as ground zero for the region.
Though I don't expect this to last and eventually Yonge will probably outclass Ste-Catherine given the dynamics of both cities - ie the sheer number of people in the GTA and Yonge St. as ground zero for the region.
At one point, it doesn't really matter how much people there are in the GTA vs Montreal; when half the population lives and works in the 905 or 450, they are so far away from the city centre that they lose the reflex to go downtown.
I don't think the "catchment area" of Yonge (i.e. how many people are willing to go shop there) is much bigger than Ste-Catherine street's. A lot of people who live in the suburbs only go to places like Vaughan Mills, Dix30 or Carrefour Laval, and don't come downtown anymore. It's mostly those who live in the central parts of the 416 and 514 are likely to go shop downtown, and these areas have a roughly similar population.
At one point, it doesn't really matter how much people there are in the GTA vs Montreal; when half the population lives and works in the 905 or 450, they are so far away from the city centre that they lose the reflex to go downtown.
I don't think the "catchment area" of Yonge (i.e. how many people are willing to go shop there) is much bigger than Ste-Catherine street's. A lot of people who live in the suburbs only go to places like Vaughan Mills, Dix30 or Carrefour Laval, and don't come downtown anymore. It's mostly those who live in the central parts of the 416 and 514 are likely to go shop downtown, and these areas have a roughly similar population.
Yeah, this may be what happens as well.
Montreal is currently carrying out a major reconstruction project on an important segment of Ste-Catherine, so hopefully it won't hurt the street's economic fortunes too much. (As we saw with St-Denis when it was reconstructed.)
It would be too bad given the amazing renaissance that has occurred on Ste-Catherine over the past 15-20 years, to see all of that go to waste.
Montreal is currently carrying out a major reconstruction project on an important segment of Ste-Catherine, so hopefully it won't hurt the street's economic fortunes too much. (As we saw with St-Denis when it was reconstructed.)
It would be too bad given the amazing renaissance that has occurred on Ste-Catherine over the past 15-20 years, to see all of that go to waste.
I wouldn't worry too much about that, especially given how much the "RESO" depends on it.
What time of the year are you planning? That can impact on any events going on which might be an influence for your choice.
We plan on going from April 22nd-26th.
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