Toronto feels Small
Hi Folks.
I'm starting to get the impression the downtown core of Toronto is very very small. The best and main parts of the Toronto are King, Queen and Bloor. And they are not all that great Yes there are other places outside of the core (Mississauga/brampton/the beaches) but there is not much going on outside of the downtown core. It gets familiar very quickly and loses the feel of a large metropolitan city. but the the main hub of the city is those 3 streets. Anyone else feel that way of Toronto? Thanks |
Re: Toronto feels Small
Come to Moncton. I like it here but the 'downtown' makes me think of a UK High St. :lol:
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Re: Toronto feels Small
Originally Posted by BritCanadaNewbie
(Post 11690146)
Hi Folks.
I'm starting to get the impression the downtown core of Toronto is very very small. The best and main parts of the Toronto are King, Queen and Bloor. And they are not all that great Yes there are other places outside of the core (Mississauga/brampton/the beaches) but there is not much going on outside of the downtown core. It gets familiar very quickly and loses the feel of a large metropolitan city. but the the main hub of the city is those 3 streets. Anyone else feel that way of Toronto? Thanks I agree though that it's a small city and, overall, not very interesting. |
Re: Toronto feels Small
Originally Posted by dbd33
(Post 11690153)
I agree though that it's a small city and, overall, not very interesting. Its not the fact that its not interesting it just feels like "the same faces" zone way to quickly. It not a negative on the city at all but it just feels the total opposite of Europe/UK |
Re: Toronto feels Small
Yeah outside of the downtown core- which I would extend up to Bloor- it does get suburban pretty quickly. To the east the Danforth from say Coxwell back to the DVP is a decent pub crawl; Queen st in the beaches is nice if a bit busy; there's Roncesvalles in the west. Yorkville has some nice places just north of Bloor.
Outside of these areas it gets into stripmall pavement-less suburbia very quickly. Having said that I still like it. Not the best for a youngster looking to revi it up but good for younger parents. |
Re: Toronto feels Small
Originally Posted by BritCanadaNewbie
(Post 11690160)
hmm.... Yes St lawrence market/lieslievile up to liberty village and thats pretty much it.
Its not the fact that its not interesting it just feels like "the same faces" zone way to quickly. It not a negative on the city at all but it just feels the total opposite of Europe/UK |
Re: Toronto feels Small
Originally Posted by BritCanadaNewbie
(Post 11690146)
Hi Folks.
I'm starting to get the impression the downtown core of Toronto is very very small. The best and main parts of the Toronto are King, Queen and Bloor. And they are not all that great Yes there are other places outside of the core (Mississauga/brampton/the beaches) but there is not much going on outside of the downtown core. It gets familiar very quickly and loses the feel of a large metropolitan city. but the the main hub of the city is those 3 streets. Anyone else feel that way of Toronto? Thanks Queen street has nightlife running down it from the Beach pretty much through to Ossington. The Danforth/Bloor a similar distance of bars,restaurants and cafes. Add Kensington Market, St Lawrence Market/Esplanade. King West. Cabbage Town. Bloor West Village. Yonge & Eglinton. Yonge & St. Clair (large parts of the Yonge Line come to think of it) The whole of Spadina and Little Italy and in Downtown Toronto you have more to do for drinking/eating than most cities in the Western world. I'd encourage you to get a life and explore a little more and also not to visit many more places in Canada, USA of the UK to prevent your Goldfish syndrome. I can only really think that London or New York have that much more to offer. Chicago, Manchester etc are comparable. |
Re: Toronto feels Small
Originally Posted by JamesM
(Post 11690223)
Kind of a crap post really.
I'd encourage you to get a life and explore a little more and also not to visit many more places in Canada, USA of the UK to prevent your Goldfish syndrome. well thanks James your too kind . your right I'll concentrate on getting a life. |
Re: Toronto feels Small
Originally Posted by BritCanadaNewbie
(Post 11690146)
Hi Folks.
I'm starting to get the impression the downtown core of Toronto is very very small. What I noticed when I was job hunting for IT positions in 2000, was the limited number of openings relative to London, UK. My first impression was that Toronto's economy size was on par with somewhere like Birmingham. |
Re: Toronto feels Small
Originally Posted by BritCanadaNewbie
(Post 11690146)
Hi Folks.
I'm starting to get the impression the downtown core of Toronto is very very small. The best and main parts of the Toronto are King, Queen and Bloor. And they are not all that great Yes there are other places outside of the core (Mississauga/brampton/the beaches) but there is not much going on outside of the downtown core. It gets familiar very quickly and loses the feel of a large metropolitan city. but the the main hub of the city is those 3 streets. Anyone else feel that way of Toronto? Thanks Which part of the UK did you come from? agree with post#7 above & to add ... Have you taken the East-West-East subway train from one end to the other, getting off at all or any of the interesting places along the way? Or, what about a walk from Queens Quay at the foot of Yonge St to Yonge & Eglinton, its approx 13.7km. Maybe a side trek along Bloor, even Avenue Rd or University Avenue Or even take a walk from the junction of Queen & Coxwell or Danforth & Coxwell - head west to Bathurst St. Its approx 10km, lots to see Spend some time exploring the city ... http://www.canadianliving.com/food/c..._ontario_3.php or, you could walk From Billingsgate Market in London UK to Buckingham palace, approx same distance What's the difference in small, or are you comparing 'Gun crime'? . |
Re: Toronto feels Small
Originally Posted by BritCanadaNewbie
(Post 11690403)
well thanks James your too kind . your right I'll concentrate on getting a life.
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Re: Toronto feels Small
Originally Posted by BritCanadaNewbie
(Post 11690403)
well thanks James your too kind . your right I'll concentrate on getting a life.
I guess in that sense it's a little different to the lay out of a Birmingham or Manchester because it is less centralised. As you look at the areas/neighbourhoods that are exiting the core that is really where you find the stuff to do. With people in Toronto tending to drive into the city core historically it was never much of a place to go out. It's only really got going in the last 20 years and is very much a work in progress as you'll see with the new Queens Quay front. Once you start to venture into the neighbourhoods you'll start to see the size of the city and understand that actually most of the action goes on outside of the core which on weekends has a tendency to be over run by those with a 905 phone code (suburbanites) affectionately referred to as 905-ers by us chic Downtown neighbourhood folk. |
Re: Toronto feels Small
Originally Posted by Cyan
(Post 11690418)
Reminds me of Reykjavik...only joking of course.
What I noticed when I was job hunting for IT positions in 2000, was the limited number of openings relative to London, UK. My first impression was that Toronto's economy size was on par with somewhere like Birmingham. |
Re: Toronto feels Small
Originally Posted by Oink
(Post 11690606)
But with much rubbishier Indian restaurants. :thumbdown:
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Re: Toronto feels Small
I agree that it is a layout issue. Most European cities have a historic center that is still the focus of the city and they have grown around it. This is simply not the case in new world countries. Toronto is a good example of a more planned approach to building a city.
I actually really like Toronto and part of its appeal is that it is more of a patchwork. As Bristol says it could be worse..... |
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