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Re: Dundas
Originally Posted by Shard
(Post 13029813)
It seems old Dundas has become a persona non grata.
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Re: Dundas
Originally Posted by Former Lancastrian
(Post 13029760)
What about all the companies that produce maps be it paper or digital? Will a Sat Nav have enough room to display the road you are on?
I don't really care if they change them which should also have been an option for the poll. |
Re: Dundas
(and all amenities with the same name)
named in honour of Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville — an 18th-century politician from Scotland who used his power to delay the freedom of slaves in Britain. He later became known as "The Great Tyrant" for tweaking an anti-slavery bill that would delay the abolition of the slave trade by roughly 15 years. His actions froze the freedom of roughly 630,000 slaves. |
Re: Dundas
The old Victory Burlesque was on the corner of Spadina and Dundas.
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Re: Dundas
Hi
How about going neutral and just numbering all the streets then no one will ever have any problems ​​​​​ cheers jerry |
Re: Dundas
Originally Posted by jeremy brewer
(Post 13029962)
Hi
How about going neutral and just numbering all the streets then no one will ever have any problems ​​​​​ cheers jerry |
Re: Dundas
Originally Posted by dbd33
(Post 13029820)
Streisand effect for me. I had no idea Dundas was a person.
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Re: Dundas
Originally Posted by Siouxie
(Post 13029843)
But, though now agreeing with the sentiment that "Dundas" should be 'cancelled'--in a good sense--from roads, subway stations, and other desiderata that commemorate a decidedly unworthy and unpleasant historical figure around Toronto, I'd suggest that due care be taken before choosing some replacement name. |
Re: Dundas
[QUOTE=abner;13030005]OK, so I didn't know that (after living 3 decades in Toronto, including 6 years of secondary education, and 4 years of University...who knew?) Clearly there were a lot of gaps in the 'history' curriculum in the 1980s.
But, though now agreeing with the sentiment that "Dundas" should be 'cancelled'--in a good sense--from roads, subway stations, and other desiderata that commemorate a decidedly unworthy and unpleasant historical figure around Toronto, I'd suggest that due care be taken before choosing some replacement name.[/QUOTE] Rush Street ? |
Re: Dundas
Originally Posted by Shard
(Post 13030008)
Rush Street ? |
Re: Dundas
Naming anything after a person or group of individuals always has the potential for controversy years down the road. Was Michael Jackson and I guess we can name several other high profile individuals innocent of alleged misgivings since their deaths? Ya think a few Popes and others are sweating on their backgrounds coming to the attention of others?
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Re: Dundas
Originally Posted by Former Lancastrian
(Post 13030021)
Naming anything after a person or group of individuals always has the potential for controversy years down the road. Was Michael Jackson and I guess we can name several other high profile individuals innocent of alleged misgivings since their deaths? Ya think a few Popes and others are sweating on their backgrounds coming to the attention of others?
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Re: Dundas
Originally Posted by abner
(Post 13030024)
Does that mean we're not entitled to revisit and reconsider such commemorations, simply because even more bodies might be buried elsewhere...?
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Re: Dundas
Originally Posted by Former Lancastrian
(Post 13030031)
What I was pointing out is that if we stopped naming shit after alleged famous people then we wouldn't have this problem. Far easier to pull a statue down and cost effective rather than renaming a street and everything that goes with it.
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Re: Dundas
Originally Posted by Former Lancastrian
(Post 13030031)
What I was pointing out is that if we stopped naming shit after alleged famous people then we wouldn't have this problem. Far easier to pull a statue down and cost effective rather than renaming a street and everything that goes with it.
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