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Originally Posted by Table 5
Nothing wrong with that necessarily. I'm glad each neighborhood offers a bit of a different vibe..and Kensington offers the arty/relaxed/coffee vibe (even though the best coffee in the city is not really there). I kind of like that you can go there and know that its going to be a relatively chill environment compared to 17th...it's not a place you go to get wasted or to be seen.
But yeah, it could use a few more good restaurants.
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Unfortunately, it's coffee sucks. 17th/Beltline is by far the best coffee scene in the city.
But yeah, I do like how each district has it's own character. Inglewood is lots of independent and unique shops, Kensington is pretty laid back but good variety, Mission is coming into its own, 17th is improving, Stephen Ave serves its function very well in the business core and so on.
On 17th Ave specifically, it serves two purposes - both as a city wide destination entertainment, food and shopping district - but also as a local commercial strip for resident's day-to-day needs. It annoys me when people say the Shoppers Drug Mart was a bad thing for the strip and takes away vibrancy. It's actually one of the biggest drivers of foot traffic at all hours of the day - it's the 21st Century General Store that's incredibly handy. I go to Shoppers more than any other establishment on 17th by a long shot. That kind of thing is needed too.