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Originally Posted by Bunk
The changes in the club scene are perhaps even much more pronounced in Toronto - where the "Entertainment District" in the west end of downtown was full of massive clubs and bars when I was in my undergrad there ~15 years ago, it is now condo-ville with a hooters in the middle still hanging on. I don't think it's been displaced elsewhere, I think it's just shrunken everywhere.
I was out at dinner last night at Ten Foot Henry on 1st street SW - case in point - as far as I can recall it used to be the location of a club I used to go to all the time. It was jam packed and a great vibe on the street.
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I've lived in Toronto, Calgary, and Vancouver. What I've noticed over the last 10 years is a lot of the "character" places have shut down. They've all been replaced by very gentrified restaurants/bars, which tend to be much more expensive. This seems part of a larger economic trend, where wages are not keeping up with inflation and only the upper half can afford to frequent many of the restaurants and bars out there.