I wouldn’t even say 17th ave has changed for the worst, the glut of retail/restaurant chains is to be expected, but I mostly miss being the target demographic age for hanging out there and popping into random shops without feeling like an old dude.
I still miss buying non-descript drip coffee from the cute girls at Bad Ass Coffee with my pocket change, now it’s either Tim Hortons or some (far less cute) kid telling me a 3 minute origin story about the mocha he just charged me $11 for. Just leave me to read FFWD in peace so I can see who’s playing at Mac Hall this weekend.
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