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I have some concerns with regards to the last paragraph describing the controversial arrival of Chapters at Bloor West Village and the conversion of the Runnymede Theatre. Based on my research of the building, the Ontario Heritage Act declared the former theatre a protected building in 1990, which means that it cannot be demolished or altered permanently.
AgathaS 00:57, 13 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
You are correct. Although it is true that such designation can be changed or modified by the city, it is clear that the Runnymede Theathre was designated a protected building in 1990 as listed in the City of Toronto Heritage Property Inventory. I have made changes to the main page to reflect this as the previous version may not have been accurate and was speculative in nature anyways. Please feel free to modify the paragraph further to make it read better. --Thylark 08:26, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
"Large retail chains such as Chapters and Laura Secord occupy some store-space."[edit]
Do we need to start mentioning retail chains? I figure not... this can easily balloon into a list of stores in the area - if the BIA wants to list that on their site, sure. If the article were to discuss controversy regarding development (Chapters taking out the old theatre) that would work too. Krupo 03:55, Nov 9, 2004 (UTC)
This is not the place to advertise for the BIA. The claim about being the first BIA in the world has to be independently referenced if it is to go back into the article.--99.233.125.82 (talk) 14:04, 4 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
===Bloor West Village BIA===
Looking east on Bloor Street
Bloor West Village is the world's first business improvement area (BIA), established in 1970. It encompasses all businesses along Bloor Street between Jane Street and Ellis Park Road. It now consists of more than 400 shops, restaurants and services. The organization promotes business activity in the area by holding several annual events and festivals. It also puts efforts into the beautification of the area. Bloorwest Village hosts retailer sidewalk sales and the annual Ukrainian Festival, which runs for a weekend every September.
The BIA has promoted a healthy shopping district on Bloor Street. One will find retailers such as Trixie's, Max's Market, Signature Shoes and New Balance, as well as world-class restaurants such as Villa, Bloom and Yumi Sushi. Additionally, the area is known for its coffee shops, as it is home to two Starbucks, two Timothy's, a Second Cup and a local coffee enterprise called the Coffee Tree. The Village is also known for the numerous fresh food stores such as Fresh and Wild.
It's the right thing to yank that the text. We should put some shopping info into the article, though. I am going to put the image back into the article for now. Alaney2k (talk) 15:06, 4 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Why the title "Runnymede-Bloor West Village?" This does not seem to be the common name for this area. "Runnymede-Bloor West Village" is used on one city of Toronto map, but on another the city refers to the area by Bloor and Jane as simply "Bloor West Village" with Runnymede as a separate neighbourhood lying to the north. The Toronto Star and Toronto Neighbourhoods.net also share this usage. As does the Bloor West Village Residents Association. A media search finds that the Toronto Star, Globe and Mail, and National Post have not one used the term "Runnymede-Bloor West Village" in the last 20 years while "Bloor West Village" has occurred regularly. - SimonP (talk) 20:23, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
