The state of business in Mount Dennis : Disinvestment and gentrification in Toronto's inner-suburbs

C i t i e s. C e n t r e. •. U n i v e r s i t y. o f. T o r o n t o T h e. S t a t e. o f. B u s i n e s s. i n. M o u n t. D e n n i s :. i i i D i s i n v e s t m e n t. a n d. G e n t r i f i c a t i o n. i n. T o r o n t o ’ s. I n n e r - S u b u r b s Acknowledgement This research was carried out as part of a research project on “Commercial gentrification, diverse economies and the politics [...] C i t i e s. C e n t r e. •. U n i v e r s i t y. o f. T o r o n t o T h e. S t a t e. o f. B u s i n e s s. i n. M o u n t. D e n n i s :. 1 1 D i s i n v e s t m e n t. a n d. G e n t r i f i c a t i o n. i n. T o r o n t o ’ s. I n n e r - S u b u r b s 2.1 Site Selection The Mount Dennis neighbourhood was selected for the following reasons. [...] C i t i e s. C e n t r e. •. U n i v e r s i t y. o f. T o r o n t o T h e. S t a t e. o f. B u s i n e s s. i n. M o u n t. D e n n i s :. 1 5 D i s i n v e s t m e n t. a n d. G e n t r i f i c a t i o n. i n. T o r o n t o ’ s. I n n e r - S u b u r b s 3 Mount Dennis in Relation to the City and the World 3.1 Contemporary Neighbourhood Characteristics Commercial streets flank neighbourhoods thr [...] Photo 2: Conversions to Non-residential Uses C i t i e s. C e n t r e. •. U n i v e r s i t y. o f. T o r o n t o 1 6. T h e. S t a t e. o f. B u s i n e s s. i n. M o u n t. D e n n i s :. D i s i n v e s t m e n t. a n d. G e n t r i f i c a t i o n. i n. T o r o n t o ’ s. I n n e r - S u b u r b s The incidence of violent crime is high relative to the city average, as is sensationalized media [...] C i t i e s. C e n t r e. •. U n i v e r s i t y. o f. T o r o n t o 2 0. T h e. S t a t e. o f. B u s i n e s s. i n. M o u n t. D e n n i s :. D i s i n v e s t m e n t. a n d. G e n t r i f i c a t i o n. i n. T o r o n t o ’ s. I n n e r - S u b u r b s The Kodak plant closure was connected to globalized flows of capital and technology, most immediately to the emergence of digital photographic