After more than ten years of living in the shadow of the Dufferin Mall, we're moving. We're heading east to Leslieville. The other day one of my neighbours accused me of "betraying the West End". I said that the West End betrayed me first by becoming too expensive to live in. For example, the rinky-dink house shown to the left, just a few doors from the Dufferin Mall, just went on the market. Asking price? $589,900.

For $589,900, I could fill a decommisioned nuclear reactor cooling tower with red and green Jello and film a 3D sequel to The Abyss.

Location, location, location ... right? Well, the reason I moved out here was because of price, price, price. The area west of Dufferin was dirt cheap a decade ago and for good reason: it's sparse. It's in between everything and close to nothing. Parks are few and far between and St. Clarens and Margueretta are ridiculously long, harsh streets. Dundas turned into a mini-hipsterville but there still isn't a decent brunch place. I used to invite people over for parties and they'd joke about having to come to 'this part of town' ...

So why not take a moment and enjoy the 'hood the way it used to be by viewing 2003's Dufferin Mall Experience. It's not your grandma's Dufferin Mall! ... wait, actually it is.


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