A number of interviews were set in motion by Historical Research Limited (1994) after the distillery shut down.People interviewed consisted of supervisors, plant managers and regular maintainence staff that used to work there.The interviews led to interesting results.
Worker sentiments to the job loss largely reflected the sentiments often observed from the gentrification : buying of properties by upper tier/class families that in turn increases property value and pushes the lower class away from such property.
The King's parliament plan was initiated to lay down the framework for the development of the district so that it could be set into motion for commercial and residential purposes.It was also required to be upheld and sustained which …show more content…
Ruth Glass defined gentrification as the makeover of city space by another affluent class, which turns working class neighborhoods into a place for the ‘gentry’ (Blackwell, 2006). Gentrification, in this way, uses creativity as its justification (Blackwell, 2006). “The Fine Art of Gentrification” by Deutch and Ryan confirms that the aesthetisization of Toronto functions as capitalistic legitimization (Blackwell, 2006). In other words, capitalists are essentially profit seekers, who defend their often detrimental actions, with the pretext of an artistic and cultural makeover. The distillery’s transformation from industrial production to commercial consumerism as a cultural arts hub is an example of such a pretext. That is, gentrification takes advantage of using creative art to sugar coat the effects of neoliberalism (Blackwell, 2006). Neoliberalism creates “landscapes of desirability” as does New Urbanism (Lehrer, 2006). Both of these economic schools of thought believe that a more economical and “urban” lifestyle is better suited to cities like Toronto to make for better developmental opportunities (Lehrer, 2006). These ideologies cater to higher-class consumer markets instead of benefiting the working class and in that sense; this urbanism gentrifies areas like the Distillery District, turning former industrial zones into urban centers for consumption and consumerism. (Lehrer,
Worker sentiments to the job loss largely reflected the sentiments often observed from the gentrification : buying of properties by upper tier/class families that in turn increases property value and pushes the lower class away from such property.
The King's parliament plan was initiated to lay down the framework for the development of the district so that it could be set into motion for commercial and residential purposes.It was also required to be upheld and sustained which …show more content…
Ruth Glass defined gentrification as the makeover of city space by another affluent class, which turns working class neighborhoods into a place for the ‘gentry’ (Blackwell, 2006). Gentrification, in this way, uses creativity as its justification (Blackwell, 2006). “The Fine Art of Gentrification” by Deutch and Ryan confirms that the aesthetisization of Toronto functions as capitalistic legitimization (Blackwell, 2006). In other words, capitalists are essentially profit seekers, who defend their often detrimental actions, with the pretext of an artistic and cultural makeover. The distillery’s transformation from industrial production to commercial consumerism as a cultural arts hub is an example of such a pretext. That is, gentrification takes advantage of using creative art to sugar coat the effects of neoliberalism (Blackwell, 2006). Neoliberalism creates “landscapes of desirability” as does New Urbanism (Lehrer, 2006). Both of these economic schools of thought believe that a more economical and “urban” lifestyle is better suited to cities like Toronto to make for better developmental opportunities (Lehrer, 2006). These ideologies cater to higher-class consumer markets instead of benefiting the working class and in that sense; this urbanism gentrifies areas like the Distillery District, turning former industrial zones into urban centers for consumption and consumerism. (Lehrer,