ossington



Sketches of graphic ideas - we are thinking of going with the one with the text in it, but have the sound volume and tightness of waves be determined by a formula input into processing that reacts to the values of music files.

Maps

__Sounds/ Sound Key For Recordings__

Photos

Articles About the Street:

Toronto Life #1

Toronto Life #2

Wikipedia

Toronto Life #3: Licensing Ban

[|Open for Business: Moratorium on Ossington Avenue Lifted] Article from Toronto Loft Blog of the 2009 moratorium in which bars and restaurants were restricted in serving drinks and food. The ban was so that the government can conduct a study of the direction the neighbourhood was heading. This was a response to the sudden growth of the community, and there were concerns that the area will develop into something similar to the entertainment district. Since then the ban has been lifted, allowing bars and restaurants to return to service.

[|Queen and Ossington: Then and Now]

__January 13, 2011, David’s Notes:__

__**1:21pm: Delux, 92 Ossington Av.**__

 - Cuban style restaurant, came in for lunch at start of Ossington adventure

**Sight:**

 - White painted brick interior, industrial style.  - Exposed pipes, tall ceilings  - modern architecture and artwork

**Sound:**

 - Sounds of few couples lunching. Cutlery clinking, etc.  - Music: - The Black Lips, //Not a Problem//  - Open your eyes, //Lords of the New Church//

**Smell:**

 - Scent, sweet and savory

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Taste:**

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Ate Cuban Medianache Sandwhich (see menu for description) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - ingredients: Bun, Dijon Mayo, Cheese, pickle, pork, Ham, onion, bun <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Soft, savory, delious. Smokey

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> -Spoke to waitress: Laura Beth. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - She lives at Ossington and College <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Neighbourhood is in slow season currently. It gets packed on summer evenings <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Weekends and evenings are 905 crowd, otherwise it is hipster crowd.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Took menu from restaurant

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">__**Terra Cotta**__

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Green door in the street. Went in to explore, wasn’t sure if it was open but went in anyway <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Open 10 years <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Makes custom clothing in small orders

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Spoke to Barbra, owner and cloathing designer about Ossington <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline;">- Neighbourhood has transformed alot in the last 10 years <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">- Used to be full of Vietnamese gangs <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">- Bars and galleries moved in and changed area <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">- Sweaty Betty’s was the first

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline;">- Cam H (mental hospital) is under reconstruction. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline;">- It has lots of out patients <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline;">- These people shape the southern end. (recommended that we spend some time observing people there)

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline;">- Very dynamic area, lots of layers <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline;">- Typical day, night is usually busier <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline;">- Typical Portuguese residence are not happy with changes and hipsters moving in <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline;">- Lots of older Portuguese, who wont be moving out even with changes <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline;">- Rent has gone up, as has property value <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline;">- Dundas-Landsdown id changing even faster

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Sounds:** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Vietnamese radio playing in the background <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - sewing machines <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - hissing steamers

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Sights:** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">- clothing of all colours and shades hanging on every corner and racks around the shop <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Vietnamese workers making clothes

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">__**230 Angel Gallery**__

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Been here 1 year <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - buildings was another gallery before this one <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Possibly button factory originally, but workers where unsure

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - First gallery in Queen West area <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Moved to Ossignton from Q.W. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Opened 15 years

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Moratorium closed, Catalyst for change in neighbourhood

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Smaller galleries are starting to close due to higher costs

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Smell:** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">- Paint <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Chemicals <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Sterile

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">__**Macedo, Make your own wine place**__

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Been on street for 30 years, on this side of street from the other side 12 years ago

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Smell:** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - of wine, strong <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - fermenting smell <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - fruity aroma

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">__**2:49, C1 Art Space**__

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - small art shop with nick-naks and crafts, metal crafting, hand made dolls, pottery <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Very modern

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Mellow ambient relaxation music

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Spoke to shop keeper/artist working on art at the time

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">__**Xpace Gallery**__

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - crashed gallery opening on previous visit <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - very your student crowd <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - OCAD and former OCAD student work <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - spoke to people tending gallery <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - 5 years at this Location, one of the fist gallerys that moved in

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Sight:** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">- Basement was all brick, very short ceiling. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Claustrophobic

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Sound:** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">- Video exhibit: chanting/singing in Serbian

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">__**Booga, kitchen and restaurant supply store**__

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Smell of something burning <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Sound of sheet metal being cut somewhere on second floor <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - extremely industrial look

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">__**Ministry of Interior, 3:15**__

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Industrial art, furniture and various house hold items (Lamps, clocks, etc.) all highly designed and creative

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Music: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Belle & Sebastian, <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">//Like Dylan in the Movies// <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Duffy, <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">//Keeping My Baby//

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Store has been open for 3 years <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Used to be old auto body shop when it was first built. Still has garage doors in the side of building

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">__**MACDONALDS**__

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">- Abandoned building <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - covered in old graphite, posters, wooden panels <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Looked inside window, saw squatter inside. He tried to invite us in.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">__**BADLANDS**__

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">- Vintage clothing store <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Music: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Gene Clark, <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">//Only Colombe// <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Smells of cleaning products, chemicals

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - walked passed guitarist from metric

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">__**V. Barkery**__

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Sound:** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">- Busy <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Kinds, running around, talking <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - People eating sandwiches/pastries, clanging of utensils and plates <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Transactions. Cash register, change being counted, receipts printing <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Humming of refrigeration units

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Smell** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Smells of fresh bread cooking

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Taste** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">- ate custard tart: Very very sweet. Custard was cold in the centre. Tart shell was flaky, salty, but a little but too moist. Custard was sickeningly sweet and creamy. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Bought box of Portuguese chocolate cereal called: Chocapic. Sweet cereal similar to Nesquick. Not quite as sweet, but starchy as well

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Spoke to owner of bakery: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Older Portuguese woman named Maria <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Likes the changes in the neighbourhood. Its changing for the better <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Not as many Portuguese people coming to the neighbourhood. More mixed people / Canadians <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - “ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">//The White Canadians Pay their bills”// <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">- Business has been good.

__Chelsea's Notes: January 17th__

 * Ossington West Side - Starting at Dundas 4pm-5pm**


 * lots of traffic north and south on the street, very little pedestrian traffic**

01. Main Drug Mart - sounds: jingling of doorbell as people go in and out

02. Fish Market

03. Portugal Wholesale -sounds: loud portugal pop music playing on outside speakers that keep crackling -smells: dried spice smells

04. Painted Lady 05. Cantadora Natural Health Centre 06. Ourhouse

07. Dry Cleaner -smells: faint chemical smells

08. Burgershoppe - smells: meaty grill smell

09. Crooked Star

10. Lush and Lavish Spa - smells: light floral smell

11. Portugal Draperies -smells: damp and dusty cloth

12. Telegramme 13. Residential

14. Goed Eten - smells: a light savoury smell, like meats and marinated veggies

15. Vintage 1 - sounds: jingling doorbell of door opening and closing, ambient music - smells: patchouli - lighting: soft glow

16. Unit A Architecture - smells: industrial paint

17. Dalat Coffee - smells: stale coffee - taste: worst cup of coffee ever - sounds: loud yelling in other languages, kitchen clanging

18. Coin Laundry -sounds: water wirring sound -smell: detergent

18a. Venezia Bakery -smells: sweet and floral smells

19. Downtown Tile Centre

20: Home Hardware

21: DT Lumber

22. Crepes and More -Sounds: electricity sounds -smells: sweet smell and coffee -taste: coffee tastes rich and sweetish

23. Ideal Coffee -sounds: oldies music -smells: coffee smell, pastry smell -taste: kind of watery coffee - been here longer than crafted -neighbourhood used to be kind of a scary place after dark, retaurants moved in and the area became more popular with out of towners and suburbanites, and more friendly - new businesses and noise have pushed portugese places out of the neighbourhood -coffee cups are from old hotels

24. United Drug -smell: crap smell

25. Yoga Space -smells: lemon

26. Ossington Tire

27. JB Laundromat

28. Reposado -smell: mexican food smell

29. Oz Studios

30. Virgina Johnson & Co. -sounds: water heater

31. Cindiloowho -sounds: water heater


 * Ossington EAST SIDE 5pm-6pm**


 * Pedestrian traffic looks like people passing through or wandering the neighbourhood**
 * lots of traffic north**
 * most stores are dimly lit except for convenience stores, hardware places, pho restaurants**

Horvath Cigars -water heater sound -licorice smell

BookStore -smells like rubber cement -has oldies music playing

Crafted Coffee -smells like expressio -has fusion ambient music playing -3 people are working on laptops in here, on is a York Film Prof -lots of people stop by the window to look in -coffee tastes great

Pho Place -smells greasy -oriental music plqying softly -5 people eating

Tattoo Place -strong shit smell in front -closed even though it says open

The Ossington -bleach smell

Notes:

Fool For Love graffitti is actually advertising for a show going on at the Meta Gallery, which used to be Crolley's Garage

Foot Traffic was mostly women, 30% of which were really glammed up, 20% who were older european ladies and 50% who were riding bikes and/or all bundled up.

=Miles Blanco's Notes=

12 pm - Time of arrival Moderate Traffic
 * Jan 13, 2011**

-Smells of Vietnamese food especially pho. -The air is moist. -Sound of mixture of conversations of customers. The most dominate is the conversation of nurses that came out of break. -The restaurants at the time, serves to the locals, and people working in the area. I notice a a table of construction works who has taken a break from the work on CAMH. -The television on CP24 adds to the soundscape. -The decor is white walls, with light purple wood borders. -Pho with rare beef, and beef balls: tasted like any other pho.
 * Pho Tien Thanh**

-Ultra modern design with interesting lighting, and furniture. ie. old florescent tubes wrapped around the bulb, typography fine art. -marble table tops with steel chairs and cushion booths. Modern fixtures and pieces with rustic accents.
 * Delux**

-Nick nacks and apparel odd things. - 6 years running as arts school and studio. Plans to start gallery in the spring.
 * C1 Art Space**

-Was an industrial factory of sorts. To specific, the building use to service radiators. -This explains the brick walls, and cement floors. There is also a garage door still in the building. - Now the space is a modern/trendy furniture shop. The space has been repainted.
 * Ministry of Interior**

**Interesting Facts from Interviews.**
-The area was mostly occupied by Portuguese and Vietnamese for a long time. The area had a history of Viet gang relations. There is still evidence of them on the street. Note the several pho restaurants, and Portuguese services, and stores. -CAMH is now undergoing a significant development that involves construction on their facility. Originally they had the entrances along Queen St. This brought unwelcome individuals roaming the streets on Queen, thus regular foot traffic isn't as strong, and stores and restaurants are not opening long CAMH. However, the construction will change the entrance for admittance within the side road. Hopefully this will allow people to feel safer within that part of Queen, and more entertainment related businesses will open up.
 * Barbara:** Tara Cotta Owner

-The construction of condos on the west side of Queen and Ossington will bring more foot traffic to the area. -The night life has significantly increase within the years. It began with the galleries, and then the restaurants and bars. One of the catalysis of the growth is the MOCCA on Queen St West. From there, new galleries comes along, and then other entertainment business opens. -The increase of bars sort of stretch onto Dundas, where are a few along where Dundas and Ossington intersects. -The moratorium allowed more of diversity of business to open within the street. In ways, it has benefited the street.
 * Artist:** C1 Art Space

-Since it is January, the street is less alive. Especially on a weekday. -On the weekend nights, the crowd are mostly "905ers", but on the weekday, the crowd are mostly locals (hipsters).
 * Waitress:** Delux