Cultural Landscape Research Paper
Ryerson University
Kensington Essay
The Outer Landscape of Culture (CMHR820 – Section 4A0)
By: Baldev Singh (500356521)
To: Professor Steven Chuang
June 12, 2013
Topic and Relation to Cultural Landscape
I chose the topic, “Mixed land uses – residential and commercial retail”. Mixed land uses are quite common in the City of Toronto. In the past, it has been looked as a viable option, but recently it has become an attractive option due to the benefits it brings. These benefits include a pedestrian-friendly environment, a bicycle-friendly environment, a tight-knit community, and a reduction of distances between housing to retail businesses.
This topic relates to cultural landscape because Kensington Market was intentionally designed …show more content…
This is what exactly happened four months ago. When proposals were submitted to build a fifteen-story condominium which included a Loblaws retail store, a petition was put online by the Kensington community to stop plans to build the grocery store.
I personally feel if there was a large retailer built near the community; it will ruin local businesses, and alter Kensington’s culture that has been so evident in the past decades. This is how exactly the Kensington community felt when a petition was put online, “Historically this has been a place of acceptance of people not accepted elsewhere, a place for small business to flourish, a place where shopping means visiting with neighbours. Torontonians cherish and want to keep that culture.” (Friends of Kensington, 2014).Landscapes Affecting the Human Lived …show more content…
When I was at Bellevue Square Park, there were so many people interacting with each other, and having a good time. People were having picnics, a guy was playing his guitar to couple of his friends, many were playing football, children was at the playground having a good time. That just shows how a tight-knit community Kensington really is, and if I’m being honest, it shocked me. I was expecting them to be at home on the computer because people are so dependent on the use technology, but it wasn’t at Kensington. They were having a good time interacting at the Bellevue Square Park. That just reminded me of a time when I was growing up, and how everyone was outside playing various sports, and interacting with
Kensington Essay
The Outer Landscape of Culture (CMHR820 – Section 4A0)
By: Baldev Singh (500356521)
To: Professor Steven Chuang
June 12, 2013
Topic and Relation to Cultural Landscape
I chose the topic, “Mixed land uses – residential and commercial retail”. Mixed land uses are quite common in the City of Toronto. In the past, it has been looked as a viable option, but recently it has become an attractive option due to the benefits it brings. These benefits include a pedestrian-friendly environment, a bicycle-friendly environment, a tight-knit community, and a reduction of distances between housing to retail businesses.
This topic relates to cultural landscape because Kensington Market was intentionally designed …show more content…
This is what exactly happened four months ago. When proposals were submitted to build a fifteen-story condominium which included a Loblaws retail store, a petition was put online by the Kensington community to stop plans to build the grocery store.
I personally feel if there was a large retailer built near the community; it will ruin local businesses, and alter Kensington’s culture that has been so evident in the past decades. This is how exactly the Kensington community felt when a petition was put online, “Historically this has been a place of acceptance of people not accepted elsewhere, a place for small business to flourish, a place where shopping means visiting with neighbours. Torontonians cherish and want to keep that culture.” (Friends of Kensington, 2014).Landscapes Affecting the Human Lived …show more content…
When I was at Bellevue Square Park, there were so many people interacting with each other, and having a good time. People were having picnics, a guy was playing his guitar to couple of his friends, many were playing football, children was at the playground having a good time. That just shows how a tight-knit community Kensington really is, and if I’m being honest, it shocked me. I was expecting them to be at home on the computer because people are so dependent on the use technology, but it wasn’t at Kensington. They were having a good time interacting at the Bellevue Square Park. That just reminded me of a time when I was growing up, and how everyone was outside playing various sports, and interacting with