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Originally Posted by aberkok
Only tangentially related is how the gentrification of Queen St. will affect the Rex. The owner of the Rex could retire for several lifetimes if he sold that property, and he hasn't yet. I wonder what the future holds. Hopefully it won't burn down.
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The demographics of the area are shifting. We will be seeing people with higher incomes moving into the neighbourhood or deciding on the area as a destination to spend money. This could be good for the Rex if they play their cards right. Maybe they need to renovate? I don't know. Do rich people listen to jazz? It's now considered up there with classical music in terms of consumption trends, right? It's no longer an underground or subversive music, right? Old people listen to "alternative" now, I'm sure.
How are jazz venues in the city doing overall? It might seem risky to open a new jazz club, but, then again, people are still opening up new independent
bookstores (what?!)....
I don't know, maybe the changes in the neighbourhood will bring some interesting things. It can't be
all bad....