May. 16, 2012 - Issue #865: Road Trips
Bestest civic euphemism
Edmonton’s “Downtown East Side” Though it’s not exactly new news anymore, the fact that Edmonton now has a “Downtown East Side” remains impressive, if only in the label’s tenacity. Christening the communities, uh, east of downtown, as “Downtown East Side” hopes for a rhetorical effect that approaches the hell of what Vancouver namesake represents. Except it doesn’t. Rather, it’s a thinly-veiled ploy to justify gentrification in the neighbourhood. Hurrah.New comments for this entry have been turned off and any existing ones are hidden. We apologize for any inconvenience.
