Tag Archives: Downtown Eastside

Where does one go?

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Rolf Auer

During the 2010 Olympics restaurants and bars graciously opened their restrooms for general use by all of the public whereas before these had been restricted to paying customers. *          *          * To … Continue reading →

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Gentrification

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Rolf Auer

Definition of gentrification: when the poor people of a neighbourhood are pushed out by the relatively well-off moving in. *          *          * To read the full poem, please click on the following link. Gentrification

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DTES Love

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Rolf Auer

The heart of the Downtown Eastside has to be the Carnegie Centre. It has so much going on and it is a community centre for everybody in the Downtown Eastside. The first Saturday of each month features Poetry Night, hosted … Continue reading →

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