Toronto Star

Queen St. is many streets. Most famously, it's Queen West and after that comes the Beach. But there's more to it than either of those. Although we don't talk about Queen East yet, the time will come when we do. The stretch east of, say, Broadview Ave., has been a no man's land for decades, but finally the law of urban gravity has started to pull in the crowds. Already big changes are underway. The best comes about when old buildings are put to new uses. Typically, this means revitalizing the two- and three-storey buildings that line Queen, especially on the north side.