Now Magazine looks at the eclectic mix of shops, craft vendors and restaurants popping-up along Toronto's lakefront. Due to condo construction in the area and the associated influx of residents, the lakefront is in transitioning, according to Now, from a dull tourist trap into a mature and exciting neighbourhood.
"The lakefront isn't all hippo buses, artfully buckled boardwalks and throngs of shutter-happy tourists. Nor is it the barren stretch of stinky marinas buried behind a wall of blas� condos that locals who haven't braved crossing under the Gardiner Expressway in a decade remember."
"Yes, chartered party boats blasting deep bass beats still cruise the shoreline, and the Island airport is a lot busier than it used to be, but Queens Quay between Bathurst and Jarvis is � dare we say it? � finally feeling kind of homey."
"It's a dense, maturing neighbourhood thanks to all those high-rises, and the population surge is slowly translating into a nice mix of shops and restaurants."
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