New adult store in the Junction next to the early years centre?

So you don't like the new neighbours? Is there a street in our community that would be acceptable for such a business? Are there any other types of legal businesses that you are opposed to? Your own morality aside, there is no shame in sex.

If it's a place like 'Come as You Are' or 'Good for Her', I wouldn't have a problem with it.

I find it interesting that people oppose the idea of an adult entertainment store at this locations, but not a ten minute walk west are TWO massage parlors. I might not read this blog everyday, but I've never seen complaint about these shops…

I agree with Circa Vermont, shops with classy (not trashy) storefronts like 'come as you are' or 'good for her' would be a good addition, not to mention revenue for the neighbourhood.

What has the BIA been working so hard for all these years?
This type of retail is not really what I had in mind for the Junction. It seems that the Dundas strip will be losing out again. More attractive retail options will go to St. Clair and Dundas gets car washes and porn shops.

Speaking of which – given the number of artists in the neighbourhood, I'm surprised there isn't an art supply store (e.g. Instrument Shop, Art Supplies), etc.

Are you willing to open one? I would guess not, it's a huge risk in opening any business. The market dictates what stays and goes. Contrary to what the BIA thinks.

Rodger – I never said I'd open one, it was more of a passing thought. It may succeed, it may fail – just like an Adult shop may succeed or may fail.

I said it earlier, let the market dictate what succeeds and fails.

Would you risk losing you property rather than rent to "this type of business". Can your morality be bought? Since we're on the topic, what other kinds of legitimate businesses would you discriminate against?

An art supply shop is about to open in the Junction called Junction Art Supplies.

http://www.junctionarts.com/home

Near Dundas and Pacific.

SN– I wasn't quick to judge, I realize that Satisfaction offers legit spa services. I was referring to 1) Sunshine Health Spa and 2) Aroma Health Spa (or Glory Health Clinic — the storefront has two signs…) which is located just east of Runnymede on Dundas.
They have erratic hours, often just a hand written sign in the window saying "all attendants busy, please come back later".

Martin- thanks for the link to the new art supply store… I wanted to post it myself, but couldn't remember the name, haha. Simple enough to remember.

Junctioneer, I think you're being somewhat disingenuous when you post an item like this and when asked about your concerns you talk about how the storefront may look. Why bring up the fact that it is next to an early year's centre? Be honest, what is it that you are afraid of in relation to the children? Was this just a knee-jerk reaction on your part?

I think that some people will be concerned about such a business because it seems to be a throwback to the seedy days of the Junction, though it isn't necessarily so. The area is now attracting parents of different socioeconomic backgrounds, and some locals might be concerned that a porn store might change peoples' perception of raising kids here.

In my opinion that's nonsense provided the store keeps a decent storefront and chooses a tasteful name.

This is a form of censorship if you think about it. Who is worthy and not worthy of operating a business in our neighbourhood? What's next, will we be measuring grass heights to make sure they conform with city standards? Will we be judging our neighbours on paint colour selection or worse on how they dress?

I've said it before. You have no problems with places like Concourse Restaraunt and the "Eithiopian Restaraunt" at Keele/Dundas who openly sell drugs but instead focus on a potential adult entertainment store?

Are you sexually opressed?

I think you might mean "sexually repressed". Perhaps not.

Well, the store is now open. I live in the area and only just noticed it a few days ago. I was delighted! I think this kind of retail is an excellent addition to the area. There's nothing wrong with sex & quite frankly I think it`s great that my husband and I can shop at a place like this right in our own neighborhood.

There is, however, something wrong with proposed censorship based on one's personal morality. I could care less what anyone's personal opinion about this place is, but the fact is it's a fully legal business run by people who have every right to be innocent until proven guilty — note that a big chunk of the objection in this pre-opening article seems to have been pure speculation about how discreet the window display might be.

From where I am sitting the far bigger social sin than simply opening a shop that caters to adults is the self-absorbed desire to subject everyone else to one's personal sense of morality and world view. And then to drag `the children` into it by hanging this rather thin argument on the fact that it`s next to an Early Years Centre comes across as disingenuous and manipulative.

And, yes, Jennifer, something highly akin to (if not outright) prostitution exists in those "massage" parlors (and, I dunno, maybe the kind of folks who are morally opposed to innocent sex toy shops are also in bed too early to notice the ladies of the night hanging about on certain street corners along Dundas West — they are most certainly and visibly around). Anyway, if the Juntioneer`s authors want to get all worked up over offensive retail, why aren`t they targeting the massage parlors instead of a place that is merely a toy shop for adults with a tastefully erotic twist?

This is the first — and pointedly *last* — time I'll be visiting and reading this blog.