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<br /> <br />I f <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Jordan is an art and ardlitecturc ambas- <br />sador for the streelcar.linccl arca, extend- <br />ing 20 short blocks fronl Bathurst Street <br />to Gladstone Avenue. This is not pol- <br />ished downtown Toronto-the city seen <br />by most visitors to its world.famous film <br />festival. Instead, this is an emcrging part <br />of the city where all the big ideas that end <br />up downtown (and in Notth America and <br />Europe) begin,[t's a cultural lab bubbling with <br />alternative music, fashion, food and art. <br />Thc key to discovering West Queen West. <br />says Jordan, is to keep walking, "You will <br />always strike gold here: she sa}'s, "There <br />are sketchy blocks because of the neigh- <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />~en <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />borhood's proximity to the dockyards. but <br />with its 31tistic backbone-many artists live <br />above shops-you'll get the sense that this <br />is where creative life begins." <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Hotels as Art <br />Stepping inlo the Gladstone Hotel (glad <br />stonehotel.com) is akin to checking into a <br />gallery that doubles as a place to sleep-with <br />a vintage cage elevator that still works. Vari- <br />ous local altists have designed each of the 37 <br />rooms in the Victorian dream. so expect ac- <br />conunodations to feature everything from a <br />woodsy Saskatchewan tableau to a watercol- <br />orist's studio, complete with timber.accent <br />ceilings. (It's also niC(~ to be able to pre. <br />view rooms on the hotel's wcbsite, where <br />prices-from $165 a night-are posted,) <br />And to further boost its artistic cred, <br /> <br />\1 <br />'I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />wash; nglonflyer.com <br />