Galleria Mall

It’s not gone yet, but when the relic of a neighbourhood mall at Dufferin and Dupont was sold this year to condo developers, the death watch officially began. “Everybody I meet has a personal connection to Galleria Mall,” longtime mall manger Cristina Jackson told me in August. “People always tell me, ‘I used to come here with my grandma.’ I always say, ‘This is where friends meet. It’s not a regional mall, it’s a community mall, and it serves that purpose for the community, as a family place,” she said of the mall’s past. “I think in 10 years’ time, we’re not even going to recognize this place, this whole area.”

Edward Keenan writes on city issues. ekeenan@thestar.ca, follow @thekeenanwire