Interesting comment on the ‘geography of nowhere’ in The Toronto Star this morning. In Toronto, Canada, the issue of how to become a creative city occasionally pops up in The Star. (See for instance these two articles by John Honderich: culture generates urban buzz and Montreal hones creative edge). In the ‘geography of nowhere’ Glen Murray argues that a major ingredient of a successful creative city has to be the uniqueness of place. Murray observes that “when every place looks the same, there is really no such thing as place anymore”.

Also take a look at The Toy Factory in Liberty Village that Murray describes as ‘heaven’.