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Last call at the Gladstone Hotel /

When aggressive developers buy a flophouse hotel to turn it into an arts centric hot spot, long-time staff and residents begin a five-year struggle to survive. This intimate portrait of the effects of urban renewal upon the poor, reveals the unintentional roles we often play in the process of gentri...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Graham, Neil (Documentary filmmaker) (Director, Producer, Screenwriter), Roemer, Derreck (Director, Producer, Screenwriter)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Toronto, ON : Insurgent Projects Inc., 2007.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Gladstone Hotel (Toronto, Ont.)
Lodging-houses > Ontario > Toronto.
Gentrification > Ontario > Toronto.
Pensions de famille > Ontario > Toronto.
Embourgeoisement (Urbanisme) > Ontario > Toronto.
documentary film.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:When aggressive developers buy a flophouse hotel to turn it into an arts centric hot spot, long-time staff and residents begin a five-year struggle to survive. This intimate portrait of the effects of urban renewal upon the poor, reveals the unintentional roles we often play in the process of gentrification.
Physical Description:1 online resource (66 minutes)
Playing Time:01:05:07