Historical Cadillac dealer in Toronto to close

[ToniCipriani]

http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/187387

I've passed by it once, actually.

[CARBIZ]

This is actually a big deal. At one time, Addison was the biggest Cadillac dealer in Canada. Now, there is a hole in the center of the city. I know people who drive in from Mississauga that work in the city core and have their vehicle serviced at Addison. When I worked there (in the early '80s) they had 30 or so technicians on the second floor. It was a huge operation.

For anyone who knows Toronto, there is now a big vacuum in the center of the city. The nearest Cadillac dealer is - Scarborough. Not that anybody in nearby Rosedale (one of the top two or three richest neighborhoods in Canada) buys Cadillac any more anyway: BMW Hell in that neighborhood, I am afraid.

Somerset is tucked under the Gardiner at the foot of Parliament Street where nobody can find them - it is Chevrolet anyway. West York is way up on St. Clair north and to the west. Brennan Pontiac-Buick would be the next closest, way up on Bayview at Eglinton. Everybody else is downtown. BMW even has an amazing showcase directly beside the Don Valley Parkway.

Well, chalk up another 40 storey condo on Bay St. There are two already going up on what was Addison's used car lot across the street. Bay Street will soon be a tunnel of buildings that will shame Manhattan.

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I have been there many times. My former neighbour bought all of his 11 Cadillacs he has owned from there. They should keep it as it is, maybe make a GM Canada car museum out of it.

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Horrible news. Toronto is in a condo rush to oblivion . Nothing is sacred.

This gives me an excuse to go there one last time. Very very sad.