The spirit of the early nineties is still alive in Black Market. While Queen West has changed over the past two or three decades, Black Market still stands as a herald of how things used to be.
You can still hear the punk sounds of Rancid playing through the underground, taking you back to a time when The Warehouse was the greatest concert venue in Toronto, even if you did have to argue for hours with people who preferred The Docks.
The clothes there would fit any of the last four decades, and the prices are similar to what they always were.
I can almost smell the old Tommy Hilfiger patches that were sold beside no name overalls, ready to be sewn together to create the illusion of wealth at Black Market prices.
For people of all ages, this is as much of a time capsule as you're likely to find in the city these days. And for it to be one of the final survivors of Queen Street West, that's an amazing accomplishment.