Comment 42418

By Mr. Meister (anonymous) | Posted June 24, 2010 at 10:53:43

Please do not re-write history. I was downtown a lot in the late 60's since we lived on Cannon St. for a while. Even through the 70's it was a vibrant bustling place. Remember the lineups at the Black Forest Inn? Now the place is mostly empty a lot of nights. Society changed and downtown did not. Centre mall went from a plaza to a true mall. Housing changed, the suburban dream of a white picket fence and a real backyard really took hold. City Centre was built because somebody thought that the success of Jackson Square and the towers could be expanded. Even they were caught unawares when the whole thing changed. Our downtown was not the only casualty of the times. Does anybody else remember Robinsons If it were then your argument against one way streets would have a lot more plausible tone. Hamilton's downtown's collapse was echoed across the continent. A sign of the times, the result of a changing society.

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