Comment 58969

By TreyS (registered) | Posted January 31, 2011 at 21:09:23 in reply to Comment 58845

Ryan

Maybe IVW hasn't done much for the area in the last 30 years. But it did wonderful for Barton Street for its first 45 years since construction. Back when Barton had street-cars and a thriving commercial strip, IVW was a part of that. So was the Barton Forum.

IVW neighbourhood is just as mixed and probably more than WH. From Canada's heaviest dirtiest industry to King/Sherman/Gage $750k homes. It's probably Canada's most diverse urban areas... Ward 3... Where millionaires live side-by-side with $10crack prostitutes.

Let these private investors develop WH. I hope they do. But it's been about a decade plus now that we created Bayfront Park and last hosted the Royal Bank Aquafest. The Sheila Copps Marine Discovery Center recently failed.. so now what with that building?

Bring on the WH development, that's what I say, same goes for any part of Ward 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. The stadium was not right for WH and you know it. The original Setting Sail plan is what's right. But with the empty Marine Discovery Center in question will caution any private investors

The question and fuzzy line was always this, is this stadium more for sports, or is its existence more for city development. ? Well let me say this, the latter can't exist if the former fails. This stadium first has to succeed as a sports venue before it can succeed as any kind of city-building investment.

So it's obvious that the stadium needs to be a successful sports and entertainment venue FIRST before it can contribute to any type of City Building.

The location issue was confused by a chicken and egg argument. A white-elephant would've done nothing for city-building. But a successful entertainment/sports venue has a chance to city build.

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