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Wednesday January 27th, 2010 @ 3:55am

City News

There has been quite a bit of talk over the years about a ‘magic-wand’ solution for Downtown Windsor.  One of these solutions explores the possibility of a major downtown anchor.  What about a commercial anchor?

 

Results of yesterday’s poll:

“Which border solution are you in favour of?”

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  • ravenswift

    At the risk of having my head lopped off for saying so, I think an appropriately designed big-box store downtown might have a regenerating affect. I'm thinking, a hardware store, or a department store of some sort.

    If the rent isn't going to decrease, isn't it better to have something downtown, rather than nothing?

    Of course, in a perfect world, rent/property taxes would decrease, initiatives for small business would be put into place and everyone within a 10km radius of downtown would come here to shop.

  • Randolph

    I agree that a big box store could help downtown, but the issue would still be getting those shoppers to walk around for other shops. It amazes me to see at the Outlet Mall, people get in their car and drive 200 feet across a parking lot to another store.

    In regards to the poll yesterday, hopefully the city and province can work out their differences for the Greenlink/Parkway design and get the bridge built before this decade ends!!

  • http://www.sean-mcleod.com/ Sean

    I live downtown, and trust me, downtown would benefit from ANY store… how could someone disagree? What on principle? Look around, there are more vacant than occupied store fronts. Way more. downtown retail isn't dying, it's dead.

  • Thatonegoodman

    Is this an “A Hair of the Dog” solution?

  • Steve Konkle

    I agree with Kari that a department store in particular would be a benefit to downtown. Sears, the Bay, whatever. There must have been a department store in the downtown core previously… what happened to the building it was in? A small hardware store would be good too, but I don't think we want/need a big-box hardware store (Home Depot/RONA) downtown.

  • http://www.westerndistrict.ca/ John Stefani

    http://www.internationalmetropolis.com/?p=562

    We had it. We lost it.

    There was also Woolworth's which was the last nickel-and-dime store but it too is gone. The building now home to the Herb Gray Centre for Excellence.