Posted Jan 26, 2019, 6:41 PM
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Hamilton Historian
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Hamilton
Posts: 3,237
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Totally agree on the closing of king william except for deliveries etc. I am not so sold on closing hughson st though.. that little stretch between king and king william isn't frequented a lot by pedestrians. I mean it might be a little bit when the new condos and storefronts go up but the right house is still pretty much abandoned inside, and so this lack of businesses to have frequent foot traffic going through is just an invitation for vandals, which has been proven again and again in the past, esp. with the bus stop there.
And that's the other issue, there is a bus route that goes through here, or at least did - I don't take the bus anymore, so that would have to be removed as well.
So sold on king william, not so much on hughson - however, if retail businesses went into the right house I might change that to a yes as well.
Also I am happy that the underground isn't being torn down for the park (to my knowledge anyways) - I know lots of people have issues with it but it's one of the few places that is known for bands to play and I really do like the architecture of the building. That and I do have memories of my childhood form there. Def. glad something is being done about the sea of parking lots though.. now if only they'd do something about the one behind horizon/alectra utilities.. THAT one is the one that sticks out more than any other.
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