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Old Posted Jul 17, 2019, 1:20 AM
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Originally Posted by ChildishGavino View Post
The tricky thing about getting buisness back to Barton is that it needs to be something new. Barton used to be filled with grocers and butchers, those arent nearly as commonplace anymore.

Not saying its revival cant be done, I'm just saying we shouldn't be surprised if it takes a while. 20km is a lot of space.
To be fair, it's really the 6 km between Queen and Kenilworth that are the focus of renewal/rejuvenation.

And what's old is new. While some interesting place-makers would be great on Barton, I think neighbourhood-serving businesses still need to be the backbone of the street's return to greatness.
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