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Originally Posted by 1overcosc
When I was a kid (late 1990s and early 2000s), growing up in Embrun, the Blair area was where we drove to for most of our shopping. That, and the Innes/417 area. As I got older though we started going to the Innes/Tenth Line area instead.
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I had a similar experience growing up in Cumberland. My parents tell me in the mid 70s groceries entailed a trip to St. Laurent. Gradually the Gloucester area opened up and then from there Orleans. Now groceries are not 10 minutes away.
The Gloucester Centre indoor mall seems to have done a pretty decent job revitalizing itself lately.
Silver City, Chapters and esp the restaurant along Ogilvy Rd seem to be doing very well.
The problem with the stores further back is that they are neither well connected to the main road or well connected to transit. Add something like trainyards as competition and you are done. Smaller and weaker location.
Really, it is a a good spot for some sort of TOD connected to the LRT station.
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