Downtown Update - Page 81

Dr Awesomesauce · #**1601** Posted **Sep 17, 2012, 2:06 AM**

Care to advertise a little? You're in vinyl, right?

thistleclub · #**1602** Posted **Sep 17, 2012, 12:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by pEte fiSt iN Ur fAce

Care to advertise a little? You're in vinyl, right?

Eclectric Audio, 150 James St. N., Hamilton, 905-521-9497

SteelTown · #**1603** Posted **Sep 17, 2012, 3:34 PM**

matt602 · #**1604** Posted **Sep 17, 2012, 5:31 PM**

A few friends and I were busking near CBC Hamilton and it was great. Lots of people enjoyed our music and we made some new friends who were also walking around with their instruments. Didn't make it to the Saturday though.

realcity · #**1605** Posted **Sep 17, 2012, 6:10 PM**

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Originally Posted by SteelTown

This photos is awesome, CIBC, Pigott and First Ontario look pretty tall. With the stage and crowd in the street I can hardly recognize Hamilton.

I was very impressed Saturday nite, starting with the circus Orange, the well behaved diverse crowd, the quality of the art is getting better all the time.

SteelTown · #**1606** Posted **Sep 17, 2012, 6:37 PM**

I liked the view too. Even took a video clip of it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v174/A...-69563DFDDE76-15876-000010BD3B4F9074.mp4

realcity · #**1607** Posted **Sep 18, 2012, 4:26 AM**

good vid.

SteelTown · #**1608** Posted **Sep 20, 2012, 11:58 AM**

http://www.cbc.ca/hamilton/talk/story/2012/09/19/hamilton-hotel-parking.html

Dr Awesomesauce · #**1609** Posted **Sep 21, 2012, 11:26 AM**

^Build it and make it pretty. That's all I ask.

matt602 · #**1610** Posted **Sep 21, 2012, 9:10 PM**

We've got pretty low expectations. Git r done.

Pearlstreet · #**1611** Posted **Sep 24, 2012, 6:31 PM**

Making waves to Toronto!

http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/vis...old-lessons-for-toronto-david-macfarlane

thistleclub · #**1612** Posted **Sep 25, 2012, 6:46 PM**

The Star has run a few variations on this "artists redeem Hamilton neighbourhood" meme a number of times over the last few years.

Dr Awesomesauce · #**1613** Posted **Sep 26, 2012, 11:20 AM**

I'm not sure what that article is supposed to be about. If it's about the Art Crawl, then it's a pretty poor piece. Oh well, I suppose Toronto 'writers' have to be careful not to rave too much about poor, old Hamilton.

thistleclub · #**1614** Posted **Sep 26, 2012, 1:10 PM**

Macfarlane is a Hamilton-bred author, as he points out. My point was that the Star has variations on the "James North is abuzz with art" story a number of times before. They're free to write whatever they want about Hamilton (it'd be great if they expanded their appreciation, but whatever). They've been doing this for six years now, though, so I don't find it especially noteworthy.

Personally. Two cents.

Elsewhere in Downtown (via Twitter):

"Just found out that the Jackson Square LCBO is being moved to be closer to the new grocery store, our office was told to increase security."

SteelTown · #**1615** Posted **Sep 26, 2012, 1:46 PM**

Excellent, hopefully more selection from LCBO.

Wonder what will happen to the current LCBO spot, high traffic area.

durandy · #**1616** Posted **Sep 26, 2012, 2:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by thistleclub

The Star has run a few variations on this "artists redeem Hamilton neighbourhood" meme a number of times

The Torstar group is a giant puddle of fluff.

The one good thing about that crappy article is it made me go back and read this brilliant article again.

This line for example:

"In the late 1970s, the Bill Davis government wanted to give Hamilton a light rail transit system that would link its downtown and waterfront to the airport. The government saw it as a chance to test-market something it wanted to sell worldwide. But Hamilton was sure that if the province wanted to give it something like that, there must be something wrong with it. So it said no to a freebie that would have transformed the city."

matt602 · #**1617** Posted **Sep 26, 2012, 3:22 PM**

Finally. Great to see some action on the LCBO. I hope the new location will be improved and larger. I wonder what will go into the old space though.

movingtohamilton · #**1618** Posted **Sep 26, 2012, 3:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by matt602

Finally. Great to see some action on the LCBO. I hope the new location will be improved and larger...

I am pessimistic about an improved store. LCBO is a master at fine-tuning its stores' products to the demographic and income profile of the area around a store. I'll be the first one to applaud if the selection of beer and wine improves, but time will tell.

Pearlstreet · #**1619** Posted **Sep 26, 2012, 6:37 PM**

It should lessen the crowds at the Dundurn location which is at times is a cluster. Then there is their hectic shared parking lot with The Beer Store... If Hamilton ever needed another lot, it should be there.

matt602 · #**1620** Posted **Sep 26, 2012, 8:16 PM**

Rumor on facebook is that Waltz is closing down to be replaced by a "chicken wing place". Anchor Bar, I'm guessing. Kinda —... Waltz was getting a bit better in the last year than it used to be.