Today the #1 was full and my gentlemanly insistence of ladies first resulted in the bus driving away without me on it.
Undaunted, figuring its only –1 today, I walked down Spring Garden and then Barrington, looking up and around to think more about the future of downtown.
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Queen Street West - an example of a successful commercial street.
So Carsand is closing, and the owner blamed “no one shopping dowtown.” A thread started on Halifax locals, I posted a response, which I am going to modify slightly and post here.
Well, to me Carsand’s closing demonstrates four things about the state of downtown Halifax right now:
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Starting to make plans for the next 10 years of our lives:
Marnie:
- New York
- Japan/Tokyo
- Banff (camping/Rockies)
- Gaspé
- California
Rhett:
- Russia
- Brazil – beaches
- London, England
- Vancouver/Whistler
- “Europe”
Emma:
- London, England
- Paris
- Hong Kong or Beijing
- New York
- Beaches, anywhere
Waye:
- Norfolk/Va Beach/Charleston
- New Orleans to Sugarland
- Berlin
- Russia
- New York
So top hits:
1. New York & London tied for 1st place
2. Russia, Berlin and Paris tied for 2nd (if “Europe” can apply to Berlin and Paris)
From last week – and I am too tired to shorten it for twitter:
For four years I’ve had to make do with what passes for men around here, with their untucked shirts, boneless faces, their Stars, both Wars & Trek.
Jack is my hero.
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