06-09-2015, 01:55 PM
(06-09-2015, 01:04 PM)KWchick Wrote: remember the davids gourmet store, where the old farah food mart was on gaukel?
when david's went in there, after it being vacant for years, i knew it wouldnt last.
i guess they hoped that because of the 'lofts and condos' ppl would want a more upscale shopping place..
but i knew they wouldnt go there. they likely dont shop downtown much at all.
David's Gourmet was too early: only the Kaufman Lofts was occupied then, as I recall, and that's not enough to make a difference. Once City Centre and One Victoria are occupied (and Arrow Lofts already is), there will be a lot more people living in downtown Kitchener. (But there is already competition for David's in the core, too much so, I think for them to succeed.)
As an aside, I'll be moving downtown soon -- and we plan to shop downtown as much as possible. Between New City, Arcuense, Nougat and Vincenzo's, we won't need to go to Zehrs or Sobeys all that often.
(06-09-2015, 01:04 PM)KWchick Wrote: but i remember it being very busy and a fun place to go explore..
now it is just all being wiped out, one building at a time..
My old memories of downtown Kitchener are quite different from yours. Back in the late 70s, when I was in high school, the downtown, apart from Market Square, seemed largely run down, partly abandoned and not so much fun at all. When was it a busy and fun place?