03-01-2022, 08:07 PM
(03-01-2022, 06:01 PM)plam Wrote:(03-01-2022, 05:26 PM)neonjoe Wrote: Really Belmont village is just an example of a 1950's community shopping core. Between the era of the successful downtown core but before suburbanization pushed all shopping to into strip malls and plazas. I believe its the only non-downtown 'main street' lite core we have in the region of this vintage. Its unique for its era in the region but its not that special other than its a great place to eat/drink.
Community shopping cores underpin the whole 15-minute-city thing that we'd like to have more of, though. So, no, it's not supposed to be anything special---we should have a lot more of them!
Kind of like Williamsburg. And right, should be more of it.
Belmont is nothing special, but I guess those living there find it very special. But I am still at a loss why the fuss over a very small condo, even if it had kept its original 13 floors. There are a lot of taller buildings within a few hundred meters.