07-13-2015, 05:20 PM
(07-13-2015, 05:03 PM)ac3r Wrote: Where Kitchener really went wrong was around when it developed Market Square. This was one of many malls that were developed in the 1970s to 1980s in Waterloo Region and what they did was build one in every ward of the city. They were just a common thing in urban planning within North America during this time in the 20th century. Suddenly, growing out of nothing, was Fairview Park Mall, Stanley Park Mall, Highland Hills Mall, Frederick Mall. Downtown got Market Square and if that wasn't bad enough, they also built the one that now houses the Manulife offices a few blocks away (I can't for the life of me remember its original name, it was so long ago).
That was the King Centre you are referring to, I believe.
I stumbled onto a nice history of Kitchener recently, with good coverage of the Market Square debacle. Worth a read, if you haven't seen it before. Written by John English for Maclean's back in 2011:
http://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/kitch...-waterloo/