Comment 69118

By Robert D (anonymous) | Posted September 06, 2011 at 17:08:16 in reply to Comment 69109

I don't think our murder rate is quite as bad as some of the other shortcomings you've mentioned, and personally would have left it off the list.

However I agree that Hamilton lacks some of the amenities you can find in other cities, such as the mentioned cafes and movie/theatre options (and why don't we have a Red Lobster? We used to have two in the city, now the closest one is Burlington and it's always packed, you're telling me there are no franchisees insterested in Hamilton? Not a single one? I'm positive this city could support a single red lobster location at the very least.)

As an example of what you're talking about, it has always surprised me that Concession Street - just up the mountain, located on several bus routes, and near a large residential population - doesn't have more to do in the evenings/weekends. It's getting slightly better, but a significant portion of the street has become a "mini-medical precinct" with doctors, labs, and related businesses popping up. Unfortunately nice places to eat at are limited or non-existent, the only movie theatre they had is now closed (and even when open was poorly attended), and all the stores close by 5 or 6 pm.

I think you may be right about people being "happy with being average", which is unfortunate.

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