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Originally Posted by Addick
I meant more city-wide. Although I live in a London suburb that isn't the best example, I'm only a ten minute walk away from a nice high street or a bus ride away from a pleasant town centre with a square. Even the area in front of the train station is something you'd struggle to find in most parts of Calgary, a pub and a couple of shops with lots of people walking by at various times throughout the day.
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I think that's a North American thing rather than specific to Calgary. Retail has become concentrated into bigger stores in bigger shopping centres, and the little guy has been nearly eradicated. With Calgary's growth in recent decades, perhaps it's more apparent there, since so much of the city has been built under that pattern. When I moved to Brisbane, it felt like a time warp back to Canada of the '70's. A butcher, baker and candlestick maker in the little retail district in every neighbourhood. I prefer it; it doesn't keep prices down as much, but you don't have to search for parking.