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This has not been in business for years. A prime location, with a patio area overlooking Victoria Park would seem like a winner for an ambitious entrepreneur.
Cobourg's busiest business intersection has been overlooked by three stories of abandonment.
Saucy Essentials is winding down and leaving sooner than you think.
The only use for this space has been for ephemeral elections.
Has not been opened for business for months and continuing ...
Another temp for purely political purposes
No longer serving.
Moving out next month
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Very sad indeed....Folks only comment when things are gone. I have run businesses in town for years and people are so focused on going form A to B they never notice what is around them. They mention lack of parking, too much walking (In the feelgoodtown)not enough selection. Shame when you ask people where they live (locally) and for how long ( 8-10+ years) and this is the first time they have ever ventured into their downtown. Business of any kind can not survive and business does not end at Division st. We pay the same commercial taxes and are not included in initiatives and events, so no wonder the poor cousins sit empty, but the majority of your photos are in the "heart" of town. Maybe someone could wave commercial taxes for a year to all new business.
Waiving commercial taxes for the first year has an enticing ring to it.
It is indeed a sad comment about our town when pictures like this are so plentiful. But, times change, and when voters decided we needed a Mall, and then a WalMart, the fate of our downtown was sealed, just like so many other downtowns all across North America.
I'd also blame the feel-good tourist trap mentality that convinces folks we can sustain little chocolate and Asian food shops here. While affluent tourists might go inside, an increasing number of residents are pinching pennies too hard to go for high toned retail experiences like that.
A friend wanted to open a gourmet cheese shop here and asked me what I thought. Told her I was pretty much a no-name cheese bar from NoFrills kind of gal and would likely remain so. Alot of us are like that, not because we wouldn't like gourmet cheese, but because we can't afford the luxury.
I wish it weren't so. Small, locally owned businesses are enterprises I like to support whenever I can, but I fear the old days and old ways are gone forever.
A timely piece of photo journalism, Mr. Keeler. Well done.
While some are at work (EXCELLENT EXPOSURE), others (The Town) are looking the other way. This site is pro-active, so WAKE UP YOU GUYS!!!
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