[BCTed]

Who exactly do you think will hang out at McDonald's. Again I ask of you, have you been to an urban McDonald's. Because it really seems like y'all haven't if that's what you want here.

Yes. Many times in many places. And your mileage may vary.

And I still think it is okay to not like homelessness and like McDonald's at the same time. Maybe it's difficult to get the perfect scenario in place, but one can dream.

And my point still holds that the lack of name brands in downtown Hamilton is a bad sign. You might not like McDonald's or Chick-fil-A or The Gap or American Eagle or Aritzia or Hot Topic or whatever, but the fact that many/most such chains stay far away is not a good thing.

 

[KingJames]

Honestly would be very surprised to see any national restaurant chains come into this stretch. 100% of all that has happened to date has been from local entrepreneurs.

 

[rdaner]

I find this little ‘debate’ really funny! I have never seen people advocating for corporate chains over interesting independent business. Maybe I need to get out of Central Toronto more!

 

[Chris R.]

Saw this on Reddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Hamilton/comments/1g6jybo/old_cheapies_location_new_business

 

[Branden Simon]

Here’s the shots and it will be perfect for UT year end of the year poll (Photos from November 12, 2024)

I was planning to get a two more perfect shots around the whole building on King William at Hughson and King William at Mary but I hold it off for now.

 

[Canuck905]