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Originally Posted by highwater
It would be a pretty sad state of affairs if a weekend playground for suburban 19 - 25 year olds were "the only prosperous area of the downtown". Thankfully this is not the case. Hess Village will not survive in the long term as the monoculture it currently is. It needs to diversify the age and sophistication of its clientele. The city would be wise to foster a healthier mix of commercial and residential.
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Give your head a shake. The rest of the downtown is a diasater area, and yes it is a sad state of affairs. As for Hess Village not surviving I remember hearing that 20 years ago, and it's still there bigger than ever. Mixing commercial and residential uses especially when it comes to bars and nightclubs is never a good idea. It's only asking for problems. There should to be a separation of the two, preferably with other commercial uses in between to act as a buffer.