On A Matter of Downtowns---

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And then there are these buildings that are seen near downtowns--L-R:--Woodstock ON--dilapitated housing, This former mill is being converted into housing--Woodstock ON, Dean's Feedmill Woodstock ON, Downtown Woodstock ON---the larger building seen about mid photo had the rear of it collapse due to a lot of rain and snow on it---now home to a rear patched with plywood sheathing--
 


Got a few more from Hamilton ON--

The first, note, the FIRST Tim Horton's coffee shop!!

This place has changed over the years but there is a lot of history tied to the place still.
 


And a few more oddments---the tree with the 4 trunks just goes to show that you do not cut trees down and leave the trunk alone--it just grew 4 trunks instead!!:D:D
 
Thanks for posting all those pictures, Barry. I notice the more urban the scene becomes, the more bars I see on the windows. I guess the sewage flows north too. :(
 
There are endless possibilities. My downtown buildings are very similiar in form manner and content, thanks to DPM and Walthers merchant's row kits. Another great "downtown" area is Paris Ontario, or my favorite, Dundas ON. In Dundas, the TH&B Railway ran right up Hatt Street, which is one street over from King Street the main road.
 
Nice pictures Barry, but when I first saw this thread I expected something a little more 'Downtown'. I guess it all depends what you're used to.
 
Barry - Well you figured from my ID that the pictures are Chicago. Here's a few more, This set was all taken from the El or 'Loop' if you prefer. The Loop itself circles a one square mile area (also called the Loop) but the real business district stretches out a few blocks in three directions and then over the river to the North. This is one of the densest built areas in N.A. Tons of details on a massive scale. I walk it everyday and am still amazed by it.
 


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