“A lot of things were sold in bulk. It’s modern now. We’re modern.” – Charlie Green, Florenceville, NB

“The small businesses didn’t have the money to push through all those years of hard times.” – William Thompson, Saint John, NB

“When I first saw downtown, it reminded me of India.” – Sugham Sharma, Windsor, ON

“It was kind of grubby looking, but there was something about it.” – Caroline Jonaitis, Hamilton, ON

“It just doesn’t look as appealing to me as it used to.” – Judy Ryan, Hamilton, ON