Dad used to tell me that the powers that be had let Hamilton’s Central Business District get too big in the 1970s and ‘80s.
I’m not sure I appreciated what he really meant during my teen years in ‘90s Hamilton, but it’s an idea I’ve reflected on often in the years since.
How much more vibrant would the city centre be if it extended no further north than London Street, for example?
This article was first published in the Waikato Business News, November 2023.
Read the full column here.
