Will the world end if HSBC moves to Amherst?

[WestCoastPerspective]

Oh please, I'm there almost everyday. Yes, during the week, it's busy, but try going there on a Saturday or Sunday. Looks like a ghost town. I've been to many cities where weekends are just as vibrant as workdays. In downtown Buffalo, on Saturday afternoon, you will see a couple groups of Asian tourists with cameras posing in Niagara Square. That's about it. Please don't tell me I don't know what I'm talking about - I absolutely do.

You don't know what you are talking about.

[ghosthunter]

You don't know what you are talking about.

Okay, I don't. You win.

[300miles]

Oh please, I'm there almost everyday. Yes, during the week, it's busy, but try going there on a Saturday or Sunday. Looks like a ghost town. I've been to many cities where weekends are just as vibrant as workdays. In downtown Buffalo, on Saturday afternoon, you will see a couple groups of Asian tourists with cameras posing in Niagara Square. That's about it. Please don't tell me I don't know what I'm talking about - I absolutely do.

The activity does not disappear on evenings and weekends, it shifts to other parts of the city. Ever been to Chippewa on a Saturday night? Or the waterfront on a Saturday afternoon? Or Elmwood on a Tuesday night? Just because you don't know where the action is doesn't mean it's not here.

[leftWNYbecauseofBS]

The activity does not disappear on evenings and weekends, it shifts to other parts of the city. Ever been to Chippewa on a Saturday night? Or the waterfront on a Saturday afternoon? Or Elmwood on a Tuesday night? Just because you don't know where the action is doesn't mean it's not here.

He was speaking of Downtown. Outside of Chippewa, not much happens Downtown at night...at least in relation to the number of blocks that could be considered downtown.

There is potential for this...but it is going to take a while.

[300miles]

He was speaking of Downtown. Outside of Chippewa, not much happens Downtown at night...at least in relation to the number of blocks that could be considered downtown.

Many cities that are more successful than Buffalo also have very quiet financial/govt districts after business hours. What difference does it make that Allentown is not specifically "downtown" while Chippewa is? The two areas are only a few blocks away from each other. Sending a "death blow" to downtown is not going to limit the damage to downtown, it will hurt the entire city and the entire metro.

[leftWNYbecauseofBS]

Many cities that are more successful than Buffalo also have very quiet financial/govt districts after business hours. What difference does it make that Allentown is not specifically "downtown" while Chippewa is? The two areas are only a few blocks away from each other. Sending a "death blow" to downtown is not going to limit the damage to downtown, it will hurt the entire city and the entire metro.

I was not saying it as bad thing. Just a matter of record.

I think once more 'connective tissue' is created, Downtown will expand.