Much as I love some of the condos downtown, I've always thought it was a rather odd place to live. It's the only downtown I've ever known where there are no supermarkets, no malls and no movie theaters. Having lived in San Francisco, London and New York it's hard for me to even call it a ''downtown''. I mean what's the point of living in a city if you have to drive to the suburbs to shop and go to the movies? No wonder there are so many beggars - there's nowhere to actually buy any food. [...]

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