christiesplits
Senior Member
Today.
Canuck905
Active Member
Wingstop, First Ontario Credit Union and Kinton Ramen announced as the retail tenants on the building's Instagram page.
christiesplits
Senior Member
Wingstop seems a bit out of place on King William Street. Wasn't there a sports bar that popped up at the Lister Block for like two years before shutting down?
Wigs
Active Member
IIRC the sports bar was Wendel Clark's (former Toronto Maple Leafs player).
Maybe Wingstop was the first to offer to pay full asking rent for the space
Stec
Active Member
My partner and I alone will keep Wingstop in business we will take that elevator ride down quite frequently for these wings lol! Also looking forward to Kinton Ramen they have been working hard in their unit for quite some time now. As for First Ontario CU I have been looking for an excuse to ditch TD since I'm not happy with them, the convenience factor would be awesome!
jta5
Active Member
I ditched TD for FirstOntario myself, probably 12 years ago, and would highly recommend! Anyone not yet with a credit union, do consider switching.
It was disappointing when FO closed their only downtown branch (they turned 1 James St S into a business branch only, not for regular members) so I am thrilled to hear that they'll have a revived presence on Gore Park and be more accessible in Hamilton's core again.
KingJames
Active Member
christiesplits
Senior Member
Last weekend.
Chronamut
Senior Member
Can't wait until those trees get big and make the storefronts look less stark.
jta5
Active Member
I took this today from a balcony across the street to capture the integration of these buildings and their podium within the street wall along King. I maintain some nostalgia about the old Kresge building but appreciate this as an overall improvement.
Canuck905
Active Member
PaperSun
Active Member
Great that the retail is filling in, Wingstop definitely caught me off-guard though.
UrbanOzz
Active Member
yea Wingstop is an interesting choice for this street. Also, Kinton going in right across from Mystic Ramen is interesting too.
Stec
Active Member
As someone who lives in this building I can not wait for Wingstop to open, that elevator ride down to get wings will be frequent lol! I'd also like to give a shout out to the new owners of Johns Diner because the previous owners made terrible food the new owners make an amazing breakfast and maybe the best smashburgers in the city which I never saw coming!