Village Squire, 1978-11, Page 14The Talbot Inn in London was the first big project t. adertaken b�
Glen Wood.
buildings had sat vacant for so long and part of it came from the
fact so many schemes had come and gone about the
redevelopment. But he spent a good deal of time last winter
talking to service groups in town and presented a slide show
showing what the interiors of the buildings would look like when
the building was finished.
He feels strongly that Stratford and other cities should be
taking more concern about what is happening to their downtown
without interfering too much in the rights of the landowner to
manage his own property.
There are so many towns that are examples of hodge-podge
developments he says in most cases the banks are prime culprits.
building one -storey buildings between two and three story
buildings.
While the restoration of Festival Square is still progressing.
already Mr. Wood is planning for the future. The next scheduled
project is on in Cambridge where he has bought the Marks and
Spencer store and an adjoining bank building which are Targe
stone three and four story buildings. It will be a smaller scale
development than Festival Square with five or six retail outlets
on the ground floor.
It's an area he plans to get more involved in. He feels there is a
real market for the kind of retail space his development can offer.
Most retailers don't need the large spaces that are normally
available in downtown areas, he says and even if they get the
larger stores, they Qften must make major changes to suit their
needs.
So it appears the trend to creating new shopping complexes in
old downtown buildings is just beginning and Glen Wood
expects to be in the forefront of the movement. At his age, he can
be a leader for many years to come. ❑
Misconduct:
No running. No walking.
No exercise. No effort.
Penalty—a shorter life.
No argument.
Fitness is fun.
Try some. PaRTI(IP0[T/O17
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