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As far as the actual city setup goes...my guess is most larger cities have an older downtown built before Wal-Mart existed. It's hard to fit a Wal-Mart in an area that wasn't designed for McMansions, big box stores, strip malls, and large parking lots needed to service them. People used to shop at Mom and Pop type stores that weren't much bigger than the surrounding houses. In SLC, those out-of-business stores are now unique bakeries, small restaraunts, florists, and music shops. It can be a pain when I need to go to a mall or something, but the tradeoff of that infrequent inconvienence and having a quiet neighborhood is worth it to me.
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Um... back then Woolsworth was the evil corporation which was taking over. Yes they had downtown stores.
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