The soon-to-be closure of the S & R in downtown Kingston is the best indicator that Kingston isn't recession-proof, as many of the local "champions" say.
This store is the heart of downtown Kingston. No question.
Comments in The Whig on-line reflect many 'reasons' for the closure, including the economy, the incredible taxes that the owner pays (if they are anything like the taxes that we pay on our residences in the downtown, they are gigantic!!), not changing with the times....and more.
We probably own't know the real reasons that Michael Robinson has, partly because he won't want to have the mayor and council and the downtown business association look bad. Nevertheless, the taxes that he pays on that property must be incredible.
Kingston is the poorer for the loss of the S & R. It is a landmark, a fixture, an experience.
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