City downtown or small town downtown? This sounds like city-downtown. Traditional "downtown" America was killed or mortally wounded by Walmart many years ago.

City downtown or small town downtown? This sounds like city-downtown. Traditional "downtown" America was killed or mortally wounded by Walmart many years ago. In fact, the town I grew up in got a Walmart in the mid-90's and now it has a robust stretch of highway with every "big box" vendor. Guess what happened to the quant brick building downtown that used to have every store one could need? The town I would bike around every day, meet my friends and where my mom and her peers worked? Dead. It's now a mishmash of crap stores and empty storefronts despite hosting a decent college.