Day 227 - King's Place, Fredericton's anchor

I was reminded recently that this photo-blog is called FREDERICTON 365, which suggests that I should at least try to capture some of the signature sights (and sites) of this city from time to time.

Fair enough. But how do you make a picture of a big ugly mall like King's Place look even remotely interesting or attractive?

King's Place is the central downtown mall in Fredericton and houses maybe 30 stores and services, two banks plus a tiny food court and a Shopper's Drug Mart as its anchor tenant. It also offers an office block that is filled, as most such buildings are in this province, with government and related facilities.

I spend a lot of time in King's Place and have to admit that it does have a very nice shoe store ("Quality Shoes"), a pretty great women's shop ("Samuel & Company") as well as a decent fast-food Chinese place ("Shan"). It also serves as the central dispersal point for most of the city's bus routes.

I surprised myself with this photograph. I think the building looks pretty good in it. It looks modern and clean and worth a visit. But there are clouds in that sky, dark, ominous clouds that suggest that all might not be as it seems in this picture.