To the editor:

Re: "Indian restaurant stares down city hall over facade," Letters, March 30.

Mr. Stoakes is obviously not a fan of 3333 Main, but I can't recall him leading any initiative to save the Ford dealership that previously occupied the space that is now home to the new development that riles him so much.

As a resident of the Main Street area, I think it is an improvement to have the Ford Dealership-with its tacky sales promotions, loud service bay and the dark hole it became at night-replaced by apartments, a bank, a pharmacy and a little green space.

Mike Smythe, Vancouver