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[donlever]

If it was a shit hole then its a Grand Canyon of festering shit, blood, semen, guts and puke now.

Like Hank said, we used to walk around down there at 10 - 12 y/o without a care in the world.

I don't even like driving past Main and Hastings now for fear of running over one of the folks that wander the streets freely.

[Carl Yagro]

If you're going to be honest, in 1971, the entirety of Canada was a hole, not a shit hole, but an empty hole of around 20M people total.

Vancouver couldn't even be described as a village then. People were still coming out west by covered wagon and Alberta was a frozen wasteland with no people, only penguins and polar bears.

Skid row was a dusty street where lumberjacks, longshoremen, prostitutes and immigrants plied their trade. There were no cars, just horses tied up in front of saloons.

Of course, I'm just joking... barely. DTES was always rough, but was never downtrodden as it has been and is now. It was an area for the lower working class and alcohol was the drug that made it rough. At the same time, it was as normal a neighbourhood as a poor Kitsilano or some other less fortunate area in Calgary or wherever. When I say DTES, I'm including Chinatown, Japantown, Gastown and surrounding Strathcona neighbourhood.

It was vibrant and alive for families, businesses and community to prosper. People came from all over town to shop at famous department stores, buy groceries, dine out, etc. It was anything but a shit hole.

Even in the 70s, many of the buildings from the 19th and turn of the 20th century were old and decrepit for modern times... but it was normal life. No zombies, little to no graffiti. We used to go into the library on Hastings & Main by ourselves. Normal public could use the public toilets on the same corner without fear.

What has happened to many places in the US... is what happened to the once decent DTES. Government neglect (and many other political and generational things I won't get into).

[Meds]

If you're going to be honest, in 1971, the entirety of Canada was a hole, not a shit hole, but an empty hole of around 20M people total.

Vancouver couldn't even be described as a village then. People were still coming out west by covered wagon and Alberta was a frozen wasteland with no people, only penguins and polar bears.

Skid row was a dusty street where lumberjacks, longshoremen, prostitutes and immigrants plied their trade. There were no cars, just horses tied up in front of saloons.

Of course, I'm just joking... barely. DTES was always rough, but was never downtrodden as it has been and is now. It was an area for the lower working class and alcohol was the drug that made it rough. At the same time, it was as normal a neighbourhood as a poor Kitsilano or some other less fortunate area in Calgary or wherever. When I say DTES, I'm including Chinatown, Japantown, Gastown and surrounding Strathcona neighbourhood.

It was vibrant and alive for families, businesses and community to prosper. People came from all over town to shop at famous department stores, buy groceries, dine out, etc. It was anything but a shit hole.

Even in the 70s, many of the buildings from the 19th and turn of the 20th century were old and decrepit for modern times... but it was normal life. No zombies, little to no graffiti. We used to go into the library on Hastings & Main by ourselves. Normal public could use the public toilets on the same corner without fear.

What has happened to many places in the US... is what happened to the once decent DTES. Government neglect (and many other political and generational things I won't get into).

What an interesting post to start with, “I you’re going to be honest.”…..

Was that according to the Chef Scale of Forthright Truthfulness?

[Chef Boi RD]

Is this a serious question, Dude?

How many times have I mentioned being in this area as a kid in these here forums?

“Serious”?

It’s a simple fucking ffs, sorry I forgot, buds.

Fuckin’ hell, Chef is outta here

[Chef Boi RD]

Is this a serious question, Dude?

How many times have I mentioned being in this area as a kid in these here forums?

“Serious”?

It’s a simple fucking question, ffs, sorry I forgot, buds.

Fuckin’ hell, Chef is outta here