  Miketoronto Member Username: Miketoronto Post Number: 768 Registered: 07-2004 |
Click on the link below to see my photos of some major Canadian urban decay in downtown Brantford, Ontario. This is one of the most decayed cities in Canada. http://forum.skyscraperpage.co m/showthread.php?t=166853 | ||
Ray1936 Member Username: Ray1936 Post Number: 4010 Registered: 01-2005 |
Interesting. But it still doesn't look too bad compared to parts of.....well, never mind. | ||
East_detroit Member Username: East_detroit Post Number: 2057 Registered: 11-2003 |
A desolate desert with no water? | ||
Downriviera Member Username: Downriviera Post Number: 1083 Registered: 02-2008 |
Tough times for Wayne Gretsky's home town. | ||
Wolverine Member Username: Wolverine Post Number: 630 Registered: 04-2004 |
I'd equate Brantford's downtown to Saginaw and Flint. I briefly drove through their downtown once on the way to Toronto, and there were some people walking around, but I was somewhat surprised to see the boarded up storefronts. | ||
Gumby Member Username: Gumby Post Number: 1006 Registered: 11-2003 |
Nothing like Flint's downtown. It is much larger. for the amount of population Flint once had our downtown is tiny. Pretty much just 50 square blocks anymore with about 3/4 of those devoted to parking. I know it was bigger at one time but not much. The only comparison I saw was the stupid faux storefronts that have just recently been removed in flint because the buildings are being fixed up. | ||
Giver108 Member Username: Giver108 Post Number: 43 Registered: 06-2008 |
If you think that this city looks as bad as Flint or Saginaw you must not have been through either of them in about 50 years. | ||
Wolverine Member Username: Wolverine Post Number: 631 Registered: 04-2004 |
I grew up in Saginaw. Sorry our opinions don't match. I felt they had the same feel upon visiting Brantford. | ||
Royce Member Username: Royce Post Number: 1683 Registered: 07-2004 |
Great pics, Mike. I love streets like the one with the shoe store "Brant Art Shoe." One-way streets that lead into a main street have always caught my eye. The two buildings on the corner of the street remind me of the building that houses Cliff Bells on Park Avenue in Detroit. BTW, Mike, what day were these pictures taken on? If it was a Sunday, I can understand the lack of people. If, however, this was a weekday afternoon, then it would be scary to not have pedestrians walking around. | ||
Danny Member Username: Danny Post Number: 4576 Registered: 02-2004 |
The white folks in Brantford, ONT. are creating their own little ghetto. There's going to be lots of vacant and abandon buildings in no time. | ||
Ccbatson Member Username: Ccbatson Post Number: 19623 Registered: 11-2006 |
In Socialist Canada? Well, at least they have healthcare.....oh, never mind. | ||
Danny Member Username: Danny Post Number: 4577 Registered: 02-2004 |
Ecorse TWP. had become the cities of Allen Park, Lincoln Park, Southgate. River Rouge become its own city after broken away from Ecorse in 1929 and Detroit annexed a small 1x 2.5 miles of the township in 1917. Detroit city council should annex all of Ecorse TWP. and grab some booming industries. | ||
Ccbatson Member Username: Ccbatson Post Number: 19626 Registered: 11-2006 |
Great idea, grow the bankrupt Detroit city government. Maybe not such a great idea after all. | ||
Ccbatson Member Username: Ccbatson Post Number: 19631 Registered: 11-2006 |
20 dollars? per month? What gives? you like it hot? |
