Brantford, Ontario. Major urban decay in Canada.

[Sarah89]

I realize this is an old, old thread but I feel the need to reply. This does not look like urban decay at all - it looks neglected and dated. That's it. I have seen way worse in southern Ontario.

I don't expect anyone to believe this but in the mid 90's when I was a child the local mall in Cambridge (Ontario) had dirt floors in some sections with ill lit lights.

Hamilton, London Kitchener, pre-gentrified Hespler, Cambridge, Oshawa are much worse in terms of urban decay than this.

[Murphy de la Sucre]

Let me see the major urban decay in Canada...well, can't see nothing but XXXs

[Murphy de la Sucre]

Originally Posted by bobjgumby

Are you kidding me miketoronto? You call that urban decay. I am from Flint MI and vacation in Detroit, I will trade you our urban decay for that. I assume you are the same miketoronto who posts on detroityes so I know you know what I am talking about. I would kill for Flint to have that kind of building stock downtown to be decayed.

Flint is amazing.

[Doady]

All those old buildings pictured in the OP have since been demolished by the City of Brantford.

https://encrypted.google.com/maps/@4...!6m1!1e1?hl=en

[lio45]

Originally Posted by Sarah89

I realize this is an old, old thread but I feel the need to reply. This does not look like urban decay at all

Well, there is indeed one side of Colborne Street that does not look (anymore) like urban decay, yes...

(edit: Doady beat me to it)

[ue]

I think the title of this thread is accurate. For Canada, this would be considered fairly major decay. It's still nothing compared to the depths of despair that many US or Russian communities are in.

[isaidso]

This is the town where Alexander Graham Bell's homestead was and where he invented the telephone?

[The North One]

If this is really the worst than Canada is clearly doing an excellent job as a country, unlike the U.S.

But I'm not sure why they demolished a whole row of buildings when there's new construction? Why not renovate them? Doesn't make sense.

[urbanroo]

It looks pretty bad to this Canadian. Yes there are other factors too, but suburban malls can do a lot of damage. West Edmonton Mall (North America's largest) killed my hometown in the 1980s and our core is only now recovering.

[Nightsky]

What a contrast to Toronto! Nice pics though.