The Great Canadian Grit Thread

[MTLskyline]

Originally Posted by rousseau

This thread's already been done. Hamilton was the star of the show.

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=148680

Thanks for that. I should have searched for it before making it. I just merged them.

[Chadillaccc]

Originally Posted by MTLskyline

TAfactoryIII by Jp-Rabbitz, on Flickr

Beauty!

[jaz]

Originally Posted by flar

Wallaceburg, Ontario:

I grew up around Wallaceburg and Dresden. I knew someone who lived in this building and visited them a number of times in the mid to late 90's. It was a horrible place to live then. The first picture is actually the back of the building of the second picture. You had to go that door in the back up the stairs into a winding hallway that was all smashed up to get the apartments on the second floor. Mostly welfare and drug people lived there. I will be back in that area this summer. I will try to take some pictures and see what is still there.

[flar]

Originally Posted by jaz

I grew up around Wallaceburg and Dresden. I knew someone who lived in this building and visited them a number of times in the mid to late 90's. It was a horrible place to live then. The first picture is actually the back of the building of the second picture. You had to go that door in the back up the stairs into a winding hallway that was all smashed up to get the apartments on the second floor. Mostly welfare and drug people lived there. I will be back in that area this summer. I will try to take some pictures and see what is still there.

Pretty much everything is torn down on the south side. I think the only buildings left are the Museum, the old bank, which now enjoys life as a photography studio, and the old Glassworker's Hall, which I believe was renovated into a restaurant. Everything else burned down or was demolished.

[jaz]

Originally Posted by flar

Pretty much everything is torn down on the south side. I think the only buildings left are the Museum, the old bank, which now enjoys life as a photography studio, and the old Glassworker's Hall, which I believe was renovated into a restaurant. Everything else burned down or was demolished.

thats too bad but not surprising. i was in wallaceburg back in april but didn't have a chance to drive around that area. i guess the kent is gone too eh. they should try and do something with that place, get rid of all the concrete and make a park or something. probably a lot of places i used to hang out in my drug-addled youth have been torn down lol.

i did go for a drive in the industrial area though, man that is a sad place. empty parking lots and buildings falling into disrepair. i remember how busy all that factories used to be. handing out resumes and dreaming of getting paid 25 bucks an hour to work there. i did work a few places but only got 9 bucks an hour...the work sucked.

[ssiguy]

Considering Wallaceburg's is not a mill/mining town, it is one of the most depressed places you will ever see but little nearby Dresden is quite a nice town but tons of history due to being home to Uncle Tom's Cabin. Chatham is close to Wallaceburg and quite economically depressed but has a very vibrant and attractive downtown.

This is one category that old London simply doesn't compete in. It has it's lower income areas for sure but nothing like any of the stuff I've seen on this thread so far.

[Brizzy82]

Winnipeg can hold its own in grit. Some of these pics are years old, just random sh*t I found on Flickr.



Main Street by Ken Yuel, on Flickr


Strollin down yonder by Roughtimes, on Flickr


Untitled by elliot m, on Flickr


Untitled by get nice., on Flickr


ManWin Restaurant... No Loading by Northern Pike, on Flickr


Graph by MrMattyG, on Flickr


By Appointment Only by Northern Pike, on Flickr


Spare Anything by Northern Pike, on Flickr


Stabbing on Parr Street in Winnipeg - July 31, 2012 by Stan Milosevic, on Flickr


chinatown north by Terry Barker, on Flickr


IMG_8959 by Daryl Sawatzky, on Flickr

[Brizzy82]

Winnipeg


Stroll on Selkirk Ave by Ian Samo, on Flickr


IMG_6970 copy by Roughtimes, on Flickr


Behind It All by Ian Samo, on Flickr


Hand In Glove by Ian Samo, on Flickr


Street Work by Ian Samo, on Flickr


Ghetto Aircon by Ian Samo, on Flickr


Beat The Heat by Ian Samo, on Flickr

[Dr Awesomesauce]

^Filthy...

[MolsonExport]

Brizzy those photos are incredible. I am fascinated with grit.

[Cyro]

Great set of pics on the "Dirty" side of Winnipeg from someone who walked and worked in some of the areas depicted as a kid. Some are gone, some still exist, but it shows a side of the Peg few experience.

[Brizzy82]

Winnipeg west exchange district


Exchange bird by Greg, on Flickr

[lio45]

Originally Posted by MonkeyRonin

Those two might be pretty old for Toronto... (the former especially, judging by the style.)
Any historical info on them, and did they end up getting saved?

[lio45]

P.S. Thanks for bringing this thread back, Brizzy. It's pretty fascinating.

[advance62]

Here are some gritty shots I've captured:

Kitchener (not a super gritty place anymore but still)

St. George Street by Matt, on Flickr

Grit by Matt, on Flickr

The Breithaupt Block by Matt, on Flickr

Cold Contrast by Matt, on Flickr

Mirrored by Matt, on Flickr

Little Asia by Matt, on Flickr

Snowy Rooftops by Matt, on Flickr

Jimmy's Lunch by Matt, on Flickr

Always Shining by Matt, on Flickr

Phillips Bros. by Matt, on Flickr


Ex Industria Prosperitas by Matt, on Flickr

Urban Creek by Matt, on Flickr

Goudies by Matt, on Flickr

Graffiti Wall by Matt, on Flickr

Unloading by Matt, on Flickr

Warehouse District by Matt, on Flickr

Backlot by Matt, on Flickr

Heit Lane by Matt, on Flickr

One Way by Matt, on Flickr

Dominion Tire Company by Matt, on Flickr

Winter Warehouse by Matt, on Flickr

Grit and City by Matt, on Flickr

Waterloo by Matt, on Flickr

Old Victoria Street by Matt, on Flickr

Uniroyal Goodrich/ Airboss 17 by Matt, on Flickr

Corner Store by Matt, on Flickr

Kelly's Billiard Room by Matt, on Flickr

Laundromat by Matt, on Flickr

Braun's Locksmith by Matt, on Flickr

Hong Kong Fashion by Matt, on Flickr

Icicle Alley by Matt, on Flickr

Pepsi by Matt, on Flickr

Electrohome Plant 4 by Matt, on Flickr

[MonkeyRonin]

Originally Posted by lio45

Those two might be pretty old for Toronto... (the former especially, judging by the style.)
Any historical info on them, and did they end up getting saved?

If those are where I think they are, they're gone now. No idea what the story there was. Based on the area I don't think they were that old - likely just slum housing from the early 20th century (or just unmaintained). Plenty of older, better kept buildings of that style elsewhere.

[matthew6]

Grit is why I joined this forum in the first place!

Skyscrapers.... Meh

[hipster duck]

No pics, unfortunately, but I was driving through Oshawa, Ontario recently and came across this neighbourhood.

[WhipperSnapper]

Originally Posted by MonkeyRonin

If those are where I think they are, they're gone now. No idea what the story there was. Based on the area I don't think they were that old - likely just slum housing from the early 20th century (or just unmaintained). Plenty of older, better kept buildings of that style elsewhere.

They were on Albany Ave.

[GeneralLeeTPHLS]

I haven't delved much into the grit and such of Toronto and neighbouring communities, and partly it's because the areas I've been in aren't and haven't been gritty for a good few years/never have had grit.

The following is what I've taken over the last year that pertains to gritty scenes I've found, starting with (the city of) Toronto.
[IMG]P1012327 by Josh Kenn Photographics, on Flickr[/IMG]
[IMG]P1013499 by Josh Kenn Photographics, on Flickr[/IMG]
These are recent, just taken in the last week.
[IMG]TJ210195 by Josh Kenn Photographics, on Flickr[/IMG]
[IMG]TJ210218 by Josh Kenn Photographics, on Flickr[/IMG]
[IMG]TJ210228 by Josh Kenn Photographics, on Flickr[/IMG]
[IMG]TJ210230 by Josh Kenn Photographics, on Flickr[/IMG]
[IMG]TJ210233 by Josh Kenn Photographics, on Flickr[/IMG]
[IMG]TJ210234 by Josh Kenn Photographics, on Flickr[/IMG]
[IMG]TJ210245 by Josh Kenn Photographics, on Flickr[/IMG]
A scene from the St. Lawrence Market area.
[IMG]TJ216979 by Josh Kenn Photographics, on Flickr[/IMG]
I've been to Peterborough twice in the last year as I have family there, though I've had little time to really explore it. I must say though, Peterborough is rife with quaint streets and grittiness. Here's something I got about 11 months back:
[IMG]P1013564 by Josh Kenn Photographics, on Flickr[/IMG]