[ssiguy]

Remember that up until about 1960 Windsor was bigger than London.
I also think the idea that Windsor and Hamilton are dirty and gritty Labatt's Blue kinda places is no longer true but that's not the point. The point is that the stigma still remains. This is similar to the situations of Pittsburg and Cleveland in the US. Both cities have done complete 180s and brought their downtowns back to life and are far better than most US cities in terms of liveability and vibrancy but the stigma remains. Their reputations are there worse enemies and London is the beneficiary of it's "wealthy white collar WASP city" reputation.
It's not fair but that attitude still prevails.