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Originally Posted by urbandreamer
Edmonton did have a very dirty, edgy dangerous feel to it. Someone said Calgary is more Scottish - I think that's why I liked it better.
The Ice District is bizarre - imagine plopping those Mississauga "downtown" towers around Queen and Church Streets, then knocking down most of the historic buildings but keeping the Eaton Centre and calling that a district lol.
I was on Whyte Avenue on a Saturday night and it felt bumping, busy. Then Sunday morning I returned and realized it looks like a mixture of early 2000s Junction (Toronto), downtown Hamilton and maybe King Street Kitchener: underwhelming, grungy and kind of dangerous.
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Whyte Avenue is really the area of Edmonton that the city (if it were smart), would promote itself with. Not sure where you get the impression it's a dangerous area, but I love Old Strathcona, the old style pubs, the absence of massive uninviting skyscrapers, the close proximity to the U of A, and the density all make it the gem of the city.
Downtown, on the other hand, is legitimately scary once the sun sets. It shares Winnipeg's dilemma of being filled with homeless and drug addicts, once the sun sets. I've worked in that area in the daytime, and the amount of people with mental health/substance issues is troublesome. I wish the Government would build more affordable housing, so that these people have a roof over their head.