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Originally Posted by lio45

Out of pure curiosity, I'd like to do a test with you (you'll be an awesome subject thanks to your vast knowledge of architectural styles). Try to make sure you don't see the location (be careful, it's super easy to have it spoiled!) of these four semi-random samples of centenarian residential areas, take a short look, and let me know your suppositions/conclusions.


https://www.google.ca/maps/@45.4083291,-...1!3m2!1spV8OQUg2sc1sBZYlhnMGoQ!2e0?hl=fr

https://www.google.ca/maps/@45.4059234,-...1!3m2!1s_rDQU1c9rpZC27FV3Y01gQ!2e0?hl=fr

https://www.google.ca/maps/@45.405934,-7...1!3m2!1sxqTvlGS2yWc3IZKkKyG0Kw!2e0?hl=fr

https://www.google.ca/maps/@45.4057768,-...1!3m2!1sOqHuL_Gq0IYm58ENip02MQ!2e0?hl=fr

They almost look American to me, except that the houses in an older, upper income neighbourhood like that would have busier detail on them, more baroque flourishes in the trim and the like. And in the U.S. you never have small apartment complexes or semi-detached houses on the same street as grand mansions. In keeping with the theme of this thread, somewhat, the socioeconomic classes in the U.S. have always been much more clearly delineated and separated from each other geographically than in Canada, and that's reflected in the architecture and neighbourhood layouts.

Okay, I couldn't help cheating: I looked and saw that they're in Sherbrooke, Quebec. Honestly, I would have had a hard time guessing, but in the end I probably would have guessed somewhere in the eastern half of Canada containing Quebec and the Maritimes.