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Originally Posted by FrAnKs
I am sorry to say it, because I am mostly a positive person in life, but I really find not much appealing about Moncton
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I reposted those photos from Moncton mostly to show the tower cranes in the downtown, not to accentuate the "beauty" of the city.
Moncton is not like other Maritime cities. Although European settlement in the city can be traced back to 1733, the city didn't take off until the late 1840s, and didn't really start to grow rapidly until the 1880s (railway boom). As such, Moncton is newer than other Maritime cities, and somewhat less institutional and more commercial and industrial in it's appearance. In many ways, it has more in common with mid sized western Canadian cities than it's Maritime cousins.
Moncton is an acquired taste. I've lived here now for 32 years, and am quite happy here. I've always said Moncton has a lot of potential, and I'm still saying it. Moncton is now the largest and the most rapidly growing city in NB. We should be over 175,000 people in five years time, and I hope to see 200,000 before I drop off this mortal coil. The downtown is
finally seeing substantial growth. Moncton is a work in progress - stay tuned.
PS - you are certainly free to express your opinion, and as long as you are not mean, I take no offence. Some people can be quite vicious in their criticism. I have never thought that about you.