Most Dangerous City in Ontario...BELLEVILLE

[boden]

Originally Posted by Phil McAvity

Just because Belleville doesn't have the gun crime (thank god for the Second Amendment! ) that similar poor US cities have doesn't mean it is some peaceful utopia. It looks like kind of a shithole that the original poster didn't exactly portray in a favourable light so it seems ironic that he expressed such fondness for it. It has a pretty impressive skyline for only 50,000 people though.

Belleville is definitely not a shithole....it has many beautiful areas.....nor is it poor... this was meant to be a kind of tongue in cheek post.
I've done quite a few posts on Belleville, most were balanced, this one however was not....as you pointed out Phil.

[Ex-Ithacan]

Kind of reminds me (in this thread) of sections of many Upstate New York cities. I enjoyed the tour, thanks Mark.

[MTLskyline]

Never been to Belleville. I was actually expecting a bit of a big-box store kind of town. I came away impressed, a few fixer-uppers but some quality architecture.

[LSyd]

ah, nice grit. thanks.

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[MolsonExport]

Great grit. urban fabric suggestive of a city considerably larger than the posted population that I see when I drive the 401 to Montreal/Ottawa. Never did venture into downtown Belleville, so I appreciate the tour.

[SpongeG]

such a dumpy little town, not all of it is that bad unless it has deteriorated since i lived there - lived there for 2 years - still can't believe i did haha

nice shots, saw some familiar places

[Xing]

Belleville Illinois, which borders East St Louis IL, would love to have some of those midrises. Yums!

[fern]

Originally Posted by ue

Man, this is so unlike the West. It's like an older, smaller Scarborough. Belleville looks like what would happen if Soviet Russia and Northern England got married.

Nothing wrong with the North of England or Belleville for that matter.

[MolsonExport]

Originally Posted by Phil McAvity

Just because Belleville doesn't have the gun crime (thank god for the Second Amendment! ) that similar poor US cities have doesn't mean it is some peaceful utopia. It looks like kind of a shithole that the original poster didn't exactly portray in a favourable light so it seems ironic that he expressed such fondness for it. It has a pretty impressive skyline for only 50,000 people though.

Originally Posted by Phil McAvity

Anyone that doesn't masturbate furiously while looking at these pictures is at the wrong site.

A Prince among men.

[Centropolis]

Originally Posted by Xing

Belleville Illinois, which borders East St Louis IL, would love to have some of those midrises. Yums!

I love Belleville. Me mum lived there for a few years in the 70s and used to take the bus downtown (StL).

I watch movies over there at the drive-in (now-a-days).

[Surrealplaces]

Nice urban grit!