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Having lived in that area for 10 years and my sister for 25 I can assure you that even though the houses are old in that part of town, it’s not a bad place.
@@gasNmudtvpart you live in? Im in the east end near actually where he showed in the video Im a 10 min walk from rays and the Tim’s on ham. The place is riddled with homelessness and drugs/drug paraphernalia are everywhere it’s honestly disgusting
Ever had the police say you’re a fugitive evading the law because London police are too retarded to fact check their own bullshit? Or have them show up a month later to breaking and entering while you’re passed out, London is a shit hole, it used to be good, until the liberals put their guy in parliament.
Hey Charlie. A bit late finding this but really appreciate you coming over to my city! I’ve been here all my life. Most of London is generally pleasant and safe. You will occasionally find the odd stand alone home or housing complex that looks a bit run down compared to other areas of the city but other than that, it’s a very good place overall. This place is quite tame, even when you compare to some spots of Windsor. Some areas that stand out in terms of “ghetto” would be OEV, the whole Dundas strip, Horton Street area (basically south of the train tracks), Hamilton Road along towards Highbury, a portion of east London which includes Argyle and Trafalgar area, Limberlost, Kipps Lane, Millbank, King Edward, Hilton, Boulee, and possibly a few more. Nothing is crazy run down here. However, I wouldn’t fear your life in London. Ignore the crackheads downtown at night and you’ll most likely be fine
Great Comment, I agree with most of what youre saying, even our bad areas really arent that bad, I also think East of adelaide is no where near as bad as it used to be. once you hit east of highbury there are so many good neighbourhoods and most of the dundas problems are gone by highbury. Lots of new builds out that way as well.
Surprised it took so long to see a comment like this. Although the nature of the other comments is as if they just expected he was taking a joy ride in Canada. Nothing here looks anything like a hood. Nothing in Canada does. It's clean and utilized everywhere.
THIS IS NOT EVEN CLOSE TO THE HOODS HERE IN lONDON.. damn dude show the real hood, homeless ppl in tents, the downtown core, the housing projects.. you showed the east village wish is beautiful the old houses very nice to walk around in.. .. i was very very disappontent by this video
I agree, I would say majority of the "hoods" in london you can walk alone at night. I would still want to be mindful and not have any headphones in just in case, but even our "hoods" arent horrible. Worst I have had was being hassled by a couple kids
I think with London, and specifically this neighborhood, many of these wartime houses popped up during WWII. You see this in most larger cities where army bases are nearby. This one isn’t actually too bad. Hamilton has a very depressed area we drove through not too long ago. Sad to see. This area of London, it appears that many have tried to fix the places up. I see lots of new siding and some pride in the space. Thanks for the tour
yup a lot of the older wartime homes in london have been done super well inside, just maybe not as much on the outside. some neighbourhoods are really changing for the better
That is exatly what I had been saying. That's all it is, is the age. There is literally nothing wrong with it, even those with family there saying. They are old, yet with total upkeep because of how it's all in fine shape.
Well, that stretch usually is quite more hood than what it shows in this video. There is a large homeless presence up and down both sides of this street, and this is where most of the street walkers are in town too. The "housing projects" are spread all over the city here. They make a concerted effort not to allow too much poverty in one place.
I saw two buildings that were boarded up. One of them was probably an old hotel that was beyond repair. Every house is occupied unlike cities like Detroit or Baltimore where you can see street after street of dozens of houses boarded up or just abandoned. Also, it is not suicidal to go out at night.
Love seeing charlie going to Canada, next time you head to seattle you gotta cross the border and go to vancouver and record east Hastings street exactly like LA skid row and Philadelphia's kensington
London doesn’t have really run down areas, just sporadic houses that might look rough. Older parts of town are pretty clean and well kept. How do I know? I live here!
Would you recommend me visiting London, or Toronto? I’m from the US and was thinking about taking the train from Windsor to Toronto. But London would be such a shorter ride. What would be more worth it, in your opinion? Toronto would also cost a lot more.
@@benjamen4127 Both cities are nice but Toronto has much more to do. It depends on what you are looking for. If you want sightseeing go to Toronto. Shopping too. London is more laid back, no real sights to see, there is shopping but it is not the best. (Toronto is pricey but so is everywhere! Make it worth your while)
yup I agree, even if you pick the MOST dangerous area I dont think you will really run into problems. that being said I personally would want to avoid dundas toward downtown as much as possible just incase lol
What a trip seeing this pop up from Charlie.....I grew up here, left over 10 years ago now. Next you should come to Winnipeg. The abandoned and burnt out places are getting worse and worse...I'll probably try to document it myself sometime. Stay safe!
if youre ever in ontario again, check out oshawa. I'm from the downtown area and its gotten pretty rough. Would be cool to see it get a showcase. Good work as always brother!
This video goes to show just because you are "lower class" it doesn't mean you have to make your environment dangerous. Taking care of your block and having a well-functioning society without drugs or violent gangs. people can still be happy living even during short comings. It's just too bad America every lower-class area has to be associated with higher crimes.
It may be "working class" but the drugs and poverty have still ravaged our community as well. Ppl suffering from mental health and addiction struggles are usually in large numbers up and down Hamilton rd. and other streets in London. Having a community and a government that shows compassion and provides Healthcare and social programs to try and help our vulnerable population out from the death grips of this cycle is the difference. Eventhough we might have these programs and such, we still could do so much more for our vulnerable population.
Missed the actually rough areas tbh, like some strips on Dundas St. Although the areas im thinking are more rampant homelessness/crime areas so idk if that counts as "hood"? I do deliveries all over, London is weird in that the shitty parts are super concentrated into single blocks and buildings. The areas shown here are actually where I feel relived to be in after going thru sketchier areas lol. I'm a bit annoyed at the comments here tho, people seem to think London is doing better than it is imo cause the areas that are actually disturbing are unseen- theres no reason to go there if you arent a junkie or forced to for work. All that being said I dont usually feel in direct danger cause most people mind their own business and wont bother you if you are too. Theres not a ton of guns but theres pretty regular stabbings
I disagree that there is no reason to go to london, I have been meeting a lot of young entrepreneurs who grew up in london trying to bring better food and stops here. They work really hard to help provide nicer stuff for the community. I will say I do agree dundas is horrible on the way to downtown it almost feels like another city in that area compared to the rest of london,
@@SpencerGatten Compared to Stratford, London looks very sketchy to me in some parts. I feel a little bit disquieting and uneasy when I'm in the older areas. London is not a stranger to gun crimes and shootings and van attacks.
@@2painful2watch I am in stratford all the time. They have some areas that look similar. The age of the area also isnt the problem some of the worst areas where build in the 80s and 90s and the nicer areas built 80-100 years ago. Gun crime is extremely low and the last incidents we had were people coming in from Toronto to cause trouble. I would certainly say we are indeed strangers to van attacks. What have we had, one?
@@SpencerGatten Seriously dude? How bout around June 6, 2021 when a 20 year old douchebag ran down 2 women a man and a 15 year old girl. They were mowed down by him in a black truck. A 9 year old boy from the family was also run down but survived. It was a premeditated attack on this Muslim family just walking down a sidewalk on Hyde Park Rd, London, Ont. in the afternoon. The killer was wearing body armor. The attack was deemed a terroristic act against Muslims. And for the record, Stfd has no areas like London. Yeah sure a few older unkept homes maybe.
You probably thinking of Leamington, Ontario. I’ve lived in both cities, suburbs of Cleveland and London, Ontario. This is an old part of London, the suburbs are much more modern. My dog came from a kennel in Akron, Ohio.
Very small part of London, I use to have a 24 hour business on Hamilton Road and it wasn’t scary in the slightest Cleveland on the other hand is scary. Still have a few restaurants I like to go to on Dundas east and Hamilton Road.
@@gerhardk98 Yeah Cleveland is extremely scary even for me. I currently reside in the heart of Cleveland. A majority if not all American cities are scary compared to thier Canadian counterparts Chicago/Toronto New York/ Montreal Minneapolis/Winnipeg Denver/Calgary Vancouver/ Seattle .
Beautiful little city, London, Ontario. Got a lot of family history there. Canada is like the Old Country to me. That's where all my French, German and Irish ancestors landed after their Atlantic crossing from Europe, couple hundred years ago. Charlie couldn't even find a Canadian alley...maybe 8n the bigger cities. Thanx for the nice vid, Charlie!
@Ryan Stapleton none taken. I dont live there. Although "dump" seems a little out of context...you have seen some of the places Charlie's gone to, right? Lol
Everything look so clean and not abandoned that the states can’t definitely keep in place. For a guy living in the suburbs, I’m actually jealous of that living.
I live in this city and it is a far far far cry from the cities I have seen in the US. This area is east London and very low prices, low crime, and quite nice (near the river) if this is a ghetto in London Ontario Canada then it shows how fantastic we are doing compared to the USA. The areas shown are peaceful, clean, no guns, and a great place to raise kids on a low income. FAR FAR from a ghetto. CANADA ROCKS!!!!
@@philster6383 to me this looks a lot like many hoods in America I think people just trying to say it looks better because it’s Canada. Truth is a lot of places look just like this tbh.
If you ever come through Edmonton, hit up 118th ave, 107th ave, City Center, China Town, McCauley, Boyle street. It's always been bad but its gotten a lot worse over here. Gangs, drugs, random violence and killings are out of control. The kids are out of control. And it's Zombieland. We got a new Rogers arena and a couple of the tallest skyscrapers in Western Canada built right in the middle of it all. Directly behind the arena there's a soup kitchen with a little tent city. Before the Pandemic the tents weren't out there. But it's become so bad that pretty much all of downtown is tent city.
Too bad you didn't make a left turn at the first light you stopped at. That's the 'downtown ghetto" and you drove right past it. There's a few other areas you could have cruised past... Kipp's Lane/ Country Lane, Limberlost, Millbank Drive... A few of the tent encampments by the riverbank. You missed most of the really desperate areas of town.
My hometown, I dont say this with pride haha. Next time, go down Dundas street Between Quebac street and Downtown. Its freaky, especially the back laneways behind Dundas street
@@philster6383 Freaks is an understatement here. Me and buddies have named some on the North end of downtown, Tweaker reaper, to Crackie Chan. London has them all
I like it how it's only been 2 minutes since Charlie uploaded this video and already 9 people liked it when the video has a time length of 8:12. True Charliebo313 fans will instantly like a video they see
Also surprised by how you travel from country to country. I can only imagine the distance and time to travel From Mexico to Canada. Thank you for the kind uploads by showing us these neighborhoods I would've never known they existed. I used to live in the ghetto. They all may be ghetto hoods, but each has its own unique community of amazing people and the building structures are always interesting and have a history behind them. Bless you Charlie and stay safe as always brother
There is a delay in the views and like counter...it's a programming thing as it results in less bottleneck and slowdowns. Same reason comments only load when you scroll towards it.
I grew up there in the 70’s and 80’s. There are much worse neighborhoods in London than these. Try any low rental income townhouse neighborhoods. I grew up in a really rough neighborhood and it was depressing. I was there last year and there were tents everywhere downtown. It was sad to see. Although, I had many great memories there!
Good thing about London they are trying to revitalize these areas and basically have no choice the city is growing and need housing and retail to go with it, but it's a slow process.
That’s cus y’all try too hard to play this gangsta persona and gain validation. That’s why nobody ever takes Canada serious for rap let alone gangsta shit. If anything y’all just known for organized crime
Been watching your channel for years now N I can’t believe you can to My city !! I moved here from windsor, in December of ‘92 N boy Had it changed so much !!!
Melhor que os estados unidos é muito mais limpo admiro limpeza da cidade igual japão questão de limpeza vc não ver tantos lixos nas ruas não tem casas abandonada mais tem muitos buracos só isso rachadura mais de resto otimo salve do brasil🇧🇷 no meu pais tem alguns cidades que são limpas
One of the last streets (Blocks) at he turned left on to "Dufferin Ave" is one of those really nice streets in a maybe questionable area. Nicely maintained large old houses with huge trees.
ya thats the interesting thing about london, one street can be brutal but it can be one block away from beautiful old victorian homes modern renovations done well.
@K.M.V S it's absolutely criminal what landlords charge now. My old apartment is almost triple what it used to be. Glad I moved out and bought real estate.
I love you consider any of this the hood. Just older homes in older neighborhoods. Funny things those houses cost close to $500k cnd if not close to it. And you will rarley find abandond properties, lots or garbage everywhere like in hood neighborhoods like detroit. Yes you will get the house where its renters that dont give to Fs and maintain property but it ls not gangs on corners, drugs and shootings. Just like here in Peterborough London is very similiar where there is one block that has bad reputation due to a few bad incidents but most people are hard working individuals, even alot of younger people that are first time home buyers can get better deals.
I grew up on Ontario Street, near the fair, close to where you were driving. It was tuff as a kid, but it made me strong. I know some of my old friends weren’t so lucky.
Erna, the problem isn't the asphalt as much in this area is we are built on sand and in winter the water in the sand heaves up the road surface and leaves cracking!
Never thought I'd see my hometown here. This is just some old areas a bit run down but Soho is probably the most rundown part of London. There are also some pretty rough housing complexes in other areas such as king Edward, Cleveland Ave, h block area, pond Mills, Milbank, limberlost, Hilton ave etc
So interestingly enough, King edward has a horrible rep but its really been turning around, most of the apartments have been bought in the last 5 years and they are starting renovations and better management. Still lots of work to be done though
I have a daughter there and I. Can'belive this is now her home. Maybe they are worse in other cities but this is where she is. 9 years not knowing what's going. On or if she's alive.
London Ontario is probably one of the safer cities to live in, even though it has the hood in the city, but then again every major big city has a hood in it it’s safer to live in any city in Canada even Toronto than America America in a hood you would just get shot robbed in the hood. It’s more friendlier.
I have lived in this city for years, there are some fairly dangerous "hoods" here but not like the United States, in Canadian we can't carry firearms, it makes it a bit more difficult
Starts Adelaide Street North passes the police station at dundas @ 50s Skips to Hamilton Road crossing Adelaide st Turns right onto Anderson ave Turns right onto Trafalgar st Turns right onto Carson Lane Turns right onto Nelson st. Turns left onto Marmora st. Turns right onto Hamilton Road Turns left onto Rectory st 5:10 Skips to Adelaide st turning left onto Lorne Ave Turns right onto English st Turns left onto Dufferin Ave. Turns right onto Ontario st Turns right onto Queen Ave
Charlie Bos! welcome to London! Driving in the London East working class neighbourhood! Do you see how so many buildings are like the destroyed ones you see in Detroit? Detroit makes me sad because if those buildings had survived you can see what a pleasant living area it would be. Detroiters deserve so much better! Happy you came!
@@kylephillip6433 I've lived in Winnipeg, and the worst thing about Winnipeg is that it is cold. Not much to complain about otherwise lol It is far prettier and cleaner than Louisville or Indianapolis (which I've lived in), or any other big American city I've seen
It really is. If this guy thinks London Ontario has "hoods", he would be crapping his pants at seeing the bombed-out ghettoes of south Chicago or west Philadelphia lol
Yeah it isn't, at all. It in fact is not a hood at all. It's just older areas. The same places that in the US would end up like a third worl hell hole, but here are still maintaineded and quite fine actually because it isn't a "hood" at all.
I'm from Windsor. I've been to London many times. London is not bad at all. If u want to see bad, go to Southwest Detroit, Detroit's Eastside, Pontiac, or Flint Michigan. Hell, just go anywhere in Chicago these days.
Grew up in London and have now lived in Beijing China for 16 years raising my family here. Looking at this I couldn't imagine moving back to LONdon... especially not the South or East end... shudders...
Oh c'mon that is no "hood" [I live in Detroit but my particular area is pretty safe] I have been to London, just for airshows though so have never seen most of the city. Can't get into Canada anymore, last time I tried for a friends wedding in Chatham they had me tagged as an outlaw biker and told me to turn around and don't come back.
That's a hood? No drug addicts on the street walking like zombies, no homeless tents lined up along a whole street, normal people smiling and laughing while waiting for a bus... sure the city could use some new buildings, and get rid of the old ones, and things have deteriorated over time.... but hardly a hood, especially compared to our American neighbors to the South.
We've got the drug addicts which strangely you will find them mostly in the blocks on the main drag by the police station. Homeless tents too but mostly in parks
U never know. In canada they have hoods with back alleys. People have gotten stabbed. But they say im sorry after and apologize so its not that bad. They are very polite as they do bad things to u.
And as big of a fan as i am of yours charlie i have to agree with alot of the comments here. U did miss alot of the worst spots in london and kinda made it look better then it actually is. Should do a little more research so u can show the real story
ive stayed at london, ontario before the pandemic and its nice and all but the problem is there is nothing to do there. if u r looking for the glamour and glitz of the big city i suggest u try Toronoto instead.
As a London native they don’t really have a “true hood” however they do have lots of rough areas and the drug issue is really bad stuff you’d see similar to in San Francisco
Not a hood just old houses on quiet streets, clean no hangouts and no grafitti. This is how most of london looked like in the 60s and 70s. There were no rich neibourhoods back then eveyone lived much the same.
Having grown up in London I will tell you there's no ghettos there. There's crappy areas but not bad ones. The ghetto areas in the states would eat London ghettos alive.
