Barton ST, I used to live at 468 Ottawa ST N. Since I was forced to move to Halifax, all I can do is watch and cry about the fact that I used to walk there.
I can sympathize. I lived in Hamilton too on Wellington St. South until last November when my family and I moved to New Brunswick seeking to live a better life. So far, we have embraced the change in atmosphere, having good jobs again and living free of enforced lockdowns.
Try walking at night. It's really sad. There's so much potential here and it should be a collective shame for the people of Hamilton that this street is in the state that it is. Not sure what the excuse is for the vacant buildings, but some of these are close to or more than 100 years old and need to be preserved.
I once lived in the corner house on east Ave then moved straight to Whitney Ave way better. Now I live in Sudbury where I came from. Hamilton has great mountain biking and Hess st is cool but the dumb gang fights and stick up kids. I kicked many of ass walking out of yuk yuks almost getting jumped. I lived in Hamilton in 2000 Looks like a ghost town now. The sidewalks were always busy with people walking down Barton. Oh yeah I remember like 2 really really sketchy bars on Barton one was mob one was a strip joint. Miss those mob boys they were really nice to me on many occasions working at Ziebart on main.
@@pingpong3311 I disagree Toronto is much newer and they dump way more money into infrastructure most of the buildings in the real Hamilton area are falling apart or are of desperate need of refurbishment and half the are is just empty store fronts or buildings with shit over the windows and spray paint and garbage around them jus giant eye sores even the bad areas of Toronto are getting knocked down and rebuilt or refurbish
It's so sad at what has come of our great city. When I was younger it was so beautiful and friendly now it's a drug prostitute infested city but most of all the crime and problems are on Barton street I still live off Barton street in the north end of Hamilton but planning on moving out East New Brunswick because of this my Family has been in Hamilton and The north end since the 1950s I have lived in North End my whole life I'm 51 now it's terrible what has happened
Lived there in the East end my whole life. (58 years). Now I thank God I moved during the pandemic. It was once a proud working class, blue collar city. Shoutout to Eissenburg and Horvath for turning it into a filthy, disgusting, drug infested shithole.
Grew up in this neighborhood. Tried cocaine for the first time at 12 years old. Had a pedo try to pick me up (george wiley), all while pollution was raining down on us from the nearby steel factories... have seen a lot of shit go down here. Do not move near Barton. (FYI, my life is great now, so no worries)
my church at 24:30
Barton always appeared to me to be a very cold, gloomy and poor street.
thank you for the video!
I used to live just off Barton growing up. Fairfield Ave. Things have changed a lot since then. Appears rather bleak.
nothing like a drive thru beer store and right across from the jail for added convenience
Thank you for posting this!
Cheers! Thank you for watching.
I like your videos I used to live on Barton street by henry shoes store in 1984 to 1987 bring me lot of memories back.
Long time ago this was home. Use to be the center mall and there was the old jockey club. Thanks so much for the walk.💞
Barton ST, I used to live at 468 Ottawa ST N. Since I was forced to move to Halifax, all I can do is watch and cry about the fact that I used to walk there.
and your mortgage is less than we are paying in rent for a single room here. I'd say its a fair trade :D
You will be able to go back one day.
@@pingpong3311 I did, and it was a great refresher.
@@SixS3v3nTwo also no, rent here is way higher, same with buying a house. A small house here to buy, costs half a million. For rent, $3,000 minimum.
I can sympathize. I lived in Hamilton too on Wellington St. South until last November when my family and I moved to New Brunswick seeking to live a better life. So far, we have embraced the change in atmosphere, having good jobs again and living free of enforced lockdowns.
Try walking at night. It's really sad. There's so much potential here and it should be a collective shame for the people of Hamilton that this street is in the state that it is. Not sure what the excuse is for the vacant buildings, but some of these are close to or more than 100 years old and need to be preserved.
52:45 - that's a response from Station 1, a spare engine or pump by the sound of the siren, I believe
Used to live her in the late 70s while attending Mohawk college was a bar on every block great street back then
R.I.P. The Strip
Love the centre mall ❤️ go there all the time
It's so sad a once great steel and football city has fallen to this. Encampments everywhere and the city hasn't learned yet.
Thank you
Lol I work where you started. Kenilworth and Barton.
HEY DO YOU KNOW ANY HOOKERS OR CAN YOU GIVE ME SOME OF THERE NUMBERS PLEASE
@@gooee34 just wait 'till 12:00 and head down Barton.
Hamltion reminds me of Buffalo
True
In what way
Just with less crime rates.
@@pingpong3311 more, maybe.
@@sicariobrother316 maybe the Urban environment.
i want to go to hamilton!
hamilton is home🔥
real for that
I remember back in the 90's, the area was teeming with street walkers.
still is early am
Ah, Barton Street. I predict in a decade or less this street will end up being like Queen Street West of downtown Toronto
@@pingpong3311 nope
@@ontariofirs7347yes.. 100% yes.
That would be an improvement.
I once lived in the corner house on east Ave then moved straight to Whitney Ave way better. Now I live in Sudbury where I came from. Hamilton has great mountain biking and Hess st is cool but the dumb gang fights and stick up kids. I kicked many of ass walking out of yuk yuks almost getting jumped. I lived in Hamilton in 2000 Looks like a ghost town now. The sidewalks were always busy with people walking down Barton. Oh yeah I remember like 2 really really sketchy bars on Barton one was mob one was a strip joint. Miss those mob boys they were really nice to me on many occasions working at Ziebart on main.
Hamilton escarpment was awesome. Beautiful trails indeed. Love the history and character homes. Moved away in 2001 so this was neat to watch.💖
So where is the bell phone booth?
THE LIBRARY
People always say how bad Toronto is but Hamilton kinda looks worse
Not at all.
@@pingpong3311 I disagree Toronto is much newer and they dump way more money into infrastructure most of the buildings in the real Hamilton area are falling apart or are of desperate need of refurbishment and half the are is just empty store fronts or buildings with shit over the windows and spray paint and garbage around them jus giant eye sores even the bad areas of Toronto are getting knocked down and rebuilt or refurbish
It's car infested, suburban hell.
Kind of
Omg u passed my car there
You know, this part of town looks exactly the same as 33 years ago when I moved there.
Walking along Barton Street is like travelling in a time machine.
It's so sad at what has come of our great city. When I was younger it was so beautiful and friendly now it's a drug prostitute infested city but most of all the crime and problems are on Barton street I still live off Barton street in the north end of Hamilton but planning on moving out East New Brunswick because of this my Family has been in Hamilton and The north end since the 1950s I have lived in North End my whole life I'm 51 now it's terrible what has happened
Try that at night time.
Wait what? A phone booth? The last phone booth Superman can use
Nice! I from PERÚ.
9:16 🏠❤️
What's missing in your walks is commentary.
Kind of relaxing the quiet walk though as the traffic goes by.😊
No, listening to other people's opinions can be annoying.
Lived there in the East end my whole life. (58 years). Now I thank God I moved during the pandemic. It was once a proud working class, blue collar city. Shoutout to Eissenburg and Horvath for turning it into a filthy, disgusting, drug infested shithole.
very grim glad i escaped 147 balsam ave s
Barton has so much potential if the city would just remove a lane
Wish i live in hammie, more fun than Richmond Hill
It's great there.
It's a cultural wasteland. Needa trees, garbage bins, signs of life.
Grew up in this neighborhood. Tried cocaine for the first time at 12 years old. Had a pedo try to pick me up (george wiley), all while pollution was raining down on us from the nearby steel factories... have seen a lot of shit go down here. Do not move near Barton. (FYI, my life is great now, so no worries)
🤮 so glad I left that God forsaken city
I left it and I cry about it each time.. I'm connected to that place
@@dreamspace4858 sorry to hear that
@@sicariobrother316 man you should really cherish that place it's a nice little city
@@dreamspace4858 Hamilton? I lived in that shit hole for 11 years! I suffered ptsd! I moved to Altamonte springs Florida
@@sicariobrother316 that place was where i grew up.. its too much of a good place.. been there for 15 years