Seeing the colors glowing everywhere just makes me more and more anxious to be there already! I can't wait to walk on these gardens, parks and colorful streets... Thanks for showing us this!!!
Another great and informative video. Felt as if I am sitting in the backseat with the dogs as you drove around the city. Wendy, you had me chuckling when you hugged that tree...lol Thanks so much for doing all these videos. Can't wait to see you guys in person.
WOW!!!! What an awesomely beautiful area! It is so lovely to see the improvements through new loving eyes. Les, you and Wendy are great advocates for sharing Saint John in the best possible way with deep affection. Bless you both as you enrich my memories of the place I grew up. 🙂🤗🤗🙂 😘 🙏
I just had to add 2 cents more to my previous comment. You two are true ambassadors for Saint John! It is truly heartwarming for me to watch your video journies through the city and surrounding areas where I grew up. I feel like I am right there in your vehicle with you enjoying your joy filled comments and experiencing the renewal of a new era. I can't wait until I am able to visit again. 😘💕 🙂🤗 💗🙏
Well, if you were in our vehicle you would be covered in dog slobber so probably best that you see them on a screen. It sounds like the border may be opening in July, so hopefully you'll be able to visit soon. Thank you again for your uplifting comments, we really appreciate them and you.
The park shown at 18:47 has a gazebo. The top of that gazebo contains the dome that used to top the Saint John General Hospital, that was located on Waterloo St. The building was demolished by implosion on Sunday, December 10, 1995 at 1:45PM local time. The dome was salvaged, kept in storage for 4 1/2 years, and was re-dedicated as the 'Millenium Dome' in May 2000. In the dome's base, there are time capsules that have different artifacts/pictures of locals that were in Saint John in 2000. They won't be opened until 2100. A picture of my family is buried deep in one of them, Les and Wendy. =)
That's amazing information, thank you so much for sharing it. Not looking good for us being around when they open that time capsule but I'm sure it will be a great event. I had wondered about that dome, so thank you again for explaining it.
@@WeLoveSaintJohn there's plenty of footage of the demolition of the general hospital on youtube. CTV TV news from the era of exploding bricks flying off and breaking nearby home windows, and complaining cause it was winter... lol
You mentioned that a viewers grandmother lived at 77 sewell street and that street looked familier. I had to ask my mom where her mom lived. It was on that street too.
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FYI The House for sale on Rocky Terrace was one of the Irving houses - I think Jim's, son of KC Irving. KC's house is on Mount Pleasant Ave., the big historic Victorian mansion with gates on the street. In his older years he moved to Lighthouse Road in Bermuda and when in SJ stayed in a condo on the top floor of the JD Irving building.
@@WeLoveSaintJohn Arthur built & lived in the house out on the short peninsula if you stand at the RKYC & look off to the right. It sits on the point. He now lives in Rothesay on the old Netherwood School property where he built a new home many years ago. Regards. PS Love your videos - have been away since 1981.
@@a.edwardmcmullin4074 Ah, so you're one of the many who left. Have you ever thought about coming back? I don't know what it was like here when everyone was leaving but it is such a wonderful place to live now.
@@WeLoveSaintJohn It was great for me back then too, but work reasons took me away. I hope to get home next year with my kids for an annual summer vacation plan. We'll have to wait and see. Maybe we can catch up and have a coffee together then. Regards
@@WeLoveSaintJohn you might find this interesting. My Mother grew up on Sewell st. My father grew up in Clifton Royal. My parents have been married 61 years now. They moved to Ontario around 1962 and lived in Ontario for over 35 years before moving back to Clifton Royal about 20 years ago.
Great video - but you must show the actual Mount Pleasant Ave (where Irving lives) next time :) Mount Pleasant Ave and Douglas Ave used to be the suburbs the wealthier city dwellers moved to to escape the chaos and coal pollution of uptown. Also, Sewell Street is pronounced “Sue Ull” The house I grew up in on Mount Pleasant Ave was a wedding gift a sea captain gifted his daughter and new groom. Interior could not be replicated today - hand rubbed cherry wood ceiling in library and craftsmanship undertaken throughout. If I had to convey why Saint John is the best choice in NB, it’s because it can be inspiring with its architecture and public spaces. It has a soul. It expanded rapidly in the right time in history that gave us this gem. That’s why it feels like a small, big city - as opposed to a very large, small city like Moncton. Nothing beats the thick fog uptown with church bells ringing, echoing off the historic buildings - you could be forgiven for thinking you were in Victorian London with Jack the Ripper lurking.
Your description is spot on. We always think of Saint John as a small big city, but had not orated Moncton the way you did; we just called it full of strip malls and chain restaurants. You are so right. Sorry about Mt Pleasant ave, however, when we did our pre-video reconnaissance, it was closed to traffic for road construction and the access from Rockwood Park was also torn up. We'll do it someday, but today was just too nice not to make this video.
@@WeLoveSaintJohn you’ll have some sights to look forward to - Harriet Irving memorial park; KC Irving’s estate; the Red Rose Tea mansion (it originated in SJ - the factory was the curved brick building as you exit harbour bridge into uptown); Parks Street stone estate. Be sure to drive up Duncraggan Court to see the stone homes. Trivia question for you - many rock walls along Mount Pleasant Ave and churches were built with stones from Britain. How and why did they end up here in Saint John?
The driver should pay better attention to stop signs.. He went thru the one at bottom of wright st and then the one at by chateau hotel..1st stop sign..hahaha
I'd like to hear more about the relative cost of living in NB. I've looked at several cost comparison sites and none of them mention differences in provincial income taxes. You could end up paying $400 a month more in NB compared to Ontario, so if you tack that onto your rent, a $1000 a month rental in NB would compare to one in Ontario, say in London, for $1400, not such a big advantage if any.
All tax brackets vary greatly amongst all provinces so a comparison site would be unable to cater to every individual case. I will say that if you're paying $400 more per month in income tax in NB vs Ontario, it's very unlikely that you're renting a $1000 per month home.
@@WeLoveSaintJohn It's nothing to do with the amount of rent. If you have taxable income of roughly $70 to 80 K, you will be paying around $400 more a month than in Ontario, so if you rent a $800 place in NB, that's like a $1200 place in Ontario if you add the tax. Also worth noting that NB's sales tax is 15% while Ontario's is 13%. NB may have other attractions but if you want to consider cost of living, you have to look at these tax differences.
I used to live in London, ON, now spending a few years in Panama. I thought NB would be less expensive than London but I feel it has 3 strikes against it: 1. Higher provincial income tax than ON, 2. Higher sales tax - 15% vs 13% and 3. Among the highest property tax rates in the country. WHY. I'm not an economist but it may be because the lower population base in all Maritime provinces means needing to tax more to provide services that are nearly as expensive as in other provinces. Presumably, ON can have lower taxes because of the much greater population.
@@mitchmccrimmon1009 Ontario doesn't have lower taxes, they have lower tax rates in bigger cities because the price of homes is so high. If average home prices in NB were 1.5 million dollars, then I'm sure we would have low tax rates as well. It doesn't actually take an economist to understand that.
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L64,very nice video and beautiful place thank you for sharing have a wonderful day
Thank you, you too.
The gold dome thing that you drove by used to be on the top of the old general hospital. They took it off before they imploded the building.
Actually it survived the implosion
We hadn't known anything about that, so thank you too!
Seeing the colors glowing everywhere just makes me more and more anxious to be there already! I can't wait to walk on these gardens, parks and colorful streets... Thanks for showing us this!!!
We hope you're going to like it as much as we do.
Another great and informative video. Felt as if I am sitting in the backseat with the dogs as you drove around the city. Wendy, you had me chuckling when you hugged that tree...lol
Thanks so much for doing all these videos. Can't wait to see you guys in person.
A big congratulations, Titus, for selling your home and soon to become a happy Saint Johner. We're looking forward to meeting you too!
Lovely area. Great to see the city in sunshine.
Hi Chris. The city is usually in sunshine, just sometimes with snow on the ground. Spring, summer and autumn are definitely special though.
This was great! Not too long at all. Thank you again.🙂
Our pleasure. Thank you for watching.
WOW!!!! What an awesomely beautiful area! It is so lovely to see the improvements through new loving eyes. Les, you and Wendy are great advocates for sharing Saint John in the best possible way with deep affection. Bless you both as you enrich my memories of the place I grew up. 🙂🤗🤗🙂 😘 🙏
Thank you so much! I never know quite what to say when I read your comments, they are always so nice. Probably because you are a Saint Johner.
I just had to add 2 cents more to my previous comment. You two are true ambassadors for Saint John! It is truly heartwarming for me to watch your video journies through the city and surrounding areas where I grew up. I feel like I am right there in your vehicle with you enjoying your joy filled comments and experiencing the renewal of a new era. I can't wait until I am able to visit again. 😘💕 🙂🤗 💗🙏
Well, if you were in our vehicle you would be covered in dog slobber so probably best that you see them on a screen. It sounds like the border may be opening in July, so hopefully you'll be able to visit soon. Thank you again for your uplifting comments, we really appreciate them and you.
Superb video....we love Saint John....
Wow, thank you so much!
Great video really enjoyed thanks.
Thanks Debbie!
I can't wait to see this place we just bought around the corner from there.
Yes on Gooderich! We are very excited!!
I live a few blocks from there, great area!!!. Just moved here from Ontario in February. Where are you moving from?
Congrats!
@@anng7035 we are also from Ontario.
@@carlknapp2319 Hope your move out here goes well for you.
I got my husband watching you now
There's hope!!!
Continue to delight us with beautiful shots, you are doing well! We are waiting for new ones)
Thank you!
Two of my nieces had their wedding pictures taken there at the public gardens.
Easy to see why.
We Love You Both!
You're too kind!
I see someone already said that, sorry. I was just excited when I saw it. My youngest brother used to call the dome R2D2.
Omg i am so home sick right now. I grew up in rockwood court and i use to spend so much time at the public gardens
It is a beautiful spot.
just curious when in rockwood court. i am a senior who lived there from 61-85 mostly.
The park shown at 18:47 has a gazebo. The top of that gazebo contains the dome that used to top the Saint John General Hospital, that was located on Waterloo St. The building was demolished by implosion on Sunday, December 10, 1995 at 1:45PM local time. The dome was salvaged, kept in storage for 4 1/2 years, and was re-dedicated as the 'Millenium Dome' in May 2000.
In the dome's base, there are time capsules that have different artifacts/pictures of locals that were in Saint John in 2000. They won't be opened until 2100. A picture of my family is buried deep in one of them, Les and Wendy. =)
That's amazing information, thank you so much for sharing it. Not looking good for us being around when they open that time capsule but I'm sure it will be a great event. I had wondered about that dome, so thank you again for explaining it.
@@WeLoveSaintJohn there's plenty of footage of the demolition of the general hospital on youtube. CTV TV news from the era of exploding bricks flying off and breaking nearby home windows, and complaining cause it was winter... lol
love your video. hoping to move there soon.
Good decision.
You mentioned that a viewers grandmother lived at 77 sewell street and that street looked familier. I had to ask my mom where her mom lived. It was on that street too.
Small world, maybe they knew each other.
@@WeLoveSaintJohn Maybe. It is a small world.
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Great movie 👍👋 Bravo 👋
And I have a new movie from a walk around the city 😊
Yours sincerely, DJ Janusz from Warsaw Poland 🇵🇱😘🎶🎵🙏✋
Thank you very much!
Les, you should run for mayor in the next election. You'd have my vote!
Thank you, Ann, but I think you would be my only vote. I don't think Wendy would even vote for me.
@@WeLoveSaintJohn 😂😂😂😂
Have you been to woolastook park on the westside yet?
We go there frequently on our walks to reversing falls. It's beautiful and we have meant to do a video of it, so thanks for the reminder.
FYI
The House for sale on Rocky Terrace was one of the Irving houses - I think Jim's, son of KC Irving. KC's house is on Mount Pleasant Ave., the big historic Victorian mansion with gates on the street. In his older years he moved to Lighthouse Road in Bermuda and when in SJ stayed in a condo on the top floor of the JD Irving building.
That's great information, thank you!
@@WeLoveSaintJohn Arthur built & lived in the house out on the short peninsula if you stand at the RKYC & look off to the right. It sits on the point. He now lives in Rothesay on the old Netherwood School property where he built a new home many years ago. Regards. PS Love your videos - have been away since 1981.
@@a.edwardmcmullin4074 Ah, so you're one of the many who left. Have you ever thought about coming back? I don't know what it was like here when everyone was leaving but it is such a wonderful place to live now.
@@WeLoveSaintJohn It was great for me back then too, but work reasons took me away. I hope to get home next year with my kids for an annual summer vacation plan. We'll have to wait and see. Maybe we can catch up and have a coffee together then. Regards
@@a.edwardmcmullin4074 That would be great. Thank you for your informative comments.
Thankyou guys!
No problem.
@@WeLoveSaintJohn you might find this interesting. My Mother grew up on Sewell st. My father grew up in Clifton Royal. My parents have been married 61 years now. They moved to Ontario around 1962 and lived in Ontario for over 35 years before moving back to Clifton Royal about 20 years ago.
Great video - but you must show the actual Mount Pleasant Ave (where Irving lives) next time :) Mount Pleasant Ave and Douglas Ave used to be the suburbs the wealthier city dwellers moved to to escape the chaos and coal pollution of uptown. Also, Sewell Street is pronounced “Sue Ull” The house I grew up in on Mount Pleasant Ave was a wedding gift a sea captain gifted his daughter and new groom. Interior could not be replicated today - hand rubbed cherry wood ceiling in library and craftsmanship undertaken throughout. If I had to convey why Saint John is the best choice in NB, it’s because it can be inspiring with its architecture and public spaces. It has a soul. It expanded rapidly in the right time in history that gave us this gem. That’s why it feels like a small, big city - as opposed to a very large, small city like Moncton. Nothing beats the thick fog uptown with church bells ringing, echoing off the historic buildings - you could be forgiven for thinking you were in Victorian London with Jack the Ripper lurking.
Your description is spot on. We always think of Saint John as a small big city, but had not orated Moncton the way you did; we just called it full of strip malls and chain restaurants. You are so right. Sorry about Mt Pleasant ave, however, when we did our pre-video reconnaissance, it was closed to traffic for road construction and the access from Rockwood Park was also torn up. We'll do it someday, but today was just too nice not to make this video.
@@WeLoveSaintJohn you’ll have some sights to look forward to - Harriet Irving memorial park; KC Irving’s estate; the Red Rose Tea mansion (it originated in SJ - the factory was the curved brick building as you exit harbour bridge into uptown); Parks Street stone estate. Be sure to drive up Duncraggan Court to see the stone homes. Trivia question for you - many rock walls along Mount Pleasant Ave and churches were built with stones from Britain. How and why did they end up here in Saint John?
Hi.
It would be possible for you to show how the industrial district of the city is, it would be very interesting, thank you and have a good week.
We have several videos that show the commercial and industrial areas.
@@WeLoveSaintJohn Tankys!
Do you mean of the pulp mill, the steel mill and refinery? We could do that, but it ain't pretty 😉
The driver should pay better attention to stop signs.. He went thru the one at bottom of wright st and then the one at by chateau hotel..1st stop sign..hahaha
I'd like to hear more about the relative cost of living in NB. I've looked at several cost comparison sites and none of them mention differences in provincial income taxes. You could end up paying $400 a month more in NB compared to Ontario, so if you tack that onto your rent, a $1000 a month rental in NB would compare to one in Ontario, say in London, for $1400, not such a big advantage if any.
All tax brackets vary greatly amongst all provinces so a comparison site would be unable to cater to every individual case. I will say that if you're paying $400 more per month in income tax in NB vs Ontario, it's very unlikely that you're renting a $1000 per month home.
@@WeLoveSaintJohn It's nothing to do with the amount of rent. If you have taxable income of roughly $70 to 80 K, you will be paying around $400 more a month than in Ontario, so if you rent a $800 place in NB, that's like a $1200 place in Ontario if you add the tax. Also worth noting that NB's sales tax is 15% while Ontario's is 13%. NB may have other attractions but if you want to consider cost of living, you have to look at these tax differences.
I used to live in London, ON, now spending a few years in Panama. I thought NB would be less expensive than London but I feel it has 3 strikes against it: 1. Higher provincial income tax than ON, 2. Higher sales tax - 15% vs 13% and 3. Among the highest property tax rates in the country. WHY. I'm not an economist but it may be because the lower population base in all Maritime provinces means needing to tax more to provide services that are nearly as expensive as in other provinces. Presumably, ON can have lower taxes because of the much greater population.
@@mitchmccrimmon1009 Ontario doesn't have lower taxes, they have lower tax rates in bigger cities because the price of homes is so high. If average home prices in NB were 1.5 million dollars, then I'm sure we would have low tax rates as well. It doesn't actually take an economist to understand that.
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Auther irving lives on mt pleasant
Thank you, yes, we did a Mt Pleasant video too and mentioned that.