Toronto's Roughest Hood? Walking Moss Park on January 16, 2021
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- A 4K downtown Toronto walk through the Moss Park neighbourhood. Recorded on Saturday, January 16, 2021 during the third day of the province's stay at home order due to the Coronavirus / Covid-19 pandemic.
0:01 - East on Queen Street
7:10 - Jarvis Street & Queen (Moss Park neighbourhood)
13:38 - Kim's Convenience
17:28 - North on Parliament Street
19:03 - West on Shuter Street
20:16 - Moss Park Apartments
23:39 - North on Seaton Street
29:08 - East on Dundas Street
30:40 - South on Sherbourne Street
37:36 - Moss Park
40:55 - North on Pembroke Street
Recorded with a DJI Pocket 2 in 4K at 60 FPS
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Toronto's Roughest Hood is the McDonald's washroom at Queen and Spadina
Rough but not tough
Lol the Church n queen one might top that one still
It makes the washroom from Trainspotting look clean.
Also, the employees don't seem to care that people smoke drugs in the stairwell to the upstairs. Lulz
😂😂
Your brave. Lol
I grew up in regent park during the early eighties to late nineties. Used to be the roughest area in Toronto. It's totally changed now, for the better.
It has!
Used to buy hash there
thomas macdonald
Lol..we know all about that. I mean, it's not as rough as people said out to be. Mostly people just go on with their daily lives, as long as you don't bother anyone. Good memories though.
But I do remember our home got broken into twice, we live on the ground floor. They only took the VHS player. Other then that our neighbours are cool.
Lady Venom
I'm talking 20-30 years ago when I lived there. It's all changed now, with all new buildings and roadways. I'm up north now but drove by once in a blue moon.
So good to see Toronto while staying at home, I miss roaming around
So roam around, who's stopping you.
outside isn't closed.. covid is not in the air just chill
@@dog13fish a lot safer to see it from home ... no knives in my back
I don't always watch all these, but I am really glad to see you doing them. Toronto is a great city for walking.
So many people dragging shopping bags on wheels. Tells me they go to the store on transit.
The fact that you cheerily go check it out tells me it's much better than many places in the U.S.
Ya it's nothing compared to the states and if you are just a regular joe walking the street it's fine. Especially middle of the day.
@M K malvern, driftwood, Jane n finch. He went to where has the most drug use. Which compared to Vancouver's east hastings is like apple's and oranges ha
@M K I’ve lived at jane and steeles and used to go to Jane and Finch all the time. It gets a bad rap but in the five years I lived there 10 years ago and I’ve never had a problem other then my car being stolen at my condo and driven a block away. I l previously lived in north Rexdale on Kipling/rexdale are and actually lived right next door to a guy who had to stab someone who broke in and the guy died in the back lawn. First and hopefully only dead body I saw: Rexdale was worse then J&F.
When anybody tells you there are ghettos in Canada they are lying. It’s nothing compared to anyone in the USA. The closest you will ever come to a bad area is downtown Vancouver.
I’m from Toronto there is no bad place to walk, even Jane n Finch , ya 2-3 am you want to walk threw some shady areas you might get jumped , but all n all if your not part of any gang you are usually good , keep your eyes open shit can happen anywhere anytime.
Ppl love to compare impoverished neighborhoods but one thing that is universal is the stigma that comes with being poor in your city. Even if it's not as poor as somewhere else. I'm sure Sweden's projects are way nicer than moss park but it doesn't mean if you grow up there you're not looked down on, harassed by cops and treated lower class in general by the rest of your society. It's all relative. It sucks no matter where you're from.
Very very true. To be poor and homeless is the worst that can happen to a human being
I was so po I couldn't afford the or. - RIP Big L 🙌🙏
The poor always looked down. Everyone idolises the rich like as if they better. Even the poor look up to the rich. The rich that hoard money and try at all costs to avoid paying taxes. The rich that drive the price of housing up so more poor become homeless. Ya keep flashing that cash and brag about how much you made each year and watch it be taken away.
@@thestreamoflife1124 no its not. People think to be rich is better but poor is better. The rich are not better people. The rich corporations just force slavery upon us and raise prices so high we are forced to abandon our loved ones to work more so the rich get richer and we work until death and never get ahead. Why cant we just have free land and raise our own food and be self sufficient and no rich rubbing money in our faces. Me personally i dont need all this shit thats killing our planet. Just 10 acres of land to raise my own animals and a garden and stay alone a slave to my land and animals that provide life and not look at wealth and a slave to make the rich richer
@@shawnkelly1241 But what about everyone else? How to humanely impose population control?
We should offer this as an incentive not to have kids..
Okay you got a choice, but you gotta choose one....
1) Die a celibate life on 10 acres of land
2) Join the spaceship building crew and bounce
3) Be in the rat race
Hahaha "optional turn signals for Mercedes" 🤣🤣
It must be true... lol
Forgot to add blinker fluid
@@cornelhenery2957 I was also thinking that they were out of blinker fluid. Maybe they also have a bad muffler bearing as well.
In the country where I’m from blinkers are not used only in the city would people bitch about a ligh lmao city folks
Sometimes I just let your videos play in the background while I'm working from home, your commentary is great and oddly relaxing.
Thanks for the walk Johnny. Boy could I tell some wild tales of years gone by .
Hey man you welcome to tell the wild tales. I will read it. Nice to hear or read how others lived.
Thanks for the walk Johnny. Have been adding some of your routes to My daily walks and loving it!!!
Thanks Ryan!
I have lived in Canada (Toronto) and in the U.S. (Georgia, Florida) and I must say that the 'rough neighborhoods' in Canada are by FAR better than in the States. I remember the first time I entered the U.S. from Canada in 1977 I immediately noticed the difference. Canada is much cleaner and people take better care of themselves and their properties! Good for you to also show the not so glitzy neighborhoods! Always enjoy your videos and streams! You are doing an awesome job to show the high rises and neighborhoods and you seem to be very knowledgeable about the city. It's much appreciated!
Thank you!
as an American! Canada as country are just more humane than U.S- sad but true!
I guess you haven't been to Vancouver's downtown east side!
@@snjez2762 even in ottawa its just a bunch of crack heads and junkies
Canada being an arctic country part of the year it makes the crime rate go down but the birth rate as well...
@@jfethier5604 christmas and winter.
brings crime rate down.
new years spike
Another geat narrated walk. Thanks, just to let you know that that narration is what these walks great justice especially when one knows the area from way back.
I lived in Moss Park Apartments from 1968 to 1972. My niece Casey Smith was killed by a shotgun blast at those apartments on May 28 2000. It was a rough area.
Sorry for your loss
That's tragic, sorry to hear :(
As a Torontian, I'm loving your channel! It's my first time tuning in and awesome job!
Woaw nice to see many places in Toronto city, l haven’t seen since l used to Come for my holidays , thanks Johnny ❤️😘👍
Nice video. You speak at a good tone & know a fair amount of information. Well done, I enjoyed this.
torontos toughest neighborhood in Jamestown in Rexdale or in and around Driftwood Ave in the Jane and Finch area
@@johnnyblaze4011 where's woolner?
@@rig4365 Jane and St Clair, Woolner is no fuckin joke, those brutalist buildings are god damned ugly and you can tell it's had a psychological affect on the community as a whole. High crime, low-income, geographic isolation, ugly ass power station across the street, very few redeemable factors.
@@danman7903 Woolner is a handful of buildings surrounded by green space and low density housing. While those buildings are sketchy AF, the rest of the ‘hood is nice and booming with young families moving in. You’d be surprised how many people have cashed in off dirt cheap real estate prices that have skyrocketed.
And regent park fs
I watched Action Kid NYC yesterday and the area was so dirty and rough looking. Moss park is very clean and tidy. Hard to believe it’s known to be a rough area.
@Alex Stanford King I never said it's a bad area... I actually said I've never felt unsafe there and that the east side of downtown is great overall in countless videos.
@@JohnnyStrides You have people thinking moss park is the roughest hood in toronto by your title tho lol no wonder Americans have such a terrible understanding of toronto, it's cuz of videos like this
This is what I was looking for! The next time that I visit, I will be walking through Moss Park.
Thanks for this video. The first night I spent in Downtown TO was in a small apartment rented by my best friend at the time's older brother very near Moss park. We got to stay at his place, and we explored the city. I haven't been around there for a long time.
Have been to Kim's on convenience store on some of my daily walks to buy loto tickets . the store got its name from CBC. They only use the outside of the store in their show. Enjoyed this morning walk. Hope you have a great day
Thanks Arthur, have a great day as well!
30:34 North west corner of Dundas and Sherborne used to be called Georges Spaghetti house. Legendary jazz club.
Aaron:
I used work there in the late '80s as cotractor. It was run by middle aged Korean couple that time. Jazz club was on the 2nd or 3rd floor.
Remember it well
@Insignificant Speck Of Dust
Most definetely and sorry for the late reply as i haven't received any notification.
what a great atmosphere! Thanks for sharing this great tour! Greetings from Austria!
hello Austria, greetings from Australia, we've got a stack of your mail that was accidently sent to us.
Lol crack heads and piss covered sidewalks is a great atmosphere?
Thank you for sharing! Great Virtual Tour :) 😊😊👍👍 AWESOME and Wonderful!
That Arcadia bookstore at 13:11 is such a cool place, really worth checking out when it's open
it is open at 25 percent or less the usual amount of customers who are able to be inside at a time as of Monday March 8th 2021
Johnny, thank you for this wonderful walk through Moss Park and great narrative. I grew up near this area ( Dundas E. & Parliament) walked to school everyday and never thought of it unsafe. So much history in that area of Toronto. Will be definitely be checking out out your other videos. Thank you for this stroll
You're welcome and glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for the walk. You were right in my old area Shourbourne and Dundas that Sams store use to be a 7-11 I lived there in the mid 80's before moving to Etobicoke. I use to walk from there to Regent Park school and go to the community center after school. Wow that place looks worse than it did back then.
Great narration. Your walk-through reinforces that the ability to "stay home" is a privilege for those who are not precariously housed. Certain areas in Toronto need more targeted measures/social supports.
My old route. Delivered packages as a courier to all these places. Now in the Beaches, but reminiscing of all the addresses I've memorized day in day out. Got to know many faces in these streets. Great video.
Johnny, thank you for sharing this awesome video with us...brings back a lot of memories
Good walk Johnny! The boundaries of Toronto's neighburhoods are constantly changing. People are now considering main and Danforth over to Victoria Park and Danforth as the upper beach(es).... At least the real estate agents are. 😉
Yeah and there's a lot of overlap and different names (BIA's confuse things even more). Calling East Danforth the Upper Beaches is a tad... ridiculous? lol
i feel yah..
parkdale is now somehow west liberty village
That's...interesting. The area will certainly need a good scrubbing before they're really going to be able to attract "beaches" type buyers. The sidewalks are full of litter and dog sh--. Plus there's been a few shootings in the last year.
@Freddy Franco I'm close to Victoria Park station.
Great to see Toronto after living away for so many years.
Great walk Johnny! I know all those areas quite well..
Great walk. I had heard that Toronto's home prices were insane so I looked up the home on Seaton. In December of 2019, it was listed @ $1,798,000, but prices went up and up and up through 2020 and it's now listed @ $2,189,000.The sq. footage of the home is 3,000 to 3,500 sq.ft and it's well-appointed.. I grew up in a house similar to it, but we had tenants as it was too big for a family of four back in the day(50's- 60's-70's). You know, when they were built they usually had servants quarters in the attic's and the families that owned them often had many children. It makes for an interesting juxtaposition with the low-income housing right around the corner.
I bet there are apartments on the south side of Queen that aren't so incredibly high. But mostly I think people live in burbs like Scarborough and travel on subway to jobs.
I live in Toronto but I don't often get to walk around areas that you are showing us. I lived here all my life but there are a lot of neighborhoods I don't ever see so this is enjoyable.
@shmoney vibes yes I agree
Thanks for the walk around moss park area have a great day Johnny & everyone!! 😊
This is heaven compared to some areas in the United States
Exactly. I try telling people in Toronto about that. If you have a national chain store, you're not a bad area.
That is one of many differences between the USA and Canada, the ghettos. I think all big cities have them, and when I mean big, I count down to even Regina, Saskatchewan. I do not know if any smaller cities have them. The USA had the segregation problem, that did not help; IHS carved up city interiors, no help either. USA cities are more heavily suburbanized than Canadian ones, that does not help either. The USA attitude vs the Canadian attitude I think has something to do with that, but I am not entirely clear where the attitude difference comes from. Somebody once said to me that its just that Canadians have more compassion than Americans do, but I do not know why this is.
@@jrus690 In the US it's was always about $$$ and Race.
@@jrus690 Part of Canadian identity is "don't be American". But that does not automatically make a Canadian more compassionate. Maybe it's because all Canadians feel the winter, so we're a bit more considerate on the big picture things.
@@yeungscs yeah no one out doing crime in -40 blizzards . Well when we use to get them all the time.
I WAS STROLLING AROUND THE ROUGH AREAS AND DIDNT KNOW! LMFAO!
North east corner of Queen and Jarvis hasn't changed in 30 years.
41 years !
Used to be an army surplus shop down there.
@@grilledmortal4096
Safe More, run by Jewish father and son.
Small apartments on the 2nd floor.
@@ivannovotny4552 save more army surplus store owned by Saul Rubenstein , he went to.elementary School with my Dad I think.
@@blackpillcommando4927
Awesome, Save-More army surplus store had almost everything imaginable. Spent my paychecks there.... almost...
I used to walk thru Moss Park just after 5 am every weekday morning on my way to work at 99 Queen St.East. No problems, very quiet. The drunks were always fast asleep at that time of the day..
2:39 I was soooo sure you were gonna do your typical ''Whuat the'' to the driver like you did last month XD hehe
Enjoyed your video...worked at Toronto Humane Society for many years back in the 70s into the 80s. Did animal rescue most of the time and animal control sometimes. You were either a hero or a monster depending on which job you were doing. Moved away in 85 but still love Toronto and watching your video brings back many memories. I knew Toronto like the back of my hand, every laneway and neighbourhood. I’ll be watching more!
I've never heard of Moss Park. I lived in Toronto last year for 4 months as a temporary foreign worker. I rode through Jane and Finch, lived in China Town, and lived Regent Park. Those are considered rough neighborhoods , but as a person from the U.S., Toronto's rough areas are like 5-star hotels compared to the ones here.
I’ve you lived in regent you should have known moss park there right beside each other
Toronto with all it's flaws is by far my second favorite to Vancouver British Columbia. In the U.S I've worked with the homeless and the most roughest people. I remember Spadina Avenue too!
I use to walk around in those street, when I'm still working on one of those hotels in Bay street. Still clean.
Subsidized buildings have a certain number of units that are market rate, meaning anyone can rent them. Market rate is usually still a lot lower than what most rentals cost.
Hubby's 2x great-grandparents lived on Mutual in the 1850's, then on Sherbourne, in a house where that 6 story brown building on the right is now.
Thanks for clarifying!
your best walk till this day,i like it allot :)
That was the old Canada House Bar on the s/w corner of Sherbourne and Queen.
Yeap Adrian, with separate entrance for ladies.
@@ivannovotny4552 just like the one at Broadview and Dundas . Took a date their once around '92...ladies entry
Dundas Street.
@@blackpillcommando4927
Don't remember that one, only The Broadview Hotel and (former) Jill's Hotel at Broadview/Queen.
@@ivannovotny4552 yeah queen at Broadview , jillies was previously called Maxies , but before that can't remember and it was probably called the Broadview hotel.
There were hundreds of those ancient Inns all over Toronto and other cities of North America.
There is a really cool one on King St.. W. At Strachan Ave. I forget the name it's directly down from the Trinity bellwoods park and The Parkview Arms Hotel.
It also has an armoury type name.
Maybe they were originally militia barracks.
@@blackpillcommando4927
I also can't remember the name of the Tavern you mentioned. I believe there was a Funeral Home just across the street. We've just lost Wheatsheaf Tavern, Clinton House, Brunswick House (Brunny), and a lot of old Taverns in Cabbage Town, such as Winchester Tavern, Gerrard Hotel etc. We also lost Spadina Hotel, Clinton House, Silver Dollar... just to name a few. Biggest lost - and shame - was losing (landmark) Brunswick House to Drug Store. Beyond pathetic!
Yea rough, as in depressing to be in. I remember I walked into that area the first time and I asked people what time it is and I got completely ignored so I figured they assume everyone's a junkie
Had similar experience in downtown, asking for direction it was as if they were deaf. I'd eventually find someone to care though man it felt so different from other areas.
i love your videos man!! they're a fun coping mechanism for me so thank you :) i want to move here so bad bc of these videos. i named a playlist after you so i can listen to music and watch your videos and pretend im walking and seeing the sights like you. i appreciate u a lot!!
Thanks and glad you enjoy them!
Great video! Keep up the good work
I live near Moss Park after moving from New York. (I've also lived in Chicago). I'm surprised that THIS is supposed to be Toronto's roughest hood. It is sad to see so many homeless people, but it still doesn't look as rough as some other neighborhoods I've seen. I guess what's sad is that there are neighborhoods that are much rougher looking than this.
There's areas in Edmonton that make this look like Beverly Hills.
this isnt even supposed to be the roughest area. its more like regent park or maybe just the general area around jane and finch
This was a pretty tame day. Usually lots of crack heads openly using drugs people yelling at eachother by the tattoo shop. I wouldn't walk past this place at night.
I love Canada! Thank you John Streides!
There used to be a large Church at Queen and Mutual st.
Cookes church.
Great stabilization on your camera
Winnipeg’s North End is more dangerous and roughest than Moss Park
Compare to Detroit Winnipeg's North End and Moss Park are heaven !
My mother-in law lived in the North end...I agree with you! Much worse than Moss Park.
@@canman5060 Detroit is not comparable to first world cities though, it's been a blighted declining city for decades, it has third world rates of crime and poverty (albeit not nearly as bad as cities like Caracas, Tijuana etc)
You are correct about the boundries, as the area West of Jarvis, North of Dundas and East to Sherbourne is the Garden District (named that because of Allen Gardens) but the boundries are just as confusing as the bounderies of Moss Park. I was surprised as passed Ecole Gabriel Roy on Pembroke, you did not notice the locked gates and barbed wire fence around the playground.
BTW, I am new to your channel and only recently found it because of your video walk through of the new Go bus terminal. I am planning on doing my own trip around Union Station and the Bus Terminal to show that barriers faced by people using mobility devices navigating the PATH system from City Hall to the bus terminal whithout going outside or taking major detours to find the accessible route.
That's a great idea, look forward to the vid!
Today was a slightly different Toronto than usual, but also, of course, interesting. These huge houses must be full of people, but there weren't many of them on the street.
Lockdown ring a bell?
Wow....The city are very empty ...very lovely walking..Thanks..Love it🥰
Hello Ann
Loving the tours places I've never seen when in the city
I just saw your channel and this video.
Moss Park is/was connected to Regent Park by the northeast corner of Parliament and Shuter.
I lived in Regent Park on Sackville St just above Dundas back in the late 70's through to the middle of the 80's.
I knew a couple of people that lived in that building you passed beside as you walked back to Kim's.
The stories from back then were something else.
Great walkthrough and thanks for the memories. I hope to see your walkthrough of Regent Park very soon.
Cheers.....
The birds were having a meeting
ha it's probably true :)
Winner of the Pandemic positive attitude global awards. Johnny Strides
lol I'm positive?
@@JohnnyStrides IMHO your insights are invaluable and you get out and get the job done. Keep up the great work. thanks for the mental relief daily.
Four degree in January is so miraculously warm in Toronto. Minus 15 or lower is a norm in January.
This area got a complete overhaul a few years back. They gentrificated the whole place because it was so messed up.
Anthony, 'they' shouldn't have done that at all: there are a lot of people who need housing, and the city and the province are doing _nothing_ to allievaite that problem by building new housing like they're supposed to be doing. Attitudes like yours aren't helping either.
Pretty close to the famous Vistek camera store.
Everyone is tired 😓 from this situation in Toronto,🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
I felt safe everywhere I was in Toronto. Stayed on Sherbourne close to Bloor station during one trip but would take early morning walks down Sherbourne and past Queen. When I stayed in Chinatown I loved going to the 24 hour noodle place on Dundas at 3am.
You got to stay in some neat areas.
haha! I must have just missed you as I was walking in that area at the exact same time. (beginning of clip at Yonge and Queen)
Awesome! Great idea during COVID (isolation) ❤️ We appreciate you!!
Thankiu so muchhhhhh,,,, finally you cross Pembrokeeeeee , outside home
Super clean there.
Favourite one so far !
Turn signals optional...LOL! Thanks for these tours.
You wanna see grimmy come back at 3 am
Stay safe bud. Love the walks
Im from the states. My first ever trip out of the country was to Toronto. My girlfriend at the time and I stayed at some Queens hotel on Queen street. Idr if it was east or west side.
Also try Oshawa, downtown core (about 45 min drive from Toronto) lots of crazy people yelling at thin air. This is sooooo inaccurate
i once yelled at thick air and the words bounced back into my mouth and i ended up swallowing my words, a K got stuck in my throat and i had to drink water to wash it down.
There are NO tough neighbourhoods in Toronto and I think it’s almost safe say in Canada as a whole. I lived in Detroit and Los Angeles for sometime and there are places you can’t walk day or night.
*slow clap*
There's a lot of tough neigbourhoods in toronto
@@user-qb6vv9qm1c tough has a different definition across the border
U a civilian bro remember that
Thanks for sharing this
39:00 I thought they cleared out a pretty big homeless encampment from the park over the summer and now they're starting to come back?
That appears to be the case.
In my opinion the roughest neighbourhood would be Bridle Path.
great video man..i would love to see you go down those same streets on a summer night...that would be exciting...
Very informative. Loved it!!
judging by the store fronts i hope the business can bonce back from this covid.to all the small business owners out there hang on please god bless.
wow Very beautiful locations thank you very much
Great video as usual! How do you know so much about Toronto's history?
I just pick up bits and pieces here and there and tend to read up on things. When something is interesting to me it sticks.
Thanks for this bro
Love your informative videos Johnny. You didn't mention Rupert Hotel, (n/w side of Queen/Parliament) where 10 people died due to fire.
Anyone here old enough to remember Larry's Hideaway?
Not That was a joint.
Kinda... My mom & Aunts used to go to Larry's Hideaway all the time... Lol 😂
Sherbourne Street and Dundas Street, is considered by the Toronto Police the most dangerous corner in Toronto. However, I lived during long six years in the building that appears at 31:28. I lived in that building, very difficult and dramatic times; but also, pleasant and unforgettable moments.
Really enjoyed your show
I've been to Toronto multiple times, but short vacations don't allow exploration like Johnny does. As he was circling Moss Park, it struck me. Cities like Toronto must have SURREAL solid waste handling needs. My home town has trouble enough at a much smaller size. Just that public housing with hundreds of apartments must get daily pickup of garbage and recycle. With not the regular size trucks, the commercial size. Decades ago we used to have landfill. Laws shut them down. Now we recycle or burn. And that's for a midsize community. Blows my mind.
Never realized Moss Park has the highest crime rate. I ride my bike through there on some summer bike rides on Sunday mornings. It's usually full of homeless and drug users. Not sure I woud enjoy walking it on those days but i dont believe i would be threatened. But I'm a big guy... and night time might be a different story.
Big dont mean shit. Im a smaller guy but have whooped many big guys and seen guys even smaller then me lay big guys out. So yup yup think big means shit. In a bad area size dont mean shit and many violent people no matter the size. I personally avoid bad areas at night because no matter how big or tough there is always someone more violent and dont care about life. The 5 foot tall skinny guys i fear the most especially if they have no care about shit.
A very interesting walk, I only have one request for you to keep the camera at eye level. It will be more realistic, now it feels like I'm walking on my knees. Greetings from Poland
I hold the camera about.. 2'3rds up my chest (I'm 180cm). If I hold it eye level it breaks immersion IMO as too many people will notice and look at me while filming. You'll notice most channels that use this camera actually hold it lower. Cheers
@@JohnnyStrides Ok, I understand your argument. You show Toronto very interestingly. I didn't know you had such a well-developed support network for people with problems. I'm waiting for new walks and I'm glad you're adding the text. My English is not perfect and the text is very helpful for me. greetings from Warsaw
It’s eerily quiet for this time of day ?
Grew up in Alexander Park in 70/80’s and everyone played outside. Now it’s just like this, a “ghost town”.
Don't worry it's a lot more active now. Walked down there the other day at around 5pm and people were walking around with their crack pipes out.
The new restaurant at Queen and Sherbourne, Chamsine is actuallly really good
Vegitarian food, no thanks im not a rabbit.
Question Johnny: When you are out and about filming, is your camera visible to others or is it hidden?
It's visible but it's so small I don't think it's obviously a camera.
@@JohnnyStrides Righto. :)
@@JohnnyStrides what camera you used? Nice capture
The type of camera is mentioned in the description.
@@reyohhnutstv1133dji pocket 2 for this video!
Very nice video from Toronto
33:07 oh boy, the McDonalds on Bathurst and Steeles has way many pigeons on the power line than on Sherbourne. If you walk through Bathurst where that McDonald's is, there's a high chance a bird will poop on you. It generally smells bad, especially during the summer because if you just walk through it the amount of poop on the grass and sidewalk is insane.
I agree. I used to live on Torresdale but moved to the states in 1983.Had some awfully good times in Toronto in my youth.
POLR:
You're absolutely right. I used to live across the street from there at 6171.
@@ivannovotny4552 Ay, nice! I actually also used to live on 6171! I moved a little more south on Bathurst but still pass by the McDonald's from time to time lol
@@MaxKing10
Awesome, i used to lived there around 1985. That McDonald's had crazy way to get in (entrance) and also exit.
Bathurst subway is crazy for pigeons. Is the McDonalds you're talking about at Dundas?