Toronto's Most Dangerous Zone. Sherbourne and Dundas - Fiend City

[@monicapushkin3274]

All the beautiful old houses still on Sherbourne .... obviously all rentals now, but at least they are still there.

[@FrederickFIintstone]

Lots of them have bad infestation problems but they are beautiful and have great design inside

[@funkfunkable]

Not for long, they are on the chopping block. Prime downtown land for Condos. .

[@jasonhann7949]

I use to work at Rosar Morrison Funeral Home at Sherbourne and Wellesley and they had a book that talked about the history of the area and that it was pretty affluent way back. Lots of photos of how some of the homes use to look. It’s definitely an area with problems but also some beautiful architecture and history.

[@leedubick5185]

That looks very peaceful and quiet. Going to Vancouver, Hastings & Main Street, it’s absolutely next level

[@ThatBigCactus]

He's there on a chilly Tuesday night. This place pops off on warmer weekend nights. It's a different type of scary than Hastings because of the project housing and the Jamaicans/Somalis, they don't play around. Hastings has a more brazen sidewalk drug market, but this area in Toronto has more gang activity

[@Cornerkid82]

trust me, its not

[@jimsmith7716]

That's nothing now. My buddies and I used to drive around and walk in that area in the 80's early 90's, major sketchville back then. Hooker Harvey's on Jarvis was a hot spot.

[@PunchBuggyDreams]

Yep as young man, I would usually go there to fulfill my wants and my needs. Oh and the burgers there were great too.

[@LuckyCabezonFish-mn9nm]

Hooker Harvey's was crazy back in the days man lol 🤣 the amount of cars driving in circles looking at the hookers lol 🤣💯💯🤯🏌️ MODNESS in the 90's..💯💯🤯🏌️

[@MrChefjules]

Yup 80s/90s was waay more sketch

[@MrChefjules]

Yup 80s/90s was waay more sketch

[@MrChefjules]

@@PunchBuggyDreams😂

[@dianneswright]

Good morning HAPPY New Year I just found your channel in my feed. I watch all the toronto walkers. You are doing a great job I love the downtown ones lived downtown all my life mostly(from regent ) keep up the good work [johnny strides and Ken the continum] kept me going through covid . Great job have a great day

[@theroamingcanuck49]

I recognized where you were instantly, @3:35. Take care because anything can happen.

[@LuckyCabezonFish-mn9nm]

Facts💯 still dangerous asf 💯

[@tr984]

How do you film without people knowing your filming?

[@eyecomeinpeace2707]

I know the area very well as I used to work at the now demolished Wellesley Hospital on Wellesley and Jarvis Streets. The areas you walked through looks incredibly tamer than how I remember it. There were a lot more winos and crackheads and hookers walking those hallowed streets of the 70's through the early 2000's. I suppose all the condos developments has gentrified the area somewhat.

[@michaelkelly1085]

Most accurate statement about the area

[@C-mac_in_the_6ix]

As many others have mentioned, the area is not as bad anymore. I think because many of the condo's popping up in the area. It's actually worse during the day but not like it was 20-30 years ago. I used walk down though that area all the time on my way to the Phoenix night club and I was always on edge, especially after I got out of the club at like 2am. Someone else already mentioned Allan Gardens is still disgusting...lol.

[@bethbridges9464]

Ahhh yes, great memories at the Phoenix

[@morningstarneversleeps]

ill never forget these walks and streets for real. lived right beside Callahagn lane with my ex partner. heard the addicts all night

[@ms.carlson3904]

brave woman standing at that dangerous bus stop - feel for her that she can't afford a cab/taxi.

[@rca6576]

Honestly, Toronto doesn't have really, really awful parts like some U.S. cities do. Yes it has very bad areas. My son is a paramedic in Toronto and sees some awful things but, I grew up in Memphis and have lived in Toronto and let me tell you one thing, in Memphis? You have areas where if you don't belong there you damned well better. not even go at night. You WILL get swarmed, robbed etc. Those neighborhoods routinely have stores held up at night and people shot for a couple of dollars. I didn't have a single friend in Memphis who had never been broken into and some people more than once including my mother. Toronto has bad areas but, thankfully it's not quite on the level of New Orleans, Memphis etc. Fewer guns, less poverty makes the difference. You let more programs get cut and loosen the gun laws and you will find out right quick how bad it can get.

[@solodre-om1oe]

George street still a open drug market... looks like you caught it on a quiet night, cuz these hoods are crazy af fr...

[@nedhappily]

It's still way better and safer than Vancouver downtown east side.

[@KardiFan2000]

Not necessarily. Gun violence is also (and has also been) a BIG problem in the neighbourhoods directly to the north (St. James Town) and east (Moss Park / Regent Park) of this intersection.

[@wangchris6005]

Agree!

[@militantgoth1790]

Wow you picked a good night to go down there, usually there's people screaming, doing drugs, fighting, puking, passing out on the sidewalk .....

[@PurrsAlot]

I lived there back a couple of times, once in 2000 at Dundas and Ontario and once in 2006/2007 at Pembroke and Dundas. I can't believe it's just as bad even with all the gentrification.

[@drewkoenen8334]

Hung out in that area in the 70’s to early 80’s , never had a problem. Met many great people.

[@ms.carlson3904]

20 years that will all be gone and more condo development will move in as this is a great location.

[@SayWhat336]

Not even 20, less than that. Gov't is packing immigrants in T.O like sardines

[@omegabub123]

Looks less active than i remember. Havent lived in the area for about 10 years. Just looked, Mary's is closed and so is Alfie's. Sad to see.

[@stephanblack4558]

I lived in Cabbage Town for many years.

[@butchlane4609]

Sadly, I have found far more people who neither live in the area nor know anyone who does are the ones who claim to know the most about of the area, further perpetuating the area's reputation as dangerous and/or "sketchy." That said, it does appear that there is a greater number of people suffering from homelessness and/or mental illness congregating but that is in part a result of greater access to social resources, such as food, housing, and medical care, within a smaller area. But, the social issues on display at Sherbourne and Dundas are prevalent throughout every city nationwide. I live in Cabbagetown and walk through the area on an almost daily basis, all times of day and night. Not once have I ever felt unsafe or at all anxious of the area or those in it. But I also greet those I encounter as I would anyone else no matter the location. No one chooses to be an addict. No one wants to be homeless. But, those individuals are relentlessly looked down upon by society which often fuels the shame they already feel further motivating a disregard for themselves and others. I live The Golden Rule, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you," which simply means, treat others as you'd like to be treated. As a result of so often walking through the area I have become acquainted with some individuals and learning what led to their ending up where they are highlights how easy it is to end up where they are.

[@LOUISE__97]

Oh come on man, "no one chooses to be an addict". They choose it every day. There's programs, there's help. If you're not even trying to get clean, you're choosing it. Maybe what you wanted to say was "no one wants to become an addict" and that's fair, I don't think anyone hopes this is their future. But as someone whose life has been turned upside down because of someone else's addiction, they most definitely choose it.

[@Sebastian-ov9mz]

If you search 230 Sherbourne street. There's a channel called "Robert Douche" that post's videos of people doing weird things infront of his house. It's last post was 10 months ago. But it's been posting for 3 years or so. Its a house just a few doors south of Sherbourne and Dundas.

[@wildbill1185]

That thumbnail of the video gave me shivers lol

[@rafaelsilveira971]

please more videos about, another one subscribed here. hug from Brazil

[@caminhadasnocanada]

I shot a video over there yesterday. Did you feel unsafe at all during this walk?

[@realstreetwalks]

Not really. I just walk through quickly and don't engage too much.

[@melissadicicco9680]

Yah it was a ton more dangerous 15 years back. This is peaceful compared

[@wangchris6005]

Still way safer than downtown Vancouver lol

[@Aces77777]

20 years ago it was much worst

[@moshaknocka]

honestly I feel like the city just does a better job at hiding it’s problems every decade

[@sharpshooter9730]

Back when the whole regent park was there close by and yeah it was bad

[@daisybloom5586]

1995-2006

[@daisybloom5586]

Regent -don mount

[@Milk-Crescent]

Yeah sure buddy, real tough streets of Toronto 😂😂😂😂😂

[@chryseass.5143]

Interestimg perspective and insights into "Toronto the Good" - Keep it up!

[@ct1216]

I am from Russia you guys do not have any idea what dangerous is.

[@jesse73429]

What would you consider a dangerous neighborhood in russia?

[@sid7088]

​@@jesse73429wherever the government wants you dead. 😂😂

[@dixonpinfold2582]

Show people what it's like at that intersection at 2 a.m. in summer on the 2nd-last day of the month.

[@LuckyCabezonFish-mn9nm]

Exactly 💯😂 summer nights end of the month it's a whole nightmare out there💯🤯🏌️

[@WashUrBalls]

@@LuckyCabezonFish-mn9nmwhy is that

[@Italocanadese81]

Should have seen it when I used to hang out there in the late 90’s People on their hands and knees everywhere trying to melt pebbles on the floor

[@LuckyCabezonFish-mn9nm]

Lmao 🤣 facts 💯💯

[@zoolooz2327]

Bro 15th sub here, good vid, and more importantly good luck with your chanel, keep up the good work, peace !

[@realstreetwalks]

Appreciate it. Thanks. 👍🏻

[@slushland]

BLESS

[@Milk-Crescent]

He called an empty street with nothing going on “the craziest intersection in Toronto”😂 So bad, a stranger said have a good night”. Canadians I swear are so silly.

[@LuckyCabezonFish-mn9nm]

Lol 🤣 no it's a crazy corner, this has to be a winter cold night, summertime it's crazy especially end of the month💯🤯🏌️

[@Milk-Crescent]

@@LuckyCabezonFish-mn9nm bro your city is safe and full of entitled brats. I’ve been there. Nobody’s buying the “big bad t-dot” push, no matter what Drake says.

[@softis2000]

​@@Milk-Crescent Drake lived nowhere near where this video is lmao what would he know? Toronto has many types of people in many different neighborhoods. This video is probably the most chill and safe I've ever seen on these streets.

[@seabluetv]

​@@Milk-CrescentDrake don't know shit. Drake lives in the Bridle path but he grew up in another stinkin rich neighborhood called Forest Hills, he doesn't know what a hood is. Never been in one.

[@RyanFlyinHigh]

It's nothing today compared to how it was 20 years ago. This is tame

[@ariesa9751]

Were there as many random stabbings 20 years ago or is what's happening recently completely new?

[@blackpillcommando4927]

​@@ariesa9751lol there were fights in the middle of the intersection 24/7. Stabbings , rapings, mugging, kidnappings , shootings, beatings, passed out people everywhere, security beat up some of the bad ones and tossed them into alleys. Security guards stabbed. The sheer number of people packed into those buildings and the drug fortresses with lookouts , guards , and many packing guns. Naked people walking through the intersection all times of day. I wish I'd filmed it all like i had thought back in '92

[@blackpillcommando4927]

​@@ariesa9751lol there were fights in the middle of the intersection 24/7. Stabbings , rapings, mugging, kidnappings , shootings, beatings, passed out people everywhere, security beat up some of the bad ones and tossed them into alleys. Security guards stabbed. The sheer number of people packed into those buildings and the drug fortresses with lookouts , guards , and many packing guns. Naked people walking through the intersection all times of day. I wish I'd filmed it all like i had thought back in '92

[@blackpillcommando4927]

BTW back then Sherbourne & Dumdas was just the worst of scores of such intersections , and many other strips especially those with "projex" you would not believe it. Hundreds of dangerous streets now all quiet since the pandemic.

[@randyt3558]

i can't believe those pay phones are still there... 5:39 Those were disgusting back in 2008.

[@cherifbar]

Nothing compared to Hastings St. In Vancouver!

[@adore333]

In Toronto at the min and it was worse during the day going through it on the ttc. Active drug taking and people rolling about on the ground.

[@ParulVerma-o2y]

I am astounded to see that's me sitting there at the bench near the corner street of Sherbourne and Queen. A girl by the shelter stairs is hiding and smoking stuff. I were into the process of preparing my next fix there. Hope I were smoking when camera recorded me wearing a white hospital blanket and sitting and chilling. That's october 4th 22' folks. Toronto vibes are always great.

[@Roneekz]

You alright bro?

[@MsKleinlaut]

Its worse during the day. Alan Gardens is disgusting. You can't take your children there, not even walk a dog. Needlepark.

[@Z33_Baby]

maybe 25 years ago in tdot yes! No its not dangerous now, they clean it up .

[@dougypack7059]

I think k town in Philly makes that block look like Disneyland. Just look up the rapper skrilla. They say it’s worse compared to skid row in LA Cali

[@tony997]

My favourite song is if your scary mother fer to go church

[@trevorgwelch7412]

50 X cleaner then NYC

[@xdrstevox7805]

1:20 since the beginning of time, mankind has been forced to compete for survival. This spirit of competition has reached a pinnacle between two best friends that battle against each other. Why? Glory for the winner, *humiliation* for the *loser* . This is *Kenny* versus *Spenny*

[@babyblunt3722]

walk through on a Saturday night lol

[@MarkoDelvi]

Sick society America & Canada. We don't have any of this where I've lived my life in SE Europe and East Asia. No. 1 people aren't like this and no. 2 society would not tolerate it in public space.

[@robertgates1685]

You walk right past it

[@CoreyZamara]

It's still as bad, you just didn't have an encounter - that spot you walked by Chamsine used to be an Irish pub, I watched a young man gets is brains splattered all over that alleyway behind it with the blue and yellow graffiti, dude just walked in, pulled a gun and shot him dead right there on the patio.

[@darylwizzard5832]

It's was called The Black Irish Pub. Used to go there after playing hockey at Moss Park arena across the street

[@CoreyZamara]

@@darylwizzard5832 correct.

[@xbman1]

It’s not the cleanest. Definitely not the dangerous street in Toronto. Sherbourne and Dundas.

[@Tourlou0409]

You should come video the most dangerous zone in the USA 😆

[@eyecomeinpeace2707]

Are you trying to get the vid poster killed lad?

[@ThatGuy-rdo]

​@eyecomeinpeace2707 this wasn't even the most dangerous lol

[@camaleon18]

I wouldn’t call that DANGEROUS… just lots more of lower class people

[@kiddo7711]

Moss Park can be a dangerous neighbourhood at times. In 2023, the Moss Park saw 7 murders and only 20,000 people live there giving the area a homicide rate of 31.52 per 100,000 people. And this isn't even the worst danger zone in Canada...

[@MunicipalManMusicMedia]

That area is not dangerous. You can walk through there at anytime unharassed. There aren't any dangerous neighbourhoods in Toronto - crime happens but it's random and not specific to any place. In fact, stats show downtown is the safest area; it's the suburbs where most violent crimes occur.

[@positiveandstrong]

You've got a nice strong voice. You ought to be a voice actor, like those narrating audiobooks or something.

[@leonardfarrow1363]

Go to Jane and Finch.

[@blazingstar9638]

KING PLACE lol🙌🏽

[@Curbstomperr]

It's always the basketball americans

[@Torontostreetz2023]

Basketball was invented by a white man in Canada

[@karstenjensen5329]

It is fine 😊

[@danielf6734]

definitely not the most dangerous area in Toronto… go west end

[@nikkim788]

Still looks sketchy as hell. Despite the ttc being full of weirdos that put you at risk, I would never walk in those areas especially at night. Screw that. Toronto the good is no more despite what any shitty mayor claims.

[@jeremybenoit759]

Shit, this looks good compared to how it did during covid lockdowns, seeing that shit scared me clean lol

[@wrptkz]

Zombies ? In Toronto ?

[@bisssekulovski6502]

I used to work there it's terrible area

[@seabluetv]

I live on Dundas, not as bad as Parkdale just dont be a drunken target and you'll be good.

[@tr984]

I subscribed bro

[@monicapushkin3274]

Queen and Ossington much scarier.

[@xbman1]

That’s cuz there’s a mental hospital there.

[@SaySthAsItIs]

Compared with Vancouver, this street scene not too bad and acceptable.

[@PunchBuggyDreams]

This was a freakishly tame night for some reason.

[@SaySthAsItIs]

@@PunchBuggyDreams agree.

[@juliaanderson74]

that not true.

[@reedinthestreet]

My guy Bear in front of filmores

[@dianneswright]

Who remembers the name before it was filmores

[@elrancho8700]

Westover Hotel?

[@arxie3195]

my ends

[@g1itchwitch]

I lived here. It was pretty fucked

[@mrsocotraisland1939]

Pretty girl are u from east-Africa?

[@hanimohamd1450]

Toronto

[@johnbaker517]

Sherbourne and Queen is the god send of sketch

[@loveroflife8852]

Well, Mississauga is still nice!!

[@PunchBuggyDreams]

I would not want to live anywhere else.

[@mauftaeballoon]

Toronto’s most dangerous,... and yet you walk through without any hassles,... in fact someone wishes you a good day.... says it all!! Toronto rules!!

[@kiddo7711]

There were 7 murders in Moss Park last year and only 20,000 people live there, that's a homicide rate of 31.52 per 100,000 people. And this isn't even the worst area in Canada...

[@martindambrosio6248]

T.o subway station s

[@wavyamar]

This is nothing to what it was

[@JohnC-pt1iw]

Yep they will run for political office

[@cvitkov]

That's nothing. Go walk down Main St. in Winnipeg. I double dog dare you! You'll have somebody in your face in 1 minute!

[@RobShuttleworth]

Kinda like saying Disneyworld's most dangerous ride.

[@C-mac_in_the_6ix]

lol

[@fareed___529]

Hi bro

[@robertgates1685]

Should of made a right at the old strip club lol

[@AnhTuPhucDerrickHoangCanada]

this is where the worse are

[@Quoxozist]

LOL sherbourne and dundas isn't even close to the most dangerous, just has a bad history and filled with crackheads

[@Hoquedhaniel]

Mafia area dawg

[@shawnmurphy-sm2wb]

Lot of meth in that area , enough said .

[@salvatorezulich9069]

That's soft

[@DrissDaniel-rn1qc]

It’s not dangerous. Everyone around there is dipping, crumpled already, hurting, skinny, jonesing. Walk through there big and proud and it’s a walk in the park. Disgusting park.

[@mefisto7583]

Sick society. I've never seen this in my birth country, nor in China where I lived for 10 yrs...

[@ppstorm_]

do you live in canada now?

[@sid7088]

At least it's not communist. 🖕

[@edwardsiguencia]

@@sid7088 with trudeau yes it is

[@admydragon]

Man just spins the camera around and catches a woman smoking crack, like damn let her smoke in peace😂😂😂😂😂