Toronto's Roughest Hood? Walking Moss Park on January 16, 2021

[@edwardbliss8931]

Toronto's Roughest Hood is the McDonald's washroom at Queen and Spadina

[@bskinny9009]

Rough but not tough

[@jmarc416]

Lol the Church n queen one might top that one still

[@gmac2558]

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

[@asav6649]

😂😂

[@nancig9648]

Your brave. Lol

[@peteryeung111]

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.

[@JohnnyStrides]

It has!

[@thomasmacdonald8248]

Used to buy hash there

[@peteryeung111]

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.

[@peteryeung111]

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.

[@peteryeung111]

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.

[@Tatterdash71]

I don't always watch all these, but I am really glad to see you doing them. Toronto is a great city for walking.

[@JimMork]

So many people dragging shopping bags on wheels. Tells me they go to the store on transit.

[@esskaydiaries9543]

So good to see Toronto while staying at home, I miss roaming around

[@bennyblanco2523]

So roam around, who's stopping you.

[@mrmansamula]

outside isn't closed.. covid is not in the air just chill

[@jacksprat3287]

@@mrmansamula a lot safer to see it from home ... no knives in my back

[@kcg285]

The fact that you cheerily go check it out tells me it's much better than many places in the U.S.

[@Spliffryder]

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.

[@Spliffryder]

@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

[@virtuitousvampire9371]

@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.

[@virtuitousvampire9371]

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.

[@Villani-bn2ig]

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.

[@DuncanPeng]

Sometimes I just let your videos play in the background while I'm working from home, your commentary is great and oddly relaxing.

[@ryandirkse4374]

Thanks for the walk Johnny. Have been adding some of your routes to My daily walks and loving it!!!

[@JohnnyStrides]

Thanks Ryan!

[@7777VANITY]

Nice video. You speak at a good tone & know a fair amount of information. Well done, I enjoyed this.

[@sarahkvieira9021]

As a Torontian, I'm loving your channel! It's my first time tuning in and awesome job!

[@southcanada6002]

torontos toughest neighborhood in Jamestown in Rexdale or in and around Driftwood Ave in the Jane and Finch area

[@rig4365]

@@johnnyblaze4011 where's woolner?

[@danman7903]

@@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.

[@eurosoe]

@@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.

[@keneanayele2318]

And regent park fs

[@johnlambe9869]

Thanks for the walk Johnny. Boy could I tell some wild tales of years gone by .

[@shawnkelly1241]

Hey man you welcome to tell the wild tales. I will read it. Nice to hear or read how others lived.

[@AmlSept]

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.

[@erikagoodale9014]

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!

[@PHL1213]

as an American! Canada as country are just more humane than U.S- sad but true!

[@snjez2762]

I guess you haven't been to Vancouver's downtown east side!

[@blackoutgstar9949]

@@snjez2762 even in ottawa its just a bunch of crack heads and junkies

[@jfethier5604]

Canada being an arctic country part of the year it makes the crime rate go down but the birth rate as well...

[@blackoutgstar9949]

@@jfethier5604 christmas and winter. brings crime rate down. new years spike

[@adreamclellan6924]

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

[@JohnnyStrides]

You're welcome and glad you enjoyed it!

[@aarondeakin7811]

30:34 North west corner of Dundas and Sherborne used to be called Georges Spaghetti house. Legendary jazz club.

[@ivannovotny4552]

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.

[@thestreamoflife1124]

Remember it well

[@ivannovotny4552]

@Insignificant Speck Of Dust Most definetely and sorry for the late reply as i haven't received any notification.

[@timnoyes9892]

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.

[@davidjamesshaver]

Sorry for your loss

[@JohnnyStrides]

That's tragic, sorry to hear :(

[@funnydog2448]

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. 😉

[@JohnnyStrides]

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

[@rukiapyonpyon]

i feel yah.. parkdale is now somehow west liberty village

[@n.b.3521]

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.

[@n.b.3521]

@Freddy Franco I'm close to Victoria Park station.

[@CarruthersDruthers]

Hahaha "optional turn signals for Mercedes" 🤣🤣

[@JohnnyStrides]

It must be true... lol

[@cornelhenery2957]

Forgot to add blinker fluid

[@billdang3953]

@@cornelhenery2957 I was also thinking that they were out of blinker fluid. Maybe they also have a bad muffler bearing as well.

[@bradiethomson9555]

In the country where I’m from blinkers are not used only in the city would people bitch about a ligh lmao city folks

[@altheaharris]

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.

[@easygoing531]

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

[@JohnnyStrides]

Thanks Arthur, have a great day as well!

[@alannathurgood2814]

That Arcadia bookstore at 13:11 is such a cool place, really worth checking out when it's open

[@joelsterling1445]

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

[@ivannovotny4552]

Johnny, thank you for sharing this awesome video with us...brings back a lot of memories

[@dimitriosmaliaros7803]

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.....

[@adey88splace]

That was the old Canada House Bar on the s/w corner of Sherbourne and Queen.

[@ivannovotny4552]

Yeap Adrian, with separate entrance for ladies.

[@blackpillcommando4927]

@@ivannovotny4552 just like the one at Broadview and Dundas . Took a date their once around '92...ladies entry Dundas Street.

[@ivannovotny4552]

@@blackpillcommando4927 Don't remember that one, only The Broadview Hotel and (former) Jill's Hotel at Broadview/Queen.

[@blackpillcommando4927]

@@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.

[@ivannovotny4552]

@@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!

[@FoodWorldTour.]

what a great atmosphere! Thanks for sharing this great tour! Greetings from Austria!

[@HavokBWR]

Lol crack heads and piss covered sidewalks is a great atmosphere?

[@patstenspeed]

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.

[@MrMarktrumble]

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.

[@kimmycanuk2530]

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.

[@JimMork]

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.

[@vivianjohnson5323]

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.

[@JohnnyStrides]

@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.

[@user-qb6vv9qm1c]

@@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

[@misslina887]

Woaw nice to see many places in Toronto city, l haven’t seen since l used to Come for my holidays , thanks Johnny ❤️😘👍

[@PJ-vh6jr]

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.

[@thestreamoflife1124]

Very very true. To be poor and homeless is the worst that can happen to a human being

[@341788]

I was so po I couldn't afford the or. - RIP Big L 🙌🙏

[@shawnkelly1241]

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.

[@shawnkelly1241]

@@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

[@341788]

@@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

[@WalkAround_Official]

Thank you for sharing! Great Virtual Tour :) 😊😊👍👍 AWESOME and Wonderful!

[@IanPayton]

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.

[@JohnnyStrides]

That's a great idea, look forward to the vid!

[@Bodybeautiful]

This is what I was looking for! The next time that I visit, I will be walking through Moss Park.

[@Elke_KB]

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.

[@JohnnyStrides]

Thanks for clarifying!

[@lauramassi1957]

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.

[@lauramassi1957]

@shmoney vibes yes I agree

[@mikethompson2360]

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!

[@goldenretriever6261]

North east corner of Queen and Jarvis hasn't changed in 30 years.

[@canman5060]

41 years !

[@grilledmortal4096]

Used to be an army surplus shop down there.

[@ivannovotny4552]

@@grilledmortal4096 Safe More, run by Jewish father and son. Small apartments on the 2nd floor.

[@blackpillcommando4927]

@@ivannovotny4552 save more army surplus store owned by Saul Rubenstein , he went to.elementary School with my Dad I think.

[@ivannovotny4552]

@@blackpillcommando4927 Awesome, Save-More army surplus store had almost everything imaginable. Spent my paychecks there.... almost...

[@evan2635]

Great walk Johnny! I know all those areas quite well..

[@FeldwebelWolfenstool]

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..

[@shereenlovelace6217]

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.

[@jimclayron417]

I’ve you lived in regent you should have known moss park there right beside each other

[@JacoLive]

Great to see Toronto after living away for so many years.

[@CityWalks_Estelle]

Thanks for the walk around moss park area have a great day Johnny & everyone!! 😊

[@heavenlyhashbrown1]

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.

[@boiivilla6922]

I use to walk around in those street, when I'm still working on one of those hotels in Bay street. Still clean.

[@canman5060]

Four degree in January is so miraculously warm in Toronto. Minus 15 or lower is a norm in January.

[@olga9]

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.

[@sparx180]

Lockdown ring a bell?

[@Kwert]

Wasn’t that Chamsine a Coffee Time before? I don’t remember it ever being a pub, but I could be wrong!

[@C-mac_in_the_6ix]

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)

[@grilledmortal4096]

There used to be a large Church at Queen and Mutual st. Cookes church.

[@annamaninguyen3820]

I love Canada! Thank you John Streides!

[@lalakuma9]

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.

[@gp7910]

There's areas in Edmonton that make this look like Beverly Hills.

[@FATTYBONGRIPS]

this isnt even supposed to be the roughest area. its more like regent park or maybe just the general area around jane and finch

[@HavokBWR]

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.

[@ivannovotny4552]

Love your informative videos Johnny. You didn't mention Rupert Hotel, (n/w side of Queen/Parliament) where 10 people died due to fire.

[@jh85075]

What ever happened to the Jane and Finch Corridor? Used to be pretty rough there.

[@elisha770]

Pretty close to the famous Vistek camera store.

[@canadafree2087]

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.

[@rig4365]

You got to stay in some neat areas.

[@bastian_anibal]

2:39 I was soooo sure you were gonna do your typical ''Whuat the'' to the driver like you did last month XD hehe

[@NewYorkWalker]

Great video! Keep up the good work

[@MusicByYo]

Turn signals optional...LOL! Thanks for these tours.

[@torontoecoadventures7056]

Great stabilization on your camera

[@anakovatch8322]

Wow....The city are very empty ...very lovely walking..Thanks..Love it🥰

[@markaralvin5545]

Hello Ann

[@denniskung3301]

Odd that when I go back to Regent that the Regent Park-Duke of York is not there anymore. Shuter later in the night was a bit strange at times. When you do Regent, you should include the narrowest house in Toronto on Hamilton Street.

[@glenndagilbert303]

Loving the tours places I've never seen when in the city

[@JimMork]

One question. In 2004 I walked from the bus station to Little India on Gerrard Street. Were there or are there public housing along that walk?

[@pipbowl3272]

Also try Oshawa, downtown core (about 45 min drive from Toronto) lots of crazy people yelling at thin air. This is sooooo inaccurate

[@tedrobinson5713]

Nice Shot of ..Kim's Convenience Store... I assume where they get the Canadian Series by that Name..

[@x360madness]

Great video as usual! How do you know so much about Toronto's history?

[@JohnnyStrides]

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.

[@a7fog324]

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!!

[@JohnnyStrides]

Thanks and glad you enjoy them!

[@gerryc8353]

great video man..i would love to see you go down those same streets on a summer night...that would be exciting...

[@lisadunk323]

This is heaven compared to some areas in the United States

[@josefmuglia6524]

Exactly. I try telling people in Toronto about that. If you have a national chain store, you're not a bad area.

[@jrus690]

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.

[@josefmuglia6524]

@@jrus690 In the US it's was always about $$$ and Race.

[@yeungscs]

@@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.

[@jakecarroll5]

@@yeungscs yeah no one out doing crime in -40 blizzards . Well when we use to get them all the time.

[@robertl152]

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

[@zakimerxero3771]

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.

[@UzumakiNaruto_]

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?

[@JohnnyStrides]

That appears to be the case.

[@abodetidings8392]

what kind camera do you used to shot such nice video like that?

[@JohnnyStrides]

A DJI Pocket 2.

[@gabrielday9519]

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!

[@andrew20146]

27:00 102 Seaton St was listed for $2.2M. It last sold in Nov 2016 for $1.3M.

[@t-dot416scartown4]

Thanks for this bro

[@_RobBanks]

I know there’s the methadone clinic on jarvis and then the other main one right downtown like of younge street and Queen? I think. It’s off that weird little street that goes diagonally from younge. But where is the epicentre for open air fent/dope? I know Queen sherbourne is mostly all LRG, but where’s the meds???

[@RaDuLe81]

your best walk till this day,i like it allot :)

[@stewarthayden8611]

I WAS STROLLING AROUND THE ROUGH AREAS AND DIDNT KNOW! LMFAO!

[@good_to_be_gold8]

Stay safe bud. Love the walks

[@eblynjm]

Thankiu so muchhhhhh,,,, finally you cross Pembrokeeeeee , outside home

[@marektarnowski1958]

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

[@JohnnyStrides]

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

[@marektarnowski1958]

@@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

[@grantchow13]

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”.

[@HavokBWR]

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.

[@josephdavidlandau]

The new restaurant at Queen and Sherbourne, Chamsine is actuallly really good

[@shawnkelly1241]

Vegitarian food, no thanks im not a rabbit.

[@MaxKing10]

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.

[@barryshoot2369]

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.

[@ivannovotny4552]

POLR: You're absolutely right. I used to live across the street from there at 6171.

[@MaxKing10]

@@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

[@ivannovotny4552]

@@MaxKing10 Awesome, i used to lived there around 1985. That McDonald's had crazy way to get in (entrance) and also exit.

[@rig4365]

Bathurst subway is crazy for pigeons. Is the McDonalds you're talking about at Dundas?

[@qaismohammadiflute]

Everyone is tired 😓 from this situation in Toronto,🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@AlexusYoung-t5k]

Nice Video (I recognized 1 person I know) as I walk these areas regularly. It has a life of its own, people are respectful and there are many stories to tell (including the shooting at the restaurant; I believe it's still unsolved). The area though as of July 2023 is slightly different as almost all the trees along Queen were chopped down for the new Metrolinx subway being built at Sherbourne and Yonge.

[@annettemaloney7345]

The birds were having a meeting

[@JohnnyStrides]

ha it's probably true :)

[@walktraveler8685]

wow Very beautiful locations thank you very much

[@alejandrogiron5058]

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.

[@harshtruth5003]

Nice video have not been to that area in a while hopefully you can visit parkdale roncesvalles st

[@garyhersemeyer2642]

Very informative. Loved it!!

[@Valcon41]

Had a lay over stop in Toronto about 5 years back, was heading to Saint John. Had time to go for a walk, went as far as Weston Rd, and Lawrence Ave? I quickly turned around and went back to the hotel. Felt so uneasy being in that area. Seeing your video, and when I was there, Forest Lawn and Bowness neighborhoods in Calgary have nothing compared to Toronto

[@joelsterling1445]

I don't blame you Weston and Lawrence is a little rough, especially the northwest corner. I have seen people WITHOUT MASKS asking for change in that area and someone got shot to death? a few years ago in the area where the Pizza Pizza is

[@JimMork]

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.

[@shawncampbell6277]

Really enjoyed your show

[@Lokswar]

This area got a complete overhaul a few years back. They gentrificated the whole place because it was so messed up.

[@Neville60001]

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.

[@gmackinnon648]

turn signal 😂 Great video. Always enjoyable!😊

[@fuzzylogic7502]

Optional turn signals on the highway are way too common today. Not a fan myself. ;-)

[@amywilliams6696]

Hey Johnny it's 8:19 p.m. here in Mishawaka Indiana what time is it there

[@_RobBanks]

Ever heard of time zones? Lol

[@amywilliams6696]

@@_RobBanks alright smarty pants I love you

[@amywilliams6696]

You're not Johnny I thought you were Johnny Nope I don't love you But you're still a smarty pants

[@_RobBanks]

@@amywilliams6696 how you gonna give and take away your love so freely?

[@CyberPunkGaming2027]

Winnipeg’s North End is more dangerous and roughest than Moss Park

[@canman5060]

Compare to Detroit Winnipeg's North End and Moss Park are heaven !

[@RushFan84]

My mother-in law lived in the North end...I agree with you! Much worse than Moss Park.

[@omarfremont393]

@@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)