World / Canada / British Columbia / Vancouver, 2 km from center Coordinates: 49°16'52"N   123°5'53"W
Downtown Eastside

Poorest neighbourhood in Canada. Ground zero for drug users, especially intravenous herion addicts, who can be seen shooting up on the streets in broad daylight. As a result, it also has the highest rate of HIV infection in the western world.
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown_Eastside
Category: neighbourhood

place comments:
19 months ago Dan   +2
Also home to lots of friendly people! This place gets a bad rap, but it's not nearly as scary as it seems. Lots of good places to grab a quick bite to eat and some good bars.
18 months ago jeff b.   +2
also a great place to wander around and find some of the few surviving remnants of the history of our 'wonderful' city. but . . . alas, i would suggest having a look sooner than later as i am sure very soon it will all sadly be demolished for more faceless and sterile developments in the future.
7 months ago bc   +3
this is craptown
6 months ago   +2
A total shithole.
5 months ago Ira   -2
@Dan
"Lots of good places to grab a quick bite to eat and some good bars."?
If by "a quick bite to eat and some good bars" you mean hardcore drugs, then you're right.
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