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This part of downtown, is a very unflattering view of our beautiful city.Mentioned as the worst skid row in north america.Dont let yourself wander into this part of town.Although many movies are filmed in this area, it is a poor community. Leave a Comment
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If you have read other warnings about Vancouver, you've probably read about the severe area of town known as the Downtown Eastside. The area around Main and Hastings Street is notorious for drugs, crime, and unsavoury characters. In fact, the neighbourhood is certifiably the poorest is ALL of Canada, has a high rate (sometimes estimated at about 50%) of people living with AIDS, HIV, and/or hepatitis. Yes, it is a bad area, but know that the majority of people involved in crime down there are the criminals themselves (ie: stabbings during a drug-related fight). Please don't go walking down dark alleys at night, but there is no need to panic if you find yourself there. I have a friend who lived right in the heart of the neighbourhood for well over a year--she left her jeep out at night unlocked and without a hood, walked the streets alone, and nothing ever happened to her. There is a real sense of community there--the people are friendly, and there is no need to be paranoid. Just be careful. Bottom line: you'll probably only find trouble if you look for it. There is also no need to go down there and look at the people as if they are sideshows. They deserve respect like everyone else, and have enough problems with having people going down there to gawk at them. By the way--a few weeks after my friend moved to a more 'civilised' neighbourhood, her jeep was stolen.... Leave a Comment
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Oh, but Chinatown is definately worth a look. This would be the old Carnegie Library (hastings), don't catch yourself loitering out front or you might run into some rift raft !!!! Leave a Comment
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Be very weary of Hastings Street (and most of Gastown). It's an extremely dangerous place even during the day. News reports litter the news papers and TV news stations with cases of people being intentionally stuck with hypodermic needles containing Hepatitis C, HIV and other STDs. Leave a Comment
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Avoid Main Street, and East Hatsings at Night, both a bit dodgey. The Pacific Bus station is on Main, so if you're arriving at night, make sure you know what you're doing when you arrive. (get on Skytrain into city centre is your best bet.) Leave a Comment
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I walked into the courtyard of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen's garden in Chinatown and, in the corner, saw a couple of guys smoking something. It looked like they were smoking crack, but I'm not an expert - might have just been a cigarette. I hear that Hastings St., right next to Chinatown, isn't exactly the best neighborhood to be in. Leave a Comment
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Stay away from East Hastings Street and that area at night and day. This is the worst area in Canada for drug use and has also the highest ratio of people infected with HIV. It is not a fun place to be and only go down there if you are in an extremely large group. It is pretty close to Gastown and those touristy areas so be sure of where you are going. Leave a Comment
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