I concur with your choices; glad you chose Riverdale for one of the top 5. It's a hidden gem.

@strangenorth

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback, I love Riverdale!

@BarefootPeasant

20 күн бұрын

@@strangenorth Did Riverdale still have the wood sidewalks when you lived there? Those, and the old convenience store really added to the small town vibe. 🙂

What a great video!! I have lived in Edmonton and/or area since 1985 and seeing the areas that I also love most highlighted so beautifully on you tube warms my heart!! Thank you!!

@strangenorth

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, I love these neighborhoods and I've lived in most of them. Cheers!

cool video, lived in Strathcona years ago and boy was it different

@strangenorth

9 ай бұрын

Yeah it's definitely developed a lot, some good changes and some bad. I honestly miss that Chapters

Great picks! I grew up on the north side in Kilkenny in the 70s and 80s, and stayed in this area until around 2010. I liked it there when I was a kid, it was a new area and had very little crime. After 2010 I moved to the Mayfield area, and loved living on the west end, so close to the south side and river valley. I used to drive to Glenora just to walk through the neighbourhood in the summers to see all the beautiful yards and gardens. Thanks for the video, it brought back so many good memories for me. 😊

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching! I'm a rookie at all this so it means a lot when people take the time to comment. It was fun walking through Glenora to take video for this, although I wish I would have gone when it was brighter and greener out. I look forward to taking lots more video this spring/summer. Cheers!

Glenora is split into Old Glenora and Glenora as well like Strathcona. Great video. The LRT, gentrification, and zoning is changing these core neighbourhoods.

@strangenorth

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and I appreciate the feedback!

@asci1732

8 ай бұрын

@@strangenorth i really enjoy the content. Great job

Good vid. I live in Strathcona. Love it. Ritchie is really coming up lately too.

@strangenorth

Ай бұрын

Hey thanks for watching and I appreciate when people take the time to comment - I've lived in both those neighborhoods and I really enjoy them. I covered Ritchie in one of my other neighborhood videos, great area. Cheers mate, have a great week!

I grew up around Edmonton and lived in many of these area’s.. I never lived in Riverdale.. but it was always a personal favourite neighborhood.. I spent a couple years right across the street from BulGoGi… totally agree with your list.

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and I appreciate the feedback! Riverdale is a real gem, lived down there for years

Great video, I love the southside personally and have lived in many areas in strathcona or surrounding. Also riverdale is amazing, stumbled across it while biking a few years ago and was like omg its so cute! Also st Josephs cathedral is where Wayne Gretzky was married :)

@strangenorth

3 ай бұрын

Hey thanks for watching and I appreciate when people take the time to leave feedback - that's right he was married there, beautiful building - especially inside. Riverdale is wonderful, I lived there for years and it's really like a small town within the city. Cheers mate!

Amazing video. I love all these old neighbourhoods. I used to live in Edmonton in Millwoods near Greensview School. I currently live in Regina in the beautiful Cathedral Area and all these old neighbourhoods remind me of where I currently live except of course the highrises which we don't have in Cathedral. I can't wait to see more neighbourhood videos from you. I hope your channel keeps growing.

@strangenorth

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and I appreciate the feedback and kind words! I've actually spent a lot of time in Regina and I was there again this summer. The Cathedral area is one of my favorite neighborhoods in the city, beautiful area. I also love the warehouse district around Dewdney north of downtown, that area is very cool and I think it has the potential to be even better. Cheers

We left Edmonton when I was very young. Returning to visit family, I remember Jasper Place, Beverly, the Highlands, Oliver. I wonder if Olivers Steakhouse is still there? And of course YEG was wayyyyyy out of town.

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

That steakhouse is no longer around, you'd probably be surprised by the changes in the downtown area! Cheers

I have to comment. If it wasn't for Glenora, WEM would have had LRT service 40 years ago! While I respect, not in my backyard, the homeowners spent millions to stop the LRT project. Hence we have a valley line along stony plain road 40 years later. I'm sorry, I pay my taxes don't expect me to respect people who don't want progression. Apparently, they won...

@strangenorth

2 ай бұрын

Interesting, I didn't know that the neighborhood fought LRT expansion back then. I'm a big supporter of city trains just because they can really reduce congestion and cut down on the need for everyone to have a car. At least the WEM line is going through now, I hope it doesn't have a same ridiculous delays as the valley line. Cheers, have a great week!

Is griesbach a nice place?

@strangenorth

9 ай бұрын

From what I've seen it's a decent neighborhood - it used to be a military base and the last time I was there they still had some of the old brick houses from that era.

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

I love that neighborhood, lived down there for years!

Bonnie Doon

@strangenorth

3 ай бұрын

I had to include it out of respect, grew up there and I still love it. Cheers!

@caperboy1169

3 ай бұрын

@@strangenorth you misspelled it. It’s a great neighbourhood, I agree

@strangenorth

3 ай бұрын

No, I didn't misspell it. KZread automatically produces subtitles on some of these videos, and it misspelled "Doon" as "Dune". I just haven't gone in and corrected that specific issue yet. Thanks for your vigilance though, you are the real hero lol!@@caperboy1169

@caperboy1169

3 ай бұрын

@@strangenorth oops, thought it was a typo . I’ve seen it spelled like that before

@strangenorth

3 ай бұрын

@@caperboy1169 sorry I was a bit snappy with you in my last response - I actually appreciate you giving me a heads up on that mistake. KZread does automatic subtitles and it makes a bunch of mistakes, don't want people thinking I'm being careless. Cheers

Love the videos. I wonder if there is a way to connect through email or WhatsApp? I have an interesting Edmonton story that I would love to share.

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Hey thanks for watching and I appreciate the feedback! You can email me at strangenorthchannel@gmail.com. Cheers!

I personally disagree with these choices, but it's a good list if that's what your looking for. Personally I like cookie cutter, new, safe neighborhoods on the outside edges of the city like Keswick, Heritage Valley, etc. When I want to go downtown or wherever for anything I have no problem driving to them , and returning to suburban life after

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and I appreciate your feedback - that's understandable, as I stated I'm biased towards central core for living but I know not everyone is and I can even see this video annoying some people. More of an opinion piece and not so much a balanced selection of suburban/core. I've actually considered doing my favorite suburban neighborhoods in Edmonton because they have many advantages over the more central areas. Cheers

@dustinirish7

4 ай бұрын

@strangenorth totally get it, loving all these videos though - very informative !

It's spelled neighbourhood

@strangenorth

7 ай бұрын

Lol no, both ways of spelling it are acceptable. Thank you for the stupid useless comment though, that's great!

@74shawn

7 ай бұрын

If you're American maybe @@strangenorth

@gamblinramblinab

4 ай бұрын

Get a life man, if you're going to correct people make sure you're correct yourself. Tool!@@74shawn

@gamblinramblinab

4 ай бұрын

it's spelled both ways jackass@@74shawn

@moreygloss9248

3 ай бұрын

@@74shawn "neighborhood" entry in the OED (that's the Queen's English dictionary, not american) dates to 1425. Mistaken pedants on the web can't be arsed to source their so-called 'sick burns'.

Oliver is ripe with crime. Totally unsafe. Check any city of Edmonton crime map and compare to other suburban neighbourhoods.

@kickin123

4 ай бұрын

of course a downtown neighbourhood has more petty crime than a suburban neighbourhood in the boonies.... thats like a univeral truth... very safe

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

It's unsafe if you're a pussy

@mysteriousfleas

3 ай бұрын

@@strangenorth Woah dude, I've lived in some pretty sketch bag areas where it wasn't merely crime stats but seeing flat out violent crime taking place when I lived in edmonton and while I always felt like I could take care of myself, that's not the point. When I lived in Canora I was in my 20s and quite able bodied. Back when I lived in Canora which has about the same statistical rates of assault and break and enter as Oliver does, that matters a whole lot more to the elderly and women with young children. Are you going to tell an elderly person or a mother with a young child that they're a pussy for wanting to avoid assault and break and enter? Normally I find your content interesting but holy shit dude, that response.

@strangenorth

3 ай бұрын

@@mysteriousfleas Hey thanks for calling me out on that - my response there was pretty cock and I didn't communicate my complex thoughts on the matter. I actually forgot I wrote that, I have been pretty good about replying in a balanced way but I have snapped at a couple people. Still adjusting to this massive wave of attention, I'm new to KZread and not on any other social media. I'm beyond frustrated with people running from urban centers because of crime. Yes, the issue is serious, but I truly believe decent people need to stay in these neighborhoods and fight for them rather than bitch about crime, do nothing and run to the suburbs. Just my opinion. And high crime doesn't refute the neighborhood being fantastic, Oliver has a ton to offer with a fantastic location and excellent amenities. But I get your point that there are groups that are more vulnerable to risks (elderly, kids, etc.) and I've even said to others that Oliver is great but honestly maybe not the best for families. But these were just my personal choices and I know people will disagree. I'm pretty embarrassed that I left that reply, it sounds silly but I had just said that to a friend a few weeks ago as were were arguing about Edmonton. He was disparaging living in the downtown area and I said "yeah man, living downtown is dangerous if you're a pussy". But it wasn't cool to reply with that in this case, you're right. I really am trying to provide information and value (and some opinions) to people and I strive to communicate well and correct my mistakes. The commenter raised a very valid point and I should have taken the time to respond in a far more nuanced way. Like I said, thanks for calling me out - I honestly forgot about writing that and I don't want to make too many mistakes like that. Cheers

@BarefootPeasant

20 күн бұрын

Yeah, I lived in Oliver for close to 30 yrs, and it's changed quite a bit. I've seen my fair share of neighbors move away because they were tired of getting their vehicles broken into and their tires slashed, not to mention not wanting their kids growing up there. The final straw for me was the loss of my area's character to indiscriminate urban development.