After passing through the north gates of Chinatown on blvd St-Laurent you will enter a noticeably seedier part of the city. This is the part of Downtown is generally known as the Red Light District (I've also heard it referred to as the "tenderloin" for some reason, I'm sure the French probably have some good names for it too). The area is well known as a good place to get any sort of drug, prostitute, or poutine desired. Cheap import stores are also in high abundance slightly further north...

Bushwick '77: The All Hands Fire

author: upfromflames : Brooklyn, NY

The All Hands Fire was something that you remember. Prior to 9/11, it was the biggest fire ever fought by the modern FDNY. It took 55 units of firefighters from Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn to put out the fire started by three kids playing in an old abandoned knitting factory. When the fire was over, 23 buildings were destroyed across 7 blocks, leaving a flattened wasteland at this central intersection. But in Bushwick, they know how to make success from tragedy. CB4 chairwoman Chineda Carter, and CB4 district manager John Derezewski , seeing the open land, knew just what...

IPod User Jumps Off Bridge, Loses Leg

author: EvilGentleman : Montreal, QC

I stumbled upon this tragedy in progress while walking on de Maisonneuve Boulevard under the Jacques Cartier Bridge a month ago. The old Familex building will never be the same.

Redhook: In the Future Shadow of Ikea

author: CartLegger : Brooklyn, NY

Even if you have not read about it for a while, its coming. We've seen its stretching iron frame, waking from the winter unseen. And we found where it will grow. This spot was hiding behind an iron fence, but its not now. Many taggers are aware of this. Get there while you can, as it will soon be sealed off or a lost memory under something under something ugly.

Rufus Rockhead Street

author: EvilGentleman : Montreal, QC

This two-block long road in the Little Burgundy area, just north of the Lachine Canal extends from the Atwater Market in the west to the Charlevoix Bridge in the east. It is named after Rufus Rockhead, who owned one of the most popular jazz nightclubs in the area during the 1940's. The corner of Atwater and Rufus Rockhead. The Atwater Market, as seen from Rufus Rockhead. The same view from further back. The...

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