Slums seen on Street View

z0nnebril · November 11th, 2012, 02:18 AM

There are already a few threads about slums/ghetto's but those are only with images. So post here youre slums/ghetto's that are visible on Street View.
I noticed this one in Paris, and found it really shocking to see that people have to live in those conditions in Europe.

Rue des Bateliers, Saint-Ouen, France
https://maps.google.nl/maps?q=Rue+de...244.89,,0,5.25

snicket · November 11th, 2012, 02:32 AM

Rocinha, the largest in Brazil:

http://goo.gl/maps/OmcmD

SydneyCity · November 11th, 2012, 03:22 AM

Wilcannia, Australia. 58% of the population are from Indigenous Australian backgrounds. I visited here in 2002.

https://maps.google.com.au/?ll=-31.5...228.52,,0,8.05
https://maps.google.com.au/?ll=-31.5...145.89,,0,8.93

West Dubbo, Australia:

https://maps.google.com.au/?ll=-32.2...87.72,,0,12.85

TB990 · November 11th, 2012, 03:40 AM

The one in the OP is what the French calls a bidonville - a shantytown. It has since been cleared out. (If you exit the street view and look at the place from a bird's perspective, you can see that the whole pleace is now an empty lot.)

alexandru.mircea · November 11th, 2012, 08:23 AM

^ Yeah. Those are not an example of what Paris and its suburbs have to offer to their inhabitants. The "bidonvilles" are independent and self-sufficient living habitats made up by immigrants from the fringes of society: some of them beggers, some thiefs, some honest workers who cut down their costs with free accommodation. The authorities tolerate these places to a certain extent because if they clear them, they'll appear immediately in other parts; the people are European citizens, so they are not illegal immigrants and will return.
The "houses" are made mostly of cardboard, so I don't think they even qualify as "slums", which would be on a superior level of comfort. They are more like very practical and cheap forms of temporary settlements (like camping with tents).

xrtn2 · November 11th, 2012, 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by snicket

Rocinha, the largest in Brazil:

http://goo.gl/maps/OmcmD

Bobs Burger in Rocinha ???

Oh my God.....Rocinha is now luxury slum ......

https://maps.google.nl/maps?q=rio+de...3.12,,0,0&z=20

TB990 · November 11th, 2012, 06:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xrtn2

Bobs Burger in Rocinha ???

Oh my God.....Rocinha is now luxury slum ......

Rocinha has been a "luxury slum" for quite a while, as it is the largest favela in Rio, it recieves the most government attention. Nowadays, most of the houses have running water and electricity and the infrastructure is more developed. In addition, hundreds of small businesses are thriving inside the favela. Hell, they even have their own TV Station.

z0nnebril · November 11th, 2012, 07:22 PM

Strada Gimalău, Bucharest, Romania
https://maps.google.nl/maps?q=Strada...05.49,,0,11.22

zaphod · November 12th, 2012, 08:22 PM

Looking at Rocinha it seems like parts are borderline acceptable, like along the main road, while the fringes up in the hills looks to be precarious and nearly inaccessible.

***ukiyo*** · November 13th, 2012, 07:51 AM

Japan's most dangerous, dirty and most likely poorest (10% of the district is homeless) is Kamagasaki in Osaka:
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=%E9%8...3,,0,15.2&z=17

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=%E9%8...198.3,,0,10.35
Along that street there is drug trade

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamagasaki

britinparis · November 13th, 2012, 02:05 PM

Dale Farm - an illegally build squattar camp inhabited by Irish travellers, east of London:
In October 2011, the local council demolished half the site, leaving many families homeless and living on the side of the road.

https://maps.google.co.uk/?ll=51.595...,161.5,,0,0.28

However local residents were fiercely opposed to the site, which they blamed on crime, antisocial behaviour and damage to the local environment.

Gypsy/Traveller sites exist all over the UK on the outskirts of most towns. Either inhabited by Irish travellers or indigenous English Romany gypsies - the two communities are quite distinct.

Some can be quite plush - with flashy cars parked outside neat prefab chalets. Others are little more than shanty towns. Exploring the Dale Farm site on Streetview presents a variety of these homes.

Interesting the Google car went down there, normally outsiders wouldn't be able to just wander/drive around these Traveller sites.

z0nnebril · November 13th, 2012, 03:55 PM

Harmony street, Johannesburg, South Africa
https://maps.google.nl/maps?q=harmon...,126.1,,0,5.68

Dimethyltryptamine · November 13th, 2012, 06:15 PM

I don't know if you could call it a slum, but it's probably the closest thing we have to slums (especially for inner Sydney). Known as 'The Block' it refers to a block of housing in Redfern, Sydney. The block was purchased over a period of 30 years by the Aboriginal Housing Company for use as a project in Aboriginal-managed housing. For non-Aborigines, the Block has assumed a notorious reputation for violence and crime.

http://goo.gl/maps/8H6Fx

http://goo.gl/maps/J7nK1

http://goo.gl/maps/p9fLs

It's only very small, though, as you will see if you scroll around.

***musiccity*** · November 13th, 2012, 07:21 PM

So far the only legitimate slums posted are the ones in Brazil and SA.

z0nnebril · November 14th, 2012, 02:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by musiccity

So far the only legitimate slums posted are the ones in Brazil and SA.

Ghetto's or bad looking neighborhoods are also good

Like this one:

West Robinwood Street, Detroit, United States
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Detro...-2.31&t=h&z=16

xrtn2 · November 14th, 2012, 03:30 AM

In the middle biggest brazilian slum, the biggest brazilian fast-food chair.

https://maps.google.nl/maps?q=rio+de...3.12,,0,0&z=20

Mannesmann · November 14th, 2012, 08:25 AM

The dirtiest, the biggest slums I have ever seen on StreetView are on Brazil, but we also have many in Europe but not so populated or extended like those in Africa or South America ( inc. Mexico which I pretty consider it a poor country).

z0nnebril · November 14th, 2012, 03:44 PM

Another one from South Africa.

Kennedy Road, Durban, South Africa
https://maps.google.nl/maps?q=Kenned...212.08,,0,1.49

Mannesmann · November 14th, 2012, 04:02 PM

Wasn't South Africa a former Netherlands colony? I was just asking

Quote:

Originally Posted by z0nnebril

Another one from South Africa.

Kennedy Road, Durban, South Africa
https://maps.google.nl/maps?q=Kenned...212.08,,0,1.49

britinparis · November 14th, 2012, 07:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by musiccity

So far the only legitimate slums posted are the ones in Brazil and SA.

Personally I thought the most extreme ones on this thread are those in Paris and Romania.

Technically speaking, a "slum" is properly constructed housing that has been allowed to degrade to such an extent that the standard of accomodation is substandard - so the Australian example is probably the best.

This is a different concept from a "shantytown" - shacks made of wood or corregated Iron - as in Paris, Romania or SA. Or more substantial but still illegally constructed dwellings, as in Brazilian "favelas", or my example of Traveller sites in England.

November 11th, 2012, 02:18 AM	#1
z0nnebril Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Delft Posts: 66 Likes (Received): 0	Slums seen on Street View There are already a few threads about slums/ghetto's but those are only with images. So post here youre slums/ghetto's that are visible on Street View. I noticed this one in Paris, and found it really shocking to see that people have to live in those conditions in Europe. Rue des Bateliers, Saint-Ouen, France https://maps.google.nl/maps?q=Rue+de...244.89,,0,5.25 Last edited by z0nnebril; November 11th, 2012 at 07:26 PM.

November 11th, 2012, 03:22 AM	#3
SydneyCity Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sydney Posts: 2,191 Likes (Received): 32	Wilcannia, Australia. 58% of the population are from Indigenous Australian backgrounds. I visited here in 2002. https://maps.google.com.au/?ll=-31.5...228.52,,0,8.05 https://maps.google.com.au/?ll=-31.5...145.89,,0,8.93 West Dubbo, Australia: https://maps.google.com.au/?ll=-32.2...87.72,,0,12.85 __________________ Say yes to Barangaroo, the Sydney Metro and the East Coast HSR.

November 13th, 2012, 07:51 AM	#10
*ukiyo* モデレータ Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5,676 Likes (Received): 257	Japan's most dangerous, dirty and most likely poorest (10% of the district is homeless) is Kamagasaki in Osaka: https://maps.google.com/maps?q=%E9%8...3,,0,15.2&z=17 https://maps.google.com/maps?q=%E9%8...198.3,,0,10.35 Along that street there is drug trade http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamagasaki __________________ My Pictures: Tokyo, Kobe, Kamakura, Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Himeji, Atlanta, China 浮世 Last edited by ukiyo; November 13th, 2012 at 07:29 PM.

November 13th, 2012, 02:05 PM	#11
britinparis Registered User Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 3 Likes (Received): 0	Dale Farm - an illegally build squattar camp inhabited by Irish travellers, east of London: In October 2011, the local council demolished half the site, leaving many families homeless and living on the side of the road. https://maps.google.co.uk/?ll=51.595...,161.5,,0,0.28 However local residents were fiercely opposed to the site, which they blamed on crime, antisocial behaviour and damage to the local environment. Gypsy/Traveller sites exist all over the UK on the outskirts of most towns. Either inhabited by Irish travellers or indigenous English Romany gypsies - the two communities are quite distinct. Some can be quite plush - with flashy cars parked outside neat prefab chalets. Others are little more than shanty towns. Exploring the Dale Farm site on Streetview presents a variety of these homes. Interesting the Google car went down there, normally outsiders wouldn't be able to just wander/drive around these Traveller sites. Last edited by britinparis; November 13th, 2012 at 02:14 PM.

November 14th, 2012, 03:30 AM	#16
xrtn2 Vivendo e aprendendo Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: GV - Brazil Posts: 8,188 Likes (Received): 868	In the middle biggest brazilian slum, the biggest brazilian fast-food chair. https://maps.google.nl/maps?q=rio+de...3.12,,0,0&z=20 __________________ "O homem com a perda do Éden saiu a construir cidades do amor próprio, buscando a glória humana nos limites da pólis pois sabia que não poderia eleger a si mesmo como o fim último" Santo Agostinho

November 11th, 2012, 02:32 AM	#2
snicket Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Rio de Janeiro Posts: 964 Likes (Received): 182	Rocinha, the largest in Brazil: http://goo.gl/maps/OmcmD

November 11th, 2012, 03:40 AM	#4
TB990 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 8 Likes (Received): 2	The one in the OP is what the French calls a bidonville - a shantytown. It has since been cleared out. (If you exit the street view and look at the place from a bird's perspective, you can see that the whole pleace is now an empty lot.)

November 11th, 2012, 08:23 AM	#5
alexandru.mircea Ars longa, vita brevis Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 2,467 Likes (Received): 219	^ Yeah. Those are not an example of what Paris and its suburbs have to offer to their inhabitants. The "bidonvilles" are independent and self-sufficient living habitats made up by immigrants from the fringes of society: some of them beggers, some thiefs, some honest workers who cut down their costs with free accommodation. The authorities tolerate these places to a certain extent because if they clear them, they'll appear immediately in other parts; the people are European citizens, so they are not illegal immigrants and will return. The "houses" are made mostly of cardboard, so I don't think they even qualify as "slums", which would be on a superior level of comfort. They are more like very practical and cheap forms of temporary settlements (like camping with tents).

November 11th, 2012, 07:22 PM	#8
z0nnebril Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Delft Posts: 66 Likes (Received): 0	Strada Gimalău, Bucharest, Romania https://maps.google.nl/maps?q=Strada...05.49,,0,11.22

November 12th, 2012, 08:22 PM	#9
zaphod Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 553 Likes (Received): 38	Looking at Rocinha it seems like parts are borderline acceptable, like along the main road, while the fringes up in the hills looks to be precarious and nearly inaccessible.

November 13th, 2012, 03:55 PM	#12
z0nnebril Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Delft Posts: 66 Likes (Received): 0	Harmony street, Johannesburg, South Africa https://maps.google.nl/maps?q=harmon...,126.1,,0,5.68

November 13th, 2012, 06:15 PM	#13
Dimethyltryptamine Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 10,645 Likes (Received): 423	I don't know if you could call it a slum, but it's probably the closest thing we have to slums (especially for inner Sydney). Known as 'The Block' it refers to a block of housing in Redfern, Sydney. The block was purchased over a period of 30 years by the Aboriginal Housing Company for use as a project in Aboriginal-managed housing. For non-Aborigines, the Block has assumed a notorious reputation for violence and crime. http://goo.gl/maps/8H6Fx http://goo.gl/maps/J7nK1 http://goo.gl/maps/p9fLs It's only very small, though, as you will see if you scroll around.

November 13th, 2012, 07:21 PM	#14
*musiccity* :) Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Nashville, Tennessee Posts: 14,941 Likes (Received): 700	So far the only legitimate slums posted are the ones in Brazil and SA.

November 14th, 2012, 08:25 AM	#17
Mannesmann Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Romania Posts: 176 Likes (Received): 11	The dirtiest, the biggest slums I have ever seen on StreetView are on Brazil, but we also have many in Europe but not so populated or extended like those in Africa or South America ( inc. Mexico which I pretty consider it a poor country). __________________ AIRPORTS24-Flights Tracker

November 14th, 2012, 03:44 PM	#18
z0nnebril Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Delft Posts: 66 Likes (Received): 0	Another one from South Africa. Kennedy Road, Durban, South Africa https://maps.google.nl/maps?q=Kenned...212.08,,0,1.49

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