Barrie - Canada

***Jaybird*** · March 18th, 2005, 09:28 PM

Here's Barrie, Ontario, Canada, located 90 km north of Toronto on Highway 400 and Lake Simcoe on Kempenfelt Bay, an inner Ontario lake, and is the gateway to cottage country.
Home to over 110,000, and a metro of about 160,000, it is home to Georgian College, the OHL's Barrie Colts Hockey team, and Molson Park, a major area covering massive woodstock-like concerts like Edgefest and Vans Warped Tour.

***Jaybird*** · March 18th, 2005, 09:29 PM

It's not bad considering its population, a couple of office towers and the rest are condominiums. Sort of looks like Kelowna, BC if you ask me. 7/10.

canada_habs2004 · March 18th, 2005, 09:40 PM

The unfortanate thing for Barrie is that, it is going to be considered more and more as a suburb of Toronto as the GTA grows, until it become known as just more sprawl.

Nick in Atlanta · March 18th, 2005, 10:17 PM

7/10 Nice looking city with a pretty good downtown. I like the twin emerald green condos. The fountain in the lake is so Geneva-esqe!

MattSal · March 18th, 2005, 10:32 PM

Ok, but nothing to boast about. I give it a 4/10.

VAN-TO · March 19th, 2005, 03:03 AM

Very tacky. 3/10

Victoria · March 19th, 2005, 05:53 AM

10/10, Barrie has style.

hugo_hlv · March 19th, 2005, 05:02 PM

5.5/10

Accura4Matalan · March 19th, 2005, 05:06 PM

I visited Barrie several times while living in Orillia. It was pretty good. I remember the really good Fish and Chips restaurant and an odd tree with loads of pairs of shoes pinned to it right next to the highway!

***SoboleuS*** · March 19th, 2005, 06:59 PM

OK skyline for a city of this size... 5,5/10

centralized pandemonium · March 19th, 2005, 07:51 PM

Not much of a skyline really.6.

mikep · April 7th, 2005, 05:18 PM

looks nice in the first picture but not very good for a city of 100000
3/10

tibor420 · April 26th, 2005, 05:40 AM

only time i was in barrie i was stoned looking for food. That shakedown street party was sick. uhh... 6/10

April 29th, 2005, 11:10 AM

6/10 for its size .

B@dGuYoM · April 29th, 2005, 11:23 AM

8/10for its size

Accura4Matalan · August 7th, 2005, 07:43 PM

Went to Barrie twice over the past 2 weeks. One for just a look around, and to visit the Kempenfest.

Loads of cool bars

New condos being built on Kempenfelt Bay

Hooters

Looking down the bike path

U/C Condos again

Cool and fast growing little city

mikep · August 8th, 2005, 04:27 AM

2/10 nice city

El_Greco · September 6th, 2005, 02:25 AM

6.5/10

pali · September 6th, 2005, 02:26 AM

nice city but not that much of high rise buildings 7

United-States-of-America · September 6th, 2005, 02:41 AM

5/10. Not too dense.

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March 18th, 2005, 09:28 PM	#1
*Jaybird* Making Detroit look good! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Mitchell, Ontario Posts: 3,898 Likes (Received): 22	Barrie - Canada Here's Barrie, Ontario, Canada, located 90 km north of Toronto on Highway 400 and Lake Simcoe on Kempenfelt Bay, an inner Ontario lake, and is the gateway to cottage country. Home to over 110,000, and a metro of about 160,000, it is home to Georgian College, the OHL's Barrie Colts Hockey team, and Molson Park, a major area covering massive woodstock-like concerts like Edgefest and Vans Warped Tour. __________________ I'm a kind of person feeling like living back in the 1950s, one who favors and enjoys the Golden-age, rust-belt cities of Buffalo, Pittsburgh, and Detroit, and the Gothic skylines of New York and Philadelphia. In my eye, they have more character, soul, and history to be pictured than today's world-class, cosmopolitan, and sprawling cities. Jaybird's flickr page \| Jaybird's ZENFOLIO Photo Galleries \| Jaybird's PBASE Photo Galleries Last edited by Jaybird; April 28th, 2006 at 05:32 AM.

March 18th, 2005, 09:29 PM	#2
*Jaybird* Making Detroit look good! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Mitchell, Ontario Posts: 3,898 Likes (Received): 22	It's not bad considering its population, a couple of office towers and the rest are condominiums. Sort of looks like Kelowna, BC if you ask me. 7/10. __________________ I'm a kind of person feeling like living back in the 1950s, one who favors and enjoys the Golden-age, rust-belt cities of Buffalo, Pittsburgh, and Detroit, and the Gothic skylines of New York and Philadelphia. In my eye, they have more character, soul, and history to be pictured than today's world-class, cosmopolitan, and sprawling cities. Jaybird's flickr page \| Jaybird's ZENFOLIO Photo Galleries \| Jaybird's PBASE Photo Galleries

March 19th, 2005, 03:03 AM	#6
VAN-TO Van 2010 Supporter Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 241 Likes (Received): 0	Very tacky. 3/10 __________________ Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.

March 19th, 2005, 05:53 AM	#7
Victoria Brought to you by... Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: N/A Posts: 803 Likes (Received): 0	10/10, Barrie has style. __________________ past, present, future...

March 18th, 2005, 09:40 PM	#3
canada_habs2004 Skyscraper Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Niagara, Ontario Posts: 93 Likes (Received): 1	The unfortanate thing for Barrie is that, it is going to be considered more and more as a suburb of Toronto as the GTA grows, until it become known as just more sprawl.

March 18th, 2005, 10:17 PM	#4
Nick in Atlanta Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Atlanta Posts: 2,161 Likes (Received): 1	7/10 Nice looking city with a pretty good downtown. I like the twin emerald green condos. The fountain in the lake is so Geneva-esqe!

March 18th, 2005, 10:32 PM	#5
MattSal CTBUH Intern Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chicago, Atlanta Posts: 1,937 Likes (Received): 1	Ok, but nothing to boast about. I give it a 4/10.

March 19th, 2005, 05:02 PM	#8
hugo_hlv Huelva,Puerta dl Atlntico Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Huelva Posts: 1,424 Likes (Received): 1	5.5/10 __________________ Huelva capital, destino turístico

March 19th, 2005, 05:06 PM	#9
Accura4Matalan Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Preston, England/Colwyn Bay, North Wales Posts: 11,849 Likes (Received): 57	I visited Barrie several times while living in Orillia. It was pretty good. I remember the really good Fish and Chips restaurant and an odd tree with loads of pairs of shoes pinned to it right next to the highway! __________________ Preston Projects List Updated 11th September 2010

March 19th, 2005, 06:59 PM	#10
*SoboleuS* Homo Masoviensis Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: 52°09'N 21°14'E Posts: 6,260 Likes (Received): 11	OK skyline for a city of this size... 5,5/10 __________________ Zapraszam do UPC: forumowego konkursu fotograficznego! Temat w tym tygodniu: POLSKA

March 19th, 2005, 07:51 PM	#11
centralized pandemonium Satyameva Jayate Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Can-duh-a Posts: 2,902 Likes (Received): 0	Not much of a skyline really.6. __________________ Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and he gets drunk and sunburned every weekend. www.ironaddicts.com

April 7th, 2005, 05:18 PM	#12
mikep Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 391 Likes (Received): 0	looks nice in the first picture but not very good for a city of 100000 3/10

April 26th, 2005, 05:40 AM	#13
tibor420 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: kitchener Posts: 60 Likes (Received): 0	only time i was in barrie i was stoned looking for food. That shakedown street party was sick. uhh... 6/10

April 29th, 2005, 11:10 AM	#14
innoncent_monster Guest Posts: n/a Likes (Received):	6/10 for its size .

April 29th, 2005, 11:23 AM	#15
B@dGuYoM Funk Master Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Beauvais, FRANCE Posts: 3,870 Likes (Received): 0	8/10for its size __________________ ThE SkY iS ThE LiMiT

August 7th, 2005, 07:43 PM	#16
Accura4Matalan Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Preston, England/Colwyn Bay, North Wales Posts: 11,849 Likes (Received): 57	Went to Barrie twice over the past 2 weeks. One for just a look around, and to visit the Kempenfest. Loads of cool bars New condos being built on Kempenfelt Bay Hooters Looking down the bike path U/C Condos again Cool and fast growing little city __________________ Preston Projects List Updated 11th September 2010

August 8th, 2005, 04:27 AM	#17
mikep Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 391 Likes (Received): 0	2/10 nice city

September 6th, 2005, 02:25 AM	#18
El_Greco I Like Palm Trees Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Posts: 16,779 Likes (Received): 327	6.5/10 __________________ My Photos : Lisbon\|Madrid\|Rome\|Naples\|London\|Rotterdam\|Fes

September 6th, 2005, 02:26 AM	#19
pali Coming back Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Palestine Posts: 214 Likes (Received): 0	nice city but not that much of high rise buildings 7 __________________ I ♥ PALESTINE

September 6th, 2005, 02:41 AM	#20
United-States-of-America BANNED Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 762 Likes (Received): 0	5/10. Not too dense.

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