2015 Avenue Magazine Calgary Best Hoods

[darklord700]

http://www.avenuecalgary.com/Best-Ne...-List-and-Map/

Here we go again, whatever it means, the top 50 best hoods in Calgary by Avenue magazine. Mount Royal didn't even make the list. Scenic Acres is ranked 9 but Silver Springs, 43, where they are basically right besides each other.

[peter12]

I have been a Beltline resident for over 10 years, started in university, and never left. One of the best neighbourhoods in any Canadian city.

[undercoverbrother]

29. Lake Bonavista

Oh No

[Bunk]

Arbitrary lists are arbitrary. The fact that two virtually identical neighbourhoods beside one another rank so far apart speaks to the utter lack of rigour in establishing meaningful criteria for this ranking. My neighbourhood ranks in the top ten here, but it's pointless to feel any sort of pride out of it, knowing how dumb this ranking always is.

[Stud_McCool]

What's the criteria for this ranking?

#38. Forest Lawn... enough said.

[skudr248]

Surprised by some of these.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Stud_McCool

What's the criteria for this ranking?

#38. Forest Lawn... enough said.

Easy access to crime and decay?

[corporatejay]

Marlborough? Oh boy.

[darklord700]

A list like this is probably good for a few laughs and nothing more. Lower Mount Royal didn't make it to the top 50 but the "Lawn" did.

[topfiverecords]

As lame as these magazine lists are, I hope it at least teaches a few people that Kensington and Marda Loop aren't neighbourhoods.

[FLAMESRULE]

Dumb lists are dumb. Hillhurst #5, West Hillhurst #YOUSUCK!

[rotten42]

Not this crap again!

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

Oh No

Hah, we've been there done that so don't worry.

This list has to be a troll job. I don't want to single out specific neighbourhoods out of respect for posters that may live in them, but there are some really crappy communities on there that truly don't belong.

The easiest way to make a list like this would be to rank communities by average home price. The market has already ranked the best communities naturally. In general, more expensive neighbourhoods with lakes are better. It's that simple.

[Northendzone]

so the keg in the beltline closes and it is the #1 community - i want a repechage on this list.......

Brentwod #3 - brentwood is up to no good.......

What about dover, martinadale, taradale, airdrie......the horror of of this list.....

[peter12]

Everyone is just jealous that I witnessed an assault on Friday, and the cops were right there. Such quick access to city services in the Beltline! We're number 1, we're number 1!

[troutman]

I didn't know Beltline was an actual hood. Thought it was the name for a group of hoods.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beltline,_Calgary

The City of Calgary recognizes four smaller neighbourhoods in Beltline including West Connaught, Connaught Centre, Victoria Crossing Centre and East Victoria Crossing.

[peter12]

Originally Posted by troutman

I didn't know Beltline was an actual hood. Thought it was the name for a group of hoods.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beltline,_Calgary

The City of Calgary recognizes four smaller neighbourhoods in Beltline including West Connaught, Connaught Centre, Victoria Crossing Centre and East Victoria Crossing.

I thought it was named after the old street car route.

[getbak]

Renfrew... Close to Downtown: Yes / Close to the River: No


How does one get from Renfrew to Downtown? Cross the river.

[nik-]

Huntington on the rise!

I'd be tempted to move back, but my current is #6 and I can't escape the Latte gravity.

[taco.vidal]

The water in Lake Bonavista is disgusting this year. Im not sure whats causing the poor water quality but its definitely bad. That alone should bring the community down on the rankings list.