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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
I think "dump" is a bit harsh.
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In the early 90s, Calgary really was just a sprawling, beige prairie town with nothing to do. But it also had the big city problems like crumbling infrastructure and a visible homeless population. Couple that with a terrible local economy because of low oil prices and horrible winter climate and it's pretty tough to not call the place a dump. In fact, all the way up until high school for me (graduated in 2000), everyone wanted to get the hell out of Calgary right after graduation. I was one of the only ones that stuck around in my circle of friends. Many of them have come back years later to visit and are absolutely floored by how incredible the city is now.