Are most neighbourhoods in Calgary noticeably different from each other? Most communities were built Post WWII and are very much cookie cutter neigbhourhoods. They basically differ in location and transport links but have the same sterile character, except for the NE and it somehow gets a poor reputation because it actually has a distinct character and has a marginally higher crime rate that would be considered virtually crime-free in most of the World.
Would it be wrong to say we have the following groups of neigbourhoods in Calgary?
Central Calgary (e.g. Beltline, Downtown, East Village, Mission)
Inner City (e.g. Bridgeland, Inglewood, Sunnyside)
Northwest & Central North
Northeast & Near Southeast
South Calgary
Deep South Calgary
West Calgary
Out of those groups, only the individual neigbourhoods in Central Calgary and Inner City could really be described as having their own unique character.
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