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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Most cities have far fewer bars catering to the working class than they used to. Drinking and bars have increasingly become a professional-class activity, while the working class uses pot and street drugs.
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Quite unfortunate. Related to property prices imo. It's not really possible to have a profitable dive bar with cheap drinks. Now all that's left is the places that charge more. People generally have less disposable income too. It's cheaper to buy a case of beer and a bag of drugs than it is to go to any bar and drink for the night.
I will say that Calgary has a few great brewing tasting rooms l. Places where you could still buy a beer for $4 or less. The issue was not many were walkable, from each other or anywhere else really, and you can only sit at a single place with either restaurant or picnic table type seating for so long. And I'm sure if Calgary ever does get their entertainment district going again, any well located breweries will also charge a lot more.