General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours

[panamaniac]

I never understood that, in terms of high-end streets or neighbourhoods Kitchener blows Waterloo out of the water - Hidden Valley, Deer Ridge, most of Westmount (the really nice streets anyways)

Is it because of the 2 Universities? I don't get it

It goes back to before the current era, when Kitchener was decidedly blue-collar (rubber and leather industries) and Waterloo white-collar (universities and insurance cos). It's left a cultural stain that's hard to wash off.

Must have snuck in after the brewery and distillery closed down in Waterloo.  The smell kept people grounded, I guess.