CANADA | Thursday, 4 July 2013 | Views [1361] | View Smaller Image
The Downtown East-side (DTES) neighborhood is the dark and seedy side of beautiful, flashy Vancouver, Canada. Centered around the above pictured East Hastings street, it is commonly reported to be the poorest area in the entire country. Demographics show that it is plagued with the highest incidences of poverty, addiction, violence, crime, sex trade, homelessness, unemployment, mental illness and HIV and Hep C infection rates.
