Oshawa, Canada
General Motors' Waiting Room
"We Built Cars, Then Buicks, Then Feelings About It"
Official Coat of Arms
A shield bearing a chrome bumper rampant on a field of empty parking lot asphalt, flanked by two smokestacks slowly cooling, beneath a banner reading 'We Also Have A Lake, Actually'.
TripAdvisor Review
★★★☆☆ 3/5
"Drove in from Toronto expecting a rust belt ghost town and honestly the Lakefront trail surprised me, it's genuinely lovely. That said the downtown still feels like it's waiting for the GM plant to call and say it was all a misunderstanding. Grabbed a coffee, saw the Parkwood Estate which is oddly grand for a city best known for auto assembly lines, and left slightly confused but not unhappy."— Barb_from_Whitby_Judging_Quietly
Property Listing
Nestled on the shores of Lake Ontario with unbeatable commuter GO Train access to Toronto, this vibrant city offers the rare charm of Victorian mansions, a booming university scene, and property prices that haven't yet caught up to how nice it secretly is!
Twinned With
Flint — Both cities gave their hearts to General Motors and got a plaque and some empty parking lots in return.
Supporting Evidence
Oshawa was once called 'The Automotive Capital of Canada' thanks to its General Motors plant, which for over a century was the city's economic heartbeat before scaling back dramatically in the 2010s.