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A BLIGHTED Chicago Suburb On Its Last Leg | Dixmoor, Illinois
Dixmoor is a south suburb of Chicago that is in rough shape. Things here look very similar to what you'll find in the south neighboring city of Harvey. One thing that Dixmoor shares in common with other south Chicago suburban communities is corruption. I talk about it, the crumbling infrastructure, the rioting from the 60's and the former steel plant in town while showing you other blighted blocks from around the Village.
0:00 - 8:41 Crumbling infrastructure and Corruption
8:41 - 14:20 1960's rioting, other crime
14:20 - 18:35 History, large abandoned factory
18:35 - 26:07 Mostly Blight
26:07 - 30:04 Chris's Livability Score
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A DANGER ZONE in Suburban Chicago | Sauk Village, Illinois
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Sauk Village is starting to show the early stages of a long economic downfall. The cities population peaked at nearly 11,000 back in 1980. Since then the population has dipped to around 9,500, with the strongest decline coming since 2020. There might not be as much abandonment and blight in Sauk Village today as there is in Harvey, Chicago Heights or Ford Heights, but I believe that there will ...
DANGEROUS, Abandoned, Ugly and Hopeless | Harvey, Illinois
zhlédnutí 39KPřed 14 dny
Harvey today is a city that's full of blight, vacant lots and abandonment. It's has had a rough go of it over the years to put it nicely. The city saw a peak population of 35,000 back in 1980 but today that number is down below 20,000. It's hard to see this community being able to turn it around anytime soon... or... possibly... ever. 0:00 - 8:04 Halsted St/What Harvey is like today 8:04 - 19:0...
Declining, Yet Still Smiling | Calumet City, Illinois
zhlédnutí 20KPřed 21 dnem
Calumet City, Illinois is known for its smiley face water towers more than anything else these days. In the past, the suburban city was often referred to as "Sin City" due to not only drinking during the prohibition era, but also gambling and other forms of adult entertainment. The district that Sin City once stood proudly has since been demolished, and today it's nothing more than a couple of ...
The Gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park | Estes Park, Colorado
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Estes Park is one of the more popular mountain towns in Colorado. Due west of Fort Collins, Estes Park is 7,700 feet in elevation. The town brands itself as being the Gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park, which is among the top 5 most visited National Parks and sees over 4 million visitors every year. 0:00 - 0:45 Intro 0:45 - 2:20 Lake Estes 2:20 - 6:21 Stanley Hotel and Other History of Est...
SUBURBAN CHICAGO: Ugly, Decaying and Dying | Riverdale, IL
zhlédnutí 51KPřed měsícem
Not to be confused with the Chicago suburb of the same name, the Village of Riverdale is about 20 miles south of the Chicago Loop and about 5 miles west of the Indiana State Line. It's within the larger Calumet Region which historically has relied on the manufacturing industry as a staple for it's economy. Over the years, Riverdale and the surrounding communities have seen sharp declines. River...
THE WORST MAYOR In the Country Has RUINED This Chicago Suburb
zhlédnutí 88KPřed měsícem
Dolton, Illinois is getting ruined more and more every second that Tiffany Henyard continues to serve as the mayor. The residents have been trying to get her out of office for 2 years. The village trustees have tried everything that they can to hold Henyard accountable but over the months she has continued to dig Dolton into as much as $5 million in debt. 0:00 - 12:00 History of Dolton/What it'...
NEW ORLEANS | The GOOD, BAD and the UGLY. A Tour of Downtown
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New Orleans is a special city. The culture in the Big Easy is more unique than what you'll find in most other large cities throughout the U.S. Whether it's Mardi Gras, the Creole or Cajun cuisine, the music scene or the architecture that's found in the French Quarter, most visitors are able to have a good time when they visit New Orleans. On the flip side, there's a lot of things to not love ab...
Poverty in the Everglades | Belle Glade, Florida
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Belle Glade is a poverty stricken city in south central Florida. Crime has been a problem here for a long time too. It's kind of ironic how Belle Glade is in Palm Beach County. If you were to head a few dozen miles east and stay within the same county, you would see a completely opposite economy. Agriculture is the towns main industry, in which sugar is the main product of the area. Help me gro...
A DYING, Decaying, Dangerous, Declining Italian Mob Town | Chicago Heights, Illinois
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Chicago Heights is about 26 miles south of the Chicago Loop. The town was built through blue-collar industries. Jobs were once plenty here through steel mills, chemical factories and other types of manufacturers. When Chicago Heights was first growing, the city saw a substantial amount of Italian immigrants. Overtime, the Chicago Outfit (an Italian gang) which was lead by Al Capone set up a bra...
Is Santa Barbara The MOST OVERRATED City?!?
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There are so many things that seem perfect about Santa Barbara. Beautiful sunsets, beautiful scenery, beautiful mountains and beaches, yet, there are so many things that are not perfect about Santa Barbara as well. It being in the state of California is one of those reasons. Hear what I like and what I don't like about Santa Barbara in this video. 0:00 - 1:29 Intro 1:29 - 25:28 What Santa Barba...
RURAL INDIANA | Forgotten Towns Episode 1 - Vigo County
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There are two towns that I explore in this video in the Wabash Valley region of Indiana. West of the City of Terre Haute lies two towns: Taylorville and West Terre Haute. Taylorville is essentially already a ghost town, while West Terre Haute resembles a poverty stricken rural town more than anything else, even though it's one mile west from Terre Haute. In this video I talk about the history o...
Detroit's Suburban Office Mecca | Southfield
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Southfield is a fairly large suburb. In the 70’s it became Detroit's suburban office mecca if you will. Most of the office towers can be found along the Lodge Freeway corridor, which connects Southfield with Downtown Detroit. The most notable office complex in Southfield is the Southfield Town Center. Another notable area within Southfield is the Northland Center, which was... kind of... the fi...
Gentrification Has Taken Over Denver's Most Poverty Stricken Neighborhood
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We're going to be checking out the West Colfax, Villa Park and Sun Valley neighborhoods for this video. This is my 5th video on Denver within a longer series, so make sure to check out my Denver playlist to see more of what the city is currently going through. It's no secret anymore that Denver has one of the highest rates of homelessness out of all major cities in the United States. That being...
A Chicago Suburb DESTROYED By Gang Violence | Ford Heights
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For this video I’ll be showing you all there is to see in Ford Heights these days, which isn’t much. The suburb is about 25 miles south from Downtown Chicago. It’s actually closer to Gary, Indiana, which is only 15 miles to the northeast. Ford Heights is kind of dreary, kind of depressing, hopeless, the blight seems endless, and at times, the village leadership over the years has been a circus....
The Right Armpit of Indiana: Marion
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The Right Armpit of Indiana: Marion
The Left Armpit of Indiana: Terre Haute
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The Left Armpit of Indiana: Terre Haute
People Are Leaving Denver: Here's Why
zhlédnutí 10KPřed 4 měsíci
People Are Leaving Denver: Here's Why
An Ideal Small Town in Indiana | Greencastle
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An Ideal Small Town in Indiana | Greencastle
The LARGEST GHOST TOWN in America
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The LARGEST GHOST TOWN in America
The MOST DEPRESSED CITY In The United States: East St. Louis
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The MOST DEPRESSED CITY In The United States: East St. Louis
Detroit's Old Money Utopia Part IV: Grosse Pointe Shores
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Detroit's Old Money Utopia Part IV: Grosse Pointe Shores
The MOST DANGEROUS Neighborhood In Denver
zhlédnutí 13KPřed 5 měsíci
The MOST DANGEROUS Neighborhood In Denver
Detroit's Old Money Utopia Part III: Grosse Pointe Woods
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Detroit's Old Money Utopia Part III: Grosse Pointe Woods
Detroit's Old Money Utopia Part II: Grosse Pointe Farms
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Detroit's Old Money Utopia Part II: Grosse Pointe Farms
Homelessness Upsurge: Did Marijuana Ruin Denver?
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Homelessness Upsurge: Did Marijuana Ruin Denver?
Detroit’s Old Money Utopia Part I: Grosse Pointe
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Detroit’s Old Money Utopia Part I: Grosse Pointe
The MOST SHOCKING Contrast Between Two Neighboring Cities In America: Grosse Pointe Park & Detroit
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The MOST SHOCKING Contrast Between Two Neighboring Cities In America: Grosse Pointe Park & Detroit
Downtown Denver, Colorado: A Complete Tour
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Downtown Denver, Colorado: A Complete Tour
The REDNECK CAPITAL of Indiana
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The REDNECK CAPITAL of Indiana

Komentáře

  • @tonywestvirginia
    @tonywestvirginia Před 2 hodinami

    I love all your videos but, The new ghetto music. Not a fan.

  • @youbigdummy4866
    @youbigdummy4866 Před 3 hodinami

    I remember the mayor of dixmoor, was the police chief of harvey (or vice versa), during the same time. Nikolas Graves was his name.

  • @KillerDoc42
    @KillerDoc42 Před 3 hodinami

    I never heard of violent crimes happening in Sauk Village. It just looks empty, & depressed.

  • @tomcat630
    @tomcat630 Před 4 hodinami

    You're not "poor shaming" like some other channel, "world according to (redacted)", OTOH, outsiders need to know Chicago area is not all "rust belt". We got may thriving communities, all over.

  • @Diddley-js6lf
    @Diddley-js6lf Před 4 hodinami

    We Built Dollar Generals Just about every Hick Town in Indiana, I personally Love Indiana.

  • @Diddley-js6lf
    @Diddley-js6lf Před 4 hodinami

    Don’t Blink loll

  • @WilliamGreenlee
    @WilliamGreenlee Před 4 hodinami

    HAHAH I was wondering if you'd drive by my place, but not only that, you caught me pulling out of my driveway in my rusty red truck (sticks out like a sore thumb) at about 6:45 and you follow me downtown. AND it totally looks like a piece of paper flew out my window so better late than never you should probably call GPPD and report! I'm 31 and own the duplex at the corner of Neff and Kercheval next to Panera. So no snobby old money coming from me! And my friends across Kercheval who own the other duplex are also millennial's, so the demographics are definitely starting to change. If you ever want a tour of the 1928 duplex and its weird features like double boiler heat, central incinerator, and giant attic, let me know! Also got ya for park access and a beer on me if ya want to talk real estate.

  • @paulbrower
    @paulbrower Před 4 hodinami

    Could it revert to agriculture?

  • @Kihsiimawa
    @Kihsiimawa Před 4 hodinami

    Why is it so easy to not have to answer to anyone for embezzling money? Because in Illinois, there are no consequences...or so folk think...

  • @allecazzam8224
    @allecazzam8224 Před 5 hodinami

    You should do Westchester Illinois, now that place is a shit hole.

    • @edwardm9975
      @edwardm9975 Před 5 hodinami

      Back in the day used to have great supper clubs there with roast duck 🦆 and pheasant !

  • @edwardm9975
    @edwardm9975 Před 5 hodinami

    Crazy it is 1 hour and 5 minutes from Barrington Hills, IL

  • @Wasimamirali
    @Wasimamirali Před 5 hodinami

    Can u do phoenix IL

  • @tprice1386
    @tprice1386 Před 5 hodinami

    34 trillion

  • @virginiamccaskey1897
    @virginiamccaskey1897 Před 5 hodinami

    Love the series

  • @travisj2695
    @travisj2695 Před 5 hodinami

    Yep

  • @pizzaearthpancakesandother2549

    Dixmoor is pronounced Dix-moor which rhymes with poor, NOT Dix- More

    • @ChrisHarden
      @ChrisHarden Před 5 hodinami

      Good to know. I’ll remember that

    • @pizzaearthpancakesandother2549
      @pizzaearthpancakesandother2549 Před hodinou

      @@ChrisHarden Just say "All the poor in Dixmoor" over and over as a handy memory exercise. I learned this at Harvard in the Ivy League.

  • @Brookfieldilrailfan
    @Brookfieldilrailfan Před 6 hodinami

    Chicago suburbs especially southern and some western suburbs have been going downhill over the past years only good chicago suburbs are Hinsdale,Clarendon Hills,La Grange, Western Springs, Oak brook, Elmhurst, Willow springs pretty much all the higher class suburbs

  • @DaveZiffer
    @DaveZiffer Před 6 hodinami

    "Democrats and the Cartels". Use the quotes

  • @PeterGreter
    @PeterGreter Před 6 hodinami

    Chris, how do you keep your cheerful nature when doing stories and driving through these depressing places. You must be happy when you get home 🏠! 😂

  • @ka06745
    @ka06745 Před 6 hodinami

    Marshall Fields at River Oaks was special especially if you couldn’t get to the downtown Chicago one. Plus River Oaks was best when it was an all outside mall. Enclosing the place was cool at first but when the city went downhill, so did the mall. But Fuddruckers, Beginngans, Outback Steakhouse when it first opened, man, Cal City used to be poppin.

  • @karpfl9237
    @karpfl9237 Před 7 hodinami

    I work in the downtown train station that serves Harvey. The people going there are nice, hardworking people…obviously they have jobs so it’s just weird to me how bleak it is…

  • @I_LOVE_THE_SUNCOAST
    @I_LOVE_THE_SUNCOAST Před 7 hodinami

    Towns like Scottsburg must be prime MAGA country.

  • @ChristianGustafson
    @ChristianGustafson Před 7 hodinami

    Escape to Wisconsin.

  • @joedanker3267
    @joedanker3267 Před 7 hodinami

    I know why this mayor won't be investigated. You know why, too. But we have manners and we don't need to say it out loud. Just know that we know. And we are keeping account for when the temperature in the country is right. Accountability will be meted out, justice served.

  • @andyhamilton8940
    @andyhamilton8940 Před 7 hodinami

    Interesting content. I’m in Florida but both sides of my family are from Grosse Pointe. Hamilton’s and Bourke’s.

  • @lifeinvestments6329
    @lifeinvestments6329 Před 7 hodinami

    There's a lot of rundown towns in the state of Illinois you can make over a million bucks just in Illinois doing these videos😂😂😂

  • @tjohnson9051
    @tjohnson9051 Před 7 hodinami

    I was born in Chicago in 1957. We moved to Riverdale when I was 4 years old and we left for Mchenry in the mid 60s. The brick house on the corner @21:10 was were we lived. I still has awnings on the front. When we moved there, our house and the one next door were the only ones on the block, the rest was all field. I watched them build all those apartments! The workmen gave me some of the crates the bathtubs came in and scraps of wood to build my first fort. Riding through the park with my bike I was racing my Dad home, he was in the car on School street. I was too busy looking at him and ran in to a tree. Totaled my bike and got banged up. Never made that mistake again! Thanks for this video!

  • @jacor653
    @jacor653 Před 8 hodinami

    @ChrisHarden You title should say "its last legs" instead of "it's last legs." As it is written now, your title reads "it is last legs." Please fix it promptly.

    • @ChrisHarden
      @ChrisHarden Před 7 hodinami

      Wait… who misspelled what where? Haha thanks. 👍🏻

  • @hanorokpony420
    @hanorokpony420 Před 8 hodinami

    I used to go to rave parties in Harvey at an abandoned banquet hall in the 90s. It was called Cavalini's

  • @BabyMonkeyDefender
    @BabyMonkeyDefender Před 8 hodinami

    Despite it's problems and whatnot, it is a pretty town. The yards are, for the most part, kept tidy, and what homes remain occupied also look pretty tidy and cared for. What a shame to let an area that could be beautiful just die off. What a waste.

  • @mumu4L
    @mumu4L Před 8 hodinami

    5:53 florissant is north county tho bro

  • @heystarfish100
    @heystarfish100 Před 8 hodinami

    What comes to these towns first, Democrats or despair?

  • @BabyMonkeyDefender
    @BabyMonkeyDefender Před 8 hodinami

    But all those nice shiny newer cars. Why can't they move out? If you can buy a $20,000+-30,000+ car, you should be doing okay enough to get out of there. I hope they all do well enough soon enabling them to do just that.

  • @troycorsi4526
    @troycorsi4526 Před 8 hodinami

    Would love to see a video about Midlothian IL. Familiar with all of these towns.

    • @swannoir7949
      @swannoir7949 Před 8 hodinami

      Midlothian has not declined like this. Stop playing. It's full of Mexicans now though.

  • @5339kimhall
    @5339kimhall Před 9 hodinami

    One of the highest taxed states in the country and still can’t get it together. I’m so glad I left 40 years ago.

  • @dontuoharris2362
    @dontuoharris2362 Před 9 hodinami

    The only thing missing is all the trash on the roadsides, and homeless people holding signs on every other street corner.

  • @kathinelson3627
    @kathinelson3627 Před 9 hodinami

    Another example of democratic run state

  • @blueztx
    @blueztx Před 9 hodinami

    Ha ha, you drove right by "Dimoor Meat Market". That came up first in my search of this town. South Side Chicago and it's troubled suburbs are a national embarrassment.

  • @dpmiller1000
    @dpmiller1000 Před 9 hodinami

    12:38 how'd you let this slip by without comment?

  • @warbirdwf
    @warbirdwf Před 9 hodinami

    Sad that folks are so poor that they can't afford to board up their homes and move away from those corrupt, dying cities. No wonder there's liquor stores on every corner. I'd be drunk all the time if I had to live there too.

  • @Truckngirl
    @Truckngirl Před 9 hodinami

    A feeding pen for the zombie apocalypse.

  • @mikeya247
    @mikeya247 Před 9 hodinami

    That is a sad, bleak place. I can only imagine what it's like in the middle of winter...😢

  • @Chitwn81
    @Chitwn81 Před 9 hodinami

    Mannn most of the southern Cook County suburbs are in disarray. Thank goodness the western suburbs are in a much better shape and look a hell of alot better esthetically

  • @rambojambone4586
    @rambojambone4586 Před 9 hodinami

    After all the property taxes are behind, the houses foreclosed, they can put down gravel for a big tent camp. It’s gonna be great!

  • @jays.4254
    @jays.4254 Před 9 hodinami

    My guess if the highway wasn't running through Dixmoor it would be in far worse shape. but still a very good video Chris

  • @joelsandler1119
    @joelsandler1119 Před 9 hodinami

    Cook county should be called Crook county!

  • @themagnificentone5969
    @themagnificentone5969 Před 10 hodinami

    Dolton is soon heading there.

  • @davehawash2255
    @davehawash2255 Před 10 hodinami

    Wonderfully said Chris, Dixmoor will be Nomoor!!!

  • @paulj6756
    @paulj6756 Před 10 hodinami

    So would this city's favorite one-hit-wonder band be Harvey Danger?

  • @jay-vd6rt
    @jay-vd6rt Před 10 hodinami

    Dixmoor has no money because the people who live there ,don’t pay the high ridiculous Property taxes . With that said there’s no money to fix anything period and they can barely pay the police or city workers . The police and politicians are corrupt, just like in Dolton. Ya can’t get streets fixed ,water pipes replaced and have state of the art schools for free .