If your still in the genera area, Claxton GA is the Fruit cake capital of the world, and VIDALIA GA is home of the sweet onion (although they are actually grown in the next town over names Lyons, Ga).
For some reason I cringe when I hear you say Coca-Cola Classic. It was plain old Coca-Cola. Around 1980-82 Coke came out with New Coke which is sweetened with high fructose syrup. After a few weeks of complaints they said okay we will bring it back under the name Coca-Cola Classic. They neglected to tell anyone it too would be sweetened with high fructose.
Wish Adam could go fishing with Helen Wyatt in Dublin, GA. She is an 80 something year old craft CZcamsr. She is GA personified & lots of fun. Lots of followers from all over devoted to her.
I have found that when shooting in small towns like these, when the townsfolk approach you and learn that their little home will be featured on the internet for all the world, they really open up about it. Love meeting these people.... adds so much to the project. Loving these so much.... I always get a little sad when the vlog (long pause) is over.
I took a class in college where we did an economic survey of central Texas. We had to interview people about where they shopped for various items. I lost count of the times people would bring us into a building to show us something that was hidden from the public. Small museums and collections, or just a history of the town. Same thing happened to me in Savannah GA when I waiting around for a job interview. In the smaller towns a person from out of town is big news, and people love to talk about their towns. This series is such fun.
My mom recently passed and she had a number of older newspapers from the town she grew up in. When I read it, they would actually write in a column in the paper that " Joe and Joanne Smith went to Michigan to visit their aunt!" Or, " Robert and Alice Cromwell hosted their cousin Louis, who came in to town from Pittsburgh, PA"! . Too funny. I guess if you roll through a town of 300 ... in the middle of nowhere, a visitor IS something special!
@@NeonVacation The ones with his dad.... The way they interacted and jarred each other's memories at each location. It was great and reminded me of times I used to spend with my dad.
@@theirishhammer9108 yes ! Im in New Zealand and have a local News paper that described my parents wedding 65 years ago. There were many local tidbits like you describe..It was very interesting. Also my great grandmother took her own life 100 years ago by throwing herself down the well, it was also described in detail in the local paper of the day ..That was a shock to read I have to say.
@@Lazydaisy646 I am very sorry for that tragic loss. For some reason, I read it wrong and thought you said your 100 year old grandmother jumped in a well.
This brought back such fond memories for me. Back when I first married I moved from a big city to a small town in Georgia. It was Snellville which is East of Atlanta. It is no longer a small town. My car battery died so my mother-in-law called her mechanic at the small repair shop. They came and towed my car to the garage and had me ride along. The mechanic didn't think it would take long to charge the battery. This small garage had a potbellied stove where the guys sat around the stove and talked. They told me to pull up a chair to the stove. So I sat there and chatted with the town folk while my battery was charging. There was no charge for this and I felt so welcomed there. I really felt like a fish out of water but they were all so kind to me.
Hello Nancy! Lucky for you to stumble across my home town and how nice of you to speak so kindly of it! The reason it is called Snellville is bc my family founded the town. In 1874 Thomas Snell and 2 of his friends came over from England. This was a kinda secret voyage. After moving around with his parents throughout GA, he settled in what was named after him Snellville. We were brought up to treat everyone with respect and Im glad some people in my home town treated you like they did. There certainly isnt anything small about Snellville anymore but there are still a few Old timers left. Your comment certainly made me feed good. Thank you!
As a current resident of Kite, Ga and is working in Wrightsville, Ga I just wanted to saw that we appreciate you showing our small towns. Kite is a 4-way stop town and we have only 223 (as of 2021) residents living in town. The only things that are running are churches, the little cafe, a gas station, a Dollar General (we call that “The Kite Mall”) and a LITTLE bait shop.
Sounds heavenly. Grew up in Grayson/Snellville/Lawrenceville area. Back in the day they were small towns and lots of farming land....but now it's getting too cityfied 😓
That was amazing. In the midst of the misery of the Great Depression, people banded together to help a neighbor and his pig. And they wanted the event to be remembered by their descendants. I'm so glad they did.
@@kesmarn shows us how isolated this part of Georgia was back then. When a pig trapped in a well was the biggest thing to happen in these parts. The outside world far removed.
@@kesmarn Those people were looking at an only hope of sustenance in a time of no food. The owner of that pig was looking at death in the face without that pig. The people were saving a man's life.
This is not hyperbole - I am so happy that I decided to sit down and watch this video. What an incredible snapshot into a section of the world that I would never have experienced without this video. Much respect to those gentlemen who took time out of their day to talk to a stranger and spread some stories.
It seems like things like this are one of the few final frontiers for folks these days. I can real estate listing in whatever town in an instant, but actually seeing it cannot be replaced.
Places like this make me so sad because of the loss and I wish we could make them new again but I love seeing them also and just picturing what they must have been like in their hay day. Thank you for covering stuff like this. 😊 also I love the people you met. That’s America to me!
They an easily be made new again. I have seen it happen (While Trump was in, I admit) a small town in New Jersey , had a church in a store. I went to a wedding there. 2 years later , the theater had been converted into a live music venue/theater. I saw two bands. There were restaurants, a Pizza place/Italian place, new stores etc...It was amazing. Capitalism works! Especially, when many people take actions!
Sidenote = you must have absolutely loved when that gentleman showed up who worked for the town and started dropping all that specific knowledge. What a fortuitous moment! Very cool to hear what he had to say. Dig it!
Thank you again for showing us Americana that the average person never sees. How many people outside that small town even know the Pig Monument exists. I live in Georgia and had no idea it existed. Keep up the amazing work and thank you for wandering away from Disney/Universal for awhile. It's too oversaturated with those vloggers already.
Should you make it over to the booming, bustling metropolis of Stockbridge, Ga, I'd be glad to show you the worlds smallest drive-in theater. Holds two cars comfortably. I love it when you show the small town theaters. I grew up in theaters and have written many books and short stories about them. Also, I love to hear the locals tell their stories. Everyone has a story to tell and my life grows richer when I hear them.
I believe there will more life in small towns , as enterprising people leave shut down cities and States!! Just please do not vote the same way , if you voted for you know whats!!
I love seeing the dead old cars. For me it's sad because I see some of them and think, Oh I could fix that. Reality is, I can indeed. I do it almost every day. There's some out there that deserve a second chance before their taken from us forever. Behind the chain link fence was 55, 57, and 58 Chevys. So for me I love hearing "classic car alert". I love the old buildings and signage. I tune in every morning before going to the garage to work on my 55 Chevys. Thank You Adam for taking us on road trips.
Oh man did I ever enjoy this. The Pig Monument, the Kite Jail - you can't make this stuff up! And I loved the interaction with the locals in Kite. Great job Adam.
Wouldn't you like to go back in time and see what it looked like in these little towns back years ago? Back when people would go to work and work there until they retired. Was able to buy some land and build their houses and live there their whole lives. That was back when people could save money too. I could go on and on about that, but I won't. 😉😁😊 That was nice of those gentlemen to tell you a little history about the town. I didn't know Herschel Walker was from down there!! I remember when he was a big deal back in 1980 when he was playing for the Georgia Bulldogs. Thank you Adam for taking us along to see all of these little interesting towns. Great job !! 👍
Adam, you have inspired me. I don't have the money like you do to just spend all my time traveling, but I decided that it would be fun in my state to just visit small towns once in a while and see what they have to offer, places I would never have gone otherwise because you'd think there is nothing there. However, I truly believe now everywhere has something worth seeing because of these videos.
@@zodinthara7925 I live in Des Moines, Iowa. There is a small town celebrating its sesquicentennial called Adair I have scheduled to visit this summer. I have vacation time planned for it. I would have never known about if not for Adam. I started looking up just random small towns here because of him and came across that. Adair also has a landmark devoted to Jesse James, his first train robbery in the west which is kind of neat.
I love the pig monument. A testament to human kindness and perseverance. 12 days of community effort for a pig. Beautiful. The best thing I've seen in a long time.
Adam Thank You for all the information. That is a nice mural of that car. Thank You to all the people of Kite, Georgia for all the history. Stay safe and warm.
You are an actual national treasure. Thank you for venturing the road less traveled. I love what happened in Kite GA. It was perfect. He rolled up on you with a small town dose of- what the heck are you up too-? And promptly pretty much gave you the key to the city. Thanks and I will be waiting for your daily post.
The railroad was so prominent in the South, it built towns. Then the roads and cars, progress, took business away from the small communities. Some towns still have their depots and places like where I live wish theirs had not been torn down. Love the videos you are making.
I wish stuff was still localized in these times of transportation issues it would make much more sense. Its all very well when everything is running smoothly but as we've seen , it doesn't take much. Also people know each other and care for each other more in these communities..
My wife and I started following you for the Disney content, we have also grown cold toward Disney and the way they’ve handled things the past couple years, and I just want to thank you for the content you’re putting out now! This is by far your best content, and in my eyes is/ will be a masterpiece of historical magnitude. I hope the encounters with the locals continue, as they themselves are walking/ talking pieces of history for these amazing American landmarks.
I've seen wayyyy too many backwoods horror movies to not think during the tour that Adam shouldn't let the very friendly guide get between him and the jail door when they were both inside (and he didn't!) Ha
Loved hearing Frank and Junior talking about Kite! Friendly country folks, love the accents! Junior reminded me of my grandpa, although he wasn’t a southerner, he was originally from the Indianapolis area. But he had a bit of a drawl!
I like the pig monument. Very interesting event to choose for a monument to community and friendship. It's nice. On the flip side, those jail cells you were shown have a sort of medieval look. Fascinating. Great vlog!
Ok, some people may not know, but in small town USA, strangers say hi to one another. We even wave at strangers in small towns. So when the guy approached Adam, and he said hey, you know why. lol
I love the VHS talk. I was a boy in the 80's and a teenager in the 90's. Most weekend's my Mom would let me rent a VHS or later a DVD. Once a month my Mom would also get a pizza and soda. Nowadays you can stream most movies any time that you want. It's not a special thing anymore. As a kid I really looked forward to a trip to a Hollywood Video or Blockbuster.
You find the most interesting people to talk to on your travels. Those seemed like very nice guys to me. That's an interesting story about the pig 🐖 too. I think some people treat their animals like family.
People like the gentlemen in Kite are wonderful sources of information. I remember my 1st trip to FL and seeing the chain gang working along the highway in GA. On the edge of my seat until tomorrow!
It's always cool when you can run into someone like that gentleman, and even cooler when he doesn't mind sharing his knowledge and giving you a tour. Very cool!
Like you said, it's the little things that mean a lot! Those little gems you find in those nooks and crannies! Awesome! Glad your back to being the traveling man! ☺️😁❤️
I love love love your backroads, small towns vlogs!! That is true Americana!! I also love your conversations with the locals, especially the “old timers”. What a story they can tell about days of long ago! Thank you for this!
It's so great that you met some people to chat with about the history of Kite. People love to talk about these things but it's rare for someone to show an interest. I bet both of those gentleman felt very good after talking with you. That jail car was really unique. And I loved the pig monument. I would stop and walk up that path too.
Its really sad how movie stores and physical media stores are becoming a relic of the past it's so sad . I didn't have blockbusters near me it was a store above a shop had a lot of movies it went just before dvds just like Adams . That man was nice to give you some history .
I loved video rental stores. There was a huge privately owned one in one of the places I lived that was four floors! If they didn't have it, they'd buy it for you.
I love the South. The little towns are so quaint. It's so laid back compared to living in the Northern States. I live in the Boston area and seeing you explore these towns it amazes me how there's just about nobody on those streets on a week day! So quiet and peaceful. Keep up the great work with the videos. I love them! Happy New Year!
HEY ATW...WITH CONTENT LIKE THIS, YOU COULD FILM vlogs for 100 more years! It seems like every state has Americana just waiting for your camera! Documentaries like today's are so intensely interesting that I find myself watching 2, 3 or even more times just to take it all in! Thank you ATW for making REAL television. Anything else is just a waste of brain power!
James McAllister, I remember when I was a kid and people would say, " if you ain't careful they're gonna send you off to Milledgeville." Ha..! 😁 They were just kidding, but there was really an insane asylum there back years ago. 😳 I've heard about it for years, but I don't believe I've ever actually seen it unless we went by it when I was a little girl and I've just forgotten about it. There was one in Atlanta off I-20 too. I remember seeing it up on a hill and I think that was for women. Used to give me the creeps. Eww...
@@bonniebrown6960 Was? It's still here. Central State Hospital. They mostly deal with cases through the judicial system now but very much still operating and is in fact the oldest continously operating mental hospital in the world. There is an old, abandoned campus and a newer campus. They sometimes give tours of the old building and it's history.
The congressman named Ronald "Bo" Ginn was from Milledgeville and went to jail. There's also an old confederate civil war prison on par with Andersonville located at that place. The insane asylum has a huge cemetery behind it. After the Civil War, many veterans with PTSD were dropped off by their relatives at the asylum. The veterans were never visited by their families or seen again and died there. Many of their graves in the back are unmarked. After the Civil War, there were about 40 insane asylums built in the USA.
I really like your new approach of slowing down and showing these small town's stories more in depth. A big plus when you get locals to tell their stories. Thanks..
So much of interest in the small towns. I grew up in a small town of about 600, had 2 supermarkets, movie theater, car dealership (Plymouth) and on and on. Now just a Dollar General, and a couple of convenience stores. You should see lots of Dollar Generals on you great travels. As they are often the only store left in town, and provide some grocery's and other stuff. To me this is one of the most interesting series you have done, and so few people live in those places anymore, sad. This repeats itself in all the states from coast to coast.
Adam keep em’ coming loving the content and your ability to spot great points of interest and showing us small town life within the back roads you are traveling on! Amazing video always!
If you head Northwest, come say hello in Senoia, Ga. Cute little town that has been able to revitalize its old main st buildings and even add new ones. Much thanks to the fact that The Walking Dead was largely filmed here but nonetheless it’s refreshing to see one of these old dying towns preserved and thriving again. Really enjoying the forgotten roads.
I don't always comment on all the videos - BUT - this new year of videos is just what I prayed for. I have loved all of them....Thank YOu Thank You Thank You....I have never been to the south - and it is so cool to see these small towns. PLUS you can tell in your voice you are enjoying yourself. Stay safe....You are a good man...
Kite is my hometown! I’m so proud of it! The community is really friendly and such a peaceful town! Junior was the major of Kite for at least 20+ years. Nanny’s Cafe has the best fried chicken on Sundays! There’s also a Tire service station. And I saved the best for last…Crossway gas station. Which I work at on the weekends. We do short order food and it’s great!!
One of the things I notice in these small towns you visit is that in addition to the municipal buildings there are the family owned shops, grocery stores, gas stations, and either a railroad depot or the remains of one. Also, there are usually at least one or more businesses that are usually closed up but at one time would have provided sources of income for the local town folk. The beauty of being able to buy "Made in U.S.A." meant that your stuff could have come from places like these. It would be like buying from a neighbor. Now, with all the world wide trade going on it seems we've decided to get stuff from "way over yonder" instead of basically continuing to get it from "down the street". When these people were sent home for lack of business we basically stifled any further growth in these areas and hence all the deteriorating relics of the past remain. It makes you wonder where did all the people go?
Yes nice of Frank and Jr to stop and give you information about there town. Love this kind of stories Mr. Adam,. Looking forward to seeing and hearing about your next off of the back road finds. Be safe and safe travels.
Outstanding people, places, and story telling! Thank you, Woo, as your style, filming and passion brings these less visited cities alive, filling viewers minds with memories. Gotta say, the Pig Memorial was one of the best; that a community commemorated their working together at that stressful time, is a community that we should all aspire to
Getting closer to my neck of the woods! Lol my Niece went to highschool with Alanna(honey boo boo). This is so cool! I’ve been excited for your time in Ga since you announced! So cool to see your perspective on places I have known all my life! Love how friendly everyone in Kite were! This is awesome! Such small down pride! The older man in the plaid shirt reminds me of my Papaw. ❤️
In Albany, Georgia there is a nice memorial of Ray Charles that plays his music 24/7 Albany, not a desirable place to visit, but worth a trip to see the Ray Charles memorial. Just a thought….. There is also a Hampton or Hilton Garden Inn right across the street from the memorial. Loganville Ga, is where Burt Reynolds once lived. Lawrenceville Ga, the courthouse is where Larry Flint went to court and was shot. Georgia Guide Stones are worth seeing as well. Fried Green Tomatoes movie location in Juliet Georgia. Worth a stop to eat at Whistle Stop Cafe.
That's true, Burt Reynolds had a house in Loganville GA. When he sold the house they had an Estate sale and my mother bought 2 bar stoles that belong to Burt Reynolds. She still has them. It's a cute little town to visit too. I believe Adam has visited Juliet GA. before and did a video about the filming location on Fried Green Tomatoes. I've been there too and it is a fun place to visit...!! 😊👍❤
No one else remembers, but I loved going to Dairy Queen to sit in the Kiddierama. It was a little red booth that you sat in and watched old cartoons for a quarter. E.T.A., I also thought of Blockbuster as mainstream and loved the Mom and Pop places. I also worked at a video store.
I love your explorations of small town America! It's great to see the old buildings and the commerce of the past. In Kite the locals brought the sleepy little town to life with the stories and history. Your vlog is very entertaining!
Adam, you know your doing what your meant to be doing when Everything falls into place. How Brilliant when we line up with God's plan for Our Lives...I call them God Moments, it's when We Realize that God's Hand is at Work in Our Lives. Don't you Just Love How HE Sent that Local man by, Right at that Moment?? he Not only knew the Local History...but sharing what he loves with you & us...how Awesome is that???Stay Safe. Thank you.
I can‘t help it but every time a Dairy Queen comes up I have to laugh remembering your tour with your Dad: what’s the name of this place? D a i r y Q u e e n 😄 love it
Thanks Adam for another great post. I love these Travelogs so much more than the Disney crap you were obsessed with. These are more entertaining and educational than seeing you ride the Matterhorn for the 20th time. And BTW - when you give a towns population, I believe those numbers are incorrect as of this or last year. Just looking at how many businesses are closed, delapedated or just torn down makes me realize that people are either moving out to big towns or cities, or just died after their business failed. That is so sad. Every single video just shows how the South, Central, and Midwest has changed and died. But they keep electing the same politicians that don't do a damn thing for them. So very sad.
Around 2002 my brother and I went from our homes in rural Eastern Middle Tennessee down to McIntyre/Irwinton Georgia (Shout out to the kind folks at The Jackson Inn). We were there to do some steel construction for additions and maintenance of the chalk mines in the area. The particular mine we spent most of our time at was right next to the RR track in a swamp. You could literally track the HUGE cane break rattlesnakes through the chalk dust INSIDE the buildings and all around the grounds. When opening a door, you stuck your head around to look behind the door before stepping on in. Folks would get bit by snakes laying against the door which would be rousted and startled by the door shoving them back. Naturally, they would strike at the first thing that appeared in front of them. They would also strike as you got out of your truck in the morning from underneath the next vehicle. At that time, the nearest hospital was 40 minutes away. The gators were a whole other story. That was a helluva job. Especially in the heat of July through early September. I always enjoyed traveling all over and seeing cool places but, jobs like that made me really glad to get back home for a little bit.
Since the cactus atlas is two people, I will second that. You seemed so much happier and into this. Call us when and if you ever get back to AZ and we’ll show you the true wildest ride in the wilderness!
That must have been “some pig!” Thanks for the tour of these places. These are really great to show us the signs of the times and life that has in a sense passed us by. I appreciate it.
Adam, I absolutely love your videos traveling thru the small towns down south. So informative! Wish you would do this for the rest of the year! Devoted fan of yours for many, many, years. Keep up the good work.
Excellent work. It’s so interesting to see the history of these towns. The tiniest details are very interesting. Like the last person to fill the menu holders at the extinct Dairy Queen, may have had no idea it was last time. And the tiny steps leading up to the small building… was there a conversation had after construction was complete? “Darn you Jimmy, whose feet are this small???”
It’s a bit disturbing of the state’s you have filmed so far, there are so many towns that have almost completely been destroyed by the economic downfall over the years. What a shame. Don’t stop showing us this please. A lot of interesting things too.
There is definitely a bittersweet quality to the places Adam stops. You can imagine how at one time, for the folks who lived in these places, they were little bustling places of commerce. So much of all that is just....gone.
I'm glad to see the Honey Boo Boo house still standing as a monument to the golden era of television. Such a good show! I still miss it. Seriously, I liked it.
11:40, interesting pig monument. This is what I like about these series of videos Adam, all the random back road items that are found. I like the Goat Helton name. Neat seeing the old movie store and thinking how cool they were back in that era, now most are not in business anymore. The road called Herschel Walker drive, another random item. I've never seen a Ford mural like the one at 21:34, that's different.
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Anyone else wanna know what Goat Helton was like at a party ?
If your still in the genera area, Claxton GA is the Fruit cake capital of the world, and VIDALIA GA is home of the sweet onion (although they are actually grown in the next town over names Lyons, Ga).
Sure! I'll bet he was a He** raiser.
he was a party animal
Probably was a "baaad" dude.
For some reason I cringe when I hear you say Coca-Cola Classic. It was plain old Coca-Cola. Around 1980-82 Coke came out with New Coke which is sweetened with high fructose syrup. After a few weeks of complaints they said okay we will bring it back under the name Coca-Cola Classic. They neglected to tell anyone it too would be sweetened with high fructose.
Clearly, southern hospitality is not dead! You’re finding a lot of friendly people in your travels.
Amen!
Wish Adam could go fishing with Helen Wyatt in Dublin, GA. She is an 80 something year old craft CZcamsr. She is GA personified & lots of fun. Lots of followers from all over devoted to her.
@@sandrap6321 Yes!!!
I was gonna say the same...
@@sandrap6321 from Adrian left there in the mid 70s
I have found that when shooting in small towns like these, when the townsfolk approach you and learn that their little home will be featured on the internet for all the world, they really open up about it. Love meeting these people.... adds so much to the project. Loving these so much.... I always get a little sad when the vlog (long pause) is over.
My heart sinks just a little when the vlog is over.
We don't trust Revinoo' ers. Got that, pal?
@@JillKirchner 🤣
I took a class in college where we did an economic survey of central Texas. We had to interview people about where they shopped for various items. I lost count of the times people would bring us into a building to show us something that was hidden from the public. Small museums and collections, or just a history of the town. Same thing happened to me in Savannah GA when I waiting around for a job interview. In the smaller towns a person from out of town is big news, and people love to talk about their towns. This series is such fun.
This and the series with his Dad retracing past hometowns etc, are my among my favorites too! Adam is a genius in the Vlogging game.
My mom recently passed and she had a number of older newspapers from the town she grew up in. When I read it, they would actually write in a column in the paper that " Joe and Joanne Smith went to Michigan to visit their aunt!" Or, " Robert and Alice Cromwell hosted their cousin Louis, who came in to town from Pittsburgh, PA"! . Too funny. I guess if you roll through a town of 300 ... in the middle of nowhere, a visitor IS something special!
@@NeonVacation The ones with his dad.... The way they interacted and jarred each other's memories at each location. It was great and reminded me of times I used to spend with my dad.
@@theirishhammer9108 yes ! Im in New Zealand and have a local News paper that described my parents wedding 65 years ago. There were many local tidbits like you describe..It was very interesting.
Also my great grandmother took her own life 100 years ago by throwing herself down the well, it was also described in detail in the local paper of the day ..That was a shock to read I have to say.
@@Lazydaisy646 I am very sorry for that tragic loss. For some reason, I read it wrong and thought you said your 100 year old grandmother jumped in a well.
This brought back such fond memories for me. Back when I first married I moved from a big city to a small town in Georgia. It was Snellville which is East of Atlanta. It is no longer a small town. My car battery died so my mother-in-law called her mechanic at the small repair shop. They came and towed my car to the garage and had me ride along. The mechanic didn't think it would take long to charge the battery. This small garage had a potbellied stove where the guys sat around the stove and talked. They told me to pull up a chair to the stove. So I sat there and chatted with the town folk while my battery was charging. There was no charge for this and I felt so welcomed there. I really felt like a fish out of water but they were all so kind to me.
Hello Nancy! Lucky for you to stumble across my home town and how nice of you to speak so kindly of it! The reason it is called Snellville is bc my family founded the town. In 1874 Thomas Snell and 2 of his friends came over from England. This was a kinda secret voyage. After moving around with his parents throughout GA, he settled in what was named after him Snellville. We were brought up to treat everyone with respect and Im glad some people in my home town treated you like they did. There certainly isnt anything small about Snellville anymore but there are still a few Old timers left. Your comment certainly made me feed good. Thank you!
I was born and raised in Grayson but my stomping grounds were snellville....class of 86 😁
As a current resident of Kite, Ga and is working in Wrightsville, Ga I just wanted to saw that we appreciate you showing our small towns. Kite is a 4-way stop town and we have only 223 (as of 2021) residents living in town. The only things that are running are churches, the little cafe, a gas station, a Dollar General (we call that “The Kite Mall”) and a LITTLE bait shop.
hello, I am from Adrian, GA. Nice to hear from a small towner.
@@shannonpowell4004 I went to school in Adrian up to 75 Red Devil's 💯
@@shannonpowell4004 my name is Tracy Spiker wish we could talk to see if we knew the same people I live in Tx now
Sounds heavenly. Grew up in Grayson/Snellville/Lawrenceville area. Back in the day they were small towns and lots of farming land....but now it's getting too cityfied 😓
@@bethshadid2087 Adrian,Scott, Wrightsville, Norris Town Jct Swainsboro Kite was all farm land now it's trees for lumber
All of our lives are richer now that we know of the Pig Monument. These little known bits of history are fantastic. Thanks Adam!
Should be made into a movie!
That was amazing. In the midst of the misery of the Great Depression, people banded together to help a neighbor and his pig. And they wanted the event to be remembered by their descendants. I'm so glad they did.
@@kesmarn shows us how isolated this part of Georgia was back then. When a pig trapped in a well was the biggest thing to happen in these parts. The outside world far removed.
@@sandrap6321 all small communities were like that in those days . Things like this helped people survive, a pig would have been very important ..
@@kesmarn Those people were looking at an only hope of sustenance in a time of no food. The owner of that pig was looking at death in the face without that pig. The people were saving a man's life.
Talking and walking with Frank and Junior in Kite was priceless!
I enjoyed that so much! They have such fond memories of the area. You could talk to them for a long time and soak up so much history of the area.
This is not hyperbole - I am so happy that I decided to sit down and watch this video. What an incredible snapshot into a section of the world that I would never have experienced without this video. Much respect to those gentlemen who took time out of their day to talk to a stranger and spread some stories.
It seems like things like this are one of the few final frontiers for folks these days. I can real estate listing in whatever town in an instant, but actually seeing it cannot be replaced.
Places like this make me so sad because of the loss and I wish we could make them new again but I love seeing them also and just picturing what they must have been like in their hay day. Thank you for covering stuff like this. 😊 also I love the people you met. That’s America to me!
They an easily be made new again. I have seen it happen (While Trump was in, I admit) a small town in New Jersey , had a church in a store. I went to a wedding there. 2 years later , the theater had been converted into a live music venue/theater. I saw two bands. There were restaurants, a Pizza place/Italian place, new stores etc...It was amazing. Capitalism works! Especially, when many people take actions!
Pig monument is exactly the kind of unexpected thing I was hoping for on these trips. Great find, Adam!
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If you grew up in the depression in that little town, you would be looking at that pig as a year's worth of food.
Sidenote = you must have absolutely loved when that gentleman showed up who worked for the town and started dropping all that specific knowledge. What a fortuitous moment! Very cool to hear what he had to say. Dig it!
Thank you again for showing us Americana that the average person never sees. How many people outside that small town even know the Pig Monument exists. I live in Georgia and had no idea it existed. Keep up the amazing work and thank you for wandering away from Disney/Universal for awhile. It's too oversaturated with those vloggers already.
Should you make it over to the booming, bustling metropolis of Stockbridge, Ga, I'd be glad to show you the worlds smallest drive-in theater. Holds two cars comfortably. I love it when you show the small town theaters. I grew up in theaters and have written many books and short stories about them. Also, I love to hear the locals tell their stories. Everyone has a story to tell and my life grows richer when I hear them.
I love our small towns here in GA..HI FROM Douglasville until may
I believe there will more life in small towns , as enterprising people leave shut down cities and States!! Just please do not vote the same way , if you voted for you know whats!!
A two-car drive-in theater?!? I already love it! 👍
Here at the end of summer out last drive in theater is closing & sold out to build more high rise apartments! 😢😢😢😢😢😢
I love seeing the dead old cars. For me it's sad because I see some of them and think, Oh I could fix that. Reality is, I can indeed. I do it almost every day. There's some out there that deserve a second chance before their taken from us forever. Behind the chain link fence was 55, 57, and 58 Chevys. So for me I love hearing "classic car alert". I love the old buildings and signage. I tune in every morning before going to the garage to work on my 55 Chevys. Thank You Adam for taking us on road trips.
Sounds like a very gratifying job...to tangibly repair something back to working order. Many of us cubicle jockeys are jealous.
do you have any 1955 nomad parts ? DD Speed Shop channel might need some
@@carmineredd1198 I don't have any Nomad stuff for Dan
Oh man did I ever enjoy this. The Pig Monument, the Kite Jail - you can't make this stuff up! And I loved the interaction with the locals in Kite. Great job Adam.
Mr. Watson, I think you've summed it up for me exactly...thank you
Wouldn't you like to go back in time and see what it looked like in these little towns back years ago? Back when people would go to work and work there until they retired. Was able to buy some land and build their houses and live there their whole lives. That was back when people could save money too. I could go on and on about that, but I won't. 😉😁😊 That was nice of those gentlemen to tell you a little history about the town. I didn't know Herschel Walker was from down there!! I remember when he was a big deal back in 1980 when he was playing for the Georgia Bulldogs. Thank you Adam for taking us along to see all of these little interesting towns. Great job !! 👍
Adam, you have inspired me. I don't have the money like you do to just spend all my time traveling, but I decided that it would be fun in my state to just visit small towns once in a while and see what they have to offer, places I would never have gone otherwise because you'd think there is nothing there. However, I truly believe now everywhere has something worth seeing because of these videos.
There's always something worth seeing for sure.
Thats the way. Making a precious thibg out of things taken fir granted
@@zodinthara7925 I live in Des Moines, Iowa. There is a small town celebrating its sesquicentennial called Adair I have scheduled to visit this summer. I have vacation time planned for it. I would have never known about if not for Adam. I started looking up just random small towns here because of him and came across that. Adair also has a landmark devoted to Jesse James, his first train robbery in the west which is kind of neat.
@@travis303 did you go?
I love the pig monument. A testament to human kindness and perseverance. 12 days of community effort for a pig. Beautiful. The best thing I've seen in a long time.
Adam Thank You for all the information. That is a nice mural of that car. Thank You to all the people of Kite, Georgia for all the history. Stay safe and warm.
You are an actual national treasure. Thank you for venturing the road less traveled. I love what happened in Kite GA. It was perfect. He rolled up on you with a small town dose of- what the heck are you up too-? And promptly pretty much gave you the key to the city. Thanks and I will be waiting for your daily post.
The railroad was so prominent in the South, it built towns. Then the roads and cars, progress, took business away from the small communities. Some towns still have their depots and places like where I live wish theirs had not been torn down. Love the videos you are making.
I wish stuff was still localized in these times of transportation issues it would make much more sense. Its all very well when everything is running smoothly but as we've seen , it doesn't take much. Also people know each other and care for each other more in these communities..
I really like the friendliness of small town residents. This is such a good series.
My wife and I started following you for the Disney content, we have also grown cold toward Disney and the way they’ve handled things the past couple years, and I just want to thank you for the content you’re putting out now! This is by far your best content, and in my eyes is/ will be a masterpiece of historical magnitude. I hope the encounters with the locals continue, as they themselves are walking/ talking pieces of history for these amazing American landmarks.
I've seen wayyyy too many backwoods horror movies to not think during the tour that Adam shouldn't let the very friendly guide get between him and the jail door when they were both inside (and he didn't!) Ha
Loved hearing Frank and Junior talking about Kite! Friendly country folks, love the accents! Junior reminded me of my grandpa, although he wasn’t a southerner, he was originally from the Indianapolis area. But he had a bit of a drawl!
I loved when he talked about when his own grandpa was in that cell.
Love this new series!! And we all love enjoying a piping hot caffeinated beverage with you on these road trips 😄
I like the pig monument. Very interesting event to choose for a monument to community and friendship. It's nice. On the flip side, those jail cells you were shown have a sort of medieval look. Fascinating. Great vlog!
So interesting these small towns. People are a lot more friendly out there. Thanks for today’s video. 🇦🇺🇦🇺
Ok, some people may not know, but in small town USA, strangers say hi to one another. We even wave at strangers in small towns. So when the guy approached Adam, and he said hey, you know why. lol
I love this stuff. Very happy ATW is back at it. Adam was the reason I traveled to the US a couple of times, before Corona. Greetings from Amsterdam.
I love the VHS talk. I was a boy in the 80's and a teenager in the 90's. Most weekend's my Mom would let me rent a VHS or later a DVD. Once a month my Mom would also get a pizza and soda. Nowadays you can stream most movies any time that you want. It's not a special thing anymore. As a kid I really looked forward to a trip to a Hollywood Video or Blockbuster.
So good! Love it when you can talk with the townspeople and get some of the history of the town. Enjoying the content very much! Safe travels Adam!
Yes! reminds me of what I loved so much about Huell Howser's vids.
You find the most interesting people to talk to on your travels. Those seemed like very nice guys to me. That's an interesting story about the pig 🐖 too. I think some people treat their animals like family.
People like the gentlemen in Kite are wonderful sources of information. I remember my 1st trip to FL and seeing the chain gang working along the highway in GA. On the edge of my seat until tomorrow!
I hope I’m still driving around at 89 and a half. Cool old timer. Thanks frank and junior.
Sweet guy that showed you around. I like small towns thanks for exploring Adam
It's always cool when you can run into someone like that gentleman, and even cooler when he doesn't mind sharing his knowledge and giving you a tour. Very cool!
Like you said, it's the little things that mean a lot! Those little gems you find in those nooks and crannies! Awesome! Glad your back to being the traveling man! ☺️😁❤️
I love love love your backroads, small towns vlogs!! That is true Americana!! I also love your conversations with the locals, especially the “old timers”. What a story they can tell about days of long ago! Thank you for this!
The people you meet are so neat to hear about the history of the towns.
It's so great that you met some people to chat with about the history of Kite. People love to talk about these things but it's rare for someone to show an interest. I bet both of those gentleman felt very good after talking with you.
That jail car was really unique. And I loved the pig monument. I would stop and walk up that path too.
Its really sad how movie stores and physical media stores are becoming a relic of the past it's so sad . I didn't have blockbusters near me it was a store above a shop had a lot of movies it went just before dvds just like Adams .
That man was nice to give you some history .
I loved video rental stores. There was a huge privately owned one in one of the places I lived that was four floors! If they didn't have it, they'd buy it for you.
I love the South. The little towns are so quaint. It's so laid back compared to living in the Northern States. I live in the Boston area and seeing you explore these towns it amazes me how there's just about nobody on those streets on a week day! So quiet and peaceful. Keep up the great work with the videos. I love them! Happy New Year!
The pig rescue story is amazing! The preciousness of livestock during The Great Depression . . . . it is difficult for most of us to imagin.
HEY ATW...WITH CONTENT LIKE THIS, YOU COULD FILM
vlogs for 100 more years! It seems like every state has Americana just waiting for your camera! Documentaries like today's are so intensely interesting that I find myself watching 2, 3 or even more times just to take it all in! Thank you ATW for making REAL television. Anything else is just a waste of brain power!
There’s an old insane asylum just outside of Milledgeville. Thats always been an interesting place to check out
This is how horror movies start.
James McAllister, I remember when I was a kid and people would say, " if you ain't careful they're gonna send you off to Milledgeville." Ha..! 😁 They were just kidding, but there was really an insane asylum there back years ago. 😳 I've heard about it for years, but I don't believe I've ever actually seen it unless we went by it when I was a little girl and I've just forgotten about it. There was one in Atlanta off I-20 too. I remember seeing it up on a hill and I think that was for women. Used to give me the creeps. Eww...
@@bonniebrown6960 Was? It's still here. Central State Hospital. They mostly deal with cases through the judicial system now but very much still operating and is in fact the oldest continously operating mental hospital in the world. There is an old, abandoned campus and a newer campus. They sometimes give tours of the old building and it's history.
@@bonniebrown6960 I actually went there back in 2019. Very interesting place
The congressman named Ronald "Bo" Ginn was from Milledgeville and went to jail.
There's also an old confederate civil war prison on par with Andersonville located at that place.
The insane asylum has a huge cemetery behind it. After the Civil War, many veterans with PTSD were dropped off by their relatives at the asylum. The veterans were never visited by their families or seen again and died there. Many of their graves in the back are unmarked. After the Civil War, there were about 40 insane asylums built in the USA.
I really like your new approach of slowing down and showing these small town's stories more in depth. A big plus when you get locals to tell their stories. Thanks..
So much of interest in the small towns. I grew up in a small town of about 600, had 2 supermarkets, movie theater, car dealership (Plymouth) and on and on. Now just a Dollar General, and a couple of convenience stores. You should see lots of Dollar Generals on you great travels. As they are often the only store left in town, and provide some grocery's and other stuff.
To me this is one of the most interesting series you have done, and so few people live in those places anymore, sad. This repeats itself in all the states from coast to coast.
Adam keep em’ coming loving the content and your ability to spot great points of interest and showing us small town life within the back roads you are traveling on! Amazing video always!
If you head Northwest, come say hello in Senoia, Ga. Cute little town that has been able to revitalize its old main st buildings and even add new ones. Much thanks to the fact that The Walking Dead was largely filmed here but nonetheless it’s refreshing to see one of these old dying towns preserved and thriving again. Really enjoying the forgotten roads.
Best walking dead state
Ment. New life in town
I don't always comment on all the videos - BUT - this new year of videos is just what I prayed for. I have loved all of them....Thank YOu Thank You Thank You....I have never been to the south - and it is so cool to see these small towns. PLUS you can tell in your voice you are enjoying yourself. Stay safe....You are a good man...
Doesn't he seem super happy?
Kite is my hometown! I’m so proud of it! The community is really friendly and such a peaceful town! Junior was the major of Kite for at least 20+ years. Nanny’s Cafe has the best fried chicken on Sundays! There’s also a Tire service station. And I saved the best for last…Crossway gas station. Which I work at on the weekends. We do short order food and it’s great!!
One of the things I notice in these small towns you visit is that in addition to the municipal buildings there are the family owned shops, grocery stores, gas stations, and either a railroad depot or the remains of one.
Also, there are usually at least one or more businesses that are usually closed up but at one time would have provided sources of income for the local town folk.
The beauty of being able to buy "Made in U.S.A." meant that your stuff could have come from places like these. It would be like buying from a neighbor.
Now, with all the world wide trade going on it seems we've decided to get stuff from "way over yonder" instead of basically continuing to get it from "down the street".
When these people were sent home for lack of business we basically stifled any further growth in these areas and hence all the deteriorating relics of the past remain. It makes you wonder where did all the people go?
They died and their kids moved to the city. Hopefully with technology, people can move back and work from these beautiful rural areas.
Yes nice of Frank and Jr to stop and give you information about there town. Love this kind of stories Mr. Adam,. Looking forward to seeing and hearing about your next off of the back road finds. Be safe and safe travels.
What a TREASURE you found in Kite! Those two fellas were awesome!
What a great tour. The locals know their history. They were born there and will die there. Love the Americana ✌🏼
Outstanding people, places, and story telling! Thank you, Woo, as your style, filming and passion brings these less visited cities alive, filling viewers minds with memories. Gotta say, the Pig Memorial was one of the best; that a community commemorated their working together at that stressful time, is a community that we should all aspire to
Getting closer to my neck of the woods! Lol my Niece went to highschool with Alanna(honey boo boo). This is so cool! I’ve been excited for your time in Ga since you announced! So cool to see your perspective on places I have known all my life! Love how friendly everyone in Kite were! This is awesome! Such small down pride! The older man in the plaid shirt reminds me of my Papaw. ❤️
Great story about the pig. Nice episode. Always enjoy your show.
In Albany, Georgia there is a nice memorial of Ray Charles that plays his music 24/7
Albany, not a desirable place to visit, but worth a trip to see the Ray Charles memorial. Just a thought…..
There is also a Hampton or Hilton Garden Inn right across the street from the memorial.
Loganville Ga, is where Burt Reynolds once lived.
Lawrenceville Ga, the courthouse is where Larry Flint went to court and was shot.
Georgia Guide Stones are worth seeing as well.
Fried Green Tomatoes movie location in Juliet Georgia. Worth a stop to eat at Whistle Stop Cafe.
That's true, Burt Reynolds had a house in Loganville GA. When he sold the house they had an Estate sale and my mother bought 2 bar stoles that belong to Burt Reynolds. She still has them. It's a cute little town to visit too. I believe Adam has visited Juliet GA. before and did a video about the filming location on Fried Green Tomatoes. I've been there too and it is a fun place to visit...!! 😊👍❤
@@bonniebrown6960 I lived in Loganville for 9 years. About 4 miles from the house.
Why is Albany not a desirable place to visit?
No one else remembers, but I loved going to Dairy Queen to sit in the Kiddierama. It was a little red booth that you sat in and watched old cartoons for a quarter. E.T.A., I also thought of Blockbuster as mainstream and loved the Mom and Pop places. I also worked at a video store.
Man oh man Adam. These videos are giving me the warm and fuzzies of the good ole days of the daily wooooooo :) be safe out there!
Yes! I feel like we have gone back to the good old days.
I love your explorations of small town America! It's great to see the old buildings and the commerce of the past. In Kite the locals brought the sleepy little town to life with the stories and history. Your vlog is very entertaining!
Adam, you know your doing what your meant to be doing when Everything falls into place. How Brilliant when we line up with God's plan for Our Lives...I call them God Moments, it's when We Realize that God's Hand is at Work in Our Lives. Don't you Just Love How HE Sent that Local man by, Right at that Moment?? he Not only knew the Local History...but sharing what he loves with you & us...how Awesome is that???Stay Safe. Thank you.
Adam the videos are incredible. A sense of history of the communities. I especially like the interviews with local Americans. Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it
Only 5 days into the new year and these are your best videos ever !!!
I can‘t help it but every time a Dairy Queen comes up I have to laugh remembering your tour with your Dad: what’s the name of this place? D a i r y Q u e e n 😄 love it
Born n' raised barefooted. Love the local flavor. I am enjoying your journey Adam, Thank You.
Known by the name, "Junior" - born June 1932. If I'm not mistaken.
Thanks Adam for another great post. I love these Travelogs so much more than the Disney crap you were obsessed with. These are more entertaining and educational than seeing you ride the Matterhorn for the 20th time. And BTW - when you give a towns population, I believe those numbers are incorrect as of this or last year. Just looking at how many businesses are closed, delapedated or just torn down makes me realize that people are either moving out to big towns or cities, or just died after their business failed. That is so sad. Every single video just shows how the South, Central, and Midwest has changed and died. But they keep electing the same politicians that don't do a damn thing for them. So very sad.
Thank you to the kind folks of Kite for helping Adam with the great info!
I see you hit yet another milestone by hitting over 600k subscribers. Congrats, Adam!
Around 2002 my brother and I went from our homes in rural Eastern Middle Tennessee down to McIntyre/Irwinton Georgia (Shout out to the kind folks at The Jackson Inn). We were there to do some steel construction for additions and maintenance of the chalk mines in the area. The particular mine we spent most of our time at was right next to the RR track in a swamp. You could literally track the HUGE cane break rattlesnakes through the chalk dust INSIDE the buildings and all around the grounds. When opening a door, you stuck your head around to look behind the door before stepping on in. Folks would get bit by snakes laying against the door which would be rousted and startled by the door shoving them back. Naturally, they would strike at the first thing that appeared in front of them. They would also strike as you got out of your truck in the morning from underneath the next vehicle. At that time, the nearest hospital was 40 minutes away. The gators were a whole other story. That was a helluva job. Especially in the heat of July through early September. I always enjoyed traveling all over and seeing cool places but, jobs like that made me really glad to get back home for a little bit.
So happy to see you out on and on the road again. Exploration feels like it's really where you shine. 😄
Since the cactus atlas is two people, I will second that. You seemed so much happier and into this. Call us when and if you ever get back to AZ and we’ll show you the true wildest ride in the wilderness!
Glad your doing this and people are opening up to talk about their towns. A lot of this history would be lost as these old timers move on.
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That must have been “some pig!” Thanks for the tour of these places. These are really great to show us the signs of the times and life that has in a sense passed us by. I appreciate it.
Thank you Adam… we love these small town tours. Always friendly people that waves and gives you a smile 😊
That’s how most of them small towns were started because of the railroad , I Enjoy all the videos Brother , thank you !!
It is so cool when people give you info like that it makes it more of a feeling of what happened there.
AWESOME - AWESOME - AWESOME - My life and day is a little brighter from watching this - Thank You Adam - This was enjoyable beyond words
So cool when the locals give you a tour! Awesome!
Adam, I absolutely love your videos traveling thru the small towns down south. So informative! Wish you would do this for the rest of the year! Devoted fan of yours for many, many, years. Keep up the good work.
Such a great way to start the day, watching Woo and sipping my coffee, it's going to be a great day🕶
WOW! Love that a local came across your path while filming; great history! Thank you for sharing! Love your channel.
Shout out to the sweet and helpful gentleman! He IS representing!!!
Great job Adam! Enjoying the content. ☀️😊
Excellent work. It’s so interesting to see the history of these towns. The tiniest details are very interesting. Like the last person to fill the menu holders at the extinct Dairy Queen, may have had no idea it was last time. And the tiny steps leading up to the small building… was there a conversation had after construction was complete? “Darn you Jimmy, whose feet are this small???”
Thanks for posting this beautiful video! Safe travels! Peace ☮️
Thank you so much, Adam
Great history leason. Your travels are starting out strong. Those first hand stories are fantastic.
It’s a bit disturbing of the state’s you have filmed so far, there are so many towns that have almost completely been destroyed by the economic downfall over the years. What a shame. Don’t stop showing us this please. A lot of interesting things too.
We The People have to make small towns come back to life. The Government wants us all crowded into pods , depending upon them for breadcrumbs.
There is definitely a bittersweet quality to the places Adam stops. You can imagine how at one time, for the folks who lived in these places, they were little bustling places of commerce. So much of all that is just....gone.
I am enjoying your communing with locals! So refreshing to get their input and information. Fun!
the years of watching your videos, this is by far my favorite. Thanks for this.
I'm glad to see the Honey Boo Boo house still standing as a monument to the golden era of television. Such a good show! I still miss it. Seriously, I liked it.
Train! :)
The old Woo is back love all these backroads thanks for sharing:)
Adam, I just love this kind of video. Thanks so much for doing this. Loved listening to those two guys talk about the city of Kite....
11:40, interesting pig monument. This is what I like about these series of videos Adam, all the random back road items that are found. I like the Goat Helton name. Neat seeing the old movie store and thinking how cool they were back in that era, now most are not in business anymore. The road called Herschel Walker drive, another random item. I've never seen a Ford mural like the one at 21:34, that's different.
I grew up in Warner Robins GA for 11 years. Seeing all the decay around Central GA is depressing...not surprising in the least, but depressing.
Adam the Woos Magical Mystery Tours! I love it! I'm Captivated! once again your the Best, Thanks Adam
so Awesome you met the locals . I appreciate them sharing . Thank you TDW