The Empty Towns & Villages of Louisiana - Cross Country Road Trip Day Four / 9 States in 9 Days
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- čas přidán 5. 01. 2020
- Day Four of my Cross Country Trip into the backroads and small towns of America takes me to Louisiana .
Day 1 Florida
• The Non Tourist and Em...
Day 2 Alabama
• Forgotten Small Towns ...
Day 3 Mississippi
• Extreme Backroads & Hi... - Zábava
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The continuing journey cross country , state by state . Who’s watched all the episodes of this series so far ?
sure did , these are my favs, wish they were longer lol
I'm counting, so me.
Need to go on the swamp bridge down there.
I did love them
I am! And I love it ❤️ other worldly 😎
This is my idea of a vacation - visit the unexpected on the route, rather than going to popular tourists places.
All Caps yes don’t be a salmon. Take the road less traveled by that will make all the difference.
Me too.
i was born and raised in ferriday, la. i used to have a paper route that traveled all those towns.
I remember when Brocato's restaurant was THE place to eat.
he's goofy isn't he?
@JohnnyB, did you know any families from St. Joseph?
Really JohnnyB, oh really!
A paper route in that place. Toong. Clump. " Thanks, kid. ". Let me guess. That job is long since buggered.
As a small boy in the 60's my little town had everything. Supermarkets, shoe stores, hardware, movie theater, you name it. Now all that is left is convenience store/ gas stations, PO, Dollar General, and various doctor/lawyer offices. Everyone drives outside the village and shops at the usual big box stores. Sad.
iworkout it is sad. I guess its ok to trim down (it happens), but hopefully not to a point where it’s barely there
Thank walmart
Now Amazon is hurting the big box stores.
My wife is from Louisiana. It's funny that whenever we go to visit, I enjoy it more than she does.
I love living in Louisiana, we are very kind and talkative.
Same here. My Dad was born and raised in LA. I always felt like I was in another country. I loved everything about it. The coolest thing was taking a trip into Opelousas to get fresh meat and seafood. The beef was raised by my grandpa. He had his own beef butchered and stored in a local meat locker. It was also a fresh fish market. It wasn’t right on the coast but it was close enough to where the seafood was just as fresh. It had been caught earlier in the day.
I loved the low country. The rice fields. The place where Dad was raised was so beautiful. Big trees covered in Moss. The place was all dirt roads. Still is to this day. There was a few small Catholic Churches in the area. Right across from my fathers home was a Catholic monastery. These were some of the nicest helpful men you ever met.
@@WellseeTheend must be nice visitng your wife's folk. I am from India and its my lifelong dream to visit USA and explore the old forgotten town. I' d love more to visit them than the big citues. It is still full of american charm as we perceived. Big cities are same everywhere. You cant really feel the culuture of the inhabitants.
I am from Louisiana. It's funny that whenever we go to visit, my wife enjoys it more than I do.
@@jacobb590 Now that is funny!! 😆🤣
YES BACK TO THE PAST THIS IS THE OLD WOO WE LOVE TKS ADAM
"Shunk-Ka-Kunk-A-Kunk-Kumk!
I get a little sad watching this series. The blight and decay of small-town America is apparent. That way of life is dying and so are these towns.
grizzly adams Not dying. Dead. If we all keep internet shopping, our bigger cities will soon enough begin to look like this.
@@tallentstravels5727 Interstate highway systems started the death clocks on these towns way before the internet came around.
S C That is absolutely true. But you missed what I said. I’m not talking about the small towns-they’re gone because of the interstate. In my comment above, if you’ll read carefully, I’m talking about our BIGGER cities-the one’s the interstate does NOT bypass. Internet shopping is now killing THEM.
Walmart!
no jobs there
I would like to thank you for this. While I live in California, I still appreciate that area of Northeast Louisiana, because that is where I an from. Ferriday and those town where busy areas back in the day. I am from Monroe, La. I can remember Friday night High School football games at Ferriday! They were in our district. Most people would laugh and poke fun, at least growing up we didn't lock our front doors at night! Great people also!
Nobody is laughing pal, most who got to experience small town life in America, are crying right now.
We had paradise and we gave it away.
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How long ago was that? Since it was busy? Thanks
What happened to the town of Ferriday?
@@pittroadsixzeroseven what happened every where. Drugs and WalMart.
I love Louisiana very much! The small towns are still thriving! Just because some of the buildings aren't there anymore/closed down and doesn't mean nobody lives there anymore! I have family still living throughout Louisiana even now! Beautiful cats! I love the Bridges!
In 2018 a poll came out that said that per capita, Louisiana was the poorest state of the Union and New York state was the richest. Conversely, Louisianans were the happiest of American citizens, while New Yorkers were by far the most unhappy with New Jerseyans a distant second. ...it tells you something perhaps?
New York, where’s that? Lol
If they are that then why are they this extinct?
@@CaptainMir This video only shows one economically depressed part of the state. It is not representative of the whole state. That stretch of road suffered a hard decline because of the shifting markets and modernization of the cotton, grain, and cattle industries. Overall, the people in this state are generally happy, especially in the southern half. I think part of it is a carryover of living simple lives closely connected to the land. That spirit still lives on, even in the cities.
The drive through daiquiri stands are a big help.I lived in Ville Platte, loved the town but lots of poor folks,and little work.When the oil field craps out,so does the economy of Louisiana. We would rather buy oil from terrorists I guess.
Money and wealth always give birth to dreams and dreams can't be fulfilled always because it's the law of nature and as a result it bring unhappiness in Human lives.thats my personal view.
I love these videos. There really is so much to see on the back roads. Do a lot more.
When I used to drive, I would always take the old two laned state and US routes when travelling. I hated the interstates with their choppy concrete pavements and heavy smelly truck traffic.
I live in Morehouse Parish and my mom was born in Tensas Parish. Anyone from Louisiana knows there's a world of difference between north and south.
Daniel Schwartz indeed! I'm from S'port/ Rodessa but have lived in Metarie and Baton Rouge and there is a difference between North and South!
It’s like night and day..
Correct and specifically the dividing line is generally around Baton Rouge as an LSU professor once pointed out.
The reason being because from Baton Rouge northward you begin getting into Baptist Methodist and more Protestant populations.
From BR going Southits entirely Catholic parishes.
It's like different countries. I'm from up North and could never live here. It seems.....well, let's just say it's a nice place to visit but very run down and the people still call us yankees. Like driving into another century...interesting.videos though
North and South Louisiana or US?
Precious lives were here, and must be remembered.
I can just imagine how these little towns looked, say, back in the 1950's, all freshly painted with bustling activity all around. Vital! No longer....
YUP .....WALMART & malls, Chinese cheap labour \ goods...sure pushed a lot of mom & pop business out.... !!✌🇺🇸🇬🇧🇨🇦✌!!
@@pheeshankar4731 for sure they did!
@@ellenrichardson8701 Absolutely beautiful small towns across north America.. hustling & bustling back in the day...!!👍🇺🇸🇨🇦👍!!
so its the chinese? i was thinking it was something to do with the Blacks, but im in australia and i dont know much about american history. fascinating
@@chrisjones245 no...maybe I word it wrong...just the cheap labour , materials , everything inside Walmart ,dollar stores , e.t.c. made in China....or imported. Factory's , warehouse's , shutting down... Canada & u.s .. Hard to compete....cheap imported merchandise... as you can see small deserted towns.. Mom & pop stores closed down they use to employ alot of people...folks had work...now Malls closing down evrywhere...everything you need is in a single giant superstores like Walmart...& some issued food stamps are guess what...redeemable @ Walmart....
These little, old towns are much more interesting than a big city!
Lol! Watch The Last Picture Show.
Sad thing is that the towns he showed in this video are all prison towns. Who in their right mind would actually want to live near a prison? I'm from Louisiana and I sure in the heck don't want to live near a prison.
Yeah love that every small town vibes like i watch on movie.
Wish someday i fly and travel across the USA :)
It's my dream to live and breathe in air of American small towns since i was a child.
I'm from Indonesia
I BEEN TO LOUISIANA. IM SORRY BUT THE STATE IS A BAD JOKE. CORRUPTION CRIME PEOPLE LIVING IN 100 YR OLD HOUSES. SCAMMERS THIEVES PICKPOCKETS TRAPS SO THEY CAN ROB YOU\ NO THANKS
@@cgpcgp3239 That's a movie, not reality.
love seeing these old small towns. memories as a child in the 60's
I was born in Louisiana and have always loved visiting these rusty little towns
Thanks for doing this ... it was lovely
After spending 23years in the Navy, 1st thing I did was to move back to my small town. Kids loved it and it's both me and my wife's hometown. We love it!
Where is it?
@@503945158 a small town
@@503945158 ,why..are you a mo.?
These towns are still fairly clean and wouldn’t be bad if you wanted a quiet life. I’ll bet a small house wouldn’t cost very much!
You are thinking what I am thinking! Wonderful thought! All you'd need would be a good dependable car or pickup to get to a bigger town to shop or see a doctor, etc.
You would be living in the middle of "deliverence"
@@mikejohn0088 The people in that part of the state are nothing like Deliverance. Notice the guy who rides by on his bike and greets the narrator? "How you doing this morning?" That is a typical example of the kind of courtesy common among the inhabitants. It is the kind of area where other drivers wave to you as you pass. If you broke down on the roadside, someone would stop soon afterward to help.
@@merrillhess5626 People need to remember that Deliverance was just a hollywood movie. Not reality by any means.
Merrill Hess ...AND, they’d invite you to their home for a meal or coffee and dessert since you were probably hungry. Good people.
Thank you; this was fantastic. I grew-up in Louisiana, and have now lived in NYC for 20 years; and boy this took me back to the small town days of the 1970's to late 80's. I do miss those stretches of seemingly endless road while driving, where it was just me, open fields and the occasional passing train. Great post!
Are you crazy, living in NYC!
I know they have great paying jobs compared to small towns, and a lot more to do, which i understand.
To bad smaller towns in America couldn't re invent themselves!!
Do you regret leaving? I’m 21 and was born and raised in a very small town in LA. Leaving the state seems like it would be amazing maybe once I graduate college.
There has always been a "Push and Pull" on the young to leave the farm. Opportunity does not grow in the cotton fields, except for the owner. Individuality is not cherished in the hard labor necessary to seed, weed, and harvest the next crop.
My mother lived on a farm outside Philadelphia; the big city was the Mecca drawing her from a life of dawn to dusk work.
In 1918 her mother's body was thrown in the back of a horse drawn cart and buried in a common grave of Flu victims.
That week her step father sent her to the the fine house of the county district attorney. Her wages were the property of her step father.
Time passes. The city beckoned. She left with nothing and no one
The empty streets and bedraggled stores are not romantic. Individuaity is not conducive to the farming community. The demise of these towns is due to many causes, from individual striving for a better position in society, as well as, outside forces, like the railroads, the world wars, military service, interstate highway system, the automobile, unsustainable small farms, and the more recent, big box stores, etc.
Thus, the "Push and Pull" mechanisms are in motion.
thanks for an "non-romantic" comment and your explanation. Very refreshing after all these " oh. so sorry" comments.
Ahhh, a paper map... You're the last of a dying breed my friend.
Still got my RAND MCNALLY large scale and laminated.👌🏾
I'm keeping my paper maps. It takes just one day without access to the web to cause a lot of people to wind up lost.
There’s lots of cool stuff here in Louisiana
Yes there is bro there is
I miss it, never thought I would say those words
@@jacksonogwindi1653 i kinda wamt to move back home to Louisiana..bht to one of those empty towns just pick a house and move in 😁
One interesting thing I've noticed is that all of the grass is not overgrown and seems to be maintained.
It's a weird type of crabgrass that just doesn't grow very high it grows out flat and long so it looks like it's low to the ground but it's not maintained at all that's just what it looks like
lawnmower man true detective season 1.
@@kevinmartin173 Ah! The mystery is solved!
Goats
These videos are so inspiring. I'm gonna buy me an abandoned town! Tired of city life and it's concrete jungles.
Just like Field of Dreams
These nostalga videos are my favorite. Ty adam.
Some of these towns remind me of the town in Stand By Me. They harken back to simpler times. It makes you wonder about all the different kinds of folks who lived out their quiet lives here! Thanks for sharing, I can’t get enough of these quaint older towns!
I live in just a small toen.
Gilbert Louisiana, home of Claire Chennault, founder of the Flying Tigers
the ghost towns look 100% better than Los Angeles. my view
2 bedroom 2 bath 970 sq ft in Compton, Ca $450K. Straight Out Of Compton.
The emptiness of the cities in this video is primarily due to the decline of cotton farming in the 80's and 90's (you may have noticed the remnants of old cotton gins in Clayton and Sicily Island, for example). As the price dropped due to foreign imports and synthetic polymers, many farms went bankrupt (eventually being bought by larger farmers). Those that have survived did so by changing what they farm (most often corn, thanks to the ethanol mandate) and by automating much of their work (which is also a natural outgrowth of a society becoming more advanced).
What's left are a smattering of farm owners of varying wealth and clumps of impoverished living off social programs (because there's not enough new money being brought in by such a small handful of producers and little, if any, opportunities to learn skills) surrounding what used to be vibrant and growing municipalities. As farming dried up, farmers left (sold their farms, went bankrupt, got out of farming, etc). Without the foundational money coming into these areas from well-producing farms, those whose living came from ancillary businesses (dry cleaning, drug stores, etc) were forced to move as well.
The one-two punches of these two aspects coming so close together ended up stranding many of the low and no-skilled workers who would traditionally have worked these farms in order to earn a living. They quickly found themselves in a situation where they either stayed and survived off the certainty of social programs or they moved to some place where there might only be the possibility of a job (and if there wasn't, they were truly hosed). As time has gone by many eventually did move (which is why places Wisner and Fort Necessity are so desolate) but others have stayed. Those staying often become trapped in generational dependence on the social system (see: Ferriday).
These areas could be ripe for people whose definition of "getting away from it all" is defined by plenty of low-traffic highway infrastructure and zero commerce within over a dozen miles and they can be found all over the South to varying degrees.
Safe travels!
Very astute observations.
Thanks Bill. I’m from Houma and although Houma and Terrebonne parish are doing well, there are the occasional house and commercial building that are closed and/or abandoned. It’s sad to see basically an entire town shuttered like these are.
Twenty five years ago there were tiny villages in China that were nothing more than tin shacks and mud floors. Now, because of the cheap labor, and cheap products that China produces, those villages are giant cities with millions of people living in them.
I have to agree. A lot of people in the south join the military to get out of there. It's sad because the land is so beautiful, but there's no economic spark to get anything going. Especially now that we're a service based economy which requires skill and high education instead of land or resources.
I'm glad you brought some sense into blaming Walmart and imports and everything else. Agriculture has over the years become far more mechanized and efficient. The reason the businesses are gone is because the population it serviced is gone. Farms have consolidated. Now only two-percent of our population is involved in agriculture.
The parallel roads are found through many small towns. They allow cars to park and then leave businesses without backing onto the main high speed highway. Years ago when these businesses were busy, they functioned similar to the parallel access roads off an interstate highway.
Definitely going to travel the back roads more often, I'm really fascinated with the history of small towns and the people that lived in them.
You summed up my thoughts exactly. Sad but also fascinating at the same time. Loving the series. Keep up the good work
In Ferriday, that street was named for Mickey Gilley who owned a famous night club in Houston, TX. He also had two cousins, one Jimmy Swaggert, a preacher of a large church in Baton Rouge, and of course, famous rock and roller Jerry Lee Lewis. All three are from Ferriday.
The Sicily Island watertower looked like a hidden Mickey! I'm loving this back road series!
Village of Gilbert sign mentioned it was the home of Claire Chennault. He started & commanded the famous WW2 fighter squadron The Flying Tigers.
KELLI2L2 man, holding that thumbs up to a high standard
He could have also pointed out that Ferriday La was the birthplace of "The Killer" Jerry Lee Lewis, and his cousin Jerry Swaggart. Their other cousin Mickey Gilley grew up across the river in Natchez.
Small towns gave us many hero’s like Audie Murphy, Dwight Eisenhower both from small towns in Texas Omar Bradley from a small town in MO. And John Glenn from small town in Ohio from a really small town in West Virginia came Chuck Yeager who broke the sound barrier
I noticed that too! He was fighting the Japanese in China before Pearl Harbour I beieve.
@@garymills6702 Yes, the Flying Tigers were an all volunteer force. They were not officially part of the U.S. military, more of an auxiliary. They were defending China against the Japanese invasion prior to our entry into the War.
My wife and I are from this area of North Louisiana. I grew up in Mangham and my wife in Winnsboro. She was born in Gilbert. These were bustling little towns when cotton was king but there were no plans for the future. I have a few good memories and not-so-good ones too.
Who is you're wife I am from gilbert Iay know her. My name is dewayne martin
@@ermanmartin5032 My wife is Sandra "Gayle Tolliver" Lyons. Her dad (DV) was principal at the old Martin High School in Sicily Island.
It's been a fun trip! I was surprised to see so many empty cities. I like the idea you have and I hope to do the same in Oregon.
These videos really need to be preserved on the Internet Archive.
Very interesting. While a bit depressing... the beautiful sunny weather on this day helped. One nice thing is that the places shown here were very clean as if everything had been swept before making the video. And thumbs up to the cheery guy riding that bicycle who gave you a warm greeting!
I have really enjoyed your visits on the different communities you traveled thru. Brings back memories thank you.
So sad to see these small towns with the old businesses boarded up. Life has changed for better or for worse. I am part of it, ordering this and that thru Amazon Prime.
Preston Holland Mark it: Our bigger cities will SOON begin to look just like this.
yeah it sure is love from NC
Where I live there are very few stores. You have to travel by car at least 30 minutes. Sometimes I order and pickup like at Walmart but sometimes I just order from Amazon and get it shipped to my house. I still like to buy clothes and shoes in the store but then I have to travel at least 30 minutes to get to any decent clothing stores. Also, a lot of stores will ship to you for free if they don't have your size or color in stock. JJill used to do that but now they charge for shipping even if you order in the store. Also, the salespeople weren't exactly pleasant to deal with.
The decline was complete before Amazon was a thing.
Back in the 90s, my dad was a sales manager for an equipment co and during the summers I would travel with him all over the south while he called on mills
Many of these small towns were running on empty back then. I remember one trip thru this area going from Natchez to Shreveport and thinking about these small towns wondering how anyone was able to live there and what they all did (I was ignorant of the welfare system back then)... it blew my mind looking out the window at these places that obviously held some significance in the past but were boarded up now
Since then I have seen many more towns like that from Ferriday, LA to Chilloquin, OR... many towns get stuck in the past for whatever reason. Many factors I suppose depending on what made your town exist whether farming, oil, manufacturing, logging, etc
Environmentalists shutting down lumber and paper mills, outsourcing killing manufacturing towns.... as a nation we have sold our souls.
It’s sad. People think technology is/was the answer... like Biden telling coal miners to learn coding, wtf. How long until coding work is outsourced into oblivion like thee manufacturing jobs of the past that will never come back?
Like toasters and TVs....
We have prioritized what is cheap and easy over what is right and sustainable.
I’d rather pay $20 for a toaster made here than $10 for one from China.
I’d rather see 1000 owner/operators that a single trucking company with 1000 trucks
What is the cost of generations living on welfare vs low/no interest small business loans or tax breaks/forgiveness for startups and small companies, etc
Our own policies are killing us and impoverishing us... no one is immune. Many areas of big cities look like Ferriday.. you don’t have to be backwoods rural to experience this. Future governments will allow the selling out of current industries as well... no one is truly safe from the fate
I’m loving this series!! I hope one day you do a lengthy journey. These are the videos that made me a fan of yours. Have a safe journey sir.
Love you he old buildings plenty near me with dates on them the architecture was also different then
Absolutely love your videos. No trendiness no bull no silly loud music, just showing us as it is, extremely watchable. I'm from London & I travel to the states twice a year, mostly visit National Parks. Your videos have given me some great ideas for some Road trips. Thank you very much.
Always amazing videos. Thanks and keep up the great work Adam !
Ferriday was the home of the three cousins, Jerry Lee Lewis. Jimmy Swaggart, and Mickey Gilley.
Toy-Addict the wife of one of the Warner Brothers was from there as well.
Yes, I saw a street sign that had Mickey Gilley's name on it. Had to look closely because it was partially blocked by the cross street sign.
And don’t forget Howard K. Smith..
If it has that many notable people then why is this poor town being treated as a third class city. I mean they are giving every business to freaking New Orleans and Baton Rouge, this is just a slap in the face towards Ferriday in my opinion.
It’s an old part of an old farm town..Can you not hear the traffic on the four-lane highway right behind him?!
Good Morning Adam
I have to tell you I love your backroads tours so much I have been finding myself looking forward to them and going straight to YT to log in and watch before starting my days
They are over too quickly though IMO
Seeing small town America is just wonderful, thank you for your tours
Thank you for this little series. Just discovered the channel. Very much appreciate your off the beaten path documentary. Your 8:30 editorial is so appropriate and spot on. Much appreciation for your take!
I am with you 100% on the nostalgia and have those same wonderings and thoughts. Glad to see I am not alone in trying to imagine what it was like in these old towns and the folks who lived lives there and made it a thriving area once upon a time.
Ah yes, Highway 15. I traveled that road many times going from Monroe to Baton Rouge when I was at LSU. Mangham and Sicily Island were and are notorious speed traps. My mom was born and raised in Sicily Island.
Mangham has even snagged child star Corey Feldman and his band
Island 🏝️
The Sicily Island water tower reminded me of the old Tower at Disney MGM Studios!
John Marc Taylor ironic you have Buc-ee beaver for your image. 5 miles down the road from Sicily Island is my home town of Harrisonburg is the birth place for the idea of Buc-Ees. Arch Aplin the 3rds family still lives in the area. The idea come from a old store his grandparents had in town in the early 1900’s. I live on the old Aplin home place my grandparents bought from his grandparents.
You know ya in Louisiana when somebody says Hello to you when you least expect it! Southern hospitality!
Well done you know without these videos we wouldn't know what's going on in these towns I love these kinds of videos brings us up to date on history it's really sad to see no one there and it's not thriving at all!!!🙄🙏😎🌴😱
I've been watching you for years. Discovered through the horror movie locations. These past few videos of deserted areas is by far my favorite thing you've done. Keep it up, Woo!
My Columbo like skills tell me that Mr Woo's Christmas gifts this year were a long sleeved stripey top, new sunglasses and new sneakers. Am I right? Lol
LOL, Hitcock would be prrrrrroud!
The thing is, being from Georgia. There is real magic in these small towns that can only be truly felt if you grew up in one. Nostalgia and the quiet can be nice. Very nice.
Awesome tour! Lived in LA 20 yrs. You really captured the essence of bypassed small town Louisiana.
I bet it is nice and relaxing out on the open road, meandering through those small towns! There sure are a lot of old buildings I would love to own, maybe one day!
Loved the old Coke ad on the building, at the end!
I love your videos, I’m old enough to remember when small towns we going concerns. People worked and lived here, went to church on Sunday and knew everybody’s business.
I’m enjoying these series, they’re great & the ones with your Dad, hearing him reminisce ..fascinating buildings & vehicles from another time & place..sadly long gone 😎👍
Like all the water towers. Seems like every town has one.
On long road trips to Cali in the forties, as kids, we always looked for the next water tower, indicating that the monotony of the highway would be broken for just awhile.
Some say people need water. What are your thoughts?
Why do they have water towers in the USA.Im from the U.K. we don’t have any here.They seem to be an hallmark of the USA.
@@ladytron9188 The height of the tank provides pressure to bring potable water to the village residents.
treebuck thanks😀👍🏴
This is what I look forward to every morning this week so far.
my dad introduced me to an Atlas. People forgot about those too.
Yeah.. family of big guys holding up worlds.. nice folk but not very talkative.
I was born in Louisiana and lived here all my life. At 66 and all the vacations I've taken all over the country it's about time I visit my own back yard. Thanks for the video and the interest you sparked in me to check out my own state's past and forgotten.
Last September, my sis whom I haven't seen in 10 years, showed up at my door with her new vehicle she flew to CA. to get and said "pack light, we're taking the back roads back to my place in Wisconsin! " 😳 I live in the West! She drove and all I saw was moo cows, more moo cows, and ancient gas stations and cafe's. Couldn't convince her to stop in the off the path towns. I will tell you, I loved the fact there were hardly any vehicles and was amazed at how some pavement was actually a light shade of pink. Thanks sis for my last roadtrip. I'M GOING WITH ADAM FROM NOW ON!
A National Food Store,, Havent seen one of them since I was a kid in Il,, 1964
I'm in Long Beach Calif. I find these videos fascinating. It's hard to believe these towns still exist. I would like to actually live in one of these towns. Thanks again for your amazing videos
I live in a small town in Southwest Georgia and Love it. I am from California
Try Greensburg Louisiana
You tube it
You should have met a gentleman named Harold Stephens while in Wisner. He has a scale model of the entire town of it's heyday.. When it had 3 car dealerships, several clothing stores, movie theater, etc.. Even over my 46 years of love I've seen our little town go from a thriving, bustling community to what it is today. But the one constant is and always will be the close knit people who still call it home.
Perhaps somebody from Wisner should make a video talking about what businesses used to be in each location.
Thanks for documenting these little towns before they disappear.
There's nothing like taking back roads.
I was waiting for week end time to see your videos, you're travelling with the eyes of Edward Hopper! This is my favourite kind of travel, little towns, very few people, architectural details, real sound ( the music is the ambience itself ).....
For my job, last years i'been knowing unexpected old towns and village in Catalonia Spain....and it was a pleasure for me.....as your videos!
Thanks for sharing!
I really love watching this kind of traveling clip to somewhere old town that used to be a nice community for old times people that friendly and care of each other This is something that's true documentary and are to be kept in the library of the town for new generation to learn what had happened in their home town long .long time ago.💕👌👍
the dude who built or owns that very unique vehicle knows exactly what days we are living. Praise God!
I've talked to so many people that think America is crowded and unsustainable crop-wise. I tell them travel by car and bypass Interstates and see that just aint so. I love my road trips some very much into the past. You cannot know where you are until you know where you've been.
Nice Vids-Well Done!
That’s a great quote
@@TheDailyWoo Thanks & bless you in your travels.
Very interesting series. I would like to see more like this. GREETINGS FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA!!!
I just want to thank you for doing these videos.. I put them in my 7hr playlist shuffle them and play them when I work on the big screen no audio where we are underground makes us feel happy here thank you
God, I love this series when you do it! Find myself “Jonesing” for the next video! It’s a legitimate excitement. Just like someone waiting on baited breath, for the next episode of whatever their favorite show is. Great work Adam! Love, love, love this series! 👍👌
Adam, thank you for giving an un-opinionated view of parts of our country people in metro areas never get to experience. After moving from a large city in Louisiana, I graduated high school in a town in Alabama that didn't even have a stop light. The relatives on my Dad's side of the family in Mississippi, their towns didn't even have paved roads growing up and still don't to this day. The interstate highway system caused the deaths of all these small towns.
Nice trip up Route 425 there good buddy! Enjoyed the video too! I likes stuff like dat! Keep 'em comin'!
I love all your videos. Very informative and educational. Nice!
Adam, as you go through these small towns I have always had the same though as you. These stores were someone's dream, business, legacy etc. I always think " what would they think if you told them that in the future it would be this state" My grandfather ran a general store in a tiny community for 40 years from the 40's to the 80's when he sold it. It eventually closed after the building burned to the ground one cold morning. I have pictures and memories of it.
most of the time when a person dies so does there business..
I have watched all in this series - lovin' it
A great video, thanks. Without even being there one feels the resonance of life passing by filled with all manner of characters and events.
Reminds me of my hometown, a mining town of about 600 people. Only industry was the mine. All buildings were built with wood. Mine closed mostly gone now. Great memories. Thanks for posting, great series.
I spotted a bunch of old classic cars just sitting there! Even an Edsel! I wonder if they are for sale? They look restorable. Great journey you are on, thanks for having us ride along with you to explore!
You should’ve grabbed that fella and asked what he was doing.
You never know, he might’ve invited you to eat supper with his family and they stories we’d hear!
jenny misteqq yes he should have interviewed him. I think he purposely avoids interactions.
This is very well done, with a degree of reverence and respectful dignity. Two thumbs up. 👍🏻 👍🏻 And don’t forget: Make America great again.
i'm Scottish and i love seeing old America like this,thanks for the videos,wishing you all the best from Scotland
A slow drive thru of the whole village before showing more detail would be interesting. It's just so fascinating. Thanks for sharing.
Loved this!
Simpler times.
Would love to slip back in time for a bit!
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Me too but only like 5 minutes
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Don't know if I have watched all of the states but it is inspiring that even in the evacuation or transformation that the Flag still flies proud everywhere. God Bless America .
Thanks for showing all these old places I love it
I guess you were on a schedule. But, it would have been interesting to have brief interviews with elderly people who grew up in these towns (If you could find them)
Nothing quite like small town America.
Your musings about the people in these small towns is exactly what I imagine when I go through small towns, and watching your videos. I imagine an imaginary person living out their lives, making choices, with their hopes and dreams, and then disappearing, leaving everything behind.
Would love to visit places like that. So much to learn!
1911. such a young town. my town was a settlement 12000 years ago, and was first recognised as a "village" in 1094 lol its now a town but its nearly 1000 years old as a recognised township/villageship, and many 1000s of years as a settlement, we still find bits from ancient times here
Do you live in a European or Asian country?
@@newtfigton8795 I live in the uk. The only country that matters
Running thru the backwood bare. I can still hear my old hound dog barking chasing down a hoodoo there Wish I was back on the bayou rolling with some Cajun queen.
About 40 years ago I went to USL( Now UL) in Lafayette. I took a Greyhound from New Orleans . I paid a visit recently. Driving this time. One of the most fascinating observation that I made was that time has stood still for some of the places in Louisiana .Some places were abandoned and yet others renewed . But some things stayed the same.I love LA.
I love what you do. I’d love to do what you do. The talking part isn’t easy for me so if I take a trip I won’t be recording. You are good at what you do. The towns and pics of old things are so cool. I love Americana. You are great at telling the story. It’s simple as it needs to be. The simple ness of your presentation makes it more interesting. You tell the story without making the story about you. You show us and make the atmosphere speak for itself. It’s like I’m traveling and your voice is my thoughts. Very brilliant channel.