Massive Ghost Town on the River - Cairo, IL - Popeye Museum - The Big Muddy Monster
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I remember Jeep but I'm 62. He just hopped around and said "Jeep-Jeep". And it was "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a Hamburger today." I feel old😖
I’m from Cairo. Born in 1957. We used to live down the street from that Bell gravestone place. Ate at the Mack’s restaurant and watched movies at the Gem theater. My family moved to suburbs of Chicago in 1966 for my Dads job. The point was a fun picnic place. Beautiful rivers. Haven’t been there since about 1978. Very sad how the town is mostly empty. I still want to go see it again someday. Thanks for the awesome video. I enjoyed it very much.
Loved Robin Williams in the Popeye movie. Went to the drive in as a kid.
I like it when you show us the old, abandoned roadside places. Those sites are just so fascinating to see.
People truly underestimate how many overlooked attractions and areas there are out here. "Flyover" country can be truly impressive.
As a Navy Veteran, i can say Popeye has always been sort of our mascot, he was painted on the superstructures of many ships.
Thank you for your military service
Marine here, we had a civilian contractor assigned to us who was ex Navy that we called Popeye.
You keep telling us stuff we don't know. Thanks, it's very interesting!
I love how you show us these places and spots we would otherwise not notice or just miss. Love every detail you show. Thanks for showing off this location.
Sometimes it's Bluto, sometimes it's Brutus. It's always confused me
Those might be some of my favorite pennys so far. So original.
The whimpy restaurants are still popular in England
I ate at a Wimpy's somewhere in England (can't remember exactly where) in the early '80s.
If I remember correctly. They do a Popeye festival after Labor Day
Cairo IL is pronounced KAY-ROH. Visited last year to see the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and to cross the two sketchy brides there. Was blown away how run down Cairo is.
Are you sure? Wikipedia says it’s named after Cairo, Egypt… but I also don’t believe everything I read on the wiki. Lol
I'm from Southern IL. I can indeed confirm everyone here says kay-row or care-oh. Weird but true.
I grew up just across the river in Kentucky. As a teen, I spent many weekend nights sitting on the flood wall in Cairo. I can confirm it is not pronounced like the city in Egypt and I didn’t think the town could be more boring than it was back then. But it is. Lol
Cairo is like Eton and Lafayette. It has various traditional pronunciations in different areas based on the original ethnic pronunciation when the town was named. No two American namesakes are pronounced the same way.
@@looselycollected7505 Paducah Ky chiming in.
Yep, it's pronounced "Kay Row" around here.
And it used to be a beautiful town.
I love Popeye it’s my childhood and a classic
Wimpy will pay you Tuesday for a burger today.
This is Jacob’s Tom Sawyer adventure and I’m here for it. He almost even has a straw hat. He needs to put a piece of wheat in the brim for this trip
Just saw you at Bass Pro Shop in Memphis. Woulda said hi but you were recording
You can actually go to the Popeye movie set in Malta. They turned into a little theme park like attraction! Super cool that it’s still around.
Someday you should do the lewis and Clark expedition
My grandmother was born in Cairo, Illinois. This was a very interesting stop for me because when I was younger she told me stories about her journey to Indianapolis to seek employment because of how her community was dying. Thanks for this video.
My dad likes watching Popeye on TV back when he was a kid. They only have 3 channels (3,6, and 10) back in the day. Hope you have a great time Jacob!
Popeyes was one of my favorite childhood TV show!
@@Midnighthauntt That's great to hear! Same thing for my dad.
good morning jacob! thanks again for taking us on this river road adventure! shout out popeye!
If you work at something you love, you never have to work a day in your life.
Chester is getting a new bridge. Detoured traffic.
17:26 Mae Questel!! Aunt Bethany!! “Is your house on fire Clark?” 😂
I remember the Popeye characters from comic books when I was a kid. And growing up, I had always heard that Cairo was a gang infested dangerous place. And maybe it was in the 80, but now ut just looked empty and sad.
I remember Jeep, The Goons, and The Sea Hag...but I recall the show as Wimpy saying, "I will gladly pay you Tuesday, for a hamburger today!"
I feel like that Big Foot statue is missing a discuss in his right hand that he's getting ready to throw....or at least a bowling ball.
I loved watching Popeye. Thank you for another wonderful day along the mighty Mississippi!
Thank you for sharing your adventures. I find your videos comforting to me. I watch it daily with Adam’s adventures as well. Best wishes for an enjoyable summer.
I miss watching the older cartoons like Popeye and Felix the Cat. I still need to watch the Robin Williams movie. I love all the statues around town. I had no idea Popeye starred in Betty Boop, nor that Betty Boop shared a voice with Olive Oil. That's amazing. ♥ I appreciate these vids dude, thank you!
I always hoped you'd go to Cairo and show us around! Thank you, Jacob. May you have safe travels always.
Have been following since day 1 of this trip. You're doing a great job, giving us lots of history and also fun along the way. Be safe in your travels.
There is a food processing factory in Chester. They make popcorn and various food products. And a lot of the semi trucks moving through there are because of the factory.
Murphysboro, my home town! Will be visiting for only the second time since 2000 and now I have to make Chester! Thanks Jacob!
Yes Hamms does have a bear mascot. From the land of sky blue waters.
Love watching the videos as I plan trips I will take if I ever retire. Thanks for sharing.
This was such a good one. Loved seeing the ghost town.
Cairo, IL had a significant role in the book American Gods by Neil Gaiman. I highly recommend reading it!
I love your impressions of the characters ! Great episode Jacob ! Thanks !
Great video Jacob❤
Wonderful .. had no idea CayRow (Cairo, Il) was a ghost town.. wow! It was booming during Mark Twains time…
Enjoy watching your vlog on the creator of Popeye and alone with museum Jacob!
My three year old granddaughter loves your videos. Wish I had known when you were coming to Owensboro, she woulda freaked out meeting you haha
Thanks again.
Never been this early!! WHOOO HOOOO! Love Popeye! Thank you for all of your hard work every day :)
My brother would love this one 5:43 he’s a big Popeye fan I’ll have send him a line to this video .
I watched a lot of Popeye cartoons growing up, the black and white ones were my favorite. Good video!
Great video, Jacob. Love the small towns. Till the next, safe travels, my friend and take care.
We were driving through Cairo a few weeks ago and talking about how deserted the old town was. Suddenly, a woman jumped out from behind one of the old buildings carrying a running chain saw. It freaked us out!!! How did you like driving under the north side railroad tunnel with the huge steel flood gate overhead?
I look forward to coming home from work and seeing what new adventure we are going on today. Thank you Jacob for taking me along.
i'm 67 , popeye and felix the cat , mighty mouse were our first cartoons from what i remember ! but i'm pretty sure popeye was probably later than felix
The ending of the river is called the mouth
And when they meet you said what it is called at least where I am from..around here they call it "the Point"
Lol mothman ..well the cryptid had to have two in it .
Been to see the Popeye memorial a few times, I like the big flood gates as you arrive from the outside of towne. I remember the Eugene D'jeep could pass through solid walls etc:)
Popeye brought back a ton of memories - my personal favorites were the Sea Hag and Alice the Goon. (and that'll age me for sure).
I just have to say that the Mississippi River road trip is by far my favorite! They have been fantastic! I do enjoy all your videos but these are just great!
Great video! Loving your adventure! Those old houses are amazing!
Thanks Jacob. I'm enjoying your travels.
Loving this trip!!! Be safe!
I ordered a pin, it’s the one of you in a chariot that awaits! 😂
Really enjoying this River road trip 😀.... can't wait to click on Utube every morning....safe travels Jacob.
Popeye fan here in Decatur, Il! I recall, popeye, bluto, olive oyl, Eugene the Jeep, Sweepea, Wimpy, alice the goon(the goons), Pappy, there was a dog, and another sailor with popeye on occassion, castor oyl, coal? Oyl ( the Dad) Sea Hag, there was a buzzard…all i can recall
Cool beans.😎
Good Evening Jacob 🙋🏽.
Another GREAT episode in the Great River Road trip,!!!! Cairo was VERY sad n haunting as you described it!!! Wonderful series!!! Attaboy Carpetbagger!!!
Hi Jacob enjoy your day! Blessings to your family! 💚
I have enjoyed traveling down the mighty Mississippi river with you, Jacob ❤️
I’m pretty sure we were there around the same time lol, I was storm chasing last Sunday 😅
Jacob thank you for another great video and taking me on adventures of places I will never go.
Wimpy says: I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today
Statue is bronze colored the great muddy monster was dark bronzed.
Woohoo, CarpetBagger posted!
Love this video carpetbagger and I would love to see you visit dollywood in a future video.
Wow didn’t know all that was there. Passing through there today
I caught your appearance in Slaughterhouse On The Hill last night. Classic lol!
Video hits close to home because I’ve seen a lot of these locations. Chester comes up because my GPS took me a weird way out of St. Louis on the way home from my Grandma’s funeral a couple years ago. Ended up cutting through Chester and found it super cool, though I didn’t stop long. Meanwhile Cairo is about 30 minutes from where I live, and it’s sad to see how run down it is. There’s a big new area of houses and such that I think is an attempt to revitalize the area but not sure how well it’s working. Cool to think depending on where he travelled next, he might’ve passed right by my house at some point.
You are cool 😎
I remember popeye and son the cartoon in the 80s . We still have wimpys here (mostly the south) here in the uk
Wow😮 so sad to see this whole town abandoned
Mr. Bear was the name of the mascot for Hamm's beer.
I enjoy watching your CZcams Channel, Jacob! 👍👍👍👍
Very cool video
Hi Jacob I love Popeye what a true classic..This trip so going so well.. XXXX
Great video!!❤
Good Morning " YA ALL " Jacob the Carpetbagger
Jacob, at 8:22... did you see the guy walking on the sloped roof of the church as you were talking about Cole Oyl.. ??
Omg I forgot until you showed it but i use to get the Popeye popcorn all the time
I'm a big fan I love your videos I'm actually goin to the Wisconsin State Fair in August I would love to meet u and get a picture with u
I remember Wimpy burgers (in the uK) from when I was a kid. Other brands have taken over since the 1980s. I looked it up and there are still four of five of them here in London but none of them are in the centre or anywhere near where I live. I might have to make a journey one day soon to revisit my youth.
I believe that Popeye was featured in a Betty Boop animated cartoon, not her comic strip. His first words in the Thimble Theater comic strip were a reply to the question, “Are you a sailor?” Popeye replied, “Ya think I yam a cowboy?”
Popeye premiered in print in the comic strip. His first movie appearance was a few years later in a Betty Boop film.
Jacob, you got the sequence of events wrong when you were talking about Betty Boop. Popeye did first appear in the Thimble Theater comic. It was several years later, when Fleischer Studios got the animation rights to Popeye, that they decided to first feature him in a Betty Boop short before his own cartoon started.
I hope the USS Cairo museum in Vicksburg, MS is on your itinerary. They pulled what was left of the boat up out of the Yazoo River mud several decades ago. It's pretty impressive.
Great video Mr. Jacob
Thanks you good morning Jacob
In Chester Illinois there is a little Museum that has an electric chair that they used to execute a woman who killed her brother😮
6:16 Interesting fact about the movie with Robin Williams and Shelly Duval in "Popeye" The film was produced by Walt Disney Productions, but not released through Disney. They partnered with Paramount Pictures to release and distribute the film, and let Paramount keeps the rights to the movie.
Back in 2007 or 2008 I was working in the area for a short time and visited Cairo. It was really weird being there. The city couldn't afford to maintain traffic lights, so they were replaced with stop signs. The sign posts weren't even put in the ground, but attached to old wheels/rims and weighted with sandbags. The cop cars were lettered with cheap mailbox letters.
That's so sad. You'd think that they could figure out someway to afford them.
With such a tiny population, not a lot of tax revenue, I would guess. I wonder if they have their own post office, library?... 🤔
My favorite ride at Universal Studios is the Popeye water ride.
Danke!
Good video keep it up ❤
All hail Popye The Sailor Man. I didn't realize he was the creator, "the reason we're all here." Lol
Hi Jacob. Your videos are the best! Did you know that Popeye had only one eye? It was said that if you seen him with two eyes that one was glass.