Driving Around Kankakee, Illinois in 4k Video
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
- Filmed on Saturday, August 12 2023, I drive around the city Kankakee, IL to see what's going on.
The city's name is probably derived from a corrupted version of the Miami-Illinois word teeyaahkiki, meaning: "Open country/exposed land/land in open/land exposed to view".
The Kankakee River runs through Kankakee. It is approximately 133 miles long and serves as a major attraction and defining landmark of Kankakee. The river water is refined at the Kankakee water company, and electricity is generated at the Kankakee River Dam, providing vital resources to the community. Its winding path, including inlets and eddies, creates desirable fishing conditions for outdoor enthusiasts.
Frank Lloyd Wright designed two houses in the Riverview section of the city, located on South Harrison Ave. The B. Harley Bradley House and the Warren Hickox House both still stand today.
In 1999, the city was mocked on the Late Show with David Letterman after being named America's worst place to live. As a gag, David Letterman donated two gazebos to the city in the hopes it would proclaim itself as "The home of the world famous twin gazebos." In 2015, the gazebos were torn down and a rocking chair was built from the wood, and was sent to Letterman for his retirement.
As of the census of 2020, there were 24,052 people residing in the city, down from 27,537 in 2010.
The racial makeup of the city was 33.66% White, 38.39% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.44% from other races, and 3.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22.95% of the population.
The median household income was $38,869 and the per capita income was $21,134. 28.2% of the population were living below the poverty line.
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What a flashback! Grew up in this area in the 70's when I was a kid. What a great time that was. Moved away many years ago. Now live downstate.
Thank you for sharing your highly informative and enlightening content of Kankakee. ASE!
Great video driving around Kankakee Illinois today 👍 ☀️
I was *hoping* you’d cruise down Sunset Lane!
Thank you, thank you for this great little trip! My family left Kankakee just after my 2nd grade. I always wonder what it’s like, now. We left in ‘72, so…
I love my neighborhood! Gorgeous historic homes.
Nice tour, thanks.
Great job!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🎊
David Letterman needs to see this video, it's awesome.
David Letterman also use to say that he was going away for the weekend to his summer home in Gary Indiana.
Grew up there in the 80s.
Looks very ghetto now.
I grew up there when i was a kid, lived at 350 west river street
Looks great. Clean and nice buildings.
Grew up in the area. If you didnt know any better driving around Cobb park, you would think you were on the north shore of chicago. Downtown looks nice.
I use too go to my Grammy house on the weekends. Something. Just pot in my head to check this out. And you went right by her house. Thanks.
I love it! Comments like this keep me going! You're welcome!
By the way, it wasn't a coincidence that brought you to this video, it was God, because he loves you and he wanted you to think about your Grammy
If you have to work in Chicago, this looks like a great living option...
I’ve been living in Kankakee since 2008. It’s not the best town ever to live in. There are areas, specifically on the east side you have to watch out in. But it’s not that bad on the west side. Overall I’d rate it about a 6/10. Not the best ever, but not the worst ever either.
Commute is about an hour.
Does anyone know about the imfamous rose man who walks the streets sometimes?
I heard he fell into a rose bush and got pricked.
@@exploreusacities I saw him today and he is at the Farmer's Market every Saturday. Nice video - makes the town look decent enough.
He spreads lots of love!!!
I like this town
took her to the o refrence
you were so close to my home lol
Holy sh**
@@exploreusacities like less than 2 block lol
Mine, too.
Some advice when your phone in these types of videos you are driving so fast it's really hard to see the homes and actually you're not even focusing on the homes they cameras mostly pointed down at the street there are so many tremendous architectural wonders and jams throughout Kankakee especially in that main historic district. A lot of the area's really run down but that historic district and along the Waterfront there is really beautiful but you're more focusing and you're driving and looking at the street which is really odd if you're trying to do an architectural Ted video. So my advice to you is drive slower explain the different architectural periods of homes and structures and focus on that is supposed to be Street
as a black man i found it interesting that the population is mostly black and white, but more so black.
Greetings 😏
sup
Hello my friend a friend want pics around kankee for $5 per property they're may properties can you handle it??
I don't live there.
still need them pictures i can give you as many as u need i live there
Shouldve gone through neighborhoods
Yeah, why didn’t you go through neighborhoods? Do better next time.
Did you watch the whole video… they did
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Just another Midwest dump.
Leave my dump alone it’s my dump
Nice looking "dump" in my opinion compared to other..