Peter Santenello this is The Best KZfaq Video, America’s Most “Miserable” City - Gary, Indiana 🇺🇸. I've ever experienced. You brother have the Magic of Compassion and Heart is Open like a True Shaman. I grew up in Chicago and live in Portage, IN right next to Gary. I am of all - Tribes of Indigenous peoples of the Americas - and have many sisters and brothers in Gary, IN. If there was a way to fund what I do...to majorly give as much as I can to - See the Rise of Gary, IN - this would be the answer. Its not weak to speak wisdom like Brother Peter Santenello . Help is here. I am here also to show people the magic of compassion and self-healing. I learned this by needing to survive from many immense traumas of humanity that are in separation of no love. I do everything in my life with this intention in mind, heart and spirit to all those who want to free their mind. - Iron Shaman 9/9/2023

I'm not from the US, but I see that in many "bad" places. 90% of the people in these places are friendly and have nothing to do with the things that give a place a bad name, but if there is a small group of people that systematically cause problems the whole place will have a bad reputation and the concentration of crime will be higher then in other places. The town I grew up in had a "bad" neighbourhood, only because of a small group causing trouble, so over 10.000 people will be judged when they say they are from that neighbourhood just because a group of 100 people.

GOOD FOLKS ALL OVER THE WORLD.

​@@rayhenry69 Amen to that..

@@christinekrmer258 ❤️

What a great post!! God bless you sir. And enjoy your retirement.

Thank you for your comment. Take care and enjoy your retirement. Best wishes from England UK

Welcome aboard! Happy to have you here. Thanks for you insight.

So you were part of the "White flight" in the 60's and 70's? Lol

The reality this country has to face up to is you're dealing with incompatible behaviors and cultures and no amount of the government forcing one group of people onto other or enforcing their equality isn't going to change it. People(non-blacks) just move away from blacks and their behavior and culture rather than being subjected to it whether they admit it or not. It's been going on for more than a half century. Call me a racist but you can't call me a liar.

I've been to Gary many times. It always had a homely feeling. Just like anywhere else there are bad characters, but you just act normal and don't engage and they don't mess with you.

That stuck with me too.

he was really interesting. he has a way with words too when he saiid "the whole menageries it goes through of enterprises and growth" when talking about how it went from peak to decay was a way to phrase what happened that I don't think anyone else would use. that description gives so much more detail than just saying the jobs left, bec its not as simple as them just leaving it has a root cause. he was def educated in gary back in the days when it was at its peak

​​@@TheFamousMockingbirdyes, he is definitely educated and I found him interesting to listen to. He has fantastic conversation skills.

When he said the word "menageries," I immediately knew he was an educated man. Much like the building and city he was describing... "people see the superficial but don't see what's under."

Barb doesn’t play

​@@KatrinaJosephI agree 💯. The first man sounds really educated, positive minded and worldly wise. I wish I could meet more people like this in my day to day routine life. I don't mind listening to him for hours.

Loved him.

That's my BIL.. he is an exceptional human being.

That dude is wise for sure, he has lived and living still with insight

I actually remember that from Stagnant Hope! I was hesitant to answer him though.

Actually, Stagnant Hope is an excellent documentary. @@charlenesteward195

Thank you.

I just read that they are planning to redevelop the station!

@@Revolver258 I’ve heard similar rumors in the past. Always hoping that it’s true.

Me too just ran across him a week ago and can't get enough.

Your comment expresses my thoughts as well. I just came across Peter's videos yesterday💖 LEARNING😊 What a gift Peter and his videos are. I am so grateful 🙏

Been following Peter for years, 6 years. My first vid that I saw was "American moving to Ukrainian village." The best channel on youtube in regards of travelling content, his amazing ability to connect with people, earning their trust and having them share their story's. I highly suggest when people get a chance to watch everything. One of his most memorable series was when he visited the Schwarzentruber Amish/Mennonites, Alaska, the Jewish in New York city. Los Angeles Chicano and gangs culture, the hoods of NYC, The native tribes of America...too many to name, they're all so incredibly different and exciting. I have not seen a vid that didn't blow me away, he's left a legacy of outstanding documentary's.

Thank you for your interesting comment.

You are very fortunate to have had such a grandfather. Thank you for sharing!

that’s wonderful, your grandfather sounds like a great man.

@Kinikia95 thank you and we sure were blessed. To this day, we still minister in the streets and help folks like I grew up doing, the same as Jesus did.

Wish we had older folk that would do that again! Our youth are so inept

Yes as a resident about 10 mins driving to, Thank you for actually talking to the residents, non judging. I have experienced both bad and good but mostly good, way more good then what is perceived in the media.

@@brittanygonzo5686 Me too.

This!!!

❤❤❤

Thanks come buy a house

What's it like living there now?

God bless the city for the sake of you guys. In all these interviews, there are great people in that city

He's so great. He listens to people and really cares. 😊

He's more comfortable with other people than I am with myself.

Please learn what literally means.

​@@SmokeyJoe4444😊😊

Peter Santenello this is The Best KZfaq Video, America’s Most “Miserable” City - Gary, Indiana 🇺🇸. I've ever experienced. You brother have the Magic of Compassion and Heart is Open like a True Shaman. I grew up in Chicago and live in Portage, IN right next to Gary. I am of all - Tribes of Indigenous peoples of the Americas - and have many sisters and brothers in Gary, IN. If there was a way to fund what I do...to majorly give as much as I can to - See the Rise of Gary, IN - this would be the answer. Its not weak to speak wisdom like Brother Peter Santenello . Help is here. I am here also to show people the magic of compassion and self-healing. I learned this by needing to survive from many immense traumas of humanity that are in separation of no love. I do everything in my life with this intention in mind, heart and spirit to all those who want to free their mind. - Iron Shaman 9/9/2023

the building new it was time to show its beauty

Hopefully it can be restored to its former beauty in the future.

As a photographer I was thinking the same thing

Peter Santenello this is The Best KZfaq Video, America’s Most “Miserable” City - Gary, Indiana 🇺🇸. I've ever experienced. You brother have the Magic of Compassion and Heart is Open like a True Shaman. I grew up in Chicago and live in Portage, IN right next to Gary. I am of all - Tribes of Indigenous peoples of the Americas - and have many sisters and brothers in Gary, IN. If there was a way to fund what I do...to majorly give as much as I can to - See the Rise of Gary, IN - this would be the answer. Its not weak to speak wisdom like Brother Peter Santenello . Help is here. I am here also to show people the magic of compassion and self-healing. I learned this by needing to survive from many immense traumas of humanity that are in separation of no love. I do everything in my life with this intention in mind, heart and spirit to all those who want to free their mind. - Iron Shaman 9/9/2023

Amen to that.

There are a number of popular KZfaqrs that have been in Garry doing similar videos in years prior.

Yes, Peter does a fantastic job. He reminds me of Geraldo Rivera when he was on 20/20. Peter’s documentaries are every bit as good as Geraldo’s were. Our society, especially in these inner cities though, are in need of an overhaul. It all starts in the home, then with our educators and the motivation of our students to get a good education. Out of control births are another issue that must be addressed. People need to quit cranking out babies they cannot afford to take care of, because it just results in poverty when you can’t afford to raise a child properly. Each child needs two competent parents raising him or her. It’s not going to be fixed any other way. The demographics in these cities just isn’t there anymore. Most of the good citizens moved out. Sad.

America needs more Jesus in its heart……. Just that simple, y’all

Peter Santenello this is The Best KZfaq Video, America’s Most “Miserable” City - Gary, Indiana 🇺🇸. I've ever experienced. You brother have the Magic of Compassion and Heart is Open like a True Shaman. I grew up in Chicago and live in Portage, IN right next to Gary. I am of all - Tribes of Indigenous peoples of the Americas - and have many sisters and brothers in Gary, IN. If there was a way to fund what I do...to majorly give as much as I can to - See the Rise of Gary, IN - this would be the answer. Its not weak to speak wisdom like Brother Peter Santenello . Help is here. I am here also to show people the magic of compassion and self-healing. I learned this by needing to survive from many immense traumas of humanity that are in separation of no love. I do everything in my life with this intention in mind, heart and spirit to all those who want to free their mind. - Iron Shaman 9/9/2023

very refreshing

Amen

Yep, subbing to this dude, he actually let's people talk instead of pushing a political agenda; actually talks to the locals in the streets and does not just do Google Meet calls with some randos who moved away from the city 10 years ago.

​@@kmo20794this is exactly what's going wrong with the world. Everything is so political! The media lie their ass of all for CLICKS, and to the detriment of the people. There is so much potential for planet earth and its people but we are being held back by the rulers. We definitely live in interesting times. I do feel we are at a crossroads in history, we either go up, or we go waaayyyyyy down. My prayers are that we all go up "together" 🙏🏼

Totally agree. I have been binge watching the channel and have learned much about many areas and it’s usually surprising. It’s one thing to read stats about some of these places like Gary but when you listen to the locals you a feel their truth. Great job Peter. I’ve been recommending your channel to lots of people. I love to hear the locals answers when you ask “ how can this be turned around?” Or “what can be done to fix these issues? 🙌🙌🙏

@@sandraamato6004 You feel their truth. I love the way you put that!

$h1t hole city ha ha

I'm pleasantly surprised tbh. This town has a bad rep,it seems waaaay ahead of Oakland ,Memphis,Houston etc. Even the kids seemed decent & kids are the ones you gotta watch these days.

​@@richardmorris7063+ That's because Gary isn't as densely populated. When you got a bunch of people in a small area, there's naturally going to be more crime. Gary's pretty small population wise all things considered.

The kid playing church drums in the front yard by himself got me good 😢

@@ahmedalsarraji699How ???

I worked in Hammond in the 90’s as a glass man when I was in my 20’s brought up in Chicago I learned to be street smart and talk the language. I was called out to repair glass on several occasions in Gary and never felt like I would be harmed at a time I travelled alone never carried a weapon and did carry cash. I would never do that now the times have shifted and not for the better. So sad how the landscape has deteriorated. It was really thriving years ago.

Loved your comment. Brought a tear to my eye. Makes me think the world hasn't given up on us quite yet. We are not happy with what's happening to our country.

Unfortunately we've been sold out and the younger generations are being indoctrinated to hate our own country and ancestors whom created it. For the record I'm an American of German/Scottish descent.

I’m from German ancestry. The spirit is still alive in the US. The dream, not so much. Freedom is fragile and I’m concerned we are following the footsteps of the Weimar Republic.

​@MrJones-en9lt we've been the Weimar Republic since the 60s.

America is really turning bad, what with all the antiwhitism and woke, antiwhite schools, etc. And there is alcohol everywhere, and tons of drugs. And the country used to be majority white, the way our founding fathers intended. We had laws about who could come here. That all changed with the 1965 Immigration Act. And now with Biden's horrible border situation, we have lost America. Without Westmen (whites) we have no Western civilization! Germany is the same way, what with TONS of nonwhite migrants destroying the German culture. It's sad, it really is.

They have so much history and wisdom to share sadly the kids in thier 30s just don't care what they have to say

oh shut up we don't watch them to feel better about ourselves we watch them to see how ppl live in other parts of the word nd what the city's are like not fir 1 minute do I watch them t make myself feel better its you that watches them ti make yourself feel better about yourself because you was the one who watched them and mentioned it speak fir yourself dont you dear try ti soeak fir others your just an arslicker stay In Germany and shut up

I wouldn't so easily discount the reason other KZfaqrs are highlighting the conditions in Philly. It's not always for exploitation but to bring awareness to the reality of the situation. For better or worse, Peter usually doesn't film the stuff that's hard to watch. He does allude to it. The fact is residents of Philadelphia are beyond pissed off about the conditions in Kensington. Many large U.S. cities have similar neighborhoods. They are the neighborhoods where the addicts are steered by the government to engage in their addiction in a seemingly lawless environment. The government permits the lawlessness as long as it remains in certain ghettos. The problem is that some people are just normal law abiding citizens that happen to also reside in these ghettos and have to deal with the anarchy. Much like the situation in Gary, policy is fundamental to the persistent issues that these places face.

well, some KZfaqrs drive the same spot every single day or week since years. I doubt it's just to highlight the conditions. I mean, if you do NOTHING except driving your daily route to show people and their faces in your video and that for years that's not helping or anything. @@anyone3128

@@anyone3128 problem I have with those video is just despair. They showed drug addicts, say it is awful then left. They don’t really go down, and talk to many local like this. Those video brought awareness but also despair like everyone just give up. It gave me the idea that there are no sane people living there.

Ist es wichtig zu erwähnen, dass Du aus Deutschland kommst?

They've BEEN talking about a tech development project being housed in the train station building, set to open next year (2024). It's being rehabbed as we speak.

When the money spigot gets PURPOSELY turned off this is what happens. Its controlled demolition/ gentrification until it gets so toxic that what has been done cannot be undone without great amounts of capital..... Its a money equation, it always is. Too expensive to just get by, depression and self medication modalities/sickness take over........ it is the same story wherever you go on this planet. Pollution is super expensive to deal with, most of the time its ”swept under the rug” until the wealthy leave for another place to exploit its the tale of the onceler and the lorax over and over....... At some point the planet will be totally despoiled and even the wealthy will not be able to escape unless they leave this planet......... The bottom of Lake Michigan we call the armpit of the Great Lakes, cancer, autism, autoimmune disorders so many health issues because of how toxic the area is because of the toxic pollution created by heavy industry, it is a dumping ground, a giant dumpster even though there are some beautiful areas there is pollution, microplastic PFAS lead cadmium mercury hexavalent chromium six untreated sewage agriculture runoff Atrazine glyphosate and poisonous water supply from cyannotoxins created by Algae....... Its a toxic mess Peter! Pollution causes major health issues, its cascading effects are tantamount that only the wealthy can escape...for now. I know this because I surf Gary Indiana and witness the pollution first hand, I surf all over the Great Lakes, we have massive problems here that are mostly hidden out of fear of tossing the monopoly game board over, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED IN GARY, the bankers took the money and went elsewhere, they might come back when price is right, but not likely because of the pollution problem which is very real ever present. Its a fallen world, paradise/heaven is only in the heart.... Hell is visiting more and more places on earth. Pollution (sin) will be mankind's undoing. Peter Sorry for the wall of text but I needed to say. We know the problem and the solution and only money can fix the superficial problems, only Jesus can restore. I have a story for you if you like involving indigenous. Much love blessings and aloha from Holland Michigan.

My husband told me to tell you it's in the movie Original gangstas too

I know I agree 👍 👊 🤛 🤜 really sad 😔 😢

My observation of Gary Indiana? The jobs moved out the Liberals build up welfare system, instead of investing in ways to bring them jobs back

Hey that’s pretty cool to run across this comment I actually have one of these houses your talking about I was 11yrs old when habitat built the house back in 2003 I am now 31 yrs old my mother still own the house

@@RW219. that absolutely made my day!

@@RW219.ahhh this is so cool! 😊

You know the blacks let them rot

It reminds me of the infamous book, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Lack of education and opportunities.

I wish the links in the info section for the adult daycare had some more info to donate and provide some meals etc to the people that helped here provide such a glimpse of the past world.

Don't be delusional. Just move

@@snarfjohnson2262 That’s pessimistic. As someone from a neighboring town who goes to school near Gary, the area has made considerable progress in recent years

I’m in Munster and have all my fam from Gary. Can say that it’s probably never gonna b how it used to b especially with the schools closing down. If the beach/dunes weren’t there it’d b much worse :/

Isn't he a Trumper RepubliQan Nazi though?

Such a authentic and genuine video.

Thank you so much for this very generous donation to the channel!

@@PeterSantenello thank you for the great content. Looking forward to seeing what you bring next.

This is ridiculous. I didn't need any place to hang out and "not get into trouble" when I was a kid! Nobody is mentioning antiwhitism here. It all boils down to that, ruining Western civilization.

Agreed.

Also if you seen the movie Original Gangstas this was the rebels gang base and the abandoned steel mill was the base of the rival gang

Thank you for your beautiful comment :)

Kiwi. as a NZ'er , how did you perceive the US before these videos? it seem many foreign citizens view USA as just being filled with New Yorkers or Californians based on TV imagery

@@crabtrap I've traveled to the US a few times. But I've never experienced the real "America". Always it was for work, and even though I've traveled to Ohio, South Carolina, Wyoming, Montana and several other states. I never knew America was facing the tough challenges it currently faces.

@@kiwikoreanit’s particularly difficult for the middle class here. You either have a lot of money and you’re fine, or you really don’t work and the government pays for everything like housing,food and health insurance. If you’re in the middle you’re paying(with taxes) for the people who don’t work all while paying for the high prices of food and rent. Rent has jumped to a level I didn’t think I’d see and really quickly.

Winning comment-from StL

I know he is such a warm dude, even the most dodgy people seem to pick up on it and start talking. Its a gift.

Yeah movies aren't always accurate

Cheers to fellow Pole

@@blaizegottman4139 Yes, of course, but what I meant is that american movies and media (at least those widely available globally) usually keep themselves limited to the most recognizable environments in the US such as huge metropolitan cities or perhaps the states sharing borders with Mexico. I have never seen anything focused on, say, Appalachia outside from Peter's videos.

@@filipmistewicz4998 I think it's because The director doesn't Care about what Else the city has to offer

Diversity and freedom (US Constitution and Bill of Rights) is what made and will make America America.

Nothing good happens without a good caring leader. We should alwys pray for one, to restore order and bring companies back.

I enjoy the old school architecture too. I wonder if similar architecture would be approved by government permits these days.

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damn

Blax 😂

Shows how God can keep anything beautiful

I wondered if that was the old City Church where I was christened.

Now its a dump thanks to Biden and his democratic regime

It Would Have Been The Same. Blacks Sold Blacks To Everyone And Blame Whitey

And to us Americans

Gary has crazy potential. It'll take a long time to transform, but it's 35 minutes from downtown Chicago and right on a Great Lake.

@@H-Vox but more democrats then there will be more poverty n suffering

same with countries

NAFTA

Absolutely

As a photographer you might appreciate Dave Jordano’s work on Detroit & Gary. His website has a deep archive of projects on both

Hi John! I'm trying to give a little context and insight about how where we are born forms our individual lives and destiny. I'm from the Eastern parts of Hungary, Eastern Europe. I'd give anything I own (including parts of my own body and soul) just for a chance to move to the "worst" places in the United States. You guys have ZERO ideas how lucky y'all have it in life, having the chance to live in a free country and to have the opportunity and financial freedom to move to a better place and live a relatively happy and fruitful life, something that we'll never have the chance of doing so. There, I said it. I'd literally take a knife and cut my arm off if anyone offered me even a chance to try it in Detroit, no matter how hard the circumstances would be, I'd be better off there than in here. And this is a hard pill to swallow, seeing the everyday luxuries of Americans are just given by birthright compared to us stuck in a sinking ship with nowhere to set foot on for a brighter future and life

Detroit has really made a turn around!! Gary is rough…it literally smells.

Wow that is both harrowingly sad but also quite intriguing to read a statement like that. If you dont mind me asking, how old are you? Why cant you go somewhere else in the Schengen or why exactly is Hungary in such a desolate and forgone place? I'd love to chat about this further if you're open to it.@@walnutsandbeastiality866

@@akj1818 See my previous comment about Gary, Indiana and Detroit: I'd give up everything I own just for a chance to live in such a "bad" place (it is only bad according to your standards in the United States. To us from a more disadvantaged background, I'd be happy like a M.F. to even set foot in such place, let alone for the chance of living there)

the office is not fixing the family structure

Corruption, and more corruption. Should be called treason. It has the same effect.

😮 the distinction between youth and old age is a bit of a smokescreen . Many youth haven't got any interest in being open minded to solutions. They are sadly engrossed in their own survival and security, and closed minded to participation in re-evaluating what is REAL Happiness in human Society. And conversely many old folks have brilliant stories that teach, or have a mission they hold dear to their hearts about the way America needs to pick itself up, but their voices are muffled if not silenced by limitations of age or disrespect, neglect and demeaning attitudes. Best is to see the character of individuals not throw us all into a straight & narrow mindset of this or that. That type of thinking is in the same vein as judging by race, by sex, backround birth in a certain nation, or you know it one is human or animal! Cows, plants, bees or bats are all citizens, but we worship cat & dog and slaughter mother cow. Of course if all young people could control their senses and use their higher intelligence, they can all be leaders. The addictions and social bad habits need to be replaced with informed enlightened strength of reason, so we can have sober community and first class republic going forward. 🇺🇲👍🏻♥️🌞

@@tulayamalavenapi4028 We're talking about a difference between 80yr olds with dementia, and 40/50yr olds who don't have dementia.

@tulayamalavenapi4028 first off no one mentioned youth. I'm just tired of seeing my representatives stroke out on national t.v or notbe able to form a sentence. But to the second statement, many youth don't have an interest in being open minded to solutions? Lmfao that's the pot calling the kettle black with an open mind set. What solutions are you speaking of?

Agreed re amazing adult daycare workers. Go Badgers! I see Peter is making his way to Chicago :)

Now y'all got a good football team maybe people will start spending money out there again...I'm being real...it's amazing what a good team will do for the local economy

Will that happen to San Francisco?

​@@mariaarroyos2925most likely in 10 to 15 years

It gonna keep happening in democrat run cities ..thank Joe Biden and his goons

@@mariaarroyos2925 SF doesn't have a big industrial base like Gary and Detroit did. The continuing income stratification will eventually become unsustainable. We'll see who's left standing when the big one hits.

They're starting to move it to Thailand and maybe Indonesia etc cuz china got spoiled from all the money they made ripping us off and it's not as cheap to produce there anymore

Must be infuriating and sad seeing your hometown go down from greed

I was born(1972) and lived in Aetna which is just south of Miller. I was about 5 when we moved out but I remember quite a bit about it. Miller Beach, Beach Cafe with the lake perch. Blacks and whites got along in our neighborhood. Then the crime moved in. Our house got robbed twice and poisoned our dog. Aetna is now bombed out and depleted. Our old house on Hamilton Street is a slab and most that are left are drug houses. Too bad. Good memories but I wouldn't live there now.

@@marcusrosales3344 absolutely!! Pissed me completely off. But nothing will change as long as they keep voting straight ticket Democrat.

@@class5bodyworks I had relatives and friends that lived in Aetna during that time and they never had a problem with their house getting broken into. It didn’t start getting bad until the 90s. So, maybe there was something else going on you were too young to understand.

@@agapereign That's possible. I do know by the late 70s/ early 80s there were quite a few people moving from that area for one reason or another. A couple of my friends after graduating (89/90) rented a house there because it was cheap only stayed a few months because they gor ripped off when they were at work. It's a ghetto now.

The mainstream media and politicians don’t want the American people to know the truth.

Mainstream is the propaganda mouthpiece of the Illuminati.

Peter Santenello this is The Best KZfaq Video, America’s Most “Miserable” City - Gary, Indiana 🇺🇸. I've ever experienced. You brother have the Magic of Compassion and Heart is Open like a True Shaman. I grew up in Chicago and live in Portage, IN right next to Gary. I am of all - Tribes of Indigenous peoples of the Americas - and have many sisters and brothers in Gary, IN. If there was a way to fund what I do...to majorly give as much as I can to - See the Rise of Gary, IN - this would be the answer. Its not weak to speak wisdom like Brother Peter Santenello . Help is here. I am here also to show people the magic of compassion and self-healing. I learned this by needing to survive from many immense traumas of humanity that are in separation of no love. I do everything in my life with this intention in mind, heart and spirit to all those who want to free their mind. - Iron Shaman 9/9/2023

As the saying goes, “don’t commit crimes while committing crimes.” 😂 Funny story!

I probably made it for you. I used to work at the flea market

Yep he keeps it real.

Think I'll have to check it out

Start them up again...

They still got a whole bunch of brand new and functional metal plants I deliver to all the time tons of coils steel etc.

Same w/ my hometown of Youngstown Ohio & Pittsburgh to name a couple more. All our jobs going overseas was a big nail in the coffin. We don't make anything here a anymore. Maybe best, young people would rather sit home & collect a measley check from the govt.

Yeah she really makes them happen. Sometimes I airdrop in a mountain of footage and she sculpts it into something watchable.

idk it seemed like she's one of those people who doesn't like things being different. for instance when peter asked her if they had a "boys and girls club" she said "we do...but it's different then what we had (as in her childhood)" the same child hood where she got beat with extention cords, tree branches, prbably metal pipes..and so on

she is awesome

she reminds me of Whoopi Goldberg lol