I live in Canton, Ohio. Not this end of town. Lets spend less money on The Hall of Fame and tear down these squalid buildings and build something nice there.

Grew up in Canton, have lived in Arizona for the last 20 years. I went to McKinley and Lehman in middle school, would have been cool to see more of the NW side, I grew up on Worley ave. Couldn't imagine it would get this bad back home, it hurts honestly deep in my soul.

20 years or more ago Ohioans living wage jobs were disintegrated and gone forever and this is what poverty and poor leadership brings. I'm an Ohioan.

Growing up in Ohio, when I was a child in the mid 60's I had an uncle in Canton. We used to go visit and I remember it was a beautiful town. I have great memories of the area, unfortunately industry and commerce moved out or shut down. Now, as many towns that used to thrive in Ohio are in decay. I was born in Wellsville, Ohio. Same there unfortunately! Not just Ohio, but throughout the U.S. outsourced jobs took it's toll.

Was in some of these places today. Canton rates as friendly AND dangerous. If you get a flat tire, someone might change it for you. Look at the wrong person the wrong way and things can go bad. It's my Home.

I left Canton 20 some years ago. Still have family in the area. Breaks my heart to see how bad its gotten there. It was nice north of 12th nw, but now that mess has overtaken most of the town.

Thank you so much Hoods N Hollers for uploading this great video, I appreciate it!

But we got a zip line, ferris wheel, and a coming soon indoor water park for the week of the football hof festivities. Good thing none of the out of towners don't have to see any of this surrounding them during their visit...

My hometown. So much hustle and bustle growing up…it’s sad to see what it has become. I still have family there and go home from time to time but it is quite a depressing environment so I always limit my stay

Canton OH is just like Niagara Falls NY, a dying factory town where many residents are on public assistance and where crime is rampant. They are cities of urban decay and abandonment.

I live in Canton and there are some bad areas but there still are some very nice areas and parks. There are areas like this in every American city.

East side of Cleveland looks worse than the whole city of Canton.

Man, i feel like this would be the perfect place to film a zombie apocalypse movie lol😂

It’s great to see your channel gaining traction!! Keep it up. 😀

ah... the projects behind harmont ave. Such a lovely place

I am so saddened to see how run down my Hometown has became over the past 12 yrs since I moved away the worst part it I still have family and friends that still live there when the Home of The Pro Football Hall of Fame give up to the the violent streets and decaying communities that once were alive. Now all I see is sadness, violent dangerous streets not to mention the decaying homes and buildings home and apartments... I am most troubled to see the SMHA apartments on 6th st and high Sw all boarded up..I had family that lived there at one point..😣😣😣

My city! A few places in this video I've definitely been by before. In all honesty, it's not that bad in most places. Poverty hit the city like a brick when the steel industry went under, but it's been making a slow yet noticeable recovery thanks to jobs and investment from the healthcare industry and the Football Hall of Fame/NFL. Downtown is a lot nicer than it used to be. I'm hoping things improve here. I grew up in a working class neighborhood. Most of the citizens here are good honest hardworking folk just trying to get by. I still live here, I fortunately was able to go to college and get a good well-paying job after a while. Lots of fun places to go to and do, the food here is also really good. It'd be really nice to see more money go into the city through the HOF project/tourism and be invested in the community.

I was born and grew up and lived for 31 years in neighboring Massillon Ohio, but I did live with a lady on 6th st SW in Canton for about 6 months and had been all over the city, for either work or play, partying at the clubs to hanging out at the Canton Parks by the HOF. I moved to Arizona in 1991 and only been back twice, once in 1994, and the last time in 2018 Didn't see much of Canton on either visit. So this was interesting, but I really didn't recognize the areas he was in.

Holy crap, I just found my sister in this video. She has been missing for 13 years. No way!!

That's in every state not just two states

I was born in Stark County in 1980 and moved to Oklahoma City in 2013. I hate seeing what Canton has become. Especially in regard to crime. The city is making some progress economically, but has a LONG way to go.

You even did shorb lol thats cool still looks like it has those holes on the sign. So many hoods in Canton jeez

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It’s crazy I’ve lived literally right next to all that seeing all this I’m glad I’m in truck driving school and about to move

it would sure be nice if thee driver in the video would explain what parts of town he is driving in as he goes

Back in the 80s me and my friends would walk around in Highland Park at night and never had any trouble. Even though it was said to be horrible and then they renamed it trying to give it a fresh start. I have some amazing memories of growing up in Canton

I live off West Tusc in Harter Heights. It is a beautiful neighborhood surrounded by ghetto and crime is through the roof. Akron is not as bad as Canton. If I had known just how bad - I would have never bought my house over a year ago.

It's not that bad especially when you stay to yourself and mind your business you will be okay

I spent two year living with my grandparents till my parents could find work up Akron.... as a 7 year I walked to school threw those run down neighbor... scary ... it just keeps getting worse as I can see...

Good ole Ellisdale you drove right past my old place. Happy to have moved from that city

I live in Plain Twp. near the high school. If you live in Plain Twp., Jackson Twp. or North Canton, you see virtually none of this. You seem to be showing the areas south and east of downtown. I have no reason to go there. I will admit I do not visit downtown except to pay my property taxes. The city tried to resurrect the downtown area about 10-15 years ago with a bunch of trendy restaurants but most have now faded away. I am not a football fan. I have been to the HOF once in the 25 years I have lived here.

Actually, it looks better than where I am from. That being Scioto County Ohio. Portsmouth is old and rough and still thriving. It's the crime rate there that makes it soooo bad in Canton

Lived there all my life. Canton is a dump and getting worse. Many people have left or are leaving, including me. But we just got an Amazon hub! Smh

I’m 61 and originally from the area and that part south of downtown has always been rough.

I've been to canton area many times and never knew how decrepit the area was

My home town and I still love it, hell. It's still "Hall of Fame" city.

That building at the 11:00 mark was a factory of some kind. My friend and I explored it and found some crazy things inside. It has only recently been under destruction. We must have been one of the last explorers to venture into it.

Glad I didn’t take that job and move there a few years back this place is rough to say the least. I think the apartment I was looking at was in sherrick (?)

I'm from Canton. I havent been back since 2017 and this video is like a surreal nightmare.

I live in canton and some places I didn't recognize. Would have been nice if he could have mentioned some street names.

so what streets and block do i avoid. agents dont really tell you specifics. they just try to sell you new built homes.

Hahha you stoped recording in sherrick right where I stayed!! Busted up tan Honda van was my neighbor hahaha 🤣 it ain't bad here though frfr !! Ain't have no problem up there if ya ask me ppl knew who they could try an who not too lol 😆😆 glad to not be there no more tho will say that

You find what you look for in Canton. These cities lost their respect for the community.....

I’m from here but live in Cincinnati now, they’ve cleaned it up a lot more now bc the hall of fame is so popular. Honestly Cincinnati hoods be so much more worse and I deliver mail too. Been to some rough areas. Canton looked like a cake walk. I ain’t never seen it so clean from trash. Still gloomy everyday I see tho.

Nope nope nope. I can't even imagine anxiety I'd have driving there.

Lots of early seventies growth. Sad to see these places now.

Welcome to my hood!! I've been in them cracks and crevices my whole life. Seen n still be in most of em today. Poverty it is but taught me everything I kno today. Survival

Any way i can get a hd raw clip of that last clip?

Only thing to do here is ride wheelies 🤣 I laughed when I seen some friends going by at the end 🙌

Watching from the 44703.

Canton seems vital and up and coming compared to most of the other places you've toured.

I worked in Timken engineering for almost 3 years in Canton, OH as a consultant , ghost town eating junk food

It was good to see some life left in this town.

We came through every summer from Beaver Falls Pa 1 luv Canton 🫡

Cool buildings they need a bulldozer

Ya Canton is past it's prime.. I'm sure it looked great 100 years ago. It is a bit rough in places but they try to keep it nice as possible. People just have enough to get the bills paid. Thats ok. Yards are mowed that says alot. I live here n deliver food. It's not that bad.

Gotta do one of Johnstown PA

Funny with the suburbs, it really looks pretty British, hell it's like being home. Maybe you need to go international haha

You literally drove over the whole of downtown... It isn't all bad, but you drove past 2 of my houses lol.

Canton is awsome were else can you walk the train tracks half day and collecting cans and get $30

Have you ever been shot at or chased? What would be your scariest encounter so far? HOLA!!! thats crazy.....I just dont know how you live in those neighbour hoods...how could your kids even walk to school.....

Most of Ohio has gotten to be just as depressing and poverty stricken as West Virginia.

That’s what’s happened to a town when all the business moves out or go out of business they put all of eggs in one basket in still of bring new company to the area

Canton isn’t so bad.

Compare this video of one taken in East Cleveland. You need a MA Duece on the roof of your car in EC

Alan Page the street is horrible it's riddled with a lot of bad people it's in the projects it is the projects and the whole thing the atmospheres terrible like Doom

I live in Massillon and it's getting almost just as bad as canton

GlenOak Highschool class of 83'.

Canton isn't bad in the daytime. At night it becomes a war zone.

So depressing!!

My hometown as my childhood

Everyone commenting is talking about how they left years ago and im still here 💀💀

No way you showed the exact street I lived on

Looks like u drove mostly around the old highland heights projects and downtown. That's bad. No question. But there's much more u missed unfortunately. The southwest end is bad around the old junior high. It's bad around the fairgrounds also. Canton is an equal opportunity war zone IMHO.

...and the weak shall inherit the earth. Certainly seems to be all that’s left in these evacuation sites.

My Family from There Big up McElroys

Home Sweet Home

U drove right past my house lol

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Dev essere stata una città bellissima

Not my best friends store the EVERLYS

Where have all the people gone?

I always knew growing up in the 70’s that the future was gonna suck!🤪

Imagen walking there at night 😳 I would be very scared. Sad to see a place like this …. AND NO ONE CARES. Welcome to America .

And KZfaq just told me, Ohio is the worst... 🤔🙃

It used to be beautiful , in the 60s

My dad was from here. Moved to Columbus 80s. Ive been many times and it’s not ~that~ bad. Just less jobs

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Canton really aint that rundown...just some areas,,,love the city

Dare I say it? This is one of the "nicer" looking videos. Poor? Yup. But not nearly as many dilapidated homes/buildings as I expected. Still way too many. Still way better than E. Cleveland Ohio- where I'm from!

I live here still and it ain't that bad

Hall of fame city beautiful isn't it actually looks better in your video it is a shame what it has become.

Give you kuddos for going in those projects. Alot of drug dealing and shootings there

Do one on Akron ohio

I don’t see anything wrong with the areas they say is the worst part of the city. Seems like discrimination to me lol it’s an environment that was created to be toxic.

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i lived a few miles away in Waynesburg late 80s early 90s still miss it

Ohio and detriot same ?

What're you going to do today, honey? Oh, I think I'll go hang around on a SLAB in the vacant lot today. We need JOBS for these people!!!