An ABANDONED East Side Detroit Neighborhood: Poletown 5K.

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Metro Detroit still has the 3rd largest Polish-American population in the United States, behind New York and Chicago. Originally, they all settled in a part of the city that is nearly completely abandoned now, as the Polish population has moved to the suburbs. Chene Street used to be a major business thoroughfare, supporting up to 200 small businesses. Today, there might be 5 businesses open along the street. I also go through Detroit's Eastern Market district in this video, which is actually a lively area today, and I go by the Faygo Headquarters off of Gratiot Avenue.
Intro: 0:00 - 1:23
Eastern Market: 1:23 - 9:25
Abandoned Hoods: 9:25 - 21:00
Russell Street: 21:00 - 25:23
What Happened to Poletown: 25:23 - 26:55
Chene Street: 26:55 - 31:25
McDougall Street: 31:25 - 33:23
Gratiot Avenue: 33:23 - 34:57
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@ChrisHarden 2 жыл бұрын

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@ellenpeffer4803 2 жыл бұрын

I lived in Detroit from 65 to 70. I was 10 when we moved to the other side of the state. We lived on the Eastside between Kerchavil and Mack. I have many memories of my childhood there. My parents are long gone. My older brother is the only one I could reminisce with. He past a few years ago. I appreciate these videos more than you could know.

@wolfiethedog76 Жыл бұрын

Im sorry for your losses Ellen

@singalongwrudy8690 Жыл бұрын

Mom and Dad lived in Warren, Toledo, Lake Orion. ..I remember the Baseball and a big tire/ wheel as big as a Ferris Wheel.

@billbuschgen520 Жыл бұрын

I lived at Mack and Burns.

@edwardwilliams2438 Жыл бұрын

Ahh yes...good ol eastside...I lived on Hillger st..between E Vernor and Charlavoix...Southeastern Highschool.

@whatchagonnadowhentheycomeforu Жыл бұрын

Grew up 8 and Mack

@bobwallace9814 2 жыл бұрын

My, then girlfriend's dad grew up in Poletown. His old neighborhood was demolished in the late 70's early 80's. We found his old house, which sat in an abandoned and dark non lighted neighborhood. I retrieved the wood address sign he had made while a kid that was on the house front for decades. I refurbished it and gave it to him for Christmas on year. The riot that changed the demographics and population numbers was a police raid on a "blind pig" or in common terms an after hours gambling business. They had been turned in by Blacks that lived in that neighborhood which was off Livernois. The gamblers all got arrested and some others used that excuse to start ransacking the stores along Livernois that catered and mostly owned by Blacks. They tore up their own neighborhood in what became the largest riot in America. The "white flight" to the northern suburbs started immediately. Anyone can see the population drops year by year in Detroit following the riot.

@thomasschreiber9559 2 жыл бұрын

Southern suburbs as well, my family moved to Trenton in 68. Downriver was a big white flight destination.

@1L6E6VHF 2 жыл бұрын

The significant riot was the 12th Street Riot, in 1967, which quickly got out of control, destroying a major business corridor, with a small number of people being senselessly murdered. The Livernois incident in 1975 was significantly smaller in violence and scope.

@toddprater14 2 жыл бұрын

@@thomasschreiber9559 Wyandotte represent😎

@1L6E6VHF Жыл бұрын

The Detroit Riot of 1967 was centered along 12th street. There was a short "Mini-Riot" along Livernois in 1975, Fortunately, they cleared that disturbance quickly.

@bigmittengaming1590 Жыл бұрын

@@thomasschreiber9559 sundown towns unfortunately. Now look at downriver. Going to be as deteriorated as Detroit in a couple decades. Too much loss of community and people just don’t care anymore. Even Trenton has some run down spots and will get worse unfortunately. That’s what happens when wages are stagnant for a generation.

@justbulma 2 жыл бұрын

It breaks my heart to see parts of my hometown like this me and mom left Detroit because there was a gang moving in my neighborhood back in 91

@pianoman551000 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for adding the street names of your video at the bottom right hand corner of the screen. It really helps former residents to identify the various locations of your video! Thanks again!

@brainerdboy1177 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, I don't know what's more heart-breaking, what I saw here on your video or what I have seen on other videos about Cairo, Illinois, Gary, Indiana or even Gary, West Virginia. Anyway, great job as always on this video. Stay safe, my friend.

@tomekiaberry Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for keeping us informed on the history of Detroit. I'm from Chicago, but honestly....I absolutely love the energy of Detroit.

@duckie0892 Жыл бұрын

Omg. You're joking right

@Klaatu-ij9uz Жыл бұрын

Spread the word as much as you can.

@superior451 Жыл бұрын

Just so great to drive along. Your insight is right on. I love when a viewer is so disappointed that you missed a special spot- these streets were all special at one time or another. So many addresses from my father’s, grand parents and great grandfather parent’s archives are vacant lots or shells of once thriving businesses. Thanks!

@bradkrekelberg8624 Жыл бұрын

You take this kind of video to a new level. With all the history and highlighting some of what you drive by. Very nice!

@ThePurpleAmazon 2 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate these videos. My football team played in Detroit three times last summer, so I got a crash course in many of the things you’re talking about. That brand new field you passed was a great field to play on. And will always be special for me because it’s where I got my first career win. We also played at Adams Butzel and Chandler Park. This was by far my favorite of the three. I really enjoy your work.

@302Mustang13 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris. Definitely some great things to see and some that is disappointing. Hopefully someday homes will be built again in the vacant neighborhoods.

@nexttime960 Ай бұрын

Possible residential but the hazardous chemical remediation would cost a fortune

@eyestoenvy 2 жыл бұрын

I really like these tours, keep 'em coming!

@Photo75Dog 2 жыл бұрын

Another great one--as usual, lots of research that went into this one. Thanks.

@lizlocher3612 2 жыл бұрын

I was 10 yrs old when the 1967 riots occurred n I remember going to my Grandma's house in Detroit seeing the National Guard tanks on Warren Ave n my Dad took us for a walk down Warren that summer from Grandma's house n I can still see the burnt out store fronts n buildings to this day!!!! It was a trip!!!! There was a curfew of 6 pm during the riots n many people were kept out of the city unless they resided there. My grandfather had a gas station called Warren Central Service on that exact intersection n he used to give local residents gas credit n repair their vehicles do they left his gas station alone during the riots. He n Grandma n my Uncle Jr. In Lived in the neighborhood till their deaths in he 1990's. They lived at 5328 30th Street from the 1940's to the 199os. It was a really nice street between Warren Ave and I 94 freeway. We loved her house.

@gingernutmeg8628 2 жыл бұрын

Super interesting video, as a Metro-Detroit resident the city has always interested me. I'm always sad when thinking about what the city has been, as a big history nerd, but I am equally as proud to see how far it has come recently. The thought of millions of people going about their normal daily lives shopping, commuting, living down town, taking pride in their homes and creating thriving communities with rich histories. Makes me wish I had a time machine to go back and experience that, as my entire life Detroit has generally been something to be avoided. The Detroit Historical Society youtube channel has a ton of great historical footage of the city which has been cool to pour over. Wonderful video, I appreciate the history you included about the buildings/locations. It would be even more cool if you tracked down photos of what the buildings looked like when they were thriving. (Probably a lot of hard work on your end but I would love to see what these places looked like in the past!) Thanks for the drive!

@michaelsaad684 2 жыл бұрын

CHRIS : You may want to explore the hospital district. Or drive from Kercheval Street & Conner Street(Chrysler Jeep Plant) North through Grosse Pointe to see how quickly neighborhoods can change.

@williamterry9819 2 жыл бұрын

Abandoned property is a future treasure just waiting to be discovered.

@lwskiner 2 жыл бұрын

Butterflies and unicorns...............

@1KingCoop 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Chris, long time viewer, i think this is the 1st time i've commented on one of your videos though. I enjoy your series, i enjoyed your Illinois and indiana cities tour as well, it's amazing seeing all these different places and how they've changed over time. Keep up the good work.

@ChrisHarden 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, I always appreciate kind words.

@BillyT531 2 жыл бұрын

You might have talked about the old Roma Cafe' restaurant in Eastern Market that you drove by without a mention. Very historic and has a long history.

@billyjoejimbob56 2 жыл бұрын

Yes... I was thinking the same thing. A proud history, although I though the food was unremarkable. Have not been there for over a decade.

@janibeg3247 2 жыл бұрын

most of Poletown was seized by Mayor Young and the land sold for a dollar to GM. the seizure was later determined to be illegal.

@thomasschreiber9559 2 жыл бұрын

I remember that, it was intense.

@Dallas_K Жыл бұрын

Coleman Young was indeed a factor in the decline of Detroit. His response to every criticism was "You a goddam racist!"

@TakenTook Жыл бұрын

Coleman Young was awful. Krugerrands hidden in his ceiling, impregnating city official Annivory Calvert and then denying paternity of the resulting child, and a bunch of other stuff. He was more clever about hiding his crimes than Kwame Kilpatrick, but they both contributed to the downfall of Detroit.

@SU1C1D3xPR4D4 9 ай бұрын

The documentary about it was great. Hope Poletown comes back. Truly a great location.

@jger419 2 жыл бұрын

Eastern Market is a really fun place to go on a Saturday during spring, summer and fall, when the farmers come in with their produce and people flock from all over the metro area. Even during the week, it's busy in those seasons with shoppers and people filling the restaurants there. Filming the place on a day when it's deserted makes it look empty, sad, and depressing, like an abandoned movie set or maybe a former industrial site. I'm sure it's easier to drive around when nobody's there, but it paints a picture at odds with your narration.

@ChrisHarden 2 жыл бұрын

I didn’t think that Eastern Market looked sad and depressing, but ok.

@jger419 2 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisHarden It looked empty. Deserted. If not sad and depressing, it didn't look like some place you'd be anxious to visit at the first opportunity. You do a great job, and I'm a Detroiter who subscribes to your site, but I do think urban scenes look much more inviting when there are a lot of people around, cars, movement, hubbub -- because that's what cities are about, not just streets and structures.

@302Mustang13 2 жыл бұрын

I'm puzzled by what is going on at GM. I didn't know the Hamtramck plant involved the destruction of so many neighborhoods and businesses. Then they nearly shut it down only 35 years later. I usually buy Ford vehicles and was going to buy something different in 2020, but I bought another Ford mainly because of what Ford did with the Michigan Railroad Station building. I respect a company that does for the community instead of take from it.

@billyjoejimbob56 2 жыл бұрын

In fairness to GM, a significant part of the neighborhood razed to build the "Poletown" plant was an old, closed Chrysler Corp. plant known as Dodge Main. It dated back to the days before Chrysler acquired the Dodge car company. It was a huge hulking white elephant that was destined to turn the area into a blighted neighborhood. And Chrysler at that time was on the ropes, bailed out by the federal government in 1981. So, in classic big corporate fashion GM promised to replace the old plant with brand new investment. Oh yeah... the old plant was eight stories, and modern plants are single story with a gazillion square feet of space needed to be economically viable. So, they needed a thousand or so houses around it torn down too. Years later when the plant opened, the new products launched didn't sell as well as hoped, so the second shift workers were never hired, hence half the jobs promised didn't happen. Interesting that you did not travel a mile or so due south to show us the infamous abandoned Packard plant. When GM was planning Detroit-Hamtramck, the Packard site was ONLY a 25-years empty eyesore, but the unspoken message was "you don't want Dodge Main to look like that, do you? The fact that the Packard ruins remain THE UGLIEST reminder of Detroit's past 65 years after it closed is simply mind boggling.

@andrewyoung2796 2 жыл бұрын

You said it Kenneth!🙏

@andrewyoung2796 2 жыл бұрын

@@billyjoejimbob56 would you say the new plant hurt " poletown" more than '67

@billyjoejimbob56 2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewyoung2796 Excellent question, and my honest answer is I don't know. I think it is fair to say that the entire Poletown deal was corporate welfare for two of the hometown auto makers, orchestrated by the City of Detroit, at the expense of many hundred Hamtramck families, businesses and institutions. Chrysler was on the ropes financially... razing Dodge Main was beyond what it could afford without government assistance. GM was being pressed to reinvest in the city to replace jobs that were moving to the suburbs. Were the riots in '67 and Detroit's first African American mayor 14 years later factors that motivated the Poletown deal? I think yes, but can't prove that. Both Chrysler and GM (Ford too) employed tens of thousands of black men and women of Detroit. Replacing jobs lost with new jobs is a legitimate goal, but Poletown never came close to achieving that goal. Years after Chrysler survived the early 80s with federal loan guarantees, Chrysler left a gaping hole in the tax base of neighboring Highland Park (where an empty Ford Model T plant still stands). GM was in more financial trouble in the early 80s than was ever admitted. Looking back on its decades of market share decline, I would argue that GM did not recover until after its federal govt. backed 2009 bankruptcy reorganization. The history lesson here... Strong growth in demand can float MOST boats for decades. When the growth levels off, wage demand and competition will drive investment in automation, and industry employment will contract dramatically.

@earth2survival922 2 жыл бұрын

I don't care what time of the day or day of the week this is. I have never seen a human empty town. Like wow

@JONMPG 2 жыл бұрын

I was watching something on Detroit a while back and there is a lady that lives in her house on a block full of abandoned houses. Motor city had a big population back in the day but when auto manufactures pulled out it almost brought the city to their knees.

@michaelsurant3858 2 жыл бұрын

iconic Roma Cafe totally forgotten in your video! And you even drove right past it without a word of praise for a place that has been around since 1890. I had many wonderful dinners in what was at one time," Detroit[s Oldest Italian restaurant. Also, your drive thru Poletown down Chene should have mentioned another ethnic gem " Ivanhoe Cafe or as Detroiters know it as the "Polish yacht club". great perch and Polish dinners for a place that has been around since 1909. All in All and very good video

@Impervox 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Chris. Love your clips, as it reminds me a lot of my summer bike rides through all these neighborhoods in Detroit you're featuring. Can you make a clip of Detroit's far East Side (Morningside, East English Village and Cornerstone Village)? You'll find some very rough and very beautiful neighborhoods there. Thanks!

@ChrisHarden 2 жыл бұрын

Yup, not sure when that video will be up but I have it filmed!

@markpfeifer1402 2 жыл бұрын

I find it strange that there are almost never any pedestrians walking around....it seems so uninhabited.

@Klaatu-ij9uz Жыл бұрын

Back in the 1950's you wouldn't believe the hustle & bustle up and down Jos. Campau Ave. Hamtramck Historical Society claims there were 200-bars within the borders of Hamtramck at one time. Lunch time there now is great. We like the Polonia Restaurant on Yemen St.

@somerandomvertebrate9262 2 жыл бұрын

Now almost everything is torn down and replaced by urban prairie, but you should have seen Chene some 10 years ago. Utter devastation. By the way, the site of the "highschool football field without a highschool", actually used to house a big, abandoned brutalist architecture highschool until the late 2010's.

@stankaftan5816 2 жыл бұрын

Great job, Chris!

@gregpanek523 2 жыл бұрын

As I watch this, Bob Segers first local Detroit hit East Side Story from 1966 plays in my head. Great song!

@SomewhereInIndiana1816 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting video 👏

@jk-vn5kv 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy your Detroit series videos. I have been on many (not all) of the streets that you drive around on. Our bike group generally ride down from Birmingham to mid town and then Belle Isle once or twice every weekend once the weather gets nice. Occasional rides to gross pointe or down river or even Flat rock then up the west side by 275ish. At least as a tourist Detroit isn't as crime ridden as it might seem. The people are humble and polite unlike the suburbs where important wealthy people need to run us over on the roads because they have important things to do and getting to the next traffic light 10 seconds faster is really important.

@alholdway2003 2 жыл бұрын

Entitled people driving fast with no regard for life. The suburbanites at tiger's games are so snide and snarky. They have deep down issues..clearly miserable about something.

@alholdway2003 2 жыл бұрын

I like the bike groups going through Detroit. The group with the custom wheels and fancy lighting are really cool.

@realDrunyrun 2 жыл бұрын

we should have to register and insure our bikes to be allowed to ride on the roads. or ride somewhere more appropriate. sick of people honking at me and yelling. get on the sidewalk. lmao

@christianculliton9668 11 ай бұрын

Glad someone said it. Always a tesla or a BMW lol.

@poteariverviewmich 2 жыл бұрын

Well done !

@danbowman9294 2 жыл бұрын

This should serve as a warning to all Americans.

@wolfiethedog76 Жыл бұрын

Too late....

@jlrthebassplayer 2 жыл бұрын

I've spent my entire life in and around The D so thank you. This is really fun, especially with the cultural/history info. The only thing that could improve for me (my request) is show a dot on a map in the corner so I can tell where you are at and going toward.

@cherylgreen4738 Жыл бұрын

Great video, lots of history. Had to drive through the National guard guys during the riot to get to the bus station to visit my husband at Fort Knox. He couldn't leave the base in case they were needed in Detroit.

@greggarbacz2566 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the bit on the Russell Industrial Center. Just a couple blocks from there is American Axle, back along the railroad tracks you crossed. You drove by the gas station on Gratiot where a guy tried to rob me! He pulled a gun and asked me for my wallet. I showed him there was no cash in it! (I knew better than to carry cash in Detroit). He just turned around and ran away! 5:30 pm! Enjoying your videos, quite a variety! Thanks! keep me reminiscing of my youth in Michigan. It was a great state. Hope it can recover!

@MazichMusic 2 жыл бұрын

My last teaching position was in a charter school north of this area. You can see the football field in the aerial map. I'd say that Eastern Market certainly looks better than it did back then before I retired in 2011.

@ameliarhodes5000 2 жыл бұрын

You passed by one apartment that in passing had my mind reeling. It looked okay and it was surrounded by green beautiful land! Right? From the car at 30-35 miles an hour it looks a lot better than getting out and walking around. Not all but many of those vacant green lots have debris, mattresses, glass, needles, and condoms strewn about. No mass transit to get back and forth. The darker part of my imagination thought of a movie called The Omega Man. Nights there may not be that bad, but they can't be very good. Think I'll scratch Detroit off the list of possible relocations.

@dougbrowne9890 2 жыл бұрын

You didn't mention any names, but I am grateful you did mention corrupt politicians, that helped bring down the city. Their hands had much to do with where Detroit is. Thanks.

@garymartin1045 3 ай бұрын

All democrat politicians The same ones that are trying to destroy this country wake up.

@garymartin1045 3 ай бұрын

Now that the criminals have destroyed The city Politicians, what have you Now these same Group is Moving to the suburbs.

@sterlingskins2204 5 ай бұрын

We would have a blast back in the 70's as kids! Miss so much 💗

@michaelboler8553 2 жыл бұрын

I grew up in the area starting at the 10 minute mark it brought back so many great memories of the 80’s.

@WickedDreamz765 2 жыл бұрын

You never disappoint us. I really appreciate your effort and dedication to make interesting videos for us ❤❤

@danielradziejewski8069 Жыл бұрын

I have great memories of going to the eastern market in the 60tys when I stayed at my grand parents house on the weekends in the summer!

@joelyons3713 2 жыл бұрын

I would drive through the Russell to Chene section every day for 2 years until just after Covid started. I would pick up a load from Michigan Box ( A business there that’s easy to miss ), and I would deliver that to VistaPrint in Canada.

@beanetricemcdaniel6853 Жыл бұрын

I remember a lot of those streets. I moved out back in the Summer of 1999. Detroit started looking like a miniature war zone. I had just started a family so I relocated to another State. I have not been back since. I still have family living there, but I didn’t lose nothing there. Faygo was my stumping ground growing up. I remember you could smell the favor syrups when the had a change overs . I could walk a block down and I was standing in front of it. They sure changed the blding color and sealed up the glass windows. Thanks for the ride around the city appreciated it. But mostly the things I loved in that neighborhood is gone forever. But for us who took photos is worth cherishing. I hear Northeastern High School still have their block clubs and party ever August so that’s going strong.

@arthurholland624 5 ай бұрын

My father owned the business at 11:20, Addison Iron Works. He started as a fabricator, became a partner and finally whole owner from the 70s - 90s.

@urbanplanner7200 2 жыл бұрын

Kiev looks cleaner than most US cities. Who is the poor country again?

@Amonabus 2 жыл бұрын

the ukraine. I mean come on man, in 2019 Detroit had a medium household income almost 200x more than what ukrianians could achieved.

@urbanplanner7200 2 жыл бұрын

@@Amonabus seems like they were getting more for their money.

@Amonabus 2 жыл бұрын

@@urbanplanner7200 Is funny you say that cause after I replied I did a little google trip to compare skylines and frankly I can't find a single one in the ukraine that doesn't look like a soviet era tenement slum. Maybe you saw something different.

@urbanplanner7200 2 жыл бұрын

@@Amonabus checkout the metro.

@someguy23475 11 ай бұрын

Years ago a buddy of mine talked to an older man who lived in Eastern Europe during WWII. He said Detroit was worse. Yes, worse than bombed out Europe.

@surudog4929 Жыл бұрын

Wow the infrastructure is still so good. The roads this driver was on were certainly good. A lot can be salvaged and these streets could be made good and family friendly only if they had good leaders and good jobs.

@michaelrimmer4200 2 жыл бұрын

On the left side where the football field sits on Chene use to be Knudsen Middle School

@detroitdan8487 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Chris. Really enjoy seeing parts of Detroit I haven't seen for a while. I attended Stephens T Mason elementary school from K to 6. GM Poletown plant was dedicated to trying some the Japanese manufacturing philosophies which were killing American practices. Philosophies like KANBAN and just-in-time delivery. Many trucking companies started using soft sided trailers for quick unloading of assembly parts. The plant was very clean inside (only saw it once). I was involved with a parts manufacturer and had attended conferences where Japanese philosophies and techniques were involved. W. Edwards Deming fueled the Japanese interest in quality and production control. He got to Japan when his ideas were not accepted by American manufacturers. Later the Americans realized they needed to catch, the Americans grew their own "Demings" who basically spouted the same techniques and philosophies that Deming had. One of my favorite techniques was the Ishikawa Fish Bone diagram.

@CarlosPena-pf5zi 2 жыл бұрын

I used to visit the Eastern Market Brewing Company and get a couple of beers 🍻

@Huggy1959 2 жыл бұрын

I used to work at EW Grobbel - family owned since 1883! I don’t work there anymore but I still think they have the best corned beef. I am sad to hear about Louisiana Creole Gumbo. There was no place like that, their rib tips were the best. There used to be some breweries there, the famous Stroh’s brewery, and right across the street from Grobbels, on the corner of Orleans & Winder was what used to be the Ecker & Becker (E&B) Brewery. If you look at the building you can see the E&B brickwork.

@EdieCornelius 2 жыл бұрын

I’m not sure If you’ve made one, but I grew up on the east side on Nottingham between E. Warren and Mack Ave. first block off E. Warren. Can you make a video of that area? It’s amazing how you went on the other side of Mack Ave and it was a different world completely. I had a lot of friends living all around where I grew up on Nottingham too in the same area I was in. I attended Servite High School and in my sophomore year switched to Dominican where I graduated (which is not Detroit but Harper woods which I’m sure you know lol) thanks!

@EdieCornelius 2 жыл бұрын

Oh and can you include Ballduck park? That’s where everyone went for picnics, family reunions, and sledding in winter. Thanks!

@timfronimos459 10 күн бұрын

I wonder if there's any plans for a bar/restaurant at the Butchers Market site. Russell Street Deli is missed.

@Dave1979z Жыл бұрын

Whenever I think of Eastern Market it reminds me of the rumors that Hoffa was taken there and disposed of. Very plausible. Makes sense in many ways if you know the history of the situation.

@TakenTook Жыл бұрын

Eastern market is still great, but I really miss the Russell Street Deli. They closed after a dispute with a new landlord, before the pandemic even started.

@surudog4929 Жыл бұрын

Surprising in many of these videos, the roads still look quite good compared to roads elsewhere. Clearly, the people have left and maybe vehicles go over these streets much less, but there is a lot of salvageable parts of this city.

@kingdoughnut7244 2 жыл бұрын

I have to admit, as much as I hate Detroit, they have cleaned it up quite a bit. Last time I was down there, I was picking up a load of meat from Wolverine Packing, by Eastern Market, to bring back to a warehouse in Lansing, 20 years ago. My father grew up around St. Aubin. That hood looked like hell back in the 70s, 80s and 90s!

@goldtopazasylum 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like it was very nice at one time, not so much now

@fs6622 Жыл бұрын

Chris, just read a comment on another video and this tune Flic has a crimnal vibe to it...!!!! Oh yea... let er rip.

@beckysnyder4591 11 ай бұрын

Oh how I remember going to Eastern Market with Mom as a kid.. Get bushel baskets of green beans, tomatoes & other garden items to can. Then go home & get to work.

@robertemery8660 7 ай бұрын

I grew up in good old Ypsilanti now I live in garden City and drive a tow truck for AAA I get to see a lot of good and bad sides of Detroit

@Jimmy82102000 2 жыл бұрын

This hood music does something to me when I drink 🥤 my gin & juice

@ChrisHarden 2 жыл бұрын

Haha oh yeah?

@neilmadero2816 2 жыл бұрын

Can someone tell me the name of the music played in the intro? I love these videos, but I always walk away with a ear-worm, with the music replaying in my head. 🤦‍♂️

@wolfiethedog76 Жыл бұрын

@@ChrisHarden I think the song is hilarious as you drive through the neighborhoods.

@addieyarger5998 Жыл бұрын

I lived on 15th St for 18 years right across from the Depot I hope they go down that street would like to see how it is. We also had a western Market when I lived there

@THELAW313 2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget Black Bottom was on Chene from E.Vernor to W.Gran Blvd, had many stores and clubs, lot of entertainers would party there for Adult fun, also Della Reese was born there and Detroit former Mayor Coleman Young.

@dianekennedy726 2 жыл бұрын

I was bitn and grew up in Detroit and it will always be home to me. I left in 1974. I lived at 1561 Myrtle St. Went to Franklin elementary, Pelham Jr High and Cass Tecnical. I understand Mytle St has been renamed to ML KING Blvd. I am looking for old pictures of this area. Would you know where I might find any? Also Franklin Elementary made a documentary called "Children Without" where could I look for that? Please try and help me. Thank you

@gregorynagy8500 Жыл бұрын

This area,Poletown, is part, of my upbringing. Sad to see, the empty Lots,where business,used to see!! G

@rosalindgibbs2980 2 жыл бұрын

Hey there aren't you the guy who travel to Springfield, IL. And Carbondale, Illinois that maded my day home sweet home.

@Tyrone950 2 жыл бұрын

This is how corporate America destroys a neighborhood, Poletown.

@robinbuckeye6841 2 жыл бұрын

At 9:41, the guy says, "Why not focus on the good parts of Detroit..." Hello? There aren't ANY good parts of Detroit. It's the armpit of America and more like a trip through Beirut. Why would anyone in their right mind want to go to Detroit?

@Knightmessenger 2 жыл бұрын

This channel has focused on the good and the bad of Detroit.

@aljay2955 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly right Ashley. Its an entire dumpster fire filled with corruption. I remember the devils night fires where the international press would come and count the fires. King Coleman Young didn't care.

@PenelopePeppers Жыл бұрын

Dequindre runs from downtown Detroit to Avon road in Rochester hills and 23 mile rd in Shelby twp. where it splits into these 2 roads.

@cynthiafeagin6956 Жыл бұрын

Do they have a lot of speed bumps in this part of Detroit

@Werdnasemajjamesandrew 2 жыл бұрын

You showed the back of the federal reserve instead of the front which used to be the gm headquarters

@edwardhasiak7961 2 жыл бұрын

Chris, was this video filmed on a Sunday? Not many people around. When driving through the Heidelberg Project you should have rode a lot slower so we can get a better look. Thanks for your video's. I grew up in Detroit on the east side near the Plymouth Lynch rode assembly plant and that hood pretty much looks the same as this video.

@ChrisHarden 2 жыл бұрын

July 5th, 2021 was a Monday. And yeah the side shots in this video were taken at 30fps. I shoot side shots at 60fps now. Might even lower the resolution so I can shoot at 120fps. I’ve learned a lot and I’m continuing to put effort into learning what I can while still producing content.

@patkcorcoran 2 жыл бұрын

Chris Harden is talking code words because that's when the 'diversities' began moving in. 4:17

@1L6E6VHF 2 жыл бұрын

About St. Louis vs. Detroit: Note that St. Louis has the invisible "Delmar Divide" and you want to be South of it (though I observed that people - of every shade - were enjoying the eateries on Delmar itself, and everything was in good repair). Detroit (Where I work) doesn't really have a North Side or a South Side (South of the river, is Windsor, ON, Canada). However, Detroit's "divide" is very much different than that of St. Louis'. Detroit has very many acres of discarded land - in fact, more vacant lots than houses. Only a few special neighborhoods in Detroit have a vibrant residential scene, most of them north of 6 Mile *AND* west of Woodward (M-1, Detroit's Main Street), and there are a few "Burnout" ghettos in that Northwestern sector. Detroit's East Side has *Very* few prestige neighborhoods, and they're usually only two or three roads wide. I visited St. Louis for the first time this past summer

@wolfiethedog76 Жыл бұрын

Don't forget about Southwest Detroit....Its alive and kicking still....

@1L6E6VHF Жыл бұрын

@@wolfiethedog76 We like Southwest Detroit, too. As I type this, there is now a *HUGE* amount of heavy construction from Springwells all the way to Grand Boulevard. I-75 (Fisher Fwy) on about 1/4 mile to the North, and *everything* South of the Fisher Fwy. Almost all of Delray is gone. It appears that they are building an industrial park about 2 Sq. miles long, with the new Gordie Howe bridge under it.

@Knightmessenger 2 жыл бұрын

I feel like the emptiness of East Poletown is largely due to the GM plant. Yes it created some jobs but being built like a walled off fortress, look at what happened to the surrounding area. Ditto for the Jefferson North plant which split up Kercheval street. I think the east side would be a lot less abandoned and blighted if these factories weren't built. Or at least made more compact to have less sprawling impact.

@pauldefillippo8490 Жыл бұрын

Over by Chene and Gratiot is where I started out.

@waltglow6396 2 жыл бұрын

Camden had a large Polish population, now just like your footage .The locals call it Pollock town!

@ScottDLR 2 жыл бұрын

Does someone come in and mow these vacant lots? I'm surprised the grass isn't waist high.

@MrDannyk01 2 жыл бұрын

Wasn't Hamtramck more of a polish community?

@ChrisHarden 2 жыл бұрын

Yes.

@aljay2955 2 жыл бұрын

Use to drive through Hamtramck and it was beautiful then the Muslims took it over including the government. Now its a trash heap.

@injs1236 Жыл бұрын

Check out Bert's Place directly across from the Eastern Market in your vid. Opens at 2 a.m. Serves drinks and live music till about 5 a.m. ( Saturday nights only.) One of Detroit's most elegant and police protected (Paid off?) blind pigs.

@MissShark8383 Жыл бұрын

I remember how alive this area was in the 90s.

@katyg3873 Жыл бұрын

Transformers was partly filmed in and around the RIC.

@MiBones 2 ай бұрын

No bars on the windows. No graffiti on the buildings. Grass relatively cut short. Not too bad. Things are looking up.

@truckerkevthepaidtourist 2 жыл бұрын

Like Chicago lot areas that were once driving polish communities are now Mexican barrios

@harold5857 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! you can tell that this building 30:32 used to be a VERY old gas station. Probably 1930's or 40's, back when guys in clean uniforms would fill up your gas and clean your windshield. Amazing that is somehow still stands. Hopefully it can be saved.

@1L6E6VHF Жыл бұрын

It will need rapid-charging stations:-)

@dunnrite8299 Жыл бұрын

Are u from the city ?

@hemibeep Жыл бұрын

Max's Jewelry store was torched in the '67 riot.

@jcee2259 2 жыл бұрын

White flight included Polish-Americans. Who had run from Poland as I recall.

@aimeekrieg9932 Жыл бұрын

I remember growing up in Metro area, every night news always said at least 1 person shot and / or killed . I'm not a violent person, and yes we grew up poor ourselves, but I don't see how violence solves anything. It just makes it all worse . And 2 wrongs don't make a right

@Werdnasemajjamesandrew 2 жыл бұрын

The heidlberg project is 3 miles away from poletown and 5 miles from eastern market what is happening not even close to the area known as poletown

@jilllovesbeegees70 Жыл бұрын

My neighborhood off of Jefferson and Drexel looks like much if this video, does .. just grass growing, no more homes. Once there were beautiful homes and there were beautiful Dutch elm trees that made it like a tunnel in the 50s and 60s.

@cynthiafeagin6956 Жыл бұрын

Is the germack candy company in eastern market.they sell items on QVC

@TakenTook Жыл бұрын

Germack pistachio company is still there, and Rocky peanut company is still there. A bunch of places are still operating, but I think this video was recorded on a day when the overall market was not open.

@TomMcBoston 2 жыл бұрын

At 32:06 there is what looks like a Catholic parish complex: church, school, convent. is it abandoned? It looks to be in decent shape.

@ChrisHarden 2 жыл бұрын

That is St. Elizabeth Catholic Church. Still up and running.

@kar120cus 2 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisHarden That is the church that my paternal grandparents belonged to and my grandma was buried from. They lived exactly one block away on E. Canfield and their home is still standing and being refurbished. Only fond memories of that area and time.

@kbobdonahue1966 2 жыл бұрын

Albuquerque, NM definitely has a major violent crime issue.

@PenelopePeppers Жыл бұрын

In the 80s and 90s more Section 8 housing became available in the burbs....that's what the next move was all about !!!! From Eastpointe (East Detroit) to Chesterfield Twp. All down Gratiot heading North.