To give you some background to those dying towns. I'm from a small city in South Carolina as well. Back in the early 90s, those places were booming. But when the US opened up trading to china, a lot of manufacturing jobs up and left for cheaper labor. My mother was released from her manufacturing job around the time she was about to purchase another home. The name of this company is Blumenthal Mills. This was a company that was a part of the textile industry. The company literally kept our town profitable. My mother and sister worked there and made a really nice income. However, once they started to cut back, the city started to crumble around us. It happened so fast. Our chrismas was no longer the same. Less toys and gadgets sat under the tree, a tree that was quite lower quality vs what we used to get(a live tree). My mother was trapped into a home that started to fall apart. We lived in mold for years because my mother didn't have her same income she once had. She bounced around from job to job as they all started to close their doors. Opportunity for regular people was starting to look pretty bad. We as a family learned how to adjust our expectations as the city continue to crumble at accelerated rates. Now, when I go back to visit my mother, homeless people became more noticeable. It's truly sad to see my hometown fall apart.

I've lived in Chester county all my life and worked in Chester for 20 years from 1978 until 1998. I remember when the mini-series, "Chiefs" was filmed there in 1983, with Charlton Heston and may other well known stars. I was an extra in the mini-series and Mr. Heston was very cordial when I met him.

I'm torn. It's fascinating to see these old buildings and imagine how they were in their heyday but so sad they have been left empty and time has moved on. Great video.

I live in Chester. It has gotten much better over the past several years. New businesses moved into downtown and it has been brought back to life. Chester is also a film location for the movie The Patriot with Mel Gibson and is the hometown of Felicia Rashaad of Bill Cosby Show fame.

Ah yes, driving to Florida through forgotten towns in South Carolina while watching Adam the Woo explore forgotten towns in South Carolina.. Sure beats a day of work!

I live in Rock Hill SC, and my buddy has lived in Chester and is now in Great Falls. Never thought I'd see you make a video about these little backwood towns around me. Awesome work!

Empty towns - but the taxes never go down and the prices of real estate never stop going up. It's almost like somebody, somewhere, doesn't want us living in small towns.

The modern day Charles Kuralt! Love these small town forgotten areas you go to Adam

Love this type of videos that you do. Shows Americana in simpler times. Almost can picture Andy, Barney, and Floyd hanging out. I appreciate you taking the time to record and narrate these videos. A great piece of history.

The mural on the side of the old Deluxe Pools building is actually my husband’s family. They created different scenes, but the people painted in the mural are their family members. His grandfather used to own Deluxe Pools.

These videos are the best. Showing places we’d normally never visit. Thank you for showing us these small towns Adam. Safe travels.

🔥That constant church bell is probably the towns Warning Alert System......Shelter in Place ! ....there are a couple of City Slickers roaming around town talking to themselves 😳

If you ever go back to Chester, you should check out the Lando School House. It’s an old school house that was abandoned in the 1950’s. People don’t mind you going in there so you don’t have to worry about trespassing. They even have a museum in town.

Wow its always fun watching you come by my house lol. Lived in this area 50 years and you seem to see things people drive right by everyday. Great great video.

Interesting content! The old Willys is pretty interesting on it's own. From wikipedia: "The Willys Jeep Station Wagon, Jeep Utility Wagon and Jeep Panel Delivery are automobiles produced by Willys and Kaiser Jeep in the United States from 1946 to 1964, with production in Argentina and Brazil continuing until 1970 and 1977 respectively. They were the first mass-market all-steel station wagons designed and built as a passenger vehicle. 1960: 4X4 Wagons and Delivery models receive one-piece windshield (late year)."

My dad was from Great Falls! He started practicing medicine there before moving to Charlotte. I usually watch your Dis blogs, but this was a happy surprise!

I truly in joyed this. I live here in S.C. and have been to most of the small towns. thank ya for picking out some of the spots. I in joy Sunday rides, so i can see old places.

From the Great Falls website concerning the beautiful building that was a Belk department store: "The Old Company Store The Republic Mills Company Store where you could get a sugar coffee blankets and when necessary a coffin. The next long-term occupant was the Department Store, Belk's. Today, the Company Store site sits directly across from Townhall." Some mills would pay in currency that could only be used in their stores or for rent that was only for houses owned by the mill. So, you could never really get ahead. I read farther down in the comments that there are great plans to revitalize the downtown area. Love Brattonsville!! Have been there with the children. If you have the time, explore the entire area. Thanks for the videos.

Back in my neighborhood!! Not sure if you're aware but Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad are both from Chester! It was also used as a filming location for the miniseries "Chiefs" and also the the show "Outcast".

Would be a fun project to drop a postcard to yourself at every post office in the small towns you visit and have a postmark from there.

the old murals are so cool, the old vintage turquoise vehicle my favorite color, I always wish someone would refurbish the old ruined buildings, I always love seeing CocaCola murals on buildings too lol, wow that old jail is so cool, love the patriotic VW Bug on the top of that Pinky's building, I have a yellow VW Bug

Hello from Gatlinburg!! People are still buzzing about you being here the past week ...

Love these best of all! I know it's expensive to travel alot , but I love seeing the old relics, back roads, small towns ...thanks Adam

Exploring small towns is my favorite type of video in your series. Nice to see places I will never see in person. Thanks.

That Chester downtown must have been really fantastic back in the day! 😁

Great vlog! It’s so sad to see all these downtown areas abandoned and falling into ruin. I can just imagine the hustle and bustle back in the day. Love all the murals! ❤

Hi guys. luv luv what yr doing. I came across this by accedent on KZfaq. saw the oldest film of london. from 1890 to 1920. Yea home sweet home. Just wish there was more of it. Hope you are all well across the pond. B Safe take care.👍👍👍😄🦋🇬🇧

Adam GREAT travels. Thank You for sharing the Great cities/states of America.

It's sad to see those downtowns deserted. I'm glad you got to check them out.

The antique green vehicle I believe is a Jeep. Almost 50 years ago when I lived in Montana, a friend owned this exact Jeep, winch and all. One very wintery evening a bunch of us piled into the Jeep and drove about 56 miles to a rock concert. We saw Paul Butterfield and Dr. John the Night Tripper. What a fun time. Traveling back home was a bit scary because the weather had gotten worse but we knew the old Jeep would make it and it did.

You are helping keep history. Thanks Adam.

I lived in Chester from 1973-75, 160 Pinkney Street. Went to 3rd & 4th grade there. We lived in Rock Hill the 1st half or so of 1973. My Daddy worked at Sun Chemical.

Finally More small unknown towns I love Disney a lot However, this is my favorite videos. Thank you. Merry Christmas

I've lived in Chester County, SC my whole life. It was great to see the downtown murals posted here. Thank you!

That amazing little 4 wheel drive wagon you loved is a Willys Jeep Station Wagon. They were built from 1946-1964. Based on the JEEP platform that won the war. Also imortialized by the Grateful Dead in the song "Sugar Magnolia". While they are awesome, I'd love to watch Adam fold himself inside one and drive it. They're tiny inside! People were smaller in the 1940's I assume. I've always loved those things. OH - and Willys is not pronounced like Willy's - It's like Arnolds brother in Different Strokes - "Whatchu talkin' 'bout Willis?"

Cool that you can pay an admission and see some spots used in The Patriot. Very entertaining film. Extreme drama and action with a hint of good humor. I enjoy it greatly. You did a really cool boat ride that had some swamp area locations from The Patriot. I still want to do that.

I simply love seeing these small towns as they remind me of how great my young life was. Though God is good, I surely miss those days as we were kinder to each other and managed life with our families and really loved this country, black white, etc.... what a great country we have and seeing these small towns allows all of us, to see the beauty of our past. Thank you for traveling through....

Absolutely love seeing the old towns and the relics of the backroads. So cool to see this video. We drove thru some cool towns on a part of route 66 in Illinois this past summer. Thanks again Adam for the cool video Steve and Sandee

In the midnight hour I always want donuts...Mo MO MO Mo Mo...🤣MO... Morning Woo😄

Good morning, Mr. Woo...you have got to be kidding me, seriously, right down the street from me! Enjoy your day! 😉

Wow Love Chester town. Such a shame most of it is closed and abandoned . I can just imagine it back when it was all open. Thanks for showing us Adam.

Loved all those old storefronts and towns. Loved the horned ram giving you the eye.

That G Mart store must have been having an employee hot dog selling contest. Small town fun !

Thanks to your associate for pointing out the details of the mural and other things.

Appreciate this video guys. Wow Chester looks kinda different since I was there last year. You 2 work very well together.

I love these videos of the small towns, but they also sadden me. I was raised in a small town back when they were vital, active communities. All the stores open and bustling and their owner's prospering. Good times...

I've never known anyone to get a dirty look off of a Ram!! Only you, Adam!

A lot of my people are from Great Falls. It died with I-77 and the JP Stevens Mill closing. Great Falls was actually still pretty nice throughout the 90s but as more of my grandparent's generation died, the town just went downhill. The new whitewater center might bring back some business to the area. But it's crazy how dead it is there.

That felt like a film set, very eerie, well kept buildings, next to totally abandoned ones, as you left the man on the grass cutter just felt odd, plus the ringing of the bell, also the look of disgust on that Rams face 😳, none the less, really enjoyed watching the vlog Adam, looking forward next one

Love these kinds of videos by Adam! I often watch them over and over.

hello again Adam , another cool explore , very interesting walk around those small towns , well done and thank you 😊

Awesome!!! Love visiting towns like this and filming locations too!!! Truly amazing!!! Would love to film a vlog with ya one day… Rayen too!!! Take care

Beautiful mural with the wedding scene.

I live in the middle of SC, driving through the state to get to the coast or anywhere is very depressing. Small towns with no money and the citizens sit on the front porches of their mobile homes and watch the cars on the highway go by all day.

Omg. Laughed out loud with the Billy Idol reference. Good one.

thats awesome there is a prayer box! very cool idea for the town.

Route 9 in SC is me and my wife's favorite drive. So mant towns and diners. Lancaster, Pageland, Chesterfield and Cheraw are great visits. I like to spot the old gas station. The Flopeye Diner in Great Falls is my favorite diner, hands down!

Hey Adam, both towns you were in were also filming locations, Chester was used in the filming of chiefs and Robert Kirkmans t.v show outcast, Great Falls was the filming location for a movie called Walker Payne, Gramps which starred John Ritter and Andy Griffith, and Outcast was also filmed in Great Falls, Remember when we did the Springs Park Video together, well Great Falls is my hometown and you wasn't far from the park.

The blue vehicle in Rock Hill was a Willy’s Overland Wagon. That’s a really cool find!!

HEY MAN WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ? LORD SPODA IS RIVALING YOUR WORLD....GLAD YOR DOING THE DESERTED SMALL TOWN VIDS..I ENJOY THEM...THANKS !!

That stage reminded me of a movie…maybe the greatest showman…

Oh my family is from Chester !!! My dad was born in Great Falls in 1926 !!Special place to me indeed !! The state park is beautiful. I love seeing this!! Thank you !!! I love hearing the church bell 🙌

I hope that you hang out with Carson Tyler again please. Thanks dude.

Pinky's rocks, I just love there food. It is neat seeing regional stuff I would never think of going to. Kinda sad unfortunately.

I hate these guys didn't come about a year ago. They would see major improvements since then. Most of the dilapidated buildings they showed have been recently purchased and soon to be renovated. The Belks building will soon become the Welcome Center. We'll have a primitive campground on the island, and much more with the rapids coming. We're working on getting Pickle Ball courts. Torrey Craig recently blessed Great Falls with an amazing renovation to our downtown basketball courts.. The thread trail that lines the waters edge is absolutely beautiful. While we realize we have work to do I hate they failed to show all the beautiful buildings and businesses that are operating. Wished that they would have reached out to the Mayors of these towns so that the information they shared would have been more accurate. I love Great Falls and the people in it. Great Falls we are not forgotten!! We have a light that shines bright and I hope these guys come back and check in to see all the exciting things coming our way.

Great Falls, SC actually sells sand for golf courses, playgrounds, horse stalls.

At 1:58 you speculate about a mural depicting an arch like stone formation rising out of the water in a sea side location. In fact there is a formation exactly like that in Entretat, France (a place I visited years ago). It was even the subject of a painting by one of the famous French Impressionist artists.

Love these small-town, off-the-beaten-path journeys over the geeky Comicon and Disney stuff.

You were literally in my back yard! Wish I knew ahead of time im 15 minutes from great falls, we all could have met you and got a hug! We all love your adventures!!

Mr. Adam Woo. I want you to know that I've watched several other videos posted by folks and their travel adventures and you are by far my favourite. Thank you for what you do. Your enjoyment is catchy...😎 P.S. the look of the ram is priceless😂

My grandfathers home town Chester SC (Neely Welch) is his name never got to meet him heard he was a tremendous man. Drove through Chester in July will stop in town next summer!

You need to check out Fountain Inn South Carolina main street is maybe a quarter mile and its a very busy town during the week and young folks come at night for food and drinks and entertainment and the weekend has mixture of entertainment and shopping and there is the historic town of 96 that is trying to stay viable along with STAR FORT just outside of town along with the Greenwood State Park 10 miles away, maybe a spring road trip. The "Upstate" is surrounded by nostalgic Old Towns that are trying to survive in the new generation that holds ole'folk lore and hidden gems.

Great day loved everything about it a great tour of old vintage style towns and all the murals you showed rocked and I loved that you had a bright sunny day to go on this adventure but I’ll have to say you pick a great way to end the day by going to that restaurant now with that being said peace ☮️ love ❤️ and happiness to you Adam and I’ll see you on the next vlog adventure wherever it takes you peace ☮️ out ✌️

I grew up in Great Falls, spent the first 30 years of life living there. The old Belks department store, was 3 floors, the first floor and basement were the Belks store while the third floor was the Masonic Lodge. I remember going in that store with my mother for her to buy sewing stuff. Also if you ever go back you should check out the Waterfall. Yes There is a Waterfall in Great falls. It's hidden, and not a bunch of people know about it. Also there is a very old church, one of the all in one room type of churches, again kinda hidden but its there on the outskirts, Cemetery goes back to before the Civil war. One more thing, Downtown Great Falls is not called Downtown its called Flopeye. THANK YOU Adam the Woo!

What a great piece of Americana that town is ,WOW beautiful!. you are one of the Grates bloggers. Thank you . SALUD.

I liked seeing the murals. This was nice seeing the house used in Patriot. Pinky's looked very inviting. Nice atmosphere. It was nice to meet your friend.

Hey that's a nifty windbreaker! I work overnights & these rundown town/garbage pail from 1905/grass once walked upon by Roy Disney are great for falling asleep to.....so thank you

“There’s a phone on the wall, if you want to make some PHONE calls” reminds me of your Epcot 30th anniversary video when you all snuck into employee areas. That redhead gal was with you later. Remember back in the day ADAM when you did that sort of thing?!?

Love these videos. When we go on road trips, we like to drive through the towns and find local food places to eat out.

Fantastic signs in this episode

Bravo Adam, great show this reminds me of the old you I love it when you're out on the road especially by yourself that's when you're the funniest once again great show

I enjoyed the video. A great adventure in exploration and curiosity. After 10 mins though I got a little sad when reality set in.

Great video. Always liked Vloggers going to these small towns that are pretty much abandoned or close to it. A boss I had from 2004 to 2014 was from a small town in SC called Windsboro. Will probably search around to see if any Vloggers have visited.

You need to see Fair Bluff,NC in your travels. The town was struck with a 100 year flood in 2016 from Hurricane Matthew and another flood in 201i8 from Hurricane Florence. After the 2016 floods the store fronts on the main drag stood empty. The water line could be seen on the windows of the businesses I would guess four feet high. All the stock at the local hardware store was left in place and mold could be seen growing on the walls. Once the 2018 flooding struck it largely became a ghost town. The town sits on the Lumber River and you can still walk the Riverwalk. It winds through the woods down to the river.

Love how the sheep looked up after you’d been filming him eat for a moment. Great timing! Thanks for the video guys!

Love ya Adam. And the backroads vids are the best. My favorite!! Thanks!!

I grew up in chester 83-97. But all those murals were all there when I lived there. Im 40yrs old. Was a cool place to grow up if you didnt know any better lol.

Fantastic Billy Idol drop there! SC is my home state!! I'm excited to see what y'all discover.

Good video. It just seemed like it was missing something…or someone…I thought we were a throuple!!

Fun fact: I did security on a few different filming locations for the movie The Patriot.. Was definitely cool watching them build a "rustic" village in the middle of nowhere, only to see it burn down.. And you were literally right down the road from me.. Have a great day Adam..

For whom the bell tolls. The bell kept on going and going. Great video!

Wow, MOMO donuts is in Rock Hill about 5 miles from my current house, also lived in Great Falls for about 10 years not far from the old Belks store. Cool to see my stomping ground on youtube

Oh my goodness, you went to my town in Chester. I rarely go there because I live near county line of Chester and York county. We shop in big town Rock Hill. I’ve never got out and walked the streets even though I’ve lived here 20 years now. We live out in the country. Thank you for this video because I didn’t know all that was there. This makes me want to go walk around there now. We’ve only been to the white Courthouse and a lawyers office. They both are old looking inside too. There was a old coin phone outside near where you was at. It was near top of hill. They did make a youth video in Chester called The Ghost Club. I watched it. We’ve been to Brattonsville too. They have war reenactment there and have demonstrations days

The close-up of that ram, "I See You, Adam!" Great video!

That cool car looks like a 1940's Willys Wagon, super cool!

Love your videos, Adam, but this type is my absolute favorite. 👏👏🤠

The old vehicle That you showed was a 1949 Willie's Jeep The other car that was buried in the weeds 1990s Buick lasaber

20:38 - Yep, I thought it was some kind of Jeep based on the design. It's a 1962 Jeep Willys Wagon (as the comment below beat me to it.) It's often credited as being the first SUV.

The first town that you went to, Chester, SC, was a movie location for the TV mini series Chiefs from 1983.

That church bell is automated and someone forgot to flip the switch off 🔥⚡😂