I Drove Across Downtown Montgomery, Alabama. This Is What I Saw.

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I Drove Across Downtown Montgomery, Alabama. This Is What I Saw.

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Downtown Montgomery is pretty rundown. But there are some okay parts as well!
For this dashboard tour I took I-85 west into Montgomery, the capital of the state of Alabama. The goal was to show the Montgomery downtown area, the capital buildings and the neighborhoods near downtown. As you’ll see, downtown is really pretty and has a lot of history, and they’re fixing things up. But there are still pockets within blocks of downtown that are falling into disarray. The day was Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at dusk.
Now there’s a LOT of history in Montgomery. It became a city in 1819 and was named the capital of Alabama in 1846, primarily due to its importance in the production of cotton. And of course, in the middle of the 20th century, Montgomery was the center of events and protests in the Civil Rights Movement.
Montgomery is going through a bit of a revitalized resurgence downtown proper. A lot of money has been spent fixing up old warehouses and office buildings and turning them into loft apartments, retail, restaurants, hotels and businesses. After a lot of growth in the 90s, the population in Montgomery has flattened. There’s a couple hundred thousand people here. Crime here is about average nationally, and lower than Alabama’s other large cities.
Here’s the rest of downtown Montgomery Alabama and its surrounding neighborhoods.
Now we’re going to take a little trip just outside of the downtown area, and then come back to downtown. I wanted to show how quickly the neighborhoods just outside of downtown change and become run down within just a few blocks of downtown Montgomery. Then we’ll come back to downtown again.
Later this night, we explored Montgomery a bit. Everyone we met was super friendly and welcoming. While exploring downtown Montgomery on this fine evening, I found the Riverfront Landing sign and it called my name with all its fancy lights. Riverwalk and Amphitheater on the Alabama River! I’m in!! I went down the tunnel but alas, the riverboat was closed and nothing was open.
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@NickJohnson Жыл бұрын

Here's my entire Unboxing America Series: kzfaq.info/sun/PLq-_cmf3H6yqgM1vGG305six5T7dqGURF

@d.pharmbot2092 3 жыл бұрын

"Here's the rest of downtown Montgomery, and its surrounding neighborhoods?" Not really. This is a meandering series of loops in the downtown business/capitol district. A mile away and you'd be in Old Cloverdale, a century-old neighborhood designed by Frederick Law Olmstead, a landscape architect who was the main designer of NYC's Central Park and Prospect Park. Likewise, the Garden District is true to its name and features tree-lined streets with lovely historical homes. You see, other than a few loft apartments, downtown MTGY isn't really a residential space. "Old Alabama Town," is an interactive historical district that IS downtown. However, it wasn't shown--presumably because perpetuating the southern urban blight image confirms biases and gets more clicks. The brief tour of the run down area just next to downtown took no less time than a few shots of the Garden District or Old Cloverdale would have. Thanks for the Riverwalk tour, but I'm guessing the riverboat was closed off because of the pandemic or because it was a weeknight. It might not sound like it, but I appreciate your efforts!

@johngarbarini5843 3 жыл бұрын

Hank Williams, Sr is buried in Montgomery. He was from Greenville, AL.

@jamesmcinnis208 3 жыл бұрын

"presumably"

@crystal.hangovergang 3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you posted this! Every big city has a "pretty rough" area. That area doesn't represent the whole city!

@charlescurtis6321 3 жыл бұрын

Part of the trouble of not being a local is you don’t know where to go. I doubt this guy really knew where to go since he lived in NC. You’re right though. There’s a lot more to show in Montgomery (I’ve been many times; and even I don’t know much.) This might sound crazy (and I’m not trying to be sarcastic here)... but you should make your own video. Maybe you can make a better one. We obviously have much more to see!

@makeitmakesense2616 2 жыл бұрын

Helllo. Im thinking about moving to Montgomery, what should i do for a two day visit

@craftypatty6395 3 жыл бұрын

Montgomery Alabama is a dangerous place to live. I had to move my family to a town over because we had a bullet go through my daughters window. If you don’t live on the east side of town, your in danger.

@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley 3 жыл бұрын

Had a similar instance though I think my case was more like the shootings that happen everywhere instead of a specific person that was being aimed at. The person was shooting all over and my room has a bullet in the upper-left corner due to it. I anonymously called the police (have to be safe) and called my landlord to inform him about it and he said he was getting calls from others in the neighborhood about what had happened. Nobody was hurt, thankfully, but still... The only reason I didn't break my lease right then (aside from not having the money) was because of the type of shooting. That sort of craziness can really happen anywhere and has happened in so many places of various income classes. We're just not safe from it no matter where we go in America. A drive-by though or fights frequently escalating to shots being fired, yes, get out of dodge of those types of places.

@kwalos2836 Жыл бұрын

Yeah but it depends on where you are I'm a Montgomery native and I know it all to well it's a retirement state don't stay in the inner city stay on the outskirts of Montgomery for comfortable living

@niecepooh624 Жыл бұрын

Please don't tell me you moved to either Prattville, Wetumpka, or Millbrook, because lets be forreal you didn't really move anywhere 😂😂😂😂😂. The crime is bad in certain parts of any city, including those I mentioned, as a matter of fact I was robbed in Millbrook go figures smh.

@suebigsby3722 3 жыл бұрын

Montgomery, Alabama has several beautiful old buildings! Thank you for not tearing them down!

@niceguy8283 2 жыл бұрын

They can't afford to tear them down.

@paulabarch5065 7 ай бұрын

Thank you Nick, this Montgomery video was wonderful. I'm a writer who's been entranced by Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald (wife of F Scott) since 1970 when I read Nancy Milfords book Zelda. ...Zelda as a child growing up here, she wrote about playing around the courthouse where her father was *the * Judge Anthony Sayre, their house was only a few blocks away , the adult Zelda wrote lyrically of Montgomery and her childhood. I've always thought that she'd have maintained her sanity pr most of it if she'd stayed in Montgomery and made her life there. She had too much southern in her to live up north. So thank you Nick for this. I really enjoyed it.

@michaelroot1960 3 жыл бұрын

I’m a trucker and I walked over to the Waffle House that’s across from the TA truck stop to get a meal. A few minutes after placing my order it was robbed at gunpoint and I was laying on a greasy floor wishing I had just kept driving.

@markrichards6863 3 жыл бұрын

They don't tell you about that in the travel brochures. I'm glad you are okay. The place looks like no man's land.

@johnnymichael1804 3 жыл бұрын

Black lives matter!

@kingfelix1966 3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@trevortat 3 жыл бұрын

@@brotherhoodofspiel1122 Of course it is.

@chrisv9186 3 жыл бұрын

@@brotherhoodofspiel1122 MAGA is a scam.

@bonnyguillen1424 3 жыл бұрын

Watching your videos is like being there without traveling, thanks.

@kathrynnard2133 3 жыл бұрын

I've lived here all my life 63 years. There is a lot of history here and a lot of famous people came from here. Hank Williams Junior Nat King Cole the fitzgeralds and there's been singers and actresses. I love my city but it breaks my heart what it's become but I'm doing my part to reverse it.

@aribasmajian18 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like a nice downtown and nice old historic buildings.

@NoahBodze Жыл бұрын

They won't be there much longer. Look at what migrating blacks did to Detroit It's just a matter of time. Blacks can not even maintain what the European built.

@wewantthefunk73 3 жыл бұрын

The circle at night is beautiful. Stand on the one side of the fountain and look up the hill at the Capitol. Stunning.

@lanasumner4683 3 жыл бұрын

Nice down town. I’ve always wanted to see Alabama. Thank for sharing.

@kolsonmaddox777 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve lived in Montgomery all my live and have been through downtown many times, it’s a pretty city in downtown but the whole city just keeps getting worse and worse

@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley 3 жыл бұрын

I try to celebrate the little victories here, lol. I live on the east-south side, so not the greatest area by a long shot. They took Best Buy from Eastern Blvd but they put in what looks to be a really large gym I've yet to visit, but might be nice, and an Aldi's, which is a cheap and nice place to grocery shop (though I prefer elsewhere for my meats due to limited selection. Oh, and they're building a second one). They expanded the area around exit 6 as well to handle the higher amount of traffic. As mentioned here, they took some old buildings and turned them into apartments, one place in particular which I want to move into. Every now and then, I'll get an article from Google about them fixing something else up here, so the city isn't sitting on its laurels, which is good. Not everything can be resolved at once but happy the pandemic hasn't halted everything.

@kolsonmaddox777 3 жыл бұрын

@@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley yea I’ve only been to the new Best Buy location once, it’s huge and there’s stuff everywhere kinda like the old location better. Been to the new Aldi a couple times, it’s nice if you just need some groceries and it’s the closest thing around but there’s better places in the area

@ddcheckchaser2014 3 жыл бұрын

They moved BestBuy to Eastchase it’s far but it’s bigger and better

@jboss729 3 жыл бұрын

I am from Tuskegee and just moved back to Montgomery. It has gotten a lot better in terms of jobs, businesses, etc. However, it has a serious crime problem. But it has come a LONG way downtown. I was pretty impressed with how good downtown looks as well as East Montgomery areas. I do however, feel that the West, North and South Sides could use a little more developments.

@ddcheckchaser2014 3 жыл бұрын

@@jboss729 facts it wasn’t this big coming up but proud of my city growing and thriving and I feel the crime is coming with the city growing

@JuluxeLifestyleBeauty 3 жыл бұрын

I’m a fellow KZfaqr in Montgomery, AL and I must say downtown is a completely different vibe from the rest of the city. During the day it’s open and airy; select weekends it’s vibrant and lively. Though there are some “rough” spots (empty old and almost antique like buildings and lots) ... I’m not entirely mad about it. I feel like it’s gives it a little charm and some character. 🤣 #gumptown

@MarquishaJ 3 жыл бұрын

GumpTown!!!! What’s your Instagram name

@JuluxeLifestyleBeauty 3 жыл бұрын

@@MarquishaJ Jujunaturally 🥰

@JadedMuse2 2 жыл бұрын

Lol at Gumptown... yep you're definitely living here in Montgomery.

@theeconomicsofthings9752 3 жыл бұрын

I love these historical dashcam narratives. Only one in KZfaq I know who does this

@philliprawlinson8228 14 күн бұрын

Yeah, from downtown, east to federal drive is where i grew up,( Capitol Heights, and Lee High). Still have family in Capitol Heights. Greatplace to ;e from. RTR❤

@Granztolch 3 жыл бұрын

It looks amusing place and rich with history.

@user-pc7ef5sb6x 3 жыл бұрын

Alabama is up and coming. A lot of tech jobs are moving in because of low taxation. Alabama might look different 10 - 20 years from now

@AndrewLaMonica1 3 жыл бұрын

Georgia used to be one of the worst states know its one of the best and going up fast so I can definitely see it

@AndrewLaMonica1 3 жыл бұрын

Georgia and Alabama are pretty similar

@chriscourson2824 3 жыл бұрын

i doubt it!

@user-pc7ef5sb6x 3 жыл бұрын

@@chriscourson2824 I know it. After traveling Europe and Japan, I realized most US cities are still underdeveloped. America is still very young and has a lot more growing to do. I think these low tax southern states will be the place to be in the next 20 years

@johnfrench6564 2 жыл бұрын

@@user-pc7ef5sb6x US cities aren’t underdeveloped there is just so much more space. As a result there is not need to crowd a ton of people into a mega city. The US ranks 11th in the HDI above of Japan.

@CodyCole80 11 ай бұрын

❤ Thanks for positively presenting my hometown.

@smithterrance459 3 жыл бұрын

SOUTHERN LIFE aka Jose would love this about Montgomery 💯💯💯

@NickJohnson 3 жыл бұрын

he's cool we talk.

@smithterrance459 3 жыл бұрын

@@NickJohnson Yes he is I love his videos 😊

@craigdoriety9798 3 жыл бұрын

I worked at the Alabama Power Co. office on Dexter from 1981 until 1993 before transferring to Birmingham. Good times.

@sharonthomas865 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Nick,God Bless You and Your Family, Have a Very Blessed, Peaceful, Prosperous and Safe Week 🙏 ❤🌹🌷

@NickJohnson 2 жыл бұрын

Sharon ❤️❤️

@rockyzman 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video. I would of never of though Montgomery was such a nice looking city.

@AlonsoRules 3 жыл бұрын

doesn't look too bad - nice and clean

@_corrine12_ 3 жыл бұрын

I drove into downtown Montgomery on a Sunday last year and it was a ghost town, very eerie. The buildings were beautiful though, you could sense the history.

@adriennecurry1303 3 жыл бұрын

Just keep driving..there's alot more. Not the best entry into the city I must admit

@barbaralondon3886 3 жыл бұрын

You where in a pandemic nut

@keekeehamilton8456 3 жыл бұрын

Well if it was a Sunday, everything is closed on weekends.

@christieschmitz249 3 жыл бұрын

Sundays are dead downtown. Late in the day is when the "entertainment area" starts opening up.

@sandragibbs797 Жыл бұрын

@Christie Schmitz ESPECIALLY on Friday nights. Downtown Montgomery, Alabama at night on Friday's is a beautiful sight to see.

@user-sv3tx9gm6u 3 жыл бұрын

Sweet Home Alabama!

@dogbark8388 2 жыл бұрын

From Cali this place looks mighty clean No homeless No traffic congestion Low priced houses ( I checked ) Californian's Dreamin

@NickJohnson 2 жыл бұрын

Yes

@clearlynotwoke4929 3 жыл бұрын

Almost no one walking on the streets and it is a pretty city.

@SimonMartinForPrimeMinister 3 жыл бұрын

p.s cool Scotland flag homie!

@denisemarcus5633 3 жыл бұрын

A lot of people are still working from home. This is pretty dead from average. After the pandemic has settled, it will pick up.

@kimboothe3855 3 жыл бұрын

COVID had a lot of places closed.

@showmestatefinest5412 3 жыл бұрын

@@kimboothe3855 that lockdown bs been over with and tbh stuff was only on full lockdown for a few days and life moved on, only thing changed was u had to wear mask and even that is dying out

@seanbullard7029 3 жыл бұрын

Must have picked a bad time for that because there's always people downtown. Either on the strip or over by the alley bar

@751jack Жыл бұрын

I worked in downtown Montgomery from 2003-2014. Haven't been back since. Seems like a lot of money is being pumped into downtown.

@Rommie26 3 жыл бұрын

Very pretty The south his heading towards the right direction

@nancyreynolds1869 3 жыл бұрын

I have wonderful memories there!! Thank you for sharing 😊

@moneygrowersph516 3 жыл бұрын

Hello dear

@nancyreynolds1869 3 жыл бұрын

@@moneygrowersph516 hello and good morning ☀️☕️

@Veronica_S1 3 жыл бұрын

Love your videos, glad to be early this time 🥰

@NickJohnson 3 жыл бұрын

Morning!

@moneygrowersph516 3 жыл бұрын

Hello

@chrismartin9745 2 жыл бұрын

Its really making a fantastic turnaround great place for anybody or anyfamily 😊😊😊😊😊

@daniselove8736 3 жыл бұрын

It’s so clean you don’t see no trash no where

@James-gb9ns 3 жыл бұрын

Having only been through Birmingham, Montgomery was exactly as I imagined! Good job!

@jalenbarlow1303 2 жыл бұрын

What do you mean by that?

@EvaristeWK 3 жыл бұрын

5:37 Lol you used the iPhone ringtone when it wakes you up in the morning

@NickJohnson 3 жыл бұрын

Apple copied my tune??

@1red_nextview740 3 жыл бұрын

I heard that tune and was like, HUH?

@robertreaves3182 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like the middle of winter and maybe a Sunday night, when its unlikely for many people to be out.

@theroman2130 3 жыл бұрын

Great vid. The downtown is beautiful.

@DUMPSTERDIVINGADELAIDE 3 жыл бұрын

Hello Nick... Thanks for your wonderful trips around America, I saw Jesus Rodriguez squatting in the slummy suburbs of Detroit, Take care.. 😊🇦🇺🙏🇺🇸

@tightywhitey9779 3 жыл бұрын

Lmaoooo do what???

@CarringtonHollister 3 жыл бұрын

Montgomery, Alabama: home of Hyundai Motor Manufacturing North America

@chriscourson2824 3 жыл бұрын

no, it is at HOPE HULL, AL

@gambit_toys6554 3 жыл бұрын

Keep up the good work Nick!

@NickJohnson 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Will do!

@marktaylor503 3 жыл бұрын

Just left Don Duncan American tire. Great service downtown Montgomery.

@david-lt9wj 3 жыл бұрын

Ive seen a nice RV park down on the alabama coast...

@lorascelsi8102 Жыл бұрын

Nice city. Old buildings are very nice.

@2400Bklocc 3 жыл бұрын

I went there in Sept 2020. It was beautiful.

@smokiewolf 3 жыл бұрын

Better be careful running those red lights, bruh! 🚦🚦🚦

@garrygraves3848 3 жыл бұрын

Right !

@michaelbishop3439 3 жыл бұрын

For real.

@MrSamBowers 3 жыл бұрын

You caught that, too.

@joshdeskin6766 3 жыл бұрын

Wish my gas was only 2.49. I’m paying 3.97 here in SoCal.

@david-lt9wj 3 жыл бұрын

Beat you all I’ve just paid £1,27 per litre.

@romonagray1413 2 жыл бұрын

I like my city. To me it's just as good as the next city. 😊😊😊

@edylcnostrebor9722 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the Video .and you're awesome Channel

@user-nw6qp1ki2n 3 жыл бұрын

What a ride 🚙 What a music 🌈 As if I travelled without stamping my passport 😍

@charlottemoreau1957 3 жыл бұрын

Lucky you . I’m from Canada 🇨🇦 I always need my passport stamped 😅

@charlottemoreau1957 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your answer

@jameyhaigh7989 3 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised you didn't cause an accident with all the red lights you ran. Love your videos, but if you're going to visit our city then follow its laws.

@NickJohnson 3 жыл бұрын

There was no one out

@BB-uu9oo 2 жыл бұрын

@@laurie7689 you sound fun

@paulabarch5065 7 ай бұрын

Oh good grief. Southern hospitality seems to be getting rough around the edges, too

@ellenmaze 3 жыл бұрын

That was fun, great job on the video. It felt like I was riding with you in the car. I grew up there, moved away 30 years ago. Thanks for this!

@trevortat 3 жыл бұрын

I choose Montgomery over Birmingham or Mobile. At least it is safer, crime wise.

@arnavthegreat4483 3 жыл бұрын

Huntsville is still the best

@samantharicherson9780 3 жыл бұрын

Yea you dont want to go to mobile crime rate is horrible and it's even spilling off into the fairhope gulf shores area.

@maxtaxplusdotnet 3 жыл бұрын

U couldn’t PAY MY RENT 2 stay there!👎 💩

@maxtaxplusdotnet 3 жыл бұрын

@@laurie7689 Agreed! (I love the Jemison/Clanton area myself) being born and raised in a large city like (New York) it wouldn’t bother me if I never lived IN a Metropolitan city ever again ! 🙌

@maxtaxplusdotnet 3 жыл бұрын

@@laurie7689 Indeed! Nature at its Finest! I believe in leaving well enough alone. I can function just fine in peace & solitude. If I want action, I know where to find it 👍

@adriennecurry1303 3 жыл бұрын

Montgomery, Alabama is historical yet has some beautiful places. You captured downtown and a surrounding neighborhood that is definitely old. Montgomery is not a California for sure, but there are many scenic places and other attractions. It's not as bad as some people think and we definitely don't all talk the way they depict on television lol..those fake accents are horrible. 🤪 We are definitely southern but believe in having a good time. That's my hometown. ❤ #Bama

@AWholeVibe96 2 жыл бұрын

Are you still there?? I been wrestling with the idea of moving to downtown Montgomery but I can never get a good view of it! I’m just going to have to drive through there again

@josephj.6478 2 жыл бұрын

@@AWholeVibe96 ik this is random but if you have any questions just ask me lol, been living here for 15 years

@AWholeVibe96 2 жыл бұрын

@@josephj.6478 Random is just fine! I have a million questions because I’m highly considering moving back to AL. I lived there for about 5 months but I was in the country. I want to be be in a downtown area this time but nobody ever knows what’s going on!

@AWholeVibe96 2 жыл бұрын

@@josephj.6478 I would also like to buy land there!

@josephj.6478 2 жыл бұрын

@@AWholeVibe96 Well, if you want to buy land you will probably need to buy a house, the apartments downtown only lease out rooms themselves as far as I know. For good homes I recommend East Montgomery or farther south of the City of Montgomery and more in Montgomery county.

@robertlee8082 3 жыл бұрын

My old home town. When you leave downtown it get kind of dangerous especially between Highland ava and Ann st. Also on the other side of Old Cloverdale anything pass Fairview is really bad. I lived their my whole life and everyone I know has moved to the suburbs or away including me.

@jameyhaigh7989 3 жыл бұрын

Depends on the company one keeps. I've lived in that area (next to the high school with your name) for 20 years with few issues. My neighbors are quite nice.

@CamXOTWOD99 3 жыл бұрын

Very bold to run several traffic lights, especially the one by the police station

@crollwtide9452 3 жыл бұрын

That area is where the Montgomery County Sherriff's Dept is located.

@rnsteve2265 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Nick, how about a video about the most notorius serial killers in each state?

@highlymedicated2438 3 жыл бұрын

Good idea!

@haydenverner5458 3 жыл бұрын

Funny how this was recommended to me because I live about 8 to 10 miles east of downtown

@NickJohnson 3 жыл бұрын

KZfaq knows everything

@boombabyize 3 жыл бұрын

Roll tide 334 boi

@clowning81 3 жыл бұрын

Downtown Montgomery is not bad looking.

@maril1379 3 жыл бұрын

Another interesting video!

@khunopie9159 3 жыл бұрын

Great work Nick! You and your navigator Mappy are truly becoming the Charliebo of city driving, and at the end of the day, Mappy is not the Hero we deserve, but rather, the Hero we NEED. Take a bow, Karen! woot!

@glennso47 3 жыл бұрын

Hyundai has a manufacturing plant here. Do you go by it?

@cynthiagibson2286 3 жыл бұрын

Not as bad as i thought it would be

@ericknight5014 3 жыл бұрын

Check Enterprise the only city with a statue to an insect.

@chrisv9186 3 жыл бұрын

Is Enterprise anywhere near Weevilville?

@ericknight5014 3 жыл бұрын

@@chrisv9186 south of Montgomery, North of Dothan.

@Sly88Frye 3 жыл бұрын

I apologize in advance for this thought that seeing Montgomery Alabama in the video title made me think of from this really old viral commercial on KZfaq: Living rooms, bedrooms, dinettes, oh yeah You can find 'em at the market We talkin' 'bout Flea Market Montgomery It's just like it's just like a mini mall Oh yeah Come shop with us, I said Flea Market Montgomery It's just like, it's just like a mini mall Hey hey, you heard me, come shop Living rooms, bedrooms, dinettes we've got it You need it you'll find it It's just like, it's just like a mini mall Hey hey, you heard me, come shop I said, Flea Market Montgomery It's just like, it's just like a mini mall Hey hey! Living rooms, bedrooms, dinettes, oh yeah You can find 'em at the market We talkin' 'bout Flea Market Montgomery It's just like, it's just like a mini mall Hey hey, don't stop, let's make it a dance Come on now, to the left (to the left) To the right (to the right) Let's do this dance, hey, to the left (to the left) To the right (to the right) Let's make this a dance Flea Market Montgomery It keeps you a-jumpin' It's just like, it's just like a mini mall Check it out now everybody Like this, now, hey hey Flea Market Montgomery It's just like, it's just like a mini mall Don't stop, let's dance Flea Market Montgomery It's just like it's just like a mini mall (Let's break it on down now. Oh yeah, I know You're gonna like this, come on now!) It's just like (You know what I'm saying.) It's just like (You know what I mean!) It's just like (You know it, so why don't you Just come on and see it.) It's just like, it's just like a mini mall (Ah yeah, you've seen it. It's just like, it's Just like a mini mall. Ah yeah, you like this Come on now, Flea Market.)

@NickJohnson 3 жыл бұрын

what the

@highlymedicated2438 3 жыл бұрын

@@NickJohnson OMG U havent seen flea market Montgomery Nick!?

@michaelbishop3439 3 жыл бұрын

Lmmfao 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 you know it man the Flea Market Montgomery theme song from Sammi never gets old 😂 😂

@Sly88Frye 3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelbishop3439 Oh yeah! You said. It's just like, it's just like, a mini-mall!

@CodyCole80 11 ай бұрын

😂🤣🤣

@hannahodell9779 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Nick, for taking time out to show us around! It's all very interesting!

@dragonscorpio2864 3 жыл бұрын

🌸Thanks for the video🌸My sweet home Alabama🌸Fairhope🌸

@samkangal8428 3 жыл бұрын

It looks like a ghosttown without any people around .

@NickJohnson 3 жыл бұрын

i know. sign of the times.

@ken3923 3 жыл бұрын

@@NickJohnson the times need to change. 🤔

@samkangal8428 3 жыл бұрын

@@NickJohnson I 'm living in Germany ,thought it's better in the US ,for much more people have already taken the vaccine .

@samkangal8428 3 жыл бұрын

@@ken3923 Yes , and hopefully soon .

@michaelbishop3439 3 жыл бұрын

It's not always like this trust me.

@paulabarch5065 5 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@charge7whitebag 3 жыл бұрын

I thought I was seeing things, there was a S.H. Kress building there😲, I only seen them in Arkansas

@NickJohnson 3 жыл бұрын

Cool!

@adriennecurry1303 3 жыл бұрын

Yes there was

@CodyCole80 11 ай бұрын

💯🎯💯

@timmartin723 3 жыл бұрын

It kind of weird how Montgomery has parking lots you have to back into traffic to get out. Kind of dangerous.

@dastanjan320 3 жыл бұрын

This is a common design, like seriously, where do you live? Medium sized cities have these partking spots diagonally because they can fit more cars than parrarel. And it's extremely BENEFICIAL, not dangerous. In my country of Romania (yes, Europe) people park their cars on the side of the road, even blocking the whole lane and you have to get on the oncoming traffic to pass the parked cars. If you want to back off from the parking spots, you can simply put the hazards and people will see you better that you reverse and if they want, the let you do it, if not, you have to wait when the coast is clear to reverse.

@timmartin723 3 жыл бұрын

@@dastanjan320 Virginia has those kind of parking in parking lots not on roads.

@lorrainebarnes3596 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing the ride-along.

@user-lm3nr1yc2t 3 жыл бұрын

Downtown montgomery is really nice. Montgomery is nice tbh except west and north side😂

@NickJohnson 3 жыл бұрын

Nope the south side is the worst

@user-lm3nr1yc2t 3 жыл бұрын

@@NickJohnson trust me I'm from montgomery north side on tv every night for some crazy bruh

@jalenbarlow1303 3 жыл бұрын

@@NickJohnson Yep your right about that. Anything south of south Blvd and west of troy highway is a not the place to go. Anything between I-65 in south Montgomery and norman bridge road is an area most people in Montgomery stay away from. The North and west sides are seeing progress. But after Montgomery Mall closed in 2006 South Montgomery has been going downhill ever since. All we have left is Eastdale Mall which is on the north east side of town. Which 5+ years ago was great. Now people don't go into the actual mall unless it's lenscrafters or JC penny, belks or at home, which doesn't require you to go inside the mall. The area around eastdale mall is fine but the things that happen and have happened at that mall are not. It's great that nobody has gotten killed there. In my opinion they should just tear the whole mall down and make it into a mixed use center. That land has great potential.

@frostvizion Жыл бұрын

@@NickJohnson what makes you say south instead of west? I’m not disagreeing just wondering what your reasoning behind it is

@timtwardy6603 3 жыл бұрын

When I travel used to eat at a place call Sahara it was fabulous

@rpchan 3 жыл бұрын

Sahara was a great resturant.

@CodyCole80 11 ай бұрын

Yeah, it closed some years back. I’m from Montgomery and never had the chance to dine there.

@ann-mariey5971 3 жыл бұрын

The crime here is out of control. Montgomery was working on building up the downtown for about 2decades. But the last few years the crime has skyrocketed. It’s a shame.

@jalenbarlow1303 2 жыл бұрын

Once the city had a record 50 in 2013, the homicide rate has been going up and down. steadily rising each year.

@crollwtide9452 3 жыл бұрын

This is my birth city, and I have lived there up most of my life up until 2016. The north, west, and south of the city are probably the most socioeconomically-depressed areas you will see in the city.

@michaelthomas-hs3tz 2 жыл бұрын

I’m from mobile heights and normandale and you are correct

@thomasallen4340 3 жыл бұрын

Do Tuscaloosa. It's always busy there

@georgekibblin9924 3 жыл бұрын

At 12:18 blew through a red light lol!!!

@sergioborges2124 3 жыл бұрын

Hi from Santos - São Paulo - Brasil !

@NickJohnson 3 жыл бұрын

🇧🇷

@johngarbarini5843 3 жыл бұрын

Montgomery was the Capitol of the Confederacy, until it was moved to Richmond, VA.

@carltonmcdaniel7850 2 жыл бұрын

This is what Cleveland Ohio looked like back in the eighties after 6 PM No walking the streets.

@MrDEWaters 2 жыл бұрын

I drove around in central Montgomery a few weeks ago. It looked better than what I saw in your video. I agree that things are on the up-and-up in this town. I was there on a perfect morning in May when the trees were in leaf though. Some rich guy should do something about the dome on the State Capitol building. Some sort of ornamental tile surface might be nice. It just looks so plain and white the way it is now. A few years ago I arrived in town from the south, driving from Dothan northward. The south part of town is extremely run-down, with most of the commercial district completely empty. I assumed that the situation was similar to a lot of other places in the south where there is a stark difference between black and white areas.

@nomo9344 2 жыл бұрын

Actually, there are very few predominantly "white areas" within the city limits. This is a town in which white flight and black flight are not only simultaneous, but congruous as well. The per capita murder rate is insane, with in excess of 300 pending murder cases spanning the last few years. As for the downtown area, it's actually relatively safe, rich in history, and decently maintained. There are a few really good places to eat as well as a couple of good places to get good coffee and beer. If anyone is considering moving to Montgomery, the town of Pike Road, located east of the city, is deemed to be a desirable location, but, given its rapid growth, it's likely only a matter of time before the law of statistics will sadly be applicable.

@littlebolivian 3 жыл бұрын

Lived there for a year. That was more than enough lol.

@greensheeps 3 жыл бұрын

I was really hoping to see me walking down the street, but our business was still open at the time. He missed a few good spots downtown, and drove a lot of circles. AND RAN OUR LIGHTS. Cool to see a video of us on youtube from an out-of-towner. Montgomery is really spread out and downtown isnt big at all. It’s growing, and the pandemic halted our growth. We’re getting a lot more residential spots and restaurants downtown. Rumors of a waterpark, too! He drove right past historic places like King Memorial Church and the very spot Rosa Parks stood. Gotta mention that stuff! The fountain is over a century old, and it used to be the hub of the slave market 😭 now a Black Lives Matter mural rounds. And yeah, a Thursday evening in winter during covid is boring. It gets more lively like two hours later with dinner time. Let me know what we need to make y’all wanna visit! I’ll pull the strings.

@powerfulldavinciinvestment3367 2 жыл бұрын

Hi thnaks for interjecting and adding value I am interested in your City. May I ask how is Forrest Hills like? I heard Is kind of descent area ..and how far from downtown

@JadedMuse2 2 жыл бұрын

@@powerfulldavinciinvestment3367 Forest Hills is not a newer neighborhood but it's a decent neighborhood. I'd say outside of heavy traffic times you're looking at about 10 minutes.

@GrinchyGreen334 3 жыл бұрын

Ohh it’s so modern 😂😂😂😂 that’s sarcasm to people who think Bama doesn’t have running water or electricity

@highlymedicated2438 3 жыл бұрын

I live in Birmingham and I tell out-of-towners we don't even have roads and we ride in horse and Buggies and I swear to God there will be people who believe it

@lcinflorida8728 3 жыл бұрын

Lol I know right?

@davel7014 3 жыл бұрын

I've been watching your videos for quite awhile now. I like the ones where you drive through areas, but think they would be much better if you added more commentary during the drive. Just my two cents.

@jobellecollie7139 3 жыл бұрын

If you drive out to the Northern Blvd, where the Zoo is, that is all a train depot. You can't pretty up a train depot area. There are parts of Upper and Lower Wetumpka Roads, mostly cemeteries and where the sanitation facility is. Yes, these are both visible from downtown Montgomery. Capitol Heights neighborhood is being gentrified as well as Old Cloverdale. Old Cloverdale was a sty, I noticed you mentioned some "hip" restaurants in that area. Those are less then 5 years old. Court Street, Narrow Lane Rd and the Normandale areas are also being gentrified. I know because I've work with the groups who are trying to preserve and keep the historical and natural beauty of those areas. Note, Montgomery is the last time the State Capitol moved. "Alabama's State Capital, in fifty years, was moved five times; capitals St. Stephens, Huntsville, Cahaba, Tuscaloosa and Montgomery." When Elmore and Autauga Counties became more popular because of better schools and more places to shop, Montgomery's population fell dramatically. The first home I looked at in Prattville, I vetoed, as I'd have to drive to Monthomery to buy a gallon of milk! But look at those Counties now!

@2ndchanceguy 3 жыл бұрын

Good morning nick

@davidmonterrosa4465 3 жыл бұрын

Where is Mapy? I missed it in the nice video lol.

@NickJohnson 3 жыл бұрын

He was sleeping 😉

@Hoplite9 3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes the guide needs a guide. Be careful out there.

@tonyrust269 3 жыл бұрын

Just a tip not criticizing but odd number Interstate highways go north and south, "even" ones go east and west

@jobellecollie7139 3 жыл бұрын

I agree, there are some rough places. But every city has a blighted area. That massive empty lot on Maxwell Blvd? It supposed to be a water park/amusement park type thing. The lots across the street on Maxwell Blvd go for up to $1 million each. I can't see the need of a water park because it's too hot to go out to enjoy a paddle boat ride in 120F heat with 80% humidity! I'm not sure how long OP has lived here, but I've lived here since 1988 and downtown and the blighted areas have been greatly improved.

@ffarmchicken 3 жыл бұрын

That downtown actually looks pretty good compared to LosAngeles, San Francisco, Stockton, ect. No Zombies living in that city.

@NickJohnson 3 жыл бұрын

I agree

@maril1379 3 жыл бұрын

Wow where are the people? Was it a bad weather day? For Jan how hot could it be?It looks like daytime maybe early morning? It would be great to know when you are in an area approximate costs ex- rent/buying a house/food/taxes- I am sure there is a variation between different neighborhoods

@nicholascusolitoii2035 3 жыл бұрын

People were largely absent due to it being a Wednesday evening coupled with the cooler temperatures on 6 Jan 2021 [High 55F(~13C) Low of 31F(~0C)]. Additionally, Alabama still had a lot of restrictions in place and a lot of venues still offered limited service due to the pandemic. There was also an insurrection at Nation's Capitol earlier in the day, so people were probably glued to their TVs. I live on the top floor of a "Luxury" apartment building downtown. For a 1 bedroom spot on the bar strip here next to the convention center above a bunch of restaurants, it costs $1,075/mo with TV/Internet/water/trash included. Very affordable.