I was born & raised in Huntington, WV & graduated from Marshall University. After I retired, I relocated to Memphis, TN in 2016. It’s interesting to look through your camera lens to see how much has remained the same or changed since I left. Businesses have moved to other locations. A building near Marshall has been demolished. The old WPA brick streets from FDR’s New Deal are still being used. I commend you for a positive piece about the city from a reviewer who had no stake in the pot. Nicely written. PS It’s pronounced “CAB - ell” county.

I am a WV native and attended Marshall and fell in love with Huntington. Thank you for presenting us in a positive yet honest light. One reason I love your channel!

I was born in Huntington in 1948. My dad was a student at what was then Marshall College. For my first two years of life I lived in my paternal grandparents' house across from the old Huntington High building. After graduating from Nitro, WV High School, I came back to Huntington to attend Marshall which became a university in 1961. The entire downtown area has changed quite a bit since the 1950s into 1970s. It's not the same. There are a couple other notable people from Huntington. They are Soupy Sales and Peter Marshall who was the host of Hollywood Squares and in my parents' high school class at Huntington High. Also another notable celebrity was Dagmar. Also the county name is Ca bell'

I live in Huntington, and thankfully, you didn't go too far down into the west end part. That's where it's not the safest. Also that one brick house you showed with the big porch that was boarded up, was own my my childhood best friend's son's grandfather. He sadly past away from covid and it use to be a massage therapy school. It wasn't in the best shape on the inside but it is huge, and has beautiful stairs. After he passed away, one of his kids took it over and they let it get in that shape to where the city took it over. Alot of the houses are in that shape because of the people who own them sadly and just don't wanna fix them so the city takes control of them. And also the house next to the brick one had a fire inside and it's not safe at all inside, but yet it's still standing. It is a beautiful town, just parts of it aren't in the best shape. I grew up in Barboursville so when I started living in the city in my early 20s I was shocked by some things. Thank you for showing the good parts and having positive thoughts on some of the houses, because they are beautifully built just alot of older one that do need some TLC as you said.

I love these road trips videos! Such an awesome niche and you’re blessed to get to travel like this to show us the lesser known forgotten towns

I was an out of state graduate student attending Marshall in the early 1970s. It was an absolutely fantastic city. Glass factories, coal money, prosperous downtown….you name it. Your honest presentation is appreciated.

My mother in law was Mary's home health nurse in her old age! She talks so lovingly about Mary and all the stories Mary would tell her about her life. So cool to hear someone else actually know her cool history and talk about it!

Love your channel,Makes me feel like I’m visiting these actual places

I love West Virginia. I used to go to college in Athens, Ohio, that’s a town that you could fall in love with if you like Huntington. My grandparents came to visit me there, and they loved it so much they moved there!

West Virginia is simultaneously one of the most beautiful, yet somber places in all of the country. It breaks your heart to see once thriving communities now dead as a graveyard. Unfortunately this is the harsh reality of America's coal country. My dad's side of the family is originally from Beckley and we occasionally have a family reunion there.

Huntington has imroved itself alot while dealing with a horrible opioid problem. Born and raised here still here live in Huntington area. Great place to live. Within the full metro area and Huntington combined its a great p l ace to live , shoppng,malls restraunts everything you need . We have lots of problems but also lots of great people and things seem to b free improving . Wish i could have given yall a tour

What a cute little logging mike (2-8-2 Mikado locomotive). Neat old engine modernized with Baker valve gear. Another great tour, thanks much!

Thank you for shining a light on our town. It’s a really historic place with a little research

Barboursville is the best city in the state. It’s historical and it’s modern day architecture blend well. It’s a safe small town and we like to refer it as a village. It’s wonderful and I think someone should do a video just on it.

Another great traveling week with Joe & Nic, thanks for taking us along

I was born there. Went to Marshall University. Lived on East Pea Ridge and went to Barboursville High School. Huntington area has the best people, the most friendly.

Wow, love your American tours, Joe! I love old theaters, too. Diamond Teeth Mary should be in the HOF and WV should have a statue of her or something. I loved the downtown area and the big homes. What a great hotel room!!! Wow! Thanks J&N!

I love the walk around videos. Don't get me wrong I love the drive around videos too, but walking around feels like we are a bit closer in a way! Fantastic video as always! Regards from Norway

I did a search on the Keith-Albee theatre. Holy Hannah! The interior (at least in the photos) is magnificent.

Some nice old homes. Thanks for showing us this part of the country. I am from PA and I have driven through West VA. Living overseas I've been enjoying all of your videos.

This was a fun video. I'm thinking about driving to visit family back east and I may very well be driving through WV, so I may honestly make a stop there in Huntington for a night.

Thank you so much , Joe & Nicole. I love seeing the states i have not been to. Also the ones I have seen. My husband and I are hoping to head up the eastern side in summer. I've been west but not east.

Take me home, country roads...a song the Germans love to party to at Oktoberfest! Wow, that was a nice motel for the price. Another great video👍

Born in Huntington and pretty lived in Huntington or Wayne county next to Cabell county. Thank you for doing a positive video of my home. Most videos about Huntington reflects the opioid crisis we have. So thank you for a beautiful video of my beautiful home ❤❤❤❤❤❤

Boy, what a nice city. I could live there, easily. Thanks for going there.

Wow......5 days in Huntington.......didn't know that there was that much to do there.....lol. Awesome area. I lived in West Virginia when i was a kid. Loved the mountains.

Lived upriver in Ohio an hour. Fond memories of Camden park in the early 60's. Last there in the 90's mostly to the mall.

Cool looking small city , what a small city should look like ,instead of the endless sprawl you see in many parts of the country

At the Albee theater, it’s a shame that at some point, perhaps in the 1960s or ‘70s, someone was allowed to brick over the storefront, presumably for a dark bar. It’s a blight on the magnificent building.

Born and raised in huntington thank you this was good and positive. I love my city thank you for showing it in a good light and 1 more thing another famous person lived in huntington the actor that does chucky the killer dolls voice is from huntington WV.

I'm SOOOO GLAD I found this channel. To be honest I learnt a lot. US has a LOT of history. Must visit some day.

I don't comment much but Kudos to that hotel being handicapped accessible. Even the pool had a chair lift you do not see that often

I lived in West by God Virginia for about 10 years. Salute

I have lived in Tokyo for 18 years and then moved to around Huntington, West Virginia, for nearly six years. I like the city and state.

As a foreigner, when I hear west Virginia, yes the song comes to mind. And even not being from there, I appreciate the history even if I just know little of it. I try to imagine how it’s like decades ago

RIP Peter Marshall (born Ralph Pierre LaCock) who died today at age 98. Huntington was his hometown. March 30, 1926 - August 15, 2024

I've been to West Virginia a few times. One of my favorite states, absolutely beautiful.

Love the sign too, the clown looks friendly and welcoming. Huntington has my vote for livable town of the year.

Thanks again for taking us along Joe. Per Zillow: Many of the homes in Huntington are affordable 100k- 300k

Thanx for visiting my home state, God bless. 😃

I've lived in Huntington for the better part of a decade and thoroughly enjoyed my time here; Despite the poverty rate, I've never felt unsafe and I find the city and region have more to offer than one might expect for a metro area of its size. The public park systems are surprisingly good, Huntington Museum of Art is an excellent institution and Marshall University has been expanding and working with the city to revitalize parts of the city core; also the city has finally started on a backlog of deferred maintenance to infrastructure after 5 decades. I just wish more could be done in the meantime to save more of the grand old houses boarded up in disrepair owned by absentee landlords.

Wow great town! Hotel room was awesome! The food looked delicious again and yes more garlic plz!! Ty 4 another wonderful vid! Stay warm!

Watching the West Virginia video and you filmed a Greek Orodox Church and its unique architecture. Take a drive down I55 in Chicago under the post office to Lake Shore Drive going North stay on until arriving to the Great Lakes Naval base. After going anywhere. On the route, it has gorgeous views, and the churches, Greek and some made of glass.

Took some pictures at Camden Park. Was coming back from delivery. Also went to Point Pleasant.

June 1985 I turned six years old and my grandmother took me to the opening of The Goonies at Keith Albee. The line to get in was a sprawling hot mess but it was well worth it. We lived on 12th Avenue then moved to Hal Greer Blvd where I went to Meadows for 2nd through 4th grade before we moved to Ohio in 1989. If you were in Huntington during the 80s, give me a shout out. That truly was an epic time. My friends and I could play anywhere at anytime without one problem. We would roam from near Miller over to Ritter Park and further on to Enslow Blvd where my best friend lived. His parents were our leaders in the Cub Scout den we were in. So many epic times. I won a free ice cream at Meadows for a spelling bee then walked across the street to Baskin Robbins to redeem only to drop the double scoop on my way out the door. Nothing like growing up Gen X. Thank you for this treasure.

Really appreciate y’all. Thank you for mentioning the temperature in Celsius.

A little tidbit of useless information from me, but I played a game called fallout 76 and built a house just outside this city. I used to always go to Huntington to loot up and gather items and scourge the super mutants. The game replicated West Virginia so its nice to see it in real life. Not even close to what it looks like in the game though haha... Thanks again 😊

It was in 1976 I attended a concert at the Keith Albee Theatre. The performer was Maynard Ferguson who was a jazz musician.

Coal was big on eastern KY too. I bet those old houses are hard to heart in the winter. Those burgers look yummy.

Joe, you do a great job with these videos !

Hi great video, Meal time looks good. Nicky's fingernails match the Napkins. The Motel was cool Thank you !

Thank you, Guys for your videos, I'm so glad you make them. I get to go,🎉. so many places , I otherwise would miss.

Thank you for showing us our country. Your tours and historical information are outstanding.

man I could eat for a week on what you had for dinner!!! LOL it did look good.

Love of trains..you and me both!!! Grew up in the 60s and 70s. Always wanted a huge model train setup, but could never afford it.

I hope you make it to NJ where I am.

An excellent video,Joe. I love the addition of the fact charts, it helps you get your head around the place. I love the fact I can pulse them and study the information. Love the hotel room/apartment great facilities. Oooh, the presidential suite how lar-de-dar! 😂😉 It's great that Nicol looks after her self health wise Gym & Diet, and Nicols been rocking some fancy nail art. 💅 👍

Great video! My husband I once lived in Morgantown for about a year while he got his Master's at WVU. We never really visited Huntington, but after watching this video I'd love to visit that state again! But I don't know if we ever will. It's pretty far way for us to drive to and we've got plenty of other places to visit on our bucket list. But I wish we could. Downtown Morgantown also had a old theater when we lived there (I think it's called Warner Theater). We watched a few good movies in it while we lived there. I have good memories of the time we spent in West Virginia.

That hotel is double the size of my efficiency apt 😂

Last week I spent 4 days in Lewisburg. It's a darling little town with fun shopping and VERY good restaurants. ❤ 19:16

What a beautiful place! The hotel was beautiful I love those apartment suites. I stayed in a beautiful one on the island of Furteventura off the coast of Spain. It was also 38° every day… absolutely amazing experience. I’d happy stay here to. Lovely Town. Thank you for your presentation Joey. Hi to Nicole from the U.K. 😊

Thanks for your positive video of our town

That is an awesome motel. The best one I ever seen, the 5 star kitchen was my favorite. I liked the pool too.

My favorite KZfaqr mentioning my musical heroes Duke, Basie, Nat Cole etc is pretty cool. Lol Great work as always man! Folks are gonna be watching your videos long after we're all gone. You're leaving a hell of a legacy! 👏

Next time you are in South East Ohio, you have to try Jackie O's in Athens. And Happenings Bistro in Wellston.... won't be disappointed.

Awesome video as always. Brought back some great memories. Born and raised in Logan and moved to Virginia in the latter years to work! Ty again.

Maybe the most notable theater is the Texas theater in Oak Cliff a part of Dallas, Texas where Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested, and where I hung out is a teen that's the most notable though. :).

The back roads of west Virginia is absolutely beautiful ❤️ I believe this city gets a Bum rap with the crime rate being high. I've been here and had zero problems!

I loved that town

Lived in huntington my whole life, truth is its pretty depressing here between the drugs and most places paying $15 an hour or less its hard to get away once this place grabs you.. but it is getting better, 10 or so years ago people were falling left and right from drugs, just nothing here

This is so much of a trip through Memory Lane. My hometown of Cincinnati had an Albee Theater, although it has only survived in fragments unlike Huntington's. I think my late brother-in-law was born in the Huntington Albee. His parents were Vaudvillians from Chicago. They were contracted to a company in Cincinnati. When he was born in West Virginia, his Birth Certificate read Cincinnati. He never visited Cincinnati until he married my sister. In his 60's, he said that he would like to visit the city of his birth just once before he died! My father's family were riverboat people from upstream of Huntington (Pomeroy OH and Mason City WV). My mother's family were railroad people from downstream (mainly near Maysville KY). I lived near Huntington, but closer to Charleston) in 1989-90. I have been through Huntington so many times. As an FYI, Huntington has been hit harder by the ongoing opioid crisis than just about anywhere else. That may explain some of the crime numbers.

Awesome...love that city and the hotel suite was great. Love watching the two of you travel around to places. I learn a lot of things of different cities and would like to visit them...thank you for sharing...Merry Christmas...

Great video ! Only been to WV once but would like to visit this town .cool theater too . I’d love to see you and Nic visit Jim Thorpe , PA

Beautiful town. Norman Oklahoma is similar.

I grew up in Huntington and left for FL in 85 when there weren't any jobs. They kept messing with the coal industry and half of the county moved away. It became a ghost town. It's now drug infested. I remember that theater when I was a little girl. It was beautiful! And there was a Mr. Peanut Shop next door on the right hand side. We always got a bag of goodies before we caught the bus back home. My mother owned a miniature shop at the Depot, but she died. Prior to that, she was President of the Artist's Association and she painted murals inside the homes of some of the wealthier residents there. My Stepfather was a welder at the railroad. I get homesick for it sometimes, but I'll never move back. It's not the same.

Great video as always thanks for sharing joe and Nic

Loved this look of a beautiful city. I would have asked for a redo on the salmon. It should be one of the best entree of your meal! 😊

I worked in Huntington first real job I live up by Wheeling WV we went down there to demo glass furnaces out of long closed Miller Beer plant made glass bottles and not sure if they bottled beer. I was there in 1996 or 1997 was pretty close to Ritter Park I think definitely downtown there was a really nice bar across street from plant great food trying to remember name.

Thanks for giving a honest and fair view of WV many go for only the poverty chesp shots trashing the state which every state has I grew up in Huntington my father worked for the Railroad but had to move to Richmond when his shop closed so many great memories there spent so many summers at Camden park with my friends Go Pony Express Huntington alumni know this

Great video!!

33🌡degrees 🌬cold . I wouldn't mind watching a 2 hour video 🎥 from you guys as long the information and stuff is correct ☺. 😂"bite these" that food was banging 🍔🍔🍟🍻🥐 . good pricing 💵. Nice apartment i must say it looked lovely. your kids be safe now ✌@Joe & Nic's Road Trip

Excellent Video..love your walk-around & driving..the history & Hotel all beautifully described..Well done Joe & Nic

I wondered if Huntington, WV had a connection with Huntington Beach, CA and the state park in South Carolina, so I checked a minute ago. I found that Collis P (founder of WV version) was the uncle of Henry E (CA version of everything Huntington there) and the father of Archer M (SC version).

Good evening sir & lady Nicole! The Paramount Theater 🎥 is in Bristol, TN 🎉!

I attended Marshall University in the 1970s. When I was there it was relatively safe.

Cheers, safe travels 🌻

Another fine show you two. Been to Huntington quite afew times and always had a good time there. Great food choices also. I am always hungrey when I watch your videos. LOL Hollywood made a great movie about Marshall Univ. about the football team plane crash where all died on board.

All the food looked delicious.

I agree with you Joe, potatoe is boring without butter and bacon and cheese!! Hehehe

Ocean View Park’s earliest incarnation opened in 1896. Norfolk Virginia.

A great video, and a very interesting city ! I really enjoyed the walk and drive around the residential areas, lovely neighbourhoods. I love the front lawns with the steps going down to the street, a really nice feature ! The amusement park sign with the clown is so awesome, and I love the Christmas lights ! Your hotel room was amazing, and your food looked delicious ! Thank you so much, Joe and Nic, enjoyable and relaxing, as always !😊💗

Come on up to Parkersburg I’ll show ya around

I live and work in NC but i have a nice little hideaway/house in Quinwood, about 250 people and quieter than a library! Nice hotel!

Born in Ona, moved to Hurricane , then Kenova. Worked in Catlettsburg, KY Parkersburg OH, Ironton OH/Russell KY Lesage WV

Thanks. I had no idea that any place in W VA is that nice. Sorry W Va but I have been in the state and most of the towns suck. I knew of this town only from the movie about the football team and the tragic air crash.

Hotel booked by Joey. Nic'd play a cheapskate and rent that basement closet maybe? 😁

Have always wanted to visit the continental US but sadly the Australian dollar has morphed into the Australian Peso and the exchange rate kills the idea. From anecdotal tales from friends the US is a bit cheaper than some of the things here in Oz but following your videos it looks about the same. I was thinking of starting off in Miami and then working my way north but train and them crossing to Chicago and then training down the middle to New Orleans and then back to Oz via Fort Worth. Might be able to afford a short trip to the West Coast, Frisco, LA, Vegas etc. hopefully the Oz dollar might rally against the Greenback…but I doubt it.

Huntington WV may be only the 2nd biggest city in WV, but it's said to be the biggest city in the USA (i.e. highest percentage of obese people). I'm a nutritionist by profession, and before I moved back to the UK I applied for a position with the Huntington school district hoping that I'd get an opportunity to work with the school system to improve the school meal programme and also work directly with the kids to help teach them about making healthy food choices. When I flew out for my interview I saw plenty of obese and unhealthy people about town and wondered whether I could even make any difference at all if I got the job. I think I was a bit too young and inexperienced at the time so I didn't get the job.

Thanks!

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