I visited East Cleveland, Ohio, the poorest suburb in the United States. Travel Vlog 252
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@reallifehomerevealed1957 Жыл бұрын
*I remember visiting my grandma here as a kid and It was actually our getaway. The area was always nice and clean and everyone knew each other. She grew fruits and vegetables in her back yard. It started going down real bad real fast I would say mid 80s. I lived in EC in the early 90s and the amount of crime was outrageous. We drove by there years ago and I couldn't believe it was the same place. There was a feeling of despair and hopelessness. I damn near cried. I'm grateful I made it through. Thx for showing this.*
@_A_34311 ай бұрын
There's always one
@heathgerber8008 ай бұрын
Better days
@Umberto26 ай бұрын
I grew up in Cleveland Heights and Shaker Heights, right next to East Cleveland. My parents and their generation of Baby Boomers all had stories about when EC was such a nice place. I played against teams from EC in the 90s and it had fallen hard then, but people were still making it work. Now they are just gone. The population dropped from 30K in the 90s to just 12K now.
@RadioPsychicAstrologyByPepper4 ай бұрын
@@Umberto2wow!
@hardwired45482 ай бұрын
Sadly, it's what happens to a place where there is just too much crime, corruption, drugs and violence. The area is just not worth investing in.
@RJC-_ Жыл бұрын
With each video I watch, I'm continually shocked and amazed at the astronomical decay of cities across the USA, its just unbelievable !
@ArmyVetTrumpGrl Жыл бұрын
All by design.
@RJC-_ Жыл бұрын
@@ArmyVetTrumpGrl I agree…and all because of the corrupted criminal Democrats .
@bonzie321 Жыл бұрын
Certain people destroy everything where ever they are.
@stewartcarroll304 Жыл бұрын
Thatcher tried to put some northern cities in Britain into "managed decline" in the 80's😠
@eternaldrunk Жыл бұрын
capitalism
@wanderlore887510 ай бұрын
Joe, my husband had open heart surgery in June 2023. At Cleveland Clinic main campus. ICU 35 days, total time there 55 days. We live over in Hillsdale county MI. I slept in my jeep in the parking garage. There is no housing unless your there for a transplant or cancer care. Everywhere is a money trap. I went around a decent bit. Doing laundry, shopping and car repairs. I have to say the Black Community was the nicest friendliest folks to this old 60 yr old white grandma. I regularly went down to poorer sections to do laundry and shop at dollar store. Never had a problem at all. Did treat my hubby to take out a few times when he was better.."Juicy Seafood"..best food, best price. Many like me sleeping in hospital parking due to high prices of hotels. Son and his wife came to visit twice there. We drove downtown. It was beautiful and so quiet during the day.
@Jamesthomas121872 ай бұрын
Thank goodness you went to the clinic and didn't have any surgery locally.
@Jamesthomas121872 ай бұрын
Hillsdale county is the most insular, stuck on itself, in breed nonsense. Worst collection of people I've ever been around, you could go about anywhere and you'll find better folks.
@user-su7np2wj3y11 ай бұрын
I was raised in East Cleveland from the 60's to Mid 80's. I was a booming beautiful city. Most people own their homes back then, but the crack epidemic in the 90's started the downfall. Not to mention crooked politicians stealing money from the citizens. Then people like myself left for college, military service and other reasons. The original population got older and most of their children never returned. Then transit people started moving into the area. Its sad to see my old hometown decay in such a way. I pray they one day will become a great city again.
@davidcarpenter41611 ай бұрын
So no body's theere actual fault? It's the govt and drugs, to you? Not the people there who destroyed it.....
@user-wy1dl2me2p11 ай бұрын
Sorry for your loss , you must have fond memories as a child hold on to them .
@willbygosh488710 ай бұрын
Everything goes in cycles but how low will it go before East Cleveland rises,thats the million dollar question!
@user-dp4ne1it6f10 ай бұрын
I grew up in East Cleveland and the east side of Cleveland. It was white flight that was the main culprit. I grew up in glenville which was one of the area where the riots happened in Cleveland the other being hough. I was born in 1990 and moved in 2003! I remember hearing so much growing up. The crack epidemic was the one that broke the camel's back. White flight was the first domino effect
@rlmpproductions10 ай бұрын
The crack era leveled certain parts of America in a small amount of time
@chunter123 Жыл бұрын
Those crime stats are WAY off because so many who are victims in E Cleveland simply don't report them for they know nothing will be done about it.
@joycelebaron2582 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, I think Joe mentioned that. That and the 'no snitch' ethos.
@johndouglas571211 ай бұрын
Oh something gets done . Believe that . They just keep it among themselves
@arcsmith23 күн бұрын
Yup got shot 4 years ago went cold case first week.
@chunter12323 күн бұрын
@@arcsmith Sorry to hear it.
@michaelwrooker20 күн бұрын
East Cleveland police are notoriously sh!tty too.
@elmoelbow Жыл бұрын
My first apartment ever, was an East Cleveland back in 1971. I even remember visiting friends in the high-rise you featured. I also remember how the windows slid open without any covering for safety and a small child fell from a high floor back in 1990. I am in absolute shock and saddened that a community, once so vibrant, has fallen to that level of decay and abandonment.
@rickreese5794 Жыл бұрын
DC been workin hard To destroy mercia 💯😩🤷🏿♂️🤡🌎🌈🦄
@RandyFelts2121 Жыл бұрын
!971 the year the FED took us off the gold standard. The beginning of the planned destruction of America by NGO's. My opinion.
@milescivis1018 Жыл бұрын
So vibrant…
@realmswrld_21611 ай бұрын
@@milescivis1018tbh I was born and raised Cleveland and your right the city has always been bland to me
@truck_yeah_44011 ай бұрын
East Cleveland was like this even back in 1990. I know I'm born and raised on the east side and live downtown now. Been a Cleveland resident my whole life. You have to go all the way back to probably the 1950s when East Cleveland was last a decent community.
@worninshoes Жыл бұрын
I haven't seen Euclid Ave. in sixty years. What a travesty! Only three miles away are a couple of the finest museums in the country. Today's tour is just a half-hour bus ride away from where I spent boyhood. It might as well be a planet beyond Pluto. How fortunate are the officials that can pull down six-figure compensation to manage such a failure. Thanks for taking us along for the ride, Joe.
@TinkerTailor4303 Жыл бұрын
Fortunate is not a word I would use for them. Immoral, corrupt, heinous, yes. There is a special rung in Hell for them.
@kevinc8955 Жыл бұрын
What would your solution be? Specifically what style of government works for these people? Because I have never seen one.
@brianmiller5444 Жыл бұрын
@@kevinc8955government by youtube comment section, of course. So easy to assume everyone is “incompetent”, “immoral” etc. In the 1970s, the owners of this country decided it would be more profitable (short term) to deindustrialize, and places like East Cleveland are the remnants. There used to be thousands of jobs in GE and other companies. All gone
@thecoasterbear Жыл бұрын
Maybe legalizing all drugs. This ends the problem of drugs being laced with deadly mixtures of unwanted narcotics. The tax revenue from the drugs, coupled with the billions of dollars we will save by ending the war on drugs, can be used to build treatment centers, drug education, and programs for the local communities. Including homeless programs, programs for single mothers, and job training........or just keep doing what is clearly working so well for us.
@brianmiller5444 Жыл бұрын
@@thecoasterbear or…as is happening in California, the legal drugs are just another major revenue stream for the cartels as they steadily take over the legal trade. What I don’t understand about the legalize everything argument is we don’t typically allow people to see poisonous pharmaceuticals. legal fentanyl seems questionable to me
@matthewmckee9914 Жыл бұрын
I think it's disgusting how our government can give billions of dollars away to other countries but can't spend a dime on tearing down condemned houses and building new homes for the people.
@agentcooper617911 ай бұрын
That would be called socialism.
@777jones11 ай бұрын
Government spending is what caused the problem you see on the screen. Originally, that beautiful city was built without ANY government funding. By strong, married couples. Think about that. Regards.
@agentcooper617911 ай бұрын
@@777jones It was built by multi billionaires in the late 19th century.
@agentcooper617911 ай бұрын
@@777jones Specifically by the Van Sweringen brothers. Whom never married… and slept in the same bedroom.
@kyoakland11 ай бұрын
@@agentcooper6179that would be called the military-industrial complex and capitalism. If socialism existed in this country you wouldn't have places that look like this because all the tax players around the country with lift places like this up and keep the jobs here instead of Outsourcing them overseas
@midway27272727 Жыл бұрын
The local Politicians with the help of many in the local community have worked very very hard to ruin this once great city. What's incredible is this is being played out in countless cities in the US.
@cteez9191 Жыл бұрын
Democrat run since 1989.... You get what you vote for. Look at Detroit... Same thing. Democrat run since about 50 years.
@joefell7845 Жыл бұрын
This is the progress that the progressive left promised.
@fredgardner287011 ай бұрын
100% correct
@llg3pe11 ай бұрын
I’m sure they were all Democrats
@leandrow21611 ай бұрын
Very accurate.
@hizway4ne11 ай бұрын
The workmanship in those old homes is something that can’t be replicated. I wish more of them could be saved and renovated.
@ilikecinema123410 ай бұрын
Those houses are all over Ohio, many are even in Akron. All gone and deteriorated. America is dead , like Russia and China
@artdeko1759Ай бұрын
It's happening slowly but surely. Developers are rapidly buying up these old homes as we speak.
@user-om8ze1dz3m Жыл бұрын
My family moved to EC in 1967 and I grew up there and graduated from Shaw High School in 1985. We had football games at night, girls walked around at night after those games, our HS band was 2nd in the state in 1982, our Lady Birds competed in the state basketball championship in 1982, Darryl Talley went on to play for the Buffalo Bills, and there were plenty of family-owned businesses even after white flight. We had 5 Elementary Schools, one huge junior high school and one high school I mentioned. My elementary school was rebuilt twice and my son attended the same elementary as I did. We had gifted education and other career programs, Police Athletic League summer baseball, and The Chiefs summer football league The drug era ruined our city and, as was stated the corruption of city officials. The “beautiful” homes near the end are located near Forest Hill Park where we STILL celebrate our annual All Class Reunion picnics EVERY Labor Day weekend. I love and miss EC. The former citizenry needs to reinvest in the place that made us who we turned out to be, and that includes me!
@cle-chi Жыл бұрын
hi nice post . Came out of Shaw 1990. Lived behind windermere station on Doan /Hayden in apartments with dad. Left ohio for good sept. 1992 for chicago to live with mom . I remember buyin records from Dolls Rapid Creation on euclid & paulettes on Chapman/euclid. Wow . East Cleveland fest too.
@robinwashington9606 Жыл бұрын
Hi we have to know each other. I grew up on Page/Wymore. Class of 90 Shaw High Cardinal❤. Its sad to see our city like this.
@bbills418611 ай бұрын
Rozelle, Kirk, and Shaw High Class 1987. Loved EC then and love it now. It's a shame, EC was the home of Rockefeller, and now it's awful. When I left for college in 1987, it was good but it gradually went downhill in the 90s and then a certain 80's president allowed crack cocaine to move into our cities (that's facts so go fight your momma on this). The shame of it all is EC has some amazing housing stock.
@MrCREWCRUSHIN9510 ай бұрын
Cleveland didn't have "white flight". Cleveland was WAY ahead of the rest of the country on integration.
@Bzy20379 ай бұрын
Thank you! I came here to say that the "nice area" was Forest Hills but you already did. 😉 Shaw HS alum class of 01!
@marcomcdowell8861 Жыл бұрын
It looked that way when I was a little kid in the 80s. There were beautiful homes on one block, then the next was wretched. My grandparent's family home was massive, well kept and a hub of activity. The house immediately to rear was decrepit and full of weeds. It truly did depend on whether your family was employed or not.
@millertoyal11 ай бұрын
Why were the homes built so massively? I didn't see a small, single family home amongst them. These look like homes to house a few generations of one family.
@JustMeNoOther Жыл бұрын
More and more cities start to look like a movie set for Escape From New York
@riandraegon556 Жыл бұрын
Yeah! Where is Snake when you need him?!
@kingdoughnut7244 Жыл бұрын
That movie was filmed in St. Louis!
@frankp7411 Жыл бұрын
And nobody can say why it happened, I mean we all know, but we can’t say why
@user-bw2zt5jd9u11 ай бұрын
@@frankp7411Sure. For anyone to “ flee” ( as it’s so difficult and stressful to move) there has to be a good reason.
@lorirogers9304 Жыл бұрын
My daughter graduated from Case Western. East Cleveland’s poverty and lack of resources is very real.
@TOCC50 Жыл бұрын
I can’t believe he made it out alive
@anthonyagudo208 Жыл бұрын
@@TOCC50😅
@nathanaelmorris8859 Жыл бұрын
Atlas has shrugged
@Leroy-wm4ib Жыл бұрын
@@TOCC50 How so? Is it really that bad. We rarely hear anything bad coming out of this area.
@777jones11 ай бұрын
Sorry but I have to correct this. Cleveland was awash in resources. What happened was it was taken over by a corrupt, anti-social ideology of dependence. Bad politics.
@SaritaLovesLiving11 ай бұрын
You were brave and bold to drive through there. I'm from Greater Cleveland so I know how bad it is in East Cleveland.
@Umberto26 ай бұрын
There’s not much random crime for driving through. Nobody lives there anymore
@katslat84109 ай бұрын
I'm in Cleveland and MANY years ago YOU WANTED East Cleveland and that would be about over 45 years ago. Across the street from the Huron Apartments at the very beginning of the video was Huron Road Hospital and it's gone now. 3 minutes into the video you pulled up into a corner store and that street that is blocked off with the apartment building, well those building were BEAUTIFUL back int he day. I mean GORGEOUS!! It's very sad to see it now.
@LJones69 Жыл бұрын
This was like a look into the past and how nice this part of Cleveland use to be. It’s a real shame that the city itself is in such a bad financial situation that even they can’t do anything about it. Especially to help out the kids .
@joycelebaron2582 Жыл бұрын
Joe told a story about how the City of Cleveland wanted to annex EC but the corrupt politicians (city council members, I think) in EC insisted on keeping their $100k+ salaries so Cleveland nixed the deal.
@clearlynotwoke4929 Жыл бұрын
People need to pay taxes to the city or theirs no money to help the poor.
@hunglikehorse4339 Жыл бұрын
@@clearlynotwoke4929 Most poor can help themselves. Stop being so naive.
@DonariaRegia Жыл бұрын
You can tell that living in those neighborhoods used to be a brag, now it's a badge of courage. Single moms keeping the business sector afloat. Bless their hearts.
@Brodie--lw6eb Жыл бұрын
It’s not part of Cleveland, it’s an entirely different city.
@deeneedler327 Жыл бұрын
I love watching your Chanel. I have learned things I didn't know. Never would have believed things in the US were so bad. I'm 75 . Just am amazed at the trash, poverty & homeless. I'm so blessed to live where I do. Keep up the good work & please stay safe!
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@StabStabStabStabby Жыл бұрын
The abandoned houses are incredible. You can really see the previous wealth that was there. A lot of those houses would be a million pound in the UK.
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Жыл бұрын
Absolutely.
@__BlacklotuS__Ай бұрын
sadly they're drug dens now
@arniegreenberg2719 Жыл бұрын
East Cleveland...you have a lot of courage going there.
@catlover614 Жыл бұрын
A very interesting and enlightening video. You can really see how lovely these neighbourhoods would have been in the past, some beautiful and unique architecture there. Thanks so much for showing us around, Joe, it's very much appreciated.💚
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Жыл бұрын
Thank you, CL!!
@marial8235 Жыл бұрын
You can see some people are really trying to keep their homes in nice condition. 😢
@midori675611 ай бұрын
“Poverty breeds poverty”
@superdadAlls11 ай бұрын
A home is a home no matter where it is. Some still understand this.
@Umberto26 ай бұрын
There are so many once beautiful homes in EC
@siliconinsect Жыл бұрын
I used to live in East Cleveland. City is so corrupt no developer wants to touch it. Bought a cheap house three blocks away in City of Cleveland (proper) and it's not so bad. Fresh pavement, decent schools, and reliable services. I've explored many of those brownstone apartments and phone books would indicate they were abandoned in the late 90's. Great vid as usual!
@RobertKross-tw4si Жыл бұрын
Been watching your videos for about 6 months. You bring notice to the plight of small town USA. Some of the towns you drive through would scare the hell out of me. This town was once very nice. Love your videos, keep them coming!
@amrak502810 ай бұрын
Cleveland East & East Cleveland are very scary places. Not necessary to say even Worse at night. My last East Side friend was at 1268 E145th and Woodward until 2 years ago. Google map for a look see. He lived in the second floor unit. He did Tats up there to make a living. He is now in rural Alabama. The east side is a Terrifying place after dark.
@robertdesautels87156 ай бұрын
Great job, thanks for the tour. Big differences from one street to another. So sad to see what was and what they have become.
@slackjawedyokel1 Жыл бұрын
Imagine back in the 40s moving into a brand new house with the new house (pain) smell still fresh -- it would be beyond belief if you were told that 75 years later the whole neighborhood would be a crumbling slum. shocking
@Wall2000x Жыл бұрын
The City of East Cleveland's proposed budget for fiscal year 2023 is $36 million. The largest portion of the budget, about $17 million, is for the general fund, which supports the city's core services such as police, fire, and public works. Other major spending areas include the community development fund ($5 million), the parks and recreation fund ($4 million), and the library fund ($2 million). High debt: The city has a debt of over $20 million, which is a major financial burden.
@joeyvocals122 күн бұрын
I was born in July 1996, in Cleveland! Raised in Lakewood last half of life. The west side is actually more dangerous than the east side, according to other people! I appreciate this video, and I will subscribe to your channel! Hopefully, many more where this came from! God bless you
@stevetessier8532 Жыл бұрын
My best friends wife graduated from Case Western. The blight in East Cleveland is scary..Keep up the good work...Please stay safe Joe, and Nicole..!!
@TOCC50 Жыл бұрын
The suitcase probably has a dead body in it
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Will do!
@Cravenn5 Жыл бұрын
What an amazing video❣️ I’ve watched many as my 96 year old grandmother owned a home on the Hill in East Cleveland. The beautiful area you went to at the end, it’s so nice to see it stands among the incredible poverty here.
@RJ-iu3pw6 ай бұрын
This was probably your best video ever. I could feel the emotion in your voice. I could feel you sensing what it was like for these poor people, with no hope.
@MailDude11 ай бұрын
Those Gorgeous Brick Tudor Style Homes are referred to as "Rockefeller Homes." They all on the National List of Historic Registry ! Stunning !
@MishimaH8 Жыл бұрын
East Cleveland was thriving back in the 80s and early 90s. Sad to see how it looks today! Go Shaw High!!
@cle-chi10 ай бұрын
Shaw bands are the baddest
@CaptDust11 ай бұрын
This is only the first video I've seen on this channel, but had to comment and give mad props for cruising through EC like this. I know locals that will straight up turn around if they reach that train bridge near Superior (Cle Heights/EC border) and double back on another route rather than risk losing their wallet, car or life at a red light... Massively sad state of affairs.
@geczy8821 Жыл бұрын
The winter heating costs for those old mansions must be astounding.
@cecoya Жыл бұрын
WOW!!! Not sure what to say about all this. I was raised in upper Ohio and have not been back since I was about 6. This is nuts to see what this looks like now. I can't believe the city officials think it is okay to take that much pay while their city is falling down around them. That is not okay, they need to get a grip on reality. Thanks for sharing and you watch out for the "presents" at the bottom of the pot holes, no flat tires. Safe travels
@rickreese5794 Жыл бұрын
Works for DC 💯😩🥵
@Royalgazlite11 ай бұрын
Im from Cleveland, Shaker Height and lived in University Heights and this makes me so sad, because this was a very nice area when I was a kid in the 80's and 90's l used to dance at there community theater!😢😢😢
@CarStory Жыл бұрын
Ironic how the city has no money but the politicians that destroyed it always get paid.
@DL-yj2iw13 күн бұрын
I agree with you sad they let it go
@bobthetruckerguy5770 Жыл бұрын
Some years ago, we spent quite a bit of time in Cleveland, as my son had to get a series of operations at Cleveland Clinic hospital, which isn't very far from the area you visited. We used to like to eat at Tommy's restaurant in Cleveland Heights, and visit nearby Little Italy. One time I was driving around and came across some of the blight you showed here. It's real, and very sad. There are areas close to Interstate 90 that are pretty bad as well
@markbajek2541 Жыл бұрын
I got mistakenly GPS's down east 9th street looking for a retailer that was on W 9th and drove through a couple open air drug markets .....crazy map software.
@levianan9 ай бұрын
Joe & Nic once again do a very good job of showcasing a city without kicking down. Well done.
@search4truth104 Жыл бұрын
Those were some of the most incredible abandoned houses ever. Sad they will probably never be restored.
@TOCC50 Жыл бұрын
We should’ve never shipped them over to our country
@rhoynedev Жыл бұрын
@@TOCC50 who's 'them'? Are you indigenous?
@rndmprsn3532 Жыл бұрын
@@rhoynedevthe trouble makers and 'victims' that celebrate the worst of their culture and only hold themselves down
@pinkskincanthandlethesunlight Жыл бұрын
@@TOCC50 LOL what's your country besides Europe?
@seagoddess524 Жыл бұрын
@@TOCC50 The slave narrative is a lie and told in reverse. It was more export than import because the aboriginal indigenous people were already here. It's you that needs to go.
@gabe-po9yi Жыл бұрын
It kills me seeing those beautiful, magnificent homes abandoned and decaying. Wouldn’t you love to live in a house like that, wow.
@rlmpproductions10 ай бұрын
Man thank you for this! I've been trying to explain Cleveland to my friends in Vegas but now I can just send this video!
@yoyo1958322 күн бұрын
This video does not show the many beautiful places the city of Cleveland has. It wont be fair for the rest of the city
@di5gustipated11 ай бұрын
Thanks for stopping nearby, just watched the Gary video and heard you mention my area next so I stuck around. I'm in Cleveland Heights. That building at the beginning I wouldnt say is a "crime hive", and the "road " you went down in front of it has been closed for a while, there has been a large water problem there which keeps tearing it up. There is a really nice park, Forest Hills Park, that is up behind that broken down apartment. There hass been some interesting stuff about it in the news lately because the Cleveland Metroparks were going to take over maintenance and its split between Cle Heights and East Cle, the East Cle side is in limbo at the moment due to some shenanigans. I go on walks and runs through that park on my lunch hour almost every day. The Cle Heights side has the location of the Rockefeller family home. The whole park was donated to the city by the Rockerfellers as long as it remained a public park area. The nicer area you went through towards the end is the Forest Hills District, they've done a good job of keeping their area nice. The Lakeview Cemetery would have been a nice cruise through as well, its a huge cemetery right nearby with lots of well known people buried there like Rockefeller, President Garfield, Elliot Ness and tons more, great place to go running as well. Many fantastic grave stones to view, and part of one of the Avengers films was filmed at the dam in the center of the cemetery.
@losgryfog8 ай бұрын
I'm glad you left this comment. Part of the problem I have with this type of content is that so much of the location gets sensationalized. Like you mentioned, that building isn't a "crime hive", it's literally just an abandoned building that the city won't tear down. The vast majority of the abandoned buildings in EC, aren't owned or were never owned by people from East Cleveland, many don't even live in Ohio.
@valvodkaАй бұрын
University heights is turning. Just look at the police presence at the high school
@acmdogАй бұрын
When I was fifteen years old, I used to ride my bike in this neighborhood. I swore that I would one day live in one of those "Rockefeller Homes." Ten years later, I bought one. I proudly lived "Up On The Hill" from 1985 to 1999. The filmmakers are driving east on Brewster Road. They turn south onto Henley Road (21:47 video) before reaching Cleveland Heights. My house was at the intersection of Brewster and Henley (21:42 video). The 2 vehicles seen on the left are in the driveway of my old home.
@Ranthra111 ай бұрын
Used to live in Euclid, Ohio which is just east of East Cleveland. That was 20 years ago and we didn't venture into East Cleveland if we didn't have to. Never at night. If you go there, go armed. Just a warning.
@cle-chi10 ай бұрын
we lived in euclid from 1980 to 85. was lovely back then. Forest park jr high was my favorite
@judywilson9003 Жыл бұрын
I’m with you Joe, it’s not going to get any better.
@donaldsultan635115 күн бұрын
I grew up in this city. In this exact area. I seen how the whole value of the city decreased. I walked around in all of the areas in the video growing up. I’m grateful to be healthy and alive!
@russellroberson7355 Жыл бұрын
I lived in Cleveland from 1958 to 1974 was such a good place to live them days. Went back to visit old friend 3 years ago. Will never go back. Poor Cleveland
@Umberto26 ай бұрын
This is East Cleveland tho
@bshingledecker11 ай бұрын
Cleveland Clinic main campus starts at Euclid and about East 80th. It is massive in itself, and has been rumored that they will slowly buy up the decayed neighborhoods for next to nothing. The crime is rampant in that area as well.
@rauldavila8632 Жыл бұрын
I'm from Clevelands West side. Ohio is a great state and I love it. You happened to drive through the absolute worst neighborhood in Cleveland. My girl is from there. Her and all of her family left 20 years ago. Hopefully East Cleveland can make a comeback
@nicolalupo110 ай бұрын
Ok…thanks for showing East Cleveland. I grew up there, went to school there and lived there until I married in 1995. I am white and the street I lived on in EC there were only myself and another white family living there. The city was redlined about in 1970. It went from maybe 80% white to 80% black in 1-2 years. It was nobody’s fault except maybe the real estate people. To be honest the housing stock was pretty old and the baby boom generation was moving on after finishing school down there. It was a great place to grow up. Everything was within walking distance and the schools were excellent into the 70s. Like I said the housing stock was old. The house I lived in was built in 1890. You really need deep pockets to maintain those houses. But what really hurt the city was the politicians that came into office. Apathy allowed pure, out and out crooks to hold office. Mayor after mayor allowed the city to rot deeper and deeper. You opened with the site of the high rise. It’s on Terrace Rd. Opposite the building on the other side of Terrace was a Cleveland Clinic Hospital. It was a rather large hospital once called Huron Rd Hospital. CCF (Cleveland Clinic Foundation) decided to close it about 10 years ago. The city protested but the city and CCF came to a deal. CCF threw money at the city and who knows who got what but it’s gone now. As recently as this summer Cleveland Metro Parks was going to lease the EC portion of Forest Hill Park because the EC side is like the rest of EC. EC Council members blew the deal up and CMP backed out. And for the record…Forest Hill Park sits in EC and Cleveland Heights and this was a donation to both cities by John D. Rockefeller Jr. And within this park at a top of a hill in the park on the EC side is where John D. Rockefeller Sr. Had a giant mansion that burned down in 1917. In JDR’s day the park consisted of his mansion, his golf course, his boat house and lake, his horse stables and trails within the park. And for the record, Millionaires’ Row was closer to downtown Cleveland between East 55th and downtown. You were right though, it was on Euclid Ave. I hope that clears it up a little. While here and just on the western border of EC you would have Lake View Cemetery. You could make a great video there. It’s a beautiful cemetery and former arboretum of Cleveland. There you would have found the aforementioned J.D. Rockefeller and family graves. You would also find the mausoleum of President James Garfield. Also buried there is Alan Freed, Elliot Ness, Harvey Pekar, and many other notables too numerous to mention with ties to Cleveland and history. Again thanks and good luck! -NLP
@edwardmunster323210 ай бұрын
From the west side and love and defend that city. Horrible leadership has ruined Cleveland.
@amrak502810 ай бұрын
Great details in your statement. Born in Cleveland's St Ann's Hospital, I knew the East side well into the mid 90's. The prosperity level's changed blocks away from each other. Relief when arriving at certain intersections after apprehension and fear at others. I was a Professional Carpet Cleaner for SEARS, I requested the East Side so I could see the Grand Homes from the inside. I cleaned one of Senator Nelson Rockefeller's homes, It was not as grand as I expected to see. Another memorable home was near Rockefeller's that was a former Gangster owned Speak Easy. Plush and pompous would describe this Grand Beauty with circular drive and large parcel of ground. The Bath rooms for the era were very Grand as was the very stately home riddled with Tommy Gun Bullet holes. Down stairs was the secret rooms of the speak easy. You entered through a Bookcase door in to a grand Bar. The Piano and Bar all intact as a time capsule into the 60's when it appeared to have had it's final decor featured added. The Architecture in these neighbor hoods were built with pride by the fine immigrant Craftsman to arrive and settle this diverse City of Greater Cleveland.
@mrgoodbar2169 ай бұрын
Thanks for clearing that up because he had alot of partially incorrect information in this video. I moved into East Cleveland in the 80s and moved out around 2004 family continued to live there till around 2014. When we moved there the majority of it was still in pretty good shape but started declining rapidly due to the corruption. I now live in the neighboring city of Euclid and it wont be long before the same thing happens here. My house is on the market as we speak
@jonnygobang873 ай бұрын
My hometown. I haven't been back in so long but a lot of those street brought back memories.
@shuaizhao153810 ай бұрын
Respect. I lived in Cleveland for many years and drove into East Cleveland hoods a few times by accident, I was very uncomfortable driving through there
@MichiganMade4 ай бұрын
They're tearing down all the buildings on Chapman street.I just read that will make a big difference in making the area look cleaner
@infinitefixes1282 Жыл бұрын
Sad what EC has become. It was a thriving suburb when I grew up there. Heartbreaking to see this! Corrupt gov't is also responsible for this.
@genecollins5917 Жыл бұрын
Hey. I really enjoy your videos. So much history - good and bad I suppose. Sad to see the decay of towns and cities. Many of these places were once thriving wonderful places to live I suppose. Thanks for what you do. I responded earlier to your video on South Carolina, not realizing it was six months old. I really liked that one too. Enjoy your journey, but stay safe.
@AwesomeFinish Жыл бұрын
This is what you get when a certain political party is in charge. Everything they touch turns to garbage.
@TinkerTailor4303 Жыл бұрын
@@SAMC4So now you're monitoring the comments?
@niklass1641 Жыл бұрын
@@oldskolacura9798 and the area I live in is a liberal bastion and is gorgeous, so what's your point?
@WayneMarion Жыл бұрын
@@SAMC4 You don't get to tell others what they can or cannot say here.
@AwesomeFinish Жыл бұрын
@@niklass1641 Sure. Why don't you tell us where this "bastion" is? I bet you won't because it simply isn't true.
@craigr147 Жыл бұрын
@@AwesomeFinish Their probably telling the truth. I live in Austin and it's pretty nice for now, but I'm not delusional I know it's only a matter of time before it all turns to crap.
@t3hPoundcake11 ай бұрын
I live near Aurora, driving through East Cleveland is like entering another universe. It's such a shithole and it's a dangerous sore on Cleveland's reputation. It really is sad that the state/city can't repair this place. I don't even like going downtown anymore it's like the East side is leaking onto the streets and it's usually an uncomfortable experience until you get to wherever you're walking to downtown.
@tierraoliver295911 ай бұрын
Loud and wrong ....downtown is beautiful
@goodmorningsundaymorning453310 ай бұрын
Hi neighbor 🖐️ I live in Aurora as well.
@worldsbesttarot6 ай бұрын
I was born and raised in Cleveland Ohio that's a very difficult area you went to there's many beautiful parts of Cleveland Ohio you should show those also
@alexandralovesgoats3360 Жыл бұрын
I was not aware there was an East Cleveland. The wealthy pockets have some gorgeous homes. The blight, roads, graffiti and dilapidated homes are indeed depressing. Years ago Cabrini Green in Chicago was blocks away from wealthy Chicagoans. Jane Byrne, former Chicago Mayor, famously moved into Cabrini Green. Thank you for another great video!
@lindajohnson583311 ай бұрын
Jane Byrne moved into Cabrini Green in Chicago for 48 hours with guards and left. She did NOT make that place her home.
@jamesmyers928515 күн бұрын
There is no freaking excuse for this blight. Some of these homes and apartment houses are incredible. People can be poor, but there is no excuse for the trash and unkempt yards.
@edwardkisner311925 күн бұрын
My parents grew up off Jefferies and Euclid blvd. I showed my dad your tour, he is 87. He says he doesnt recognize the place. Euclid used to be a busling place. I am 62 and as a kid I remember Grandmas house and I am shocked what it has become. We used to drive millionair row at christmas it was a sight to see. My dad and I dont recognize any of it. Thanks for the visit I never wanted to make as we live in AZ now. Never shoveling snow ever again. LOL We used to live in Albuquerque, take a trip there down to the south side of the city, you will be shocked at all the 500sq ft homes and the poverty.
@arcsmith22 күн бұрын
Nela park at christmas was a big draw
@acclaimedhousecleaning755511 ай бұрын
Oh, East Cleveland, will be the next area to endure gentrification. Many Millions are being poured into a building on Euclid, retro 50's style, to spur economic development. The local Land Bank has been acquiring and holding thousands of lots is finally getting ready to relinquish control of these as the Cleveland Clinic has not expressed interest into moving into East Cleveland. The areas of Cleveland; Ohio City, Tremont, and Detroit-Shoreway, are out of cheap and easily-obtained land. Developers don't want to fight for hundred and two-hundred thousand dollar lots of land. I am glad to be alive to see the rebirth of the city!
@patm5594 Жыл бұрын
So sad what has become of our once great nation
@TOCC50 Жыл бұрын
The Rothschilds are the richest family ever
@hitek9too255 Жыл бұрын
More to come under Biden's America.
@RobinGerhart Жыл бұрын
All public officials that created this mess. Heartbreaking. I grew up and had relatives all over the Cleveland area. It’s shocking to me.
@joycelebaron2582 Жыл бұрын
And those public officials who wouldn't be annexed into Cleveland proper without giving up their outrageous salaries!
@bonzie321 Жыл бұрын
Yep by giving out free money feed and rent to these people. If they don’t work for it then it means nothing to them. They basically destroy and don’t tend to be builders.
@horseplop9 Жыл бұрын
@@joycelebaron25821 Party Rule for 60+ Years
@billygribble9939 Жыл бұрын
No self accountability...typical
@ericschaper3540 Жыл бұрын
When you go to upstate New York, you need to start at the Roycroft Inn in East Aurora and then go to Niagara on the Lake across the river in Ontario. From there, I would go to finger lakes and Cooperstown before finishing up the upstate area in Lake Placid and the Adirondack mountains.
@candid1954 Жыл бұрын
One thing I did notice amidst all that poverty was when you drove throughout that blighted community that there were modern or newer cars parked in the driveways or in front of the houses.
@zoidmo3388 Жыл бұрын
yes, I too, noticed the cars. I could share a few stories about my experiences while living in Cleveland area back in late 70's (Garfield Ht/Bedford/Warrensville..omg) It was a huge! eye opener since i was young Canadian, huge culture shock! I was told ' u stay in the car with doors locked' 'u always keep doors locked' 'u always bring our dog to the door when answering'
@LightoftheMoon Жыл бұрын
Car's are necessary to get around in most of the USA. There is next to zero reliable, safe public transportation across the USA. Driveways with 'newer' car's actually in the driveway signifies to me that someone may be fortunate enough to have some kind of employment. The US is a failed, dying country ~
@midway27272727 Жыл бұрын
Gots to have that status symbol ! I live in a cardboard box, but look at my car !! Acting like you have money is a guaranteed way to stay broke. Invest in yourself and don't worry about looking like you're someone that you're not.
@saturationstation144611 ай бұрын
its almost like you cant function in 99% of this country without a vehicle... you know more people live in cars than houses that cost less than 100k? you know most jobs pay 10k? just to buy a car you need a pretty good job. most likely one you were networked into because the chances of getting a job outside of networking these days in 1 in 700...
@kenyalove377011 ай бұрын
The single homes and many of the 2-family properties are homeowmers, who have lived there long before crack cocaine was dropped there.
@wildlandcam Жыл бұрын
Been waiting and crossing my fingers that you would tour EC. Thank you for taking the time.
@latoniogreen3822 Жыл бұрын
I grew up in East Cleveland…just drove through there and got teary eyed!! Used to be a nice proud city 😢
@nkel6111 Жыл бұрын
bet you don't live there now...but i understand. family lived @ rozelle and eddy road off superior. in 1978..seeemed nice enuff.
@latoniogreen3822 Жыл бұрын
@@nkel6111 No but it was some of the best days
@IK_411 ай бұрын
My family moved out of East Cleveland to Cleveland Heights in 1980 when I was 2 years old. Black flight from EC has been going on for a long time. It's sad, because even as recent as the 90's EC was nothing like this.
@stefanschwarz12325 ай бұрын
Interesting video, man! Thank you so much for sharing! I´m from Germany & I grew up with Americans for over 25 years. All of my neighbors here are US. I have good good and trusted friend in Columbus, OH. Great guy. My ex neighbor here, she´s a USAFE crew chief, and she´s originally from Toledo, OH. All the best to you guys
@christinefox9075 Жыл бұрын
Amazing you made it out of E Cleve without incident. Very brave
@BootleggersBandit-rf1pq Жыл бұрын
Yea, I've been repairing roofs in this town on occasion for about a decade. History rotting before our eyes and citizens being neglected. What a shame.
@Ohbeybee Жыл бұрын
I live an hour and a half south of this. It's so sad what is happening in Cleveland. Very horrific kidnapping and crimes. And even Akron is getting bad. Breaks my heart.
@mememine12 Жыл бұрын
Akron has BEEN bad for a longgg time now lol where have you been?
@Ohbeybee Жыл бұрын
I KNOW it's been horrible OK? Bro. @@king.of.remakes
@Leroy-wm4ib Жыл бұрын
@@mememine12 I thought Akron is a pretty good city to live in. I know people who live there and love it!! Please explain.
@mississippisdarkknight11 ай бұрын
Of course akron getting bad ,when they leave Cleveland where do they mostly go
@Leroy-wm4ib11 ай бұрын
@@mississippisdarkknight Why would one assume Akron is bad? You rarely hear anything bad coming out of there compared to Cleveland. Maybe I missed something. Please explain thank you
@JoseGarcia-ne1ip11 ай бұрын
What a gorgeous sight! Like looking at beautiful cities like Paris or London or Vienna. All here in the good ole’ United States of America.
@stevel3796 ай бұрын
My dad was born in 1935 and grew up dirt poor in an apartment building on Euclid Ave. My grandparents were the janitors for the building, and they lived there until around 1951. Dad attended Shaw High School, and went to work at Thompson Products after graduating high school where he met my mom who lived in Painesville where I was born in 1960. We all moved south to Portsmouth in 62 where my brother and I grew up, and then we all moved to California in 77 where I live today. Dad retired a self-made millionaire and is 88 years old. He did alright for himself and his family considering his humble beginnings and never going to college. Mom passed away from covid in 2022.
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip6 ай бұрын
I like this story.
@stevendefehr4393 Жыл бұрын
My phone just put this video in front of me. Wow!!! So sad ! I love old architecture! I’m an old guy in Canada near Vancouver. Born and raised here. There is a town called Bellingham in Washington state ( near Vancouver Canada) that I visited as a kid from 1960s until now . Bellingham very similar to East Cleveland these days 😢
@tomm5936 Жыл бұрын
I love watching your videos, they give such a good view of the towns you visit. The contrasts in this were staggering. I wonder who lives in those super nice homes you showed towards the end, maybe those council folks making 6 figures. I look forward to upstate NY, I lived in Rochester and know the area quite well. I hope you visit Rochester.
@austinballard6815 Жыл бұрын
Neighborhoods are what its residents make of it. Education starts in the home, a good mind is developed by stability and being stimulated. Its amazing just how much some of these formerly good neighborhoods have deteriorated. But hardly surprising.
@ggw63843 ай бұрын
Exactly
@JoyceMartincream10 ай бұрын
You a brave man ! 🙏❤️
@joycelebaron2582 Жыл бұрын
You've answered my two questions just as soon as I could formulate them in my mind. That first 'apartment building" (I was hoping you wouldn't go in, no you're too smart for that!) is what we used to call 'the projects' in Providence, where I grew up. The city blew them up in the '90s (implosions, televised and all) and I wondered why they wouldn't do that in EC. $$$$, of course. My second question is why Cleveland wouldn't annex the city. (Cleveland itself was no prize in the '70s when my family rode through there. I had never seen so many smokestacks belching noxious things). But that story about those corrupt politicians was wild! So much corruption, right out in the open. The city is decaying right before their eyes and all they're worried about is their $100k+ salaries. And they took that stance with a straight face. Outrageous.
@williebeamish5879 Жыл бұрын
Greed rules.
@cliffpleasant5479 Жыл бұрын
When I grew up on the border of E.Cleveland we weren't even allowed in E.C. as it was a very prominent suburb.John D.Rockefeller had a whole street of homes his executive's lived in up near Forest Hills park .A very Affluent community was East Cleveland.
@stevesimmons6286 Жыл бұрын
Good Lord! The community leaders and politicians should be ashamed of themselves. I can't even believe that these types of conditions exist in this country. Absolutely pathetic.
@adwaye Жыл бұрын
The people who live there are to blame. They made this mess. No responsibility at all, blame someone else.
@kyoakland11 ай бұрын
@@adwayecant just blame the people that live there when all the jobs went overseas that we're keeping that town afloat greed is most likely to blame
@user-bw2zt5jd9u11 ай бұрын
@@adwayeMostly. No question
@johnwilliams688011 ай бұрын
@@kyoakland So they sit around waiting for a job to show up? Go to any port of entry. Do you see jobs crossing back and forth? No. You see goods moving back and forth. Those goods are going to people who buy them. Think about it.
@robertbowen6610 Жыл бұрын
I got lost there a few years ago driving a truck turned down the wrong road ended up in an area know for violence against outsiders I truly believe the only reason I made it out was because one of the dudes saw the flag on my truck that stayed veteran and asked me if I am a veteran and I am so he helped me get turned around told the shipper about it and he told me that 2 days before this a truck driver had the same problem and he got stabbed and almost died in almost the exact same spot
@GoldenArmory Жыл бұрын
😲
@markkaminski2416 Жыл бұрын
Back in the late 80s I went to Cleveland to work out of the Ironworkers local. Not being familiar with the area I was driving around trying to find the Union Hall. It was after dark and I was near a hospital, I saw a police car and asked for directions. They were very helpful but informed me it would be wise to get out of the area quickly that it wasn't safe to be out after dark there.
@truck_yeah_44011 ай бұрын
Were you delivering to a Pallet company off of Euclid Avenue by chance? I used to deliver to a Pallet company at the end of a Dead End street where there is no turn around. It's right in the heart of that area.
@jonathanlee5185 Жыл бұрын
👍 Fascinating ! Thanks.👍Make sure the Bronco doesn't get a puncture when you're driving through those hoods, Joe. Wouldn't fancy my luck while changing a tire/wheel, being vulnerable and static out in the open there.
@joycelebaron2582 Жыл бұрын
I hear ya. I wonder if AAA goes out to those neighborhoods if you're broke down. But Joe and Nicole are from Texas and they've probably thought about protection.
@jonathanlee5185 Жыл бұрын
@@joycelebaron2582 Hi Joyce.Thanks. I'm from the UK and don't know about US firearm laws: can people from Texas carry a sidearm across state lines all the way to Ohio? Do you think Joe's packing, like a Good Ole Boy?
@joycelebaron2582 Жыл бұрын
@@jonathanlee5185 No, I don't mean to imply that, I have no idea. I'm sorry if it came out that way
@jonathanlee5185 Жыл бұрын
@@joycelebaron2582 Don't worry -- I was only being light-hearted. Joe seems a balanced guy and wouldn't be carrying illegally. Have a good day
@PianoShapedObject Жыл бұрын
@@jonathanlee5185 the laws on conceal carry vary by state, some states have reciprocity with others so if you have a permit in one state often states around it allow you to also carry in their state. Currently in Ohio it is legal to conceal or open carry without a permit so in this case he would be fine.
@billanderson3192 Жыл бұрын
East Cleveland was something at one time. May West lived there. I lived in East Cleveland for 9 years, and it was horrible! I was forced to live there due to some bad financial decisions I made. When I could get out, I ran and didn't look back. The working class are taxed to death to make up for those that don't work. In addition every elected official has lined their pockets are ran. Many went to jail. Nonetheless, the residents suffered. He's right. At one time you couldn't tell the difference between East Cleveland and Cleveland Heights. I have a strong feeling Cleveland Hts. is next on the depression list. I hope I'm wrong!
@johndouglas571211 ай бұрын
You ain't wrong . Lucky me ! I'm stuck here
@nkel61118 ай бұрын
cleve hts, garfield, then maple, bedford. problem is tolerating overwhelming actions, presence of black thugs...many ages and many address where they wait til sundown
@gatorgogo2742 Жыл бұрын
Words escape me for this video! Scary, depressing, the stark contrasts. wow. Thanks Joe. Nic, I would have stayed elsewhere too. lol
@thoward1909 ай бұрын
I would like for you to verify that towards the end of that video I think some of that area was actually Cleveland Heights. It’s pretty hard to believe that there are any homes of any significant value left in East Cleveland.
@acmdogАй бұрын
I can verify that those homes that you speak of are indeed in East Cleveland. When I was fifteen years old, I used to ride my bike in this neighborhood. I swore that I would one day live in one of those "Rockefeller Homes." Ten years later, I bought one. I proudly lived "Up On The Hill" from 1985 to 1999. The filmmakers are driving east on Brewster Road. They turn south onto Henley Road (21:47 video) before reaching Cleveland Heights. My house was at the intersection of Brewster and Henley (21:42 video). The 2 vehicles seen on the left are in the driveway of my old home. Even after turning right onto Henley, the filmmakers are still in the city of East Cleveland.
@bayoucityhtx Жыл бұрын
Good description of what’s going on in the area
@selwyn581 Жыл бұрын
A very interesting but depressing video. Shocking to see the collapse of a once prosperous town 😢
@browngirlsocialcity4 ай бұрын
I used to live in East Cleveland..was a mess then but nicer areas existed than today. If you've ever been inside ANY of those homes they were each a unique architectural masterpiece piece & truly beautiful back in their day I'm sure. I hope one day the area can be restored!
@conibodak4 ай бұрын
I recently visited Cleveland for the first time. During our trip, we were on our way to University Hospital to see a family member when we lost the GPS signal and ended up in a neighborhood with rundown houses. Despite the condition of the houses, I found them charming due to their beautiful architecture. This made me wonder about the neighborhood's history and what it might have been like in its prime. My curiosity led me to this video. Thank you for shedding light on the unfortunate downfall of East Cleveland. It is truly disheartening.😢
@megangrubb773 Жыл бұрын
You should try Akron, Ohio. That's historic and also mostly poverty stricken. It's my birthplace, and I've watched it struggle for years.
@neilsmith906611 ай бұрын
There’s been some revitalization some they proposed a bill for the old run down historic buildings to be redone to historic level and no taxes will be in the building for 30years I believe. A couple billionaires have done some nice things but crime is spiking majorly again unfortunately. I live 15 minutes outside and rarely go downtown anymore unfortunately.
@joycelebaron2582 Жыл бұрын
Most of the houses for sale in EC, as you've probably guessed, are "Investment Opportunities!" "Handyman Special!" and the like for the 40-60k range. There are a couple multi-families for around 100k. The pictures obviously look nice but you go on Street View and not so much. There's one for 75k that looks to have at least been recently painted. 5 BDR and 1(ONE) bath. Doesn't look too bad in pictures but I've toured houses like that and no thanks. There was another for about 80-85k (3bd-1bath) but I didn't look at it. Like you, I was getting too depressed and had to get out of there.
@VulcanLogic Жыл бұрын
That's one of the least discussed problems with the urban decay of older homes: functional obsolescence. That's to say, to your point, 5 beds 1 bath. That's just not acceptable in today's market. A lot of these places don't have closets, and you're going to have to assume full rewire and replumb. Probably a quarter will have foundation issues and then you'll have low ceiling or unacceptable room dimensions (i.e. the tiny nurseries you find in some they try to count as a bedroom), and too many interior walls. So on top of the external depreciation of the burnt out homes around you, and the physical depreciation, you have to redesign the floor plans as well, and that's not cheap, either. Detroit had the right idea. Tear most of them down to make way for new construction.
@joycelebaron2582 Жыл бұрын
@@VulcanLogic Hi @VulcanLogic! Thank you so much for your thoughtful opinion and essay. I can agree with you on many fronts. I took over my grandfather's 1926 bungalow and, because it had been in the family and I had grown up around it, never realized the problems. Just about everything you mentioned.
@joekelley1014 Жыл бұрын
Very sad to see this. In spite of these conditions, this needs to be seen, maybe there will be a wake up call. We can only hope. Thank you for the video. Have a safe trip!
@MD-tj4br Жыл бұрын
I thought at first you weren’t going to talk about this city’s history but I was so pleased when you did! I’ve driven thru this area recently and it’s just such a shame. The houses are beautiful (or once were). Ty!
@FrancesBraam-et1wx Жыл бұрын
Milwaukee isn't too far behind this scenario. I had family that lived in Cleveland, back in the 70s, and do not remember where. But I do remember going into downtown Cleveland, and back then it was quite frightening. If you don't hold your elected employees' feet to the fire, this is what happens. What regal homes those once were. Be safe!
@nileshalinger Жыл бұрын
I am white and from Stark County (Canton - I-77) and don't recall why I was up there that Saturday morning, but, I was amazed at the beautiful architecture devastated and vacated. I took some pictures then got hungry. There is a McDonald's - there were thirty customers - mostly men - and I was the only white person there. I sat in the restaurant and ate my meal - and noone bothered me, noone bothered my vehicle. I guess the Mickey D's is where the residents gather for their coffee. Now right across the street - NOT in East Cleveland - is a beautiful old home - law offices.
@InimeKai Жыл бұрын
Why are you automatically assuming you'll be some sort of victim for being white in a predominantly black neighborhood? Please stop buying into fear mongering
@BlessedC2023 Жыл бұрын
Across from that apartment complex I believe was a hospital! Huron Hospital to be exact
@user-op9zk3oz6c Жыл бұрын
Looking forward to your upstate NY video. Hope you visit Albany and down the Hudson Valley. Love all of your videos. I don’t travel much and watching I can see sites I’ll never experience. ❤️
@HulkSmash86 Жыл бұрын
This is only 20 minutes from me and I often forget how sad that area is.