Southwest Detroit Hoods: Springwells 5K.
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Күн бұрынSpringwells is a pretty densely populated neighborhood when going by Detroit's standards. It has a large Hispanic community, and today Springwells is actually one of the more diverse areas in Detroit. Springwells has a rich history, and the commercial district along Vernor helps give Springwells a vision of hope for the future. It's Detroit though, and that means that crime, drugs, poverty and unemployment are all at extremely high levels.
0:00 - 0:20 Intro
0:20 - 2:10 General George S. Patton Park
2:10 - 4:20 Dix Street
4:20 - 6:00 Livernois
6:00 - 7:00 James A Garfield School/Frank H. Beard School
7:00 - 24:00 Springwells
24:00 - 26:30 Claytown
26:30 - 29:10 McGraw
29:10 - 29:59 Detroit's Illegal Car Meets
29:59 - 36:43 Hoods
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@teresa62ish 2 жыл бұрын
I want to do a ride along with you!! Please!!
@FixItStupid 2 жыл бұрын
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@thornbird6768 2 жыл бұрын
I’m not American nor do I live in the states but when I watch videos about Detroit it makes me sad 😢 beautiful old large houses , leafy green streets and in a lovely part of the country ! It’s too bad most of Detroit has been left to rot ! You can tell it was once a thriving city .
@WhiteTrash731 2 жыл бұрын
It’s growing and making a comeback!! These videos are extremely misleading.
@lemongrass3945 2 жыл бұрын
@@WhiteTrash731 No its not. They have been saying for the past 15 plus years Detroit is making a come back. It never will be like how it was in the early 1900s. Detroit is known for corrupt mayors, high crime and condemned houses everywhere. Even in the 1980s there are movies making fun of the high crime rate. Detroit is a lost cause
@jayjaybrown32 2 жыл бұрын
Don't be sad. Be happy for us. I moved into the city 10 years ago from suburbs about 25 minutes north of here. I couldn't be any happier I did. The city has so much rich history. It has so much beauty to still see and enjoy. Great restaurants, museums, parks, sports teams, and national one of a kind events like the auto show, the electronic music festival, and 4th of July fireworks being largest display in North America.
@Quaaludio 2 жыл бұрын
@@WhiteTrash731 How are they misleading? He's just filming neighborhoods.
@jimmycain8669 Жыл бұрын
The white people left.
@cathymonty6920 2 жыл бұрын
I lived on Ferris from 65-68. And the memories of the nuns and single lay teachers from St. Gabriel moving into our homes during the riots is a memory as well as the Army jeeps driving up and down our street from Patton Park to downtown Detroit. It was a shock seeing the Ferris street sign in your video. I cried watching because your video brought back memories of my mom, dad and two brothers when all were young, alive and had a lifetime ahead of us. Thank you.
@KennyInSubic 2 жыл бұрын
Grew up on the next street over, Wendell. I can still remember when Patton Park was full of military vehicles and tents, small world.
@TaylorMMontgomery 2 жыл бұрын
All of the old schools in Detroit are so historic and pretty. It's a shame most of them will get torn down.. wish there was a way to repurpose them for something
@brdrcli1 2 жыл бұрын
Too long of a story to tell but I've moved back to the greater Detroit area and am looking to try to buy my childhood home back. I love Detroit and want to come back home, the yellow house on the corner of Trenton and McGraw. I was thrilled to see it!! I'm so grateful for all the important information you've provided.
@shannonshunk8897 2 жыл бұрын
Very interesting. My Grandparents raised my parents in the Springwells area in the 50's and 60's. They tell me good stories from that time. A lot of their time was spent around the Catholic Church, St. Gabriel's on Vernor. My Dad lived off of Pearl St & Vernor. My Mom lived off of Rathbone & Springwells. My Dad would walk My Mom home from school and then walk all the way back to his house. Lol! Such a sweet story. Thank you for this series.
@ChrisHarden 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching, and thanks for sharing a neat story!
@michaelabalos595 2 жыл бұрын
Born and raised in southwest Detroit on Norman St. Went to St Gabriel school and Holy Redeemer HS. As a kid I worked for Paul's Pizza and Fergusons Mobile at Dix and Carson also help Mr Ferguson delivere milk. I had a Free Press paper route on Inglis and Norman streets. I am very proud to have grown up in southwest Detroit. I swam every summer at Patton Park pool.
@KennyInSubic 2 жыл бұрын
Pauls Pizza! I had a Free Press paper route on Pearl, Wendell, Ferris and Lawndale. Small world.
@louisa9363 Жыл бұрын
Worked at PP too, 73, went to Wilson and Chadsey, that was the coolest neighborhood back in the day
@MiscellaneousMike81 Жыл бұрын
I lived on Norman as a kid in the 80s, between Pitt and Bell. I would love to buy a home on that street and go back for my retirement to finish my life where I started. Just a little concerned about pollution since I have asthma. It was such a great neighborhood. Such a rich and diverse range of cultures seemed to all get along. I remember we would all play in the fire hydrant on the corner of Norman and Pitt. An experience I've never heard of since. I never knew I lived in the hood until I moved away and people told me.
@FinancialOptimization 2 жыл бұрын
Springwells and the rest of Southwest are some of my favorite neighborhoods in Detroit. It's unique like other spots I like, but also in close proximity to downtown which is a plus. I appreciate the information you provide about different locations you pass by
@joemcgunagle8146 2 жыл бұрын
Great series. Love the facts, could do without opinionated comments. Lived here since the 1960’s and I have never been so optimistic about Detroit’s future. Thank you for the tour.
@ChrisHarden 2 жыл бұрын
Not everyone has to agree with everything that I think or say. Glad you enjoy.
@tomgallant6127 2 жыл бұрын
@@ChrisHarden I agree
@Huggy1959 2 жыл бұрын
Joe, You can’t change history by ignoring it. I was born in Detroit, back when Eisenhower was President. There are many reasons why Detroit is like it is. It is a good city with a lot of good people and things to do. It also has a side that is very bad and crime ridden. Yet even in the worst of it you can find good if you want. And if all you want to see is the bad you can have that too. Chris has given this city what is probably the most honest evaluation I’ve ever seen, the good, the bad and the ugly. The city of Detroit has been through a lot since it was founded in 1701. It is a city in a constant state of change. But you can’t bury your head in the sand and pretend it doesn’t exist. It does and the only way to bring lasting change is to call it out for what it is. Love each other! Love your city! Show pride! I too am optimistic about the future of Detroit. But it needs to have manifold problems addressed before it can become a great city once again. I think anyone who loves Detroit - including our elected officials and those with money to invest should watch the videos that Chris has made.
@MegaDave1962 2 жыл бұрын
Yes you're spot on about the decline after the race rioting it really broke Detroit's back on safety and popularity. I was 12 and remember both my grandmother's were still there. I was born in Garden city and remember my parents trying to get them to move out and away from there, nevertheless they both stayed until there deaths. But regardless I have fond memories staying a couple of weeks in the 70s at grandma's place on palms Avenue near verner highway 🤸♂️😁
@FrankaiVideos-DetroitsComeback 8 ай бұрын
There's new construction of apartments happening on Vernor and Palms.
@markz1789 Жыл бұрын
Grew up near Patton pool, learned to swim there. Awesome place back in the 50's. 4th of July parade down Vernor with the Mayor of Detroit riding in a convertible to the pool. Fireworks at night at the pond behind the pool. Lived at Woodmere and Lawndale when you walked to St Gabes when it was no problem then had lunch at the New York Coney Island at Lawndale and Vernor. Sometimes after school we'd go to Paradise Candy store too. Too bad about the Rio theater, spent many a Saturday afternoon there. But it was a great time growing up at Patton Park, and the parents had other ideas in 1965 as we moved out to the west side of Detroit as our old digs was getting kind of rough. The old man worked at Wolverine Tube at Central and Pershing until it closed in the 70's leaving many workers high and dry. Great ride on your WayBack Machine. Keep up the great work you do.
@orionwarren4244 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks to Mayor Duggan, the lawns in those parks are being maintained. And he is committed to clearing the blight versus lining his and crony's pockets. This actually warms my heart to see my hometown I had to leave behind coming back to life!
@garymartin1045 Жыл бұрын
Yeah right he's a another Thief all politicians are liars
@CareyHolzman 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for these videos. I was born and raised in Detroit and I miss it. Would love to see you explore Oak Park, Ferndale, Southfield, Royal Oak. In the 1970s I went to Paul L Best Elementary on Rosewood, but then it became a jr high and I had to go to elementary at Andrew Jackson (now a private school). We would walk to school. I would have gone to Ferndale High or Oak Park High if my family didn't move to Arizona. We used to cross 10-mile and sneak through the fence into the Detroit Zoo and we would also sneak into the attached golf course and take golf balls in the lawn to bring them home to take them apart to see how they are made. My neighbor was Doris Biscoe, anchor and reporter from1975-2000 on Channel Seven. She took me to the studio once to watch her do the news. My goal is to move back home and these videos are just killing me.
@ChrisHarden 2 жыл бұрын
Videos on the suburbs will come eventually, might be a while but stay tuned!
@StephanieBadAzz 2 жыл бұрын
Hey I just found your channel. I’m enjoying these Detroit videos being a native and still living in the area after returning from grad school in mid Michigan. It’s nice to hear the history behind all this familiar scenery. My mom and grandma used to talk about how beautiful the city was and the decline after the riots. I grew up in the 80’s and 90’s and lived to see much of it torn down. Imagine all those vacant lots filled with raggedy decrepit crack dens… the vacant lots are actually a clean start for a new beginning. Still it was a shame to see so many beautiful old architectural gems destroyed, they don’t definitely build em like they used to.
@chasingfinancialindependence 2 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy your videos. Thanks for going to my hometown! I haven't been there is so long and it's nice to see my old town.
@thetimewarpersarcade5531 2 жыл бұрын
I grew up in Southwest Detroit. Thank you for the history lesson.
@linasbar6951 2 жыл бұрын
i am from detroit... learned a lot.. nicely done!
@daddygc5814 2 жыл бұрын
Went to western high school in the 60s ,great school at that time,love your video and your comments
@jayjaybrown32 2 жыл бұрын
Please don't ever stop making these videos. I'm a huge fan of the city. I try to change people's view of the city every chance I get. I love what your doing. Love to support you and help if I can. I will like subscribe and share your videos.
@aliwantizu 2 жыл бұрын
It's a Historic District, and it's very close to Mexicantown which is a great place to visit, and stroll around and stop at all the Hispanic (not just Mexican) stores and restaurants. It's also just on the other side of I-75 from Fort Wayne which is very interesting and holds fun events.
@jennifermcgoon4513 2 жыл бұрын
Your videos are great and I love the comments and humor!
@pedalboy 2 жыл бұрын
I grew up on Logan St at Central across from Wilson Jr High. This breaks my heart as the only thing I recognized was St Gabriel's Church. I went to All Saints on Fort and Springwells across from the Fleetwood plant there. Used to go to Patton Park for the fireworks every 4th of July with my dad.
@sammyweed4771 2 жыл бұрын
I worked at the Fleetwood plant from 85 to 87. Great times and bar hopping after work
@louisa9363 Жыл бұрын
drank Boones Farm Strawberry Hill in Patton
@craignovy2090 28 күн бұрын
So very well done and so sad at same time. One can see that Detroit was once truly a grand city to live in for so many. What an interesting comparative observation in the superb narration about Henry Ford. The incredible detail makes it possible for the viewer to experience the patchwork pattern of abandonment and be able to discern the difference between Detroit and other cities...for me this is especially appreciated. To add to the whole effect the soundtrack reinforces the visual. Most amazing of all is that Chris has a way of making a place like this fascinating to experience and learn about...go figure!
@David53D 2 жыл бұрын
You are a real Detroit historian. I've studied old Detroit maps and saw where villages stood before the cities expansion. I grew up on E. State Fair and Greeley a few miles from the State Fairgrounds in the 1950's and 60's in an area that might have been originally called Ford Estates although other than Platt maps I haven't seen any early photos of the area and would appreciate any info you ever do present. I remember when I75 began construction on Oakland Blvd in my neighborhood. I now reside in South Texas and seeing your Detroit videos is real joy. Thanks for your fine work.
@ChrisHarden 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words!
@stankaftan5816 2 жыл бұрын
Great job, Chris!
@DetroitFishigan 2 жыл бұрын
Hey stoping in bee bees store lol. Thanks for the video of my neighborhood. 🙂
@HalisIstanbullu 2 жыл бұрын
Speaking from Windsor, Ontario, Canada, I can only say, NO! NO! NO! "South Detroit" is NOT technically Windsor, Ontario, Canada!!!! You have also, in my opinion, spoken the truth about Detroit "coming back" in our lifetimes... I find that particularly heartbreaking because I am old enough to remember the very tail end of Detroit's glory days and to remember what a beautiful, vibrant city Detroit once was.
@ChrisHarden 2 жыл бұрын
Haha that’s just what I’ve always heard when people ask “Where is south Detroit?”
@mcqueenmcqueen4616 2 жыл бұрын
I used to live in Hong Kong and told people I was from North of Canada.
@MiscellaneousMike81 Жыл бұрын
It's not literally Windsor. Literally, there is no South Detroit. Downtown sits with the river to it's south and across the river is Windsor so people will discredit the song with a joke saying South Detroit is either in the river or in Windsor.
@woodsplitter3274 2 ай бұрын
True. If you head south from the center of Downtown Detroit, you're gonna get your feet wet, then Windsor.
@randybest9187 2 жыл бұрын
Great job!
@Deeishere3 2 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed watching this video esp. since I use to live in Detroit. I do hope it gets better there. There are some great people there. I went to Southerwestern High school. So sad to see that it closed down.
@Huggy1959 2 жыл бұрын
I have a suggestion: I would love to see an exploration like you do of the Nor-Wayne Historic District in the nearby community of Westland. Sometimes referred to as Shacktown. It was built in 1942-1943 - during WW2. The houses were built quickly and cheaply with many unique features about their construction (electrical and plumbing for sure) to minimize use of material. It's really a interesting area with a unique charm.
@Photo75Dog 2 жыл бұрын
Another good one..the taco truck at Springwells and Longworth (22:09 in the video) has some great food!
@KennyInSubic 2 жыл бұрын
I played little league baseball in Patton Park back in the 1970's.
@goldtopazasylum 2 жыл бұрын
never been to Detroit, very informative...
@101ThunderRock 2 жыл бұрын
You were on McGraw, passed Chadsey HS grounds; my alma mater, 1973. Munger middle school was already there, attached by a covered walk through, adjoining the two buildings. Some of us had mixed classes between the two. The commercial foods department located in the Munger building, was know throughout the U.S. for its programs.
@rosalindastourian3985 9 ай бұрын
My dad taught at Chadsey for a number of years.
@KennyInSubic 2 жыл бұрын
Moe's store is still there in 2021? WOW. It was the closest corner store from where I grew up in the 70's.
@ItsaRomethingeveryday 2 жыл бұрын
Been watching quite a few of your vids lately
@1otterlover 2 жыл бұрын
In the early 60s I lived on Wilde off of Fort St. Remember 4th of July fireworks at Patton Park. Went to Beard Elem. from K-2nd. Had to move in '65 since I-375 took our house.
@stevetilk4926 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for doing this video. My great grandparents lived on Logan Street (may not exist anymore). My grandparents are buried in Woodmere. I worked on Delray for a couple of summers in the early 1980s so it’s nice to see Springwells exists and isn’t going to die like Delray.
@tammymiller506 Жыл бұрын
if you would of turned on Lafayette blvd off lawnwdale st you would of been where i lived in the late 70's early 80's chamberlain to lawndale to Lafayette blvd so close was 1 block off. i went to southwestern high school thanks made my heart pump watching
@DavidGregor-pr2mc 11 ай бұрын
I like your video series, and now that I found it, I’m going to spend a lot of time watching these for better or worse. I’m in the same mindset as you, but a thought popped into my head. It would be really hard for the residents of these areas to get the education that they need to move up and improve their lives with the city constantly shuttering the schools in their neighborhoods . The city at one time obviously valued education as evidenced by the sheer number of schools scattered throughout the city, and a lot of them are now unusable so it’s kind of a paradox. Anyway good work, I enjoyed.
@ChrisHarden 11 ай бұрын
Thanks... and yup. The quality of education is just one of the negative components of an economic downward spiral for a city or an area.
@jamesswetland5019 2 жыл бұрын
I heard you say how young your grandfather died well my grandfather was a train engineer all thru Detroit. He used to give me & my brother rides. The tracks were in his back yard on 4247 western st. He would just go out early morning the train would drive by & he would just grab on & away he went. We’ll my grandfather died very young to. Smelling all those toxic fumes. Cancer.
@antonioesparza3262 Жыл бұрын
Im sorry these videos are cool and hilarious at the same time. I grew up in Southwest on Michigan and Livernois and Clayton and Livernois so im literally seeing videos of my neighborhood on here lol.
@robertordish3754 8 ай бұрын
Lived on Chamberlain between Springwells and Lawndale in the early 80s. Quite a few houses gone from that street now.
@richardankony8930 2 ай бұрын
I lived in that area for 35 years and my house is in the video. I lived on Woodmere about 2 blocks from the park building. It was beautiful growing up there. My brother and I used to run around the park (approx 2-1/8 miles almost every day.
@jimbro601 Жыл бұрын
Was on slow i75 traffic in the late nineties and was able to see the Springwells neighborhood/happenings for a minute. Looked totally vibrant!
@user-22- Ай бұрын
Very cool!
@jayjaybrown32 2 жыл бұрын
You missed one other great spot in Springwells. Vince's Italian restaurant. Great place.
@richardmclaughlin3926 Жыл бұрын
I saw saw it [Vince's] but i don't think he mentioned it
@franks2910 2 жыл бұрын
After you turned on McGraw, (before that really), you were not in the south west side. Anyway, at 31:00 minutes you turned left on American street. 45 years ago and before the people on the blocks from Diversey to Warren used to decorate their homes for Christmas like you wouldn't believe. They would string lights across the street from tree to tree. It was fantastic. Miss that.
@michigan_joe 2 жыл бұрын
I'd like to see videos of you driving through a bunch of the smaller towns in the Streator-Ottawa area (like Grand Ridge, Ransom, maybe Dwight) as well as Streator itself
@mcqueenmcqueen4616 2 жыл бұрын
My great, great, great grandfather was the President of Springwells. His name was Welcome DeLisle and he had the lumber contract when Fort Wayne was built on his father-in-law’s property. His name was Joseph Livernois.
@mikeyg728 Жыл бұрын
Love the beat change on mcgraw. Emohasizes the grit in that area. Iykyk
@alexbucko48 Жыл бұрын
Grew up in southwest. Me and my buddies used to fish in the pond (70s). Great memories from what used to be a great place to live
@mannashawnramirezniblock1985 2 жыл бұрын
Facts about the place I love southwest Detroit
@2ears1mouth43 2 жыл бұрын
As a kid in the 60s I used to visit Detroit and swim at Kemeny Rec Center pool and Patton pool. Loved it and Faygo pop, in bottles.
@marvingreen8047 2 жыл бұрын
I grew up there.
@brdrcli1 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@ChrisHarden 2 жыл бұрын
You’re the first one the super thank me. You’re the best! 🙂
@xtrabiggg13 Жыл бұрын
Love this video! Used to work and play all through SW Detroit in a chunk of my misspent youth. On a professional note, I've been watching your videos for a while. Always informative and entertaining. I particularly like the time and location stamps for reference (Hey, I drank at that Bar! Its STILL standibg???). I've watched your camera skills, audio and editing tighten up with every video. You're a talented writer and a natural speaker, but you seem to be getting more comfortable and relaxed in narration. I most enjoy your sarcasm and your snarky comments. (More replies to commenters, please!). You are also pretty knowledgable about Detroit, but also humble enough to admit when you 'don't know' something, forget something wrong. Have you ever thought of doing stand-ups along the way at businesses & sights? You would probably be good at it. You also seem savvy enough to know where NOT to stop! Happy trails and try to avoid the muppets on 4-wheelers!
@ChrisHarden Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words, and solid questions/suggestions. The biggest problem with getting out of the car and filming stand ups, interviewing people on the street or anything for that matter… even getting drone shots can be very time consuming. More often than not, I don’t have time to fit that in for every video as I have a very limited amount of time that I’m able to spend for everywhere that I go.
@xtrabiggg13 Жыл бұрын
@@ChrisHarden Understand completely. You've got the talent to easily get to that next level & beyond. Never know where opportunity may present itself.
@mommyquackquack1825 9 ай бұрын
My grandparents are buried at that cemetery. I remember it having a tall wrought iron fence and huge headstones.
@dgrGR61 2 жыл бұрын
We called Clayton the McGraw/Lonyo, Livernois or Central neighborhoods when I lived at 5641 Springwells.
@CodyManners 10 ай бұрын
I lived between central & green a few years I worked at Sakthi & dollar general on Vernor. Honestly loved it there even though that was a rough spot in my life but I wouldn’t ever change that.
@leongroves5840 2 жыл бұрын
Hello Chris, hope all is well.. I was born in Detroit in 1953. I lived there for 14 years. I now live in Tennessee. And we also have Vernon’s here..
@cynthiachurch7214 2 жыл бұрын
I think you meant Vernor's! 🤣
@burthoppy 2 жыл бұрын
Lived here all of my 60 years. I have never heard of Claytown...ever that is until I saw this video. However, anything that can be done to change the horrible way it is perceived by non-residents is a positive thing. I love SE Michigan, all of it...
@markz1789 Жыл бұрын
This designation Of Claytown is new to me. The only connection near this area was the brick ovens over on John Kronk up by Miller Rd where there was Clippert Brick Co if I recall where clay bricks were fired.
@tdevianc679 2 жыл бұрын
I didn’t know anything about SW Detroit till I did a driving job. Driving down Vernor gets on my nervous
@williamfleming5740 2 жыл бұрын
I remember that neighborhood when it had 3 movie theaters on 4th street that I dad the Hollywood theater the Lincoln theater and the Rex theater Rex theater or did we have a good time
@susanfrederick8008 Жыл бұрын
Grew up in southwest Detroit- 70-80’s we don’t call that part “Clayton” it’s all southwest Detroit! Went to Beard elementary- my sisters went to southwestern high- my grandma is buried at woodmere! Went swimming at patton park all the time! They used to have the best fireworks on the 4th! Vernon used to have big parades!!!
@FixItStupid 2 жыл бұрын
I Just Visit & See The Come Back & Will Be Moving A Biz To The City & State
@Itsme-ni9jk Жыл бұрын
I have known this area thru the years...spring wells n vernor..(area of the white stripes...) southern whites, then black, ñow Hispanic dominant... a bar every 2 blocks
@timothydayton5373 Жыл бұрын
Interesting that you mention a strip bar on Dix that had a name with an off color connotation. That bar was on Dix but in Dearborn just west or southwest of the Rouge Plant. In its former life it was known as LaBaron's, just a working man's place not a strip bar and it was in competition with Little Joe's which showed up in the movie Blue Collar. It was a gathering place for the sailors off the Ford Boats who brought ore and coal to the Rouge and the guys who worked the docks and around the blast furnaces. It wasn't a long walk if you went out Rouge Area Gate 1 right onto Dix and I made that trip late at night without any issue since the whole area was industrial. That was in the mid-70's into the 80's. Not sure when it changed from LaBaron's but by then Ford had sold their boats and I was going elsewhere. Lot's of good people worked in the Rouge at the steel mill.
@therealerictatkinson8311 Жыл бұрын
I lived off of Green on Chatfield back in 1990-92. I used to walk down to Motts every day to catch the bus. We had no phone, no car, no cable TV. Little to no law in this area, at that time. Which was great unless you needed the law. Lol. Man you could do whatever you want. I drank in the bar at 17yrs old. But again, you call the cops. They're not coming. Even though police station was 10 blocks away. I've since moved very far away. But I learned a lot about surviving when I lived in Detroit.
@DETmichigan-yy6lf 2 жыл бұрын
Western high school class of '92 here. Where you @ Southwest....
@BadGoyim 2 жыл бұрын
The livernoise Bridge is open brand new
@angelataylor3822 10 ай бұрын
I lived on springwells and Vernor for five years still go out there every now and then the cove apartments are still standing
@funguy6844 2 жыл бұрын
Verners is big in CO too. Was wondering what the deal with that stuff was.
@rockinrollshow1 7 ай бұрын
Lafayette blvd off springwells so close thanks
@wilfredmorin722 Жыл бұрын
I was born 02 July 1942 a Deaconess Hospital on Jefferson.
@lafawnodon1889 2 жыл бұрын
"The Drink Is Spelled VERNORS!!!"We Have A Much Deeper Reputation Than What You Have Time To Speak On!!!"
@markx6450 2 жыл бұрын
Vernor’s is in Columbus as well as SW PA
@marpsr 2 жыл бұрын
“Hilljack” I love that slur 🥰
@timlamb6196 2 жыл бұрын
There is a south Detroit but Detroiters call it Delray.
@marpsr 2 жыл бұрын
I bought Vernor’s in Colorado and the cashier asked me if I was from Michigan. Close.
@aaronchandler2380 Жыл бұрын
that hood music is the bomb...
@fahadmolla9581 Жыл бұрын
Hi quick question is Detroit more Bloods than Crips or more Crips than Bloods which one is it
@jag92949 2 жыл бұрын
26:43 Legendary soundtrack begins
@kenlichtig8024 2 жыл бұрын
Vernors' Ginger Ale is sold in Ocala, FL (Publix & Wal Mart)
@ChrisHarden 2 жыл бұрын
That’s awesome didn’t know that.
@johnwalbridge2430 Жыл бұрын
I’ve been a Detroiter my whole life no matter where I’ve lived. This city is the best example of promoting people to positions because of race or gender, not based on ability. From Coleman Young’s first day until, well, now. The natives running the show will blatantly tell you “your not black, no assistance for you” at any Wayne County branch of DHS. You should probably talk to some locals who have been here. Screw ups screw everything up.
@elrictraver8275 2 жыл бұрын
25:04 Renville, My street, my house ain't there no more tho 😞 I only ever lived there and in Warrendale in a part of town that is unrecognizable to me today.
@302Mustang13 2 жыл бұрын
Many of the neighborhoods look decent. The only time I drove through this area (back in 2001) was on I-75 and I was shocked at how much trash was along the side of the road. This area is close to the Rouge plant and Dearborn truck plant. Did you go by the plants in any of your videos?
@ChrisHarden 2 жыл бұрын
I’ll go by the Dearborn plants in a future video on Dearborn if that’s what you’re asking.
@302Mustang13 2 жыл бұрын
@@ChrisHarden That would be awesome in a Dearborn video. There's a lot of great history in those Ford areas
@KennyInSubic 2 жыл бұрын
I remember that stinky smell that would come out of the rouge plant.
@bobjohnson7207 2 жыл бұрын
Looks like a dream town compared to India.
@crazyobservations3080 2 жыл бұрын
Verners, I'm from Flint living in Indiana now. Hard to keep a supply of Verners and koegel's Vienna's down here
@ChrisHarden 2 жыл бұрын
I didn’t see Vernors much when I lived in Indiana
@ralphseewald4069 2 жыл бұрын
My grandmother was born in Detroit in 1916 she can remember the horse-drawn carriages called the dung wagon that would pick up human feces in the Alleyways before the sewer systems were installed
@mannashawnramirezniblock1985 2 жыл бұрын
Very true I remember the military holding back when that happened and seeing all the military vehicles ready to deploy our church marched before they deployed them the churches got together to walk and try to make peace before it got out of hand but I remember that night my mom had me hide under my bed just in case the nabor hood hot out of control being less then ten minutes away from the tiger stadium a lot of shit popped of that night back in the 80s
@teresa62ish 2 жыл бұрын
Chicks on dix, lol. I didn't know it was on a rehab show. Lots of ppl from Ford went there for lunch.
@dgrGR61 2 жыл бұрын
27:16 Springwell/Mcgraw. Where I used to live.
@slivermartian 2 жыл бұрын
Mean Streets just hits different
@elrictraver8275 2 жыл бұрын
That Family Dollar on Vernor used to be a Murray's Auto parts.
@chesteradams2122 2 жыл бұрын
White flight started in the 50s
@lafawnodon1889 2 жыл бұрын
Lived Here Since Borned:1951."Borned Here!!!"
@anthonyells4485 2 жыл бұрын
Why not also show the nice houses and businesses of Springwells/Clayton i.e Mi Pueblo, Prince Valley Supermarket…just a thought.
@jamesrobinson1022 2 жыл бұрын
The new infrastructure bill should help out the residential neighborhoods cause the governor is spending a good chunk to fix city sewer and water which means lower water bills that caused many homes to be abandoned cause the residents couldn't afford to pay thousands a month.
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