Troy is a beautiful city! My father owned a business 1/2 block from our 25 room home on Second Street, Washington Park section. I went to Emma Willard. We had the best shopping up until the Latham Shopping Center opened and people stopped shopping downtown. We had three theaters with 1st run movies each week. We skated and attended hockey games and concerts at the RPI Field House and had pizza at the Red Front, cheeseburgers at Paul's and had awesome parades on every national holiday. People were hardworking and feisty. The South End had the best Half and Half Sandwiches. DeFazio's had Italian imported cheeses and other delicacies. We had meat and fish markets and bakeries. We have one of the best polytechnic colleges in the country- RPI. Our cemeteries reflect the incredible wealth of the industrialists who operated their factories and businesses in Troy. The downtown is not was it once was and the brush, coke and shirt factories have closed, but the city has comeback with a new vibe- the arts and antiques and music scene. We who grew up in Troy will always love it and welcome those who appreciate what potential it holds. Those who minimize or mock it just don't know what they're talking about. We're as tough as any New Yorker and can take it. ( PS Remember Troy is the county seat, which means it attracts those from downstate who cannot or will not work further stressing the tax payers, making it hard to maintain properties.)

This was a very touching and moving video, it brought a tear to my eye. I was going to vacation in Key West this winter, but now I think I'll visit Troy, NY instead. Thank you so much for this video.

The City of Troy has gone through dramatic changes since this video was made in 2007. The area of South Troy has been leveled and razed, the South End Tavern closed quite a few years ago, the downtown are has seen new apartment buildings built up. The Riverfront Park has been dramatically changed with new lighting and seating for concerts as well as new sidewalks, the area across the Hudson River that had the big oil tanks is gone and now has high end apartments, the Rensselaer Inn is now Blitmann for the R.P.I college campus, the Troy Plaza is now Hudson River Commons and has been remodeled

I love Troy!

Born & raised in Try, NY. Went to public school #1...when it was a regular school. Then on to Troy High School. Lived on River Street in central Troy near the "Happy Lunch". Great friends and good times. Left when I was 20 years old to get a job in Houston, Texas. I grew up in the "old YMCA". I miss my old friends and the YMCA. It's a parking lot now. Things change. Anyone remember the old YMCA? I am street smart thanks to Troy. Good & Bad in all cities. Peace!

I’m 15 and I’ve lived here all my life. I hate the fact that I have to jack Troy as my hometown/ birthplace. There are crack addicts all over the place🤧🤦🏽‍♀️

I went to college in Troy, There are some ghetto things about the city & some beautiful things. I used to love going to the farmers market on Saturdays downtown by the river front & there are some newer trendier shops downtown. It's a college town that's trying to improve itself.

I love the historical buildings. Thank you for the video!

I had the best teen age years of any generation growing up in the 50s and 60s in Troy, New York. It may be old and some sections have really deteteriorated but, I love my home town! The south End Tavern had the best ham on rye, so much ham stacked up you could barely get your mouth around it, plus chips for $1.25 !! Great stuff! Thank you for posting this video.

South Troy versus the world

I lived there from 1984 to 1989 while at Rensselaer. I used to take long walks south down the Hudson, cross over on one bridge then walk back north on the Watervliet side. Troy has been undergoing urban "renewal" since at least that long ago. It just never seems to come to anything, because one major college does not a city make. To appreciate Troy, you really have to appreciate history. The city has a certain romance if you know a little about it.

Well, I escaped Troy 12 years ago and it was the best move I ever made. Born and raised there it was a great place to live but the city govt. ruined the city. After the city manager tore down the heart of the shopping district and put up that atrium?

I was born and raised in Troy. Troy will always be home. I moved back in 2002 and remained until 2008. It was not easy to leave again. I have always loved the views of the Hudson. I don't think I ever noticed anything but its beauty. I love the South End Tavern and lived on the Postenkill Creek. My roots are there as are my friends . Everything is perception. Takes all kinds of people to make up a world my mother used to say. This video perplexes me. It's negative and mean.

i worked there as a musician 50 years ago and it was a blast in a big night club near city center

Compared to Newark, NJ where I was born, I think Troy, NY is a paradise!

@vc894 @vc894 Well, I know what it WAS all about. It was about fun, friends, Christmas shopping with music and snowflakes in the air. Buying 45 records in the record shop, Hot Dog Charlies, Shopping at the Peerless store, Woolworths & Grants, and the Knitcraft, the Troy theater, Proctors theater, two movies, cartoons and a news reel, all for a dollar and a quarter! oh I could go on forever! :) If you grew up in Troy in the 60s, you were blessed. Troy, I still love you

You should do another one that's updated. Seriously, Troy has changed (for the good) DRAMATICALLY in the last 6 years.

My friends went to school here. They called it "The Troylet"

Born in Troy,60-90’s was my generation and I had great memories of the city.Sad to say,Troy has seen much better days I do remember so much of it in my 50 years there.At least I grew up in the better Troy times…

17 years later and this still never fails to make me laugh

Downtown Troy is actually kind of nice with its independent businesses

OK. This is soooo 10 years ago. Time for an update.

There is no train station and their drinking water is from the Tomhanick Resavoir.

Well I live here in Troy, born and raised here up on the "hill", and I find this video funny. And I needed a good laugh after the fun snow we had. Nice video!

Downtown Troy is actually pretty nice.

haha i live in troy and i can honestly say this mockumentary is complete and utter... TRUTH hahaha

Very funny especially the true feelings towards their city part!

I think it would be easy to make this sort of a video about any of the cities that actually do purport to be tourist destinations. Troy is not a tourist destination, but that does not mean it is desolate. Also, every place looks bleak in that frozen time between when the leaves fall and when the snow does.

Being from Troy.. This video had me crackin tf up 🤣

Went to school in troy and spent so much time there. This video was a riot. Obviously people who aren't familiar with Troy wouldn't find this funny, but I find this a riot!

its crazy how much the city has changed. gentrified.

THIS my friend.. is pure genious !! I can't understand how I didn't come across this before. i can appreciate all the "sights" however, I don't think you have to be a local to appreciate this. I started mentally jotting down lines to quote but this flows like the Hudson river through it. Any haters below should lighten up and get a sense of humor !!! Where else can you find businesses where the ladies have their own entrance ? LOL.. Instant favorite, 5 stars, 2 thumbs up, 10./10...PURE GOLD

lol my uncle lives here it is such a crap hole

buddy , when I saw the title , I damn near choked . I lived in that shithole for over 40 years . When we moved in , in the early 60's it wasn't that bad , As years went by , it did become the cesspool of existence . I visited a couple years back , and swore I'd never come back . Thanks for the giggle . PS to all you people busting the author of the vid , you guys need to get out more., if you choose to live there god bless you , but theres more than troy ny believe me .

brilliant! definitive!

Very funny! thanks.

Ever been to Lancaster, PA? New Orleans? Newark? Youngstown, OH? Detroit? Anywhere? I went to college in Troy, and this is just a smear job on a city that has seen better days, but never gave up. RPI has provided a lot of jobs to keep the city going and now they have created a technical/industrial park that is helping to re-vitalize the entire area. High-Tech companies are discovering the wealth of intelligent gradautes and low-cost real estate. Everything is cyclical. Troy is coming back.

as someone who lives in troy (and loves it), this has me dead af lol. the music is just the cherry on top.

2020 it's only getting better.

the music track makes this an enjoyable trip thru skid row

Dude, I went to HVCC in the late sixties. This is one of the funniest F'en things I've ever seen! Great Job!

Truly amazing this is so real never will i forget how this video put my thoughts in to the right words good for you for putting it on here

A very nice satire dude good work +5 resprct for the rust belt

Clever mockumentary, enjoyed the late 80s city promotion video music especially. I lived in nearby Schenectady in 1999-2000, Troy's not so bad - downtown needs businesses and RPI isn't well-integrated. But downtown is filled with European-facade buildings, the neighborhood around Russell Sage College is beautiful and pedestrian - there are probably a good 50-75 blocks downtown that form the core of an urban renewal. Just needs retail.

I grew up in Troy and it hasn't changed.

I have been to Europe, Mexico, Canada, and all around the US, and I honestly haven't found somewhere I'd rather live. To address the commenter who is proving his or her point via KZfaq comments, this must signify that the whole world is nasty, as the majority of KZfaq comments on every video lack grammar, or any other signs of intelligence. I've been working on a response video to this one long before I knew this one existed.

Hey, seeing as you've done a film on the toe jam of New York State, can you do one on the arm pit, Utica?

from troy, and i laughed my ass off the entire video.

Great video! So sad that troy turned out so nasty..... in the 50's/60's as a kid my Uncle Fr Thomas DeLuca was at St. Anthonys. Remember the Volcano Restaraunt? lol... thanks!

This never gets old-Hilarious!

I took down my comments about growing up in Troy. They were based on what was going on in my life at the time(70's). I would love to hear from anyone who went to Pubic School # 1 back then. Sorry, for only looking at the negative. Thanks COAD, for getting me thinking. You're 100% right on with your post. peace.

nice job!

you forgot to mention the smell from the hudson river

Troy has many issues, but this is not representative of Troy. There are people paying a million dollars and more for properties.

Does anyone no where I can find this music?

I can't belive I saw this video and actually moved there, and moved back

I dont find this funny..I find it sarcasticand negative....there are sections of beautiful Victorian homes there...and many historic churches, etc. This is not doing Troy a favor. I find this film insulting to the many wonderful historic buildings and people there. Shame on whomever made it. it is not showing both sides of the picture!

lol some dude tried to carjack my mom on that corner by friendly's

The concert hall is pretty sweet. It looks like a suspended globe in the middle of the building.

Everything in your video has changed wow

This is just satire. It has ghetto parts but it's getting nicer. Troy used to be the NYC of upstate and is undergoing a revitalization. Born and raised in Brunswick, I've worked in Troy and spent a ton of time there and it's not nearly this morbid.

Lived there from 1990 thru 2001 drove cab for capitaland lived on fourth street next to the Italian restaurant #87

on that place at 1:45 i was there when i visited troy... u get that historic 1700s feeling

Best mockumentary ever. Too bad you couldn't catch more of the Savages in their natural environment.

I don't think this video is fair at all - I've been to Troy once in my life but even from spending a few hours there I could tell that the city has lots of potential. Does it need a huge amount of revitalization? Yes, but Troy believe it or not has some nice parts.

My nana live in Troy! But idm about this is in New York right?

@wearymachine please tell me who did this. I keep getting credit for this and I know I didn't film it. But it does sound like me.

Nice, I grew up in Troy and still live here. It really went downhill once Giuliani "cleaned up the city" back in the early 90's. He just sent 'em all upstate!

It is a pity Troy can't quite get it done. The downtown has the appearance of a movie set with it's older architecture, I thoroughly enjoyed studying it. It's a New York river town, of which there are many, and should not have to apologize for it's industry in clear site, but it's blighted neighborhoods need investment and perhaps Troy could one day be much more than what it is now. Troy could be a wonderful destination, unfortunately it's continues to slide.

i miss living there if you can actually imagine that.

Troy is near Wynantskill and the famous Heinie winery. Troy also is the site of the first lock of the famous barge canal. As shown in this video is the South End Tavern of the famous South End Tavern corned beef sandwich. Yummie!!!

I spent the night in Colonie after a Concert in Albany

i know right?

as a student at HVCC I can fondly remember sitting in the window of my 2nd flr room on a house that we lived on Vandenburgh ave shooting rats that were scurring thru out the back yard

Was school 1 then a regular school, or was it still the alternate?

You can't leave video responses anymore, but I've made one to this video. You can click through and watch it on my channel.

yea i live in troy 2 and i go to tech valley

i was just there visiting a friend. i made fun of the town the whole time! I actually liked it but it was still fun to joke around! This was funny!

What? No pictures of the Food Circus? And what happened to the Ghetto Chopper, er Price Chopper, at Troy Plaza? Did they get bought out by Save uh Not? Great video. Been gone for over 10 years and it looks just the same (and that ain't a good thing...)

Lived in Troy for 5 years....seen my apt in this vid

o g my house when i was 2 years old

An article in the New York Times brought me here.

its hillarious.

The sky is nice here...this I can say! It keeps your eyes off the dirty streets.

Troy is a great city to test your gangster. Even the gangsters here have clinical depression

my Dad is 62 years old and grew up on 4th and Jefferson in Troy and he thinks this video is hilarious ... you either love Troy or you don't

Why is this fantastic paradise city known as "Troy"? it should be called "Heaven on Earth"!

There is progress in Troy.

i live in troy and go to troy high and ive never seen most of these places

You’re a very amusing.

Troy looks alot like downtown Detroit. =)

hey houstons not that bad i used to live there!

dude im shocked u didnt put pinewood graveyard insted of oakwood

Take a good look downtown sometime ... Also, the drinking water (considered among the best in the Northeast) comes from the Tomhannock Reservior in Brunswick/Pittstown. Get it right, for crying out loud!

This guy must really love Troy!! you know what they say if you dont like it leave..I been to troy and Most people there are Good..the town is a lot better then he made it out to be..every town (city) has some problems but you deal with it and make the best of the situation..Advise,Run for Ofiice and fix it up!!

Hello Deb3167,I still think the people of North Troy should sell their water to the city, at a fantastic price. The taxes in the "Burg" are double from the city. Downtown got free sidewalks, while we in the Burg, had to pay out of pocket if we wanted new ones. School taxes are also double we pay for the city and the Burg Welcome to The Troylet, The offical home of "Uncle Sap".... Thanks Mr. RPI I got out and I'm here to say - I'm still alive and well.

I want my Economical Food Circus!

It's funny because the Hudson doesn't give Troy it's drinking water. Just Watervliet. Sucks for them.

i live in troy

If anyone says there's nothing to do here -- check out my video's. River st. Festival -- Troy Pig Out -- Powers Park Concerts -- Rockin on the River -- Chowder Fest -- Flag Day Parade, Uncle Sam Day Parade -- Troy Night Out, -- Turkey Trot --- Nope, nothing to do here!