7:12 you nailed it. It’s good to hear someone in Seattle actually acknowledge what the “homeless” crisis actually is. That gives me hope. Despite its flaws, Seattle still is an amazing city.
@andriib93907 ай бұрын
Take a look at Vancouver, all the Seattle pros but also a great downtown (which is basically dead in Seattle), a lot of huge parks (Stanley Park is the MVP of parks) and there is no i-5 dividing the city into two, and much better public transportation., You just do not need a car as much as in Seattle. I live near downtown in Seattle and its super hard to live without a car still.
@ahomeinSeattle7 ай бұрын
Have to agree with you - Seattle is generally a car city. And I absolutely love Vancouver. I think there is currently a ban on foreigners buying residential property in Canada though.
@seaJ27 ай бұрын
While Vancouver is nice downtown, I find it to be a pretty boring city. Culturally, Seattle is way more vibrant.. and Seattle has more cool neighborhoods than Vancouver outside of downtown. Trying to find the equivalent of Capitol Hill, Ballard, Fremont etc they have a few okay areas outside of their downtown but not much really
@jvillalaz443 ай бұрын
I live in Everett, Washington (Port Gardner neighborhood. A city thats affordable in the Seattle area. Proud homeowner of a craftsman style home built in 1922. My neighborhood is very walkable to downtown, lots of restaurants and other amenities.
@ahomeinSeattle3 ай бұрын
There are some beautiful homes in that neighborhood!
@DD-kd3vc7 ай бұрын
Having lived in Seattle for the past 20 plus years, it would have been great if you showed snippets of each of the areas that you were describing while you were enjoying your coffee. Just an idea for you. Maybe make a video on the eastside over the 90 or 520 and add the snippets. The eastside is a lovely area.
@pharma377 ай бұрын
I started out as a broke 19 year old in Seattle that drove up from Spring, Texas. I've been here for 20 years as well.
@wpleasance7 ай бұрын
I live on my motor vessel on Lake Union. It’s a tight fit to find a marina that will let you live aboard. But it’s the least expensive living option within 2 miles of downtown. And it’s filled with adventure. I can spend a week away from the marina, working from the boat, taking an afternoon swim, all with million dollar views. Yet I am a born again, conservative Christian man who served in the Army as an Infantry Officer. All that to say my mere existence here can provoke people. If you’re ever interested I can introduce you to the boat life.
@ahomeinSeattle7 ай бұрын
I dream of life on the water. I would love to come see your home and lifestyle! Please send me a message and we can find a time.
@OnlyDuckSauce7 ай бұрын
Green lake , Ravenna and Roosevelt are my favorite neighborhoods. I love the north side of Seattle
@WalkWithRuby7 ай бұрын
Also dog friendly! So many parks and places to walk!🦮
@allisonpierce82757 ай бұрын
Columbia City! We moved from CA in 2022 and living in this neighborhood has been a blast❤
@ahomeinSeattle7 ай бұрын
I love Columbia City, such a fun to spot! and easy access to the lake would be nice. I have a hard time finding a good lake park close to my house.
@staciakeogh37237 ай бұрын
I lived in Capital Hill for 7 years. I always liked Montlake. But I would be interested in Greenwood Phinny Green Lake
@MPB0597 ай бұрын
I can’t wait to visit Seattle this spring! This is will be my first time going to west coast and flying on a plane!
@jadenburns26567 ай бұрын
Have fun man that’s a good introduction to the west coast Seattle has amazing views and green landscape with the best coffee scene In the country if you like coffee and great weed for great prices lol and btw pack ya raincoat it’ll probably rain when you visit 😂
@magicxsquare_7 ай бұрын
As a Seattle resident I recommend visiting Bellevue instead. Seattle is pretty bad and destroyed; drug addict and fentanyl smoke everywhere. He did a bad representation in this video via not highlighting that you will smell urine and see fentanyl smoking daily here anywhere you go in Seattle it’s dirty and not safe.
@julienalexander611310 күн бұрын
I can't wait to move there.
@Username489476 күн бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂
@anonygirly6 ай бұрын
Madison Park in my dreams 😅 I love Queen Anne, all the neighborhoods around Lake Union, and Green Lake!
@stevenoliver76137 ай бұрын
I loved this video. You are a wonderful storyteller and I really appreciated the footage of the city. I lived in Seattle from 95-2000 and again 06-09. I spent a month in Greenwood last summer working remotely to get a sense of how the city has evolved. I’m based in greater Boston now but Seattle is still my heart. It remains to be seen whether as an academic I can land a job out there given the comparatively smaller # of college. I would love similar videos based in different neighborhoods. Really interesting to hear the two of you in conversation. Very thoughtful and extremely helpful. The red beard is visually stunning. It somehow anchors the frame. Irish? Scottish?
@ahomeinSeattle7 ай бұрын
Thank you! Yeah, I was in the academic scene for a while and there are limited opportunities here for sure.
@Bearded_Mortician7 ай бұрын
Just moved here from Arkansas. I'm loving it so far!
@ahomeinSeattle7 ай бұрын
Welcome to Seattle!!! That’s a big move
@oceania23857 ай бұрын
At least your honest about the drug issues in Seattle. I appreciate that.
@msanders496 ай бұрын
You're sleeping on West Seattle. In particular the two junctions (Admiral and Alaska) and Alki neighborhoods. I would argue it covers so many of the "best neighborhood" questions you asked.
@ahomeinSeattle6 ай бұрын
I would live in West Seattle if it wasn't so far from everything I currently do. It's the best.
@watchmedicine77477 ай бұрын
I live in Miami because if the water which is warm ,beaches that was sandy and beautiful and nit much encampments …Probably because of the politics …That being said Seattle is beautiful in the summer
@ahomeinSeattle7 ай бұрын
I really want to visit Miami! I'm so intrigued by the area. but I'm way too sweaty to live there. I thrive in grey, wet, and cold.
@OnlyDuckSauce7 ай бұрын
I’m from Miami been in Seattle since 2017. I miss Miami everyday and when I retire I’m buying a small house in Kendall lol
@Username489477 ай бұрын
Seattle, it's a shithole .
@julienalexander611310 күн бұрын
I lived in Tampa for a bit, and I like it. However, I was glad when I left Florida. Cool to visit but not live.
@watchmedicine77479 күн бұрын
@@julienalexander6113 Same feeling I have with Seattle nice to visit during the summer but not live
@lioneaglegriffin7 ай бұрын
The first time i visited in 2016 I thought "i could live here", the more neighborhoods I visited the more I think the same thing. Some some homeless dudes hanging out near Old Ballard on Market and it's not much different than LA so that's not a factor.
@pharma377 ай бұрын
I find it a bit funny that homeless people are such a norm for so many people... that it's no longer a factor.
@darrenkwalsh2 ай бұрын
West Seattle / White Center / Burien … south Seattle always forgotten! lol
@BeaverOne7 ай бұрын
Really want to move to Seattle metro area in a few yrs
@truthseeker22227 ай бұрын
Seattle is a literal dumpster fire. Good luck.
@jasonohara59687 ай бұрын
It's nice lol, u need to visit other cities and compare the difference
@onetruecalling7 ай бұрын
$800k for an average home.... yeah that would/nt have anything to do with the hopelessness that leads to a ruined life on the street with drugs.
@larryj10487 ай бұрын
Most of our drug addicts came here from somewhere else to take advantage of permissive policies.
@genxtechguy6 ай бұрын
The drug problem isn’t the homeless problem. The drug problem IS the problem. Trying to fix the problem thinking that these special folks want a house is why no progress is being made. Along with just letting drug addicts be drug addicts (liberal policies).
@ericablanton52407 ай бұрын
What camera do you use? I live in Seattle too and I want to capture the city the same way you do
@ahomeinSeattle7 ай бұрын
I have a Sony mirrorless. Any of the new ones are great, I have an FX3, it's a little overkill but has helpful features for making as many videos as I do.
@AlEsawi3926 ай бұрын
Any ideas on how to get a 60k job in Seattle ?
@natvadeemcclurg44907 ай бұрын
Planing to move there what do you think about west Seattle ?
@ahomeinSeattle7 ай бұрын
West Seattle is the best. Kind of like a little beach village. Feels a little removed from the rest of the city because of needing the bridge, but that's part of its charm. The best parts are along the water and the north part of West Seattle, but its a little more affordable in Delridge.
@BeckKingOfNorthMacedonia7 ай бұрын
Greenwood Seattle gang ⬇️
@mikecarroll84586 ай бұрын
come on people, there is no such place as upper queen anne. there is qa and there is lower qa. uptown is not a place either.
@watchmedicine77477 ай бұрын
Where were before Seattle ?I thought u we’re born n raised there
@ahomeinSeattle7 ай бұрын
I grew up in Bellingham, about 90 minutes north of Seattle. Lived in PNW forever though.
@watchmedicine77477 ай бұрын
Yeah ur basically a seattlite :)
@tavroaar8173Ай бұрын
Portland and Seattle are depressing ASF.
@Ledoux267 ай бұрын
Advice for Europeans ?
@thetravelgeek41547 ай бұрын
I did like Seattle when I visited but Cap Hill as a place to live? It seemed so shady in every aspect. Yes you've got good restaurants and vibrant community but you can't be serious about buying a home or raising a family in Cap Hill. It's dirty, loud, crime & drug infested, homelessness with no end. Queen Anne, West Lake and Upper Queen Anne seem so much better.
@ahomeinSeattle7 ай бұрын
I do think Cap Hill would appeal more to folks looking for nightlife and good food. But you also can’t beat the transportation options. Some of the bigger homes with yards are lovely, but out of reach for most people financially
@pharma377 ай бұрын
I rented in capital hill for 5 years during grad-school 15 years ago, and determined that it was a dump. I had my first two children back then, and watched as everyone simply accepted the area's decline. I moved out, bought house #1 across the 520, and never looked back. I've driven through there recently to drop off an employee at his condo on First Hill, and capital hill is in a much worse shape than the dump I moved away from years ago. I do not understand why people accept it.
@jeremydean74237 ай бұрын
Remember me when you're famous, and we'll do a video together on your journey. I've got a sense about this channel.
@ahomeinSeattle7 ай бұрын
Aw thanks :)
@JJV_2062 ай бұрын
SLU 🙌
@Iknowyouseenme7 ай бұрын
Let’s not forget the 20 different gangs and transients throwing bodily waste at you, people this isn’t just Beauty, respectfully.
@garythesquidsquid77797 ай бұрын
This is the most blind point of view. Seattle is a absolute shit hole. Worked there for 8 years until i said i wouldnt go in that city again.