CLEVELAND OHIO | What Happened To This Place? 

I like that there's no commentary, no music and no words on the screen. Silence is more impactful.

Immigrating from the UK to the US, Cleveland was my destination. Back then it was a bustling industrial city with loads of opportunity for those willing to put in the work. Euclid was my first residential area So, so sad.

Cleveland native here. Understand that there are nice areas. Most of the areas are near the suburbs. I’ve lived in the good parts within the city and also the bad parts.

What happened to this place? Answer: Made in China. Do I need to say anymore?

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For a city like Cleveland to be in this condition... well, it's sad

I love the peace part of the train ... very sad. the houses are so nice.

Damn. My city is a cesspool. So glad I got out.

The whole area is like evacuation!!

11:02 first church I've ever seen with window awnings!

Of all the US cities I've visited (from the UK), Cleveland had areas that probably felt some of the least safe lol

First the factories, then the schools, then the hospitals...even the train engines had no where to go 😢

My family grew in Cleveland - Mother on the Westside and Father on the Eastside. Cleveland's demise was greed plain and simple. The industries, unions and government came together to force manufacturing out of the US to make more money and we all lost! This is what happened!

At least those old Sycamore trees are still looking good, remembering them as kid in the 1960s near East Cleveland noticed them back then too.

who here remembers going to the clubs and bars in "the flats" 😂 we're old

Those are some scary places for sure and only gets worse at night

That must be East Cleveland. Even though I live in Michigan, I go to Cleveland quite often, and the downtown area looks nothing like that. The West side is beautiful, and Edgewater Park is full of wonderful people walking around. But it's sad to see any city look like this! Excellent video!!!

I grew up on the east side (still live there) of Cleveland and both east & west sides have areas like this. It's unfortunate but these areas exist all over Chicago, Detroit, N.Y.C. and other east coast areas. There's various factors but one of the biggest ones is the loss of so many jobs that really put a damper (saying it nicely) on so many of these neighborhoods. I like your video though and recognize several of the areas you filmed in especially around the 6:33 mark when you're right at East 55th & Chester and again at 9:43 when you're back on 55th and drive past the old Richman Bros. factory.

That train, duuuuude!! 😮 Another eye-opening video. Love your channel!

all those abandoned homes break my heart-and to see everyone crammed into those ugly govt housing is so sad

living 55 miles away on the North Shore of Lake Erie in Ontario......we having nothing like this....its so sad to see what has happened to Cleveland

Used to be the nut & bolt capital of the world. When my fam came across the pond late 18 early 1900’s the settled in the Slavic village area of Cleveland. My mom grew up off Fleet. Love Cleveland sad to see it going to hell.

I was stranded in North Cleveland once. My friend was selling their home and they flew me in to fix it up and visit. I didnt have phone reception because my plan was from illinois. The bus didnt go down their street so I walked 2 miles to the "good side of town" I noticed cars slowing way down staring at me. I got out at the bus stop across the street from an abandoned factory and a burned out apartment complex. I decided to put one sock up on sock down take off my shirt rap it around my neck, take off my glasses, and mess my hair up. Just to look like a transeint bum and fit in with the atmosphere.

That’s some nice artwork at 13:06

I been in Cleveland my whole life had to chance to travel. And I can say that Cleveland is clearly the most dangerous city in Ohio. I have talk to people in Southeast DC and even though quadrant is bad dude was like it ant don’t have nothing on Cleveland as a city he never seen nothing like it in his life lol lol.

We know what happened

Buy a house for the price of a VCR.

That old train with the art and graffiti is so very cool.

these rust belt cities have become like those old gold rush towns

There's a funny video from about 20 years ago where these dudes made a song about Cleveland and used footage from around town. Even then it looked a bit bleak and very economically depressed

Looks like a level from a zombie apocalypse game.

Great video ive seen most of these spots. Where are the buildings at 7:38 and 8:00 ??

Wow 😮 holy cow awesome thanks biggie fan of your channel 💯

We are in the tribulation. It's looking real desolate in about of places. Babylon is falling... thanks for video.

Thanks! Now we're talking. East side of Cleveland I believe. Parts might even be East Cleveland. Son works for railroad...gonna share this with him to see if I'm right.

Portland says,,,,hold my beer.

I sorta liked the painted up Train ☝️😎

What hapened to the world?

i love the rust belt videos

Nothing has "happened" to Cleveland. I was born there in 1961 and it was a sad, broken city then and it's a sad, broken city now. It's always been Cleveland. And please don't bring up the Rockefellers living there or Millionaire's Row, a go-to for defenders of the city. That was in the mid-1800s. (around the same time the Browns and the Indians last won a championship, I think.)

You have a lot of 🏀🏈. I give much respect for your bravery! I grew up on the south side of Chicago and watching this video had me in awe.

Thank you, I like this channel.

It sad to see these house like this ...thank you for sharing

Cleveland is depressing

Regardless of the condition of the east side, Cleveland is home and the greatest city in America.

what happened there might be that Heraldo moved there

Didn't look much better back in '68.

Police cars. Now why send the police where they aren't wanted? They should stay put of bad areas.

HOLA!!!! I lived in Cleveland from 97-02. I thought it was bad then OMG

The American dream ? More like the American nightmare .

I still love my city 🫶🏾

9:07 is that wilson school on east 55 ? I hear its yorn down 😢

Wow the train on the tracts is it for me

No wonder WMMS the Buzzard and the Flats vanished

Thanks!

It was bad in '62....but motel rooms were $5 a day back then....😁

Was Cleveland a steel mill. So many empty structures.

What is that grand old spooky place near the middle of the video? I would love to explore that poor old building. Do you know what it is? That other old brick building after looked rather eerie, but most of the others just looked desolate, especially the ones with the big yellow monsters in the front. All of those old big buildings would be so cool to see what memories are left behind inside, but probably dangerous as well, huh? And there is the abandoned church...In Seattle it is so different. There were many abandoned houses where I grew up in Ballard, but now I couldn't afford to live in the house I grew up in. So weird. Thank you for the video, please stay safe!

Nice video ! I just liked and subscribed . Would you be able to tell me where that train station is located at at the 13:00 marker ?

As they say, "The mistake by the Lake". Thanks for shooting.

8:02 what old school 🏫? Tyia

What happened? Some of those places been like that for decades.

Since this video many of these buildings been torn down

Yup nthe old Richmond bros clothes factory on east 55 th this is were my parents lived n work ed 1950s

Those trains😮

What happened to Cleveland (and Detroit, and Philly, and Baltimore)? The Great Society happened to them.

You think this is bad? Visit EAST Cleveland!

Well the area has definitely seen its worst days. Thing are looking up. A lot of jobs been coming back to the region

Slantville 3:21

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Son says Clark Ave by steel mills. 😁

At least we're not.... Detroit!

Cleveland no longer rocks?

I live her on 66 street on scoville

都没商店吗？这要去很远的地方买食物放家里，房子看起来好像都无人居住。还都是木质房子，感觉不安全。街上行人好少。像一个荒废的小镇。

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Looks like where I’m from 🤔

PICK ONE!!! Move in TODAY!!! Only thing I See Happening

i dont weed either

Dame does anyone come outside

Its bone thugs fault lol

😂😂😂 well done 👍🏼

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