I work in Harrisburg, but live in a rural community, about 30 mi. away. It's amazing how different the two areas are, for being relatively close, in the same county. My property manager said a lot of people are moving here "from the city." Of course they are, look at what the city has become. I start my commute by driving past farms and lots of animals, like alpacas, cows, buffalo, geese, etc... and end it driving through this.
I’m speechless ……….great full for living in Canada and and filling save at night .not tornadoes devastated areas just humans neglected city???!!!!! Depressing….
Trenton, Harrisburg, and Charleston make my top 3 list of worst state capitals. Obviously, the huge cities that are also state capitals like Atlanta, Columbus, Nashville, and Indianapolis have some really bad areas, but they are also enormous cities compared to these three.
Wow. What a tragic loss of such beautiful architecture in places. That building at 08:12 must've been spectacular in its heyday. This one had so many great still shot pics throughout. The teddy bear slumped on the porch, next to the "I miss my dog" graffiti was so sad.
Years ago I was offered a job in Harrisburg. My wife and I went for a ride around town to get the “vibe” of the place. After a short while my wife said we can’t move here it doesn’t feel right. How did she know?
Yah abandoned homes that are ancient and in decay. Ain’t gonna help nobody. Be cheaper to bulldoze and rebuild. Lead paint, asbestos, lead pipes too probably. Industry leaves. Towns decay. Time to knock em down.
The dilapidated properties and out-of-control landscaping isn't bad enough that the mass amount of garbage makes it all much worse and more of an eyesore. I see a lot of this as a city government problem. In my city the government doesn't play. They will cite the property owners and force them to clean up and fix up their houses.
You are right what I heard the problem is people from New York buy these places as rentals. They pay practically nothing for the houses. Then when they get a tennant that's it. They never come back to repair anything so the place gets run down. So the city doesn't have the money to go after these people. Some my be caught but very few. That's what I heard.
A lot of these abandoned properties are owned by people out-of-town and out-of-state, or even in some instances outside the country. The city of Harrisburg would spend far more money to go after these people than they would get in restitution or fines from them.
@@mayavenuemisfit814 All abandoned properties not paying taxes are foreclosed by the municipality, and then left to rot away, because they are unsellable.
I grew up here & can name every street in the video especially dauphin street (orange cones) where so many lives have been lost. Thank God I got my kids out of the immediate city & raised them in susquehanna township then as soon as they were off on their own I moved across the river
It's not so much the endless boarded up houses, it's the ones that are still occupied where you can see them still trying...That rain-soaked teddy bear on that porch just tears 😢 me up..
What In Gods name??? Harrisburg was simply lovely 40 yrs ago when I spent time there! I shocked at appalled!!!I just don’t believe it! Simply terrible. This city could have been the Charleston of the North! Look at these amazing old houses! This is a blight! It looks like the entire city is “The Hood”. I can see these homes redone and thriving neighborhoods. Simply heartbreaking!!
I remember going with my father to move Neighbour back home to 17th St. in Harrisburg and at that time it was real nice we went in at 65 Ford pick up truck to bring her belongings back to her home on 17th St. in Harrisburg
What a shame to see so much decay and destruction in was once I bet a beautiful looking city. The old houses must have been beautiful when it was in its glory. So sad to see. Thank you for sharing.
Okay is Harrisburg the place where there is a small lake with nice homes and a BEAUTIFUL empty art deco high school and library? The area near Italian.Park.
Reminds me of Trenton. Basic horror show of neighborhoods, the Capital Bldgs. & then this lovely street of beautiful homes with their own very pretty train station.
So tempted to download one of these videos and see if I can pull a 3d scan of one of the dilapidated homes you pass by... This is a gold mine of old house references.
I lived in this town for close to 20 years during the pre-"restaurant row" days, I lived near 17th and Walnut and I DO NOT remember the city having this much blight, this place now appears to be a disaster, the flamingo grille and that "SPOT" place on 2nd Street and the gazebo room had amazing food though, but I shudder to think what condition those places are in now.....
Yuk. Looks worse than when I left! I left in 1999, but lived there from 1975 as a kid until then. My mom and a couple brothers are still in the area, the rest of us escaped! We went to Central Dauphin HS out in Lower Paxton Twp. Sad to see it getting worse.
This looks like such a gloomy town. Very sad. There are a few bldgs that looked like they could've been so much better in their days. Thank you for the video.
I've had over 9 jobs in my life from Mineral sampler to Photo store manager. I've never been fired and every job has either gone out of business or moved out of the country. My Dad worked in steel in Harrisburg, now almost every big city is turning into this.
Wow. I grew up in western PA and had cousins near Harrisburg. I always thought it was lovely with the river frontage and the State Capitol. but I haven't been there in 40 years. Very sad what it has become. Unfortunately many such towns in PA and WVa look similar. I did drive through Reading a few years back and feared for my life.
How sad this blight is. I grew up in Harrisburg back in the day when Harrisburg was a beautiful city with great neighborhoods. To see this broken place is a huge stab in my heart. Can this city ever rise up again from the ashes of poverty, light and decay?
Many of the vacant places shown here had been bought and shuttered to be demolished for the new federal courthouse. Although there are still way too many abandoned and vacant homes the situation is getting better. The city is catching up with removing the vacant homes but there are just many old, neglected streets where people can't afford to fix up the old places and out-of-town landlords are just too cheap to do it.
Even without drugs or gangs, liquor store quickly available will destroy a community. Even more so, turning away from Gods Word will set it off from the jump.
I live in Pittsburgh's suburb and travel to H-town at least once a week. It's pretty run down for a capital of a state. But hey, coming from the hood in Southern California, it still looks somehow decent to my standard lol.
I drive through the city everyday for work, and there is tent cities surrounding the capitals and under the bridges right by the walking park by the river. Also, homeless people begging at every light. In my year living here, I've never once wanted to go downtown after dark, because you never know what can happen.
You could easily make a video showing beautiful areas/neighborhoods in HBG. It sad but then this is very much filming only all the worst areas of the worst streets. There has been alot of progress and growth in the city. For that progress to continue we need people to see how great some areas are so that that we can continue to spread that growth and invest in these areas of the city too.
Folks could re-invest in these homes and retain its historic charm but it would have to be done on a large scale, if that’s even possible. Seeing that dilapidated armory at the end, tho’… 😢
Depending on the time of year and the fact that most gardens are in the backyard and he films the front of these properties, it would be hard to see one.
I worked in Middletown for a week I was asked to go to a warehouse and I live in Ohio. I thought it was ok. The rual areas are prettiest I have ever seen. The people were nice. A lot of cities are run down. And money to repair 100 to 200 year old homes isn't cheap. The jobs have left almost all these types towns same issue in Ohio, Indiana and Michigan. The jobs probably aren't coming back. The next generation will be living in section 8 goverment housing if these trends continue.
I am originally from Hbg. I have lived in the Pacific Northwest for over 40 years. Harrisburg is very run down. So sad for a city with so much potencial and history. I'll tell you what I don't see according to your video, I don't see any homeless camped on the sidewalks and empty lots like we have in Seattle, Tacoma, and yes, even Vancouver, British Columbia for any smug Canadians viewing.
