+Mart Arbenflart Moses Cleaveland actually changed the spelling of his name and added an "a", so he would never be associated with Cleveland. It's like the buffalo. They were never killed off, they committed suicide when they saw the city that was named after them. True stories.
"Cleveland has the flatness of Kansas, the drear of Seattle, the grime of Detroit, the coldness of Canada, the depression of Russia, and the industrial disrepair of Chernobyl. Its actually impressive how many lowlights Cleveland manages to pack into one location on earth simultaneously. The most positive thing about Cleveland is it has a big lake. But don't get excited because the city turned its waterfront into an airport. Not even their good airport, just a municipal airport for the 7 rich people in Cleveland to use. Cleveland is so good at being awful that it destroyed its #1 area of natural beauty with its #2 airport." - Daniel Tosh
Cleveland not flat? But you missed the lake effect snow. That’s actually the worst part along with how little light we get in the winter because of the lake effect clouds. The lake is the route of the problems 😂
I once was a travel agent, and suppliers would donate trips as incentives all of the time. My company was large, so they'd do draws. My colleagues were winning trips to Hawaii, Dubai, all over the Caribbean, and finally, my name was drawn. I was SO EXCITED... where was I going?! Singapore? South Africa? Nope. I won a trip to Cleveland. And there wasn't even hotel included. Just airfare and tickets to the Rock Hall. Yay me.
There's an episode of Hogan's Heroes where they referenced Cleveland. If you don't know anything about that show, it was made in the 1960s and set in a German prison camp during WWII. In one episode, the prisoners were looking for a map for their escape and ran across a map of Cleveland. One prisoner stated they didn't know anyone who escaped to Cleveland and another answered, "not escaped to, escape from". Even in the 1960s Cleveland was so terrible that a show thought that people would rather be in a WWII German prison camp than that city.
Cleveland used to be a lot bigger it started dying around the 70s or so when jobs started disappearing hence why over time ohios electoral votes have over time died.
@Blyatiful Mermaid from Алтшауерберг i was there for the 2018 fifa world cup. Nihzny is 100000 times better than cleveland, and the girls...no comment lol
+Geno2733 Downtown Cleveland is great, but the factories and everything kinda fucks it up and it's hard as hell to tell the weather. Cleveland can be both one of the hottest cities in the nation and one of the coldest..
Three things Cleveland should be remembered for: The Cuyahoga River Fire (22 June 1969) The river was so full of garbage, fumes, and crap that it eventually caught on fire. Railroad bridges near Republic Steel trapped debris in the river, causing it to pile up. Oil on the water added to its flammability. A flare tossed from an overpassing train likely provided the spark that ignited the debris. The fire lasted for less than a half hour. The flames reached five stories high and would eventually lead to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency. (The EPA was literally formed because Cleveland is so damn dirty.) 10 Cent Beer night (June 4, 1974) A MLB game between Cleveland's baseball team the Indians (Now renamed to the Guardians due to its racist depiction of a Native American for a mascot) and the Texas Rangers, on this night all beer was only 10 cents. Each fan was given the choice of six beers per-purchase (Not per-person). As you can imagine letting baseball fans get hammered on dimes was not the best idea. It was summer, it was humid, and it was right in the middle of firework season. Firecrackers going off combined with the brewing tension between Indians and Rangers fans from the game before gave the entire stadium the feeling of an active warzone. Eventually fans became restless and starting doing things like running onto the field and stealing bases. A heavyset woman (Probably in her mid 40s, seriously she looks like somebody's mom.) ran across the field flashing the crowd. Then a man stripped of all his clothes ran across the field and slid into home base. Eventually a fan attacked one of the players and his entire team backed him up and then the battle began. The other team eventually joined the fight and came to the defense of the other team. Fans brought chains and knives and threw batteries at people. There was an entire group of naked people on the field and they had a designated place for all their clothes to be put in a pile. There were over 25,134 fans that attended the game, and only 50 security guards. Only nine arrests were made after the game. The game organizers were fired the next day. Balloonfest '86 (Sept. 27, 1986) As an attempt to make Cleveland look good, a nonprofit organization called United Way of Cleveland planned a balloon drop. This was also a slight attempt to break the world record of most balloons released at once, the previous record was held by Disneyland in Anaheim California. 1.5 million balloons were placed under a large net in the middle of Cleveland, the drop was scheduled for that day but was suggested that they do it another day due to the rain. But they didn't listen and the balloons were dropped. Now at first it did look pretty damn cool but over time the balloons came falling back down, the entire city was covered in stray balloons just wondering around. Eventually, a large portion of lake Erie was covered in balloons. Two fishermen, Raymond Broderick and Bernard Sulzer, who had gone out on September 26, were reported missing by their families on the day of the event. Rescuers spotted their boat anchored west of the Edgewater Park breakwall. A Coast Guard search and rescue helicopter crew had difficulties reaching the area because of the "asteroid field" of balloons. A search-and-rescue boat crew tried to spot the fishermen floating in the lake, but Guard officials said balloons in the water made it impossible to see whether anyone was in the lake. On September 29, the Coast Guard suspended its search. The fishermen's bodies subsequently washed ashore. The wife of one of the fishermen sued the United Way of Cleveland and the company that organized the balloon release for $3.2 million, and later settled on undisclosed terms. In the days following the event, many balloons were reported washed ashore on the Canadian side of Lake Erie causing water pollution. Some people had misconceptions about the environmental impact of balloon releases, thinking that "the balloons would reach an altitude where they popped and disintegrated." To this day, you can still find remnants of balloons all over the city of Cleveland.
Thank you for this informative and entertaining essay on the historical highlights of Cleveland. I have added "visit Cleveland to look for balloon fragments" to my bucket list.
i used to see "this guy" every day at one of the city's libraries. he'd always be standing, reading the day's paper with the paper resting in a window well, wearing a bandanna and listening to something with over-the-ear headphones. i haven't seen him since the pandemic started because the libraries have been closed and hope he's doing alright. this comment isn't a joke edit (april 14 2021): to those wanting an update: i probably won't be going back until may-june, and even then not on a regular basis, so my chances of seeing him if he's not there every day are low. last i checked, the library only allows you in for 1 hour at a time, and the time i would go was during a 2-hour window and he was always there. i'll update this no later than may-june, possibly earlier, but any real update when the library is open as normal so there's a stronger chance i'll see him will be later Edit (June 4): I'll visit the week of the 20th, probably later in the week Edit (June 24): didn't see him. sorry folks Edit (March 2022): I just wanted to relay my experience, like "hey, I did use to see 'this guy' and hope he's doing alright since things are crazy now" - if I see him I'll update this comment, but I'm not gonna go out of my way to get info on him.
Visit beautiful Kansas City! Where we have a run down shuttered motel and at least three crack houses one block away from an Apple store and an Armani designer apparel shop, each with armed guards!
Come to Buffalo where half the economy is based on chicken wings and football and we all have four hands and 24 fingers because we live three feet above nuclear sludge!
@Veronica Pascucci Indefinitely closed off roads and constant snow? And I might get brutally beaten by the Police if I exceed the speed limit? I'm sold.
@Veronica Pascucci nah fam I would be more excited about walking through a looted an burned down war zone and getting my skull bashed in while shopping, can’t wait to go for for spring break!
“Here’s the place where there used to be industry” honestly this is applicable to almost any city in the northern/northeastern United States. I’m from Rochester, and it’s very sad to see what happened to my city.
Holy shit, Moses Cleveland was an actual person? Heh, how about that? And I thought that Oklahoma City's founder Steve OklahomaCity was a one time freak accident name in history.
Lol, most towns/cities are named after a real person, even streets, lanes, avenue, boulevards etc. they are named after people who probably don't even deserve it.
"THIS GUY" looks more like they'd be more of an East Denver, Colorado denizen (In the Colfax Avenue fiefdom).. as opposed to anywhere in The Eastern States, IMO
acrovader I went to W. 6th St., drove through East Cleveland (without slowing down), watched the poor people all wait for buses, and was nearly tempted to buy a house for the price of a VCR but that would mean living in Cleveland.
The founder of Cleveland, General Moses Cleaveland hated Cleveland so much that he left it and went back to Connecticut. He never again revisited the city named after him. Lmao
If you ever decide to get around to that bucket list, I suggest skydiving without a parachute into Cleveland. That way you kill two... or is that three? (I kid, of course)
+jeenyus720 Yeah lots of places around Lake Eire are pretty old and abandoned. Even approaching Cedar Point on US 6, there's plenty of old motels and closed roadside attractions
+CoasterRebel It's sad when Vermilion is more lively during the day than Cleveland. That town has to have a median age of 65 anymore. And I lived there for 26 years.
IF YOU THINK THAT'S CREEPY CAN YOU IMAGINE A ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE IN CLEVELAND.BIG CHUCK FROM BIG CHUCK AND LITTLE JOHN SHOW STARRED IN A MOVIE CALLED THE DEAD MATTER AND IT WAS FILMED IN CLEVELAND, OHIO!!!
Once I went to Cleveland for a concert, and on a Friday night there were no bars or restaurants open downtown, except for a bowling alley with weird gourmet food. Lmao
My best friend's dad showed this to us when we were in high school and we all loved it from the beginning. We sang it as loud as possible when we drove through Cleveland last year. It cracks me up every time I see it.
Lyrics: Fun times at Cleveland today (Cleveland!) Come on down to Cleveland town everyone Come and look at both of our buildings Buy some food that's prepared near the street Who knows you might even see this guy You should come on down to West Sixth Street It's the perfect place if you're a douchebag Watch the poor people all wait for buses Who the fuck still uses a payphone? Here's the place where there used to be industry This train is carrying jobs out of Cleveland Cleveland leads the nation in drifters Here's a statue of Moses Cleveland He's the guy who invented Cleveland YEAH!
Some my relatives live in US. In old time (some 20s) the first gone to America. They take up guarters Cleveland area OHIO. My fathers aunt, his huspand and daughter visit here in Finland 80`s. They bring me Cleveland Brown:s t-shirt. That was really my favorite t-shirt these time. Very good qualite.
It was actually on accident. He was trying to invent the television, but he left all the parts on his workbench overnight and came back in the morning to find Cleveland there, instead.
@@johncam8420 I'm not sure about the city in particular, but people are usually stuck in Ohio economically. The cost of living is so cheap in many places; and the wages, while often very good for that cost of living, aren't usually amazing for saving to move away. And, very often, people get stuck into expensive habits of drug use, gambling, and other such things, because "there's nothing else to do". Though it varies from person to person. There's also family and obligations and stuff.
Wow! Two whole buildings, food that comes from a pool of water that's been sitting outside all day? Sounds like I know where I'm going on my next vacation
You currently cannot stand near the Moses Cleveland statue. That entire area is fenced off due to construction. My buddies and I were here the other night and had intention of taking a photo in front of the statue.
Well I'm not american but I've visited Cleveland and it's beautiful ... Everything in Cleveland was amazing the nature , the people were so nice to the point that I felt like it was my home town or something ... And I'm proud to say that I love Cleveland very much
+RigmaRollin I'm actually from Cleveland and unfortunately this video is both hilarious and true. I'm not sure the wife digs it, she kindof had that Keanu Reeves blank stare. If you want to see what East Cleveland is like, search "Hood2hood Cleveland" Good god you don't want to go to East Cleveland or ANYWHERE off the main roads.
