I went to college in Hattiesburg. University of Southern Mississippi Class of 2016 💛🖤 I’m a Louisiana girl to my soul but Mississippi holds a special place in my heart ❤ We had a lot of good times in Hattiesburg. A lot of loving people in that town. Also, it’s one of the safest places I’ve lived. I think the crime just seems skewed on paper. We would be out at night (all girls) until 3 or 4 in the morning and no one ever bothered us.
One of the major appeals for retirees is healthcare with two major hospitals. One, Forrest General has over 800 beds. Hattiesburg Clinic has over 200 physicians and many other providers. Another appealing factor is recreation. It's a nice little town.
Always love to see the Mississippi series - I was born and raised in Jackson, MS and graduated from Southern in Hattiesburg. Thanks for stopping by again, Spoda.
I saw the "Exorcist" at the Saenger when it was first released. Scared the beegeesus out of me. Hattiesburg was one of the last if not the last to have a drive in theater: the Beverly Drive In theater. I was their when Hurricane Camille hit the gulf coast and went through the Hub City with 120 mph winds. Graduated from USM in 1974. Now live in Jackson. Good times 🎉😊
This video just randomly popped up on my feed. I have lived in Hattiesburg my entire life. Its a great place filled with some great people. Also maybe swing by petal one day. It is right next to hattiesburg and is a quickly growing nice town where i went to highschool.
Spent some time in Hattiesburg due to being sent to nearby Camp Shelby thanks to the Army. Some good places there to eat. When you go to places like Hattiesburg, definitely avoid the chains.
Joe you're my kind of guy!....a glass half full.....always seeing the beauty in ugly ....happy in sad and light in dark...we all should be so happy....may you never change my man!
Same old trio of stats rear their ugly head again, High poverty, high crime and high rate of single parent households. Seems that where ever you go in the world where you find broken families you find crime and poverty. The protection and support of the family unit is just so important .
Aussie here- remining folks to hit that like button for Joey & Nicole, they deserve it !! with a world full of chaos, these videos are a sparkling gem.
Another Aussie who just subscribed this week. Just amazed at what i have been viewing in the 1st 5 videos i have watched. The house abandonment and the amount of rubbish laying around is sad.
I lived in Hattiesburg in the late 80s, and worked at Forest General Hospital. I’ve never delved into the history of the city, though, and I’ve learned a lot from your video. There is also a very nice library there that you should visit when you get a chance. It was my favorite place to visit when I lived there. It’s not far from downtown. Thank you for sharing the unique history of the town with us.
Have relatives that live in Hattiesburg(by marriage), visited many times and have been in that Post office, its really neat place, the down town is really clean and those great old buildings are beautiful.
What a pretty little town. When you said those streets were typical Mississippi… I kinda smiled as I thought their kinda rural U.K. too… sweet! Thanks for sharing Joey. Also love Nic’s nail colour very pretty 😊❤
I graduated high school in Purvis Mississippi in 1966. There was nothing to do in Purvis back then so we went to Hattiesburg to do our courting, lol. Two drive in theaters then two drive in burger joints, can't remember the names but we would just circle around both, park & talk. Purvis is only about 8 miles south of Hattiesburg. My dad lived & died in Purvis after marrying my step mother after my mother died. That's how I was imported from Texas to finish high school. I loved Purvis High though & still have good friends there & we still have reunions yearly. Purvis has grown though. It was wiped out by a terrible tornado in 1902 I believe & the high school mascot is the Purvis Tornadoes of which I was a proud cheerleader. I love Purvis & Hattiesburg, beautiful country.
I thought Nicole's 🍔was over priced Joey including your egg jam hashbrown 🍔 they both should had been at least $8.50ea this sounds a little more reasonable don't ya'll think I sure think so😊. Anyhow I thought the trip was still GREAT 👍 and VERY entertaining guy's . till next time @Joe & Nic's Road Trip 🍹🍔🍟🍟🍔🍺
I love those old towns and it's awesome when they continue to thrive. I love the idea of keeping the allies interesting too. What a cool skeletal pirate hang out. I do love the south. Thank you guys for sharing. Safe travels and God bless.
Hi I used to live in Hattiesburg in a town called Palmer Crossing, and my mom used to work at camp Shelby during the summer when she wasn’t working at the school name, forest elementary I still have relatives living there
You should visit the Mississippi Grand Canyon. It’s less than an hour west of Hattiesburg over by Columbia. Another fun fact, Camp Shelby is the largest military training facility east of the Mississippi River. It was established before WW one. It was also used as a German POW camp during WW two. There was another camp down in Woolmarket that I know of. As a retired Gulfport Seabee we did a good part of our FEX and weapons qual there.
My dad used to bring me up there all the time when I was a kid. My baby brother, too. He had a 4x4 Jeep Cherokee back in the day! So we went off-roading at Shelby so many times that I lost count! He was a Seabee, and a fireman, so that's where he went for training. He still tells us the stories. The 80s and 90s were a different world back then, especially down here.
Interesting. Though of Chicago I do know that town. My mom from one of those towns, Bassfield, along the trace and long ago my late brother went to and graduated from USM. But you both seem like mighty kind people. Big health and lots of laughs to you both. I do know Prentiss to so of course gonna hunt that down.
I’m related to some of the Bass family that lived in Bassfield. I’ve always loved going to Bassfield while growing up but I haven’t been there in about 50 years now…My mom was from OakVale just south of Prentiss in Jeff Davis County and her sister lived in Bassfield
Great video! Hattiesburg looks like a nice community. I love the converted railroad path. Nice to see that there are parts of Mississippi that aren't struggling. Surely being home to two universities helps out a lot with that.
I thoroughly enjoyed this tour of Hattiesburg! It’s a unique quaint little town, and very clean looking for the most part. Thanks for sharing Joe and Nic! Prayers for safe travels 🙏🏻🙏🏻
I'm a European and I'm fascinated by the idea of some random dude just deciding one day "I'm gonna make a town right here" when majority towns here developed organically over the centuries :)
It wasn't really like that, though. Because before Interstates existed, Highway 49 went from the top of the United States all the way to the Mississippi Gulf Coast, which is where I live, because my dad got stationed here. People would drive straight down 49 from Chicago back in the day to get down here. So it isn't in the middle of nowhere, or just randomly. It's as organic as it gets. There was a need. Especially due to the timber and logging in the area as well.
Hattiesburg and Laurel were both logging and lumber camps, and therefore stops on Hardy's Mississippi Gulf coast Railroad. When it became clear that profitable operations would be centered there for a while, a town would be born.
W. Hardy was a land engineer for railroads. Hattiesburg was laid out at the crossings of the new rail lines connecting New Orleans to the Northeast, and connecting Gulport to the Midsouth and Midwest.
Hattiesburg when new was at the center of Giant Pine Forests, new Lumber Mills, and supplied Chicago in particular with large orders of building planks.
Damn, RIP Benny's Boom Boom Room. Lot of great times there in my USM days. Looks like another successful business has taken its place though. For the OGs, also RIP Grill & Grocery.
I want to thank you for a wonderful presentation of my family's hometown. I'm in my 60s, and my mother's great great grand elders migrated to Hattiesburg from South Carolina. I went there one time as a child in the 70s, and I hope to visit again. Yes! the tree line streets and woods are a wonderful site, and that's one thing I remember about it. Thank you very much 😊
The Katy Trail is a 237 mile (386 km) trail stretching across most of the state of Missouri. Over half the trail's length follows Lewis and Clark's path up the Missouri River, where you can ride beneath towering river bluffs while eagles circle overhead. After leaving the river, the trail meanders through peaceful farmland and small-town Americana.
As a Brit I always thought the US was supposed to have cheap restaurant food but Joe & Nics road trip has consistently contradicted this assumption. Even today though cheap by Joe & Nic's usuall expensive tastes was no bargain meal.
The only reason for them showing the restaurant and food is so they can write it off their taxes as a business expense at the end of the year. There are cheaper restaurants but why eat there when you can eat at a more expensive place and effectively get a discount by putting it in a video? Another thing to consider is that as this channel has grown it makes more money and there comes a time when the accountant says to spend some money or it's just going to go to the taxman so fine dining it is!
Joe i know that yall have probably moved on from there, however i thought that i'd mention that Hattiesburg has a famous street there named Hardy st. (i believe) that has laid a claim to the most eating places on a street. i think that there were like 300 places to eat on that one street. i always enjoyed eating there when i was in the area. Whomever i was with and myself would drive to the end and back before we picked our own place to eat. i havent been there in 30 + years. Wow that menu looked really good. I'm a little jealous.
My family live(s) in and around Hattiesburg. Spent many summers visiting in Petal. Muy uncle had a barber shop in Hattiesburg. I remember the rr ran on the street and his barber shop was in an old building there that had a dock sidewalk. We use to go shopping at Hudsons
When he made the left turn from N.Main to W.4th after leaving downtown he was talking about poverty and passed empty lots on the right. Thats where the Billionaire to be Jimmy Buffet, who recently passed away, resided while attending Southern Miss about 1970.
Oh yeah we've made green ways out of all of our disused railways line's and their all linked up between county's so hundreds of miles of green ways exist in Ireland
I stopped there on the way back from New Orleans last year. It took me half an hour to find the motel clerk. At least that gave me the impression that people aren't worried too much about crime there. Almost everything was booked up because it was graduation season, and apparently hundreds of relatives were in town filling up the rooms.
They did the same with the trails in my town in Southern Illinois, all rail lines were turned into walking and biking trails. They need to use a few of them for new roads to get around the congested inner city because the town out grew it's infrastructure.
I am from Hattiesburg. It is always interesting to see the point of view of people who have never been there. Hattiesburg is actually very safe. On paper things are often skewed. Hattiesburg is the Hub City because it is easily accessible to places like Mobile & New Orleans. The people are kind and there are tons more non-chain resturants.
I understand that locals reference Hattiesburg as Hub City today for the reasons you list above. The city, however, was called Hub City first in 1912 by a local newspaper, who branded it that specifically because of the confluence of multiple railroad lines within the city, and also because it was the center of lumber production in the South during that time.
Thank you I’m from Hattiesburg and you are right about people who have never been to Hattiesburg. I have lived in the Midwest for 37 years and will retire in 3 years. I will be headed back to Hattiesburg to live a good life.
Christian from Italy here: currently planning an extensive road trip trough the Delta next summer, after watching another great episode from Joey & Nicole I've decided I'm gonna make base in Hattiesburg in the 2nd part of the trip to explore Mississippi. Looks like such a lovely town!
The part of Hattiesburg I'm most familiar with is the newer part on Hardy Street. There's so many restaurants for every palate, many businesses, and hotels. Ed's Burger Joint is a good place. There are some upscale, trendy places as well. Hope you can visit again.
Hattiesburg is very nice! I love the alleys and the conversion of the rail line to a trail! It would be fun to ride a bike down and back. Your food looked delicious ! Looking forward to more of Mississippi !
Hell you’re an hour north of me. Hattiesburg has one of my favorite breweries. Southern Prohibition Brewery. Hope you had a chance to visit the brewery.
Just spent some time in Gulfport and Biloxi. Previously been to Natchez, Vicksburg , Tupelo, Corinth, and Oxford. Driven the Natchez Trace Parkway as well. Have a strange fascination for this state . Regardless of the stats 🤷🏻♂️. Thanks for this video . Never been to Hattiesburg
The old Klan went out at the end of reconstruction as it was no longer needed in the south . Came back in 1910 at Stone Mountain Georgia and spread nation wide .
The college students don't cause any of the crime in Hattiesburg. It is the few lazy ones that cause trouble, but only a bit. Healthcare is excellent there, streets are very safe, no corruption (government or law enforcement), just honest people wanting a good life. I lived there for a few years and liked it. I'm glad you stopped by. Your evaluations are always sincere and unbiased.
Yeah what a great addition to some obscure dank Mississippi alleys .....adorn it with skeletons, spirits and monsters .....making for. a frightful stroll. Love this series
I live in the Avenues, Hattiesburg is literally the safest city, regarding crime that is, considering its population. Great schools as well, I was surprised you didn't showcase Palmer's Crossing or the Glendale area of Hattiesburg area, those 2 area's played a big role in the Civil Rights Era. But great showcasing Downtown Hattiesburg.
Thanks for showing our City! But, where were all the people? I live here and I have never seen the streets that empty. You said Monday at 10:30 am. I guess if I want parking downtown, that's the time to go. LOL Thanks again!
We’ve stayed in Gulfport and Biloxi during our RV travels but never in the inland towns. I like to visit places off of the beaten path instead of going where everyone else is. I think every state, city has a little something to offer and sometimes you can miss some gems when you just cruise down the highway. I love your channel and the way you deliver the information. Safe travels!
I think he said it was October 9, which was Columbus Day, a federal holiday, hence the lack of activity downtown since all tbe city buildings and post office were closed. I went to college at USM in the late 70s and early 80s and it had definitely grown in population and size by the time my daughter attended USM from 2017-2021. She had a great experience there but yes, sadly crime is higher than it used to be, but still a nice town. I live on the MS gulf coast but still visit periodically to shop at The Lucky Rabbit, a wonderful vintage market full of treasures!
Some interesting trivia, just to the east in Petal, that is the only location east of the Mississippi River where nuclear bomb testing has been done where two nuclear bombs were detonated in a salt dome. I've been to the site and there really isn't much to see, so you didn't miss anything.
So far a very clean town , Wow when you get reading the stat s pretty bad So sad and your still driving around the house s are small but nice and yard are well kept, to bad about the crime problem
Was raised just south of the ‘burg, down by camp Shelby. Spent weekends waterskiing on Paul B. Went to FCAHS in Brooklyn. When I discovered girls-lots of trips to NOLA and the coast.
