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I used to pick up people in this very same area and take them to their medical appointments and dialysis treatments. It was sad and disturbing knowing that fellow humans were living in structures that looked like they would collapse at any second. I got a glimpse of the inside of one of these homes and it was kinda disturbing seeing someone so old and so sick, live somewhere so run down. That poor old woman deserved better.
@@totsmini3105 most those homes don’t have AC I can almost guarantee that, meaning it’s unbearable in the summer. Damn near all the homes & apartments in Detroit don’t have AC and it’s brutal.
@@313-lee yep, that’s why you see so many people in these areas sitting on the porch or hanging out on the lawn. It’s just too hot inside without A/C during the summer
@@StephenASmith-lm6gz right! When I was staying in southwest the whole block would get their pools, sprinklers, water guns, all that and just have a block party where everyone could cool down.
It looks like at one time this was a beautiful and prosperous city. There is still a beauty to it and so much potential. It's a shame to see so many buildings empty and ruined.
@@malikedmond8398 This country… why can’t we help these neighborhoods? Fix the empty buildings? Build affordable housing there? Bring back business…you didn’t get my comment?
At one time St. Louis was a thriving city of nearly 800,000 people. Now the place is generally run-down, with less than 300,000 living there. When I was a kid going to St. Louis was a big deal. Now one goes there at their peril.
I live in New Hampshire, and there are a lot of people who think there are parts of the "cities" in our state are getting bad..even the worst areas of new England are a god send compared to this. I'm so far beyond grateful to live where I do...
@@jeffguzman6497 I mean, the best way to answer this is to say we don't have dangerous neighborhoods, only areas that are slightly run down with tons of drugs. That would be Manchester. Where did you go yo school?
I’m from mass right next to the boarder and I agree, we are lucky we live in New England. There are some run down crime areas but for the most part we are lucky.
Dexter Lombardo here this makes me very happy. St Louis Missouri Boi the STL & JVL set it off . East St Louis Illinois is an apocalyptic land escape and the entire city of St Louis Missouri is too . I love these videos 🚨🚧🚨🛑🚑🚒🚓🚧🔥👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Nope more like 30-60’s…by the 80’s it was really bad…now it’s mostly abandoned after years off drugs, neglect, and institutional racism….now a lot of places hv been flatten and new construction homes are in the plans…
Yup! Saint Louis is a beautiful place but it definitely has a lot of bad spots. I work as a crisis counselor riding with the police department in Central and North Saint Louis. We deal with mostly behavioral health crisis calls and I see these area’s often. I’ve talked with a lot of homeless individuals living in those abandoned buildings…we’ve connected them to housing shelters and such. A lot of need out there for sure.
Born and raised also but living in Florida now to get clean and sober I still miss it the crazy life of being an addict back there but I had to get out
It really is getting better on the South Side, especially around Jefferson. I won't say it's perfect but it definitely feels a lot safer and cleaner than when I was younger. People look out for each other for the most part.
I worked that area & the whole Northside an Southside from 2am to 7am in a company car by myself going to hospitals, jails assisted living homes an the VA as a mobile lab tech from 07 - 2012 then moved back to my home state... I can't lie I had a ball but I saw a lot of bad too an I was in the thick of it, the tornado that hit the airport almost hit my house an from that point on I was over it ...I already was over it but I WAS REALLY OVER IT at that point 🤣 but forest park an downtown STL are some of the coolest free summer spots in the country to check out
@@crazychase98 There is over 1 mil spent for this every year in STL by the city. There are also times other gov entities spend money on demo also. I think there is close to 50-60 mil spent on demos in STL every year by private and public groups. .
@@jonaslamont8491 everyone just say chicago cause its the worst out of the really big american cities but there are smaller cities like memphis and st louis that are waay worse then chicago which is only really bad in a few parts
I hear cicadas it must've been summer time during this video im from Kc and frequently visited stl I have family there as well. Only difference are the houses are really close together in St. Louis
I Live in STL this isn't most dangerous more like Most Abandoned most forgotten or most run down. It gets way Nicer to the point of Luxury. It also gets REALLY dangerous this ain't it.
In your opinion, which neighborhood types are worst: St. Louis and Detroit (vacant lots, mostly abandoned homes) vs. Philadelphia (rundown but occupied homes, lots of trash)?
Philly is the absolute worst!! At least with STL and Detroit you can somewhat blame the blight on abandonment. In Philly, people are content to live amongst filth and squalor!
Long as you living deep South STL past Gravois n Chippewa...sure... but make sure you stock up on ammo n guns to be safe... then there's Webster Groves/Kirkwood county out west...if you white, you'll be right at home
after seen many different videos in this channel i have a question. can the americans recognize which city is in the video if there is no title? for me as not american the majority of these parts of the cities looks the same, the roads, the houses, the atmosphere, i dont see any obvious differences.
i am not american and don't know much about specific cities but i think you can guess my weather, color of the sky, foliage, how old most buildings are the way people act etc. there is a general vibe for example when you see a northwest pacific place you know it. i am not sure about how to differentiate cities though most nearby cities look similar.
I can tell the midwest by how spaced out the buildings are, the amount of emptiness, unused land. The west I can tell from the trees and building style, and space. the east I can tell from, how cramped everything will be. The south is tricky, if it's not how sweaty everyone is then it's the sound of the bugs in the background.
@@Babylonian_Escapee most of the time those empty spaces once had structures that were demolished. During the industrial era the Midwest was much more urbanized like how Chicago is. Like it's whole almost empty streets here in Cleveland that were once full of apartment buildings. It's poor here so they never rebuild
the united states has never been bombed flat like most european cities. so there's tons of old abandon buildings that cost too much to fix up. every major city in america has an area that looks like this. people move away and nobody takes care of it and it falls apart
All my immediate family left St Louis because of institutional racism. Educated progressive African-Americans left for better paying jobs and opportunities St Louis did not offer.
Looks. Beautiful. Abandoned places on the Southside. Also. Treat everyone you encounter with RESPECT. Don't break any laws. Safe and great place to live,,,
9 STOP signs in 6:50 min. Definitely a good ratio for a brake pad shop in the area. Otherwise, I wonder whether run-down is equal to dangerous. To me this looks like it’s first of all abandoned but I don’t see the immediate danger (drug dealing, gangs etc).
It's pretty bad, St Louis has been ranked as the most dangerous city in America many times, and when it's not number 1 it's perpetually in the top 5. In 2019, it had the highest homicide rate in the country, and the 9th highest homicide rate in the world. It is very abandoned in many spots, though.
@@demil3618 True, but in some parts the cops just aren't present. They are around Bush stadium, and alot of them are scandalous assholes. but at the same time that's a different part then shown in this video
Capitalism has poverty built into it; it’s an essential component so to speak. But then on the upside, the poverty is relative and not absolute and can therefore be transcended. Dispense with feelings of inadequacy and failure, reject the false needs with which you are indoctrinated. Love yourself, marvel at the mystery and majesty of existence, stay physically healthy, shun intoxicants, reject violence and feel love and sympathy for your fellow man…..and come together.
No it ain't. Ofallon park, Hyde park Baden and College Hill are the absolute worst areas in the STL. You could throw in Dutchtown in south city as well but imo it ain't quite as bad as those few north areas. Also driving through these areas is MUCH different during the day vs night.
It would be cool to see before and after pics such as that Rathole @ 3:00, sad Rust Belt State! Thanks Nixon, for opening the door to the Communist Chinese.
Y’all get the feeling people take pride in having their cities looking like this? It gives them street cred the more run down it is. Cred with who I don’t know… but these guys love saying “I’m from St. Louis… I’m from Chicago… I’m from Atlanta etc” and to me it comes across as how’s the bigger victim. To fix a society you have to fix the people more than you have to fix the government.
You are right.. the people should repave the rds, rebuild the houses, get money to start businesses. Attract business, and get money for the public schools. 😒
@@jazo85 sarcasm… give these folks money to do that and they go buy jurry, Air Force ones and big rims for their cutlass… also that wasn’t my point. The point is that they take pride that their cities looking like this as it shows how bad they got it… it’s better for them when they right rhyme songs to tell they struggle.
@@Louisthefur it’s not my point. The government clearly failed these people for generations. You want them to magically have some moral standard when no one cares about them at all. Many still do, but your comment is tone deaf
It's easy to say "just do this" and not analyze why. A lot of these homes are single parent female or elderly homes. And those people are not going to be out there cutting grass. It's usually able bodied males who keep up the infrastructure. With so few male led households, the men who do cut grass are doing it for a lawn service and expect to get paid (as they should since it's a business). You saw one of those lawn service guys right at the beginning at 0:05 in a green pickup truck. Someone finally got the money and called someone. Same issue when it comes to exterior of a home. If you don't budget it, people won't do it. They will spend money on cigarettes, lottery, and church before they try and save money to upkeep the place.
