I grew up in Fayetteville, NC but went to Bluefield a lot during my childhood to visit family living there. My Aunt Mary Bourne lived directly across the street from Grace Methodist Church. I used to play on the steps of the church as a child when we would travel to Bluefield. The old high school (Beaver High) next door/above the church was where my mom went to high school. As a child, it was an ominous site to see. I always got a bit dizzy looking at it. I miss those days. Thank you for posting.
My grandparents lived in Bluefield. So many great memories. I still visit there. It's not the stereotypical dead coal town. Mercer mall is thriving. Lots of shops by the stadium.
Thanks for the video. I'm up in northeast u.s.a and bluefield was one of my choices for moving to. You helped me out on my search and probably saved me a grand, if I had to travel there and check it out.
I was born in Bluefield. At Bluefield Sanatorium ...... My father's mother lived there, last time I visited her house walker mountain was her back yard view, after it had been cut down. When I was a child she lived on Spruce st.
@@larrbrown7277 Sarah Eaton. She lived below the church. I think it was Rogers Street, but I am not sure. Mom wanted to go to the 50th reunion of Beaver High but got sick and couldn't make it. I talked to someone named Eddie McQuail (sp?) about the reunion and let him know she wouldn't be able to make it. Mom and I were both disappointed. Like the Statler Brothers sang, my mom was Class of '57. She really wanted to go back for that reunion.
@@thesociologistsupreme8906 thanks for getting back to me I didn’t know your mom but I did go to Beaver High school but never finish it, moved to California and been here since, but I have some good memories of my time there.
I see the Granada still sits empty after seven years of work to reopen it as a cinema and theater arts center. What a pity. I guess there's just not enough interest. Like most of West Virginia, rich billionaires just take from the state and never give back.
I came to BLUEFIELD almost bout two years ago IT'S a BEAUTIFUL place it Really looked mostly empty Not many ppl around l visited a church there the ppl enjoyed me visiting they were Very Friendly & Welcomed me to come back or stay & get a place there I did tell them I did find a couple of places but the ppl were remodeling & it was gunna be 4 to 5 mths before the place was finished I Really liked it there, Been thinking & studying to go bak if Nuttin Don't turn around for me here shortly thank you for the video I hope you had a nice long walk it seemed Like Miles by watching video
Years ago I took a Greyhound bus out of Bluefield. My uncles were coal miners and we drove from 🐆 Panther, West Virginia to Bluefield. Apparently the Greyhound Bus Station was mobile. They didn’t have a permanent building so it’s location kept moving around from building to building on different blocks. Boy did we think that was funny. 🤣 Only in West Virginia we said. Wild and Wonderful West Virginia! Thank you kindly for the tour and the fond memories. God bless all Coal Miners😇
I grew up in Clarksburg West Virginia in North Central West Virginia,it has that classic highrise architecture like Bluefield has that was built in better times.
That's my neck of the woods not in bluefied I know it very well I lived in. Matoaka. I remember the old beaver high school. Played. In that gym. Before. Because. Wva. Loved. Basketball. 1975. 1975. Wow wer did time go. 🙏😂👍
No one hangs out in downtown blue field it’s mostly anywhere but downtown I mean there’s a large neighborhood 5 to 6 miles once you get out of downtown
Grew Up to of the MOUNTAIN IN BLUEFIELD VIRGINIA...BUT HAD LOTS OF FAMILY IN WEST VIRGINIA...USED TO BE CALLED LITTLE NYC BECAUSE IT WAS VIBRANT BACK IN 1960s...now sadly it's a DEad ZONE..RIP COAL & RAILROAD
courtesy heads up that I've used this video pretty heavily in a music video project of mine. I made sure to give it proper attribution back to here. If you're interested, video is here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-n8Sbr2kH0UM.html
Bluefield West Virginia Used To Be My Hometown This Video Is True And Correct On Everything You See The Old Landmarks And All The Sad Thing Here Is Even As Much As Bluefield Says Its Trying To Revitalize Its Town The Bluefield City Chamber Of Commerce Always For Some Wierd Reason Can Not Come Up With Funds To Get It Done If You Ask Me Here RU-vid They Pocket The Money They Do Get?. Until Later We-Out.
I met a lady who lives in Bluefield 2 wks ago & she invited me 2 stay out there but I googled up transportation & I dint see a Greyhound Bus station nor an Amtrak train station.🤷🏿♂️🤷🏿♂️