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What the Hell Happened to Pennsylvania? Episode 1 - Chester, PA 

Nick Johnson
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Dang Chester, Pennsylvania might be the worst place in the country.
For this edition of dashboard tours, I drove to the city of Chester, Pennsylvania, which is widely considered the worst place to live in the entire state. It was a dreary, cloudy and somewhat rainy morning. The day was Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at about 1 pm.
Why is Chester the worst place to live in Pennsylvania? Mainly poverty and crime. And as you’ll see on this drive, the community is falling apart. Burned out and vacant homes, trash everywhere and shuttered businesses. Chester is only about a 20 minute drive south from downtown Philadelphia.
Would I recommend moving here? No way. But what’s interesting is Chester’s population hasn’t dropped at all over the last ten years. Look at this population chart. It’s about as flat as you’ll ever see in any city in America. But homes are cheap - you could score a home here for an average price of $74,000.
But my personal opinion is, buying a home here or moving here would be a bad idea. The city is bankrupt, the schools are broke and crime is out of control. Some people say this is in the top 10 for worst places to live in the whole country.
Here’s the worst parts of the worst city in Pennsylvania.
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@NickJohnson
@NickJohnson Год назад
Here's my entire Pennsylvania playlist: ru-vid.com/group/PLq-_cmf3H6yp0BbP8pVMHHXi5wHGI-hGU
@ItsJustMe0585
@ItsJustMe0585 3 года назад
So sad. If you squint really hard you can see how this place looked once upon a time. So much nice historical architecture in shambles.
@smallfaucet
@smallfaucet 3 года назад
I squinted and saw nothing like what you describe.
@Lukeflesh
@Lukeflesh 3 года назад
My thoughts exactly… what a damn shame!
@rhianimal19
@rhianimal19 3 года назад
Until corporations decided to turn AmeriKKKa into a place for the 1%, and everyone else into a homeless person.
@justash720
@justash720 3 года назад
Right it’s a history landmark🤦🏾‍♀️
@ettal494
@ettal494 3 года назад
@@justash720 oh,yes Bill Halley had down town office in Chester,you may be able to see his old fading guitar on side walk.They tore down his building.Its an empty lot.Its a shame to see this once thriving city gone forever.Only words now.Cant change declines in so many past beautiful cities
@Casinogirl56
@Casinogirl56 3 года назад
Well it might be run down and awful but at least the sidewalks aren't lined with tents so there's that I guess.
@gailc3042
@gailc3042 3 года назад
Philadelphia has plenty....drug addicts laying by the buildings downtown since Soros got involved with PA politics
@johnfowler7660
@johnfowler7660 3 года назад
Tents are inside the vacant buildings
@anderander5662
@anderander5662 3 года назад
Too cold in Pennsylvania for outdoor tents
@davidarmitage289
@davidarmitage289 3 года назад
@@gailc3042 Kensington
@ChrisBChronisterJr92
@ChrisBChronisterJr92 3 года назад
Nah. The homeless just migrate to the big Cities. Lancaster, Philly, NYC, and BMore.
@TryingToDoBetter01
@TryingToDoBetter01 3 года назад
The same reason much of the middle of America is jobless is the same reason the west coast is drier than ever. Manufacturing moved to China.
@bjdon99
@bjdon99 3 года назад
Also, people tend to not want the older houses in most of these cities, if there are better/newer ones in the burbs. You'd pay a lot for something like this in a booming city like Boston or Seattle, but not a run down town like Chester.
@romaskincare9138
@romaskincare9138 3 года назад
@@bjdon99 Seattle isn't much better. Post 90s gentrification. It's now run down with row after row of homeless encampments.
@JohnRinNoHo
@JohnRinNoHo 3 года назад
Manufacturing moved to China because Americans buy Chinese products instead of American products.
@maureenbarbato8742
@maureenbarbato8742 3 года назад
@@JohnRinNoHo I go online to buy American products. Some products are very hard to find, though.
@r3knynussberger882
@r3knynussberger882 3 года назад
The chi coms gave $20 million to bidens campaign that all you need to know
@robertko5425
@robertko5425 3 года назад
Chester Pennsylvania was at one time a very heavily industrialized city. Over the past 20-30 years, that all began to change, and Chester became another Camden New Jersey which is not too far from here. Many of these industries have relocated to China and Taiwan for cheaper labor, and now this is the Chester & Camden of today in 2021.
@mistered9435
@mistered9435 3 года назад
With the current lumber prices, it would cost more to board up the buildings than the buildings are worth.
@stevebabiak6997
@stevebabiak6997 3 года назад
The urban “copper miners” can make more by unboarding the boarded up buildings and selling off the wood than by going after the copper.
@prushimush
@prushimush 3 года назад
@@stevebabiak6997 I assure you these buildings were looted of copper 10+ years ago. Someone I know inherited a house in North Philly in 2010 and the pipes and wiring were long gone.
@stevebabiak6997
@stevebabiak6997 3 года назад
@@prushimush - that was kind of what I was hinting at, no copper left for them to harvest but plenty of plywood boarding up the buildings that can be harvested profitably these days.
@Chordonblue
@Chordonblue 3 года назад
@@JD604B Clearly, I have to get better at producing completely unrelated, but useful comments in a thread. 😂
@catherineslittlelife
@catherineslittlelife 3 года назад
😂
@maryreardon6512
@maryreardon6512 3 года назад
The houses are old. The apartments are old. There wasn't one pothole on any street. I'd have to say they are doing the best they can do considering the job market and probable lack of industry. Let's take a deeper look at the owners of the multi-unit dwellings. Seems they should make some up-grades. Furthermore, this CAN'T be the worst place to live. I did not see one tent or anyone living in a box on the sidewalk (unlike LA).
@ashleybrynildsen4615
@ashleybrynildsen4615 3 года назад
Trust me there are plenty of potholes
@donnamitchell7099
@donnamitchell7099 3 года назад
At least no tents outside and poop all over the side walks. So don't agree that this the worst city in the Country
@ME-pb2gf
@ME-pb2gf 3 года назад
@@donnamitchell7099 Why would you sleep in a tent with dozens of vacant buildings and houses all around??
@themadtahder6986
@themadtahder6986 3 года назад
They narrowly missed the more damages and dangerous areas by a longshot. Yes, there are no tents. But there are a ton of abandon houses. And landlords usually have to redo the entire house after they are destroyed.. literally destroyed after almost every tenant
@SJM6791
@SJM6791 3 года назад
Upgrades? It’s not a wise investment to “upgrade” a place only to have it destroyed within a few years by people who couldn’t care less about your investment.
@fuzzlenutberry
@fuzzlenutberry 3 года назад
This is what the majority of PA's small communities look like, there's a reason they changed the name from the steel belt to the rust belt.
@glennso47
@glennso47 3 года назад
Moved from the steel belt to the steal belt?
@lisacooper3300
@lisacooper3300 3 года назад
Not as bad as this, though.
@fuzzlenutberry
@fuzzlenutberry 3 года назад
@@lisacooper3300 You need to get out more, PA has numerous ghost towns with crumbling infrastructure.
@davejohn2335
@davejohn2335 3 года назад
Not true, I Live not far but far enough, and I’m in one of most expensive and scenic areas of southeast PA. Township just north of mine is one of country’s most safest and nicest …buckingham …most of Pa is not like this
@tru72222
@tru72222 3 года назад
@@davejohn2335 not true. Most of PA IS like this. My husband is a truck driver and he's all over this state and is constantly talking about how poor and run down this state is.
@jimconaty6218
@jimconaty6218 3 года назад
Interesting video. I used to work in Chester back in the late 60s and early 70s. Specifically Weinbergs Dept store and Lee's records . It didn't seem to be all that bad then but you could tell things were changing. A lot of factories were closing and moving out of town. Example, Sun Ship . At one time it had a lively downtown and sure felt safe no matter what time of day. I spent most of my time near the train station and surrounding businesses. There was a old sign atop one of the abandoned warehouses that said, What Chester Makes, Makes Chester. Also it was convenient for traveling over to New Jersey via the Chester /Bridgeport ferry. That was before the Commodore Barry Bridge was built. Chester has a long and storied history going back many years . There used to be a fairly large Italian and Polish community at one time.
@NickJohnson
@NickJohnson 3 года назад
Thanks jim!
@johnbrown5669
@johnbrown5669 2 года назад
And Mr Jim it' was a good place to live at one time
@johnbrown5669
@johnbrown5669 3 года назад
This was my home, city that I grew up in. The 70's was the best time to grow up. The city was losing its population in the 70's due to the flood and white flight. But it was still a great time to live in Chester, but without good economics, love for the city, pride in the city and no replenishment of great ideals, this is the results. Just like other cities and towns that have been on hard times, it takes money and good people to repair decades of damage.
@wyattearpswoman838
@wyattearpswoman838 2 года назад
Amen.
@blkpoppi
@blkpoppi 2 года назад
JB don't forget that Sun Ship Yard closed. That was the place where more ships were built during WWII than anywhere else. The Ford Motor plant left in the 60's. Congolium closed that was a huge manufacturing company, and local shopping dried up due to the emergence of 2 shopping malls nearby.
@a012345
@a012345 3 года назад
Population can’t drop because people can’t escape.
@ryankelsey9646
@ryankelsey9646 3 года назад
If I was over the age of 18 around there, I'd hop a greyhound to a nicer town down south and live on the streets or a shelter there rather than a house in that dump.
@GeminieCricket
@GeminieCricket 3 года назад
Anyone can take a bus outta town
@FLINTmitten810
@FLINTmitten810 3 года назад
@@ryankelsey9646 oh you would 🤔
@itsnick37
@itsnick37 3 года назад
If people knew they could work seasonal jobs at national parks and other nice areas and have free or cheap housing while working…. Freaking Maine is absurdly short on workers and it’s so safe up there for most part why bother with this dump….
@a012345
@a012345 3 года назад
@@itsnick37 Tons of people do that in Alaska. Problem is that after season is over, a lot of those people get displaced.
@JB0528
@JB0528 3 года назад
The opening section says it's the worst hood in Chester, but it doesn't even begin to address The Den. I wouldn't call this the nice part of Chester, but it's not the worst. It's about as middle of the road as Chester gets. There are signs in The Den that warn you the police will stop you for doing things like being in the neighborhood. Next time you're in the area, start at 9th and Edgmont and work your way towards Eddystone. Side note - my mom once told me when she was a girl (late 50s, early 60s), Chester was a place where people from the surrounding communities looked forward to going shopping there on the weekends. Avenue of the States, shown in an intersection right about 4:02) was the heart of the shopping district there. As you get closer to the soccer stadium, more of this becomes lower crime and just generational poor neighborhoods. Many of the house have been in the same family for two or three generations, some even longer. In the video you can really see the homes where someone is keeping up their property but not worrying about their neighbors or the street, etc. These are people who don't have much but take care of what they do have. You will notice most of the cars are more recent and in good condition. All in all, great video, thank you for taking the time to make it.
@loralarose9615
@loralarose9615 11 месяцев назад
Pennsylvania s dumpster a dump
@MarcS-mp1je
@MarcS-mp1je 4 месяца назад
Thank a democrat for that
@UserName-ts3sp
@UserName-ts3sp 3 года назад
shame, there’s some nice buildings in the town, can tell it used to be a nice place. and now it’s a total dump
@a012345
@a012345 3 года назад
Even Camden across the river used to be a nice place. Even with all the renovation and waterfront revival, still a fubar place.
@sitdowndogbreath
@sitdowndogbreath 3 года назад
Sad
@JesusChrist2000BC
@JesusChrist2000BC 3 года назад
The state of Pennsylvania keeps voting democrat so they deserve what they get.
@jimhanratty9543
@jimhanratty9543 3 года назад
@@JesusChrist2000BC sorry Chester was run by Republicans for years. Only turned democratic maybe 12yrs ago. Nice try, what else you got.
@JesusChrist2000BC
@JesusChrist2000BC 3 года назад
@@jimhanratty9543 12 years is a long time Jim.
@realdeal139
@realdeal139 3 года назад
América is collapsing as we speak. Nick is shedding light on the reality of life in America and it’s grim
@NickJohnson
@NickJohnson 3 года назад
No certain areas are collapsing
@realdeal139
@realdeal139 3 года назад
@@NickJohnson a good portion is, I would say over 50%
@ArtIsDrawing
@ArtIsDrawing 3 года назад
No, every where will collapse.
@juliomatte797
@juliomatte797 2 года назад
Black piller bed wetters sure are something else.
@draco_1876
@draco_1876 2 года назад
Good
@michaeld_68
@michaeld_68 3 года назад
Try Kensington and you'll move to Chester in a heartbeat 😃🤣
@expatatlarge5286
@expatatlarge5286 3 года назад
Very true..
@tyronebee7209
@tyronebee7209 3 года назад
Chester is this way, because people who can't afford to live in Philly---move to Chester and bring their filth with them.
@monetenglish68
@monetenglish68 3 года назад
You ain't never lied. I lived in Kensington for two years and my church was in Chester. And I will say this Chester may be run down but you ain't never gonna see tents and human feces and people walking around with needles sticking out of their arms with blood running down while waiting for the school bus to come pick up your kid. Kensington is just unbelievable.
@daleegenlauf4068
@daleegenlauf4068 3 года назад
That place is wild im from the other side of the state i never knew it was that bad there that dope killed that town
@chestercityfinest71
@chestercityfinest71 3 года назад
Factoooo I'm from chester but I hang in Kensington all the time and I say chester is heaven compared to kenzo
@Shannonbarnesdr1
@Shannonbarnesdr1 3 года назад
daaaaamn, it looks like a winning combo of Detroit, flint, , Gary Indiana, and Baltimore
@amoscardoza5253
@amoscardoza5253 3 года назад
Jackpot!!
@UserName-ts3sp
@UserName-ts3sp 3 года назад
let’s ship all of our manufacturing jobs to mexico and china, that’ll make the rust belt great
@Shannonbarnesdr1
@Shannonbarnesdr1 3 года назад
@@UserName-ts3sp All this pretty much killed the rust belt and just exasperated the crime and drugs Ect.
@midwest4444
@midwest4444 3 года назад
Have you actually walked the inner Streets of Detroit and Gary? This is classy compared to it.
@Shannonbarnesdr1
@Shannonbarnesdr1 3 года назад
@@midwest4444 True, but to be fair, parts of Detroit are slowly improving, I got a buddy who lives a couple hours away from Gary, so yeah it’s pretty bad but there are worse, but come on, you gotta admit, you can see bits of these other areas in this too....it’s all decay and it’s sad to see what was once a stable and bustling area to be so derelict decade after decade. :-(
@prairie1565
@prairie1565 3 года назад
I must be weird but I find these sad towns hauntingly beautiful. Every vacant building once had a purpose and everyone living in Chester has a story. I love these drives and this one really touched my heart. Thanks Nick ❤️
@NickJohnson
@NickJohnson 3 года назад
I think they are cool looking too ❤️
@alexwinston7263
@alexwinston7263 2 года назад
I'm from Chester there is a cloud over the city,but the families know each other do to the one High School that sits closer to the East Side.... So when it comes down to it Chester Pride prevail.
@armadefuego5907
@armadefuego5907 3 года назад
I grew up in southwest PA, coal mining country. In the early 1980's, the coal mines starting shutting down. The area started decaying. I joked the for sale signs on houses were as numerous as Christmas decorations. At the age of 36, I gave up and left for North Carolina. The decision saved my life.
@itsnick37
@itsnick37 3 года назад
The whole northeast is shot for most part…. Rich or poor just how politicians want it and only increasing poverty….
@armadefuego5907
@armadefuego5907 3 года назад
@@itsnick37 The elites advocating renewal energy turn my stomach. These politicians nonchalantly destroy an industry for an ideological reason. The politicians care nothing about the lives and communities destroyed.
@armadefuego5907
@armadefuego5907 3 года назад
@@itsnick37 typo "renewable"
@armadefuego5907
@armadefuego5907 3 года назад
@Pike Lane Natural gas brought a lot of money to the area. Unfortunately, it will never replace coal mining and steel production.
@jamesbuttery3862
@jamesbuttery3862 3 года назад
One of my best friends moved from Chester to N.C.
@tuurbow
@tuurbow 3 года назад
Ironic that most cars in that city look brand new. Tons of high end foreigns rolling around
@thrylosbg
@thrylosbg 3 года назад
Yeah, a lot of cars from those bad neighborhoods are better than my car!
@mayatuck
@mayatuck 3 года назад
They're owned by all of those "entrepreneurs" on the side of the street.
@AlonsoRules
@AlonsoRules 3 года назад
people don't know how to manage money
@Mercmad
@Mercmad 3 года назад
I spotted a new Jag straight off, a couple of Hell cats too. Nothing would be cheap .
@philadelphian7814
@philadelphian7814 3 года назад
Plenty of cheap cars as well
@jonasabry9099
@jonasabry9099 3 года назад
Outside of the cities and rundown towns, there is beautiful scenery and nature in PA. But it feels like half the towns look like this.
@joemetro352
@joemetro352 3 года назад
When industry leaves so do people.
@iworkout6912
@iworkout6912 3 года назад
Most town and cities have row houses in PA. Old mining areas, and the row house building was imported from Europe, where most of the builders came from. Hardly any single family homes in Philadelphia.
@Noloveforspectre
@Noloveforspectre 3 года назад
@@iworkout6912 chesnut hill has a bunch of singles so do parts of Germantown
@genegeneish
@genegeneish 3 года назад
The jobs left. Baldwin locomotive, Westinghouse, Sun ship all gone. Couple this with the welfare state and this is what is happening everywhere. My father used to keep his boat at the old West end marina, right near the chester ferry. He worked at Medfords meats.
@rhianimal19
@rhianimal19 3 года назад
Everything outsourced to Asia, it began in the 70s to break the unions. This is now everywhere AmeriKKKa.
@r3knynussberger882
@r3knynussberger882 3 года назад
@@skyyyrose unions dont save jobs only lose them .their basically shake down artist when there was no chance that they were going to get dues and shake down they split
@hesedken
@hesedken 3 года назад
I used to sail for Sun. Remember traveling on the ferry in a truck with my father in the fifties. Great years.
@discman15
@discman15 2 года назад
What does welfare have to do with anything?
@61RdlyKryk79
@61RdlyKryk79 11 месяцев назад
yupp..my grandpop worked 40 yrs. at Baldwin. Screwed by the union as usual. His boat too was kept during season at the WEBC. He would do the welding maintainance on the slips, roller pins etc. I was his helper during these projects and we'd go out on the river afterwards. The good 'ol daze.
@kingvon-h9s
@kingvon-h9s 3 года назад
as a person who lives in PA, i can say this is true, i see a lot of run down things since im in harrisburg
@stanleyshughart5914
@stanleyshughart5914 3 года назад
Born and raised in Carlisle sad thing about it. It’s a dying town. They just haven’t put up the tombstone yet. My opinion
@ynwmelly3865
@ynwmelly3865 3 года назад
@@stanleyshughart5914 which part of pa is that?
@stanleyshughart5914
@stanleyshughart5914 3 года назад
@@ynwmelly3865 just south of Harrisburg. About 15 miles. Cumberland county
@randysheetz690
@randysheetz690 3 года назад
I was born and raised in Mechanicsburg and have family in Carlisle as well. It's a shame to see Carlisle look the way it does now.@@stanleyshughart5914
@Chordonblue
@Chordonblue 3 года назад
I live north of Harrisburg in rural Perry county. The degradation in this state is real and sad, but perhaps not as obvious as it is in the cities. I've only been here two years now, but I've been learning about what used to be here. It would have been amazing to have been here 80 years ago or so when industry was booming, and an area a mile or so from me was a stop on the trains coming from Harrisburg. People would come up in the summers to spend shade time in the cooler mountains next to a stream. Nearby, a carousel entertained the children. These days, Perry has a LOT of crumbling buildings - mostly manufacturing. The difference is that because of its rural surroundings, nature simply takes it all back in. Large manufacturing areas have, once again, become overgrowth, and eventually forest. That's not to say there isn't some industry still left up here. There's a huge warehouse near a grocery store that's (legally) growing medicinal pot. There's a Dollar General every other mile or so. Blue collar workers fire up their pickup trucks every morning to go out to some job... Somewhere. But for the most part, it's seems the PC is a place to commute to Harrisburg from. After all, it's beautiful up here, and even if the economy is as dire as H-burg's, at least you can't SEE it.
@alanlevine3984
@alanlevine3984 3 года назад
Disgraceful for this to be in America.
@watchforlife
@watchforlife 3 года назад
A lot of places in the very same America look worse than this
@draco_1876
@draco_1876 2 года назад
No. America will fall and that’s good thing
@jonasabry9099
@jonasabry9099 3 года назад
So many of these type of towns in PA. The best part of PA is the beautiful scenery. But growing up Scranton/Wilkes Barre, I always thought that area was bleak and depressing. Old buildings falling apart ect.
@itsnick37
@itsnick37 3 года назад
I’m from NJ and have looked into PA and man was I shocked how crappy that state is, very depressing towns. Only part I actually like is probably Pittsburgh area. Did used to live in Poconos area I guess that would be okay depending on where.
@al1665
@al1665 3 года назад
@@itsnick37 Pittsburgh has Carnegie Mellon and a lot of tech companies, so there are some jobs in that sector. But working class jobs have disappeared too.
@eric_w_570
@eric_w_570 3 года назад
@@itsnick37 ny and jersey people have ruined the poconos 😂
@cussmustard4748
@cussmustard4748 3 года назад
@@itsnick37 Lol I used the think the same of Nj while living in Pa. I guess it depends where you live and where you visit. Morristown is definitely a lot different than Patterson.
@Noloveforspectre
@Noloveforspectre 3 года назад
@@itsnick37 the people here are horrible too, they reflect the bad condition of this place
@johnwonder8720
@johnwonder8720 3 года назад
Some great old buildings. Too bad the people ruin it.
@christopherporter9596
@christopherporter9596 3 года назад
People didn't ruin Chester! Corrupt politicians did!
@AwolProductionsENT
@AwolProductionsENT 3 года назад
@@christopherporter9596 he doesnt have the critical thinking capacity to get to the root of the problem so dont waste your time
@nichelleloh6659
@nichelleloh6659 3 года назад
@@christopherporter9596 thank you 🤗
@holocaust_2.0
@holocaust_2.0 3 года назад
@@AwolProductionsENT if only the rest of us could be as smart and amazing as you.
@AwolProductionsENT
@AwolProductionsENT 3 года назад
@@holocaust_2.0 you ever seen the movie idiocracy? The main character ended up in the future sonehow and had average IQ and basic common sense..... yet he was the smartest human in the world of that time because everyone else became so dumb
@partypoison80
@partypoison80 3 года назад
I’m from Chester i didn’t think people outside of pa knew we existed lol
@tycorbin9972
@tycorbin9972 3 года назад
How wouldn't they when Chester be making the charts for highest murder rate cities in the country lol Chester along with a couple other places in PA is always on the list
@dave3657
@dave3657 3 года назад
Being poor is one thing, but there's an old job that could be re-instated. Street cleaners, and not the big trucks, but people with a wheeled trash can and brooms. They could provide jobs and make the city look nicer also.
@TheGodYouWishYouKnew
@TheGodYouWishYouKnew 3 года назад
Anyone able-bodied and on the dole should be made to do this. Never understood why young, able-bodied people on public assistance aren’t made to give something back to the public.
@highbrass3749
@highbrass3749 3 года назад
@@TheGodYouWishYouKnew because we’ve gone from a society that voted for freedom and opportunity to a society that votes for the politicians offering the most handouts. It’s all downhill from here.
@Missconduct044
@Missconduct044 3 года назад
@@highbrass3749 Enough with the “hand out” bs. In order to receive any kind of benefits, you need to be living in squalor. As in less then $21,000 a year. It’s a system set up to keep people in constant limbo. Most if not all area jobs in the now require a degree or you need to “no someone”. If people do work, they’re limited to Walmart or other retail jobs which will then put them above the threshold of assistance, but not enough $$ to survive. I personally know someone whose employer dropped them to pt/limited hours so they would be eligible for medical assistance to have a baby. The ft job benefits would have cost them 8,000 out of pocket. That’s with paying the 45$ weekly HMO deduction. It’s moronic!! It’s easier for people to NOT work, then actually work. The problem is NOT with giving people hand outs. The problem is with multi billion dollar companies not paying employees a living wage and the same multi billion dollar companies paying NO taxes and receiving kick backs. The GOP politicians preaching this crap about hand outs? Are receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations from Corp America. The enemy is not your neighbor! It’s the politicians.
@highbrass3749
@highbrass3749 3 года назад
@@Missconduct044 ok so it’s “know” not “no someone”. I agree with you about old school GOP politicians, I never said I was a Republican. The Republican Party has recently seen a shift from the globalist corporate types to Populist types like Trump. This is a good thing. I used to be a liberal before democrats turned into Marxist. What we need to do is get our jobs back, don’t trust Obama when he says it’s impossible. It’s not. We also need to invest more of our tax dollars here in the US and not overseas. That’s just a start. Too much to type so I’ll just leave it there. Your hero’s are fake and you’re information is filtered, fix that.
@Missconduct044
@Missconduct044 3 года назад
@@highbrass3749 Ok just so you understand, nobody cares which “no” is being used. The majority of people understand that autocorrect is usually the issue. That is except for the douche-y people who feel like they need to point out minor details no one cares about. The only party that is incessant about “hand outs” is the gop. I don’t care who you affiliate with. Obama? Lol! Ok? Who mentioned Obama? Statistical data has shown throughout the last few decades that manufacturing jobs are being replaced by automation. Cry about the “overseas” talking points all you want, it doesn’t make it true. If you think the trust the fund elitist like Trump, Cruz and Paul have your best interest in mind, then you’re absolutely delusional. Trump filled his cabinet with the worst scum of Corp America. Gave the largest tax cuts in the history of this country to the top 1% and deregulated specific industries that donated large sums to his campaign and sold it as a “win” to his melon head supporters. Populist? They’re spineless followers trying to grasp onto whatever will keep them in power. Take out Corp Donations/Super packs and maybe politicians will start caring about the people. The hourly rate has not increased in regards to inflation since the 60’s. That would be a nice start in trying to repair this country, but nothing will ever change when people praise their politicians like a religion instead of listening to their neighbors. They benefit keeping the population fighting and scared. Enjoy your kool- aide
@marcbayarea1980
@marcbayarea1980 3 года назад
You can tell that at one time this was a colorful and thriving city. A lot of effort and resources obviously went into the development of this city, with some stately and grand examples of architecture represented there. So sad.
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@chunktruffleshuffle1606
@chunktruffleshuffle1606 3 года назад
Grew up next to chester. It was once a bustling city on its own. Once some big companies moved out it was over. Been on the decline for decades. They are trying to build up the waterfront area by adding a casino and soccer stadium but right behind is rows of abandoned houses
@rachelgriffin2120
@rachelgriffin2120 3 года назад
Some nice brick buildings and stately architecture-its a shame. Same as where I am currently living, Rochester NY☹️
@trueblueryu5713
@trueblueryu5713 3 года назад
A retrospective about my home state of PA? You’ll be at this for a while, best of luck!
@markwestfall2934
@markwestfall2934 3 года назад
Pa. my home state to, Looks a lot like parts of Harrisburg, Another city run by Dems for decades.
@gijanetexas5770
@gijanetexas5770 3 года назад
Truth!
@randysheetz690
@randysheetz690 3 года назад
You're saying Steven Reed was bad for the city or prior administrations? I remember what Harrisburg was like before Mayor for life Reed took over and tried to turn the city around.@@markwestfall2934
@markwestfall2934
@markwestfall2934 3 года назад
@@randysheetz690 I remember also, Harrisburg run by Dems always tax and over spend money we don't have and run it into the ground. The state had to bail them out, again.
@Chordonblue
@Chordonblue 3 года назад
Back in 1981, I rode my bike 12 miles from Yeadon (near Philly), to Chester. My goal was to make it to Delaware, but a few stops at arcades along the way saw me only make it to the Commodore Barry Bridge - maybe two miles from the border. It was a hot summer day, and I didn't even have a 10 speed back then. Anyway, I was pretty clueless about things - as I was only 14 years old at the time, but I was alone, and seeing row upon row of empty houses (yes, even then!), it unsettled me. I was really thirsty and found a corner store in town and as the only white kid, I stuck out like a sore thumb. After I got my Coke, the store manager (who had a distinctly Jamaican accent), asked me where I was from, and when I told her, she told me to leave immediately - "You should not be here. Not a good place for you. Go back home!", she screamed. "GO. HOME!" You can bet your ass I'd never ridden faster than I did that afternoon. Chester? Yeah... I've been there... :O
@monicdavis6150
@monicdavis6150 3 года назад
😂 She told you right!! Even though I was a young adventurer myself, I wouldn’t advise it.
@praxedes2
@praxedes2 2 года назад
Oddly, I find Yeadon to be scarier than Chester. Perhaps that wasn't the case in 1981, but I wasn't alive then.
@Chordonblue
@Chordonblue 2 года назад
@@praxedes2 No, back then, it wasn't really part of Philly. Close, but it was a middle class neighborhood back then. Another fun fact, there are more dead people in Yeadon than living. :D
@wyattearpswoman838
@wyattearpswoman838 2 года назад
@@Chordonblue That's interesting!!
@alexwinston7263
@alexwinston7263 2 года назад
I'm from Chester but my mom moved us out to Norwood in the late 80. We would still visit.... I used to walk to Chester from Norwood at night if I was late getting home after 5-530 pm.... So that long walk was ok until getting into Sun Village, which is right after Eddystone. That's when I would speed up.... Love and miss Chester not too much the bull
@kimartyac
@kimartyac 3 года назад
From Delaware County - where Chester is located. Dangerous area - not great. But I’ve done work in Chester - good people there.
@zillsburyy1
@zillsburyy1 3 года назад
@Sniper Logic especially in Ma.
@robertforrester578
@robertforrester578 3 года назад
@@zillsburyy1 Don't be talkin 'bout your Ma!
@alonnasmith8404
@alonnasmith8404 3 года назад
Thank you
@christopherporter9596
@christopherporter9596 3 года назад
God Bless You!
@patc1309
@patc1309 3 года назад
Hi Kim
@cuteandfunnyearthlings2863
@cuteandfunnyearthlings2863 3 года назад
blame the corrupt government for lining their pockets
@D70340
@D70340 3 года назад
BINGO!!!
@thrylosbg
@thrylosbg 3 года назад
Ironically, I've noticed a lot of nice cars in each of the bad neighborhoods that you've been to
@C6BD
@C6BD 3 года назад
Also, satellite dishes.
@Tampa0123456789
@Tampa0123456789 3 года назад
I thought it was just me who noticed that.
@jamesbuttery3862
@jamesbuttery3862 3 года назад
Coke dealers
@Aboriginal_American_Hebrew
@Aboriginal_American_Hebrew 3 года назад
@@jamesbuttery3862 lol a lot time people who have jobs in Chester who drive work outside of their city or town either in philly or other parts of the southern county
@riceburner4747
@riceburner4747 3 года назад
It's THAT mentality that keeps us all down. Yes, I saw Cadillacs, Lincolns, etc. But I DID see some old cars. Why IS the population still large? Less rent, cheaper mortgage payments. So cars are all they HAVE. Too many Republicans IN Pennsylvania/ppl voting AGAINST themselves. NOT saying Democrats are lilies. But we need to prosper from the bottom up. NOT THE TOP DOWN. Taxes too high? Well I've witnessed counties GIVING businesses a tax breaks for their business & as soon as contract is up, they close down & MOVE! Jst sayn.
@jimrossi7708
@jimrossi7708 3 года назад
Every Thursday for 7 years I went to Chester, Pennsylvania to pick up pineapples for our produce company ! Never had a problem there !
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@christopherporter9596
@christopherporter9596 3 года назад
Right on!🤜🤛
@patc1309
@patc1309 3 года назад
Now you can pick up drugs and prostitutes there
@kenlipson8686
@kenlipson8686 3 года назад
You know it's bad when every pedestrian stares as you go by
@Pete0621
@Pete0621 3 года назад
I would stare too if someone was pointing a camera at me
@richlucas555
@richlucas555 3 года назад
@@Pete0621 facts 💯
@cyprezz
@cyprezz 3 года назад
They are probably thinking geez that white boy has a nice looking camera on top of his car.
@sitdowndogbreath
@sitdowndogbreath 3 года назад
Especially if little kids start staring at you that's pretty bad
@sitdowndogbreath
@sitdowndogbreath 3 года назад
@@mikeseier4449 that is a interesting point
@Wildmutationblu
@Wildmutationblu 2 года назад
Nick, your channel is my go to channel when I'm feeling depressed. Your videos cheer me up for some reason.
@mikeykeeth4583
@mikeykeeth4583 3 года назад
I was born in Chester My parents grew up in Chester it was a great place when I was growing up I seen a whole city turn upside down I live in Chichester right next to it
@baileyfarmer5006
@baileyfarmer5006 Год назад
Which is turning right into Philly just like Chester did now it's trainer Marcushook,and lindwood
@b.michaelbrown1117
@b.michaelbrown1117 Год назад
​@@baileyfarmer5006 i would disagree. Chichester is way more peaceful than philly. When I first moved to the area I couldn't believe how quiet it was. Seems like everyone goes to bed at the same time. And leaves for work at the same time as well. 😂 traffic on chichester ave is a nightmare. In philly on the other hand, gunshots every other night.
@b.michaelbrown1117
@b.michaelbrown1117 Год назад
I did notice a few troublemaking kids stealing from family dollar ( they seem to linger over there). But the township has an 8pm curfew to counter that. In philly teens are murdering each other and robbing stores.
@hannahfellmeth1553
@hannahfellmeth1553 3 года назад
My mom was born in Chester. Her parents moved the kids out when it started getting rough!
@SJM6791
@SJM6791 3 года назад
Lol! I guess you moved out right after you were born.
@mariekatherine5238
@mariekatherine5238 3 года назад
It might be a place to urban or suburban homestead. It looks as if the houses and buildings are salvageable. It’s not totally deserted and the sidewalks aren’t obstructed by block after block of tents, trash, excrement, and addicts nodding off. The good people need to get together and make it a better place, little by little. You don’t money to say, pick up small trash items, put them all in one pile, and toss grass and wildflower seeds on the rest. Paint your door and trim. Sweep the walkway, put out some flowers. If every other house did that on a block, the entire mood changes. This place needs a boost.
@NickJohnson
@NickJohnson 3 года назад
Totally.
@Robotdad474
@Robotdad474 3 года назад
@Nicky Nicks what is considered ‘real music’?
@ashleybrynildsen4615
@ashleybrynildsen4615 3 года назад
That’s where ur wrong no work is put into Chester unless the governor wants to do something about it
@ashleybrynildsen4615
@ashleybrynildsen4615 3 года назад
@Nicky Nicks Chester is mostly blacks maybe some white but we all down here have our own different kind of music
@paulinehignett6557
@paulinehignett6557 3 года назад
Love it! Before I saw your post I was thinking exactly the same thing. People need to gather together and help each other doing what you suggested. President John F Kennedy said," Ask not what can your country do for you, but what can I do for my country." It's up to all of us to help each other. I've observed how people prosper. Families help each other,work hard and Love GOD and honor Him.
@joemetro352
@joemetro352 3 года назад
"That sucking sound you hear are your jobs leaving" Ross Perot
@janinewetzler5037
@janinewetzler5037 3 года назад
I looked into what his plans were and I actually agree with his jobs planning.
@riceburner4747
@riceburner4747 3 года назад
It's a LARGE sucking sound. I'm an exsteelworker, how I remember. Even VOTED for Ross bc he spoke the truth (like Bernie does). We have Pennsylvanians voting against themselves. U have ppl not wanting to raise minimum wages. We will NEVER get back to a 'normal' as long as ppl fight against the struggling. When u bring up ppl's class, we ALL benefit & moves us ALL up. Another words bottom up, NOT TOP DOWN. Jst sayn
@christineperez7562
@christineperez7562 3 года назад
Same thing that happened to Youngstown, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Michigan. We use to build this country literally. We had lots of good paying jobs but our government let businesses go to other countries.
@NickJohnson
@NickJohnson 3 года назад
I was just in Youngstown and West Virginia I know.
@MrAlexanderLeonidasM
@MrAlexanderLeonidasM 3 года назад
Thank you for this episode of "What the hell happened to ..."
@mm-hw9ku
@mm-hw9ku 3 года назад
On a positive note. No miles and miles of homeless encampments and burned out buildings. So it does have that going for it.
@Shield.148
@Shield.148 3 года назад
Not yet....
@Pine_Barrens_NJ
@Pine_Barrens_NJ 3 года назад
…I was born & raised in Chester and it’s been a slow & painful death of this once nice city. Went to school @ Rez ( Resurrection) and St. James. When my father was discharged after the Korean War he started working @ the Ford assembly plant; My grandfather worked @ Sun Oil refinery; I mention this as these were the type of jobs that were the backbone of the Chester area-those along with Sun Ship, Phoenix Steel, Serta, FMC Visco amongst others. From a population of 65,000 in the late 60’s early 70’s to the 30K of nowadays. As the decline of the manufacturing jobs dropped the population decline mirrored it and started the “white flight” which hastened Chester’s dying and at one point had the dubious distinction of being the largest city in America with the highest percentage of the population on welfare/public assistance; Rebirth attempts such as Harrahs Casino and the Philadelphia Union’s soccer stadium and a state prison just seem to be like pissing in the ocean as these are all on the fringes of the city and the video shows that it’s a beat-up & run-down ugly looking place that young families don’t want to come to.
@TomTom-ni7fh
@TomTom-ni7fh 4 месяца назад
i grew up in the 50's and 60's about a block off of Holy Ghost Parish. A lot can be said but best to let it ride. Had a few friends that attended Rez like you that went to St. James. I on the other hand attended St. Hedwig's but went to Chester High.
@timothybenjamin9631
@timothybenjamin9631 3 года назад
As a former resident of PA, and one who has been to Chester, I would say that what the hell happened is that PA is an example of a society that has lost its vision on a social level. Fortunately, many individuals have not lost that, and that is why there still are some genuine people among the dilapidation.
@robertforrester578
@robertforrester578 3 года назад
Genuinely wishing they had the means to get as far away from there as humanly possible.
@guybloom6449
@guybloom6449 Год назад
This the reason we needed Trump's vision to bring back manufacturing. Focus on the US for a while to improve quality of life.
@snuffedtorch3683
@snuffedtorch3683 3 года назад
So glad I moved out of Pennsylvania. Never going back to live there.
@sinnedc4076
@sinnedc4076 3 года назад
You are damn right!!
@elijahsplaytime2540
@elijahsplaytime2540 3 года назад
@@anonymousinnaptown7424 As if Indiana don't have run down cities, have ya heard of Gary?
@elijahsplaytime2540
@elijahsplaytime2540 3 года назад
Bye 👋
@snuffedtorch3683
@snuffedtorch3683 3 года назад
@@elijahsplaytime2540 won't miss people like you 👋
@jeromecopeland5131
@jeromecopeland5131 17 дней назад
All the cities in pa are like this a dump!!!
@bdh3949
@bdh3949 3 года назад
Once again homes are run down, abandoned, businesses closed, piles of debris in the streets, but the cars are nice and shiny.
@jonkore2024
@jonkore2024 3 года назад
That would be the definition of ghetto
@biglos9d
@biglos9d 3 года назад
I wish you narrated this drive so we can get your impressions as you look at stuff.
@johngreen3543
@johngreen3543 3 года назад
I disagree on the narration thing. Best to examine without being distracted by the narrator. That way you can form your own conclusions.
@Subcoolschool
@Subcoolschool 3 года назад
Why?
@Noloveforspectre
@Noloveforspectre 3 года назад
Nah no for useless banter, plus i think he may be shocked looking at this stuff, i always am
@sharkymama
@sharkymama 3 года назад
Love you Nick, you brave brave traveling man wishing you safe journeys
@gregorycyr9272
@gregorycyr9272 3 года назад
I would not drive in the bad areas.Afraid I would break down.
@patc1309
@patc1309 3 года назад
I love you Lisa!😂😍😍
@samb198055
@samb198055 3 года назад
Had a Saint louis feel just dirtier..
@AmiraMuhammad
@AmiraMuhammad 3 года назад
I’m from Chester, PA I don’t live there now, but in certain areas are bad and some areas not as bad. You have good in bad in every state. I just pray that things gets better in Chester. There are good people there its just a few people that makes things worse for others.
@christopherporter9596
@christopherporter9596 3 года назад
PREACH!!
@leonardpearlman4017
@leonardpearlman4017 3 года назад
Pray harder!
@martincarroll7470
@martincarroll7470 3 года назад
The sad part is. I remember when Chester was a great place as was Wilmington De.
@sitdowndogbreath
@sitdowndogbreath 3 года назад
How long ago was that
@asajayunknown6290
@asajayunknown6290 3 года назад
Not that long. 1980 was the beginning of the end for manufacturing, labor unions, and the middle class.
@simonmacarthur6808
@simonmacarthur6808 3 года назад
Wilmington is a good place for toursts. Visited from uk in 2018
@sitdowndogbreath
@sitdowndogbreath 3 года назад
@@simonmacarthur6808 stop smoking stop selling crack please
@sitdowndogbreath
@sitdowndogbreath 3 года назад
@@asajayunknown6290 when Reagan became president or did Jimmy Carter finish things off
@jill6694
@jill6694 3 года назад
How sad they let all the buildings run down and yet they have new expensive cars. Seems like their priorities are a little messed up.
@bernadetteleonard4940
@bernadetteleonard4940 3 года назад
Not necessarily. They’ll give us a loan for a car before a house. Just pointing it out.
@liltoaster7308
@liltoaster7308 3 года назад
The city itself owns most of the dilapidated and run down buildings and won't do anything to improve them, while the citizens actually go to work in Philadelphia several miles away. This explains why people have enough to buy nice cars but have neighborhoods that look this way. This is the case for a lot of run down areas since it's usually not the residents of the area but the city's government itself.
@katiealexandria5737
@katiealexandria5737 3 года назад
It's sad, because looking at many of these old, dilapidated house's, you can tell at one time they were really nice.. long ago. Instead of sending billions of dollars to other countries, why not spend all that money to help fix up these neighborhoods, bring job's and job training opportunities to these people and restore some hope again.
@patc1309
@patc1309 3 года назад
Hi!😍
@katiealexandria5737
@katiealexandria5737 3 года назад
@@patc1309 hi!
@patc1309
@patc1309 3 года назад
@@katiealexandria5737 You are BEAUTIFUL!!!🤗🥰
@janusn9
@janusn9 Год назад
Exactly.
@denisbeckmann9781
@denisbeckmann9781 3 года назад
Watching these sorts of clips I'm always bewildered to see so many late model and expensive cars parked in such devastation..Any explanations?
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@andrewmurray9391
@andrewmurray9391 3 года назад
You can kinda feel the lost 50s movie here, kids running around the alleyways trading bubblegum and asbestos.
@joshuamiller916
@joshuamiller916 3 года назад
My grandfather was from chester. It had Irish,Italian,polish, ect sections. People used to go to this city on sundays for a day out. And yes in the 50-60s by the 70's it was a dump
@exoressdelivers70
@exoressdelivers70 3 года назад
This is really not a city independent but is contiguous to Philadelphia, more like a suburb of Philadelphia. Small cities and towns that are contiguous to major cities are in effect just suburbs of that major city. Notice that SEPTA, the Philadelphia transit system, runs city buses through there. People who live here probably work, dine, and shop in Philadelphia which is a few miles away.
@sekouhotep-el3781
@sekouhotep-el3781 2 года назад
chester older than Philly...calm down and do your research. Chester the first city..so the row housing blue print was here first then adopted in Philly. William Penn original home In Upland PA. y'all people from Philly really are oblivious to Pennsylvania history.
@josephhoover4542
@josephhoover4542 6 месяцев назад
Any where outside of Philly city limits is an independent city you don’t know what ur talking about
@rosiejack123crisler2
@rosiejack123crisler2 3 года назад
It looks like wilkes-barre and scranton. Pa. Is the armpit of America.
@TaylorMadeThaGoat
@TaylorMadeThaGoat 3 года назад
Nah, that would be New Jersey, but I don't consider this to be bad for PA. Shenandoah, Shamokin, Frackville, Mount Carmel, Gilberton, Sunbury
@kelvintorrence5994
@kelvintorrence5994 3 года назад
Yeah bidens home town. That's why it's a dump
@TaylorMadeThaGoat
@TaylorMadeThaGoat 3 года назад
@@kelvintorrence5994 Here comes the politics. You lost. Get over it. Y'all cry more than the libs.
@TaylorMadeThaGoat
@TaylorMadeThaGoat 3 года назад
@Michael P Pittsburgh is underrated tbh. A lot of the surrounding areas such as Clairton and Aliquippa are rough, but Pittsburgh is definitely a city on the come up. Unlike most of my area, they've rebounded after the decline of fossil fuels and are starting to branch out into other job industries.
@ananan2922
@ananan2922 3 года назад
Hi Nick, I live in Poland (Europe) and I really enjoy your movies! What I like in this video is brick houses, like in Europe😄 Additionally, what is very niticable to me, is tons of wires above the streets. In my city that is not common, I mean it happens, but most wires is hidden underground. Greetings from EU, keep doing great job!
@TomTom-ni7fh
@TomTom-ni7fh 4 месяца назад
From the earlly 1900's, many Poles came to Chester and settled in the West End and to a lesser degree in the East End. The Polish population was huge and was centered arount St. Hedwig's RC Church. It was a good place to live at that time but changed to the down- side around the 70's.
@cknight3457
@cknight3457 3 года назад
It appeared that everyone there had homes unlike a lot of people living on the sidewalks in tents in CA, OR and WA. So, at least that was a good thing.
@ocheesy
@ocheesy 3 года назад
It's easier to survive in coastal states. In PA, they would die eventually when winter comes.
@8nf534dt
@8nf534dt 3 года назад
That's true. Most of our homeless in the North East find a place to escape the elements. Abandoned/condemned/vacant buildings. Squatting is pretty common
@eltheace3918
@eltheace3918 3 года назад
Chester is community.... you gotta be beyond fucked up to be sleeping on a st where somebody is going to know you. Homeless people in my city usually just go be Homeless in Philly, sounds funny but its a lot more opportunity as a Homeless person there... people in chester don't care if you need a dollar because you lost your bus fare, panhandleres get ignored
@loganturner3895
@loganturner3895 3 года назад
Good video...thanks NICK!
@dianeridley9804
@dianeridley9804 3 года назад
Somehow the poverty missed all the cars and SUVs
@megatronrulez6337
@megatronrulez6337 3 года назад
If they didn't film the series "The Wire," in the city of Baltimore, they could have easily filmed it in Chester and it wouldn't have changed a thing. The only things that is in its favor is it's history and it has a waterfront. If planned right, the city could bounce back in a generation, but the city will need some no nonsense and strong leadership to make it happen. The city hasn't had decent leadership since the 70's.
@martincarroll7470
@martincarroll7470 3 года назад
Funny there is supposed to be all this poverty there, yet the cars on the street are new or nearly new.
@wontbefooledagain9400
@wontbefooledagain9400 3 года назад
You don’t really see old cars anywhere any more, not like the old days, even the older cars look newer. Plus buy here pay here will sell to anyone.
@maril1379
@maril1379 3 года назад
Looks interesting ! Just notified !
@biffjohnson2076
@biffjohnson2076 3 года назад
It's not "poverty and crime" - it's "crime and poverty". I'm happy you missed out on Sun Village, Ruth L Bennett, 9th St Apartments, and some of the other areas. But like any other places, I met a LOT of nice people there. It's very depressing.
@stevenclark8552
@stevenclark8552 3 года назад
This is my home town, it’s sad to see what’s happened to it. It wasn’t sweet when I was coming up, but it’s much worse now. I have to add though, there are way worse areas than the ones you drive though
@bertram_oredrock
@bertram_oredrock 3 года назад
I moved from Western Pennsylvania as the steel mills were shutting down. The economy took a nose dive just as I left town and joined the military and never went back except to visit family or funerals. Your video shows why poor people stay poor. Living off the government almost 100%. One would think the people living there would try to make it better. Good video as always....Do you ever feel threatened driving through these obviously rough neighborhoods?
@NickJohnson
@NickJohnson 3 года назад
I never feel threatened but occasionally feel exposed
@thornbird6768
@thornbird6768 3 года назад
Every time I watch one of your worse places to live vids it always astonishes me at the amount of nice shiny cars parked up 🤔🤔 some people must have money here ? I wonder what kind of people ??
@UserName-ts3sp
@UserName-ts3sp 3 года назад
it’s probably being financed at a 20%+ APR from a buy here pay here
@xoxoxoxoxo7997
@xoxoxoxoxo7997 3 года назад
They spend all their money on vehicles instead of housing. Many of the vehicles are usually reported stolen usually 😂
@amoscardoza5253
@amoscardoza5253 3 года назад
@@xoxoxoxoxo7997 who are they?
@katel3962
@katel3962 3 года назад
I always wondered that. Going to the food pantry, so many clients rolling up in Mercedes and Escalades, while my car barely started or ran. Always thought they made poor life decisions, buying an expensive car but no money for food.
@Shannonbarnesdr1
@Shannonbarnesdr1 3 года назад
illegal activity often funds them, that and new credit cards with very high interest rates, , loans that are too high to ever pay back,
@katel3962
@katel3962 3 года назад
Nick, what is your camera (iphone) mounted to? The transition when you pan left and right is so smooth 👏👏👏 How are you controlling the device if its mounted outside your vehicle? I think the 'how you make' the video is as fascinating as the video content itself. 👍
@amoscardoza5253
@amoscardoza5253 3 года назад
He uses child labor
@NickJohnson
@NickJohnson 3 года назад
lol its a selfie stick
@katel3962
@katel3962 3 года назад
@@NickJohnson I need a better camera and mount--start a side hustle with RU-vid videos of bad drivers in St Louis 🤣
@johndelorean2284
@johndelorean2284 3 года назад
You should consider a DJI Pocket 2 with the wireless adapter. This way you can control all panning and recording from inside the car and you’ll appear less obvious than holding a selfie stick. I can hear people noticing your camera throughout the video.
@katel3962
@katel3962 3 года назад
@@johndelorean2284 Wow, that's expensive. I have a $10 dashcam-windshield mount, lol. Cheap, but its stiff and jerky when trying to pan.
@gardcorelegend
@gardcorelegend 3 года назад
Travel through Trenton and points South along the Delaware River Valley and it's mostly bad, just a prime example of the area that once depended on manufacturing and when the jobs were gone and sent overseas, the communities went down as well.
@marasultan6771
@marasultan6771 3 года назад
I don't understand how our local officials can let things get this bad. Wow.
@jimfaust6342
@jimfaust6342 3 года назад
They don't care.
@fredzag2452
@fredzag2452 3 года назад
We all have been a part of decay. I worked in a place that had 3 thousand people work, and so many of them were sleeping around. It's moral decay.
@donnafrflorida56
@donnafrflorida56 3 года назад
I totally understand . elections have consequences.
@marasultan6771
@marasultan6771 3 года назад
@@donnafrflorida56 so sad.
@AldermanFredCDavis
@AldermanFredCDavis 3 года назад
'One of the worst places to live in the whole country.' Camden, NJ enters the chat.
@craigdaubbeats-rapinstrume9185
@craigdaubbeats-rapinstrume9185 3 года назад
One thing that amazes me is that there's so many people in PA that seem to think that because there's lots of available jobs in their county then it must be like that everywhere. Newsflash, Pennsylvania is a big state and not everyone can just take any job. There's tons of reasons why an individual might not be able to take "any job that's available". Some people have health conditions that prevent them from being able to do that. What's a person to do when you don't qualify for disability but your disability prevents you from taking the jobs that are available? This is a complex problem and a lot of people are oversimplifying it.
@bootsinherbonnet8733
@bootsinherbonnet8733 3 года назад
Why you only driving down 3rd St, go over to Edgemont ave, near Parkside, you only showing the run down side.
@sj122s
@sj122s 3 года назад
The only way for places like this to become better, is to start manufacturing in them. America sent all the jobs overseas years ago. Now America is paying the price for this mistake. When jobs are sent overseas, it causes places like this, and others to become worse.
@krzychch8937
@krzychch8937 3 года назад
You want to buy phones and clothes cheap, thats what you get. America didnt send the jobs away, people did when they decided that buying new iphone every 6 months is more important than 10000 people from that factory having a job.
@sj122s
@sj122s 3 года назад
@@krzychch8937 It started way before that. I was in my teens and I saw it go down. Nixon and Kissinger wanted a trade deal in the 70's, and they pushed hard to get it. At first they wanted nothing to do with the western world and capitalism, however they agreed because they saw they could make money and build up their country, then slowly over the years jobs left the USA. Unions were affected. Business shut down. The big Corporations still made money because they still sold the items they sent overseas for the same price as they did before. Want to know what country got rich because of this??? Go to any local Walmart in the USA and look at the bottom of items sold in that store... Look at the sticker...That is where all the money in America is going. America has been feeding the giant that will one day destroy it.
@Neckbeef82
@Neckbeef82 3 года назад
I lived in West Chester pa for a few months for work, I loved it. Now I’m back to miserable Long Island
@chunktruffleshuffle1606
@chunktruffleshuffle1606 3 года назад
Went to college in WC, beautiful place
@LS-pv4dh
@LS-pv4dh 3 года назад
West Chester is in Chester County. Chester is in Delaware County. West Chester is homely in most places. A college town. Chester is none of that. 2 completely different places.
@meannormajean8418
@meannormajean8418 3 года назад
How totally depressing. Looks like Pennsylvania threw up on itself.
@johnrkean
@johnrkean 3 года назад
This makes me feel thankful for the neighborhood I live in.
@richardscathouse
@richardscathouse 3 года назад
If you stop pointing out the problems they'll just grow on their own. Like Cancer
@KOREANLADYSF
@KOREANLADYSF 3 года назад
Well at least everyone has a shiny new cars. common theme in those dumps.
@sitdowndogbreath
@sitdowndogbreath 3 года назад
If your low income you get your hands on some assets you have to dump them buying a fancy car does that it does not pay to save money when your on benefits
@JesusChrist2000BC
@JesusChrist2000BC 3 года назад
I saw only a few "nice cars". Not a lot of flossing going on here just genuine 3rd world poverty.
@rickyhall6687
@rickyhall6687 3 года назад
@@JesusChrist2000BC 3rd World poverty? You're joking right? My neighbors here in Colombia would kill to live in these places.
@JesusChrist2000BC
@JesusChrist2000BC 3 года назад
@@rickyhall6687 Depends on which part of Colombia you are in. What city are you in? Because the places I've been to look better than this LMAO.
@riodeja2933
@riodeja2933 3 года назад
Sad
@eduardoatillo5287
@eduardoatillo5287 3 года назад
Wish you could orient us with what we're seeing
@ultimatevixn
@ultimatevixn 3 года назад
You are seeing what can happen anywhere US of A. Most of cities and towns that Nick , Briggs, CharlieBo and a few of the other RU-vidrs go to. You can see the greatness that was and could come back if we stopped relying on lying politics..
@BlackOperations530
@BlackOperations530 3 года назад
Nick, this is the most DEPRESSING place I've seen! The drab, dreary weather makes it even more DEPRESSING! Maybe the best thing to do is Bulldoze the whole town and start over!
@christopherporter9596
@christopherporter9596 3 года назад
I'm proudly from Chester. There is no damn way in hell! That Chester rates worse than; Detroit, East St. Louis, West Side of Chicago, Baltimore, 9th ward of New Orleans, Skid Row in LA., Bankhead in Atlanta, even McKeesport around Pittsburgh!! This is quite a joke! Chester has it's problems for sure! But look at the videos, he has on those other cities, and tell me how Chester is worse!!
@LS-pv4dh
@LS-pv4dh 3 года назад
My bad bro. I'm from southwest phila. 19143........Chester fucked and dumb wild. And coming from swp we know dumb wild when we see it. My bad yo. Hey atleast they ain't spin thru the Gardens. Lolololol
@christopherporter9596
@christopherporter9596 3 года назад
@@Connect200 You going to Philly and calling Chester a dump, shows your low IQ!
@Pontiacgxp303
@Pontiacgxp303 2 года назад
@@LS-pv4dh killa hill HGS
@jeromecopeland5131
@jeromecopeland5131 17 дней назад
PA is finished!!! The only people that's delusional is the people who stayed. The Government is a third world Mafia organization.
@BillKing3456
@BillKing3456 3 года назад
I like the title of this video. I’ve wondered the same thing pretty much every time I drive through the state. Ohio and Indiana are other states I’ve also wondered the same thing. Thanks for trying to expose what a lot of people would just rather not know about cuz it’s so depressing.
@NickJohnson
@NickJohnson 3 года назад
Ok Bill! ❤️
@davidshahadi6485
@davidshahadi6485 3 года назад
In the 50 it was a great place to live I grew up on 3rd and butting st it breaks my heart to see this David Shahadi
@TomTom-ni7fh
@TomTom-ni7fh 4 месяца назад
I knew the Shahadi family well when we all lived in the same neighborhood and attended the same school and parish.
@chasl3645
@chasl3645 3 года назад
I bought my tomcat an auto feeder about 2 months ago it feeds him three times a day. I've noticed that I'm starting to have a problem with rodents in and around my house. They're also getting into my cars. He's just not motivated to do his mousing responsibilities anymore.
@johnjorgensen6301
@johnjorgensen6301 3 года назад
Chester is striving to be like Chester Cheetah, but as we all know, "It's not easy being cheesy!" They are giving it their best shot.....
@NickJohnson
@NickJohnson 3 года назад
I don't think they are though John
@brianfuller757
@brianfuller757 3 года назад
I had a friend who was born and raised there but left after his military service. He'll say bluntly that Chester is just depressing now.
@andrewwilks5155
@andrewwilks5155 3 года назад
Back in 2006, I was up in Niagara Falls, NY through the downtown areas there. Chester, PA here very much reminds me of that for there are alot of boarded up and abandoned buildings and businesses there as well.
@fredzag2452
@fredzag2452 3 года назад
Notice that all the buildings that are unused and not maintained didn't just fall and crumble in one spot. How is that?
@farnyone
@farnyone 3 года назад
Ive heard the the Ethiopians are going to put a rock concert on for the USA
@marlenepaul980
@marlenepaul980 3 года назад
I accidently moved to Chester County right over the Maryland line. Biggest mistake I ever made. The taxes are extremely high and we are expected to inspect our cars for the road but the roads are not inspected for us to drive on. I only lived in Chester County for 6 months in 2018 and they are still trying to rake me thru the coals for taxes I do not owe. I can't wait to move. Every time the electric goes out, the water in my park makes me my boyfriend and my cats sick, the water inspections always fail and we don't receive letters about boiling our water until months later. There are many reasons I shouldn't have moved to Chester County but it's my own fault. Thanks for sharing the video.
@lawthewisecrack
@lawthewisecrack 10 месяцев назад
I know this is an old comment, Marlene, but a point of correction. This video was filmed in Chester, Pennsylvania, which is in Delaware County. It's one county east of where you and your significant other lived.
@chunktruffleshuffle1606
@chunktruffleshuffle1606 3 года назад
Ahh giving love from delco. We used to play chester in football but if the game was at chester we had to play them Saturday morning instead of Friday nights. Things on Friday nights got too... interesting lol
@PraveenSrJ01
@PraveenSrJ01 3 года назад
Have you don’t a documentary on Homewood, PA which is part of the city of Pittsburgh?
@MusicLover-ui9sm
@MusicLover-ui9sm 3 года назад
Go to Hazleton Old mining town Very few jobs Buildings boarding up downtown High rent
@gyromurphy
@gyromurphy 3 года назад
And over here on the other side of PA in Pittsburgh... We're thriving. No riots. No looting. Everyone is cool as hell. Granted we have our bad spots, that being said I can't imagine living anywhere else.
@tyb9975
@tyb9975 3 года назад
I currently live in PA (abt an hour north of Philly) and while there are a few towns here that are nice most of the state is absolutely awful. There is no economic opportunity whatsoever and most of the jobs have gone to other places and states. The air quality is terrible in fact it is the second worst in the country only behind California nonetheless. Our rivers are polluted and the drivers are not good at all.
@dougmorris9317
@dougmorris9317 3 года назад
Those gray skies sure don't help...I was born & raised in the southwest corner of Pa, in Pittsburgh. I worry about it. Spent 30+ years working downtown, good times and bad, but the city was always alive with restaurants and shopping. Not anymore, everyone in the corporate sector works remote now, from home or in other states. It kicked into high gear before the pandemic, around when I retired in 2015. I visit downtown now, it's clean but scary quiet. A ghost town.😞
@JF-xq6fr
@JF-xq6fr 3 года назад
No more meet me under the clock at Kaufmann's... I kinda miss the grittier Pittsburgh of decades past, and even Pittsburghese is pretty much a dead language.
@beckysmith7088
@beckysmith7088 3 года назад
Looks like a lot of places in this great country.
@ArtIsDrawing
@ArtIsDrawing 3 года назад
Lmfaoo, Ikrr
@mustlovepretzels
@mustlovepretzels 2 года назад
Nick Johnson: thanks for posting. Bill Haley(Rock Around The Clock) was from Chester.
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