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boycott Starbucks for its pro-Israel stance. It took this stance even after 6000 Palestinian children were slaughtered and it hasn't corrected its position, even after the world's highest court judged that Israel is plausibly committing a genocide. I know you didn't go into that starbucks, but wanted to let everyone know to buy local and support organizations that have some human decency
I was born and raised in Seattle. I used to do graffiti on these exact streets every single night from about 11pm until the sun came up. This was in the 1990's, 3rd Ave has ALWAYS been like this. Since at least the 90's. Always drugs, always homeless. It has definitely gotten worse, that's from policies that decriminalize public drug use, allow homeless to camp on sidewalks, mass influx of population in the two thousand teens (Seattle population had record new citizens 3 years in a row, population grew by about 40%) and policies that supported homeless with money and support that caused a mass influx of homeless with drug problems. This is the same thing you see in Portland, SF and LA for the same exact reason. Nobody was successful and became homeless from a temporary struggle. That guy claiming 3rd Ave was safe in 2008? LOL. 2007 and 2008 were two of the most violent years on record in downtown Seattle up until that point. Most homicides in one year ever in Seattle. Tons of robberies and assaults those years. Lack of police, lack of enforcement and extremely tolerant government policies is the reason for what Seattle currently is.
nice hey I wanna ask you, I'm an old grafitti guy myself, do you remember way back in Seattle a guy called "Cold Killer aka Cold K?" He would usually put up a ghost that looked like the pac man ghost? Cold K had pieces everywhere, in every district, in the craziest spots too, on high rises, in the most crazy spots, tell me you remember
It sounds like you are part of the degradation of the city with your graffiti contributions. Nothing to brag about. Being a talentless defacer and spray can scribbler is immature and artistically worthless, yet taggers like to think they offer something of value. No, just creating an environment for more squalor.
That's what I was thinking. I first moved to Seattle in 1997 and lived on 3rd and Blanchard where the Art institute dorms use to be. Downtown has been a homeless drug mess since I moved there, and it can go as far back as the 70s from what I've heard. 3rd and Pike is the major hub for mass transit there. I do feel like it's gradually got a lot worse. Since fentanyl has reared its ugly head it's become far worse in the last 10 years. It's not just downtown it's in every surrounding city of Seattle, RVs, tents on every street corner. The size of the many encampments around the city are like something out of a third world country. King county is pretty much lawless and it has been for so long you almost get use to it.
@@Dawg7227 Seattle has what he's showing on every street in the city though. In a all the surrounding towns. Street lined with RVs and tents everywhere. Skid row is just one area of LA. I actually lived in Seattle up until recently and moved to San Diego and people complain about homeless here and it's nothing compared to Seattle. One other difference is it rains 9 months out of the year in Seattle and those homeless encampments are nasty compared to sunny LA. The amount of orange plastic needle caps all over Seattle is something out of a horror movie. I'm sure it's bad in LA if not worse, but since moving to California from Seattle. Seattle is far worse from what I've seen!
I went to Seattle last year and pulled up to a random dollar tree and saw a car filled with people doing heroin. I’m from the bay and seen a lot of stuff but to me that was crazy!
@@eric6345 I love our state. I'm in University Place, (Tacoma,by Narrows Bridge) but love to catch ferry to Seattle, from Bremerton and eat y'all's fish and chips! EVERYTIME anyone comes from out of town, or country, I share that memory with them first!
I moved to Seattle in the early 90's, and it was an absolute gem. I moved to Holland for a few years, and when returning to the US, I landed back in Seattle. It was still a great place to be, but things had changed (dirtier and more drugs, and a lot of people who think their opinion is important). I got married and moved away, we have been back to visit, but it doesn't have the charm it once did.
I'm glad you made this video. My boyfriend works for fed ex and has to do his routes in downtown seattle daily and mentions this to me all the time. I'm glad someone else is finally shedding light on this dire situation here.
You're in my city now...I've been here for 16 years , from Chicago and I don't even go downtown anymore !! In the summer this place is beautiful with the tall evergreen trees and lilac bushes,..flowers everywhere,..waterfronts all around !!! You have to go to Gasworks park,..Alki beach,..the Burke Gilman trail along side of Lake Washington....but you're right,.it's too expensive to live here ,...but great in the summer on the beaches !!!
Man no lie that Clam Chowder looks really delicious i like that and that Salmon fish and chips hot and fresh too great video in Seattle Washington man enjoyed it first time watching your channel its awesome good stuff there
Dang I work in downtown Seattle. Could have hooked you up with free parking everywhere and recommendations on where to go. Reach out if you come back. I'm a big traveler and try to spend as much time away from downtown as I can.
Honestly it blew up under trump. Lets not start that republican regurgitated talk, how you try to blame democrats for anything bad going on in the country. It's a very old play in the republican handbook. The party that creates fake issues and fails at fixing them to keep everyone scared. While the real issues are never talked about! I'm guessing you've never stepped foot in either of the towns you mention? It's not a political issue, it's a drug crisis much worse than the crack epidemic of the 80s. If you remember that period of time no one ever placed blame on politics. I lived in Seattle from 1998-2024 and I'm just wondering why you cry democrat? We're talking about 20,000 homeless addicted to fentanyl, where are they suppose to house these people? How do you jail 20,000 homeless who don't show up to a court date and waste more tax payer dollars? What is it that you think politics plays into the minds of these people? You people want to act all woke, but go live there for awhile and let me know how the republicans would fix this? Jail all of them. You cry constitution but it's written in the constitution that you can't be put in jail for living off the land aka the street. Trumps a felon so don't act like youre the party of law and order. You want to stop abortions but don't mind passing bills to keep illegal guns on the street to shoot kids etc! The republican party is a fake mess! trump isn't going to save us, neither is biden. I live in San Diego now and I laugh when people complain about the homeless here which is a far cry from what Seattle homeless fentanyl addicts are like! Time to actually wake up and think for yourself, and not let some political association! I noticed your videos are mostlly from Winnepeg so I'm not sure why US politics matter to you, I couldn't tell you the president of canada lol! I do know fentanyl is just as big in Vancouver so how do you explain your political stance on democrats when it comes to Vancouver? Do you blame democrats for inflation too when it's happening worldwide! I mean youre such a genius and all right?
It's not democrats. It's the American way. You live all your life in America, know nothing of any other nation and you think it democrats and Liberals. Every where outside of America and we think You all are Liberals killing your own countries because you are entiltled.
Wow, good to see you in Seattle. You’re a long ways from all the interesting places you’ve been to. Yes, other than the Pike Place Market, Seattle has nothing to offer tourists - and locals, anymore. And that’s not saying much. Like most big cities, it’s changed for the worse. I moved up here in the 90’s and lived downtown, worked downtown - absolutely loved living downtown for a few years before moving over to Kirkland. Your video, showing what has become of downtown Seattle, is sad and depressing. Seattle was NEVER like that. It was a thriving, fun… great city to both work and live in. Walking from Queen Anne to Pioneer Square to Capitol Hill, all over the city, was always safe and fun when hanging out with friends. The bar and music scene, great restaurant scene, was thriving. But wow, your video shows a shell of a city. Completely depressing… times sure have changed. Without getting too political, Seattle is now, just like every other major city in this country - a cesspool. Drug addicts, homelessness, crime everywhere, cost of living, useless corrupt politicians who don’t do a thing but steal money and commit crimes themselves… zero answers to alleviate the glaring issues of their cities. The list can go on and on… but yes, realistically, it all starts at the top. This country’s leadership is beyond atrocious, beyond failing. Whichever party it is, they’re destroying this country. And it’s showing everywhere on our streets. There are many factors in play, but you see this crap in every city now. The clear results of horrible leadership - from political leadership to parenting in the home. It’s too bad you weren’t here in Seattle 20-25 years ago, lol, probably weren’t even born yet. Just know that Seattle used to be a great city to live in.
I visited Seattle in Sept. 2023. as my Son is stationed (Navy)across the Sound Poulsbro? anyway, I was there a week. Being from South Texas, San Antonio, It was a nice change of scenery. We don't have the Diversity of Seattle. It was nice to see other races, mostly Asian, India, etc. We are mostly Hispanic here in South Texas (Mexican Heritage) although, I did meet and speak to a few hispanics working in the Hotel from Colombia and Mexico. I visited the Pikes Place, Seattle Space Needle, rode the Light rail, and Monorail walked downtown by 3rd street saw the Zombies etc. I found the weather very nice, everything was Green, lush, a very expensive city. Would I like to live there? no, but it was a interesting place to visit for a week., people were friendly for the most part.
As someone from Seattle, yeah the cost of living has skyrocketed, especially with the cost of groceries rising recently, I have friends who can barely afford groceries, and they have decent jobs. The other thing that aggravates thins is that there are a lot of services for the homeless in downtown, like soup kitchens, and lots of hospitals as well, so when people become homeless they flock there. However the homeless shelters often only allow one backpack worth of stuff (so the'd have to get rid of all of their belongings) and don't allow pets, and you have to basically sleep on the floor in close proximity next to another person who could be a creep or a criminal or something, so most people choose to sleep outside in a tent where it's relatively safer. Also as mental health facilities outside of the city get shut down, people come to Seattle for healthcare and then get stranded. It's a complicated situation. The cost of living and covid put people on the streets, then some fall victim to drugs or violence. Then the homeless say there because there are some services that help take care of them that don't exist elsewhere. But even with the help most can't get a job that pays them enough to afford housing and stability. And once someone is homeless for a long time, no matter who they were before or how hard they tried to get out of their situation, eventually it wears people down to the point where they can't get out themselves; learned helplessness. Also as a native though I have to say that Bellevue and Kirkland are NOT Seattle. You should have gone to West Seattle!!! Also Ballard and Fremont and Capitol Hill. There's some really beautiful and interesting neighborhoods in Seattle, with better food and culture. It's unfortunate that you saw so little, a part of the reason I think is that our "downtown" area isn't like the downtown in most cities; it's the financial/business district, there's not much going on there it's just where people work, and where tourists go. But newcomers often think that downtown would be the best most interesting place to be.
I'm from Seattle. You can find crime, homelessness, and drug usage in any urban city, it's not unique to just Seattle. Are there places that i wouldn't want to travel in Seattle at night? Sure, but the same can be said for a lot of cities.
@@lifewithaclifewithac897 I don't agree that this is happening in Florida or Texas. I grew up in the SF Bay in the 80's and it was such a beautiful place. We moved in 1998 to Sacramento and it's turned into SF as well. I'm not a Republican, but I do see these settings usually in Democratic areas.
Nice video of the market and it was good of you to shed a light on the problems at 3rd and Pike, but Seattle is so much more than the sliver you showed. The neighborhoods of Seattle is what makes Seattle, so I hope you got to visit Belltown, Queen Anne, Ballard, Wallingford, Fremont, Columbia City, Capital Hill, Beacon Hill and the University District. Downtown is cool but the neighborhoods, parks, restaurants and breweries is what makes Seattle great in my opinion.
Kirkland in the summerbtime when I was a kid was a vibe.. it was crazy there from 8pm to 3 am during the summer.. friends having boats at 18-19 years old.. vipers ferraris just kicking it there at that little water front in Kirkland and on the main street a block up lake Washington Blvd
@Volpe *And that's why Costco's brand is "Kirkland" as that was where their headquarters were as they also started in this area as well as Microsoft, Amazon, Starbucks and Boeing.* 21:48
I appreciate the fact that he says "Brother", instead of bro. Bro stands for bend right over. Any one to lazy to look you right in the eye and call you brother will get you in the end .bro
It’s crazy because this was one of my dream cities but as I am coming of age I can only hope that within 10 or so years the city is back to being less chatoic in time. Funnily enough I’ve been more interested in Detroit because of its recent up comings and it’s “promising” future.
Austin TX is like that with the homeless,housing and traffic is horrible...I bet 10 years more nd it will be as expensive like Seattle with all the development they doing or might be already is in travis County... but in County's up north atx mortgage and rent is really pricey.
The captivating video you've shared underscores a pivotal truth - the challenges faced by cities like Seattle and Portland are intricately linked to the policies in place rather than a mere lack of financial resources. The Pacific Northwest, abundant in prosperity, is beckoning for astute leadership and innovative policies to restore the luster of cities now grappling with the consequences of misguided governance. This video sheds light on the pressing need for a paradigm shift in political strategies and the reconsideration of long-standing leadership choices. Despite the region's financial affluence, the cities find themselves ensnared in a web of detrimental policies, and the perpetuation of this cycle is attributed to a recurring selection of leaders who may not be steering the urban landscape towards a brighter future. The call for change resonates through your observations, emphasizing that the key to revitalizing these beautiful cities lies in the hands of the electorate. The importance of advocating for and embracing leaders with visionary policies cannot be overstated, offering a transformative alternative to the status quo.
verry cool video. im in San Diego Ca and always wanted to visit Seattle.Wa. Thank you bro! hope u are doing well 💯✌Its sad what our cities have become. Dam crooked politicians .Cali, Wash, Oregon, smh...
Except y'all got taxes on your income.....whereas Seattle & Washington has 0 income tax (also 0 taxes on groceries there). Tax is terrible for Portlands "high earners" ($125k a year or more) it's the 2nd highest income tax for "high earners" in the USA only beat by New York City, the difference is, in NYC a "high earner" is classified as $25,000,000 ( *_MILLION_* ) a year.....whereas Portlands "high earner" is only just $125,000 a year. I ain't saying that makes Seattle better with taxes overall. But y'all in Oregon be acting like you different from the rest us and ain't getting taxed wayyy too much too. But you are getting taxed a lot. Don't let no sales tax fool you. No sales tax is perfect for tourism though. 😃👍. Whereas with Seattle the no income tax and no grocery tax ONLY benefits the local people who _*actually *_ live there, NOT tourists. I guess it's a choice between: choosing to profit off taxing tourists visiting (has sales tax, but no income tax & no tax on groceries - Washington) VS. taxing your own local people living there so that the tourists don't have to pay a tax. (No sales tax, but has income tax - Oregon). One system benefits the tourists, the other system let's the locals benefit from the tourists. If Washington had no sales tax, then it would not be able to have no income tax. Because all the tourists paying sales tax provides much of the tax revenue needed for locals to have 0 income tax. All in all though, Oregon is very very far from the worst state when it comes to taxes 👍. Don't take my comment as hate.
Dude you didn't even go to the bad areas. You could do an entire series travelling up the West Coast from L.A. to Oakland/SF, Portland, Seattle and Vancouver, BC. It keeps getting worse and the world wants and needs to see it. Your channel would blow up.
My husband is a bus driver In Seattle ! I worry about him all the time ! He's had death threats as some have Mental health issues , a lot of people get high on fentanyl on the bus which has made him sick as well as other drivers , people have OD on the bus! It's just sad
I thought that was for the whole fish. I had to go rewatch that part. F'n crazy! I get a slab of Columbia River steelhead for $11, whole fish for $22-25 in Olympia, WA, the Capital of Washington State.
as someone who has lived downtown Seattle for nearly the last 20 years, I always feel safer in many of the foreign countries where I'm told it's "sketchy" or "unsafe" (especially Latin America where are a lot of your videos are filmed) than I do walking around 3rd Ave; especially early mornings
It was actually much worse about a year ago , however when you are in pikes market stop by mee sums bakery and get a bbq pork hum bow, every time I go to Seattle I have to stop
When you said “Zombie land” I wasn’t sure what to expect, but holy shit..that’s some serious problems. They looked legit like zombies, absolutely horrible situation!
I'm sure you have seen all the homeless in Miami also. Basically most places with mild winters, are a place for homeless. Like Miami also. It's too bad you didn't go to, or show some of the really nice areas, and places to see, like around the water fronts, the sound, and the lake fronts all the ferries, and boats Queen Ann, area, Bellevue, Capitol Hill. All the cool different areas.
I've lived in Seattle for 44 years. There are pockets of areas that are really bad especially in downtown Seattle. Most of the surrounding neighborhoods are clean and very expensive to live in. Kirkland is one of the better managed cities. Most homes in these neighborhoods are unaffordable unless you're making over a shit ton of money.
This basically sums up all major American cities. The affordability level differs from city to city, but the concept is the same. Many Americans will call an entire major city a "shit hole" because the news portrays it this way. In reality, it's only a small percentage of the city as a whole. I love how the people who have these opinions live nowhere near or have never even been to these cities. There opinions are solely based off a few short segments they've seen on the news or twitter.
@@The_El_Guapo Agreed. Crime, poverty, and drug use is not unique to just Seattle. You can find these elements in any major urban city, even in cities down in South America where most of his videos have been made.
I got to see James Brown at a concert at the 1962 Seattle World's Fair. You're right Volpe. Beer battered Halibut is the way to go, scallops and clams too. When you head down to SF, Cioppino is a must try.
I am a northwest native and visit Seattle and Portland regularly. You have hit the underbelly of Seattle. Seattle and Portland OR are holmeless centers for the Northwest. Wish you would go back to South America or Europe!
Yep crazy how the apocalypse was a metaphor for the epidemic for how the people on the streets look now a days it’s sad to see so many people lost to addiction but that’s someone’s dad /mom /brother /sister and still human beings
Don’t go to pioneer square it’s definitely a zombie apocalypse, we went to Seattle for Christmas 2022, we got off the underground train took the escalator up to ground level and turned around and went back down to the train it was so bad kind of like Hastings street in Vancouver Canada where I’m from.
That's my hometown. There's always been crazies, drug dealers, crackheads, hookers, etc. hanging around 3rd & Pike and surrounding. That was called "The Blade" back in the 80's. Volpe: Look up the 1984 documentary called, "Streetwise." Filmed in Seattle around 1st & 2nd & Pike area partly. You will see that part of Seattle has always been grimy.
Hey Carlos, what you up to today? I see your in Seattle, boy didn’t. Know parts of it, got that bad with drugs, it’s Sad, just wanted to say : I love your videos and your channel, but are we ever gonna see Alejandra again, I miss you 2 together, on your trips ? Have a good one my Friend, and be safe👍👍🙏🙏😎😎🍮🍮❤️
Trust me they are all over Seattle. They are sketchy and strange people so I'm assuming it's hard to just point a camera in their face. Especially since this guys never seen something like this before. He's just showing a couple streets in the city, but in reality it's happening all over that town on every street. They are taking fentanyl and horse tranq which makes them nod off standing up, it's very creepy even if you're use to seeing it.
Seems Starbucks has closed that "Number 1" location in your opening a couple of days ago(early August). They removed the logos , so some question if they'll be back or not.
I didnt vote for this sh!t show. They had and have mail in voting so our votes didn't matter. I was born in Seattle but i wont go there. Food looks fire though. #JustForTheHalibut 🔥😋💯