YOU ARE YOUNGSTOWN 

I was born in Youngstown in ‘49, raised in the west side and left in 1975 when GF Business Equipment transferred me to the New Jersey sales office. Whenever I see recent videos of Youngstown, the thing that strikes me most is the great air quality. What a difference. Over the years I’ve noticed that often, when I would tell someone where I’m from, the reaction would be something like, “Whoa. Tough town” followed by a little added respect.

My dad was from Youngstown born in Warren in 1926 but raised in Youngstown and went to Catholic Schools graduated from Ursuline worked in a movie theater then a steel mill then joined the Merchant Marines then the Navy and became a career Navy man and retired as such in 72 then worked as a Senior planner at Electric Boat/General Dynamics till he retired in 90. RIP Dad

This video made me actually cry i lived in brier hill when i graduated The Rayen High School in 1991 after that i joined the military (Navy Seabee) retired 22 years later i have always been proud of where i came from. Youngstown made me the man i am today i now reside in florida but i will always be a youngstown boy. I find myself looking at old idora park stuff on the internet sometimes my dad took me on the wild cat that was my first roller coaster ride i will never forget that.

I love Youngstown grew up on the west side. Live in San Diego, CA since 1979.

THANK YOU FOR VIEWING THIS VIDEO SHORT ABOUT OUR VALLEY . PLEASE FEEL FREE TO VIEW AN UPDATED VERSION TITLED WE ARE YOUNGSTOWN . JOSEPH NAPIER SR

Very good video. Wonderful memories of my hometown. Moved away but not too far. Thanks for sharing.

THANKS AGAIN CLIFF I DID 4 YEARS IN THE ARMY AND THREE IN THE NAVY SEABEES AS WELL . WHEN TIME ALLOWS CHECK OUT THE P ROSS BERRY STORY IT TALKS ABOUT THE RAYEN HIGH SCHOOL . IT IS ANOTHER MADE IN YOUNGSTOWN PRODUCTION . JOSEPH NAPIER SR

I LOVE THE CITY I GREW UP IN I AM YOUNGSTOWN .

Great Video sir, I truly enjoyed every second of it. It put a smile on my face. I'm a 29yo man who still lives in the inner city of Youngstown, and I love my city. I'm a part of the solution if there is one, and not the problem. I hope that my city and my people can change r wicked ways and bring our city back from the dead.

Nicely done! You managed to capture both the hospital where I was born and my high school!

THANKS MR MOORE FOR YOUR POSITIVE FEED BACK . FOR OUR CITY TO BECOME A POSITIVE FORCE ONCE AGAIN WE MUST BE POSITIVE . THANKS FOR BEING POSITIVE . JOSEPH NAPIER SR

I love my city! East Side born and raised.

YOUNGSTOWN WE CAN DO ANYTHING WE PUT OUR MINDS TO WE ARE YOUNGSTOWN .

I grew up in Girard, up Trumbull Hill from Brier Hill. On Davis St.

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO JOIN ME ON MY YOU ARE YOUNGSTOWN FACEBOOK PAGE . THANKS JOSEPH NAPIER SR

THIS VIDEO DEPICTS A CITY THAT HAS HAD ALOT TAKEN AWAY FROM IT AND STILL CONTINUES TO FIGHT YOUNGSTOWN WILL NEVER GIVE UP . WE ARE YOUNGSTOWN

THANKS MRS BENTON FOR THE COMPLIMENT LIKE YOURSELF I ALSO LOVE THE PLACE I CALL HOME YOUNGSTOWN . I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVED IN VARIED COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE U.S AND GERMANY . THEY SAY HOME IS WHERE YOUR HEART IS , I BELIEVE THAT QUOTE . THANKS ALSO FOR BEING A POSITIVE PERSON WHO LIKE MYSELF IS PRO COMMUNITY . JOSEPH NAPIER SR

THANK YOU MR WALLACE FOR YOUR INSIGHT I TELL THAT YOU LIVE IN YOUNGSTOWN , I ALSO LIVE IN YOUNGSTOWN AND GREW UP IN YOUNGSTOWN,I AM A PROUD GRADUATE OF SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL . WE ALL KNOW THE HISTORY ON WHAT HAPPEN TO OUR FAIR CITY SEPT 19TH 1977 A DATE THAT WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED . MOVING FORWARD THE CITY DESIGNED A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CALLED YOUNGSTOWN 2010 I CHALLENGE YOU AND OTHERS TO READ IT,WHAT IS CURRENTLY HAPPENING IN THE CITY IS BECAUSE OF PLANNING WHICH INVOLVED RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS

THE CITY OF YOUNGSTOWN OHIO CONTINUES TO TAKE WHAT IT IS GIVEN BY MAKING INCREMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS TO IT'S INFRASTRUCTURE AND RECRUITMENT OF INDUSTRY .

YOU ARE YOUNGSTOWN WE ARE YOUNGSTOWN THE MAHONING VALLEY COMMUNITY 565,773 PEOPLE STRONG .

YOUR COMMENT IS YOUR COMMENT I CAN TELL BY YOUR COMMENT THAT YOU DON'T LIVE IN YOUNGSTOWN . EVERY AREA HAS IT'S NOT SO GREAT SPOTS BUT WHAT MAKES UP A CITY OR TOWNSHIP IS IT'S PEOPLE . HERE'S TO POSITIVE PEOPLE . REMEMBER AN AREA IS NOT DEFINED BY THE FEW BUT THE MANY . GO MAHONING VALLEY GO . JOSEPH NAPIER SR YOUNGSTOWN OHIO

HAPPY NEW YEAR YOUNGSTOWN .

I always said, never run away from trouble in your hometown, and I never did.

Food for thought . Every City Town or Township has it's not so glamourous or peaceful areas . The creator of this video is trying to put a positive spin on the community as a Whole and Encourage people within the Community to be a part of the Change , Even You .

Nice tour of the city!

TODAY MAY 21, 2024 MARKS THE 12TH YEAR SINCE THIS VIDEO SHORT ORIGINALLY AIRED ON MAY 21 , 2012 I THANK ALL OF MY SUBSCRIBERS FOR FOLLOWING ME THROUGH THE MANY YEARS .

THANKS JASMINE FOR THE POSITIVE FEEDBACK I APPRECIATED YOUR POSITIVE COMMENT . PLEASE FEEL FREE TO TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT YOU ARE YOUNGSTOWN ALSO WE ARE YOUNGSTOWN IS ANOTHER MADE IN YOUNGSTOWN PRODUCTION THAT IS AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING .

THANKS MR MOLLER FOR YOUR COMMENT , I MADE YOU ARE YOUNGSTOWN TO INVITE AND ENCOURAGE A COMMUNITY TO IMPROVE IT'S COMMUNITY THE MAHONING VALLEY COMMUNITY, AS A WHOLE YOUNGSTOWN AND ALL THE CITIES AND TOWNSHIPS FEATURED IN THIS SHORT FLIM HAS SO MUCH TO OFFER , NOT JUST THE NEGATIVE . LOOK FOR WE ARE YOUNGSTOWN . COMING SOON TO NAPE 1962 . JOSEPH NAPIER SR

PLEASE NOTE IF YOU ENJOYED THIS FEATURED VIDEO SHARE IT WITH SOMEONE YOU KNOW THAT HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA . JOSEPH NAPIER SR PRODUCER OF YOU ARE YOUNGSTOWN . THANKS

When I retire I have decided to move back.

our city crime rate went down since last year they started fixing it up the downtown look nice where I'm from on the south side I live in on a nice block when nice house& we stop killing each other we start making money together

THANKS PORCHIA FOR YOUR SUPPORT . JOSEPH NAPIER SR . LOOK FOR ANOTHER NAPE 1962 SHORT FILM TITLED YOUNGSTOWN IN BLACK AND WHITE COMING SOON .

Nicely done!

ONE WAY TO CHANGE A NEGATIVE MIND SET IS TO STAND UP . YOUNGSTOWN HAS STOOD UP AND HAS BEEN STANDING UP SINCE THE YOUNGSTOWN 2010 PLAN WAS LAUNCHED IN 2002 BRAVO YOUNGSTOWN KEEP STANDING UP . IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A PART OF SOMETHING POSITIVE THAN STAND UP ALSO . JOSEPH NAPIER SR

THANKS CLIFF FOR YOUR POSITIVE FEEDBACK , I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE BE PROUD OF WHERE YOU COME FROM BECAUSE IT IS THE FRAMEWORK OF WHO YOU BECOME . WHEN TIME PERMITS FEEL FREE TO VIEW WE ARE YOUNGSTOWN ANOTHER MADE IN YOUNGSTOWN PRODUCTION . JOSEPH NAPIER SR

CHECK OUT MY LATEST INSTALLMENT WE ARE YOUNGSTOWN A FOLLOW UP TO YOU ARE YOUNGSTOWN A YEAR AND A HALF LATER . I ALSO GREW UP IN AND STILL CALL YOUNGSTOWN MY HOME . WE ARE YOUNGSTOWN . JOSEPH NAPIER SR

I PRODUCED YOU ARE YOUNGSTOWN 8 YEARS AGO TO CHALLENGE THE PEOPLE OF OUR COMMUNITY TO CHANGE OUR COMMUNITY . REMEMBER IF YOU LIVE IN YOUNGSTOWN OR THE VALLEY THAT'S MAKES YOU PART OWNER OF YOUR COMMUNITY , WE CAN CHANGE OUR COMMUNITY ONE BRICK AT A TIME . JOSEPH NAPIER SR

WHEN TIME PERMITS MRS BENTON FEEL FREE TO VIEW WE ARE YOUNGSTOWN . I DESIGNED THE PROJECT TO BE TWO FOLD I WENT BACK OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY A YEAR AND A HALF LATER TO FURTHER VIEW WHATS GOING ON IN OUR COMMUNITY THE MAHONING VALLEY COMMUNITY . GOD'S CONTINUED BLESSINGS TO YOUR FAMILY . JOSEPH NAPIER SR

THE YOU CAN CHANGE YOUNGSTOWN CHALLENGE , CHALLENGES THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY AND THE CONNECTING COMMUNITIES TO LEND THEIR TIME AND TALENTS TO CHANGING THEIR COMMUNITY .

Aye you showed my school (Youngstown Christian)

TO VIEW OTHER NAPE1962 VIDEOS CLICK ON THE NAPE1962 SYMBOL LOCATED UPPER LEFT . THANKS

TO VIEW OTHER NAPE1962 VIDEOS TAP ON THE NAPE1962 SYMBOL LOCATED UPPER LEFT . THANKS

i live there

THE STEEL VALLEY IS SLOWLY BECOMING THE VOLT VALLEY STAY TUNE FOR FURTHER DETAILS .

And my church my dad is the pastor lol wow didn't see that coming ( Holy Trinity)

I live there also

Best part of Youngstown is Mill creek park.

HAPPY NEW YEAR YOUNGSTOWN KEEP THE FAITH AND STAY FOCUSED ON THE CHANGES STILL TO COME WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY , REMEMBER WE ARE YOUNGSTOWN .

Great Job Joseph, keep the faith. and thanks for all your support.

Saint Columbia cathedral .

WE ARE CONTINUING TO IMPROVE 8 YEARS LATER , CONTINUE TO BE INSPIRED YOUNGSTOWN , KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK .