I’m 17 and have lived in East Cleveland for my entire life and I hate it so much. It’s makes me sad to see all these comments saying how great it used to be and knowing that I’ll never see it like that😕

@leighdavis3039

Жыл бұрын

It looks like housing was real nice is what I tried to put & then couldn’t edit 😂. I wrote more but have now for got where I got too . I came from nothing my man & I had some lucky breaks but I feel it was by being a nice genuine person that got people to trust me to work for them . I know all environments are different but you also have the internet now so if you can find something people want (not drugs😂) the entire world can be at your finger tips . Even by your short message you can tell your a good person .. stay strong & trust ya guy . 🖖🏻🥹👍🏻❤️🇬🇧

@michaelwhite2823

Жыл бұрын

You are young and can get out. You have your whole life ahead of you. Forget the past and start planning your future.

@ralphrehcok

Жыл бұрын

I was up at the flats before they turned it into a Scooby Doo ghost town.

@Mindsi

Жыл бұрын

Answer - Build a country, like the wild west AMERICA of the 1800s. Self-reliance, not reliance on some other person! Answer 2 - GET OUT THERE and start to build. Get all that old wood for starters and pre fab plans from google. I'll find them for you!

@dorissiverios

Жыл бұрын

Thank a you friend

You can tell it must have been a thriving community at one time. Once beautiful homes now in ruins. So sad to see the neglect of property and community.

@IndigenousIndianLady65

Жыл бұрын

Yes, It was a middle class community with some wealthy families as well....

@timothyharris1125

Жыл бұрын

That part of the county used to be a millionaire's row.

@umbertoflocco7866

Жыл бұрын

Community is nothing short of people who have a common unity.Sad to see it disappear these days.

@BrettonFerguson

Жыл бұрын

Detroit is like this. It has many thousands of regular houses in ruins, plus hundreds of huge elaborate victorian houses, mansions really, in ruins.

@1neAdam12

Жыл бұрын

@@BrettonFerguson Yeah, it's a huge contrast in Detroit. An area there was considered Little Paris at one time.

Cleveland is about 3 hours from my hometown , Buffalo is about the same in some parts. Urban decay everywhere! The USA is turning into a 3rd world country due to 50 years of horrendous leadership by corrupt Politicians!

@TheNewMrsB4905

2 жыл бұрын

You took the words right out of my mouth, Eric. The stark disparity between the 'haves' and the 'have-nots' in this country is absolutely disgusting. And it's only getting worse, every single day.

@smurf88

2 жыл бұрын

How are you supposed to fix this?

@martymiller6565

2 жыл бұрын

Nailed it

@clevejae9829

2 жыл бұрын

East Cleveland is it separate city from Cleveland, I refuse to take and Uber order there

@paco7992

2 жыл бұрын

@@smurf88 dynamite

Euclid Ave in East Cleveland used to be one of the richest areas in the entire country. How times have changed.

@michaelweston1042

Жыл бұрын

That's true.

Zero jobs, zero ambition, zero tax base

When you drive by and see people sizing you up, you know you're in a bad neighborhood.

@tcantrell5301

2 жыл бұрын

Really? You ever driving the country I've been down on country roads before where every single person stops what they're doing

@khadijahdavis1572

2 жыл бұрын

That city looks like a Scooby-Doo ghost town with zombies walking around after midnight smh

@toxicgracie3772

2 жыл бұрын

@@tcantrell5301 "The country"? That can just mean an rural road. Do you mean the boonies? the West Virginia backroads? Alabama backroads? Because most country roads are safer than these streets

@sw8741

2 жыл бұрын

@@tcantrell5301 You mean like a real country road where hardly anyone passes by? Bro, they were waving at you not throwing gang signs!

@Crystalblue58

Жыл бұрын

@@tcantrell5301 No doubt because of you sizing them up.

I remember moving to East Cleveland from Cincinnati in 1982; grew up around the Hayden Ave/2nd Ave block. Back then, we were able to play outside without incident. I was proud to attend Mayfair Elementary, Kirk Middle School, and graduate from Shaw. Looking at this breaks my heart, and the so-called lawmakers allow this to happen. Seeing this hurts what's happening to my former home. :(

@madamelebuff

Жыл бұрын

It is so sad, all those ruined abandoned homes were once built, loved & inhabited by families. It has become a neighbourhood graveyard. Such a waste.

@ttv.snakez1x402

Жыл бұрын

What happened is drugs

@WillieDuitt1

Жыл бұрын

At that time those schools were nationally known and won many awards.

@scottbc31h22

Жыл бұрын

@@ttv.snakez1x402 WRONG! It was the lose of industry and jobs that killed this neighborhood to collapse; which let the drugs in.

@rob1248996

Жыл бұрын

I'm guessing that the "Lawmakers" are probably doing pretty well.

I normally don't comment but this was tough to watch. I grew up in East Cleveland back when it was truly a neighborhood. Some of my best childhood memories were on those streets, very sad.

@cvlcek144

2 жыл бұрын

I was in Parma. But came to Cleveland all the time

@eunicholaslatroy

2 жыл бұрын

Tell Me about it, me too, I grew up on Hayden and 105

@nellatl

2 жыл бұрын

That must've been a long time ago because easy Cleveland was bad actually worse in the nineties

@OnSiteTvee

2 жыл бұрын

I live here now with my family and it’s always chaotic, police chases, shootings etc

@shannonthomas151

2 жыл бұрын

I am from Shaw Ave and this is truly sad. Use to walk up and down some of those streets as a youth.

An extreme American culture shock is these entire neighbourhoods with streets full of abandoned dilapidated ruins mixed in with houses inhabited by human beings. I have travelled to 30 countries & never witnessed these conditions in any 1st world country except the US. In developed nations, If a building is abandoned & becomes unsafe & an eyesore to nearby property owners, it would be demolished & removed by the city council. These really are unique American conditions. Who owns these abandoned areas??? Thank you for the uploads.

@adrianc6534

Жыл бұрын

You also pay more taxes. Americans would rather live in squalor than pay taxes.

@madamelebuff

Жыл бұрын

@@adrianc6534 When health insurance is added to annual tax bills the US population actually pay more in taxes than other 1st world countries that have social security/unemployment/sickness benefits & free(tax $ funded) healthcare for all. Americans paying less in taxes is a myth.

@Mwstmrlnd

Жыл бұрын

@@adrianc6534 Clevelanders pay relatively higher tax rates for Americans. The problem is there aren't enough people in Cleveland and the neighborhoods to pay the taxes necessary to keep things in shape. Population decreasing every year, tough situation to be in. Not so black and white an issue

@michaelweston1042

Жыл бұрын

A bank.

@Mindsi

Жыл бұрын

Go to India or Brazil, then come back and talk! Even ‘ decay’ in the US is good. People would love these houses and fix them up fast!

So many old beautiful homes just left to decay. I went to Cleveland when I was a teen and it was the cleanest city I had ever stepped foot in. I was blown away by it.

@RhythmGrizz

Жыл бұрын

East Cleveland is a little different than Cleveland, like downtown Cleveland

@mach6893

Жыл бұрын

@@RhythmGrizz East Cleveland has become Cleveland's septic tank, just like Camden New Jersey is Philly's septic tank. Very sad to witness.

So many beautiful homes and apartment buildings just deteriorating. It's really sad. It's also amazing to see how the cities in this country are just duplicates of one another! Very interesting videos, I'm glad I came across your channel, definitely subscribing!

Apart from the abandoned homes, I really like how lush and green everything is. I wish as a society that we allowed grass, plants, and trees to just grow naturally.

It’s very eerie seeing this after I haven’t in almost a decade. I used to work in East Cleveland for several years. Lived there in the early 90s.

I'm about 20 or 30 minutes from East Cleveland/Cleveland. My family and I don't bother traveling through there anymore. Used to be pretty awesome seeing all the Christmas lights up in the winter when I was a kid. Clevelanders always had so much pride.

You are brave driving in there. E. Cleveland is no joke.

Looks a great deal like Gary, IND. I was born in Gary in Aug 1960. My parents got a divorce in '66 & both moved to other towns. As that city gradually became more de-industrialized as years went on, people began to move away to possible greener pastures. The old folks stuck it out since that demographic were retired or nearly ready to retire. Gradual de-population . Very unfortunate to see a former economic powerhouse in that condition now.

I walk into those properties all the time. It's my job. I also keep my head on a swivel when in the EC! Great channel!

This would be a good Call of Duty Warzone map.

It would be interesting to find footage of the area when it was vibrant and well kept.

@bahba9247

Жыл бұрын

I worked as a city mail carrier in a small town for 34 years and I wish I had taken more photos of some of the neighborhoods when I started. The college started buying up properties and tearing down houses to put in their new buildings and parking lots. They did bring more jobs to the area but, later they had to budget and many people lost their jobs at the college. Meanwhile, many nice neighborhoods were wiped out and changed.

I lived in E. Cleveland in the late 70s for 2 yrs. in a family-owned apt building. My stepdad was able to sell the building luckily after several fires broke out in the neighborhood, one right across the street from me which his friend owned. After it almost burned to the ground I left for my safety. During a visit to Cleveland in 2013, I drove through E. Cleveland and It was so sad to see the city in ruins. I recognize a lot of streets and buildings in this video and it's a shame. I pray for the current residents and for restructure. It can be done.

Sad, an area totally affected by poor governance. Props to the people who make an effort to keep their houses kept up the best they can. No one ever reports about Forest Hill in East Cleveland that a beautiful neighborhood. In the Brewster Rd area, there are 81 French chateau homes developed via Rockefeller’s son. Each home has a national historic designation. I hope that something can be done to elevate this area someday.

@lestergillis8171

Жыл бұрын

Yes... some is due to "poor governance". Still more was due to corporate malfeasance. Investing a modest amount into their own industries early on, could have prevented much of this. This is why Japan beat us. They were investing $$$ into their own industries to make them better.

@queengoddess8552

Жыл бұрын

Its damn shame ☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️

@jillpatton3432

Жыл бұрын

Poor governance? The only thing the government does in my neighborhood is pave the roads. It's up to the residents to employ trash service and maintain property.

@Mwstmrlnd

Жыл бұрын

@@jillpatton3432 It's easy to say residents should pay for it if you have money to do so. Many don't.

@CinCee-

Жыл бұрын

It was deindustrialization that did this. Thank the factory bosses that moved all the jobs to china & the politicians they bought off

I am not financially much better off than a lot of the people in this area. Thank God I live more rural.....the crime and lack of hope will prevent any recovery here. They need to start by levelling and clearing all the condemned buildings and properties ...clear the blight !

I live in Cleveland and when I’m delivering people or food I’m in East Cleveland all the time day or night. Yeah it’s pretty sad over there, I think I have some videos way back on my KZread channel. Thanks for another one I’ll watch some of your other stuff

I’m not saying this is my home, but sometime I drive through. I feel so sad for the people who have to live in East Cleveland. Beautiful big old houses that held big and beautiful families, now with gaping holes and broken glass. I wish every ruined house or business could be torn down to the ground, lots be cleaned up, and streets repaved. Also the bridges carrying trains and roads that pass under the bridges. All unsafe.

@emineo3252

Жыл бұрын

I drive through EC when I'm doing Uber and its quite sad, because the archetitecure is beautiful, but they've let everything fall apart. That neighborhood needs to be gentrified. Its on par with Lakewood, in terms of the storefronts and housing.

@lestergillis8171

Жыл бұрын

Yes, but I don't think there is any $$$ available for all of that. It's a bit like a "self fulfilling prophecy". When the industries began to close, due to newer more modern overseas industries, the jobs began to go away.

All those buildings and homes have so much history and meant so much to so many people. 💔

You can take the people out of the neighbourhood, but you can never take the neighbourhood out of the people. Once people become accustomed to this way of living, it becomes extremely difficult to change the course going forward. Truly sad to see the demise of the Western World.

@harmonicachick100

Жыл бұрын

Yep. I cringe to see them move south.

@Timetravel1819

Жыл бұрын

No not in my case. I was one of the ones born & raised there and it was horrible! The vibe/atmosphere there is terrible, like some kind of ominous oppressive spirit there. Like a physical weight. The people's mentality there is unbelievable, it's like a different world. I hated it there. But I'm happy to say God made a way for me to leave that place 12 years ago and I haven't looked back! Now I live on the West Coast with mountain views, beautiful city, beautiful homes, palm trees, sunshine and beautiful weather and a very safe place! And nice people. I met the love of my life here. 😊Best decision I ever made! I knew it was bad there when I was there, but didn't realize how bad till I moved away from there and entered normal society. Since leaving there I've also lived for a while in New Zealand and Switzerland. That was fun. 😊Now I'm back in the USA on the West Coast and love it! I will NEVER go back to East Cleveland again. Horrible place.

@Timetravel1819

Жыл бұрын

@@harmonicachick100 There are some good people who are just stuck there. I was born & raised there and when God blessed me financially 12 years ago, I got the heck out of there and moved to the West Coast and never looked back. I met the love of my life here and he can't believe I came from a place like that. He was born & raised in California. We traveled and lived for a while in New Zealand and Switzerland. That was fun. Now we're back here in the US on the West Coast. My kids were born out here on the West Coast and I thank God they will not have to grow up in that place.

I get sketched out just watching your content, but the guy in the tree at 4:30 (I didn't notice at first, thanks for pointing him out!) made me both laugh and feel despair at the situation there.

@latbeast

Жыл бұрын

He’s not in the tree, he’s on the roof lol

Makes me very sad. How do we let an entire community fall this hard? Someone needs to come in and give that place some pride, and it should start with its community leaders. Just sad....

@asimhusain8087

Жыл бұрын

The community leaders just want to get paid they found ways to make money 💰 off of their communities

I'm from E.C. we just bought another house down there. Cleveland Clinic just bought an area down there and taxes are raising. I believe it's about to go through gentrification.

@camlewis5462

2 жыл бұрын

yeah it’s coming give it another year or 2

@kristacalai9773

2 жыл бұрын

I wish they’d just restore all the beautiful old buildings and houses instead of tearing them down to build lifeless, sterile cubes they call houses. So much character and charm will be lost

@diamonte9298

2 жыл бұрын

I got a few properties for sale if youre in the market!

@chillydawgg4354

Жыл бұрын

Yeah but it costs a fortune to put a roof on character & charm

@scottbc31h22

Жыл бұрын

@@kristacalai9773 A friend of mine, a home remodeling contractor, was involved with a program that remodeled housed in East Cleveland, using federal grants. He told me, most of the homes would be cheaper to tear down and build new, but the government grants mandated remodeling only; so he took the work.

Nice video, I grew up on Beersford in the 60's and 70's. Was about 2 minutes away from Forest Hills park and the east cleveland police department was at the end of my street. So many good memories. Insane how many homes and buildings are in ruins. Thanks for sharing

@janeentumbao8690

Жыл бұрын

I used to live in the building on the corner of Euclid and Beersford above Michael's store. This was in the early 80's.

Those neighborhoods are pure gold! Those houses are amazing, to bad people don’t know how to take care of their neighborhoods and take care of the property

Viewers need to keep in mind that East Cleveland and Cleveland are separate cities. East of the the cultural, university and Cleveland Clinic complexes was about the boundary between the two cities. I went to Case Tech (now part of Case Western Reserve University) in the late 1950s. In general there were localized slum areas in the East Part of Cleveland from West of about E55th and the tracks to around the E70s. There were also many small manufacturing facilities in and around Euclid. They would hire college tech students on a regular basis.

@CinCee-

Жыл бұрын

Really they're 2 dif cities? Never knew that

@MrBdogg317

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely right…….. 2 separate cities

I’m 23 now but you can ask any adult that actually grew up there in the 80s and 90s, EC used to be a suburban neighborhood, colorful and vibrant no potholes or sinkholes in the road. It’s like the city was halfway abandoned.

@RazPerignon

Жыл бұрын

It still is a suburban neighborhood…

Home sweet home. I moved about 10 months ago, but grew up in these parts. EC used to be THEE neighborhood, J.D. Rockefeller lived here, the stretch of Euclid Ave was known as 'Millionaires Row'. When I was younger it wasn't THIS bad, but over the years it's gotten worse and worse. I'm wanting to move back and let my kids make some fond memories like I did(Edgewater, Euclid beach.. all the metroparks), but definitely NOT moving back to this area. I can't move back there. I moved away to get out of the streets and put that life behind me. And those streets were definitely the happenin spots

I was born in the mid 1950s, grew up in the Cleveland suburbs. East Cleveland or just the east side of Cleveland has ALWAYS been a no go zone in my lifetime.

This place was pretty crazy, what did you think? If you like this kind of stuff, please consider subscribing!

@trinibagowaynecaribbean1611

2 жыл бұрын

I live here on Noble and Euclid. It's quieter than it use too. But it's still gets wild. But when those building were occupied it was wild wild.

@chevy_no_lift

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah there’s many things Cleveland has going for it, the Cleveland Clinic is world renowned and so on. There’s crime prevalent but for the neighboring cities that have had encroaching crime spreading out from East Cleveland, it has been declining more or less in recent years

@tomstickney5500

2 жыл бұрын

sad to see..sad

@soulman4292

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve lived in Cleveland my whole life, been all over this city with my dad and brothers working on houses. Demos, remodels, and some of those buildings are worth so much in just architectural salvage. It’s sad to see what used to be one of the richest suburbs in the entire United States like this, but I am an eternal optimist, and I see so much POTENTIAL. Nature is taking over, and you best believe that a lot of those buildings sit on extremely fertile ground. What’s old is eventually new again, and our city is on the rise. I believe in my lifetime this community will come back to life with a vibrance never before seen on such hallowed, and historic grounds. Thank you for the video, where some see sadness, I believe we should all see hope, and I hope you do too!

@chrisjurick5255

2 жыл бұрын

Same as collinwood just a shame not hard to figure out what and who are ruining all these neighborhoods

It just hit me how important these videos are. As an existence we all need to do more as a collective. I pray for all of gods children

For an European it’s difficult to understand this American way of life.

This breaks my heart. 😢Seeing all these beautiful houses in ruins.

In 2016, Cleveland declined to annex East Cleveland after EC elected officials demanded all sorts of concessions that would have preserved their phoney-baloney jobs while Cleveland paid the bills.

@nick31427

2 жыл бұрын

Good

What i hate, is the banks take homes away from people, then leave them to sit and rot. They make a fortune off of us all. Be kind and work with the people to keep their homes. Help them fix them up. Churches can all help as well. Sad to think of all the homeless today and see all the empty, dilapidated homes that could have been saved. Then the crime waves. We need to learn to respect our neighbors. This is heartbreaking.

@samusvi2693

2 жыл бұрын

so they should just sit back and expect everyone to take care of them? that sounds productive lol

@lunaticyoshi1

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, there are reasons banks "take homes away from people". If you don't pay the mortgage loan you agreed to, then yes, you should loose your home. You could have saved up and purchased the home in cash with no bank loan. However, these ran down areas are caused by the collapse of family oriented communities, exportation of jobs, etc., not banks. Most of the criminals that fill our streets and prisons were raised by single mothers.

@jekutube9

2 жыл бұрын

unfortunately they just move to the next city, and rinse and repeat

@dougroberts3643

Жыл бұрын

@@jekutube9 Exactly

@scottbc31h22

Жыл бұрын

@@lunaticyoshi1 The problem stems from the fact that the banks take out insurance policies on the mortgage (or make the borrower pay for it). When a borrower defaults on the loan, the bank "forecloses", kicks out the homeowner, and then collects the insurance money on the loan, getting their money. BUT, the banks were not transferring the deed to said property to the bank. They were completely ignoring the deed. The local government does not receive any tax from the property and the property, effectively has no owner, so the government doesn't even know who to go after to collect the taxes. you are correct that the biggest cause of this is the exportation of jobs. But, predatory lending, and shady business practices (and lack of regulation) on the banks part, plays a HUGE role, too. The housing crash in 2008 devastated the housing market in the Cleveland area.

Man, I lived here back in the 70's and it was wild. I was the only white kid in the complex we lived in. My neighbors were awesome people but it was rough for sure.

@kiaj.d.5855

2 жыл бұрын

I’m the 70s really?!

East Cleveland was my stomping ground on the early 80s those apartment complex that they show I used to do maintenance in there the landlord's name was Federico if anybody remembers East Cleveland was nice in the 80s

What really frightens me is what can possibly be going on in unseen areas. So many buildings. So much acreage. How can the city possibly police it all? Are the children safe? Think about it……

I live in SoCal where its dry & brown. Looking at all that BEAUTIFUL green foliage makes me sick that an area of such beauty has been allowed to decay!! Not to mention the lives that have been badly affected! So sad.

@johnboy425

Жыл бұрын

Cleve still has one of the best park systems in the country , how could they have left the city to fall like this !! Shameful !!

@dongately2817

Жыл бұрын

Moved from the Eastside of Cleveland to Huntington Beach - what a change

The potholes in east Cleveland are the worst in the country. And they have those bogus red light cameras

@khadijahdavis1572

2 жыл бұрын

Foreal i swear i rolled over a pothole and it was another car in it

East Cleveland used to be the community Clevelanders aspired to live. Their civic leaders let them down horribly. I drive through a lot of those areas to/from work and feel for the residents. Actually, things are getting better.

@leaveitwhereitz1696

2 жыл бұрын

I always tell this story just so people can understand the magnitude of how bad things are in East Cleveland. Some years ago EC had a very bad water main leak, like really really bad. EC didn’t have the funds to address the situation. So EC goes to the city of Cleveland for emergency funds, and they were shut down. There were several rumors as to why the funds were denied. But to me this stood out big time, because anyone from Cleveland knows that EC is Cleveland.

@kiaj.d.5855

2 жыл бұрын

@@leaveitwhereitz1696 I’m from Cleveland and EC is EC.

@thisisnotericmays

Жыл бұрын

Facts even being from Akron I know Alot of family moved up here back when it was a good neighborhood

I didn’t grow up in EC but I definitely have lots of childhood memories from EC. I remember seeing my first high speed chase on Mayfair on the porch with my cousin. I got my first job at Silvermans(now Roses) on Hayden back in 2012. It’s sad to see what has become of the area.

@natejennings5884

2 жыл бұрын

Looks like some parts of southwest Atlanta, 30310 & 30315.

@nellatl

2 жыл бұрын

It was terrible I'm 2012 too.

@nellatl

2 жыл бұрын

@@natejennings5884 nah. No parts of Atlanta as bad as east Cleveland. I lived in both. Atlanta doesn't really have a ghetto compared to Cleveland or Chicago

@ondreacounts2556

2 жыл бұрын

Cleveland's changed alot since the 80's & 90's! It's practically a ghost town in most areas & downtown has become extremely sparse compared to what is was 30 & 40 yrs ago.

@frankgrabasse4642

2 жыл бұрын

Make the rich pay taxes, bring jobs back to the US ( manufacturing)

Wow these houses are so nice, such a shame they've not been looked after

I can only imagine what’s inside all those abandoned buildings and houses . So many missing people makes you wonder. They need to force the owners, the banks to knock them down. Can these once great cities even be revived.

@MrShealy06

2 жыл бұрын

I really wish. I dock my boat near East Cleveland, and its just such a shame to go less than 1/2 a mile and wind up somewhere you dare not be past sundown

@zachwheelock5647

Жыл бұрын

There’s a large portion of EC that was gifted to the city in a trust from the Rockefeller family. They’re forbidden by law to tear the buildings down, but haven’t put money into upkeep for 20-30 years

@invisiblerevolution

Жыл бұрын

I use to wonder the same..... was told it has alot to do with politics & workin contracts. It cost MONEY to demolish old homes, and it's the politics of who's the city goin to pay to do the job?

This is so sad that the community doesn't get together to begin cleaning up their area. Also noted businesses that use to be there are no longer in operation. This is very disheartening. ☹️☹️

@indianprincess8219

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. That the community should pull together to clean up.

One thing I'm finding fascinating in these videos is seeing how, in spite of going back to nature, dealing with decay, abandoned homes/apartments, etc., some of these 'hoods' such as East Cleveland shown here have relatively little debris/trash scattered around compared to a place like Kensington Avenue in Philadelphia or even Scary, uh I mean Gary, Indiana. I noticed this in the Montgomery, Alabama video where the abandoned apartments and houses were clear of trash, so obviously some part of the governing system there is working. Meanwhile, in Filthadelphia...

I live in Rochester N.Y. I have a lot of cousins in Cleveland. I remember some of these neighborhoods that are shown here. It was a long time ago since I seen them. My Aunt Marion and Uncle Henry lived on Superior Ave but moved out in the late 70s. It is hard to see these hoods like this. I remember these big, beautiful homes in a different time. It is a failure of Government and some of the homeowners and people who lived there. Let's hope for the better.

It's ironic...all these abandoned buildings and so many people living on the streets...something wrong here...

Ty for sharing these videos just be careful driving in some of those hoods. Could you do a video location on west 11 and Tremont. I'm in Huntington wv now . Ty

The used car lot at 5:16 used to be Spitzer Ford, where I bought my first new car after college.

When we moved to EC people thought we were rich back in the mid 70's times have changed!

Hey HNH!! If I were you, I would check maps before wandering aimlessly in these neighborhoods. Dead-ends can be just that! DEFINITELY one of those cities, if you are planning to make a move to, you need to check your 'chosen' possibilities for residency several times during nights, during week & weekend! I grew up in Ohio, moving away in 1969, at age 12 (about 80-90 miles south of Cleveland). Cleveland was considered a bit scary even then!

Good job for the video! The video picture quality is super good. Which camera are you using?

Wow... Those homes are dope... If they were kept up imagine how fresh those neighborhoods would be.

I work on the Hayden bus garage in 97. We were told not pull up too closely to the car in front of you at a traffic light in case you needed to pull around them. The building across the street were all boarded up. Next to them was a delicious BBQ place that we need get food from. Take out only and they were behind bulletproof glass.

@janeentumbao8690

Жыл бұрын

Was it Hot Sauce Williams? That was some good stuff!

well, one positive point... no gunshots while on this wild and crazy drive.

These homes are enormous nothing like the home you would buy today it just breaks my heart

Looks like it could be such a beautiful neighborhood... its a shame.

Had a friend who was in UH Cleveland Medical Center. I visited her there, and being from Tennessee, not familiar at all with the city. Leaving the hospital in a Jeep with Tennessee plates I turned right out of the parking lot onto Euclid Ave. In a very short time, I found myself touring these streets trying to find my way out. I have to say, other than a few hostile looks, nobody bothered me or said anything until I found an Auto Zone I could pull into and ask directions. But for a good 45 minutes I wandered around a place I knew I was totally unwelcome in.

Thank you for this cleveland my hometown. Really appreciate this

Could do with some talking explaining what we are watching but I’m still going to subscribe.

The housing stock is amazing!

Makes you wonder why giving these ppl a lot of money will fix the issues. I tend to disagree. I think this culture is too far gone for them to adapt to middle class and up lifestyles.

@Crystalblue58

Жыл бұрын

They don't have the ambition or mentality to change no matter how much money you throw at them.

@GretatheEvilGremlin

Жыл бұрын

@@Crystalblue58 True. Wealth redistribution is not the answer, nor is there any one single solution to it.

@hithere5039

Жыл бұрын

Ah yes, tell me more about the "culture".... what exactly makes it so they cabt adapt to a middle class lifestyle? I'll be taking notes

Hey!! That second camera pan was my route home! 😄 right off euclid straight to saint clair

Moved from East Cleveland 10 years ago. Thanks for reminding me.

Urban explorers travel here for fun. I go all the time never had a problem. Just mind your own and dont act scared

@nick31427

2 жыл бұрын

Lol everyone is responsible for themselves I guess but please don't encourage that 😆

Blows me away you got these huge dilapidated homes all over then you see a few of the same type of home kept up and looking good.

Churches need to take mission trips up to EC. I'm not talking one at a time.... I'm talking about a "movement" of sorts. One month in a summer.... A bunch of churches go up and clean things up a little, haul away trash, cut down trees around these properties, help those who ARE doing good things (house repair, haul away things not being used, etc.). How do we make this happen?

@raw1465

2 жыл бұрын

thats how yall just end up getting robbed. east cleveland has a lot of gang violence

@kristenarcher5996

Жыл бұрын

Any church person that dares venture to East Cleveland is gonna get Ganged on

I grew up on the westside...130th and Lorain across from the first district police station. I travel and work in EC often...the homes over there are beautiful or at least they were once. It really is sad to see these beautiful neighborhoods so run down.

@timothyharris1125

Жыл бұрын

I live next to the freeway!!

Almost all the big cities on the east coast and Midwest are decaying before our eyes. Too many hoods to mention. All messed up. No jobs, high crime, and no hope.

Back in the 70s and 80s,East Cleveland used to be a well off area. I remember Baskin and Robbins on the corner of Euclid and Superior. Now I wouldn't drive through there during the daytime.

@kiaj.d.5855

2 жыл бұрын

I remember that Baskin and Robbins!

I was a Paramedic there in mid 1990'S stationed at Merida Huron Hospital EC1. I can't believe how much it has gone down in the last 25 years. Sad to see.

I been in the neighborhood shown at the very beginning. ILL NEVER GO THERE AGAIN!!!

I'm from Cleveland, and it sickens me how the mayor of Cleveland can allow people to live like this, his people, our people. It's sad. Parts of Cleveland have been cleaned up, but they pushed the residents out for their new luxury apartments and tech companies. So I have a feeling they will eventually do this to East Cleveland, not help, but push out. 😢

@franciscometis6103

Жыл бұрын

nah, they're only focused on chasing out residents from hot areas. there are no vacant plots in that neighborhood north of 90, south of Ohio City but west of Tremont. however get south of 90 or out past W65th and you'll find all the vacant plots turned community garden every other house since 08. they tried pulling some shenanigans in the west 80's when they did edgewater hill or whatever the yuppies are calling it and it didn't stick.

@qua7771

Жыл бұрын

This happened to an area of my town, but it made a recovery after they offered home owner incentives to fix it up. They also encouraged businesses. It only took about 10 years to turn it around. Business savvy people who wanted to get into realestate would fix houses up and flip them. Young people with dreams had the opportunity to open shops, and restaurants. It turned out nice, but I doubt it could be done without a good city budget to work with.

@tajbest93

Жыл бұрын

It’s not the mayor or the government it’s regular people like you and I investing into properties . How are investors pushing people out ? It’s fixing the city up from. Turning ugly to pretty ?

@deespencer3480

Жыл бұрын

The suburb of East Cleveland is not governed by the Mayor of Cleveland. If you are from Cleveland as you say....you should know this... The suburb of East Cleveland and the East SIDE of Cleveland are two different areas.

@mikebussy3334

Жыл бұрын

East Cleveland is a different city from Cleveland.

It’s hard to believe that EC was once considered a suburb (not sure if it’s still technically called that) because it’s the worst city in the state of OHIO in my opinion. I only used to go there for Angela Mia. If you know you know lol.

@tyroneparker9540

2 жыл бұрын

I grew up there in the 80s till 95. It looked better then than it does now. But you ain't lying about angela Mia but I go to the one in Richmond hts

@khadijahdavis1572

2 жыл бұрын

Yes yes Angela Mia is the only reason i wld go to EC, but now it's Angelo's pizza on the west side where i use to live before moving out of ohio, if you enjoyed Angela Mia pizza, you would looooooove Angelo's pizza, i promise you

@MsStarryNights

2 жыл бұрын

@@khadijahdavis1572 yes I heard of Angelo’s! I have never been there but I definitely need to take a trip over to the west and check it out next time I’m in the Cleveland area. I haven’t found anything quite like Angela Mia so I will definitely check it out.

@swill752

2 жыл бұрын

Dat pizza still worth idc😂

@Big_Poonie

2 жыл бұрын

Now I know what I want for lunch 😂😂😂

We almost moved in Cleveland, Ohio from Small city of Sharon, PA 30 years ago, I’m glad we don’t. Thank you for showing. Be careful your driving on weird place like that, specially New Jersey you you vlog it. Anywhere.

@hoodsnhollers

Жыл бұрын

I have Sharon pa up on the channel as well! Much better choice than Cleveland imo. Thanks for watching!

@vangiegroves9796

Жыл бұрын

@@hoodsnhollersthank you for reply, I enjoyed watching poor places you showed, I just concerned those abandoned houses look goshtown scary places. My parents in-laws live in the very nice community place in Sharon, I stay with them while I waited my husband, to come back in US from Korea, he was stationed there. he is in USAF. I would like watch that video about Sharon, on your channel. Thank you for telling me. Take care and be safe traveling. God bless.

Drove through a small section getting to the museum a while back. Never again.

Its devastating to see how far gone this area is . And many more like it across the states . Along with so many homeless it blows my mind . SAD

Raised in EC and Louisville 60s 70s. Tough to see this has happened.

@nickbrandon3929

2 жыл бұрын

West End of Louisville it's starting to look the same way☹

I lived on Milan Avenue. Caught the Shaw-Hayden RTA. This was a beautiful city once. So sad to see it now. I was just visiting a friend in East Cleveland July 2022. I didn’t recognize my old street. I felt so sad and a little afraid.

Good God, 4 minutes of that Was Enough for Me, I've been East to E.55th, where the Agora is, but this must be more East that I've Ever Been!! Imagine this in the Winter..Absolutely Horrid!

I’m from Columbus Ohio I’m real good friends with Bizzy from Bone thugs in harmony. We used to always be out there back in the early 90’s Sad how times change So much waste and decay. If people took pride in what little they had the world would be a better place. Such huge beautiful homes left to fall to the ground while homeless are literally sleeping on the sidewalks So sad 😞

@invisiblerevolution

Жыл бұрын

The problem is... the houses are huge!!!!! The average middle class workin person, can't up keep those LARGE single home properties. Example..... The heating bill in the winter is probably high, and god forbid if a house needs all brand new windows!

@brianmorris364

Жыл бұрын

I sold bizzy a sack by the big curve in Euclid once lol

@vickilund7206

Жыл бұрын

Home ownership is crazy expensive....heating bills,repairs,new furnace. . The list goes on and on including insurance and taxes and little things every day that's why so many people rent

Lots of brand new cars sitting out front though, hmmmmm, Euclid is just as bad with Wickliffe and Willowick not far behind. Gee, I wonder what the problem is?

@M.L.1

Жыл бұрын

So true. Where you think the people from all the abandoned properties are going? Spreading out to Euclid for sure & already migrating into Wickliffe too. I work in Euclid & it's turning into a war zone real quick.

So much potential ,such a beautiful landscape ,wow on houses mansions individual .if I had money id move and renovate a palace for myself

I live in a desert area so I'm impressed by the beautiful and very lush green vegetation growing everywhere.

15:10 Its sad how they did that Wendy's. Glad they finally paved some of the roads. Those potholes were terrible.

Maybe I missed something but what are the arrows for? It's such a shame to see these once beautiful homes so neglected and delapidated. Really sad.

@hoodsnhollers

2 жыл бұрын

One arrow was pointing at a person sitting up on the roof top just staring at me and the other one has a raccoon running across the gutters on the house

Nice 🎥 this is the same we see here in Cincinnati ..not that far from Cleveland I believe he have 1 of my city Cincinnati it's kinda close to this ..

Wow so sad I grew up there, and raised a family too! It went down bad😢

Grew up in Cleveland Heights in the 70s. Right next to EC but a world away.

My Great Grandparents immigrated to here from Yugoslavia. They lived on train ave. Crazy think in the amount of years it has been since they lived there, what will our homes look like in that amount of time?

@deanoriccardi8593

2 жыл бұрын

Train Ave is a west side street

@WillieDuitt1

Жыл бұрын

Train Avenue is probably 15 miles west of East Cleveland, the area around Train Ave. is not perfect but a far cry better than the area shown in this video...what nationality are your great grandparents?

@sofakingcool2422

Жыл бұрын

Pa đes!!

@zaza-tn8zr

Жыл бұрын

@@WillieDuitt1 Their parents were both born in Germany. My great grandfather and great grandmother were both born in Yugoslavia. They came here together on a ship from Bremen in 1927 to New York to Michigan shortly.. then moved to Cleveland where they purchased their first home on Train ave in 1922-1923.

Thanks for making this video “- Motell Granite the Great

Would have loved to see what these homes looked like back in the 50's and 60's.

Definitely the end of times!! It's horrific to see what we have done to this earth we were given to care for. 🥺🙏🏼