Here's my entire Pennsylvania playlist: kzread.info/head/PLq-_cmf3H6yp0BbP8pVMHHXi5wHGI-hGU

@furstjakobderschwabe

6 ай бұрын

MCKEESPORT IS NOT PITTSBURGH. GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT!

@curtiseggemeyer5681

Ай бұрын

I am thankful to live in a state like Washington State where our government has the mentality to expand markets for our products and puts it's people first.

A couple of things: 1) To call Pittsburgh "very poor" and a dying rust-belt city shows that you clearly haven't done your research 2) McKeesport isn't even a part of Pittsburgh, so you have not in fact driven through the "worst parts of Pittsburgh". The parts of the city that you actually showed are very nice.

@beatle9239

4 жыл бұрын

You are correct that McKeesport is not a part of Pittsburgh, but it does directly border it.I always considered the people there as Pittsburghers just as myself growing up in a town less than a 10 minute ride south of downtown.

@beatle9239

4 жыл бұрын

Actually, McKeesport is about 12 miles from the nearest border of Pittsburgh city limits.I thought it was much closer, but my memory kind of failed me on that one.Still pretty close though.

@EndlessMahogany

4 жыл бұрын

I live in White Oak, which is intertwined with Mckeesport( I work in Mckeesport)and everyone here considers themselves Pittsburgh residents. The Pittsburgh area are so intersected that it blends without knowing until you see signs.

@danmorrison8194

4 жыл бұрын

There are several municipalities between the city of Pittsburgh and McKeesport. Residents don’t pay taxes to the city or go to through the city’s public school district. Not a part of the city.

@thurstonhowelllll948

4 жыл бұрын

Western PA is a dead slum - congested much? High taxes and medicaid yet people can't afford to move out - except the college grads

I notice on all these "worst neighborhood" videos, it's always in winter where the leaves have dropped and gray skies, making it look worse than it is. The ominous music just adds to the drama.

@dodoubleg2356

4 жыл бұрын

RIGHT?!?!

@bradcarter2088

4 жыл бұрын

This guy is a punk

@dodoubleg2356

4 жыл бұрын

@@bradcarter2088 yuh, his reports are SO biased. I mean he's actively looking for bad neighborhoods & then implying that the rest of the city is the same way...RIDICULOUS!!!

@bradcarter2088

4 жыл бұрын

@@dodoubleg2356 yep Pittsburgh is s great city

@dodoubleg2356

4 жыл бұрын

@@bradcarter2088 that's what I'm sayin'. I mean if u look hard enough u can find a slum in Beverly Hills, every city has 'em, some worse than others. Case in point, I drove through Baltimore one day & it was WAY WORSE than Pgh., yet that city wasn't on his list of cities he visited. My only beef is that he tried to make it seem like ALL OF PGH. was like McKeesport, Larimer & Homewood, & that's simply not the case. What he shoulda said was "Pgh, like most cities, towns & boroughs across America has some impoverished neighborhoods. In this vid I'll show u 3 of 'em." I woulda been perfectly ok w/that...but Pgh is an amazing city, & he basically took 3 of the most rundown parts & suggested that ALL Pgh. suburbs are like that...completely biased, unprofessional, & flat out (or AHT I should say, ha) incorrect. Thx for ur reply. 😉👍👍✌

By the way, how miserable do you have to be to drive the country looking for the "worst" places?

@davidsmith6217

2 жыл бұрын

Hello, how are you doing?? Please can we be close friends please? Let’s try to see ourselves. Please.

@meelsie143

Жыл бұрын

Literally lmao

@lucabrasi3964

Жыл бұрын

He's got no pals

@MichaelBCharlotte

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, my thoughts exactly. Talk about punching down, driving through neighborhoods to observe like they're frickin' animals in a zoo.

@PJChgo1

14 күн бұрын

Because rage content gets clicks and makes him money, so he focuses on negatives. Just like the news.

As an Englishman that travels to the states allot, I will say the people of Pittsburgh have always been polite and accommodating.

@poppybell8217

Жыл бұрын

Let me guess-… you’re white? And a British accent sounds like Einstein to these morons.

@hamah0y1

10 ай бұрын

Cheers. You're always welcome here. Our city is wonderful and there is no place that's actually "dangerous" here in comparison to other US cities.

@iplaypearldrums7935

10 ай бұрын

IBEW there has a nice office 👍👍

@NoahBodze

7 ай бұрын

Germans and Slavs who don’t know any better than to be nice.

I love how this jagoff referred to Pittsburgh as a “poor city”, yet it’s constantly voted most livable. It’s clean, good food, nice people, plenty of bike lanes (thanks Billy), a lot of tech, and many startups! Pittsburgh is not a poor city. You’re a poor man for thinking so.

@melh4809

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it would also be a nicer place if everybody stopped trying to shut the steel mills down because of their “terrible” pollution there is very few mills left

@danielmakuch3094

2 жыл бұрын

@@melh4809 this might be the dumbest comment on here

@jmaddey85

2 жыл бұрын

@@melh4809 have you smelled/breathed the air in clairton? no thanks

@zanerianom1692

2 жыл бұрын

it is a poorer city though, the infrastructure here is very weak compared to actual cities.

@melh4809

2 жыл бұрын

Justin M yeah I know but if you did get a job at the mills you could afford to not live in Clariton. Just saying but I don’t want to make anybody mad I’m just stating a point

Being from Maryland and my wife is from Pittsburgh, and we go visit there quite often, And I have to say, The people of Pittsburgh are pretty good folks. Ive had nothing but a good time when we visit and folks treat us well.

@inconnu4961

2 жыл бұрын

They arent the brightest people you will ever meet( this comment section being an example) but they are relatively harmless!

@tacey01

2 жыл бұрын

@@inconnu4961 brightest, you say? Some of the most gifted talented creative and yes brightest Pittsburgh residents aren’t even born in the area. They MOVED HERE to be TAUGHT by the best and brightest people in the first world. Now gfy!

As a Clevelander, Pittsburgh is one of my favorite cities I've ever been to, and lived in. I lived in and went to school in Pittsburgh for a couple years 2002-2004 and I loved the city! It was safe everywhere. You could walk around in the early, early morning without a care at all! I can NOT say the same about Cleveland, especially East Cleveland! That being said, I've never been to Mckeesport, but I'm sure it's safe and lovely as Switzerland compared to East Cleveland. For the record, nothing terrible has ever happened to me in EC, but I wouldn't want to walk around there alone after dark. You'll *PROBABLY* be OK, but... I've heard stories.

@MrGenXer

5 ай бұрын

I'm Pittsburgh born, Atlanta raised and was in Cleveland for the first time in 1980. I like the downtown and all of the bars/restaurants. Really cool. I miss The Burgh! Thinking about moving back. Live in Wisconsin now and it's boring.

@JMILESN1

2 ай бұрын

That's funny because I went to school in Cleveland but grew up in Pittsburgh and currently live in the burgh'! I have never had a violent encounter in Pittsburgh but in Cleveland I had several close calls.

I know Pittsburgh very well and this is perhaps the most embarrassing video I have ever seen on KZread. Basically a clueless kid who was punked by a bartender.

@unitimmy

2 жыл бұрын

Whoever that bartender was, I owe them a drink for how hard I laughed when he said he’s going to McKeesport

@juelssantana8979

2 жыл бұрын

Homewood wilkinsburg fk pennhills worse

@groofoot

2 жыл бұрын

So .... we all just dreamt this video? None of it was actually filmed? K, cool. 8-/

@mikeoz6005

2 жыл бұрын

@@JB-lp9xr that fact that he thinks the 2-3 decades-ago cool neighborhood is still the chic one speaks volumes

@thomascrownrg

2 жыл бұрын

lol!....Nice one.

I moved from DC to Pittsburgh. Best decision of my life. I love the charm of the city and the PEOPLE. They actually talk to you!

@jeanfoster7956

3 жыл бұрын

Live in Pittsburgh my early life move to Penn Township where my brought a home until later. moved to New York the worst city.

@jeanfoster7956

3 жыл бұрын

Why don't show land marks places of interested there plenty why are you making light is that how you do you're so much of a Danny donder

@pjames1553

3 жыл бұрын

Hi! How you doing? I love my city. Even strangers say hello in da burgh

@pjames1553

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeanfoster7956 NYC sux

@lndingalle9605

2 жыл бұрын

Pittsburgh is one of the worst cities I've ever been to, the people are rude. However I've never been to DC.

Well I have been living here since 2012 and was a full-time Uber driver for over 4 years. There are very bad areas like McKeesport and I've driven through and picked up people in all areas at all times of the day and night. So I can speak to both the good and bad aspects of Pittsburgh. I've seen a lot of improvement and there's a lot more that can be done and is being done. You came through Pittsburgh at the height of the covid pandemic. It was like a ghost town then, few people outside most store and restaurants closed only essential business in operation. All in all Pittsburgh is a great place with a lot to do and jobs for anyone willing to work. Every city and town has their drawbacks.

@Angela-tx7hb

2 жыл бұрын

James, curious as to if your opinion, less on the area, more on the profession in the area, has changed since the murder of the woman driving Uber. I’m just curious if that has changed your habits in any way. Surely you realize it was all a matter of chance, working the job 4 years it just as easily could have been you that day. Or my mother who has since stopped the job, but would drive me nuts needing to wear her jewelry while letting these strangers in her car. Do you attribute that kind of issue to the city & some of its residents themselves or is it a profession hazard in general?

@TheHiDubleL412

Жыл бұрын

I'm super late but preach brother preach keep wearing that Pittsburgh badge proudly be safe in your day to day....

Mckeesport Hospital was one of the best burn hospitals in the country. With it's proximity to the steel mills, the many burn accidents that occurred at either U.S.STEEL or J&L Steel were treated promptly and with the best care possible. It was, I believe, a teaching hospital for reconstructive surgery and severe wound care.

This video is wayy wayy misleading. 1)mckeesport is not part of the city. You drove about 20-25 mins outside of the city to get there. 2)the whole east side is not filled with areas like this, white oak, north versailles, monroeville, forest hills, churchill are some examples of nice neighborhoods. 3)homewood, lairmer, wilkinsburg would be areas of pittsburgh that are tough neighborhoods like mckeesport but are actually part of the city. 4) you decided to pick and choose what streets to go thru, you left out the really nice parts of mckeesport. 5) you failed to explain what happened in history to bring this area like this, such as the loss of the steel industry. Very very misleading video.

@anthonydiomede4818

4 жыл бұрын

I love his videos

@mariescott9625

4 жыл бұрын

He did explain what happened to McKeesport! My husband is from there, and I live in Plum Borough, but his portrayal was fair. I personally can’t think of any “nice” parts of McKeesport, albeit there are nicer areas than those in this video. But that wasn’t the point.

@grondz2976

4 жыл бұрын

@@mariescott9625 i can definitely name nice spots in Mckeesport

@tylerkostich6203

4 жыл бұрын

Wilkinsburg isn't part of the city. It's its own municipality.

@cliffwilliams9984

3 жыл бұрын

Actually he did say the steel industry is what messed the city up but everything you are totally right

Almost spit my drink out when you said McKeesport is the south side of Pittsburgh 🤣 it’s a whole different city

@mellowlady6976

3 жыл бұрын

Me, too. LOL.

@charion1234

3 жыл бұрын

Some people just have no clue. I heard people say southside was dangerous. Northside did have issues. Carrick had outright idiots. But a lot of the places around here are pretty safe.

@raz7573

3 жыл бұрын

I think the bartender was trying to divert him out of Pittsburgh when she mentioned McKeesport. He didn’t realize he was actually leaving Pittsburgh.

@davegrabowski6123

3 жыл бұрын

He knew.

@TupDigital

3 жыл бұрын

Yup, bout 15 miles southeast. Plenty of rough views on the actual southside...Knoxville, Mt. O, Homestead etc

I am so glad I moved out of CA to the affordable, pleasant and friendly suburbs of Pittsburgh. Best move I ever made. Five minutes to walk to a great park and only 10 miles to downtown.

@mootpoint7053

2 жыл бұрын

Did you know that PA has the most state parks of any other state? Yep, we sure do love our nature! I work in the N. Park area and drive past, through, and around at least 5 parks daily.

@shannonrusso3853

Жыл бұрын

I moved from CA too!...but in '81, when the Steelers were going for One For The Thumb In '81, and I was in 5th grade 😉

@cajundragon

Жыл бұрын

Moved from the west coast too a few weeks ago! What area did you pick ?

@monsieurdel

Жыл бұрын

No way... we should have stayed in San Diego... this area is surrounded by bad neighborhoods like in this video.

@SpicyElaichi

11 ай бұрын

dont vote liberal

The rust belt has some great old houses with so much character. It's sad to see so many buildings left to rot.

@radar_the_fox

Жыл бұрын

The saddest part of rust belt cities are the homes that got renovations and people took the details and character away in the 80s

I’d say if this is the worst part of Pittsburgh - which technically it is not - shot on arguable the ugliest day and the ugliest time of year, I’d say Pittsburgh is doing better than most.

@traviss6500

4 жыл бұрын

Love the brick streets. old Lincoln highway.

@matthewmckee9914

3 жыл бұрын

Yes it is I miss the old cobblestone streets

@reuvenknight1575

3 жыл бұрын

Trust me, there are way worse areas in the city. Like Homewood, Braddock, Arlington and the Southside slopes, among others. He shouldn't have listened to that one person, he missed a lot of blight.

@cyberpleb2472

3 жыл бұрын

"I’d say Pittsburgh is doing better than most." In terms of the US, sure. For a supposed first world country, not so much.

@lucadanley5909

3 жыл бұрын

@@reuvenknight1575 exactly I thought when he said south he was finna pull up to lebo or st Clair I woulda died

Been a Pittsburgher since late 80’s. It’s a wonderful place to live. It’s the people that make it great!

@RonGavalik

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, absolutely.

@itstherealdre

4 жыл бұрын

Facts

@teresaanguiano5418

4 жыл бұрын

People in every city will say that about their residents. I’m a transplant to the city and I’ve had quite a few racial insults thrown my way. I see a lot of Confederate flags on trucks and we are north of the Mason-Dixon Line... 🤷🏻‍♀️

@karimsanchez8058

4 жыл бұрын

Been there love it , been to Buffalo and Cleveland also love them , I had a great time in all 3 cities

@beatle9239

4 жыл бұрын

@@teresaanguiano5418 Curious as to which section or area that is.

I have family that live in Pittsburgh, so I'm a bit biased in favor of the area. The mountains are truly beautiful, and it is personally a city that I find extremely scenic. Having been through downtown a few times, it seems like a pretty nice place to be with quite a few things to do. My cousins were raised in the Port Vue area, which is heavily working class. It's a moderately nice place to be. My aunt and uncle made their home there, and my cousins were raised without any issues. Even though my aunt and uncle divorced, my uncle still lives there and likes it. He has a booming electrician's business. My eldest cousin moved to McKeesport after she got married and they bought a fixer-upper home there. Both of them have stable, high-income jobs and moved to McKeesport by choice. They've been renovating their home, built in the early 1900s, from top-to-bottom. They like living there, and when I drove through their neighborhood to visit, I honestly never felt unsafe or threatened. It doesn't even look that bad. Since I've lived relatively close to East Cleveland my entire life, and knowing that place's reputation and the things that go on there, I truly don't think McKeesport is anywhere near as bad as a place like that. I really, really like Pittsburgh. The scenery, the style of the homes, and just the overall "vibe" of the city are great. It's a place I wouldn't mind living. It also has its own little culture (exemplified through things like "Pittsburgh Dad" - hilarious YT channel!)

You literally drove past my grandmothers old house and church in McKeesport… TWICE.. (Light green house on the left hand corner @15:45) I hadn’t been there in years, and a rush of emotion and memories just swept over me.. It was pretty run down when I was a kid, but now it is literally a wasteland. It’s sad how badly the old mill towns around Pittsburgh have deteriorated 😔

@radar_the_fox

Жыл бұрын

Do u have old photos of the house? I would really be interested in seeing them if you have them

I will die on the hill that Pittsburgh is one of the greatest little gems of the US. Ive traveled by car to every corner of this country and Pittsburgh is in my top 5. Its humble, research based, cleaned up, walkable, affordable, beautiful with great people and vibrant activities. And this part outside of it? Nothing I haven’t seen before. In fact, way worse in St. Louis or Bmore.

@lindadaniels5866

2 жыл бұрын

LIved there for 6 years and LOVED it!

@ryfitadf4215

2 жыл бұрын

As a PGH native, I first read that as “I will die /in/the hill.” Lol

@dhsredhead

2 жыл бұрын

McKeesport is arguably safer than many areas of Baltimore.

@tomomasta3254

2 жыл бұрын

It's a shithole

@groofoot

2 жыл бұрын

you're saying that what I see at 10:22-11:06 is Not a bad area??! Dude.

I live in Pittsburgh. Don’t be such a snob. People are friendly, neighbors help each other out.

@davidspeck8659

3 жыл бұрын

I grew up in Pittsburgh. I haven't lived there for 30 years. I don't see a huge difference in the video. Looks mostly the same. I think the author of the video is used to the more recent "gentrified" cities. Other than some abandoned buildings, I really didn't think it looked that bad.

@caytonhopson3200

3 жыл бұрын

for the most part yea i agree

@samfleming715

3 жыл бұрын

I live in Pittsburgh too, it’s a very caring community. It’s really a shame how people come in and bash on a place just because it looks different than they think it should look. I wish people would stop talking about how horrible and dangerous places are when they don’t live there. Just because something isn’t covered in gold and silver, doesn’t make it or the people living there any less wonderful.

@rockingag752

3 жыл бұрын

were is pensanviliya..i m from india my friend coming to pensanviliya..can anyone explain..

@serenityb5816

3 жыл бұрын

I live here, too. Pittsburgh isn’t squeaky clean. There are bad neighborhoods, which is what he’s showing.

Thank you for the video. I grew up in the Pittsburgh area and left after about 30 years. I enjoy watching these drives down the roads and around the hills.

@inconnu4961

2 жыл бұрын

Do you miss getting stuck in the tunnels at rush hour? LOL

@lindasantaguido7146

2 жыл бұрын

@@inconnu4961 did you ever drive in California or NYC. Now that's a nightmare!! lol

Love, love love the music in your videos! Great info, keep up the great work!

These areas are WAY nicer and apparently safer than "WORST" areas in pretty much any other city. I bet you could knock on almost any door and ask for directions. Western PA is safer and more community-minded than almost anywhere.

@itz_akuma

4 жыл бұрын

I actually agree. Unless you a trouble starter?? It usually doesn’t find it s way to you. That’s why I love being from west Pa. Johnstown specifically. Some call it a hole, I call it home lmao.

@brettpgh3312

4 жыл бұрын

Right? I live and work in some of the worst parts of town and it's really not bad at all.

@cubbear9

4 жыл бұрын

If they don't know tje landmarks it would be useless lol

@jordannixon5287

4 жыл бұрын

Nah lol not around here

@erichenry2286

3 жыл бұрын

Yinz guys are getting lucky or something. I have no criminal record or anything like that and i've seen people get mugged and jumped just working at Echostar. My scanner won't shut up about McKeesport, Wilmerding, Pitcairn, Penn Hills, etc. I've lived here 45 years now. Are we Chicago or South Central LA? of course not, But if you think you are completely safe walking through Rankin or Wilkinsburg, especially at night, I'll start praying for you now. I had just drove through back in '16 when those folks in Wilkinsburg got gunned down in their yard. that 14 year olds body found 2 years back and I heard the gunshots from my house when both Rico Smith and Isaiah were shot and killed. All three of those were right down on Airbrake Ave. Someone was just shot and killed at the mall this week in broad daylight. I LOVE our city and am here for life, but you guys are jumping on this guy like he got it all completely wrong, and he really didn't. But I will say he should have maybe threw us a bone about how even when people move away from here, they leave their hearts here and love the burgh forever.

You have a lot of audacity coming into a neighborhood that did nothing to you, and critique it for your basic channel. Especially without exploring the nuances as to why the neighborhood is the way it is. As if the residents who live in it live that way by choice. Terrible

@anthonydiomede4818

4 жыл бұрын

Sad to say , but certain circumstances do exist, and those people are just victims of a broken government

@hafeezatbishi1971

4 жыл бұрын

@ahlaxhandher theux kay

@anthonydiomede4818

4 жыл бұрын

Yes it's sad. The people have no choice like being stuck in the mud, but dont blame Nick he is just showing how this great country has places that are not up to standard for anyone to live. It's not personal. He drives thru the country and goes into run down towns, it shows that our government has forgotten the poor and middle class

@DennyPenn1981

4 жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing! Plus most of the places in town he showed didn’t even look that bad. McKeesport has poverty (Like most of the country these days) but it’s still a functioning community. There is a lot of good thing about it.

As someone who was born and raised here, I have to say I cannot wait to get out. I dont want to offend anyone, but it has become too liberal for my blood. Im going rural. I love and hate Pittsburgh in equal measures and I will always call it home, but I have outgrown it. Time for peace and quiet. That all being said, there really are only a handful of truly BAD neighborhoods in Pittsburgh. It is a very livable city and a lot safer than most other major cities in the US.

Pittsburgher here - yes we have our slums, but so does Philly, NYC, Boston, Cleveland, Chicago, Minneapolis, et al. You did a good job capturing the rundown aesthetic.

@picardy7488

3 ай бұрын

Baltimore too - what's worse than rundown is the crime.

Pittsburgh and mcKeesport are two different cities!

@hiibob2618

4 жыл бұрын

Ernest Turner nope

@hugh2hoob668

4 жыл бұрын

@@Connect200 but squirrel hill isnt the richest part either lol

@JosephGorbach

4 жыл бұрын

Actually it's still considered a suburb

@theodoretaylor5228

4 жыл бұрын

Hey I bet you my cousin lol you related to the Dinkins or lankfords or more turners?

@DAB901

4 жыл бұрын

Saswat Rath Compton is a suburb of LA. Not a good suburb but a suburb nonetheless. Hollywood, Watts and Crenshaw is neighborhoods of Los Angeles.

If you actually want to see an interesting video on Pittsburgh, watch DEAN BOG

@darnellkinsel2453

4 жыл бұрын

Dean Bog really shines the light on Pittsburgh by actually talking to the residents that actually lives in Pittsburgh and not outside of the city. Like foreel I cant believe this dude said that Pittsburgh is a very poor city when 1. Cost of living is cheap here. 2 exclude other wealthy neighborhoods like monroeville and fox chapel. If he wanted to go to the worst part of the city, why didn't he just go to the rocks?

@ryand4533

4 жыл бұрын

Darnell Kinsel Hey I’m in the rocks and it’s not as bad as you all make it out. It’s looks bad because it’s old but it’s way safer than Homewood or out East towards Monroevill

@midniteblue3313

4 жыл бұрын

👏👏👏👏👏👏👍

@skiiipawbs

4 жыл бұрын

Ryan D ye

@juicyboo7409

4 жыл бұрын

My wife and I were just talking about how Dean Bog would easily find some of the coolest people in McKeesport and make an awesome video about it instead of just driving through it

Thanks for the tour! Nice to see my hometown again! I was born in McKeesport haven't been there lately no plans to return there

I'm from West Mifflin, Pa....just three miles from McKeesport. As a kid, I remember getting on a bus every Saturday....I would spend my entire day in McKeesport going to the movies, visiting the Army and Navy store and walking into endless shops. After the steel mills closed, the entire area was devastated. It's a shame...it was once a fantastic place.

You don't know what you're talking about 😂😂😂

@shannon1587

3 жыл бұрын

He never does, lol. His research in this vid, for example, is “ A random bartender told me.... “ Like oh, excuse us then, it HAS to be true 😂 He’s such a know it all & wants so badly to come off as elite & better than people in these areas, but everyone can see that he really doesn’t know half of what he claims he knows 🤷🏻‍♀️

@brandonpryormusic

3 жыл бұрын

Like at all lol.

@ville666sora

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I don't trust "worst places in whatever city" videos made by people who have never even lived there. I've lived in different areas in and near Pittsburgh my entire life. There are definitely a few places to avoid, but these are not them lol.

@1USACitizen192

3 жыл бұрын

@@shannon1587 Spot on.

@robertwolf3969

3 жыл бұрын

Me thinks he runs into too many Steeler fans in NC and after living in NC for over 25 years, these southern folks really hate Steeler fans and naturally Pittsburgh as well. Pittsburgh has more money and wealth in it, than most of North Carolina combined.

I love how the "friendly bartender" got you out of Pittsburgh and into McKeesport which is a completely different town saving you from going to actually really bad parts of the "burgh you were planning on going like Larimer and Homewood. You should probably thank her for saving your life.

@MrNeptunebob

3 жыл бұрын

I wonder why she did not send you to Wilkinsburg, which is poor, ugly, and closer to Pittsburgh.

@lisafaloskey5522

3 жыл бұрын

Noticed he stayed on the outside of Crawford lol, when he got to the stop sign I kept saying make the right and go up the hill into the Circle

@mellowlady6976

3 жыл бұрын

LOL. I'm sorry, but that last sentence is hilarious.

@blackmooncultx9552

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly you're definitely lucky you didn't go through Homewood driving like this... thats a sure fire way to find yourself in some kind of unwanted trouble at any time. Sjaksksl

@inoormalik2249

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrNeptunebob i used to do uber in those areas . Omg

Have always lived a stones throw from Pittsburgh. Wouldn't want to live near any other city. Grandparents lived in Homewood. The area has changed since the 60's. I love this big town! Every community has something unique to entice your attention.

@davidsmith6217

2 жыл бұрын

Hello, how are you doing?? Please can we be close friends please? Let’s try to see ourselves. Please. I need a friend to always talk to . Loneliness is a fast killer.

I grew up in a smaller town in NWPA about 90 miles from Pittsburgh. Up until the late 80's the entire region was a great place to live and things were thriving. Then corporations left the area, manufacturing dried up and left behind a closed down, boarded up shadow of its former self. All of these towns look the same in PA. The same style homes, the banked yards, hilly streets and the 9 months of perpetual grey weather. The welfare system has enticed those from larger cities to move to these small towns as there are no jobs so public assistance is readily available. Drugs and crime are out of control. There is little money in city coffers for removal of blight, control of crime or regular infrastructure improvement. On the positive side, native Pennsylvanians are some of the most endearing, caring and generous people in this country. Many may have little but they will offer it without hesitation to someone else in need.

@markanderson6328

2 жыл бұрын

Very well stated

@dhsredhead

Жыл бұрын

Statistically no one is moving to these smaller towns. People are leaving, including being evicted or having their houses condemned. There are a handful of people who've bought homes at extremely low prices or gotten them for free in "adopt a home" programs who've moved to these areas but they are few and far between. I don't think you understand how welfare works, you are required to work a certain number of hours or attend a job training program in Allegheny County. There is literally no benefit to living in one of these areas in terms of government benefits, its actually a lot harder to navigate the crappy bus system and get to a job training center if you live outside Pittsburgh, some of the CCAC campuses are very hard to get to by bus too if you try to use that option instead of going a job or job training center. I also don't agree that drug use "runs rampant". I've never seen a drug dealer in Pittsburgh. I'm not saying they don't exist but there are areas in other cities, even small ones like Harrisburg where they are pretty easy to spot if you drive around certain areas. I also never saw people strung out. I've heard of other people seeing folks strung out especially in McKeesport and Homestead, but I never saw that in many low income dilapidated areas I would commute through everyday. Even when I've spoken to homeless people in Pittsburgh they seem to have it together mentally for the most part, sadly some of them are physically disabled, a lot of them are elderly. They're not the drug zombies you see in Philadelphia for example. A lot of people are on social security or disability in these areas (probably the only place they can afford to live) for example there is a huge deaf population in North Braddock.

It's good to know you enjoyed slumming it in Pittsburgh. Also good to know you are back home safe and sound. Those of us who know and love the real Pittsburgh can get on with life now.

@NickJohnson

4 жыл бұрын

Yes agreed

@rubystaging237

4 жыл бұрын

Hahahahahaha! Good comments

@LongLeggedOne

4 жыл бұрын

@@rubystaging237 lol

@SweeneyBourque

4 жыл бұрын

@@NickJohnson are you from the west coast?

@nasifulhuda31

4 жыл бұрын

Sweeney32 Bourque77 He used to live in San Bernardino, CA, but he lives in Raleigh, NC now. His mom still lives in San Bernardino.

This was one of the most ignorant and misleading videos I have ever watched. McKeesport isn't even in the city of Pittsburgh, and the South Side is one of the most progressive and up-and-coming neighborhoods in the ACTUAL city. South Side is filled with tons of newly renovated, brand new, and updated historic homes, where a lot of young families live. Yikes.

@awakenedjudah3678

2 жыл бұрын

Facts...

@toastedsquid

2 жыл бұрын

I mean south side is getting bad again five people got shot in one day and they just keep having more shootings. But it will probably die down in violence like notmal

@timmybloks2848

2 жыл бұрын

Omg the South side is like my favorite part of Pittsburgh

@offsides7.7.7

2 жыл бұрын

I lived in different parts of the Pittsburgh area for about a year and a half and I loved it. The worst area I lived in was in Mt Oliver and it still wasn't as bad as my hometown (Youngstown OH).

I been homeless in Pittsburgh for almost two years and every time I talk about heading west people say I'm better off staying here

@Futurekid1996

2 жыл бұрын

Don’t stay in the rust belt

@madsaiken

2 жыл бұрын

Do you have a Venmo?

@domenicv7962

Ай бұрын

@@madsaiken I do

The worst place at Pittsburgh is the Abby Lee Dance Company

He said the port was the south 😂😂 when he said south side I thought he was gonna pull up to m.o or the zhoove 😂😂 or even st.clair 😂

@jamahra412

4 жыл бұрын

Pgh Zai swear this man don't know wtf he's talkin about😂

@IxAMxNIGHTMARE

4 жыл бұрын

@@jamahra412 and to think he started with Homewood...

@IxAMxNIGHTMARE

4 жыл бұрын

He avoided Lincoln cause D Pump was out there rappin! 😂 😭

@jamahra412

4 жыл бұрын

IxAMxNIGHTMARE - exactly, somebody not from Pittsburgh trying to tell somebody about it😂😂😂😂😂 only about 20% correct

@kayloc7650

4 жыл бұрын

Rite 💯SOUTH SIDE PGH 4LIFE

I gotta say as a native Pennsylvanian I go to Philly and Pitt from time to time. The people in both cities are tough but almost always nice and polite. Long live PA and its capacity for kindness.

@JohnDoe-qd8uk

3 жыл бұрын

Both are iconic cities they’re special in their own way

@Guy_de_Loimbard

2 жыл бұрын

My experience between the two are night and day. The people in Philly by and large were abrasive dicks and the people in Pittsburgh were hypnotically chill. Outside the posh and/or student areas of the east end, Pittsburgh is basically a giant Appalachian small town where nobody's in a rush and nobody is pretentious about anything.

@theherbpuffer

2 жыл бұрын

This is true for Pittsburgh atleast. I'm from Texas and was surprised to see how nice the people are and how slow moving the city is, both things you don't expect from a northern city.

@tylerjones2859

2 жыл бұрын

Clearly you’ve never been to Lancaster. The people are usually crude, and I attribute this to the PA Dutch (Amish) influence. Born and raised in the Midwest btw

@TheGeoDaddy

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, post-Plandemic, it’s hard to say which Democrat Controlled Urban Hell Holes are now the “worst” do they have feces in the streets from homeless and drug addicts camping on city streets? How about people who feel entitled to walk into a store and just start stealing things??? Or what about gang bangers who now assault people in the middle of day on the street or in the subway (worse than than NYC in the 70s and 80s) Rust-Belt? Urban Plantations?

1 question.. dont u need to stop when there is stop sign? Is rule different in states than in my country? :P

I enjoy the background music you use in your videos. Any chance i can find out what songs they are?

This is bias. As a long time resident of Homewood you should do some research

@mactheknife7049

4 жыл бұрын

I've been to Homewood. It's a ****hole, too.

@DM12128

4 жыл бұрын

I’m sorry to hear you live in Homewood. I hope you’re still alive to read this.

@thedutchess4784

4 жыл бұрын

👇🏽👇🏽

@ReelNinja1

4 жыл бұрын

4840 hB.t AO what the hell you got against Homewood residents?

@Geno2733

4 жыл бұрын

@@ReelNinja1 where do we begin?

You can drive through any so called major city and see the same sh$t. It just so happens you pick the dead of winter to do it. If people want to see what Pittsburgh and its people are really like look up a guy named DEAN BOG. He has some very creative, interesting, and real videos on what Pittsburgh is about & what it's like to live there.

@paulconner4614

4 жыл бұрын

Funny thing, I was watching this and wondering what was bad. There were a few rundown houses. But most of the houses were old but appeared to be taken care of. The yards were taken care, no garbage in the yards or streets. No really dangerous types hanging around looking for trouble.

@mcmeekin551

4 жыл бұрын

love that dude!

@SunnyStyles247

4 жыл бұрын

If it was Summer theres no way he was riding around videoing the PROJECTS... the city of Pittsburgh Lorimer Avenue in particular has been gentrified however McKeesport I call THE BADLANDS lets just say Im from Homewood an my man is from McKeesport we are a totally different type of people... we should heal our land tho.. it was all a plan 4the city 2b I'm desperate for trying to get Riverboat gambling in McKeesport on that Monongahela River

@robminmonaca

4 жыл бұрын

Paul Conner at least Pittsburgh don’t have empty houses and empty lots as far as the eye can see. Detroit ghettos look worse by a lot more.

@xpensfanatic2009

4 жыл бұрын

Dean's videos are AWESOME! Definitely recommend them.

15:39 that cop was like “look at this dude trying to buy drugs” lmao

Very interesting !! Thanks Nick J !!

Here's Pa's problem. Doesn't matter which party controls the legislature or which party has their guy in the governor's mansion , nobody gives a rat's ass about anything west of State College. The gains Pittsburgh has made it has made them on their own.

@erico.3870

4 жыл бұрын

That's true. Western PA has doesn't have nearly the population Philadelphia has. The politicians in this state have always favored eastern PA. More people = more tax dollars.

@Paul-tn3sc

4 жыл бұрын

@@erico.3870 Agreed. Our national media is guilty of this as well. A great example of this was in the 2016 election. The assumption was that Philly and its "educated suburbs" would easily hand the election to HRC. Pffft. They forgot about all of the yinzers... clinging to their God and guns... uncouth slobs.. All of the "certified smart people" out that way were shocked that the rubes would do such a thing.

@Yinzer24

4 жыл бұрын

P i think you got the narrative mixed up, ya yinzer in Allegheny county voted deep blue. That god and guns nonsense is the middle of the state. People always forget about the rural parts of PA

@draines9237

4 жыл бұрын

@@Yinzer24 yeah but the county of Allegheny is only but so big as in population. Therefore, the majority of population in western Pennsylvania was for Trump's favor. I'll never forget, the utility plant I used to work at after Trump got elected, had coworkers coming into work with bright ass Trump confetti shirts on like he was a rock star that just had a concert 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@mikespikedog5293

4 жыл бұрын

You hit the nail right on the head all the money in PA migrates east of the Appalachians ever since i can remember. We have always been left out in Western PA

Also for every bad area, there's about 4 good ones. Pittsburgh is made up of a TON of little communities, cities within a city. Amazing food, voted top 5 coffee places in nation. Good shopping..lots of mom and pop hidden stores. Artwork scattered all over, if you're looking! Beautiful bridges and tons of gorgeous well thought out green spaces. Best of all the people. Some of the most welcoming I've ever met.

@groofoot

2 жыл бұрын

There are about 6 Olive Gardens, from what I'm seeing .... that's a plus .... lol

@billp4

Жыл бұрын

I think that is an accurate assessment.

@TheGeoDaddy

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, post-Plandemic, it’s hard to say which Democrat Controlled Urban Hell Holes are now the “worst” do they have feces in the streets from homeless and drug addicts camping on city streets? How about people who feel entitled to walk into a store and just start stealing things??? Or what about gang bangers who now assault people in the middle of day on the street or in the subway (worse than than NYC in the 70s and 80s) Rust-Belt? Urban Plantations?

@jgrysiak6566

Жыл бұрын

Just hope & pray a bridge doesn't collapse when u cross it!

@frankloffredo6977

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. I live in Monroeville and think it’s a very nice community with a lot of areas to shop where you don’t need to be downtown to do so! Great restaurants too 😊

Finally, an honest KZread driving tour! 😀😍

@NickJohnson

2 жыл бұрын

Finally!

Nick, love the vids. Is there a video that chronicles your move from CA to NC? All the best.

Full disclosure: I've lived in Pittsburgh for 17 years. It looks like you just drove down some blocks of run-down houses with a camera sticking out of your sunroof, without talking to anyone or doing any research into the histories and lived experiences of these communities. Asking a bartender downtown doesn't count -- it's the equivalent of David Brooks interviewing his cab driver. I don't understand why anyone would take a driving tour of two of the "worst" neighborhoods of a city and use them to define the whole place. What's more, those "destitute" and "dangerous" "ghetto hoods" that you refer to are real communities, where real people live full lives. They are much more complex than most outsiders realize, even outsiders from other parts of the Burgh. Yes, those neighborhoods have crime and poverty and plenty of "unique fixer-upper opportunities", but there are structural reasons for that. You choose to sensationalize and appeal to your viewers' worst instincts instead of exploring with an ounce of curiosity or empathy.

@NickJohnson

4 жыл бұрын

empathy - maybe not. curiosity YES. and this was a part of a series on rundown rust belt towns, which your city qualifies as. it wasn't a 'pittsburgh is great let's see why' video, nor was it a 'everything about pittsburgh'. there are plenty of those on the web already.

@MrSkateboarder33

4 жыл бұрын

Nick Johnson No one is saying you had to say all positive things about the city, but your research was poor and you didn’t really speak towards the whole city, just minor parts which sensationalize the narrative you are trying to put out. You in no way responded to the comment above’s questions ask.

@bast713

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrSkateboarder33 well put (original comment as well. It won't let me tag that person directly.)

@veramancheva

4 жыл бұрын

How do they live? In 30 minutes the trip did not see a single cultural institution. The playground is poor and primitive. One seedy church. They are probably sitting near the TV or watching home movies and eating popcorn.

@veramancheva

4 жыл бұрын

@@NickJohnson some roads are worth it! They will probably never be repaired.

So You Came Here To Talk Down Then Say It’s “Ghetto” WOW . Pittsburgh Is Very Historical, Tell That Part Instead Of The Negative Side ...

@NickJohnson

4 жыл бұрын

It's the rust belt tour so...

@clovernicole

4 жыл бұрын

Nick Johnson So The Rust Belt Is “Ghetto & Poor” You Should Watch Your Words When Speaking On A GREAT Ass City . #412

@achrafelmezdi2796

4 жыл бұрын

Good morning Nicole

Rather than call Pittsburgh poor, you could describe it as ' affordable'.

As a native Pittsburgher I will say it is a VERY segregated city and the Black experience is ENTIRELY different. Moved in 2004 to the metro Atlanta area and you couldn’t pay me to move back. Also it has be deemed the worst city for Black people. Look it up 🤷🏾‍♀️

@stinkhut4536

Жыл бұрын

You think things will get better in the next 5 years?

@mstiff321

Жыл бұрын

Nope…not for Black people anyway. Now for a White person it seems like a really great city.

I recently took a trip to downtown Pittsburgh and I loved it. The locals where very friendly and the town I found very charming with the old architecture and bike locks on the bridges.

@TheGeoDaddy

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, post-Plandemic, it’s hard to say which Democrat Controlled Urban Hell Holes are now the “worst” do they have feces in the streets from homeless and drug addicts camping on city streets? How about people who feel entitled to walk into a store and just start stealing things??? Or what about gang bangers who now assault people in the middle of day on the street or in the subway (worse than than NYC in the 70s and 80s) Rust-Belt? Urban Plantations?

I was born in McKeesport in 1953. My family dates back to 1892 in this area. My family moved to the Midwest in the 60’s and we went back to visited family for the next 30 years. It was a slow decline but a visible decline during that time. I last visited McKeesport in 1997. Heart wrenching to see my hometown look so deplorable.

@NickJohnson

4 жыл бұрын

It is. Is there hope or is this place a goner Sam?

@samemmerson2606

4 жыл бұрын

Emotionally it’s hard to see a place that holds so many good memories in such terrible shape. I have hundreds of pictures showing family picnics, playing in parks and swimming. You drove by an Orthodox Church where I have pictures of weddings and family dressed for the occasion, it’s now all boarded up. I understand the exodus because of the lost of Industies. That’s why my family moved. I have seen other KZread videos about McKeesport and not surprised by viewing your video. The answer to your question is “Yes, it’s a goner during my lifetime .” Can there be a renaissance for McKeesport in the future? I would like to think so. Thank you for sharing your Rust Bucket Tour.

@jp100780

2 жыл бұрын

@@NickJohnson McKeesport is on its way back and is not Pittsburgh so your video is trash

@KathleenKovac-ui5ne

Ай бұрын

Respect

When u came off Shetland & made the left on larimer & made the right down Joseph st. My uncle’s garage was back the little dirt road. I remember as a kid my uncle would say go down the store on the corner of the larimer bridge & get candy..He would always send me whenever his partner would come & one day. I said why does he always send me to the store when he come. Well they was counting piles of cash on my uncles hood of the car. Years later my grandmother told me he was a bookkeeper I was no old that 10 years old.. if you lived out there he was well known as NewNew.. He was the best transmission guy on the east side back in the day. Legend of larimer 💯 I live 5 min from there till this day.

Hey man, interesting video. What is the song you used @19:20 I loved it

Saying that Pittsburgh is a poor city is far from truth might not hold the wealth it once did but still far from a poor city i had to google because curiosity and Pennsylvania is #26 in the United States for wealth and Pittsburgh is #23 in Pennsylvania for wealth also has 10 forbes billionaires living in Pittsburgh and its only rising every year Pittsburgh is definitely on a rebound from its former steel days regardless it is a beautiful city with a lot to offer and all the bad parts (which every city has) have been getting complete makeovers Pittsburgh and the people are definitely Pittsburgh proud i travel there for work because the money is so good 👍👍😁

@draines9237

4 жыл бұрын

However, it's not culturally motivated and it has the least amount of young black professionals in Pittsburgh. Ijs

@hugh2hoob668

4 жыл бұрын

@@draines9237 biggest tech town outside California though

@hugh2hoob668

4 жыл бұрын

Guy is from philly you can tell lol

@draines9237

4 жыл бұрын

@@hugh2hoob668 facts, you are absolutely right but still not culturally motivated

@damien169

4 жыл бұрын

Pittsburgh is poor asf nothing is here dont defend this slump town

Pittsburgh born and raised. The “South Side “ of Pittsburgh is NOT McKeesport, although McKeesport is south of Pittsburgh as you say. The “South Side,” however, is comprised of neighborhoods such as Carrick, Arlington, Beltzhoover, and Knoxville. McKeesport is related to another area of blight which includes Duquesne, Homestead, West Mifflin, Glassport, and Clairton. These areas experienced blight due to the closing of steel mills beginning back in the 1970s.

@tarenkearney7986

4 жыл бұрын

Yes grew up in Brookline now living in west mifflin this guy has no idea what hes talking about

@rozchristopherson648

4 жыл бұрын

TAREN KEARNEY Yes. Clueless. 🤣🤣

@commanderharataidaku3303

4 жыл бұрын

Yes very clueless. 😂😂😂 I live in Carrick now. There's at least 3 cops who live on our street. One of them is the sheriff. I've lived in Knoxville, M. O., West End Elliot, and Duquesne.

@kiio1291

4 жыл бұрын

I grew up partially in Clairiton and we had to break the law to guarantee my good education. We literally got up at like 5 am to get ready to go to my grandmas house so I could go to Jefferson.

@nickaschenbecker9882

3 жыл бұрын

I hear "South Side" (Sahside) and immediately think of E. Carson St. and Hot Metal Bridge, bars and tattoo parlors.

Born and raised in Texas but moved to Pittsburgh a decade ago and never thought I'd say it but I honestly like it way more here than Dallas. Less concrete and more green, especially for being a pretty good size city. There are parks and trails every where so if you like the outdoors Pittsburgh is where it's at. I live in the middle of the city and see deer and wild turkey just about every day from my porch. The folks are also nice here and it's slow moving which both are things you don't expect in a northern city. All in all Pittsburgh exceeded my expectations by far.

These places make me so sad, knowing that there was once a vibrant community where now there's such ruin. It's this way for so much of SW PA, especially in the area that I grew up: Monongahela, Donora, Charleroi, Clairton, Altoona, Aliquippa. But because of that, the people there are a mighty tough, resilient breed.

@monsieurdel

Жыл бұрын

Tough and resilient yes, but nice and giving? Naaah, I don't see that at all.

I wouldn't have traded my childhood in Pittsburgh for anything. I live in Columbus, OH now and I've seen more "unsafe" areas there than in any place in Pittsburgh. The fact that you'd call this a "rust-belt" town is ridiculous.

@Free_Snooki

2 жыл бұрын

Try living in Northview Heights.

@anotherjunkie2

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah it is kinda weird he said that. I am like thinking we are famous for wheat?!? 🤣😭

@jgrysiak6566

Жыл бұрын

Love Columbus, OH, lived there 3 yrs. Great highway infrastructure!

@baronvoncrags771

Жыл бұрын

I'm originally from cbus. It's getting bad there lately.

@alphalunablue8918

9 ай бұрын

Isn't "Rust Belt" just the term for the area rust is worst because of the weather? Because I'm pretty sure Pittsburgh IS in the rust belt

02:30 - 18:30 is all McKeesport. McKeesport is not part of Pittsburgh, PA. It is in the Pittsburgh region which is very large. This video is deceitful to anyone considering Pittsburgh, PA for residency or vacation. I personally do not like Pittsburgh but, this video is not accurate.

@DM12128

4 жыл бұрын

The Pittsburgh region extends like 60 miles. Can you imagine him saying Butler is in Pittsburgh?

@pimpzgangstazhustlaz1345

4 жыл бұрын

If you call someone in McKeesport you use 412 rite? So how anit in t Pittsburgh Pittsburgh has the most naive ghetto but Bougie black ppl smh

@commanderharataidaku3303

4 жыл бұрын

@@pimpzgangstazhustlaz1345 Guess you've only lived in the ghetto then, because not all black people are like that in Pittsburgh. Please don't be a stereotype.

@rorror1235

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah he said that it was mckeesport in the video... maybe made apparent by all the mckeesport places you see or by him explaining he would go to mckeesport and video there.. maybe you are just demented..?

@mellowlady6976

3 жыл бұрын

What did Pittsburgh do to you? LOL

Love the John Carpenter sounding doom music going through the shady areas lol

I was born and raised in Pittsburgh. You were brutally honest in the introduction, i didn't know rather to be offended or laugh haha.

So many parts of this video lack credibility that I don’t even know where to start

@brandiwhite9750

3 жыл бұрын

Truly!!

@inconnu4961

2 жыл бұрын

Start by deleting your comments then leaving ASAP! This is satire! Its not meant to be 100% accurate, but to be the pov from an average person who doesnt care what the stats are to the 100th percentile! only butt hurt yinzers who dropped out of community college care about that!

@LilMonty

2 жыл бұрын

@@inconnu4961 What an oddly specific [and completely incorrect] comment. I hope that it makes you feel important and as though your life has purpose.

Visit the oldest parts of any city and you'll have the impression that it's unsightly. My father's father came to America from Wales at the age of nine and worked in the steel mills and walked the streets of South Side. Back then, the streets hadn't been widened yet there were less cars, and the appearance was much different. At that time it was called the "smokey city" and women had to be careful of when to hang laundry outside, but that's all changed. What you don't know is what these homes look like on the inside. It's long been known that assessments are made by government inspectors passing on the outside. Inside, they are castles.

@2ndteddy18

Жыл бұрын

when u walked the s side n ur white shirt would be tan l o l

Saying that McKeesport is the worst part of Pittsburgh is like saying that Camden is the worst part of Philadelphia.

How far away are the shops?

Besides San Francisco, Pittsburgh might be the hilliest major city I have seen.

@rickalessi7490

3 жыл бұрын

I believe it’s number two on the list.

@erincollopy267

3 жыл бұрын

canton ave is i believe considered the steepest road in the world

@enigmathegrayman2953

3 жыл бұрын

I was completely surprised by all the hills in Pittsburgh when I made my visit.

@412StepUp

3 жыл бұрын

I think it’s the most hilly.

@shavonnestacia2865

2 жыл бұрын

Yonkers is #1

Rick Sebak and Mr. Rogers would not stand behind this

@emr6153

3 жыл бұрын

Haha! No way!

@pensfanga

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@StephieGsrEvolution

3 жыл бұрын

Yes they would. They were realists.

@bonafidebody9546

3 жыл бұрын

Jjj

You keep going to places like this and coming back alive. God must like you.

I wasted two years of my life living in Pittsburgh. The day I left was one of the happiest days I've ever had.

@NickJohnson

2 жыл бұрын

People who live there are in denial

@novemberrain8667

2 жыл бұрын

​@@NickJohnson What a disgusting thing to say.

@davidsmith6217

2 жыл бұрын

Hello, how are you doing?? Please can we be close friends please? Let’s try to see ourselves. Please. I need a friend to always talk to . Loneliness is a fast killer.

@albertmcglock4190

Жыл бұрын

@@NickJohnson where do you live Nick?

First mistake you asked a bartender from downtown 2nd you should have went to primanti Brothers 3rd there are multi million-dollar homes in squirrel Hill and shadyside yenz guys ask the wrong people this is my home pgh fo life

@paulconner4614

4 жыл бұрын

I was up there last year for my daughters wedding and got turned around a little leaving and drove through some gorgeous homes on the Northside (no clue what neighborhood I was in though)

@fuhrersavior9575

4 жыл бұрын

Wait a minute. You are saying you are a pittsburgher, but you spell yinz wrong? wtf.

@deanboogie2980

4 жыл бұрын

@@fuhrersavior9575 I'm used to saying it not spelling it but thank

@skiiipawbs

4 жыл бұрын

Paul Conner probably observatory hill. They got nice housing up there. Squirrel hill too. I’m going to dice for high school. It’s a very diverse school

@deanboogie2980

4 жыл бұрын

@@skiiipawbs allderdice dragons but I went to Westinghouse bulldogs you understand

McKeesport is not the southside of Pittsburgh. get your facts straight before you put Pittsburgh down

I grew up in McKeesport. I spent my first 25 years there and then moved away. I remember back before the area was littered with condemned houses and buildings and empty lots. I remember when all the shops stood open and the sidewalks were thick with people. It's a knife in my heart to see what's become of it.

Dark skies, spooky tree branches, crumbling walls, empty roads. All of them fit well with the brooding drama opening. But there is something strange and charming.

I bet she told you not to go to Larimer and Homewood because all the gentrification

@Todd.T

4 жыл бұрын

I was in Larimer and Homewood in 1993. It was one of the places I visited, by accident, that I will NEVER forget...

@mellowlady6976

3 жыл бұрын

LOL. WE all know what gentrification really means.

Retired probation officer from Pittsburgh here. I worked in McKeesport for 8 years... These streets were my territory. If you think this is bad, you ain't seen NOTHING . Our city is beautiful and we love it, and Pittsburgh has the nicest, friendliest people of anywhere I've ever been

Can you please tell me the music you used. Especially the first one. Love the video by the way. I love the story's behind these places and what it could have been like.

wow! there are some real beautiful mansions there! i love the mix of wooden colonial type houses and the brick industrial buildings all in the same area. those houses are huge

I lived in McKeesport all my life. Yes. You toured the same 4 streets over and over that are in the worst condition. The Sheriff and rolling police cars don't help my case either. But..You stopped short of seeing the brand new housing on 2 of the roads. And I see the focus on shack's and not on nice properties right across the street. You should of seen us before we demolished all the really bad structures. All those vacant lots are opportunities awaiting development. And we have 2 US Olympic athletes to honor from McKeesport. We got to be doing something right. We're not the prettiest.. but we do what we can with what we have. Thanks for visiting.. we really do appreciate the visit.

@NickJohnson

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave

@katiesweeney2428

4 жыл бұрын

Yes--I agree with you. Grew up in Liberty Boro and my mom still lives in Glassport. Thanks for sticking up for McKeesport

@thecaptain1580

4 жыл бұрын

can we at least be honest ... this guy wasnt even in the worst parts of McKeesport .. i guess he didn't want to get murdered .

@jamahra412

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!! Like what the heck?! I know McKeesport is in terrible shape these days (I'm from there,) but if you believe everyone still there lives in these shacks or dilapidated abandoned houses you're confused

@draines9237

4 жыл бұрын

Shout out to Sam Sneed(412)#mckeesport, who the iconic Dr. Dre used to produce some of the most prolific songs on death row records before kicking him the curb. True story 💯💯

I live here and this street is basically abandonded all those houses will be torn down by next year

@Flightriskjones

4 жыл бұрын

dany Brian Pittsburgh pa artist check out my music

@minuscarnival8611

4 жыл бұрын

Check back with this comment in a year to see if they tear them down 😂

@dan79transam65

4 жыл бұрын

I just bought a stove from down in mckeesport right off of walnut.

@scottbrenham1341

3 жыл бұрын

lots of revitalizing going on all over the US. Massachusetts is deffinetly one of them lots of construction everywhere. some areas are better now then they were before you can actually walk around without worry. worcester for example was really bad 70s 80s. now alot of work has been underway.

@ralphralpherson9441

3 жыл бұрын

I gave you a like so you could have Heinz Ward # of likes (86). 😉 Yinz be good n'at.

Another Gem Nick

What you see as run down and sad, I see as aged and magical. I was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, but grew up in McKeesport from the time I was 2 and I wouldn't trade my childhood there for anything! I explored and played in the woods above Christy Park. My brother and friend used to pretend we were wizards in the forests. I love industrial ruins and seeing nature slowly reclaim it. During the pandemic I went back to my parents' house and rode my bike to Pittsburgh on a weekly basis - those rides were the highlight of the pandemic for me. There's so much beauty there in the summer. I love Kennywood. I've been all over the country but I love Pittsburgh and its outskirts the best. There's nothing like it! So many other places lack the character it has. I miss it!

Boy drove up and down locust where literally no one lives

@scroach458

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂fax

@trishl707

3 жыл бұрын

I saw that! lol. I couldn’t believe he chose that street and called this * bad*.

@julget3648

3 жыл бұрын

There are so many cars parked near by. People are leaving in that houses

For city of this size, Pittsburgh is an amazing place. Everything is close, there is more good areas than the bad ones.

@RomanRyze

3 жыл бұрын

What Pittsburgh are you from?

@isaacsrandomvideos667

3 жыл бұрын

is this actually true or is it sarcasm?

@chioj36

2 жыл бұрын

I fucking love pitt aaf

@flybylo

2 жыл бұрын

Pittsburgh is a great city

@jimeagle1155

2 жыл бұрын

As a Pittsburgh resident my whole life I have to ask.....what the hell are you talkin about? Pittsburgh's a shithole

I was born and raised in McKeesport and I love it.I was never afraid and would love to live there again.Born at the intersection of where you began.I was born two blocks from that Eat n Park.

No disrespect Mr. Johnson but I know for a fact you need to do a little more research. I'm a travelling person and I promise you I have seen different parts of other cities that makes Pittsburgh look like Beverly Hills

Should've gone further upriver to braddock or clairton

@IxAMxNIGHTMARE

4 жыл бұрын

Definitely Clairton.

@patcalandrella

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe Wilkinsburg

@pqh32

4 жыл бұрын

Patrick Calandrella not anymore

@edisongirard

4 жыл бұрын

Braddock is where George Romero filmed much of 'Martin'.

@christopherpape4823

3 жыл бұрын

Worse than these neighborhoods?

I am a ride or die Pittsburgher.. and the grit of Pittsburgh and truly love Pittsburgh for the pure beauty of all of the city! We are Pittsburgh ❤🖤💛🖤💛❤

@davidsmith6217

2 жыл бұрын

Hello, how are you doing?? Please can we be close friends please? Let’s try to see ourselves. Please. I need a friend to always talk to . Loneliness is a fast killer.

I used to live there, and I enjoyed it more than anywhere else in the city. The community was so nice.

White oak is right next to McKeesport but its supposed to be safer. Is there a seperation between the towns?

"The food is decent." (I know this because I ate one sandwich in one restaurant. LOL)

@sjanov94

3 жыл бұрын

And one sandwich that he claimed was the best sandwich he ever had. Lol

@kalenemisko9376

3 жыл бұрын

A lot of restaurants are stuck in the 90s here in Pittsburgh but there are many many good ones too. Just gotta know someone here.

@nickaschenbecker9882

3 жыл бұрын

He shoulda went to Eat `n Park while he was in McKeesport. lol It may be the worst town around but, paradoxically, has the best Eat `n Park. I guess that's God's way of balancing the cosmos or something.

@chuckdieselkicksdisks2380

3 жыл бұрын

@@nickaschenbecker9882 I always wanted to try that one too

@MsInspireTooBeInspired

3 жыл бұрын

🤦🤣

I would have recommended Primanti’s and McKeesport is certainly not the worst part of town.

@awakenedjudah3678

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@tacey01

2 жыл бұрын

I have had some of the best meals of my life at 2:30 am in primanti’s in the Strip!

Did you pass Mt Vernnon McKeespor?

Like the song at 11:46-14:16. What's the name?