Bristol TN/VA: The City In Two States
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- Join me in Bristol, the only city in the USA whose downtown is split exactly down the middle between two states. Bristol TN and Bristol VA are considered "twin cities" which occur when two urban centers are built so close together that they grow into each other over time.
But twins don't always mean "double the pleasure". Discover the good, the bad, and the beautiful of Bristol TN / VA in this week's video.
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Simply amazing! An awesome city shared by two awesome States! VA and TN rocks!!!
I was in Bristol Tennessee
I’ve always lived in Bristol TN. It is weird that we share two states. The Bristol Motor Speedway at Christmas time has an ice skating rink set up and Christmas lights all around the race track it’s called speedway and lights. Then in the center where the nascars race is santas village. I also enjoy race time when I get to go to the race the traffic is crazy though. Usually schools are out of race day. Many people across the US come to our race track I guess it’s one of the best ones.
Yessir welcome to my home town
Good video, thank you for covering our city!
There is something very similar in Canada: The town of Lloydminister sits on both sides of the Alberta/Saskatchewan border. (look it up on Google Maps).
Except Lloydminster is actually one city with one governing body in two provinces. None of the twin border cities in the US share this feature.
Ahhh my home town best bbq ever
Great video it's crazy I live in Bristol and go to one of those high schools!!
thanks for the info, amazing vid!
Thanks!
Carowinds, an amusement park in Charlotte NC actually straddles the state line between NC and SC .
That crossed my mind when I started to watch this video. I remember crossing back and forth into both states in the park.
Funny thing is that there is a Bristol in the uk where I’m from
That's where we got the name from, after all Americans are distantly Brits.
Cool little town…..we just stopped by on a Friday night. Live music, cool cars good time.
Sad to see so many people sleeping on the streets.
Such a bad problem. Especially the drug problem around there.
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I think it’s getting worse everywhere 🥲
Good place to live if you are grown up, yes you have the mountains, rivers, and lakes which are great but for kids in this area (I for one who was raised here) there is just not that much to do. They need a place they can hang out with out it costing money or even if it is a place that cost money at lest make it a fun active place for them, yea they have the movies, but that's about it for kids under 18.
Brian Hall speaks the truth. Bristol didn't even have a sports bar until Quaker Steak came in.
Coming home every few years for the past 18 years it’s pretty obvious that it’s still live in Bristol and go to JC for any fun. Even Kingsport has grown... but poor Bristol, not much.
@@noahbauserman1768 I'm guessing a lot of the people who live in Bristol probably have to commute to other cities in order to find work? I passed through this area a few years ago very briefly and I thought it seemed like a nice little place, but I got the impression there probably was not a whole lot of work to be found there other than the usual municipal type jobs every city or town has (although I could very well be wrong).
agreeeeeeeeed
Hear hear. There is nothing to do in this area besides get drunk. I miss the Mall simply for the arcade.
I've been to Virginia and Tennessee, but I've never been in both at once. It would be awesome to visit there. Thank you.
Do it Sunday mornings when traffic is lighter due to church... State St is pretty busy all the way down so doing it in downtown (where most is this was shot, where he films) is the best bet... otherwise you’ll catch some of our super polite Southern flak for blocking a crosswalk.
@@Elijah31011 thanks for the information, that's good to know. I really like how church makes a difference in traffic, because not enough people go to church where I'm from (my church is usually only about 1/3 full on a busy day). I'm thinking of a road trip I can plan that takes me through here. :)
I was looking for the Geico ad about this with the geckos lol
Isn't Texarkana another city where its downtown is split down the middle between two states?
Very cool - I never heard of Texarkana until now. Crazy name. I'll have to check it out next time I'm in that part of the country.
@@TravelislifeOrgTexas and Arkansas, sure you know that by now.
i love this place, i grew up a couple miles away in konnarock, had no idea it was this special, i love going here around christmas, especially cranberry lane and the candy shop next to it
I live in Bristol on the TN. Side!
Used to live in Bristol Virginia now I'm in Bristol Tennessee
Very nice and thank you
I used to live here
Nice video of Bristol
Aw man I’m not into big towns or NASCAR, but I’ll look for a place nearby
Virginia has restrictions and Tennessee doesn't...help small businesses.
my town is kinda strange.....buts it’s a nice place
Why do you say it is strange?
@@dexm2010 with the COVID stuff when Virginia required masks and Tennessee didn’t it’s just strange to me even though I grew up here
@@gabifrancis7414 Wow lol I can see how that would be weird!
And because of this oddity, I live and work in Tennessee; and my "to work" commute stays in Tennessee; but my "return home" commute takes me through Virginia.
Wow!
Good video, but annoying background music that causes disturbance!
Only one down the middle, but there’s several towns split between two states
I live in Bristol :)
In live in va and my older bro lives in tn lol i live in va glade hill he lives in Tennessee Paris not there but its funny
Um... Texarkana is in Texas and Arkansas
And close enough to Louisiana they included 'ana' in the name.
Heeyyyy. I want to live their so bad now
Well it’s a cool place not that crowded expect when it’s Race time and the strange rain patterns you easily get use to them you will see it raining down the street but not where you are many good places to eat.
Gabi Francis yeah I’ve lived there my whole life
@Xx CJ’E xX same
Where I live!!
'BRISTOL, TN' was the site of the 1st Country Music recording, and not Bristol, VA (although the Country Music Museum is located on the Bristol, VA side of town. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_sessions
I live on the va side 😻
There are other cities that are divided by states.
i live here
0:07 texarkana: Am i a joke to you?
Looks like ybor city😁
It's not the only divided city in the US
I live here and it sucks ass 😂😂😂😂
its good till u get on the tn side meth central and looks very much like the show shameless state street is cool tho😂
haha i didn't capture any footage of that part...
Aha very true. I live in Russell County, close to Abington and sadly this entire area is turning into meth central.
No way i can live in 2 states
i live here and yes u can i can walk to tennessee in 30 seconds literally not joking its sick butttttt we have like nothing to do here and its kinda boring ngl
no ur gonna be on either side idk if theres houses on the line bc its separated by state street the street ur seein