I’m a country white guy that took my daughter to Charlotte to catch a panthers game and spent the night at the Hyatt place close to the spectrum center. Not knowing what to expect, when we walked around to find a restaurant I carried a handgun with me. What I found in uptown Charlotte was different, but nice people. The ones I talked to were very nice people. Again, very different, but awesome. Some cool black dudes even offered me some of their weed!! I had to decline but I appreciated it. I had no problems whatsoever in uptown and carrying my gun was a waste of space on my waste line. The blacks, the whites, and the others, very nice and respectable people. I will definitely be back.
Most of the time downtown IS safe. Don't go during big events like NCAA though. Remember also several years ago there were stupid riots that go so bad, a curfew was imposed for a while.
I've live in the CLT area almost all my life, and in the city itself for 13 years. Uptown is super safe. The city goes out of its way to make sure of it. It's a hub for sports tournaments and conventions and the shit would lose a shit load of money if it weren't safe
Grew up here since early 2000s, uptown is safe. The riots the guy is talking about was the worst thing I've seen here ever. Found out recently it was instigated by Russian meddling in our social politics and the FBI are investigating it. Look it up. Anyway, this city is growing too fast, full of transplants. I do consider it one of the best cities for families. Its just very boring for me here.
@@KP-jp9gv Do you have a link to the FBI investigation. I would be very interested in reading that. More than 70% of the rioters were from out of state and as far as I know, Al Sharpton was behind this.
@@KP-jp9gv The riot had nothing to do with Russia lol. Those Charlotte riots started after the wife of a man who was shot and killed by police lied about what happened. The wife claimed he was shot by a white officer while reading a book in his car. In actuality he was brandishing a firearm and was shot by a black officer. Nevertheless her lies were quickly parroted by the mainstream media and spread on social media. Which sparked protests and then riots in the city. And it's true that a large number of the rioters were from out of town/state - many of them from as far away as Atlanta. Those rioters arrived in Charlotte on buses within hours after the shooting according to CMPD. Which suggests it was an organized effort.
I live in Charlotte and our hoods are joke compared to Chicago or dirty ass Philly. For the most part Charlotte is a good place to live, work and raise a family. Our downtown area is one of the cleanest I’ve seen compared to a lot of other cities. You know the hood is not that bad when you don’t see a bunch of people standing outside and loitering.
That's because they tore down the hoods from what you see now. Dalton village gone. Piedmont mount courts gone. Earl village gone. Belvedere homes gone.
Right. I came straight from Trenton, NJ and Now I stay in Charlotte,NC and people down here really think they big and bad. They really believe this is a bad place when I actually believe it’s nice. Like if the kids stop doing so much and being bad then Charlotte “Hood” would actually be really decent
Goofy Mikasa Hey Goof you lost me at people think they big and bad!! Go back to your slums clown where people are actually big bad and broke. Weirdo we don’t want you here anyway
Miss Charlotte. The West side is mostly where the "hoods" are however compared to other cities Charlotte really doesn't have a bad bad one. You were on Tryon Street Uptown (not downtown) Eastside (I used to love off of Tryon & Eastway) and turned where the men's shelter is that's why there were some people. Charlotte is nice and clean and the people are warm. Much love to the Queen City.
Mandilo23 true Charlotte is one of the most conservative cities in America it definitely is one of the most beautiful big cities I’ve ever seen I don’t know any liberal cities that look like this
ET wow you right I went back and did more research and found out the previous source that said Charlotte was conservative was wrong so yes Charlotte is super liberal I don’t need all that but it’s a lovely lovely looking city
@@will900rr go down Rozzelles. By Biddle Point its all $300,000+ houses now. They kicked out the poor folk and tore down all the old houses. It looks nothing like it used to. Same with State street behind it. They really updated that area by Johnson C Smith.
Charlottean here, I lived in west Baltimore for 5 years recently. Coming back to Charlotte was a dream. We have some rough areas, but not nearly as bad as most places.
Aron Myers I see & I agree...traditional south will triumph new south for those who want a true southern experience. Still Charlotte looks to be a decent place to live.
NorthTrEndz_CLE judging from this video I can already tell it doesn’t have the same genuine soul as the “old south” it looks like the tri state area actually
Aron Myers that’s all I need to hear. I ain’t with that bull ish that’s that up north shit I’m a still take a trip I doubt I’ll ever live there. Sounds a lot like Orlando Florida & I hate that place sheeesh
I made a brief stopover in Charlotte on a flight home from Denver recently. It's good to see what this city actually looks like. I appreciate your videos and your channel, Charlie. Thank you !
1. Cleanliness has nothing to do with a place being hood. 2. If your city is dirty that doesn’t mean it’s hood, that’s nasty and y’all Mf trifling. Charlotte takes care of itself it’s overall a clean city probably one of the cleanest bigger cities you’ll find. 3. He covered 2neighborhoods that sit right beside each other so really 1neighborhood. 4. There is much worse places in Charlotte. You won’t find no slum looking areas(maybe 1 or 2) in Charlotte but just like in LA the hoods aren’t in bad shape, so do not be fooled by any stretch.
Downtown Charlotte (Uptown actually ) is the cleanest one I have ever seen in the US. Hoods are maybe hoods based on NC standards but nothing compared to LA and Las Vegas hoods.
Some of you have no clue. This is clean compared to 20 years ago.So do your homework. Take it all the way back ,where Double Oaks use to be now they selling homes in the 300 thousand dollar range. Or go over by JC,An Trade st. Better yet go downtown to the old Earl Village. Piedmont Courts should I keep going.
Yeah, if you're from Charlotte, you know all the hoods downtown were knocked down years ago. Downtown filled with lots of business people now. It wasn't always like that. A lot of gentrification has gone on.
I remember back when plaza-midwood was even slightly sketchy. That's where I used to hang around. Especially about little parking lot. Now it's like a yuppie Metropolis
Same with Rozzelles Ferry. All Craftsman homes. Now what happens is they tear down the old and build these new houses while ppl still.live there in their old house. Say a $300,000 house gets built next to a $90,000 house. The 90 has to pay the same rate of taxes on the 300. Most times, they can't afford that bill. That's how ppl lose their homes if they aren't bought out, outright.
I was born and raised in Charlotte NC, lived here all 34 years of my life. The only truly " dangerous" neighborhood is hidden valley. Most violent crimes take place at the club's and random gas stations, fastfood spots late nights.
I used to work at Tremont Music Hall and would get out really late and hit that gas station on the corner of South and East, you know, the one with the bomb ass potato wedges and chicken. I swear I probably witnessed 10 different fights go down in that parking lot
@Joey The blind Panther yeah, I have a lot of coworkers who live in hidden valley. It's not like it was in the 80s and early 90s. I don't really think Charlotte has any "dangerous" neighborhoods to be honest
@@2jcward I work for a furniture delivery company, we deliver there every Friday and never have any trouble. But they say it used to be bad as far as local gangs shooting each other, stuff like that
Paul Holmes Thank you , they think the City is ruff now , back then most of middle school classmates died Class of 97 them days was crazy in the 90s my dude
I am from Charlotte, when I take people to my hood they be like girl bye this ain’t no hood. Hell I didn’t say we were Baltimore. Charlotte hoods not that bad but be careful.
I live in Charlotte and more and more of these hoods are being replaced by 5 to 7 story apartment buildings with parking decks and starting rent 1300-1500 dollars a month. Even in the bad neighborhoods you will find homes that were completely remodeled going for 300k+. This is flushing out the so called HOODS and the people who live in them.
Washington Heights looks nasty!! My p.o. box is there on Beatties Ford street at the post office by a Food Lion.....im thinking about changing the location! Im a 60 year old white dude, probably not a good area for me to be.
Looking at this compared to other southern cities like Atlanta, Birmingham, Memphis and New Orleans there is nothing really hood about Charlotte, most of those neighborhoods clean as hell which is definitely a good thing
Boi u must not be frm here then cuhz u dont kno anything that be happening over here dont let looks decive u my area alone3 homicides and 4-5 shooting over 3 days so jus cuz we look clean dat dont mean we ain't bout it jus like erone else
Man i love your videos, Charlie. Been watching for years now and so glad to see you still consistently uploading new stuff and getting more views! Also love how you go into parking lots and back areas like at 7:00. Thanks and keep up the great work!
Beautiful by American low standards, but mediocre compared to German Bavarian cities or something in Japan. The streets are dirty, more dangerous, no cultural unity among the melting pot race division, road construction & infrastructure is miserable, wealth inequality & debt... That's all I see. I was just thinking, few people like attorneys make a killing in these parts. Rent an office space in one of those high rises & charge $300hr to deal with the endless flow of delinquents.
they gentrified the hell outta charlotte. growing up on west blvd was different than what it is today. my old neighborhood dont even look the same wilmore got big ass houses we didn't know about that growing up. its different and we say we going downtown
Charlotte is pretty, but every major city has areas surrounding it that are completely impoverished. Charlotte is no different. Been here for almost a year now and see new stuff frequently.
Hidden Valley is no where near as bad as it used to be. Nothing over there now but families and old people. No gang banging. He should’ve drove over there by Tuck and Avalon.... Rozzelles Ferry rd etc.
Recommend for me & I live in Corn-hole/Huntersville adjacent! Only because Mans job!!!! We hate this fake life miss real people that speak truth & we can drive to city! Yet bad tracking because I have seen bad conditions & people don't care living in hood driving Lexus /BMW!
Only thing bad about black neighborhoods is No Tips. I'm from Charlotte, grew up in Dalton Village, much worse in the 80's and 90's. Crime still a problem not just in Charlotte but every where. Pizza delivery driver late 90's not one tip in Southside homes and brookhills apartments.
Lot of this looks like it was taken around Remount and West Blvd. Nice cruise down Tryon. If he was looking "the hood", he should have hit Grier town or Hidden Valley.
Hey everyone, we just relocated to Charlotte. We are temporarily on the East side. Looking for an apt where we can find at least a 1 bedroom under $1000 (its more expensive here than I thought) I obviously don't know the best parts of town to look into moving. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you!
Terricita Copeland hey I’m from Charlotte and I’ve lived on the east side. I use to live in Peppertree I had a one bedroom and I was only paying 571 but that was back in 2015. They usually have some good deals. If you’re trying to stay on the east side I would check there or Somerstone Estates they are nice. You can find plenty of apartments on the east side for less than 1000 especially a one bedroom
this isnt the worst area or anywhere near the worst area of Charlotte. Go down sugar creek late at night, hidden valley, tuckaseegee, beatties ford, wilkenson, grier town. all those are rough
Been there plenty of times. Charlotte does have a nice downtown but outside of that, it still feels like a large rural southern town. I seriously don’t understand the hype about Charlotte.
Same, I am from Asheville and go there a bunch but it usually disappoints. Raleigh and even Greensboro are way cooler and so was Asheville before it became this lame hipster mecca. Charlotte's inner city is crammed into a couple blocks with some urban neighborhoods around it but it quickly becomes this boring southern suburban area. I thought Charlotte was some huge city as a kid but after going to places like Chicago, NYC, Philly, etc it feels so small and uncultured.
The hype is easy to understand. Charlotte is relatively cheap, clean, and safe compared to most large American cities. And it's been growing fast for a few decades now. So there are lots of exciting economic opportunities and developments in the area. The city has a unique vibe in that Charlotte's Uptown/Downtown area feels like a big city. But much of the surrounding area has a smaller town feel. This makes Charlotte appeal to people looking to settle down and start/raise a family.
Bruce Roberts I never implied I thought it would be like NY. I actually thought the opposite. It’s just the media hyped it up to be a big city but it’s really not, it’s just dead. I gave it a try and it’s not my cup of tea. I also tried to raise my family here but the lack of culture and diversity is sending me back to where I’m from. These southern states are filled with division, racism and dryness. All you got here is trees, crime, Bojangles and fake people saying hi to you everywhere you go.
Bruce Roberts I agree there is racism in NY as well and you make great points. I actually live in Ballantyne 28277 and though it’s nice it just lacks the culture aspect I like. It’s also weird how even though I’m in Ballantyne the hoods are not far away. I think my age could also be a factor why I don’t like it. My wife and I are in our 20’s and just miss having more stuff to do, there’s also a lot more museums in ny and events we want to take our kid too. We moved here because I had a job offer but yeah thanks for your response.
I live in Charlotte RIGHT NOW......LETS BE CLEAR Southside is dead nothing goes on there it goes down on West Blvd beatties Ford tuckaseegee shamrock the plaza freedom etc don't get it twisted Charlotte a fool
I’ll be through there in the morning on the way to the dr.yall keep in mind some of the hood you’re looking at was farmland only 50 years ago.the property taxes in that hood are among the highest in the country so they have to keep some appearances up
Charlotte is a beautiful and clean city like Denver, Indianapolis, Dallas, Orlando. People have pride of their property there even in the “bad” areas they take care of their lawns, buildings aren’t falling apart everywhere like Philly or Baltimore.
Tom hunter, Hidden Valley, Sugar Creek is where you’ll see people just hanging around now. See police and/or fire trucks almost every week driving home from work. I remember one time kids were throwing eggs at cars from behind the fence at prospect place.
Always fascinated by your braveness...In Italy the slums are very sneaky, if you see cities like Naples or Rome, the wrong places have a whole system against police or enemies. Now, you have a ton of experience, just gives us some tips on how to survive this situations, how you smell danger, and how you interact with people in the US bad areas. And, of course, I guess they all work...if your black, right? Greetings
8:01 I live in those apartments on the right. Actually a really nice area called southend. Would consider it to be a high class area to live for young people.
Independece used to be the spot. It looked so different 10 years ago. It wasn't a highway, it had red lights on every corner and businesses and such. Now its just car lots, empty car lots and on ramps.
I’m not sure what point they were trying to make but Charlotte was and is basically a very good city to live in. I’ve been here all my life (77 years) and wouldn’t want to live in another city. I have moved to the outskirts to get away from the traffic and stuff like that but I still consider myself a Charlottean thru and thru. The areas you were shown weren’t the average neighborhoods and actually there aren’t that many like that but even these are good areas. Sure it’s not Myers Park or Ballantyne or out where UNCC is located but you’re not going to find a lot of run down areas because the city / county code officials keep the housing at a high standard. So come visit, it’s a friendly place to visit or live.
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CharlieBo313 are you gonna do wv hoods? Now thats some real sh.t!
I’m a country white guy that took my daughter to Charlotte to catch a panthers game and spent the night at the Hyatt place close to the spectrum center. Not knowing what to expect, when we walked around to find a restaurant I carried a handgun with me. What I found in uptown Charlotte was different, but nice people. The ones I talked to were very nice people. Again, very different, but awesome. Some cool black dudes even offered me some of their weed!! I had to decline but I appreciated it. I had no problems whatsoever in uptown and carrying my gun was a waste of space on my waste line. The blacks, the whites, and the others, very nice and respectable people. I will definitely be back.
Most of the time downtown IS safe. Don't go during big events like NCAA though. Remember also several years ago there were stupid riots that go so bad, a curfew was imposed for a while.
I've live in the CLT area almost all my life, and in the city itself for 13 years. Uptown is super safe. The city goes out of its way to make sure of it. It's a hub for sports tournaments and conventions and the shit would lose a shit load of money if it weren't safe
Grew up here since early 2000s, uptown is safe. The riots the guy is talking about was the worst thing I've seen here ever. Found out recently it was instigated by Russian meddling in our social politics and the FBI are investigating it. Look it up. Anyway, this city is growing too fast, full of transplants. I do consider it one of the best cities for families. Its just very boring for me here.
@@KP-jp9gv Do you have a link to the FBI investigation. I would be very interested in reading that. More than 70% of the rioters were from out of state and as far as I know, Al Sharpton was behind this.
@@KP-jp9gv The riot had nothing to do with Russia lol. Those Charlotte riots started after the wife of a man who was shot and killed by police lied about what happened. The wife claimed he was shot by a white officer while reading a book in his car. In actuality he was brandishing a firearm and was shot by a black officer. Nevertheless her lies were quickly parroted by the mainstream media and spread on social media. Which sparked protests and then riots in the city.
And it's true that a large number of the rioters were from out of town/state - many of them from as far away as Atlanta. Those rioters arrived in Charlotte on buses within hours after the shooting according to CMPD. Which suggests it was an organized effort.
If you are from Charlotte, we call it Uptown.
MrJlt1978 I heard People say both it always confuse me
I moved to Charlotte from NY and never understood why it was called uptown, and still don't lol
I’m from here and I say downtown and so does alot of my friends and fam from here so to each is own really
Every person I know who was born and raised here call it downtown...
Thomas Gizowski they just started calling it uptown in the 90s
Downtown Charlotte looks beautiful
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Terrance Smith don’t let it fool you. It’s still a hood...
@@brandonbutchart5576 It isn't that hood but still beautiful though
It is 😍
Thats uptown i live in downtown
I live in Charlotte and our hoods are joke compared to Chicago or dirty ass Philly. For the most part Charlotte is a good place to live, work and raise a family. Our downtown area is one of the cleanest I’ve seen compared to a lot of other cities. You know the hood is not that bad when you don’t see a bunch of people standing outside and loitering.
But standing around outside loitering is what the hoods are all about lol
That's because they tore down the hoods from what you see now. Dalton village gone. Piedmont mount courts gone. Earl village gone. Belvedere homes gone.
43 people already got killed ain't nothing good here
Right. I came straight from Trenton, NJ and Now I stay in Charlotte,NC and people down here really think they big and bad. They really believe this is a bad place when I actually believe it’s nice. Like if the kids stop doing so much and being bad then Charlotte “Hood” would actually be really decent
Goofy Mikasa Hey Goof you lost me at people think they big and bad!! Go back to your slums clown where people are actually big bad and broke. Weirdo we don’t want you here anyway
Every city have bad things...BUT I LOVE MY CHARLOTTE NC
@Jordan Sharpe maybe the things you bored is not for others Iam happy here for 15 years ago!!!!
Jordan Sharpe nice mall big houses in the nice parts good restaurants tons of shit it’s not like la where people shit on the streets
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Thassa fact
Do u know what happened to this small restaurant called Tasty Platter on North Tryon? It was in 1999.
Some blocks look like an army base, there are plenty of trees, and the roads seem decent. City tour was interesting. Thanks for the ride along.
Yea in NC they keep our shit clean
I use to say that all of the time. Military housing use to look like public housing
Its a great city to live in. Its a great city to visit.
Miss Charlotte. The West side is mostly where the "hoods" are however compared to other cities Charlotte really doesn't have a bad bad one. You were on Tryon Street Uptown (not downtown) Eastside (I used to love off of Tryon & Eastway) and turned where the men's shelter is that's why there were some people. Charlotte is nice and clean and the people are warm. Much love to the Queen City.
@Mandilo23 give it a minute. That town is young, but its cracks will show sooner than you might think.
Most the project's were torndown in the mid late 00s
@Mandilo23 Unfortunately, North Carolina booming means a lot of people moving there are bringing their failed politics with them.
Mandilo23 true Charlotte is one of the most conservative cities in America it definitely is one of the most beautiful big cities I’ve ever seen I don’t know any liberal cities that look like this
ET wow you right I went back and did more research and found out the previous source that said Charlotte was conservative was wrong so yes Charlotte is super liberal I don’t need all that but it’s a lovely lovely looking city
If u from Charlotte u Know He rode Thru South Side and Brookhill.....Didnt go Nowhere Near Griertown or Over by Shamrock 😂😂💯
And didn't go down Rozzle ferry Rd or down tuckasegee
Farmpond lane or idlewild/independence blvd
and they tore half of brookhill down smh
@@will900rr go down Rozzelles. By Biddle Point its all $300,000+ houses now. They kicked out the poor folk and tore down all the old houses.
It looks nothing like it used to.
Same with State street behind it. They really updated that area by Johnson C Smith.
@@dibbled33 idelwild doesn't exist anymore
Charlottean here, I lived in west Baltimore for 5 years recently. Coming back to Charlotte was a dream. We have some rough areas, but not nearly as bad as most places.
“Some” not most. Baltimore has some of the worst areas in the country. Charlotte crime is still way above national average.
Wheeew man this city looks like a super hero city out of a movie. Charlotte definitely is no Memphis Tennessee Whoever from here should be proud
North carolina is half eastxoast. Doesn't have Authentic southern feel to it
Aron Myers I see & I agree...traditional south will triumph new south for those who want a true southern experience. Still Charlotte looks to be a decent place to live.
NorthTrEndz_CLE judging from this video I can already tell it doesn’t have the same genuine soul as the “old south” it looks like the tri state area actually
@@thomashall2983 I been to charlotte. didn't really like it. The People were rude. Its more like transplant city, with foringeners too.
Aron Myers that’s all I need to hear. I ain’t with that bull ish that’s that up north shit I’m a still take a trip I doubt I’ll ever live there. Sounds a lot like Orlando Florida & I hate that place sheeesh
I made a brief stopover in Charlotte on a flight home from Denver recently. It's good to see what this city actually looks like. I appreciate your videos and your channel, Charlie. Thank you !
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1. Cleanliness has nothing to do with a place being hood.
2. If your city is dirty that doesn’t mean it’s hood, that’s nasty and y’all Mf trifling. Charlotte takes care of itself it’s overall a clean city probably one of the cleanest bigger cities you’ll find.
3. He covered 2neighborhoods that sit right beside each other so really 1neighborhood.
4. There is much worse places in Charlotte. You won’t find no slum looking areas(maybe 1 or 2) in Charlotte but just like in LA the hoods aren’t in bad shape, so do not be fooled by any stretch.
Aside from like 1 or 2 places most Chicago hoods are cleaner than hoods in places like Detroit or St. Louis
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You should've went down Sugar Creek , that would've REALLY been something to show 🤣🤣
Lol frfr
I live like right beside there here it’s good
And hidden valley 😭😭
Ok
Prostitutes everywhere
Downtown Charlotte (Uptown actually ) is the cleanest one I have ever seen in the US. Hoods are maybe hoods based on NC standards but nothing compared to LA and Las Vegas hoods.
Funny enough, Charlotte has a higher murder rate than LA actually. Not by a lot tho.
charlotte has a higher crime rate than la.
You didnt go through grier town or west blvd thats the top hoods
Some of you have no clue. This is clean compared to 20 years ago.So do your homework. Take it all the way back ,where Double Oaks use to be now they selling homes in the 300 thousand dollar range. Or go over by JC,An Trade st. Better yet go downtown to the old Earl Village. Piedmont Courts should I keep going.
Yeah, if you're from Charlotte, you know all the hoods downtown were knocked down years ago. Downtown filled with lots of business people now. It wasn't always like that. A lot of gentrification has gone on.
Blvd Homes! Dalton Village shit like that
I remember back when plaza-midwood was even slightly sketchy. That's where I used to hang around. Especially about little parking lot. Now it's like a yuppie Metropolis
Same with Rozzelles Ferry. All Craftsman homes.
Now what happens is they tear down the old and build these new houses while ppl still.live there in their old house.
Say a $300,000 house gets built next to a $90,000 house. The 90 has to pay the same rate of taxes on the 300. Most times, they can't afford that bill. That's how ppl lose their homes if they aren't bought out, outright.
@NORTH CAROLINA-GEO WATCH life was much better under Mccrorey
I was born and raised in Charlotte NC, lived here all 34 years of my life. The only truly " dangerous" neighborhood is hidden valley. Most violent crimes take place at the club's and random gas stations, fastfood spots late nights.
I used to work at Tremont Music Hall and would get out really late and hit that gas station on the corner of South and East, you know, the one with the bomb ass potato wedges and chicken. I swear I probably witnessed 10 different fights go down in that parking lot
@@steveurkel4561 tremont was the spot back in the day. Saw 311 play there twice
@Joey The blind Panther yeah, I have a lot of coworkers who live in hidden valley. It's not like it was in the 80s and early 90s. I don't really think Charlotte has any "dangerous" neighborhoods to be honest
Hidden valley was never bass bad to me
@@2jcward I work for a furniture delivery company, we deliver there every Friday and never have any trouble. But they say it used to be bad as far as local gangs shooting each other, stuff like that
Welcome to Charlotte, aka the Queen City bro!
Queen City all da way im from Charlotte born and raised here it home for me we kings but live in the Queen city
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@@janetrojas8939 704 Queen city ive lived here forever kings and queens rule this city
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I'm from the QC. it ain't like it used was in 95 but we still here.preciate the video.stay up!
I be trying to tell most off the city is locked up or die
Paul Holmes Thank you , they think the City is ruff now , back then most of middle school classmates died Class of 97 them days was crazy in the 90s my dude
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I am from Charlotte, when I take people to my hood they be like girl bye this ain’t no hood. Hell I didn’t say we were Baltimore. Charlotte hoods not that bad but be careful.
I love Charlotte its so clean
I live in Charlotte and more and more of these hoods are being replaced by 5 to 7 story apartment buildings with parking decks and starting rent 1300-1500 dollars a month. Even in the bad neighborhoods you will find homes that were completely remodeled going for 300k+. This is flushing out the so called HOODS and the people who live in them.
Westside Beatties Ford,Bradford Dr,West Blvd , Rozzelles Ferry Etc...
Oh look, it’s my street walker route...
Bradford Drive is updating to new housing, too.
1500 West Blvd in da building
Washington Heights looks nasty!!
My p.o. box is there on Beatties Ford street at the post office by a Food Lion.....im thinking about changing the location!
Im a 60 year old white dude, probably not a good area for me to be.
actually the plaza area usually has the highest murder rate
finally you are driving on a smooth road!!! :) cheers
We are in a new era (Rise of the Mexicans).
The Hood with all those Units so Close Together, has to be Awful in the Summertime with Kids and Teenagers hanging out 🤔
Get in the community and help then. It’s a group effort
Right lol
Looking at this compared to other southern cities like Atlanta, Birmingham, Memphis and New Orleans there is nothing really hood about Charlotte, most of those neighborhoods clean as hell which is definitely a good thing
Boi u must not be frm here then cuhz u dont kno anything that be happening over here dont let looks decive u my area alone3 homicides and 4-5 shooting over 3 days so jus cuz we look clean dat dont mean we ain't bout it jus like erone else
Man i love your videos, Charlie. Been watching for years now and so glad to see you still consistently uploading new stuff and getting more views! Also love how you go into parking lots and back areas like at 7:00.
Thanks and keep up the great work!
man downtown looks beautiful...
Beautiful by American low standards, but mediocre compared to German Bavarian cities or something in Japan. The streets are dirty, more dangerous, no cultural unity among the melting pot race division, road construction & infrastructure is miserable, wealth inequality & debt... That's all I see. I was just thinking, few people like attorneys make a killing in these parts. Rent an office space in one of those high rises & charge $300hr to deal with the endless flow of delinquents.
̈ ̈ it’s pretty obvious from your comment you just dislike American cities so you could’ve just said that..
@@MichaelNaness exactly. They're the kind of person that studies abroad for a single semester and won't shut up about how shit America is
You should have taken the train here... that's where you see the real problem. Opioids are hitting hard here.
It's a terrible fact.
I’ll live here, and I know it’s true for a fact opiates are taking down young and old white and black it don’t matter is bad here
False. I guess u believe the news? Cant even get painkillers from the doc for legitimate reasons....other than that. Addicts will do what they do
tyler will I don’t even watch the news. I know this from living in clt.
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The Lulacs in Charlotte are not bad at all. Nice yards and trees. Some areas are better than others, but that's true of all big towns.
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they gentrified the hell outta charlotte. growing up on west blvd was different than what it is today. my old neighborhood dont even look the same wilmore got big ass houses we didn't know about that growing up. its different and we say we going downtown
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Is the complex that was driven through called the Southside Homes? And the boarded up project was Brookhill Village, yes?
yea
I don't the name, but I'm pretty sure the boarded up ones are off Remount
You are in a hornets nest ! Don't get stung !
What kind of camera did you use or was this shot with a go pro?
A Canon GX7 Mark ll.
You do a lot of driving and travelling! thanks for the ride along
The video would b beneficial if u added some verbalization to describe where ur at.
I'm from concord nc and work in Charlotte I heard more guns in my neighbor hood than in 35 yrs of working in Charlotte
Its very interesting and clean in the street,etc.... Thanks for sharing with us👍🏾
Happy that Charile Bo came back to NC the home state 313 you are the best💪🙏🌟👑
*Don't people know how to park their car facing the right way?* 🚗🚗🚗
In the beginning of this video was not uptown it was Southside. No more hoods uptown hun. They have been replaced with million dollar condos
Josey Lawyer exactly ! I live in Charlotte and the ghettos are disappearing due to gentrification it’s still safer here than Chicago
Charlotte is pretty, but every major city has areas surrounding it that are completely impoverished. Charlotte is no different. Been here for almost a year now and see new stuff frequently.
You are missing interviews there. Your videos are more interesting when you talk with people. You can cruise there any time...
It's mostly been gentrified or about to be. These use to be really bad areas early 90s to late 90s. Lost family in a couple if these neighborhood's
Facts betty Ford's road still the hood lol he didn't drive through there,,lol
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If you want to see real ghetto go to Beatties Ford Rd and also the Hidden Valley projects. Where you were was child's play.
Hampshire Hills
Grier Town and Tuckaseegee
Lil rock west Blvd
Hidden Valley is no where near as bad as it used to be. Nothing over there now but families and old people. No gang banging. He should’ve drove over there by Tuck and Avalon.... Rozzelles Ferry rd etc.
Exactly. I agree with all statements on this.
What camera are you using!?
You got to be careful in my city at night the queen ain't on the first 48 for singing too loud in church
It’s funny how this video is recommended for me because I live here
Nice tracking google
Recommend for me & I live in Corn-hole/Huntersville adjacent! Only because Mans job!!!! We hate this fake life miss real people that speak truth & we can drive to city! Yet bad tracking because I have seen bad conditions & people don't care living in hood driving Lexus /BMW!
Only thing bad about black neighborhoods is No Tips. I'm from Charlotte, grew up in Dalton Village, much worse in the 80's and 90's. Crime still a problem not just in Charlotte but every where. Pizza delivery driver late 90's not one tip in Southside homes and brookhills apartments.
This so called tour of the “hood” is a joke you in south side apt bro 👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾
Charlotte just a good looking city with cheap beautiful homes compared to the rundown cities but with the homicide rising🤨 stay safe out there y’all
You can have the best of both worlds lol www.visitraleigh.com
Ain't no cheap homes in Charlotte., bro
Lot of this looks like it was taken around Remount and West Blvd. Nice cruise down Tryon.
If he was looking "the hood", he should have hit Grier town or Hidden Valley.
He go into hidden valley he might not have come back haha one way in one way out
The one showing at 7:05 is being torn down and replaced with Yuppie Bird houses, (see South Blvd on google maps for explanation!)
Come to Durham, NC 🏚. And Charlotte is getting out of control this year. Homicide rates and crime rates are way up this year
Yeah but stay in the good areas like the urban center and southeast northeast or south park
I live here now from st.louis Missouri this is the nicest hoods I've seen
Also lived Chicago, nj,va,Hawaii
Daaamn girl 😍
@Johnny Doeboy I've lived here 9 yrs
These jus a few pull up to hidden valley u won't say they nice no no lmfaoo
@Charliebo313 why are you not talking to people in SC and NC?
I love NC, used to lived in Greensboro and went to the high school there.
Hey everyone, we just relocated to Charlotte. We are temporarily on the East side. Looking for an apt where we can find at least a 1 bedroom under $1000 (its more expensive here than I thought) I obviously don't know the best parts of town to look into moving. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you!
Terricita Copeland hey I’m from Charlotte and I’ve lived on the east side. I use to live in Peppertree I had a one bedroom and I was only paying 571 but that was back in 2015. They usually have some good deals. If you’re trying to stay on the east side I would check there or Somerstone Estates they are nice. You can find plenty of apartments on the east side for less than 1000 especially a one bedroom
I'm watching from Brazil.city Sao Paulo. .
Hi Greetings from Saint Louis missouri ... I am from Charlotte North Carolina .., Thanks for sharing💕💕💕
this isnt the worst area or anywhere near the worst area of Charlotte. Go down sugar creek late at night, hidden valley, tuckaseegee, beatties ford, wilkenson, grier town. all those are rough
Charlie, how far south are you going?
Hard to say. It's day by day. I just got to Atlanta.
@@CharlieBo313 slide to Tulsa, Omaha and Portland Oregon
I love uptown at night. It's so pretty💞
Been there plenty of times. Charlotte does have a nice downtown but outside of that, it still feels like a large rural southern town. I seriously don’t understand the hype about Charlotte.
Same, I am from Asheville and go there a bunch but it usually disappoints. Raleigh and even Greensboro are way cooler and so was Asheville before it became this lame hipster mecca. Charlotte's inner city is crammed into a couple blocks with some urban neighborhoods around it but it quickly becomes this boring southern suburban area. I thought Charlotte was some huge city as a kid but after going to places like Chicago, NYC, Philly, etc it feels so small and uncultured.
Facts I’m from NY and moved here 2 years ago thinking I would like it but this city and dead and dry. Moving back to ny lol ✌️
The hype is easy to understand. Charlotte is relatively cheap, clean, and safe compared to most large American cities. And it's been growing fast for a few decades now. So there are lots of exciting economic opportunities and developments in the area. The city has a unique vibe in that Charlotte's Uptown/Downtown area feels like a big city. But much of the surrounding area has a smaller town feel. This makes Charlotte appeal to people looking to settle down and start/raise a family.
Bruce Roberts I never implied I thought it would be like NY. I actually thought the opposite. It’s just the media hyped it up to be a big city but it’s really not, it’s just dead. I gave it a try and it’s not my cup of tea. I also tried to raise my family here but the lack of culture and diversity is sending me back to where I’m from. These southern states are filled with division, racism and dryness. All you got here is trees, crime, Bojangles and fake people saying hi to you everywhere you go.
Bruce Roberts I agree there is racism in NY as well and you make great points. I actually live in Ballantyne 28277 and though it’s nice it just lacks the culture aspect I like. It’s also weird how even though I’m in Ballantyne the hoods are not far away. I think my age could also be a factor why I don’t like it. My wife and I are in our 20’s and just miss having more stuff to do, there’s also a lot more museums in ny and events we want to take our kid too. We moved here because I had a job offer but yeah thanks for your response.
Even the hoods in Charlotte are clean and green and the grass is cut. The whole city is like driving through a park.
Are those new brick houses they just built in Charlotte?
No they been there for years
@@blakolawton5205 Oh okay because I thought it was remodeled
I live in Charlotte RIGHT NOW......LETS BE CLEAR Southside is dead nothing goes on there it goes down on West Blvd beatties Ford tuckaseegee shamrock the plaza freedom etc don't get it twisted Charlotte a fool
I’ll be through there in the morning on the way to the dr.yall keep in mind some of the hood you’re looking at was farmland only 50 years ago.the property taxes in that hood are among the highest in the country so they have to keep some appearances up
How is this man able to tour every single hood in the country without, you know, getting shot
You dont get shot automatically when you set a foot in an impoverished neighborhood 😫
Kids these days smh
Charlie bo Is from Detroit and that is as hood as it gets. So he probably is not scared of anything.
CharlieBo313......THANK YOU for going around the USA and showing people "hoods" and major city areas. You are BRAVE and compassionate!!!!! God bless.
I'm not that wonderful, I wouldn't do it if I wasn't getting paid. But your very welcome.
Plz come to south Atlanta like college park or east point since your close
Atlanta is not close as you think I literally takes me 7 hours to get there
I live in Atlanta lmao and I used to live in Charlotte I have a lot of cousins there I go all the time and it take me 5 hours
If you’re in Atlanta go down Cleveland Ave & Washington Rd those places people rarely know see about.
Charlotte is a beautiful and clean city like Denver, Indianapolis, Dallas, Orlando. People have pride of their property there even in the “bad” areas they take care of their lawns, buildings aren’t falling apart everywhere like Philly or Baltimore.
This video is it filmed on a military base??? Just wondering, what is the primary income from?
Next time slide by Bradford dr. Beatties Ford rd
Or dundeen
Facts
Let um know, I went to Thomasboro Elementary.
FACTS
Come to Richmond California
Caught em on a rainy day. Pretty quiet when its raining.
Yes, very poorly done video.
Is it any worst than Durham or Southeast Raleigh?
Tom hunter, Hidden Valley, Sugar Creek is where you’ll see people just hanging around now.
See police and/or fire trucks almost every week driving home from work.
I remember one time kids were throwing eggs at cars from behind the fence at prospect place.
Hey CharlIeBo303, I Thought that was you
that Just Road By Me..
this all South Side & Brookhill, go to Beatties Ford, Milton Rd, West Blvd, Tuckaseegee that would of been some shit to see especially at night 🤷🏼♀️
Always fascinated by your braveness...In Italy the slums are very sneaky, if you see cities like Naples or Rome, the wrong places have a whole system against police or enemies. Now, you have a ton of experience, just gives us some tips on how to survive this situations, how you smell danger, and how you interact with people in the US bad areas. And, of course, I guess they all work...if your black, right? Greetings
It's "UPTOWN" Charlotte not "DOWNTOWN" Charlotte. Take note!
You showed two of the weakest lil projects in charlotte this video was trash
They done cleaned these hoods up n Charlotte...try being around here n the early 2000's, u'll have a different opinion about Charlotte!!!
I love Charlotte and Midnight Diner is so good
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I’m from and live in CHARLOTTE NORTH Carolina 👀🥳
Dude ain't that many streets in South Side or Brook Hill to waste making this video...
He missed the real hoods
Dang Newport's are only $5.39 there? They're almost $9.00 in Cali wtf!!! 😣
Quit smoking.
Lorillard headquarters is here in NC in Greensboro. Plus its a tobacco growing state. 💪🏾
That's what happens when you live in Commiefornia.
April Martian NC used to be the tobacco capital of the world. Many companies are based here.
8:01 I live in those apartments on the right. Actually a really nice area called southend. Would consider it to be a high class area to live for young people.
My parents live there. Seems to be a lot of New York transplants there.
leazzel7 too many
How's independence Blvd. Just moved here. Seems okay but some parts look ran down
Independece used to be the spot. It looked so different 10 years ago. It wasn't a highway, it had red lights on every corner and businesses and such. Now its just car lots, empty car lots and on ramps.
@@domino3023 I'm about to invest and build it back up. It's so close to uptown. Hidden gem
@@krock7909There's a ton of money to be made in CLT. Good luck!
Other than showing low income housing and vacant housing just what was the purpose of this video?
I had to watch this one and i live in Charlotte and never seen the Hood
darrell campbell lmao same...and this video still didnt show me what “hoods” are here...compared to where im from #detroit 💙
Bruh, what kind of truck is that?I bet you got a shit load of miles on it. And it still runs good. I need one!!
Hoods? I must live under a hood then. Jeez
Charlotte is a weird city at night. It just feels like you can get robbed easier.
I’m not sure what point they were trying to make but Charlotte was and is basically a very good city to live in. I’ve been here all my life (77 years) and wouldn’t want to live in another city. I have moved to the outskirts to get away from the traffic and stuff like that but I still consider myself a Charlottean thru and thru. The areas you were shown weren’t the average neighborhoods and actually there aren’t that many like that but even these are good areas. Sure it’s not Myers Park or Ballantyne or out where UNCC is located but you’re not going to find a lot of run down areas because the city / county code officials keep the housing at a high standard. So come visit, it’s a friendly place to visit or live.