Pennsylvania: State Profile
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- Overview of the geography of Pennsylvania. I go over the cities, physical landscape, economy, companies, taxes, agriculture, signature foods, and more.
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Overall a very good snapshot of PA, but you overlooked the state's healthcare industry. Philly is home to Penn, Jefferson, Einstein, Temple and Drexel Med schools and Pittsburgh home to UPMC. The prominence of these institutions attracts top flight doctors and scientists giving way to extraordinary innovations in medicine and pharmacy.
Thanks for sharing this!
Can't forget Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the to in the nation😁
The only big healthcare facility you left out is Penn State Health. Which covers most of Central PA and has a huge medical center in Hershey.
@@richardgazinia5482 Wrong, you also missed Geisinger, which is very large.
@@brianmclaine5112 You are absolutely right. I forgot how big Geisinger is in NE PA. They are basically the only healthcare system in the Scranton / Wilkes Barre area.
Pittsburgh is a vastly underrated city on many fronts...one it is beautiful.....has amazing city views....has character and history that is amazing...is sports mad...has many different ethnic neighborhoods and foods....tons of bars....tons to see.....great Museums.....top Flight Symphony......excellent Medical Care.....relatively inexpensive......beautiful weather in the summer especially......Kind people (from a Southerner)
Toward the end, when he mentioned sports, he skipped the Steelers! And the Eagles vs Santa Claus thing, God, so old. Otherwise, great video. Maybe skip the NFL next time.
do you know what a comma is?
And the best steak salads (with fries) and Primantis!
I grew up in Pittsburgh and lived there my whole life. Having moved away, I can say that Pittsburgh is a nice place to visit, but it is horrible to live there. It's way too big for it's road system so the traffic is a nightmare. The weather is horrible and gray almost every single day. The crime rate has gone way up, as has the cost of living. Pittsburgh has really transitioned from a nice Midwestern/rust belt feeling city to become a horrible east coast feeling city with homeless, drugs, crime, horrible governance, high cost of living, bad traffic, and miserable people
Throughout much of American history Pennsylvania was the second most populous state after New York. I like the small old towns there.
@Safwaan no AC só people didn’t want to go plus the south relied too much on slavery so no industrial jobs
@Safwaan Virginia and the Carolina's had a slave economy too, maybe a place like northern virginia would have an immigrant population but idk.
@Safwaan Virginia and North Carolina were both incredibly rural until pretty recently. The only major industrial cities were Richmond and Petersburg in VA and the Raleigh/Durham area in NC. Pennsylvania, meanwhile, had enormous amounts of industrial jobs all over, from Philadelphia to Scranton to Bethlehem to Pittsburgh. The South, meanwhile, didn't see its population boom until nearly a century later after WW2, when white flight led to the explosion in popularity of the Sun Belt. Alexandria, Norfolk/VA Beach, and Charlotte all fall into this category, which you can see if you look at their urban design. Huge, sprawling cities mostly made up of housing developments with a small urban core.
My home state. I was waiting for this one. You know PA well and you really got around! I’m near Hershey, but have been to every corner. It’s a beautiful state. Great state for outdoors and hiking! Lots of neat rail trails for biking too. PA Grand Canyon is worth seeing, and Ricketts Glen is an amazing waterfall hike.
👍🏼 Hershey area is fun to visit! 😎
Love my state , Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is one of the most underrated states in America! I love PA! I live in Ohio which is close enough!
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Great video Kyle, but you didn't mention Punxsutawney or Groundhog Day. Few states can claim an entire holiday as their own, but Pennsylvania exclusively has that one.
👍🏼 Watched that documentary about it, the one with Bill Murray, over and over over again! 😉🤣✌🏼
Nor the Office
@@xgriffin22 many movies are filmed or take place in PA too, more so than most states.
Scranton has similar but it's Joe Biden who shows his shadow
Only Pennsylvania would have a holiday about a subterranean rodent! Lol, I'm a transplant, and I LOVE living in PA!
Greetings from Allentown and the Lehigh Valley! A couple other points about PA:
1. As someone else mentioned, healthcare is huge and high quality in Philly, Pittsburgh and Lehigh Valley.
2. PA is #2 in the nation in craft beer production.
3. Bethlehem hosts one of the largest music festivals in the country each summer, a 10-day event called Musikfest that draws over a million people.
4. While industry has fallen off, we do a great job of celebrating our industrial past with National Heritage Areas and museums.
5. There is a rich indigenous history (and existing presence) that should also be recognized.
Thanks for the videos!
Musikfest was my favorite as a kid. Born in Allentown 👍
My friend and I do an annual trip to Pittsburgh to catch a Mets game, and we got lost. I was amazed when I turned off the expressway and started heading up this insane hill and couldn’t believe there was a community built right on it and people were parking like this. A few months later I moved to Morgantown where I’m living now and it still amazes me how people are able to adapt to virtually any environment.
As a Lancaster native I appreciate you pronouncing it correctly
^^This!!^^
I was very pleasantly surprised
I can tell that Kyle takes pride in his pronunciations. He even said the pronunciation of Wilkes Barre could be done either of two ways. I mena, who know s this stuff??? Well, Kyle does.
I appreciate the Pittsburgh love. As someone who's never lived outside of the area, I can tell you it is tremendously underrated. It's an example of a rust belt city of a one-way track to becoming the next Detroit or Gary, but actually getting their shit together and diversifying the economy.
I've lived in Bucks County Pennsylvania most of my life and I also lived in Monroe County for 4 years. The corridor running North to south along the Delaware River is some of the most beautiful driving in the country.
Amazing state! I adore Pittsburgh. The geography of that city is amazing. The rivers and the hillside that frame that city is one of the best geographic metro features in the U.S. IMHO.
Love how you included Sheetz and Wawa right next to each other. I consumed quite a bit of mushrooms growing up in Pittsburgh. Surprised you didn't mention the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon or the town of Wellsboro. Great places to visit off the beaten path. Great video Kyle! Thanks as always!
This was well worth the wait. A great video about one of the most well rounded states. I can’t wait to see more content. Hail the king
Jim Thorpe is one of my favorite towns to visit, beautiful buildings amazing scenery and great local food
I’ve lived outside of Hershey my whole life, but I’m moving an hour outside of Pittsburgh next year for college. So excited to be so close to one of my favorite cities
I think you are one of the hardest working You Tubers out there - thanks!
Great video. One of my favorite areas in Pennsylvania is the Laural Highlands in the South West portion of the state. Chestnut Ridge above Uniontown is gorgeous. Ohiopyle State Park is one of the gems in the area. The Famous Falling Water by Frank Lloyd Wright is really close to the park. Another area in the Laurel Highlands is scenic State route 31 and 711 ro the scenic town of Ligonier. There are so many hidden natural gems in Pennsylvania that you could have a lovely getaway every weekend.
The Laurel Highlands also have a large population of black bears.
I grew up in PA, and you've nailed just about every city. It's really cool having seen Philadelphia turn around in recent years, but the central parts of the state have really become run-down in the past few decades. I'm really hoping that smaller towns in PA will begin to turn around in the coming decades, housing is SO cheap out there, and a lot of the smaller towns (like Lancaster or Pittston, there are DOZENS of examples though) have a ton of potential, with their older city design, brick buildings, and potentially walkable downtowns. I think as housing gets more and more expensive in the United States cities in the Rust Belt (which includes parts of Western and arguably Central PA) are going to start looking kind of cute and quaint if you can take your job remote, and if it means you can escape the oppressive rent of cities on the West Coast and even now cities like Austin Texas
I live in near flint and I’m looking to move out of here in 2 years, but it’s weird we’re seeing people from California, Florida and Texas move up here more since covid because they can buy a home here. I think the Midwest is probably the most underrated region in the country. The winters are harsh here though so I get why people wanna move away and why others want to move here
@@spencer8699 I honestly miss snowy winters. I grew up in Southern Illinois-not sure what it’s like there nowadays with climate change, but I always loved the snows in winter when I was a kid. As an adult, I lived in California/SF Bay Area for 10 years, where the only snows are up in the Sierra Nevadas if you care to drive up there… hard to do without a larger vehicle and chains. I live in Middle Tennessee now, which I thought would have snowier winters, but apparently not. I’m looking to move somewhere more up to north next time so I can have actual winters again. 😂
@@Rose-yt5hi man I live in the Flint area which has a bad stigma and bad gun violence. Seem to run into somebody who’s just moved from out west or the south, because it’s affordable around here and some what mild summers and nice cold snowy winters. I’ll be honest everybody gets tired of the cold around January and it last till about late April to early May lol
@@spencer8699 Late March to early May?? 😬
@@billyjacc I was being nice, it’s really April-June lol last year we had a record warm spring though
Wow I was surprised at what a beautiful state Pennsylvania is.
A pleasure to watch, as always! The flood history in Johnstown makes it worth a visit (and it could use a few visitors); it's especially fun to ride the inclined plane. Also, in the north central region of the state is a large gorge called the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania that's well worth a stop if you like natural attractions. My wife and I like to go to Hanover, a small town between York and Gettysburg, which is known for making pretzels and potato chips (the Snyder's and Utz factories are both there, and both have outlet stores).
Shoutout to Johnstown!
Yes! Don't forget Kinzua Bridge State Park!
Yes lol jtown could use some visitors. Love the place but im so thankful im just as close to Altoona, theres just never a reason to go to jtown anymore.
Hello from California, Pennsylvania!!
A fellow Pennsylvanian (I grew up there) put it well: There isn't a flat field in the state. A boy in our high school died when his tractor rolled over on him, and I'm amazed how many cultivated fields are on grades above 20%. But as the video noted, that also creates some of the most beautiful scenery anywhere. You'd drive over a mountain ridge and discover a charming little city nestled between two ridges, like a little Switzerland.
Your fellow Pennsylvanian friend is clearly not from the southeast. There are many thousands of acres of flat fields here.
Yeah Lancaster county is flatter than your ex girlfriend, except for down by the river
I was born in Reading,but left at a very young age,and never realized, what a beautiful place Pennsylvania is!
Your video makes me want to go back for a visit.
The physical geography of the state is absolutely beautiful. I had no idea it looked like that. Thank you for doing such a great job of surveying the state in its many aspects. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Some stuff: where Philly needs more bridges, Pittsburgh has too many. The area of PA that borders Lake Erie is called the chimney. PA leads the nation in potato chip and pretzels. In towns such a Litiz. Lots of casinos in the state also. Jim Thorpe was known as Mauch Chunk. Can see why the name changed. Born and raised in Allentown now live in FL. Always good videos Kyle.
Potato chips are part of the rivalry between east and west. Snyder's of Hanover is better known nationally, but coming from the west, Snyder's of Berlin has always been superior chips IMO. But all across PA you can find great chips and pretzels far better than Frito-Lay garbage.
PA is responsible for most snacks that Americans have in their Kitchen Cupboard. Also responsible for most of the candy you eat on Halloween.
Also born and raised in Allentown, PA! It brought me a lot of joy for the Lehigh Valley to be extensively covered by someone not from the area. Pennsylvanians aren't just from Philly and Pittsburgh! (Although I now live in Pittsburgh :) )
Hannover, the snack capital of the world!
Who's calling this the chimney?
Big baseball fan, and I love Pittsburgh’s PNC Park. Stayed at a hotel downtown, and walked across the Roberto Clemente Bridge to and from the stadium on game days.
What a gem of a facility. The Pirates …. struggling team.
Thank you for an objective view of my home state. PA doesn't have the glitz and sexiness of other states which is why it appealed to me for so many years. One thing you could add about Pittsburg is the ethnic history and how neighborhoods were formed around where people emigrated from to work in the heavy industries, especially steel. Bloomfield, Italian. Polish Hill, duh. Troy Hill, Germans. There are also Russians, Greeks and the Southwest part of PA has a surprisingly large population of Scots/English. One of my favorite stories of Pittsburgh is the Whiskey Rebellion. Pittsburgh in the late 18th century was the largest producer of rye whiskey in the young US. The feds imposed a tax on the making of whiskey and the distillers in Southwest PA rebelled against it. This was serious enough to have the federal militia come in to restore order and enforce the law. One distiller by the name of Wiggle had been arrested and was to be hanged but President Washington, at the last moment decided to commute the sentence. There is now a rye whiskey, called Wiggle Rye distilled in the Strip District mentioned in this video.
I live in NJ and frequent PA quite often and you did a thorough, outstanding job here. Please do one of these on Arkansas one day!
Gotta say, the Arkansas threw me off after the first half about you being from Jersey.
@@MusicKnowsAll I know lol . I am debating relocating to a spot with outdoor and mountain biking options and the northwest corner of the state is sort of an under the radar hot spot.
@@jniemec I live in Central Arkansas near Little Rock, but originally from Nashville, TN. The whole area of Northwest Arkansas (NWAR) is designed with Bike trails in mind. There are many parks with mountain biking trails all around the area. However, if you are looking for something like the mountain bike trails in say Colorado then they are not quite like that. Great area!
@@taylorbarber2162 I spent 5 nights in that area (3 Bentonville and 2 Fayetteville) around Labor day weekend this year and really liked it. You have an adequate metro area that's not overrun with urban blight (like so many metro areas in this country) and then nice country and roads not too far away for motorcycle riding, which I like.
Diamonds & Hot Springs. Indeed.
Your description of Erie was accurate. I grew up there and it was a pretty rough town. However, the recent improvements made to the downtown and waterfront have had me seriously considering moving back. I definitely see it on the upswing and a great place to visit nowadays.
I went to Erie 5 x this summer as I’m from SW PA and love Presque Isle and surrounding areas.
It's a shithole
I'm from Erie and I can say it's definitely on the upswing, they are aggressively modernizing downtown.
Pennsylvania is also home to the Johnstown Inclined Plane, which is the steepest vehicular inclined plane in the world and is also home to the Tunkhannock Viadact, which when it was completed in 1915 was the largest concrete structure in the world. Lastly, the coolest mountain in Pennsylvania is Sidneys Knob, located just off the PA Turnpike. It's atypical from other mountains in the region, because it has the appearance of a pyramid covered with trees.
Great video. Thank you for sharing. I live in a small town called Northumberland. It's where the north branch and west branch of the Susquehanna river meet. It is on the east slope of the Montour ridge. I feel privileged growing up and raising a family in such a beautiful and untouched rural area. Beautiful woodlands and river makes us a great area for fishing and hunting.
I love how you researched a lot of the pronunciations, and actually getting "Lancaster" and "Wilkes-Barre" right! (Though for the future, "Lebanon" is pronounced "Lebnen"). Regardless, as a Pennsylvanian from Lebanon, this is an amazing video and I thank you so much for it!
Sort of like "Bethlum"
I driven thru Lebanon county many times, such a beautiful place
@@kayzeaza Its my home county, but I personally find the mountain spots along the Susquehanna River from north of Harrisburg to around Bloomsburg to be more beautiful imo, but most of that area doesn't have much in the way of jobs too, so I suppose Lebanon County has that going for it!
@@lougiacobbi725 I grew up in the Lehigh Valley and have never heard anyone pronounce Bethlehem that way, not even people that live there
@@myosick Bethlehem native, we all say Bethlum
Pittsburgh is so pretty in the fall. The mountains, trees, and bridges just pop.
I appreciate the presentation about PA. Lived there many years. Please note that Reading also has a very nice sight, the Japanese Pagoda.
Been living in PA for the last 25 years, this is comprehensive and can confirm this guy knows his stuff, I even learned some stuff. I love PA.
Great video. I grew up in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area and agree with most of what was said about it. It is a sad reality for a region that was very important in the early history of the United States and that fueled a lot of America's industrial capacity during the World Wars. And of course this coincided with extreme environmental degradation and pollution. Ironically, I believe the one saving grace of this region now is the natural beauty (The State of Wyoming was named for the Wyoming Valley after all). There are some spectacular natural wonders not far from the Valley, the most well-known being Rickett's Glen. And only being one and a half hours from New York City has its benefits. But I'm very glad ample time was spent on PA's natural beauty in general, it is such an under-rated state in this regard!
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Really cool video. I live only twenty minutes from Philly even though I live in Jersey. Pennsylvania is a beautiful state. Thanks for the great work. Take care and have a great holiday
Hi Kyle,
I have lived most of my life in Pennsylvania. You did a wonderful job.
-Keith
My home and the greatest state in the union.
It's the state of Independence. The Keystone State.
But umm greatest? I live near Harrisburg.
It will be when the big bad Wolf is gone!!
@@crabring it would if construction will stop... Oh wait.
@@hmich176 Come on out to Pittsburgh. We'd love to have some new people out west.
@@crabring fr he makes me want to leave along with rich
The best geography series on TH-cam!!
Very thorough and interesting. Have visited Pennsylvania several times, mostly work related. But I was always impressed with the scenery. I cannot ever recall being in any part of Pennsylvania where there was not mountains, hills, and thick forests. I also took it upon myself to visit the YUENGLING brewery to stock up. No need to do this any longer. Since March of 21, the tasty lager is available in my home state of Michigan. I was impressed with the neighborhoods of Pittsburgh where you mentioned the locals ran the show rather than the tourists. Might be worth a trip. Only 5 hours east of here by auto. Thanks for the post Kyle.
I live in Cleveland but I’ll drive the hour and a half to Erie just for the beaches of Presque isle. Best on Lake Erie. Also love little Waldameer Park. Sure it’s No Cedar point but it’s free to get in and you can pay by the ride! Great for smaller kids. Great job as always King!
A few years ago, I came up with what I call My Favorite Question Ever: There are 50 states - if you could see 49 and never get to #50, what's the one you'd never go to?
I've tracked the answers I've gotten over the years. (It's mostly to students in classes I teach). I've gotten over 900 responses - and still no one has ever said Pennsylvania. Every other state has been mentioned at least twice, but no one has a problem with Pennsylvania.
It's important enough to be important, but not so important that it annoys anyone
Rhode Island, Chris! The correct answer has to be Rhode Island.
@@bob_frazier The most popular answers are Alaska, Idaho, and Nebraska
@@chrisj.9882 Popular yes, but wrong! 😃
north dakota or iowa... not sure which but one of those two
So the question of the moment could be "What state should Kyle leave for last?
@16:11 - Route 322 between Harrisburg and State College is one of my favorite roads of all time. Straight through the heart of the gorgeous ridge & valley area. I grew up in HBG and had a lot of family in SC, so I can remember it turn-for-turn. Even after driving far more prestigious roads (Blue Ridge Pkwy, I-70 and the Million Dollar Highway in CO, the Hai Van Pass in Vietnam, etc), route 322 still holds its own.
You are kinder to the state than most of its residents. You are a good man!
I lived in Erie for a few years. Presque Isle State Park is made the city a much more livable place.
Your comment about ordering a “lager” and being handed a Yuengling is still true! Doesn’t happen anywhere else.
Three different taverns in three different counties in the past 3 months, just order a lager.... They always bring Yuengling.
Thank you Kyle for sharing this with us. I live in Florida and I have met so many people from Pennsylvania and they are some of the best people I’ve ever met so far. They have become dear friends of mine.
Really enjoyed the video. Been to PA many times as I had grandparents in the little town of Oil City in NWPA. Beautiful small town nestled in a valley on both sides of the Allegheny River. They took me to Erie, Tionesta, Titusville (the birthplace of the oil industry) Hershey, Gettysburg, Pittsburgh, and places in between. They're gone now, but we had some great times. But having visited there as I got older I started to see many of the small towns are really declining. Not even great for retiring in considering the weather. Not a lot of hope or reason to stay put, and drugs are having their way. Especially sad because of how picturesque they are.
I enjoyed the video. I was surprised that you didn't mention Fallingwater in the tourist section. It's a World Heritage site. There are also several other Frank Lloyd Wright houses within an hour of Fallingwater. One is Kentuk Knob , the rest at Polymath Park.
My sister-in-law just moved to the Pittsburgh area last year, looking forward to visiting them in the future, having never been to PA. Thanks for the video!
Pitt is a really cool city. Would recommend, good foods
Lots of great places to see and food to eat in PA! Enjoy! 😎✌🏼
Having grown up in Reading Pa. I can say this is a very accurate portrayal of the state. Good job!
The counties around Allentown and Philadelphia are some of the most beautiful places to drive around. Lots of small country types areas from Lancaster to Berks to Bucks. Great backroads to enjoy on a spring, summer, or fall day!
You are so damn right! Some of the neighborhoods and homes around both those areas are beautiful. I live in Mt. Pocono, which if this gentleman wants to visit in the winter can be comparable to upper Midwest and New England weather on occasion.
I was so excited when I saw this video. Thanks so much for making this one, Kyle!
Amazing content, the Keystone State is a marvel to behold. Having visited almost every Pennsylvania city and area you mentioned, it was quite fascinating for to compare my perspectives of these locations with yours. From farm towns to cities, from mountains to plains, from blue collar industry to education and enterprising businesses, it seems like Pennsylvania is geographically and culturally a really well balanced state in the US, with distinct regions of its own even. Inspiring to learn so much from these videos of yours.
Excellent video, Kyle!!! Thank you.
Great job of highlighting our commonwealth. Easton is home to something almost every kid the the country has used, a lot of adults too....Crayola Crayons. Who hasn't cherished their 64 or 128 box of color. It is also the second place where the Declaration of Independence was read, July 8th 1776. We still do it every year during Heritage Days.
Keep up the great work.
I cruise by the factory all the time when I visit Easton! Been in there a few times when I was younger
I'm pushing 40 and was born and raised in Erie. People (mostly locals) call us the mistake on the lake or dreary Erie, those people don't know how to enjoy what we have. Not everyone gets to live on a great lake, we get all four seasons and it's amazing.
Isn't Cleveland "the mistake on the lake"?
Nice video! As someone from Erie, I appreciate the optimism. Lots of things are improving and looking up around here, especially in the tech, medical, and hospitality/food and beverage sectors. You definitely have to visit this part of the state in the summer though. no fun this time of year with all the snow and cold!
Interesting! Is Erie a good town for water sports (kiteboarding, sailing, wake boarding)? Around what temperature is the water in the summer?
@@pistolen87 unfortunately not really, we have some water sports but not much, and its not big with the locals. Water temp can be decent in late summer, but fairly cold in spring and early summer
@@pistolen87 the water is pretty grimey, I'd steer clear personally
@@johnw215 I see. I thought maybe that could be a good way of attracting people to move there. Just pondering.
@@dropthatshi I see, thanks for your opinion!
Pennsylvania is a truly diverse state 👍
The building shown at 8:45 in Scranton is not abandoned, it is the artillery shell factory. It used to be a train workshop in the 1950s but got converted during the Korean war after the decline of the coal mining in the region (and hence less need for trains in the region).
I'm amazed Jim Thorpe made your list because it's so small. I was so sure you wouldn't mention it. But that city is such a gem how could anyone pass over it? Great video, I'm gonna sub for more states info.
Thank you! Welcome to the channel
I've lived in different towns in pa most of my life. I happily took a tour and love it more.
Next m going to get out my home state--nj.
These videos help me with winter depression so much. It’s like going on a vacation.
Great! Understand you're about geography but near Hershey is the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire. Also, northeast of Philadelphia, along the Delaware river you'll find Bristol Borough, home of the King George II Inn. It's America's oldest continuously operated inn, established in something like 1681
I am impressed by the detail that you incorporate into your videos, which is a big reason why I subscribed to your channel as soon as I discovered it. I mean it, I am impressed. SO!, I hate to be a broken record, but PA is one of the states that has been affected by fracking and while it isn't the worst hurt state, fracking has been an influence there. Out west I have watched videos that show flammable water exiting taps into kitchen sinks. BAD problems, from fracking. If anyone could do justice to this subject matter, I'm thinking it has to be you. What is the geography of fracking and why are companies aloud to devastate whole regions of our country? What is the geography that makes fracking possible and how come it isn't being done in a sustainable manner? Sheesh!
Follow the money. Most of the laws and regs re mining, gas and oil weren't updated as they were dying industries, then fracking hit with the false promise of jobs. So, Harrisburg got scared, afriad the gas companies would pass us by. When in truth the state has something that's in high demand, the state could have set reasonible standards, but we got sold out by the R's and a few chicken D's. Why not demand that the process be done safely or not at all. Fortunately fracking is banned in the Delaware River basin.
@@shopshop144 that's the thing. I understand we need to be industrially productive but ...damn, can't we do it the most environmentally friendly way ? Just sad.
Hahaha the always sunny picture at the end, I knew youd have great taste in TV.
Great summary of Pittsburgh! Just moved here a few months ago and I’m loving it. It’s definitely one of the cheapest cities to live in, and nice quiet neighborhoods!
Nooo you told people about Jim Thorpe! That was supposed to be a secret lol
As a Pennsylvanian, I've been waiting for this video for a while and it doesn't disappoint. You're pretty spot on with your impressions of the cities. Most of them are pretty rough, some (like Reading) more than others. I do really hope that NJ Transit / Amtrak rebuild the Lackawanna Cutoff and connect Scranton to New York, because imo Scranton absolutely deserves better. Under its rough exterior of poverty and decline, there's a pretty cool mid-sized city waiting to be revived.
I've also learned to appreciate both the natural beauty of the state and its older urban design. Rather than a homogeneous sea of housing developments, there are lots of nice little towns that have been swallowed up by urban sprawl over time, yet have still kept their charm. That's not even mentioning the rest of the towns further out in the boonies. I'm originally from Lewisburg, PA (one of the cute little towns you didn't have time to mention), and I can confidently say that Northern Pennsylvania doesn't get nearly as much credit as it deserves. It's absolutely one of the greatest natural areas left on the East Coast, right up there with places like the Adirondacks and White Mountains.
How is Tobyhanna Pa??
Thanks for your positive comments on Erie! It’s really coming together these last number of years!
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre has had a lot of corruption issues that have been in the way of the city improvements. Otherwise we could probably have the same growth as the Lehigh Valley. The only reason its been barely growing recently is because of a large Latin and Carribbean influx due to dirt cheap housing and plentiful warehousing jobs, as lots of new warehouses have popped up in the past 5 years. Theres also a decent ammount NY/NJ folks who are being priced out and moving to Northeast PA.
Crime has been trending down in the past 10 years but improvements to the cities here have been pretty modest.
Great video! Keep up the good work. I love your content. It's exactly the type of thing I enjoy watching. Maybe it's dorky, as you say, but it sure is fun to learn about. Thanks for your videos! You keep making them, I'll keep watching!
Mr. geography king I really enjoy these types of videos and all the other ones you upload. Please keep up the great content👍🏼
Thank you!
Keep up the great work man! Love the positive vibes.
My home state! Loved this video, glad you liked it here. So interesting to learn about the strong economic base.
Yes, another geographic profile video! I love these videos.
Kyle -- great video as usual! One little nitpick as a native Pennsylvanian living in California, unfortunately Yuengling isn't distributed nationwide yet :(. Hoping that day comes soon!
It’s so cool to see a video with so many landmarks I get to see in person from year to year nice video
Hey Kyle I love your videos and find them very useful and informative so thank you very much for all your hard work. I was wondering if you would be able to make a video at some point about the best cities for outdoor activities/hiking. Thank you again for all these great videos!
This state is huge. I just took my mom and sister into PA for a mother/daughter trip on Labor Day weekend. Its so big, we will have to do a part 2 and maybe a part 3 to see everything notable. The most beautiful place I have see yet in that state was Pine Creek Gorge "The Grand Canyon of PA." But this state is important to a lot of historic events. COVID has allowed gentrification. Alot more people can work from home so why live in expensive cities? That's why most gentrification has happened. I think Pittsburgh is a unique city in that it doesn't behave like most other cities I have been in. I don't know how to describe that. It is what it is.
Presquile state park and the brig Niagara and the bay at Erie. Amusement park and water parks. Beaches, boats, fishing, skiing, sailing, restaurants and taverns brewing, wineries and top notch accommodations. Most at reasonable prices. Next time, spend more time in beautiful NW PA.
I really love where Im from in Pa, Allentown area. Lehigh Valley has a lot to choose from to mountains, hiking, lakes, amusement parks, concert venues, shopping, party hang outs, to whatever you want. Rolling hills are amazing. Take a ride along I-78/I-22 and just take in the breathtaking scenery from NY/NJ to Ohio/ WV. Alot of history came from Pa as well.
There is an TH-camr called The Wandering Woodsman and he covers the high points, cover bridges, lochs, state parks, lakes, camping grounds in Pa. What he does the most is hiking adventures, if it's the Appalachian Trails, around mountains, lakes. It's a great channel to watch.
As someone who lives in the town next to Jim Thorpe, I can say good luck trying to find parking from Thursday to Sunday.
I lived in Towamensing twp, never went anywhere near Jim Thorpe on the weekends. Jury duty parking is a nightmare too!
I go to school in Philadelphia and live in Montgomery county and trust me when I say, you’re words about our sports would not make us hit a dislike button, we accept and embrace it because it’s been disappointment for most of our lives
Excellent video! Kinzua Bridge State Park in Northwest PA in the heart of the PA wilds is a beautiful gem too!! In the late 1800s it was the tallest railway viaduct in the world. In 2003 it was hit by a tornado causing half the bridge to fall, but in the early 2010s funding was provided to create a beautiful visitor center and walkway on the bridge with a skywalk see-through floor! Must see!
The drive on I-80 west is absolutely incredible once you get passed Bloomsburg... Some of the most beautiful scenery I've ever seen.
Greetings from Central PA! Looking forward to an excellent video!
Love this series keep up the great work!⭐️🎉🇺🇸👍
Cool! Glad to see our important and interesting neighbor covered, hello from NJ!
Great video Kyle. As someone who lived in PA for nearly 3 decades, this is highly accurate. It's a beautiful place that has some quirks. You forgot to mention how non residents can refer to it as Pennsyltucky. The lack of jobs and too much snow can also be challenging. Shout out to everyone in the Poconos!
Waiting for New Jersey. Love your videos, keep 'em coming!
It'll be a short wait.
Nice job, I heard many things I never knew, and I've been here for 40 of my 60+ years, including growing up here.
I wish you'd given 20 sec to Philly's MANY amazing museums and colleges/universities. Also, Philly's 40-year reputation as a restaurant town.
Also, the Delaware River flows alomgside Philadelphia, not through it. The Schuylkill River (pronounced SKOO-kil) flows through it.
This year was huge for Tornados around Philly all of a sudden. Also, recent weather has been much more warm and humid than it was in my youth. More frequent flooding all around here, too.
And yeah, Philly sports fans are tough, but equally intense to cheer when things go well.
Your video is the most interesting 20+ minutes I've ever heard ? my state. Really well organized, making things easy to remember. Schools should use these! Great, great job, GK!
@@ejb7969 One nice but little known museum is that of the Chemical Heritage Foundation, on Chestnut Street near Independence Hall! Worth a visit! 😎✌🏼
@@gus473 Now renamed the Science History Institute. And behind it is the architectural ghost or skeleton of Benjamin Franklin's House.
Another interesting place is the Mutter Museum, which is about the history of medicine, with some very strange, unique and sometimes disturbing pathological specimens, including the Megacolon and the Soap Lady! Part of it used to be closed to the general public because it was so disturbing.
Thank you for highlighting my state!! Born and grew up in Erie, moved to Pittsburgh eventually for some time. Love Western PA! Appreciate this
Great video. However, its worth noting that Allegheny County- Pittsburgh and its inner-suburbs grew by 2.2% in the last census. The declines are in the more outlying parts of the metro. Which are dominated by old mill towns.
Excellent, GK! Thorough.
I love to visit Pennsylvania has a lot to offer to visitors, from a ghost town to busy downtown
Kyle - on behalf of my family I want to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a safe Happy New Year
Given the resurgence of the pandemic I hope you take some well deserved time off from travelling, and making videos until this wave passes.
Stay safe !!!!
Thank you! Merry Christmas to you and your family as well.
Thanks for this!! I’ll be moving to PA from NJ and this helped get a better idea of where to live.
City of Erie here, The city has it's issues however a lot people and organizations are trying to heal it from decades of decline...Downtown is making a bit of a comeback with small businesses,restaurants,a food hall,a co-op market and even a soon to be a climbing wall gym!..The arts are thriving here,we had over a dozen of murals painted around the neighborhoods over the summer (My favorites are on 21st and Reed and 21st and Parade)..The Warner theater and Erie Playhouse are bringing in a lot of great plays and shows...The Eastside (where i live) has some cool projects coming up to fight poverty and the food desert here including an indoor garden and aquaponics center..It's going to help out around 20,000 people...And of course the Bayfront is doing extremely well especially in the summer....I love my city and the people who call it home,we are definitely on the cusp of something great...
Drove across Pennsylvania for the first time getting to Philadelphia on a road trip. I drove the whole way and took i76 instead of the faster i80 and was very pleased with my decision. Beautiful views and nice smooth flat roads unlike here in Michigan
lol @ smooth, flat roads
@@UserName-ts3sp u gotta remember Michigan isn’t a pass thru state so we don’t have toll roads or nice highways in general. There’s maybe a stretch of a few good miles on i75 heading to Ohio but that’s about it. Toll roads are buttery smooth
@@No1reallydies can tell you heading around Pittsburgh, the roads are shit. and from my experience, much of western PA. but the toll roads are generally fine
Aww I love this video. I work as a travel CNA all over Pennsylvania and it’s definitely grown on me. It’s so much natural beauty here ☺️