I visited Des Moines back in 2016; I was 17 years old I believe!! It was a very peaceful and beautiful city 🗣💯 I really enjoyed riding through the countryside.
visited Des Moines several times during 1999 - 2007 when working for Pioneer Hi-Breed... really missing that place and the kindness of the people there...
From London Ontario Canada, wanted to learn more about the states near our border. Nice town, cool video. For someone reason the buildings in the background look more animated in the start of the video.
For a metro of about 700,000, Des Moines has a surprisingly large skyline. New high rises are going up including a new cinema complex. The city keeps growing... people obviously want to move here; surprising for a cold weather city. Catch an I Cub AAA game you’lllove it!
@@Happybubblewall yes, it is expensive to bury power lines. The mayor and city council in Des Moines are non-party affliated by design. That said, you can normally figure out where people stand politically based on their stances on things and how they vote. Based on that, t is safe to say he would be considered a Democrat
I have visited so many cities around this country Des Moines is one of the few I regret not finding my way to yet. Great video thank you for sharing! I'll be watching for more!
One question, please: I notice that the streets and avenues are wide and I have the feeling that there are few cars circulating. Are there vehicle traffic jams in this city, whether in summer or winter?
Well first off this was filled on a Sunday. So ofc traffic is low, second, this was filled during the major pandemic and their was no one on the roads. He should take a video Saturday,Friday and all other work days. Now
A s a native of Des Moines, I would like to correct the origin of the name of the river and city. The French explorers along the upper Mississippi River discovered a tributary along which lived a small tribe called the Moyens. The river was named Riviere des Moyens which later became Moines. The latter means monks in French, hence the confusion.
Nice video. It looks like a nice city. I don’t mind mid size cities. There’s no mistaking it for NYC or LA. However it seems quieter. I live in Boise. Most of the USA is carlicious. I don’t mind auto oriented cities. I’ve been assaulted on mass transit. I’m leery of riding with people I don’t know.
ওহ, এই সেই আয়ওয়া শহর? যেখানে থাকতেন লেখন সুনীল আর তার সেই মার্গারেট ম্যাতিউ? কত শত স্মৃতি, বেদনা, আনন্দ।🍂 Owh is this that Iowa city....? A famous novel Name :"Chobir Deshe Kobitar Deshe." Based on an autobiography of "Sunil Gangapadhyay". ( Indian). There we all (who read that novel) fell in love with a Parisian girl named " Margaret Matteo ". 🍁🍂🦋 The author (Sunil) and Margaret ( Sunil's girl friend) lived together In Iowa city. Who read that novel, Have many many feelings, sadness, Happiness and lot of memories. 🦋🍂🍁 Sorry for my bad English. 🐞 Hope a Bengali will see my comment. 🦋
Much to my chagrin, I do not see any pedestrians, city dwellers, shops, cinemas, theatres, cafés, buses, trams, or restaurants which make a city centre come alive. I see only wide roads, cars, parking structures, car parks, and empty lots. Is there anything left of the old Des Moines? From this video, I gather that the city has very little soul. I hope that architects, city planners, and new urbanists can come together to recreate this city.
I live downtown and it’s never this empty usually during the day. But at night all the bars and colored nights turn on and crowds of people are walking in the street with cops everywhere and music playing and it’s very crowded with stop and go traffic past 10 pm on Friday through Saturday. I dident expect it when I moved here i thought it would be a quiet place much shown in this video but when the sun went down my first night I was surprised on how many people actually lived here and how crazy it can get at night.
Marcel Moulin, I agree wholeheartedly with your comments, and I as a resident have found the city center to having been redesigned to accommodate 1.) the increasing multitude of large insurance company offices workers, and others, who commute in and out from the outlying neighborhoods and suburbs by car, thus the traffic patterns and one-way streets that funnel the traffic in and out, even though some of the wide avenues that once had trolly cars running up and down the center of them, and not to mention the $$ parking meters 2.) the night-lifer's that come to drink and eat and party in the entertainment districts. 3.) The Saturday Morning Farmers Market which is huge. 4.) The large fairs, festivals and exhibitions that occasionally take place in various districts, such and PapaJohn Park, East Village, Civic Center, Convention Center & Arena). The lack of warm ambiance and convenient amenities and the banishment of major retail, and in addition the lack of easy mobility by car around downtown for the growing residents and visitors. Thus as you stated there is a lack of soul and I will add to that - heart. Please read the more detailed (and lengthy) comments that I have posted recently.
I think it's time Iowa raised the speed limit and experiment with differential speed limits, example: rural interstates, 75/night: 70. divided US highways 70/night: 65. 2-lane US roads 65/night: 60 2-lane state roads 60/night: 55 I propose those limits for 2021.
@bryan douglas Just way to many people. People are Rude but ya have Rude people everywhere. I live a hour and a half away from there. I like the country.
A great (in some ways) and rapidly growing city. There are opposing forces. There is definitely the potential of becoming a great city and I hope for the best, however strong leadership, cooperation, the courage to do the right things, and a new vision and goal would be required. I hope they find it! (Spoken as a resident and former Chamber of Commerce member.)
it's 2020, it's time we raise speed limits, I say raise the speed limit on two lane roads to 60 mph, and leave the current 55 mph speed limit on two lane highways at 55 for night time driving. At least make it 60 for daytime, and on the interstates, at least make it 75 for daytime and keep the current 70 limit for night time driving. Try it! My proposal. 60/night 55 on two lane US & state roads 75/night 70 on interstates
I can just see all the "where are the people" comments flooding in. Then they remember you only film on Sundays where downtowns are relatively dead. Even on weekdays they aren't crowded tho at all but at least there would be some activity.
They got rid of alot of the old buildings that was around in the 70s and 80s southridge mall is no longer a walk in mall it is a strip mall are you from Des Moines
yes, many there, some gone. Younker's was in the middle of being transformed into a multiuse Loft/retail building and unfortunately caught fire and burned to the group. JCPenny is now a Courtnouse annex. The downtown mall is a shell if its old self, but that was located in a newer building, not old. Most of the downtown retail is located further east now....other side of the river closer to the Capitol Building. It is called the East Village.
What do you mean? Omaha 2 hrs, KC 3 hr, Minneapolis 4 hrs, Chicago 6 hrs. You have have 2 Power 5 college sports team (Ames 30 mins to the north for Big 12 and Iowa City 2 hrs east for Big Ten) You are located at the crossroads of 1-35 (to go north and south) and I80 (east-west). What do you need that you need to be "close by"?
One thing I don't like in my opinion..are those stupid bridges from building to building..IDK why but for me it ruins the vibe of the city..are people their that lazy to walk outside?
They're called sky walks, and they have nothing to do with laziness. Do you think it takes less energy to walk from one building to the next in a sky walk than it does on a sidewalk? The winters are very cold in Iowa. Sky walks allow you to walk several blocks without opening or closing doors. You don't have to stand shivering, waiting for a traffic signal to let you cross the street. You don't even need to put on a coat.
@@sixchuterhatesgoogle3824 the winters are brutal in iowa all the much more reason not to live there not to mention how expensive it has gotten their I am from Des Moines but grew up in Phoenix AZ I much rather pay 1200 a month in Phoenix than pay a 1000 a month in des moines for a 2 bedroom apartment and not have to deal with the Winters and boring of a really small town like des moines
As a resident I must say that this video is a stark, dry and sterile view of the downtown, it seems to me to be just a rambling unedited drive around (and around and around) downtown, yes often diving in circles over the same streets and missing some interesting ones entirely. The video is pointless and too long. Narration and background music needed badly. It is a dreadful rendering of downtown that must have been filmed on a Sunday morning, where midwest tranquility and the church-going public render downtown a very quiet, vacant place. Usually, there is heavy traffic on the streets and lots of pedestrians on the sidewalks and overhead skywalks. By using only the stationary dash camera pointing straight ahead the camera operator missed a lot of what was just off to the left and right and above. Some of the side streets are the best. I want to stop here to note that there are also negative things that would be unseen to any camera such as; the old city retail district which has been gutted, including its grand department store that burned down just a few years ago. Only one supermarket is currently present and in operation even though lots and lots of residential dwellings have been recently, and are continuing to being, added to downtown. All of the great old theater palaces, and there was a row of them, have been demolished to make way for more office towers and parking lots and the like. Additional negative elements that may not be noticed, there are very inconvenient one-way streets and prolific numbers of money-sucking 24/7 parking meters ever throughout the city downtown. The trolley car system was shut down and ripped out many years ago and even though there was a feasibility study conducted a little over 10 years ago that was very favorable to building a new system especially with the great increase of density in center city and the expansion westward, eastward and northward of the urban sprawl with ever-increasing automobile traffic, yet there has been no visible action taken - (take note of the many parking buildings all over downtown). On the busy summer nights when the many outdoor activities and events all around downtown such as festivals, concerts, baseball games, block parties take place it is very difficult to find available parking spaces, and the parking lot prices skyrocket. Okay, now some Positive things to note: at the 18:05 minute point in the video, Court Street District, with the quaint side streets (unseen), where there is booming nightlife at the many restaurants and bars especially in the evenings and on weekends. Then starting at minute 20:00 and again at 30:00 you will see just a glimpse of the historic and recently restored and ever-expanding "East Village" on the east side of the Des Moines River, with many quaint shops, restaurants, night clubs, hotels, chic and desirable urban residential housing, where many enjoy walking the inviting neighborhood, and the nightlife is bustling. Missing entirely from the video are scenes of the Des Moines River which flows through downtown with many beautiful bridges, the River Walk, Skating Rink, the Riverside Amphitheater, the Botanical Gardens, and the very serene and beautiful Japanese Garden. Also absent from the video are the Baseball Stadium, the Historic Sherman Hill District with the beautiful 19th century Victorian Mansions, classic old-world style apartment buildings, and the historic and lovely Hoyt Sherman Theater a premier entertainment and cultural venue. So, after viewing this disappointing and vapid video I am motivated to make a video that will capture the truth and essence of this growing downtown in a living and dynamic way... watch for it.
@@puffygang Good roads overall. The northeast part of the state is very scenic, and there are great towns and parks along the Mississippi River, Pike's Peak State Park is not to be missed.
All the cities in the Midwest are really similar...small downtown areas and a sh*t ton of sprawl. Not a lot of culture or uniqueness...pretty much like everything else in the Midwest.
No pedestrians, only cars. Why people don't live in the city? Very strange! Visit anycities in Asia, Europe, or Australia, and see how vibrant a city downtown area can be.
The bulk of downtown is filled with Insurance and financial businesses. This was filmed on a Sunday, so the downtown area is very slow. There are areas immediately south and east of Downtown that have more places to eat and shop, and those places are much busier on a Sunday.
@@Melisadudley i have a question.. why do you people have those ugly crossway bridges from building to building in downtown..nothing against the bridges but do you really need that many?..are you people that lazy to talk outside?
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I visited Des Moines back in 2016; I was 17 years old I believe!! It was a very peaceful and beautiful city 🗣💯 I really enjoyed riding through the countryside.
how do u ride thru the countryside in a metro of 800K people?
The country side Is only like 20 min drive from the city
@@timcollum5015 I live in a city with a metro of about 3 million and there's a country side.
visited Des Moines several times during 1999 - 2007 when working for Pioneer Hi-Breed... really missing that place and the kindness of the people there...
I was there last November to fly the drone and gotta say I really liked that place!!
TAPP Channel Got any footage?
I'm moving to a place on that route and I'm coming from out of state so it's nice to see around my neighborhood before I get there!
Really high quality footage! Fun to watch. Thanks for the upload!
From London Ontario Canada, wanted to learn more about the states near our border.
Nice town, cool video. For someone reason the buildings in the background look more animated in the start of the video.
For a metro of about 700,000, Des Moines has a surprisingly large skyline. New high rises are going up including a new cinema complex. The city keeps growing... people obviously want to move here; surprising for a cold weather city. Catch an I Cub AAA game you’lllove it!
Wow! It has changed a lot since the late 70's.
Beautiful city very organized and clean and no electrical wire over head very clean panorama
We still have some, but yes, in the main areas of downtown they've all been buried.
@@desmoinesreport i suppose to bury electrical wire is very expensive . What political party is the mayor of city ?
@@Happybubblewall yes, it is expensive to bury power lines. The mayor and city council in Des Moines are non-party affliated by design. That said, you can normally figure out where people stand politically based on their stances on things and how they vote. Based on that, t is safe to say he would be considered a Democrat
I have visited so many cities around this country Des Moines is one of the few I regret not finding my way to yet. Great video thank you for sharing! I'll be watching for more!
That downtown looks very beautiful. A lot bigger than I expected!
My ass burn
@@vice_santos wut lol
@@vice_santos deadly clowns 🤡
Nice that there is a Dowmtown area to see...It's very nice..
Well done. Many thanks for showing us another city.
I love Iowa went visit my son who lives in Iowa.
Lovely. Thanks lots for sharing. 😊
One question, please: I notice that the streets and avenues are wide and I have the feeling that there are few cars circulating. Are there vehicle traffic jams in this city, whether in summer or winter?
I can't wait to relocate to Des Moines.
It has GROWN ALOT.
@@mysilentprayersalways1913 I wanna live there bro
1913 wait you want to live on Des Moines? What makes you want to move here?
@@Hiddenpower6 idk, it looks very very nice. Also one of my favorite singers is from there
1913 ah just watch out for the deeeep south and north side if you move here
The city looks a little empty, but very very beautiful place
Well first off this was filled on a Sunday. So ofc traffic is low, second, this was filled during the major pandemic and their was no one on the roads. He should take a video Saturday,Friday and all other work days. Now
@@k-9tiger386 I agree completely. The traffic isnt normally like this at all.
Excellent👍🏻its really great developed city.l like its architecture
A s a native of Des Moines, I would like to correct the origin of the name of the river and city. The French explorers along the upper Mississippi River discovered a tributary along which lived a small tribe called the Moyens. The river was named Riviere des Moyens which later became Moines. The latter means monks in French, hence the confusion.
Right now those roads are snowy and icy.
It's very nice there been here 2 times now 2017 &2019 to visit been all these down town part.
i went here in ppl 2014&2015,to visit my half sisters,very clean place
Des Moines shocked the hell out me. The Downtown is nice for a city it's size.
Nice video. It looks like a nice city. I don’t mind mid size cities. There’s no mistaking it for NYC or LA. However it seems quieter. I live in Boise. Most of the USA is carlicious. I don’t mind auto oriented cities. I’ve been assaulted on mass transit. I’m leery of riding with people I don’t know.
Minor detail, but who knew Des Moines still had a lot of the old 3M traffic signals in use?
ওহ, এই সেই আয়ওয়া শহর? যেখানে থাকতেন লেখন সুনীল আর তার সেই মার্গারেট ম্যাতিউ? কত শত স্মৃতি, বেদনা, আনন্দ।🍂
Owh is this that Iowa city....?
A famous novel
Name :"Chobir Deshe Kobitar Deshe." Based on an autobiography of "Sunil Gangapadhyay". ( Indian).
There we all (who read that novel) fell in love with a Parisian girl named
" Margaret Matteo ". 🍁🍂🦋
The author (Sunil) and Margaret ( Sunil's girl friend) lived together In Iowa city.
Who read that novel, Have many many feelings, sadness, Happiness and lot of memories. 🦋🍂🍁
Sorry for my bad English. 🐞 Hope a Bengali will see my comment. 🦋
801 grand love that building
Me too
Much to my chagrin, I do not see any pedestrians, city dwellers, shops, cinemas, theatres, cafés, buses, trams, or restaurants which make a city centre come alive. I see only wide roads, cars, parking structures, car parks, and empty lots. Is there anything left of the old Des Moines? From this video, I gather that the city has very little soul. I hope that architects, city planners, and new urbanists can come together to recreate this city.
I live downtown and it’s never this empty usually during the day. But at night all the bars and colored nights turn on and crowds of people are walking in the street with cops everywhere and music playing and it’s very crowded with stop and go traffic past 10 pm on Friday through Saturday. I dident expect it when I moved here i thought it would be a quiet place much shown in this video but when the sun went down my first night I was surprised on how many people actually lived here and how crazy it can get at night.
@@Hiddenpower6 Thanks for the response. Perhaps Des Moines is experiencing a renaissance--becoming once again a vibrant, exciting American city.
Marcel Moulin hopefully
@@Hiddenpower6 des moines is very very crazy I go downtown to party and it is absolutely insane
Marcel Moulin, I agree wholeheartedly with your comments, and I as a resident have found the city center to having been redesigned to accommodate 1.) the increasing multitude of large insurance company offices workers, and others, who commute in and out from the outlying neighborhoods and suburbs by car, thus the traffic patterns and one-way streets that funnel the traffic in and out, even though some of the wide avenues that once had trolly cars running up and down the center of them, and not to mention the $$ parking meters 2.) the night-lifer's that come to drink and eat and party in the entertainment districts. 3.) The Saturday Morning Farmers Market which is huge. 4.) The large fairs, festivals and exhibitions that occasionally take place in various districts, such and PapaJohn Park, East Village, Civic Center, Convention Center & Arena). The lack of warm ambiance and convenient amenities and the banishment of major retail, and in addition the lack of easy mobility by car around downtown for the growing residents and visitors. Thus as you stated there is a lack of soul and I will add to that - heart. Please read the more detailed (and lengthy) comments that I have posted recently.
I think it's time Iowa raised the speed limit and experiment with differential speed limits, example:
rural interstates, 75/night: 70.
divided US highways 70/night: 65.
2-lane US roads 65/night: 60
2-lane state roads 60/night: 55 I propose those limits for 2021.
How the hell did you manage to only see green lights
Beautiful
love Des Moins
I love such cities. So silent still with all requirements needed for families to settle down
Beautiful !!!
Thare are so few people on the streets, it feels weird to watch this.
Only because of the pandemic and the fact that it's Sunday when this was filmed, normally it's nice and busy
Thanks for sharing. Des Moines is a great city. A hidden gem.
Until you have to live here.
@bryan douglas
Just way to many people. People are Rude but ya have Rude people everywhere. I live a hour and a half away from there. I like the country.
A great (in some ways) and rapidly growing city. There are opposing forces. There is definitely the potential of becoming a great city and I hope for the best, however strong leadership, cooperation, the courage to do the right things, and a new vision and goal would be required. I hope they find it! (Spoken as a resident and former Chamber of Commerce member.)
Nice video, thanks for sharing.
Was this video made on a Sunday?
Nothing like down town Chicago.its a super metropolis now .all new high sky scrapers.beautiful but dangerous.
Very nice!
Hermosa Ciudad
Me gustaría conocerla
Is it usually this empty?:0
Not sure sunday is the best to see any city at its best?
Home of Slipknot!!
Yeahhh.. ‼️🤘🏼😛🤘🏼
why there are no people in the streets?
Any night videos with the newer camera??
Looks nice when there's nobody out but Des Moines has a high crime rate for a city of its size.
it's 2020, it's time we raise speed limits, I say raise the speed limit on two lane roads to 60 mph, and leave the current 55 mph speed limit on two lane highways at 55 for night time driving. At least make it 60 for daytime, and on the interstates, at least make it 75 for daytime and keep the current 70 limit for night time driving. Try it!
My proposal.
60/night 55 on two lane US & state roads
75/night 70 on interstates
Your camera type please?
I can just see all the "where are the people" comments flooding in. Then they remember you only film on Sundays where downtowns are relatively dead. Even on weekdays they aren't crowded tho at all but at least there would be some activity.
Noo people, no traffic. If not for the moving vehicles it would be like a ghost town. What happened?
I would like to live in this city.
Please I want a video driving Astoria Oregon
So beautiful. But it looks so empty.
Paradise on earth 😍😍🔥
Since when is Des Moines Iowa that dead? Des Moines Iowa is a CIRCUS of CLOWNS Driving. Oh you only do Sundays. Lol.
@Nice One
Des Moines is nuts during the week. Sundays are like a walk in the park. I live 86 miles south of there in a one horse town.
@Nice One
They have no clue. Los Angeles is 6 to 8 lanes of freeway going both ways and busy as can be.
@Nice One
Do you live in Iowa?
Nice!
Are none of the old buildings still there? The old shopping downtown in the 60/70's?
They got rid of alot of the old buildings that was around in the 70s and 80s southridge mall is no longer a walk in mall it is a strip mall are you from Des Moines
yes, many there, some gone. Younker's was in the middle of being transformed into a multiuse Loft/retail building and unfortunately caught fire and burned to the group. JCPenny is now a Courtnouse annex. The downtown mall is a shell if its old self, but that was located in a newer building, not old. Most of the downtown retail is located further east now....other side of the river closer to the Capitol Building. It is called the East Village.
how do you pronounce it
The s’s are silent
Man I wonder if iowa is nice it looks like it but theyres like nothing close by
What do you mean? Omaha 2 hrs, KC 3 hr, Minneapolis 4 hrs, Chicago 6 hrs. You have have 2 Power 5 college sports team (Ames 30 mins to the north for Big 12 and Iowa City 2 hrs east for Big Ten) You are located at the crossroads of 1-35 (to go north and south) and I80 (east-west). What do you need that you need to be "close by"?
Des Moines is a small, low density city. This is what I exoected.
Half of the buildings are car parks...
Your a car park
Because they are for a baseball studium and we'll forgo arena and many more
it is the Midwest. There are going to be parking garages. Not ideal, but better than a bunch of surface parking lots
Very clean and quite town?
It was sunday, usually a bit bisier but still pretty quite
I'm not American and I live in Brazil yet.
Does Des Moines have a ghetto?
Capital East is as close to one as Des Moines has.
The east side is not ghetto it's a bunch of meth heads trying to be gangster in a small town
A couple of them
not really.
Happy Sunday, Sunday... Did you see any ethnic diversity in Red Moines during your visit?
Go to Watts, Los Angeles, you will love it there!
Des Moines Iowa is a very diverse city
Looks like a nicer version of Wichita lol
AAmen, AAmen and AAmen again
16:25 👍🏼
I miss home
Dear S, X had her shoes stolen so her feet got
Why did Slipknot hate this place so much lol
Nobody in the city that really stupid ,city is beatiful
City of Slipknot.
Where have all the people gone? Does no one really walk?
Empty streets and an empty city for some reason inspire fear
Where are the people? it looks empty
This probably on a Sunday morning and people are either sleeping, at church, or at the mall.
That's Des Moines Iowa life!😂
khamlei somsavath It’s boring asf out there
Iowa 80
is bigger than this entire city
Please I want a video driving in London Ontario Canada and thank you ❤✨
Where is everyone?
Sunday morning.
@ a. meeting
One thing I don't like in my opinion..are those stupid bridges from building to building..IDK why but for me it ruins the vibe of the city..are people their that lazy to walk outside?
They're called sky walks, and they have nothing to do with laziness. Do you think it takes less energy to walk from one building to the next in a sky walk than it does on a sidewalk? The winters are very cold in Iowa. Sky walks allow you to walk several blocks without opening or closing doors. You don't have to stand shivering, waiting for a traffic signal to let you cross the street. You don't even need to put on a coat.
@@sixchuterhatesgoogle3824 the winters are brutal in iowa all the much more reason not to live there not to mention how expensive it has gotten their I am from Des Moines but grew up in Phoenix AZ I much rather pay 1200 a month in Phoenix than pay a 1000 a month in des moines for a 2 bedroom apartment and not have to deal with the Winters and boring of a really small town like des moines
@@williamvilla4992 I dont think you know the difference between a town and a city
@@williamvilla4992 Small town? Des Moines has ~500k people
I. Love my. Hometown
Idc
Watch out for low flying cows.
U pass by the biggest skyscraper in the state (630 feet and bigger than places like Arizona) and not even a nod up? lame.
Why so few architectural buildings in America
Cedar Rapids Iowa ghetto
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As a resident I must say that this video is a stark, dry and sterile view of the downtown, it seems to me to be just a rambling unedited drive around (and around and around) downtown, yes often diving in circles over the same streets and missing some interesting ones entirely. The video is pointless and too long. Narration and background music needed badly. It is a dreadful rendering of downtown that must have been filmed on a Sunday morning, where midwest tranquility and the church-going public render downtown a very quiet, vacant place. Usually, there is heavy traffic on the streets and lots of pedestrians on the sidewalks and overhead skywalks. By using only the stationary dash camera pointing straight ahead the camera operator missed a lot of what was just off to the left and right and above. Some of the side streets are the best. I want to stop here to note that there are also negative things that would be unseen to any camera such as; the old city retail district which has been gutted, including its grand department store that burned down just a few years ago. Only one supermarket is currently present and in operation even though lots and lots of residential dwellings have been recently, and are continuing to being, added to downtown. All of the great old theater palaces, and there was a row of them, have been demolished to make way for more office towers and parking lots and the like. Additional negative elements that may not be noticed, there are very inconvenient one-way streets and prolific numbers of money-sucking 24/7 parking meters ever throughout the city downtown. The trolley car system was shut down and ripped out many years ago and even though there was a feasibility study conducted a little over 10 years ago that was very favorable to building a new system especially with the great increase of density in center city and the expansion westward, eastward and northward of the urban sprawl with ever-increasing automobile traffic, yet there has been no visible action taken - (take note of the many parking buildings all over downtown). On the busy summer nights when the many outdoor activities and events all around downtown such as festivals, concerts, baseball games, block parties take place it is very difficult to find available parking spaces, and the parking lot prices skyrocket. Okay, now some Positive things to note: at the 18:05 minute point in the video, Court Street District, with the quaint side streets (unseen), where there is booming nightlife at the many restaurants and bars especially in the evenings and on weekends. Then starting at minute 20:00 and again at 30:00 you will see just a glimpse of the historic and recently restored and ever-expanding "East Village" on the east side of the Des Moines River, with many quaint shops, restaurants, night clubs, hotels, chic and desirable urban residential housing, where many enjoy walking the inviting neighborhood, and the nightlife is bustling. Missing entirely from the video are scenes of the Des Moines River which flows through downtown with many beautiful bridges, the River Walk, Skating Rink, the Riverside Amphitheater, the Botanical Gardens, and the very serene and beautiful Japanese Garden. Also absent from the video are the Baseball Stadium, the Historic Sherman Hill District with the beautiful 19th century Victorian Mansions, classic old-world style apartment buildings, and the historic and lovely Hoyt Sherman Theater a premier entertainment and cultural venue. So, after viewing this disappointing and vapid video I am motivated to make a video that will capture the truth and essence of this growing downtown in a living and dynamic way... watch for it.
Love your detail in your description of Des Moines. I was thinking of flying to Iowa for first time in my life in January to canvass for Andrew Yang.
@@puffygang Hope you can come and enjoy it. Make sure to bring some warm clothes.
@@gregganderson5458 Thanks! How are the roads in rural Iowa? I was hoping to do a road tour.
@@puffygang Good roads overall. The northeast part of the state is very scenic, and there are great towns and parks along the Mississippi River, Pike's Peak State Park is not to be missed.
@@gregganderson5458 In January too?
All the cities in the Midwest are really similar...small downtown areas and a sh*t ton of sprawl. Not a lot of culture or uniqueness...pretty much like everything else in the Midwest.
No pedestrians, only cars. Why people don't live in the city? Very strange! Visit anycities in Asia, Europe, or Australia, and see how vibrant a city downtown area can be.
We in the Midwest love space, peace, and quiet. I live 200 miles south of Des Moines in Kansas City.
The bulk of downtown is filled with Insurance and financial businesses. This was filmed on a Sunday, so the downtown area is very slow.
There are areas immediately south and east of Downtown that have more places to eat and shop, and those places are much busier on a Sunday.
They all out in the field picking corn lmao
@@williamvilla4992 your probably one of them lmao
@@DrthPonds17 well why dont you come and join me in the fields
A downtown with a lot of big buildings and nothing else. No sculptures or artworks with the greenery along the sidewalks? just blah!
Jay Cee We have an entire sculpture park.
@@Melisadudley has nothing to do with an ugly downtown area.
Jay Cee I don’t think you’ve ever actually been to Des Moines if you are calling it ugly.
Did you not see the sculpture park
@@Melisadudley i have a question.. why do you people have those ugly crossway bridges from building to building in downtown..nothing against the bridges but do you really need that many?..are you people that lazy to talk outside?
Iowa and Des Moines are beautiful... I'm from here though lol... downtown Des Moines is very beautiful at night.