Wow!!! This is fantastic! Magnolia Manor, driving down 28th street and then seeing my house on the corner of Park Avenue...Well, I can't stop crying. This is great! I really miss my hometown. Thank you for bringing back the memories.
Thank you for sharing, The media only see the bad parts of Cairo as you have videoed there are still beautiful homes and property alive and well. People do take pride in their homes and property. We love Cairo and regardless of our past we need each other and will stand as one.
@pm0501: Thanks:) I've also photographed the rundown buildings. When Cairo made national news, I realized many outsiders were not aware that Cairo had ordinary neighborhoods, as well.
Great video. You passed the house that I grew up in as well as my grand father's and brother's houses. There are still many beautiful homes and decent people there. May God bless all of Cairo's inhabitants, past and present.
This place is beautiful. Even the old historic crumbling downtown has a lure to it. I can't speak for others, but I see potential here. LOTS. All this town needs is the right hook and it'll take off. I would love to visit for a weekend, who knows. Regards from the South BX (former urban slum) of NYC.
Lovethe area and wouldnt mind living there but too afraid i woulnt make a living there. Moved to Sterling, il and went into biz and lost a great deal of money. Love your postings! Thank you!
@1958cairo funny you mention that. I am a hairstylist and would love to aquire one of the buildings there. I looked at auctions but none available til later this year. I would think if someone wanted to move out there and go into business that there must be some sort of incentives...i think. I am going to head out there in the next few weeks for a weekend. Thanks for your comments and make move videos of the town, please!
@Janeannio: Cairo has no slums. There are many homes that were abandoned & most are scattered throughout the town. Not one neighborhood. Also, the videos were made to show that Cairo has more than boarded up homes, since the press & trolls on forums are stating that Cairo is ALL rundown homes. Just trying to add balance to the news:) Finally, not many homes up for sale in the two videos. Not sure why you posted that.
@grangersmith: The Ohio River reached the top of the Cairo levee. When the Corps of Engineers blew the Birds Point Levee, the Ohio dropped enough to prevent the Cairo levee from breaking, or water flooding Cairo from over the top of the levee. So, Cairo stayed very dry, compared to most cities on the rivers in the Midwest. Some basements got 6 feet of water in them in Cairo.
The barrier you speak of is actually a man-made levee and spillway, built for the sole purpose of relieving pressure on the Ohio River levees & other places. Without the Birds Point levee (now broken), that farmland would have been under water long ago. Everyone who built in that floodway was made aware that the Corps of Engineers had easement rights for the past 80 years. That information is included on property deeds.
DissociativeVideos: The Cairo video was not made to sway opinion regarding the Birds Point levee. It was made because the press and the Missouri House Leader have been portraying Cairo as "ghettos" and "slums" and implying that most of Cairo is boarded up & abandoned. That's not truthful:(
Seeing quite a few for sale signs in yards that were probably there before the threat of the latest flood....those are beautiful homes as so many towns (see the comment from the man from Jackson!) and cities have, that were built in that era. What about the videos of the slums etc.?
The neighboods in the two videos I posted are beautiful indeed. The old downtown area crumbled to the ground, but in the past year most of the rubble has been removed. There are still many derelict homes, because the population dropped so much. Think we are under 2,500 residents now.
Why do the few remain in Cairo? Why haven't they left? It seems to me there where no one cares, or will ever offer necessary help most towns eventually require.
@kingpinlwf: Cairo needs outsiders to come help revitalize the town. I'm convinced, after living here nearly 7 years, that help will not come from within Cairo. But from outsiders who relocate here. There are many architecturally significant homes available for only $635:) Seriously. Some need much renovation & thieves have stolen most of the copper wiring & kitchen sinks, but they are solid with beautiful woodwork. See the Illinois Tax Auction website for Alexander County.
@kingpinlwf : Hair salons are one of the few businesses left here:D Think we have 3 salons, at least. We also have two thriving liquor stores:( One grocery store. One gas station and 3 restaurants. Re incentives, I don't think there are any... but $635 for a building is pretty good incentive;) I took photos of many of the $635 houses, if you would like the link to view them.
@light4darkness: I'm not sure what that is. I'll ask my son. He was visiting from northern Illinois & the video was filmed from his car. Don't think it's a bullet hole;)
@1958cairo You did very well in showing some of Cairo's better side. I am guilty of photographing mostly ruined buildings simply to illustrate the end result of a hateful culture that caused it to happen.
This is the city that Missouri House Speaker Steve Tilley said was not worth saving, because "Have you been there? Ok, then you know what I'm saying then," wink wink.
Wow, there doesn't seem to be any real flooding, why is there such a media frenzy, FEMA mass evacuations, and disinformation about this? We really need to question this, because something is terribly wrong with this scenario..I live in the Pacific North West and have seen more seasonal flooding than that, and they just close off the flooded roads. This makes no sense at all.
@melkissedec1 : Oh! You mean that the Second Coming will take place in Cairo? There was a religious group here that believed that. They were doing projects around town for a few years... funded through AmeriCorps, iirc. Anyway, think most in their group left town.
@1958cairo :we knew it,but you'll understand it soon, it's a long story that has begun in eternity.Cairo within America it's in Rev 11:8 see it in our channel's comments and wikipedia/user:Melkissedec1...lol.
@1958cairo Not really,the 2nd coming already is taking place,Jesus isn't coming back as people believe,when he said the son of man was talking about The Holy Ghost,Melchizedek as it is foretold in the dead sea scrolls... In the book of John he promised to send him to warn the church and bring'em back home...Cairo within America and the spiritual Egypt,it's a confirmation of Revelation 11:8,but y'all need to read your Bibles to get it...see it all on Wikipedia/user:Melkissedec1 and our channel...
@mp052250 @1958cairo : Has been hard even for the 3 of to let this happen,but you Americans have turned your backs against us and have walked away from our covenant...on this 03-06 more bad news on the weather are to come,then Obama needs to turn his campaign unto Gore-Hillary 2012.
Wow!!! This is fantastic! Magnolia Manor, driving down 28th street and then seeing my house on the corner of Park Avenue...Well, I can't stop crying. This is great! I really miss my hometown. Thank you for bringing back the memories.
Thank you for sharing, The media only see the bad parts of Cairo as you have videoed there are still beautiful homes and property alive and well. People do take pride in their homes and property. We love Cairo and regardless of our past we need each other and will stand as one.
@pm0501: Thanks:) I've also photographed the rundown buildings. When Cairo made national news, I realized many outsiders were not aware that Cairo had ordinary neighborhoods, as well.
Great video. You passed the house that I grew up in as well as my grand father's and brother's houses. There are still many beautiful homes and decent people there. May God bless all of Cairo's inhabitants, past and present.
This place is beautiful. Even the old historic crumbling downtown has a lure to it. I can't speak for others, but I see potential here. LOTS. All this town needs is the right hook and it'll take off. I would love to visit for a weekend, who knows. Regards from the South BX (former urban slum) of NYC.
Lovethe area and wouldnt mind living there but too afraid i woulnt make a living there. Moved to Sterling, il and went into biz and lost a great deal of money. Love your postings! Thank you!
@1958cairo funny you mention that. I am a hairstylist and would love to aquire one of the buildings there. I looked at auctions but none available til later this year. I would think if someone wanted to move out there and go into business that there must be some sort of incentives...i think. I am going to head out there in the next few weeks for a weekend. Thanks for your comments and make move videos of the town, please!
@Janeannio: Cairo has no slums. There are many homes that were abandoned & most are scattered throughout the town. Not one neighborhood. Also, the videos were made to show that Cairo has more than boarded up homes, since the press & trolls on forums are stating that Cairo is ALL rundown homes. Just trying to add balance to the news:) Finally, not many homes up for sale in the two videos. Not sure why you posted that.
@grangersmith: The Ohio River reached the top of the Cairo levee. When the Corps of Engineers blew the Birds Point Levee, the Ohio dropped enough to prevent the Cairo levee from breaking, or water flooding Cairo from over the top of the levee. So, Cairo stayed very dry, compared to most cities on the rivers in the Midwest. Some basements got 6 feet of water in them in Cairo.
The barrier you speak of is actually a man-made levee and spillway, built for the sole purpose of relieving pressure on the Ohio River levees & other places. Without the Birds Point levee (now broken), that farmland would have been under water long ago. Everyone who built in that floodway was made aware that the Corps of Engineers had easement rights for the past 80 years. That information is included on property deeds.
After watching this ive got to see this town first hand...i'll visit in the spring.
Always thought of Cairo as just a beautiful town... My former In laws live there....
DissociativeVideos: The Cairo video was not made to sway opinion regarding the Birds Point levee. It was made because the press and the Missouri House Leader have been portraying Cairo as "ghettos" and "slums" and implying that most of Cairo is boarded up & abandoned. That's not truthful:(
Seeing quite a few for sale signs in yards that were probably there before the threat of the latest flood....those are beautiful homes as so many towns (see the comment from the man from Jackson!) and cities have, that were built in that era. What about the videos of the slums etc.?
i live in jackson, not far from ya, CAIRO is a beautiful town, all those big old school houses, very nice:)
The neighboods in the two videos I posted are beautiful indeed. The old downtown area crumbled to the ground, but in the past year most of the rubble has been removed. There are still many derelict homes, because the population dropped so much. Think we are under 2,500 residents now.
Why do the few remain in Cairo? Why haven't they left? It seems to me there where no one cares, or will ever offer necessary help most towns eventually require.
@kingpinlwf: Cairo needs outsiders to come help revitalize the town. I'm convinced, after living here nearly 7 years, that help will not come from within Cairo. But from outsiders who relocate here. There are many architecturally significant homes available for only $635:) Seriously. Some need much renovation & thieves have stolen most of the copper wiring & kitchen sinks, but they are solid with beautiful woodwork. See the Illinois Tax Auction website for Alexander County.
@kingpinlwf : Hair salons are one of the few businesses left here:D Think we have 3 salons, at least. We also have two thriving liquor stores:( One grocery store. One gas station and 3 restaurants.
Re incentives, I don't think there are any... but $635 for a building is pretty good incentive;) I took photos of many of the $635 houses, if you would like the link to view them.
@light4darkness: I'm not sure what that is. I'll ask my son. He was visiting from northern Illinois & the video was filmed from his car. Don't think it's a bullet hole;)
@SEMOyogi1: Glad those homes were in the vid;) Thank you.
@NoName20643: It's beautiful and run-down... both. With the right leadership, she could shine again.
@kaylamr441: The bad press only gets worse. It's still just images/videos of the abandoned buildings.
@voiceofcalmreason: Thanks:)
light4darkness: I asked my son:) There is no rear view mirror. That's the stem that would hold the mirror. It's broken.
@melkissedec1 : I didn't understand your post. Sorry.
@1958cairo You did very well in showing some of Cairo's better side. I am guilty of photographing mostly ruined buildings simply to illustrate the end result of a hateful culture that caused it to happen.
@TinnInches What's your point?
This is the city that Missouri House Speaker Steve Tilley said was not worth saving, because "Have you been there? Ok, then you know what I'm saying then," wink wink.
Wow, there doesn't seem to be any real flooding, why is there such a media frenzy, FEMA mass evacuations, and disinformation about this? We really need to question this, because something is terribly wrong with this scenario..I live in the Pacific North West and have seen more seasonal flooding than that, and they just close off the flooded roads. This makes no sense at all.
@melkissedec1 : Oh! You mean that the Second Coming will take place in Cairo? There was a religious group here that believed that. They were doing projects around town for a few years... funded through AmeriCorps, iirc. Anyway, think most in their group left town.
@markmarshall39: Thank you, Mark, from Jackson:D
@doctorpsycho1960 Tilley's comments make it possible for me to have even less respect for people from Moe-zoo-rah!
@1958cairo :we knew it,but you'll understand it soon, it's a long story that has begun in eternity.Cairo within America it's in Rev 11:8 see it in our channel's comments and wikipedia/user:Melkissedec1...lol.
@doctorpsycho1960: Amazing, eh? He should have known better, being a public official:(
@1958cairo Not really,the 2nd coming already is taking place,Jesus isn't coming back as people believe,when he said the son of man was talking about The Holy Ghost,Melchizedek as it is foretold in the dead sea scrolls... In the book of John he promised to send him to warn the church and bring'em back home...Cairo within America and the spiritual Egypt,it's a confirmation of Revelation 11:8,but y'all need to read your Bibles to get it...see it all on Wikipedia/user:Melkissedec1 and our channel...
@mp052250 @1958cairo : Has been hard even for the 3 of to let this happen,but you Americans have turned your backs against us and have walked away from our covenant...on this 03-06 more bad news on the weather are to come,then Obama needs to turn his campaign unto Gore-Hillary 2012.