GULFPORT, Mississippi: We Were TOTALLY SURPRISED At What We Saw There

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  • We visited Gulfport, Mississippi. It wasn't what we expected.
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  • @brandilyn6720
    @brandilyn6720 ปีที่แล้ว +189

    As someone who has lived in Gulfport then Biloxi for 16 years, I can tell you that Gulfport is the trashiest place in Coastal MS. Especially south of the Interstate. Biloxi, Ocean Springs, Long Beach & Pass Christian are all pretty nice, but Gulfport is the blight on the area. It’s because of the people that live there, the city tries really hard to make it nice but the crime keeps getting worse.

    • @theresalero7039
      @theresalero7039 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      Gulfport "downtown" is very pretty, lots of money spent to make that happen. Just a few more block North, East and West things go down. I just looked up "industries in Gulfport, MS". Other than hospitality and healthcare there really aren't any big employers (It didn't include military). That's what this area needs, good solid employment. Not more casinos, but surely there is some manufacturer that could be lured here. Good question for candidates in the upcoming elections. There are good people here who just need more opportunities.

    • @mbartkey
      @mbartkey ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Yes, move along now. Don't stop, keep going ....bye.

    • @timmoritz7145
      @timmoritz7145 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      I've lived here since 07. Not Gulfports fault. It's the ghetto section 8 mentality that permeates the city.

    • @truthsayer0974
      @truthsayer0974 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out. bye felicia

    • @SebastianWoodard
      @SebastianWoodard ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Can confirm. I've lived in Gaston Point for the past year and a half.

  • @phildearman1824
    @phildearman1824 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    I'm from BILOXI,MS and have lived here 47 yrs and it's good to see my hometown on TH-cam. The gulf coast is truly a hidden paradise. Thanks for the video and I love what yall are doing and keep up the good work

  • @livingthedreamdjm
    @livingthedreamdjm ปีที่แล้ว +75

    Bought a small house for $120,000 here in June and had new floors put in and had it painted. Moving in Saturday. Just fell in love with the area.

    • @JoeandNicsRoadTrip
      @JoeandNicsRoadTrip  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Nice!!

    • @dixiedawgs8946
      @dixiedawgs8946 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      welcome home :)

    • @livingthedreamdjm
      @livingthedreamdjm ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@dixiedawgs8946 Thanks! Really enjoying it.

    • @alishastevens1097
      @alishastevens1097 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That is awesome! CONGRATULATIONS 🎉 ❤️ 👏 🎉 on your new home and welcome to the area!

    • @livingthedreamdjm
      @livingthedreamdjm ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@alishastevens1097 Thanks! Loving it so far. People are so nice.

  • @marlapearce8537
    @marlapearce8537 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    Mississippi is one of the best kept secrets in the country! I AM MISSISSIPPI PROUD!!

    • @kats-r1781
      @kats-r1781 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Exactly! Let them keep thinking it's trashy, it will keep them out.

    • @rockstarsupervillain
      @rockstarsupervillain ปีที่แล้ว

      Mississippi sucks ass. Lived here 40 years.

    • @n2cable
      @n2cable ปีที่แล้ว +4

      then quit talking about it...keep it a secret

    • @maryanne4595
      @maryanne4595 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Me too!! Mississippi proud!! ❤

    • @davidmandelstamm8725
      @davidmandelstamm8725 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I moved to Mississippi nearly 1-1/2 years ago. Oxford. I'm still in the process of exploring the state, but it's probably a five-hour drive to the gulf coast from where I live. Definitely enjoying the people and the state!

  • @daughtrofawolf
    @daughtrofawolf ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I live in Gulfport... I've been here for 52 years. I've lived in other states Virginia Beach, Las Vegas, San Antonio Texas... visited many others but I've always loved Gulfport and I've always come back home, I'm 62 now and I'll be here for the rest of my life.

  • @citrustaco
    @citrustaco ปีที่แล้ว +156

    Gulfport is the more chill side, whereas Biloxi is the more touristy casino driven side. Nice to see Gulfport post Katrina because it really did a lot of damage to the Mississippi coast despite the focus being on New Orleans.

    • @JoeandNicsRoadTrip
      @JoeandNicsRoadTrip  ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I totally saw that. The Biloxi video is up next.

    • @LegalShield3000
      @LegalShield3000 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Both were great, but I agree with your summary.

    • @crystaldawn9965
      @crystaldawn9965 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Katrina's storm surge went up into the second floor of those buildings 💜 Gulfport is definitely more chill. If you like car shows you should check out the Cruisin the Coast event

    • @flipflop8989
      @flipflop8989 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I know I hate how the news did that everything was about NO

    • @kimberlyjohnson1371
      @kimberlyjohnson1371 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JoeandNicsRoadTrip . Me j9ooooojo he y

  • @candacecexo
    @candacecexo ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Born an raised here! Thank you for shedding light on the coast not many people even know about our coastal areas! ❤️

    • @BPD1586
      @BPD1586 ปีที่แล้ว

      Damn you fine. You ever come to Keesler?

  • @AvaChell0632
    @AvaChell0632 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    A LOT of our Military retire in South Mississippi along the coast. It is called the emerald gym known for all the live oak trees. Yes you can walk barefoot on our beaches because we have machines that sift the sand regularly due to storms.

    • @JS-jh4cy
      @JS-jh4cy 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sift the sand for what pennies, broken glass or bits of garbage?

  • @FREEDOM-qb8db
    @FREEDOM-qb8db ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I retired here in Gulfport 3 years ago and absolutely love it. To me it's like paradise without a huge cost of living.

    • @BPD1586
      @BPD1586 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Moved here from Baltimore and also love it. Cheaper cost of living, people are friendlier and...no snow.

  • @ItsKLP
    @ItsKLP ปีที่แล้ว +76

    Thank you for showing how beautiful Mississippi can be. I live in Long Beach which is next to Gulfport. From the west it’s Long Beach, Gulfport, Biloxi.
    Most people hear MS and think uneducated, backwoods, racist, and poverty driven. We are so much more than that. The stereotypes come from the MS Delta area which is far north.
    Thank you again for showing how much more we are. I’ve lived here all my life. Katrina about wiped us off the map but our communities came together and we’re better than ever.
    Love and appreciation from the MS Gulf Coast!

    • @JoeandNicsRoadTrip
      @JoeandNicsRoadTrip  ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I've been to all lower 48 states. This area is easily among the most beautiful places in the country.

    • @courtneyangell4547
      @courtneyangell4547 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I live in Long Beach as well. I love it here.

    • @jackiecain2354
      @jackiecain2354 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I would love to visit🙏 I have a very dear friend n Lucedale.

    • @justchill5930
      @justchill5930 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I live in Gulfport and I love the coastal area! Love to call this area home!

    • @jamesr1703
      @jamesr1703 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You forgot 'chain-smoking alcoholics' in your list of stereotypes. I'm serious. I've been to the area on vacation twice and it is not like any of the stereotypes. It was very upscale and beautiful. Well-educated people with $$$$$.

  • @randybarentine5762
    @randybarentine5762 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Spent about 20 years going there annually for military training. Had a great time every time we visited. A great place to vacation for sure…

  • @lindsaybezet3517
    @lindsaybezet3517 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Thank you, kind sir, for your positive review of Gulfport and the Mississippi Coast. As a lover of the area and homeowner, I appreciate you letting people know how nice it is down here. I hope everyone treated you well while you were here. I am going to watch the Biloxi video now. I just wanted to thank you because people don't know how much the Mississippi Gulf Coast has to offer. Thank you for all of the kind words! God bless!!

    • @JoeandNicsRoadTrip
      @JoeandNicsRoadTrip  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      We had a great time there. It is absolutely one of our favorite places in the USA. And we have been everywhere. :)

    • @mickiwendt1007
      @mickiwendt1007 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      From Washington state and have family that live there so we go every year for a couple weeks. We've finally decided to retire and pack up everything and move there within the next year. Big change from life here but so ready to go!

    • @jackieblack4422
      @jackieblack4422 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm from the Hoosier State. Love the area, was told by a local crime is high so I stay in Biloxi on my visits.

  • @gregkerr725
    @gregkerr725 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    I can remember what that area looked like after Camille in 1968 and Katrina in 2005 came through. I can't believe the area is still habitable after seeing what I saw back then.......anywhere near the beach was totally wiped out. Having relatives in Biloxi I drove my truck down there loaded with anything I could think of that would help...wasn't even sure I could make it past the National guard, but once on 11o going down into Biloxi, they saw what all was loaded in my truck and just waved me in. Terrible destruction but the people were inspiring. Never saw any federal support...maybe too early...but pickup trucks loaded with cases of free water were parked by roads, churches were taking deliveries of semi tractors of relief supplies sent by other churches around the south and neighbors were helping neighbors.

    • @dixiedawgs8946
      @dixiedawgs8946 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thank you so much sir for you're help, it was so inspirational to see all the help that came down to help us. :) brought tears to my eyes to see all the wonderful people come to help.

    • @jllively1990
      @jllively1990 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I drove down 90 in Biloxi the following morning after Karina had moved north. Me, my dad, and grandpa. Very few people actually got to see the aftermath down there with their own eyes. I was only 15 bit can still see it vividly. Broadwater and President casino destroyed. The grand barge on rhe north side of the highway just sitting in a parking lot. Slippery Sam's and the little theme park where the green trex once were completely gone like it was never there to begin with. I could go on and on....

  • @FrankBrocato
    @FrankBrocato ปีที่แล้ว +23

    You missed Crusin The Coast Oct.1-8 Gulfport and the entire area along the coast was the host of the largest Car Show in America. This year 9618 Classic Cars registered this year. a huge block party indeed.

    • @jamesmustaikis233
      @jamesmustaikis233 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      From so cal ,just enjoyed my 3rd crusin the Coast. 2 weeks of great weather.

    • @FrankBrocato
      @FrankBrocato ปีที่แล้ว

      @@richardrose9943 thank you I am one of those that will talk your ear off about cars I love the Gulf Coast.

  • @chrismazza3255
    @chrismazza3255 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Gulfport is a hidden gem. Quiet, clean and just a great place to enjoy the beach and relax. It is a welcoming, friendly community. I just hope it remains this way.

    • @adrianarileymiller-cuevas1891
      @adrianarileymiller-cuevas1891 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Gulfport Mississippi... Clean???! the trash/ debris is incredibly everywhere 🤢

    • @wingman4564
      @wingman4564 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      This... MUST be a bot.

    • @adrianarileymiller-cuevas1891
      @adrianarileymiller-cuevas1891 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@wingman4564 no bots more like a very trashy person, that sees trash/ debris as the way of the future 🤣

  • @cashstuffingmama1984
    @cashstuffingmama1984 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I've lived in Pass Christian, Ms for 8 years now. Thank you for showing my beautiful Mississippi through your eyes. I've fallen in love with its beauty and charm all over again!

  • @michelemills7109
    @michelemills7109 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    I came to the MS Gulf Coast on vacation nearly 30 years ago. I fell in love with the quaintness of the towns and when I crossed the Bay bridge between Pass Christian and Bay St. Louis I had this sense I'd never felt but knew I was home!! I have been here on the Coast since and the greatest thing going here on the Coast and beyond on MS are the people. Life here is easy, laid back, and steeped in history because New Orleans is an hour away, Vicksburg to north, and so much more like the fishing, best food hands down, and the sweet tea and friendly "How y'all doin??". I survived Hurricane Katrina and witnessing this community coming together to recover from one of the worst natural disasters in the US, was humbling. We are a poor state yet are rich in all the qualities I never found moving around the world as a military brat.......so c'mon down and thanks for the awesome video of my favorite place on Earth......#MSGulfCoast

  • @MrRay3801
    @MrRay3801 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Nice video.....helpful tip from a local, its pronounced Bil-luxi. The O has a U sound. Its amazing how much the Gulf Coast has grown in the 40 years I've grown up here. Im from Ocean Springs and I can remember as a kid, downtown O.S. was a ghost town for the most part. A far cry from what it is today. Enjoy your time here.

  • @jasonmartin489
    @jasonmartin489 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I went to biloxi Gulfport as a kid took my two girls back as a adult and plan on moving there once I no longer have kids at home it’s a beautiful place people are absolutely the nicest of anywhere I’ve been they have a lot they should be proud of see you all in the near future

  • @stephaniefairley8326
    @stephaniefairley8326 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I appreciate this video and I look forward to Biloxi. I am a Mississippi Gulf Coast native and I appreciate the respect you have shown my home. I am a Biloxi girl, so I can’t wait to see what is next.
    I liked, subscribed, and hit the notification bell.

  • @MrScott_e
    @MrScott_e ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Sir, you drove right by our home on 2nd st. When you turned left off Thornton. Born and raised in Lafayette my wife and I have retired here in Gulfport. Yes, it’s not perfect but what city is but having lived in Ventura, CA for 10 yrs (79-89), As well as Houston and Galveston, Gulfport is a wonderful place to live. The people are friendly and there is plenty to do. We can walk to the Aquarium from our house. As for as the cost of Housing, a custom home around 2nd St will cost you $500 to $1M and up. We’re 1 block off the beach so the further you get from the beach the cheaper it gets. Great video and best of luck.

  • @rajeevdeshpande7666
    @rajeevdeshpande7666 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Hi Lord Spoda
    Saw the video just now. Wow! Gulfport, Mississippi is a very beautiful town. Very picturesque, neat and clean. Peaceful surrounding. Nice houses all over. The beach is so nice. This seems to be a Wonder land! Really enjoyed the video. Your videography is equally good, professional!
    Thanks for sharing this wonderful video.
    All the best for onward journey.

    • @JoeandNicsRoadTrip
      @JoeandNicsRoadTrip  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you, Rajeev. It's a pretty awesome place. :)

    • @tarabelles2130
      @tarabelles2130 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip enjoyed both videos. Born & raised here. Finally moved back just over a decade ago to have my fam with the whole damfam. Just wanted to point something out. You mentioned population numbers: GPT 72k, BLX 45k but Metro approx 450k. I want to kinda clear that up. That 450k includes the ENTIRE MS Gulf Coast, from the LA to AL state lines, Hancock, Harrison, & Jackson counties. In fact, I think it is what they call the Southern 6 so that would include the 3 counties directly north of those 3- Pearl River, Stone, and George. Last numbers I knew for the 3 coastal counties were about 250k so that's why I think it's actually the Southern 6.

  • @alexandralovesgoats3360
    @alexandralovesgoats3360 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Gulfport is beautiful! Love the art in the Allies. Drone footage was nice. The homes along the beach were gorgeous. Thank you for the wonderful tour! Great information.

    • @sockmonkey22
      @sockmonkey22 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What she said.😃

    • @JoeandNicsRoadTrip
      @JoeandNicsRoadTrip  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you, Alexandra!!

    • @sandymac7547
      @sandymac7547 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, miss the beautiful antibellum homes destroyed by Katrina.

  • @Markus_Andrew
    @Markus_Andrew ปีที่แล้ว +42

    What a lovely, clean-looking place! So nice to see such a well-maintained town, with no trash in the gutters or on the sidewalks. And that white sand is beautiful!
    I'm sure there are many people who would never envisage a town like this whenever they think "Mississippi", and I confess, I am one of them. Or at least, I was 😁

    • @JoeandNicsRoadTrip
      @JoeandNicsRoadTrip  ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It's a hidden gem, Markus. :)

    • @THE-RED-LETTER-PROJECT
      @THE-RED-LETTER-PROJECT ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The picture this man painted of Gulfport is extremely misleading. I've lived here only 7 years. Absolutely the worst place I've ever lived. Homeless wandering around talking to themselves everywhere. Any money the people make, they dump it right into the casinos. Very poor state for a reason, demolition the casinos. The people here are mean and cold-hearted. Rebels I guess?

    • @Markus_Andrew
      @Markus_Andrew ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@richardrose9943 I wouldn't know, I'm Australian. I did spend about six months living and working in California back in the 80s, but I don't know what it's like now. It had its goods and bads when I was there, just like anywhere else.

    • @michaelhulsey201
      @michaelhulsey201 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      To be honest, Gulfport isn't the best representative of Coastal Mississippi. This video makes it look nice, but the video doesn't show you the OTHER side of Gulfport - the side full of gangs, vagrants, drug zombies, etc. Now Bay St. Louis, or Ocean Springs which are nearby in either direction are very, very charming, chill, nice towns with thriving art and music scenes. Biloxi is a tourist trap, but has it's charm.

  • @barbaraharshman9460
    @barbaraharshman9460 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    My daughter lives in Gulfport! I got to visit back in May the gulf was so beautiful! Will definitely go back! Thank you.

  • @butchieblock9118
    @butchieblock9118 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    So, I've been living here for 5 years now. Well done vid!! Honestly the housing prices especially the rentals are a lot higher than what you mentioned. Everybody seems to be in a panic buying mode right now with the interest rates going up. Been to Shaggy's and Rooney's both more than once! You should check out downtown Ocean Springs. That's where I live currently! I've been working on buying a house for some time so I'm pretty familiar with the market these days, sadly.

  • @jjjudge4039
    @jjjudge4039 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Retired NYC drummer/bartender that can't tell you how much I enjoyed the video... I will be heading down that way for a look see... Great job and thanks...JJ

  • @Bigfurry1975
    @Bigfurry1975 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I’m amazed to see the beauty of the MS. Gulf coast post Katrina. I came down here in 95 and 96 to visit my grandparents (dad’s side), totally loved it!❤ Grandma was originally from Gulfport MS.

    • @JoeandNicsRoadTrip
      @JoeandNicsRoadTrip  ปีที่แล้ว

      Very cool!

    • @dixiedawgs8946
      @dixiedawgs8946 ปีที่แล้ว

      that's why we wanted to live down here, I always spent my summers with my great grandmaw who lived in Waveland. :) I lived in Memphis till 96, best decision we ever made, even with having to go through Katrina. :)

    • @annettefertitta6868
      @annettefertitta6868 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It took a while to rebuild but they have done a beautiful job!

  • @EricT3769
    @EricT3769 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I really enjoyed the intro to this video. The leaving Lafayette and driving over the Atchafalaya through Baton Rouge and New Orleans into Mississippi with the accompanying music was really well done. I also enjoyed seeing Gulfport.

    • @JoeandNicsRoadTrip
      @JoeandNicsRoadTrip  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you, Eric. It's one of my favorite drives in the US. The music is called "Vampire". I always use it when I'm driving through New Orleans. :)

    • @EricT3769
      @EricT3769 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Very appropriate ala Anne Rice! Lol

  • @Rikrik1138
    @Rikrik1138 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I drive that beach almost every week. Such an amazing drive, but the beaches get better the further east you go. Dauphin Island is more beautiful, and Orange Beach if more than that, then Pensacola Beach is even better, and by the time you get to that Destin to Panama City Beach area, it’s breathtakingly beautiful.

    • @n78966969696896
      @n78966969696896 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      But don't forget that you can go to Ship Island and it rivals all the other beaches.

  • @rethamoore4282
    @rethamoore4282 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I have always said Gulf Port and Biloxi are my Paradise!! My allergies go completely away and the air is simply Heaven !! Still miss the before "Katrina " Paradise and still mourn its loss.

    • @josephdavis3686
      @josephdavis3686 ปีที่แล้ว

      True be told lives in Central Ms but loves the Coast

  • @diane4549
    @diane4549 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    My late mother in law lived in Pascagoula Mississippi. Just a little ways outside of Gulfport. She passed away from a heart attack at age 69. I still miss her. I was in my 30's then. I'm 69 now!

  • @davidmay3348
    @davidmay3348 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    No matter the size of the port on the ocean, i just love the boats of all kinds. Awesome!

  • @SarahU2000
    @SarahU2000 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I have 2 rental properties on the beach in Gulfport. I could see them in the drone footage. I’m so glad you liked our city. If you ever want to come back and explore some more I’ll put you up for a few days 💙

  • @GreyBeardIT
    @GreyBeardIT ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Thank you for bringing back so many memories. It has been almost 20 years since I moved from Biloxi. If you're still in the area and you like really good bbq, check out The Shed. It is just north of I-10 in Ocean Springs. Take the exit for Hwy 57. Definitely worth the detour!

    • @JoeandNicsRoadTrip
      @JoeandNicsRoadTrip  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you, Aaron. The next video I'll be putting up is Biloxi. Also, later this winter, we will be doing a Ocean Springs/Pascagoula area video.

  • @venitaalbertson4633
    @venitaalbertson4633 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Look how clean it is

  • @dsoutherland1747
    @dsoutherland1747 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The reason the beach water is brownish (brackish) is because two rivers on both sides of the coast run into it. Also, there are little to no waves due to barrier islands blocking them.

  • @cowgirl24590
    @cowgirl24590 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Live in Long Beach ms, one thing about downtown Gulfport a lot of the town was filmed for the astronauts wives show. The largest Cruz for classic cars is all down the coast. Lots and lots of places to go and do. Great for retirement and also families. I moved from small town Virginia to here and fell in love and have made it my home and started a family. I work at the shipyard and also going to be in the air force reserve and be based at Kessler. My great friends are chiefs in restaurants down here. it’s great eating and also there is always something going on down here.

  • @dpharr100
    @dpharr100 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Hurricane Katrina really slammed this place
    Good to see it recovered !!!

  • @jimmyjames5861
    @jimmyjames5861 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Well my friend I'm from Biloxi Mississippi and the Mississippi Gulf Coast is absolutely gorgeous born and raised wouldn't live anywhere else in the world Elvis is also from Mississippi he used to hang out in Biloxi played in Biloxi God bless

  • @craigjacob3704
    @craigjacob3704 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Howdy great to have you down here. We live in the little city of D'Iberville,just north across the bay from Biloxi. Hope y'all have a great time. We are in a nice little 3 bedroom house we just bought about 3 years ago when I got back into the country. Very quiet mixed neighborhood. Paid $114,500 for our house about 3 miles as the crow flys from the beach😊👍🙏.

  • @ShortDogg
    @ShortDogg ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I love to see people enjoying the B.E.A.utiful Mississippi Gulf Coast! I live in Gulfport, and I love it here.
    I sincerely appreciate how you appreciate Gulfport!
    This place is a hidden treasure.

    • @JoeandNicsRoadTrip
      @JoeandNicsRoadTrip  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree!

    • @n78966969696896
      @n78966969696896 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JoeandNicsRoadTrip It's a shame you didn't go on the ride to Ship Island. The water there is AMAZING (rivals Florida beaches IMHO). And there is a Spanish built brick fort there. If your ever back in the area check it out! It's probably the most exotic Treasure we have here.

  • @holly5791
    @holly5791 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love Gulfport. I lived there at one time. I lived in Biloxi, also. I was living in MS when Camille hit in 1969. I had not moved to the coast yet. I was about 80 miles inland, but I did see the devastation up close and in person. All of the beautiful Antebellum homes along US Hwy. 90 were destroyed. There was nothing left of them except the steps leading to what was a front door and fireplaces. So, only the brick parts were left. If you think modern-day is beautiful, and it is, you should have seen pre-Camille days.

    • @dabprod
      @dabprod 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I lived there between Camille and Katrina.

  • @SealedEvidence
    @SealedEvidence ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Thank you for showing our little corner of the world. Most people are surprised that Mississippi has a Coast.

  • @larrylyons6889
    @larrylyons6889 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Y'all did a great job on the Ms Gulf Coast !! I call Gulfport Mississippi Home for 10yrs now. I'll never move from here. People are Great 👍

    • @JoeandNicsRoadTrip
      @JoeandNicsRoadTrip  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We loved it there. :)

    • @larrylyons6889
      @larrylyons6889 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Y'all made us proud to call this home ! Great job and come see us again..thanks Larry 🙂

  • @mollyreid4844
    @mollyreid4844 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    All in all, thank you so much for bringing positivity to our little coast line and our state with your incredible videography and commentating.❤️

  • @olinwright7628
    @olinwright7628 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Driving footage at the beginning is back! Thanks!

    • @JoeandNicsRoadTrip
      @JoeandNicsRoadTrip  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not for every video, but the drive from Lafayette through Baton Rouge & New Orleans then into the Mississippi Gulf Coast is one of my favorites in the country.

    • @olinwright7628
      @olinwright7628 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@JoeandNicsRoadTrip It was very beautiful. If youre continuing on into the Destin, FWB, PCB area youll love it as well.

  • @gertrudebartholmule1334
    @gertrudebartholmule1334 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    The Ms Gulf Coast is longest manmade beach that stretches 26 miles. If you take tour boat to Ship Island, you' ll see much clearer water. The Barrier Islands make water brown. I was born and raised on Coast and suggest you take the whole coastal tour. Find some Coastal Cusine and enjoy some of the friendliest natives you have ever met.
    Ocean Springs is nice as well.

    • @dixiedawgs8946
      @dixiedawgs8946 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      yes, the water on the south side of ship is clear enough to snorkel in, however after pulling that 8ft, bull shark up to the boat, I haven't been back out there snorkeling lol

  • @codeblues55.03
    @codeblues55.03 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I live just outside of Dallas now, actually moving soon to the MS Gulfcoast, going to be looking for a house in Gulfport. We visited once and have been back since. Definitely fell in love with Gulfport

  • @Rose-sv9se
    @Rose-sv9se ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The waters just beyond the sand is called the "Mississippi Sound".

  • @renayvance-moser9434
    @renayvance-moser9434 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Very beautiful and underrated. Love the beach lack of shells is easier on the feet. Love the channel. We really loved your Wichita vlog. Safe travels.

  • @teresaburton4145
    @teresaburton4145 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I’ve spent most of my life on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Thanks for your video, makes me appreciate my home even more. Wonderful footage, great commentary.

    • @JoeandNicsRoadTrip
      @JoeandNicsRoadTrip  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you, Teresa!!

    • @dixiedawgs8946
      @dixiedawgs8946 ปีที่แล้ว

      I love it down here too :)

    • @alishastevens1097
      @alishastevens1097 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same here! Been here just about all my life and I really appreciated this video.

  • @stephainecroff2907
    @stephainecroff2907 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I grew up on the coast, will always be home for me. Love my roots Sip Girl

  • @samstanfield2634
    @samstanfield2634 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I'm stationed at NAS Pensacola and routinely fly into Gulfport, but have never ventured into the city. Cool to see it!

  • @dabprod
    @dabprod ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Brings back fond memories. You drove past where I once lived on Beach St "Hwy 90" just east of Hwy 49 in Gulfport. Lived looking out over the Gulf. But we moved north many years ago, the place where I lived isn't there anymore. It's a vacant lot after Hurricane Katrina. I loved the Gulf coast, and maybe some day I'll move back now that I'm retired. Thanks for the ride, enjoyed it.

  • @jumboslice1514
    @jumboslice1514 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I grew up in Orange Grove/Bel Aire on Ben Drive which is part of Gulfport now. It was good times then, my friends and I walked everywhere back in the 80s, not a worry in the world and us neighborhood kids all got along pretty well. I’ve heard it’s went downhill since then. I have family there on the coast and my mom owns a rental property and land. I haven’t been back since 2001 and have no desire now to ever go back. I love living in a county of 1800 people with the wide open skies of Kansas where I can hunt to my heart’s desire.

  • @gailmyers2838
    @gailmyers2838 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    You should see the area during Christmas. Absolutely beautiful

  • @delstanley1349
    @delstanley1349 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    2:51 The route you took on US 90 you would have passed the site on 90 where Jayne Mansfield died. The car she was a passenger in, ran into and under a semi. Her daughter, actress Mariska Hargitay was also in the car in the back seat asleep. Jayne's driver didn't see the semi. Today when you see these big rigs you will notice a red and white steel cross bar on the lower rear of the semi to prevent cars from going under the rig. That device is called the Mansfield bar because of what happened on that highway in 1967. You would have passed the death site on 90 near Slidell.

    • @curtisphilumalee1447
      @curtisphilumalee1447 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That part of highway 90 has been closed for a couple months. Can’t transit into East New Orleans. One of the several bridges has been condemned by La.

    • @michaelhulsey201
      @michaelhulsey201 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wow! I had no idea! And I love Mariska Hargitay on Law and Order. Thanks for that tidbit of history!

    • @curtisphilumalee1447
      @curtisphilumalee1447 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      There used to be a marker where the accident happened. But it disappeared. Probably due to the storm (Katrina) Heading west on US 90 in Louisiana in between the 4th and 5th bridges. The problem is you can’t get there due to the bridge has been condemned. There’s a local story that the old timers here tell about the accident. And it centers around a nightclub in Biloxi called Gus Stevens. His daughter’s boyfriend was driving the car.

    • @vanceadolph3116
      @vanceadolph3116 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Please note that the driver took I-10 all the way to Mississippi. He did not take Highway 90. However, you are right that if you take the old Highway 90, you pass the spot where the Mansfield accident took place. It was south of Slidell, on Hwy 90 by the Hwy 190 crossroads, near the White Kitchen restaurant which was a well-known 24-hour rest stop.

  • @richardwooley876
    @richardwooley876 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    My sister was stationed in Biloxi back in 1974 and Gulfport is where I first laid eyes on the ocean, and I’ve been in love with the ocean ever since. Thanks for the awesome video and for refreshing my memory!

  • @brstoffel
    @brstoffel ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Beautiful video. I especially appreciate the traveling intro and the drone shots. Thank you!

  • @julianpeek9492
    @julianpeek9492 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Glad to see someone putting a positive post about gulfport. It is a great place to live and work. It's a joy to call this city home.

  • @tumbleweed57
    @tumbleweed57 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you for the wonderful review of my state! There are some jewels on our coast. Along Beach Blvd you can see that so many people did not build back after the devastation from Katrina. So happy to see you enjoyed it.

  • @saintbahm1876
    @saintbahm1876 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I'm born and raised in Woolmarket, I've been in Gulfport/Biloxi my whole life. We have Jeepin the Coast and Cruising the Coast that are incredible events that make our Coast a big destination as well as the Beach and Casinos. Yall did a great video.

  • @meloniewilliams8774
    @meloniewilliams8774 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm from gulfport ms lived there all my life love it very much and Camille hit in 69 not 68 it will always be home to me thank you so much for showing are beautiful town.

  • @carole4119
    @carole4119 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Yrs ago my brother was stationed at keesler..spent a week in Gulfport in 1960.
    Thought it was soo lovely ..
    Made it a point to come through on 90 in about 1996...
    Lovely still..
    Decided to move here in 2011..
    Lovely clean shoreline lots of great things like Mardi Gras
    And cruisen..never regretted
    Blessings to all

  • @bubbawayne3298
    @bubbawayne3298 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I lived here my entire life and I have never seen a view of the harbor quite like that thank you I'm 58 and I was born in Gulfport Memorial Hospital along with all my kids Katrina left us quite a mess we've come a long may the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and all that you do

  • @matts7019
    @matts7019 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Protip: If New Orleans isn't part of your itinerary, get on I-12 in Baton Rouge. It's a shortcut, plus you can avoid I-10 between the high rise and twin span (thus avoiding the worst drivers in the world).

  • @myrnahester5470
    @myrnahester5470 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    We've moved here 2 years ago
    We loved it here..
    Besutiful..Peaceful & not crowded..

  • @karenclabaugh5416
    @karenclabaugh5416 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    WOW! The City has done a Great job with rejuvenating the beaches after the Hurricanes . Looks clean! I just love the old Southern houses surrounded by old Oak trees with spanish moss & Palm trees. The Aerial shot was awesome! Had no idea the coast looked that way. These Ms coastal towns are under rated.

    • @JoeandNicsRoadTrip
      @JoeandNicsRoadTrip  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They really are. Hidden gems.

    • @LegalShield3000
      @LegalShield3000 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      A few places were destroyed by hurricanes, but most of the damage was either removed or restored.

    • @ethan3704
      @ethan3704 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I know yall are visiting but I lived in Gulfport for 10 years and currently live in long beach, Gulfport is the worst city I have ever lived, been to in my life. Everything about it sucks. The fast food places are always bad, the stores are always messy with crazy people. All of the neighborhoods are filled with trash and other things. If you went down 28th street you would change your mind about it. The beach here sucks, the sand is somewhat ok but the water is absolutely disgusting. I'm gonna be so glad to move away from here, to get out of this dump.

    • @ethan3704
      @ethan3704 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      There are some nice nieghborhoods I will say that but the majority aren't.

    • @cheftee4817
      @cheftee4817 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ethan3704 unfortunately, I’d have to agree with you. I’m originally from Long Beach & have lived in Gulfport for 15 years now. I’m ready to relocate as well. I’ve had some very good memories here, but it’s time for a change of scenery and environment.

  • @bthomson
    @bthomson ปีที่แล้ว +5

    By now you are a truly consummate videographer! Music is also perfect! Thanks for a great channel!

  • @jimhalpert3409
    @jimhalpert3409 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is pretty cool. I believe at that turn at 4:30 if you looked towards the water there would be the Port of Gulfport and their new building. I worked on the construction there for nearly a year and I was 18 when I started on it. I started working there when it was just a huge concrete slab. I haven’t been there in a while because I got a new job so I haven’t seen what it looks like. But I hope you enjoyed your stay, I live about 35 minutes from Gulfport, and the Edgewater mall is definitely the best place to go

  • @AmirMuhammad1445
    @AmirMuhammad1445 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is my city I Love it always letting people know I’m from 228 Gulfport,MS and still after being gone for two years I’m in Ohio still putting on for all my Gulf coast family no matter what state I redo the whole gulf coast

  • @bettinaparker3652
    @bettinaparker3652 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I'm so happy to see Gulfport again and that some of the old trees are still standing. We're used to live in New Orleans east in the early 80's and drove that road until Florida, a lot of times. Great job again 🙂

  • @RobdaVegasMailman
    @RobdaVegasMailman ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I spent many great youthful days on the MS coast. I haven't been back since Katrina, so I've often wondered how it looked now. Looks like they've done a much better job at recovering than my hometown of New Orleans has. I could easily live there if hurricanes weren't an ever present danger.

    • @brendastrawn454
      @brendastrawn454 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      AWWW YOU SHOULDN'T RUN FROMTHE HURRICANES😀😁😆

    • @douglasheller1260
      @douglasheller1260 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@brendastrawn454 Yes, yes you should. But you should still live down here.

    • @ItsKLP
      @ItsKLP ปีที่แล้ว

      We don’t get many hurricanes here. One every 5-10 years. You don’t get a Katrina but every 50 or so years.

    • @RobdaVegasMailman
      @RobdaVegasMailman ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ItsKLP Louisiana and New Orleans dealt with Katrina and Ida 16 years apart. I hope that it's another 50 years before the MS coast has to deal with anything like that again. Unfortunately, nothing is guaranteed. Plus, as the video clearly shows...if / when the next Katrina does hit, there's literally nothing in the way of any protection.

    • @ItsKLP
      @ItsKLP ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@RobdaVegasMailman correct. There was nothing there when Katrina hit, either. A lot has been rebuilt on our coast but there’s still so much empty space. We got Zeta a few years ago but that was nothing compared to Katrina.

  • @grantp4022
    @grantp4022 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I also saw your video on Beloxi as well as this one, and both look like beautiful places,
    and at very "affordable" prices. I like the way you shoot your videos, and also cite the
    cost of housing, poverty and crime rates, to give one a true perspective.
    All places that have nice weather, and beautiful scenery, and close to the ocean, will
    not stay cheap for long. I'd bet in 20 years, these housing costs will triple in these
    small little cities. The only bad thing is hurricanes, and the damage they do to property,
    so I don't know how this will affect things. Maybe if they can hurricane proof houses,
    and buildings, and minimize damage, that would go a long way.

  • @theohlinsguy4649
    @theohlinsguy4649 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I went through there in 1969 a few months after hurricane camille went through there. It was a Cat 5. The damage was unbelievable!! It wasn't so pretty then!!!

  • @suzanne296
    @suzanne296 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Watching now on a day off. Wishing I was going on a trip.

  • @chryslerking27
    @chryslerking27 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I’m born a raised in Gulfport my family history is all over the coast and another thing to know about the gulf coast the beach is one largest man made beaches I believe and my great grandfather Cuevas help build some of the beach locations line and look up the Cuevas family history it’s pretty big

    • @jumboslice1514
      @jumboslice1514 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Had a friend in school named Bert Cuevas. I’m sure no relation since there’s a lot of people with that last name there. Where is the Cuevas name originally from?

  • @joycelebaron2582
    @joycelebaron2582 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Those beaches were absolutely STUNNING! You were so lucky with the weather. Those blues were really BLUE! You can tell many of those houses have been rebuilt/extensively refurbished after Katrina. I'm so dopey that when you said $5 for a beer I thought it was really expensive (But I guess Guinness really isn't just a beer, and I haven't had one in about 25 years anyway. 😄

  • @jacobhunter3834
    @jacobhunter3834 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    We moved here about a 1 year and a half ago from south (very south) Louisiana and we love it here, so much to do and so well kept. Never plan on leaving.

  • @lorilove4706
    @lorilove4706 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Pretty city, love the older homes. Thanks again for your presentation! Really appreciated!

  • @yurikendal4868
    @yurikendal4868 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    18.25 $5.00 for Guinness because the typical citizen can't afford otherwise. Also they compete with the casinos. You also saw "who DAT" a cheer for the new Orleans saints. They are insanely popular in these region. This town is almost an extension of new Orleans... almost

  • @bridgettetraveler658
    @bridgettetraveler658 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Next time you're in Biloxi go to the Underground restaurant! It's owned by Morgan Freeman! It's live music & the food is great! Nice all over the Gulf coast!!!

    • @JoeandNicsRoadTrip
      @JoeandNicsRoadTrip  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I will. We've been to the one in Clarksdale. We had a great time there!

  • @BoneBag07
    @BoneBag07 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Im The Local Born Park Ranger...Actually!! You are standing in the Mississippi Sound.. The Gulf of Mexico is about 12 miles out.. other side of the Barrier Islands.. Glad You enjoyed the MS Sound and the Coast! I was Born in Gulfport, Been on Coast 34 Years... Rode out Hurricane Katrina in Highschool...Twin cities??? Biloxi was founded around 1699 Gulfport wasnt i corporated till 1898.. used to be Mississippi City... Oldest House in MS is the Krebs House in Pascagoula. A perfect example of Colonial French Construction built in 1757...Im not knocking the video but the terminology is a bit incorrect. Ocean Springs was voted by USA today in 2022 as the #1 Best Small Coastal Town in the USA to live..!

  • @pking5429
    @pking5429 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you for you kind comments on our town. We, like most other towns, have our downfalls, but still Gulfport is a nice place to live. The entire coast is worth moving to. 😊

  • @DavidD6969
    @DavidD6969 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love this town and have been going there for 40 year's

  • @noahprevost3898
    @noahprevost3898 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    As someone who has lived in Ocean Springs my whole life I truly can not imagine living anywhere else it is a perfect place to live it has the feeling of a nice big city with lots to do, but does not have a crazy population and traffic is not near as bad as say Destin Ocean springs Biloxi Long Beach all beautiful places like I said its nice to live somewhere with loots to do with not so many people perfect place to settle down.

  • @lanascottlighthouse4934
    @lanascottlighthouse4934 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Some of the architect around those buildings is absolutely awesome I took plenty of pictures before I moved to California cuz I didn't want to forget some of the beautiful Architects that that's there in Gulfport and right off the coast and up to the railroad that runs through downtown Gulfport from the railroad to the beach is nice anything beyond that gets kind of trashy a lot of poor people live there but between the railroad and the interstate on 49 there's Walmart and there's all kind of grocery stores and fast food restaurants and hotels and places to eat and things to check out

  • @paymat2436
    @paymat2436 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Welcome to our beautiful Gulf Coast. Ive lived in Gulfport all my life and I'm always happy when folks get a chance to come here and realize the beautiful potential for themselves.

  • @bobbychambless2794
    @bobbychambless2794 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It’s cool seeing where I live from the eyes of someone who doesn’t live here. I’ve often wondered why people come here when you’ve got New Orleans and Mobile about an hour each way, but you make me want to visit my own city haha! I appreciate it more now, thanks for the perspective

    • @JoeandNicsRoadTrip
      @JoeandNicsRoadTrip  ปีที่แล้ว

      I'll take Gulf Port over New Orleans every time. :)

  • @chrishaas3160
    @chrishaas3160 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Amazing to see what the other half lives like . Thanks for the ride .

  • @preciousyj1
    @preciousyj1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just beautiful! Thanks for sharing.

  • @45AMT
    @45AMT ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The gulf coast has the best beaches. My wife is from Pensacola. I'd never saw a beach until I went to the gulf coast. What a bargain place to live. Nice beaches and a low cost of living plus reasonable crime rate. One down fall is hurricanes. But that's to be expected anywhere on the southern coast. Another great video!

    • @JoeandNicsRoadTrip
      @JoeandNicsRoadTrip  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you, RR. The place is, honestly, a hidden, not well known gem.

    • @brandilyn6720
      @brandilyn6720 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Florida & Alabama has nice beaches but the water is coastal MS is not great.

  • @bigdog593
    @bigdog593 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Was there several years ago I loved it walked around and felt safe even at night ate at the KFC it was all u could eat

  • @jennylynn82173
    @jennylynn82173 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Beautiful!!!! The drone really shows off the clarity of the water - gorgeous!!! Thank you!!! Enjoy enjoy enjoy!!!

  • @DesertMav
    @DesertMav ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That area looks like a nice and quiet place to vacation. I missed that whole area when I drove cross country.

  • @charlene6156
    @charlene6156 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I personally love ocean springs ...you need to go there
    ..it is such a quaint little town with the nicest people in the world ...it's like you totally transform when you go over the bridge and leave Gulfport and Biloxi into ocean springs

    • @JoeandNicsRoadTrip
      @JoeandNicsRoadTrip  ปีที่แล้ว +5

      We did drive through there. It is really nice. Sometime before winter is over I plan on doing a Ocean Springs to Pascagoula video. Will probably include west coastal Alabama as well.

    • @butchieblock9118
      @butchieblock9118 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The entire area makes it a pleasure to have to go to doctor's appointments! I go from Ocean Springs to Gulfport via i-90 because it's just so picturesque!

    • @josephdavis7189
      @josephdavis7189 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah gotta go downtown ocean springs

  • @WaskiSquirrel
    @WaskiSquirrel ปีที่แล้ว +7

    What a very cool little city! I was trying the figure out the structures in your opening beach, but I finally figured out that they were palm trees. Looks like a fun place to explore, and the barefoot option is a great one!
    The ceiling fans on the enormous porches were a surprise, but they make sense. I've never seen them where I live, but that might be an option for an outdoor porch!

    • @JoeandNicsRoadTrip
      @JoeandNicsRoadTrip  ปีที่แล้ว

      It's a great little town, WS. :)

    • @kristinanelson7143
      @kristinanelson7143 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It’s extremely hot and muggy here….those fans are a lifesaver.

  • @edlafrance6331
    @edlafrance6331 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video, thanks for doing this. Gulfport has been on my radar for a few years, nice to get a look at things from the ground and an impartial assessment.

  • @lorenzofrederick
    @lorenzofrederick ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You passed right by my house lol. Love your coverage of our town and communities.