A Town That's Hanging Onto What's Left | Chicago Heights, Illinois

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  • @chrishardenarchives
    @chrishardenarchives  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

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  • @guywesterman7274
    @guywesterman7274 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    i spent twelve years ( 8 years old to 20 years old ) in Chicago Heights from 1968 to 1980...it was an awesome place to grow up. So sad to see its current condition. 44 years later and i don't even recognize Chicago Hts.

    • @mnoliberal7335
      @mnoliberal7335 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Chicago Heights seemed nicer than Harvey when I was a kid. Still looks pretty nice compared, and some neighborhoods in the video looked even better than in the '60s.

    • @101southsideboy
      @101southsideboy หลายเดือนก่อน

      dito but in my case I lived in chi hts from the time i was born ( 1962) till 2000 . I work in the heights now and it is sad to travel up and down Halsted street south of where it is no longer called RT1 and remembering what it was like . with many store or business no longer there like the Nortown Theater ( shown at 15:41)and it's own newspaper ( chi Hts Star ) and it own radio station WCGO ( AM1600)

    • @guywesterman7274
      @guywesterman7274 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      i lived in the NW corner of Chicago Hts in a subdivision called Longwood Farms. The only section of Chicago Hts that was in the Homewood-Flossmoor school district, and the home prices were high. Had to be the nicest area of Chicago Hts.....can't believe Nick didn't do a drive through of the area

  • @Kyntteri
    @Kyntteri 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Greetings from Finland. I've seen a lot of urban documenters but you stand out. Multiple cameras in good quality alongside with commentary from you plus some info bits whenever required. Ace job.

  • @louslugga9887
    @louslugga9887 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    This by far the best Chicago heights video I seen I knew Chicago heights had some nice looking neighborhoods

  • @Flamadiddle2
    @Flamadiddle2 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    My old stomping grounds! Great memories, I'm a Bloom High School graduate.

    • @GeorgeCorradetti
      @GeorgeCorradetti 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Used to be a nice town that's long gone now.

    • @goldenrakelawncare6564
      @goldenrakelawncare6564 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      We used to smoke you in soccer...

    • @uncommon_username
      @uncommon_username 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      me too

    • @101southsideboy
      @101southsideboy หลายเดือนก่อน

      what year did you graduate from Bloom ? I graduated from Bloom in 1980

    • @Flamadiddle2
      @Flamadiddle2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@101southsideboy 1982

  • @kendalson7100
    @kendalson7100 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    The decline of downtown Chicago Heights started in the 1950s when Park Forest Plaza opened in nearby Park Forest. It accelerated in the early 1970s when Lincoln Mall in Matteson and Flossmoor Commons in Flossmoor opened. There were still some great restaurants (Italian naturally and some Greek diners) and stores into the 1980s. Downtown Homewood always stayed pretty nice but Chicago Heights fell hard.

    • @alexlindsey6446
      @alexlindsey6446 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      sounds about right to me

  • @madelynkennedy3930
    @madelynkennedy3930 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Nice pictures of the old Star Newspaper building. Haven't seen it since the newspaper moved out in 1997. The building was donated to the city - thankfully they have not demolished it. It was a gloriously beautiful old building.

  • @buddypearson
    @buddypearson 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    As a former longtime resident of that region, The Heights ate itself 30+ yrs ago. Just like Cal City, Hammond, Dalton, Gary, etc.

  • @man_on_wheelz
    @man_on_wheelz 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Ahhh was hoping you drove past my house lol, you just missed me, was gonna go see if I could see you on my camera footage. Great video as always though! I live on the "nicer westside" of town.

    • @chrishardenarchives
      @chrishardenarchives  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Glad that a local of Chicago Heights approves! 👍🏻

    • @ItsJustMike21
      @ItsJustMike21 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yeah same here lol. Pretty cool nonetheless. Hopefully we might get to meet him one day lol

  • @guywesterman7274
    @guywesterman7274 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Sad how apartments in Chicago Heights are the same ridiculous high price as the city of Chicago. Apts in Chicago Hts should be only 1/2 as much as a regular city

  • @gordonallen9095
    @gordonallen9095 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    No different from other Midwestern towns and cities. Like the rest of the region, when industries and jobs left, so did the economy and the people except for the poor who didn't have the ability to leave. You could film this in just about any postindustrial state from Pennsylvania, to Michigan, to Missouri and every state in-between. Different town, different state, SAME story......

    • @scottbrenham1341
      @scottbrenham1341 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      in New England it's the opposite going on especially in massachusetts. not one town or city neighborhood in my state of Massachusetts is empty although it does have rough spots. we switched to tech jobs to replace the the industrial jobs anything industrial is lite or assembly in new warehouses lots of retail and restaurants business. lots of private jobs. the pay rate is also higher as well as the rents home buying is moderate to expensive. you can never afford Boston, Cambridge, somerville metro area unless you earn enough. you could look up info online.

  • @guywesterman7274
    @guywesterman7274 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    i lived in the NW corner of Chicago Hts in a subdivision called Longwood Farms. The only section of Chicago Hts that was in the Homewood-Flossmoor school district, and the home prices were high. Had to be the nicest area of Chicago Hts.....can't believe Nick didn't do a drive through of the area

  • @pmbair
    @pmbair 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Some of these neighborhoods don’t look bad at all! When you said “old mafia town “ in the description, I thought you were going to Cicero. My dad had a cousin that lived in Cicero, and we visited frequently growing up. I remember the trip there was awful! You had to go through Gary and when US steel was going, you wanted to hold your breath until you got through Gary.

    • @JV-mw7gv
      @JV-mw7gv 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      So I’m thinking of Gary to Cicero in my head. The place where you need to hold your breath is 90/94 around 130th, which is Illinois. Was/is there a spot that still stinks on 90?

    • @BoratWanksta
      @BoratWanksta 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I've explored Cicero a little bit, and honestly I'm not sure if any of the housing and apartment areas in any part of Cicero jump out to me much. Although there are some good local businesses still open there, especially Freddy's on 16th Street.
      Berwyn has better looking houses, if you ask me. Especially on(or close to) Riverside Drive, between Oak Park Ave and Harlem.

  • @psilva2565
    @psilva2565 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    You when right by were my aunt and uncle used to live, and one of my aunt's still lives. Lots of good memories there.

  • @anitahamlin2411
    @anitahamlin2411 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I was born there. How sad to see it has gone downhill so badly. I grew up in Crete and beyond but left the area as soon as I could. After living in Los Angeles, I had almost forgotten how gray and depressing it was! Thanks!

    • @chrishardenarchives
      @chrishardenarchives  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yup. The Calumet Region has fallen pretty hard.

    • @abstractbeauty7033
      @abstractbeauty7033 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lived around the area 20 years ago. I graduated from Crete-Monee High, I can't believe how sad and bad it looks now. Smdh

    • @BoratWanksta
      @BoratWanksta 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Arcadia Publishing did a history book on Chicago Heights, years ago. I read through it(thanks to finding it at some bookstore I can't remember), and it was appalling how many historic buildings were torn down in its downtown area. I think moreso(on the number of buildings that were allowed to be torn down), than any other Chicago area community I've managed to find an Arcadia Publishing history book on.
      I do like the historic house areas that still remain, in Chicago Heights though. And Zarlengo's Italian Ice, is a gem of a local Italian Ice place that is still open. They even do resell their Italian ice at other places, such as (White) Sox/Comiskey Park and at all Andy's Frozen Custard locations.

    • @lauracarrolldebolt9233
      @lauracarrolldebolt9233 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The video is from early march, which is the ugliest time of year in the Chicago area. Hubs is from Crete. The high school is new but it hasn’t physically changed that much.

    • @cosmictraveler1146
      @cosmictraveler1146 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Midwest is that gloomy for all of late-early spring lmao

  • @bas1010
    @bas1010 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love your music choice here Chris.

  • @BobG127
    @BobG127 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I'm a little surprised that I can't find a video of yours on Park Forest. Starting out as the first fully-planned community in the U.S., eventually becoming a regular on the list of Top Ten places to live in America, to its eventual slide, I think its history much more interesting than the neighboring Heights, Matteson, or Sauk Village.

  • @timothykeith1367
    @timothykeith1367 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for previewing places most of us might never pass through

  • @shelbyz1974
    @shelbyz1974 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thanks for the extra vids Chris!!!👍

  • @catholiccrusader5328
    @catholiccrusader5328 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks, Chris for another wonderful trip. Much obliged.

  • @richardm3023
    @richardm3023 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Back in the 70's, "Da Heights" was the Naperville of the time. There are still some very nice upscale homes and neighborhoods in town, but those are balanced by the blight of the East side, and you have to go to Olympia Fields or Homewood (or over to Indiana if you're smart) to buy groceries, gas, etc.

  • @ericgregori
    @ericgregori หลายเดือนก่อน

    I grew up in Northern Chicago Heights by Serena Hills. We were lucky, we attended HF.

  • @LouisEmery
    @LouisEmery 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Reminds me of some Chicago streets on Sunday morning.

  • @ernestconnell8087
    @ernestconnell8087 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Designed by the Gary, Indiana Urban Planning Committee

  • @careywilliamson4709
    @careywilliamson4709 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Any hoopties? I broke down in Chicago Heights around midnight at a Clark Station back in the 70's they found us an altenator and we were on our way after $150

  • @alexlindsey6446
    @alexlindsey6446 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I worked at DiCicco Concrete Products in Chicago Heights (East End Ave & Lincoln Hwy extending along the RR tracks all the way down to 16th street. Property was LONG (500yds from Lincoln Hwy to 16th St) but skinny (only about 50yds wide). DEPRESSED area. rodents everywhere from the fields just east. Everything always looked dirty and depressing (as it does in your video). Worked there from 2015 - 2018. Halsted Ave has some commerce but the brand new Walmart right at 294 and Halsted (in Homewood technically) recently closed. That was a big hit. Scary area at night time too. Always mice in my office...hated it! Always beggars, homeless folks, and scary looking individuals/groups of men pounding on our business door trying to get us to answer and size us up or beg for something. Living in Palatine the entire time I worked there, the commute was BRUTAL! I'd drive to Frankfurt if I needed something a Home Depot (closest nice town). I could see traces of a vibrant past in Chicago Hts but if any of the businesses were still around they were operating as if it was 1968 and dying with every day that passed by. Such a sick feeling down there. Hated it.

    • @lauracarrolldebolt9233
      @lauracarrolldebolt9233 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The Wal-Mart is on 30 in Olympia Fields across from where the jewel used to be (at western). It’s always busy. The Home Depot on Cicero south of 30 in Matteson is fine. That corner where DiCiccio was no man’s land back in the 80s. That stretch of 30 east of East End was always desolate. This video is also from the ugliest time of year in Chicago. Unless there’s snow, everything looks brown and dead.

  • @craignovy2090
    @craignovy2090 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Great video as usual and recommend one see previous video done by Chris called "Dying....Chicago Heights" to get the total picture. How can one town-outer suburb have blight rivaling that of Southside Chicago yet have a bucolic middle to upper class area of beautiful homes with winding streets and walkways? Still other areas remind me of a rural town including a hardscrabble rural look in one area. As pointed out in previous video not many places this size would have a rich history including three historic highways and a 'coloful' business past. Since it's in the metro area I believe there is still cause for hope long term.

  • @garybryant6148
    @garybryant6148 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I lived on the South Side of Chicago in the late 1960s. Please do a video on the South Side.

  • @joannunemaker6332
    @joannunemaker6332 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love this video!😊❤

  • @mpcjunkie72
    @mpcjunkie72 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I went to Garfield Elementary in the early 80's on "the hill." If anyone knows what happened to Mrs. Allen (6th grade teacher) please reply. She wasn't old at the time. I'm looking back and realized she was such an awesome teacher. On another note, Starflyer Roller Rink - such great memories!

  • @maypen-w4y
    @maypen-w4y 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The apt. building I was living in was condemned!

  • @Hsauce429
    @Hsauce429 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Damn !!!! Is this tha winter !! Cuz I havnt seen not One person !! Nobody nowhere outside really !!

  • @joelsandler1119
    @joelsandler1119 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The south suburbs have been going downhill for decades. It's like a slow brewing terminal cancer.

  • @valoss
    @valoss 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Heights memories: Seeing Ronald Reagan at Bloom in '84, Challenger explosion on live TV at Roosevelt Elementary, Smoking cigarettes over a bread basket at Venice Restaurant, Forest parties behind Venice, Spending allowance at original Chuck's House of Magic location, Music at Oasis 160...times...

    • @cle-chi
      @cle-chi 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      then Daddy Bush came in 1988

  • @BCapp77
    @BCapp77 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    22:56 I grew up in that house!

  • @truckersmitty
    @truckersmitty 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That's everything east of Halsted it's more parts to chicago heights

  • @GermanPeotoneRoyalty
    @GermanPeotoneRoyalty 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    43:47 You can see Starship Video 🤣😂🤣😂

  • @jimmarvel3290
    @jimmarvel3290 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    You barely made it past Halstead there is more to Chicago Heights than what you show. Yes the old downtown is gone, but there is more to "the Heights "than what you are showing

    • @chrishardenarchives
      @chrishardenarchives  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Between my two videos I pretty much showed every corner of town. You must’ve not watched.

  • @JV-mw7gv
    @JV-mw7gv 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Beautiful

  • @kevincreighton594
    @kevincreighton594 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What a dump !!! 😆😆😆I love it !!! I might go buy a building there

  • @bjsteinhoff9810
    @bjsteinhoff9810 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It looks as though the blight has yet to encompass the entire area.

  • @Сергей-к7ь8ы
    @Сергей-к7ь8ы 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice. go on !!!

  • @heatherfulmore3412
    @heatherfulmore3412 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I don't see any supermarkets

    • @alexlindsey6446
      @alexlindsey6446 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      There's a couple Jewel's on Halsted. Walmart went out. Target still on Halsted I believe. And then there's the Walmart on Lincoln hwy in Matteson not too far a ride.

  • @marin.cmoreno7028
    @marin.cmoreno7028 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Sending a new management new mayor and Chicago Heights what's a new County Board president that did Tony Peck wrinkle out of office add a new State's attorney for Cook County and plus the governor get him out too Springfield Illinois that sucks fast for your towns in Cook County known as Crook County going downhill in County Board need to be overhauled

    • @DelPueblo-iy6oe
      @DelPueblo-iy6oe 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      How about end corruption completely.

    • @BoratWanksta
      @BoratWanksta 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The electorate in Cook County has too often elected people in, who shouldn't have been elected. Joe Berrios(the former Cook County Assessor), being an example. Kim Foxx(state's attorney) is another famous example. It's a bad sign that only barely in the 2024 primary, that just enough voters voted against a candidate that would've continued the failed Foxx policies(Clayton Harris).

  • @theSimpsons-sd5ro
    @theSimpsons-sd5ro หลายเดือนก่อน

    The Illinoisoans, will come out and get everything together in the city of Chicago heights, Illinois.

  • @roberttsang6595
    @roberttsang6595 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Depressing to watch, local leaders are to be blame for this mayhem. Why did they run a small town like this to the ground? I'm a native Chicagoan currently in Downtown area but will be moving out soon because of high crime and taxes.

  • @WaltANelsonPHD
    @WaltANelsonPHD 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Chicago Heights meets The French Connection.

  • @beetlejuiceification
    @beetlejuiceification 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Soon the rest of Chicago will look like this as more and more as people leave cook county..,..

  • @boristheamerican2938
    @boristheamerican2938 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This is where the steel workers who worked in the plants near the lake lived. No more steel plants, no more workers.

  • @silverbullit89
    @silverbullit89 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Happens when employers can't get the employees they need and then close up and move on. Soon after city goes.

  • @Smokr
    @Smokr หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It was empty because they hadn't moved the 'new residents' in yet. Go back and check now. Bring a Spanish dictionary.

  • @nexttime960
    @nexttime960 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Looks like Detroit before it got worse

  • @cle-chi
    @cle-chi 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Bloom High 1986-89

  • @uncommon_username
    @uncommon_username 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    s/o to all my bloom trojans in the comments

  • @byrnc927
    @byrnc927 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Some people ruined it.
    You decide who?

  • @michaelh370
    @michaelh370 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Most of the south/east side of Chicago is a sh!thole now

  • @ricogomez4020
    @ricogomez4020 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Where is the strip club?

    • @BILDEMRICH
      @BILDEMRICH 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Which one?

    • @JV-mw7gv
      @JV-mw7gv 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Jimmys on Rt 30 or Atlantis, also on Rt 30 conveniently located off of 394.. Club 390 on joe r road, club o if you wanna head up halstead a few minutes. Either way you’re covered…

    • @jondoes7836
      @jondoes7836 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Do you remember the Vagabond and Show Club?

    • @jimmarvel3290
      @jimmarvel3290 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jondoes7836 which one was on butler and which one was on halstead?

    • @jimmarvel3290
      @jimmarvel3290 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hungry hill!