I went duck hunting a few years ago with a friend who invited me to Birmingham. I was only there for four days. I never got into the city. I'm amazed it got the same problems of blight as Detroit where I worked till I lost my auto manufacturing job. We need to invest back into are county and quit shipping jobs over seas ...
@@williammoran4898 US STEEL FAIRFIELD WORKS was rolling hard in the 60s into the early 70s. Mid 70s was the start of the sharp decline. Rebuilding Japan and Germany post WWII (at American taxpayer expense) and the more modernized steel plants there hurt US STEEL as much as anything. Japan and Germany began producing cheaper low AND higher grade steel much more efficiently than the older open hearth furnace methofs and the qbop (sic) more modernized furnaces were started too late in most US plants. Huge union benefits and greivances during the attempt to modernize didnt help during struggling times either.
@@BrandonandYolani you are absolutely. Birmingham, just like any other city has its faults, bilghts, and misfortunes. Poverty, health issues, ab abundance of migrants moving into the areas as well low paying employment. If the elected officials don't create programs, investments into the communities where it's needed, senior housing, people with disabilities, increased youth programs, higher education incentives. And what's the deal with cut backs on training programs. Businesses have also cut back with donations and community services. There are also some great areas in the city, public transportation has improved, touring has improved, streets have improved, sanitation has improved, education is improving, along with building and cleaning up abandoned areas. Crime is up everywhere, not just here. Hospitals and clinics are overbooked just as other cities. I appreciate this eye opening video but you also need to give the city some credit for at least attempt ing to make it a better place. Of, course people need to take a lil pride in their communities as well. They don't have to wait for the city to clean around their own back and front doors. They have to look for the police to administrater productive safety measures in their homes, and streets. Let's help one another by reaching out and not always approaching the negative. It's going to get better and there will be a brighter day. Steal plants gone, pipe plants moved, ice cream plants closed, milk plant closed, productive sources of income have also affected the poverty increase.
Carraway Hospital is a sad story. It was bought by a group of physicians and kept alive for a few more years, but we were always told it was going to be a new psych hospital. There are very few hospitals in the area with psych wards and most hospitals will be on psych divert at any given moment in time. It was something the area really needed.
I was born in caraway hospital in 1962 it didn't go broke helping poor people the county hospital is about 5 miles away and my dad ran it so I know what I am talking about caraway closed down because you couldn't drive through that area without taking your life in your hands my dad kept Cooper green open for another 25 years after the corrupt county government wanted to close it and actually had a surplus every year of several million dollars while the Jefferson County board was claiming that they couldn't afford to keep the lights on a few of those people went to prison and my dad helped put them there don't believe everything you hear
I live in the suburbs and everyone no where to stay away from. Once you cross Morris Ave you are in the Southside trendy restaurants, night clubs, nice apt and condos. UAB completely different world.
Where did all the people that lived in these now derelict houses go? Do they just move into a different house once theirs got run down? I'm not American and I don't understand the reason why there are so many homeless people and yet, so many empty properties.
The hospital and elementary schools are eerie.. makes you wonder how everything is starting to turn to rubble.. in a hundred years people will look at these buildings and think they’re ancient architecture..
Most places that you see on the channel have very little patrolling, at least from what I've seen when being there. I would say Florida has the most patrolling if I were to pick a state.
I was born and raised in bham Al Lewisburg, poverty sickens me. People are suffering. We all need each other's help. I moved away long ago I miss my friends from riggins school. A lot of good memories... Turned bad by the looks of it.... 😔
Born and raised in B'ham as well, near Huffman high school, I went to chalkville. My mom and I moved to Chelsea, AL when I was in HS but my dad owned & lived in a house in Eastlake Park for 30 years. He moved to Graysville 15 years ago.
How depressing it must have been for the families living in the blocks of housing. Same shape, same color, no pretty landscaping, that distinguished them from everyone else. They lost their individual identity. So very, very, sad. And unexcusable. They deserved much more.
They actually tried to move out of the neighborhoods. And because of that, they rezoned the schools and all. If you live in an apartment, nice or not your kids go to school in a low income zone . Ppl actually tried to better themselves.
Most of the apartment buildings you see in this video are government housing. The first set has been abandoned, but the later ones are still occupied. Looks like those shots were taken just after sunrise.
This is only a small part of an otherwise we'll off city. If you saw a cherry picked video of the best parts you would get a totally different Impression
Hi, I am a real estate investor and want to help clean up some areas of Birmingham. Is it possible for you to send me some of these properties that you come across?
Some of these looks like they're just outside of downtown B'ham. I've been around through these streets a few times, if traffic on the highway gets heavy. You might be around Woodlawn, maybe?
I love how your videos don't have any lame music in them. Keep up the good work.
I went duck hunting a few years ago with a friend who invited me to Birmingham. I was only there for four days. I never got into the city. I'm amazed it got the same problems of blight as Detroit where I worked till I lost my auto manufacturing job. We need to invest back into are county and quit shipping jobs over seas ...
Yeah but or lose came years before Detroit's , the steel collapse of the 60s 70s took it out
@@williammoran4898 US STEEL FAIRFIELD WORKS was rolling hard in the 60s into the early 70s. Mid 70s was the start of the sharp decline. Rebuilding Japan and Germany post WWII (at American taxpayer expense) and the more modernized steel plants there hurt US STEEL as much as anything. Japan and Germany began producing cheaper low AND higher grade steel much more efficiently than the older open hearth furnace methofs and the qbop (sic) more modernized furnaces were started too late in most US plants. Huge union benefits and greivances during the attempt to modernize didnt help during struggling times either.
Detroit is Alabama. Alot of people live in Detroit is from Alabama or came from Alabama. Alot of them are from the Birmingham area.
@@BrandonandYolani that was the first thing I noticed too! Wow
@@BrandonandYolani you are absolutely. Birmingham, just like any other city has its faults, bilghts, and misfortunes. Poverty, health issues, ab abundance of migrants moving into the areas as well low paying employment. If the elected officials don't create programs, investments into the communities where it's needed, senior housing, people with disabilities, increased youth programs, higher education incentives. And what's the deal with cut backs on training programs. Businesses have also cut back with donations and community services.
There are also some great areas in the city, public transportation has improved, touring has improved, streets have improved, sanitation has improved, education is improving, along with building and cleaning up abandoned areas. Crime is up everywhere, not just here. Hospitals and clinics are overbooked just as other cities.
I appreciate this eye opening video but you also need to give the city some credit for at least attempt ing to make it a better place. Of, course people need to take a lil pride in their communities as well. They don't have to wait for the city to clean around their own back and front doors. They have to look for the police to administrater productive safety measures in their homes, and streets.
Let's help one another by reaching out and not always approaching the negative.
It's going to get better and there will be a brighter day.
Steal plants gone, pipe plants moved, ice cream plants closed, milk plant closed, productive sources of income have also affected the poverty increase.
Absolutely beautiful camera work! The skies are perfect and the colors are sick
Carraway Hospital is a sad story. It was bought by a group of physicians and kept alive for a few more years, but we were always told it was going to be a new psych hospital. There are very few hospitals in the area with psych wards and most hospitals will be on psych divert at any given moment in time. It was something the area really needed.
It went bankrupt on the account of helping people with no insurance. Good doctors with good intentions.
I was born in caraway hospital in 1962 it didn't go broke helping poor people the county hospital is about 5 miles away and my dad ran it so I know what I am talking about caraway closed down because you couldn't drive through that area without taking your life in your hands my dad kept Cooper green open for another 25 years after the corrupt county government wanted to close it and actually had a surplus every year of several million dollars while the Jefferson County board was claiming that they couldn't afford to keep the lights on a few of those people went to prison and my dad helped put them there don't believe everything you hear
I live in the suburbs and everyone no where to stay away from. Once you cross Morris Ave you are in the Southside trendy restaurants, night clubs, nice apt and condos. UAB completely different world.
I work in Ensley. It’s sad to know how bustling that city once was.
I thought Birmingham, England was bad ( where I live) .I am so shocked by this and your other videos, America has some really bad areas.
How is that half a building with its guts spilled out still there? You think the city would want that cleaned up for countless reasons
Everyone thinks America is this great rich country but these type of videos disgrace your politicians. 🇬🇧
I guess you haven't seen the slums of England?
Didn’t know those were abandoned now. 0:35 haven’t been in that area for years.
I really enjoy your quiet videos.
A drive through these areas at night would show a completely different setting.
That’ll be uploaded in the near future
Definitely. I live in Birmingham and it's completely different depending on time of day in these areas.
Hell0. How is it different?thanks
Yes I deliver doordash in these areas at night TRUST me its scary
~8:10 McArthur Elementary in Norwood. Went there for the 4th grade. Looking a bit shabby. Sad
That old school made me want to cry.
Wow I didn't know this area could look like that!! I've only seen nice parts
Where did all the people that lived in these now derelict houses go? Do they just move into a different house once theirs got run down? I'm not American and I don't understand the reason why there are so many homeless people and yet, so many empty properties.
Large decline in population, no jobs, and very high crime drove people out of there.
The hospital and elementary schools are eerie.. makes you wonder how everything is starting to turn to rubble.. in a hundred years people will look at these buildings and think they’re ancient architecture..
I was just wondering, all these city's that you explore,all the boarded up buildings,where did everybody go ?
How often do you see police patrolling in rough areas?
Most places that you see on the channel have very little patrolling, at least from what I've seen when being there. I would say Florida has the most patrolling if I were to pick a state.
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This reminds me of one of those old movies like "The Last Man on Earth" where the guy drives around alone in a post apocalypse city.
Why are all those buildings not maintained? They don’t look very old
I used to work in bham
Now, there is no way I will go there. To much danger.
Carraway Hospital. Totally demolished now. My nephew was born there (1995).
This is creepy.
Is there a Westside of Alabama?
I can't believe how dilapidated those lil houses are in the beginning😢?? Ppl use to be outside with kids playing in that area.....😢😢 What happened
Very good documentary brah thanks for showing us this neighborhood eh.
Thanks for watching!
I was born and raised in bham Al Lewisburg, poverty sickens me. People are suffering. We all need each other's help. I moved away long ago I miss my friends from riggins school. A lot of good memories... Turned bad by the looks of it.... 😔
Absolutely
I grew up in south side. I went to Avondale elementary
Born and raised in B'ham as well, near Huffman high school, I went to chalkville. My mom and I moved to Chelsea, AL when I was in HS but my dad owned & lived in a house in Eastlake Park for 30 years. He moved to Graysville 15 years ago.
This is what globalization has done for America.
Ensley food Mart downtown ensley Birmingham city tho. They building that back up tho in due time
20 trillion dollars of hope and change and make America great again.
Very nice to see 20 trillion of government spending was a success
A ‘71 Satellite.
Sad to see.
I don't even go on that side of town anymore.
Why is that place so let go .... ?
People in Alabama will be the first ones to complain about Detroit or Chicago. Maybe take a look around your own state first?
Those hoods are horrific day or night doesnt matter.
How depressing it must have been for the families living in the blocks of housing. Same shape, same color, no pretty landscaping, that distinguished them from everyone else. They lost their individual identity. So very, very, sad. And unexcusable. They deserved much more.
Most of the apartments are vacant: where has everyone gone?
They actually tried to move out of the neighborhoods. And because of that, they rezoned the schools and all. If you live in an apartment, nice or not your kids go to school in a low income zone . Ppl actually tried to better themselves.
Most of the apartment buildings you see in this video are government housing. The first set has been abandoned, but the later ones are still occupied. Looks like those shots were taken just after sunrise.
None of my videos are in the morning. This was filmed around 3pm. It was about 94 degrees out, so perhaps the folks wanted to stay indoors.
@@hoodsnhollers my bad. Lighting looks like early day. I bet it is heat plus humidity keeping people inside. This summer has been extra humid here.
Gardendale .)
Is his armsdale in Birmingham as dangerous as the rest of it I was there recently and we were scared
Onde fica que cidade é essa
I meant ironsdale
We see all these empty public houses, so where did these people go?
I seen over grown grass that need to be cut in a lot of areas in Birmingham
The elementary school on the hill was really interesting
Eastlake aka Da Bay 74th Street 2nd Ave South
I passed bham all the time and I don't see that part of town.
Right. You literally have to go deep within the neighborhood
Plenty to see off the 65 and 20-59 if you look .)
We have all that yet we have homeless people wow what a waste
What happen to does places they look so devastated
Why people left does areas
Where are the people? Apocalypse!
Wuow pero hay no viven People
Most of it still looks better than Mckeesport 😂👍
Could pass as Chicago's west side.once vibrant now a slum.
Its time for gate city PJ to be remodeled into better housing apartments
Gate City has a very bad reputation. I suspect people with tools aren't going to risk spending time there.
I recognized Gate City right away, ‘cause they look exactly as they did in the eighties
@@RowanLovecraft2 Gate City had a bad Reputation in the ‘50’s
We need to help our own country first.
true
Wow….reminder to myself never go to Birmingham
This is only a small part of an otherwise we'll off city. If you saw a cherry picked video of the best parts you would get a totally different Impression
@@thatcrazykid1393 define "well off"
A few of my homies was killed in Gate City : E.T. , Frog, Dre, Frank Nitty, Pierre, Derrick Mason
That's a lot. I'm sorry that you've lost so many friends.
The are in the hole for $15 million dollars they lost on the World Games. Trying to be a big city.
You can’t make a silk purse out of a pigs ear!
Where is this "Overpopulation" always hearing about?
You should go to Selma. It’s a real shame
I’ll upload that in the near future. And you’re right Selma is awful
This is known as “Nawf Buminham”
I would take 9 out of 10 of these dilapidated homes and fix it up.
Well, do it! I know for a fact that you can buy properties like those for cheap.
One lady had a few for sale at like 5k each one time...We passed lol....
Become ghost town...
Very similar to Birmingham in Pakistan... errr, I mean England.
Gate city projects
Looks like plantation housing to me
'Murica!
What is the MAYOR DOING? THIS IS A SHAME!!!
@Nancy Smith
Nothing.
birmingham is a different level of poor, im there often.
Birmingham Alabama Estados Unidos
Look @ 280 compared to the inner city🤔. 💰💰💰
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Talladega isn't any better
Americans are not paying attention......
Hi, I am a real estate investor and want to help clean up some areas of Birmingham. Is it possible for you to send me some of these properties that you come across?
West end area Birmingham alabama
Iraq looked better then this it’s why I’m going back to war it breaks my heart
Some of these looks like they're just outside of downtown B'ham. I've been around through these streets a few times, if traffic on the highway gets heavy. You might be around Woodlawn, maybe?
Some look like North Birmingham, 1st Ave towards Airport & Norwood.
@ATMWISKEY: WESTEND