@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!
@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.
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!
@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.
@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.
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.
@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.
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.?
@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.
@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.
@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.
@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;)
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:(
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.
A beautiful town like many others who fell victim of flood waters. Beauty does not grant you power to influence and destroy barriers forcing flooding of something else just as beautiful (our fertile farmlands). The barriers were built, and it's mother nature who decides where they fail, if your towns barriers are not high enough to protect it perhaps they should have been built higher instead of tearing others down. Self preservation doesn't start with the destruction of others.
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.
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.
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.
@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!
kingpinlwf 18 hours ago
@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.
melkissedec1 22 hours ago
After watching this ive got to see this town first hand...i'll visit in the spring.
kingpinlwf 6 days ago
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!
kingpinlwf 6 days ago
@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.
1958cairo 1 day ago
@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.
melkissedec1 1 week ago
@melkissedec1 : I didn't understand your post. Sorry.
1958cairo 1 day ago
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.
mp052250 9 months ago
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.
grangersmith 9 months ago
@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.
1958cairo 9 months ago
Where are the black people?
TinnInches 9 months ago
@TinnInches In some of the houses, sandbagging, at city hall, or already evacuated, just like the people of other colors
CairoReply 9 months ago
@TinnInches What's your point?
pm0501 9 months ago
@NoName20643: It's beautiful and run-down... both. With the right leadership, she could shine again.
1958cairo 9 months ago
@voiceofcalmreason: Thanks:)
1958cairo 9 months ago
light4darkness: I asked my son:) There is no rear view mirror. That's the stem that would hold the mirror. It's broken.
1958cairo 9 months ago
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.?
Janeannio 9 months ago
@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.
1958cairo 9 months ago 2
@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.
pm0501 9 months ago
@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.
1958cairo 9 months ago
i live in jackson, not far from ya, CAIRO is a beautiful town, all those big old school houses, very nice:)
markmarshall39 9 months ago
@markmarshall39: Thank you, Mark, from Jackson:D
1958cairo 9 months ago
Nice bullet hole thru your mirror at 6:32
light4darkness 9 months ago
@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 9 months ago
Nice bullet hole thru your mirror at 6:32
Cop car?
light4darkness 9 months ago
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:(
1958cairo 9 months ago
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.
1958cairo 9 months ago
A beautiful town like many others who fell victim of flood waters. Beauty does not grant you power to influence and destroy barriers forcing flooding of something else just as beautiful (our fertile farmlands). The barriers were built, and it's mother nature who decides where they fail, if your towns barriers are not high enough to protect it perhaps they should have been built higher instead of tearing others down. Self preservation doesn't start with the destruction of others.
DissociativeVideos 9 months ago
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.
SEMOyogi1 9 months ago
@SEMOyogi1: Glad those homes were in the vid;) Thank you.
1958cairo 9 months ago
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.
kaylamr441 9 months ago
@kaylamr441: The bad press only gets worse. It's still just images/videos of the abandoned buildings.
1958cairo 9 months ago
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.
doctorpsycho1960 9 months ago
@doctorpsycho1960: Amazing, eh? He should have known better, being a public official:(
1958cairo 9 months ago
@doctorpsycho1960 Tilley's comments make it possible for me to have even less respect for people from Moe-zoo-rah!
pm0501 9 months ago