The first building has been bought and is bringing jobs to Danville, and the reason the old building are not used is because it cost so much to renovate them, those buildings have no utilities at all thats why new buildings are built instead of renovating the old ones.
I grew up in Danville all my life and have spent the past few years in Richmond attending VCU and working under our now new Governor Bob McDonnell. I'm planning on coming back to Danville next year and try and do all I can to help turn the area around. I know that it can be done.
Leevo1987, I grew up in Danville but left in 89. I wish you the best and I hope you can contribute to the city. They really need one thing, JOBS!!! If you can find another industry to come in you will have regrowth and prosperity. Good luck and God be with you.
@johnnyphotos--I agree with you there. Work-wise, there's really nothing in Danville which is a shame. I almost got work there once, but I had to turn it down b/c the pay rates were way too low :-(
Yeah it has lost all this stuff but bring the camera over to the peidmont area and you will see Huge chains,malls, and plazas with more chains. It's not going to become a ghost town, believe me.
Great video but oh so sad and heart-breaking, nevertheless, I love calling this area home... spent my first 20 yrs. in Eden, NC, they lost Fieldcrest and Pluma. My next 20 yrs. in Danville, graduated from Averett, and Danville lost Dan River Mills. That's approx. 8000- 10,000+ total jobs lost, also Martinsville. Lost by p-ss-poor management and foreign competition mainly. Bruce Springsteen's song "My Hometown" would be appropriate for your video. People must remember the importance of all this.
It's so hard for me to even watch this video! I spent most of my childhood at the Rec. Center, and now it's gone. :( I'm in Durham now, and it seems everytime I come back home, something else is gone. It makes me sad that my hometown is becoming a town that I don't recognize. I just wish it could be the way it used to be. It's so sad that people are tearing down the stuff that makes Danville stand out, and that makes Danville--Danville!!! Nice work though.
Dan River Mills was bought out by an Indian firm and closed for good two years ago. Some of the buildings are still used for storage, but otherwise and other than the brand name, it is gone for good.
Thanks for sharing your photos...well done. We've just moved to Danville, and it truly is sad how these old downtowns just become "lost". Your nature photos are beautiful.
Thanks Dawn, quite enjoyed your video also and really loved the ambiance of the music. I had to get a CD. :>)
I lived in Ringgold with my wife and two boys (15 and 11). I grew up in Caswell County just south of Danville, but Ringgold is where my father was born and raised, so I am back to my roots I guess you would say.
yeah i live in danville. i mean love danville but if we can make the employment rate go higher in this city we can make the city look better. and probably gain some attention.
My dad told me that like in two years, new companies are going to move in.
Somebody needs to do something with Downtown danville, Everything down there seems empty. The main side of Danville has alot coming soon. And it would be nice for downtown to get alot of new stuff.
I hate seeing those buildings downtown all empty. That's what happens when everything has to be made cheaply overseas nowadays. =( oh well. Nice video btw. A nice photos from the Walking Trail. It's changed abit since I was last over there.
We always take our dog to the river walk. One of the few nice things in Danville.
Spinne56 5 months ago
The first building has been bought and is bringing jobs to Danville, and the reason the old building are not used is because it cost so much to renovate them, those buildings have no utilities at all thats why new buildings are built instead of renovating the old ones.
Chill48ily 1 year ago
I live in danville, and always have, my father and mother worked for dan river mills, i think its best that they closed, awesome pictures!
JakeStuckAtHome 1 year ago
I grew up in Danville all my life and have spent the past few years in Richmond attending VCU and working under our now new Governor Bob McDonnell. I'm planning on coming back to Danville next year and try and do all I can to help turn the area around. I know that it can be done.
Leevo1987 2 years ago
Leevo1987, I grew up in Danville but left in 89. I wish you the best and I hope you can contribute to the city. They really need one thing, JOBS!!! If you can find another industry to come in you will have regrowth and prosperity. Good luck and God be with you.
johnnyphotos 1 year ago
@johnnyphotos--I agree with you there. Work-wise, there's really nothing in Danville which is a shame. I almost got work there once, but I had to turn it down b/c the pay rates were way too low :-(
Interests2009 1 year ago
yeah i was there wen they did that
wsjmovies 2 years ago
it was sad when they imploded the building.... it hurt so many people who lived here their whole lives and worked there :'(
lovetoskate555 2 years ago
I live in Danville and this was a very nice video. I wish they would have left the Schoolfield Recreation Center up, it was a nice place.
shortyshort87 3 years ago
yep that building was imploded 2 days ago
michaeljk700 3 years ago
This was lovely and a bit sad. A ghost town? No, a changing and growing town. Preserve the past as best we can and prepare for the future.
visitdanville 3 years ago
i live in danville, and i hate it, i'm glad tha dan river mills is gone. it was a n eyesore
06TRX400EX 3 years ago
Yeah it has lost all this stuff but bring the camera over to the peidmont area and you will see Huge chains,malls, and plazas with more chains. It's not going to become a ghost town, believe me.
michaeljk700 3 years ago
Yeah, im sorry 4 all the people who lost their jobs.!!!!:(
Gretna,VA resident 4LIFE!!!!I live about 30-40 minutes from Danville and I lov it their!
gtowngurl4life 4 years ago
Great video but oh so sad and heart-breaking, nevertheless, I love calling this area home... spent my first 20 yrs. in Eden, NC, they lost Fieldcrest and Pluma. My next 20 yrs. in Danville, graduated from Averett, and Danville lost Dan River Mills. That's approx. 8000- 10,000+ total jobs lost, also Martinsville. Lost by p-ss-poor management and foreign competition mainly. Bruce Springsteen's song "My Hometown" would be appropriate for your video. People must remember the importance of all this.
jdrodgers77 4 years ago
Thanks for this video, very well done.
jdb114 4 years ago
danville is the best...i can't believe they're tearing all of the mills down...i hate it.
i wouldn't wanna live anywhere else.
amerikanerMarinen 4 years ago
its sad what's happening here in danville but im still proud to live here
animenerd12 4 years ago
It's so hard for me to even watch this video! I spent most of my childhood at the Rec. Center, and now it's gone. :( I'm in Durham now, and it seems everytime I come back home, something else is gone. It makes me sad that my hometown is becoming a town that I don't recognize. I just wish it could be the way it used to be. It's so sad that people are tearing down the stuff that makes Danville stand out, and that makes Danville--Danville!!! Nice work though.
cherfan82 4 years ago
Hi Danville Virginia,
Nicest people in the US.
Greetings to all my friends from the Southern Processors.
Yigit
zagor1970 4 years ago
Thanks for posting this video. When did Dan River close?
imrational 4 years ago
Dan River Mills was bought out by an Indian firm and closed for good two years ago. Some of the buildings are still used for storage, but otherwise and other than the brand name, it is gone for good.
Thanks all who watched and replied,
Caz
redruffensore 4 years ago
Thank you for reminding me of home. We had to leave almost a year ago because of the lack of employment and I really miss it.
country100193 5 years ago
Thanks for sharing your photos...well done. We've just moved to Danville, and it truly is sad how these old downtowns just become "lost". Your nature photos are beautiful.
eclecticdawn 5 years ago
Thanks Dawn, quite enjoyed your video also and really loved the ambiance of the music. I had to get a CD. :>)
I lived in Ringgold with my wife and two boys (15 and 11). I grew up in Caswell County just south of Danville, but Ringgold is where my father was born and raised, so I am back to my roots I guess you would say.
Caz
redruffensore 4 years ago
yeah i live in danville. i mean love danville but if we can make the employment rate go higher in this city we can make the city look better. and probably gain some attention.
My dad told me that like in two years, new companies are going to move in.
Icemanrussian 3 years ago
Somebody needs to do something with Downtown danville, Everything down there seems empty. The main side of Danville has alot coming soon. And it would be nice for downtown to get alot of new stuff.
CloudedFuture89 5 years ago
Its sad whats happening to Danville.
boscogump 5 years ago
I hate seeing those buildings downtown all empty. That's what happens when everything has to be made cheaply overseas nowadays. =( oh well. Nice video btw. A nice photos from the Walking Trail. It's changed abit since I was last over there.
CloudedFuture89 5 years ago