Grand Rapids Michigan

[driveinnut61]

I found a clip of a Grand Rapids area drive in theater covered in graffiti. Check out: snack bar graffiti at the plainfield

[0TheNewFascistParty0]

Go Grand Rapids!

Go Michigan!

We're the only ones keeping those evil, double-crossing Canadians from crossing into America!

[Itsphineastime]

@0TheNewFascistParty0 Why is Canada evil?

[0TheNewFascistParty0]

@Itsphineastime They aren't, I'm just making a funny

[viperdk28]

I was born in Grand Rapids in November of '78. Even though my family and I moved to Minnesota at the end of the 80s, I still call GR my home. Anytime I go back, whenever I see the Amway Grand Hotel, I know I am home! Can't wait to go back someday.

[RedGreyV]

@viperdk28 we live the same story bro. i was born in grand rapids in november '93, years later i moved to vermont with my mom. i can't get over my years grand rapids, i'm proud to call myself a michigander and also can't wait to go back someday!

[wwedivas0924]

this is my hometown

i miss it..

[DStreb21]

I am from Grand Rapids, MI and because of the deplorable economy up there I was forced to move to Arizona. Those photos bring back memories... The early maps of Grand Rapids, MI are located in the archives (Gas Light Village) in the Museum. I am homesick for Vitale's pizza located on Emerald & Leonard and I miss my family and friends up there. Union HIgh School, Class of 1974

[XXChicagoGuy]

Grand Rapids is a much more fun place to visit than Detroit, in terms of the city anyway(Detroit has excellent suburbs + Ann Arbor area). Plus, the lake is just about 40 minutes away! It's a very cool town and I'll probably want a condo as a second home there in a few years, I'm just waiting for a few more high rises.

[buttfacerob]

i used to live on the corner of morris and wealthy

353 morris

[chriscohrs]

yeah I lived in london for 15 years, may not have the gun crime but knifes and drinking issues make up for that. I want to punch the poet who said "those tired of London are tire of life" because he wasn't talking about Chavs 21rst teens

[SunshineBuddha]

I like the look of the downtown. While the city does not have extremely tall buildings, it definitely has more multi-story office buildings than a lot of cities its size. Nice skyline.

[goldynhuni]

its alright if u like snow,like the vid.

[fdude1234]

I live in Comstock Park and I love it. I went to CPHS and played football and baseball. I really enjoy the diversity of the Grand Rapids area. I lived in downtown G.R. for 7 years or so when I was younger. I have since been to many big cities around the U.S. I think that living downtown and also in the suburbs have really helped shape me. For example I went on a mission trip after Katrina and could walk the streets of New Orlenas without fear. I consider myself well rounded and somewhat worldly

[weirdal134]

thats where im going to high school

[bvb09fan4ever]

I will live there in a few years 4 one year. looks cool. 5*

[duckirby]

This place looks really nice

what song is this ?

[qwandiddy]

A nice place to move to from Rough parts of Detroit/ Chicago.

I moved to Chicago and been there for 3 years now, and I feel really homesick and want to move back to G.R. but the low economy, I might as well stay at Crazy ol Chicago til the Economy gets back in feet and Democratic to come back.

[AirThief]

I had to split up with my GF cuz she wasnt from around here, and couldnt get a job at all. waitress, bartender, anything just to get her on her feet. nothing. she coulda done better, but she would have taken anything. and found nothing. She had to move out of state, I miss her.

[qwandiddy]

Since I moved to Chicago 3 years ago, I lost bunch of my friends in G.R. because they moved out of Michigan too because of the same thing, before I moved out of G.R., I worked in Manpower as a temp at Amway Corporation, I miss that place but can't get a steady good job with a Associates Degree, so I had to move out, I miss G.R. tho, I love it in Chicago but It starts to get near more dangerous as Detroit.

[avalover020]

i actually live here most places r really nice

[weirdal134]

me too i live over by union

[stag7882004]

Grand Rapids is the nicest big city in Michigan. I mean you got Detroit, Flint and Sag Nasty to compete with but still, GR really is a nice place and one of the best places in Michigan to live.

[qwandiddy]

2:36-2:40: Ohh man, I miss the old Grand Center and Hall of Justice on Monroe/Bridge. I miss the Rapid (GRATA) buses layover on Monroe/Michigan, then Transit Center on Ionia/Lyon

[mscrandall23]

i live there!! YEa!! its a nice city ot live in.. hey subscribe to my videos!!im pretty funny!! wel... maybe not but still subscribe to me.. cause i need friends!!

[xjay1234]

L O N D O N E N G L A N D

[goldeneagles2011]

Nice vid. I really appreciate the love and the pride for our city.

[xjay1234]

MY ARSE!!!!!!!! LONDON,ENGLAND BABY!!!!!!!!! THATS THE PLACE TO BE

THE ONLY REASON I LIKE GRANDS IS COS OF FLOYD MAYWEATHER :-P HEHEHEHHehehehehee

[goldeneagles2011]

The only reason you like GR is cuz of one person? That's some dumb reasoning. If u like London so much, get a passport, get a stupid accent, have someone knock ur teeth in, and get ya ass over there.

[xjay1234]

i am from London and live in london lol a very nice place i may add.

[goldeneagles2011]

oh, aight. I thought u were one of those kinds of Americans that's always talking about Europe and how much better Europe is than America and how America should be more like European nations culturally. I personally think it's bullshit, lol. Sorry bout the misunderstanding, homie.

[xjay1234]

ok all good :) i liked the music that was used 4 this vid thou :)

[BitterCycle]

Which probably = fairly quiet, clean, safe, and friendly to family and children. Am I warm ?

[cinderannie]

Right on. :-) I live 10min from downtown, I should know. Not that it's perfect, as the below poster has noted, but as cities go... it's pretty darn nice.

And we have a great museum, art museum, and civic theatre too!

[qwandiddy]

Yeah but Holland/Muskegon is gettin pretty bad as Benton Harbor tho, bunch of section 8s from Chicago movin there.

[cinderannie]

Classist much?

[duwayneisagecko]

that is true too

[hillbillyjelly]

man how much i want to go there!

[EdmundSquid]

If you like churches this is the city, we got tons of churches.

[qwandiddy]

I have 3 church homes: Renassaince COGIC, Recsurrection Life (Grandville), and Commom Ground Community Church.

[serpimora]

thx 4 this vid. an aunt of me lives here.

[vidgitgames77]

i live here! =D

[chrisbris06]

unlucky :(

[Stimul8urSoul]

Bland Rapids in the house! Ok, I'll be nice. It's getting better.

[SEXYDOMINIRICAN]

thats grand radigy right there gun rue

[goldeneagles2011]

aw, c'mon, chu no like GR? que paso? btw, you're dominican and puerto rican? ay, dios mio!

[qwandiddy]

STill Grand Raggety on Franklin/ Eastern.

[mizannette324]

Amen to that

[MichiganWife]

I love Grand Rapids and this vidio is a love letter to this city! Nice job!

[arikizzl09]

Yep Yup, thats Grand Ragedy

[Panther95]

I was born in Grand Rapids but i live like 1 mile north of there in CP

[qwandiddy]

Ha, If it wasn't no York Creek Apts, then Comstock Park would still be a nice lil burbs cause I used to live at York Creek and it was like the projects with full of ghetto college kids.

[duwayneisagecko]

thats true

[fprofitt]

I am thinking about moving here, thanks for the info

[redBrickfilms]

Cool! Love the old stuff and the architectural models of future development.

We make films about this kind of stuff! See our page for a short video profile of a guy living in downtown Grand Rapids.

[jonoversion19]

my bad. this is dtown from UP.

[jonoversion19]

cool video rizz.

[grandrapids]

Its from pictures lifted from Urban Planet. Most of them are my pictures.

[grandrapids]

I forgot to say, I'm a member there.

[HopelessDreams06]

This is absolutely beautiful! I love to learn about my city! Thank you.