Being a native Northsider, this video really spoke to me. Seeing the areas I used to play in as a kid in a historical setting is very enlightening, and also heartbreaking at the same time. A few of those houses still stand...
Maybe Obama will bring back the Steel Mills and everything will ge alright. While he is at it, he can make me 6 years old again and I can walk from Crandall Park to my old house on Park Ave after ice skating with my big sister. Bring back all of those big Christmas lights too, not the eco-friendly tiny blinky ones. Enjoy the memories, they'll also be gone soon.
ah yes the intellectual america well kiss that got bye thankx to the criminal government and the exlusive way they dumb us down they figured out they made us dumb and stupid one side effect was FATNESS BUT THEY SAID OH NO WE MUST CHANGE THAT BUT LEAVE DUMB N STUPID INTACT godbless america classic america that is.....
I, too, like to drive through this area as often as I can, many times making an excuse as to why I have to go this way ("Hey. The freeway may be out." or "I live in Boardman and work in Niles. Niles is north, right?") lol. But it is just SUCH a nice side of town - even today! Thanks for the video. If anyone is interested, I made one for Mill Creek Park. It's on my Provile.
I remember my grandmother taking my brother and I to Crandall Park to feed the ducks and simply enjoy the serenity. I also played in tennis tournaments there on the clay courts. LOVE the video....thanks so much! Also, it was great having "little jazz", Roy Eldridge's band playing throughout. Very classy.
wat!!!!!!!!!!! People was loud to ice skate at crandall dam thats uh shame how this city is now most of these big ass house u see is earther burn down or foster homes
I like to drive in and about this neighborhood and wonder how such a wonderful place like this fell into neglect. Such a shame; it's all overgrown. If I were king of Youngstown, I'd clean the whole place up. Clear all of the trees, brick the roads, and make it safe again.
The song is "Wabash Stomp" by Roy Eldridge And His Orchestra. BTW, I am glad you like the video, and I wish I could wave a magic wand too and clean up the area!
Me too! I wish i could "fix" it. I vaguely remember when Youngstown was still alive in the 70s. I love these old homes and neighborhoods. I wish they could be preserved. So rich in history!
I grew up in that neighborhood in the 70s and 80s. Spent a ton of time playing down in Crandall Park as a kid...on the swings, feeding the ducks, sledding down the hill. Those homes (though some need some work now) are still gorgeous. They look out of place now with surrounding homes having boarded up windows and all. Youngstown is all about what used to be, huh? Great video, though!
I used to drive past these houses when I lived downtown about five years ago. Some of these homes are just as beautiful as they were years ago, however some of them are not. It's become iconic of what's become of all that was good about Youngstown.
Thank you so much for posting this. I remember many of these houses from growing up on the north side.
wantz2view 7 months ago
Being a native Northsider, this video really spoke to me. Seeing the areas I used to play in as a kid in a historical setting is very enlightening, and also heartbreaking at the same time. A few of those houses still stand...
Kreemsoda 1 year ago
Maybe Obama will bring back the Steel Mills and everything will ge alright. While he is at it, he can make me 6 years old again and I can walk from Crandall Park to my old house on Park Ave after ice skating with my big sister. Bring back all of those big Christmas lights too, not the eco-friendly tiny blinky ones. Enjoy the memories, they'll also be gone soon.
Janko1492 1 year ago
ah yes the intellectual america well kiss that got bye thankx to the criminal government and the exlusive way they dumb us down they figured out they made us dumb and stupid one side effect was FATNESS BUT THEY SAID OH NO WE MUST CHANGE THAT BUT LEAVE DUMB N STUPID INTACT godbless america classic america that is.....
TheIcantbelievethis 1 year ago
A piece of America we will never see again. No more middle class with the Socialist taking over. Goodbye freedom.
LosAngeleno1959 1 year ago
@LosAngeleno1959 A piece of America we will never see again. No more middle class due to the greed by the scum "R's" taking over. Goodbye morality.
GodChristLord 1 year ago
I, too, like to drive through this area as often as I can, many times making an excuse as to why I have to go this way ("Hey. The freeway may be out." or "I live in Boardman and work in Niles. Niles is north, right?") lol. But it is just SUCH a nice side of town - even today! Thanks for the video. If anyone is interested, I made one for Mill Creek Park. It's on my Provile.
duke5280 2 years ago
I remember my grandmother taking my brother and I to Crandall Park to feed the ducks and simply enjoy the serenity. I also played in tennis tournaments there on the clay courts. LOVE the video....thanks so much! Also, it was great having "little jazz", Roy Eldridge's band playing throughout. Very classy.
JimAdsit 2 years ago
wat!!!!!!!!!!! People was loud to ice skate at crandall dam thats uh shame how this city is now most of these big ass house u see is earther burn down or foster homes
JChrisEz19 2 years ago
the yo used to be fresh and clean as fk...its all trapped down now...i love tha yo tho
miyleila 3 years ago
same here YTOWNTEDDY i grew up there in the 0's to the early 90's Youngstown is all about what use to be would be nice if some one can clean it up
Aces031974 3 years ago
0:49 is the Sigma Chi house
MoochSK08 3 years ago
I like to drive in and about this neighborhood and wonder how such a wonderful place like this fell into neglect. Such a shame; it's all overgrown. If I were king of Youngstown, I'd clean the whole place up. Clear all of the trees, brick the roads, and make it safe again.
And by the way... just what is that song?
Flackack 3 years ago
The song is "Wabash Stomp" by Roy Eldridge And His Orchestra. BTW, I am glad you like the video, and I wish I could wave a magic wand too and clean up the area!
- RON
rondiscscinema 3 years ago
Thank you so much Ron, keep on posting good historical films like this.
Flackack 3 years ago
Me too! I wish i could "fix" it. I vaguely remember when Youngstown was still alive in the 70s. I love these old homes and neighborhoods. I wish they could be preserved. So rich in history!
ccmaryann 2 years ago
Are these the homes by 5th Avenue?
NukkleSandwich 3 years ago
Should have posted captions for each picture, discribing where these homes were located.
TBone3266 3 years ago
What is this song?
These are beautiful houses, the buildings of the past are superior to those of today. I make a similar video of houses in Germany.
ArturAxmann 4 years ago
Can anybody tell me what this great piece of music is called and who recorded it?
primeralives 4 years ago
I grew up in that neighborhood in the 70s and 80s. Spent a ton of time playing down in Crandall Park as a kid...on the swings, feeding the ducks, sledding down the hill. Those homes (though some need some work now) are still gorgeous. They look out of place now with surrounding homes having boarded up windows and all. Youngstown is all about what used to be, huh? Great video, though!
ytownteddy 4 years ago
I used to drive past these houses when I lived downtown about five years ago. Some of these homes are just as beautiful as they were years ago, however some of them are not. It's become iconic of what's become of all that was good about Youngstown.
ISmileUponYOu 4 years ago
What Grand Homes! Not Like The Cold Feelingless Clone Homes Of Today!
ChrisSedillos 4 years ago
Exactly!
manly427 4 years ago