1960s Youngstown - E. Federal - metromonthly.net

[Wa3ypx]

Is the food still good at the Voyager's Rib & Ember room? Do they have a website??

[801liveable]

yeah, that's great..that was then..this is now..YOUNGSTOWN, is a dump..a shooting almost everday..blight..hack politicians....a population that thinks it's "cute"..it's "slick" to have a so called "tough guy" image..there are more crack addicts in YOUNGSTOWN than mafia members, give me a break..the oldest and only living mafia member in Y-town is 93-yr. old LEO BOBO..hey, i'm FRANKIE RACK..short for RACKET..i'll see you in BRIER HILL..chow baby!

[chuckufarley1234]

@801liveable Amen to that.

[DeliverTheWord1]

What happened to the more soulful tune originally posted with this video a couple of years back? What was the name of that tune?

[hmldjr]

When north eastern Ohio was great.

[boazrg]

YES - the absolute truth! Cleveland, Canton, Dayton, and Akron are the same!

[fad77gt]

I love Youngstown

[duke5280]

I saw a few things that I had only heard of from my parents. I was always so intrigued by the way they talked about how this city was when they were young. Thanks for this video and making those things come to life for me!

[JChrisEz19]

Dont you mean was..lol

[vivatron]

wow....i think downtown has definately come a long way. i think its prettier now, with the trees in the middle of the road.

[KonradAdenauer]

viatron

It's come some way since ca. 1990. But it's still a city that incarnates the broken hopes of the industrial Midwest. Still, I love the place.

And if Y'towners ever need to feel better about home, just take a ride west on 80, and get off at Gary, In. You'll think that Youngstown is Paris by comparison.  Then you'll be murdered.

[brownsfans]

If you didn't like it here and left. PLEASE don't come back! Having a great time in Youngstown now !!!

[metromonthly]

Maybe you should move away.

[ytownblue107]

Wow! It looks exactly the same today!

[gpklmn464]

how so all those buildings are gone except fot the ymca

[Questbx1]

wow some people sound so racsist caught in the 1950s nuclear family values stucture these are the types who say [current] day some of my best friends are!!!! [?]

[tonybutters]

come back. it hit rock bottom again.

[primeralives]

It sure would be great to see a connecting video with the same streets as they look today. I've never been to Youngstown. can somebody tell me what that same area is like today?  Oh, and nice music for the video too

Tony.

[VettyP]

I can remember going downtown to get whatever we wanted or needed. It was a great bustling city when I was a kid. Then the times changed. No one was willing to deal with working for themselves, and adding to the richness of the city. I miss that. I'm glad I caught some of that greatness of what once was.

[Albright48]

The decline of the Steel mills ruined Ytown.

The actions of white/Italian gangsters ruined this town. People were already leaving in droves when Ytown went by the notorious moniker of, "Little Chicago." A corrupt justice system ruined Youngstown. Members of the Court and the Police/Sheriff's Dept were sold to the highest bidder. That's the hypocrisy. We were all to blame; whites- as well as blacks. The ones who got out just have short memories thats all.

Jeff

[ComradeGarcia]

I pass all that on my way to choffin every morning this past year.

[yoganandarita]

those were the days my friend, i'd thought they'd never end

[ChrisSedillos]

AWESOME ! ! ! ! !

[hoji45]

What an awesome surprise! Find this clip of my hometown was incredible. "Tell your neighbors it came from Haber's"...and The Voyager...I'm speechless....Well, kind of. THANKS FOR POSTING!!

[artistmac]

It's truly ironic how we rebuilt European and Japanese cities after World War II and at the same time let American cities, large and small, rot away.

[minjimmierodgers]

cool!

[rondiscs]

It is truly amazing at once was, and that there is virtually nothing left. These pictures and music provide great insight of the vibe of Downtown Youngstown in the early 1960s.