Would you buy an abandoned home here for $400? You can find those here: www.cosl.org/Home/PostSaleResult?county=JEFF
@caw21652 ай бұрын
No
@nonamenoname58712 ай бұрын
No way.
@aqua66132 ай бұрын
Yup
@brandywilliams-galette53832 ай бұрын
Nope
@marih32862 ай бұрын
Only if I could bring a dozen Mexican workers with me. They would have the place turned around in 6 months at a price I could afford.
@JennaLeeEquals32 ай бұрын
Corruption in our Gvt has GOT TO STOP. The funds collected are NEVER USED PROPERLY. They only line their OWN POCKETS!!! When will it end!!! Excellent video Sir.
@susannaCdonovan23Ай бұрын
You're right. They collect taxes on gasoline in our city because they claim it will fund repairs on the roads. You won't see any roads getting repaired. Where's that money going? They should have separate bank accounts for each need but they don't do it. Every tax dollar goes into one fund, and no one allocates it to the proper channels. I call Money laundering on all of it
@islandaboyee3 күн бұрын
These Black's are proven to be unprogrgressive just look at Detroit and Gary. Same old unprogreessive people
@waydewynn41912 ай бұрын
Corruption has become a real problem in this country, and it's time for the people to stand up and say NO!
@rdallas812 ай бұрын
That's is the truth
@bentonja6682 ай бұрын
How is a corrupt populace going to stop corruption? Where do you think the corruption comes from exactly? It comes from us.
@bentonja6682 ай бұрын
A corrupt populace produces corruption. It certainly doesn't put a stop to it.
@BrendaRockwell-u9w2 ай бұрын
Not all of us are corrupt!? Yeah, i might be one of the last girl scouts or a deluded missionary type, but i just can't seem to stop fighting on. At near 70 and getting decrepid it's some days hard. ..but life goes on and folks need to get a goal. Latch onto it and put all their effort into it's completion. Don't give in pine bluff!! Fighting the good fight here in the dumpster of the west coast...California!! Want to bug out but can't!! Soldier on! 😊❤
@WilliamNelson-w1z2 ай бұрын
Yep, I'm surprised that this is still up.
@CATSCRATCH522 ай бұрын
I'm a 72 yr old lady, alone & surviving on a somewhat limited (poverty per US guidelines) SS income. I wish there were cities & programs that would allow for seniors, the benefits of low cost housing & other living costs. Seniors can add a great positivity to a city in need of 'tlc', pride & stability. Many of us are able to work & maintain our own homes & yards. Those of us that are not able, provide an income source for small business labor. I've never owned a home in my life. So, it's especially heartbreaking to see so many lovely HaBitAble homes decay & vandalize into complete ruin. 💔
@wickedbunny20202 ай бұрын
Exactly what I've been thinking! I'm disabled and finally hit 50 so I'm a real adult now lol I just want a small modest home to leave for my grandkid cuz we all know they won't be owning crap unless some mircle happens
@cdd42482 ай бұрын
I could not agree more!
@wretchedrue78592 ай бұрын
That is a wonderful idea. I wonder how we could even get something like that started?
@andreafong99522 ай бұрын
I think that’s what’s been missing amid the post war housing boom. I have been a fan of voluntary relocation to other areas of the country for seniors and those who are too poor to afford housing elsewhere as you suggested. The problem is that the people, at least in California, do not have the self sufficiency you have to even consider moving. I’m in your camp and am considering it myself because I am tired of trying to pay off a house that will be paid off if I live to 102!
@Eric-dz1we2 ай бұрын
@@CATSCRATCH52 I agree. 65 in Aug SS almost 600 lol + food stamps lol they don't call it that anymore 🤣
@k.chriscaldwell41412 ай бұрын
A friend bought a house like this in Michigan (I think). Then came the permit issues, egregious code requirements escalating renovation costs, high property taxes, tickets and fines for “code violations” (some he couldn’t fix without a permit), fraud by the city trying to get him to pay past property taxes and fines, utilities that could not be turned on without paying the prior owners’ (plural) past-due amounts, etc. He gave up.
@missmorena10492 ай бұрын
Let me guess, he was yt
@jaycosper80482 күн бұрын
@@missmorena1049imagine how much harder it would be if he weren’t!
@Jaxmusicgal23Күн бұрын
And that’s corruption at it’s finest… If you bought a house at a tax auction, you should not have to pay any back taxes or back utilities in order for it to be yours with utilities…. Sometimes we all have to take a hit to get things back on track … the fact that the government can’t seem to understand this and wants all of their money and utilities, which are connected to the government are also complicit in this shows. They really don’t want these communities to grow again… They are more concerned with getting what’s owed them then moving forward and starting again
@KiiC.2 ай бұрын
Thank you for this. Lived here all my life until 18 and NOT A SINGLE TEACHER SPOKE ABOUT _the history_ of PINE BLUFF!! 😢I was devastated when I moved back. We just saw things and then they weren't. I greatly appreciate you and your hard work, and everyone that participated in the making of this video we so desperately in need of seeing🙏🏾💖
@elliebellie78162 ай бұрын
Thanks for promoting the library. I wish more people fully understood all the resources available to them at their local library.
@AbandonedAtlasFoundation2 ай бұрын
Our pleasure! Love the library!
@AnyahEMB5 күн бұрын
Yes, I smiled at that library scene. Librarian for 38 years. ❤
@happyshadrach32022 ай бұрын
Hello, and thank you for taking such an interest in Pine Buff, Arkansas. I was born there in 1959, in the Davis hospital. By the time I went to elementary school I knew I wouldn't be living there for long. The racism was incredibly frightening. The patriarchal fundamentalist Baptist Church was the most oppressive culture I've ever known. I'm a very light skinned Irish- German looking woman raised in what I understood to be an Italian family. Very racist folks. I still can hardly write this down without crying. It was really painful and caused lifelong issues in my family. We had a pretty scary secret we didn't talk about. We are members of the Quapaw Nation. My grandfather was passing as an Italian. He appears on the American Indian roles as a child. After he married my grandmother, he magically became white on the 1940s census. It was much safer to be Italian than to be Indigenous. As you can imagine, there's so much loss in this story. My 88 year old father lives with me now in Florida. He was born in Arkansas and raised in Pine Bluff. He has some amazing history and childhood memories to share if you're interested. Your video is very well done, and there's quite a story to tell down there in Arkansas. Buckle up because it's a bumpy ride. Peace love and equality, y'all ☮️💜🌎 P.S. My departure from Pine Bluff is well documented in the Pine Bluff High School Yearbook ,1977. My ambition for the future was, "To leave Pine Bluff, never to return again!"
@pineconebliss2 ай бұрын
Wow, i would love to learn more about the Quapaw nation... behind every "town", there is the story of the indigenous peoples who lived there beforehand.. Many blessings to you and your ancestors 🤍
@emsnewssupkis64532 ай бұрын
They wish to hide the reality that if more 'minorities' move somewhere, the schools go downhill very fast. I have seen this all over the place from the West Coast to the East Coast.
@billjue17532 ай бұрын
I too was born in Pine Bluff, Davis hospital, 1948. Family moved to Houston in 1953, all my schooling was in Houston. Ended up in MD. Because of jobs.
@emsnewssupkis64532 ай бұрын
@@billjue1753 1954 when only 4 years old, I lived on Mt McDonald Observatory just north of Alpine, Texas.
@alexmintz77862 ай бұрын
Murder rate 11 TIMES higher than the national average (2019). What a city! I am sure it's all the result of that awful racism that keeps murdering people of Pine Bluff. Incidentally, POCs comprise almost 80% of the population. And 97% of perpetrators. Just a coincidence.
@wanderingsandwhimsy2 ай бұрын
I almost did not watch this, because there are so many documentaries about Pine Bluff that are no more than poverty born, a way for people to be entertained at other's expense. I'm glad I took a chance. I'm from Pine Bluff, but moved away 25 years ago. My heart breaks at what it's become. I hope that it can rebound.
@AbandonedAtlasFoundation2 ай бұрын
I totally understand what you mean and that’s why I made this documentary was because too many “only on negative“ documentaries have been done. But I do appreciate you taking a chance and I really hope something turns around soon!
@InsightlyDigest2 ай бұрын
@@AbandonedAtlasFoundationyou did a great job on this!! Lots of good work I hope you get more subscribers from this. You did a nice professional job on it. I’m going to watch your other videos too.
@4rtivistАй бұрын
Doesn’t turn around without reparations atp
@ElonmpopАй бұрын
Reparations will never happen. Don't be a fool. Just a democrat lie to get your vote as they destroy your city. Works every time. When will you learn.
@ElonmpopАй бұрын
Why would the democrats give you reparations, when all they have to dangle the carrot to get your vote over and over again. Don't be a fool. If they give you what you want they would have nothing to bribe you with for the next vote.
@kaymcdonnell65312 ай бұрын
I grew up in Pine Bluff during the 50’s and 60’s. It broke my heart seeing what has happened to a place that was once a little piece of heaven. I pray the people in this video will be successful in revitalizing it.
@MompreneurDiaryАй бұрын
My momma and our family are from Pine Bluff before my grandfather became the principle for tye Ralph Bunch School in Benton AR during the integration era
@jryland6Ай бұрын
But maybe it wasn’t a piece of heaven.
@luvbruthas4134Ай бұрын
That pastor is amazing and what he is doing. Is truly how communities should be
@joelanderson8392 ай бұрын
Oh man this is a great documentary. Research, writing, cinematography, editing... it's a lot of work and you've put it together beautifully, well done!
@AbandonedAtlasFoundation2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for the kind words! 🙏 I'm thrilled that you enjoyed the documentary-it means a lot to hear that the hard work is paying off. I'm really glad the word is getting out, and trust me, there's so much more to come. Stay tuned for what’s next, and thanks again for your amazing support! It keeps me going! 💪🎥
@christylove58072 ай бұрын
@@AbandonedAtlasFoundationyou've taken a lot of abrasive blows I'm sure. I spoke up about a community like PB. Threats from city leaders became too great. That place is plummeting rapidly. I'm sure that's similar to PB and how people just ditched it. Too much pushback. This documentary is inspiring. Both in its compilation of local information and in creating hope in those feeling the despairity felt countywide. Contributing in raising Pine Bluff's vibrations is a HUGELY compassionate act. Props!❤ Subscribed
@craigsurette34382 ай бұрын
@@AbandonedAtlasFoundation The algorithm randomly put this documentary in my feed, and I liked everything about what you are doing with this, i instantly subscribed. I have been a part of several small documentary film projects, so i know what it takes to do what you have done, You do EXCELLENT work!. As someone who grew up in an impoverished "abandoned" mill town in New England, i especially thankyou for telling these people's stories
@Lauren-i8i2 ай бұрын
👏👏👏
@alexmintz77862 ай бұрын
@@christylove5807 Murder rate 11 TIMES higher than the national average (2019). What a city! I am sure it's all the result of that awful racism that keeps murdering people of Pine Bluff. Incidentally, POCs comprise almost 80% of the population. And 97% of perpetrators. Just a coincidence.
@marih32862 ай бұрын
My Mama was born in Pine Bluff in 1926. She lived there her whole life as one of 5 kids with her parents and grandparents. Years ago I tried to look up the real estate records to see if there was still any family property to reclaim, but their house sat in what's now part the University campus. Too bad, I was going to retire there. Seniors on a small pension represent stability. We don't however want to end up crime statistics!
@danlowe86842 ай бұрын
Did your grandparents speak about the flood of 1927? Must have been tough with a new baby.
@jeremytibbs132 ай бұрын
@@danlowe8684a hundred 💯
@hayal16932 ай бұрын
I read about the hanging every Saturday for 6 months around , in 1936 . Ask about that . I read an ex president wife went to Arkansas there after his term. I couldn’t imagine why. Now we see the people was rode into the ground year after year. God have mercy on humanity’s confusion let justice ring in the low mindsets until their energies repent for every soul is worthy , forgiveness only stings for a few seconds. Peace ,harmony Mother Earth lift them.
@WilliamNelson-w1z2 ай бұрын
You'd be better off throwing a dart at a map of Alabama and move there. The cost of living is low for seniors and the winter's aren't to bad. Even Birmingham would be better than PB.
@CBBC4352 ай бұрын
@@WilliamNelson-w1z I second that. Best decision I made for my retirement. I'm in southeast AL.
@MrWhiterain4u2 ай бұрын
Watching everyone act as though they have no idea why this happened is something truly bizarre.
@noahziegler34782 ай бұрын
All the back in the day videos when Pine Bluff was amazing. The citizens look different. I can't quite put my finger on it???
@SammyHangDemonofDemons2 ай бұрын
@@noahziegler3478black
@OrangeAveng3r2 ай бұрын
@@noahziegler3478 Its the only place I've ever lived where somebody pulled a pistol on me for being "in the wrong neighborhood".
@GeeTee20232 ай бұрын
Why did this happen?
@lonerglide2 ай бұрын
@@OrangeAveng3rpine bluff has always been Arkansas's ghetto
@sallyprzybil24042 ай бұрын
When I was looking for a place to retire on a budget I saw online incredibly reasonably priced houses in Pine Bluff and I thought it might be a possible place to retire. Then I went to visit the city! OMG! I was shocked. The mall was closed, the main areas were frightening, there was wandering, frightening looking people wandering around, and, even though when I drove by the houses I’d seen on line I rejected Pine Bluff because I felt that this old lady just wouldn’t be safe there! I eventually did settle on a reasonably priced retirement place, but it wasn’t Pine Bluff…….and it wasn’t Arkansas at all!
@jryland6Ай бұрын
I’m much older also
@mawi117223 күн бұрын
Thanks for the advice. Won't waste my gas.
@lacey.alexandriaАй бұрын
Born and raised in Pine Bluff (now living in White Hall). Thank you for this documentary, it's wonderful! I hope more people see it!
@movingforwardfco15872 ай бұрын
Born in Arkansas. Raised in Russellville, Arkansas. Glad someone cares. God bless you all.
@lfrey20012 ай бұрын
Just moved to Arkansas from Pennsylvania. It's home for me now. I'm south of pine bluff.
@donquijote60302 ай бұрын
Are you still in Arkansas?
@mov1ngforward2 ай бұрын
I had a dear friend from Pine Bluff...she was beautiful inside and out. She left as a child in the 1950s. She's been gone since 1997 and I miss her every day. ❤
@AbandonedAtlasFoundation2 ай бұрын
I’m so sorry to hear that, but thank you so much for sharing your story! Pine Bluff really does have some great people!
@sdpikapp2 ай бұрын
Sounds like she is better off now than being there
@TruthinLove332 ай бұрын
I’m sorry your friend passed away. Sounds like you two had a treasured friendship. 🙏❤️
@chandra26932 ай бұрын
My husband and I took a risk and bought and renovated a home in hopes providing a safe affordable home for its new owner. We lived in the house for four months while renovating, the locals loved what we were doing in their community. We have advocated to other about taking a chance and move to Pine Bluff and honest living. Fast forward a year and half, the mindset for change felt far gone. We had high hopes of doing much more, but reality hit after the project was done.
@AbandonedAtlasFoundation2 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing your story. It’s inspiring to hear about the effort you put into the community, even though the outcome was challenging. This is exactly why I'm doing this documentary-to highlight stories like yours. I'd love to connect and learn more about your experience.
@beyondthesea96482 ай бұрын
@AbandonedAtlasFoundation Too many locals fight gentrification and would rather do nothing to improve their own community.
@esmeraldagreen19922 ай бұрын
@beyondthesea9648 That is because they they have been convinced that gentrification is bad, but it doesn't have to be.
@mr.chalupacabra35872 ай бұрын
@@beyondthesea9648they want to live in poverty… they want the government to hand them everything and will fight you tooth and nail if you suggest otherwise.
@dhope3902 ай бұрын
😮@@AbandonedAtlasFoundation
@lordgiblets758526 күн бұрын
I used to be a delivery driver, and at one point I had the Pine Bluff route. A large part of the town smells really bad due to a paper mill to the northeast of the town. It's also my understanding there's a lot of crime in the area, and a LOT of the homes where I delivered had bars over the windows and doors... even the homes that probably should have been condemned but weren't.
@rosecomeau-v4x2 ай бұрын
Crime is the cancer that destroys communities. The working people leave.
@QueenofArgyle25252 ай бұрын
🎯
@muddyriverdogz2 ай бұрын
The real crime is taking place inside financial institutions,governmnet and corporations. It creates the mess on out streets and loss of morailty.
@4rtivistАй бұрын
😂 they left in 1970 because of racism 🤡 Yall goofy
@sigilfredogaleano6568Ай бұрын
The trafficking of drugs creates all these crimes. Drugs
@ElonmpopАй бұрын
Democrat policies destroy every community. Why, why, why do they keep voting for this?
@nonamenoname58712 ай бұрын
I think the city council is a major block, and very shady
@OzarkMountainKing2 ай бұрын
That was my big takeaway
@brandywilliams-galette53832 ай бұрын
Is
@kristinaschmit80092 ай бұрын
Ya think? Vote them out ALL out. Vote different
@brandywilliams-galette53832 ай бұрын
@@kristinaschmit8009 it's no one to vote for. If I were there I would vote out all ppl of my color and I'm dead serious that's why that town is ran in the ground all of them are greedy they care about no one but themselves they don't won't to see anyone with anything
@esmeraldagreen19922 ай бұрын
It is impossible somehow they go from having no votes to have thousands of votes overnight (magic I guess)
@TipsySamurai972 ай бұрын
Pine Bluff is basically Detroit but on a smaller scale. All of the big businesses have up and left along time ago. It’s suffered greatly from de-generification, and it’s rare for a city to recover from that.
@alexmintz77862 ай бұрын
Murder rate in PB is 11 TIMES higher than the national average (2019). Would you want to live there?
@ArmaniValentino2 ай бұрын
VERY RARE
@jenwombatexcelsiorАй бұрын
@@TipsySamurai97 Flint is still grappling. This will inevitably happen to many cities, this century. Especially the way they seem to want homelessness and scarcity to rise like a wave and take us out. It wasn’t widespread enough destruction, in 2008/2009 I guess for them.
@drroafАй бұрын
Exactly! I grew up in Pine Bluff and have been calling my hometown the Detroit of Arkansas for several years. The main reasons for the depopulation are white flight, which also has lead to intensive disinvestment.
@TipsySamurai97Ай бұрын
@@drroaf True. I find it baffling that the Saracen Casino chose to be located in Pine Bluff. But none of that money will go towards the city.
@lgannawa2 ай бұрын
This is such a wonderful film with an important message. My heart breaks for those that have lost their beautiful babies to the violence the city has seen. Prayers to those fighting to save this town.
@Bee-n8e25 күн бұрын
Love the pastor or youth pastor home program for the community provided affordable housing the locals of Pine Bluff and hope crime continues to decline
@momentswithmitch50532 ай бұрын
In 2014 I was sent to crime bluff by a major insurance company to work on their office. This was definitely the scariest place I've I've ever worked which says a lot. When I was younger I worked some as a bouncer and body guard. When I was there meth production was the main industry and unemployment was second.
@alexmintz77862 ай бұрын
Gosh, you had some experience... Murder rate in PB is 11 TIMES higher than the national average (2019).
@bluedove2 ай бұрын
Black people don't do meth. Stop lying.
@caw21652 ай бұрын
There are so many things that are wrong with Pine Bluff. From Blight and Decay to cultural and Political Divisions. From failed economy, to governmental greed and disregard. From apathetic governance to desperate and depressed residents (what's left of them). Pine Bluff needs a COMPLETE rebuild. Not just the buildings....the ENTIRE mindset ! Platitudes and proclamations about "... how much is being done", falls on deaf ears when the people that are being directly affected by this rolling devastation, see no REAL Forward movement.
@AbandonedAtlasFoundation2 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing your thoughts! It’s important to voice these issues, and your passion for Pine Bluff is evident. Let’s hope for a brighter future and real action that makes a difference!
@Arkansas2232 ай бұрын
I guarantee you them immigrants specifically the Mexicans/ Venezuelans will repopulate pine bluff, they can build and not scared to live in the hood 😂💯
@MyChannel-rv3zk2 ай бұрын
@@Arkansas223 They ARE the hood.
@1976mcfarlane2 ай бұрын
@@caw2165 seems like this is the same problem in so many cities. Its so sad to see.
@1976mcfarlane2 ай бұрын
@@Arkansas223 and the local government will ravage it again and again.. destroy anything good. That's currently happening in my state. Radical decline along with severely increasing taxes and rent prices. In the last 5 years I've seen a huge decline. It's so sad
@jagilo96772 ай бұрын
Omg! My husband and I drove through Pine Bluffs AR in 1991 or so and it was absolutely beautiful!!! That place was movie pictures perfect!
@joyful_tanya2 ай бұрын
My dad lived there in right about that time. Maybe a year or two earlier. He taught for a couple years at UAPB. Science education.
@chadhero372 ай бұрын
What part were you looking at lol. By 1992 (when i got out) it was already a major shithole
@dustymcdust8252 ай бұрын
I was living there in 1990 going to school at UAPB. I don’t recognize this place.
@dustymcdust8252 ай бұрын
@@chadhero37The only area that was decent was near the campus. My aunt was mugged at gun point coming out of the Family Dollar in broad daylight.
@joyful_tanya2 ай бұрын
@@dustymcdust825 I am wondering how UAPB is even functioning.
@scottjohnson92252 ай бұрын
I do have to question the government of Pine Bluff.
@MariaElena511852 ай бұрын
Duh.. Arkansas the state where the Clintons operated their mafia crimes.
@alexmintz77862 ай бұрын
The governments in the US are elected by the people, FYI. So, maybe the problem isn't the government?
@faithismespeaks68482 ай бұрын
@@alexmintz7786 , You mean selected, this attitude that people choose the lesser of two evils is not a choice. Face it the diversity test failed in America big time, when criminals are imported into the country and given everything for free that's where the problem is. Yes, it's the government, and voting can't fix a spiritual sickness in people's hearts. Why do you think people left in the first place, to get away from a criminal environment, now every system, and every institution is criminal. There's no place for anyone to go anymore, and diversity caused all of this, we don't need diversity anymore we need sanity.
@jenwombatexcelsiorАй бұрын
@@alexmintz7786 No the problem is that government isn't regulated by the people, it's regulated by the government.
@alexmintz7786Ай бұрын
@@jenwombatexcelsior you are right. but this is true only in countries where people ALLOW this to happen. "People should not fear their governments. Governments should fear their people."
@comingoutspinster-rebellik14792 ай бұрын
Wish I could restore this entire city! The CHARM & beautiful homes, & at it’s height, it seemed so lovely… sooo sad 😢yet, hope 🤞 💕
@NYyankeeboi2 ай бұрын
I love those old houses. Its so sad to see them deteriorate like that....
@english7451Ай бұрын
Frame homes deteriorated faster than brick houses.
@riveneva15192 ай бұрын
First of all - thank you for the video. Second, watching the continuing decay of what was once a pretty nice city is heartbreaking. My parents moved to Pine Bluff around 1970, and I graduated from Pine Bluff high in 1980. Mom worked for the federal government, but her job wasn’t enough when dad lost his job in Pine Bluff in 1980, especially with the bad economy then, so we left, and I didn’t return for about 40 years. When I came back for a visit, the change was shocking. Watching this video and seeing the further decay is sad. Pine Bluff has a lot of issues to fix before positive change is going to stick. The first change has to happen in the city government. The city not giving that guy a permit for him to create a new business and hire people is an example of what’s wrong there. Pine Bluff’s city government seems to be working against any kind of revival. There is so much that the city could do to help with revival, and getting out of the way is a good first step. When I was a kid growing up in Pine Bluff it was a good place to raise a family. Sure, Pine Bluff had its issues, but it was still doing pretty good in spite of them. I wish that pastor and his people Godspeed in their efforts to revive Pine Bluff. They have a hard road ahead of them I’m afraid.
@katydid28772 ай бұрын
I usually assume when improvement is blocked too many people are making money off the status quo.
@bettiebarker19752 ай бұрын
Bet it's not government! Put em on NOTICE, my grandparents,aunt and uncle lived in pinebluff and Mena. My grandpa and uncle was first with hydroponic growing! I still have the newspaper article!
@GrandmasBookBox2 ай бұрын
@@katydid2877 And voters like it that way.
@alexmintz77862 ай бұрын
The governments in the US are elected by people. So, maybe the issue is not with the government?
@bettiebarker19752 ай бұрын
@alexmintz7786 unfortunately it's not government title 28,US CODE 3002 SECTION 15A THRU C STATES THE UNITED STATES IS NOT A GOVERNMENT BUT A FEDERAL CORPORATION INCLUDING THE FEDERAL JUDICIAL PROCEDURAL SECTION.. A government helps its people,a corporation offers services..
@93_Premium32 ай бұрын
I cherish my childhood memories of Pine Bluff. I grew up there in the 90's - early 2000's. My grandmother, now retired, managed the IP Paper Mill. We lived on South Cherry Street, and I went to St. Peter's Head Start and was a member at St. Peter's Catholic Church. My babysitter, Mrs. Daisy, was truly special to me; I miss her and her tasty meals of greens, pinto beans, and cornbread, often cooled with an ice cube! Eventually, my family moved to Monticello and then Warren, but I returned to Pine Bluff around 14 - 15 and attended Jack Robey, where I often felt anxious due to the frequent fights at school. It was quite chaotic! On a brighter note, I joined the Air Force ROTC at Pine Bluff High School and was able to participate in drills during football and basketball, which was a blast from 2003 to 2005. I even remember sneaking onto the UAPB campus to enjoy the amazing parties at the HBCU! Now, I still hold a fondness for Pine Bluff, even though I live in California. My favorite place to go when I visit the gas station across the street from Walmart that serves the best fish and fried chicken gizzards.
@joyful_tanya2 ай бұрын
My Dad taught at UAPB in the late '80s.
@SerenaHe-z3k2 ай бұрын
So what has caused Pine Bluff to become what it is today in your opinion.
@joyful_tanya2 ай бұрын
@@SerenaHe-z3k from what I gathered from the video, once it fell below 50k residents they lost a bunch of federal and state funding. Now, I also think the industry leaving doomed it. People who are in survival mode don't have the emotional bandwidth to creative problem solve. Just as a person can spiral downward, so can a community or empire. In the terminal stages, it's incredibly corrupt. Just my opinion. I certainly wouldn't send my kid to university there with it being so unsafe. If no one sends their children there, it will cease to function as well. Just thinking out loud!
@drroafАй бұрын
I grew up in Pine Bluff and I also live in Cali!
@alycan1462 ай бұрын
The city needs a change in management. Period.
@beeenn6492 ай бұрын
Agreed, no more Democrats
@beyondthesea96482 ай бұрын
💯
@SpaceRanger1872 ай бұрын
lol, ya that's the issue. The first 5 mins tells you all you need to know
@soulblacklady2 ай бұрын
The state needs a change in government.
@LloydsofRochester2 ай бұрын
@@soulblacklady True dat
@candicehochberg1607Ай бұрын
We have to start with the mental health of the city. Trauma after trauma. Im.in tears. It hurts so much guys I love yall!!!!
@KathleenJАй бұрын
The old photos and video compared to the modern photos and video tell you everything you need to know.
@evelynbare19752 ай бұрын
The problem is if it's unsafe to live there, it doesn't matter how cheap it is. If it's the kind of place where the moving truck draws an audience looking at what they want to steal, then living there will be nothing but misery, sadly.
@missmorena10492 ай бұрын
Darkness has fallen
@halcyon3116Ай бұрын
💯
@cornell8338 күн бұрын
Facts 💯
@resurrectiongarage15062 ай бұрын
People all over Arkansas call it crime bluff for a reason
@anniqueb87902 ай бұрын
People keep voting in the same regime, and are shocked when they get the same results. I no longer feel bad for them
@bobcranberries58532 ай бұрын
@@anniqueb8790 I never felt bad for them.
@loganq2 ай бұрын
@@anniqueb8790If a White person came in and tried to fix it, they'd say he was Racist and never vote for him.
@LynxStarAuto2 ай бұрын
@@anniqueb8790No, they don't vote. That's the problem.
@DUMPTAKER2 ай бұрын
@@LynxStarAutoyou think you vote people into office? No
@michaeldalton83742 ай бұрын
If you can’t see the common theme here, not even binoculars would help. Great job on the video!
@rdallas812 ай бұрын
Or a magnifying glass
@eattherich92152 ай бұрын
Ineffective Republican government that only cares about itself.
@txgal68552 ай бұрын
I know it’s ridiculous, like they can’t see it….sheeeesh
@tammycenter87572 ай бұрын
People voting democrat and gang violence. That is the problem.
@kole37372 ай бұрын
Poverty and opportunities bad government and education. If you referring to race well I can name 10 all white communities just as bad and meth riddled and torn down like pine bluff. Then I can name plenty all black communities with great neighborhoods opportunities and jobs. Like anything it boils down to Poverty not race ass
@endubitoАй бұрын
Fantastic work! It is refreshing to see real investigative journalism in place of the usual "look how po these people is" videos.
@williamthompson29412 ай бұрын
Nice one, pleased to see how many normal people can see the real problems and not merely repeat the simplistic reason offered by main stream media.
@KealstYT2 ай бұрын
I was skeptical when I clicked, but this series is definitely going to be amazing and I hope it impacts Pine Bluff!
@AbandonedAtlasFoundation2 ай бұрын
I'm glad to hear you're excited! We really hope this series makes a positive impact in Pine Bluff too!
@marks8142 ай бұрын
Like so many cities across the country, A complete change of City Government with Oversight is required. They sold one of the buildings to Finley at auction, then, hit him with a $36,000.00 Tax Bill. Is there not a Law there forbidding this type of activity? The city is like shady used car dealers. Shame on You!
@alexmintz77862 ай бұрын
Governments in the US are elected by people. So... maybe the problem is not with governments? Murder rate 11 TIMES higher than the national average (2019). What a city! I am sure it's all the result of racism that keeps murdering people of Pine Bluff. Incidentally, POCs comprise almost 80% of the population. And 97% of perpetrators. Just a coincidence.
@patriciadumatrait9594Ай бұрын
Yep they sound like a shady used car dealer
@duzzitmatter86792 ай бұрын
For so many ppl here to deny buying even an abandoned home for such a measly amount speaks volumes about how they may think their investments should be handled. It’s not the possibility of losing a $400 investment property per se but realizing that you’re not going to be taxed fairly and that the effort of investment will not be reciprocated by the renters, the community at large and the city itself is a telltale sign of the permanence of decline of Pine Bluff. Investing in private homes for ppl to live in is an effort in futility if any kind of major industry isn’t there to support the populations that would live in those homes.
@entercreativename2 ай бұрын
Not only that, but even spending $1 to buy a property means that you'll have to invest additional money in even just for upkeep of the lawn potentially, let alone either demolishing it, or taking the time to just rehabilitate the home and flip it. They mentioned the economic fallout from 2007-2008 in the video, and so many people are still feeling the strain from it, just as so many people are living paycheck to paycheck. Yes, it would be great to buy a property for even $400, but it's difficult for a lot of people to get a loan to do anything more with that property after that fact. And, if you're investing in a community that is losing jobs and population on a regular basis, there's a good chance that it will take a lot more than just a few people investing in the homes in the city when jobs and industries are needed too. It's a balancing act between so many factors that, it might just have to take the city to come through and consolidate neighborhoods to allow for rezoning and new industries to start back up.
@EMan-cu5zo2 ай бұрын
Good chance your property will get destroyed and you will have to go through years of court and thousands in legal fees to get the person out. Not saying it would happen but by the looks of it I wouldn’t put any money into it at the moment. Even just owning the land they will tack full advantage of taxing you to bankruptcy.
@TeagueVivolo2 ай бұрын
This. It's really sad. If there's no pride in your community, no love of your community and it's people, safety, structures, then there's nothing to save, nothing to build up, nothing to hope for, nothing to strive for or look forward to... I mean, a huge part of my community is the free events that are put on by community organizations. These bring people and their children together and create the opportunity for bonds and friendships.
@EMan-cu5zo2 ай бұрын
@@TeagueVivolo the community uses the tax $ you pay them responsibly. This place didn’t.
@someonewhoknows18912 ай бұрын
I’d love to see a full audit into the tax history of the city.
@hookahman22Ай бұрын
You reached out to me for this video. I declined the interview because we were starting a new business and I was just too busy. I regret it now. I wish I could have said a few things to add to this. My family has been here for generations.
@AbandonedAtlasFoundation29 күн бұрын
It’s not too late! If you’re still interested, I can certainly interview you for the future episodes! Would love to chat. Thank you.
@hookahman2229 күн бұрын
@@AbandonedAtlasFoundation I would love that.
@josedanielrodriguez112610 күн бұрын
Thank you for the video. Would be a great project to give life to Pine Bluff again. God bless you and your family
@DistrustHumanz2 ай бұрын
Go back to those refurbished houses in 5 years, and witness how the residents have treated them, and you will understand how Pine Bluff got to this point
@lindor16952 ай бұрын
That is an insightful point, Destructive occupants and a corrupt government
@pfcwar51502 ай бұрын
Exactly
@evamarie60902 ай бұрын
Seen it happen in a depressed area in NY state, HGTV sent a crew to redo a street of homes for low-income families. They asked for volunteers to clean trash and other odd jobs, over 70 people showed up to do this for free, every single person was white. The neighborhood was not white. The first family to move in was a single mom with 7 kids~ a few months later the boyfriend was arrested for fraud.
@hesavedawretchlikeme69022 ай бұрын
Exactly. Poverty and sloth is in the hearts of too many people there. Plus industrial production is absconding with reckless abandon from the USA.
@alexmintz77862 ай бұрын
Murder rate 11 TIMES higher than the national average (2019). What a city! I am sure it's all the result of that awful racism that keeps murdering people of Pine Bluff. Incidentally, POCs comprise almost 80% of the population. And 97% of perpetrators. Just a coincidence.
@tgenesis87842 ай бұрын
I stayed in Pine Bluff all my life and I just recently left within the last 2 years. I still have friends n families their and they seem to enjoy living there, I had a great time living there doing my time we to use joy ourselves like racing our cars at the port. Having fun just riding around the city especially riding down on university after UAPB homecoming game it was blast I really had a great time. Enjoying the restaurants we use to have cookouts with family n friends! But after awhile it became boring Pine Bluff is a eye sore they steady raising taxes with no real improvements. They promised after the casino there will be real improvements happening well that determine that was a lie. It's really nothing their no business no restaurants really no grocery stores a bunch of empty buildings and houses. The City of Pine Bluff is run by a bunch of crooked people instead of putting money in the city they are lining their pockets with the money and with all the crime it's just to much at this point.. But long story short I never move back their unless I see REAL IMPROVEMENTS. I love where I'm staying now it's so much to do and a lot of restaurants and great people more forward thinking and just more grocery stores. Maybe they will get it together one day but by then it probably will be to late for me..
@SRC9662 ай бұрын
I blame the city for not giving permits to this guy trying to better the city. He is just one out of how many trying to get permits. That’s ridiculous
@jetpilot37142 ай бұрын
Yes. Something not right with that.
@annahgibbus82 ай бұрын
Yeah his city permit was illegal? How the Hell does that happen? I hope he can recoup some of his losses, get the Hell out of there & never look back.
@SRC9662 ай бұрын
@@annahgibbus8 Exactly, one reason people left. Or like many I know from the pine bluff region live on the outskirts of Pinebluff in another county. You really don’t have to go through PB to get to Little Rock we bypass on US Hwy530/63.
@SRC9662 ай бұрын
@@annahgibbus8 That’s insane. To much red tape for anyone to come in PB to better the declined city.
@annahgibbus82 ай бұрын
@@SRC966 After watching him at the town hall meeting I was so angry! It's very obvious the mayor & all the city console want to keep the town failing. I don't understand politics, but I do know that the businesses in any town keep it alive. I live in an adorable tiny town, with pretty flower pots hanging from every street light on Main Street , it's so clean, people care about there property, there's zero litter & we have the cutest 95 year old woman that walks around everyday looking for litter & her bag is empty. I kinda want to litter just to give her something to pick up. LoL 😂 I try to buy everything I need in my tiny town so the taxes go to it. I just can't understand the mentality of people who would put up with a crap town? Seems like whoever the mayor here is just like Dalton Illinois mayor Tiffany Henyard. Taking all the taxes & extra money from the feds & blowin it on herself & doing absolutely nothing for the town. Sorry to rattle on, but I always wondered why a billionaire wouldn't just buy a whole little town & fix it up? I found out billionaires know it can't be done & won't waste a penny on trying. Makes sense to me now watching this guy at the town hall meeting. The residents should be fighting angry about this & apparently just go along with the injustice blaming anything but their politicians.
@crazyguy_1233Ай бұрын
The Knox house would be my dream house. That is one of my favorite styles of homes. I hope the owner can get help fixing it because it has the potential to be beautiful again.
@kc50612 ай бұрын
Incredible video. The people of Pine Bluff are the best! I love what you’re doing.
@AbandonedAtlasFoundation2 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@cdaway20242 ай бұрын
#1 GET RID OF THE LEADERSHIP IN PB, STARTING WITH THE MAYOR. #2 YOU CAN'T CONTROL OR CHANGE HOW PEOPLE THINK ABOUT WHERE THEY LIVE. THAT'S AN INDIVIDUAL/INSIDE JOB. #3 LEADERSHIP DOESN'T HAVE PB'S BEST INTEREST AT HEART.😏
@TabRoss1st2 ай бұрын
You get what you vote for Democrats😮😢
@rdallas812 ай бұрын
Unfortunately, it's like that all over the US.
@cdaway20242 ай бұрын
@@rdallas81 SO ARE PEOPLE SUPPOSED TO NOT CARE OR NOT DO ANYTHING BY YOU SAYING THAT? WHAT'S YOUR POINT?
@missmorena10492 ай бұрын
You know it ain’t never gonna change! No solutions
@Blahh9922 ай бұрын
Very well done documentation of what most of America is going through. So sad how greedy and selfish people can destroy a community. Bless all those truly trying to help.
@alexmintz77862 ай бұрын
"Greedy and selfish"? You mean those specific people that comprise 80% of the population of PB? And 97% of murder suspects? Or some other people?
@seagoingcook2 ай бұрын
From what you've shown I think that they don't want "outsiders". They make it hard or impossible for outsiders to invest.
@brandywilliams-galette53832 ай бұрын
I agree
@marih32862 ай бұрын
They don't need creepy, greedy outsiders like John Finley. He's like a kid with ADD playing video games while eating candy!
@seagoingcook2 ай бұрын
@@marih3286 he had plans for a business that would have created jobs.
@Cthulhu932 ай бұрын
So does a pimp.
@MyChannel-rv3zk2 ай бұрын
@@marih3286 Some "outsider" sneaking in and buying up all the property and... much later...find out it's a creepy white dude. Pine Bluff has seen a lot of this and have good reason not to trust "outsiders". They were doing fine until "outsiders" came in with greedy eyes and tore the town apart.
@lalac72072 ай бұрын
Oh and thank u for this documentary. U did your research and didnt just talk down bout pb. I appreciate that so much.
@elninorata38912 ай бұрын
listening to the narrator tell the story, I began to feel like I was at a funeral and the pastor was giving a eulogy for the dearly departed.
@missmorena10492 ай бұрын
He’s overlooking the truth!
@someonewhoknows18912 ай бұрын
He may not know who is at the root of it.
@muddyriverdogz2 ай бұрын
If you are inside the US you are at a funeral. The middle class's funeral. Thansk to the corruption of financial institutions,governmnet and corporations working hand in hand to destroy.
@woodlandwonders68872 ай бұрын
A former coworker was born and raised in Pine Bluff. He frequently mentioned that he couldn't get out of there fast enough when he became an adult. This video confirmed everything he said, and that was 20 years ago. The place looks like it can't survive another 20 years.
@Veritas4192 ай бұрын
Deindustrialization has devastated not just the United States but the entire Western world.
@Bawkr2 ай бұрын
That's true. Discarded efforts. What can be recycled, repurposed should be rather than torn down.
@aliciadupuy92282 ай бұрын
They keep shipping away our jobs
@patrickfuchs38592 ай бұрын
What goods would you suggest the US manufacture that can be sold abroad? Closed economies don't bring in revenue, they just move $ around. The phrase is "export or die" for a reason. That's why high tech goods and green energy goods are the only way to go. Biden and the Dems want that to happen, but the GOP fights against it... While China and the EU ramp up to fill the void. The GOP is holding our nation back from the EV and green energy revolution which is going to create more jobs than the PC revolution. But no, we have to use internal combustion cars, coal for electricity, etc. How many US jobs would be created to build out the electric grid needed for EVs? Solar energy? Wind energy? Wave energy? That's where the money is, not making stuff the Chinese can make for pennies on the dollar.
@janesawyer34952 ай бұрын
Well said, Veritas.
@patrickfuchs38592 ай бұрын
@@Veritas419 Considering the largest economy on Earth is the USA, accounting for nearly 24% of annual global earnings and other Western nations with smaller populations taking 9 of the 15 top spots... What data supports your claim? The US has moved beyond being a manufacturing economy, which is a level lower. The US is now a service economy. The hierarchy is: hunter/gatherer, farming, raw materials manufacturing, and services at the top. Does it pay more to make a widget or to be an electrician, programmer, or healthcare professional? Manufacturing has largely left the US because other jobs pay more and it's cheaper to import from countries with lower labor costs. How would a US worker earning $20/hr + benefits ($25-$30/hr) making widgets compete with foreign labor making $2.5-$5/hr? Exporting goods is necessary to survive as a manufacturer. Who would the US export to? Our wages are too high to be able to compete. Manufacturing only works with high tech and things like jets, cars, and specialty items for US workers. If the US doesn't rapidly switch to EV production it'll lose global market share to China and the EU who are switching to EV only roads and sales, in which case the US will be steam trains vs bullet trains... No one uses steam trains today. The Green Revolution is a global phenomena similar to the PC and cell phone revolutions. Building out a power grid, making and installing solar, wind, and wave electricity generation, making and installing car chargers, etc. Over 20 years that'll be a multi-trillion dollar industry in the US. Those are the jobs America should be lobbying Congress to get moving along.
@RVLady2 ай бұрын
I would totally move/live there. I adore small towns and the opportunity to buy a house with some acreage for so little is mind-blowing. Fixing up a town, being part of saving a town would bring me joy. As far as crime .... it's everywhere, but good people with positive goals would change most of that. Thanks for the video it was inspirational.
@rachelcasper38142 ай бұрын
I grew up there and my family has been there since the civil war. I have had 2 drive by shootings and 2 family members murdered. I left and would not go back. I look back on my childhood fondly but as a parent I would not go back. When I go visit my family I stay in Little Rock in a hotel. I no longer feel safe even though I still think of it as home.
@keven8047Ай бұрын
Have you moved there yet??? No you're just talking fake feel good shit.....
@RavumАй бұрын
@@keven8047Hear, hear! Down with empty platitudes!
@RVLadyАй бұрын
@@keven8047 working on it. Figured out which house I'll buy. Oh, and kevin8047 .... Stop being an asshole.
@RVLadyАй бұрын
@@keven8047 working on it. Figured out which house I'll buy. Oh, and kevin8047 .... Stop being an asshole.
@Seiaeka2 ай бұрын
Seeing that derelict Victorian house with the collapsing roof makes me so sad.
@sjaakzwart60012 ай бұрын
As long as you cannot say why this city sucks, it will never be better.
@cdd42482 ай бұрын
Excellent Point. Identifying the problem is exactly how to start.
@tinkerbell85072 ай бұрын
@sjaakzwart6001, wat is volgens u de reden?
@lettheriver2 ай бұрын
@@tinkerbell8507corruption of those governing the city
@Bawkr2 ай бұрын
Local representatives in office are the issue however are elections fixed or actually votable here?
@jglee67212 ай бұрын
0.63% Asian.
@mfredcourtney58762 ай бұрын
This city is beyond help. Sorry. I live in Arkansas and it's chronic.
@docpretzel-yr3dfАй бұрын
no one wants to live there
@michaelmuncy35932 ай бұрын
It appears that the local government is dead set on changing the city's moniker from "Crime Bluff" to "Pine Grift". Not a great way to attract new investment.
@Bawkr2 ай бұрын
Worse than grift, tearing down someone's home without notice & not honoring permits that are bought and paid for = life wrecking theft.
@DopeWorld-vi2piАй бұрын
My mother's was raised in Watson and I have several relatives who still live in Pine Bluff, Fort Smith, Dumas and the surrounding areas. I really appreciate this documentary and I hope and pray that together, we can turn this city and others suffering the same blighted, economically depressed conditions. Continued blessings to everyone attempting to right this and other similarly capsized ships.
@Kamahla.2 ай бұрын
Congrats for helping the city and its communities in becoming recognised again 💯👍🏽 nice work
@josecarrillo1152 ай бұрын
Wow!This is heartbreaking for America. My parents brought me to this country as a kid And I love it here. Washington has sold us out😢
@moonoggin2 ай бұрын
Why could he not get the city to give him a permit for his warehouse? This young fellow deserves to have his dream.
@woodlandwonders68872 ай бұрын
He seems like he has a lot of pipe dreams. Reminds me of someone I knew who pissed away a sizeable inheritance trying to be an entrepreneur. When he died, all he left behind was unrealized dreams and a mess for his family to clean up.
@eattherich92152 ай бұрын
@@woodlandwonders6887: he seemed utterly clueless and somewhere on the spectrum of autism. Who buys over 150 homes dirt cheap with no plans? The plan to digitise people's memories, but with no facilities was also a non-starter.
@qbanz002 ай бұрын
That guy kind of seemed like a jerk ..especially dumping the burned down house on someone else , not telling her what she’s really in for.
@franciscodanconia4324Ай бұрын
@@qbanz00yeah they poor woman is screwed now. She’s going to be on the hook for tens of thousands in demo costs and possibly property taxes.
@oddlazdoАй бұрын
Who buys property with big ideas without looking into the permits you'll need first??
@palebail89972 ай бұрын
This is a great documentary that really covers all the basics of Pine Bluff. I remember passing the Knox house every morning on the way to Trinity school. It was the perfect pink princess house and I loved it. I'm glad to see that others care about this town as much as I do.
@Foots4Ай бұрын
Can't wait for episode #2!
@brittanymcooper80842 ай бұрын
Thank you for making this from everyone point of view.
@jameshardin88702 ай бұрын
Years ago I had to go to the Bluff for a week and run the Footlocker since their manager quit. The first day there I heard people yelling “they’re shooting again”. Needless to say I couldn’t wait to get back to Texas.
@superjeffstanton2 ай бұрын
"Again"😂
@QueenB19232 ай бұрын
They don’t shoot in Texas or something?
@LindseyCrews-c7v2 ай бұрын
I would Love to See Pine Bluff...grow and flourish
@AbandonedAtlasFoundation2 ай бұрын
Same here!
@JanWoods-d3p18 күн бұрын
Forget about it ❗️😢
@brianfuller7572 ай бұрын
I'm with you. I've been in Pine Bluff many times pre Crime Bluff. Anyone calling it Crime Bluff is not far off but there may still be a future. Thanks for videos like this. Pine Bluff has a lot of history but needs a better future!
@jasonm1062 ай бұрын
Is there any way to get with people who help revitalize towns/cities and maybe start a go fund me and work on revitalizing the area?
@steveayers94932 ай бұрын
Man, thank you for this. I really love ppl and different places around our country and world. I really enjoyed this documentary. I subscribed liked and following. Keep up the amazing work and job. 💙
@XandorumАй бұрын
This is just sad. I was born in Pine bluff, my family had lived there for generations. But in the 90's gangs began to become more prominent. My parents made the decision to move in 1997-1998, due to gang members hanging out across the street in front of our house and police becoming afraid to drive down certain neighborhoods. My entire direct family, grandpa, uncles, aunts, few cousins, all worked together to get all of us out of the place before things got worse.
@tychi252 ай бұрын
This episode was really good! You did your thing with the cinematography. I really love the conversations. It's always good to hear the different perspectives. More than that, I am glad you spotlighted people who are taking action to solve problems in this city. It's ironic how many opinions there are compared to who can show you what they are doing to help. You are doing a lot just by telling this story, so keep it coming.
@AbandonedAtlasFoundation2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for your kind comment! I am so glad you enjoyed it and there is so much more to come!
@RonLaw822 ай бұрын
My job takes me to pine bluff quite often, and of all the places I go I think pine bluff is my least favorite. It’s just something about the people there, while im sure there are some great people in that city, most of them that I come across act as if they are the toughest person in the world and have never had a good day in their life. I’m sure that attitude is at least part of the reason that that city is the way it is
@Timbertrussminifarm2 ай бұрын
I bought something off of FBMP from there a few months ago (I live close to LR) & I couldn’t wait to get out of PB!!
@AnnaKellyBlogs2 ай бұрын
I really hope that man’s missing friend turns up safe.
@sdpikapp2 ай бұрын
He's dead
@Omonike882 ай бұрын
@@sdpikappHow do you know??😢
@Bawkr2 ай бұрын
Don't believe everything you hear online. It's possible but there's also only 4 homicides here per year, at least according to official reports. Just saying, RIP if true.
@sdpikapp2 ай бұрын
@@Bawkr who said homicide?
@sdpikapp2 ай бұрын
@@Omonike88 sorry for your loss
@camidonahue88822 ай бұрын
Corrupt politicians! The city council needs to do some self reflection - they also aren’t taking care of the people in the city. The people need a whole new city council for representation and management of the city. Those properties being sold at $400 is a scam. Notice the hidden fees when it came to billing the investor. I do admit the investor got carried away with buying those properties; however, he had the right intention in renovating them to livable standards and proper condition. The city council should have been flexible with the investor because he was going to renovate all of those houses. In the end it would be a win-win for both parties- those members on city council became blindsided and greedy. Be careful when it comes to these types of transactions. If it sounds too good to be true, it’s usually a scam hiding in the shadows.
@econhelp5832 ай бұрын
Make it safe and sell it as a cheap retirement community. That would work! BUT you got to make it safe. It’s that simple. Good luck Pine Bluff! I lived in Little Rock for nine years and Arkansas has a huge amount of potential to attract retirees, but again the issue is safety because old people do not like being around predators.
@laikanbarth2 ай бұрын
Once the factories shut down people leave. All of those people who depended on business from the factories workers like small diners and coffee shops and other small businesses can’t sustain themselves anymore either so they leave too. Even the doctors and lawyers and dentist end up leaving. So now the city has lost most of its tax base. The people who could afford to leave did and what you have left is poor people who can’t afford to leave and senior citizens who have bought their homes but they are retired so not a lot of taxes coming from them. The middle class workers who are the ones who pay most of the taxes to the city are all gone so now there is very little money for the city to spend for things like infrastructure and tearing down abandoned houses. The city starts to rot. The only way to fix it is to bring back jobs and that’s not going to happen when you have high crime plus when most manufacturing is cheaper in other countries. I remember when Bill Clinton signed NAFTA to send jobs overseas. We begged him not to sign it. I feel like Dems betrayed all of these cities across the whole USA.
@franciscodanconia4324Ай бұрын
NAFTA was one of the things Ross Perot was 100% right on. You can’t have “free trade” with a non-functional country like Mexico with scads of low educated cheap labor.
@STScott-qo4pwАй бұрын
With Republicans right there to help.
@OzarkMountainKing2 ай бұрын
It doesn't help that the people that live there call it Crime Bluff. I looked in Pine Bluff and was discouraged by the locals from moving there or even buying anything there. I wanted to buy a house and start my business in Pine Bluff. Literally, my realtor brought me around to some locals, and the consensus from every single person was I was either stupid or crazy if I invested in Pine Bluff. I'm from the Everglades of Florida. I know about being poor without opportunities, but I've never encountered a whole town that discouraged anyone from buying a home and starting a business in the Glades. We were happy to see anyone bring anything new to the area. I ended someplace else in Arkansas. It's OK here, no real flavor, no real character, but they didn't actively demotivate me from joining their community.
@dannymcdaniel16522 ай бұрын
Yes but it's so true
@1976mcfarlane2 ай бұрын
@@OzarkMountainKing well if locals are telling you not to I would listen. Most likely they wish they could leave.
@DestinationJapan952 ай бұрын
@@1976mcfarlanespoken like a true low IQ, wage slave minded peasant
@stephenhancock15782 ай бұрын
From poor panhandle Florida, I hear you. The problem isn't the town there, it's the government, until it changes, there's no use trying to build there.
@OzarkMountainKing2 ай бұрын
@stephenhancock1578 I really don't think people understand that Miami, Jacksonville, Orlando, and Tampa are not the entire state of Florida. I know the state likes to project the image that every city is wealthy and that most people live in McMansion's, but us true Floridians know the truth. Even the transplants think the whole state is just a palm tree paradise of well-kept streets. Up in the panhandle if you get outside Panama City and other beach communities, it's much more economically challenged, the governments are corrupt, and so are the Sheriff Departments and local police. Nice to see another Flo-bro on here.
@MissBeeMarie2 ай бұрын
It’s so sad to see my hometown like this. We had so many good memories growing up. Seeing my DHS choir teacher’s home (Glenda Knox RIP) in that condition truly saddens me. Hey, Lori.
@oldanduncouth2 ай бұрын
i came for the buildings ... staying for the tea ☕️ ... hope everyone is ok and thriving
@CeciliaVillalobos-ls6ie2 ай бұрын
Im 58 years old, and want to move to this city. I find the idea of communities is the answer around this Country, give a fish, or teach to fish is a favorte moto. But watching this video gave me assurance i was not alone. Thank you for this video, and I pray for this beautiful city. The area alone is like a part of country i long to live. City in country style.
@missmorena10492 ай бұрын
Good luck in da Communitay
@micheleallen63662 ай бұрын
I lived in Pine Bluff in the late 1970s…….I worked at First South and then found a job as an elementary teacher and taught for 3 years before I moved to Little Rock. First South was the first savings and loan that went “under” and several people went to jail over that financial failure. Your documentary about Pin Bluff is really sad to see.
@MoeLarrycurly12 ай бұрын
Even w/o money you can pick up trash ....
@ThePeoplesPlugBMWI32 ай бұрын
The city ain’t broke it’s a different problem
@jzlharvey2 ай бұрын
That’s raclst!
@fatonyalmitchell32812 ай бұрын
Who wanna pickup others people Trash 🗑️🚮
@billybobcornbread84542 ай бұрын
@MoeLarrycurly1 takes money to bag trash and disposal of it labor fuel vehicle dump fee water to drink and lunch for the day all requires money
@MoeLarrycurly12 ай бұрын
@@billybobcornbread8454 and then next week you'll be trash back there no I meant each household that has children that has adults can pick up the trash in their own yard. They could maybe do it in the yard next to them that don't cost any money not everything is money oriented
@beansmcgraw86002 ай бұрын
Why buy a home in a place with horrible city council and kids shooting each other so I get why it looks like Michigan
@missmorena10492 ай бұрын
😂 And this guy is searching for “why?” We all know why
@only4u2c4202 ай бұрын
Thank you for this. I grew up in Pine bluff when it was a much better place, but I left for college at 17. I go home every once in a while and it is sad every time I go there. Class of '91. I saw it and got out and I know many people who donated their homes to charity for a better tax write off than selling their home. I do have good memories, but after I left I saw it go downhill fast. I really enjoyed your video friend. Thank you for bringing this to light for so many others.
@freeassunshine1638Ай бұрын
THIS MY HOME,HOME TO MY FAMILY. SO MUCH RICH HISTORY HERE. THANK YOU FOR THIS DOCUMENTARY PINE BLUFF ARKANSAS - LET'S GO FORWARD !
@AbandonedAtlasFoundationАй бұрын
NO PROBLEM! IM SO GLAD YOU ENJOYED IT!
@TOES-oo72 ай бұрын
Kudos to you, excellent video, probably one of the most important videos about Pine Bluff, I'm a out of state resident, a investigative journalist, and a victim of the city tearing down one of my houses without my knowledge and approval, this city has major potential, in order for this city to truly move forward, it's gonna have to completely overhaul it's infrastructure, bring more jobs here, especially for the youth, teenage unemployment here is through the roof and I honestly believe it's the main cause to the crime rates. Keep up the good work, I'm looking forward to viewing your next video!
@naorganizing24012 ай бұрын
Thank you for covering this. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 born in 1980 left in 2004 after graduating from UPAB, but go back and give back a lot. It’s unbelievable what state it’s in. 🙏🏾. So happy you met Joni she’s amazing.
@stevenkirby74782 ай бұрын
Basically, this town is another Dalton, Ill.
@srosegold2 ай бұрын
This is much worse. This is what Dolton will become
@deanstephens59402 ай бұрын
I was thinking Granite City,IL. but I get it. Used to be flourishing little cities. Industry left and the jobs left with it.
@fatonyalmitchell32812 ай бұрын
Is that what Tiffany mayor 🤦
@KB24-x7lАй бұрын
I just want to thank you sir. I moved away 11 years ago but all of my family and friends still live there and I too would move back in a heartbeat if there were more opportunity and development there. Most importantly I want to thank you for stating that you never felt unsafe walking the streets of The Bluff. There's such a misconception about the violence in PB. Most folks are honest hardworking church going people who live below the poverty line and are just doing the best they can with what they have and can't afford major home upkeep. Continue speaking light to truth. You're doing amazing work.
@JobieCatherman-be5sw2 ай бұрын
I spent some time in pb in 2009. We came to town to work at the tyson chicken plant. As a small town boy from out west i was shocked to see the city, the residents, and the general way of life. Felt like we were the only whites for miles and miles and we were definitely treated like we didnt belong anywhere in that town and i gladly agreed
@abusednomoresilence2 ай бұрын
I am sorry that happened to you. It was not right!
@hesavedawretchlikeme69022 ай бұрын
There you go. There’s an underlying reason for “our turf” and you white folk are not welcome. It’s your fault that the city is like this.
@TY000002 ай бұрын
YOU didn't feel like you belong. Especially since you didn't know it was a black town, unlike "out west". YOU were uncomfortable but I'd bet my life nobody did anything to you or treated you discriminantly. Cry me a River.
@TY000002 ай бұрын
YOU didn't feel like you belong. Especially since you didn't know it was a black town, unlike "out west". YOU were uncomfortable but I'd bet my life nobody did anything to you or treated you discriminantly. Cry me a River.
@JohnS-er7jh2 ай бұрын
First time I heard of Pine Bluff was many years ago I bought a small backpack from a company that was located in Pine Bluff. I used it as a laptop/book bag. It was best bag I ever owned, it got misplaced and contacted the company to order another. I just couldnt' get over how friendly the people were. Then again being from NYC area, its not hard to find friendlier people outside my area. But all these years later Pine Bluff stood out, its a shame to see it now. I am sure there are many other areas affected by moving operations overseas.
@Susan-wz7mb2 ай бұрын
God bless you Pine Bluff!!! Keep your head up and hang in there!! Praying for your town.
@My2Cent-Ай бұрын
I was born and raised in Pine Bluff. I lived Right next door to UAPB originally it was AM&N (Agricultural Mining & Normal). We lived right beside the Girls Dormitory 1103 N. Hazel. It's a parking lot now for Pine Hill Church. We sold all our property years ago, thankfully. I went to Dollarway. Recently consolidated it into Pine Bluff High School. It breaks my heart to see it like this. I have SO Many Wonderful memories from there growing up. I ABSOLUTELY loved it there!!! We moved from there in 1976. I was a Kid. I have ran into many of my classmates and friends that were there at the time. And have kept up with them or looked them up online. I am sad but glad that we moved. I was homesick for a year. We were able to get many more excellent opportunities because of it. I use google maps to visit and I am shocked how much it has changed. The only thing that's permanent is change...
@ArmaniValentino2 ай бұрын
A result of DRUGS, CORRUPTION, and CRIME. I graduated from UAPB in 2002, and it's consistently gone downward since then.
@christopherstimpson65402 ай бұрын
Crime and lack of jobs are the problem. Detroit and Baltimore are the same.
@keithwisdom16632 ай бұрын
Why are all these spots that are in poverty mainly populated by baclks
@christopherstimpson65402 ай бұрын
@@keithwisdom1663 Look at FBI statistics of which group commits most crime. Keep in mind that black people are only 13% of the US population.
@FlawleZ312 ай бұрын
@@keithwisdom1663It's not a racial issue it's a cultural issue
@rudebwoy92032 ай бұрын
2 more Democratic run cities
@nfixion2 ай бұрын
Respect morality decency, can't be implemented where it doesn't exist. The few decent people shown in the doc are not representative of the ones who destroyed this once great city