Alone In Dangerous and Abandoned CIty | Pine Bluff, Arkansas

[@johncarpenter8527]

I’m from Little Rock and live in Lonoke. Both of which are only 45 minutes from Pine Bluff. Pine Bluff has been crumbling for the past 20 years but in the last 7-10 years the place has basically become abandoned. No jobs, cops don’t even patrol certain areas. I definitely wouldn’t wonder around at night because the whole area gets extremely dark. A lot of murder in Pine Bluff. People used to call in Crime Bluff

[@sonjamcgriff8515]

I grew up there and back then it was a great place to raise a family . BTW the city just got funds to rejuvenate the downtown area . Make Line Bluff great again

[@ghosthuntweekends]

Thanks for the update, maybe ill make a follow up vid

[@wandaAnthony2]

I am a former resident of Pine Bluff who has since gone blind. I wish you and others who describe Pine Bluff would give more information about where you are. That would be a big help to me.

[@ghosthuntweekends]

Thank you for being a fan, and thank you for your comment. I will add more commentary on my next videos. :)

[@dennissmallwood9082]

I am from Dumas which is thirty minutes south of Pine Bluff and all of those vacant lots that have bushes used to have big buildings. The majority of that area has fallen down. I wish it was like it was in the sixties and seventies. It is so sad.

[@My2Cent-]

This breaks my heart. I was born and raised there. LOVED IT AS A KID. VERY happy times. I went to Headstart 3rd grade at PineCrest, all the way to the 8th grade there at Dollarway. Jr. High. They merged the High School into Pine Bluff High. We moved to Chicago in 1976. I lived next to UAPB formerly AM&N College. I have came across some of my childhood friends here in Chicago. I even worked with one. We were next door neighbors. I remember downtown SO WELL! My oldest sister left from that Greyhound bus station with her husband back in 1968. I was a little kid. She was our Chicago connection. She lives in Vegas now. I lived at 1103 N. Hazel Street. It's a parking lot now for Pine Hill Church. So many fond memories to many to count. It was a classic Beautiful neighborhood city. Thanks for the Video and the stroll down memory lane. It was hard to hold back the tears. As the song said "Those were the days my friend I thought they'd never end!!!🙇‍♂🤦‍♂🤷‍♂🙋‍♂😪💔💞

[@ghosthuntweekends]

Oh wow, thanks for sharing your memories.

[@adam-remy8377]

“Crap-y” is what you are going to do after that slaw chili dog. “Croppy” is the way “Crappie”is pronounced. 🐠

[@ghosthuntweekends]

Oh didnt know thats how you pronounce that. Thanks :) and yes that slaw dog did a number on my stomach, sounded like boots in a dryer on the drive home!

[@janebogetti6462]

Definitely has the creep factor!

[@SunCoastFilms]

Definitely some strange looking buildings out there. Be safe brother.

[@LindseyCrews-c7v]

There is Also an Old Building called the Old Sanger Theater...I helped on the restoration of the building when I was 13 and 14 year's... Very Interesting..

[@LindseyCrews-c7v]

If you happen to come back to Pine Bluff...You Should check out the Old Train Museum and The Railroad Museum... There are A Lot of Beautiful Historical Houses...and Very Interesting Buildings.. With the crime rate in Pine Bluff... People are not willing to invest in Building anything

[@henryarnold9480]

He isn't trying too find nothing positive.

[@harleymomx]

I guess I see things differently than a lot of ppl. Pine Bluff felt a lot the same way that Nola felt to me. It felt like home. Felt familiar. Felt comfortable like an old warm blanket on a rainy cold day feels. I’m from Memphis but have lived in Arkansas for a while. My husband owned a gas station in PB and I still get excited and full of anticipation every time we decide to spend the day there. I have never felt unsafe. The ppl remind me of Nola with the same vibe and friendliness. The cupcake shop downtown…omg…heaven. I see so much history, culture, and potential from the way I view it and to me that is very very appealing. The city has personality and character and I feel like it’s been given a bad rap. I hope to buy an old abandoned house there soon and would definitely live there. Oh yeah that train that comes thru the town. I mean what’s not to love ❤❤about

[@ghosthuntweekends]

Thank you for sharing your memories. I never felt unsafe, everyone was very welcoming and friendly.

[@rachelcasper3814]

I grew up there. My family came there after the civil war and some kf them are still there. My grandfather was murdered in one of those shops downtown in 1977. My parents left in the 90's when a lot of the industry started to leave. The city makes it difficult for new business to come in.

[@cbarnes9808]

Hey I'm from Pine Bluff. If I knew you was coming I would met up with you to tell you a bit about PB. Rich's you could get a burger and drink for $0.79 back in the 90s. You should've went to Charro's. So good. I could've gotten you into a few of the buildings there, showed you some houses, and maybe even the Pines Mall. That place use to be popping when I was growing up. You was close to my dad's jewelry & pawn shop. Did you see the Sunbeam girl swinging at the end of Main St? It was opposite of the courthouse. She's old. I'm watching you go thru the mall now. The building you entered from use to be Walmart. There was 2 theaters there. I have alot of memories there. Anyways if you have any questions just ask. Maybe if you come back I can show you more with some history behind it.

[@ghosthuntweekends]

Thank you so much for sharing your memories. Yes message me on FB or through the contact info here, I want to make a return video.

[@hitzer2000]

the city government has the cash but want do a thing we would get a better deal with AL Capone from my point of view

[@alynnb2699]

This town use to be booming! River runs through there. You should’ve road out to the port and seen all the plants that closed.

[@ghosthuntweekends]

Oh I missed that. I'll have to go check that out

[@benshore7357]

Good times 🎉 your head was on a swivel when you were walking around. 🎉

[@brandongorman560]

I was born and raised in pine bluff Arkansas went to school at Whitehall and watson chapel. It used to be a really good town but a lot has happened throughout the years that caused it to go down hill. Whitehall is the nicer side of town. Anyhow. There actually supposed to be working on the town and trying to bring it back. We have a casino here. and lots of other stuff that's coming to town. There actually going to tear a lot of them abandoned buildings down and replace them with all new things. A lot of people like to put the town down and say it's dangerous but it's not as dangerous as what people think yes there is crime here but there's crime all over the world. No place is safe. Now days. Little Rock has more crime then pine bluff does see it all the time on the news. Anyhow if you ever come back to town hopefully things will look alot different by then. Hopefully better.

[@lonelyguitar345]

Nice video

[@anitacreasey7955]

I'm from Pine Bluff and growing up in the 70's and 80's was fun all of Main Street was the place to be lots of Stores and Restaurants to eat at and when Walmart came to town it killed all the stores downtown and Oh next time you come back make sure you are packing because it has really gotten crazy in Pine Bluff

[@ghosthuntweekends]

I noticed it was a little rough. Check out my other vid on me exploring the mall there

[@anitacreasey7955]

The Lake where you were eating your Slaw Dog actually used to be part of the Arkansas River

[@anitacreasey7955]

I will check it out

[@anitacreasey7955]

Rich's Hamburger does have the best Burgers but I also get the Slaw Dogs whenever I visit them

[@guyfawkes6657]

been here 37+ years, i love it.

[@Spook1234-e8i]

That motel went through various owners over the years it was originally called The Downtowner and before it was built there was a very large mansion there owned by the Simmons family.

[@ghosthuntweekends]

Thank for that info.

[@Jazzbeu55]

When my daughter was in the high school band of another town in south Arkansas, there was a tradition of the band taking the 3rd quarter of a football game off to get refreshments and wander around, often meeting members of the other band. In Pine Bluff, the band director had them stay in the stands and refreshments were brought to them. It was too dangerous just to walk around at their football stadium. That danger is why the city has declined.

[@ghosthuntweekends]

Yeah, that sounds like a safe idea

[@ladywolverine1828]

Howdy, I'm in Arkansas if you need a place to rest you're always welcome

[@robertmead9234]

Hello from Conway! 😊

[@alynnb2699]

Richie’s is known for their burgers

[@ghosthuntweekends]

I'll try it next time im there in town

[@jgbaren]

What (former) haunted location were you there to see? I lived there in the 90s and went to high school in PB. It wasn't that bad back then. The mall was really nice.

[@RealmOfCuriosities]

Was thinking the same thing. Looks like Cairo

[@ghosthuntweekends]

Ciiiiiiiiaaarrrroooooo

[@krazyj1957]

Like many other cities, Pine Pluff has good areas too. This dude doesn't know shit.

[@ghosthuntweekends]

Im sure there is nice areas, I just recorded what I saw.

[@karlaschaffner6592]

Agreed. As soon as he hit a neighborhood with people, HE was the ghost! Lol

[@ghosthuntweekends]

You live there? Show me around next time.

[@carlafaye1970]

@@ghosthuntweekends Did you go to the university HBCU??? Did you go beyond Main Street???? Stop doing this BS!

[@ghosthuntweekends]

I'll come back to do a follow up vid, show me around. All I had time to see was downtown and the abandoned mall. Then an old ICBM launch site.

[@lpmcarthur]

I'm in Little Rock and many of the locals call this place the "arm pit" of Arkansas. Been in AR for 5 years and have never been there. No reason to, really.

[@karlaschaffner6592]

I'm bet it's great, living so close to the armpit of Arkansas. (I mean, of ALL of the armpits to choose, why Arkansas?)

[@alicerandleas6846]

This makes me so so sad, it didn't uses to be like this 😢 I grow up here remember the parade every year oh main street, and talking about make it better, I don't see don't ever come back, to much crime no jobs, people did just got up left even 30 years ago it started down hill in Pine Bluff, everything build up out white hall, just are walking the ghetto now, 😢 💔

[@ghosthuntweekends]

Horrible to hear how its gone down hill.

[@ghostbride2003]

I can show you some with less buildings but older. But that is a potential ghost gokd mine.

[@ghosthuntweekends]

Yes! Take me!

[@guyfawkes6657]

37 years living here , no problem....

[@karlaschaffner6592]

The population is 41K. And you couldn't find ONE?! There aren't squatters. Squatters need food. Where are squatters going to get food? What happened? As usual, big corporations closed their shops and left town, leaving people nowhere to work. Lots of people left, but it's the PROPERTY OWNERS that left that mess.

[@FixIt1975]

Crime Bluff! Have you been to Helena/West Helena yet? That's really rough, too

[@bretluyet1896]

first time i drove through pine bluff i was shocked its desolute,nothing there murder rates out do little rock every year no reason to be there for those who dont live there

[@amandacooke3611]

That's wild!

[@ghosthuntweekends]

It is!

[@cassandrataylor4063]

Less than 50k like 25k of the population there?!

[@buzzbear822]

The bayou is the longest in the world,great vid sad what has become of PB.

[@ghosthuntweekends]

I would of thought Mississippi or Louisiana would have the longest bayous but I learned something new that day. :)

[@johnlosert922]

Is the convention center still there?

[@conradheatley9059]

Unfortunately my job requires me to go there twice a month and I must say... If they were to stick an enema in Arkansas thats where they would put it!

[@ghosthuntweekends]

Lol

[@brandonsatterlee7546]

I grew up and live about 50 miles south of Pine Bluff and it was the place to go back in the 70's, 80's and early 90's for the mall, stores, and civic center there. Which about all is gone except for a few stores scattered around Walmart. We now refer to it as Crime Bluff and usually just travel through on the way to Little Rock and rarely stop unless a necessity. It is really sad how the town has gone down due to how the locals treated it. People got scared to go there because of the crime and vandalism!

[@ghosthuntweekends]

I went over to the abandoned mall also and walked all through it, I was actually scared in there kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqimc6OMnMyfnZIsi=0wQQ_fDSqfJv7O_M

[@ghostbride2003]

Hi Chad!

[@alynnb2699]

I live in this town and I haven’t set foot downtown in years! I think it’s a fake set up down there now. Maybe for the new casino. To pretend it’s a good place.

[@ghosthuntweekends]

Didnt know about the casino

[@nola504creole5]

Sup spooky Sam

[@kristinmrick]

You need to find a Portillos and get a hot dog and Italian beef!

[@ghosthuntweekends]

Ohh i love hot dogs

[@chadbarth3054]

Looks a lot like Texarkana Ar.

[@ghostbride2003]

Silent hill

[@ghosthuntweekends]

Lol, it felt like it

[@FixIt1975]

​@@ghosthuntweekendsthat was supposed to be based on Centralia, pa. That was an awful movie

[@gilbert6732]

They had good DIXIE YOUTH baseball teams once upon a time.

[@stevepmo]

cant believe you are walking there alone

[@ghosthuntweekends]

I wasent really bothered by anyone, actually didnt see many people.

[@cassandrataylor4063]

Hey Chad?! I am here for it?!

[@ghostbride2003]

I'll search abandoned buildings with y'all

[@brooktayloronly4bbw]

Amazon needs to build a plant out there

[@michaelluna4328]

Wow can’t believe that’s Mary Mouser town the actor from Cobra Kai

[@ghosthuntweekends]

That's cool to know

[@michaelluna4328]

@@ghosthuntweekends yes😀

[@ghostbride2003]

Lol... flip-flops. Get 👟 10:45

[@FKITMANE]

I believe it's pronounced Cairo (Ky-Rho)

[@ghosthuntweekends]

I thought so too, but the locals kept pronouncing it (Keer-Row)

[@henryarnold9480]

It's abandoned but most dangerous 😂😂😂........ ok then,

[@alynnb2699]

Drugs and gangs and corruption

[@ghosthuntweekends]

That's too bad, it looked like a nice City.

[@user-ii2nl4dj8t]

Keep voting Republican this is what you get

[@JustinSmith-pf3hl]

You’re right. Democrat run cities and states have no crime or run down cities.