Are Drugs Destroying This Once Proud Indiana City? Evansville, Indiana 4K

[@cyranobuckminster1970]

As an Evansville resident (and non-drug user), I can confirm that we were #1 in meth labs. Now everybody just buys the cheap meth from Mexico.

[@cyranobuckminster1970]

The KKK was a wing of the Democrat Party, not the Republicans. Frank W. Griese was a Democrat. If you're going to sling mud, throw it at the right people.

[@ChrisHarden]

@@cyranobuckminster1970 Yeah someone else already called me out for that earlier. Here's the link I got that info from. www.evansvilleliving.com/articles/the-death-of-the-baptisttown-boss Plenty of people probably assume that they know what I believe politically with some of my videos... but honestly I don't care about politics one bit. Never have and never will.

[@cyranobuckminster1970]

@@ChrisHarden Not a problem. I'm neither party and grew up in Newburgh (IN, next door to Eville).

[@cyranobuckminster1970]

@@peterjv8748 Politifact is possibly (next to Snopes) the most fraudulent sites on the internet. Read some actual history, champ.

[@cyranobuckminster1970]

@@peterjv8748 It's Christmas time and I'm tired of arguing about politics. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family, Peter. Hopefully in 2021 we can stop arguing and become fellow citizens again.

[@AniMD69]

I was born and raised in Jim Town. I never knew that it was unsafe there, and I have lived in some horrific places. I knew about Bosse Field. However it wasn’t mentioned that “League of Their Own” was filmed there. I was 1 of the many extras that was in it. After living away (Thanks to Ex) I returned to Evansville to get back to my roots. Nothing was mentioned about North High School being moved and built off of Hwy 41. The park next to Bosse Field, Garvin’s Park, has the “Circle of Lights” during the Christmas holiday every year or the Fall Festival that has been a part of our lives for so long, except during the pandemic. There is soooo many things that we are proud of. Not all of us focus on the bad.

[@paulj6756]

My Dad and I drove from Chicago to Evansville several years ago. We went to an Evansville Otters game. Their stadium, Bosse Field, is the oldest minor league ballpark currently in use. Only Fenway and Wrigley are older. The team owner took us on a tour of the ballpark, even letting us up onto the roof.

[@johnreitz5676]

I lived in Evansville from 2010 to 2015. Despite spending much of my time (often on foot) in some of the "bad" neighborhoods shown here not once did I ever feel unsafe. This is a typical sensationalized hit piece from someone who neither knows or understands the city's history, let alone it's current situation.

[@maryvandeusen5554]

I agree. He is definitely an outsider. Very limited thinking here.

[@lakeisharankin9905]

History tends to get outside its borders!

[@Thatonehanna]

Evansville may have lots of crimes and drugs but it got a damn good fall festival that’s like third in the world.

[@jasonmartin569]

I love seeing all these Midtown neighborhoods on your video. I spent a lot of time in these areas growing up

[@carlosrogers4873]

I live in Cleveland Tennessee but I was born and raised in Evansville Indiana. I graduated from Harrison Highschool in 1993 I went to North from 1989 to 1992. And went to Harrison from 1992 to 1993 I ran track for both Hightschools. My family are very well know especially on the southside. I more of a North and Eastsider. I can tell you all what Evansville was like when I was growing up something this video cannot do. The riverfront was completely different this was before the casino. It actually had a path you could walk on and a stream that came down a hill into a small pond. There used to be a seafood restaurant in the shape of a boat across the riverfront and if im not mistaken a hotel too. There was a train depot downtown by the riverfront. There used to be a a drive-in where the Showplace Cinema east is at now. The malls Washington Square has LS Ayers and Sears that whole mall used to be the spot. Now it's nothing short of a ghost town. When I went back to Evansville for a funeral a death in my family I went to Washington Square and it hurt to see it the way it is now. I remember it back in it's hey day it's prime it was a blast. Eastland still is going strong but I don't know for how much longer. I remember all the Great Scott Stores later they became Bulers Buylow. Y'all know where the East side Walmart is at now? I remember when Walmart was where the Hobby Lobby is at now. At the time I was working at Walmart back in 1996 I helped moved stuff to the Supercenter in 1997 before then that entire area used to be a huge corn field. A lot has changed in Evansville crime has shot up, drug use is definitely on a rise but good things has happen too. The new Ford center downtown will or has brought life back into downtown casino is now inland now the boat is gone however I could have sworn I seen a old LST battle ship dockside two months ago when I visited. The Ohio river you can fish out of it but I wouldn't recommend eating fish you catch out that river lol that goes for Pigeon creek too it feeds into the river. Multiple industrial plants use water out that river like Ceterpoint Energy formerly Vectren. Evansville is what you make it and depends on what part of the city you live in. I like the eastside by Washington Square and north sides close to Evans Elementary school of course when I was still in the city Evans was still a middle school. But like I said Evansville is what you make it.

[@markweiss5152]

In the 1960's and early 70's Evansville was the perfect test market for new products. It was as close as you could get to a small sample of the whole US market, and was a good representation of how a new product or service would do. Between 1978 and 1984 this area lost 6000+ good paying manufacturing jobs. That number does not include the support industries to those lost jobs. Our local politics told GM that Evansville DID NOT WANT the new Saturn Plant. After all they had got rid of Chrysler just 20 years earlier, buy taxing them $20 per car to use the city streets to move each new cars from the factory to the river barge loading facility. That Chrysler plant moved to St Luise MO and manufactured the mini vans for 30+ years(yes they screwed us bad). If Evansville was the perfect cross section of the US, and looking at it now, our Republic is fucked!!!

[@laceyavonwithlaceymarie5479]

Wish was still that way I am a Avon lady started last year and I only did because of living here I always remember Avon was huge as well as samples from others now every acts like you are gonna kill them

[@standingbear998]

then it became the test market for leftist and the dems.

[@leeannrickard920]

Evansville resident here! You are correct. Jimtown and jacobsville are our worst neighborhoods. Overall I love this city and feel safe for the most part.😁👍

[@highlife5890]

Park side the worst or A block

[@namgreenberet3322]

Evansville is a medium size city and for it's size the crime rate was pretty low. I don't know how it is now though. I heard the police department now is known for it's brutality and racism.

[@sans7240]

@@namgreenberet3322 they aren’t it is some of the people they use it by saying racial slurs

[@egekaandogan8022]

I've lived in Evansville for 1 month as a tourist. I didn't experience a single trouble. All the people I encountered were nice and kind.

[@sans7240]

@@egekaandogan8022 fun fact about Evansville: Metallica and Jimi Hendrix have been through here

[@GlobetrotterGranny]

Evansville native here. Love Evansville but agree it has lots of problems. It has so much history that is so interesting, but it has been allowed to waste for so many years.

[@gingerp6631]

Gave you a like because I did not know about some of the things mentioned in your video. I was not born in Evansville, but my parents moved there in the early 1970’s, so I went to the later grades of middle school and high school there. I spent a total of 6 years in Evansville, and back then people left because it was a bit boring, not much available in the professional fields, but if you had kids or was old, it was a decent place to live. After attending an elderly aunt’s funeral 2 years ago, I did not recognize the city. Shocking that it is so blighted and downtrodden.

[@mwalker3547]

@dawnmichelleseidlgodsey120 Have you ever ventured outside of Vanderburgh County?

[@edwinalston6488]

True words about Evansville were never spoken. Growing up in Evansville in the 70s was fun and safe and Jomtown wasn't as bad as it is now. The meth epidemic has increased substantially from when I grew up in Evansville. Yes, it's destroying certain areas of the city.

[@brandonharris8111]

He forgot to mention the car bombing of Ray Ryan in 1977 that was carried out by the Bluegrass Mafia. The police knew who was involved but they did not want a mob war in Evansville. The man who ran a massage parlor in Evansville in 1974 was allegedly murdered by the mob as well.

[@natebullock6555]

It's destroying the whole city

[@Sandraella1982]

born and raised in Evansville, yes there's bad in our city but every city has bad in it somewhere

[@boogitybear2283]

Not that bad!!!!

[@Sandraella1982]

@@boogitybear2283 never said Evansville didn't have issues , just saying all cities have issues

[@victorjordan3526]

The only people who are scared of Evansville are people who never been here it’s bad but it really ain’t horrible

[@notqxniii]

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[@Rattrap007]

Exactly. Grew up here for my first 20 years or son & have lived in Newburgh now for past 24. It depends where you go. Major shopping areas you are fine. Only when you really get south of the Lloyd and mostly west of 41 is it kinda bad.

[@cameronsimmons8336]

@@Rattrap007born and raised here and it ain’t bad at all compared to these bigger cities

[@Rattrap007]

@@cameronsimmons8336 still not “great”, but fine depending on where you go.

[@irvingortiz7954]

Is the safest place I've been

[@stephencollums6826]

This video cant be so more true i live in evansville my Neighborhood isn't any better when it comes to drugs

[@Siobhan146]

I saw my house! Some people may use drugs around here but most of the neighbors are such amazing good-hearted people. They made me feel so welcome when I moved here. Children run around playing in these neighborhoods. I have never seen the violent crime.

[@ChrisHarden]

That’s good. Glad that you’ve had a good experience

[@laceyavonwithlaceymarie5479]

Yes this jimtown and Jacobsville is not the worst area my opinion the South side is but still not as bad as most other cities

[@Lawomenshoops]

Evansville has two D1 schools-Evansville and USI! One private and one public school. The city also hosts the OVC Basketball Championships in March,

[@anthonyjackson1446]

Dude this was absolutely a very good video and city scenery, and yes there is historical stuff to that city, that i and most others did not know, I also enjoyed the downtown video as well and hope you show more of their downtown the new developments and their river front as well, the last I visited there was back in 1999 and it was the casino boat, but again beautiful video and city scenery stuff...👌🏽👍👍🤗👏

[@ChrisHarden]

Thanks man! Yeah this was one of my first road trips I took for this channel even though it’s a later upload. I’ve taken a few road trips at this point so I have a better idea now how to map out and research things before I take road trips and film videos. Chances are that I’m going to be in Evansville again and I can definitely make a few more videos on the city

[@namgreenberet3322]

Being from Evansville, I knew about Bosse Field being the 3rd oldest in America. If you ask random people from Evansville, I am willing to bet they all knew that as well. Want to hear something weird? When I was in Nam and I did 2 tours there, all I wanted was to be able to ride the buses one more time.

[@brandonharris8111]

I live near Evansville and you are telling the truth. Jacobsville and Jim town are the worst areas of Evansville. We don't just have a Meth problem but we have a problem with heroin and fentanyl. Now, we have crystal meth.

[@Poodlehere]

Bosse Field is also where the move A League Of Their Own was filmed.

[@chrisolivarria3558]

It was not

[@Poodlehere]

Yes it was. Plus my U.S. history high school teacher Michelle Funk-Nieghmyer was Lori Petty's stunt double. The production team used Bosse Field which is located in Garvins park for most of the move. In fact the Crawford Door Sign as well as the scoreboard was original to the field and business behind the outfield wall

[@chrisolivarria3558]

@@Poodlehere a scene was filmed outside of Bosse. Everything else filmed in Huntingburg. All Baseball shots were filmed in Huntingburg.

[@Poodlehere]

I think you need to go back and rewatch the movie.

[@fireballchaser]

I know they shot at Bosse field because I was an extra at Bosse field. I wasn't outside of it. My mom took me when I was 12 and we sat in the bleachers down the third base line. I don't remember what all they shot that day but the last play at the end of the game we reshot over and over many times. I got to meet Penny Marshall and Rosie O'Donnell that day. I very specifically remember going to an Otters game in the early 2000's and making jokes about seeing a real baseball game there.

[@jacobprieshoff5911]

Born in Evansville and I lived there off and on almost my whole life.i wouldn't move back there for anything.the drugs and crime are soo bad!!

[@PURPLEFINK1]

Wow so much I didn't know, keep these videos coming

[@namgreenberet3322]

One more thing. As a white boy, I grew up on the southside of Evansville in the 50's and 60's in a projects called Sweetser Projects. It's a mixed racial community of blacks and whites where we saw no color barriers because half of our best friends were black and my very best friend was black. Anytime I go back to America and Evansville, I always take a tour of my turf. We were very poor but we were happy and I have lot of great memories from those days.

[@blake102989]

They call it Oakdale these days or at least they did back about 10 years ago or so. Where do you reside now since you said back to America?

[@namgreenberet3322]

@@blake102989 There was a black community from the south side of Riverside all the way to the levee and from Garvin to Judson and back then it was also called Oakdale. The projects itself was called Sweetser Projects. I live in the Philippines with my Filipina wife. I've lived here for the past 10 years.

[@blake102989]

@@namgreenberet3322 o ok, I've just always heard those projects called Oakdale as well. How is it living over there, do you like it? I know there's quite a few Americans that remotely work from there and Thailand as well.

[@namgreenberet3322]

@@blake102989 Life here is great, the food is delicious and cheap, housing to rent or build is cheaper than America and I get to play on some of the most beautiful golf courses in the world. Whatever it costs to live in America, you can live on 1/3rd or less and still live like a king. It's a 3rd world country but the people are happier than most of the rest of the world. They have more freedom here than America has and that's the truth. We live on the rim of a volcano at the top of a mountain but the volcano is about a mile below us on the other side of the rim. The people are extremely friendly and they are always singing. Everyone here sings and I do mean everyone.

[@blake102989]

@@namgreenberet3322 now that does sound amazing! I've never really been out of the country but have always wanted to visit Asia in general and hopefully will get to some day. Do you have citizenship there or are you still considered a US citizen? The only reasons I wouldn't want to live in another country is because of our gun laws, it's been a passion of mine to one day become a high end firearm manufacturer somewhat like les Baer or Cabot but male them affordable to the average person. I used to manager the army surplus store on first ave. My stepfather owned it and I was told I was going to get to take over when they retired but it was a lie and it shattered when we closed last year. Also I'm a avid fisherman for largemouth lol. I know Japan has monster largemouth but you know what they say "there's no place like home"

[@hjdaboss786]

Little bit of history for you all. The LST ships were built here and when I’m fishing I can pick up lots of historical stuff laying on the bottom.

[@thomasasix1884]

Signature school is in downtown, rated #10 nationwide and #1 in Indiana. Evansville doesn't have a just a drug problem, it also have a sewer problem that is finally getting fixed. Part of the city smell like sewer and with heavy rain the sewer is overflowing into the Ohio River. Pollution is really bad, but with so many coal burning power plants (AEP Rockport, FB Culley, Warrick operation, AB Brown, Duke Gibson, IP&L Petersburg, Big rivers Sebere) just in ~50 miles radius, no wonder. If you add Alcoa, AK Steel, Sabic and other plastic manufacturer's in the area. I disagree on the jobs, the work is not bad. Wages might not be high, but cost of living is really low.

[@javadose317]

What’s the point of sig school? Same as high school but the kids that go their feel entitled

[@jerrycummings2821]

Just don't tell people about the craters that we affectionately call "pot holes" - tee hee.

[@generalbrowser680]

My hometown! Wow, drove right past one of the places I grew up in @ 9:56. Been in Colorado since 1995. Some of it looks the same still. Cool vid!

[@stephenyoung9594]

E'ville! It's heavy what has been done to the City😢 I was born there and had the Greatest times of my life. Cherry Street, Chestnut, Walnut, Lincoln avenue, Carver Youth Center, Oatdale, The Projects and Lincoln Gardens. The history you missed out on is knowing someone . Everyone in The Ville know its dispicable what those people on the past were doing still continue s. No people on the street, maybe because you can cook am egg outside. I'm a Drummer and my oldest Uncle is also he and the Musians I will speak of use to play in my Grandparents Garage and drums were played there until I left . Back in the Day People would parked there cars and hang out on the the corner where our Family still ecxist with another generation. Iwas 2 There was and still Actors like RonGlass, the Black guy on the Barney Miller TV Show, among others and movies. Artist, Doctors, Writers, Professors, Athlete's, a few Pro Basketball players, Football,Famous Musians; Timmy Thomas, Why Can't We Live Together, Jason Briant/ SOS Band, Phillip Lawrence Jr. Music Executive. You seen him in stage with Bruno Mars. It was beautiful growing up. What was has been destroyed. Nit by the People. When they tore down all the houses like the so in every Urban Neighborood to reclaim and to Gentrify/ Basically they want the land back where they only aloud us to live.The reason is. Out house is close to down town so was the African American Community. The only to make ,ore business, new housing was to reclaim because the river stops nuildind to the Westside. All thpse business you drove by where homes. Too much History. They killed Eco Systems when they the City Bulldozed the Houses they all do removed all the plants and trees where creatures lived! We grew up on the corner where the Street lamp has all kinds of bugs flying around as we played. Lighting Bigs June Bugs, PrayingMantis, there was life im this place. On the Corner now, all you hear is Crickets and cars from a distance. I live on Berlin. It still has a Heap of Good Highly Educate, Hard Working People that will cook for you after a family member has passed. They care about one another. I know them. They watched after me baby sitted me. The Struggle Continues. You taught me some History. I never new the names of those parts of town. A one of many Hidden Thuths about the inhabitants that continue to rule over these Cities. Yes, they are still, Republicans. Life as it used to be is GONE😢 Ripped the Heart out of Evansville. Peace and Thanks. Ps. You didn't go to Germantown.

[@natebullock6555]

The worst neighborhood in Evansville is the South end 💯

[@InfernoPhoenix123]

I live in Evansville currently and am 14 and yes everything u have said is true. We have high crime rates and actually I heard 2 gunshots today at my cousin's birthday. Also there is always drama around every corner literally a coach for the team going against my cousin's team yesterday got beat up and people came with guns to take care of my aunt because she was bad because the team paid the refs to take off my cousin's team points so the other team won because they did that. Also there is a drug problem and yes I do know a few dug addicts not mentioning names. It is scary at night especially because that is when u really hear the gunshots. Also always police driving by my house because we live on the bad side of town so they patrol our area at night. Also one thing that is weird it is kind of like older times here because kids just wander around the neighborhood without adults. Because we all know how to defend ourselves and everyone knows how to use a gun. Also a tip if u ever go here travel in packs. I know we all do because you could get shot, stabbed, jumped, robbed, kidnapped, and raped and all these happen at least once a week so can't wait to leave when I am older. But my family can't leave because we're too poor.

[@T-Babbbldot]

that's why I left at 26 in 1982, I am glad that Evansville was in my rear view mirror!

[@OGsoupy]

The house on the corner of Columbia and Morton has a crazy cat lady living in it. She screamed at us back in like 2014 for trick or treating at her house

[@kimsharesvideo]

Just a few corrections… ALL of the schools in Evansville are great school. With great teachers. Also, Evansville has great employment; the city is the National Headquarters to Atlas Vanlines, shoe Carnival, OneMain Financial, Berry Global Plastics, Mead Johnson and Old National Bank. The downtown areas have homes affordable real estate built in the early 1900’s. It has the same mayor for 12 years, with a lot of diversity in all areas of the city.

[@mwalker3547]

If you listen, you can hear the Hallelujah Chorus at the corner of every block.

[@BurchMike1]

I lived I Evansville for 33 years; the best thing I did was to move away from there. Meth, heroin and pills have turned E'ville into a s*** hole.

[@stephencollums6826]

Its every.where not just evansville

[@stephencollums6826]

@reckard how is Indianapolis any better?

[@mindthesynapticgap4909]

Give people better jobs and pay and lift them out of poverty you'll see drugs fade into obscurity it's not the drugs that are the problems it's because these people's livelyhoods depend on them because they can't survive off minimum wage or even a few bucks above that so they turn to selling meth. Not an excuse but that's just the facts

[@bigwally2281]

Like you video of Evansville. What camera do you use if I may ask.

[@ChrisHarden]

Camera info is in the description of all of my videos, but for this video I used a GoPro Hero 7 Black.

[@Indiana_Golden]

I grew up in Evansville. I lived on Emmett St which is now Culver Dr. I walked to Culver school from K-8 grade. It was an integrated neighborhood of working class families. The neighbors watched out for each other. They would rat you out to your parents for "mischievous" neighborhood activities. I still loved them all. Evansville has some bad neighborhoods but a lot of good poor folk are still out there. Those old shotgun houses are pretty much all they can afford.

[@williamcrowe2576]

I grew up in Evansville Indiana, and had probably been around some of those places shown. At least during car and school bus trips. Speaking of school, those improvements in education you mentioned were likely due in part to the efforts of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation. Much of the schools I attended were part of EVSC, including Lodge Elementary School and Harrison High School.

[@DavidRosenbaum-x4c]

I've been there a couple of times and loved it❤❤❤❤❤

[@parkerwhite4902]

Dang if I would’ve know you were in town I could’ve went with ya to show you some of the worst areas

[@mattmgarza]

2:05 That building on the right is The Nick Nackery. It's a great mom and pop store for Halloween costumes and similar novelty items, open year round. They've been around for a very long time. The son of the owner is an acquaintance of mine and he's one of the nicest people I've ever met. 2:54 This building is a free laundromat funded by a local business owner. People can get tokens from various places throughout the city in order to do their laundry for free. 3:03 This police station used to be Christa McCauliffe alternative school----the bad kids' school when I was growing up, lol. 6:00 A League of Their Own was filmed at Bosse Field 7:38 front of The Nick Nackery 8:11 this overpass is The Lloyd Expressway. It's part of what makes Evansville so shitty. An expressway isn't supposed to have stop lights, but The Lloyd has tons of them. 8:20 the building on the left is an emergency vet---total ripoff artists as well 10:00 I'm sure that is Baptisttown but no one in Evansville would know what you're talking about if you said "Baptisttown" 12:37 he is approaching downtown here, the dome on the right that is barely visible, that's part of the Central Library. Evansville has a surprisingly good library system for such a shitty town.

[@jeffaulik3980]

The Chrysler (Plymouth) auto assembly plant closed in 1959 because Chrysler was switching all their cars but Imperial to unibody construction and the Evansville plant was not able to make this change due to the way the plant was structured. Also, Evansville lost several appliance manufacturers in the 50's and 60's. All this started Evansville''s loss of jobs and population.

[@jasonmartin569]

Also, the arson on Iowa St was just a few blocks from the West Sector EPD precinct lol

[@John-wr6yo]

The roads and highways are always detoured or tore up year round. Stoplights everywhere . Pathetic

[@appalachiantony7483]

Yea, I was born in Evansville, left when I retired early at 55. Most of my friends are dead or in prison!! I stayed away from meth usage. Bill Elders and Evert Tarr just got life in a federal prison, Dave Williams did several prison terms. Evansville is also the home of Grimm Reapers MC, or some call Grimy Peepers.

[@ChrisHarden]

Glad that you were able to stay away from the drugs!

[@cyranobuckminster1970]

The Grimm Reapers HQ used to be in downtown Newburgh in the '70's. I grew up hearing scary stories about them, but when I actually met a couple of them, I was less than impressed.

[@gingerp6631]

Anthony Stokes : What are the Grimy Peepers? I grew up I Evansville as well, but left I 1977. Haven’t been back much; my parents left Evansville in the late 1990’s. I went back to attend a funeral for an elderly aunt who lived outside of Indianapolis, but was buried in Evansville. I was absolutely SHOCKED at how much the city has changed. It seemed to me that EVERY part of the city was blighted. It was sad. Oddly, my old high school still had manicured lawns, and was maintained well. I only saw the outside, but the school held up extremely well from what I did see.

[@appalachiantony7483]

@@gingerp6631 Grimy Peepers = Grim Reapers the 1%ers Motorcycle Club. I haven't seen Evansville since 2008 but go to google street view and you will see it's not as bad a this youtube post makes it out to be.

[@carlmuncy3299]

Nostalgia Tours I'm glad you didn't mess with that stuff

[@geomundi8333]

As a kid in the early 80s my great uncle and aunt had a house overlooking the river. You could see kentucky from their house.. We would go caving to all the local caves and rockhounding. He taught me that being a scientist was possible and got me into rocks and gems

[@wesandrews4094]

I have friends in evill. Ill vacation there once and awhile. I stay in sacramento ca. Its a nice place eville. The drug problem is bad everywhere honestly nowadays. Only diff i notice is a lot more abandoned run down houses in eville. My fav local eville business is carson's brewery. Always a must go for me

[@blake102989]

Sacramento is a beautiful place, just couldn't live there with their crazy laws. I have a ex that is from there that moved here her freshman year of high school. I flew out there Christmas one year to meet her dad who still lives there and it is one of the most amazing, scenery wise, states I've been to. You're definitely correct on drugs being a issue anywhere you go though but the meth is more predominant here than other places in the country. Plus we are one of the top cancer rate areas of the US no thanks to AK steel and Dupont up river from us that get to dump what they want in the natsy Ohio River.

[@Young_Dab]

Why did you vacation in Evansville?

[@John-wr6yo]

Yes the kkk owned indiana at one time. From the top to the bottom. Southern Baptist were succesionist pre civil war . That is how the denomination game in to being. I grew up in a southern Baptist church and never saw a black face one.

[@nickbrandon2055]

When the city tears down its second-biggest building that's bad

[@ChrisHarden]

Did they?

[@tocorraclark7356]

420 Main… old National bank

[@lakeisharankin9905]

They imploded it... During COVID post 911! And it was HISTORIC. And they put in its place no comparable edifice! More symptoms of Outsource Policy and over-taxation of the poor. Because as many have pointed out: The Drug Problem is Everywhere. It's just that the rich aren't stuck with the Blythe they import!

[@Lawomenshoops]

Into the 80’s in Indiana, there were signs at the entrances of towns that read - N-word don’t let the sun set on you here!

[@mwalker3547]

That's BS

[@That-Kevin]

I’m living in Evansville right now and I actually grew up here I’ve been away in California for 25 years. Anyway I just wanted to comment and say that absolutely everything you said is completely true! 100%!

[@mrfixitmike4060]

Cant help but feel like evansville just got roasted

[@px4storm9x19]

I live in a $210,000 home in a suburb of Evansville and my mother and stepfather just purchased an $810,000 compound a mile from us. This video is not a proper representation of the Evansville I know.

[@ChrisHarden]

Key word: Suburb. The areas that I go in this video have zero $210,000 homes, let around 800k lol.

[@katemaxwell2804]

Then why show only bad things.

[@tocorraclark7356]

Must be nice

[@cheesy7229]

Must be nice

[@mwalker3547]

Which "suburb"? I put that in quotes because Evansville is suburb sized; Like Greenwood or Carmel but much crappier.

[@candacebradshaw2315]

Born and raiseed in Evansville. Im 65. I moved in 2005 becasue its gone to the dogs. DRUGS. No work. Depressed town.

[@candacebradshaw2315]

@Dawn Michelle Seidl Godsey sounds like your history of your family goes back as far as mine and Evansville my great-grandparents their parents my parents myself all raised in Evansville Indiana and I grew up in the sixties and it was a wonderful place to grow up nothing to do now but there sure was back then kids up there now just don't know what we had as young kids up there was really awesome guess that's why it makes me so sad to see it go to heck like it has but I'm from the Simpson family our family is from the north side of Evansville by Highland School used to be really country when I was a kid

[@candacebradshaw2315]

@Dawn Michelle Seidl Godsey me to. So sad thay will never experience childhood like we did Growing Up in the country in Evansville

[@candacebradshaw2315]

@Dawn Michelle Seidl Godsey I'm 66 years old so back then it was country where Highland School is real country

[@candacebradshaw2315]

Hornet's nest good food yes I remember to

[@candacebradshaw2315]

@Dawn Michelle Seidl Godsey yes hornets nests I do remember to good food I have a niece and nephew about your age they are from Central High School Dylan and Darla Simpson If you happen to know them if not that's good still cool to talk to somebody from Evansville God bless you

[@OGsoupy]

I went to Lincoln Elementary, as well as almost every other elementary. It was okay, not much bullying going on at the time. I was even openly accepted as "the new kid"

[@marissa-n4x]

Fun fact, At bosse field they shot a movie long ago.

[@bryan6090]

as someone and who has lived in evansville since I have born . I can confirm that we have a drug problem . I will never forget when a place I use to work at on 3rd shift . We had this meth dealer that use to sell drugs in the back . The fun part was the manager new about him . But he is STILL THERE.| Plus we dont have much opportunity . Evansville may be a shithole . But it is my shithole. Also I see my car in your video . I honesty thought you were stalking me before . I have heard of you.

[@proverbsjohnson7594]

They promoted all of the drug dealers at Fisher Dynamics! The supervisors knew they were drug dealers. They made this 1 girl my supervisor while she was still a temp & I was hired on with the company. I knew it was about the drug politics. I left! I'm from Chicago. I know all about how the politics goes. You will never win

[@reydonald8068]

When you live in Evansville BUT NOT DOWN TOWN Down town is sketchy as

[@brandonharris8111]

Not just AK Steel but Indiana and Michigan Power, ALCOA, Kaiser Aluminum, Centerpoint Energy, other industries along the Ohio River and fertilizer runoff make the Ohio River the most polluted River in the United States.

[@mwalker3547]

When I was a kid, I went downtown to Dress Plaza and dipped my hand into the Ohio River, and when I pulled my hand out it was a bloody stump like in the 1984 movie The Toxic Avenger.

[@khemistriierickson6587]

O wow didn’t know about the steel company

[@3l.a.777]

Me neither

[@jenniferrogers5372]

Why are you only driving in one part of the city and giving the impression that the whole city is like this? I don't live in Evansville, but i do work there and most of the city is nice to really lovely. Maybe come back and drive through some of those neighborhoods and let people see a different side? Unless you have already done so, and i just don't know?

[@brittanypolen3205]

Im from Indiana I was born in Evansville Indiana back in 91 I have cousins and aunts who live there I sure do miss Indiana but I know where my hometown is and I know I will be back to visit it soon

[@KdoggMkeyy]

I'm from Evansville Indiana and I recently left Evansville Indiana to many alcoholics drug addicts I so saw much meth and people using it I moved away from Evansville in Feb of 2021

[@anthonysmith9049]

I grew up there and watching this gave me anxiety. I was a homeless drug addict in my hometown. I left last year and moved to Arizona. I am doing way better than I ever did in Evansville and it didn’t take long. I haven’t used meth since I left and now I smoke weed legally. You never mentioned spice. When I left it was really bad. I had to step over people passed out in front of my door. Sick of the whole scene. I know people who have died smoking spice. Guy fell out, ambulance sent him to the hospital. The next day he was smoking spice in the same spot and time of day

[@ChrisHarden]

Keep on keeping on my man.

[@Duane-l4z]

I came out to AZ myself, north country, hope Ur Not in that TOILET 🚽 Phoenix 🙏😉

[@blake102989]

Bud, you were right in the middle of Jimtown when you said you were in jacobsville 😂. If you were able to turn right onto Garvin, where you were when you said that, and went up a couple blocks to Virginia St there's a bar who's actual name is Jimtown bar. Also AK steel is a big contributer to pollution in the Ohio River, but Dupont is the #1 reason why that river is so toxic. Another fact is that Evansville is Stop Light City because you will run into more red lights than any other city in the US.

[@OGsoupy]

Exactly the thing I was thinking. Jim town from the farthest east side to farthest west side is Stringtown rd to 1st ave. In between 1st and Fulton is Boxtown. North to south in Jim town is diamond to Division St.

[@blake102989]

@@OGsoupy jimtown is past stringtown, it goes all the way to evans Ave to 1st north to south you're correct on though. Jimtown Bar is on Garvin which is 2 blocks over from stringtown/governor

[@OGsoupy]

@@blake102989 I literally grew up in Jimtown. The part where Jimtown stops on the north is the corner of stringtown and diamond. From that corner to the opposite bottom corner is the corner of 1st and Franklin. Westbound after that till you get to Fulton is boxtown. And after that going west is just west side

[@kyleermert6444]

Jimtown is from 41-1st ave and division to diamond and actually part of Iowa St from 1st ( the old 1st Ave diner to second) was adopted in because a couple jimtown families moved there and it was sorta annexed when boxtown an djotown would have fights that strip was jimtown. My family was one of those families. I'm talking like 96-til atleast 2010. Loved from there then so it may have changed again.

[@blake102989]

@@kyleermert6444 it has changed a lot. It’s not a all white hood like it used to be ever since they built jacobsville the crime has gotten worse for sure

[@lesliedavidson95]

I promise you no one's going to be mad about the meth comment... WE KNOW TRUST US

[@constancebarton7833]

Home! Grew up Southside 1950's and 1960's. Still have family there... Look on the far West Side or East Side...We still have good people.

[@adcamper92]

Evansville is the meth capital of the world. Didn’t think I’d believe it but it’s true.

[@Kendrickwon7]

My dad has used to live in jimtown I didn’t realize how dangerous it was till now

[@sandraroberts7406]

GREAT VIDEO THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS VIDEO. GOOD MUSIC ALSO

[@karielefler1012]

“Going showing the “scary” parts of Evansville and I’m just thinking, it was fine growing up… maybe not but I didn’t know any better. 😅

[@OGsoupy]

The corner of Heidelback where he passed the Marathon gas station (aka) the Hoodathon, has a small unlicensed and illegal Minor club. I lived right next to it in2018 when a HUGE crowd of kids started fighting. Eventually in the midst of the fight, someone pulled out a revolver and shot a kid in the chest. All in front of my eyes.

[@lawrencehamilton2345]

Love the background music man, so relaxing with the videos.

[@SuperPf4]

Ok, I guess I’ll concede going through random places that even people who live in Evansville never go would have some appeal to some people. However, there would be more appeal in at least including some places of interest beside Bosse Field. In Evansville: UE, Hanies Corner, Franklin St., Germania Manechor, LST. Businesses like Berry Plastics, Mead Johnson, Double Cola.

[@mwalker3547]

Oh yeah, that Berry Plastics neighborhood is awesome....

[@BOXERLAB]

"Because we all know you didn't know that" super annoying. Otherwise, great work.

[@ChrisHarden]

Ok

[@kimharpe6074]

It's really sad how Evansville has turned out..I travel through Evansville often I have a doctor I have to go to there..It has lots of good points to it and if they could get the violence and drugs under control it would be a fantastic city..It does have a lot to offer in shopping areas and it has a lot of events down there..So hopefully they will get their act together...I just steer clear of the bad areas in town..

[@namgreenberet3322]

I grew up very poor on the bad side of town, the southside. I wasn't afraid to walk through any black neighborhoods because I lived in a black and white neighborhood, east of Garvin St. across from oldtown. I still wouldn't be afraid to walk through black neighborhoods. I am white, but those neighborhoods are my turf.

[@kimharpe6074]

@@namgreenberet3322 I understand what your saying but Evansville is now like the 2md or 3rd most violent city in Indiana now..I like Evansville it's not really a dirty city..But I did stop in the black side of town to ask for directions in a gas station and no one would help me..I'm not prejudice either some of my best friends are black but this black neighborhood just wasn't having any part of me so I high tailed out out of there and went to another station out on 41 to ask for directions...

[@namgreenberet3322]

@@kimharpe6074 I've lived in the Philippines for the past 12 years and before moving here, I had a farm in Slaughters Kentucky but I sure didn't know the violence had risen that badly. Wow, thanks for the info.

[@kimharpe6074]

@@namgreenberet3322 I hope someday it changes because Evansville has so much potential ..Funny I have family in Providence Ky and not far from Slaughters

[@namgreenberet3322]

@@kimharpe6074 I agree, Evansville does have potential, even though when Madonna was starring in A League Of Their Own, she said it was the most boring city she had ever been in. That right there is proof that it's a great city. I've been to Providence several times, it's a nice calm laid back town too.

[@PrairieMidwester]

Stayed over in Evansville a few times. Been to 42 states and will say that Evansville has some of the kindest people I’ve met. It makes me sad that they’re having a drug epidemic.

[@ChrisHarden]

It’s all of southern Indiana, southern Illinois and Kentucky honestly. Evansville just happens to be the populated area of a rather poor rural region.

[@mikedoubleuagain2594]

I heard the marathon you passed at the four way stop is called felony fill up.

[@OGsoupy]

It's called "Hoodathon" to anyone that lives in Jim town.

[@tomlehr861]

Lived in hendo,spent lots of time in eville,true what he said, esp about pollution

[@zflyz7136]

I deliver in Evansville, so I’ve been all over town. It’s not that bad at all here, mostly everyone is very chill never had an issue

[@Fox_domination]

I love in posey county, and I go to school near Franklin street, they got some bad crime there, soem of my classmates are from those terrible neighborhoods too.

[@joeljohnson3515]

Lived there for 48 years. It’s a hell hole. Unfortunately, where I’m at now (Indianapolis) is not much better…

[@TaraRaney-x7y]

I live right next to jimtown you're correct

[@earlofstirling]

Born and raised right here in Evansville. In the 1950s lived in what they now call Jimtown, never heard that name until the last few years. The area was a clean and safe working class community. Now, what little is left of it is all Deaconess Hospital or dangerous. As a child we did not lock our doors at night. Now there are shootings several nights a week. Even the East Side, where I live, is no longer as safe as it use to be. It's not just Evansville, as our nation seems to have lost its way and its Christian morality.

[@bobskelton9432]

I live here on Eastside and yes Evansville has changed a lot but ..NO I dont know a drug user and I have lived here over 50 yrs ..You definitely are not winning anything from i grew up in Newburgh east of Evansville and thru 70 s all way thru 90s Evansville was quiet place and nice town to live...and if you still live here...Now ..Yes its changed but what City hasnt changed ..Please if you want know about REAL people that live here that CARE and LOVE one another ..Your not a True Evansvill-ian or Crescent City Historian ... Hey !!! Buddy Bosse Field is also history making ball park that was minor team for Detroit Tigers ..The Evansville Triplets !!! Good people came and were born here as well Don Mattingly , Bob Griese , and others too

[@BushBumperBaker]

Bro there's been a serious heroin problem there for like 2 decades. Why is this video JUST NOW being made?

[@ChrisHarden]

Because 2 decades ago I was 9 years old.

[@spartanrh83]

Evansville isn't that bad. There's a lot worse places in the U.S. The problem iv noticed is the lack of high paying jobs compared to the 40s and 50s, most of those jobs were out sourced to China or Mexico. The moral decay traces back to the 1920s. This country as a whole needs to be pro business/pro wages in order to dig itself out of the quagmire. Evansville is one of the biggest cities in that area. Lots to do. Lots of stores. Still a couple of good jobs. He just showed the shitty parts of town too, Evansville has a nice East Side, lots of wealth.

[@user-sv3tx9gm6u]

giggity

[@skooooo]

Uh it’s pretty bad…

[@hoosierhyperwatch5884]

The west side is the best side of Evansville.

[@kingofkings69ner]

@@hoosierhyperwatch5884 Or north side

[@ramboeastwood1522]

@@skooooo no it's not. South Bend Indiana is way worse! So is Gary, Elkhart, Michigan City, Hammond, Anderson, Terre Haute and Indianapolis. Evansville is actually a decent town and especially for its size. It has a hood but it's mild in comparison

[@jasonmartin569]

In 2020, I got tired of living in the city and I made my way to small town southern Illinois. Mt. Carmel to be exact. I still earn my living in the city, but I'll NEVER live there again!! Bottom line, if you see me living in Evansville again, you know I fucked up real bad somewhere lol

[@kyleermert6444]

I wouldn't exactly call Mt. Carmel Southern Illinois 🤣

[@jasonmartin569]

@@kyleermert6444 its southeastern Illinois

[@kyleermert6444]

@@jasonmartin569 tomato/tomatoe of you wanna be fickle but it's definitely not southern anyone who can read map can see but 🤷

[@jasonmartin569]

@@kyleermert6444 okay Einstein, what part of Illinois is it than?

[@kyleermert6444]

@@jasonmartin569 before you call someone Einstein you make sure to use proper grammar 🤣

[@mattmgarza]

I moved to Louisville from Evansville a little over a year ago. Up to that point, I'd lived about 90% of my life in Evasville---about 34 years of my life. Evansville sucks. The Fall Festival is awesome and is well worth the drive back home, but that's it. Evansville is full of a bunch of Trump-supporting good old boys driving big trucks with confederate flags and/or testicles on the back.

[@Summerseagle]

You like Louisville better than Evansville sir?

[@mattmgarza]

yes@@Summerseagle

[@BAR-ct7ti]

Single mother Rap culture is to blame. If you’re offended, it’s only because you know I’m correct.

[@lakeisharankin9905]

Well, once a Model Family, my own are almost all Addicts!

[@Danbulik]

I use to live there from 2009-2013 and I can't even remember how many houses blew up because of meth labs and let me not mention how strung out people I had to call the cops at my job because of there behaviors. So sad.

[@Young_Dab]

Where do you reside now?

[@Danbulik]

@@Young_Dab back in California

[@shelbyrodenberg7801]

This is the most crummy part of town, where the homeless live and the town is run down. Its slowly building back up. Not all of Evansville looks like this.

[@royellis2304]

It’s more pore air quality, the way schools are divided up so you have really bad schools and that leads to ignorance. There are good things about Evansville but there are a lot of bad to. Any nice things brought in like the new park, trail systems and stuff like that just get trashed on.

[@brianwatson3705]

Weekly drug bust , daily shootings , yeah Evansville is great.... And now spreading into Newburgh

[@donovanhefner1130]

Yeah, I’ve started noticing more issues popping up here in Newburgh as they’ve put in more apartment complexes, and bridging the gap between us and the east side. I’m just hoping Newburgh doesn’t get drug down.

[@T-Babbbldot]

My hometown, 1956-82, not much change, except less population now!

[@kagish]

Mostly accurate as far as the areas traveled in the video are concerned but these areas are only a small part of the city.

[@kingofkings69ner]

The jobs aren't hard to come by problem is people are two doped up to be working

[@kaileyferguson524]

So like I just saw this and realized y’all talkin bout me I burned the house down😬😂

[@blake102989]

😂😂😂

[@somethingwicked5678]

Evansville also plays host to THE worst police department in the country.

[@mwalker3547]

Worse than the Arkansas State Police?

[@somethingwicked5678]

@@mwalker3547 absolutely. The. Worst. Department. Ever.

[@cheesy7229]

I’ve lived here since I was nine and it’s alright here not the greatest we are like a small St. Louis almost

[@mwalker3547]

Or a little bit bigger than Lafayette or Anderson.

[@lakeisharankin9905]

We are in Evansville Indiana, where right now an active shooting is being broadcast on the local news!

[@mwalker3547]

@@lakeisharankin9905 Even BFE Evansville has to deal with our crumbling society.

[@stephenmeier4658]

Evansville is poor, bro.