The armpit of the East Coast. So unfortunate when you see its prosperous history. The Victor corporation grew by leaps and bounds during the ‘teens and twenties manufacturing radios, Victrolas and phonograph records. They weathered the depression and the shellac shortages of WW2, a couple of union forced recording bans in the ‘40’s, only to introduce the non- breakable 45 rpm record in 1948 (the upgrade to the shellac 78). The 45 became the hallmark symbol of the upcoming rock and roll era- (think Elvis) and maintained its dominance until the 1990’s. RCA had a nearby pressing plant in Rockaway, NJ
@santo-rr4uv2 ай бұрын
Because we have idiots who keep voting them in
@vuho20752 ай бұрын
Unlike the GOP deep south of opioid, unemployment, disappeared coal mining companies, and Klan ralllies?
@frankgrabasse46422 ай бұрын
Plenty of crappy republican cities. And nice democratic cities. Stop watching fox news. They manipulate you.
@darrellsaunders42672 ай бұрын
I believe New JOISEY has the highest property tax.
@pollyanna1472 ай бұрын
I've been renovating houses in Camden for years. Row houses, standalones, we started near the water front but have done a ton of row houses during the pandemic when they cost nothing, i'm here right now. When I was growing up we heard Hoboken was bad, Jersey city, Irvington, even downtown Montcair, Patterson, lake hopatcong was for hicks, allentown pa,Easton pa, the list goes on and on. I'm renting renovated apartments in Camden now and we are changing the city block by block. The next video in a few year is going to be someone saying it's "Gentrified" but everyone in the community is supportive and new businesses want to open and cops are receptive. I grew up here and I want to help
@paulaadams17652 ай бұрын
It’s never a one answer for everything and everyone. By beautifying, it may cause higher price. But leaving it alone, it will continue to deteriorate. I salute you in caring and doing something about it. And the same goes to those that support you
@the_gilded_age_phoenix87172 ай бұрын
Creating another overpriced hellhole one city at a time. There's no place to just live comfortably as a normal human being.
@pollyanna1472 ай бұрын
@@KW-td1ik most will rent
@eddie0542 ай бұрын
It's a diamond in the rough but first most has to return to it's natural state. Most of those blocks of empty lots were once neighborhoods.
@Ryanc42812 ай бұрын
Doing good while earning good. The dream with a purpose!
@Dalt212 ай бұрын
I work in camden! I inspect restaurants there. Honestly there’s a lot of great people here who are trying to make an honest living and help make the community better. There’s been a lot of decay and decline but there’s a ton of spirit here to turn the city around
@gimmethepinkelephant36852 ай бұрын
There needs to be a massive culture shift within city communities. All this thug life nonsense needs to be gotten rid of.... If not then this will never change. And I lived in Camden for a while, I still live right outside of city. So trust me, I'm talking from experience.
@byranwitherspoon536928 күн бұрын
@@gimmethepinkelephant3685so how exactly do you change that im curious?
@cesarlulito24 күн бұрын
@@byranwitherspoon5369 a good start is massive spending on infrastructure and education. and massive cuts to military and bureaucracy.
@byranwitherspoon536924 күн бұрын
@@cesarlulito well that’s definitely not happening any time soon
@Robert-tj3qq14 күн бұрын
@@gimmethepinkelephant3685you're talking about corruption & fraud ( judicial and such) right ? I agree 100%
@Kira-g5s2 ай бұрын
Watch from Russia,thank you!I will never see places you show,that is why I deeply grateful for your job!Take care,Joe and Nicol!❤
@roccomorano663Күн бұрын
That's amazing... I live about 7 minutes away from Camden.. I will never get to see Your country or Europe... but it's amazing we can connect from all over the world.. He did a great job .. unlike some KZbinrs just showing the slums and poverty for their own gain... Impoverished doesn't mean bad people or always dangerous..
@macmorgan66852 ай бұрын
I worked in Camden from 1975 until 1984. It was in pretty bad shape then. I worked in the retail oil business and delivered product and serviced heating systems. Some of our customers were dirt poor and couldn’t afford to keep their homes heated. I remember visiting an elderly woman on the outskirts of Camden who lived alone. She had very but kept her boiler looking brand new. Her oil tank had a leak and you couldn’t fill it past half. She had very little to eat and I remember bringing her a hamburger from McDonald’s, she was very thankful.
@Jaime-u5m12 күн бұрын
So much poverty around the world, one could hit the lotto for a billion, give it all away; the very next day people be asking for more. I retired to central America a few years back, a family in the community constantly asks for money/help. Walking around the area I was shocked to see they lived on more than an acre of property. "My aunt has allowed us to live here for years" commented the husband. Why don't you plant plantains/bananas, make use of mangoes to can and just buy bread to prepare food for your 3 kids,,,. My advice fell on death ears, 2 weeks ago he asked if I could give him some Burro bananas from my production. On a fraction of his property, I am producing plantains/Burro, squash, bell pepper,. I routinely give plantains/bananas to an elderly neighbor; I be dammed if I give this guy a penny. I even suggested he build a chicken coop and that I would provide him with starters,,,. 4 years and nada!
@bbaslp2 ай бұрын
I have always admired the way you show kindness in your comments even when the area is less than top notch.
@roccomorano663Күн бұрын
100%.I just commented on that . I was on Federal street this morning.. Good Job showing both the good and the bad...
@rsouder9533 күн бұрын
My grandfather was raised on a farm, he used to deliver truck loads of tomatoes to the Campbells Soup Factory prior to him joing the Navy in WW2. When I was a teenager, I would ask my grandparents what they used to do for fun, they said they would go to Camden on the weekends, dance and have fun and that Camden used to be a really nice fun and safe city before and after WW2. Back in the 2005 I was a package car driver for one of the major delivery companies and I delivered in south Camden- its now a dilapidated run down city, high crime and during the summer of that year, there were many make shift memorials to people murdered on the sidewalks. One cool thing, the old cobblestone streets were still in existence by the port authority and by the old pallet/mulch factory at 3rd and Jefferson St (MAFCO plant) At the 14:57 in your video I noticed worn away asphalt and the old cobblestone road showing through at that intersection. Alot of history there, but now, its not safe if you dont belong there and its very depressing.
@waltglow63962 ай бұрын
I remember in South Camden in the late 50's tomatoe trucks going down Broadway heading to Campbell Soup also saw the Kitty Hawk launched at the New York Shipyard, now 73 years old.🤠
@PastorBobby20232 ай бұрын
Right, me, to...this shows nothing of Camden, especially when it keeps as far from the people as possible. I used to take the Broad Street subway from Philly just for the fun of it...
@georgedickson7610Ай бұрын
I too lived in Camden as a youngster, now 72. Went to Scared Heart school at Broadway and Ferry ave. Saw the Kitty Hawk launch. Hard to believe a city can fall as far as it has. I doubt it will ever return.
@waltglow6396Ай бұрын
@@georgedickson7610 I to went to Sacred Heart class of 1965!
@ShawnW-y7iАй бұрын
I worked on one of those tomato farms in central New Jersey that would send those truckloads of tomatoes to you
@Chris-r1zАй бұрын
South Camden is gone across from NY ship and what is now Del Monte !!!!!
@tonypritchard8282 ай бұрын
Just a word of encouragement from me in the UK. I enjoy the videos and it is my one consistent stop off point each week. I find your work informative. I like the stats. Yes entertaining at times. You document and capture societal trends. Whilst I watch the poverty and people down on their luck it is not through finding people's misfortune enjoyable. I do reflect however on my own good fortune and how any one of us might be a pay cheque away from another world. You offer great insight with empathy.
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip2 ай бұрын
Thank you, Tony!
@Kira-g5s2 ай бұрын
❤Thank you for sharing!
@stephenoshaughnessy22792 ай бұрын
People one paycheck away from poverty doesn't accurately describe the conditions in Camden. You're just posting some cliche that has no relevancy.
@AlanDavidDoane2 ай бұрын
@@stephenoshaughnessy2279 Everyone who isn't a millionaire or billionaire is one paycheck away from living like this. That's how it is under capitalism.
@gregjones-x8c2 ай бұрын
@@AlanDavidDoane Socialism in the UK was an unmitigated disaster. Bankrupt, nationalised state industry. Colossal welfare dependency to tackle ''poverty''. High taxation leading to economic failure.
@vanthdreadstar8788Ай бұрын
I was raised in Camden. I left when I joined the Marine Corps. When I was honorably discharged I joined a police department in Maryland. I simultaneously joined the Army. After some years I resigned and moved to Philly and became a police officer. In hindsight, growing up in Camden in the 70s and 80s wasn’t bad but now I realize my perception is based on the fact I was too BUSY to think about being in the streets. I was raised to avoid criminals and drug fiends. I was working as soon as I turned 15 years old, had hobbies and a core group of good friends as support. I’m 55 years old and I have the same old friends. I visit Camden often. I go to Donkey’s Place sometimes. My in-laws live just off River Road in Cramer Hill. I love Camden. It’s my hometown.
@a.g.45829 күн бұрын
That's not the original donkey steak. Had one recently....not even close to the 70's 😮
@ronyeahright953627 күн бұрын
yep....something about your hometown, it will always be your hometown, no matter what.
@deejay706026 күн бұрын
Having grown up in Pennsauken, a certain demographic is what ruined Camden.
@JerseyJeff8426 күн бұрын
Thank you for your many years of service, Sir. 🙏
@grouchygrundle25 күн бұрын
I used to play ice hockey at a rink on river road. If my memory is correct I think the little flyers practiced there. Twin rinks
@Peter_Schiavo2 ай бұрын
At 1:24, we see Admiral Dewey's ship, the USS Olympia. She was the flagship for the US Asiatic Fleet during the Spanish-American War. Famously fought at the Battle of Manila Bay where Dewey spoke the immortal words, "You may fire when ready, Gridley." My entire family, including my mom and dad were born in Camden. My dad worked at Campbell Soup. We moved out in 1967 when I was 4 years old. The city was bad even then. I repoed many a car from there in the late-80s. Camden had and has the potential to be a bedroom community for Philly. The fact that it is a ruin is down to NJ politics and NJ politicians.
@fridge226723 күн бұрын
My grandma was born and raised in Camden now, she won’t even think about going there
@gregpies16492 ай бұрын
When your manufacturing industries die so does your cities and towns. Those politicians and high paid executives who allowed this to happen should be ashamed of themselves but it's all about greed.
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip2 ай бұрын
Perfectly said.
@MrSloika2 ай бұрын
Cities like Camden pre-date the automobile. That's why you see that kind of housing density. People had no choice but to live near where they worked. After WWII, the federal government gave the states lots of money to build new highways. The US became a car based society. The new highways and the GI Bill set suburbanization in motion. The middle class moved out first, followed by the working class and then the businesses. The only people left were the old and people who lacked the skills to benefit from the new suburban society. Cities like Camden have been bouncing along the bottom ever since.
@stevenweiss2148Ай бұрын
@gregpies1649 my thoughts also
@dishonestpanda-11068 күн бұрын
The manufacting can leave doesnt mean you graffiti and throw trash everywhere lets not make excuses for people that dont care about their living area.
@BillD.2 ай бұрын
Where you saw the police cars with lights flashing is the Walter Rand Transportation Center. It is the junction of the PATCO, Riverline, and the bus system. Police cars flash their lights 24/7 due to the foot traffic in the area. Many students, professionals, and hospital staff use Walter Rand to come and go from Philly. It is the best guarded and safest spot on your whole tour. I wouldn't consider it safe, but it is heavily patrolled for what that's worth.
@acca55122 ай бұрын
It could be much better. The train station in Trenton was better patrolled. If they didnt let the homeless and others hang out there itd be much better
@smelltheglove2038Ай бұрын
Rutgers bought all of downtown. It used to be sooo much worse.
@jeffreyduus5440Ай бұрын
I was born here at Cooper Hospital, worked at Campbell's for a few years. My father worked there for 49 years. The old neighborhood is just full of run down abandoned buildings with boarded up windows and the ones where the boards are loose or taken off are crack dens. Two of my childhood friends were murdered in Camden. Its a craphole. I made it out and now live in CT. Whenever my children complained about where they live or something wrong with our town, I sit them down and tell them how it is in places like Camden. I drove them through the old neighborhood about 15 years ago......they stopped complaining!
@roshelltannen9698Ай бұрын
Well, Im from Connecticut and our cities are much like Camden. After the distilleries and factories closed down that place became a dump. Not to mention the crack epidemic. It's close to NY, so CT gets a lot of NY trash. The people are miserable. I left 2006 and don't ever want to go back. You and your family be safe.
@Jaime-u5mАй бұрын
"and the ones where the boards are loose or taken off are crack dens." You are aware who introduced "crack" into our communities right? Gary Webb lost his life behind that story/truth.
@Matty-s7s13 күн бұрын
You are not wrong momma. From NYC ,been to many concerts there. Was the tweeter at one point. People need to stop making excuses and stop robbing. Go to work, get a job . Murder rate is super high bud. One of the worst in the US bro
@anthonycruciani9392 ай бұрын
Nice vid my dear ole Dad was born in Camden in 1925 when much of Camden was Italian and Polish. I went back once with him in 1980 to see his old neighborhood and it was pretty nasty by then.
@santo-rr4uv2 ай бұрын
Looks like the entire city budget goes to maintaining City Hall
@jillgarlick21222 ай бұрын
Yep, thought that myself. Beautifully maintained, as are the big impressive churches, but no money for the homeless and the addicts, the roads and just generally.
@kevinjeansonne50812 ай бұрын
Thank you. I'm surre the mayor leaves a good bit to line his own pockets. All the city taxes come from Campbells soup just to keep the mayor and city hall shining like gold.
@kittyhawk97072 ай бұрын
Why should hard working American tax dollars be spent on cleaning up the city and maintaining it when the people living there insist on trashing the place .. if they want to live in a craphole then let them .. They sprayed the buildings with graffiti , vandalised them and chucked garbage all over the place ..
@charles_the_conquerorАй бұрын
The politicians steal it, the police department is known for taking bribes and turning the other way and responding slowly towards drug sales. There’s over 60 active drug sets.
@mobo594311 күн бұрын
Camden has been corrupt since prohibition, just like every other place that was established 1850-1930’s. Everything was exclusion, a state of global being constructed to shape the mind into an inferior and superior complex.
@maryannsmith38152 ай бұрын
Sad to see our Country like this safe travels guys🤠
@marygray34412 ай бұрын
My husband and I watch your videos every day. We recently stumbled upon them. They are fantastic! They are well-researched and give us a feel for the breadth of our country without needing to make the long drives! Thanks for doing these.
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip2 ай бұрын
Thank you, Mary!
@bradbradshaw-i4n2 ай бұрын
the trouble is there are a lot of towns like camden in america.
@frederickmuhlbauer94772 ай бұрын
Yup really a lot actually Sad
@delstanley13492 ай бұрын
Indeed. Gary, IN- East St. Louis, etc. to name only a few. The arm pit, if left uncared for is not the only part of the body that will stink. Other places are assholes, feet, and the crotch of the USA.
@qolspony2 ай бұрын
East Cleveland. I had an Uber driver told the horror stories of living there. She walks with a limb, because she was shot with a strait bullet. I never forgot her story. This was when I lived in Fayetteville NC. I'm from Harlem NYC. We don't come close to these other places. Even in the 1980s. One summer me and my family drove to D.C. We saw Baltimore through the highway. Harlem had it bad areas. But not compare to bmore. Even people from Harlem told me to stay out of Newark NJ. And a guy in Newark NJ told me to stay out of Camden. FIGURE THAT!
@fedupdomer56542 ай бұрын
i said the same thing.....
@harryhowell5644Ай бұрын
Looks like it has its bad areas and some that aren't as bad. Looks like a very old city. Seen places in California that were not great. Watts, Long Beach. LA , etc.
@FixIt19752 ай бұрын
I remember your first Camden video. The building at 14:00 was the Carnegie Library. I now live 3 towns away from this dump and I still have no need or desire to visit Camden
@geczy88212 ай бұрын
Your vidios are a professional documentary, thanks so much.
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip2 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@cliquemediaproductions2 ай бұрын
This video is not a professional documentary, and I don't say that to demean your actions. It is okay that it shows the blight that is Camden. However, there is nothing in this video that talks about what, if anything, the city is doing to bring Camden back. There is no talk of the current mayor and what he is doing to get the city back to a respectable nature. With an unemployment rate of 11.5%, I can see why there is so much blight. We always talk and show what's wrong, but hardly what's being done. If nothing is being done, then yes, could you and should speak about that. Several programs are currently running in the city, attempting to address some of the "what's wrong with Camden" issues. I know because I am working on that story.
@TheRealJerseyJoe2 ай бұрын
NJ native here.... Even I avoid Camden. That said, believe it or not it's better than it used to be.
@brucesmith91442 ай бұрын
Trenton may actually be worse.
@TheRealJerseyJoe2 ай бұрын
@@brucesmith9144 -- I agree !
@brucesmith91442 ай бұрын
@@TheRealJerseyJoe used to drive 33 to go over to see the Trenton Thunder. That was a sketchy drive through downtown areas.
@TheRealJerseyJoe2 ай бұрын
@@brucesmith9144 -- Oh I hear you. Every time I get called for jury duty it's in downtown Trenton and dread it.
@urbanoutdoors31122 ай бұрын
Democrat run since 1965
@randomrandomness87432 ай бұрын
Joes videos should officially be on The National Register they are so good! 😊
@nancyparker99862 ай бұрын
Agree!
@justinmoltisanti2 ай бұрын
I worked EMS and did 911 and transport calls in Camden for a few years. You were in fairly safe areas in this video.
@debrabennett30092 ай бұрын
Makes me grateful for where I live
@catlover6142 ай бұрын
A very interesting video! Some amazing buildings, and the cathedral is beautiful! The old photos are wonderful! Thank you, Joe and Nic.😊💖
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip2 ай бұрын
Thank you, CL!! 👍😀❤️
@annjacobs77642 ай бұрын
Every time you post, I'm excited!
@mutatedsilverunicorn2 ай бұрын
I grew up in Jersey and lived there until my 20s. There were a few areas we just didn't go to unless you had to. Camden and Alantic City are the top two.
@jimmyday95362 ай бұрын
Yes, Atlantic City, once you get off the boardwalk and away from the casinos, is shocking.
@mutatedsilverunicorn2 ай бұрын
@jimmyday9536 exactly! It's like walking into a dystopian world. It has gotten worse since I left, according to friends. Not overly surprised.
@meghanhause94352 ай бұрын
I know, I hate going to Camden, but if you call anywhere in Camden Country your home, you have to go there for Jury Duty, get copies of any important documents, but on the flip side, if you have any critical medical emergencies, you will want to go there, because of Cooper Hosptial, for its one of two Level 1 Trauma Centers in South Jersey, the other being in AC.
@docjc946517 күн бұрын
@@meghanhause9435 AC is a level 2. Good trauma center, but nothing like level 1Cooper. Other Level 1s in Kersey are Newark and New Brunswick. But Cooper is the busiest by far
@Dalt219 күн бұрын
@@mutatedsilverunicorn honestly Atlantic City isn’t that bad. It’s gotten better since Stockton university moved in. The 90s and early 2000s were worse. At least felt worse. Everytime I’m in Atlantic City for an event or maybe night out, it feels pretty lively.
@annenyman6782 ай бұрын
This is sad. I was born there, and all of my grandparents lived there for their whole lives. It used to be a lovely little city.
@bordereau12 ай бұрын
My father worked there for years.....sad what it's become
@wofat63002 ай бұрын
Then the current residents moved in.
@dgiovanni6622 ай бұрын
Family moved out in 1971 it was getting so bad then, and has gotten much worse.
@carmine_2 ай бұрын
You know its bad when my guy gotta start his video extra early in the morning just to avoid the creatures lol
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip2 ай бұрын
They were still out there, though, even on an early Sunday morning! I had a couple uncomfortable encounters wandering the downtown.
@redrebels242 ай бұрын
The nice cars parked in front of crumbling structures 😉 wonder who owns those!! Once businesses skedaddle out of there, the towns tax base, like you've mentioned many times, becomes ghost and this is what you sadly get.
@RoseanneSeason72 ай бұрын
He basically got his info from Wikipedia and drove around with a camera.
@bordereau12 ай бұрын
@@RoseanneSeason7and yet, here you are! Well done 😂😂😂
@kenselectricalserviceandge59192 ай бұрын
@@RoseanneSeason7your point??
@Justin-jr7xq2 ай бұрын
As ever thank you for taking us along with you. You have a great approach to life. Stay safe in your travels
@barbaramarkham47362 ай бұрын
Joe and Nicole, I want to thank you for every one of your videos. I have watched every single one. You have taken me to places I never will see. You have given me a different perspective on life! I also love the statistics they are very meaningful, and when we visit every town or city, it helps tremendously to understand each place. I go back and watch all the videos 2 or 3 times! From the bottom of my heart I thank you and please travel safely and take care of yourselves. Love from B.C. Canada 🇨🇦♥️
@Kira-g5s2 ай бұрын
True!❤
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip2 ай бұрын
Wow, awesome!
@markd84692 ай бұрын
Joe thank your lucky stars you made it out unharmed, stay safe my friend. love watching your channel
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip2 ай бұрын
Thanks, Mark!!
@Nicksonian2 ай бұрын
Nice to see the old-timey produce stand (9:24), giving city folk access to some healthy fruits and vegetables.
@JohnConnors1112 ай бұрын
Joe you missed one of the best cheesesteaks in the country in Camden - Donkey’s. I stop there whenever I’m heading down into Philly and it’s worth it.
@charlesgomez42182 ай бұрын
Camden NJ went downhill, after the 1960s race riots.. Never rebounded!! Sad that's most of NJ cities, stay safe 😊😊
@matthewdean37332 ай бұрын
Same exact thing happened in Newark at the same exact time....I often wonder , and I'm guilty of this as well ...when are we as a species going to realize that we're just not that good for this planet......nah man... we really suck...!
@LouisCapps-p3z2 ай бұрын
Yup racial riots of the mid-60s
@DaFamilyReunionАй бұрын
No after the police killed that Puerto Rican. They went crazy and burned the city down. When the race riot went down they jus did a lil bit and beside the polish and blacks co mingled so they didn't destroy or burn their own neighborhoods. The PR tore CMD down when those cops didn't get found guilty. Honestly they didn't have any stores or real state in the city at that time so they didn't care. It's ironic they have most of the real estate now.
@waltglow63962 ай бұрын
I lived on Fairview st. by the shipyard, we moved out that area in 1969 never looked back!🤠
@senatorjimdracula16032 ай бұрын
You're a brave man, Joe. There's no way I'd be wandering around there by myself!
@Truckin2eat2 ай бұрын
Believe it or not, most people in Camden don't bother anyone if you're not involved in the wrong lifestyle.
@r5014Ай бұрын
@@Truckin2eat you only find trouble there if you go looking for it.
@KeithCarter-rb9dmАй бұрын
Exactly @@r5014
@edmundanderson65720 күн бұрын
@@r5014 Driving with your windows down is not a smart thing. Every light you stop at with windows down they think you are buying... or at least thats the act. Roll um up.
@ALTHEGREAT1012 ай бұрын
lived almost all my life within an hour of Camden, including 17 years in Philly and never went throuh Camden. thnx for the touir!!!!!!!
@remover4542 ай бұрын
Camden, surprised you made it out of there alive!!! Thanks for the video
@peternagy-im4be2 ай бұрын
It ain't that bad dude
@BlackRose-vi2yg2 ай бұрын
Fascinating upload. Watching from here in UK.
@Tracy-dl1hm2 ай бұрын
I grew up in Camden in the 60's. There was a walkway tunnel under the Ben Franklin bridge. There is a subway system under the city that would take you to center city Philadelphia. Now I wouldn't go to Camden unless I had full combat gear.
@springsbliss40942 ай бұрын
The walkway tunnel is still there. I always used it when I walked home from school (Pyne Poynt Middle School). That was over a decade ago though. Not sure how it's holding up now. I imagine there's probably tons of homeless and drug addicts taking shelter there these days, unless the city keeps them away.
@janetr59292 ай бұрын
You were very nice with your assessment. This place looks scarier than the very scary hometown my husband came from.
@anthonytorrioni88192 ай бұрын
Sad to see for someone from NJ, but thank you for doing it!
@bobski70322 ай бұрын
In the 40s and 50s blacks from the south came to the Philadelphia region and Camden for factory work…when the factories closed down or moved the residents were left with nothing including and most importantly bank loans
@MarcCarriage121Ай бұрын
I was born and raised in Philadelphia Pennsylvania and can tell you that as far as i know camden was always a bad place . Run down , with high crime, etc. it seems to live in Philadelphia Pennsylvania shadow and can't shake that problem . Its why its always over looked by so many. If you ever noticed camden is never mentioned along side Philadelphia Pennsylvania in any way for any reason . I think it will always be that way as long as i live . I also believe that during the 1970s as many businesses were shutting down and moving to other countries it brought on more economic problems that kept the city from growing and becoming better than it is today . 9:47
@juliogonzales54412 ай бұрын
THANKS JOE AND NIC ❤
@patriciawilhite70382 ай бұрын
More then o could take! Scary and too sad Joe. Safe travels!
@mars561002 ай бұрын
It used to be a manufacturing hub in the 19th century. The cables that hold up the Brooklyn Bridge were manufactured in Camden.
@patgervasio704412 күн бұрын
I thought it was Roebling in Trenton ?
@bartmix89947 күн бұрын
@@patgervasio7044 Roebling is not in Trenton, it is in Florence, NJ
@patgervasio70447 күн бұрын
@ now maybe. But Trenton had a HUGE plant that employed most of the city in the early and mid 20th century. THAT is where the huge cables for the Brooklyn Bridge were manufactured.Actually they were there in the 19th century as well. John Roebling is buried in Trenton as well where he had a huge estate. The Roebling museum , located in Trenton , is still there and open.
@JerseyFan2 ай бұрын
I'm a lifelong Camden resident, I ran a little league baseball program at Whitman Park in Camden, next time you are in town you should reach out to me, I would be the best guide you ever had....that goes for Atlantic City too! I'm the ultimate aficionado!
@kelly18278 күн бұрын
My uncle used to run a football league in Whitman Park in the 70s and 80s, at the athletic fields off Hallowell Ln
@JerseyFan8 күн бұрын
@kelly1827 was his name Frank?
@Create-The-Imaginable2 ай бұрын
This History is priceless, most people ignore this part of America!
@us-unclesam65662 ай бұрын
Camden may look bad, but it's improved 1000% in the last 20 years. It's a city building it's way up. No more riots, poverty going down and all it needs is a couple of hiring businesses. The future looks bright.
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip2 ай бұрын
@@us-unclesam6566 Honestly, I hope so. I’d take it over Philadelphia any day.
@r5014Ай бұрын
100%. The residents just have to take more pride in their community and keep it clean.
@TheShoutingGrasshopper2 ай бұрын
Thanks for driving around Camden so we don't have to. In the opening panorama I see the USS New Jersey off in the distance, maybe that would've been a more enjoyable way to spend your morning. Hope you find a more upbeat place to visit next time.
@xirishwolf86xАй бұрын
Glad to see the filming location of Death Wish 3 hasn’t changed. 👍🏻FUYT
@BillKing34562 ай бұрын
Joe, I’ve lived in NJ for 13 years and just got down to Camden last winter for a 5-part series of videos I did on all the stations of the interurban light rail system between Trenton and Camden, and I saw pretty much what you saw, the beautiful art deco city hall, closed up Chinese restaurants, flashing police cars outside their transit center … you saw more high people but what I noticed especially were how rough many of the main streets were. I feel if the State of New Jersey, one of the wealthiest in the country with the highest taxes, can step up and put local Camden people to work repaving the streets and sidewalks, it would help to motivate the private sector to reinvest in the city. The State could also fix up some of the beautiful old empty buildings that are just going to ruin. Cities like Camden and Gary, Indiana and many others don’t have the money. I’m not saying improving the infrastructure is the magic answer but that’s what I would do, no more fooling around.
@koolxxxyear2 ай бұрын
It’s all about ideas & management
@annenyman6782 ай бұрын
Yes, it is a wealthy state. You would think they could do more.
@TrooperSCАй бұрын
@@annenyman678do what? What’s the point g of fixing inanimate objects when the animate objects will just destroy it?
@mobo594311 күн бұрын
What he’s saying is that they’ve never put any energy into the city, the schools have been subpar, the city has been in shambles pre and post fires in the 80’s, that where set ablaze by firemen. So a constant trashy environment is suppose to produce something shinning and so-called ‘productive” in this mad race of consumption???? Never, I don’t care if it’s Hollywood, if the same attention was given, which is none, it would mimic
@mobo594311 күн бұрын
All of this said, we still are behind the curve as a whole, because there’s segregation everywhere. Go out to New Mexico, Montana, Idaho and places like that, they’re becoming ghost states, forget towns, due to redlining in the reconstruction era, and upholding of racial inequalities. Its easy to let our programmed/very progressive racism show, or we unsubscribe from the rules of the past, and clean up our hearts and minds
@valentinorossi77712 ай бұрын
I know it is Camden where Dwight Braxton (light heavyweight champ) grew up but I got lost in Newark, NJ 44 years ago and even back then it was miserable. Fortunately I had more than 1/2 tank left, relying on Road McNally road atlas I finally found my way out. NJ has always been a demoNcrat camp.
@KJ-tz7vc2 ай бұрын
You're a brave man.
@tudo84122 ай бұрын
Those who still CARE about the Country feel very sad when seeing this scene, up to 80-90% of the Videos clips mass media show an undesirable. It is SAD that the rich have left the country to find a peaceful place to enjoy life, middle class families are now struggling to make ends meet and the remaining failures are now homeless drugs addicted…A RICH and POWERFUL COUNTRY a place that millions of people around the world dream of going to, a place of opportunity for those willing to seize the opportunity to advance…is no longer there. 😟 Thanks so much Joe and Nic. Good luck on the trip’s ☘️
@LarryHeagren2 ай бұрын
Joe you are very bold traveling into the belly of the beast on foot. Years ago when I lived in Delaware we'd only go to Camden to see a concert on the waterfront. We saw both Boston and Styx there. Back then the waterfront was barely safe. I worked with a guy in the Philly Shipyard who lived in Camden and I never visited him. It was just too sketchy where he lived. It was nice seeing you cross the bridge back into Philly at the end of the video. You safety is important to us your subscribers. Thanks for refreshing my memories. Another good video. Enjoy your family visit and if you drop down into Delaware stop by the Capriotti's in Wilmington for a "Bobbie" sandwich. I believe the store in Wilmington is the original location and they have grown to 92 stores now.
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip2 ай бұрын
Thank you for the great comment, Larry.
@BirdDogey12 ай бұрын
I attended a July 4th fireworks show with Gov. Whitman back in 2000. We had lots of security but driving through Camden put me on high alert.
@table00410 күн бұрын
I worked in Camden from 1987 to 1993 - I used to get takeout from China Bowl! Can't believe it's still there. The building where the Diocese of Camden is located used to be I think called Princeton Bank - beautiful interior.
@jeffreyg2012 ай бұрын
A century ago, Camden was a thriving manufacturing city. Over time, what caused its decline and also other city's decline was manufacturing being sent over seas. Same with Atlantic City which was once a premiere resort city. Once white wealth disappeared, urban decay began to take hold and now, currently, the casino industry has become a shadow government.
@BethPeters-c4e6 күн бұрын
Wonderful video. Helped me to get out of myself. I'm a new subscriber. Great voice. Thank you.
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip5 күн бұрын
Thank you! I'm glad you're here.
@caipirinha_king16322 ай бұрын
I had to stop at median home value…. A little over $94,000?? That there is extremely inflated considering that Camden consist of mostly 100+ years old row homes. We’re not talking NYC brownstone homes…. These homes are a penstroke from demolition. Single family homes are well below 10%.
@rvrmn26822 ай бұрын
I used to go through the transit center in Camden on the way to Philly. There were many people just hanging out outside. One time, one came and helped me with the ticket machine. Another time, a guy followed me into the bathroom and was menacing towards me. Another time, I walked quickly past the people hanging out. A guy got offended and followed me into the PATCO and let this be known. I think some people there have self-esteem problems (or something like that). I also remember there was a female police-woman there to keep order at the station. She was very friendly to the people there so maybe this was part of some kind of strategy. Yes, there is bad in Camden but that's not everything. And from what I understand it is not as bad as it was, although there are still many problems. There are in fact high quality restaurants in the city, and some neighborhoods are worse than others.
@ericgreen67042 ай бұрын
Believe it or not, their are a few places in New Jersey that are way worse then Camden . Those places are Trenton, Irvington, Newark, East Orange and Paterson .
@KeithCarter-rb9dmАй бұрын
I resent that lol 😆
@fireuser691Ай бұрын
Once great cities. Shame most of NJs cities are dogwater
@seanoreilly4623Ай бұрын
You forgot Salem
@bartrobinson210328 күн бұрын
@seanoreilly4623 .. Exactly i'm right up the road in Woodstown. Salem is a small but dangerous place.
@jjarm12 күн бұрын
Amen
@CamdenCathedral25 күн бұрын
Thank you for the footage showing the beauty of our Cathedral at 4:39
@Tomfreeusa2 ай бұрын
It was heartbreaking to see much of Camden. There were cops sitting on almost every street corner. The decay was sad
@gatorgogo27422 ай бұрын
Sad, scary, dirty town. My favorite part was the Parking Lot Guard Turkeys at Campbell Soup Headquarters! LOL Please be careful in your travels. Thanks for showing us this depressing area. It makes me feel good about where I live.
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip2 ай бұрын
Parking Lot Guard Turkeys...I love that!!!
@JuliaKhan-ps3fp2 ай бұрын
Another outstanding video which I love include history of the city. Thank you.😊😊😊😊❤
@MelloeYelloe7 күн бұрын
My grandmother first worked at the RCA and then at Campbell’s until it closed. That was her last job and she lived off that for years after. She left me the paper stock that they issued her while she was employed. It was worth quite a lot.
@anthonycarite8728Ай бұрын
You didn’t even get into North Camden. What a treat
@smelltheglove2038Ай бұрын
Not sure the last time you were there, but north Camden is actually one of the nicer parts now.
@martykong35922 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing : ) I didn't know where it was, and across from Philly ? ENJOY and ALL the BEST ! Safe travels and Cheers : )
@ditchthewitch1821Ай бұрын
I lived there as a kid. It’s definitely improved in the last few years compared to how it was back in the early 2000’s. More people seem invested in cleaning up the city and renovating homes.
@Default783342 ай бұрын
Camden's problems are similar to many post-industrial northeastern cities. They're geographically confined by surrounding municipalities and can't grow themselves to financial viability while their economic problems prevent them from attracting growth. Camden suffers from a poor tax base due to its poverty which mean lots of social services and nonprofits that don't pay property taxes but also that it's a county seat and is thus full of government property that doesn't pay taxes (plus a college campus that has the same issues). If you were a business and wanted to move to that part of NJ, why would you locate in Camden and get to deal with high property taxes and junkies hanging around when you could locate ten minutes down the road in Pennsauken or Bellmawr and avoid all of that drama?
@gannon38162 ай бұрын
I live in Philadelphia, but my mom’s side is from Camden & Riverside. Aunt works at Campbells. Donkey’s Cheesesteaks is very good and there’s a growing vibrancy in Camden but yeah it’s very run down. Not as dangerous as Philly but still very poor. Lots of immigrants there nowadays.
@payperplane_pilot2 ай бұрын
14:05 “very beautiful once you can tell . . . but just lays in ruins now” rhymed poetically yet somber 🎯
@kirktinsley2 ай бұрын
Camden’s industrial history is interesting stuff! And wow that city hall is impressive!
@usmcmos03172 ай бұрын
Great job on the video and commentary. I know everyone has to be somewhere. But I’m sorry I’m just glad it ain’t me there. As anywhere else I know there’s good people there just stuck in the situation. And for others hey it’s home so there’s that. Just not my part of the country. And Joe you done a fair job on the other video of your visit there. And in my opinion extra fair on this one it is what it is!!!! Now on much better notes very informative video, love the stats and commentary as always plus not only have you taken me to places I wouldn’t have seen on my own, but I have learned more about architecture than I actually ever knew. You’re really good at it. And now instead of just seeing a big old building I now see some of the styles and influences I learned right here. LoL safe travels my friend, keep on videoing and I’ll keep watching
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip2 ай бұрын
Thank you for the great comment (as usual!).
@gypsyboomer2 ай бұрын
Got lost in Camden while working nearby in the early '80's, kinda scary then. Found a police officer and he escorted me back to the proper highway. Sad to see no real change. Stay safe and thanks a different type of away from the interstates.
@darrelhoyt42052 ай бұрын
Imagine taking a wrong turn and being three streets away from the White House and literally in the worst ghetto in America... I was freaking out 😱😱
@darrelhoyt42052 ай бұрын
I don't want to be preachy,but the last dayzzz are coming...not just here but the world in general..
@eddie0542 ай бұрын
I worked and drove from school to school as an outside contractor in Camden back in the early 2000s. I was intrigued and enjoyed cruising around. It was like exploring just like this video. But I was out of there by 2 PM when the junkies were waking up.
@joebehrdenver2 ай бұрын
Loved the opening shot of the Philly skyline - have never seen it from that vantage point.
@josephcarino58292 ай бұрын
My Pop worked at Camden Ship all his life. He was a pipe fitter and built ships and tugs
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip2 ай бұрын
Interesting. It seemed like it was quite the place at one time.
@josephcarino58292 ай бұрын
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip They made a lot of ships
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip2 ай бұрын
@@josephcarino5829 They sure did.
@andrewthompson96772 ай бұрын
Hi joe & nic ! ., im still following your great video's showing u.s. cities, here from the u.k. . Keep up the good work..👍😁
@mk-tn8eo2 ай бұрын
I was at that aquarium and retired ship two summers ago, there was some dr or Puerto Rican parade too
@S.JerseyJim10 күн бұрын
As much as I I’d like to complain about politicians sending manufacturing jobs overseas, I guess it was inevitable for Camden. I’ve worked there plenty of times recently as three yrs ago on that brand new hotel on the riverfront. Tiled the Victor building when it was renovated into condos. Cooper Hospital I think keeps Camden alive. Like you, I keep hearing how it’s getting better. I live close but there’s no way I’m going to the concerts or the aquarium. My Mom worked at Campbell Soup and my Dad at the shipyard. I believe Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Camden was the only one around back in 60 when I was born there. Thanks for the tour.
@acca55122 ай бұрын
Maybe you could do a video on Vineland Millville and Bridgeton.
@massiahgrom24 күн бұрын
Good luck !
@massiahgrom24 күн бұрын
I worked in Vineland, loss prevention at the mall . What a job !! Lots of action .
@stevenpotter31505 күн бұрын
I lived in East Camden when I moved here from Michigan in 1984. Cool people in Camden. They treated me like family.❤ I never had any problem. I moved out in 1987. I still know people in South Camden,North Camden, Cramer Hill and Centerville. Never be afraid of people who look like you.🥰
@NikkoMcCarthy2 ай бұрын
ill give you an A from bravery. I've been through that spot a few times and everyone i've ever met from around the area has told me "Dont even come to a complete stop at a red light... just go at night"
@benfen51882 ай бұрын
Camden is taking cues from Baltimore by rebuilding the waterfront and reviving the downtown area. The aquarium is excellent and businesses are starting to pop up as well as Cooper University Hospital being an anchor health facility. There’s also a noticeably greater police presence. It’s going to take time but gradually Camden will attract an affluent population due to the close proximity to Philadelphia which is becoming increasingly expensive to live.
@emilyhubbard15102 ай бұрын
Being from south carolina it is actually crazy to see cities like this 😅
@roshelltannen9698Ай бұрын
This is funny? Im from the Northeast and industry being gutted, and leaving our cites dumps isn't funny to me. I guess you've never been to Spartanburg? That place is a dump.
@Stevemind882 ай бұрын
Love this tour and your style fella. American architecture is stunning (coming from a Brit). Such a difference a right or left turn can make … I can imagine how tense things would get later on during the day? Don’t really see a lot of people going for walks there! Bet even the trees could just up and move out 😮 Stay safe
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip2 ай бұрын
Thank you, Steve!!
@deanabanks84432 ай бұрын
Thank you nic and Joe for showing the Camden New Jersey video be safe guys.
@henrysosvielle3662 ай бұрын
Another great video, thanks joe, say hello to Nicole! See you again soon!
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip2 ай бұрын
Will do! :)
@johnarty24992 ай бұрын
If you are looking for ideas - the very early history of our country was the old Philadelphia road - route 7 I think - followed lowlands from Trenton to Southern colonies - cross Susquehanna at Harve de Grace by early colonial ferry authority in the 1600s . maybe trace the earliest connection from Northern to Southern colonies. The earliest rail roads were there. Think the history of the small towns of the 1700s to where they are now is fascinating - which went right and the ones that did not and why - the early east coast history and shaping the country.
@manterprise2 ай бұрын
Thank you very much for what you are doing!
@Callylily72 ай бұрын
In my opinion, the city could do better with the right people in important places. My small town was going down hill about 20 years ago. After 6 years of negotiations a major retail business opened it's doors. A lot of new infrastructure had to take place first. That business was given tax incentives. Now we have all new schools with state championship sports, an outstanding police force, new small businesses and a huge mall. Not to mention new homes were built and older ones were redone. All because the people living here cared. It can be done even on a larger scale. Yes, we are a Republican town of hard working people. I'd say where but I'd rather not give away where I live. Let's just say that it's in the south. Sorry for the length if this but I wanted others to know that it can be done. I only hit the high points. Funny but I talk to you a lot. You ask what we think and while watching, I answer. 😂
@JoeandNicsRoadTrip2 ай бұрын
I totally agree with everything you said.
@Callylily72 ай бұрын
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Thank you Joe. I'm looking forward to your next video. In fact, you and Nic has my favorite channel. As Sgt. Friday would say, "Just the facts ma'ma, just the facts." No drama just like I like it.
@alankirkby465Ай бұрын
There is a well known Borough in London, England, UK, named Camden. Peace to all.
@JoeandNicsRoadTripАй бұрын
I’m pretty sure Camden NJ is named after that borough.
@puravida56832 ай бұрын
Talking about bringing back memories! I now live in Costa Rica. Once upon a time, I lived in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. I was a member of The New Jersey National Guard. And, attended Rutgers University-Camden tuition free for my graduate degree. Coming out in the evening after class, was like being in a combat zone. Drug dealers, robbers, hookers and criminals were everywhere. I often wore my uniform, just to get to my car safely!
@Crackers25492 ай бұрын
Another terrific and informative video Joe & Nic ...! GG