Clairton, Pennsylvania | How Did It End Up Like This?

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@Bitey_Cat 7 ай бұрын

Your videos are always so interesting, and often haunting. Thank you! ♥️

@hoodsnhollers 7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching!

@tanja6233 7 ай бұрын

When I think Pennsylvania it's steel industrial city/ towns Claritin happens to be one.. Much of the old architecture seems to be holding strong . Sadly another city passed on Thank you for sharing your time 👍🏻 stay safe in your travels

@TomHollis-y6o 7 ай бұрын

We moved out of Clairton ten years ago after living here for 20 years and raising our kids there. There are some neighborhoods a bit nicer than what is shown on the video, but not many. A rough town but the people were great. When you live in a small town the same families do everything, little league, Cub Scouts, library hour, etc. you really got to know people. Unfortunately Clairton keeps spiraling downward.

@hartmutlorentzen9659 7 ай бұрын

I am from Germany. Our steel industry is gone too. But we try to develop new industries so that people can stay in their homes.

@dianamarie5663 7 ай бұрын

I appreciate that you show a balance of dilapidated homes, closed and open businesses and an industrial area. Not many services or things to do in Clairton. As my grandmother with Alzheimer's would say "What a lovely town!"

@hoodsnhollers 7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching!

@JoJo-ie8sl 7 ай бұрын

Some of those houses would have gorgeous back in their time. How sad :(

@davelowe1977 7 ай бұрын

It makes me want to buy one of those brick places to renovate.

@AG-ni8jm 7 ай бұрын

Decline of the steel industry, which began in the 1980s.

@bridgetmuehlberger5141 7 ай бұрын

I will never cease to be surprised at seeing a row of completely abandoned and ruined homes, with a single home still lived in. The one at 0:50 got me. Decorative lights and kids toys outside. Right next to all that rot and decay. Quite the dichotomy.

@northerntraveller3815 7 ай бұрын

Makes you wonder why they still have stoplights...a stop sign would suffice with how dead it is everywhere.

@gabe5946 7 ай бұрын

I know it didn’t happen overnight, but what a sad sight, booming town at one time, take care out there ✌️

@patrickjones1841 2 ай бұрын

My father was born and raised here. I had many happy memories of visiting my grandparents here and aunt a few towns over when I was a kid, as well as going to Kennywood. It is really sad to see what happened to this once beautiful town.

@cherylkimbley3992 7 ай бұрын

What a shame. So many people in every state are homeless and here sits all these buildings just going to trash. Sad that a town has come to that.

@Englishsea24 7 ай бұрын

There's places in Britain that are in exactly the same state of ruin as shown here, but they insist on building over more and more of our precious green spaces. We're a tiny island and don't have unlimited space, why not work with what we've got?

@joefriday1059 7 ай бұрын

A place that once was ruled by a steel economy . PITTSBURGH Pennsylvania steel capital of the world. Presently being on a global market , competition , and modern technologies is what happened. It is so sad to see this .

@ericschubert3183 7 ай бұрын

Clairton is not Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh adapted...Clairton did not.

@smorgasbroad1132 7 ай бұрын

I usually find some bit of beauty in the derelict structure, but not here. The gloomy winter day doesn't help. Again, you can tell that once they built the projects (tons of them it appears), no new single family home builds came after.

@DM-qd6bv 4 ай бұрын

I grew up in Clairton graduating in 1986. I loved it there. I remember stopping at Grisniks (spelling?) bakery across from the post office in the mornings before school. I’m very sad to see what it has become.

@danhays9769 7 ай бұрын

Another great video. Thank you!!

@JohnMiller-oz7gv 7 ай бұрын

Normal. Welcome to America.

@susanlore345 7 ай бұрын

That building at 4:03, maybe a school once? What beautiful architecture!👍shame it can’t be revitalized.

@kellyharper8072 2 ай бұрын

There she is! Lived here for a year in the early 70s. I remember the dust and the noise.

@sandyaw3057 7 ай бұрын

So upsetting! I haven’t been through there in a long time. 😢

@sunnysunny9966 7 ай бұрын

Wow, very depressing😔and the weather is doing the rest. Ramadan kareem 🧿🪬✌🏼

@dennisc8985 4 ай бұрын

The Deer Hunter

@lauraa2778 7 ай бұрын

It's Pennsylvania, that's what happened.

@jimb6781 4 ай бұрын

I love this vintage place.We should give these properties to our new Americans to clean and fix up.

@chrislynch8914 7 ай бұрын

Dutch Boy hasn't sold a gallon of paint there for 25yrs

@johnpinckney4979 7 ай бұрын

Great weather for your visit...

@davelowe1977 7 ай бұрын

It's fascinating to see what other countries look like.

@WheelcraftBicycles 7 ай бұрын

Lived in Clairton from 1991 to 2012. It was sad watching the decline. Worse now.

@KCGLivingInGray 7 ай бұрын

Reminds me of old military bases

@mrbutch308 7 ай бұрын

Depressing.

@anndixon4577 7 ай бұрын

I like the no audio commentary

@pjost6643 3 ай бұрын

Been like that for decades even when I was in high school in the 80s, just down the hill from me

@traciehoward2468 7 ай бұрын

Wow Leterace project every single apartment was lived in the place was full of life now look😔

@danielemoore1953 7 ай бұрын

They could have filmed some episodes of The Walking Dead here.

@BeardedRealm 7 ай бұрын

I worked there for 2 years in the 1890s

@ogieoglethorpe3788 2 ай бұрын

once the steel industry declined what did you really expect to happen to all the mill towns like duquesne braddock homestead mckeesport etc? those that could leave did and the towns declined.