COLUMBUS OHIO HOODS

[@TomG1555]

Have said this in previous vids about Columbus, but one of the things about the city is that a lot of the bad areas don't *look* like you'd expect slums to: they still have single-family homes in them without a ton of broken or boarded-up windows, no huge piles of trash or large swaths of abandoned buildings, etc. But the drugs, violence, shootings, and poverty are definitely there.

[@Roidweiser]

This is very true. I lived in this exact hood (he went by my old place) and it definitely didn't feel as safe as this video makes it look. Seeing prostitutes and drug deals all the time right out front of my duplex door was something else.

[@columbus2303]

maybe friend

[@DannyBaldwin-l1b]

🤷 Stop the cap with driving around American so called hoods. Born and raised in Columbus Livingston Park neighborhood. There are no dangerous hoods stop the stereotypes .🤷

[@KINGJAMES2NYC]

Columbus Ohio hoods are disappearing fast a lot of money changing hands people are coming in buying up a lot of property they are pushing a certain people out of certain neighborhoods

[@Freedomisinthemind13years]

It's about time but true and I'm glad

[@Cooliron24]

Go look at the Short North, back in the 90s the short North on High Street was a hellhole. Now it is considered a high-end area and you could be paying 2000 and up for rent.

[@KINGJAMES2NYC]

@Cooliron24 I grew up in the short on 5th street

[@cliftonconnor9389]

They are buying up Franklinton, not the Hilltop.

[@KINGJAMES2NYC]

@cliftonconnor9389 true but it's coming just be patient one block at a time

[@bidgey19]

cool you were in my city! if you ever come back, check out 5th ave thru 11th ave east, cleveland ave, east livingston ave and milo grogan. those are places i 100% couldn't walk alone in.

[@7791D]

How about no

[@RR-bb2lk]

couldn’t walk there? why not they got serial killers or sum?

[@alpat6374]

I'm from Dayton I've trooped Livingston alone Hamilton nobody was tripping

[@bidgey19]

@@RR-bb2lk idk about serial killers but there were two separate double homicides in the apartment block across the street from my workplace on E livingston. but other than that yeah why not

[@RR-bb2lk]

@@bidgey19 you a square 😂 it’s targeted violence, they don’t go for innocent civilians

[@oROBBIEo]

This was just a small part of the Hilltop (westside) you showed. Sullivant Ave is notorious but there are worse hoods in the city for sure.

[@Finntroll17]

I have fond memories of living in Columbus. One nice thing about it that you can see in the video is that it is very integrated. I don't think there are many cities in the US where all races live in the same neighborhoods.

[@billyfromphilly511]

Better than most cities in the USA!

[@rahimi4762]

Have to go in person a camera doesn’t capture the full essence of

[@charlesgonzales6719]

This is the first time I’ve seen so many white people and black people in the same hood. Interesting, I had no idea Columbus, Ohio was like this.

[@NathanLJustice]

The entire city is really diverse. I've been there many times.

[@Ozama1221]

It's more integrated unlike other Midwest cities like Chicago Detroit Milwaukee Cleveland StLouis

[@9ner]

i was gonna say....one of the more interesting hoods featured here. loved the dad casually spinning a basket ball as his daughters fell down around him on rollerskates lol

[@forexmarkups]

You thought only black people are in the hood😂

[@3dollawill]

The West and the South is real diverse . Especially the West

[@Haitian_warriorking]

Columbus Ohio looks cleaner than Philly north side west side southwest

[@FLINTmitten810]

Most cities do

[@bidgey19]

hilltop is for sure a bit run down but i don't think it's that "hood." there are plenty of neighborhoods on the east side i wouldn't even feel comfortable driving thru

[@Haitian_warriorking]

@nattyfatty6.0 you want a cookie

[@funginet]

@nattyfatty6.0 mmmm so ?

[@vontai4553]

I mean Philly is dirtier then most cities lol

[@ohioguy1946]

Lived in Columbus my entire life (29 years) and while there are bad areas, it’s nothing like most major cities, (Chicago, Baltimore, St. Louis, Detroit, etc.)

[@Oni_Teeth]

The pierce that you mostly focused on the west side and the hilltop areas. I would encourage you to also check out North Linden and Northland area.

[@buckeyedav1]

I'm in N Linden it's not as bad as most area's of "The Hood" though we do have a growing number of homeless and panhandlers here that didn't use to be.. I've lived here 30 years own my home and unfortunately our area has become popular to investors and people moving in from out of state property values in this neighborhood have tripled in the past 5 years. S Linden a whole different story. Anna In Ohio

[@sanyonn3493]

6:53 That's the corner store next to North Burgess Ave and N. Richardson in North Hilltop

[@playaplaya614ify]

Haha he finally came to my city and I been watching you for years I knew off top you out west

[@starslikedust]

i just moved here! i’m from dc, i got lost in that area trying to find a good restaurant. made my skin crawl.

[@RandyTheWildHorse]

Steele Ave. Markeet is where I will buy groceries in Columbus Ohio. 6:53

[@graceperiod720]

Columbus is full of opportunity. The economy there is boming n there's a lot of money. If you stay living like this, it's because you want to not because you have to. I'm from Gary Indiana, a place that's truly dead n devoid of opportunity

[@casey5144]

yep its a mentality to continue living in these areas and that lifestyle. its a choice at some point...the cycle continues

[@DLeo14]

Tell me, what kind of opportunities are there in Columbus right now? You sound knowledgeable, so can you name some? If you're not willing to do that much, then you shouldn't be making irresponsible comments about other people's lives, people whom you know nothing about.

[@Leroy-t3t]

Please explain why you disagree with that comment. Like i said i have family living there. They are doing very well. Jobs are available in comparison to other cities in Ohio. ​@@DLeo14

[@daiconoclast]

Part is the Franklinton area and the other parts the HIlltop on Columbus's west side. It goes from there and ends at Wedgewood Village which is a notorious apartment complex occupied by many Somali, some Mexican and a mix of white and Black residents.

[@jessicaj8083]

Columbus “hoods” and low income areas are actually nice in comparison to the rest of major Ohio cities. That city got to much money to have real slums

[@GMONEYGIFTED]

wedgewood apartments at the end people get killed all the time do some research , shot spotters everywhere

[@KettleBell-md8ph]

I lived by 17th and Hamilton,. It was worse than most anything i seen in ohio. I lived in Mansfield, Cleveland, Springfield. Alot of columbus hood don't look bad. But the bottoms, Wedgwood, linden, Livingston, parsons, I seen stuff that's worse than most any thing.

[@cory4419]

​@@KettleBell-md8phWestside Columbus so different nowadays , always hood but it's on a whole different level now

[@KettleBell-md8ph]

@@cory4419 I heard its crazy now. I actually had a job going door to door in hilltop, the neighborhoods I was in back then honestly want bad especially coming from Cleveland. But I heard the west side is just crazy now.

[@Leroy-t3t]

​@@KettleBell-md8phI have family living in that city. You don't hear anything nearly happening as bad compared to other cities in Ohio. My family doesn't report whatever craziness you are referring to. Please explain thank you.

[@614ak47]

BORN AND RAISED IN COL OH ON THE SOUTH SIDE ALL I CAN SAY IS TIMES CHANGE AND SO DO PEOPLE. STAY PRAYED UP AND CHERISH THE OLD MEMORIES U HAVE ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ NOTHING WILL EVER BE THE SAME

[@DM-ye5qo]

I’m from the south side , born and raised there too. Moved away 4 years ago.

[@kingbeeris8814]

South end representative

[@Xuniv.is.from-ohio]

Im on the north side of Col. OH. Proud❤

[@vgall7308]

Cbus def has some parts of town that could be rough. near the state fairgrounds, the bottoms, Hilltop, parts of parsons, etc. But just keep to yourself you'll be fine.

[@KettleBell-md8ph]

Wedgewood is super rough

[@tysotope]

This isn't Columbus Ohio Hoods this is just the west side hilltop and you didnt even go down the bad streets (aside from wedgewood). East side miller/kelton, mt vernon, livingston ave now youre getting into the hood

[@pindlelou]

Yup. I taught school in miller/kelton, livingston, fairgrounds area (south linden).

[@ZombieCSSTutorials]

What a lovely little neighborhood, the birds are chirpin', just need somebody to pick up a broom and you got a fixer upper!

[@kimsmith6469]

The ILLEGALS can do it..the a few of the MILLIONS that are CROSSING in daily..😅

[@deucetwos]

And a lawnmower for frig sakes

[@columbus2303]

thanks

[@anonymous8324]

looks good, no zombies))

[@TM-vq1bf]

Columbus’s bad neighborhoods aren’t that bad really at all. I stayed there in 22 and never felt like it was violent or dangerous . It’s a very nice town.

[@j-stilt9746]

There's nice places in just about every big city

[@casey5144]

other than milo grogan, hill top and a few others I constantly look over my shoulder when in these places even in my car

[@Scooter3194]

That’s why your gone now in 2024

[@treymorley5941]

Never visited north linden I see

[@stephencoulterohiocmh5467]

@@treymorley5941 Doesn't look like he left the west side.

[@RMAGEDN740]

You know you grew poor when you look at these and think they dont look like bad neighborhoods. The fools come out at night, though.

[@hvitulv7336]

You missed behind Westland mall... near Easland... and Northern Lights

[@blakesteenrod4765]

Columbus will be a major city like Atlanta by 2030, believe that

[@buckeyedav1]

Unfortunately you are right 125 feet from my house they are planning to build 6 to 8 story high rise apartments for the 88,000 people they are projecting to move here in the next 10 years. Zone In Columbus approved by City Council in June 2024. Anna In Ohio ( N Linden).

[@GMONEYGIFTED]

just bcuz there's no homeless everywhere don't be confused, he went when it's raining less people outside, trust me bro columbus not the most dangerous but ima tell u that shit like that IYKYK

[@oloatis2182]

Why you bragging about violence it’s time to grow up.

[@trinibagowaynecaribbean1611]

​@@oloatis2182 I dont think he was bragging. Just saying dont be fooled into thinking its not some rough areas there.

[@sunumonidas9966]

Ohio is the burbs it,s not dangerous

[@GMONEYGIFTED]

@@sunumonidas9966 u don't even believe that

[@trinibagowaynecaribbean1611]

@sunumonidas9966 Yeah come here to Cleveland and see how much if a suburb it is lol.

[@techgirl1337]

This is the near west side for the most part, shouldve visited the near east side and near north/Campus area - that's where its really bad. Hilltop (where you are) has always had pockets of calm, but Sullivant is very dangerous (runs through it). Lots of commenters talking about how integrated Cbus is - historically it has always been this way, with Cbus being a major Underground Railroad town.

[@Cooliron24]

I have lived in Columbus my whole life and I've been all over this city, yes it's got some rough Parts but overall it is not that bad of a city and there's more nicer places in Columbus then there are bad. Most people in Columbus keep to themselves, if you don't start anything there won't be anything.

[@buckeyedav1]

Yes I happen to live in a part of N Linden where we all still know each other, share coffee on our porches together though it's sadly phasing out as the older generation passes away. Anna In Ohio

[@Spook-Tha-General-PWE]

When are u going bacc to Galveston Texas?

[@DGTelevsionNetwork]

Biggest reason why a lot of these hokes still look somewhat presentable is mostly because the city will actually sue people, take them to court and seize their property if it is in too much disrepair. After that it either goes into county auction or land bank.

[@HereForTheComments]

Every one of those houses is $1000 a month in rent, minimum. I hate this city.

[@Rockstarmade224]

thats a good thing, its cheap

[@HereForTheComments]

@@Rockstarmade224 I can't afford that.

[@prettykitty5416]

Wait what? ONLY 1k to rent a whole entire house???? Bro I’m in my way! That’s actually amazing. I don’t even care if it’s in the hood 🤷‍♀️ I’m On my way!

[@prettykitty5416]

@@Rockstarmade224yeah that a great price I wonder if they meant 1k for a room or for the who house? Because for the whole house is great!

[@HereForTheComments]

@@prettykitty5416 You can afford that kind of rent?

[@sallywerkmeister5192]

Would have been nice to know what section you were in.

[@BK_718]

That’s definitely the largest city in the Midwest (2Nd biggest) without light rail or subway system.

[@HenryLemons-be8gy]

No cincinnati has largest metro in ohio.. Columbus counts there whole county as the city 😂

[@j-stilt9746]

​@@HenryLemons-be8gyCincinnati aint even half as big

[@HenryLemons-be8gy]

@j-stilt9746 cincinnati a older city

[@casey5144]

@@HenryLemons-be8gy the whole county Is either city or suburbs of the city which is still part of the city that's like saying parts of Brooklyn and upper Manhattan shouldn't be included in NYC

[@HenryLemons-be8gy]

@j-stilt9746 I have family in both cities Columbus definitely is smaller

[@BIMMERBOYTIM1981]

I just moved back to Cols Feb 24 bought a house in Hilltop area. Its pretty quiet in my area for the most part.

[@landsurfer3313]

When I stayed near Wedgewood, we'd hear gunfights almost if not every night. I heard a few stories about Hague, no joke over there. Not a place you want to stand around. Was waiting for you to get Parsons.

[@dawnrunyon4275]

I lived in Wedgewood @ 764, then 803, then 885, I never lived any where but the Westside/Hilltop, I was a regular @ Boomer's on Sullivant and was really into the music scene Columbus offers & did a lot of photography for several metal bands & was a regular @ the Alrosa Villa & even took my daughters with me to shows cause it was cheaper than a sitter & they absolutely loved the perks of meeting not just the local bands but the headliners like STP, Crazy Town, Drowning Pool, Union Underground, Sebastian Bach and both my daughters went to school @ Eakin Elem, Wedgewood Mid & Briggs HS, From Wedgewood I moved over 1 st to Kingsford Rd & that is where I met my husband who's nickname was Twin (he's an identical twin) the Hilltop called him the white boy twin & there was a set of identical colored guys too in same hood, (who was from Marion & not on Westside long b4 we met) (03, been together 21 yrs & married 16 yrs nowthen I was @ Ogden & Broad, Eureka & Broad, & Wayne & Broad from 1990-2005 & I did a lot of driving for several dope boyz & knew crews from Southend, all over the West, the Short North & from the the D. Back then before the big Fed bust on Westside things were not like it's became in last 9-10 yrs (since 2015) & it has so many vacant homes vs occupied & the fenny is rampant bringing death to all it touches. I'm glad my sister had my girls in Tx. Her & (husband) had ability to give them a home, great friends, & ability to become whatever their dreams allowed. Me & my hubby's path came to Tx too & been here 19 yrs now, but I still miss Columbus.

[@LA-gf5re]

HI CHARLIEBO313💙THANKS FOR SHARING 😊HOPE YOU HAD A BLESSFUL WEEKEND!!!

[@besslee7905]

That's not so bad, better than your usual hoods

[@casey5144]

til you live there

[@sharoncrawford7192]

I live 2 hours south of Columbus. I was born in Dayton, Ohio at WPAFB. Lived there until my dad retired. Born in 1956. I loved growing up there.😊

[@treymorley5941]

Ty for showing the BAD parts of Columbus, the city itself is quite nice but if you go anywhere on the outskirts its like this unless you're in the upper arlington/dublin areas

[@JusCuz410]

From Westerville; we may refer to this as the hood but compared with bigger cities, these are decent, affordable working-class homes that could be beautiful with a little TLC.

[@videofiend452]

How many miles does that car have on it now? How many are from you?

[@Maaaattologyyyy]

Used to have a squeaky truck too. I liked the truck

[@KingDiamond714]

Wedge wood apts are really really bad

[@dawnrunyon4275]

They weren't like they are now when I lived there and my 2 daughters went to Eakin elem, wedgewood mid, & Briggs hs before they went to Tx w/my sis. Very few of my peeps stayed, many either died or moved to southern states where its warm!

[@antwangordon6918]

This looks more like a Toronto Canada hood 😅.

[@RR-bb2lk]

lol what Toronto Canada don’t got any big suburban house hoods 💀 only small project housing complexes

[@RR-bb2lk]

oh nvm u mean how there’s white ppl in tha hood lol

[@KardiFan2000]

​@@RR-bb2lk Not entirely true. I live on Weston Rd (near St. Phillips Rd) and there's a few boarded up buildings/houses along the strip.

[@kingbeeris8814]

Come out there playing if you want to 😂

[@lowlifeangler]

Toronto is a shithole compared to Columbus

[@illwill9396]

The "scary" ppl in the thumbnail are just some folks getting ready to have an NA/AA meeting in the basement of that church.

[@donjizzlemontana]

Why you aint come up north 😂😂😂

[@VampWorldLuci]

Aint nobody wanna be in north if you not from there or aint got people there frm what i know

[@melmatrix2k12]

Man I use to live out south on Whittier remember Miller Livingston my boys lived on kelton man went to south high for like a year shit was treacherous

[@sschwen8050]

My wife used to teach at South HS and she loved the kids but that area is ROUGH. She was caught in a shootout once at a stoplight at like Miller and Livingston.

[@SapBoy365]

Where the Somalis ?

[@thedude5449]

Up around Cleveland ave and canonby.

[@thedude5449]

Aww snap he did go to canonby. One of the worst complexes in Columbus. Can't wait until the city shuts it down.

[@KingDiamond714]

Wedgewood apts.

[@dawnrunyon4275]

@@KingDiamond714 they be packed up into Wedgehood!

[@joyanderson8646]

Morse Rd & Cleveland,& the apts behind the WalMart on Morse Rd

[@mason0006]

Great city and safe af compared to 99% of the rest of Midwest

[@GMONEYGIFTED]

look up is columbus ohio safer than chicago and tell me whose crime is worse.... obviously chicago got more murders since it's bigger

[@j-stilt9746]

99%? Ok...?

[@VampWorldLuci]

Hn, shit was ass when i was there

[@michiganmotorsports]

Steele Ave "Markeet" 😆 You know that dude's making a killing there.

[@dariush7525]

franklinton and cleveland ave

[@GenXJay670]

So CharlieBo, what hood in this country got you the most sketched out?

[@salemgraham9785]

All the neighborhoods so far are on the west side of town. Surrounding my home actually

[@samuellessey8267]

Que tipo de zona residencial es esa, ricos, pobres, clase media?

[@GMONEYGIFTED]

bario

[@123Rockchild]

Poor.

[@pindlelou]

Poor, but not the poorest in Cbus

[@squash6979]

This is a riot. I lived in Cleveland, best of all, I was 2 blocks from the East Cleveland border on Superior Ave. Wanna see bandos, dope boys, and more bandos, visit what's considered a no drive zone. It'll make this video seem like the burbs.

[@willforeverpubg4235]

Still shock that Charlie Bo made ot to Greenville, NC where I'm from.

[@TheMoosehead68]

looks pretty good to me. I live in columbus. the houses look pretty well upkept,, paint is in good condition, not many boarded up windows. Just poor neighborhoods.

[@Catalik1000]

Wedgewood apartments are on the west side. The Hilltop is on the west side

[@Algerienne2331]

Thanks for sharing ❤

[@fluff1353]

Ha. I see the Hilltop is well-represented. I've carried mail on many a frightening street there.

[@ohiorapnexus]

Can I use some of your Ohio footage?

[@robertmendenhall204]

Does Mayor live on N. Central Ave & Merrimac Ave

[@melsockman9615]

"West Side!" One of my old favorite stomping grounds. Many great memories . Wedgewood is one of the most dangerous areas on the West Side. Many shootings happen there.

[@nightflyer914]

Where are the Cicero by

[@nightflyer914]

💉🍧

[@jasonnewland3188]

In the 4 minute mark you went down my old street, Terrace Ave aka Terror Ave aka Terrorist Ave. Lots of murders on that first block over the last 30 years.

[@Knappula]

Expected to see familiar sights. Didn't expect to see my actual childhood home.

[@jamesglass4893]

Run through Wedgewood for us or linden there is some sketch areas

[@theschoolsurvivalguide4544]

Dude in the beginning trying out for Globetrotters

[@dive2drive314]

I was gonna go for a drive this weekend...but then i got high

[@newkillergenius]

I CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT I AM SEEING children outside, playing

[@Marcelo-tq7lt]

I thought the same 😊

[@mattwimbish7536]

He went to the West side. Mostly just meth heads out there.

[@MMRAQ]

@@mattwimbish7536yea he shoulda went North fr but i’m glad he showed West tho

[@sdwilliams490]

Slow down and show some street signs, please.

[@samiannarino7138]

Parsons ave?? E. Whittier st. Champion and Ohio ave

[@JoeyCrackization]

Columbus rocks, I miss it so much.

[@dbased1915]

Just stayed downtown last night had dinner and did bar hoping a bit, wasn't nearly as wild out as i remember 3 years ago lol.

[@brandiesmith1597]

Bro you better be careful driving around Apple st and places like that nothing but dealer's I know

[@j-stilt9746]

Compared to where?

[@Ohiology]

They say that if you can make in NYC, you make it anywhere l. I say that if you can't make it in NYC, you can in Columbus.

[@richardfurnish955]

Nothing in Columbus is that scary.

[@MMRAQ]

Northside is the only place that scares me here, everywhere else i’m unbothered.

[@mikerhodeback9636]

The Shell at Livingston and Alum Creek at 2am is as close

[@MMRAQ]

@@mikerhodeback9636 i literally know somebody that got merked at that exact location

[@ericmcbroom7825]

But we in the ATL now Shawty lol. Fam still up there but I’m living that southern life now . ATL Georgia.

[@williamohio70]

Good old Hilltop.

[@DjTheDon614]

You didnt go down sullivant enough i have footage recorded

[@blightedgrounds]

I was gunna say this reminds me a lot of Muskogee, OK, but this is actually a lot nicer lol

[@kitpalencar5165]

go hit up east side cleveland or akron some day

[@trinibagowaynecaribbean1611]

Here been here in Cleveland before. I want him to come here on a weekend in the summer.

[@johnlively7174]

Ive delivered to all the worst parts of Columbus. You come home with crazy stories, not bullet wounds

[@ColdWheel]

The best city in America 614

[@erictorow250]

Columbus Ohio And cinatti Ohio Are ok cities to live in these days but Cleveland and East Cleveland Ohio totally suck 😮

[@LeahDyson-kq4bd]

Ohio is more Appalachian than people realize lol

[@johnsmith5028]

A dark future is never a bright future!

[@JessicaLikeEveryone]

dont look that tbh compared too philly,detriot,chicago looks kept up a little

[@j-stilt9746]

Well duh, you named 3 of, if not the top 3 worst big cities lol

[@JessicaLikeEveryone]

@@j-stilt9746 we'll compared too other Major Cities and small this doesn't look that bad I've seen worse trust me Alot Worse

[@DennisDolan-fl3mw]

I saw at one point you were in Hilltop. What other areas? What streets? I did notice you didn't always stop at the stop signs.

[@shaun7126]

You need a 360 camera foo

[@moderatesunited]

I like The Hilltop.

[@sherriealdrich2864]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@RickyB-u4s]

Born, raised and still live on the Hilltop and I love it here. Some bad streets, but mostly low and middle class blue collar hard worker. I'm a professional with an MBA and there are also a lot of professionals too.

[@danyellebrown6760]

Looks like parts of west Baltimore

[@johnsmith5028]

When i start to see dark skies i know the neighborhood is getting bad!

[@zudemaster]

Why are people so proud about living in dumps?

[@kingbeeris8814]

Columbus West side !!! I love my city

[@markhissrich2940]

Obviously there has been some decline. It’s not beyond redemption. I assume there are places where it would be dangerous.

[@qbsessedlewis7468]

When u went the wrong its a two way now and a westsider now we be going the wrong way

[@kire115]

O-H!!!

[@123Rockchild]

I-O!

[@KingDiamond714]

GO BLUE!!

[@StingerPat]

Hilltop! I know the area

[@Farahcarrera]

This is me doing Uber eats