Danville, IL - 5th worst place to live in the US!? What do you think?

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@KingAndy1992 8 ай бұрын

Lovely video. I was born in Danville and still love it, flaws and all. I fantasize about moving back sometimes. Not in denial about the issues but always flabbergasted how eager to rag on it people are. It'a beautiful!

@dawninthemountains 8 ай бұрын

I agree! There are so many positives when you really look.

@mr.hi3219 7 ай бұрын

I was born in Danville and lived there for a while, and I love it so much. I won’t deny it has flaws, but I have a lot of family there and love visiting them.

@OfftoShambala 5 ай бұрын

Oh I love that little safety place for kindergarteners… we did something like that in my school back in the mid 70’s in California… but it was all moveable props. I remember loving it too. But that permanent one is very cool. I’m looking to buy a house there.

@dawninthemountains 3 ай бұрын

Yes, the kids all look forward to their turn at Friendly Town.

@josephwalker5577 2 ай бұрын

I find it hard to believe that there are 4 worse places than Danville.

@dawninthemountains 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing in the conversation.

@gentlerainontheroof 10 ай бұрын

Flight lessons at the little airport could be so fun!

@gentlerainontheroof 10 ай бұрын

Yes!!

@larypillischafske4316 6 ай бұрын

I was born in Danville back in 61. My family lived west of Cayuga Indiana

@dawninthemountains 6 ай бұрын

Been to Cayuga many times!

@larypillischafske4316 6 ай бұрын

@@dawninthemountains Did you know any of the Hills? Donna , Paul, Rick , Vicky or Debbie?

@dawninthemountains 6 ай бұрын

@@larypillischafske4316 I did not, but my cousin might have. Cayuga, Williamsport, Perrysville, those were her stomping grounds.

@frankwallace58 4 ай бұрын

107 Tennessee st, elmwood school , lik crik, steak n shake 1958 nice memory thanks

@recratdemopublican2024 2 ай бұрын

I had a stepdad that lived in hoopeston in '88 his name was Pat, he worked in Danville at zayres as a security guard, he loved to ride motorcycles, he was headed to work one day, this old man in a station wagon pulled out in front of him, Pat hit the car and was thrown about 100 feet, he was DOA in the ambulance on the way to the hospital, he was 36

@dawninthemountains 2 ай бұрын

So sorry for your loss.

@recratdemopublican2024 2 ай бұрын

@@dawninthemountains just wondering if you ever remember zayres in Danville, in the early 90's they were bought out by big lots

@dawninthemountains 2 ай бұрын

@@recratdemopublican2024 I lived just down the street from Zayres when I was 8 - 10. Walked these many times!

@recratdemopublican2024 2 ай бұрын

Most of the old department stores were bought out as time went on, target even bought out richway, when I was little, we used to go to the old goldblats that was in either Hammond or highland, indiana

@kentdunn3288 5 ай бұрын

When GM closed their plant in Danville it hurt the economy which makes a difference in a community.

@dawninthemountains 3 ай бұрын

Yes. I'm sure the Quaker closure will hurt, too. Thank you for offering your comments.

@departmentofredundancydept4121 13 күн бұрын

The Carnegie building that houses the museum needs work, but like so many other buildings in Danville, no one is doing anything to preserve it. 🤷 They only care in words, not in action.

@dawninthemountains 13 күн бұрын

Thank you for your thoughts.

@alanstrong55 3 ай бұрын

Kankakee is noy far away. Hope it has not crumbled. That is prime farmland, much like DeKalb.

@shnibby69 3 ай бұрын

I lived 35 miles from Danville(in Indiana). Use to make Sunday beer runs to Danville….for years, you couldn’t buy alcohol on Sundays in the Hoosier State!

@dawninthemountains 3 ай бұрын

We have several relatives right across the border - Covington, Veedersburg, Kerrville. Growing up, it was just one big place for us.

@departmentofredundancydept4121 13 күн бұрын

That's why the I&I had so much business - Indiana folks heading over for packaged alcohol

@Rainandcampfires 10 ай бұрын

Sitting around a campfire with fireflies and bright red cardinals in the white falling snow,,,yes, please.

@dawninthemountains 10 ай бұрын

2 of the things I truly miss the most.

@eattherich9215 10 ай бұрын

I had never seen black squirrells until I visited my sister who lives in the Toronto suburbs. Your hometown looks very rural and I guess if there isn't much in the way of opportunity, people leave reducing the tax base and the possibility for improvements.

@dawninthemountains 10 ай бұрын

That's really good observations. Thank you for your comments.

@donaldpump3072 6 ай бұрын

Are there big cities near by?

@dawninthemountains 5 ай бұрын

The biggest city nearby is Champaign/Urbana. There has always been crime stream down from Chicago, though.

@99somerville 2 ай бұрын

I know of at least five cities in NY/NJ that are worse.

@gregorystevens3992 4 ай бұрын

I think Danville is averaging a home fire a day .

@dawninthemountains 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for offering your comments.

@pj3209 Ай бұрын

Won't let my wife go to Danville to shop after 12:00pm

@dawninthemountains Ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing in the conversation.

@MusicBoxVinyl 2 ай бұрын

Danville is decent just to go and get groceries and eat out with the family, but living there you have to have at least some money to live in the nicer houses cuz no one is living in the trenches!

@benhuber1717 7 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot. I grew up there. Kissed my first kiss there, fell in love there, and knew I'd never return. I have found memories of El Toro. One of my friends my worked there. She used to make us burritos for free. My uncle and father used to take us and fish up and down all the vermillion. My grandfather used to work with Dick and Jerry Van Dike. Thanks love.

@BobTanquary 8 ай бұрын

From Danville myself and really proud of it. I know like a lot of small midwest towns they have trouble with growth due to a heavy dependence of factory work but all of my best memories were at the spots you visited. I left there in 1980 and moved to Portland Oregon . Thanks for facebook i am able to keep in touch with all my friends i grew up with. Loved your tour of my hometown thank you .

@alanscott8719 9 ай бұрын

I went to Danville all the time being from Hillsboro Indiana lot of memories

@vince8436 5 ай бұрын

Was a good town. I don't see much hope left with the new casino.

@dawninthemountains 3 ай бұрын

I'm glad it is not in the middle of town. Thank you for offering your comments.

@tonystonebraker8616 2 ай бұрын

i have lived in Danville il 35 years.

@aurorainAlaska 10 ай бұрын

I want to try Mad Goat. ❤

@Rainandcampfires 10 ай бұрын

Mad Goat probably smells amazing with the coffee beans roasting.

@dawninthemountains 10 ай бұрын

We brought some back to Colorado. The suitcase smelled so good! 😀

@dawninthemountains 10 ай бұрын

It does!

@JonnyTheLeprechaun 3 ай бұрын

what a terrible thing to say about Danville.

@djbeezy 2 ай бұрын

I grew up in Danville. It was a nice place to grow up. Until they built the prison and moved alot of the inmates families to Danville. Nothing but trouble.

@departmentofredundancydept4121 13 күн бұрын

@@djbeezyit wasn't just the prison that caused issues. It was several things that happened. There weren't actually a lot of families that relocated just to be near the prison.

@departmentofredundancydept4121 13 күн бұрын

@JonnyTheLeprechaun what's the terrible thing that was said? Something true?

@kennethroberson421 6 ай бұрын

I was born in 1974 and raised in danville Illinois trust me danville had everything and alway busy town and more til Walmart hit danville and ruin everything I was piss but danville was also one best safety town in usa that nobody bother you hell woman could walk down the street in 2 or 3am morning and nobody bother them now you can’t do that no more because it not safe no more I miss me home town.

@dawninthemountains 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

@jeffryreese 4 ай бұрын

I guess a home is what you make it. I'm originally from Teere Haute, an hour to the south. When my family moved up to Milwaukee, we would come back to visit my grandparents on the C.&E.I. They would stop in Danville for up to 30 minutes so people could get off to get something to eat. Unfortunately, by around 1968 the trains disappeared. Most of the small towns where the trains disappear end up getting run down and nobody seems to understand why. I still remember when they turned Gilbert Street into a pedestrian mall. That didn't last long. I appreciate the tour. Let's hope things look up.

@dawninthemountains 3 ай бұрын

I saw my very first concert in Terre Haute. Journey played there in like 1981 or 82. Great memories.

@ayothatswack1290 2 ай бұрын

As a someone from the new generation of Danville it’s sad growing up knowing Dick Van Dyke was born here and the city wants to tear down their house because it’s getting old it goes to show how much they DONT care about the history of it all. I personally would love to visit a refurbished version of the house to see what it was like but I guess they don’t have enough money for that. As far as crime goes yea on the East side it’s pretty bad to the point I wouldn’t trust walking around without protection or have protection in the house because of robberies. But most if not all murders here are “gang” related. ALSO… La Potosina is way better than El Torro

@dawninthemountains 2 ай бұрын

Oh, no - You are Team La Pot?! No, El Toro every time. Hahahaha I agree about the Van Dyke home. My mom said there was talk about making it into a museum at one point, but that seems to have not really gone anywhere.

@departmentofredundancydept4121 13 күн бұрын

@@dawninthemountainsno one wants to actually put money into the Van Dyke home. Everyone wants it to magically be preserved, but no one did anything and it needs to be ripped down. Also, La Pot is so much better than El Toro. La Pot kitchens are cleaner than El Toro. La Pot is more genuine than El Toro.