Driving Around Downtown Elkhart, Indiana in 4k Video

Filmed on Tuesday, May 30 2023, I drive around bustling Elkhart, Indiana to see what's going on.
Elkhart is a city in Elkhart County, Indiana. The city is located 15 miles east of South Bend, Indiana.
The name Elkhart is a euphemization of "Elks-heart", which refers to the now extinct Eastern elk.
According to an account recorded in 1824, the name arose from two women fighting over an elk's heart that had been hung up to dry.
Alternatively, some historians including Jacob Piatt Dunn have associated the name with the shape of an island in the Elkhart River that is stated to resemble an elk's heart.
When the Northwest Territory was organized in 1787, the area now known as Elkhart was mainly inhabited by the Ottawa, Chippewa, and Potawatomi Indian tribes.
In 1829, the Village of Pulaski was established, consisting of a post office, mill, and a few houses on the north side of the St. Joseph River.
Dr. Havilah Beardsley moved westward from Ohio, and on August 9, 1821, purchased one square mile of land in order to establish a rival town named Elkhart. The town of Elkhart was first plotted with 48 lots on April 30, 1832.
In 1839, the Pulaski Post Office was officially changed to Elkhart.
Elkhart County was founded exclusively by immigrants from New England. These were old-stock "Yankee" immigrants, that is to say, they were descended from the English Puritans who settled New England in the 1600s.
Many inhabitants of Elkhart County fought in the Union Army during the Civil War. In the late 1880s and early 1890s Irish and German migrants began moving into Elkhart County, most of these later immigrants did not move directly from Ireland and Germany, but rather from other areas in the Midwest where they had already been living, particularly the state of Ohio.
Elkhart became the site of multiple musical instrument factories. In 1934, the first recreational vehicle factory opened in Elkhart. Similar companies followed suit for the remainder of the decade, and the economy continued to grow until the rationing of materials in World War II. After the war, growth picked back up, and, by 1949, Elkhart was officially dubbed the "RV Capital of the World."
Elkhart is home to many Recreational vehicle manufacturers, boat manufacturers, and van conversion companies, including Bennington Marine, Forest River Inc Hy-Line, Keystone, Skyline, Sun Valley, Travel Supreme, THOR Motor Coach, and many other manufacturers, including Gulf Stream, and Jayco, can be found nearby in Goshen, Middlebury, Nappanee and Wakarusa.
Gemstone Musical Instruments is located in Elkhart, and they produce Stephanhöuser Saxophones.
The Elkhart Jazz Festival is a three-day event that takes place in late June on the banks of the Elkhart River. It is known as one of the premier Jazz festivals in the nation. In 2007, the festival celebrated its 20th anniversary.
As of the census of 2020, there were 53,923 people residing in the city, up from 50,949 in 2010.
The racial makeup of the city was 66.1% White, 15.4% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 12.9% from other races, and 4.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22.5% of the population. #driving #travel #drivingtour

[@juliogrevy2078]

i studied at CHS in 1988. Good Memories. ❤

[@savannahsputnik1663]

It’s sad, watching someone drive down this main street, because when I grew up, it was all stores, and there were three theatres downtown. On Saturday, it was full of people shopping, then they opened the mall which destroys every city I’ve seen.

[@edwardhuster8466]

You guys missed Middlebury street.But its all good. Moved away in 1986. MOved to Maryland.

[@exploreusacities]

I didn't miss Middelbury Street, I'm boycotting Middlebury Street

[@iamjshep3]

@@exploreusacitiesLol, why?😂😂

[@curvy71]

I have cousins in Elkhart Indiana.

[@fload46d]

They have definitely fixed up the old downtown. Glad to see it. In the fifties we could walk downtown from the south side and never had a problem and never were bothered. Actually we could ride our bike around town for miles and never have a problem.

[@twofry64]

You didn't show the bad part of downtown then left the downtown area completely

[@iamjshep3]

Facts. All they had to do was go down Franklin street and they would’ve prolly seen some interesting things.😂

[@twofry64]

@@iamjshep3 Franklin, Marion, Harrison, etc.

[@iamjshep3]

@@twofry64 The crackheads be out there for real.

[@goranstaaf3763]

Dometic from Sweden are?

[@ShoeString13]

I like the radio station, so I'm just looking around. SF/

[@curvy71]

What ever happened to the place called Hillbilly Heaven?

[@exploreusacities]

They re-branded, it's now known as HILLBILLY HELL!

[@johnnyb4266]

So this is where Andrew Tate spent some of his early years, I'm trying to imagine him here. Interesting...

[@jaybrian9402]

That asshole should have been arrested the moment he stepped foot in the city.

[@superruben702]

The only thing I heard about Elkhart is they have one of the most corrupt police departments and justice systems

[@exploreusacities]

That's crazy because I heard they have one of the least corrupt police departments. In fact when you get arrested they give you a freshly baked chocolate chip cookie at the jail.

[@superruben702]

Yep then they pay 11 million in tax money for false convictions, awesome

[@iamjshep3]

Not gonna lie, there are a lot of power tripping cops here.

[@savannahsputnik1663]

@@exploreusacities go back and look at the videos about Elkhart corruption, there’s a lot of it there.

[@martyaz]

As you say, bustling for sure.

[@dr.ejazkhan7227]

I don’t see any mode of public transportation, how do people move around who doesn’t own a car

[@exploreusacities]

People who don’t own a car have a difficult time getting around. It’s America baby, most people own a car.

[@delorisdavis2100]

They do have public transportation here.

[@SpencerMiller574]

There is public transportation. It was seen in this video. The Interurban Trolley has a system of buses that drive multiple routes to certain parts of the cities

[@hikerx9366]

The Alberta Province as well as Ontario want to separate from Canada. Alberta wants to be the 51st State so I just heard.

[@exploreusacities]

Hello Canada. I regret to inform you that your application to join America has been denied. Canada must remain to be America's hat. Thank you for your interest.

[@rl3626]

Elkhart, Mishawaka and South Bend, Indiana is the butt hole of the universe.

[@2FUNNYMIKE]

Fresno California would like to challenge that

[@jaysvanfullofsongs8544]

Have you been to LA or Detroit? It's 10000 times worse.