Driving around Hutchinson, Kansas

Hutchinson is the largest city and county seat in Reno County, Kansas, United States, and located on the Arkansas River. It has been home to salt mines since 1887, thus its nickname of "Salt City", but locals call it "Hutch". As of the 2010 census, the city population was 42,080.
Each year, Hutchinson hosts the Kansas State Fair, and National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Basketball Tournament. It is the home of the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center aerospace museum and Strataca (formerly known as Kansas Underground Salt Museum).
Salt was discovered in Reno County by Benjamin Blanchard on September 26, 1887. This gave rise to the first salt-processing plants west of the Mississippi River. Salt was originally extracted using the evaporation method by pumping water into brine wells. In 1923, the Carey Salt Company opened the only salt mine in Hutchinson, which then produced rock salt. That mine is still in use today and is now operated by Hutchinson Salt Company. Cargill and Morton Salt also have evaporative salt plants in Hutchinson.
Excavated portions of the mine are used for archival storage of movie and television masters, data tapes, and permanent business records. Underground Vaults & Storage currently houses the masters for The Wizard of Oz (1939), Gone with the Wind (1939), and Star Wars (1977), among many others.
The world's longest grain elevator was built in Hutchinson in 1961.
Dillon's grocery stores was established in Hutchinson by J.S. Dillon in the 1920s (originated in Sterling, Kansas). Dillon's was bought out by The Kroger Co. in 1983. The company still operates a distribution center and headquarters for Dillons and Kwik Shop in town.

[@Cat5irma]

Ah yeah I have been to Kansas my self it’s beautiful Hutchison is a good town my grandma lives there so

[@acjohn6995]

I'm fairly new to KS and I love Hutch. Coming from a huge metro city, I find Main St towns to be far more friendly and centered. The historic houses and wide streets are very unique.

[@legalfictionnaturalfact3969]

You are a john... do you know john taylor? :/

[@AaronFrick-zc6xu]

​@@legalfictionnaturalfact3969Yes more than 1

[@jackmcgonigle9156]

Your title was correct, you drove "around" Hutch, not thru it. My wife's mom and dad are buried in the cemetery you drove by early in the video.

[@bishoprodriguezofficial8332]

Grew up here! Nice to have a video to reflect on!

[@gatorpics09]

Welcome back!

[@RealKansasMan]

Change your title. It's misleading. You only drove through a part of town. You did not drive around town.

[@thomasherzog3318]

The music is WAY too exciting for Hutch. hahaha

[@saraslater7949]

Thats good beatz.

[@laceface14]

Hey! I live here in Hutchinson! Can i ask what you were doing in Hutch? Thanks for the video!

[@gatorpics09]

self reflection

[@lexiyingling5177]

i live there

[@friendlyfire7509]

Is this good for raising a family?

[@jeremybrand133]

No. They let the meth roam free. Not buffalo.

[@acjohn6995]

Hutch is great. Any Main street town is way better than a big city. Friendly people, quiet streets, tight community, if I had a family I would feel much better in Hutch than LA/NY, or even Wichita.

[@saraslater7949]

👍👍

[@covergirl678]

One of the worst places in Ks hands down

[@dougfisher1813]

That's an extremely dangerous ghetto town with an abnormally high crime rate and drug addicted population. Dilapidated roads and infrastructure. Stay safe out there.

[@laceface14]

Doug! Don’t be silly! It’s not that bad!

[@TheSaggus]

Come on Doug, I've only been threatened with death twice in my 14 years on Earth in Hutch

[@laceface14]

@@TheSaggus yikes! I’ve lived here for 30 years and have never had anything close to a death threat! 😂 I’m like you’re hanging with the wrong crowd.

[@TheSaggus]

@@laceface14 I just tried to talk to someone lmao

[@RealKansasMan]

Everything you said is way over exaggerated.