Driving Around Small Town Alton, Illinois in 4k Video

[@DavidSmith-qg9ho]

I love and live in Alton, IL. I am surprised you did not drive on Henry St., Liberty St., and Grove to show the beautiful homes in that area of Alton.

[@exploreusacities]

I'm a stranger in 99% of the towns I've been to so I just sniff my way around. I'm sure I miss a lot of stuff. It would be way too much work to actually research and plan my route.

[@davidcox9371]

You have the best channel for small town real America...never stop!!

[@exploreusacities]

lovin you

[@actionsub]

What I really like is that, unlike Chris Harden and some of the others, you don't yap through the whole video taking cheap shots at the people who live in these communities. You just let the beauty that exists in community speak for itself.

[@mdmarko]

50 years ago Alton was a flourishing city of nearly 45,000. Then the industry left, taking many well-paying jobs. Came back here six years ago, and it looked like the life had been sucked out of the place. Am guessing most of the people living in the nicer houses must work in the St. Louis suburbs. St. Louis itself is in bad shape, less than 300,000 people when it once had easily twice as many.

[@brianchase9251]

I grew up in Alton in the 60s and 70s. Left for good in 1979. After seeing this video, to say that things have changed would be a big understatement. And the video only covered about 2% of the town, if that.

[@alansewell7810]

I lived there in 1999 to 2001 and it was great. I hadn't thought much about it since then. I am glad to have my memories rekindled by this video.

[@mrtweedy705]

At time stamp 9:50. First set of windows on the right was where I started Kindergarden class in 1958. Irving Elementary School.

[@SidLaw500]

Interesting looking town.

[@actionsub]

You do not want to mess around on those brick streets during the winter. Those suckers are all on an incline and if there's the slightest bit of ice, driving is pretty hazardous because the ice fills in those cracks first and then builds up on top of that. It's like driving on glass. (SOURCE: lived in that neighborhood in 2008...)

[@exploreusacities]

Hell of a neighborhood

[@actionsub]

@@exploreusacities I liked it when I lived there, except for a couple of winter days when we had a touch of ice.

[@exploreusacities]

That's why you must go to Las Vegas during the winter if you're from the midwest.

[@reneenordeen9447]

What a lovely little town.

[@exploreusacities]

I know, right? Those mansions on the side of the cliff overlooking the river would be as good of a view as anything!

[@dawngibbs691]

It's not lovely

[@JohnJohn-do2oj]

@@dawngibbs691 dead.

[@nancymcdowell5331]

My Dad used to live just off state street in front of a radio tower on a side street

[@nancyrobbins8987]

Why did you drive on Route 67 instead of Route 100 past the Piasa Bird and its cave along the river? Although, I have to say that whoever painted the bird with flag stripes took away the mystique of the true ,original painting!

[@joomomma9463]

Its been moved and changed a few times since the 70s

[@gfexc]

Looks like a happening town. Vibrant, lots of turism, good looking women, activity and culture.

[@montywifey]

That’s my home town❤❤❤

[@gustavoangel3539]

I was Exchange Studen from Colombia back in 1983. I couldn´t recognice any street of this video, :o( I guess I most go back hahahaha. hey! Where is all the people? Jun 26 2023 was Monday, 86F, nice wheather...

[@jthampshire]

Didn't do Henry Street?

[@exploreusacities]

What is Henry street?

[@DavidSmith-qg9ho]

@@exploreusacities You drove on Henry for a little bit, next time drive on Henry, Liberty, and Grove and the side streets in that area. That area is called "Middle Town" and there area several Victorian homes in that area. Most of your video is in the "Christian Hill" area of Alton.

[@martyaz]

Brick roads and brick buildings. Vive le midwest.

[@YoloJakers]

yoo thats me on the scooter😂 3:00

[@exploreusacities]

finally! I was wondering when someone would finally see themselves in a video

[@bankrollsfx]

Some of the best bbq big snoots

[@exploreusacities]

Good to hear, although I don't know if I like the name. Makes me think they are serving me the snout.

[@bankrollsfx]

@@exploreusacities if your in the area again, check out lovetts on college ave super tasty snoots

[@bankrollsfx]

@@exploreusacities it’s also the birthplace of James Earl ray, the man who assassinated MLK Jr. and also the birthplace of Jesse Anderson, a man who murdered his wife outside Northridge Mall in Milwaukee, who later was killed alongside Jeffrey Dahmer in prison. Very interesting town. The haunted hotel is cool. There is also a old story of deaf bill who was mummified and sat on display for years or the underground slave railroad or even the piasa bird. Lots to explore.

[@Fishin_Jimm]

No Ghost ?

[@exploreusacities]

There were tons of ghosts, but you can't see them on camera because they used their invisibility

[@senor1100]

Most people think it's better to go to church to search and praise The Holy Ghost. Your fooling yourself and waisting valuable time and brain cells believing those settling building and creaking doorways are ghosts.

[@dennisvansandt9274]

Too bad Alton and for the most part, all of Conservative central and southern Illinois has to suffer the stigma of the Liberal big city of Chicago. Chicago sucks, and is a decaying big city, and it's dragging small towns like Alton down with it.

[@exploreusacities]

You never know, that county might be able to join Missouri some day!

[@buntom1800]

of course u have to bring liberals into this lol

[@joomomma9463]

​@@exploreusacitiesOK nazis