Driving Around Small Town Mattoon, Illinois in 4k Video

[@dustincooley]

The Burger King you pass was actually founded before the Burger King chain, and a ruling against the chain building a restaurant within 20 miles of their restaurant still stands today.

[@dylanput]

My Grandmother lived in Mattoon for several decades. I remember as a child.....going to Walkers grocery store to ride the mechanical horse by the front door for a nickel. Going to Mattoon lake to feed the ducks. Pulling in to Mattoon and always smelling burning leaves and the seeing the old brick streets. Simpler times as they say

[@BusyBusinessHostingNPromotion]

Where was Walkers Grocery Store?

[@Psychokitty-1]

I remember going across the street with my nickle to "My Store" to buy a single Reese's peanut butter cup! Still love those to this day.

[@Psychokitty-1]

Thank you for making/posting this video. It's been many decades since I left Mattoon and really enjoyed the ride. I even saw my childhood home! So glad they did not tear up the brick road in front of it too.

[@exploreusacities]

You're very welcome, glad you got to see home!

[@JustPattaya-o9t]

I saw my home right on Charleston ave ❤️

[@iplaymytele]

I was born and raised in Mattoon Illinois my father, Carl Galey was a captain on the Matoon fire department for 27 years, he also had many business adventures, Applause Recording Studio, including building. The only public golf course. “ ROGALA “ just outside of town …My grandfather Chief Chick Galey was chief of police before I was born….. I went to Mattoon high school …! I was on a Nashville network TV show called. You can be a star.., and went on the road with my band SKY KING .., After touring for several years, I moved to Alabama, and have been here for around 37 years… I’m now 70 years old … ! My favorite things in Mattoon, were the original Burger King, and Little Mexico restaurant…! Jeff Galey… ( The Jeff Galey Channel ) on KZbin

[@ck4426]

Are you from Central Illinois? Love your videos! You’ve covered a lot around me but what about Bethany and Findlay? Or Sullivan… thank you!!!

[@exploreusacities]

Yes sir! Thank you. I've done Sullivan and Bethany!

[@ck4426]

@@exploreusacities Wow ok! I’ll look again!!! Thanks!!!

[@exploreusacities]

If you go to my actual channel page there is a search bar there you should find em

[@master-kq3nw]

Good video nice town

[@BusyBusinessHostingNPromotion]

Hey wait, when was this video taken, not uploaded taken? The movie theatre became part of a bar before I left in 98. I believe it was called Broadway Joes.

[@exploreusacities]

June 2023

[@couchpotato7629]

Someone in a Nissan Cube tried to hit me tonight.

[@exploreusacities]

blimey

[@couchpotato7629]

Yeah every night I ride my bike home someone is following me or trying to hit me with a vehicle and the cops say they can't do anything.

[@wexfordrob]

Looks like a nice place

[@mythrul9362]

Ever been through olney?

[@exploreusacities]

not yet but I'll get there someday

[@BusyBusinessHostingNPromotion]

WOW D to Z Sports is stil there

[@IntellitechStudios]

It is! The guy who owns it now has it split between DtoZ and Broadway Resale on the inside

[@BusyBusinessHostingNPromotion]

@@IntellitechStudios Broadway resale is new but I left in 1998

[@master-kq3nw]

Also thuis town famous beacuse mad gasser of mattoon

[@exploreusacities]

who dat

[@mnoliberal7335]

You can use AI to place yourself in a police chase in one of these "turd towns" (what the English call run-down towns) like Mattoon.

[@mnoliberal7335]

But Mattoon looks pretty good, as good as when I lived nearby, in Paris around 1980. I was involved in EMS so we knew all the T*rd Towns and bad areas of each. Mattoon doesn't reach the T-Town level of squalor that I can see. Now they have m*th!

[@exploreusacities]

hmm interesting idea. just add some flashing red and blue lights and a police radio...

[@BusyBusinessHostingNPromotion]

They just received 60 mil to build a sports center

[@BusyBusinessHostingNPromotion]

@@mnoliberal7335 Oh wow Paris. I managed a hearing aid office in Paris in the 90's