Exploring Cleveland Ohio | A Great American City in Decline

[@AtHomeAnywhere]

Thank you so much everyone for the recommendations and information on Cleveland. I hope to make a trip back in the near future and would love to here what you enjoy about the city. What neighborhoods you recommend checking out and stuff to do during the day and at night.

[@__BlacklotuS__]

Down town is nice as hell tbh

[@AtHomeAnywhere]

It was fun to visit for sure 😁 Hope you're enjoying the holidays!

[@StuuuuuTube]

Very nice shot video. Thanks for bringing memories back of Cleveland. The city is not declining according to your video. It looks clean and beautiful.

[@SPORT2932]

I thought the same thing. Everything looked clean, safe and fun. He missed the sports venues, the Warehouse District with tons of bars and restaurants and the magnificence of University Circle with museums galore. But it did make me want to get downtown to see the Christmas lights and all the changes since I was last downtown. And spend some money to encourage more succcess!

[@AtHomeAnywhere]

@@SPORT2932 The Warehouse district does sound fun 😊 I’ll have to check it out on my next trip 👍

[@SPORT2932]

@@AtHomeAnywhere And you missed the splendor of the theaters at Playhouse Square. You can walk in to see the beautiful lobbies.

[@beachboi6196]

Theres nice parts but also got slums and pockers of crime

[@liz-b2x]

I worked in Cleveland for almost 25 years from 1980s on and my favorite lunch stop for a long time was in the Old Arcade building on Superior. There was another Arcade between Euclid and Prospect, but it was not as elaborate as the one on Superior. I tried to do all my exploring of Cleveland on my lunch hours and accomplished that with a lot of "extended" lunch hours. I was a dyed-in-the-wool East Sider, but did manage to get to the near West Side on occasion. I especially liked it when the planes were practicing for the annual air show. I could walk to the lake, look up at the jet, blink, and knew that that plane was probably now in Canada. One time one of this jets must have noticed me waving and managed to hover over me for a few seconds.

[@AtHomeAnywhere]

Those sound like great memoires! Thank you so much for sharing!

[@gregbartley2475]

I grew up in Chicago but moved to Cle 30 years ago when I was in my mid 30’s. This is definitely home to me now and like any other midsize large city we have our issues. That being said, I’ve been to many other large cities and at the end of the day day, the traffic is reasonable. The housing prices are reasonable, and the quality of life ispretty good overall.

[@AtHomeAnywhere]

I enjoyed my time in Cleveland and thought it was very reasonable. There are a lot of more famous and popular cities in the USA I really dislike and would never live in (or near for that matter haha)

[@brianmccarthy8595]

Cleveland is an awesome city. Wonderful museums, parks, dining, entertainment and a Great Lake. Plus Cleveland has three professional sports teams. If anyone gets bored in Cleveland they will be bored anywhere. I would imagine much of the population moved to the surrounding suburbs.

[@beachboi6196]

Ohio is boring period

[@joshuaisrael2494]

Parts of Cleveland may be in decline but not all! Cleveland is literally the last affordable city left in America. Average home prices 200k. Crime is pocketed like all cities. Word is out and people are moving here!!!

[@AtHomeAnywhere]

@@joshuaisrael2494 I’m glad to hear people are moving there. I do think Cleveland has a lot of great things going on and totally agree about affordability. I’ve been calling Columbus home for several years now and like living in Ohio. ☺️

[@glenglazewski4421]

i agree 100% ohio city is looking good these days for instance

[@JJacobs803]

Me I'm people lol

[@Silver_Joystix]

I agree with this comment. I am personally looking forward to moving back to Cleveland after spending several years on the East Coast. Cleveland has a lot to offer, but spending the time filming The Arcade is not productive 😂

[@beachboi6196]

Dont lie to your self folks aint breaking neck t o move ohio or Cleveland now theres lots nice places its affordable comered other places but not only in fact most midwest coast livei g in s affordable that's not just a lot that's Kansas City Minnesota basically West Virginia Kentucky al. Place are still affordable

[@bobgardin2347]

Ohio City is a neighborhood of Cleveland, just west of downtown. The river is the Cuyahoga. The Cleveland Museum of Art and other museums, orchestra, Little Italy are not that far east of downtown in university circle neighborhood via the transit station he was in or via BRT along Euclid Avenue. Lots of other cool neighborhoods, venues, and parks as well.

[@deekeene4273]

I used to work in downtown Cleveland in the 1970's near the Cleveland Public Library, really nice then. The Arcade on Superior is really a highlight!! The State theater is beautiful inside too. The Halle Brothers & Higbees were both beautiful department stores, sadly no more. Halles turned into apartments & Higbees is now a casino! I really don't go downtown Cleveland anymore. I live about 25 miles away in a nice suburb. You are right, a declined downtown, but they still try to make improvements. You came on a beautiful day! Thanks for the tour!

[@AtHomeAnywhere]

Thanks so much for sharing your experiences in Cleveland. I wish I had seen it back then. I will have to explore more outside the downtown area when I get a chance to visit again.

[@marcmeinzer8859]

It’s possible to find decent older homes in Cleveland proper in the low 100s of thousands or as little as $150,000. Fixer uppers can be found for as little as $60,000. And you totally missed all of the attractions at University Circle on the near east side of town. Most of the suburbs are not in decline. Some of the outer suburbs are actually growing. There are even two ski resorts believe it or not which are on the edge of the Cuyahoga River Valley. There’s also good wreck diving out in the middle of Lake Erie. Cleveland is the largest sea port on the Great Lakes thanks to the St. Lawrence Seaway.

[@AtHomeAnywhere]

@@marcmeinzer8859 I’m looking forward to seeing more of the city and exploring the eastern side with University Circle 😊 Maybe a trip in the new year 🥳

[@FloydPhillipsII]

The host gives serious Mr. Rogers vibes... Close your eyes and listen to him, I can almost hear him saying at the end, "won't you be, my neighbor" lolol

[@AtHomeAnywhere]

I’m honored to be compared to Fred 😊 I remember watching him on TV when I was young.

[@FloydPhillipsII]

I grew up in Cleveland. He went places I've never been...

[@AtHomeAnywhere]

I honestly just walked around downtown 😅 but it was fun to see. I hope I can visit again and check out more.

[@chevy266nova]

Cleveland was known as " The best location in the nation ".

[@AtHomeAnywhere]

It is pretty close to a lot of other Major cities such as Chicago, New York, Boston, Detroit, DC so it does seem to be in a good spot.

[@KevinOblivion]

In decline? I don’t think so. If anything it’s turning a corner upward. Parts of Cleveland are bad but what city doesn’t have challenges?

[@AtHomeAnywhere]

@@KevinOblivion I’m glad to hear that. I do think Cleveland has a lot to offer and it’s true that every city has its share of problems and areas that are more dangerous. I hope I can visit again soon ☺️

[@0annonymous]

You're RIGHT, tell him he's FULL of it! We KNOW what WE'RE talking about, ESPECIALLY if you have a loved one who lives in the area and has a limousine business I'm not saying this out of hate or disrespect, but on behalf of all limousine fans, I must tell this man in the video to GET IT STRAIGHT or SHUT his GATE! Not only is there one limousine business, but I heard there's at least 2 or MORE Plus they have those big fancy buses and even dedicated bus roads with DEDICATED LANES If I recall right I also saw BIKE lanes If I'm not mistaken, I think there may also be a parking garage because my friend with the LIMOUSINE has said something about using the parking garage There was a spot up there I wish I would've owned.... If I owned that lot I build a limousine only parking garage and call it "Pearl's Place" or "Pearl's Parking" It's an inside thing my chauffeur friend KNOWS.... Only LIMOUSINE fans GET it, because FANS KNOW FANS!

[@0annonymous]

​@AtHomeAnywhere I think you better be careful where you get your info, I've known someone in the limousine industry who retired from his other business from when he had a tavern He went into the limousine business and has never looked back Be careful where you get your info because it's not all true, especially knowing a limousine business can't survive in in an area that's declining Plus, my friend's limousine business ISN'T the only one there, there's MULTIPLES Be careful where you get your info, it's not all true The suburb of Cleveland is North Olmsted where a lawyer I know and a flight nurse live, and we could hear the suburb of Cleveland is North Olmsted where a lawyer I know and a flight nurse live, and we could hear the big huge commercial jets coming and going No way is Cleveland dying

[@augggie]

Republican Cities are a lot better 😊

[@peterwilson2591]

The only thing that has not recovered and flourished in Cleveland since the city's low point in the 1970s is the population, although some of that is slowly returning with some empty nesters and young couples now residing in one of the many new Apartment complexes right downtown or over in the Tremont area and Gordon's Square.

[@geeks4greyson425]

Although Cleveland is currently best known as the birthplace of rock and roll, a lesser known tidbit is that it is also the birthplace of Einstein's theory of relativity.

[@AtHomeAnywhere]

@@geeks4greyson425 Very cool 😊👍 I had no idea. I was just in Bern Switzerland where Einstein did a lot of his research but never knew about the MICHELSON-MORLEY experiment of 1887. Thank you for sharing 🙏

[@geeks4greyson425]

@@AtHomeAnywhere Ha! Thanks for the affirmation. I know it's a (just) a bit of a stretch but once the MM experiment FAILED to prove the conventional wisdom of the day, Albert, in his genius and insightfulness, set out to explain the results. Love this vid of my home town...seen through the unbiased eyes of a stranger in town. Keep up the good work, Happy travels!

[@FixIt1975]

I lived there 30 years ago, on the westside. Is Dillard's still in business? We don't have them on the east coast

[@glenglazewski4421]

great video! i live in cleveland and IMO you did the city justice in your video, coulda shown the stadium but ya got everything else. the city was in decline kinda still is but over the last decade id say they been upgrading Cleveland take ohio city if you go down around the corner and see all the houses have all been remodeled and painted really colorful plus lots of new apartment and condos. but all in all I give it 5 stars.. ps I don't recommend walking the streets at night tho if possible

[@mikewypasek8855]

I live here. I love your video.

[@AtHomeAnywhere]

@@mikewypasek8855 Thank you! 🙏😊 Cleveland is a very nice city and I enjoyed my weekend there.

[@TBlevins2222]

Lol playhouse square is the 2nd largest theatre district in the country next to Broadway

[@AtHomeAnywhere]

To be honest I know very little about theatre districts other then 'Broadway' in NY lol

[@SPORT2932]

Yes, that area has quite a history going back 100 years. It is growing northward with the acquisition of the beautiful Art Deco Greyhound Bus Station. I just saw A Beautiful Noise about Neil Diamond at The Palace. Excellent!

[@AtHomeAnywhere]

@@SPORT2932very cool! Neil Diamond would be fun to see in concert 😁🎸

[@KenGill-s8o]

The Old Stone Church just north of Public Square, was a stop for Lincoln's body on the way to his final resting place in Springfield, Ill.

[@AtHomeAnywhere]

@@KenGill-s8o Thank you for the history 😁 I didn’t get to check out the church, but I probably walked right by it 😅

[@erinbrew9675]

Lincoln's body had a resting place for mourners to pay their last respects, in a pagoda-style catafalque on Public Square, not in the Old Stone Church.

[@heavenologistshow]

I use to always visit it after work

[@disastertom]

Lake Erie is clean. You sure missed the boat on most of the history of these buildings and what they were used for.

[@0annonymous]

I used to visit Lake Erie regularly, and it was filthy, one or two times they had the red flags up and closed the water

[@__BlacklotuS__]

For being so bad it's been on fire before in the 60s , it's better now probably

[@alisiawilliams7390]

Sports arenas, casinos, plays, art museums, etc. You missed it. All of Cleveland and surroundings points of interest are not located downtown.

[@AtHomeAnywhere]

@@alisiawilliams7390 I will have to come back and visit more places around the city next time 😁

[@alisiawilliams7390]

I hope so. You threw us under the bus.

[@anthonyjackson1446]

Wow quite nice 👍 I’ve seen a few videos on Cleveland, but this was by far the best one I’ve seen on the city, in my opinion it should still be the largest and most popular city in Ohio, it’s even denser and designed like the NYC , And easily looks like a city that should still have 800, 000 to over a million in its city core which probably describes why the train 🚊 station and other areas have far less people than what you would see in a NYC, Chicago, Philly, or even Boston and in my opinion looks better than Detroit, Now Cincinnati on the other hand comes quite close, But again if not missioned before this was a great video on Cleveland, Thanks for sharing.. Tony J. from Indianapolis..🙌🏼👍👏🏼🏢🤗📸

[@AtHomeAnywhere]

Thank you so much for your kind words Tony! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I was only able to spend about a day in downtown Cleveland but was very impressed with the city center. I hope to be able to visit again and hopefully see Cincinnati as well this coming year. ☺

[@Armond2013]

This is just a walk around tourist spots.. This is not a reflection of how people in Cleveland actually live and what most of them really do, regardless of their economic status. He says "a city in decline" but none of the decline or the reasons for it are shown or discussed.

[@AtHomeAnywhere]

It’s true I am very much a tourist most places I go and I do walk a lot and just try and observe / share what I see. The ‘decline’ refers mainly to the population leaving due to the industrial jobs drying up. As far as I could see the downtown area of the city was pretty empty….but again I was only there for a day. I would like to visit again and I was very impressed with the architecture.

[@deirdremorris9234]

When exactly did you visit? Was this published two months ago? Just curious. Thanks!🎉

[@AtHomeAnywhere]

@@deirdremorris9234 I was there in July 😊

[@deirdremorris9234]

@AtHomeAnywhere Thanks!!

[@frankshaffer7645]

You literally went nowhere in Cleveland. University Circle Little Italy Shaker Heights

[@AtHomeAnywhere]

@@frankshaffer7645 I will have to check out those areas next time I’m there ☺️

[@dancall6226]

Do some homework before you start trashing the place. Cleveland his it’s troubles like any big city but it’s still vibrant and doesn’t deserve to be degraded by someone that hasn’t done their homework.

[@0annonymous]

Yep, STRONGLY AGREED, people NEED to start doing their research before trashing Cleveland and other areas that are actually BOOMING Take it from a limousine fan who has actually known someone in the industry and has had his business in Cleveland.... He also mentioned something about a parking garage in Cleveland and parking the limousine in there, I saw it from the limousine window as we were going through the area In fact I learned there's multiple limousine companies up around Cleveland Plus they have those double buses that look kind of like two train cars When I was up there around Christmas one year, I saw one of these buses and I asked him, WHAT is THAT?! I kind of figured it was a bus but I wanted to make sure, because it was awfully strange looking Sure enough it turned out to be a two car bus We also noticed big planes leaving the nearby airport and we also walked across an unprepared ice skate rink area At one time we were up in Akron and it was also nice around Christmas time We saw someone on that skating rink and I like how Akron didn't need those bright pole lights when they had the tree lights all up and down the street

[@47solar43]

What’s your measure of a successful city? Crippling grid lock, inane housing prices and astronomical cost of living? Cleveland is likely the last affordable city in the country and I’m sure that won’t last forever either.

[@AtHomeAnywhere]

I agree about the affordability. It is one of the most cost friendly cities I've visited. And there are a lot of great things about it. I was mostly coming at this from a historical perspective of the city and how at one time it was the 7th largest in the USA with a million residents (1950's). It has had a huge population decline which is always troubling, although I hear it is beginning to draw people back. I'm usually measuring cities against those from all over the world, but it's not really fair as I have my own biases like anyone else. But the criteria I focus on is public transit and public services, safety, walkability, green space and access to the outdoors, affordability is a really big one (and I'm thankful Ohio scores high there), and museums and entertainment. I'll admit I'm not huge on sports so I often leave that out. I hope that my video doesn't come across as harsh but just a visitor documenting and observing. I found the people I met to be very friendly and there are certainly more areas of Cleveland I didn't get a chance to see on this trip, but I look forward to a return visit to explore areas outside of downtown. I'm very interested in the Art Museum so that may be my next adventure there.

[@typerightseesight]

I had no idea there was places like that in Cleveland it looks like new orleans. lol

[@AtHomeAnywhere]

That's true. some of the older buildings have a European Influence and look amazing

[@MichaelSimmons-ee4ib]

I’m not really familiar with your videos and presentation style, you’re not wrong about a lot of the things that you said about Cleveland, but the * by all the nice things you said about the city kinda bummed me out. Ie ‘beautiful lake, but don’t think I’d swim in it’ ‘theater district, but it’s small’ (it’s the second largest in the US after broadway in NY), etc. At this point Cleveland is a mid sized city that has all of the amenities of a top 5 city in the US, just on a smaller scale, and although I’m biased, I think that is something to be commended and a little more excited about. I’d love to tell you more of the stories about the places you visited while you were here, because I really do believe context might add to the experience.

[@AtHomeAnywhere]

Most of what I know about Cleveland came from a quick google search as I've never spent time there. I do travel a lot (here in the USA and abroad ) and I enjoy walking around cities and places I visit, usually commenting on things I see. I find myself comparing cities to one another but each is unique and has good things and bad things. I did really enjoy my day in Cleveland and would like to revisit and see more. Hopefully in the coming year I will find time to do that. I totally agree that Cleveland is a mid sized city with amenities of a much bigger city. I also agree that having a local perspective would be much better, especially when in places I'm not as familiar with. I hope in the coming year to have 'locals' join me in my videos to talk more about their 'homes' as it will give more context and a better idea of what life is actually like in different places. Thank you so much for checking out my video here and leaving a comment. I appreciate and look forward to feedback.

[@VidHala]

nice video

[@AtHomeAnywhere]

@@VidHala Thank you 🙏😁 I enjoy my time time in Cleveland

[@markallender]

Decline?? Thems fightin' words mister.

[@0annonymous]

Yep, I strongly agree, especially if you ever knew anyone with a business in the area when the area has been BOOMING Not only is the area booming, but I've known someone with a limousine business around that area, and limousine businesses CAN'T survive in a dying area So after learning there are multiple limousine businesses around that particular area, you KNOW Cleveland is definitely NOT DYING

[@user-zx8de8op9l]

Swell donee

[@AtHomeAnywhere]

Thank you so much 🙏😊

[@0annonymous]

You're FULL of it! When I was there with a friend after renting his limo CLEVELAND was BOOMING A limousine company can't thrive a dying area, (and there's MULTIPLE limousine companies there) Speaking as a LIMOUSINE FAN, I'm warning you to NOT SPREAD MISINFORMATION 😡👎 😡👎

[@beachboi6196]

Hi man u need come to America's finest City dubed San Diego check us out

[@AtHomeAnywhere]

I would love to check out San Diego. I've been in the past a few times but it's been a minute since I was able to visit.

[@gavinhaase8949]

You’re in decline

[@AtHomeAnywhere]

@@gavinhaase8949 😅 It’s true ….

[@0annonymous]

I agree, especially since I have known someone in the limousine industry who actually has had a limousine business there Limousine businesses can't survive in a dying town, plus there's MULTIPLES from what I learned

[@MrCREWCRUSHIN95]

EVERY American city is in decline. City life is kinda over

[@AtHomeAnywhere]

Hopefully it can get better. There really needs to be more invested in the communities for the people and infrastructure / public spaces.

[@AtHomeAnywhere]

Hopefully it can get better. There really needs to be more invested in the communities for the people and infrastructure / public spaces.

[@manputty4u]

all big cities are in decline

[@williammoore27]

NHL can just have a brand-new hockey expansion team in Cleveland, Ohio and this hockey made in the CLE!🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🏟🏟🏟🏟🏟🏟🏒🏒🏒🏒🏒🏒