Fort Street, From Suburbs to Downtown.

Fort Street is the main drag that connects the Downriver with Downtown Detroit. Downriver is a collection of blue collar suburbs south of the city.
Intro: 0:00 - 1:07
Trenton: 1:07 - 3:56
Riverview: 3:56 - 5:38
Southgate: 5:38 - 6:15
Wyandotte: 6:15 - 7:55
Lincoln Park: 7:55 - 10:35
Detroit Hoods: 10:35 - 17:50
Downtown: 17:50 - 21:01
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[@shelbyz1974]

Love the architecture of those older buildings. Thanks for the drive Chris!👍🏻

[@ChrisHarden]

Thanks for watching!

[@bruceparker8033]

I asked for this fort St journey a couple three weeks ago, and here it is! That's service! Thanks. Your friend, A Downriver Rat

[@ImHappyToBeHereToo]

I moved from Detroit in '99. I've only been back once and that was last year. Though my heart aches with knowing the Detroit I knew is long gone, I thank you for this as it stirred many wonderful memories.

[@KennyInSubic]

I left in 1980 and still crave a white castle hanburger.

[@albertpipkins6611]

Thanks for the excellent video on your ride down Fort Road, I was born in Detroit and left in the 70's to college and now I work in Kansas City Mo but I get to come back to the Detroit area for my job a couple times a month. My Father worked for the Wayne County Road Commission for 40 years and I remember the stories of the timed traffic lights on the main streets in the area and I seen the blueprints of I 75 being built as well as I 96 and I 275 as a kid and I was fascinated by everything it takes to build a road, but the most important thing was riding with my dad listening to am radio wjr and check in on his road crews and salt and snow crews out of the Wyoming and I 94 yard near downtown Detroit , I will check out your other videos as well thanks for your detailed information and commentary Peace and Blessing to All

[@stevenp11243]

Excellent video, reminds me so much of my childhood. Fort St is where I grew up from Lincoln Park to Delray. Thanks Chris.

[@cynthiachurch7214]

I live here. All the construction going on in the Delray area is because of the new Gordie Howe International Bridge which is currently under construction to link the USA with Canada. So exciting! Great video!

[@SWside313]

my family I were relocated due to the bridge

[@teresa62ish]

@@SWside313 wow! Hopefully for the better!

[@sweetds1]

Where is 8 mile located?

[@aimeekrieg9932]

@@sweetds1 somewhere in/ near Detroits border area

[@cynthiafeagin6956]

Do you think the Gordie Howe bridge with help with Delray's economy

[@Ron-pd7jm]

The routing of the Fisher Fwy is what killed this area of Detroit. I lived on Dragoon St. between Lafayette and Fort Street. The neighborhood had three movie theaters on Fort Street -- the Lincoln, the Rex, and the wonderful Hollywood Theater -- second only in size to the Fox Theater in downtown. I walked four blocks to Gillies Elementary School on Junction and Lafayette. Walking along Fort St. toward downtown was a drug store, funeral home, pool hall, Sanders Bakery, two dime stores (Neisner's and Kresge's), bar/restaurant, record store, Detroit Savings Bank, auto repair garage, Western Auto hardware store, a Paynes retail outlet, and a Coney Island Hot Dog restaurant which was crowded with woman who worked at the nearby Turnstead GM plant wearing their required work uniforms. The freeway construction demolished nearly every house standing between Lafayette and Fort Street for miles which displaced the flourishing neighborhood's customers. It wasn't crime that killed a great deal of Detroit -- it was poor planning that put automobiles ahead of people.

[@rockinrollshow1]

lafayette blvd off springwells walked fort st everyday to southwestern high school in 78 till 81

[@lorijharman-runyan6433]

@@rockinrollshow1 I lived on Fort Street across from Southwestern High School, as a little girl, in the late 60's.

[@rockinrollshow1]

@@lorijharman-runyan6433 i loved living there i got in some trouble so we moved back north

[@rockinrollshow1]

did you know anyone named ricky moore

[@aimeekrieg9932]

I'm from this area, grew up in Flat Rock , and we moved here when I was 10... moved away 2014. I do miss this area alot, just because alot of nice people , safe neighborhoods , etc.

[@drewk1514]

Have family that lives in Southgate (near Northline) and I rather like the area. I've driven along Fort Street many times and i really enjoyed this video. I have attended Southpointe Church in Trenton, shopped at the new Meijer in Southgate, gotten some cool things at the Salvation Army Thrift Store near downtown. Look forward to watching your other videos!

[@crotchwolf1929]

Wyandotte has a super nice downtown area that sits right on the Detroit River. Lots of shops, bars, restaurants, galleries, with a mix of modern development and historic Victorian storefronts.

[@DavidInWroclaw]

CrotchWolf, Yes, all along Jefferson (Biddle in Wyandotte), the downtown is rather nice. I wonder if Chris Harden could drive from the beginning to the end of Jefferson. That drive takes you from Downriver (including Ecorse and River Rouge), through Detroit, into the Pointes. Ecorse and the Pointes---now THAT is a contrast!

[@aimeekrieg9932]

Beautiful area Wyandotte

[@dougbrowne9890]

6:09 Best frozen custard there is, in the little white and blue shack, called "Bob Jo's". Was just there last Saturday, traveling all the way from Ypsilanti (where we live), to have some. I was born in Wyandotte and both sides of my family are from there, living in the area bounded by Fort St., Goddard, Biddle (W. Jefferson to everyone else) and Eureka Rd.. Like your videos, Chris. Good stuff.

[@bloosheep]

I’m moving from GR to the Detroit suburbs. I’m glad to learn everything I can about the area so thanks for these videos!

[@MadFireTV]

Cool video, I'm from the Fort Street corridor of Downriver. It's funny seeing sights you know so much in a video.

[@jaysnodderly7709]

I'm from southwest Detroit springwells did now in Texas love seeing the old place thanks sir

[@faithford9143]

Chris thanks for the drive..as always. Love your music

[@stankaftan5816]

Great job, Chris! Your honest commentary is so much appreciated!

[@PenelopePeppers]

My oldest Son is a Truck Driver for Central....He is the Only one that knows Fort Street and around there for the Company :)

[@Skyhawk1987Turbo]

Know this street well, lived in Wyandotte for a few years and mom still lives there.

[@annmorris6611]

Yes thanks for the drive

[@mr.j1hype261]

Great job man, you put in hard work to give us such great details ! 🙌🙌

[@handsomeclem208]

Fort Street was also part of U.S. Highway 25 before it was decommissioned in September, 1973.....

[@teresa62ish]

I live in Trenton but was raised in Detroit. Have also lived in Wyandotte and Rouge.

[@gloriabass9945]

Downtown Detroit is Beautiful 😍

[@Stasisofseasons]

I just moved to the Detroit Metro area back in August, with my job I actually have a building downtown on Fort Street. I like that people say from California, think all of Detroit is a warzone. I just moved here from Denver, and all those people from CA are moving to Denver, believe me that isn't a good thing, they make things outrageously expensive because they vote for the same policies that made them leave CA to begin with! Also they don't understand 4 wheel drive/ or all wheel drive doesn't stop you from sliding on ice.

[@ChrisHarden]

Everybody from everywhere else thinks of Michigan that way. All of the negative headlines of Detroit over the years, and add in the recent ones of Flint.

[@Stasisofseasons]

@@ChrisHarden Yeah that is true! Well I know people in Co that think the Flint issue is all over MI, and I had someone ask me how far from work I am, and I said it was about the same drive, and they were like, "Yeah but not through a war zone here!" Which isn't true, they got rid of the camping ban in Denver so now you walk around you may end up in an meth head encampment randomly there.

[@jonr6558]

Welcome to the area glad to have ya

[@Stasisofseasons]

@@jonr6558 thanks, I really do love how welcoming MI people are!

[@lalida6432]

It’s like cruising without spending money on gas.

[@MATTFROMMI]

I remember asking about doing this drive back in 2020, and here I am watching it. Thank you!

[@cortezmiller1899]

I used to live in Taylor. My brother was born at Trenton hospital.

[@moregoldmoregold]

Let’s hear it for Detroit.

[@tomekiaberry]

I love ❤️ your channel. Thank you so much for all the work that you do🙏. Very informative

[@anthonyjackson4213]

Pretty interesting and nice video at the same time.. thanks for sharing this info on Detroit... 👍🙌🏼👊😄😄

[@BillytheConquer]

I miss Shoe Fair on Fort St in Detroit. They had the best selection of Adidas, Nike, Fila, Troop, Lotto, Elise, British Knights, etc. I was always stylish at school.

[@teresa62ish]

Never thought about it before... that post office is huge!! Wonder how many ppl work there.

[@ChrisHarden]

Sure is. Who knows.

[@BoratWanksta]

That was a great video, and thanks for the tour of Fort Street. Do you ever think one day, you might try to film parts of Windsor, Ontario? I'm liking your Detroit area videos you've uploaded as of late, keep those going. In particular, I liked the Detroit southwest side and Mexicantown video you did.

[@ChrisHarden]

Thanks, and yeah I’ll be going through Windsor and other parts of Canada one of these days.

[@BoratWanksta]

@@ChrisHarden Cool. I look forward to you someday filming Windsor, myself!

[@sethcullen9258]

I used to live on the west Vernor ave across the street from Clark park, bad neighborhood.

[@sethcullen9258]

@chillwill5080 I lived across the street from Clark Park

[@Karmy.]

Southgate and Wyandotte are probably my two favorite cities in Downriver tbh

[@PenelopePeppers]

There's also the Gratiot Cruise and the Car Show every Wednesday in downtown Mt.Clemens by the Circuit Court Building in the Spring and Summer :)

[@edwardmiessner6502]

Downtown Detroit is beautiful 😍 now! Nothing like it was 10 years ago when KZbinrs posted videos of its abandoned skyscrapers

[@pg1618]

14:55 only 3 of the 5 "spokes" actually meet at campus martius proper. also, would be interesting to see an update video in maybe '24 once the new bridge is done in Delray. very cool video always neat to see these.

[@PenelopePeppers]

There's Central Transport on the Left where my oldest son works 😁

[@smooch2955]

I'm a Downriverite. And being from blue collar Downriver is an attribute that the Oakland County hoity toities love to hold against us. Thus the saying...Sh*t floats Downriver...and the nickname, Downriver Rat. They even have Downriver Rat merch...T-shirts, caps, cups, etc. That's ok. We know our wonderful worth.

[@Golfing422]

Downriverite myself. I tried Oakland county, there’s too much traffic there. The whole place is a parking lot of angry, stressed out people. I prefer downriver where I don’t deal with that type of traffic.

[@smooch2955]

@@Golfing422 True. And I prefer Downriver, where I don't have to deal with that type of people. Ann Arbor is even worse than Oakland County. Jeeesh

[@jag92949]

10:37 Legendary soundtrack starts.

[@sarabeescutflowersmore795]

Yep... I'm Wyandotte -- hard working #UnionStrong

[@longbeachrick4680]

Your videos are very good 👍

[@ChrisHarden]

Thanks!

[@jonr6558]

I live in one of the Northern Suburbs in Macomb currently and I’ve only been downriver for a couple work projects, other than that downtown and western suburbs are my main go to’s for going out and about

[@KennyInSubic]

Been there, done that.

[@kimharpe6074]

Great video ❤

[@injs1236]

I was the butler for the, "Duke of Down River". If anyone knows who that is please give him a thumbs up in his memorial.

[@bobwallace9814]

There were quite a few at EMU from the downriver area when I was there. The girls from Trenton, Southgate and Wyandotte all had that super shagged hair and black leather jackets. There was a bar in Wyandotte called Capt'n Ahabs off Biddle Ave that was packed on the Weekends and even week nights. Booze, drugs, music like Lynyrd Skynyrd and those same girls. Most in the crowd worked in the plants. In Lincoln Park, a friend was stabbed in Johnny's Pioneer Inn. Hard drinking plant workers would fight if they didn't like the way you looked. The dividing line between LP and Detroit was exactly that. Crossing into Detroit was only to travel thru. There wasn't much there except trouble. Most would hop on I-94 to downtown.

[@wolfiethedog76]

1980s era it sounds like....

[@bobwallace9814]

@@wolfiethedog76 Early to mid 70's.

[@Golfing422]

Tried living in oaktown when I was younger. Troy was like a parking lot of stressed out people and road rage. Downriver’s got a lot less stress than Oaktown where every few years there’s a murder suicide because someone could no longer afford to perp the image and lifestyle and they lose their mind trying. One way you know your downriver is when you play golf along sibley, someone always screams fore! out the window of their car. It’s a real mix, but at least going two miles takes 3 minutes versus Troy where it’s a half hour. We need more restaurants and I don’t know why we don’t have them because everywhere you go, it’s a big wait where oaktown has plenty of that stuff. I’m glad they moved the Detroit teams out of oaktown and back to Detroit so it’s not such a drive for us downriver. The teams are out of Wayne county after all and more our teams than oaktown’s even though that side of town acts as if the world revolves around them or something. Our cruise isn’t so hot, but then again, neither is Woodward which is just one big traffic jam for about ten miles. The problem with our cruise is the cars actually move and people do burnouts and drive like nuts. Wyandotte is a very nice town with a nice downtown area that’s happening. I expect Wyandotte to keep improving as it has been for years. 35 years ago, Wyandotte was a town of junk houses but not anymore.

[@benjaminrealy5661]

Feel disappointed. Fort street picks up for another two blocks on other side of campus martius. Not really just a parking lot and garage, and a cool narrow bar, but a good footnote to add. Found this channel the other day and enjoying the drives. Would love to see a John r one with the one way into downtown, around commerical park. The blight of highland park, and the varying landscapes up to bloomer. Also a good footnote is that it's the easy west divider of detroit as opposed to Woodward which it parallels for some length before turning due north about 6 mile

[@michiganborn8303]

At the 6 minute mark I had to playback at 0.25 speed to show my wife where I used to work at the Southgate Ford dealership on the right side. Also used to live in the downriver area for 13 years and graduated from Southgate Anderson HS. I'm now in California and with gas over $5/gallon I wish the street lights we're timed like they are in Michigan.. California traffic lights are almost deliberately setup for gas consuming stop/go traffic.

[@lobbysoundz9253]

I guess it's because it doesn't stretch up to fort. But you passed the cities of Ecorse and River Rouge, When you said now we're in Detroit. I live in Ecorse was hoping for a mention lol

[@amateurapple]

Chris the type of guy to record a Detroit video on Eminem's birthday and upload it on his daughter's bday a year later😂😂

[@keanuwick1082]

Grosse Isle is Grosse Pointe south....Wyandotte is a great historical city as well.

[@LisaCupcake]

It's a shame to see Wyandotte slipping. It was so beautiful (and most still is) with those old Victorian houses and the strip of cool little shops on Biddle/Jefferson. (But isn't Ecorse between Lincoln Park and Detroit?)

[@blakley42]

I grew up in Wyandotte,, and agree with your characterization of it being a nice and interesting place. There have been intermittent urban renewal initiatives, but the economic base was undermined severely by the closing of the heavy industry (Wyandotte chemicals, penn salt, etc) and the failure of BASF to develop the facilities they bought from Wyandotte chem. Still, it,s not a bad place to live-I long ago moved to Chicago, land of random shootings and smash and grab shoppers.

[@Golfing422]

Wyandotte’s not slipping. The downtown area is developing and a real magnet.

[@umfilmmaker8253]

Best thing about leaving Michigan was getting rid of the “Michigan Left.” I now enjoy U-turns at intersections with a stupid grin on my face. 😁

[@ChrisHarden]

Maybe this is an un-popular opinion, but I like the Michigan lefts. I also like how you can often come across waves of green lights when driving on a single road throughout the metro Detroit area. You can get from point a to point b quickly without having to get on a freeway. I’ve lived in other metro areas where you will almost always will hit a red light every time you approach one while driving along a major thoroughfare.

[@umfilmmaker8253]

@@ChrisHarden definitely true about the lights! I’m in Colorado, and I will attest that the legal u-turn here is far more dangerous. With the exception of when people sometimes don’t expect the Michigan Left and then cut across lanes to get there. I just found your series and subscribed. Nice seeing shots of home. I too speak very highly of Detroit, to a fault. Part of it is just knowing where and when you can safely be somewhere…or not.

[@ChrisHarden]

@@umfilmmaker8253 I used to live in Indianapolis where they installed a Michigan left in the suburb of Fishers and they did it wrong. Not only did drivers not know how to use it, but the lights were not synced up correctly. You could be driving through and hit a red at the spot for a Michigan left, and then hit a red at the intersection itself. It was bad!

[@jag92949]

9:38 I actually like the system of Michigan Lefts. They reduce traffic.

[@ChrisHarden]

I like them in Michigan where most drivers know what they are. They tried putting one in Indy once and it was a disaster… the lights weren’t aligned and nobody knew how to drive through them.

[@edwardmiessner6502]

I like the Michigan Left system too. We have them here in Louisiana if the median is wide enough ... *and* the City of New Orleans doesn't have maintenance responsibility 😔

[@edwardmiessner6502]

@@ChrisHarden Hahaha maybe they should put in all roundabouts like their neighbor Carmel IN.

[@jag92949]

@@edwardmiessner6502 Florida has a ton of divided three to four lane roads in their cities. Michigan lefts would easily reduce traffic congestion. Traffic lights in metro Miami take up to five minutes to cycle between left arrows and solid signals.

[@lorijharman-runyan6433]

I grew up with Michigan Lefts. My husband had never seen them until he visited the area. He still thinks that they are crazy. Plus, he can never remember which intersections have them.

[@garyhall2365]

I miss the Southgate Tower's nighttime Christmas tree light display. The recent progression of broken glass, boarded up windows, and graffiti just doesn't feel the same. There's been some talk lately of reopening the first floor for commercial use and converting the rest of it into as many as 150 residential units, so maybe the recent trend will reverse.

[@aimeekrieg9932]

Your kidding!! The Southgate old bank is all boarded up now ??? What the heck...

[@garyhall2365]

@@aimeekrieg9932 unfortunately yes. take a close look around 5:40 in this video and you can see the windows all have wood behind them. The sale to the new owner went through a month after my comment, and according to the real estate company there will be 201 residential units once the 24 to 30 month project is complete. I wish them luck but I suspect it’ll take more time than that.

[@hermesbandofficial8551]

I think the last time Ive been down this road was 2019. It was a pretty nice drive

[@ChrisHarden]

My favorite is the view of the skyline and how it seems to rise from the ashes, so to speak.

[@hermesbandofficial8551]

@@ChrisHarden I love that one

[@jag92949]

1:11 Trenton, New Jersey is rough though.

[@mr.j9399]

Hey Chris, could you ever see yourself being a tour guide?? 💰

[@ChrisHarden]

Virtually.

[@rockeerockey6941]

The Michigan "left" is used predominantly in the Detroit metro area, it is almost not seen outstate!

[@ChrisHarden]

It’s used in other areas of Michigan too but yeah not much in other states.

[@rockeerockey6941]

@@ChrisHarden Where else in MI?

[@Demondude321]

@@rockeerockey6941 It's used in Marquette and Grand Rapids area too I believe

[@GT47179]

Old Detroit Tommys bar and grill home of the purple gang

[@marlon2k9]

Got into a nice car accident right there at Fort St. and Clark about 10 years ago. She still owes me $500. Gave me and the cops fake insurance.

[@nickmbithi813]

I didn't see the Wayne community college downtown on fort Street 😂😭

[@robertkaspert4092]

The reason for increase in population in Lincoln Park is because people are moving here from Detroit,Ecorse, River Rouge and bringing the crime

[@dgrGR61]

Where is Gibraltar?

[@wolfiethedog76]

Flat Rock too....

[@user-xf5kp3ej7z]

another street downriver you could take is w jefferson

[@wolfiethedog76]

Worst stretch....Rouge border by the Sewage plant🤢🤢🤢🤢

[@jubbz4468]

Woodward and Dream, 2 words that should never be used together

[@thebestchannel5456]

That man said Ghetto Suburbs Wtf....he really tries to put a negative on Detroit just like here in Chicago 😂🙄

[@ChrisHarden]

Did Santa give you a pair of rose colored glasses for Christmas?

[@omegamale7880]

Detroit is so topographically flat it's no wonder the city sprawls.

[@ChrisHarden]

Flat it is.

[@Thuase]

8:38 you're within 1000ft of my house. Weird

[@susanjoelson3930]

Chris hi

[@srednivashtar2187]

観にくいし、ハイウェイばかり走っていて、退屈。もっと市街地の様子を観たい、

[@fredtillman3050]

We're in big bad Detroit? Just change the music on this documentary and it wouldn't seem so bad. You can walk,drive or bike ride in any part of Detroit without worrying about being a gang victim, you can wear any color clothing you want, most crimes in detroit is personal. Let's make no mistake about it, Detroit is no different than any other major city in the US, (and I'm not going to call them out because of respect to them) ppl are taught from birth: DETROIT=BAD PLACE.

[@ChrisHarden]

It’s all meant for fun.

[@fredtillman3050]

@@ChrisHarden 👍

[@FixItStupid]

TY