Harrisburg Overview | An informative introduction to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

[@RishonaCampbell]

Moved to Harrisburg 3 years ago. I love it here!

[@felix0-014]

Areas you recommend? My partner and I are looking but we want to avoid the high crime areas

[@Coop1250]

@@felix0-014if you have a teenage son he will hate it here. No social scene except the bars that dads go to after they get off their 9-5

[@felix0-014]

@@Coop1250 darn my son is less than a year old at the moment so maybe something will change by then

[@Coop1250]

@@felix0-014 agree. Could be a whole different Harrisburg in that time span 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@kcook4243]

Moved to NW VA last year & I keep seeing I81 signs for Harrisburg! I’ll have to check it out

[@JuTLaNJR12696]

I live here and it definitely gives small town vibes with city amnesties. Not a bad place to live, just wish there was a bit more to do!

[@oshitomaha]

I’m moving here to invest in real estate. How do you like the nightclubs/strip clubs? Do you think there should be more options?

[@andrewsmith5159]

Nice video im from Harrisburg it gets bashed alot because of the crime and little rundown areas but there are more ups then down in the Harrisburg area thanks for sharing the ups and positives about my beautiful city

[@realdreamerschangetheworld7470]

So many cool things, thank you for covering this city!

[@davidpetersen6694]

Wonderful presentation! The state capital really is a magnificent building. The tallest building…not so much. I think in the future you will really enjoy making the Pittsburgh segment. My friend lives there and raves about the place all the time. Keep up the great videos! 😎⭐️🥇🌠

[@CityGeek]

Thanks you!! 🙏 And I’m glad you agree about that tallest buildings, haha. I’m visiting Pittsburgh in the next couple of months and I’ll follow that trip up with a video. I’m looking forward to learning more about that city!

[@LeveyHere]

Pittsburgh is one of the cities I want to see the most, the architecture and geography of the area looks absolutely amazing.

[@laurabagley5]

Seems like an underrated city! I’m dying to tour that capitol 🤩

[@CityGeek]

Yeah I think it is too!

[@randywenrichjr9228]

Work there for a bit.

[@mhenderson3407]

Great video! Very informative! Thank you!

[@CityGeek]

Thank you!!

[@cyrus3030able]

Thank you for shining some light on Harrisburg

[@CityGeek]

Absolutely! I spent a lot of time there and I think it’s a great city

[@paulwilson3434]

I been there when I lived in York. Beautiful city .

[@LonewolfWRX]

Yay!!! El Paso Texas gets another mention! Great video as always!

[@CityGeek]

Thanks! Haha yeah I try to find ways to work in El Paso 😉

[@toplaycool21]

I love Harrisburg. There's so much to see in that area. By the way, the Amish country of Lancaster and the historical Gettysburg is not too far away. The same can be said for State College if you are a Penn State fan and the Knoebels is not too far of a drive.

[@Coop1250]

Good thing most people here (maybe just I) are Temple fans

[@Paladin70]

@@Coop1250 Get on Route 322 West any Saturday morning when PSU has a home game and you’ll see how many Penn State fans are here. I moved here 52 years ago and you’re about the 4th or 5th Temple fan I’ve come across. 😁

[@Coop1250]

@@Paladin70 lol I was joking. I’m an alumni of Temple hence why I said that. No ill will towards psu

[@Paladin70]

@@Coop1250 No offense taken Bud, I read your comment as “tongue in cheek.” 😁

[@Paladin70]

Sadly, much of the Broad Street Market was gutted by fire a few months ago. Incredible Amish foods and baked goods there.

[@kimcircagirl474]

Wow ,Thankyou

[@Awakeningspirit20]

Harrisburg was the surprising highpoint of my trip I just got back from. I never thought the city would be large, in fact on Google Earth I found what appeared to be a very SMALL city crammed up against a river and, I presumed, mountains. I was shocked when from the highways appeared towers and a sort of 'big city vibe' in a medium-sized city. The capitol there is my favorite among all 9 I have visited but 6 I have actually been inside, Kentucky being a very strong #2 and former #1 (both states have capitols constructed in the early 1900s, maybe I just like this style). The capitol actually seems to be about as large as the US Capitol itself (which I worked in).

[@mayavenuemisfit814]

Harrisburg probably appeared to be a "small city", because it IS indeed a small city. Dauphin County (where Hbg. is located), plus Perry and Cumberland counties combine for a population of about a half-million. However, the population of Harrisburg proper is only about 50,000. However, the daytime population of the city roughly triples in size, mostly due to commuters coming in to work at the many state office buildings, as well as all of the private sector and medical businesses in and around downtown Harrisburg.

[@Paladin70]

The PA State Capitol building was chosen for the filming of parts of Eddie Murphy’s 1992 movie The Distinguished Gentleman because of its resemblance to the US Capitol.

[@TheFunStuff000]

Great Video! First

[@CityGeek]

Thank you!! 🙏

[@LeveyHere]

Pennsylvania is an awesome state. I've never been to Harrisburg, but I've driven past it on multiple occasions on I-81 just north of the city. I also got Subway in nearby Carlisle once.

[@CityGeek]

It really is a great state (or commonwealth)! Yeah you would have been very close to Harrisburg if you stopped in Carlisle. Thanks for the comment!

[@randywenrichjr9228]

Bump your head?

[@Nclexcorner]

I moved to Harrisburg from Phila early this year and we love it here. Do I miss the big city life? Nope! Where do you see Harrisburg in the next 20yrs?

[@jerrydavis3548]

Nice video when gone do Houston

[@CityGeek]

Thanks Jerry! Sometime this year 😊

[@oshitomaha]

Yo this is a great video bro, I’m moving to Harrisburg PA to invest. I want to become the biggest landlord in this city. I want to be a landlord not a slumlord. I can’t wait.

[@CityGeek]

Thank you!!

[@georgefox1055]

Actually, the Harrisburg Metro area is much larger, over 1.2 million people. And if you used the same method in calculating metro areas as say Greenville SC which includes 8 counties in the upstate of SC, some cities over 100 miles apart, Harrisburg's metro area would have almost 2 million people, that would include Lancaster, Dauphin, York, Cumberland, Lebanon and Perry counties in South Central Pennsylvania.

[@zyxwut321]

The thing about that is how many of those people living in those places commute to work in Harrisburg or have a lot to do there? For example, Lancaster is more of an outer suburb of Philly than part of the Harrisburg metro area.

[@MashBaggs]

When are you going to make a video about a city in ND or SD?

[@CityGeek]

It’s pretty slim pickings in those states but I’ll make one soon 😊

[@RacksonRacksonRibss]

I’m pretty positive Lancaster Central Market is the oldest continuously running farmers market it the country. Or at least they claim that title. Though I’d be interested to hear if this one actually is.

[@tammyicious]

Would this be a good area to retire?

[@kcook4243]

So many bridges so if one needed to be repaired there are alternatives (unlike limited options in Baltimore 😢)

[@bulgingbattery2050]

THREE MILE ISLAND!

[@JuryKing]

Is Harrisburg safe to live? Specifically penbrook area.

[@harpgal9950]

Used to be very nice. Now, it's a bit iffy. High crime and increasing poverty are causing the city to decline.

[@anassbazza6141]

I was born there

[@brianreardon7700]

the skyline of this city was used in the open in the mid 80s for abc soap one life to live

[@kadie3352]

i live at harrisburg

[@michealafton881]

That where I live

[@pghrpg4065]

The name of the statue on top of the Capitol dome is Commonwealth.

[@CityGeek]

Thanks for pointing that out!

[@brimac58]

HAIRY-ASS-BURGH……..that’s all!

[@michealafton881]

Who. Lives there I live there

[@georgecuster527]

Skyscrapers kill the natural sun light and makes downtowns cold .

[@knucklehoagies]

Harrisburg is a dump. What is this guy smokin? Former Mayor Reed embezzled the city into a financial crisis and it never recovered since. Harrisburg is a mini detroit now. I grew up in Lebanon county just 30 or so min east and used to go to Harrisburg for work. The city just has this sad, depressed, almost defeated vibe to it. It's trying hard to make itself look livable but it just isn't. It has the potential to be a great place but there's just no money both public or private investment and a culture that lacks any innovation or vision. There's a pedestrian bridge that once connected city island to the west shore many years ago. It was destroyed in 1996 due to a blizzard.... It was never repaired since. To this day it just sits there in disrepair. An embarrassing eyesore in the middle of the susquehanna.

[@kiewies]

"Telling the story of the civil war from both perspectives without bias for either side." --its ok to have bias against slavery lol what an odd way to put it

[@markrichards6863]

Don't forget to bring your pepper spray.

[@SylviaMBass]

I am curious as to how well Trans Ladies are accepted in Harrisburg? Thanking about moving there.

[@shawngoodman5549]

I am guessing that you have never been to Harrisburg pa... Fyi ..come here on vacation and you will not leave untill you finish your probation..any questions?

[@ricksomeone8166]

We need trump back in office,

[@darktagmaster1861]

It wouldn’t be bad if you contributed some the money you might make from this video, to Harrisburg. Actually, make the check directly to PennDOT. We need $850M to replace the 83 south bridge.

[@georgefox1055]

That money was sent to Ukraine. Sorry!

[@darktagmaster1861]

You got that right mother fucker. I often forget that the purpose of government is to move money from public hands to private hands.

[@javerikr]

@CityGeek