Jenkinjones, West Virginia | How Did This Happen?

[@qltyboots]

Looks beautiful. Imagine there was a time when kids played in the streets and families lived in most of these houses

[@ださって皆さんださ]

Beautiful place. The trees, the flowers trees, the wild flowers.. It naturally gave colours and decorated the scenery of the place. I always want to live in a place like this.

[@shawnlawler6076]

I was born in California and raised in Ohio but have lived in central West Virginia for 23 years. I have lived in Braxton county for 11 years. I love it here.

[@stevendaniel8126]

Geeeeezzzzz...... When I occasionally feel sorry for myself and depressed, all I have to do is watch one of your videos to remind myself how blessed, fortunate and truly rich I am..........😊😊. Thank you !!

[@lindalaw8368]

These towns came to depend on one industry - coal. Same can be said of northern towns near steel and railroads. Once the industry goes, the town dies. Very sad. Born in Beckley. Love these towns and people.❤😢

[@tbellew100]

Oak Hill here.

[@kevinchamberlain5978]

What's really good about your videos is the absence of a commentary; keep it that way. Let the pictures speak for themselves.

[@hoodsnhollers]

That's the plan!

[@blondefonzie1]

10 thumbs up to you

[@melissamarioth9554]

I agree

[@TorahObservantCatholic]

I am originally from a small town in McDowell County called War. I've never visited JenkinJones, but had a friend who lived there. This is so sad. Bad times but good people.

[@hoodsnhollers]

I have War, West Virginia uploaded on the channel check it out thanks for watching!

[@TorahObservantCatholic]

@@hoodsnhollers ❤️

[@hippy8213]

Was in War , yesterday...😢

[@Stormblast729]

I was born in Welch and lived in Premier and Iager until our mom took us down to Georgia in 1987. It is sad to see what became of these areas.

[@reducedtoatoms327]

It breaks my heart to see those abandoned houses. behind those walls were people with great stories . they have gone forever :"(

[@zanzibardelight]

Such a crying shame. Even the road surface becomes a mess in places. Your videos are so interesting and I thank you for showing a part of the world I probably won't ever get to see.

[@LorriNuzzo]

God Bless the Hollers of West Virginia. I wish peace and better days for everyone. 🙏🌺🙏

[@JamesWilliams-gp6ek]

I live in the Adirondacks and can appreciate the beautiful hollows and valleys that make up West Virginia. It really is a pretty area even given the horrible economic depression. I hope better days come their way.

[@ekaamelia232]

Like ghost town beutifull but no one stay there

[@johngregory7841]

Great video. Such a common sight in Kentucky and West Virginia. You see cast swatches of dilapidated homes and trailers and then a little stretch where several families have done a great job of maintenance on their homes and yards. I always look forward to your efforts and thank you.

[@staceyallen3139]

As heartbreaking as it is, I love these types of beautiful abandoned places. I spent years photographing such places before urbex was a thing. Beautiful, thank you for sharing. ❤

[@hoodsnhollers]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@яесть42]

Спасибо вам за видео. Безумно нравятся старые шахтёрские города в Западной Вирджинии.

[@henrytroll3439]

I'd like to visit these places and get this eerie feeling in person

[@mariejonas224]

So sad such a beautiful area

[@1940limited]

Something about it is still fascinating. Imagine what it was like when the coal industry was thriving.

[@natalieh6511]

Lifelong WV resident here….when I was a little girl my dad sold coal mining equipment and would travel around the state and tell my mom about the places he visited. Apparently he mentioned this place, because I named one of my Ken dolls Jenkin Jones lol

[@johnlorrieboskovic2836]

If I had a spare $175k, that house at 13 seconds in would be an awesome rescue/restore.

[@klwthe3rd]

When i watch these videos i always think the same thing. There are so many beautiful houses I would love to see saved. I hate to see homes rot away to nothing. 😮‍💨

[@ronhoy8913]

I agree ! Not your average coal camp house. That appears to be a cabin farm house that predates the coal boom. Just a guess. The size is too big for a miner shack, and the style is not Victorian enough for a Coal Supers house.

[@richardgeary6432]

I was thinking the same thing! That house must have been spectacular in its glory days. Sad to see it decaying

[@tbellew100]

Then what?

[@dmitripogosian5084]

But who would live there ?

[@reducedtoatoms327]

Im from Iraq (25 years old), When I was a kid I dreamed of living in America and I used to watch a lot of hollywood movies and cries about how lucky Americans are to have such a country and people but I never thought that America have places like this but believe me they still better than Iraq lol .

[@REPSDirect]

You can almost hear these rows of towering gaunt trees moaning poverty as they embrace this holler road splashed with dandelion yellow and patches of green countryside still dotted with spent memories.

[@keithostendorf3772]

those people are greatful for what little they have. a lot can be learned from them.

[@TheTonyMillerShow]

beautiful place , west virginia

[@TEXASLOYAL]

As a line from a Tracy Lawerence song: The only thing that stays the same is everything changes

[@DavidWenger-tw4dz]

And people don’t believe me when I tell them, you can see the chickens under the house through the cracks in the floor in a WV home I was a guest in. And your right, good people just hard times.

[@rodrickmarch2085]

When i see these areas , i remember one renowned song... ' west virginia... Country road'. Song of the yester years but i use to listen n hear people used to play thid music till nowadays❤. I am from Shillong east khasi hills meghalaya india

[@sherry1475]

Thank you. West Virginia is a beautiful state. So sad to see the loss of homes. Loved seeing the wild flowers. My mom’s dad was from West Virginia and her name was Wanda, like the name on the bridge. 😊

[@powerzx]

Everything looks so scary there. It reminds me the movie "Wrong Turn". Just imagine that your car breaks there and cell phone has no range and you can't find anybody to help you.

[@TheSwissChalet]

You would eventually find someone. Everyone around is nice, all you have to do is ask, they will give you the shirt off their back to you

[@donnagagne3813]

This place really is beautiful. Very sad that it's become so run down. I live in an area quite similar. Thank you for bringing us along. I always look forward to your uploads.

[@dmitripogosian5084]

It is not so much run down as abandoned

[@lie-berry]

Love springtime in the mountains.

[@OnkelUrmel]

Scary but beautiful! Thanks for showing!

[@hoodsnhollers]

Thanks for watching!

[@jamesellis5549]

I worked for awhile in McDowell county,it is shocking even by WV,E KY standards.The poorest county in WV with third world conditions in many places.Some of the best folks you will meet in America,I moved to FL when I retired and I miss the nice,friendly well mannered folks in WV,these people down here could learn from the Mountaineers!

[@halloweenmama714]

That railroad bridge was so cool to see! Thanks for sharing love your videos!

[@hoodsnhollers]

Thank you for watching! Yeah that bridge was pretty awesome!

[@henryardoin8513]

I love your channel sir" thank you for your time and dedication"!👍😎

[@hoodsnhollers]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@bethmcgill5944]

Still....America is a vast beautiful country and capable of reinvesting and vitalization.

[@carla3410]

For me this is so strange to see. Where I live there are no abandoned villages or houses. I can't imagine.

[@klwthe3rd]

Did anyone spot that woman sitting on the end of the road on the left at the very very end of the video??? She had a hat on with psyedelic pants. That was super creepy in the middle of nowhere. Where she was sitting wasn't like her property or on the porch of a house. It was like the intersection to nowhere. Wow what a great video.

[@Lisa-b3c1u]

Very creepy indeed

[@omegalamda3145]

Hasn’t moved in the last few weeks, it is said.

[@julieshepherd5989]

I didn't see her, I wished that I had. Perhaps she was a ghost.

[@melissadailey2189]

She is just sitting and waving at traffic!

[@rosiemcnaughton9933]

Driving that narrow road at night would sure be spooky...Bet you were glad when it ended in a main road...

[@DavidWenger-tw4dz]

When it snows, plows do not go there. You merely keep your vehicle centered between the fence lines.

[@barrykarpowich731]

THANK YOU,STILL BEAUTIFUL TO SEE 😊

[@hoodsnhollers]

Thank you for watching yes it is beautiful!

[@jeffharmon7960]

Some of the greatest people and stories you'll ever meet and hear. I miss home

[@brucenator]

There's a holler near London, West Virginia (off of Rt. 60 outside Montgomery) called Hughes Creek (maps refer to it as Heslop Hollow) where the locals call at least the beginning part of it "Happytown," as I recall. Have you ever been there? I remember in my younger days having a door-to-door sales job trying to sell "pre-need" funeral arrangements (I say 'trying' because I was terrible at it, so the job was short-lived). The plus-side of the job was that I got to talk to some really interesting people along the way. At one point there was a woman on Hughes Creek who began telling me her entire life story and I thought in my youthful mind that I would go back there some day as a journalist and write an essay telling her life story, but then life happened and I never did.

[@atlas_stood212]

In the late 60's, I lived in JJ for about a year and a half. My dad is from Powahtan and we moved when the Bronx started to get bad. We lived in Switchback with my Grands, and then JJ and Maybuery. Those were the best years of my childhood.

[@bridgetmuehlberger5141]

I love that you noted it was a grim reminder of what used to be, yet still beautiful and scenic. That’s the fascination of these places for me. I see the abandoned homes and towns and wonder what their lives were like when coal was still king, but I can only guess at what life is like for the 102 that are still there. This looks like it may have been shot in the spring? I can’t imagine how desolate it looks in the middle of winter. Another great vid! 😊

[@WhimsicalHelvetesfönster]

Wow! That bridge is awesome!!

[@robertbooth3699]

Man! I feel this deep. Looks like so many back roads in Oregon after we quit logging so much.

[@BLU.-.J]

Thanks for sharing. I love videos like this. Where I live (the rural south), there are places like this on many back roads. I've been fascinated with abandoned buildings, ghost towns since I was hired many years ago to be the caretaker of an abandoned asylum in Massachusetts. That's where I caught the "abandoned place bug". Have fun and be careful! ☮️

[@GenerallyGeneralLee]

Your camera work is so SMOOTH - not shaky at all, even when the vehicle goes over rough roads. 👍

[@hoodsnhollers]

I put a lot of effort and engineering in it to make sure it’s smooth lol

[@usshornetcvs12]

many thanks for this revealing shot of where we were once upon a time. the buildings are quiet reminders that people come and go. haunting, and needs no soundtrack.

[@cherylkimbley3992]

Glad to see some owning and maintaining properties. That church is beautiful. Too bad someone doesn't buy properties and revitalize area. You know property could be had for a song. So sad.

[@rickbrown1734]

I have saw this many times in my life, when coal ran out there was nothing left for work. I’m from the coal fields of SW Virginia, i have seen this first hand.

[@toniwatson380]

Love your videos of all the country out in rural, very rural areas! In old towns also! Hoods, not so much..

[@gillianaustin5849]

Thankyou for making these videos. This work matters. If images of poverty, joblessness, homelessness, decaying infrastructure, etc... were not put upon the internet then many whom could do something would pretend that such matters did not exist. America is going to be a better land. My family is helping to make good change occur within America. My Regards Mr. Dominic James Austin.

[@toniwatson380]

Also LOVE it when you have talked to a local

[@davedammitt7691]

Wow. I thought that I grew up in the boonies in Central Illinois. It would be downright scary driving those roads at night, in the rain, with oncoming traffic.

[@shellybliese9610]

It’s a shame what has happened here. It’s such a beautiful place. I love this video.

[@nolagreene9475]

Love watching…. Although so sad & so beautiful 🌻👍

[@markmonroe7330]

These are awesome. I love WV and McDowell County in particular. You are finding some spots that I am not familiar with. I have been following along with Google Maps and Google Earth. I am also taking notes for my next adventures in that area. I am in NC and make it up there often. Thanks again.

[@carolyncook3611]

A few homes nicely kept up and late model cars everywhere, so there must be some employment somewhere. Drove through W Virginia many times on I-75. Such a sad state full of good hard working folks.

[@gunmetal2445]

From South East Asia here. Thank you for sharing a peek into your side of the world. I find this images very beautiful and serene myself.

[@danadelaplante6797]

Imagining this place when is was full of life. Very interesting to see now, sad so many homes left to rot. Thanks for sharing.

[@RaewynHerrell]

Heartbreaking to see where families would have lived good and happy lives at one time. Sadly, no more.

[@timbow1356]

Theres a few mountainous ateas of the Oregon Coast that look quite similiar despite rhe distance. In our case, logging halted due to habitat destruction of many endangered animals/birds etc. Community turned to growing pot for decades but then it became legal sooo... Anyway. I love your vidoes. Thank you for what you do!!

[@stephenbrown5923]

Oregon has its share of poverty, that’s for sure. Both out in the coastal ranges and areas of eastern and southern Oregon.

[@bkw451]

rumor has it the Google earth street car went into Jenkinjones and hasn't been seen again.

[@fpd5874]

Used to live in Swain County, North Carolina. Somewhat similar, loved it back there.

[@catherinemay9997]

Very nice. Thank you for your time.

[@semperparatus2049]

Thank you for these insightful pictures. Many greetings from Germany.

[@hoodsnhollers]

Hello to Germany!

[@robinseals2144]

Hauntingly beautiful ❤

[@danielcartwright1662]

Born in jj still live 6 miles away in Virginia didn't know we poor

[@cliffordparmeter6940]

Very interesting but very sad to see small towns in this shape.. kinburn Ontario Canada God Bless.

[@darrylbrosius4619]

Really good video. Not sure if you've heard of or seen Peter Santenello videos on tube. His videos on West Virginia and the coal industry, and it's people were great takes. For those who give the people of these West Virginia areas a bad rep, I'll tell you myself some of the friendliest, kindest, genuine, caring people I've ever seen or will in this hateful day and age. But in the same context, don't bring trouble around and come to their areas with ill will. They will certainly take care of their own, and solve any issues coming accordingly their way lol. Struggles are real, most don't have much but are blessed, for what they do have and would help someone in need. Gonna subscribe to your channel, great work

[@missy183]

Thank you for sharing this video. God bless. 😇❤

[@hoodsnhollers]

Thank you for watching!

[@stevenbrowne116]

Could you imagine the peace and quiet...

[@annmarie1689]

Always one house that has too many barking dogs.

[@yevonsama]

the location is beautiful.

[@judypierce7028]

Golly! You are way UP in the mountains. So sad to see such poverty!!

[@joelark2007]

County boys doing a great job holding that road together .....looks like chevy blazer the truck of choice on the narrow roads

[@francescodemaria6561]

West Virginia is so fascinating... and so creepy. Greetings from Italy!

[@ChuckBame]

Fascinating! thanks.

[@Coffee240]

I wouldn't drive there at night... spooky.

[@debbievella6385]

🇨🇦Thanks for video… intersting to see history before your eyes…I bet that place was really nice at one time… what are the little buildings along the road?

[@patsyrock-li8wz]

folks are trying. there are some really pretty houses and thoughtful landscaping. Plus W Virginia is on the map now...

[@bensaret]

All these places in these videos you post... People used to live in them, towns used to be thriving, populated, alive. Now they're just crumbling, empty, hollow husks of a time that has since left them behind. I keep imagining someone moving into the houses for the first time when they were new, people getting up in the morning and going to work, offices unlocking their doors in the morning to start the work day. Imagine the last day of these structures, when someone stepped out the door for the final time knowing they'll never come back, probably knowing that NO ONE will come back.

[@jaaaxson]

This video is so much like my dreams.

[@lighthousesanddaisies2711]

The houses are so close to the road. Would love to see pictures of these places in better times.

[@brooklyndweller]

Really hope those puppers are okay😮

[@hoodsnhollers]

I wanted to take them all home with me. They were so adorable

[@etoiledhiver]

Hello thank you for the video

[@hoodsnhollers]

Thanks for watching!

[@CuttingEdgetools]

Cool old Haunt. While back I watched a video of several WV towns got washed away by Flood! Beautiful State

[@hoodsnhollers]

On my way into this town I came from the southern end in Virginia. By the time I got to the top of the mountain the road was washed out. Had to go 45 minutes around to come down into the town!

[@ralphjenkins1507]

Well done. Sad, yet quite interesting.

[@derekandjo75]

Greetings from the ozark mountains! Arkansas side!

[@hoodsnhollers]

Hello to Arkansas!

[@PatrickCrites-n8h]

We were all poor but never knew it. The good times will continue on in heaven.

[@chapiit08]

It must be even more depressing during wintertime. I wish these people all the best, I live in Argentina and know a thing or two about economic hardship.

[@maryridchuk1292]

Makes my heart sad for those who lived and lost their homes

[@Klapauzius-369]

Thank you for your work- very interesting. This is a special area, like no other village... Sometimes something goes back to the nature. That's the way things go.

[@hoodsnhollers]

It’s definitely a one of a kind area. Thanks for watching!

[@cynthiac4778]

This looks like parts of Western PA, where I live. Beautiful scenery 💙

[@ianbabcock5951]

I never went up the hill from the company store buildings, that one brown dog with the deep voice his barks echoe all down in the valley where the main road is, he sounded like a giant!

[@hoodsnhollers]

When I was down at the company store most of them came down to visit lol

[@millanjean-michel3817]

virginia is these magnificent landscapes and these mining villages and its past history..like these mysteries close to the apalaches...

[@rick5793]

I'd live there in heartbeat.

[@thenightporter]

Too bad everything is so run-down; the hollers in your videos look cozy.

[@TheSwissChalet]

they are peaceful

[@henguspod3899]

im from the uk and i love your video's thank you

[@hoodsnhollers]

Thank you for watching!

[@DelightfulHelmet-mc8su]

I live in Pennsylvania, there's hundreds of towns like that here.

[@uwesteinki5037]

A very sad sight,why all the burnt houses! Best wishes from Australia.

[@1954crc]

12:15 That gal is just sitting there,taking it easy. How relaxing. Most people here in America can't do that.