I Drove Through Savannah Georgia's WORST Hoods. This Is What I Saw.

[@zachb.637]

My hometown. My family has a saying: “Savannah is a nice place to visit, but not a nice place to live.” The touristy areas are great and if you have money you can find a good home in a very nice neighborhood but outside of that...good luck.

[@Adam.deVries]

I was tourist from Adelaide Australia. What I saw was very pretty.Drove up from Tallahassee in 2011 December.

[@F_C...]

To put it into perspective how bad things are, everyone in Savannah that can afford to puts their kids in private schools. Not just rich people but middle class too because the public schools are overrun by ghetto people who have ruined it for everyone.

[@tarstarkusz]

If you ever find yourself on MLK blvd, you know you're about to get robbed. This video starts with him on MLK Blvd. That was the first clue.

[@almuurocanvision806]

@@F_C... When you say ghetto people ,do you mean jews? Thats where the word comes from. Read sometimes.

[@g-streetboy4543]

My home town also n moved say in 89 n here we have no crime but Savannah not that bad like new York Philly n DC

[@DSLACA]

I was a police officer in Savannah for 12 years. The majority of the people that live in these areas are an older generation. Even the younger generation that live in this area aren't really that bad. Just like anywhere else, they have some neighborhood beefs but otherwise they're like family to each other. Compared with other cities of similar sizes in the Midwest (and South) it's a great city. If this was truly the "hood", it wouldn't be this easy to drive through and film (like Atlanta hoods or Miami). I'm from Los Angeles and lived here for 25 years and I'm glad this is home.

[@myownfan]

100% Agree!

[@michaelchristophergutierre7244]

💯

[@Deeski88]

I was born and raised in this community you call "worst hoods"!! You've NEVER lived in this community, don't know the inner workings or ever seen the "families" that inhabited this community. They are strong, resilient and loving people that raised their kids to do the same. It's a shame that someone whose never lived in this community, just ride through and give the observation that this is one of Savannah's "worst hoods"!! If you knew the people that live/lived in these neighborhoods, you would never take this position. I played on these parks, walked these streets, made many life long friends in these neighborhoods, went to elementary, middle and graduated from high school, all from this neighborhood. I can guarantee you that YOUR neighborhood has changed over the years as well. NO neighborhood remains the same. Stop giving neighborhoods stereotypical labels. You can't call out the life you've never lived!! You've NEVER lived this neighborhood life, so please don't comment or spread falsehoods on something you know absolutely nothing about. These people love their neighborhoods and do all they can to protect how and where they live. Outsiders always want to come in and give their portrayal of a life they've never seen happen in these neighborhoods. It's not a "worst hood", it's a NEIGHBORHOOD and I'm damn proud to say this is where I was raised!!!

[@shismith10]

Thank you for conveying the truth about the neighborhood you grew up in and the resilient people who live in the neighborhood and raised children instilled with values, principles and morals.

[@lennydavenport1050]

Me too! And you can say that again, Cann Park.

[@Slumplordx]

912

[@tabathahagan6913]

Amen, he wasn't in the worst part of Savannah, he was in a neighborhood.... There is a Big difference....

[@happyeyes901]

He's racists. There are really nice Black neighborhoods everywhere where Blacks are living abundantly with nice manicured lawns and well kept homes and for him to post this is very biased. Even some nice neighborhoods have a run down home or two on their block. He won't show trailer parks or white slums. Typical of a white southerner.

[@kurtisbiggins4594]

I'm from Savannah. These comments actually give me hope in humanity. I thought everybody would just shit on our city. I was raised in those streets. Just how it was. How it is.....but we grow and we learn.

[@aidanmurphy7624]

If the crime rate wasn’t high in those areas it seems like it would be a really nice neighborhood. I got ties in New Orleans and New Orleans is wayyy more dangerous than Savannah

[@55robinwood]

@@aidanmurphy7624 You are correct. Savannah does have a crime rate, but for people like myself we know where to go safely. Most places during the day are fine. People in Georgia tend to be armed and the criminal know that so it keeps crime down. Its mostly drug related.

[@johnnycarter2283]

Savannah is a nice place it's the people that ruin it and there is no such thing as hoods people are what make the hoods, the same thing as the world is a beautiful place it's the people that ruin it

[@AO-qj2zu]

@@55robinwood your correct it has a crime rate, just not a high one.

[@simonpotter9228]

there is an artist name QAUNDORONDO he makes your city look like the coolest(besidesMeinneapolis) and most interesting thing ever right now!

[@ronvosick8253]

Looks better than most run down places.

[@NickJohnson]

It's all perspective. Some cites have worse looking bad areas than other cities do

[@trichometrist1]

Looks like we'll kept houses , middle class A few Zombie houses but not a ghetto

[@tarstarkusz]

This looks like a wealthy suburb compared to pockets of American cities. A lot of Americans have no idea just how bad most cities can be in America. There are parts of places like Detroit, Chicago, Baltimore, Philly, NYC, etc that are absolutely indistinguishable from places like Lagos and Johannesburg. So many Americans fled the cities so long ago that they really don't understand the cities anymore. Detroit is a perfect example. Once called "The Paris of the West," it is now the "Lagos of the West" and that might be an insult to Lagos. 1/2 of it is burned down or abandoned. Lots of people do not have running water, or if they do, it's illegally turned on.

[@ronvosick8253]

I've seen real homeless people who camp out in the middle of the woods tarps and setups, I also seen very close to downtown Indianapolis along a river next to an industrial area, tiny gardens ect.

[@tolerance2024]

@@tarstarkusz YUP--Detroit Bad --sad too

[@jdavis8668]

Couple things. Thanks for bringing attention to Savannah. This is ABSOLUTELY not the Southside of Savannah nor is it even one of the bottom 5 worst neighborhoods in the city. This is a tad lower income but certainly not a high crime ghetto or WORST area. You also drove through the Gordonston neighborhood which is 15 min away not half a mile.

[@tolerance2024]

Could you tell me the bottom 5 worst areas? Thank you

[@moabman6803]

So what are the bad areas?

[@paintman2020]

@@moabman6803 if your not from here why would you care. If you live here you know where they are at. But Frazier homes,fellwood homes, hitch village, Cloverdale, and any street 30-39th 🤔 theres many more

[@moabman6803]

@@paintman2020 Because I may be moving their.

[@paintman2020]

@@moabman6803 move on the outskirts of sav and go in town when you have to there is alot of country surrounding the city. Inner city is just like anywhere else more crime, poverty in Savannah is the main problem with crime. Folks struggling like hell wanting to come up easy. Saying here Is COME ON VACATION LEAVE ON PROBATION

[@dohc1067]

I have visited Savannah's downtown area and of course you have to drive through the hood, but after looking at this video...its like everyone has said...an older neighborhood with a few abandoned houses, but still better than the ghettos you have highlighted in your videos. It looks clean more like a retired community in some ways.

[@NickJohnson]

Yes it's perspective - some cities have bad areas that aren't bad relatively speaking

[@dohc1067]

@@NickJohnson A very good point and a positive way of looking at things. Please keep up the good work Nick. I learn something new every time I watch your videos.

[@chaseturner4674]

U wasn't in the actual hood then my guy.close maybe but if I a native born and raised you know there some places in Savannah that are alot worse. But like anywhere if you from there it's not that bad unless your actions make it that way. As long as you mind your business and stay in your own lane you good for the most part. But there are sheisty people out there so if you a tourist and u find yourself in the hood try not to make it so obvious that your a tourist and mind your own and you good.

[@55robinwood]

Its not a "hood" at all. Its a family neighborhood

[@dohc1067]

@@55robinwood Last I checked, the terminology of Hood is actually used in the title of this video not just by me. Also I actually praised it and not downed it for whatever it is. I am 52 years old and the family communities you mentioned existed more so when we were growing up. People were passing away not being killed just because like now. Over the years, people love saying it 🙄 was such a small, quiet...really. Alot of mess is going on in those towns too. So changing the designation of something doesn't necessarily change it. It's people. Even though, I must admit it's more likely an older group of people.

[@lanehartwell]

I lived in Savannah briefly, in a nice area. I was told bad areas aren’t so much by neighborhood, but rather block to block. I was also told by locals to stay out of the parks at night.

[@orangemoonglows2692]

in most cities you need to stay out of parks at night. some cities close their parks at night. do you really need to be told that?

[@Raspickney3]

You should learn more history of "Hoodz" before speaking in there conditions .. Judging from run down to well kept?? Lots of elderly holding on by thread yet keep grass cut,,, shouldnt be seen as BAD area???

[@clowning81]

Looks like a decent neighborhood to me.

[@blakeh946]

Apartment complexes are where a lot of crime happens in Savannah.

[@shawny6512]

Correct just like all cities. Never buy a house near apartment's!

[@55robinwood]

agree.

[@bernie2231]

I lived in Savannah in '73 and '74 as an 11/12 year old. Back then a lot of these streets would have been unpaved.

[@kdegraa]

Progress. The farm I grew up on had a dirt road in the 70s and it’s still a dirt road today. This is in Australia.

[@unitedlibertypaper3578]

DAMN. How was it like? I’ve been born here since 06

[@lennydavenport1050]

True,

[@claudiahavelevitch5015]

Great video, and doesn’t look too bad and very clean too.. but it’s the crime you can’t see in the video and it’s that hidden sadness of poverty I guess.

[@NickJohnson]

Some cities have worse bad areas than others

[@55robinwood]

Our crime is drug related, not poverty related. We also are a port city so that brings some crime with it. But also there are good paying jobs at the port.

[@ertfgghhhh]

​@@55robinwood poverty doesn't cause crime. Substance abuse and immorality causes crime

[@johannamortega]

​@@ertfgghhhhI don't know this area so I won't pretend to know if that's the case here but poverty absolutely causes crime.

[@YoulandaTownsend]

The area that you are showing is not “THE HOOD”. I’m from Savannah, GA.

[@fredbischoff4708]

It looks much better than the worst areas in many towns.

[@NickJohnson]

Yes it's all about perspective. Some cites have worse bad areas than others

[@christopherjackson8460]

This is not the Southside of Savannah. You have be an out of Towner. Get the fact right before you put out bad information!

[@Jstaywinnin]

he is it seems like dude always be criticizing most cities

[@julianamitchell3183]

I was about to say that.

[@ferrantefrazier8731]

Literally, this is bs. 80% off this video is false information. I don’t even live in cann park but I went to school in that neighborhood for a year

[@mccallpauli1371]

A, this is not the worst neighborhood in Savannah. B, this isn't the southside. C, you're kind of being insulting to a historic neighborhood (Cann Park).

[@55robinwood]

I agree. Very insulting

[@shantacampbell6333]

That wasn’t the south side, That’s the West side of Savannah. As a proud Savannah native our city is a nice place to raise a family. Just mine your business and you be good 😊 We have bad area like any other city and crime. It’s a story behind this city 🏙 it’s what version of it you get… And plenty of southern house hospitality!! He should’ve showed the beautiful part as well.

[@kiikii1023]

Thank you! I was like “that’s definitely not the south side”. I was raised on the west. so this video instantly lost me.

[@truell2005]

@@kiikii1023 First thing I said was this in not the South side and I've been away for a while. SMH!

[@frankwoods4532]

Frankly, I'm not sure what this guy is talking about. I saw more nice houses than run down ones.

[@johnnycarter2283]

I want to move to new Hampshire because Savannah is a dirty place

[@lrobie123]

the first neighborhood has homes built in 1920's probably. just old and maintenance needed.

[@Russell.Jolly.2023]

The problem is that some people living in those homes can't really afford to maintain/upgrade them. This is typical of low-income neighborhoods.

[@dmel1198]

It's was all basically in the same neighborhood, CannPark , he should've drove on jefferson and got straight

[@georgiannalaurie9592]

I used to live in some of these neighborhoods. Back in the day it was beautiful and peaceful. Alot of the older people kept it up. Alot of them have died. Savannah is beautiful. The whole Savannah doesn't look like this.

[@hardbuck3721]

That's part of the southern portion of the west side not the south side. South side would be south of either Derenne or Abercorn and Whitebluff. East Savannah by East Broad or Water ave was very run down when I lived there. The Savannah College of Art and Design has caused bad prices for poor people in Savannah. Properties that are worthless have jacked up prices like it was NYC.

[@dashikideshawn9683]

Savannahs south side is safe, mid and downtown has lots of crimes compared to other areas specially i think of what they called the dirty 30s streets. We are peaceful here in southside. But compared to other towns and cities savannah is very very peaceful!! Come and visit us.. We love and we welcome tourists here!

[@NickJohnson]

I agree

[@stephenk.5839]

I remember visiting Savannah many years ago and the people I met really were nice and friendly as you said Dashiki.

[@dashikideshawn9683]

@@stephenk.5839 And it will always be like that, we wont be selfish of greeting and smiling to the tourists. Im not originally from here but this place has something that draws you in to stay.

[@ashtheviking5007]

I've live in Southside, midtown and downtown. Southside is everywhere USA - it's fine just nothing unique about it. Midtown is gorgeous and safe loved everything about it. Downtown is a mixed bag but for every bad thing there are 20 great things. I also lived in the "hood" and probably had the best experience there. Cheap rent and and you are so close to everything great. Downtown isn't for families it's for people wanting to live that lifestyle.

[@juniortaylor1943]

You didn’t even go to the worst places in Savannah, next time try going thru the east side an all the housing projects

[@jayfrom39th51]

Exactly

[@tolerance2024]

So stay away from Eastside?

[@joop912]

@@tolerance2024 You do fine as long as you go where you need to be.

[@audiomedianews]

always shocked at how many nice cars are in bad neighborhoods.

[@CharlesWilson-zs3vd]

Same everywhere, they know how to hustle and work the system.

[@rogermoore27]

Me too

[@kmw4359]

It’s a sign that people are investing in the transient things of less value (personal property) because they don’t feel it’s worthwhile to invest in more permanent things of greater value (land, home). Think of it also as the cycle every young person goes through as they grow up if they are able to keep their income going up and find a place to settle down : first, you’re interested in status symbols like clothes, car, etc. to show the world you’re doing well. Later, you don’t care about the trappings so much and you’re more interested in making a nice home / nice life for your growing family.

[@brianmatthews4149]

Bling baby bling.

[@kmw4359]

@like allthings you’re saying that when given a chance (predatory lending) someone has access to a loan for more money than they’ve ever seen so of course they are going to go out and spend it all? Yes, that’s what I’m saying, too (minus the predatory lending angle). Poverty hurts, and when you have a chance to break out of it for just a moment, it feels great. The financial hangover afterwards, though, is a b*tch, especially when you realize the car you just bought lost 30% of its value when you drove it away but you still have to pay that money back. Eventually you learn to appreciate things that retain their value. Affording them, though: that’s another problem, as you point out. Many of us live paycheck to paycheck and not everyone has savings or the ability to get a decent loan if disaster strikes.

[@amandal3524]

The only reason there is a poverty problem is because of SCAD. The parents of the students buy all the houses in Sav and jack up the prices to be completely unaffordable for locals. They're also tearing down affordable housing to create dorms for Scad kids.

[@RogerOnTheRight]

How does that create poverty? If someone owns a house, sells it to SCAD, they take their money and buy another home, right? How does that create poverty? And, if local housing values go up, that is hardly creating poverty, either. In fact, reduces poverty, in that area.

[@Dawggy912]

@@RogerOnTheRightgentrification

[@RogerOnTheRight]

@@Dawggy912 I am well aware of the term. The question is, how does that create poverty? Normally, gentrification improves property and increased values. Quite the opposite of poverty.

[@barbarachaplin7962]

​@@RogerOnTheRight you are Clueless.

[@bessiewilson798]

Exactly. What ethic group is getting more and what ethic group is getting less.

[@flukyunicorn5362]

There are definitely worse places than that in Savannah.

[@jillmorton3096]

Not bad....people seem to keep their property cleaned up..looks good to me🙃🙂

[@barbarajackson9790]

These just seems like older homes that need some TLC. You also didn’t explain what makes these areas so bad. This is the cleanest “hood” I’ve ever seen... I’m from the East side of St. Louis and live in Denver Savannah is still charming even in the “hood”

[@55robinwood]

You get it. this is just a normal middle class mostly older black home owner neighborhood

[@sdhscrosscountry]

Neighborhood looks nice and clean.

[@stricknine6130]

The crime here can be bad in places luckily it is isolated in certain neighborhoods like you said. I have lived here most my life and have felt safe. Most of the crime is gang related. Thanks for the video I enjoy your channel.

[@NickJohnson]

Ok!

[@kdegraa]

I’d imagine most gang violence is against other gangs and if you are not involved you are a civilian and they are not interested in harming you and don’t want to.

[@55robinwood]

@@kdegraa correct.

[@danielaluisiburns9993]

Lived in Savannah for 3 years in a historical neighborhood to compensate the inability of being back in Italy. What you have shown is not a bad neighborhood at all. There are places much worse than this one and closer to downtown. As others have observed, this particular neighborhood is not close to downtown. I am not saying this gorgeous city doesn't have issues, but let's be truthful.

[@charlenebaer3022]

Thanks to SCAD, the down town area has had a facelift. You have to work with the Historical Society in many places . Still. We are proud of our city. Come visit sometime, we would love to have you. Please no trolling.....

[@brendapolite6509]

I was born and raised in Savannah Georgia, it will always be home to me. And that neighborhood also. Good people there. I knew most of them that lived there. All cities have crime.

[@davidmccaig6647]

Your neighbourhood looks fine to me, and I have no doubt the people are nice and care for each other, which is probably something you would find in the ‘nicer’ areas where people judge others according to their wealth. Not much neighborly love their.

[@IconicFootball]

The timing of this video is insane. I’m on my way to Savannah for the first time in my life, and I’ll get there in a few hours

[@NickJohnson]

Go to the river front area it's awesome

[@juju-onthatbeat126]

I'm a lot late but I hope u didn't believe this dude in the slightest

[@virginiaconnor8350]

Heck, I've visited there when I was a kid and never felt unsafe as I did in certain Atlanta neighbourhoods. There were cops in the 7-11s then and loud music playing in a bar, but I walked from Oglethorpe Mall to my Aunt Zama's House down the road, caught the CAT bus to downtown, and went out to Tybee Beach with my mother, sister, niece,, and college friend and nothing bad happened to us. We even rode past the houses my grandparents used to live in and felt safe.

[@singleladyable]

Nick I see nothing wrong with the looks of this neighborhood.Most of the houses look fine to me.A lot of people build their houses on bricks because they don’t have basements and if it rains too hard it won’t flood the house.In fact it looks so much better there than In Brunswick which is an hour south on 95 S.

[@55robinwood]

You are correct. We tend to raise our homes off of the ground here to get away from the dampness.

[@GoddessShi]

1st of all the area that he showed was not the South side it was the West side. I would say yes it is the hood but literally nothing happens during the day everything happens at night. Half of the area are elderly couples and the other half are families with children. Literally this area is not the worst.

[@johnnycarter2283]

People in the hoods I don't understand why people want to live in the hoods its because they want to play gangsta

[@navyvet05]

I grew up on the south side, so no, definitely not the south side.

[@mgtowp.l.7756]

Nick, Thank You So Much For Sharing. I Am Leaning More About The States By Watching Your Videos. Please Keep You The Good Work Eh?

[@NickJohnson]

For sure

[@alanbud5181]

Love your “california rolling stops”

[@dontgetaboveyourreason]

Rhode island roll thrus

[@duncandmcgrath6290]

Stoptional

[@stephenk.5839]

Stops are "optional" , so "airplane slowdowns" are sort of a natural compromise.

[@NickJohnson]

I was working Alan!

[@ras315]

You dont understand poor black folks.... There are numerous 6 figure incomes in that neighborhood. It may LOOK poor, but southern blacks care more ab community, family, and neighborhood familiarity than having a big house in an unfamiliar hood with few connections or family members nearby. Your disconnect with how they think in these areas is big. I have lived here my entire life. Go ask them if they would move away from there to an affluent area, but surrounded by strangers.... theyll emphatically tell you No.

[@nytrayfl2]

I appreciated your comment. Communication and education is what we ALL need. Thank you.

[@katrinabrabham6757]

This is not the hood. This is the Westside of Savannah. Retired black homeowners stay in this area we don't considered it to be ghetto or hood. I see you rode down my street my parents house is well over 150,000. I went to Beach high school and us Bulldogs are very proud of our area.

[@onthehill3381]

@@katrinabrabham6757 good for you for speaking up and giving us the truth. Best to you.

[@lilyrose7082]

What makes a town unsafe? The residents plain and simple. Poverty, in which I grew up in is no excuse for crime! Where does personal responsibility come in? The mothers aren’t teaching their children how to get out of poverty when they get older it seems and if you’re bringing children into the world you can’t support, you probably shouldn’t have a lot of them! Joining gangs only lead to a couple of things, jail or prison and death ☠️

[@Robdadog]

I'm From Savannah, Still Here. His Information Is Wrong. Lol

[@happyeyes901]

He's a proud boy.

[@KnowledgeSeeker78491]

Why does Georgia hate sidewalks? It's a hit or miss with this place

[@bresams2917]

Ur right! 😱 There are nun, Great Observation👍

[@brianmatthews4149]

That's funny I just noticed that.but look all the streets are paved.not like some parts of san bernadino ca.

[@55robinwood]

We mostly drive cars. We don't hate them...we just drive cars

[@HAMID___]

Cleaner than most of the rich suburbs in upstate ny

[@rogermoore27]

I always like the background music you use

[@NickJohnson]

Cool Roger!

[@laurathomson4080]

hey

[@raesblueprint5466]

my hometown . i don’t like this video .

[@startyourdaywithgoodmornin7563]

Savannah is a pretty well kept city and people take pride in their neighborhoods and even the places that is deemed to be the "worst place" is not a bad place to live. There's crime in all cities and no city is exempt but the crime rate in Savannah is very low. But, what you are showing is not slum areas because I have seen worst in many other cities. The reason you don't see a lot of run down house is because the owners are responsible for the upkeep and if they don’t, then the city will demolish the house at their expense.

[@AXRvibes]

Quit lying. The crime rate is not low at all.

[@55robinwood]

Karen S.P. I have been saying the exact same thing. We really don't have slums here. The owners have to fix them or be fined and eventually the city will pull the house down if not reparable. Even lawns must be mowed. People are proud here.

[@micacannon684]

Mica Cannon 9 hours ago (edited) I’m born & raised Savannah Georgia and I Love it forever! I don’t think you should be driving down advertising people house this could have went way left. I used to live on the first street you turned on. 48th street my uncle still does. Just so you know this is the Westside not the Southside. That is a lie, people over there being poor for a 100 years. A lot of us have advanced. Such as myself, a lot of us are also business owners. Don’t assume someone is poor. Some of them even if they have the money to move they still won’t. Why don’t you go out to the hole or Garden City and get out and walk with your camera instead of driving.

[@ss2009wm]

This is an awful video. I live in this neighborhood and my house is in your video. I’m thoroughly disgusted by your characterization. The people in these communities are hard working folks without the privilege that you are basing your views on.

[@55robinwood]

Correct..I am from Savannah and agree

[@55robinwood]

@@ss2009wm Correct..I am from Savannah and agree

[@barbarachaplin7962]

​@ss2009wm this dude is riding around Clueless In Savannah. He does not even know what side of the city he is on.

[@SimonMartinForPrimeMinister]

In Scotland this wound be a very wealthy and prestigious area... looks fantastic to me as a Scotsman! BRAVEHEART!!!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Metamophisis]

Savannah is nothing like it used to be. High Crime was at its peak in the 90’s due to the drugs! I was born and raised in Savannah GA! SCAD brought a lot of property and changed things for the alumni. Even old Elementary School 🏫 I went to they have their own bus 🚎 line. A lot of housing projects have been revamped. I got family there and I still visit. I stay in the Atlanta area now.

[@oldnormanbates]

Looks like a neighborhood in anytowm usa..no gangs hanging out at the street corners with heroin,and no homeless camps like Seattle WA is now!

[@chrisv9186]

This was shot at 10am. All those thugs and drug users are asleep.

[@krazivon6659]

I live here and the homeless live under the freeway and in the abandoned homes while the gangs are mostly active during the night when police presence isn't as strong

[@krazivon6659]

Its mostly guns now the drugs ain't really went anywhere

[@rasheenjackson1124]

That’s my neighborhood on the west side of Savannah . Most of the people got federal indictment on gang charges if was the 90’s or 04 he wouldn’t made it through the first street.

[@simolamc6986]

All of the neighborhoods are clean, and most of them are well kept! It is better than most cities!

[@BrogeKilrain]

You should go an 11pm cruise too

[@bresams2917]

Right😂

[@NickJohnson]

Heck no and you can't see anyways

[@BrogeKilrain]

@@NickJohnson the big action is near the barber shop and liquor store

[@brianmatthews4149]

Is that when the walking dead awake.

[@TJ-vl1ff]

I see detached houses with their own plot of land with paved roads and infrastructure, the neighborhood has electricity, running water, sewage, cable, phone, internet etc. etc. All the amenities of modern life. It is because of the people who live there that cause crime that makes it a bad neighborhood.

[@55robinwood]

I am from Savannah. It is not a bad neighborhood. It is a mostly black home owner neighborhood.

[@bowlegged32]

I live in savannah. The areas he are showing are really not the bad side of town. Savannah may have the bad parts but its not the worst place to come or live. I think every city has a rough side of town with run down houses of alot of black folks living in them areas. I love my city but its the ppl that makes some areas bad.

[@barbarajackson9790]

@like allthings you’re acting like it’s not possible that these “rundown” areas can’t be predominantly black? If he lived there then he probably has a clearer insight on the demographics that live in these areas and let’s be HONEST these areas are 95% more like to be predominantly black for a myriad of reasons. Just because you don’t like something doesn’t make the info false

[@chinaeyemsn]

It doesn't look that bad

[@carlyprice4101]

Working wages are very low in Savannah. Gentrification has already happened in the areas of town.

[@silviasavelli1649]

I’m Italian and I’m really enjoying your videos, they’re Amazing ❤️🇺🇸🇮🇹

[@NickJohnson]

Hi Silvia!! How's you find it?

[@gingerlily4367]

You've shown worse Nick. A lot of the homes just need some love and care.

[@GhostnTacos]

I have lived here my entire life and that's honestly not the bad areas shown in the video.

[@malpis4213]

Could you tell me the names of the bad areas to avoid them?.

[@lamontmoore2484]

With no activity on the street and with no children outside playing, is a indication of crime.

[@NickJohnson]

Kids don't play outside anywhere these days

[@kookiethebear]

Your negativity towards our town is not appreciated. People live in all of these neighborhoods and simply because they don't repair their houses to your expectation does not make them less deserving of your respect. Consider researching your story for facts and focus on helping people rather than bringing them down further.

[@gawaineross7607]

Hi Nick. If you didn't inform me that this is a high crime area, I wouldn't know it from looking at it. There are trees, the lawns are well kept, the streets aren't filled with trash, no hoods hang out on the streets, and most houses seem in good condition. But stats matter.

[@NickJohnson]

Yes some bad parts in some cities aren't terrible

[@tonylee2032]

Hi from Russia, Nick. Watching you)) Your singing is awesome 👍

[@NickJohnson]

Hi Tony 🇷🇺

[@popein2012]

It's the sulfur smell of the paper mill....maybe it makes the residents lose their minds.🤔

[@brianmatthews4149]

Oh they have that.i remember going up in Washington and Oregon ya that oder on a misty day isn't pleasant.

[@PraveenSrJ01]

I’m really grateful for my life after watching this video

[@trevortat]

This neighborhood in Savannah isn't "worst" at all. I've seen worst in other cities.

[@rasheenjackson1124]

Because my neighborhood got indictment came a few years ago most of the street legends got booked doing long bids in the feds

[@Prairielander]

I live in a poorer area in Canada. But people like me are moving in and fixing up their homes. Plus the city has an urban renewal plan so we have new roads, lighting, and parks now. There are also more services to help people out of poverty. It is also an older neighbourhood with streets lined with large elm trees. I've had stuff stolen like some lawn chairs and an extension cord. But it was more affordable to buy a home here. If Savannah has issues with crime and poverty then perhaps they can start to tackle them. I feel like if an area looks crappy then people treat it as such. Even simply painting your house can make people respect their community more. Also getting rid of abandoned buildings and reaching out to risky areas can reduce crime.

[@R.Rathborne]

I use to live in one of those neighborhoods. I wanted a 1920's bungalow and as a single female at the time, that was what I could afford. I loved our neighborhood. We always looked out for each other. I find it insulting that you would post a video like this. Savannah is our home and we love it.

[@trickpa80]

Thanks for share Nick... cars are really cheap on USA ,.... take care !!

[@dearbulls]

I do appreciate your effort in making videos of various cities. However, this place is definitely not southside Savannah. It's not even pass the I-516. Southside is a lot safer in general. But 40-60 streets in that area is very dangerous. You could see bullet holes on buildings sometimes.

[@luckuania8723]

Go to the State Streets. That's gotta be Savannah's roughest area.

[@55robinwood]

Used to be but now those homes are being flipped and gentrified. I always thought of it as not a good neighborhood but its changing.

[@Karma-iz4ir]

So pretty. Music makes it look so peaceful.

[@saltisami]

mean cost of a house in this "WORST Hoods" is half a million...

[@robcoastalga8279]

I moved from Macon, Ga to Savannah, Ga. If this video truly shows the Ghettos of Savannah, Macon's Ghettos are on a whole different plain of insane. Macon has some truly terrifying Ghettos. However I will say, most people living in Macon's Ghettos are actually pretty friendly. So long as you don't appear to be "turfing" and are clearly not representative of a gang... They will be friendly.

[@luckuania8723]

Lol, that's the Westside of Savannah, not the Southside.

[@rogermoore27]

I like how you assess the condition of different places. How do you know what to look for and what measures to examine to help you form an opinion about a place? Did you study statistics?

[@NickJohnson]

Yes

[@rogermoore27]

@@NickJohnson cool. Me too. Was a member of the American Statical Association for a while as well

[@mr.everything9120]

It doesn't look too bad. Well kept and not trashy or hoody.

[@maidenminnesota1]

Doesn't look any worse than Minneapolis or St. Paul in Minnesota. The houses are older here, but for the most part the properties look well maintained. "Older houses" does not equal "'hood" or "rough". I don't see a whole lot of garbage piled up anywhere, old, rusted, or burned out cars piled up in the yards. A few houses looked condemned, a couple looked like they were being being fixed up. You'll find that most anywhere, even suburbs. I didn't get a sense of it being 'unsafe'. This just looks like a typical working-class neighborhood.

[@pacificrules]

It such a nice and decent neighborhood drive. However, the fact that its a hurricane-prone area, I dont think I'll ever want to move there.

[@SerpentFire]

That's Savannahs worst neighborhood? I'll take it any day!

[@marilynringel9228]

Big fan ! Some of these places would be interesting to see at night.

[@pHocusKeeperzEdutainment]

Definitely not the south side!!!smh Generational poverty on point

[@Artofthefight]

I grew up in that Cuyler Brown neighborhood and graduated from Beach High School.

[@dylandewitt811]

I live there and I’m too scared to go to certain places but for most of Savannah it’s pretty nice

[@vondab3358]

We were there last weekend & stayed in a real bad part of Savannah, we were scared & minority there but nobody messed with us. We meant to book a room by River but opted for a motel room near enmarket arena, we saw places a lot worse than your video. We had to walk a mile to get to enmarket arena due to parking, we were petrified. I’d have given anything for a local to have showed us around. We were lost!

[@FishinFamily]

We have lived in Savannah for the past year. We've lived all over the US and other countries. Savannah isn't a dangerous city compared to others. It's rundown in places and there is a lot of theft and drug use, but there isn't much random violence. Most of the violence is drug related.

[@JK-cn5fy]

Damn I wish I knew you were coming. I could have taken you to areas that are concrete block houses with dirt floors. You didn’t get into anything in this video. Also, this area is not the south side

[@rashamelsallen9290]

This is not the hood !

[@cjuice9039]

Savannah's hood is nicer than decent areas in alot of other cities lol

[@ABC-jt9cm]

This looks like paradise compared to Newark, NJ.

[@evanbranan2863]

Go to frazier holmes and parts of bacon park u wanna see the worst parts of the c port or go ride around certain parts of east side, the 912 is weird kinda goes from nice to ghetto very fast

[@evanbranan2863]

*west side i meant. Parts of east side like that too tho

[@barrymccaulkiner1250]

Looks pretty nice to me. Ever heard of Detroit?

[@tolerance2024]

Seen Detroit and you can feel it..... the abject poverty

[@SassyRed]

Try showing the street name as we remember our lives there,love my beautiful city

[@danielarcand2624]

I love this channel I know your American but you should do a canadian list we seriously lack KZbinrs up here

[@Bigheartrolling]

Hmmm. No kidding. I guess I could’ve looked at this yesterday. My tattoo shop I go to is on Bull St. I drove & walked around the neighborhoods between Bull & MLK. I did see a lot of police presence. But I guess I felt it was normal for a city.

[@ireneelizabeth4462]

Where's the grocery store?

[@natureshare4006]

Great video, clean way, beautiful views ,thanks for sharing

[@sleepycalico]

Very interesting pair of videos. Savannah does look beautiful. If this was the California Bay Area, the homes in the high crime neighborhood, so close to nice housing, would be bought, rehabbed and sold for a good profit. Pretty soon there wouldn't be any cheap pockets left in Savannah. Revitalization would happen inevitably because of housing demand. I hardly see any apartment buildings, so it's making me think even poor people can still buy a cheap home in Savannah. Could be a a rental district, of course. But if it is mostly owner occupied, I am happy for the owners, even though crime is worrisome.

[@NickJohnson]

Yes.

[@55robinwood]

Recently since the pandemic our house prices went up, but 5 years ago some of those houses could be purchased for 50,000 or less. They have doubled since then. Savannah is unique because working class black family own homes many of which are paid off in full. They don't want to move because the neighborhood is close in and is relatively safe and they know prices are going up. I don't think they will sell until houses get to 200,000 around there. They know how close they are to the historic district. As you know, as time goes on these homes will be flipped. I just went to zillow and only 3 houses in that neighborhood are for sale..for around 100,000. Like I said, families don't want to sell.

[@orangemoonglows2692]

@@55robinwood honestly, selling for 200k is pointless because they wouldn't be able to afford anything, anywhere at this point. they are better off trying to improve their community/homes. if they were in l.a. or sf, i'd get selling. because in some south l.a. neighborhoods, you can sell, move down south and buy a home outright because of all of the equity built up in their california home.

[@juniortaylor1943]

That’s west Savannah not the south side

[@mikepetrus4547]

I'm sorry, but have you ever been to Detroit?

[@Travelistic]

Congrats to everyone who is early and saw this comment!🏆🍪

[@NickJohnson]

Yay you did it