Alabama's Poorest Community Is Tragic

[@NickJohnson]

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[@rockandrollwillneverdie4840]

Nick, you must have grown up in Beverley Hills to think this is bad, It ain't pretty, but I've see plenty worse on your channel

[@petepoulos]

I lived in Sacramento and not Beverly Hills but this does look sad and shitty.

[@queenkingmancastledlove208]

@@petepoulos Not as sad and shitty as the Sac.

[@Infamous41]

@@queenkingmancastledlove208 Sacramento?

[@CHYIG78]

He keeps removing my commit. He is giving you a CNN view of the city. He is in only one square mile of the city and he keeps removing my commits. Some guy

[@feleciawallace8420]

@@petepoulos -- Sacramento California - is one of the worst places to live in California... I lived in Sac for a decade, but moved away several years ago, so I know what goes on in many parts, only a few nice areas in Sac that only a few can afford, in my opinion. The people are not as nice as they should be for a state Capitol... I felt depressed living in Sac, glad to be gone...

[@davidbell8215]

I know what will fix this... Let's move ALL our manufacturing overseas, and then let's elect the people that did that to be our politicians. Then we can keep voting in a two party system that's actually working AGAINST us, and that'll put us back on track to the American dream!!! 😁

[@poncho828]

Manufacturing stuff in the United States is not always a good thing. Most often the final goods would be more expensive to purchase.

[@UserName-ts3sp]

that’s exactly what happened in the rust belt, and to a lesser extent southern industrial towns

[@Detroittruckdoctor55]

Blame all the red tape it takes to conduct business here

[@CH3CH2OCH2CH3net]

@@gardensofthegods I've been voting third party since the early 1970s.

[@nomanor7987]

American factory owners can’t hire enough workers in America. Most American parents don’t dream of their kids working in a factory, they’re encouraged to “pursue their dreams” in Hollywood, Wall Street, NFL, NBA. And workers who do want factory jobs can’t even pass simple drug tests. So can you really blame manufacturers moving production to China?

[@lillianstr1752]

I had to comment. Looks rural and not poor. The homes look well kept. As people age they CANNOT upgrade their property.

[@danyale06]

My sentiments exactly.

[@bulldog81ful]

The Black Belt is the poorest part of Bama. He's lying and has deleted my comments in the past about this video.

[@AbcdEfgh-sq2tf]

Wait till he goes to Detroit Only then he'll know whats poor and run down

[@billturner8377]

Went to gulf shores al. That was a kool place😃 east side of mobile bay looks pretty kool. Could be the best part of Alabama😳😳😳

[@mars.the.magician]

This is driving thru the bottom. 90% of the city does not look like this 😂

[@TheThriftShopSampler]

This is what happens when the political class (from both parties) decide to offshore US manufacturing jobs to China.

[@inception727]

No longer China last time I checked. Try southeast asia

[@alvinmah6148]

How much is the iphone gonna cost if it’s fully manufactured and assembled in usa? 3k or more?

[@jacksonmarley3093]

Not nearly that, most of the cost of an iPhone is materials, not labor. Even still, if manufacturing was reintegrated as a major industry in the US then our population could largely afford a slight increase in prices of domestic goods since more money would be circulating in the economy in places like Dothan. Which would boost earning potential even for people not employed in manufacturing directly.

[@mars.the.magician]

Nope. This is an old neighborhood of people on fixed incomes. It's called the Baptist bottom & is a tiny portion of the city.

[@bionic1matt]

Idk what's sadder, the look of this town or the fact that I don't really see a problem with it. I live in Alabama and this seems normal

[@juanfranciscobretado1039]

Its none luxurious country life

[@surgeone01]

frankly if he would've chosen to do in spring or summer or even fall, it would've probably look pretty nice, everything looks dead because he clearly did this in the winter judging by the grass and trees

[@g1mmegreen]

right lmao

[@josephpacchetti5997]

@@surgeone01 Yep!

[@bionic1matt]

@@surgeone01 Absolutely. Unfortunately Alabama looks dead as hell in the colder months lol

[@j.esqo.official]

I live in Dothan and congratulations. You drove around the inner city and devoted zero effort into figuring out what’s going on here. Dothan has pretty great areas. Most people are genuine and relatable. The jobs are somewhat well paying but they are far and few between. No one lives in poverty. No one is plagued by living above their means either.

[@UserName-ts3sp]

this isn’t THAT bad honestly. far from great but ive seen worse

[@jgrysiak6566]

Because there's still a lot of food processing jobs there.

[@antownemercer7552]

User Name my thoughts exactly.

[@Jollynoose]

i agree, if i could i would move there. the best thing about Dothan is that its just a short 45 minute drive to Panama beach, without having to live in Fla

[@Sammykyt]

Because it's Alabama it's not Mississippi

[@Sammykyt]

@Salvatore Luzzatto You mean Kensington?

[@charlottejones4884]

I have lived in Dothan Alabama for 32 years and love it. It is very clean city even on the poor side of town. People are respectful and southern hospitality. We have alot of fine neighborhood's that you did not show.

[@MomCat6000]

There are some really structurally beautiful historical homes there.

[@MomCat6000]

@@derekbrown2215 Arts and Crafts Style Bungalows 😍

[@marywallace4086]

Around an hour north of Dothan is Eufaula, home to more gorgeous historic homes than most people have ever seen. During the recent real estate boom we returned from Costa Rica and were unable to find a home to rent here because buyers from Florida were buying them up. There are now a few for sale but less to rent. We had to wait until our tenant moved out so we could move in. This took 3 months during which we bought a small camper to have a place to sleep with our 2 small dogs! Dothan is where we go for occasional doctor's visits and to shop at stores we don't have in our small town. I guarantee that if this show had gone through a few other areas of Dothan they would have found a better sampling of Alabama houses. I am very aware that we now live in a red state, but at least the governor has not banned mask wearing like wealthier Florida's. She also advises constituents to get vaccinated. To me this shows progress. Several other red states could do worse than look to our state for proof that hard work and tolerance are often the best way for a good life, at least in our little Barbour County town. Most people here wear masks, especially in grocery stores and fast food restaurants. We still do although we are fully vaccinated. Do not look down on Dothan for we have been to every corner and border in the US and believe me we saw far worse homes and far more homelessness. At least the folks living in the houses you televised are not living on the streets or in shelters!

[@BruceLee-xn3nn]

I live in Huntsville and you should see some of the old colonial mansions there. The guy that owns the dollar stores owns one in the historical district

[@mars.the.magician]

90% of the city does not look like this.

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[@furthereast6775]

Over-dramatized. Id much rather live there than any urban apartment complex ive seen. No graffiti, no litter acuumulation, and I love the big yards and open space.

[@sappallow]

I was about to write the exact same comment about urban housing being much more depressing but since you already wrote it, I'll just say I totally agree with you, Furthereast.

[@mars.the.magician]

Yep. N this is a tiny portion of town, the worst area. 90% of the city does not look like this lol

[@meredithpoor666]

Anytime you see a ramp in front of a house, it implies a wheelchair. Some of these are from impairments, such as traffic accidents or war injuries, and some are from strokes. Usually, but not always, the people are elderly. This is an indication that the neighborhood is losing the last of it's original inhabitants - those who were children there when the houses were built.

[@skyangel6336]

It is a lot of elderly and some drug neighborhoods around there where he was too!

[@mars.the.magician]

Yes. This neighborhood (only a tiny area of town) is full of elderly and disabled people on fixed incomes. This is called the Baptist bottom & is an extreme misrepresentation of the city.

[@deborahmiller5554]

I live not far from Dothan, Al. This is only a small part of old Dothan, it is a busy, bustling, community with malls, parks, restaurants, water park, most everything you need can be found in dothan. There are beautiful homes and nice communities and some not so nice just like in any town. I just think that this is an unfair assessment of the city of Dothan.

[@NoxCattus]

Agreed! I spent my childhood in Dothan and most of my adulthood in Bham. I have seen so many areas worse than this that are not in Dothan.

[@matthewbeard9035]

I agree this was taken primarily inside the circle. With that said, though, I would say that they should take a lot of these old homes down and rebuild neighborhoods but Dothan is not one of the poorest cities in Alabama. It has a very low unemployment rate and many decent people.

[@mars.the.magician]

Yep this is the tiniest portion of downtown. 90% of the city is gorgeous.

[@hildacatgoesmeoww4358]

One thing I'll say for 'Bama - if you'd bothered to stop and get out of your car, you'd have most likely found them friendly, honest and good natured folks. Just seems that's the way they raise them down there.

[@NickJohnson]

I think I said that

[@waygoblue4729]

@@NickJohnson No, you did not.

[@meganmorrow9550]

Yes that is very true. I live in Alabama and the homeless I’ve help are so grateful for anything you can help them with. Even if it’s just a conversation and some change.

[@mars.the.magician]

More than likely the people walking aren't even homeless tbh. They probably live downtown (the tiny portion of the city featured here). He skipped like 90% of the city lol. It's actually gorgeous here...

[@mars.the.magician]

But yes, it's a very friendly place!

[@latonyawrenn1435]

I am from Alabama myself, I went to school Undergraduate with students who were from Dothan, AL, it's near Mobile, AL. It's actually very nice there and very laid back and Southern.

[@simplyatsea6779]

Geeetings from Ozark, Alabama… 25 min north of Dothan 😀 We are not really near Mobile at all. Mobile is over near Louisiana & Mississippi state lines on the south-western coast of Alabama. Dothan is is on the southeast end of the state closer to the Georgia state line. We are near Troy, Enterprise, Ft. Rucker Army base & several small sleepy towns in between. We are closer to Marianna FL & PCB than Mobile. 😅

[@MomCat6000]

The yards look neat & well-kept, not a lot of trash & litter on the street. Looks like people love their homes. Very nice 1920s bungalows! 😍

[@furthereast6775]

This guy's got his own standards. Not sure what he considers desirable. Looks mostly peaceful and nice to me, a lot like my neighborhood in the northwest.

[@Snowboy2015]

@@furthereast6775 exactly, he must have been raised in luxury to think this is "bad"

[@ManwithAx]

@@derekbrown2215 I think he just wants to dump on Alabama. I live in north part of state where we're experiencing a lot of growth. My sister says the bright side of when reports paint us negatively is that it may discourage some folks from coming and we've already got more traffic than we want to deal with. Keep out of the briar patch, you wouldn't like it here.

[@heartofdixieprepping4797]

@@ManwithAx I agree! I certainly don't want people like him coming in our state and bring that big city life with him with them.

[@heartofdixieprepping4797]

And what gets me is he did pick a very old neighborhood where everyday good people live that go to work and come home to their home sweet home that's generally paid for. They don't live in debt. But that's his point, to make towns less desirable. There's nothing bad about what he showed but yet put down. Thank goodness he did that and folks won't come when they are looking for something more laid back and out of the rat race... especially in these times.

[@chaosdemonwolf1]

This wasn't so bad. I've seen worse.

[@petepoulos]

If this looks good to you then you must be used to eating pancakes that are a week old from Piggly Wiggly.

[@chaosdemonwolf1]

@@petepoulos And, we don't have Piggly Wiggly in the UK.

[@richardposna3223]

Brockton Ma is comparable. Other than the one home with complete fenced in yard & Barbed wire up top

[@XGenBoomer]

Wow. This part of the neighborhood is SHOT! Sad!

[@mars.the.magician]

This is the worst part of the city. It's just a small neighborhood called the Baptist bottom. 90% of the city does not look like this.

[@incog99skd11]

This is pretty typical in the south. I lived in Georgia for 7 years and when you get away from the city centers, it's mostly all like this. I think the cities in the north like Detroit are much worse, actually.

[@oldisgood2587]

Absolutely and Seattle

[@feleciawallace8420]

@@oldisgood2587 - yep, I bet you'll find the same type of living conditions in all states/towns... poor people along with poor living standards are everywhere in our great Country... we have our politicians/leaders to thank for the decline of America for the conditions of all run down spaces & places within the every states...

[@Chris-hp9be]

@@oldisgood2587 Seattle isn’t bad at all. Definitely not in the league of Detroit

[@oldisgood2587]

@@Chris-hp9be I've just seen a documentary on Seattle and it gave me hope, seems like things are looking up. I was saddened and shocked when I saw the 'Seattle is dying' documentary. It's a beautiful place. Detroit is a living history of the good and bad but they did avoid bankruptcy and currently things are looking up for Detroit too. Jefferson county Alabama filed for bankruptcy in 2011. It's always going to be about corruption as it was in that case.

[@elijahcoker7621]

You clearly drove down the worst looking areas and edited the drive together I’ve driven through a few rimes and thats not a standard or coherent way through the town of Dothan that I’ve ever seen specifically were you jumped from the outskirts directly through a downtown area cutting out 5-6 miles of normal

[@highwinds71]

I thought you were going to drive by a bunch of homeless people. Not people who live in houses. This isn't as sad to see.

[@mars.the.magician]

Not really much of that here. This is the worst area, and it's a tiny portion of town.

[@scubatrucker6806]

I live in Dothan Al . You went thru the hood brother. Dothan Al is a great place to live. Their is lots of million dollar homes in Dothan Al. Great places to eat. Motels to stay. Car Dealerships . Get all your facts before to put out Vlogs.

[@skyangel6336]

Hahahahahaha! So many people from Dothan on here ...it's making me laugh! Maybe he doesn't want people to move here and ruin it...it's a work in progress after all!

[@DesertMav]

This town actually doesn't look too dangerous, just a bit run down. If left to decay, this area can turn into another Dayton.

[@mars.the.magician]

It's only a tiny neighborhood inside the city called the Baptist bottom. This is not a representation of what 90% of the city looks like. It's actually an extremely pretty place with tons of million dollar neighborhoods (not featured).

[@akanzeki]

I love your channel and have been watching for a while now. We've seen much worse brother. I didn't think it was that bad.

[@mars.the.magician]

& this video is featuring the tiniest portion of downtown. 90% of the city is actually incredibly nice.

[@akanzeki]

@@mars.the.magician thank you for highlighting this. I'm happy to hear this I hope to visit someday.

[@sarawilson473]

That place is called "The Hood" there is other communities in Dothan Alabama that looks better. He past by where I get my eyes checked. It's beautiful inside. I lived in one of those houses. It's not that bad really. I use to walk those streets. It's the older part of Dothan. Dothan is not poor....lol

[@NickJohnson]

Uh ok

[@donaldthedominator7888]

@@NickJohnson No chance of an apology to all the decent people whose town and life-worth you've slandered?

[@j.esqo.official]

Seriously bro, how do you go to Dothan and not travel the circle? That’s the entire city. It’s a huge agricultural and industrial city. We literally provide the peanuts for the majority of the east side of the country. Dothan is 75% more town than you showed. There’s million dollar homes gated communities. Amazing people and decent living.

[@mars.the.magician]

Literally! ​@@j.esqo.official90% of the city does not look like this 😂😂😂

[@Gender.Fluid.Batman]

Did they try to steal your bag of Whattaburger?

[@NickJohnson]

Nope

[@sportsmediaamerica]

Perhaps u don't travel the rural south much. These people have homes and cars and probably work modest jobs. Yes a coat of paint would do wonders, but inner city squalor is much worse than this. At least there are trees and some nature the kids can be close to, and a baseball field.

[@mars.the.magician]

Yep. This is our "inner city". 90% of the area is gorgeous.

[@philipparana9225]

It's poor but clean and pretty well kept

[@joycebruce7452]

I lived and worked in 32 different states in the US. Sadly, There is a lot of places that look much worse.

[@mars.the.magician]

Thank you. Considering this is a tiny portion of downtown, I think we doing pretty good lol

[@thomasmartin3343]

Who the hell is this guy to worry about how everyone else likes to live? I also notice that all of his pictures seem to be on the outskirts, none downtown or in medical district.

[@j.esqo.official]

He skipped the entire town actually. This is the downtown area which is “old Dothan”.

[@mars.the.magician]

It's downtown, the Baptist bottom & chevy/ford country. 90% of the city is gorgeous. The people who live in the featured area are mostly elderly and disabled on fixed incomes. That's why it isn't super maintained unfortunately.

[@kevinmoore9716]

If you think Dothan is one poorest places you have ever been, you need to get out more. I've seen worse in other states. It is evident at this point that you just do not like Alabama.

[@olijoswt3951]

I don’t like Alabama either… I spent some time in Tuscaloosa and some parts were like this

[@kecake13]

These are normal in the "south" part of the city. We have these types of houses/neighborhoods everywhere from Athens to Birmingham. It's really a normal thing. I'm from Huntsville but recently move to Athens and this is really normal to me idk

[@paulamensing1664]

What a nice looking area, good sized houses, big lots, what is wrong

[@Monkeywrenchflips]

I live in Dothan, this is a sad portrayal of the town. You weren’t lying you took a right turn rode around a little bit and rolled out. Lot of good in this town. Like to know where you live. I’m pretty sure I could ride through, pick one area and call it a poor run down town as well. Pretty sad dude, if your gonna do a video on a town how bout doing the whole town.

[@csimple8114]

This literally isn’t that bad. And I’m from Alabama. Its a normal neighborhood :/. Nothing was really “run down”. I mean yeah it doesn’t look like the suburbs but so 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@brucesmith3740]

Looks like it was when i was a kid visiting big mother 60 years ago. Looks good to me.

[@mars.the.magician]

Yep, cuz this is a tiny area of downtown, the worst area in the county actually and represents about 1% of the county. The rest of the city is gorgeous.

[@JoeSmith-gn1ki]

This looks like a frickin' dream compared to los angeles rn..

[@NickJohnson]

I agree

[@louisvuittonrap1235]

lol what? Do you even live in LA? Maybe the absolute worst places in LA but even then..

[@mars.the.magician]

That's why everyone's moving here 🥴 this is only a tiny portion of downtown. The rest of the city is beautiful. We have a very low unemployment rate, 2 hospitals, 3 college campuses and the lowest cost of living in almost the entire country...

[@anitat8578]

Hey Nick, I am from England(UK) and visited Ozark a few months ago.We drove through Dothan and did some shopping there as well.There is nothing wrong with that place or Ozark or Alabama. I only met nice and friendly people. I absolutely enjoyed and loved seeing differently structured houses,buildings and the scenery. You should visit Europe or different countries to appreciate the beauty of your country. Roll Tide Roll.💜

[@j.esqo.official]

Roll tide roll.

[@aruthorcarly]

At least not bunch of tents

[@heartofdixieprepping4797]

Right!

[@poppasmurf1969]

I lived around Dothan for 13 years. You will see some run down area's especially in the inner city but there are also very nice parts of the city. I miss living in Houston and Geneva counties and being so close to the beach. Dothan is growing at a substantial rate and I would suggest you do a little more in depth research on the city and area as it actually quite interesting.

[@matthewbeard9035]

Me too I i’ve lived here since 2010 in Dothan is not poor and it has lots of jobs. We have all the jobs that are needed. Unemployment is very low people don’t wanna work yet. I do see that we do have lots of public housing which I don’t understand. Make these people get jobs and it will grow faster but I would not say that Dothan is poor.

[@elishiamariewilson8289]

This may not be Beverley Hills, But look at all the green beauty. Those trees are beautiful and reminds you of country living. You don't see the crowds of California, The overpopulated states. I think Dothan is beautiful..

[@mindlessdeveloper5708]

i dont get it? why is this look to as "bad" .. they certainly are not up to date compared to a major city but this is how people live in rural towns with mottos like "if it aint broken dont fix it" type of attitude .. Do people want to push in "tech" into these rural towns? what is the agenda here? I've lived in towns like this before but I'm a city boy and appreciate the "slower pace" these small rural towns offer

[@eurodoc6343]

I attended an 8 week course at nearby Ft. Rucker, and I have t say that this Yankee didn't find the area that bad. Definately better than the Ft. Stewart area in Georgia. Might have helped that I was there during some mild fall weather instead of the sweltering heat of summer.

[@lucymorgan4612]

TBH this doesn't look as bad as some places and SOMEONE IS MOWING THE GRASS. Whether on public or private walkways, someone is taking care of that, someone cares.

[@josephgillespie4654]

I live in Dothan Alabama You just showing the bad area to my view of it. There’s some good upper level parts of the town. If you need someone to show you just ask around. There’s a lot more run down looking small towns here in the southeast corner of Alabama

[@NickJohnson]

Oh yeah - which ones?

[@josephgillespie4654]

@@NickJohnson Geneva county Alabama Or Go in Bonifay Fl Graceville Fl Opp Alabama There’s some you see a sign of a town but don’t really see anything. I’ve been living in Alabama since 2004. If you want to see the better side of Dothan Alabama need to go on the west side or north side of town. There’s a lot of smaller towns that needs more improvements around the wire grass area. Can’t believe everything on the internet about how they are until you stop and talk to the people that lives there. I’ve seen a lot of run down places in the other states I’ve lived in.

[@terywetherlow7970]

Woooo fight ensues over Dothan Alabama travel vlogs.....sorry it has come to this.🤣😁😵🎶

[@MX-CO]

My Sister just moved from California to Huntsville Alabama, she likes it so far, but she's in a nice area and expensive house

[@hotmesssouthernmom4542]

Well let’s hope she didn’t bring that Commiefornia attitude with her.

[@MX-CO]

@@hotmesssouthernmom4542 She left because of Politics, she had a couple groups that got shut off, Sensorship is real

[@DeanoJones]

Huntsville is on the rise...

[@MX-CO]

@SS KZbin Policeϟϟ Thanks I'm no spelling bee champion 😀

[@kenwaltson7113]

The truth about 911 is antisemitic

[@Dirge_For_November]

So....is everyone expecting the Federal Government to take care of their communities? *When everybody's responsibility becomes nobody's responsibility,* we all sit and say sOmEoNe sHoUlD dO sOmEtHiNg.

[@rashawnjackson8846]

Born from dothan why you just driving through the hood and back woods. You could have went through downtown Dothan or around the ross clark circle but you stayed mainly in the hood

[@kecake13]

Lol definitely the hood every city has a hood side in their city

[@skyangel6336]

@@kecake13 Lol But it''s a better looking hood than others I've seen for sure...Places like Detroit give me the hebe jebeez all those buildings should have been remodeled ...I just don't know when America got so trashy! Poor only looks bad when things are trashy!

[@SG-yk3xh]

Music sounds slow, but the scene looks peaceful. I don't see any concerning delinquency. It only needs a couple of factories to boost its economy.

[@mars.the.magician]

We got one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country. This is a teeny tiny portion of the city, called the bottom. We have 2 hospitals... 3 college campuses... and a thriving economy.

[@loosecannon4520]

I recognize this area because I’m from around this area. This is literally a few blocks in the middle of the absolute worst and oldest part of the entire town of around 80,000 people, and it’s not even that bad compared to other places I’ve been in the US.

[@NoxCattus]

Exactly! I grew up in Dothan and lived in Bham for decades. There are so many areas more poor than this.

[@Dubya_j_c]

Yeah, it looks like you drove through mostly inner city area so I’d say you didn’t give it a truly fair shake. Sincerely, someone who worked just outside of Dothan city limits only a couple years ago and was intimately familiar with the town.

[@BrianL2795]

Nick, there are lots of people caring for their homes there. I’ve seen a whole lot worse, heck, I grew up with it.

[@NickJohnson]

I agree

[@tisheyanewton2849]

It’s you going into the historical downtown part of my city and calling it poor for me…..

[@Snjones777]

I'd take Dothan, AL. Over the whole state of Illinois and Commiefornia

[@marywallace4086]

Hey I miss my son, I miss my daughter but I don't call California ugly names. Just because they have mostly Dems doesn't mean they are Communist, it just means they are not republican. Neither am I!

[@Snjones777]

@@marywallace4086 MY response is about your government, not about the citizens.....thanks🙂

[@writechrisonline]

How about donating all of the proceeds from your videos to support this town . Maybe you could even move there and employ some of the citizens filming and editing your videos

[@mars.the.magician]

We don't need it tbh.

[@scottpeters4401]

Dude,you were in the South side of Dothan,which is the oldest,and yeah the poorest part of town….no different than the downtown areas of most big cities…Show me any city that doesn’t have shitty areas…..I have lived here in Dothan my whole life…..you are only showing a small part of it…and the worst part at that….you focused the whole video on the oldest part of the Downtown area….Dothan and the surrounding areas have over 100,000 people….there are very nice areas..it’s not all like the video,which isn’t bad,just an older part of a once very small Southern town…

[@BattleOfBowties]

Looks like a typical southern town to me. The music did give it an errie vibe.

[@ireneduett950]

What is sad is people like you don't know what you're talking about!! I LOVE DOTHAN!!

[@surgeone01]

Curious why he's using footage that is obviously from winter judging by the grass and trees, curious how much better the area would've looked if he had chosen a summer run. Probably wouldn't look at that bad

[@SafetyProMalta]

This don't look too bad, my buddy comes from AL and we worked in Nigeria, he always used to say Lagos was better...😂🤣

[@SafetyProMalta]

@Salvatore Luzzatto Well Democrats are redesigning parts of U.S to fit that description. V.I in Lagos was nice. 😂

[@mars.the.magician]

It's not nearly as bad as it's made to look in this video 😂 he skipped 90% of the city, including multiple million dollar house neighborhoods & gated communities.

[@kennethrichey4669]

Dude if you think this is as bad as you made it out to be man you need to step back and look at your life. This is nothing.

[@funDzAmEntal]

My grandfather is from Alabaster, Alabama

[@kennethmcdonald2987]

I grew up in Dothan and lived in the first neighborhood .You were just in the poor part of town .The garden district has some nice older houses .It does have nicer neighborhoods such as The Highlands ,Bocage ,Spann Farm and others but they are way out of most people's income levels .I don't really care for Dothan preferring the smaller communities surrounding it like Headland ,Ozark and Columbia among others .There is so much corruption in Dothan by city leaders who have shut down manufacturing jobs not even trying to offer companies tax incentives to stay but will for restaraunts for tourists passing through to the beach .They claim they are revitiazing the downtown area but iit is basically just more bars and you guessed it restaraunts .I have nothing against the food industry but these nail salons and check cashing places are not suitable jobs for people with families trying to make a decent living .The only large employers are the hospitals and chicken processing plant .One requires a good education and the other is brutal and nasty work and not really a fair wage for what you have to do there .Another issue I believe is most employment is temporary labor based so a person really doesn't get many hours that way .For it's size it has far more gang and drug activity than either Montgomery or even Birmingham another issue .The smaller commuities deal with it far better and simply do not tolerate it going on .The people are more friendly and take more pride in their community .I do not blame the police for the issues just crooked city council members and the courts and how they prosecute too harshly for petty crimes and not strongly enough on violent crimes .Say you get a DUI it can cost thousands and not in fines .They will send you to anger Mangement ,alcohol meetings not AA mind you but court ordered and child raising classes .It matters not if you have any of these issues or even children you will have to pay for child rearing classes and anger management .This is on top of fines ,court fees and license penalties which are separate and I am fine with .I have been to tarffic court for speeding tickets and there was one person there had 27 DUIs on the books .The second time they should have lost their license permanently in my opinion .You will be charged by both the city and state for major traffic offenses such as DUI .A simple seat belt violation which is a 10.00 fine will cost close to 400.00 at court due to the fees from the court and usually classes you have to pay for also .In the smaller towns they give amnesty court twice a year for simple offenses where you can just turn yourself in and they throw away the warrant on minor offenses like this and you pay the fine and a small court fee 25.00 in most cases for not paying it on time .This I have no issue with especially for low income individuals .I can't see someone having to go to court ordered counseling for a seat belt violation nor it costing hundreds of dollars .This just fills up the jails for minor offenses when they should be for more seriuous offenses such as DUI , reckless driving or evading police in high speed chases .There issue is corrupt city officials and lack of decent jobs .

[@NickJohnson]

Kenneth you are a wise man

[@kennethmcdonald2987]

@@NickJohnson I am not really just observant .It is really sad what this city has became .It used to have a thriving downtown with great businesses .Ross Clark Circle ruined this town taking everything there instead .I do not think more fast food places is the answer to a bad situation .Strangely nearby Blakely Georgia has nearly every building in their small town running a small business that is thriving .They kept the older buildings just restored them somewhat The reason the smaller businesses thrive is no Walmart is located here .The same goes for the other smaller cities surrounding it .I try to buy local if I can despising Walmart .

[@terywetherlow7970]

Yep.

[@skyangel6336]

Haha the Nail salons and check cashing places...I do complain about this but it's still growing.

[@donbest5024]

Dothan has a lot of crooks in charge that love to waste money,city spends 200 thousand and trys to make a tourist attraction out of old porter's hardware,spent over 50 thousand on a service elevator there that no one will ever use. City buying up old junk buildings to store more junk,farm center,old Denny vision building,city fixing to spend another 100 to 250 thousand dollar on Opry house that empty most of the time,they spent a bunch of money a few years ago on roof and upgrades,100s of thousands of dollars,where did the money go? Buildings marked for demolition over 15 years ago still stand,marked with a big red X,most buildings boarded up roof has fell in,no upkeep,everything falling apart.These people that run Dothan all they care about is how much money they can put in their wallet.

[@IndianaCrane]

I would like to see a driving video on the richest places in Alabama-I’m sure there are some pretty cool places!

[@ete5706]

Some of the old homes in Huntsville are extremely cool.

[@МарияК-з1е]

Huntsville, some Birmingham places. Aslo, around Gulf Coast and city of Fairhope are quite upscale places

[@NickJohnson]

Great idea Crane let's go!!

[@jgrysiak6566]

Love Huntsville! My sister was stationed in the Army there!

[@judsonterry6644]

He avoided one of the richest neighborhoods actually

[@robertw4230]

This place is paradise compared to somalia .

[@kenwaltson7113]

That is antisemitic

[@Chris-hp9be]

Setting the bar at Somalia, great 👍🏻

[@BrittBritt96]

Im from Dothan AL that's the Southside the bottom the hood, the Northside looks way better its has a mall and shopping centers lots of hotels and suites and good restaurants

[@TJ-USMC]

By far one of your Best Video's, No Comment no play by play, just voyaging around, and we can see for ourselves where a Video is better that a picture for a "Thousand Words" - "Semper-Fi" There is Hope in the Future !!!

[@AlonsoRules]

These areas are what Harper Lee grew up in and set the story To Kill a Mockingbird

[@Teepee796]

It would've been a nice place if all the trees were green. I love nature. God bless America!

[@summerrainsong7506]

I live in Alabama.... I've seen places in Bama that are far worse! Given the impact covid 19 has had on many people I imagine we will see much worse before the pandemic ends. Many times houses in disrepair belong to our elderly . As they age they become unable to keep up with the repairs needed to maintain their homes appearance.

[@crazy8sdrums]

There are much worse-off places in America than that town.

[@andrewdavis5114]

The hell with you. Don't ride through the worst parts of town and say that the whole town is run down

[@heyitsdrea9042]

You only visited one part of Dothan🤔. Looks like you did that on purpose to fit your narrative 😂

[@NickJohnson]

Well you don't want to watch nice areas right?

[@My.pronouns.areF_you_and_F_off]

@@NickJohnson we do want the TRUTH, Nick. How can we trust a consulting business that bases its assessment of a whole town on a few streets?

[@tiffanytharpe7326]

I was thinking the same thing. If he had kept the video going as he continued traveling straight down that road, he would have soon started recording business after business after business and within a few minutes been at a bustling intersection of two main state highways and could've panned around showing 360° view of all kinds of restaurants and stores. Then if he continued a few more miles beyond that he would've passed even more businesses and soon came to one of the two hospitals that Dothan Alabama has. All of that is just on that one street and really not even considered the heart of Dothan's business district.

[@benruffo1197]

A re occuring scene in the deep South: a Baptist church. An Auto Zone. A Wal-Mart. Over and over again.

[@NickJohnson]

Lots of bojangles

[@willard39]

Honestly, this is nowhere near as bad as some of the neighborhoods in my neck of the woods or say Chester PA or even parts of Philly.

[@kenwaltson7113]

Both of those places should have a wall built around them so know one can escape

[@TUKByV1]

There are worse areas around Miami and Ft. Lauderdale.

[@TheLionAndTheLamb777]

They are still what I consider Philly outskirts.

[@KasparHauser6]

Sorry, other than maybe half a dozen run down buildings....I see nothing wrong about Dotham

[@stephaniepersin4145]

In 1988 I went to Ft. Benning, GA because brother was in basic training in Army and we got lost and went over a tall bridge and ended up in AL, in Phenix City, AL. I never in my life up to this day, age 56, seen poverty like this. Shacks with steam coming out of them, clothes on porch hung outside to dry, and worn torn faces. My late grandma mentioned shacks like these when she visited the South in the 1930s as a teenager. Fast forward to 1988 and they still lived like that.

[@seanhambley7496]

This place looks like Beverly Hills, compared to Alexander AR.

[@cboy-ou2hr]

Or innsley

[@sully4627]

Yeah, you drove though the wrong part of Dothan. There's more upscale homes and areas than where you drove through.

[@ChadSimplicio]

Government priorities is definitely in the wrong place. No wonder people have lost trust in politicians, regardless of party affiliation.

[@mars.the.magician]

We doing fine. This is a tiny portion of town called the bottom. We have 2 hospitals and 3 college campuses as well as a thriving economy, tons of industry & agriculture. I mean ffs we got like 7 waffle houses and 3 walmarts 😂 we fine

[@fivegobblers1]

Dothan is a great place to live low crime and very friendly people. You can see this on the outskirts of every town in American

[@lcinflorida8728]

Yep... Dothan got a bit tore up from hurricane Michael... When the hell are we going to get some assistance around here? I'm in the panhandle and I got short changed. But yes Dothan can be kind of rough but it's actually a nice community don't discount it...

[@The.Unstoppable.Frenchman]

You got your stimmy check, didn't you? :-)

[@lcinflorida8728]

@@The.Unstoppable.Frenchman You know nothing

[@lorenaakins4481]

have you heard the expression , less is better, Alabama is a poor state, and the wages are not as high as some places. But as you drove around, did you see anyone in the gutters or trash everywhere. Not everyone has the best, but what was your point? The way things are going , it looks like as the reset say, you won't own anything but you will be happy. Maybe what these folks have is better than what is planned by the government for the rest of the US.

[@jacobwallace818]

I live in Panama City beach and this is what the entire area between here and Dothan looks like. Drive 10 mins north from pcb and it’s just like this but more spread out

[@1776MAGA]

Usa is not heaven . There are poor and rich in every country. What is more important is usa should break two party system.

[@heystarfish100]

There are no countries with multiple parties that are run any better than our two party system of government. If anything, we need better candidates top to bottom. We need term limits and people who know success and how to make things happen not idealists with pipe dreams and big money solutions that just never work. Obvious this community lacks something that government can’t fix on its own. The people are not involved in their own neighborhoods. Some problems have no good answers. This needs to start with individual mindset of not letting one’s properly become run down.

[@miltdooling8135]

You are not looking at all of Dothan. I live there.

[@NickJohnson]

Clearly

[@nfn4]

I don't see a decline. I see a rural community where low income people lives, and they don't prioritize lawn maintenance and facade maintenance of their homes. A neighborhood that has homes with running water, indoor plumbing, electricity and paved road infrastructure isn't run down. Nick, everything is relative. Americans complains too much, and takes things for granted.

[@mars.the.magician]

This is a tiny portion of the worst area of downtown. It's actually been revitalized in the last few years. 90% of the city does not look like this & we have a thriving economy alongside one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country. One of the lowest cost of living in the country as well

[@noelmilleryoga5993]

I don’t see anything wrong with this town. It’s just rural.

[@stephenscannell6456]

these pictures look fine to me. green house may stick out a bit. you truly must have a gifted life

[@patpeacock8150]

He drove through the old part of dothan

[@patie48nce]

Those homes were once filled with love and laughter and prayers. The families that lived here has weathered the storms of life. The neighborhoods are not filled with crime, blight, degradation, and depression. The original owners are no longer here or unable to keep their property up. Perhaps, their descendents are not interested in Dothan. I live in a modern red brick house with shingles in Philadelphia PA and I will gladly trade living in any one of the neighborhoods in Dothan than living in Philly. I have to keep reminding myself to thank God I have a roof over my head. I pray everyday that God will bless me to relocate back to the South.

[@j.esqo.official]

Not to mention this video is biased and doesn’t represent Dothan at all

[@Glamorousreptilekev]

Troy, Alabama looks worse and is way more poor. My wife goes to Troy university online and we went to a Troy game in person a week ago and was astounded by how bad Troy looks compared to how nice the University is. It's sad to me how they put all their money in the university. It's clearly obvious.

[@Glamorousreptilekev]

@@derekbrown2215 it's really run down too.

[@Glamorousreptilekev]

@@derekbrown2215 it's really run down too.

[@Glamorousreptilekev]

@@derekbrown2215 true

[@clintonbean856]

Troy is a great place to live. They're some good neighborhoods and some bad ones.

[@pattytheseeker8902]

They keep their yards up. The houses could use some repair. Not bad at all!

[@jeffsea6490]

*Thanks for the interesting dashboard tour of Dotham, SweetHome Alabama Nick & Sage*

[@andreyarborough]

My grandpa is from Eufaula AL and his mother was from Headland (northeast Dothan). Ive been following your channel a long time and this is a nice coincidence - thanks for posting it so I could see it.

[@NickJohnson]

Ok diandre!

[@tinastecco2938]

It is cleaner than LA or San Francisco. Where are the homeless camps?

[@brucewestoby]

Looks like average nieghborhood from the Fifties, big houses , big yards...lots of trees....looks ok ! How much are the houses going for :?

[@dbsmith4873]

This must have been your first journey to the great staye of alabama. Their are some poorer places like certain places in Columbiana and Birmingham. Its not like the state has been well maintained in the first place. But its home to much of my family

[@CH3CH2OCH2CH3net]

And that's an important thing to bear in mind. There are lots and lots of really poor places in the United States -- but these places are also somebody's home, and their family and friends live there; and they may be poor places but in all likelihood, the people who live there would not willingly choose to live someplace else away from their family and friends.

[@dbsmith4873]

Exactly, their is often a trade off living in the less fortunate rural communities. Here is something I took away on my first trip to Haiti 🇭🇹.when I initially looked down at the poverty. I Realized because everyone was living with the same economic values It was normal to them. And who was I to judge ?The same supplies to much of Rural Americs

[@ManwithAx]

I think maybe this guy needs to take a ride through San Francisco or Los Angeles if he thinks this is bad. There are many newer neighborhoods in Dothan that are more affluent and come with bigger mortgages and longer car loans. Ain't that America?

[@stogieguy7]

Been to Dothan and it never struck me as being particularly poor or dangerous. Obviously, you were in the poor side of town which is a vestige of Jim Crow days. There are nicer areas, some quite nice ones on the outskirts. But, sadly you’re right about misplaced priorities and failed political policies. We can do a lot better at facilitating a decent living for anyone who desires it.

[@latonyawrenn1435]

What is wrong with people, it looks like a regular southern community. It's actually nice.

[@DHarri9977]

The boomers are slowly fading away the ones that can make it out of these types of areas are moving to places for jobs, medical services, and other resources for economic reasons in general.

[@clayton5584]

There's jobs nobody is willing to work

[@DHarri9977]

@@clayton5584 So get a skill or work the jobs nobody else is willing to work if you're referring to manual labor. Nothing wrong with it, it pays the bills until something better comes along.

[@mars.the.magician]

Yeah we are gentrified af the last couple yrs.