A Tour of Bloomington Indiana's Charming Downtown

[@YellowProductions]

✅ You might enjoy watching more of my walking tours: kzbin.info/aero/PLOVadUHX1B-IiEv1btd_FLyPQO_vGep_C

[@trippyerinsd]

Oh, I just love the I.U. campus. It is really beautiful esp with autumn leaves. 🍂🍁

[@JillScheckla]

Wow, downtown has changed a lot so different when I went to IU 30 years ago. Loved seeing main gates go Hoosiers!

[@pdxaviation]

Anytime I see somewhere that says world’s best whatever, all I can think of is the scene from Elf. “Congratulations! You did it! World’s best cup of coffee!”

[@YellowProductions]

Hah

[@MurderMostFowl]

Though I am officially unwelcome at IU Bloomington ( being a Purdue grad we are forbidden to trespass lol ) unofficially I’ve had a lot of great times there. Very friendly people and beautiful surrounding area, including Lake Monroe and the scenic forest hills ( Indiana “mountains” )

[@MuscleB3ach]

Went to school at IU... Bloomington is a beautiful city

[@JeffSchwenke]

Nice short walk around downtown Bloomington, Chris. I really enjoyed my visit there a couple years ago and found the whole area to be very hilly and scenic. My favorite building on campus is the Indiana Memorial Union. I also visited the nearby artist colony town of Nashville and Brown County State Park, both of which I also really enjoyed visiting. Are you doing a tour of all of the Big Ten cities?😊

[@YellowProductions]

The Memorial Union is really cool. I walked through it later. Really should've got it on camera.. oooh. A series on all the big ten cities would be cool 😎

[@bailey2103-3]

Hey, I currently live there! Definitely my favorite city in Indiana and it’s not close!

[@jimmyjames6492]

Thanks for the info + video!

[@JohnSkyLey]

Interesting place

[@edvaira6891]

I have never been here but have seen the classic late ‘70s cycling movie “Breaking Away” (which was set and filmed here) probably thirty times on HBO while growing up…charming place (actually reminds me a lot of the downtown areas around my Alma Mater, Syracuse University)

[@Thomas116-m2n]

I lived there during the early 90s while at IU. Loved it. It used to be better as they ripped down the old college apartment buildings to put up luxury condos. The downtown area was a run-down, charming, college town with dive bars and cheap apartments. Now, it looks like a wealthy suburb. Rent was $290/mo. Now? At least $1,000 per bedroom. Kirkwood! Kilroy's, Nick's., and the Sample Gates!

[@ladesigner8764]

It’s still special. I have lived in several large cities, B-ton has my heart.

[@exploringwithk]

I used to live in Indiana and went here a lot - I'm disappointed in the number of chain restaurants that have made their way downtown though, it used to be ALL locally owned places. Did you see the Tibetan restaurant there? There used to be two of them, now I think there is one left. Also, the Lotus World Music & Arts Festival (this year it's the first weekend of October, but it's usually in late September) is a great festival to check out! I went to it for many years.

[@YellowProductions]

Hi K -- Yes. I ate at the Thai restaurant on the same street as the Tibetan restaurant. But yes. Only looks like one now

[@ladesigner8764]

True…too many chains…still some locally owned but they are disappearing.

[@ladesigner8764]

Laughing Planet closed…Cafe Pizzaria…Irish Lion…sad.

[@PaulHenricksen]

Love me a good Big Ten college town

[@drej6216]

I’m an alumni here; cool to see you visit!

[@YellowProductions]

Neat!

[@Tanooki20]

When you go to Chicago stay at the Renaissanc hotel my babysitter is a new head of the Chicago, Renaissance Hotel 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@KittyCutieYT]

I live here in Bloomington Indiana!

[@cottagefulloflove4090]

I love when you end up in what seems like random places. I’d never thought of going to Indiana til today! Always inspiring travel, thank you!

[@YellowProductions]

Right on! Glad to bring the random places up to a larger audience 😀

[@insshyroblox]

Repent of your sins Jesus loves you and he can save you, he died for you and rose again, pray for me and my family, for their healing, and salvation, and for the Holy Spirit to start convicting me again,

[@insshyroblox]

​@@YellowProductionsRepent of your sins Jesus loves you and he can save you, he died for you and rose again, pray for me and my family, for their healing, and salvation, and for the Holy Spirit to start convicting me again,

[@Janelletravels204]

This was soooo random ! Lol. But nice !

[@YellowProductions]

Glad to bring you a little bit of middle America 🇺🇸 😉

[@danielleporter1829]

The Trojan Cafë sounds like it should be on USC's campus or somewhere in Jefferson Park near Campus

[@exploringwithk]

It's a yummy Greek restaurant. I used to eat there a lot when I'd go to Lotus Festival concerts at the Indiana Theater (now called the Buskirk-Chumley but it still has the Indiana Theater sign on it).

[@YellowProductions]

Indeed!

[@j.hardesty446]

29 year Bloomington resident checking in👀 😂🖐️

[@YellowProductions]

Hi J!

[@jameshiga8077]

Hi Chris. Very cool college town. Love the small town vibe without the tall buildings ruining the feel of the place. Thanks for sharing and take care.

[@YellowProductions]

Thanks James!

[@clairedobson2240]

What a lovely place. Thanks for the walking video

[@woltersworld]

So close. I would have stopped by and said hi.

[@YellowProductions]

It was a super short trip for me.. but that would've been fun. will definitely give you a heads up if I'm back in your neck of the woods with some time to spare!

[@woltersworld]

@YellowProductions soundsbgood. Hope it was a nice visit

[@YellowProductions]

@@woltersworld short and sweet 😋

[@leocook8235]

Wow I love your Vegas videos and you are in my town. I'm sorry I missed running into you

[@YellowProductions]

Thanks Leo!

[@theautistictraveler3916]

My hometown! I live here! Are you still here? I hope your visit is/was enjoyable!

[@YellowProductions]

Thanks traveler. I always upload once I get home. So not in town anymore 😀

[@ColZep]

You're in Indiana?? Nice! I'm in South Bend

[@YellowProductions]

Neat! And yes. I *was* in Indiana. I always upload once I get back home 😀

[@canyonoverlook9937]

Do they have a decent bus system? i think Purdue does in West Lafayette.

[@MurderMostFowl]

Yes, it’s pretty good. I would say in someway as it’s better than Lafayette/West Lafayette, but only because Bloomington and IU campus are so much more integrated than Purdue is to West Lafayette. Technically the bus system up there is much larger… so it depends really what your talking talking about Weather one is better than the other. I think they’re both very nice. IU buses are free for students/staff/faculty and so is Purdue’s ( but only the campus loop busses where as IU’s are the whole city basically )

[@Tanooki20]

New York City is nowhere nothing to do there it’s really boring in New York City not like it used to be very boring in New York City not like it used to be 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@canyonoverlook9937]

Are you there for your job?

[@edvaira6891]

5:18…I believe the word you were looking for there is “carnivore”…

[@YellowProductions]

Indeed 😀

[@pdxaviation]

That Indiana air got you all loopy and mispronouncing words.

[@YellowProductions]

Hah

[@imageword5576]

Lived here since 2011 and it's been going downhill. The city has been selling out to IU every year with the ever increasing amount of wealthy international students, becoming very bloated over the years. Too many vehicles and bikes/pedestrians/electric scooters competing in the small infrastructure and road system originally built. Expensive luxury apartments being built everywhere, pushing out the people who grew up here because only the wealthy transient transplants can afford them. Crime has gotten worse and good luck finding a job that isn't in the service, medical, or pharma industries.

[@NostalgiaMan]

I live in Indianapolis. I can give you a million places to go and not to go here lol

[@YellowProductions]

Hah.. the one good thing about almoat any college town is they have late night eats 😀

[@NostalgiaMan]

@@YellowProductions Dang right my friend

[@jennilynmae]

First

[@YellowProductions]

Well done 👏

[@usparktalk]

Bloomington? You run out of other places to visit in the USA? lol. Ugh. Brown County might have been a better choice. Covered Bridge Festival in Parke County might be interesting if you enjoy covered bridges and eating and buying junk from the vendors.

[@ladesigner8764]

Easy now…Brown County is nice, but many love B’ton as well. Let’s be nice.

[@insshyroblox]

Repent of your sins Jesus loves you and he can save you, he died for you and rose again, pray for me and my family, for their healing, and salvation, and for the Holy Spirit to start convicting me again,

[@Tanooki20]

I recommend that we go to America go to Kissimmee or Chicago on vacation those are the most stuff to doing America New York City is nowhere should go to Chicago or Kissimmee I live in Kissimmee lots of fun in Kissimmee 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜