I'm a native Marylander. The reason Baltimore's economy didn't transition is politics. It’s usually in the Top 5 of America’s most dangerous cities. Each year, over 300 individuals, mostly blacks, are murdered there. In 2020 more than half the city’s 32 candidates for mayor, running to replace Catherine Pugh, who’d pled to criminal charges, themselves faced criminal charges. A Pugh predecessor, Sheila Ann Dixon, resigned as mayor in 2010 after her criminal convictions. The mayor between those two criminals, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, in 2015 endorsed the criminal rioters burning the city, declaring “We gave those who wished to destroy, space to do that.” But the real crime is what is done to young minds-77 percent black, 14 percent Hispanic-in the city’s schools. A 2018 survey found that of some 1,300 Maryland state schools, 35 received a low rating of “1” out of “5”; 23 of those schools were in Baltimore. Some 13 Baltimore high schools had zero students proficient in math. Bullying and violence in those schools are endemic. In one shocking case, a student in Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts, a city high school, only passed three classes in four years, yet was still in the top half of the class and was passed to upper grades. And the problem isn’t lack of funds; the city spends about the same per pupil as does prosperous Montgomery County, which has some far higher-rated schools.
@jonusjonus9271
Жыл бұрын
This comment sums it up very well. I would add high property taxes too. Property taxes in the city are double the surrounding areas. Why would anyone choose to live in an area with high crime, poor services AND pay double? There is no incentive to own property in Baltimore...this leads to low home ownership. People who dont own their homes tend to care less about them and their block. Unfortunately, they kept taxes too high for too long and now they cant afford to lower taxes even if they wanted to. It is what it is....
@blazingfire8794
Жыл бұрын
The Baltimore City School System is so bad that you have too prove you are a resident of Baltimore County in order to enroll your children in a Baltimore County School and do it each time your child changes schools. In order to prove you are a resident, you have to provide a copy of your lease or tax bill, your ID and five other pieces of mail. If you don't provide the proof, your child will be unenrolled in the school. This also applies if your child is going from elementary school to middle school and from middle school to high school and also if you have never moved during the time.
@MichaelJohnson-vi6eh
Жыл бұрын
@@jonusjonus9271 I partially agree with you on the home ownership thing but there are a lot of people who just want to move when they want to move. There is a lot of fixed cost in purchasing a home and lots of extra cost, replacing a furnace, replacing a roof, replacing or updating kitchen appliances. My biggest problem is the culture of electing people to jobs in government not based on skill or integrity but based upon who they are related to, which church they belong to, or did they finance a big block party on your street. Basic Southern Small town politics. That kind of leadership does not rock the boat or propose creative solutions to problems and is very invested in the status quo.
@joncohen6059
Жыл бұрын
@@jonusjonus9271 property taxes gets overblown. The market adjusts the housing prices accordingly. If you lower the property taxes than the purchase price increases. You can also write them off when you file federal. The city government can't afford to hire basic staffing so it's not lowering its property taxes anytime soon.
@joncohen6059
Жыл бұрын
Those corruption scandals aren't the reason why Baltimore has issues. It's not like the entire budget was funneled; former Mayor Shelia Dixon got impeached over a $500 gift card. I don't believe the crime rate or graduation rates would be much different if the mayors' didn't have corruption scandals.
@malicahraimey5780
Жыл бұрын
It's sad to see my city go down by the years. I'm currently 17 years old; born and raised in Baltimore. I know that this city can strive for greatness, when I go to college, I want to become an Architect for my major, and make the buildings to make them look bigger (Like New York, Chicago, Singapore, Shanghai). More job and oppportunities.
@lawrenceartz8640
Жыл бұрын
Am so glad we left Baltimore for New Hampshire in the 1960s. I was born there myself, lived in the Hillendale section of the Parkville suburb near Towson, but I consider myself a Granite Stater now. I drove by Baltimore about 8 or so years ago and yes...a steep decline is evident. No reason for me to ever go back there.
@MacGiollaCostigan
Жыл бұрын
That's black culture homie everywhere y'all go yall turn it into a ghetto let's spit raw facts not sob stories crying bout racism gtfoh stop asking white people for help we slne wit y'all fools
@benlotus2703
Жыл бұрын
What happened to Baltimore? Bl!ck Criminal$.
@benlotus2703
Жыл бұрын
I want to become an Architect ........., and make the buildings to make them look bigger
@deforestbland3015
Жыл бұрын
Good luck kid
@thelradame5508
Жыл бұрын
I live in Baltimore, one thing no one is talking about is lack of maintenance. Our roads, sidewalks, and services are in disrepair. So many blackouts and potholes. The public pools have green water and broken pumps. Do they seriously have no money or workers to fix this? Its awful.
@NatoriousGamePlay
Жыл бұрын
Baltimore has the money. It's just that corrupt
@DanielRodriguez-fp8mf
Жыл бұрын
Baltimore is a democrat utopia.
@7heOriginalBoss
Жыл бұрын
Our budget is in the billions. We have plenty of money to fix it all. We need to vote for better fam. We keep getting screwed by our mayors and by greedy people who line their pockets.
@Nutrollio
Жыл бұрын
@@7heOriginalBossBaltimore is hundreds of million in debt
@user-ci7vu7eo9w
7 ай бұрын
You can't have it with all the black's and democrats there.mission impossible
@TheeOC
Жыл бұрын
Gotham without a Batman
@mr.dakamd5444
Жыл бұрын
Good one
@lildiddy1115
Жыл бұрын
Facts
@maccabanana1373
Жыл бұрын
True
@naswar8975
Жыл бұрын
Great idea 💡
@maccabanana1373
Жыл бұрын
@@chad1733 bruh
@roosatlgany7622
Жыл бұрын
Downtown Baltimore near the Inner Harbor was relatively safe in the mid to late 90s, but today, I wouldn't take long walks in the day or walk to my car at night alone.
@wandererpyepoudre744
Ай бұрын
hoodies
@RobertDGordon
Жыл бұрын
Baltimore born and raised - moved away in 2004 at age 33... Things simply got to a point where it wasn't beneficial for me and my family to remain there. I still visit, albeit less frequently over the years - every trip highlights just how much the city has fallen. It's pretty sad to see.
@themagus5906
Жыл бұрын
My family, from both sides, was from Baltimore, although we moved to Philly suburbs when I was 3. Since 1980, all of my relatives there have died and there's no reason for me to visit back. Good thing, because the place is not the same. Crime, decay, people that just don't care anymore. A giant ghetto. Highlandtown, Dundalk, Arundel County all wasted. My parents are buried in New Cathedral Cemetery but I doubt I'll ever see their graves again. Long gone are the summer days of crabs and beer on the back porch...
@NAH14386
Жыл бұрын
What state have you made home? (If you don't mind answering)
@RobertDGordon
Жыл бұрын
@@NAH14386 Georgia…
@MarkMcAllister-ni9sf
4 ай бұрын
And why has it fallen?
@RobertDGordon
4 ай бұрын
@@NAH14386 I’m in northern Georgia.
@josephmogavero1355
Жыл бұрын
Baltimore was the first place I lived and taught after college. I love the area with all my heart, but living there constantly broke it. I have never seen people so numb to the suffering around them or content with mediocrity.
@mac11daddy6
Жыл бұрын
All the long term residents have dead eyes like they’ve been living in a combat zone
@mr.dakamd5444
Жыл бұрын
I learned humility in Baltimore
@davidlotti5407
Жыл бұрын
What happened to Baltimore ? Democrats!!,,the same with Detroit Chicago Philadelphia NewYork San Francisco Los Angeles Saint Louis New Orleans Minneapolis and Saint Paul Milwaukee Washington DC Portland. Seattle Pittsburgh Trenton notice a pattern or should I continue????
@ashyelbos
Жыл бұрын
Sounds a lot like Chicago.
@Yntstax
Жыл бұрын
@@davidlotti5407red states are the poorest so your point isn’t valid just say you’re racist
@PowerSuitNinja
Жыл бұрын
Been living in Baltimore for a while now. I think there are parts of it, like Fells, Canton, Fed Hill, etc that are some of the nicest and most affordable neighborhoods I’ve been to. Many capture the idealized “middle density” housing with the classic Baltimore rowhome and walking around these neighborhoods with their interspersed cafes and restaurants can be idyllic. The fact that the city hugs the harbor and how water can be seen from many neighborhoods is really unique among American cities, and is quite beautiful. It’s also a historically important and interesting city. There’s really a character about the city that you don’t get from the overly commercialized or prim DC next door, having also lived there for a while. But those are affluent areas and I can appreciate that much of the city clearly struggles with stark poverty, due to a history of racial segregation and divestment. And now, through a lack of both political will and an impoverished tax base it’s challenging to dig out of the hole. Especially when it comes to foundational services like education and infrastructure to bring people in and provide opportunities to reduce crime. Like all things, it’s not wholly bad or wholly good. Feels like the city is getting better in some areas and worse in others. I just hope we can figure it out and make progress, even if it happens slowly
@luke_skywanker7643
Жыл бұрын
I keep a boat at Fells Point. It's a decent place to bounce around and then when I've had enough, I just go back to my boat and crash for the night. I'll be down-sizing to a smaller boat that's easier to single-hand and I plan to make Fells Point my "home base" as I spend the last of my life trying to visit every town and port around the entire Chesapeake Bay.
@suzaynnschick158
11 ай бұрын
Can we get an Amen for the mention of race? Racism + capitalism = the problems Baltimore suffers from
@kyledeeds7991
10 ай бұрын
lol come to pigtown/penn north. You can't drive down the street without having the corner boys flagging you down to sell fent/crack
@JoeyArmstrong2800
Жыл бұрын
"What happened to Baltimore, Maryland?" I wouldn't touch that one with a ten foot pole.
@gregoryadamo1956
Жыл бұрын
I am a native New Yorker who has lived in Baltimore for the past 11 years. I love it here! Great restaurants, parks, and really nice people. Yes, we have our problems, all reflective of what has gone in so many other places in the United States. But Baltimore is one of the most affordable places to live and has lots of potential.
@derekblubaugh3836
Жыл бұрын
We dipped out years ago. I wouldn't even go out into the inner harbor at night.
@kevinblackburn3198
Жыл бұрын
I have lived in the Baltimore area since 1989 including living in Hamilton for 6 years. I could not disagree with you more. It’s a crime ridden dump with a lazy and obnoxiously overpaid federal work force. Total and complete sh#thole. You must work for Social Security or Hopkins
@oogabooga9100
Жыл бұрын
Yes lots and lots of black crime that could easily be solved, but the people of great baltimore keep voting to put up with the incredibly diverse cultural crime!! Well done guilty white dude.
@Teeveepicksures
Жыл бұрын
Used to live down there years ago. Absolutely loved it. The people, the food, such fond memories.
@jeretso
Жыл бұрын
Baltimore has better water views than DC. You could probably buy waterfront property dirt cheap in Baltimore. Johns Hopkins Hospital is also there. Maybe they should put the new FBI headquarters in Baltimore. When you drive I-95 you have to stop for lunch and try the blue crab. Getting in and out of Ravens stadium is so easy its perfect for visiting fans. If you keep driving to NYC expect to pay a lot of tolls. You are better off going south on I-95 and pay zero tolls all the way to Florida.
@sammyday3341
Жыл бұрын
The answer is SO obvious yet not allowed to be discussed.
@natural_law
2 ай бұрын
Be a trailblazer and discuss away then
@tripsaplenty1227
Ай бұрын
you coward. say what you want to say.
@LexDiamond270
Жыл бұрын
Everything is closed in Baltimore Harbour. It’s ashame there really is not a reason to visit anymore.
@ghostengineer
3 ай бұрын
That’s so sad. 20-30’years ago it was a wonderful place to visit and have a date etc.
@windhamwood9030
Жыл бұрын
I think a better question is what didn’t happen to Baltimore
@LyleFrancisDelp
Жыл бұрын
Good government. That’s what didn’t happen to Baltimore.
@rupertchappelle1089
Жыл бұрын
Republicans didn't happen to Baltimore.
@commonsenseisntcommon1776
Жыл бұрын
What happened to America? Oh right, stolen elections and installed Communists!
@louisrondone1332
Жыл бұрын
Go Jags!🏈
@Jryder933
Жыл бұрын
@@rupertchappelle1089 Because nobody likes Republican policies that's why!!
@dshooter6391
Жыл бұрын
I never seen 500 people standing on a street corner, doing absolutely nothing, until I went to Baltimore!
@seanpercival8897
Жыл бұрын
Watching ‘The Wire’ is about as close as I ever want to get to Baltimore. Great documentary.
@Firstroads
21 күн бұрын
THE CORNER IS BETTER. The wire is. Overrated
@BluetheRaccoon
Жыл бұрын
This is my motherland. I relocated to PA as an adult and then briefly returned before moving to Oregon with my kid. I wish it didn't have to be that way, I do miss it. My father worked for Beth Steel. Portland is now experiencing what Baltimore already has, and it scares me.
@terryhall9159
Жыл бұрын
Liberalism
@cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245
Жыл бұрын
@@terryhall9159 woke antifa BLM liberals are taking over the USA….. Take some copium, you’ll need it 🤡🤡
@farscape1714
Жыл бұрын
@@terryhall9159 Amen. The killing blow to America is Liberalism.
@kevinhornbuckle
Жыл бұрын
I lived in Baltimore while going to grad school. Then moved to Eugene, where I had a kid. I shudder to think how poorly his life would have turned out if he had been born and raised in Baltimore.
@jacobdye4037
Жыл бұрын
Portland’s main problem is the homeless and their leaders are having a hard time figuring out what to do with the situation.
@georgej.dorner3262
Жыл бұрын
No mention of the highest drug addiction rate of any major American city--15%.
@dshooter6391
Жыл бұрын
You hit the nail right on the head with that comment. Baltimore is full of zombies!
@SoCalFreelance
Ай бұрын
Also, 1 in 9 African-American males, between 40-49, in Baltimore is living with HIV.
@louc41
Жыл бұрын
I currently live in Baltimore as I go to school at Hopkins, and its really sad to see how much potential the city has. When it comes to academics and related opportunities, the city is incredible, especially if you want to go into medicine (Johns Hopkins Hospital is one of the best in the world) or law (close proximity to DC), but it seems like so many of these opportunities are simply not available to the people who live there. This is blatantly obvious when I walk around the city and find myself near the "bad places", which are so incredibly run down and broken compared to the affluent areas around Inner Harbor and north Baltimore. The difference is astounding. I have some friends who went to high school in the city, and they've told me stories of how horrific these environments are for students and the terrible scores these schools have as a result. I really do not know all the details of why such a interesting, and at times beautiful, city has fallen the way it has, but I hope that at some point the city will put as much money into public schools and neighborhoods as it does the rich areas around the Harbor and universities.
@sw417
Жыл бұрын
I am not stating you are naive to the realities of Baltimore City, but you're missing or not acknowleging the gorilla in the room. Baltimore at one point was one of the best places to visit, but due to one-party politics, ( dems ), the corruption within the city politicians , and the planned road map to keep the Black population held prisoner to their virtual plantation, is why Baltimore is what it is today. It's sad to see but the people living there also need to fix their culture. I hope Baltmore returns to its glory days.
@shirleykurtz
Жыл бұрын
We could start with getting rid of this very corrupt city government!
@sw417
Жыл бұрын
@@shirleykurtz Would be nice, but the majority of the voters are Dem and low IQ, so they keep voting the same nonsense , over and over.
@bgr5214
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for making this point. Baltimore is absolutely Beautiful city. Doesn't have as bad areas, of course it does cause most cities do. Drugs and crime is the product of historic racism and red lining in most cities.
@sw417
Жыл бұрын
@@bgr5214 Drugs and Crime are not due to historic racism, it's due to one party rule. Democrat cities have never been long term success stories and when you have the Democrat party hand feeding the Black population to keep their votes, this is part of the result. Fatherless families, poor education systems lead to crime. Crime leads to businesses and economic opportunities leaving. This is NOT racism, it's social engineering.
@flea4061
Жыл бұрын
Most people who live in Maryland only go to Baltimore when they have to.
@skullmaister
2 ай бұрын
Yeah thats true its unfortunate that one of the premier ans best hospitals and medical schools is there.
@track1949
2 ай бұрын
I didn't know when the Key bridge collapsed how important the B-more port was.
I work in Hoodlawn....I mean, Woodlawn. Honestly, when I retire. I will never see Baltimore again.
@PXFilms124
Жыл бұрын
Sparrows point ship yard is actually still alive and well. Not as a rail road but it now serves as a home for VW and BMW port. It’s where all the new cars get imported too. And that includes all over VW and BMW subsidiaries such as Bentley (VW) and Rolls Royce (BMW).
@PXFilms124
Жыл бұрын
I used to work there
@justing6594
Жыл бұрын
There all bum wage non union jobs where they have to bus people in from the city. And they gave the billionare who ownes the place a 90 million dollar loan that I guarantee tax payers will never see. All wile promising the residents in the area they where gonna build parks places to eat ect ect ect.....
@MarloSoBalJr
Жыл бұрын
FedEx; Amazon and McCormick Spices reign supreme down Sparrows Point (now called "Tradepoint Atlantic")
@neilpuckett359
Жыл бұрын
What do those jobs pay?
@justing6594
Жыл бұрын
@@neilpuckett359 there all bum non union jobs most don't pay over 20 an hour. Amazon is down there. They had to put in a bus line to transport some people to the jobs. And the state " loaned" 80 million dollars to the billionare who bought the place. Can't wait to hear the story on why the loan is not gonna be payed back.
@zackmcd1332
Жыл бұрын
I live in Carroll County west of Baltimore. The suburbs like here, Howard, and Hartford counties are really some of the best and richest in the country. Downtown Baltimore has seen some redevelopment over the years, they recently built the 2nd tallest high rise in the city and Maryland. But the crime and the politics have killed many potential for this city and its people. Also the way the road system is set up, like I-70 ending at a park and ride and not continuing to I-95, forces everyone on the beltway which makes traffic nearly as bad as DC sometimes. However, being near DC has contributed to Baltimore's metropolitan area growing nearly 5% still over the past decade, so Baltimore could maybe improve. I honestly think the riots back in 2015 was rock bottom, but it barely has gotten better since.
@shirleykurtz
Жыл бұрын
Very barely!
@dww63
Жыл бұрын
Buckle up because Calvin ball is gonna open a lot of sectiin 8 housing downtown
@elev8torguy130
Жыл бұрын
Howard County schools are horrible now.
@shirleykurtz
Жыл бұрын
If we stop electing thieves who just want to steal tax payers money we could see improvements in Maryland. Vote all these self interested criminals out of our government! That would be a good start in improving Maryland!
@kathleenmariano990
Жыл бұрын
@@dww63 What's Calvin Ball have to do with Baltimore City? He's the Howard County Executive. Do you mean downtown Columbia?
@andrebrown6654
Жыл бұрын
Moved to Fells Point last June. Several car break ins and hit and runs later, it’s safe to say I won’t be renewing my lease. I can’t wait to see the skyline in my rear view mirror as I head southbound on 95, assuming my car won’t be totaled/stolen by then.
@Firstroads
21 күн бұрын
But it's your people doing it
@kpk33x
Жыл бұрын
Some of the "renaissance" of the late 80s and 90s was a break for young people to buy houses, $1 if you put $10000 into restoration. Canton, Fells, Federal Hill...lots of working people in their 20s did this, coming in from surrounding counties. Problem was, these people then aged, got married, and had kids. Faced with the choice of exorbitantly expensive private schools or the worst public schools in the US...back out to the counties they went in the 2000s. High crime went higher (it was never "down", statistics were fudged in the O'Malley era) and a soft stance on crime reversed a lot of progress. It was unheard of for any crime at the Harbor even in 2010...not so much now. Look no further than city hall and the city council...it is one-party government at its worst. The city is in dire need of actual leadership and investment in new industries to turn it around again.
@kevinhornbuckle
Жыл бұрын
This is a pretty rational explanation. The threat of public school combined with high local taxes made/makes raising a family there unviable.
@Nicksonian
Жыл бұрын
Harbor Place was new when I moved to Annapolis from Ohio in 1986. I liked Baltimore back in the day, but now…been there once in four years.
@theoneaboveall7708
Жыл бұрын
Facts. Black thugs rule Baltimore while those in charge Black politicians are not going to do anything about it. So it will continue to be a shit hole.
@dabigd1860
Жыл бұрын
@kpk33x The REST of America will become Baltimore, California and Chicago if Biden gets reelected. There isn't enough wokeness in the world. Smdh.
@thechurchoflogic1670
Жыл бұрын
Baltimore is adding lots tech jobs that will change the city in itself and have the same effect it did in San Francisco.
@aresef
Жыл бұрын
I love Baltimore. Its big problem is that, unlike Pittsburgh, it hasn't yet sorted out the "what next" after manufacturing and steel left.
@Slideyslide
Жыл бұрын
I live hear and love my area. It's the only place that offers so much on my income. I can't afford to pay more than 350k for a home elsewhere
@mrstanbmw
Жыл бұрын
great point, Pittsburgh shifted to banking, and other industries.and have one of the most underrated Skylines in the country with majestic views, you come out of that Ft Pitt tunnel from the airport and the City lays out before you., No shade but Baltimore ain't for me.
@TheFirebird123456
Жыл бұрын
It's kind of ironic they have world class universities located there to. University of Maryland med campus is in Baltimore not to mention Johns Hopkins. Lots off research very little innovation.
@mattchtx
Жыл бұрын
My ancestors first bought land in what would be Baltimore in 1705. My great grandpa worked at the steel mill and his brother worked at the shipyard. My grandpa grew up in a row home near Green Mount Cemetery. He described it as a hell hole even in the 1950s, joined the navy to escape, and only went back to occasionally visit his parents. But even they left the city for the suburbs in the 1960s. I visited once with my grandpa in the ‘90s and we drove past the house he grew up in. It looked like it had been bombed or something. The whole block is torn down now. He was scared out of his mind driving through the neighborhood he grew up in. I was too young to understand. I later dated a nurse who did a year-long preceptorship or something in Baltimore in an ER. It was scary how casually she talked about people coming in after being shot or stabbed every night. Especially since half were on so many drugs they didn’t have a clue what was going on. I’ve been back a couple other times, but the closest I care to go now is driving down I-95 and stopping at Fort McHenry and eating some crabs at Nick’s Fish House before continuing on.
@elev8torguy130
Жыл бұрын
What happened to baltimore isn't allowed to be discussed because of political correctness.
@redcomic619
Жыл бұрын
We get it. You’re a racist.
@book_nerd9
Жыл бұрын
It has nothing to do with political correctness but had to do with the what next after the industrial sector left for cheaper price outside the US.
@elev8torguy130
Жыл бұрын
@BookNerd Really? As a lifelong baltimore resident I disagree.
@redcomic619
Жыл бұрын
@@elev8torguy130 Of course you do, except it’s not about what you think it is. It’s about the Democrats shipping jobs overseas and selling our country out to China.
@marcbahn5487
Жыл бұрын
@@book_nerd9 Industry leaves. Working class leave. Who's left? Pretty simple.
@John-yf4ie
Жыл бұрын
Most of the hard working middle class moved their families to outer suburbs so they can raise their family and not worry about drugs, crime and trash left on the streets. We lived near Gay Street in the mid 50's. We could take a bus up to Sears and enjoy Broadway in the evening. During the holidays we enjoyed shopping at the large stores to also watch the displays and not worry about serious crime or our car broken into.Stores were open late at night! Now look at Baltimore city!! It makes one sick to see even small mom and pop stores gone!
@shirleykurtz
Жыл бұрын
Baltimore is not fit too live in! We could help this city by voting all these crooks out of our very corrupt city government!
@John-yf4ie
10 ай бұрын
Ain't that the truth!! We grew up near Pimilco race track and went to school there until 1964! Before that Broadway and North Ave were the places to shop! All the stores at Christmas were decorated with lights and shoppers really enjoyed the Holidays there. My dad alway had his cars serviced at Sears. The old stadium was the place to enjoy watching the Colts play and hot peanut stands at each corner. High Crime and drugs destroyed the City. At age 74 I still look back and remember those days!! John
@betsygarcia4346
Жыл бұрын
I was raised in Baltimore in a blue collar area near The Point, as we called Bethlehem Steel. I had a great childhood, with many fond memories. I've lived in the Baltimore vicinity then moved to harford County in '95 and lived there until 2016. Moved to Florida in 2017 and stayed for 5 years. The difference in political leadership, in Florida, is amazing. I loved it but moved back to Maryland, to be near family, last year. I knew not to move close to Baltimore city because, like a cancer, the crime and corruption is spreading. I am now on the eastern shore of Maryland and even though I'm a 3 hour drive away from family, I prefer to stay as far away from the city as I can. What the crooked politicians have done to our city and the people who live there is a crime.
@shirleykurtz
Жыл бұрын
It doesn't take a genius to see what these corrupt politicians have done to Baltimore!
@BluRadoZ71
Жыл бұрын
I grew up in Dundalk and went to Sparrows Point middle school. Also grew up in Fort Howard for a bit too. It used to be so nice back then.
@shirleykurtz
Жыл бұрын
Baltimore was a good place back then. The politicians since then have been very corrupt people.They flock to politics because they know they can steal tax payers money and become filthy rich quick! This is of course how to keep the tax payers uneducated and in poverty!
@shirleykurtz
Жыл бұрын
You got that right!
@gzuskreist1021
6 ай бұрын
blacks
@williamhild1793
Жыл бұрын
It had not occurred to me that Baltimore is kind-of rust-beltish in the way it has declined. A truly historic city.
@Nicksonian
Жыл бұрын
Having grown up in Cleveland, the similarities between that rust belt city and Baltimore are striking. What isn’t similar are Ohio and Maryland. I’ve lived in Annapolis since 1986 and am proud to almost qualify as a true Annapolitan.
@kpd3308
Жыл бұрын
We know what happened to Baltimore.
@robertrobert7924
Жыл бұрын
I grew up in Baltimore city when it was a decent place to live. Things started going downhill fast when I was 14, so we and many other people moved to Baltimore County. Just before I went into the US ARMY 1968-1971, race riots broke out and the City burned. The MD National Guard got things under control. There have been several race riots since then and the city was looted and burned again. I worked in Baltimore City for 25 years in some of the most dangerous gang infested areas. I contacted the MD State Police to get a concealed carry permit because I feared for my life. The Officer asked me if I was carrying large sums of money. I said no. He said you are not eligible for a permit. I said to him, so what you are telling me is someone else's money is more important than my life. He said, yes that is correct. After I retired, I never went into Baltimore City again. It is one of the most politically corrupt cities in the country. The City government is corrupt, the public schools are corrupt, and the judicial system is corrupt, and has a revolving door policy of putting violent felons back on the streets 24 hours after they are arrested. The Mayors end up in Federal Prison, one after another. The District Attorney is currently being tried in Federal court. Crime in Baltimore City is simply a way of life from gangland murders to elected officials.
@shirleykurtz
Жыл бұрын
Exactly! Vote all these thieves out of office! It really can't get much worse!
@r.pres.4121
Жыл бұрын
Baltimore is a big city version of both Youngstown Ohio and Niagara Falls New York. Both those cities were corrupt to the core and the Mafia had a powerful grip on both cities. Was Baltimore also under the powerful grip of the Mafia?
@shirleykurtz
Жыл бұрын
The corrupt politicians have ruined Baltimore!
@dshooter6391
Жыл бұрын
Black politicians are corrupt in Baltimore.
@andreinarangel6227
Жыл бұрын
MD State PD did the same thing to me when I asked for a concealed permit about 22 years ago. So I decided to donate $2,000 to my County Executive's re-election campaign and the local county Democratic Party. Guess what? Concealed permit was approved!!!
@ibuymyownroses
10 ай бұрын
I was born and raised in Baltimore. I moved away at 18. The city doesn’t have much to offer but it’ll always be home ❤
@tonydean6684
Жыл бұрын
I'm 67 and have lived near Baltimore my entire life. It's simple - the combination of "free trade" policies (which helped eliminate Bethlehem Steel and General Motors as major working-class employers) and the rise of crime by blacks, has pushed out any and every one seeking a safe, clean and happy future.
@DrMerle-gw4wj
Жыл бұрын
What happened to Baltimore? I would say that it was struck with the rich and multifaceted African American culture and the delightful people in whom that culture lives.
@marklynn7618
Жыл бұрын
Lived a little north of Baltimore for over 50 years. After Mayor Schaefer, the city started going downhill. The past 20 years the death spiral has accelerated. It is now dirty, unsafe and the retail is largely vacant. Our family used to go downtown to the Inner Harbor, O's games, concerts, museums, Hippodrome, etc. just about every month. Ten years ago, we stopped going and have never gone back. I worked in downtown Baltimore for 15 years in the 1980s and 90s. It was vibrant and active during the week as well. Now the downtown area looks like a wasteland and is largely empty. What happened...decades of corrupt politicians that let the city rot and a woke police force that is not able/allowed to combat crime. I don't see any way back for Baltimore now that the criminals (both political and street) run the show.
@Pdmc-vu5gj
Жыл бұрын
Ehhh.....that's a weak analysis based on political views. The decline started way before wokeness.
@1982nsu
Жыл бұрын
@@Pdmc-vu5gj I believe Mark was recounting his personal experience which is 100% valid.
@ernestrichardson2301
Жыл бұрын
Well said. I feel sorry for this city because our future (the children) are getting killed.
@unclejoe1917
Жыл бұрын
@@1982nsu and 1000% anecdotal at best.
@Pdmc-vu5gj
Жыл бұрын
@@1982nsu Not really. I live in the area. Baltimore wasn't vibrant in the 80s and 90s. It was much of the same.
@billjenkins2503
Жыл бұрын
It's as if black politicians only know this same strategy as seen in Baltimore over the past 40 years.
@dabigd1860
Жыл бұрын
@bill jenkins Black politicians are paid by liberal white supremacists to keep black people "down".
@shirleykurtz
Жыл бұрын
They have no strategy! They are completely corrupt!
@colleenpaschall491
Жыл бұрын
I grew up in the 90s in upstate ny. My grandma lived in York PA. Every summer we'd go with her to Baltimore to watch the Orioles play, visit inner harbor, the aquarium, and go crabbing. My dad used to take me to the Southside fish and produce markets. We were literally the only white people. I was a 9 year old blonde haired, blue eyed child, but I was never treated with anything but kindness. The vendors at the fish markets were always spoke to us happily and openly. Back then Baltimore was walkable and had lots for tourists to do. We spent a lot of time at the convention center for Gamesday. I last went to Baltimore in 2011. I was just passing through on my way from Dallas to NYC. I got gas and there was such open hostility towards me just pumping gas. I got jeered at, called "Dorothy", and honestly felt really uncomfortable being alone. I watched a video tour of Baltimore recently and the guy filming got death threats and the city looked downright frightening. Very sad. I'll never go back.
@virginiascurti5036
Жыл бұрын
ANSWER: Democrats, democrats, democrats!!! I love how these type of video's ignore the Elephant of politics as if these things are simply cosmic karma that just happens.
@prometheusjackson8787
Жыл бұрын
You mean blacks
@horacecomegna335
Жыл бұрын
@@prometheusjackson8787Well, a vast majority of blacks are Democrats! 😂😂😂
@amitisshahbanu5642
10 ай бұрын
No, incompetent leaders who call themselves Dems to get elected didn't do much.
@ralph4704
Жыл бұрын
Why would anyone ever want to go to a city when a Mayor would say, let them do whatever they want to do? I'll never visit it, fact!!!
@petercole8798
Жыл бұрын
We ALL KNOW.WHAT IT IS BUT WE WILL BE CALLED NAMES IF WE SAY ANYTHING 😅.. ITS ASHAME TOO THAT 80 % OF A PEOPLE DESTROYED THE OTHER 20.
@Shadow-7773
Жыл бұрын
Peter Cole' right on point! Black folks, and White liberal thinking, and Wokeism destroyed Baltimore. The government is corrupt as any gang. There is no accountibilty for any one in Baltimore City doing wrong! None! There is not one positive thing going on in Baltimore City as of Today, Nothing!
@Jryder933
Жыл бұрын
It is always some weak-ass pale face coward with no actual profile pic, that always hide behind their keyboards and talk shit all day, because in all reality they're way too scared to talk shit to someone face to face, because they know of the reprocusions and consequences.🤣🤣
@DavidSmith-sb2ix
Жыл бұрын
You nailed it.
@user-cd4nx4hm2c
Жыл бұрын
The problem is that the government and people in power protect the 20% at the expense of the 80% so that the 80% are not even allowed to defend themselves.
@phillyguy2157
Жыл бұрын
American Racism that caught up with itself destroyed Baltimore. I guess America want to be South Africa.
@dolltube365
22 күн бұрын
i was born in Baltimore and every memory i have of it is a good one. we moved out when i was 6 or 7 i couldn’t understand why. i loved the harbor and the museums and malls. yesterday we went back but the atmosphere was completely different. almost everything was abandoned or rundown. it gave me the feeling like my childhood was left to decay. i have a small hope that maybe Baltimore will pick itself back up and we could move back home
@HanStanwell
Жыл бұрын
Black people happened
@track1949
2 ай бұрын
F off. F your racism. It lost its industry...like Philly did.
@user-cd4nx4hm2c
Жыл бұрын
Interesting how this city prospered during segregation but declined as soon as segregation ended. It is almost as if the people of Baltimore understood black people better then us and knew that they needed segregation in order to protect their society from them. Another great city ruined by desegregation.
@junahn1907
Жыл бұрын
The Baltimore crime problem is seriously exacerbated by how the city has chosen to police itself. "Metrics based policing" has transformed "law enforcement" into "violation collection" resulting in incentives for counterproductive behavior. Officers are recruited, trained and evaluated on their ability to produce citations. This is entirely divorced from outcomes. It has become a business of filling jails and courtrooms rather than making neighborhoods safe. And the response from the public is just as tragic and predictable: jury nullification. Because of the abuses of folks like the Gun Trace Task Force (and several others), public trust in the BPD is so low that you can't find 12 residents of the city to convict on any charge brought by the district attorney's office. It is no surprise that the force has been in and out of federal consent decrees for the better part of 30 years. There are many motives for crime, but if going to the police is no option for redress, the government has lost its command of its monopoly on violence. This, more than anything else, explains the failure of governance in Baltimore and the consequent rise in crime.
@mcarlkv53
Жыл бұрын
great comment..the same thing is happening in philadelphia....almost everynight now kids, and kids in cars surrond the center city, jump on cop cars, etc..and law enforcement must lay down
@Mosa685
Жыл бұрын
Lol
@junahn1907
Жыл бұрын
@@mcarlkv53 It turns out that the drugs the BPD was seizing in the cockup with the Gun Trace Task Force was being sold to dirty cops in Philly.
@nunyabitnezz2802
Жыл бұрын
Ah yeah. Once again, the total lack of morals in young people and the total corruption and lack of responsibility in adults is actually the fault of the only group of people actually out on the street trying to protect them. 😏
@junahn1907
Жыл бұрын
When the "people actually out on the street trying to protect them" are steeling evidence cash and drugs and selling them to crooked Philly cops, you have to wonder how sincere their "protection" is.
@anthonyrivera4735
Жыл бұрын
Baltimore has two professional sports teams, Orioles, Ravens
@kevinbergin9971
Жыл бұрын
Funny, the old Baltimore Colts (now Indy) left and the Ravens took over. They were originally in Cleveland. The Orioles came from St Louis (Browns). They had the Baltimore Bullets, NBA team, which is now in Washington DC and named the Wizards.
@unkledoda420
Жыл бұрын
@@kevinbergin9971 what part of that comment was funny?
@charlesbarry7479
Жыл бұрын
When the industry left, the prosperity left. The only thing that didn't leave was poor folks on welfare. They had no way to move. It would be better to bull doze down the whole thing and let other cities absorb those that are left.
@Highrockman
Жыл бұрын
Its simply poor management.. Baltimore suffers from what many cities suffer from a population unwilling to elect officials that will make a difference instead voting in the same people year after year..
@seameology
Жыл бұрын
Rigged elections.
@OriginalBongoliath
Жыл бұрын
@@caspersstudio4449
@r.pres.4121
Жыл бұрын
Exactly, look at Jacksonville, Fort Worth, Oklahoma City, and Tulsa. All red republican run cities and all of them are suffering from high crime rates and gang violence. So don’t give me this crap that republicans are better because they are not.
@frankieblack2218
Жыл бұрын
It's very disingenuous to say Baltimore is reliant on old economic industries and hasn't adopted new ones. I'd suggest researching this further.
@John-yf4ie
10 ай бұрын
I was born and raised in Baltimore until 1963. I grew up a block from the Pimlico Race Track. I attended school in Baltimore until 1963. I stil remember the beautiful stores on North Ave. Sears was our favorite place to shop, expecially during Christmas. All our Christmas came alive with all the Christmas decorations around Howard Street! But in 1964 my parents felt crime was becoming worse so we move to Pikesville so my sister and I could attend better schools and were able to shop and enjoy a safe area. Many of my relatives also moved from the city to suburbs. Then in 1969 Pikesville became another crime, drugs and murders. Finally once again we moved to outer harford County. I've only went into the city one time and that was to watch a baseball game at the new stadium. That night we had just left after the game and that same night crime and murders were on TV just around the corner from the stadium. Several mayors and other officials that citizens they voted for commited fraud and thief of city funds.
@billjenkins2503
Жыл бұрын
New York City in the 80's showed that by eliminating crime their neighborhoods attracted families to the city like Brooklyn and Harlem.
@chrisd2051
Жыл бұрын
And now even in NYC in the nice neighborhoods the crime is up and everywhere except Manhattan is essentially abandoned.
@MP-tz2yn
2 ай бұрын
This is so not true @@chrisd2051
@Rob-uc1xh
Жыл бұрын
Lived and worked in Baltimore for 5 years after college (2016-2021). Being from VA, had obviously heard of Baltimore and crime but i always thought it was overhyped. Then I moved there and realized it was in-fact VERY prevalent. In 2020 a co-worker of mine was beaten and mugged on his way home from the office. Left in 2021 to Boston and honestly so happy I did.
@mahinpartovi6070
Жыл бұрын
Because of a certain kind of people, I can't say, if I do I'll be called a racist.
@MarloSoBalJr
Жыл бұрын
Black people. I'm black and I know a lot of the nonsense is because of it. But every city is like that yet Baltimore still falls behind, then what's the next excuse?... "Education"
@answerman9933
Жыл бұрын
White supremacist?
@indarican1575
Жыл бұрын
Bron here and still here..😥The problem with Bmore is the city council and it's government are totally corrupted and terrified to stand up for the people here just trying to live and have a little something.LoudLove..🔊🔊🔊💜💜💜
@shirleykurtz
Жыл бұрын
100% corrupt politicians!
@kevinraimond7658
Жыл бұрын
Sadly, it was never the same after Hammerjacks closed. 🤣
@thomasnee270
Жыл бұрын
And don’t forget about PT Flaggs. I use to go there on Sundays back in 1989 - 1990 for teen night. Baltimore was a great place to grow up in as a teen back in the eighties - early nineties.
@KBE-Life_
Жыл бұрын
A lot of foreigners and immigrants are making it home now
@amitisshahbanu5642
10 ай бұрын
They're the ones holding it together. At least they try to make something of their life. We are all from immigrants.
@terryklender4209
Жыл бұрын
Criminals run the city, that’s what happened!
@duanenichols8666
Жыл бұрын
Mainly the governments criminals
@shirleykurtz
Жыл бұрын
Not one honest politician in the bunch!
@johnrogers7846
Жыл бұрын
I found myself in the city in December, not knowing exactly where I was. I stepped out of the car and a gentleman about my age came up to me (obvious to me he was from there) and asked if he could help me find something (obvious I was a tourist). I looked into his eyes and could tell he was trying to tell me something but couldn't say it out loud. I knew exactly what he was "not saying" so we got back in the car and left.
@nixonhoover2
Жыл бұрын
You were looking for drugs?
@elev8torguy130
Жыл бұрын
You are very lucky that your 6th sense told you to leave. It's a very dangerous place and not getting any better. Tourist get attacked all of the time and the sad part is nothing will ever be done about it. There was a new jersey family attacked with their children about 4 years ago. Ran up on the family and started beating all of them in front of the kids. Young kids. Animals
@paulrickman7549
Жыл бұрын
Took a wrong turn leaving the Meyerhoff 20 years ago. Wound up in an area where all the windows were plywood. Found a cop car and stopped for directions to I95. Cop rolls down the window and says, what the F are you doing here. He had us follow him to 95. Said it was easier than dealing with our homicide investigation.
@elev8torguy130
Жыл бұрын
@@paulrickman7549 Sounds about right
@spazzdineveryway
Жыл бұрын
@@paulrickman7549LOL you are definitely white
@TMYPiscesSunandMoonRising5548
Жыл бұрын
There are a myriad of reasons what happened to Bmore. Corrupt politicians (the mayors), heroin, crime, horrible public schools, projects, lack of jobs, the war on drugs, businesses left, no real re-investment into the city, etc. It's starting to have a slow re-emergence; however, it definitely needs new leadership to turn it around because it could be a world class place to visit. People are buying houses again and hopefully they will start to hold the leadership of the city to task.
@shirleykurtz
Жыл бұрын
Good luck with looking for politicians to help with the problems here!
@r.pres.4121
Жыл бұрын
The only ones buying houses in Baltimore are either the gullible or out of state investors that will just sit on them and do nothing.
@shirleykurtz
Жыл бұрын
The politicians created this mess of a city!
@PaulRubino
Жыл бұрын
3:00 About 20 years ago I stayed at a very nice hotel in Baltimore, i was on the 7th floor. Starting about midnight, i could hear sporadic gun shots every now and then throughout the rest of the night. Never went back.
@wandererpyepoudre744
Ай бұрын
restless natives
@kathleenmariano990
Жыл бұрын
My son lived in Federal Hill for two years and by Patterson Park for another two. During that time, he was mugged twice, had the catalytic converter taken off his Prius, and had someone murdered right outside his house. I'm glad he doesn't live in Baltimore anymore.
@ericdietz1795
Жыл бұрын
I got mugged in Patterson Park myself. Strange that so much crime happened in fairly nice areas.
@jamesrader3329
Жыл бұрын
I remember when harbor place opened up. That was the gem of the hole area.
@riproar11
Жыл бұрын
"the hole area"? That doesn't sound good at all.
@derbagger22
Жыл бұрын
When driving down the eastern seaboard, I cross the Delaware Memorial Bridge, get off onto Rte 1 to 301 and skip Baltimore entirely. No thank you......
@d.adrien7423
Жыл бұрын
I also skip Philly and D.C. I drive over to I81S to avoid these dumps.
@jakealden2517
Жыл бұрын
And when I drive over the Delaware Memorial Bridge, I skip Wilmington and Philadelphia entirely. They make Baltimore look like Disney World.
@Shadow-7773
Жыл бұрын
Derbagger22' You don't have to get off 95 south to avoid Baltimore. Just keep driving past it, the same with Wilmington, Delaware You don't have to get off 95 south to by pass them. It take five mins to by pass balto, and five mins to pass Wilmington.
@derbagger22
Жыл бұрын
@@Shadow-7773 not during any daytime hour with traffic
@mrstanbmw
Жыл бұрын
DC is a very beautiful city I don't know where you are from but it's not as good as DC
@brendan9868
Жыл бұрын
All I’m gonna say is last time I was in Baltimore a mass shooting occurred on a street I was walking like a block or two away from like an hour after I left. It’s sad going by all the decaying buildings and seeing the shadow of what it once was and how violence and corruption is tearing it apart from within now.
@CB-vt3mx
Жыл бұрын
What happened to Baltimore? The same thing that happened to all of the old industrial cities. Democrats. You voted for it, you got it. Conglaturations, you lost.
@r.pres.4121
Жыл бұрын
Yeah and republicans are even worse. Look at West Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas all red republican and all impoverished, undereducated and underdeveloped.
@danasummons3438
Жыл бұрын
One thing's for sure, throwing money on the problem is not going to fix this city. I'm a black man living about 2 miles from the West side in the county, but I grew up on the east side until age 17. The solution is not more money. What needs to change is in people's mentalities, mindsets, morals, values, and accountability. You give adults money, they buy fentanyl, don't want to work, and blame everybody else for their problems.
@tonkabeanpumpkin-fh4fz
21 күн бұрын
THIS.
@jaysw9585
Жыл бұрын
I grew up in west virginia and live in baltimore. I would rather raise my kid in Baltimore than west virginia. Here, my kid has some of the best schools in the country. I have great healthcare and a 6 figure job. I would have none of this in a red state. I would be lucky to be a manager at a fast food restaurant and my kid would have a 20% chance of dropping out of school and getting hooked on meth or painkillers. The truth of Baltimore is thats its actually two separate cities. The east side, which is extreme and extremely influentual and well maintained and the west side which has been nearly abandoned. Why is simple. Poor people dont vote or donate to campaigns. The rich do and so east baltimore gets all the attention. This is made worse by the road system that blocks off east and west baltimore. If the rich dont see it, its not there. The subburbs of baltimore are all upper middle class. This is where i live. Its very nice. The zoo is the weirdest area. You have to drive through these ghetos and are immediately greeted by some of the richest areas in the state. The zoo area is very nice but on the other side. Red states arent any better. My country home town in west virginia has a far bigger drug problem per person than baltimore with lower employment and no heathcare. Having grown up in a red state, unless your in a blue city, the best thing to do is get the f' out.
@AlxndrHQ
Жыл бұрын
Insightful. Thanks!
@jaysw9585
Жыл бұрын
@thomasmccullagh1300 west virginia voted over whelmingly for Trump by 68% of the vote. Republicans hold a super majority in the state. It's entire executive branch is republican. There is not a single blue district in the state. Nearly all are deep red. West virginia politics revolves around coal. Coal hasn't been profitable since the mid 1950s and since there is very low voter turnout, the coal industry pays big bucks to politicians to keep businesses out of west virginia and keep education near non existent for low educated, low income workers that can't leave the state for better employment.
@MarloSoBalJr
Жыл бұрын
Politics; education and demographics are the reasons why. I would know firsthand cos I'm born & raised and drive buses in-around the Baltimore metro. This city is literally one good fortune away from being a livable place but, as mentioned above, those three things bury B-more far too often
@kmech3rd
Жыл бұрын
Baltimore City could be fixed... if we let Carroll and Harford Counties choose city leadership and police department for a dozen years.
@corneliastelzer4794
Жыл бұрын
We would hang out uptown on Charles St., Fells Point, Inner Harbor. Lots of great bars, music, restaurants & people back in the late 1970s & 1980s. Felt very safe at night & had a blast. Would never go near Baltimore City now, probably get robbed or killed. Great places are gone now.
@Jryder933
Жыл бұрын
It's still some great places in Baltimore to hang out at. I always have fun when I go out. Crime is the last thing on my mind.
@corneliastelzer4794
Жыл бұрын
@@Jryder933 I am so happy to hear that, enjoy, but be careful!
@bobhelferstay2531
Жыл бұрын
Unless something can be done about the violent crime in Baltimore, which is what has happened to it, then it's going to continue to decline. Very sad.
@JK-ld8cd
Жыл бұрын
what happened/ liberal policies and the insanity to keep voting for them.....
@johniboz1
5 ай бұрын
Baltimore, Newark, Chicago, Atlanta, Detroit, St Louis and the list goes on!
@nolibtard6023
Жыл бұрын
Gangs. No further words needed
@buckshot6481
Жыл бұрын
As my wife is from Baltimore I'll say it was DEMOCRATS ! That's what happened to Baltimore.
@amitisshahbanu5642
10 ай бұрын
No political party did it; it was the inevitable slide into poverty.
@harryPair
Жыл бұрын
What happened to Baltimore? Little kids shouting, Hey White boy I got that fire. That's what happened to baltimore.
@natethegreat5968
Жыл бұрын
Born and raised in Baltimore, this video hit very close to the heart
@andrewheydt2179
6 ай бұрын
what is being done to improve the city.
@shirleykurtz
4 ай бұрын
Not one damn thing!
@masterstacker2833
Жыл бұрын
Anti-business, high tax, bleeding heart liberalism is what happened.
@amitisshahbanu5642
10 ай бұрын
Public housing was a result that kicked them in the face. All political parties are rife with selfishness/corruption
@TheDwightMamba
Жыл бұрын
"Aaron earned an iron urn." Baltimore is in my top 5 cities to bypass.
@essaboselin5252
Жыл бұрын
There were a lot of factors, but one of the biggest drivers was Mayor Kurt Schmoke. He was in office from 1987 to 1999. One of his first actions was to order the police not to focus on drug activity. So drug dealers moved to Baltimore to run their operations, knowing they weren't a police priority. This increased crime. The people who had jobs started leaving Baltimore. That cut the tax base. The city cut spending on police. This increased crime. More people who had jobs left the city. That cut the tax base .... Rinse and repeat for decades, and the city is an out-of-control hub of crime.
@shirleykurtz
Жыл бұрын
I agree!
@kathleenmariano990
Жыл бұрын
And remember-during Schmoke's time, most of the city benches had slogans on them that said, "Baltimore is the city that reads." Made me chuckle.
@shirleykurtz
Жыл бұрын
I am very disgusted with Baltimore schools! The students can't count and they can't read! We get very little from our wasted taxes!
@steph.electric
Жыл бұрын
West Baltimore, is the "Land that Time Forgot". It's a nightmare. Rats the size of Cats. It's truly hard times there. Most people born in Baltimore are proud of it. I can't say the same. Better days are needed.
@RussianBot382
Жыл бұрын
Crazy to ignore the demographic replacement the city underwent, precipitating it’s decline
@quick-and-easy
Жыл бұрын
Neither the residents nor the politicians (both city & state) are doing anything to reform the city, notable the crime & poor schools. So the population continues to decline.
@shirleykurtz
Жыл бұрын
Decent people will never move to Baltimore! Who really wants to live like this? It is dangerous just walking down our streets!
@broeheemed32
Жыл бұрын
"Call my mama!!! I ain't bweeeve!!!". THAT'S what happened, and everyone knows it.
@jeremyud
Жыл бұрын
The Wilmington, Delaware Riverfront aimed to be like the Inner Harbour at one point, like a mini-version of it. I'd say it's still doing pretty well but the actual Inner Harbour is struggling.
@vitamin3076
Жыл бұрын
These cities were once unironically called: Detroit (Paris of the West) St.Louis (Rome of the West) Baltimore (Charm City) Chicago (The White City) New Orleans (America's Most European City) Philadelphia (The Athens of America) One ingredient was added, and everything changed.
@Mncrr
Жыл бұрын
My immigrant ancestors owned Potthast brother’s furniture there from 1890s to 1970s. I’m sure the 4 generations that owned it saw the demise of the area. My grandfather left Baltimore in the 1920s to pursue a career in New York
@och70
Жыл бұрын
Not what, but who. Look who's in charge.
@axil03
Ай бұрын
@och70 Trump lost Sober up
@JaBlanche
22 күн бұрын
Decided to stop by Baltimore on my way to DC. Has some potential with that waterfront but it looked pretty run down. Not somewhere I think I want to visit again. Thanks for the video.
@Nicksonian
Жыл бұрын
I grew up outside Cleveland in the 1960s and 70s. Both Cleveland and Baltimore peaked in the 1950s. By the time I moved away from Cleveland in the late 1970s, Cleveland had already become a joke. When I moved to Annapolis in 1986, I felt that Baltimore was a big city that still had a lot going for it. Although the decline started decades ago, I didn’t sense Baltimore’s decline really started sliding downhill fast until the last decade. I still live in Annapolis and have only been to Baltimore once in the last four years. Pretty sad.
@unkledoda420
Жыл бұрын
Born and raised in Bmore my whole life. Bmore really started to decline in the early-mid 2000's.I started working in the inner harbor in 1998. On any random summer day that inner harbor would be packed. From Light street down to President street would be a huge sea of people. Tour buses were lined up for 2 blocks down Pratt street to drop off out front the aquarium. Then every year the crowds got smaller and smaller, and there were less and less tour buses. The cafe i worked at made $1 million profit in the summer 2001, by 2006 they weren't breaking half a million a summer.
@shirleykurtz
Жыл бұрын
Baltimore is in a race to the bottom! It's almost there!
@MrThecroatian
Жыл бұрын
You're a traitor for moving away from Cleveland.
@Nicksonian
Жыл бұрын
@@MrThecroatian In 2014, my wife divorced me, my career ended, and my mother died. My mother left me the house in Euclid where I grew up. Considering the confluence of circumstances, moving into that house, mortgage free, had its advantages. I had to compare where I have lived for decades, Annapolis, Maryland, with my hometown, Euclid, Ohio. There's no comparison. Annapolis is a beautiful, vibrant city, state capital, and home to the United States Naval Academy. Despite it's issues, Maryland is a forward-thinking, prosperous state. The Cleveland area, on the other hand, is a decaying relic, and Ohio is swirling down the tubes and racing toward the bottom in political leadership. Nuff said.
@MrThecroatian
Жыл бұрын
@@Nicksonian I live in Euclid. What a coincidence!
@manuelgrothe608
11 ай бұрын
Without Rugby 🏉, Basketball 🏀, Hockey 🏒 and Soccer ⚽️ (MLS, MLR, NWSL, USL, NBA, XFL, NHL and WNBA) this place just isn’t home in Baltimore, Maryland The oldest brother of Washington, DC/MD
@Kingston511
Жыл бұрын
Dependence on "Old Industry"? How about dependence on government handouts!
@sonnyd.6777
Жыл бұрын
Well , one sure thing. Officials Dont give a crap
@hiflyer000
Жыл бұрын
I used to drive down to Baltimore all the time in the 90's and early 2000's and it was a really nice place to visit then. The waterfront and downtown areas were really nice and there was a lot to do. Now the entire area is completely run down and there isn't nearly as much stuff there. It's been a few years since I've been down there but I hear it's gotten worse.
@shirleykurtz
Жыл бұрын
You heard right!
@dmvbay2535
Жыл бұрын
The downtown and waterfront area is not rundown. The downtown area, Fells Point etc are still upscale and attracts many visitors, tourists etc. It's just outside these areas are filled with rundown and dilapidated buildings. Crime is at an all-time high and the politicians are doing what they usually do...nothing. I'm hoping to see an overall positive change soon but I'm not holding my breath.
@silhouettoofaman2935
Ай бұрын
Former Baltimore County resident here. If you think the city is trashy and malnourished, the suburbs aren't much better. Lots of garbage, lots of crime, lots of noise. But...call it Stockholm Syndrome, but I still miss it. There's lots of really good culture there under the sludgy exterior. Towson is a bustling semi-city with plenty of charm and activity, especially at night. Fells Point in the city itself, while perhaps not as pretty as it once was, has a nice, nostalgic vibe with the old saloons and cobblestone roads (not to mention a pretty sweet record store for any audiophiles paying attention). And if nothing else, DEFINITELY come for the seafood - the one thing we pride ourselves on having the best of in the nation! It isn't much, all things considered, but it was enough to make me really miss it nowadays. It's a dumpster fire, but it was my dumpster fire.
@deneene
Жыл бұрын
Born & raised in Baltimore. My family & I, including extended family, left after the Obama Era riots. Simply to dangerous to be there anymore. I void that place like the plague.
@amitisshahbanu5642
10 ай бұрын
Obama era riots?
@sunspots6077
Жыл бұрын
It used to be just weird enough to be interesting.... It could grown on you... I was there like 4 years ago...... it is a rotten place I will never go to again.
@shirleykurtz
Жыл бұрын
Corrupt politicians have destroyed this city!
@treymagathan847
Жыл бұрын
I visited the National Harbor in Maryland on my trip to Washington DC, and I could tell from the hills north of the Potomac River in Maryland that this was as good as it was gonna get for the Old Line State. Pretty cool and unique state flag, though.
@abrahamlima6852
Жыл бұрын
Please do a what happened to Bridgeport, Connecticut?
@jeffm8995
Жыл бұрын
Baltimore is a city of Row Homes..it is extremely Time Consuming to obtain the large blocks of land needed to bulldoze derelict row homes into say new condo buildings.. as the video depicts you have ~10 or so attached row homes with 4 of them occupied, 4 vacant and 2 of them being squatted in or 'occupied but vacant'..And these Row Homes are Everywhere in the city..Obtaining the land IS the main problem in Baltimore
@r.pres.4121
Жыл бұрын
The prevailing housing type in Baltimore is also a problem. Many people don’t like these row houses that are jam packed together one on top of another. That is another disincentive.
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