Midwest Road Trip: Kansas City, Missouri

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  • Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
  • Kansas City, Missouri has TERRIBLE crime. Are there good things about it?
    I was here in Kansas City for three days. The first two were at the beginning of the trip, and I kind of already talked about KCMO a little bit in another video. But I came back here on my final day after I left St. Joseph, a small aging city an hour to the north.
    And let me tell you - THIS is not what I expected. You don’t hear a lot of people outside of the midwest talking about Kansas City much. I had expected an aging city with a lot of crime. Well, the crime is bad. But the aging part isn’t.
    We’ll begin our tour of Kansas City in the early morning on a random Friday.
    Kansas City is a nice place. It’s improving here, and which you can’t say for a lot of cities in America. There’s a lot of work to do here, and as more people move in, they’re gonna have to figure out the crime.
    Is Kansas City better than St. Louis? Perhaps a little bit. I think so.
    That was it - the big midwest trip is over. I hope you enjoyed it. I know I did.
    We saw a lot didn’t we? Small towns with wonderful people. Big cities on the move. And a lot of corn.
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  • @NickJohnson
    @NickJohnson  Рік тому +28

    Here's the entire Midwest road trip playlist! ua-cam.com/play/PLq-_cmf3H6yreUhBrJwFhC9LeCYh1TvBL.html

    • @tamarackmi9195
      @tamarackmi9195 Рік тому +2

      Samantha Fish is from KC

    • @captainflannel8558
      @captainflannel8558 Рік тому +4

      speak of creative kc people both the crossroads n westbottoms was first re inhabited by artist fixing up the old indstrual lofts n started having events like first fridays n the areas grew from there once the delopvopers came n but it was all started and revived by the people because the city n devlpoers abandoned the area

    • @captainflannel8558
      @captainflannel8558 Рік тому +2

      @Swati Singh theres no ocean mountains or anything to stop urban spraw so everyone drives n kc because everywhere is far away

    • @luckyistJsilt
      @luckyistJsilt Рік тому +1

      I didn’t get a notification

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  Рік тому +2

      UA-cam drops the ball a lot. Do you have your notifications turned on?

  • @Drknow1984
    @Drknow1984 Рік тому +47

    I'm now positive you've stayed at the hotel I work at downtown. I'm Timothy, the AGM. I'm making sure the rest of the management staff and Peggy see the video. Glad to see you enjoyed downtown KC :D. Edit - I showed her the video today. You have made Peggy's day, month, hell her year! She was SO excited about your kind words.

  • @RobiJMusic
    @RobiJMusic Рік тому +99

    I love my city 🙏🏻 A gem in the heart of the US. I’m happy you enjoyed your stay. Come again! Your videos have made me realize how much I took the midwest for granted.

    • @JK-co8og
      @JK-co8og Рік тому +2

      Love coming down and Visiting KC from Des Moines… go-to’s for me are IKEA over to Microcenter back to downtown for for a late lunch or out to Joes off Stateline for some bbq before heading back home.

    • @derp8575
      @derp8575 Рік тому

      ​@@JK-co8og Des Moines is great, too.

    • @tonygee50
      @tonygee50 Рік тому

      born and raised in KCMO

    • @Electrodexify
      @Electrodexify Рік тому

      Kansas city is meh, too much asphalt

  • @AkhDawud
    @AkhDawud Рік тому +8

    Most crime in Kansas City is personal/domestic or Gang Related…its not just a bunch of random killings and robberies. There might be some property crime. But just random acts of violence in Kansas City is not common. If you stay to yourself and stay out of certain situations, you will and should be fine.

  • @dante5622
    @dante5622 Рік тому +19

    Vote Republican. Vote out Democrats

    • @lashlarue59
      @lashlarue59 Рік тому +1

      So in other words switch out one group of lying corrupt scumbag criminals for a different group of lying corrupt scumbag criminals? That'll help a lot!

    • @ashtonrucker7122
      @ashtonrucker7122 Рік тому +1

      that's like voting against your own self-interests!!

    • @lashlarue59
      @lashlarue59 Рік тому

      @@ashtonrucker7122 No its more like voting for Ted Bundy instead of Jeffrey Dahmer because Bundy isn't a cannibal.

    • @ashtonrucker7122
      @ashtonrucker7122 Рік тому +2

      @@lashlarue59 i like your analogy. except republicans actually wouldn't care if you died, like at all. democrats at least see the humanity in americans.

    • @lashlarue59
      @lashlarue59 Рік тому

      @@ashtonrucker7122 Democrats don't care either, they just practice that "sincere" look in the mirror longer so they are much better at faking it.

  • @iknowdeweybrudda6564
    @iknowdeweybrudda6564 Рік тому +4

    Kcmo is mostly detached single family homes and suburban sprawl with low density; more so than Overland Park and Lenexa. And over 50% of the metro areas office space is in Johnson county Kansas. Johnson county Kansas is the most densely populated and wealthiest county with over 619,000 people and 340,000 jobs. Johnson county’s median household income is 96,059$ and kcmos is 60,042$. Theres more people living within 5 miles of downtown Overland Park than within 5 miles of downtown kcmo. Johnson county Kansas GDP is higher than Jackson County Missouri. There has been decades of white flight and urban decay from Kansas City Missouri. Kcmo has a big crime problem too

  • @pmmahone1
    @pmmahone1 Рік тому +37

    Visited KC for the first time in September. Was impressed. You can sense a resurgence going on. I am from Detroit area. I'd go back.

  • @caitlinjohnson4300
    @caitlinjohnson4300 Рік тому +11

    You didn’t mention the free public transportation. KCMO made public transportation 100% for riders. We pay additional tax for y’all to enjoy it and visit our town.

  • @rhondawray4969
    @rhondawray4969 Рік тому +31

    I used to live there and still enjoy going back to visit. Those who haven't been there may be surprised at the number of mansions and all the fountains. They've really renovated Union Station since I lived there! I miss some of the old restaurants--Tippin's, Annie's Santa Fe, Baby Doe's, Houston's, etc. Rent was uber cheap back then.

    • @eurodoc6343
      @eurodoc6343 Рік тому +2

      Yeah, I forget the name of that road just along the border of Kansas that goes up the hill from the Country Club Plaza, but I couldn't believe how many mansions I saw.

    • @rhondawray4969
      @rhondawray4969 Рік тому +8

      @@eurodoc6343 Ward Parkway, maybe?

    • @deborahbarry8250
      @deborahbarry8250 Рік тому

      Winstead's Drive-In on the plaza

    • @rhondawray4969
      @rhondawray4969 Рік тому +1

      @@deborahbarry8250 Yes! Fun little fifties place with good limeade.

    • @deborahbarry8250
      @deborahbarry8250 Рік тому

      @@rhondawray4969 yep, that's the one!

  • @shakazulu365
    @shakazulu365 Рік тому +5

    This video is weird. He didn't go to the Plaza, Didn't show Crown Center/Union Station. Instead he showed a bunch of video from Prospect. He jumped around all over the place. Some of the commentary was funny. The interview at the end - that girl was a clueless suburbanite. She didn't say anything relevant that couldn't be said about any other place. KC has a great Mexican restaurant scene. Huge Mexican restaurant scene. That BBQ sandwich you got to go was PATHETIC! Was that Smokin Guns? That is some BS for them to serve that crap!

  • @ShowMeMo
    @ShowMeMo Рік тому +11

    KCMO is called the City of Fountains because we have more than Rome. We're also called the Paris of the Plains. We have the more boulevards than Paris. Our Swope Park is larger than Central Park in NY.

  • @stuartriley
    @stuartriley Рік тому +31

    Yay Nick! I hoped you liked the Mid-West tour and I agree with your summary. I live in a suburb of KC called Grandview, and it's a little bit caught in no more space to grow, but has plenty of areas of new builds, or updates to the older homes. Thank you again for your visit and kindness of truthful reporting. I enjoyed your whole trip and videos! :😃

    • @lashlarue59
      @lashlarue59 Рік тому +5

      @Beautiful Stranger Sometime in the late 1980's/early 1990's there was a move to start pushing low income people and section 8 housing from the inner city to south Kansas City. Around that same time crime started going up in south Kansas City and those suburbs like Grandview, Raytown, Belton etc. They didn't move the crime problems, because the inner city was still horrible Its like they just spread the crime, drugs, murders further south. Around that same time the crack epidemic finally hit KC from California and pretty much all hell broke loose from the mid-1990's onward. That's what ultimately killed Bannister Mall and all that retail development around it; just wiped off the map like it never existed.

    • @jak3w
      @jak3w Рік тому +5

      I'm in Indep, also getting kind of rough. The opiate and meth usage is a big part of it

    • @nytehawk2269
      @nytehawk2269 Рік тому

      I've lived in Grandview for the past 12 years now quietly lived here. Grandview's a great place to live quiet and peaceful back when I was raising my daughter's it used to be dangerous now I can go anywhere in Grandview and not be bothered by anyone. Still another false and misleading statement about the Kansas City metro area.

    • @nytehawk2269
      @nytehawk2269 Рік тому

      @@jak3w that is that part that you don't hear the news local news talk about very but that agenda that they have to paint Kansas City super violent only has one color to it. Is very rare hear anything about independence or sugar Creek or oak Grove or Liberty or Smithville or excelsior springs hello a girl got kidnapped in excelsior and the local police didn't want to believe her after she was held in someone's basement.

  • @johngriggsjr.2271
    @johngriggsjr.2271 Рік тому +21

    The point to KC BBQ is that the meat tastes amazing without sauce. It's perfectly cooked with or without sauce so the sauce is always served on the side

    • @jak3w
      @jak3w Рік тому +3

      Kansas city bbq is all about the sauce

    • @jb.8169
      @jb.8169 Рік тому

      The sauce is boss in KC

    • @jak3w
      @jak3w Рік тому

      @@jb.8169 exactly. KC bbq is known for the sauce lol

    • @AJGrey-bo1ry
      @AJGrey-bo1ry Рік тому

      Thank You!!!!! People swear we hide behind sauce! 😂😂😂 You can get sauces on the side, and meat is still amazing. BBQ is a religion in Kansas City…❤

    • @Itsontothenext1980
      @Itsontothenext1980 Місяць тому

      I just seen another video where he says Saint Louis consumes the most BBQ sauce. My first thought was "ya to hide the meat" lol

  • @jackiehadley1862
    @jackiehadley1862 Рік тому +9

    We definitely do appreciate it. I am a Missourian, we are friendly, but, the majority would like to keep our state politically the way it is. If you are running from Liberal Tyranny and bring those beliefs with you, many are not cool with it.

    • @theonlyconformist
      @theonlyconformist 10 місяців тому

      I think people in the city welcome it. It's pretty left leaning even though the rest of the state isn't except for STL

  • @MisterRawgers
    @MisterRawgers 11 місяців тому +4

    I’m planning on moving to Kansas City from CO, I’m a huge chiefs fan & I have a lot of family in KC. Wish me luck

  • @dante5622
    @dante5622 Рік тому +107

    I love Kansas City. It’s very Hispanic friendly. 30% of people in the metro are Hispanic

    • @ghost21501
      @ghost21501 Рік тому +22

      I love the Hispanic food in KC. One of the highlights that are never really mentioned, because BARBEQUE!!!

    • @kellywatkins6409
      @kellywatkins6409 Рік тому +1

      Having been born and mostly raised there for 30+ years, yes it looks better than it did but...Back in the 70s and 80s it wasn't as crime ridden as it apparently is today. Sure we had the gang wars with murders and bombings. But that was the mob and they basically just killed their enemies. And we had Bob Berdella cutting and chopping up young guys for grins. Actually met him once before he was caught. Made a delivery to him at his creepy little shop. And there are the floods in the West Bottoms and the Plaza areas. All in all I'll stay put because well there are better places to live.

    • @johngriggsjr.2271
      @johngriggsjr.2271 Рік тому +6

      My hometown, greatest city on Earth.

    • @johngray491
      @johngray491 Рік тому

      SOUTH AMERICA IS BETTER WITHOUT HISPANICS.

    • @dante5622
      @dante5622 Рік тому

      @@johngray491 whatever you say liberal

  • @BillKing3456
    @BillKing3456 Рік тому +35

    Gol dang, Nick, I never thought in a thousand million years I'd watch an entire series about the Midwest. Great job. What's next? A grand tour of the South? Keep it up, man.

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  Рік тому +13

      The south is next year. The next series is a two-part California adventure!

  • @robertahrens9481
    @robertahrens9481 Рік тому +8

    Yep my daughter worked at a Casey's in Nebraska I was very surprised how good their pizza was especially for the middle of nowhere

  • @callmewheels4806
    @callmewheels4806 Рік тому +18

    *Really-Well-Done. This Midwest tour/series has been a Genuine Win.* Being from California (San Diego), I am Exhausted by the lunacy that politicians try to normalize so visiting all the true Midwest towns was a joy to experience.
    You managed to thoughtfully curate the series of stops and allow the viewer to vicariously explore the backroads and people as the story developed.
    *Your thesis that the Midwest is worthy of consideration was soundly supported.*
    Finally, the Last two guests were Perfect to close the series. The young lady was articulate, knowledgable and carried the conversation so very well. The last guess was a real winner as he was wearing a RAMONES Shirt.
    Best stuff you’ve produced so far. Really-Well-Done.

    • @marcinasia1731
      @marcinasia1731 Рік тому

      hello just wanted to point out the mans shirt was not the ramones since the last 4 letters were omes.. saw them play ages ago!!!

    • @callmewheels4806
      @callmewheels4806 Рік тому +1

      ​@@marcinasia1731 Ahhh…me too all through the 80’s. Bummer about the shirt. I was being hopeful I guess…

    • @dariusx4829
      @dariusx4829 Рік тому

      🌟Exceptional comment 🌟
      Well-written, thoughtful, and informative...

    • @Bluespicygreen
      @Bluespicygreen Рік тому

      I agree, we would be much happier if you left California and did not return! ❤

  • @ShowMeMo
    @ShowMeMo Рік тому +17

    Casey's is NOT a big deal in KCMO. We love our Quick Trip (QT).

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  Рік тому +4

      Should be Casey's

    • @daringriffin4203
      @daringriffin4203 Рік тому +4

      There are a lot fewer Casey’s in Kansas City’s city limits compared to Quick Trip. To all the people in the small towns surrounding KC is where Casey’s thrives.

  • @dionysus1016
    @dionysus1016 Рік тому +15

    Nick's Great Midwest Tour, well done!
    The brick architecture is awesome and should be preserved. Cheers from Syd. AU

    • @WalksandSuch
      @WalksandSuch Рік тому

      St louis Missouri on the opposite side of the state has even more, older dense city area full of late 1800s brick buildings

    • @dionysus1016
      @dionysus1016 Рік тому +1

      @@WalksandSuch Yes, I know, great brick architecture in St. Louis, even a Louis Sullivan building. It is a pity that the place has issues.

  • @johngriggsjr.2271
    @johngriggsjr.2271 Рік тому +9

    KC has a law. You have to have one tree per acre. It's always been like that with the greenery since I was a kid.

    • @DominionMovementDotOrg
      @DominionMovementDotOrg Рік тому +1

      it can be pretty gorgeous when it comes to that. some neighborhoods more so. one of my favorite things about the city is that many neighborhoods have a lot of greenery.
      i never realized there was a law about it. probably otherwise people tend to profit financially or through convenience by removing them, regardless of negative short or long-term effects.
      a tree per acre is still too low though and areas could be improved even if they can’t add more trees by requiring that native vegetation be spared or replaced. especially that which helps native species, can soak up a lot of carbon, etc.

  • @marcussimpson823
    @marcussimpson823 Рік тому +7

    One thing I have to say is that….. There are no corn fields in Kansas City Missouri 😂😂

    • @KS5040
      @KS5040 Рік тому

      There are plenty of corn fields right to the north of Lawrence, Kansas, however.

  • @davidmuhammad8960
    @davidmuhammad8960 11 місяців тому +4

    I was born and raised in KCMO and nobody, I mean NOBODY would pick Casey's Pizza (which I've never had) over Gates BBQ, thats just silly.

  • @A_Legal_Immigrant_1776
    @A_Legal_Immigrant_1776 Рік тому +18

    I'm from the area, there's a lot of work to do here, especially with crime. Let's hope the democrat politicians knock it out with the woke bs and start funding the police.

    • @lashlarue59
      @lashlarue59 Рік тому

      You mean like the great job the Democrats are doing in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago or that pearl of the Midwest Detroit? Another great Democrat paradise is New York City and the NYPD has a budget of around $11B which if they were an army would put them in the top 20 or 25 militaries in the WORLD; and crime is going crazy there. That's more than 5 times the entire budget of Kansas City just for cops and its still a shithole.

    • @kenhofer8063
      @kenhofer8063 Рік тому

      Democrats are as useless as the 💩you flush

    • @donpearson4395
      @donpearson4395 Рік тому +4

      Kansas City allocated $248.2 million or 24.3% of its general revenues to police.

    • @XTRABIG
      @XTRABIG Рік тому

      or hope and demand people do better

  • @raremessages3647
    @raremessages3647 7 місяців тому +2

    My son was stabbed to death in K.C., MO last year in broad day light. It is extremely dangerous. I grew up there at 49th and Garfield St. It was bad back then, too.

  • @roystroble3354
    @roystroble3354 Рік тому +7

    Gates is the best BBQ

  • @cristinalicas1191
    @cristinalicas1191 Рік тому +25

    I like that you forcus on the parts of America that's been "forgotten". I'm in love with small towns, simple and people are not complicated. =)

    • @pandemicofvaxxedholes
      @pandemicofvaxxedholes Рік тому +1

      My small town got invaded by city dwellers from surrounding states. Now it's infested with drugs and crime. No thanks.

    • @drewburnettepodcasts
      @drewburnettepodcasts Рік тому +2

      Yeah, people from larger geographic areas are complicated & confusing 🙄

    • @sherigarcia5769
      @sherigarcia5769 Рік тому +1

      In kcmo the people are nice

    • @AGENTOFDARWIN
      @AGENTOFDARWIN Рік тому +2

      by "complicated" do you mean educated and aware of others?

  • @blucheer8743
    @blucheer8743 Рік тому +5

    Man those old factory buildings are pretty cool… no homeless cuz the mayors have bought them one way tickets to California Portland seattle 😂😂😂

  • @larslarsen1444
    @larslarsen1444 Рік тому +5

    I like Torre's Pizza and Grinders sub shop. You could visit the Nelson Atkins museum or the KC art institute.

  • @maxwasson2000
    @maxwasson2000 Рік тому +8

    Thanks for making a video about my hometown; Kansas City MO! I grew up on the South Side burbs of Kansas City near Grandview and Leawood

  • @benjamindover4337
    @benjamindover4337 Рік тому +18

    Visited three years ago and I was surprised that the downdown had a lively nightlife with music and people out enjoying themselves. I remember thinking "I could live here".

  • @stevlehr
    @stevlehr Рік тому +8

    My family moved to KC in 1960, when I was age 12. We didn't know what we were getting into. I didn't expect to like it, but I did. I spent a lot of time looking at segregation. But I worked part time at Paseo HS, which was integrated. Confusing. Segregation was nearly over when I moved away in the early 1980's. I recognized some danger on the street but had no problem. Might be different for me now, in my mid 70's. Still, the food is tasty and there're many tennis courts. I briefly returned in 1995 and got a match at the Plaza Tennis Center in about 2 minutes.

    • @AJGrey-bo1ry
      @AJGrey-bo1ry Рік тому

      I graduated from Paseo in the early 2000s and it’s always interesting to hear about the schools history…

  • @adventureswithchristian6967
    @adventureswithchristian6967 Рік тому +6

    Great series thank you. You would do great if you put your videos on Rumble now while still on UA-cam.

  • @thomfiel
    @thomfiel Рік тому +17

    I last visited KC in 1998. I took a boat ride on the Missouri River, which was very nice. There was an excellent art museum, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. There was an old, run-down building, labelled as too hazardous to enter, which is now a World War I museum. Has anyone here visited that? There was also a place called Country Club Plaza, or just The Plaza, modelled on Seville, Spain.
    The city used to have a good summer jazz festival. Also, there used to be a good blues club in Westport. Remember, the alto sax great Charlie Parker came from this city. It's also where Count Basie made his start. There was a good jazz museum there.
    Outside of KC was a beautiful place called Powell Gardens. So there's more to Kansas City than you might expect, or at least there was back then. Someday, I hope to return.

    • @springerk2007
      @springerk2007 Рік тому +3

      Actually that WW1 museum was the run-down building that has been there since 1926. It was closed in 1994 due to safety concerns, because aging had produced problems with drainage and the original construction. Luckily everyone pitched in and in 2006 it expanded and reopened. I think if anyone ever gets to visit KCMO, make it a priority to see that wonderful museum.

    • @JamminGramma
      @JamminGramma Рік тому

      You left out the entire North side of Kansas City. Our City officials forget it's existence also. We are pretty awesome too.

    • @ShowMeMo
      @ShowMeMo Рік тому

      Yes, County Club Plaza is the official name but we call it The Plaza for short. Our sister city is Seville, Spain. The World War I Museum is amazing! Powell Gardens is too and located further east outside of KC.

  • @alexandrej.maurent7155
    @alexandrej.maurent7155 Рік тому +7

    Thanks again buddy for letting us see through your 👀 the good the bad and the ugly. Always looking forward for the next one.

  • @nighthawk9828
    @nighthawk9828 Рік тому +5

    I've lived off of troost a little street called Virgina Ave. It was "hood" but honestly everyone kept to themselves. It was a quiet neighborhood. The people were friendly as well. Never had any issues for the 2yrs I was there. Do miss the nightlife there and Oklahoma Joe's bbq

  • @CJColvin
    @CJColvin Рік тому +5

    Gotta love KCMO (aka Missouri's largest city)

  • @1_Fish.2_Fish.Red_Fish.
    @1_Fish.2_Fish.Red_Fish. Рік тому +7

    What did she say? Her rents in the “hundreds” of Federal Reserve Notes?? Tracy, CA checking in here. In the “affordable” housing apartments it’s $2200 for a 1bd 1ba. 😂

    • @shellyfrumtexas8021
      @shellyfrumtexas8021 Рік тому

      Is California that's probably why people are leaving

    • @1_Fish.2_Fish.Red_Fish.
      @1_Fish.2_Fish.Red_Fish. Рік тому

      @@shellyfrumtexas8021 Ya I know I was initially thrown back, haven’t heard of rents being in hundreds for at least 8 years.

    • @kyleumphenour6751
      @kyleumphenour6751 Рік тому +1

      Yeah, but the wages are probably half what they are in CA.

  • @johanruiter5848
    @johanruiter5848 Рік тому +6

    These vids save me a lot of travelling, keep em coming

  • @OliveMule
    @OliveMule Рік тому +6

    Kansas city sucks! I unfortunately lived there for 1/3rd of my life! Terrible

    • @KS5040
      @KS5040 Рік тому +1

      Indeed, a horrible city in one of the worst areas of the country in many ways.

  • @catherinemonaghan7210
    @catherinemonaghan7210 Рік тому +6

    Recently discovered your channel and I am hooked! These unboxing cities videos are great. I currently live in Leawood but visit downtown KC often. It's a great small city and continues to grow. Looking forward to the new airport, the royals being downtown, and hopefully seeing the Chiefs make it to the Superbowl again.

    • @bobbg9041
      @bobbg9041 Рік тому

      We visit Leawood too, then we go back home to the northland.

  • @JK-co8og
    @JK-co8og Рік тому +3

    Casey’s pizza is the dough yes fresh made. That’s the key. Pizza Hut is the worst frozen dough with greasy oily toppings. Trust me worked there. Pan pizza frozen dough week old sitting on pan full of oil. Yuck!

  • @benthomson6665
    @benthomson6665 Рік тому +9

    Kansas City Missouri is by far the most underrated city in the US.

    • @KS5040
      @KS5040 Рік тому +1

      No, it isn't underrated at all. It is an overpriced dump with a bunch of lazy and apathetic residents for the most part.

    • @faythshorter5514
      @faythshorter5514 Рік тому

      EXTREMELY 😢

  • @bradoebands6035
    @bradoebands6035 Рік тому +2

    You didn’t even go to country club plaza wow that’s the highlight of the video

  • @IndianaCrane
    @IndianaCrane Рік тому +6

    that concert was a blast!! ❤️ that they put so much effort into their summer concert series & we got to see it! And Miss Peggy!! Love her!

    • @JohnnygSawyer
      @JohnnygSawyer Рік тому

      The P&L sure puts on some great shows!

  • @margarettoellieniellieni5087
    @margarettoellieniellieni5087 Рік тому +4

    Now see why americans flee to Mexico

  • @TheStonerKoala
    @TheStonerKoala Рік тому +13

    What a lovely little area at the beginning of the video. 😍
    I'm from Springfield MO... So.. ya know.. it's pretty cool in comparison. Anything is better than this place.
    If you ever roll through Springfield MO please let me know Nick. I'll tell you all about the place. I've been here 33 long years, can show you all around the place. City isn't that big so it wouldn't take too long.

    • @factsoverfiction7826
      @factsoverfiction7826 Рік тому +1

      This tour would've been better with more local input.

    • @rogeranderson8488
      @rogeranderson8488 Рік тому +1

      And you should all know that KC will be hosting the NFL draft next year as well as the World Cup in 26!

  • @nunyabusiness3920
    @nunyabusiness3920 10 місяців тому +2

    Grew up in Lenexa, KCMO has always been a shit hole 😂

  • @italia8647
    @italia8647 Рік тому +3

    I really like this city, looks clean and modern. Crime is everywhere unfortunately.

  • @jayroberts572
    @jayroberts572 Рік тому +27

    Every KCMO resident thanks you for that comparison to shitty kck. We hate when ppl think KC is in Kansas. It is improving but your right it's getting really expensive compared to what it used to cost to live here. love your vids keep up the great work

    • @donellspagner4365
      @donellspagner4365 Рік тому +3

      Shitty please it’s just needs the right ppl to run it for once

    • @jayroberts572
      @jayroberts572 Рік тому +2

      @@donellspagner4365nah it just needs to rename itself cuz it ain't KC it's kansas

    • @eurodoc6343
      @eurodoc6343 Рік тому +3

      I'm from the east coast but went to school in Kansas City. I can't tell you how many people still ask me how I liked my time in Kansas.

    • @stephenswarts5616
      @stephenswarts5616 Рік тому +5

      You like these videos? I have only seen two, but they come off as pretty judgmental and semi-rude at times.

    • @jayroberts572
      @jayroberts572 Рік тому +1

      @@stephenswarts5616 yeah I don't agree with everything he says but he makes good points, and is very knowledgeable about what he does.

  • @MasterMalrubius
    @MasterMalrubius Рік тому +5

    Hi Nick! I've never been but happy things look to be changing. Keep up the interesting stories.

  • @user-to7hd6bh2e
    @user-to7hd6bh2e Рік тому +2

    Love Kansas City Missouri . Hate to cross Stateline

  • @marksauck8481
    @marksauck8481 Рік тому +3

    You should have played the song, Going to Kansas City, Kansas City Here I Come…😂

  • @tj921able
    @tj921able Рік тому +3

    I like walking on the Country Club Plaza. There are many talented people down there.

  • @technicalactivity
    @technicalactivity Рік тому +2

    You know who hates this city? kabe Termes

  • @stick9648
    @stick9648 Рік тому +3

    Omaha tore down their historic buildings for Con Agra to move in then Con Agra left for Chicago to enjoy the good life there , wonder how they like Chicago now ?

  • @GenXfrom75
    @GenXfrom75 Рік тому +4

    I've only been to the KC Airport in 2006 to pick up my husband from the airport on a break from Iraq (he was in the Army at Fort Riley, KS).

  • @danielflores7724
    @danielflores7724 Рік тому +2

    Mexican Food southwest Blvd 👍

  • @irisfbernard8377
    @irisfbernard8377 Рік тому +1

    I thought Kansas City MO. Is named “the city of fountains”. Didn’t see even one fountain in your video! Where’s the founts???

  • @heatherspisak1762
    @heatherspisak1762 Рік тому +8

    Chiefs fans are nice 😂 Yeah that’s why one threw a beer bottle at my head walking into arrowhead. Another pushed my brother over a stadium seat. Chiefs fans are nice as long as you are a Chiefs fan. I could have just crossed paths with the nasty ones, but I’ll never go back to that stadium. A lot of people were nasty in general when I lived there so I left. It’s been over 4 years since I moved and I have no regrets.

    • @satansshadow2163
      @satansshadow2163 Рік тому +1

      You a Raiders fan?

    • @AKA2PM
      @AKA2PM Рік тому

      @@satansshadow2163 She has to be.

    • @heatherspisak1762
      @heatherspisak1762 Рік тому

      @@satansshadow2163 nope, I’m a Steelers fan. Which is unfortunate with our current coaching staff

    • @satansshadow2163
      @satansshadow2163 Рік тому

      @@heatherspisak1762 oh, well then you deserved the beer bottle.

    • @samcoppock3370
      @samcoppock3370 Рік тому

      Yeah as a Chiefs fan had a good laugh when he said that Chiefs fans are nice😂 there seems to be no in between with chiefs fans. They’re either nice or they are really nasty. I’ve lived in the state my whole life and just think Missouri has obnoxious fans. Cardinals, Chiefs, and Mizzou fans can all be pretty big assholes from what I can tell

  • @MikeinNice
    @MikeinNice Рік тому +14

    Always excellent and fair Nick! Thank you! People should try the Mid West out ... just go and travel around like you did. It's full of good people, things to do and awesome open prairie country, lakes ...

    • @mariacherrington61920
      @mariacherrington61920 Рік тому

      I agree I live in East Central Illinois rural city more outdoor stuff to do than anything but I love how peaceful it is. The Prarie scenery in the Midwest is pretty, thanks Nick for giving me new found appreciation for soybeans cows farms n corn 😁😁😁 I've always appreciated the Casey's Pizza 😋

  • @tejai13
    @tejai13 Рік тому +5

    Loved this review! You’re right about the pockets of crime-but it’s still a friendly and fun place to be. Come back and see us again when the West Bottoms is completed!

    • @XTRABIG
      @XTRABIG Рік тому

      what's the plan for the West bottoms?

  • @F4URGranted
    @F4URGranted Рік тому +4

    Not Raytown! I had an internship there last year, and it was bad. The amount of crackheads in town was just insane 💀💀

    • @moonbaby5411
      @moonbaby5411 Рік тому +1

      I live in Raytown and I don't see that.. But I seriously don't go out much either.. Where though?

    • @F4URGranted
      @F4URGranted Рік тому +1

      @@moonbaby5411 Enterprise rent a car on 350 highway

    • @moonbaby5411
      @moonbaby5411 Рік тому +1

      That is good to know. Thank you..

  • @olddude5708
    @olddude5708 Рік тому +3

    I spent 35 years building bridges in and around kansas city even help build the smithville dam

  • @raziax9603
    @raziax9603 Рік тому +3

    Growth is great, but keep woke out haha

  • @daveoelke857
    @daveoelke857 4 місяці тому +1

    The West Bottoms have a lot of big old buildings from the 1800s. The Missouri and Kansas rivers join there. It was a very prosperous area in the 1800s and early 1900s. Cool vibe down there.

  • @JONATHANTABLER
    @JONATHANTABLER Рік тому +2

    Great Video! Didn't see The Plaza though... and the houses on Ward Parkway are incredible. You could do just those in one video!

  • @BulldoggerJK
    @BulldoggerJK Рік тому +1

    The problem is when KC renovates an area, the last hot spot turns into a dump. Power and light goes up and Westport turns into a dump. 18th and vine was renovated and it’s a dump now. Sprint center goes up, Kemper goes to crap. Weird the city can’t support more than one area at a time. They’re not adding they’re just moving. Every mayor wants to move the stadiums downtown which is so ridiculous when you see the space the sports complex has. They just raised property taxes through the roof. A person should keep that in mind. There’s no rhyme or reason for the percentage. They just raise them to whatever they want. My neighbor got an 80% increase and mine was 18%. Idiots in Jackson county elect retired ball players to important positions that they have no business being in. Morons with no experience are running KC. An ex mayor that is now a congressman doesn’t pay his taxes and they named a street after him.

  • @eyesofascension8678
    @eyesofascension8678 Рік тому +1

    Yeah no thanks. I currently live in St
    Louis and that's bad enough. No way would i ever move to Kansas city. The best areas to live are out in the open rural areas of the state. Areas such as Augusta, Defiance, Wright City, Nixa, etc. Stay away from the cities.

  • @andrerone8208
    @andrerone8208 Рік тому +4

    I haven't been home in such a long time it's going close to 40 years but I remember being a kid back then and going to school life was a lot simpler back then compared to what it is now we didn't have drive-by shootings and stabbings back in the '70s we had neighbors that were just good people and would help with another we had Stock Yards and factories back then but unfortunately times have changed people moved away like like my family did we moved to California and ever since but I would love to come back home but I have to look at it some parts of his change traumatically and some parts have not once again thanks for posting this video greatly appreciate so much.

  • @shannonfrench6893
    @shannonfrench6893 Рік тому +3

    Nick I enjoy your videos but I must correct you on something. KC is my 2nd home though I live in Northwest Arkansas. When you said Kansas City has more people than ever before I remember in the late 60's, early 70's the population on the city limits sign on Truman Road said it was 507,000+. I remember it well. Just letting you know.🙂

  • @etschmitz
    @etschmitz 10 місяців тому +1

    Shame you didn’t go any further south than Westport. You missed the Country Club Plaza, Ward Parkway, etc. …

  • @bravadomizzou
    @bravadomizzou Рік тому +1

    You gloss over my home town, Independence - also the birthplace of President Harry S Truman.... and you only call it "on the fringes of the metro area"

  • @CB_AlwaysLate
    @CB_AlwaysLate 4 місяці тому +1

    I just eat an entire medium box of Casey's pizza in Pratt, Kansas today and I gotta admit it was satisfying and moderately greasy.

  • @TheKeksadler
    @TheKeksadler Рік тому +3

    If Kansas City, MO is improving, Johnson County, KS is exploding. It's really become the "third" axis of the KC metro. (For better or worse)

  • @humanwolf1984
    @humanwolf1984 Рік тому +3

    Hey Nick&mappy I hope you have a wonderful Halloween & had a Experience with a ghost. 🎃👻

  • @CRSD60I
    @CRSD60I Рік тому +2

    I lived in Kansas City for a little over 6 years on both the Missouri and Kansas sides of the state line. I enjoyed my time there. Still have many good friends I made that I keep in touch with. It has the best BBQ in the country that's for sure! Rosedale BBQ in KCK is my personal favorite.

  • @andreswain2256
    @andreswain2256 Рік тому +4

    I tried emailing you about working with you some how still would love to. 💙💙💙👍🏿

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  Рік тому +3

      Try again NickJohnsonNC18@gmail

    • @seansezz
      @seansezz Рік тому +1

      Oooh I wanna go too Nick. Can I bring this other dude I just met too? He's going through a tough time and I figured a long ride in a car would help. He's a little sketchy but probably ok. I'll shoot you an email and then keep checking on UA-cam to confirm.

    • @andreswain2256
      @andreswain2256 Рік тому +1

      @@NickJohnson yeah I'd like to go ahead and give it a try I'll give it a try as soon as I get off work and get home.

  • @andrerone8208
    @andrerone8208 Рік тому +2

    Since I have been gone away from Kansas City Missouri I was suggest you places for good good barbecue Arthur D's BBQ is one and the second one is Gates barbecues and Sons try those two out I guarantee you won't regret it but it's been years since I've last had it but if I get a chance to get to Missouri trust me that's the first two places I am going to sink my teeth into and then the only thing I'll say after that is heart attack city here I come

  • @noodlesmama9096
    @noodlesmama9096 Рік тому +3

    This video triggered a childhood memory. Not for KC but San Fran where I know you have been. I am a native and lived in the Potrero Hill section as a child. There was a Safeway there (still there!) where we shopped. Back then they had a fully armed security guard who walked around the store because of a lot of robberies. That was the early 70s! See? Everything bad is new again.🙄

  • @DeltaLou
    @DeltaLou Рік тому +4

    It's a cool city. It's not that cultural like St Louis and has a more suburban feel.

    • @CJColvin
      @CJColvin Рік тому +2

      It also isn't as deadly as the city of St.Louis as well.

    • @KS5040
      @KS5040 Рік тому +1

      KC is a dump just like STL.

    • @JamminGramma
      @JamminGramma Рік тому +1

      We have lots a culture in KC. Nelson Atkins, Kauffman Center. Maybe you have trouble recognizing it.

    • @CJColvin
      @CJColvin Рік тому

      @@JamminGramma Don't forget the delicious Barbecue as well.

    • @KS5040
      @KS5040 Рік тому +1

      @@JamminGramma KC lacks a prestigious nationally recognized university. St. Louis has Washington University.

  • @nicholas104
    @nicholas104 Рік тому +3

    Ah West Bottoms. The worst smelling place due to the sewage treatment facilities.

  • @Meandmymirror
    @Meandmymirror 6 місяців тому +1

    What about Waldo and Brookside? Or homes along Ward Parkway?

  • @thatstupidbunnysuit2648
    @thatstupidbunnysuit2648 Рік тому +1

    Kansas City is my hometown. The ghetto is migrating to the Northland. Time to move!

  • @kevinkier6790
    @kevinkier6790 Рік тому +2

    Looks like the roads are rough, pot holes, just like Denver streets. Really sucks!

  • @wandahall4435
    @wandahall4435 Рік тому +3

    Mappy and Nick Love 💘❤ 💕♥ 💗 💖

  • @ChrisHartmann-z6j
    @ChrisHartmann-z6j Рік тому +2

    Thanks for saying KC is better than STL :) Hope you enjoyed the BBQ

  • @BLOXKAFELLARECORDS
    @BLOXKAFELLARECORDS Рік тому +1

    Hello UA-cam friends. I just want to say how much I appreciate all of my fans!!!!!
    ✊🏽 *JX1OO*

  • @kathyparkhurst7005
    @kathyparkhurst7005 Рік тому +1

    hiw about why the homeless population has skyrocted in jopl8n mo

  • @armyantlocsta
    @armyantlocsta Рік тому +1

    You didn’t talk about The Plaza when you filmed Kansas City, Missouri!!!!!!??????? We’re the City of Fountains….you didn’t acknowledge the 18th & Vine Jazz District!!!!??? Alyssa seems cool but I disagree: KC (Missouri period in general) is VERY political!!!! It’s hard to believe that during last election cycle that she didn’t hear a lot of open views pertaining to politics lol! With all that said: Great content Great videos. You’ve definitely earned my subscription. The Taco Pizza 🍕 at Casey’s is the best & their breakfast Pizza

  • @davehughesfarm7983
    @davehughesfarm7983 Рік тому +4

    Good stuff Nick..I live 70 miles NE of KC yep farm country... KC is one of the best gems for a city..But shhhhhushhh.

  • @daryl252000ify
    @daryl252000ify Рік тому +2

    Are you in St. Louis, MO yet? You got to make sure you hit up all parts of the of the metro areas. St. Louis City, North County, West County, and South County. Frontenac, Huntleigh, Ladue, Creve Coeur, Chesterfield, Ellisville, Florissant, Black Jack, Kinloch Hazelwood, Spanish Lake, Ferguson, Jennings, Bridgeton, Maryland Heights, Saint Ann, Central West End, Mehlville, Oakville, Sunset Hills, Kirkwood, Des Peres, Town and Country, Webster Groves, Brentwood, Clayton, and University City. These aren't all, but are fairly well known locations. Maybe you'll have time to at least drive through them, if not actually stop.

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  Рік тому +1

      I've done a video on St. Louis before

  • @tedgrowney8981
    @tedgrowney8981 Рік тому +1

    you barely toured the city. Looks like you just hung out in downtown.

  • @Moehasan998
    @Moehasan998 Рік тому +1

    What is the best city for refugees and immigrants to live in the United States?

  • @hocuspothos387
    @hocuspothos387 Рік тому +2

    Guest on show: "KC has great food." Later in show: "Casey's has the best pizza!" Not a great endorsement of the culinary quality lol

  • @ItsJustMyCommentLOL
    @ItsJustMyCommentLOL Рік тому +3

    Kansas City stand up ‼️

  • @HaveANiceTrip02
    @HaveANiceTrip02 11 місяців тому +2

    gates bbq

  • @WiltonManors-lw6rz
    @WiltonManors-lw6rz Рік тому +2

    this was a very bright girl and extremely cute. Do we still have a # for this one, its rare to find both traits lol

  • @laithamekir5778
    @laithamekir5778 Рік тому +1

    Dude no one and i mean this... NO one says Partner in Missouri. Sounds like Missery because thahe what you find in Missouri 😜