Jackson, Mississippi: The 2nd Most Dangerous City In America
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We visited Jackson, the capitol city of Mississippi, and were astonished by the overwhelming financial distress that permeates the city. The capitol building itself was beautiful, as was the downtown, but get a couple blocks out and the city looks like it's falling apart.
We stayed at the Best Western Plus Jackson Downtown
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People are upset that the only parts he visited were the “bad parts.” But many people saying that haven’t lived anywhere else but Jackson. Once you live somewhere that is way nicer, when you go back you really realize how depressing the city is. My family lives in Jackson, but I’ve never lived there. Always coming from my hometown to visit was always shocking to me. The roads are terrible. The houses are dilapidated. The buildings are abandoned. There are multiple stray dogs and cats everywhere. You see people standing around during the day instead of working, tons of litter, random cones in the street to cover pot holes, etc. JSU is nice but I never wanted to go there because Jackson as a whole is trash. When my parents lived in Jackson in the 80s and 90s, that’s really when things started to go down hill.
its really no good parts in jackson unless you go to far north jackson but you really crossing the county line into madison
@@haroldmillsap1700 Real talk 💯 Shit Im Glad We left Back in 2010 when I were 13 But Jackson Wasn't All that bad back then Compared To This Goddam Generation now BUT Jackson just the new Chicago Now But Clinton And Deep North Jackson Still nice Hell im in Georgia now tho
Angela Hart you know within your heart then nothing but a depression City I used to live there so you coming back so I can give you my phone number so I can call you and talk about this situation
Jackson Mississippi is oppressed saying back in 1960 City civil March environment
As someone who lives in JXN currently, I can attest this is an accurate explanation on the status of the city. Also we have a bunch of squabbling children for a mayor and city council. The only glimmer of hope we had was when Frank Melton was mayor but even he was rough around the edgesz
I’m 23 and i just recently moved to Dallas from South jackson. Best decision i’ve ever made. Jackson could be as big as ATL but due to the corrupt government and crime it never will…
Welcome to Dallas! That's where I live (actually Frisco). I agree about Atlanta. Jackson could have been the Atlanta of the middle south. Everything is there for it to happen, but like you say, the local government is corrupt.
Crazy how these deep mid south states are corrupt just like some countries in the Caribbean.
Facts. The mayor and city council is running the city into the ground.
I AGREE
@@carymarshallfelton9188 yup. Proximity fueled Atlanta growth. Lots of logistics companies. I live in Atlanta though. Has its good but still has a ton of bad going on.
We broke down near Jackson heading to Louisiana. This was back in the late 80s. Blackwell chev. Were life savers. Even though they were busy, because we were travelers, they moved our car to the front for repair. As we waited they sent us out to breakfast. When we retired our car was ready and so was the bill. They were fair and honest. This makes me sad to see this. I hope the business is still open and doing well.
Blackwell went out of business in the late 90s because the Blackwell children did not want to continue their dad's work (I know the family). The location was torn down and a Chrysler dealership was built in that place. Now there are no local dealers -- every car dealer is part of a large conglomerate.
No. Sorry Blackwell is no more
The Blackwell’s passed away and the children sold the dealerships.
Blackwells BEEN gone
Jackson is in a death spiral. I lived there (actually Ridgeland) from 1988-91. But people with money were already moving to Madison County. So, the population decreases and those that remain have no money. Tax receipts crater. Then infrastructure suffers. More flight. Incompetent and corrupt government? More flight. Ultimately, if you drive down State Street, the main drag into Downtown, and see the endless potholes and broken water mains, you know it’s over.
It’s a terrible shame. It used to be a nice town. The people deserve so much better.
Everything you said is 100% correct.
Yea its crazy the richest city in Mississippi is Madison and the poorest is Jackson. I'm from the coast, Biloxi, but recently traveled to Jackson for my first time and yea its pretty rough
@@jllively1990 We just spent 4 days in Biloxi. It’s beautiful there.
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip My hometown, actually. It looks so different from when I was a kid.
It's the people who have caused the delapidation. People don't care about anything.
I've lived here my whole life. I've worked downtown where he's driving around for the past decade. Sadly, there are much worse parts of Jackson than what he found while riding around. South Jackson makes Downtown look nice. South Jackson literally looks like a third world country. Nothing but abandoned houses, trash, people walking the streets, drag racing, people riding 4-wheelers and dirt bikes instead of cars because the roads are so bad, etc... The cops will literally tell you to solve your own crime and get back to them. That's if they even answer.
I was thinking the same thing. I grew up around the North end of Wood St, and it wasn't bad until you passed JC Park. I also spent time in Virden Addition and Queens Terrace.
And that’s exactly why people moved out of there and the city went to hell. You don’t put money into hell holes where the people have no respect. You may as well light your money on fire
I'm from Jackson. Born and raised. Still have a lot of family there but I must admit it was downright heartbreaking to go back. It gets worse and worse. Especially knowing how beautiful the city once was. I remember a lot of those areas you drove through. It's just sad.
Yeah very depressed said please very depressed and said please
Yep. People are upset that the only parts he visited were the “bad parts.” But many people saying that haven’t lived anywhere else but Jackson. Once you live somewhere that is way nicer, when you go back you really realize how depressing the city is. My family lives in Jackson, but I’ve never lived there. Always coming from my hometown to visit was always shocking to me. The roads are terrible. The houses are dilapidated. The buildings are abandoned. There are multiple stray dogs and cats everywhere. You see people standing around during the day instead of working, tons of litter, random cones in the street to cover pot holes, etc. JSU is nice but I never wanted to go there because Jackson as a whole is trash.
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just in the past ten years I've worked downtown it's gotten 2-3x more dangerous. I used to walk and explore on my breaks. I can't even do that anymore.
City is 75% black. Impossible for it to be nice
Yes I was born and raised in Jackson and still live here. There are nicer areas, like Fondren and Belhaven but the city is very run down and dangerous. The rent and hotel prices are extremely high for such an economically repressed area. I was a long haul trucker and seeing other parts of the country really puts things into perspective. I truly believe that Jackson could be a standout southern city! But the powers that be have a vested interest in keeping Jackson just like it is 🤷🏾♀️
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Good morning friend you good?
@@militarysergmarine7772 Hi, just seeing this message. I actually am thanks for asking. I moved out Jackson last week lol
Can you take me with you, I'm a Latino male 23 years old and I will give you kids lol. I'm so desperate I see no hope, my mom moved in wiggins ms it's not that bad but Latino gangs are having a gang war with black gangs right now and I'm not trying to die. Latino are winning that war because they have all the drugs
The rent is not high. Don’t lie. I have a 3 bedroom two bath off off state st and northside dr and only pay 650
I was born and currently live in Starkville, Mississippi (Home of Mississippi State University) and I never touch feet in Jackson nor Meridian anymore. Both places are extremely dangerous and you can just feel the energy of unpleasant vibes. Back then when I was younger. A trip to Jackson was like a trip to ATL even if we came back home the same night bcs of all the colorful lights at night, good food, malls, and low crime rate. Now its just scary to even be out bcs you never know what people are capable of.
Yeah Meridian is my home but haven't lived there in years it's bad
Born in Chicago but went to JSU and my pops is from Meridian.
That’s Everywhere people will say that where you are from that’s it’s A dump but it’s bad everywhere these days
We're neighbors. 😊✌️
You have got to be the best tour guide for a capitol building - you kept it moving, centered on highlights, went floor by floor, and did great panoramic camera work!
And, I enjoy your narrative on all your videos.
Thank you, Nicole!
Mississippi is full of some of the nicest people you’ll ever meet or the meanest, just depends on who you meet! Jackson has a lot of issues like dumping “minimally treated” sewage into the Pearl River, which is sad because it effects more communities down stream. Jackson needs serious help.
I lived in Chicago and Most Mississippians that I've met were mainly black some not nice but the vast majority were nice
I worked at that Shoney's in approx 1990. Their was a line of people out the door at lunch time everyday. People would wait up to 30 mins to get in. The place was BOOMING!!!
Wow, what great story! I would have liked to see that. It’s crazy how the building is just disintegrating now, and no one’s doing anything about it.
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip I had such turnover on my tables I would EASILY walk out of there with $100 per shift. For a young waiter working at Shoney's who talked to waiters working at fine dining, I was making what they were making....It was unreal how busy it was...Oh and in the mornings, they had a BREAKFAST BAR....Oh god people would POUR IN. All you could eat breakfast was likk $4 and they had the best dirty rice ever!!! Some nights it was all you could eat fried Catfish and Shrimp. Was like $6.99 I think. Kids ate free on Wed. Kids were all over the place. Happy families. Eating, drinking (non alchol)....It is where I fell in love with the sound of dishes clanging together. Ther more I heard them clanging. the more I would make at the end of the shift.
Amazing. I get it as well. 30 years of bartending. Started working in restaurants at Denny's as a dishwasher when I was 16. :)
@@dustyflair So then what happened ?
@@Tragic.Kingdom I haven't been to Jackson before, but I think we know what happened. Also, the protective bars around the hotel tell you what happened as well.
I love your videos! I travel as much as I can and love exploring new places. Your awesome videos introduce me to many cities I have yet to see. I really appreciate your commentary and the statistics you provide as it helps me understand the history and 'personality' of the neighborhoods you visit. Thank you
Thank you for the kind words, Susan. :)
I grew up in Jackson and it is sad to see the state of the city. I visit relatives in the surrounding area, none of whom will visit Jackson because of its decrepitude. Based on what I have seen, read, and heard, Jackson needs to solve three problems before it can begin to think about revival of its fortunes: crime, corruption, and incompetence.
I live in Jackson and frankly I'm glad he showed it the way he did. It beyond time for this city to come through on broken promises and abandoned projects. Yea there are positive area like any other city but Jackson it quite pitiful in comparison to other places. We can be mad he didn't show the handful of good areas but the city is overrun with corruption and crime. The no people walking downtown is really pathetic and you will never to grasp how pathetic unless you've traveled a lot as I have. I don't want him to try and find those few good areas because maybe showing the abundance of bs will make the powers that be have enough shame to do something different. Jackson can't even figure out who should pickup the trash 🤦🏿♂️
Wonder why ?
Hopefully this will embarrass this states leaders…(who seem to look after themselves very well!). Shame shame shame on them all, the trash looked a disgusting health hazard. Heartbroken for the zoo animals here, can’t believe they have one ☹️
According to the Bible, they will have a reaping day coming and it won't be very pretty. They should just walk a mile in someone else's shoes and they will do differently. I wish I could help all of us.
@@billkaldem5099 Poor leadership.
@@56Truex Mississippi is a red state this is normal for red states
Man yall need to be careful. I work in Jackson everyday and some of the streets yall went on are some of the worst. I enjoyed the video and yall stay safe.
Thank you for the kind words! 😃
I been to Jackson Mississippi and even tho the city looks torn apart there are some really good people there. Met a lot of people there and they are all very kind
As someone who is currently in Jackson. It is really sad out here. I’ve lived in northern states most of my life(Maryland, Virginia, etc)
. So when I came here I was so shocked at the lack of infrastructure and conditions of the Neighborhoods and buildings. There are constant fires because of the amount of abandoned buildings and trash that’s strewn Around the city. When I arrived at the now defunct greyhound station the first thing I notice was the smell.. it reeked. The water has caused me to break out in rashes alll over my neck and arms so I can’t shower as often as I used to because of the constant broil water notices. And there are little to no resources for those who need them so crime is a constant. Clearly the little money that comes from tax payers and federal funding isn’t being used to better the lives of the citizens. I really suspect that the govt’ officials of this city are hoarding funding and resources for themselves while they let it’s states capital and it’s residents rot. I feel bad because not only is it a bad introduction/representation of the southern states for a first timer, it makes me yearn for the day when I finally leave this soon to be historical ghost town behind.
I'm sorry you have to live there. Just be safe!
Virginia and Maryland isn't the North.
Just wondering why you had move there?
Well the be more “correct” states that are closer to the north or with better infrastructure. And secondly I moved out there to help my fiancé with his Grandmother, she has Alzheimer’s. I left I’m in SC now
@@l0llozer836 that’s good to hear! That was nice of you to help. Glad your in SC now
In addition to being the capital, Jackson is our state’s only true metro area, even if a relatively small one. It is geographically located smack dab in the center of the state. It should be in the interest of everyone in this state to have a healthy and thriving centrally located capital city. However, almost every proposal brought up each year at the state level for the enhancement of its capital city is shot down in the state legislature. While I don’t absolve Jackson’s local leaders from all responsibility, the issue extends far beyond that.
You point is generally well-taken. I would point out, however, that Harrison and Jackson Counties collectively have a greater population than metro-Jackson. While the difference is not great, the Coast is growing at a nice clip.
@@peterbaskind9872 That is just not true. The Jackson metro is almost 600k in population. The MS coast is around 400k.
The book “ the help” was written about the economic disparity and the prolific racism in Jackson. Disgusting white suprematist city marginally educated white trash control everything
I’ve lived in the Jackson area since 1991. It used to be a nice city. In the past 10-15 years it has become a sh!# show of a city filled with violent crime and the leadership that has no clue how to fix it. Homeless people wander around like zombies under the interstate overpasses. Can’t stop anywhere without being asked for money. Don’t feel totally safe anywhere. The lady who anchors the news got mugged here while trick or treating with her kids. Cars stolen constantly. Shootings daily by 14-15 year old kids. I could go on and on and on. Very sad and as much as I’d like to see it change I don’t think there’s any hope whatsoever.
What was it like in Jsckson during late 60s early 70s.?
Sounds like a GOP paradise.
You are shooting the wrong people
Sadly but that’s most city’s these days
Federal funded support! blame the people that have nothing for doing nothing. The richest people leaving with most of the wealth, organization power and general value at once. Leaving behind the same size and responsibilities. to re-adjust for the smaller population will consume 70% of your tax revenue the first years alone.
Hey man, Christian from Italy here. I'm planning a visit along the Mississippi Blues trail for the upcoming summer, just wanted to let you know that your videos are being really helpful in that regard. Thanks so much for your content, keep it up!
Hope you made it to Leland Mississippi
I have never seen streets in the US like this. Thank you for opening my eyes to things I may never have known about or seen.
Livelong Jackson resident, born in 1961 and lived there until last fall. First of all the city itself is having trouble because most of those who did support Jackson years ago have left to go to a better life in the Hinds, Rankin and Madison county suburbs. Jackson's problems began in the mid 90s when black politicians took the city council and decided that "this is our time, whitey was in charge for too long." Since then these "leaders" have only looked to increase their stature and power. We have had several "passable" mayors, but most have let the city fall apart and forced those who could leave for the suburbs. The reason you did not see anyone downtown is that just walking there is dangerous. You drive into there in the morning and head out in the afternoon (you do not stay past sunset). The biggest indication of how inept the city is that the city needs a new trash collection contract. The mayor threw out the company that has done an excellent job for 20 years to go with a shady company out of New Orleans. The council rejected the contract three times, but the mayor called an emergency and let the new company take over without a contract by vetoing those negative votes. Now the city is without a contract, in court to sort out if the mayor can veto a negative action, and this new company has been collecting without a contract or payment. Those who live outside the city can see how corrupt this is, but those still there are so "colorblind" that they elected the do-nothing mayor to a second term. (BTW, the Shoney's you shown in the opening was torn down last week -- if they could only tear down a lot more of the city before all the people who can pay for it head to the suburbs -- like me.)
Thank you for the information. It explains a lot.
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip I failed to see your point in showing footage of the ruins of Jackson Ms. Jackson is among many cities around the country, that show the outcome of what America will be like in the latter. Just as people pick up, and move to better places to live, even so, will there be a mass exodus out of the country, before her destruction. The country is divided, because of the left and the right, the white and the black etc. Your video don't just show the ruins of a city, but the coming ruins of a country.
Yea it is all FEDERAL regulations and reverse racism
Trump 2024+
I am a Black American and I would have to agree with you. Detroit, Flint, Baltimore and quite to many other we see it over and over again. Too many cities and towns with larger Black American population fall into decay as soon as Whites leave and Black assume leadership of its government administration> It can't be denied because its as obvious as day and it doesn't take a genius to see and know what the problem is. Half-ass educated Blacks who dress in nice business attire but couldn't fix a flat tire, because they look too good and are being allowed to have "TOO" much money for doing nothing, Secondly, a decline overall in much of Black Americas morals, ethical and social values to the point of Blacks allow other Blacks that are shady with a half ass education to rule over them, mostly likely because those at the bottom are too many half ass educated themselves that have produced generations of degenerates that have not a drive or strong determination to unite with one another to educate oneself to produce and construct ones own economy without the Whites holding their hand. With all that Virgin land in and around Jackson , The leadership of Jackson could establish businesses in farming and agriculture that could supply Black America groceries and supermarkets with product, cotton could be mass produce for textile companies, if we did with our bare hands in slavery to produce wealth for other then why the hell isn't being done with technology today for our own survival and progress, I can tell you why its because too many of us are still asleep, malingering, in a state of stupor believing others will always come to save us when we fall deep in trouble, keep running with the democrats and their welfare state of mind, we have not seen ground zero yet.
From Gary Indiana, know what you mean.
I was born in Jackson in 1958. Grew up near Boling street and North Side drive. A good life until early 1990s. My old neighborhood near the BPI building looks like a war zone of burned out houses, blown up street, and garbage. I left in 2013 and won't go back. The criminals are mainly armed teenagers and they will kill you with no regret.
I was raised in Jackson before the decline. I moved to Texas almost 35 years ago. I was so shocked when I went back - at all the decay, poverty, and crime. Most people I grew up with left Mississippi too and those that didn’t moved out of Jackson into the suburbs. Sad situation.
It's so sad. My dad worked in Jackson from 1976 until 2010, living in and around Jackson most of that time. I loved it. It's unbelievable what has happened to our state capital.
Mississippi is a republican state
The City is blue. Is Is ran by democrats. Come down to Bay saint louis Mississippi. You won't find none of this trash. It is a republic ran city. Not much crime
We have a strange soil issue in Jackson, and other parts of MS, called Yazoo Clay. It expands when wet and contracts when dry, which is the main reason for the potholes and crumbling foundations on houses. My in laws actually had the slab break right in half under their house. Repair companies claim to be able to fix these foundations but I don't think they are usually successful. We left the area, actually Hinds county mostly for this reason but then found out about all the other benefits of NOT living in that county, and I am SO thankful. But I lived there my entire life until just 15 years ago. Jackson was, at one time, a true Southern Gem. Now, anybody who can leave does.
Now we gotta boil the water smh
I work in construction engineering and am from Mississippi as well. What you have said is true but that sounds like a cop out as to why the roads look like they do. That's an easy fix if you have engineer that knows what he's doing. The main reason for the pot holes and rough roads in the state are due to heavy rainfall and flooding.
All them dead slaves I would say killed your soil
Even if they don't have the money, bye Felicia. Know quite a few people who just packed up their car and left. No one really cares about Jackson anymore other than it being the state capitol.
For expansive soil, like where I live in the desert southwest, post tension concrete slab are standard practice here. The tension wires keep the slab (in high tension) which prevents cracking or other issues.
For those saying he should've showed the million dollar neighborhoods, private schools etc... yes there are nice places in the city, but reality is majority of the city looks exactly like what he showed.
I lived in Jackson for about 9 months or so, back in 1964-1965. I was in 5th grade then. My dad managed the Stonewall Jackson Motor Lodge at the time. Jackson was a very pretty city then. The restaurant was ran by a guy we called Mr. Paul. It was a great place to eat then. At one point I remember all the motel rooms were rented to the federal government. They were filled with federal agents investigating the murder of the three civil rights activists, inspiring the movie "Mississippi Burning". The KKK burned a cross that was visible from the motel windows and shortly after that we moved. This was back before the Interstate highway went through, essentially killing many businesses in that area. My late wife and I went through Jackson a few years back (about 2010-ish) and we visited the motel property. So much had changed. My heart goes out to all the residents of Jackson for what they have been through.
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I’m from Jackson. Born and raised. After watching your video, I felt some type of way. Yes, there are some parts that look like a third world country. And yes,over the years, the city has gone down dramatically. But there are some good parts too. If you’re gonna make a video about Jackson, show the city in it’s entirety. Not just the negative. You could have shown the campus of J.S.U.( Jackson State University), the campus of Tougaloo College, the Civils Rights museum in downtown Jackson, the home of slain civil rights leader - Medgar Evers. Which, by the way, is a National monument. You could have shown Belhaven district, the Fondren district, Woodland Hills area where they have homes valued well over half million dollars. The District of Eastover, where they have really nice restaurants, office spaces and multi million dollar homes. Next time you come to Jackson, I’ll be glad to give you a tour of the city. I can show you some of the beautiful parts of the city. Also, I recommend you stay at the King Edward Motel in downtown Jackson or The Westin in downtown. These are very nice 5 star motels.
It's just a sad City
EXACTLY ❤️❤️❤️
thank you !!
any food recommendations ill be visiting soon
@@trippinwithtrav everywhere in the city has great food ,
I just moved here 2 months ago from san diego california ! best decision i’ve made! i’m in fondren east over part of jackson and it’s beautiful. there are bad parts of san diego even . so happy 😀
I just bought a house in Jackson and these comments made me worry. I'm happy that your comment it's positive.
I was raised in North Mississippi and lived in Jackson in the Belhaven area from 1983-1991. I still have relatives in Clinton that I occasionally visit. Words cannot express how much Jackson has declined since then. Just watch over your shoulder, especially after dark.
I was born in raised in Milwaukee (horrible place right now) went to Jackson state in the 90s. Liven in one of thoes shot gun houses being filmed, right by campus. My neighbors were night of the living base heads and transgender drug dealers. I was car jacked in brawd daylight as the police was circulating the block. It always looked dusty and gloomy. I was depressed the entire time. In my 4th year I took a ride to Biloxi. I saw Ole Miss, green grass, the sun, flowers. I was in shock. I could not believe I was still in Mississippi. I thought the ENTIRE Mississippi looked and felt like jackson, McComb, Vicksburg, pearl and all the surrounding areas.
Jackson was the murder capital of the world when I lived there. There was a rap song made about the murders and Jackson also had an Aids epidemic at that same time.
Omg how could I have forgotten about the snipper on top of the restaurant on Terry Rd
I went to JSU the same time as you, repping the Chi.
Yep. People across the United States don't realize how bad Jackson really is
You’re from WISCONSIN, your grammar and spelling is terrible…. Quit telling people you went to JSU! Did you graduate? I hope not ( embarrassed)!
I enjoyed watching your vlog. Finally saw a glimpse of Mississippi and its capitol.
That capital building looks insanely cool on the interior.
I live just outside of jackson and man is it nice, Madison is just a beautiful place (most of it) you should check it out
I will!
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip It's mainly residential suburbs.
I really like your channel, Joe! Your're doing a great job, thank you!
Love your videos! You earned yourself a new subscriber!
Awesome! Glad your here. :)
I really enjoy your trips. It gives me a good insight about America today. Some places will be completely of my list including Jackson, Mississippi !
Thank you, Bettina!!
I was born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi. The city of Jackson was once a beautiful city. It had thriving malls and beautiful neighborhoods. It began to decline in the late 1980s/1990s.
By the 2000s it was almost unlivable. I left in 2004, I have never looked back. It's shocking how much it has changed. The Jackson Zoo was once one of the best in the South. Poor Animals.
All my childhood memories are long gone. It's literally a third world city. Crumbling infrastructure, sky high crime, ignorant and dangerous hoodlums everywhere. It's so depressing.
I always felt bad for the sumatran or malaysian tiger in that little cage , just pacing back n forth and growling, what a miserable life that cat had. That city got worse and worse by the year post 80/90's. You don't feel safe in any neighborhood and almost no one maintains their property.
coming from the Mississippi delta visiting Jackson or Memphis back in the late 80's early 90's used to be the highlight of my year, sad to hear what's become of it.
Metro center comes to mind. In the early 80’s one of the high end department stores, maybe McRaes had a Ferrari filled with high end boxes of cologne. That mall was the bomb. There was a mall on the north side of town ,that was new at the time, but no comparison to Metro Center. Very sad!
@@johnplatt9518 NorthPark Mall. It's rundown as well. They may have torn it down by now.
@@Jaxxon123 northpark is still there. Stores are added inside as well. Its was going under, but i guess they decided to act on it.
I was born in Jackson, Mississippi in the 1950s. I can't remember anything about the city because my parents left for Pennsylvania shortly after. I have been by since and stopped to visit. It was depressing, but the people, mostly black, treated me well. I am sorry to hear they have problems with the water and such. I wish the people of Jackson well.
Another very good video. The capitol building is very beautiful. Your guide was very welcoming with a good personality. But there are very few people around that place its like a holiday.
There is always one common denominator which determines the poverty/crime level of any city.
Demographics. Need I say more?
Nope
And why do you think that is. There’s always a CAUSE w/ and effect.
A city's livability follows its average IQ up or down.
@@bscottb8 “IQ” is not a true method of testing intelligence. It is construct of society to suppress/oppress certain demographics. 9/10 the person doing brain surgery doesn’t know how to rebuild a transmission in car. Every human has to ability to learn and retain information. Some people maybe more advanced in certain areas/subjects than others. We live in a skill based society and when opportunity isn’t afforded to everyone equally of course the numbers are gonna look skewed.
Unfortunately, this video is a sad reality of home. I've lived in LA for years and although I love home, when I'm back, it's depressing. As an artist from here, one of my motivating factors is to create enough inspiration to drive people to want to do better in the state. To attract resources and access to help re-develop. I've a song coming out called J'Africa on April 8th. It's about Jackson. I hope it plays its role.
You can thank the War of Northern Aggression for leaving your home state 300 years behind the rest of the country after
😂 Whatever you say grand wizard
@@SlavaBanderastan possibly the dumbest reply i'll see this week
@@FromTheHipp im surprised you can read. America is progressing slowly
@@SlavaBanderastan Better be kind to Fetus--he's still upset that he can't own people anymore.
I remember North Jackson always being more upscale than South Jackson
Also the potholes on I20 probably swallowed more than a few compact cars 😄
But the white flight I saw happened in the mid-90s. My grandparents lived in a nice one story brick ranch house in Whispering Pines, before moving to Brandon in 1996. Sad to see a great place go downhill so fast.
Brandon Florida ... unacceptable.
Same in Illinois
Same in Chicago north upscale
South not upscale it's all by design tho (Mississippian Roots)🔥🎯💯🏹🏹🪶🪶🪓🪓
Whispering Pines... when I read that I thought "Christmas decorations". Was that the neighborhood where everyone put up Christmas decorations (hand painted and decorated signs with various messages) in their yard each year? Driving through that neighborhood in December was a special treat for me as a kid.
Thank you so much for this video I live in Jackson Mississippi and I couldn't have done a better job you did an excellent job on showing the world Jackson Mississippi thanks again
I’m 21 born and raised in West Jackson moved to the city next door in 5th grade I pray for my city and hope I can escape the poverty soon
You’ll do it.
I was also born in poverty, my income was 55k a year, and i managed to be a millionaire at 40. Just keep up that fiscal responsibility and invest in good stocks, you can do it, friend.
You have never known a Jackson that was nice. I remember the Jackson when you were born...it was not good, even then.
Not to be rude, but he didn't state that he did. It might have been nice to him.
VERY eye opening!…thank you.
I live outside Jackson right on the Brandon/Floowood line, came here five months ago. This is 9th state I’ve lived in and will be last, absolutely love it in Mississippi! It’s a shame the elected officials in Jackson are so crooked and milking the city.
You live in a really good area brandon and Flowood has lots of amenities for Mississippi and a few good ones too in Pearl with the Mississippi braves. Not to mention the amphitheater in Brandon. Lived in Brandon/Flowood Mississippi for 17 years of my life now I live in Ohio since April
That’s where I live as well. My dad works in Jackson and sometimes we’ll make trips there. Luckily he works in a “okay” section with office buildings and such.
Watching this video again today brings back so much nostalgia for me. Funny enough, I do miss Jackson very much despite all the negatives about it. I remember watching King Edward and his Blues Band perform live before my eyes at the Subway Lounge around 1995/1996. Patrice Moncell too (RIP). The Subway Lounge was a an interestingly strange place. Very much a hole in the wall but what I loved about it was that all ages, races and demographics (including late teen college students like me back then!) would be found there. Especially after 2 am. Bucket beer and blues dogs were unforgettable there. So sad it was eventually torn down. The Mississippi State Fair is also world class, without a doubt. Been to many countries and I can definitely vouch for that. I attended it every single year I lived in Jackson (1995-2017). The food is very much missed. I also have fond memories of the DOCK in the late 90s. Was that an awesome party place or what? And who remembers club Catwalk? Wings and pool at Jokers Tavern with friends on certain nights was much fun. So was listening to music in the car late nights during my pizza delivery route around Ridgewood, Old Canton and East Northside Drive while in grad school. I also miss fishing at the Rez and other spots around Jackson, Pearl and beyond. Houses were also dirt cheap so it was possible to buy one in South Jackson cash, live in it for 5 years and then sell it at cost and move on. So sad that in Jackson, iconic places (like the Metrocenter - so many memories there) just disappear forever after some time and never come back. God bless all who are still living there or have lived there at some point during their lifetime.
Several year ago my wife and I would drive several hours from out of state to shop and enjoy. After awhile I didn’t feel safe in Somolia anymore whiteout a 45 on my hip so we went elsewhere
I grew up about a half hour south of Jackson. Born in 1980. It has continuous gone downhill during my life time. Everyone used to go to the Metrocenter Mall, then in the 90s it got so bad you wouldn't go. Lots of places are just abandoned. Most of the business, people that could move, left starting in the 90s. Moved out to Brandon, Clinton, Madison, etc. That's where the money went. My grandmother still lives in Flowood.
Malls just about everywhere are in sad shape.
Blame the avarice on suburban cities.
Cities went on a rampant permit issuing/mall-building spree.
This happened because, for a long time, communities went to great efforts to create commercial space.
Retail ventures brought commerce, merchants and entertainment to cities and suburbs.
But when even more suburbs sprang forth, the market became vacant retail space.
We traveled through Jackson back in 2015, we stayed overnight. I was glad to leave. It looked bad out by the interstate but I'm glad we didn't venture into town. I thought our roads in SC were bad. Jeez!
I was born and raised in Jackson. I left in 2000 and never looked back!! I've visited a handful of times over the years, but only to attend funerals. The few family members I have left in Jackson come to visit me so they can spend time away from the hood.
As for the "good parts" of Jackson that I keep seeing mentioned in the comments, you can only polish a turd so much and it still smells like sh!t.
United States of Africa unfortunately
I only saw the downtown area of Jackson. Spent time mostly in Smith Park. I had a nice time at a Juneteenth celebration. I met nice people. Had a peaceful experience. I bought beautiful souvenirs, the prices were very reasonable.
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The yellow house at the 7:37 mark was my great-grandmother's. It's the house in which my mama was raised. They were the last family in their area-everyone moved away. It was such a nice home 60-70 years ago. Sad. Last time I drove by, there were no houses left on Robinson Street for about a mile. Just front steps leading to empty lots.
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I'm English therefore, my opinion doesn't really count. However, I feel really sad because Jackson is so famous. I do love America though and I love the people. I have visited the South many times. Thank you for your video, it was very interesting.
Thank you for watching, George!
Why would you love America? America sucks.
Jackson has been a victim of deliberate political neglect for decades, mainly from the state. The terrible conditions are seemingly desired by politicians who want to blame everything on the majority black population, who have been victimized by that neglect. Even federal money meant to improve conditions has been blocked by the state, and often redirected towards white-flight communities.
I grew up in mid-city jackson during the civil rights strife, and it was bad. It was very dangerous there, and Ive seen horrible things. I moved away in 1980 and swore i would never live there again, and i never did. Over the years I would go back occasionally to see family, and it was a culture shock every time. I hated going back. Mom and Dad are gone now. I have a few relatives that live there still, but Ive decided Im never going back there again. Nothing but bad memories…so why go back.
Don’t abandon family.😕
What's the worst thing you saw happen during the Civil rights strife?
@@eugenecaldwell9619 my next door neighbor found a dead boy in her backyard. He had been chased down and beaten to death. That was the worst.
born and raised in jackson
it’s sad to see how it is every time i go. but it’s my town, i love it and i hope to live back down there some day. i want to help make it better, for everyone.
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It's so sad for me to see Jackson this way. I went to high school just south of Jackson. It must have been its heyday. I remember going to the State Fair every year, state band contest at Mississippi College, great shopping trips and wonderful restaurants. The first shopping mall that I ever went to was in Jackson. So, all good memories for me. Oh, and good concerts and events at the Convention Center.
Cops never give out any speeding tickets in this town 😅
I lived in Jackson back during 2001-03 with a break for a few months back home in Northeast Arkansas. I went to a bible college on Beasley road and spent a lot of time at Northpark Mall, but I preferred Metro Center in the bad neighborhood. I had a friend who sold shoes there and, back then, the mall was still going but was on its way out. I enjoyed the shops near the mall, too. It is a shame for that area to be so decrepit. I wonder how it is now? I shudder to think.
Yes!! I miss Metro so much. I was a kid in the 90’s and actually modeled for Metro Center in the late 80’s to early 90’s. Maybe I’m showing my age but I swear we all loved each other so much more back then.
Abandoned. Someone bought it a few years ago to do a renovation and turn it into retail, office space and apartments but it never happened. I think she got into some legal trouble before it happened.
I've never been to Jackson, probably never will. Of course there are the usual comments that you only showed the "bad areas" of the city, but maybe most neighborhoods in Jackson are like this and you probably don't want to do an hour long video. You also did show downtown. Fact is Jackson had the highest murder rate of any city over 100K people in the entire country in 2021. Yes, higher than Baltimore, St. Louis, Detroit and other dangerous cities. That should tell you something right there.
Exactly. Highest murder rate in the US should tell you that you have a problem.
If you are in this area, stay in the suburbs. The suburbs are nice. Everyone fled Jackson when the crime got so bad.
We moved to Jackson (Queens) when I was 3 and it was very nice. We moved back to my hometown of Hazlehurst in the mid 80's. Crime was creeping in. I go back to my old stomping ground from time to time and it looks absolutely horrible. The house we used to live in looks like a drug house. It's heart breaking.
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I was in Mississippi once. We drove the Natchez Trace Parkway and it was wonderful. Then, we got to Natchez and it was awful. We saw a few more places in Mississippi including Jackson. I'll never go back.
@Scott Perkins There's a lot of beautiful places. But you're talking about an island of privilege in a sea of misery. Hard to enjoy.
But there are good sides of jackson , Ms . I'm a jackson native and it would've been more informative if you would have shown the nice areas of Jackson instead of the run down parts of West Jackson . The video is bias typically coming from people that's not from Jackson . On your next stop here show NorthEast Jackson and Belhaven Area or Fondren nice areas that has grown .
Of course there are nice areas of Jackson. There are nice areas of every city. However, when I visit a city I focus on the downtown and the area surrounding downtown. The downtown is the city’s heart and pulse, completely unique and different from any other city.
Does the city encourage people to live in the downtown area, which in turn creates business, including restaurants and stores? A vibrant nightlife? Throngs of people walking on the sidewalks? Are the buildings maintained and inhabited? Jackson, unfortunately, fails in this. The downtown is a wasteland. There are no people living there. Many of the buildings are boarded up and literally collapsing into themselves. The streets are the worst I have ever driven on in the United States. Trash is littered everywhere. I hated to see it.
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Man how's a random dude supposed to know where the "nice" areas of every city are. These guys seem like they roll into downtown and drive a mile or two around the city center. Bellhaven and fondren and all that is not that nice at either. Just a few people holding out for the inevitable that will over take those areas in another 10 years.
@@russellresshaven4672 well your opinion matter to huh !
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip i agree with ya man. Downtown is eerily quiet. I lived in Jackson for 22 years. Left in 2017. I can count the number of times I went into downtown as there is nothing there worth going to twice. There used to be a club called the Catwalk. It shuttered by 2000. Farish street had one or two nice soul food restaurants but the whole area is run down. On a weekend you would think Jackson is a ghost/abandoned city if you go downtown! All the nice clubs came and went never to return. Smith Park was scary! Mostly a haven for homeless folks.
The Capitol building has a lot of Roman features...and the Italian marble is in excess. Wow. Such a poverty stricken state, though. Thanks for the video.
Nice video. Got to see Somewhat of Mississippi. Capitol building was just beautiful! Noticed the spelling of Supreme Court in it? Sorry to say. I have seen Sacramento Capitol Building, while visiting US. It was superb, in my opinion. Thanks 🙏
Great videos with good info and interesting subjects. I don't normally scribe, butI did here. Keep up the good work. .. P.S. Your wife is beautiful. Count your blessings ! Stay safe.
Thank you, Chris! :)
Great videos love em
Thank you for letting your video speak for itself, and not feeling the need to talk every second of every minute to describe how "you're now turning left", and "look at that closed down store." I for one appreciate the fact that you realize your viewing audience is smart enough to figure all that out for themselves. You earned a new subscriber today...
You should see it now in 2022! Was born/raised there and moved out around 2000 to Rankin county!
I went to school there back in the mid 80,s. I loved the city , it was beautiful and green , streets never looked as bad as what I see now , people were simple and nice . I remember McDowell road , and Raymond road . I lived in magnolia apartments , it was beautiful then . So sad to see Jackson Ms. Like this .
When you see a nice little moderate house such as at 7:00 the green house but then see the squalor around it … you realize how hopeless it would feel to be trying to maintain amid that
I’m DoorDash ing across the country and all I needed was 5 minutes to get out. It’s very bad and like u said, the roads are treacherous. Glad I saw the stadium prime coaches at but nothing else. Sad.. oh and not one cop did I see..
I left Jackson in 2017. Had lived there since 1995. Every year it got worse. Metro Mall declined, South Jackson where I lived just decayed bad. The area around JSU just got worse each year. I have fond memories of the downtown Shoney's you see at minute 2.22. Used to go get an awesome thanksgiving plate there since I didn't have any family in the US. After my graduation in 2000, took my mom there for lunch, Sad to see it's now gone too!
It’s a shame, really. Jackson could be great. Another Atlanta, even. It’s been poorly managed, and will take years to fix.
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip it’s hard to do when Jacksonians continue to elect clowns into leadership positions, like Kenneth Stokes. If you aren’t familiar with him and need a good laugh, you can find plenty here on UA-cam to understand what I mean. Ignorance plus corruption equals what is wrong with Hinds county
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip probably been mismanaged by rayciss wypipo right? 🤡🤡🤡
The MetroCenter was once so beautiful. All my memories as a teenager, all gone. It's looks like a bomb shelter in Ukraine, now.
@@jewel6949 I was being sarcastic 😉
You primarily viewed one area of Jackson. Do you know how big Jackson is? Not saying Jackson is Houston but there are a bunch of areas that you did not see that are really nice.
When I visit a city, and I have visited 65 major cities in the past 6 months, I explore it’s downtown and the area encircling it in a roughly 2 mile radius. Jackson was easily the worst of the 37. Shreveport, Louisiana was a fairly close second.
I’m sure Jackson has nice suburbs, like virtually all cities. But I don’t visit them because they are boring and basically the same everywhere. The heart and soul of a city is it’s downtown and the surrounding area. Unfortunately, Jackson’s city center fails woefully compared to other cities.
@@JoeandNicsRoadTripI’m from Jackson. Jackson has a bunch of nice areas. Im not talking about the suburbs. I know where the suburbs are. You went to the very worst parts of Jackson.
@@GospelPatternTV I'll repeat myself. I explore the downtown area of every city I visit and the area immediately encircling the downtown area. I do the same for EVERY city. It's not a pick and choose scenario.
Jackson only has 153,000 people, that's not big at all.
@@jalenbarlow1303 I’m not talking about the amount of people. I know how many people that are in Jackson. I’m talking about the size. Jackson lost a lot of its population due to crime and corruption. Jackson has many more parts to it than what this video is showing,
Ga in here to show some love to my folks in Mississippi.
When you get to Michigan make sure to head to the UP. The towns like Iron Mountain are amazing. Every time I visit it feels like I'm back in the 1980's. Love the nostalgic feeling I get seeing the old brick buildings.
I will do that!
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Yep its like dat fr I left last year and only visited once just because of dentist appointment!
My mom was born in Jackson. One day, in the mid-1950s my grandfather loaded the entire family into a car and didn’t stop driving until they got to California. She hasn’t been back since.
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I'm sure he felt he wanted a middle class life for his family and was not going to get it in Jackson so he had no choice but to leave.
I live in Calgary and I am proud of how clean the city is, I can't imagine how one could have no civic pride.
I meet more people from Jackson Ms in Dallas tx than people from Dallas Tx, so I would suspect outside of white flight, middle class black flight to the surrounding areas, that there is a brain flight as far as people who have the means. Should be interesting to see how it looks in 15 years... I left 10 years ago, best decision I ever made.
I left 20 years ago. Best decision I ever made.
That's by design. MS is vitually a retirement state.
Houston area is full of Louisiana refugees. Mostly from South Louisiana. North Louisiana goes to Dallas.
I’ve never been to a third world country to compare the two but I live in the suburbs and will tell you that I don’t go to Jacktown without my hubby or steel BFFs. However, there are some GREAT restaurants and people in Jackson.
I left Jackson 8 months ago. To scared to be there. The crime is horrible. I was gang stocked from my home. Left with only my little dog and life. Sold my property and home and fled. It was hard watching this video due to now PTSD.. I know every inch of Jackson. I was there 22 years. Sad place filled with drugs and crime. And yes a failing infrastructure. There are wealthy areas on the outskirts of Jackson.
Same here. I sold my house in the Broadmoor area just off Northside Dr. Bought an RV, grabbed my dog and hauled butt after 20 years. Best decision I ever made. Living on a cattle ranch in Oklahoma where my nearest neighbors are five miles away! Oh yeah, the PTSD is very real.
Hello Michele, hope you're doing well now.
I'm from the UK. Can you please explain what gang stocked from your home means? Did gangs take over and force you to leave? That's some madness!
I was born and raised on the coast. The last time I visited Jackson was to see a preseason game between the Colts and Saints in 2006. When I left the game we noticed State St. was blocked off and traffic diverted to I-20. The reason was it was too dangerous to drive at night. This was not the Jackson I remembered as a youth. I have no plans to go back.
Gulfport here! The coast is a hidden gem!
Run down or brand new, rich or poor; Nicest people in the entire world are from Mississippi.
I just rode (motorcycle) and camped in MS this month (June 2022) and this is the opinion I left with. Everyone I met there was friendly. I had a great time.
Thank you.
Rich people can afford to be nice, if they want to be, poor people can be nice because they have nothing else. It's the ones in the middle that snarl at you as they try to hang to the little they have clawed together.
Facts I’m from Jackson Mississippi myself but I’ve moved to Texas a couple years ago but ii definitely miss the southern hospitality💯🫱🏽🫲🏿💯
They're nice to your face . I have never met so many grifters and dishonest people in my life.
Yeah most cities and places in the countries have areas that looks like this, but they also could have rehab these areas also!,
I lived in Jackson Ms all my life and back when I was growing up in the late 70s and early 80s it was a great place people were great and in them days the community stood together.
I love your travel-drives … I have to say seeing the run down areas is the most intriguing…. If you just look at normal it would be boring. There is something fascinating about the decay.
Thank you. It's what I find interesting as well. There's a stark beauty to it, I think.
I was born in Jackson, Mississippi in 1971. The creators of this YT video are visitors obviously. Even though it’s not completely wrong, this video is not accurate as far as the city of Jackson in it’s entirety. It looks like they drove around the closest areas to where their motel room was located. It’s overwhelmingly obvious that Jackson, Ms is a financially degraded & struggling region, and these UA-cam creators are glorifying that perspective mainly. Which is their right. But there are still a few areas of Jackson, Mississippi that are clean & beautiful 🌸. And very suitable to live in. Maybe 🤔 I should do a video showing the BEST parts of the poorest suffering region of the USA. Jackson, Mississippi
Exactly!! He drove around the inner city only. There several very nice to upscale hotels in the Jackson Metro area but he chose one continue negative narrative that he was trying to write
Amen. Don’t bother anyone and they won’t bug you. Use common sense,
As an outsider who has family in Jackson and visits every year, there are more opportunities in nicer areas, especially for your kids. More jobs, better schools, etc. I don’t think people should limit themselves to Jackson. Other cities or suburbs give people more opportunities. I know this because my family lives there and my parents have lived there compared to other cities. You can be successful but it’s harder when you live in a dilapidated city.
@@Angi3maname The narrative is not about how anyone feels about the opportunities in Jackson. It’s strictly about NICER AREAS to live. That’s it. Period, Have an amazing day
@@deede0151 RIGHT!? And trynna question where all the people are in downtown!!?? I’m over here hollering “most of us work past 4:30 in the south, SIR!” 🤓
I left Jackson over 30 years ago when it was beginning its downward spiral. You're pretty brave - driving through places I've been afraid of for years. The problem in a nutshell - a continuing succession of Democrats running the city. A good example - the city spent millions on smart water meters, yet did not repair the crumbling city water system. Each time there's a hard freeze, large areas of town have no water.
LOL, blaming it all on Democrat city leaders. The rest of the state is run by Republicans. Fact it, Mississippi is a welfare state. Zero Fortune 500 companies in the state. Better chance of getting shot in Jackson then Chicago. This is not the fault of Democrat city leaders. It's state level. Outskirts of MS are far WORSE! Like a bomb hit or something.
Really. I was there on business travel in 1995 and the next AM, the hotel had no running water lol. That explains it.
It’s not just JACKSON the whole state is a POS 💩 ….Red state tragedy‼️
I’m from Hattiesburg…I rather live in MEXICO than MISSISSIPPI 💯
Democrats literally destroy everything they touch. Look where we are today.
My family used to eat at that Shoney's every time we went through Jackson. we lived in Yazoo City and later on Hattiesburg. Shoney's had great food. It's really telling that such a great restaurant in a prime area failed. Really sad. MS has always had poverty, but back in those days the crime rate was very low. People want to say poverty is the cause of the crime but that can't be true because poverty has always been with us Mississippians. Something else is causing it, a breakdown of families and churches if you ask me. Or maybe its something else.
I from Louis Mississippi small town between Belzoni And yazoo Mississippi but when I was down home about 15 years ago there not even a gas station there that didn't for me being in Minnesota for about 47 years now but Mississippi is my home just can't see myself Living there anymore love seeing my friend mostly of them has gone to be with the Lord I just enjoy the ones that Left amen Thank God for the ones that Left I just love family and friends thanks u Lord for the ones that Left o gboy I am out good night to All
@Endymion766 ueah so look up Yuri Bezmenov being interviewed by G. Edward Griffin talking about Ideological Subversion
It's all on purpose, the first stage "Demoralization" takes generations and its all about removing your faith and pumping marxist propaganda into the soft minds of your children and getting society as perverse as possible and confuse people by gender, separate people by race and religion and pin them against each other to destabilize society, then it's "Crisis" which is where we are now and that is deliberately destroying an economy through overprint of fiat currency (which is what the US dollar is)
All to rebuild in tyranny aka bigger government in a cynical term called "Normalization"
We're all being socially engineered into communism.
All shoneys have been closed I believe. All close near me. Augusta ga, Savannah ga, Statesboro ga, so I assume everywhere else. Not just because of poverty. They have been gone from here for a long time.
Paying people to have babies and not get married and fathers to not support your kids
Drugs. Shoot the criminals. Problem solved
That’s the same hotel we stayed at because I remember the fence all around it . The breakfast was very good just like they said
Jackson, MS. Born & raised. You were in neighborhoods I wouldn’t dare drive through! 😭
I just kept my head down and made it a point to not be obnoxious. 😬
That said, I was astonished at the lack of attention to infrastructure. I’ve never seen roads this decrepit. So many abandoned homes and businesses.
Do you still live in Jackson?
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip it’s tragic! The city receives plenty of funds. Lots of lies & false promises!! The rich gets richer! The crime rate is so high because NO ONE takes Jackson serious.
I live on the outer skirt of Jackson, a city called Byram.
@@raven.aaliyah Everything you just said is what the locals in the city told me. It must be true. And it’s a damn shame.
@@raven.aaliyah also the government could careless about their state capital
He was safe. There are worse parts.
Run down or not. The greens keep me coming back 🤣
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I lived in Jackson for 7 years. It is depressing. It is declining over the last 50 years. And you feel it. I can go back now, and it is like I never left. And i lived there 15 years ago. Same run down businesses. Same depressing feeling. Of course there are suburbs in a metro area that size that are not so bad, but they are an oasis in the desert. And of course there are great people there. It is just poor. When you live somewhere that is growing, you can see how this happens. The infrastructure costs too much to maintain, compared to the taxes the city brings in. Not enough industry. Too much brain drain. It passed the point of no return decades ago.
This video captures the truth.
Thank you for that, Jayleigh.
Great video LS but very scary. This urban decay is happening across the globe, but as long as there are people who think only of making more money for themselves, then I fear that it will get no better. Brynn Welch ... Stafford. UK.
I too was born and raised in Jackson. It really is a shame what it has become. It’s often blamed on an actual term named “white-flight”, in the early 90’s. Around 1996, when I was in high school, it started to become pretty bad, but little did I know it would become what it is today.
And if you don't mind me asking, where did most of the "white-flight" people go to?? Other areas of Mississippi or other states??
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@@dementedmindstate7063 Both. Most just went to the suburbs when the crime spiked. This man is blaming busing in the 70’s but I grew up in the 80’s and I knew very few people who lived in the suburbs. The “flight” came in the 90’s with gangs, drugs and violence and it wasn’t just white people leaving. You only have to look at these comments to see I’m telling the truth.
@@jKLa I see you know what is going on.
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Some might find it weird, but just by the landscape itself, Jackson looks beautiful. It has that medium city vibe: not a small town, but also not infested by that typical big city chaos. Some areas could improve for sure, but most of them look decent. The human issue might be the main challenge. In the end, not everywhere needs to be like Los Angeles, Houston, or New York.
LA is a shithole
Thank you. I was there visiting several years ago. Yes, I saw bad areas but you also have good areas such as artist area, civil rights museum (which is awesome) and I’ve stayed at two hotels (includes BW, which had internet) and I walked around that area and felt safe. Shoneys was closed at that time. Anyway found a really nice outlet mall had many nice stores and movie theater. You could see the southern charm in Jackson. Yes, streets are super raggedy
Financial inequality creates that mismatch. It'll keep happening in every run down majority black city or town.
Yea I’ve definitely seen worse. Reminds me of Colorado Springs Downtown… big little city