I was born in Chester, and raised there, and in the immediate vicinity. It was always a rough town, especially if you got yourself into the wrong neighborhood at the wrong time. I got in occasional fights, but the worst beating I ever took was in a race riot that erupted after a Chester - Sun Valley football game. The ironic part was, Chester won the game - I guess they just hadn't had their fill of kicking ass. Nick J. lists Chester at # 2, behind Philly - for the most dangerous place to live in PA, and you have it at # 1 for simply worst... You're both right. I left in 1970, right out of High School. Had myself a Bryn Mawr girlfriend, and joined the Navy, and never looked back. I can't believe my eyes at your videos.
My parents grewup in Pottsville, Pennsylvania during the 1950's and moved out in the 1970's. The Anthracite Mines and Reading Railroad (which i jave family memebers who worked for both) was the prime source of income. I was told by my great aunt that when the Anthracite Mines started shuting down after the 1940's, tones of residents moved out of the Coal Mining towns (my great aunts and Grandmother grewup in St. Clair Pennsylvania). The situation was made even worse when the Reading RR filed for bankruptcy in 1971 due to a decline in the demand of Anthracite Coal and 5 years after was merged into Conrail. My Dad tells me what it was like growing up in Pottsville before both my parents moved. Also my Dad worked for Philadelphia Electric Company and he has q intresting story about working in Chester County during the night time.
I would say: braddock, gilberton, chester, shamokin, Shenandoah, sharon/farrell, clairton, monessen, johnstown, aliquippa, mahanoy city, mckeesport, north philly, k+a and other cities in pittsburgh are bad…. Im from south Philadelphia (you missed some cities, like hazleton isnt as bad as york/altoona and some of these other places)
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and opinions PA is such a big state and there are so many rough places it’s hard to get the all especially the small towns.
@@drewr5119 I actually visited Johnstown right around when this video was being released, and it was actually fairly quiet out there!!!! I have heard of some possible gang problems out in the city's rougher areas, but because I stayed within the downtown area, I didn't witness any of that stuff.
For the most part I like your list but what about Olney add Logan. And don't forget good old Kensington. Kensington is famous all over the world for being truly horrible. And that is technically just outside Northeast Philadelphia.
My Mom came from Italy and her family first settled in Pottsville Pa, her sister had the first pizzeria in town, so I have been traveling and living around the eastern side of Pa a long time. Getting to my point, I believe it’s hwy 61 to 78, it has been under construction since at least the 70’s, decade after decade, still may be. LOL I won’t be going back to find out, no reason , but I did have fun times there and a lot of memories
It seems like nobody's mentioning that it's always sunny in that state; that's like happy and worth mentioning, right? I mean I'm sure there are lots of people and animals (such as chickens) that don't like getting wet or rained on. Does anyone own chickens or farms in Pennsylvania? Probably not farms because farms need rain. Hmmm....@@drewr5119
There was a point in time where McKeesport was going to be the state's capital and then industry started moving towards Pittsburgh because of the Three Rivers, considering irrigation purposes, but then they moved it closer to Philadelphia in Harrisburg
Taylor is from Robesonia. A town west of Reading. But Taylor had a Public Library built on the North Side of Reading. She had it built there to help the poor get a better education to get out of poverty.
All of NEPA is run down and miserable. Couldn't pay me to live there. Nothing to do half of the year because most people don't want to hike in wet freezing conditions
Allentown used to be very nice years ago. Reading has been getting worse. I remember car bombs going off near our apartment. Wawa is from Delaware County, not Philadelphia.
I use to live in the town right next to Wilkes Barre, Kingston to be exact. That area is old and depressing looking. It’s a shame because there is a Casino and horse racetrack, which got me in trouble lol Also an arena for Hockey and concerts, all in the backyard. So much there but it’s a cesspool of drugs
I went to college at Kutztown and visited Reading frequently, even going as far as doing two internships there. Lots of interesting historical sites, the Pagoda is cool, heavy Hispanic population so no shortage of good food, and even the GoggleWorks which is a cool building. Shame that the poverty and crime is so high, it seems like there are efforts to bring the community out of the rut with the arts, but there just aren’t enough jobs. Typical case of an industrial town that lost that aspect. West Reading and Wyomissing are better in terms of living and things to do, but that whole area I hope will be someday be able to improve, it honestly has a lot of potential.
I think Mckees Rocks and New Castle definitely could have made the list too both are ridden with tons of drugs, crime, and poverty not to mention both places are right next to other dumps so that doesn't help much New Castle is next to Youngstown and East Liverpool Ohio and Mckess Rocks is next to well Mckeesport which was on the list but overall good list
You said they blame them,well who should they blame,who are the criminals,when did the problems start who gets arrested and convicted?The one town you said thats good but if they did have the diversity you talk about,you would not go down town it would not be wise,or safe,you will learn in time,thats just the way it is and its not racist talking about it,im not painting with a wide brush,there are exceptions.All my decades i seen it happen you will to if you keep an open mind.I have many close black friends and they want to move to.But if a white wants to move they call that racist.Go figure.Put yourself in their shoes and see what they have to deal with.
Thank you for ur comment I’m not accusing anything of being racist I’m assuming your referring to Hazleton which has seen it’s economy and workforce grow since the influx of Hispanics.
He's young and inexperienced. What he will learn if he looks at statistics, is poor Whites commit crimes at lower rates than rich blacks and Hispanics. Diversity has never and will never work.
@@drewr5119you took like a 2 sec pause when you said reading and it made me laugh bc you don’t need to explain why reading is a shithole 😂 that silence at 6:17 is amazing and telling 🤣
Our new Philadelphia Mayor (Cherelle Parker) is making haste in cleaning up that which you just filmed. She is succeeding. Most of Philadelphia is beautiful and safe.
I live in Northeast Philadelphia and we've had like five holdups on my block in the past week and like two carjackings. Not to mention every morning the dozen or so broken car windows from drug addicts breaking into cars.
You did McKeesport wrong little punk. It's beautiful you just went to the abandoned area downtown and Crawford village which is a low income bad area of Mckeesport. There are beautiful parts. It's a beautiful place.
Holy crap, what are people Shamokin' back east these days?! looks like Pennsylvania is doing worse than Michigan! Lol. Have you, or will you do a vid on the good parts of the state; or, are there any?what's Lancaster/Conestoga like? Is it nice, or just as ugly with a nasty gruesome history?
I was born in Chester, and raised there, and in the immediate vicinity. It was always a rough town, especially if you got yourself into the wrong neighborhood at the wrong time. I got in occasional fights, but the worst beating I ever took was in a race riot that erupted after a Chester - Sun Valley football game. The ironic part was, Chester won the game - I guess they just hadn't had their fill of kicking ass. Nick J. lists Chester at # 2, behind Philly - for the most dangerous place to live in PA, and you have it at # 1 for simply worst... You're both right. I left in 1970, right out of High School. Had myself a Bryn Mawr girlfriend, and joined the Navy, and never looked back. I can't believe my eyes at your videos.
Thank you 🙏 for sharing your rough experiences in Chester.
I can relate to all of that.
Thank you for sharing your experience at Chester
@@edfederoff2679 chester is ugly sure but that wasn't the town I was talking about
Shamokin is in Northumberland, not Luzerne.
12/20/23: Excellent! And a merry Christmas to you, sir.
Merry Christmas brotha!🎄🎁
My parents grewup in Pottsville, Pennsylvania during the 1950's and moved out in the 1970's. The Anthracite Mines and Reading Railroad (which i jave family memebers who worked for both) was the prime source of income. I was told by my great aunt that when the Anthracite Mines started shuting down after the 1940's, tones of residents moved out of the Coal Mining towns (my great aunts and Grandmother grewup in St. Clair Pennsylvania). The situation was made even worse when the Reading RR filed for bankruptcy in 1971 due to a decline in the demand of Anthracite Coal and 5 years after was merged into Conrail. My Dad tells me what it was like growing up in Pottsville before both my parents moved. Also my Dad worked for Philadelphia Electric Company and he has q intresting story about working in Chester County during the night time.
Thank you for sharing your interesting stories 🙏
I would say: braddock, gilberton, chester, shamokin, Shenandoah, sharon/farrell, clairton, monessen, johnstown, aliquippa, mahanoy city, mckeesport, north philly, k+a and other cities in pittsburgh are bad…. Im from south Philadelphia (you missed some cities, like hazleton isnt as bad as york/altoona and some of these other places)
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and opinions PA is such a big state and there are so many rough places it’s hard to get the all especially the small towns.
@@drewr5119 I actually visited Johnstown right around when this video was being released, and it was actually fairly quiet out there!!!! I have heard of some possible gang problems out in the city's rougher areas, but because I stayed within the downtown area, I didn't witness any of that stuff.
For the most part I like your list but what about Olney add Logan. And don't forget good old Kensington. Kensington is famous all over the world for being truly horrible. And that is technically just outside Northeast Philadelphia.
The biggest id say he missed is Mckees Rocks tbh
@@mollyhackman4910💯
The question is, how does this kid really know, I know he never been to any of these places.
Half of the towns on the list I’ve been to.
You don’t need to have gone to these swamps to know they are swamps
Im from Reading. Yes it is that bad
Hmmm when did W-B get better? I'm surprised Erie didn't make the list since GM made that place ghost city when they left.
I could make a list of 50 places in PA that suck but I only did a top 10
@@drewr5119 what is/was your criteria?
I'm from Allentown. It's been going downhill since I was young. I left over 40 years ago for the south. I'm glad I did.
My Mom came from Italy and her family first settled in Pottsville Pa, her sister had the first pizzeria in town, so I have been traveling and living around the eastern side of Pa a long time. Getting to my point, I believe it’s hwy 61 to 78, it has been under construction since at least the 70’s, decade after decade, still may be. LOL I won’t be going back to find out, no reason , but I did have fun times there and a lot of memories
I'll take Allentown of Reading any day. This white hall mall and white Castle
Thats where i am heading,the South many of my friends made the move.
T.W. is not from Reading Wyomissing Pa. Reading is #2 for the worst in Pa. I live hear my whole life it nightmare.
@@JB-1184 Only dumb schools your better off in Wyomissing or west Reading. Theirs alot of Taco's that live hear.
Pennsylvania, as a Commonwealth in itself, just seems like one place in the union you wouldn't want to live in regardless of the town or city.
I don’t think so I love Pennsylvania but there’s just a lot of bad places there
It seems like nobody's mentioning that it's always sunny in that state; that's like happy and worth mentioning, right? I mean I'm sure there are lots of people and animals (such as chickens) that don't like getting wet or rained on. Does anyone own chickens or farms in Pennsylvania? Probably not farms because farms need rain. Hmmm....@@drewr5119
IS Beaver County PA on here.
No where in Beaver County made the list
Pa ruppa pum pum, I live in a slum.
Shamokin is Northumberland county pa
Yeah I knew that but for some reason I said Luzerne County.
I get under $12,000 a year. Same for other family members. $33,000 a year sounds rich to me!!!!
Wow I don’t know where you live cuz $33,000 is impossible for most Americans to get by
There was a point in time where McKeesport was going to be the state's capital and then industry started moving towards Pittsburgh because of the Three Rivers, considering irrigation purposes, but then they moved it closer to Philadelphia in Harrisburg
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Taylor is from Robesonia. A town west of Reading. But Taylor had a Public Library built on the North Side of Reading. She had it built there to help the poor get a better education to get out of poverty.
Sharon Hill, PA.
All of NEPA is run down and miserable. Couldn't pay me to live there. Nothing to do half of the year because most people don't want to hike in wet freezing conditions
Wait does Allentown have dorney park
It’s in the area I think.
@@drewr5119 ok thank u
Yes
Allentown used to be very nice years ago. Reading has been getting worse. I remember car bombs going off near our apartment. Wawa is from Delaware County, not Philadelphia.
Thanks 🙏 for the info.
Wawa, Delco, PA
I use to live in the town right next to Wilkes Barre, Kingston to be exact. That area is old and depressing looking. It’s a shame because there is a Casino and horse racetrack, which got me in trouble lol
Also an arena for Hockey and concerts, all in the backyard. So much there but it’s a cesspool of drugs
Thanks for sharing your stories and welcome 🙏 to my channel.
You are correct about johnstown. Crime and drugs shooting almost every day. AND no jobs.
I went to college at Kutztown and visited Reading frequently, even going as far as doing two internships there. Lots of interesting historical sites, the Pagoda is cool, heavy Hispanic population so no shortage of good food, and even the GoggleWorks which is a cool building. Shame that the poverty and crime is so high, it seems like there are efforts to bring the community out of the rut with the arts, but there just aren’t enough jobs. Typical case of an industrial town that lost that aspect. West Reading and Wyomissing are better in terms of living and things to do, but that whole area I hope will be someday be able to improve, it honestly has a lot of potential.
I never said anything about Kutztown but I’m glad you had some good experiences there thanks for commenting
Did you go to virginville, I always liked that place
Scranton Pennsylvania is one of the worse places to live in
But you could gav a job at a dundermifflin office! That might be legendary!
Never seen so many PA license plates go through ME ever
I think Mckees Rocks and New Castle definitely could have made the list too both are ridden with tons of drugs, crime, and poverty not to mention both places are right next to other dumps so that doesn't help much New Castle is next to Youngstown and East Liverpool Ohio and Mckess Rocks is next to well Mckeesport which was on the list but overall good list
Thank you 🙏
Anywere that's bad, especially in the geto
Johnstown was in a video of the best bargain places in PA.
It’s cheap for a reason
@@drewr5119 when I was out there 2 months ago during my second trip, the locals were actually very friendly (more so than the dipshits here in Philly)
You said they blame them,well who should they blame,who are the criminals,when did the problems start who gets arrested and convicted?The one town you said thats good but if they did have the diversity you talk about,you would not go down town it would not be wise,or safe,you will learn in time,thats just the way it is and its not racist talking about it,im not painting with a wide brush,there are exceptions.All my decades i seen it happen you will to if you keep an open mind.I have many close black friends and they want to move to.But if a white wants to move they call that racist.Go figure.Put yourself in their shoes and see what they have to deal with.
Thank you for ur comment I’m not accusing anything of being racist I’m assuming your referring to Hazleton which has seen it’s economy and workforce grow since the influx of Hispanics.
He's young and inexperienced. What he will learn if he looks at statistics, is poor Whites commit crimes at lower rates than rich blacks and Hispanics. Diversity has never and will never work.
I’m from Philly and I moved to Lebanon PA… It’s a lot of Spanish people out here💯
the way you pause on Reading should say it all
What are you talking about?
@@drewr5119you took like a 2 sec pause when you said reading and it made me laugh bc you don’t need to explain why reading is a shithole 😂 that silence at 6:17 is amazing and telling 🤣
McKeesport aka Diseaseport
I've lived in Allentown since Bethlehem and Pittsburgh meant steel. You're a snotty little suburban kid. Where do you live?
Your comment is very rude your entitled to your own opinions. Also I live NJ. Thanks for the comment
Duhhhh!!! Shamokin is in Northumberland County, not Luzerne County.
I’m not from PA lol
@drewr5119 Then get your facts straight before giving your opinion.
You all should put Sunbury in this video
Nah Sunbury seems like a decent place
Sunbury is bad. It used to be decent but not anymore.
Thanks for not pronouncing Reading Reeding like another video did.
Our new Philadelphia Mayor (Cherelle Parker) is making haste in cleaning up that which you just filmed. She is succeeding. Most of Philadelphia is beautiful and safe.
I’ve heard about the Kensington clean up I’m wishing her success
I live in Northeast Philadelphia and we've had like five holdups on my block in the past week and like two carjackings. Not to mention every morning the dozen or so broken car windows from drug addicts breaking into cars.
i'll believe it when I see it
Not gospel, just opinion.
Wow allentown really
Yes
@drewr5119 you must live a sheltered life little guy
Jose brings problems, trust me.
Who is Jose?
@@drewr5119 My cousin, Jose Rodriguez, from Cayey, PR, and his cousin, Jose Gonzalez-Munoz-Martinez of ,Mexico. Viva Franco!!!
10 years ago last video? you were rubbing your face with crp
You ain’t making any sense
you are a kid ... 10 year ago you were wearing a diaper@@drewr5119
Sheesh these places… I’d be shot probably the first day in some of these.
Probably not expect for North Philly or Chester
@@drewr5119 yea I’m not too far from north Philly
I personally used to date a girl in Moscow, Pennsylvania. She personally was a great girl. It’s close to Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Who are you? Please tell me who you are so I can identify you.
Philly is bad
My life is so good , I love to rate how bad it is elsewhere , get a life kid .
I’m sorry you feel that way
not totally true
Dude have any of you ppl doing these videos lived in Pa lol I think not
No I live in NJ lol
he isn't wrong these areas are bad.
you look like one of them Shamokin methheads
You did McKeesport wrong little punk. It's beautiful you just went to the abandoned area downtown and Crawford village which is a low income bad area of Mckeesport. There are beautiful parts. It's a beautiful place.
Thanks for sharing your opinions punk 😂
@@drewr5119 no problem. Lol
there's beautiful parts of Allentown an reading. doesn't mean they're good. mckeesport ain't different.
Scranton not surrounding area Scranton is a top 10 terrible miserable place to live
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Stop. Talking. Reported. To. Police. And. The. Mayor. And goverment. ,yo. Fix. All this. ,put thrm in jail. , you need. Reporedt.😢
Fix your English first.
that good ol' Reading, Philly, or Allentown education you got there.
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Holy crap, what are people Shamokin' back east these days?! looks like Pennsylvania is doing worse than Michigan! Lol. Have you, or will you do a vid on the good parts of the state; or, are there any?what's Lancaster/Conestoga like? Is it nice, or just as ugly with a nasty gruesome history?
Thanks for the comment I don’t generally do positive videos about stuff like this because no one will watch it