Brunswick, Georgia | What Happened To This Place?
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- Опубліковано 15 гру 2022
- Brunswick, GA...wow! This is one of the poorest and most dangerous cities in the state of Georgia. High in crime, homelessness, and having an over 32% poverty level, its one of the worst cities to live in within the United States. I saw a whole lot of abandoned / dilapidated homes, and very few people around. The economy is struggling as its one of the slowest recovering cities in Georgia after recent years, and there's no improvement in sight. Brunswick is also known as "The Shrimp Capital of The World". The Port of Brunswick is one of the largest US roll on / roll off points of trade, with automobiles being one of the biggest sources. You wouldn't think that by what I seen though. There's a lot of history and potential here, can it make a come back? Let's take a drive and check out some of the worst areas!
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I live in Brunswick. This is so strange to see my small town on youtube. Yeah..you were drivin around the hood, much nicer homes in the part of town I live. There has been alot of positive change here. I grew up here (I'm 25) and have seen so much come and go.
Did Brunswick GA ever have zebco fishing 🎣 rod and reel manufacturers
Yeah I'm from live here now and kinda seem like he went to the oldest parts of the city which alot isnt the newest but iykyk I guess
@@asimhusain8087 To be fairly honest, not that I'm aware..
I live here too. I live in the country part of the county where we're getting more and more houses out here every day
So sad
If you’re not from here you would not understand . Brunswick is located in Glynn county Georgia. There are a couple other places in this county. Such as saint simons island , or sea island . So if you drive around Brunswick and see bad roads , bad houses. It’s because all the money from taxes and such . Goes to the rich folks on the islands . I grew up here . And no wear will you see the line of rich and poor so clearly.
Investors dream city. The downtown has started to come back to life and is starting to boom I fixed up a house in downtown bruns plan on doing another one this year try to bring this town back
I’m from Brunswick Born and raised ! I didn’t realize that there were a lot of abandon houses in the city until after watching this video..I saw the hood and the childhood home that I grew up in and just shook my head..You were in the hoods..But not all areas look like that ..I always pray that one day God will bless me to be a blessing to the neighborhood that I grew up in and to the homeless people as well..I’m 42 years old can can say that Brunswick has grown..But still has limited resources to help out the homeless.
same here, born and raised. only seen my city get worse and worse.
Price of living in Brunswick has skyrocketed since 2020. What used to be $900/month apartments are now 1750-1800/month with no wage increase adding to the homeless issues. It's a sad place.
Wow . Where do they work ?
Damn! Glad I left when I did
Frfr I still live with my mother some still live with there parents its that bad
No one mentions in these videos what termites and hurricanes do to the South and coastal cities in the US
Brunswick issues are not because of coastal weather and termites.
they have all these homeless people while having all these rotting houses?
We stopped in Brunswick for a little while on the way home from a girls trip about 10 years ago. We walked around in the cute little downtown area and even then, everything was just kind of dead. There was a book store, a cupcake shop and another bakery, a few other little stores down there. The small business owners had kind of banded together in a desperate attempt to drum up business by encouraging any customers they did get, to check out the other stores on the street. It's sad to see that the general area has continued to deteriorate.
old day's memory... don't you live here any more.
i love this place by seeing this area. i am long long way from this sight 👍
I don't think you get rich with a cupcake shop or bakery.
I live here. You should check out our downtown again. Really lively and revitalized. Great restaurants in particular.
It hasn't tho, the college become a 4 year university back 15 or 16 the city has seen a revive. Hell it convinced me to go to ccga ( with it being 4 hours awayl started in 19 after HS
if u ever come back down here you need to try the subway down here
What wasn't mentioned is this is also just the downtown part of Brunswick. The north side of it has better homes. Nevertheless, the city does indeed need improvement.
St. Simons island is a complete opposite scenery it’s got lavish houses and beach side condos this is the inner city part if they put as much effort on this side as they did the beach side it would look way better
So true!
Let the homeless live in the old boarded up homes or is LAW more important, this is one of the reasons for homelessness in the first place.
I was thinking the same thing why don't they fix up those houses and let the homeless people live in those houses.
Law is more important
How would they pay for the gas, electric etc? These houses need a lot of work.
I was thinking the exact same thing. Move all the homeless people here. It's better than living in tents or no shelter at all.
The city isn't trashy, it's just run down. It seems to be clean and in a very good location.
Go up Wolf street
Union Avenue has some REALLY pretty houses on it, mostly from the early 1900s. You found a bad neighborhood here for sure, but Brunswick itself is a mighty pretty little city.
This is the city. Lived here two years
Fun Fact: Most people aren’t because of the fact , they are homeless because they have some sort of addiction which causes them to be in the state of homelessness.
South East Georgia is poor unless you work on Navy base skilled tradesmen most make under 20 dollars an hour business owners are rich while there employees are poor also this section of Brunswick is full of housing projects but if you cross bridge and go on St Simon Island everyone is rich
That is my home and I was not raised on the side of town being filmed. There are actually some very nice subdivisions on the north side of town and just a few miles on the outskirts.
Exactly💕
Yeah I been there so meany times and Brunswick Ga is a very nice town. This video is just showing the hood
South side Brunswick
Amazing Oak trees.
Is that Spanish Moss growing on them around the 2:52 mark? I was wondering what type of trees those are and really couldn't tell then I saw someone mention Spanish Moss in the comment above yours.
Thank you so much Hoods N Hollers for uploading this great video, I appreciate it!
I was born and raised in Brunswick but left in 2011. Didn’t realize how many dilapidated homes there were because I guess it was just normal to see. Now that I’ve lived in metro Atl for all these years, this looks shocking.
I was born and raised in Brunswick and had moved to ATL metro back in 1997. All of those dilapidated homes were all occupied when I was growing up in the ‘80s and ‘90s. Brunswick had looked way better back in the day.
I am grateful for every single thing that I have…every single one of them.🙏🏻
My town of Battle Creek, Michigan used to have a very bad smell from the paper mill, pump mfg. plant, and three cereal factories. Only two cereal factories survive but with much smaller facilities.
Post and Kellogg. I live in MI.
PAPER MILLS ALWAYS HAVE A FUNKY SMELL. GOT ONE HERE IN RIEGELWOOD, NC. IT DEPENDS ON WHICH WAY THE WIND BLOWS. 🇺🇸✌️👍🏻
This wasn't exactly an upscale neighborhood even when the homes were maintained and lived in. Now it's just gotten worse. Probably a lot of jobs disappeared. That's always the case.
If you had a home that was really nice on the outside you would probably get a lot thieves breaking in because they would figure you had something worth stealing.
You mean the tax assessor?
Sorry ik español y holandés
@@evognayr The taxes aren't that bad nothing like northern cities!
Brunswick used to be a cool place! Their historic downtown is basically abandoned.
What causes a town to end up like this? I’m sure those were cute well kept houses back in the day.
My thoughts also, so sad to see because all the houses , businesses were new at one time ,
this usually happens when mayor and city manager has lived their entire lives in the same city. they see this as normal. and can't provide new ideas on how to improve.
I was born and raised there and back in the ‘80s and ‘90s all of those houses were occupied. I moved in ‘97 and had maybe revisited 4 or 5 times since. I was shocked at how downhill that part of town had gotten during my last visit in 2021.
I’m born and raised in Brunswick but I moved out back in 1997. Brunswick looked nothing like this when I was growing up. All of the dilapidated homes in the video were all occupied and were looking better when I was a kid. I revisited the town back in 2021 and was amazed at how some of the homes I grew up around were abandoned and run down.
From what I had observed, when family and I had gathered at my cousin’s house down there, you have to live a little further out in the burbs to get a clean, up to date, good looking home down there.
This is down town part of Brunswick,.. it’s the small worst part of Brunswick but if you drive into town more like down altama and all that side is not this bad,.. rent and everything has definitely gone up in price so unfortunately to have a decent 2 bedroom apartment, or home or anything it’s almost impossible for even a 2 people salary ,..
It looks like where that television show heat of the night was filmed...
Good observation
The first season of heat of the night was filmed in Hammond Louisiana, the 2nd season of heat of the night was filmed in Covington Georgia, where I currently live.
Really love the way you do your videos. Best wishes from Buffalo, NY!!!
Thanks for watching!
If this is the hood, let's get a crowd fund going to buy up the block and get it revitalized.
bet that place takes on a whole 'nother vibe after dark...
The government should give those abandoned houses to our homeless Vets.
What a sad place to be
My grandpa use to say that stink was the smell of money .
سبحان اللّه ..ما كنت أظنّ أنّ في أمريكا مناطق مهجورة بهذه المناظر المُحزنة ..
There's a lot more America is not what she's cracked up to be.
@@jillyoung6198 you're right! I'm sure the rest of the world is shocked by the real America when they see it.
@@constanttraveler I have said those same words many times over the years. Sadly there are many areas in the states that look like that and they are not rural areas as people would like to say, Gary, Indiana is an example, very sad. 😓
I actually live here in Brunswick, GA and I kinda hate it here. Frfr
If you take suggestions, I know of some places worth visiting. Trammel, VA (my hometown) and the nearby hollers and coal towns of Dante, Martin Town, and Philips Holler. They're all close to one another and you could do Trammel and Philips Holler in one video.
So you have homes being reclaimed by nature and homeless living on the streets....madness
Brunswick is already improving, slowly, but steady. We purchased 2 old houses. After rehab 1 is almost sold, the other will start soon. Great opportunity for fixer&upper. We left Miami, then JAX bc. its too expensive. Here, u'll find affordable opportunities. Ppl are friendly. Shopping, restaurants & other amenities are there. I bet in10 years everything will be better. And great locations are all around!
With new regulations on lead paint, it cost to much money to refurbish or tear down. That is why the houses just sit.
Great video, sad little town
Really is sad, especially since there are so many homeless people across America. I wish there was something I could do in every city.
They need torn down and even put shipping containers in the land. Something.
Thanks. Makes one appreciate what they have.
Have you tried?
@@pg9144
I am too old now and incapable of getting around by myself. I am 70 and on SSecurity and don't drive so , no, I haven't tried.
They do not need to be torn down. they need to be restored. The problem is St. Simon's, etc. are near by and a lot of prosperity is there. They are not interested in supporting the nearest large town. It is not good enough for them.
So sad This is the world’s richest country.
This is not the Brunswick, GA I remember from my childhood. I use to visit Brunswick every summer growing up. Some of my family lived there but they moved away. I was in Brunswick 4 years ago for my grandmother's funeral. I don't plan on going back any time soon. God bless the people
There must be a 'nicer' area I see quite a few 250,000 and up homes for sale
There is lol!! He was on the wrong side of town
I couldn’t resist the urge to explore the abandoned houses. Probably a good way to find trouble you weren’t looking for though.
A homeless population juxtaposed with a multitude of abandoned properties. How does that make sense.
I drove through here today while exploring Brunswick. It’s so sad to see these homes falling apart.
Очень много великолепных деревьев с огромными ветками, красивая природа🌱
if a home isn't dilapidated then Im not interested.
How do I find an owner cause I want to buy one owner finance, to fix one up
This is Brunswick Georgia. This was gonna happen. We move houses we get new houses is places are still abandoned to these day. I am 22 years old and currently live in Brunswick Georgia. Houses broke down I’ve been the houses still have been today
Thanks for the historical research and captions. Some of those houses have to be around a hundred years old.
Nope most 1960s
What was the wooden structure on the roof of all those houses??
As always I focus on the giant old trees of the south. We have beautiful trees in the nw also, and I love it here, but these trees have all of the hanging moss on their branches which extend so far out and beyond the trunk. And I wish sometimes I could explore the old buildings shown in your videos. It's easy to see how these old houses looked in their younger years.
Live in Hinesville/Ft Stewart in the 90s and came her a couple times for football games. Thanks for the vid.
Some of the most beautiful homes were downtown bwk in 70s and 80s, st simons and sea island didn't want development to happen
I see the next place to retire in about 15 years .
These neighborhoods don't start out like this. When trash moves into a good neighborhood, the prideful move out. This is the result of slothfulness.
But they sure have some great cars.
😂 when your costs more than your home for sure lol😅
Here for the special arrows again. 👍🤭😎
Young people move away no jobs.
it's a shame there are so many abandoned houses.
there must be a lot of ghosts.😊😊
If youre in the area, check out ChristChurch out on St.Simons Island (where the Wesley Bros. started to preach in the colonies) alot of strange things out on Jekyll Island - the Elite were into alot of bad/evil strange stuff out there .............
I could not do all the filming that you do to remind the rest of the country, to which I think, stop complaining. Many, as you can see, have it much worse. On a positive view, mother nature softens the harsh reality with Spanish moss draped from elegant, very old trees. ♡♡♡♡
That's the first thing I noticed also - the big beautiful trees with the Spanish moss. Best wishes from upstate NY!!
I feel watching walking dead.
I'm amazed that I didn't see one burned out house in this video... Equally amazed at the number of empty houses, some of which, that with not much money, could get homeless people off of the streets
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So very sad , all the abandoned homes were new at one time. If only they could talk , imagine the stories they could tell 🤗
It's amazing how quickly nature takes over. Like my childhood neighborhood in Detroit. Luckily; parts of Detroit
are recovering.
ill be posting up detroit very shortly. seems to be on everyones wishlist..
Nice sharing.. like your video.. ❤️👍
Thanks so much for watching!
@@hoodsnhollers i like your video so much sir, 👍
They need to create a volunteer program that goes around and repairs those dilapidated homes. The city should take ownership and offer them as affordable housing for the less fortunate.
That live oak at 3:03 is incredible
My hometown..time changes everything & sometimes for the worse..However this is a small area of Brunswick there are better places & areas all around that one area I gotta say it has actually really grew a lot since I was a kid but yea seeing this video reminds me how those places I once called home or stomping ground has either deteriorated to this or is no longer even around anymore..sad🥺💜
We drove in that area last month. Very depressing
Thankful I got the heck out of there several years ago...
I saw far more trash barrels on the street than people. Maybe 8 people I saw.
What??? That was my old gym teacher James in the wheelchair about 4 minutes in. God bless.
How do you know? He had his back to the camera. Don't teachers get good medical benefits and decent pensions upon retirement?
@@1940limited who said he “retired?” Let’s just say I know the town, and I know.
If old, used satellite dishes were worth some money, someone could get rich following you around. lol Another great video.
nature looks so beautiful.
So what is the history here? Result of hurricanes and not able to afford insurance? It looks like a few are making an effort to make some habitable.
Not even one single pleasant sight to see in this town,no wonder everyone is indoors,probably watching tv to escape. Maybe that's the reason hardly any lawns are mowed or anything tidied up and it just keeps getting uglier and uglier.
The home aare abandoned....why would anyone be there...
3:02 another spectacular Oak. This tree maybe 200-250 years old.
Can you explain how these towns have high crime and there is absoutely nobody around. i dont see any sign of life but they all seem to have a high crime rate.
Interesting!
I saw some nice Victorians in Brunswick, when I was there. I wanted to put them on a barge and float them to Fernandina to fill empty lots in their historic district.
2:42 What a spectacular Oak tree.
It is so sad to see the amount of wasted homes I see on your videos. I get the paper mill smell. If the wind blows just right we get a whiff of a paper mill from another county, but if you go through said county, you may need to hold your breath.
People with money moved to the islands
IT IS A SHAME THAT WITH FAR TOO MANY UNOCCUPIED HOUSES.12S MORE HAS TO STAY WITHOUT A ROOF OVER THEIR HEADS
I have to drive past these places every week
Some don't look that bad just some clean up and paint for outside.
Hola por gue hay tanta casas 🏡 detruida
Why not did the homeless move into the abandoned homes?
Did you see the USPS truck? No way would I want to deliver mail in that area.
see what your area look like ater 3 powerful hurricanes
Why doesn't city council come up with a solution to these problems? 😩
City council is probably part of the problem.
Run by the people that live there!
I spent a weekend there 16 years ago and it looked NOTHING like this 🤦♂️
How was it then?
I would like to know the streets these videos are showing.
so many empty houses ... give them to the homeless ... poor people.
The potential is here...beautiful coastal area.