I grew up in Duquesne.. back then, the mills were open and alot of families lived there..we loved that Kennywood was just across the bridge and up the road ❤️ I went to JFK elementary and the high school was 7th through 12th at the time, There was a playground at the end of the alley behind our house, and we used to play baseball and jump rope in the church parking lot across from the playground.. it was safe as long as you stayed out of burns heights. Now I wouldn't feel safe walking around Duquesne 💔 breaks my heart.
This little world of brick.. so eerily beautiful. Before I forget, thanks for no background music, and for pulling over to address your phone. Good job! I need to research what happnes to towns, if totally vacated. I know of one, Renfro Pa that no longer exsists, but how did that happen? Should be interesting. I will lose sleep over what they might do with all those bricks when this town is gone. I'm from Grove City Pa..not far away and, and thank goodness, still thieving!
I grew up in Duquesne in the 80s, 109 N. 4th St.. the house is gone, so is the house next to that. It’s cool to see driving around like this. It’s very nostalgic but also of makes me feel sad that all these things gone. That’s just the way life is I guess .
Ryan Thomas mckeespo wud be worst theirs to many white ppl in mckeespo the black ppl keep mckeespo bells ringin duke is black but smaller the hill billies destroyed mckeespo
Even though i am watching this video two and a half years after it was made makes me sad to see Duquesne like this and it is even worse now. I grew up in Duquesne back in the 60's and still have family that lives close to where we grew up so I do go back there several times a year. Each time i go back another house is abandon or torn down, the streets are getting worse etc. etc. Even though i no longer live in the area Duquesne will always be my home. Why are you going the wrong way on one way streets?
@@callipitter8474 when I was a kid (around 1990) my neighborhood was full of elderly people. As they died off their kids didn't want the house so they were sold off for peanuts, usually to slum lords. Then a revolving cast of crackheads were living around me. Literal crackheads, I dont mean that as a joke. Slum lords and crackheads dont maintain property all that well. Next thing you know a house has a leaking roof that never gets fixed and then its condemned and razed. If there were still good jobs in the area the houses would be worth too much for slum lords to bother with which would prevent a lot of the issues.
That's a bad sign when you see a CitiTrends store.
I grew up there in the 1960's. It's hard to believe what has happened to it. Thanks for posting
When and why did YOU leave?
@@callipitter8474 I left for a job in the mid 1980's. When the Steel Mills shut down the jobs left.
@@edsteel6715 Seems everyone has the same kind of story. So sad!
@@edsteel6715 that’s why it looks like this no jobs 😂
I grew up in Duquesne.. back then, the mills were open and alot of families lived there..we loved that Kennywood was just across the bridge and up the road ❤️ I went to JFK elementary and the high school was 7th through 12th at the time, There was a playground at the end of the alley behind our house, and we used to play baseball and jump rope in the church parking lot across from the playground.. it was safe as long as you stayed out of burns heights. Now I wouldn't feel safe walking around Duquesne 💔 breaks my heart.
I am from Duquesne I'm Brian Ambrose my dad is moe Ambrose my mom is Dorothy elash Ambrose elash is her maiden name
😂😂 burns Heights born and raised
This little world of brick.. so eerily beautiful. Before I forget, thanks for no background music, and for pulling over to address your phone. Good job! I need to research what happnes to towns, if totally vacated. I know of one, Renfro Pa that no longer exsists, but how did that happen? Should be interesting. I will lose sleep over what they might do with all those bricks when this town is gone. I'm from Grove City Pa..not far away and, and thank goodness, still thieving!
This is not the Duquesne I grew up in. It's a shame
It sho ain’t
I grew up there too💔 it's truly heartbreaking to see what's become of Duquesne 💔
I grew up in Duquesne in the 80s, 109 N. 4th St.. the house is gone, so is the house next to that. It’s cool to see driving around like this. It’s very nostalgic but also of makes me feel sad that all these things gone. That’s just the way life is I guess .
You went down a lot of one ways
I love your videos but you need to be more careful. 😜 one ways? No bueno……
Looks almost as bad as McKeesport lol. I've been out of there for thirty years but I still miss the old days back in the port.
No way, McKeesport is worse. I just got outta there two months ago..
@@ryanthomas3628 you don't have a clue I'm talking old school when Harrison Village was still around
Ryan Thomas mckeespo wud be worst theirs to many white ppl in mckeespo the black ppl keep mckeespo bells ringin duke is black but smaller the hill billies destroyed mckeespo
@marc damico Harrison village is still active Bailie Avev too
@@dagreazy3815 yeah, look at all the white people in McKeesport arrested on homicide charges..
didn’t even show the whole Duquesne
This is where I'm from Duke city
You went down a one way
Not only did he go down a one way, he also went through do not enter signs.
More than once.
i still cant believe they took away save-a-lot
I lived there up until a month ago. You went down through the nicer parts of Duquesne
"do not enter", proceeds to drive down street, definitely got their schooling in Duquesne😅😅
brings back a lot of memrories both good and bad, thank you john lockwood
If someone doesn’t do something about this soon it’s gonna be empty
Typical sad ending of PA mill towns.
Even though i am watching this video two and a half years after it was made makes me sad to see Duquesne like this and it is even worse now. I grew up in Duquesne back in the 60's and still have family that lives close to where we grew up so I do go back there several times a year. Each time i go back another house is abandon or torn down, the streets are getting worse etc. etc. Even though i no longer live in the area Duquesne will always be my home. Why are you going the wrong way on one way streets?
Come to Springfield and Holyoke ma it gets crazy
There’s a few in both on my page I’ll be back in the area soon !!
@@neighborhoodguy word
A Corey rip
2001 Ag
I love my hood
i wish yaw woulda showed the rest like crawford ave and catherine
My old neighborhood is on here. Well, half of it, anyways. Lots of empty lots now.
Why and when & under what circumstances did you leave. Im totally interested in how this happens.
@@callipitter8474 when I was a kid (around 1990) my neighborhood was full of elderly people. As they died off their kids didn't want the house so they were sold off for peanuts, usually to slum lords. Then a revolving cast of crackheads were living around me. Literal crackheads, I dont mean that as a joke. Slum lords and crackheads dont maintain property all that well. Next thing you know a house has a leaking roof that never gets fixed and then its condemned and razed.
If there were still good jobs in the area the houses would be worth too much for slum lords to bother with which would prevent a lot of the issues.
@@stevebarna7429 Good explaination! Thanks
I'm 60. I grew up here when it was a true city. Carpet bomb it all
Мда... Это заброшенное место в США выглядит так же, как большинство городов у нас в россии :D
I miss Wylie
Wow
😢
Monti Stanley
U lucky u ain’t get shot goin down dem one ways and all dat creeping 😂😂 it’s big beef no steak and u rode pass my shit gat my car in dere and all
Just take a few minutes to think about your HOOD its future your NIGGAS futures crazy how the youth think these days
Yikes
It ain’t dat bad it’s just da hood and ain’t shit bout us dirty mi nigga
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I lived on north 4th st my house is still standing I was born in that house on the dead end hello old Duquesne people it's scotty
Wow you can't read you went on 5 streets the wrong way Where is Duquesne finest