There are unconfirmed (but credible) reports that Casa Grande’s powers-that-be want me dead. In case they take me, remember this: Ricardo’s is best overall. Ochoa’s fajitas can’t be touched. And Nico’s breakfast burrito is unbeatable. Bury me in the domes.
1:32 yes, actually! I worked at a pizza place that shut down, and on the last day they had scheduled a team meeting. We went in and they deadass had us set the chairs on the tables (just like in the video) and clean out the stoves. Only after we finished did they tell us the news lmao.
Born and raised in AZ... Can confirm this is 100% accurate material. Hell, I remember eating at that Wendy's omw down to Tucson. They also had a Big Dog outlet store that my dad gifted me underwear from for Christmas when I was a kid... Oh memories.
I honestly doubt my memory that there was a literal store that just had shirts where the whole idea was A BIG DOG IS ON IT. Tanger was a special place RIP
Lol Tanger outlets. Lol @Danny Vega remember the Original Casa Grande mall that had a theatre in it back in the 90s lol those were the good ol days though. And the Grande Pool.
LOL this is amazing. I remember learning to drive in the abandoned neighborhood by Peart and McCartney. So many dead neighborhoods in CG. At least there's a taco bell by Union now hahah
@@MrDouche11100 LOL! I don't know much about that stuff especially since I'm new to the Florence area, but Coolidge is only good for Walmart on Black Friday.
@@socalfacts_ lol that new one across from sonic and mext to Fry's? Lol they also made one by the I 10 and florence blvd. But it's not as popping it's next to the old dary queen next to the i10.
I grew up in Casa Grande (class of '87). There's a reason I left for the Army 12 hours after graduation.. lol. But, the "Domes" were a great place to drink as a teenager.
I was a FedEx driver out there from 2000-2007...loved it! Seen that town grow! Haven't been out there since. Gonna take a drive out there. I heard Tanger outlets mall is no more.
Paulo Santana This video didn’t show the big retail stores, the many nice subdivisions, etc. and this is what these kinds of videos do...make people who live somewhere else think this is what it’s really like. When I lived in Texas, people in California thought we all rode around on horses and lived in mansions like on the Dallas TV show.
Yep. The desert area south of town is littered with my old shotgun casings. I read that Bolsonaro is going to relax your gun laws so that you can finally fight back against the moto bandits. good luck!
Born and raised in CG. Live in Rhode Island. . Still mourning the closing of B-Dub's. Nico's chicken tostadas are the best. Awesome video, Danny. Thanks for the laugh!
So you're saying there is an affordable place to live within an hour of Phoenix and less than a half hour from the Sonoran Desert National Monument? I'd take that over easy access to everything but zilch in the interesting landscape department that Indiana has to offer.
Danny you are so spot on about CG! The powers-that-be are only out to kill you because you tell it how it is and no one stuck in CG can handle the sad truth it is just the worst. Thank you for this I love it and you. AZ your old babysitter.
Moved here from Chicago a year and a half ago. Talk about thru the looking glass!! It's still the Golden Corridor though. Got a horse now too. Lands cheap and you couldn't keep the flatlanders from moving out here with a machine gun. Did I tell you about the swimming pool?
CG is the only town in America so far where we drove approx two miles past our destination and suddenly found ourselves in what looked like a shady illegal horse slaughterhouse corridor complete with snarling dogs heavy chains and dodgy alleyways. Just off the first exit near the little mountain.
Your video is hilarious! As someone who used to make the drive between Phoenix and Tucson.....I've often wondered "what's up with this town?" Thanks for your funny video.
"There are unconfirmed (but credible) reports that Casa Grande’s powers-that-be want me dead." be that as it may - you successfully put your town on the map at least.
Casa Grande: That city you pass on the way from Phoenix to Tucson. I miss that Wendy’s - and I appreciate this thoughtful documentary on Casa Grande’s flourishing economy.
I came across this by accident- following a Reddit thread on Canada's FMEP (IM an Australian girl with Canadian boyfriend)- we're going to Tuscon gem show this month and our hotel booking was cancelled. The only remotely affordable room we could find was in Casa Grande!!!! This video is freaking hilarious- can't wait to cove to the hometown of surely a soon to be famous comedian
I thought my little town in AZ sucked. Moved to CG for 3 years I am happy to report I am back home and don’t ever want to live there again. But I do miss a few of my friends from there. Also as a few natives told me “this is where everything comes to die!” 😂😂😂
By the way, you should definitely be in our Wikipedia page as one of the most famous people from Casa Grande, right there next to the Jonas Brothers and David Spade! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casa_Grande%2C_Arizona
That's cause the Californians are running away from insane prices there. This is going to happen to every half decent city. People running away from rampant cost of living increases to places cheap for them. And then those places build boutiques and get expensive. But it's really not their fault, they're running from it. It's just all relative.
As someone else mentioned, would have expected some commentary about the influx of snowbirds (Canadian and otherwise) as well as the crappy tasting tap water. Have to say though, we love coming here for the Winter from Texas in our case.
Yes Very Funny. You should have mentioned something about all the Canadian snowbirds who were buying up all the land for "dirt cheap". I'm glad the Phoenix mart did Not open. Don't need it.
This is so wild to see. I traveled here from Sydney Australia to meet my now husband and lived there for 3 months. A terrible and fascinating place to be as a foreigner!
In the 60s my parents bought a plot of land in Desert Carmel, with the idea of building on it, which they never did. When my mom passed away I tried to donate it to charity. No charities wanted it. I tried to contact real estate agents to sell it. None would return my call. It's like kryptonite....but worthless.
There are unconfirmed (but credible) reports that Casa Grande’s powers-that-be want me dead. In case they take me, remember this: Ricardo’s is best overall. Ochoa’s fajitas can’t be touched. And Nico’s breakfast burrito is unbeatable. Bury me in the domes.
Is this foreal? Lol
My cousin owns Ricardo’s
@@moc0s yooo hook me up with a 50 gallon drum of red sauce
I agree with all(I LIVE IN CASA GRANDE TOO) And I miss target
@@CarlosRomero-ej5fq yes very real I live here
You really know how to sell absolute crap. I wanna visit.
please leave flowers at my tomb in the domes
1:32 yes, actually! I worked at a pizza place that shut down, and on the last day they had scheduled a team meeting. We went in and they deadass had us set the chairs on the tables (just like in the video) and clean out the stoves. Only after we finished did they tell us the news lmao.
I'm so mad at that. WHY UGH
Born and raised in AZ... Can confirm this is 100% accurate material. Hell, I remember eating at that Wendy's omw down to Tucson. They also had a Big Dog outlet store that my dad gifted me underwear from for Christmas when I was a kid... Oh memories.
The golden times for sure
I honestly doubt my memory that there was a literal store that just had shirts where the whole idea was A BIG DOG IS ON IT. Tanger was a special place RIP
Lol Tanger outlets. Lol @Danny Vega remember the Original Casa Grande mall that had a theatre in it back in the 90s lol those were the good ol days though. And the Grande Pool.
does arizona suck?
I live in Casa Grande and this is 100% accurate. I love this.
abigail kaisen thank you 🙏 I’m hyped for the new Dutch bros
I live here to
Change.org to change the name to Stonehenge, AZ
LETS START A MOVEMENT
@@socalfacts_ this was fucking amazing. Great representation of CG. Anytime someone tells me they live out there I just thing "why?"
As a person from Coolidge I'd like to see it called "Where?"
Maybe if it was cool
LOL this is amazing. I remember learning to drive in the abandoned neighborhood by Peart and McCartney. So many dead neighborhoods in CG. At least there's a taco bell by Union now hahah
Nina Marie back in my day we missed first hour by going to Nico’s and back!
I'm here bc of reddit
Same lol
Same
@Ian Morris now thats not very nice, is it?
Same-same
@Ian Morris why don't you go start a right wing sub then, leave out the hate speech and who knows maybe it will stay up this time.
This makes me glad I moved out
And that tree, my god that things been there since my grandparents were shitting green
the tree was almost edited out as someone said it wasn't relatable. Happy you got it
We laugh at the tree now every time we pass by it 😂
It is incredibly boring here and I'm sick of driving almost an hour to shop. But...housing is cheap. Lots being built right now.
That's why its cheap, nobody wants to live there.
How cheap. Ball park. Sq footage?
@@timothydonohue not funny at all. Is it funny that you need oxygen to oxygenate your blood? Hahahahahaha! Crazy right?!
@@timothydonohue lmao. if cheap is what you're after i bet building next an active volcano would satisfy.
@@timothydonohue its ok, I got the joke and thought it was funny, sarcasm tends to be.
We had fun at the domes
Well now I know where I'm going for vacation...Coolidge, AZ, thank you.
gyloir hahaha
Until you realize that Coolidge is a shittier town than Casa Grande. 🤣
@@lalablonde2466 But we have a super fancy Circle K! And fires at the hair product place on West Industrial
@@MrDouche11100 LOL! I don't know much about that stuff especially since I'm new to the Florence area, but Coolidge is only good for Walmart on Black Friday.
Coolidge is worse, trust me.
This is all the better for having lived there. Perfect video!
yep, this video can be extended to all of maricopa county. I live in Tempe and it's terrible.
Hey now, Casa Grande has like 10 Circle K's! Give credit where credit is due 😂
love bug blunts sold in a state where weed is bad. And alcohol. Boring
As a resident of Globe AZ you can't take the only thing we have going for us that easily.
Circle K has seriously upped its game. I used to be a QT guy - but the Circle C by the 10 on Florence is lit
@@socalfacts_ lol that new one across from sonic and mext to Fry's? Lol they also made one by the I 10 and florence blvd. But it's not as popping it's next to the old dary queen next to the i10.
There were often bikers in that DQ when I was a kid. Scummy old guys with hot young girlfriends.
I grew up in Casa Grande (class of '87). There's a reason I left for the Army 12 hours after graduation.. lol. But, the "Domes" were a great place to drink as a teenager.
I was a FedEx driver out there from 2000-2007...loved it! Seen that town grow! Haven't been out there since. Gonna take a drive out there. I heard Tanger outlets mall is no more.
El Chorizo yeah Tanger is where the abandoned Wendy’s is!
@@socalfacts_ that's right! I remember the walmart was by the Fry's before they moved off arizola and Florence Blvd.
Literally saw my car in this video 😂
pandamangaijin liar....
@@courtneymcdaniel9022 he's not lying I saw it too
@@elibright1 yeah that was definitely his car.
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The town is so small that random people on the internet can confirm that it's op's car just based on his profile pic. Lmao
Your video made it to Brazil. That's a helluva ghost city you have there. It must be awesome to firearms training, huh?
Most of Arizona is an awesome firearms training area.
Paulo Santana
This video didn’t show the big retail stores, the many nice subdivisions, etc. and this is what these kinds of videos do...make people who live somewhere else think this is what it’s really like.
When I lived in Texas, people in California thought we all rode around on horses and lived in mansions like on the Dallas TV show.
Awesome firearms training, yes. Thank you for being the only comment to call out my sweet guns
Yep. The desert area south of town is littered with my old shotgun casings. I read that Bolsonaro is going to relax your gun laws so that you can finally fight back against the moto bandits. good luck!
Hello from Reddit! This video is amazing. It doesn't make me want to visit Casa Grande, but it's still amazing. Bravo!
Born and raised in CG. Live in Rhode Island. . Still mourning the closing of B-Dub's. Nico's chicken tostadas are the best. Awesome video, Danny. Thanks for the laugh!
You’re officially one of my top 3 favourite UA-camrs. I haven’t laughed in years THANK YOU
>I haven't laughed in years
More quality and effort in this one video than in the entire trending tab
That was hilarious AND depressing. Great work!
TheOwlslayer this town is depressing and I hate it here
132 Dislikes... bet the are all residents of Casa Grande
Jay Anderson the only residents.... lol
The Mayor has a lot of bots (just kidding, he uses a flip phone)
Lmao
listen here heckers im from the -pile of sand- awesome place that is casa grande and i liked this video
Lies
32 people have "Casa Grande is for lovers" t-shirts.
I seen you on Channel 3. Az Family News Station🤗💜
You made it too the news this morning lol but you are speaking the truth
Crazy, right!
Lmaoooo salute to you my guy this is mad funny! 😂 but aye man I’m trying to make it outta here dawg 😂
You forgot to include the weekend meatmarket 'The Wonder Bar'😛😛😛
truth. I'm terrified to go in there lol
Lmao after a few shots it's a wonder in their lol. Try Airport Tavern haha.
@@socalfacts_ yup me too Silver Bullet for the win
So you're saying there is an affordable place to live within an hour of Phoenix and less than a half hour from the Sonoran Desert National Monument? I'd take that over easy access to everything but zilch in the interesting landscape department that Indiana has to offer.
Exactly, some of us prefer living outside of but close to a large city. My only complaint is that the golf scene is in CG is underdeveloped.
Accurate.
Source: I live here
seems legit
Your bravery and truth in journalism are an inspiration to us all. Carry on the good fight.
I move there from Miami back in 2005 I only lasted 2 months and went back home that's how bad it was.
This is good and accurate. Made me laugh and cry. Good job 👍
You just gave that town the best free advertising they could get. I just went from not knowing that place existed to never wanting to go there.
Danny you are so spot on about CG! The powers-that-be are only out to kill you because you tell it how it is and no one stuck in CG can handle the sad truth it is just the worst. Thank you for this I love it and you. AZ your old babysitter.
hahaha thank you for caring for a young danny vega. as you can see, I'm still essentially a baby :D
1234 get your women on the floor
Moved here from Chicago a year and a half ago. Talk about thru the looking glass!! It's still the Golden Corridor though. Got a horse now too. Lands cheap and you couldn't keep the flatlanders from moving out here with a machine gun. Did I tell you about the swimming pool?
Can I ride on your horse for the next video?
@@socalfacts_ the Case Grand tourism board better be hiring you for their next promo push! Rick Carrarini let him ride your horse.
Let him ride! Let him ride! Let him ride! (let's all chant)
Let him ride! Let him ride! Let him ride!
Az was nice 25 years ago, if you havent been here that long, GO HOME,
CG is the only town in America so far where we drove approx two miles past our destination and suddenly found ourselves in what looked like a shady illegal horse slaughterhouse corridor complete with snarling dogs heavy chains and dodgy alleyways. Just off the first exit near the little mountain.
Deanne Fox that’s Coolidge 😂
I wanted to write a funny joke but can't top Eddie's. Hope you found your destination
Your video is hilarious! As someone who used to make the drive between Phoenix and Tucson.....I've often wondered "what's up with this town?" Thanks for your funny video.
Now you know (and def hit up Nico's for burritos)
Back to the basics with a guy and a camera (or two), some down to earth content, thought out and funny. THIS is UA-cam.
"There are unconfirmed (but credible) reports that Casa Grande’s powers-that-be want me dead." be that as it may - you successfully put your town on the map at least.
Born and raised in casa grande at hope you make it hospital back when casa grande was a wide spot in the road lol
casa grande is the last hospital you want to go to
Casa Grande: That city you pass on the way from Phoenix to Tucson. I miss that Wendy’s - and I appreciate this thoughtful documentary on Casa Grande’s flourishing economy.
Exits 185 to 194 thank you for driving by
Dude, this is fantastic! CG is a hole!!
a hole AND a mountain
I came across this by accident- following a Reddit thread on Canada's FMEP (IM an Australian girl with Canadian boyfriend)- we're going to Tuscon gem show this month and our hotel booking was cancelled. The only remotely affordable room we could find was in Casa Grande!!!! This video is freaking hilarious- can't wait to cove to the hometown of surely a soon to be famous comedian
Yo my g showed all the dope places of cg I'm weak 😭😂
This might be my fav one yet! I laughed a lot 😂
you're a legend
I thought my little town in AZ sucked. Moved to CG for 3 years I am happy to report I am back home and don’t ever want to live there again. But I do miss a few of my friends from there.
Also as a few natives told me “this is where everything comes to die!” 😂😂😂
UA-cam Teezy T Phoenix. Songs the truth now days
Isn't there a BRAND NEW Harbor Freight store?
John Hughes yes
Congrats, I became your 170th follower on UA-cam! Just because of this video and your talent! keep up the funny stuff!
By the way, you should definitely be in our Wikipedia page as one of the most famous people from Casa Grande, right there next to the Jonas Brothers and David Spade! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casa_Grande%2C_Arizona
Thank you Sam! I will be adding myself to the Wikipedia page. I believe that if you google CG, it should be a picture of me in front of Ricardo’s
danny vega !!!! Lol yes yes
@@socalfacts_ You Just became Big Time!
My Mom called and asked me if I saw the Danny Vega video? And I said Mom..... it's Mister Danny Vega!
1:21 Abandoned Wendy's, abandoned Wendy's, who's in there?
😂😂😂
It's always a deep deep tragedy when a Wendy's goes under.
We were born in PhoenixMart
Dear Danny, please come roast Reno, NV. All the Californians are moving here and we need your help to save our city!
brookesrook do you want me to save it or roast it???
@@socalfacts_ roast it!
@@brookesrook it shall be done
@@socalfacts_ Subbed and clicked the bell! :)
That's cause the Californians are running away from insane prices there. This is going to happen to every half decent city. People running away from rampant cost of living increases to places cheap for them. And then those places build boutiques and get expensive. But it's really not their fault, they're running from it. It's just all relative.
your safe as long as they don't put you in the canal system....love form Coolidge az
Hilarious! Come do Red Springs in North Carolina next!
This is the greatest thing I have ever seen.
i am also from casa grande and oh my god i love this video
UA-cam Teezy T Phoenix. Songs the real deal
I love this.
Dude you’re hilarious
more than happy to be your 1000th subscriber!!
thanks for joining! new vid coming soon
U should get your own show dude. Keep at it.
Literally only here because reddit but kinda glad I made it. Worth it
This is absolutely genius and accurate. I lol'd so hard. I'm sharing the eff out of this.
why am I googleing Casa Grande real estate at 7am on a Monday morning...
As someone else mentioned, would have expected some commentary about the influx of snowbirds (Canadian and otherwise) as well as the crappy tasting tap water. Have to say though, we love coming here for the Winter from Texas in our case.
Drew DeHennis maybe in the sequel!
2:03 this is where all the puddles from Spiderman PS4 went to!
Omg. This was a fun video to watch😂.
Cinderfire thank you!!!
I live in CG too my whole life and this is 100% trueee💀💀
😂 When's episode two?
Yes Very Funny. You should have mentioned something about all the Canadian snowbirds who were buying up all the land for "dirt cheap". I'm glad the Phoenix mart did Not open. Don't need it.
I didn't know there was a Canadian specific trend. Everyone in CG is nice so they're harder to detect
@@socalfacts_ They are there between November and end of April or 1st of May.
Don't forget you guys had a music festival called phooson. It was to bring tuscon and Phoenix peeps together at one of your abandoned fields.
LMAO I forgot about Phooson so funny
1:12 you neglected to mention the 'Teen Center' see "teen pregnancies".
TBH I'm holding out for the blooper reel.
Gorgeous tree!
what a tree
This is amazing
Can confirm - am from Casa Grande
Can't wait to visit.
Picnic in the domes or you have never lived
This is so wild to see. I traveled here from Sydney Australia to meet my now husband and lived there for 3 months. A terrible and fascinating place to be as a foreigner!
AZ America's Australia
Been there. Done that.
Spot on ! Great job 😂
This is good lmaooo made me laugh. He should be on SNL
this is so good. thanks for the great tour! :)
Well, you officially put it on the map
Videos like me are good for reminding me that the recession never really ended.
IM WALKIN' HERE
You have a gold mine of material just a few miles east on the 10. Do Arizona Shitty.....
fuck yes
Very funny well done!
BUCKET LIST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can't wait to visit
Meet me in the abandoned wendy's at noon on January 4th, 2021. Middle table. You'll see me
@@socalfacts_ Middle to the East or Middle to the West
If I am early, I will pull a chair down for you
glad you included the domes. I went here last year.
are you a ghost tho
Yo where my CG natives at?
Haxmaster meee
Mee
Funny shit as a kid made a group called "CGN" casa grande native so long ago
Hereeeee
Haxmaster here
Nice reporting.
In the 60s my parents bought a plot of land in Desert Carmel, with the idea of building on it, which they never did. When my mom passed away I tried to donate it to charity. No charities wanted it. I tried to contact real estate agents to sell it. None would return my call. It's like kryptonite....but worthless.
Lisa Sivo hahaha you should put a dome there
@@socalfacts_ Ha! It could be a 3D tourist attraction : The Dome of Dead Development.
As a Arizonian , lived in Phoenix since I was four and have never ever visited casa grande ..never knew it was dead ..damn I need to get out more
UA-cam Teezy T Phoenix. Songs the truth
Good job!!
thanks!
this lowkey makes me want to live in a small town. well maybe not live but experience it for a while.
marla singer you don’t wanna live here
If I had a penny for every white person that pronounces it 'Kas-uh Grand' I'd be a millionaire 800 times over. asdfghjkl....
geneva nicole and they’ll correct you if you say it right 😂
It's cos-uh grond-eh right?
If you like that come over to Paso Robles, pronounced by locals "Rowbulls".
GhostyGengar I think it’s cahsah grahnday. Wooohooo, big house
@@ZakCheshire That's how I pronounce it being that it's a Spanish name and not English. I don't get why people have so much trouble.
I miss that Wendy’s that was at the Tanger mall. It was always hitting hard there 🔥🔥🔥
0:36 uhm.. is that a walker near the slide?
That man was screaming at us and we left real fast once we stopped recording
good eye!
My headphones weren't in properly and I thought it was just music 😅
Recognizing most of this shit your making fun of is hilarious. Cheers from Coolidge man. We got our own shitshow.
This was pretty damn good
thanks EB