I live in the "hood" in GR. You don't see boarded up houses and empty lots. I think we had one meth fire in the past 5 years here. It's not perfect but it's not nearly as ghetto compared to Chicago, Detroit, Gary etc. We have the nicest hoods. I owe it to our strong Christian faith and roots here.
my hometown 😎 just got taken off the top 20 to live in the United States list. was nice seeing you rate it so high though. crime or none its the best city in Michigan to live in unless you want more rural then we just move north 40 to 60 miles so we can still use it lol. big rapids has really grown since you made this video. was crazy busy up this way for the memorial holiday wknd as always. lots of rec boats n camping. pure Michigan
Thanks for making the video, I was born and raised in GR. I left 20yrs ago and haven't beem back since but have been curious about how it looks lately.
I grew up in GR and there are a lot of beautiful areas. It's sad that you chose the areas off "Division" to judge GR. Those areas are poverty stricken have been that way for some time with primarily AA and MA people making up the population. Change takes time and the city is turning around. Do yourself a favor and if you want to experience the finer side of GR, stay to the areas east of Plymouth Street. East GR is gorgeous as well!!
It's hard for me to wrap my head around why y'all skipped out on Ann Arbor 😏 I was looking forward to seeing some vids from there. Great place to live, very much recognized nationally as a great city to live in. According to Niche website Ann Arbor ranked 6th best city to live in for 21'. Every year it's among the best, think even once before took the #1 spot but I could be mistaken.
There’s Fat Man’s Fish Fry!!! My grandfather used to take me there as a kid. Best fried fish ever. You started out on North Division ave. that’s not the Hispanic section. That part of Wyoming is pretty run down. I wonder if all the prostitutes are still on South Division after you cross 28th street.
Hi! Possibly moving to the Holland area in a few weeks & I'd love to get some advice/tips from an actual local, never been there before. Also, I am relocating there from SW Florida so the coming winter absolutely terrifies me! 🥶😳
Im from Holland. Born and raised 31 years. Graduated from Zeeland East High. I live in TN now but they are good places to live. Zeeland especially is a virtually crimeless, small town. Holland is good but can be kind of ghetto sometimes with random homicides from wanna be gang members. In Holland, stay away from 136th, the 40s, 16th and columbia, and Stratford way. That's where most of the crime is at. Holland is also separated by Holland Southside ( Holland High) and Holland Northside (West Ottawa High). For the most part Holland is safe but its not a place where you want to leave your house and car doors unlocked. Holland has a very classical Dutch culture that im sure you'll find to be nice. You get beaches. Trails, hiking, boating, camping, etc. Only downfall is, is the warm weather only lasts for about 4 months at best. Fall is one of the best times though for West Michiganders. If you can, check out Cranes apple orchard in Fennville to pick apples and peaches. Saugatuck is another beautiful town that you'll like too, my wife and I lived about 10 minutes from there. The cold last for about 8 months with no sun though. If you can handle the cold them you'll like it. Personally Holland/Grand Rapids area has become extremely liberal and politically correct. Couple that with a bit of seasonal depression and it can turn out bad. Don't be surprised to see. Half naked men at "pride" parades and BLM destroying neighborhoods. Conservatism in West Michigan though is NOT widely accepted so keep that in mind. The extreme Liberalism and Lockdowns are a big reason people are leaving west Michigan and Michigan as a whole. Holland is also about 25% Hispanic so there is a nice hispanic culture there. The culture there is very diverse though but people aren't as open nor do they wave at you typically vs the south in my opinion but again that is my own opinion. Grand Rapids is good but stay away from Southeast Grand Rapids, Lots of violent crime there. Again GR is good but the extreme liberalism and political correctness can make the city very unbearable at times. In 2020 there were BLM riots downtown GR where people where shot and killed and businesses where being destroyed. With that being said just stay away from politics. Again in my opinion Governor Whitmer and the extreme liberal democratic progressive movement has changed the political atmosphere there toward degeneracy and homelessness. Having lived there for so long it surprises me to see someone move from south Florida to there.
New sub! Shout out to you for putting GR in a vid, at the 3:01 mark is my ole hood Walter st. Lived down there for some of my childhood Gun Rue,wyo,woods stand up 616.
The actual city of Grand Rapids has grown little by population because it is virtually surrounded by suburbs or townships amd has nowhere to grow. But the metropolitan population has had quite a positive growth pattern over the last few decades. Bys several hundred thousand thousand, actually!
Hey this is the first time I've seen a video of my hometown Grand Rapids it is a brother that does videos and he goes to different hoods across the country and he's out of Detroit named Charlie Boi 313 and he did do a video Hispanic side of the city but he didn't go through the whole part of the city and y'all did ride near my mother's house and my father's house right there on Union and Fulton now living in Charlotte good to see
@carmen , @southern life , please explain your comment . trade-in value is 50% of the retail value of the car . lord forbid , if a car is totaled or stolen , you get 100% percent retail value . @southern life , if you get rid of your new truck , and buy a used one , you get no warranty protection , and even worse , you do not know , if the car was wrecked , in a flood , etc . @southern life , if i were you , i would call chevy u.s.a. to get the oil change timeline . most new car tell you on the dash , oil change needed . after n.y.c. i would also check the to see if everything is ok , when you hit the pot hole .
There's nothing southern or decent about grand rapids Michigan. Who makes these things? You should go to the real south and small towns before you say anything like what you say.
you're expecting a small town but its a fairly big city
You picked one of the most run-down areas of town yo start in!
I live in the "hood" in GR. You don't see boarded up houses and empty lots. I think we had one meth fire in the past 5 years here. It's not perfect but it's not nearly as ghetto compared to Chicago, Detroit, Gary etc. We have the nicest hoods. I owe it to our strong Christian faith and roots here.
I live in Grand Rapids too and you're absolutely right!
The homes in the hood are mostly taken nice care of by the residents
I really enjoyed living in Grand Rapids. Lovely place. Friendly people. Always lots going on in the arena.
my hometown 😎 just got taken off the top 20 to live in the United States list. was nice seeing you rate it so high though. crime or none its the best city in Michigan to live in unless you want more rural then we just move north 40 to 60 miles so we can still use it lol.
big rapids has really grown since you made this video. was crazy busy up this way for the memorial holiday wknd as always. lots of rec boats n camping. pure Michigan
If you want to see fancy ,that is downtown grand Rapids
Monroe Ave nw
I enjoy watching your videos!
Thanks for making the video, I was born and raised in GR. I left 20yrs ago and haven't beem back since but have been curious about how it looks lately.
St. Louis would be cool, it's a great European-style city with great parks. The zoo is free.
Wow, free zoo ?
Grand Rapids looks nice 🌳❤ almost Identical to Detroit but it has it's own style Detroit is bigger.
GR has a bigger downtown tho.
No, no it does not.
Gr is nicer
Jose you guys should make a southern life Instagram. That way you can get more subs to your channel from there. Just an idea 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾
Great video.
I plan on moving there soon
I'm sorry if you move here
@@heathlewis8104 is it bad?
Couldn't tell if you were cuban or dominican on this one 😂😭🤔
I'm glad you went to nyc and now michigan.
A pero que lo que yo soy un tipo vacano de cuba
I grew up in GR and there are a lot of beautiful areas. It's sad that you chose the areas off "Division" to judge GR. Those areas are poverty stricken have been that way for some time with primarily AA and MA people making up the population. Change takes time and the city is turning around. Do yourself a favor and if you want to experience the finer side of GR, stay to the areas east of Plymouth Street. East GR is gorgeous as well!!
It's hard for me to wrap my head around why y'all skipped out on Ann Arbor 😏 I was looking forward to seeing some vids from there. Great place to live, very much recognized nationally as a great city to live in. According to Niche website Ann Arbor ranked 6th best city to live in for 21'. Every year it's among the best, think even once before took the #1 spot but I could be mistaken.
Were trying to see the whole country if possible we will never make it if we stop at every town. Katie was born there and we still had to skip
There’s Fat Man’s Fish Fry!!! My grandfather used to take me there as a kid. Best fried fish ever. You started out on North Division ave. that’s not the Hispanic section. That part of Wyoming is pretty run down. I wonder if all the prostitutes are still on South Division after you cross 28th street.
I live near there, over in Zeeland/Holland
Hi! Possibly moving to the Holland area in a few weeks & I'd love to get some advice/tips from an actual local, never been there before. Also, I am relocating there from SW Florida so the coming winter absolutely terrifies me! 🥶😳
Im from Holland. Born and raised 31 years. Graduated from Zeeland East High. I live in TN now but they are good places to live. Zeeland especially is a virtually crimeless, small town. Holland is good but can be kind of ghetto sometimes with random homicides from wanna be gang members. In Holland, stay away from 136th, the 40s, 16th and columbia, and Stratford way. That's where most of the crime is at. Holland is also separated by Holland Southside ( Holland High) and Holland Northside (West Ottawa High). For the most part Holland is safe but its not a place where you want to leave your house and car doors unlocked. Holland has a very classical Dutch culture that im sure you'll find to be nice. You get beaches. Trails, hiking, boating, camping, etc. Only downfall is, is the warm weather only lasts for about 4 months at best. Fall is one of the best times though for West Michiganders. If you can, check out Cranes apple orchard in Fennville to pick apples and peaches. Saugatuck is another beautiful town that you'll like too, my wife and I lived about 10 minutes from there. The cold last for about 8 months with no sun though. If you can handle the cold them you'll like it. Personally Holland/Grand Rapids area has become extremely liberal and politically correct. Couple that with a bit of seasonal depression and it can turn out bad. Don't be surprised to see. Half naked men at "pride" parades and BLM destroying neighborhoods. Conservatism in West Michigan though is NOT widely accepted so keep that in mind. The extreme Liberalism and Lockdowns are a big reason people are leaving west Michigan and Michigan as a whole. Holland is also about 25% Hispanic so there is a nice hispanic culture there. The culture there is very diverse though but people aren't as open nor do they wave at you typically vs the south in my opinion but again that is my own opinion. Grand Rapids is good but stay away from Southeast Grand Rapids, Lots of violent crime there. Again GR is good but the extreme liberalism and political correctness can make the city very unbearable at times. In 2020 there were BLM riots downtown GR where people where shot and killed and businesses where being destroyed. With that being said just stay away from politics. Again in my opinion Governor Whitmer and the extreme liberal democratic progressive movement has changed the political atmosphere there toward degeneracy and homelessness. Having lived there for so long it surprises me to see someone move from south Florida to there.
@@josephanthony2305 wow thanks man, very informative.
You didn't go through any Hoods. That was not the hood.
5:56 bm ma Lived down there lol love this vid actually went through the main st which is division that and 28th st shows pretty much the whole city
New sub! Shout out to you for putting GR in a vid, at the 3:01 mark is my ole hood Walter st. Lived down there for some of my childhood Gun Rue,wyo,woods stand up 616.
Geeat job guys
The Grand Rapids CSA is 2.5 million people.
Naw it's 1.4 million,i wish it was 2.5
Those first few minutes I've watched so far reminds me of Dequindre street between 8 and 10 mile north of Detroit.
Went right by the house I rent on Division across from the Coney Island
La división estaba full de muchachas bonitas 1988 dónde están hoy
You could always take your car back after the trip, keep in mind that in a few years your car won't be worth half of what you paid for it
Lately trucks are worth more used than new
What do i want money for if i dont enjoy it
Hey, I live near there, over in zeeland/Holland
Go to the Upper Peninsula!
The actual city of Grand Rapids has grown little by population because it is virtually surrounded by suburbs or townships amd has nowhere to grow. But the metropolitan population has had quite a positive growth pattern over the last few decades. Bys several hundred thousand thousand, actually!
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Hey this is the first time I've seen a video of my hometown Grand Rapids it is a brother that does videos and he goes to different hoods across the country and he's out of Detroit named Charlie Boi 313 and he did do a video Hispanic side of the city but he didn't go through the whole part of the city and y'all did ride near my mother's house and my father's house right there on Union and Fulton now living in Charlotte good to see
Thats because you're driving down the most hood street in west michigan
Heyy go to the upper Penninsula!!!! Copper harbor Michigan will blow ur mind. Your in my stomping grounds... Get a pasty!!
Y ese no es el barrio ,,es al otro lado de el 131 hwy
Should come to Saginaw Michigan
Looks great wanna see ot
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS There is nothing there. Lol
I haven't seen my house in 3 years
😮😮😮
@carmen , @southern life , please explain your comment . trade-in value is 50% of the retail value of the car . lord forbid , if a car is totaled or stolen , you get 100% percent retail value . @southern life , if you get rid of your new truck , and buy a used one , you get no warranty protection , and even worse , you do not know , if the car was wrecked , in a flood , etc . @southern life , if i were you , i would call chevy u.s.a. to get the oil change timeline . most new car tell you on the dash , oil change needed . after n.y.c. i would also check the to see if everything is ok , when you hit the pot hole .
I like the truck, it makes me happy. I dont care what its worth it serves a purpose.
Yo u went by house man
Welcome to Gun Ru I could of showed you the nicer parts of greater grand rapids you driving down Division its gonna be ghetto looking 😂
There's nothing southern or decent about grand rapids Michigan. Who makes these things? You should go to the real south and small towns before you say anything like what you say.
🤔 where do you think i live lady
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS calling Grand rapids Southern life is way out there.... I used to live there. there's no Southern about it.
Quiqlyst
Quit telling so much bullcrap
But…crappy roads!
My Aunt lives in Grand Rapids. Boring.
You must not have visited in a long time because it's got a lot more going on than it used to!
Love the pride flag
i grew up around conservative areas.. Michigan was shocking to me
La división estaba llena de mujeres, en el vídeo no se ve ni una ,yo viví ahí en los 80s