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My aunt and uncle live in Dubuque and we always go see them ever winter to go skiing, it’s a beautiful city which is still thriving in the western side. Asbury is the biggest suburb which is rapidly growing and I don’t have a doubt that Dubuque will continue to thrive throughout the years. Great video!
Anthony Birch lol a bunch of my cousins grew up there too and they used to come out to Chicago for the summer when we were kids. They all couldn’t wait to get out of Dubuque just like you said. Every time I went there though I loved it. It’s got a definite charm to it
@@oldmanhendo7183 It's definitely not a lovely big city but it's grown to have music festivals every weekend in the summer. City council has done a lot to grow the city and now there is plenty to do if you're willing to look for it. Usually the people that are left to complain how boring it is are also to the kind of people who can't see the forest for the trees.
@@anthonybirch6291 that’s awesome man. Where do they typically have the music festivals in the summer? Also though, a lot of my family that still live out there said it has gotten kind of ghetto over the years. I know my cousins grew up on Jackson street right across from a little park and apparently there was a big meth problem over there
@@oldmanhendo7183 the festival is on main street at the town clock. As long as I've been alive that area has always been the ghetto. I know because I grew up down there and they tore down my neighborhood for the b branch project. Meth was a huge issue back in the late 90's and early 00's. Felt like there was a meth lab bust in the newspaper every week. Used to say we were know for the three C's; corn, casinos, and crystal meth. But currently I'd say it's no worse than any other city
@@anthonybirch6291 I gotcha. I didn’t realize their specific area was the ghetto, but that makes sense 😂. Yea man, it’s a really cool town though. We hit some of the bars down there a few years back, and they have a pretty cool nightlife scene too. Went to some little basement bar that was pretty neat. Do you know if they’re still having the festival this year?
Born and raised in Dubuque. Dad lived there his whole 88 years. I moved in 1989, but would come back periodically for visits. I currently reside in Texas. Dubuque is still a retirement option. Thanks for the tour down memory lane!
Great video! I live here and have always loved it, I never fully appreciated when I was younger how lucky we are to have two bridges nearby to other states. You can drive through Iowa, Wisconsin, and Illinois in less than 15 minutes total time. It’s super unique!
My mother was born and raised there. I remember visiting as a kid. Watching the trains from the Fengler Street overpass. Watching river traffic go through the locks from the dam and the lookout in Eagle Point Park. My Uncle still lives there near Holy Trinity Church on Rhomberg. He worked at the pack. My grand father worked at a butcher shop called Trenkle's. My mother was born in an apartment above the shop. We would always go to the Ham House, Eagle Point Park and ride the Fenelon Place Elevator. There was always something to do and see. It's a great city and I love it! Thanks for posting this!
Hey Chris-thank you so much for sharing this video of my hometown with the rest of the world. Dubuque, Iowa is such a special place. I can tell you are not from the area, but you did such an excellent job of covering the history and navigating through the city. In fact, you probably know more about the history of Dubuque than 90% of its residents. I am currently living in San Francisco, California-and I must say-the only thing similar between here and Dubuque are the hills…Thank you again for sharing this content of my home. I look forward to watching more videos on your Iowa playlist and Mississippi River playlist!
Appreciate the shout out for Emmaus! I graduated from there in 2018 and my husband is graduating in May- I played basketball there and am still heavily involved in the school. We're often left out of the list of colleges in DBQ so it was great to hear it included in the list!
Dubuque is a cool city. I went through it last year while in Galena IL. Dubuque was quaint, easily traversed, and has some nice architecture. I def recommend driving through it if you find yourself nearby.
Hey, man. Thanks for making these videos. I lived in Dubuque as an international student from 2014 to 2016 and I haven't been able to go back since. I really miss the place, and this video is bringing me some nostalgia. Hopefully, one day, I will go back.
My late mom said that her father was a trolley car conductor in Dubuque in the early years of the 20th century. She even had his little hat that he wore when he was working. At one time I understand that Dubuque was referred to as the “San Francisco of the Midwest” because of the hills and the trolley cars.
Loved the video! I am a Dubuquer and live in the north end. You completely missed our area which is known as the Point. Dubuque is known for its Eagle Point Park which looks over the Mississippi River with beautiful scenery. Below it lyes the lock and dam #11 and the historic Hamm House Museum. (There also lyes a one room school house) Thanks for the video!
Great video, love the refreshing format! Born here at Finley 60 years ago, lived in this area entire life except four years deployed with Army, retired from 27 years at John Deere, wouldn't think of moving anywhere else. Keep up the good work!
@@drdwgmd14 Absolutely. Currently riding my Harley to Freedom Rocks, one in each of the 99 Iowa counties. 29 more to go to see and document them all plus seeing even more of this great state in the process. Is this Heaven?...nope, it's Iowa.
Fun fact.... Dubuque was originally part of Illinois. When Iowa became a state, we were adopted over since the Mississippi river was such an obvious boarder between the two states. This makes Dubuque a city which predates the state itself, the oldest city in Iowa, and one of the first settlements west of the Mississippi as well. See, fun.
6:10 An Amphicar! The Driftless Area is definitely unique to Iowa. The port area of DBQ was a total pit about 20 years ago and it's undergone a complete transformation. Edit: One thing that helps DBQ with its lack of interstate access is 4-lane Highway 151 which helps to link it to Cedar Rapids, IA and I-380, Madison, WI and points east. Another good one. I really like DBQ.
My home town! If you want to see a steep hill, here it is. The steepest hill in Dubuque and quite possibly the entire state of Iowa! According to an article in the February 12, 2012 Telegraph Herald, the steepest street in Dubuque is Montcrest with a 22-percent grade! Just don't try to go up or down it during the winter!
I love Dubuque! It's very beautiful and I love hiking around The Mines of Spain. There are some gorgeous overlooks of the Mississippi River. My family if from here and I still have relatives I can visit there.
Very nice! I love the character of the downtown and other neighborhoods. Particularly love the row buildings and the tall windows. It looks like there is much attention to civic cleanliness.
@@oldmanhendo7183PROS: cost of living is cheap. ALWAYS job availability. Entrepreneurship is big here, I see lots of people starting business. CONS: EVERYTHING closes early in this town. If your a outgoing person who enjoys the night life, this ain't the place. Small town erbody know somma erbody 🥴
@@keepingupwithtristan forsure thank you! I have some family that lived/still lives there. All my cousins that lived there growing up wanted to get the hell out of there and move out by me in Chicago but every time I went out to Dubuque to visit I loved it lol. But it’s always different to actually live somewhere so idk
I'm planning a trip to Dubuque in the next couple of weeks to see exactly what you showed in this video. You haven't saved me a trip - you've made me more excited about going. I liked everything about your video. Happy to subscribe.
Wonderful Video!!! I really love all of the old buildings and Churches and bridges over the Mississippi River. I will be just about five miles from Dubuque on the 4th of July. F+L, Corey
I grew up in Dubuque. Your drive went past two of my homes, my elementary school and Loras (graduated 1974) I have many good memories of DBQ and although I couldn’t wait to leave, always love returning to visit relatives and friends. Unfortunately your video misses many of the spectacular views from Eagle Point Park in the north end of the city and Grandview Park at the south end where people enter from the airport or the highway coming from the Quad Cities or Cedar Rapids. The colleges and universities are such a major part of the make-up of the town, but were pretty much an afterthought in your video. The missed mention of the Cathedral, Julian Dubuque’s Grave as well as Wahlert HS was disappointing. I did enjoy your video though. Am actually surprised this popped up in my feed, as I now live in Japan. Hi to any friends or relatives that might read this! SH
Great video about my home town. One thing that would have been to point out was that as you were driving on west 3rd st and areas around hill st,there are old lead mines under the roads .
Dubuque really is a nice town and that whole tri-state area is really nice especially in the fall - especially the area around Galena, Il. I got my Golden Retriever in Dubuque. Wow...I've never seen this much of it...didn't realize it was this big of a town. And, yes, it is kind of an out-of-the-way place. They filmed "Field of Dreams" in this area including a lot of scenes in nearby Galena and the Field of Dreams is about an hour so east of Dubuque. I love your videos - there a lot of people who post videos like this but yours set the standard 👍
I’ll be back for a video on nearby Dyersville one day and I’ll grab the field of dreams site then. Wouldn’t of hurt for me to of mentioned that it was in the same county as Dubuque somewhere in the video though 🙃
I currently live in Marion Iowa... Work in Cedar Rapids Iowa @ O'Reilly Auto Parts and drive There Dubuque Route... I drive to Dubuque 2 times a day... That's 300 miles a day ... You drove past One of the O'Reilly Auto parts stores I deliver to and provide services for on the route I drive For them..... Plus I also used to live in Dubuque for almost 2 years when I was in my teens and I'm 37 years old now... Beautiful Historic City all year round but my favorite time of year Is Fall with all the different Colors of leaves on trees in and Around Dubuque Iowa... There's also lots of exposed limestone... Mines of spain is one of my favorite places to go hiking and visit Julian Dubuque monument which sits high on top a limestone backbone ridge that overlooks the Mississippi River... The view from up there is Amazingly Breathtaking you can see for miles... Also really beautiful during the fall seeing all the different colors throughout the Mississippi river valley...
Always enjoy your videos. I do wish you had video of that impressive bridge over the river and the area just North of it with the barge works. Also the amount of river traffic in the area. Keep the video coming.
I would have appreciated some footage of St Rafael’s Cathedral and the Dubuque Archdiocese being the original Catholic diocese of Iowa. Dubuque has a strong Catholic presence with its hospitals, colleges, religious orders and seminary. I have only been to two ordinations in St Rafael’s but remember them well.
An error in your video. Dubuque has 3 High Schools! You forget Wahlert High School. It is a Catholic High School. It was built before Hempstead was. Also "Dubuque High School" is more known in name as "Senior High School". I was born and raised in Dubuque. Everyone I know has always known the "Senior" name of that high school. I went to one year at Wahlert before moving out of town.
I used to go to Dubuque when visiting my grandparents who lived in Jo Davies County in Northern Illinois. Not much to do in those parts other than to drive to Galena, Dubuque, or Freeport. When I was a kid I used to think that gold dome on the courthouse was the coolest thing ever. Even seeing it now it's pretty sweet. Probably has been 20 years since I've been through there so thank you.
I was raised, and still love living near Dubuque. Not because of it's farm-friendly people, but because of it's unique history. Every turn I navigate there's history there. Just getting around a metro you see acres of franchises, no history. Oh, there's another starbucks, wait didn't we just see one 3 minutes ago? You don't see that in Dubuque and you appreciate it more.
Many points of interest were by-passed. For instance, you mentioned that lumber mills were established in Dubuque in the 1800s and now the old Millworks have been transformed into, shops, restaurants, bars and apts. Like the Docklands in London the old, unique aspects of the buildings , etc have been preserved and serve to enhance the new businesses. This is a video for those who like to drive but not for someone really interested in local history or charm.
Much larger small town than all the others I've seen here. With all the hills and trees, it appears even bigger. The large downtown area maintained all the buildings from the 1800's very well. Take away the cement streets and a couple large parking garages, a guy from the 1800's could navigate as well today as he did back in the day. He could visit the same house he grew up in, the church he payed into the coffers and court house he paid a fine in. This town is big enough that residents are offered a good lifestyle. I would imagine there is even an airport serving other places such as Chicago Midway as example.
My Great Great Grandmother was born in Dubuque, Iowa in 1837. Her family lived there until about 1845 when they moved to Clayton County and Fayette County.
There is a major 4 lane U.S. highway 20 that goes across northern Iowa from Dubuque to Sioux City crossing interstate 35 connecting to interstate 29 in Sioux City.
@@willungs541 this sounds like paradise to me! Small, charming cities and towns in that area in the Midwest that have that. But I’m a hard blue-runner and black Diamond runner. Will I get bored at those places?
The video passes a parking ramp at 9:03. There used to be sock hops at that ramp back in the day. The Association once played one of those sock hops. It was the inspiration for a song called Dubuque Blues from 1969 or 1970.
I don't mind living here, but anyone describing it as a "thriving" city hasn't been paying attention. Unfortunately it needs to some serious revamping if downtown doesn't want to continue to decay.
You mention several times about the lack of interstate highways. US 151 is 4 lane from Cedar Rapids to Madison WI and US 61 is 4 lane from I-80 at Davenport to Dubuque.
I understand why you speed up the videos but (just a personal preference) i like to follow along in natural/real time. I'd love to see some videos done this way.
On a visit back, I went for a run down W 3rd St. It was the only experience running in my life where I had to actively engage my back-pedaling muscles. The hill was so steep I was starting to run faster than I could control, so I had to "put on the brakes". Kind of sad to see how many businesses no longer exist on JFK, such as Little Red Hen. Good to see Village Inn is still there. From my last short visit last year, they rerouted 52 so it no longer turns east at Luxembourg and goes through downtown. It now goes to Dyersville and follows 20 to the new Southwest Arterial. In the 80s, Dubuque really complained to the State of Iowa about how the lack of a major interstate throughway was destroying the city's growth potential. It turned out to be a bit of a double-edged sword. The lack of growth and development helped preserve the city's historical areas to make it an attractive tourism destination. The same thing happened to Galena. At one point, Galena was a larger city than Chicago.
The only thing I missed was the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium. It is a very interesting museum and very informative. It is next to the US 20 bridge to Galena Illinois.
Cool video, but the dashboard cam doesn't give proper justice to how steep some of those hills are. That shot early in the video is going down third street near Mercy hospital just to name one example. And I do mean down.
It's not a dash cam, but thanks. Also, no matter how great a camera is, do cameras ever do any view much justice? It's always going to be more telling in person, no matter what. I've driven in Pittsburgh some, and that's a city with plenty of steep hills. I compare that third street hill to being just as steep as some of those.
@@ChrisHarden Pittsburgh is on my bucket list. If you want a big city with some steep hills try Nashville. Fun fact. When my dad (still alive) was growing up in the fifties the boys in the neighborhood would ride flexible flyers down that hill in the winter. Traffic was a little more sparse in those days.
Stunning architecture! I want to do a cross country road trip this summer and I think Dubuque might be on my list. As a cyclist, the hills look challenging! I don't like fast moving one way streets in downtowns, though. Hostile for pedestrians.
We here in the Midwest remember Dubuque packing company, We all remember buying Dubuque bacon thats what we had in our stores at that time , We all called the factory " the pack" everybody that I knew in my time there worked there
I've been to Dubuque Iowa before and let me tell you it's a really nice small city. It's basically a collage town, also it ain't far from Galena Illinois as well.
While it has 5 colleges it is definitely not a college town. Unlike Iowa City Dubuque's population doesn't change much during the summer. There isn't a noticable change when the students come and go.
Love your videos since there’s a 99.99% chance I’ll never see this part of America. If you ever make your way to eastern Pennsylvania, there’s a thousand small (and larger) interesting towns to drive through
You didn’t mention the Julien Dubuque bridge, which is the longest bridge in Iowa and connects downtown Dubuque with downtown East Dubuque, IL. It has a protected path for pedestrians and bikes, meaning if you’re feeling a little ambitious (remember, it’s the longest!) you could walk or bike across state lines from one downtown to the next. Most bridges over the Mississippi either aren’t walkable or start/end somewhere you’d never walk to anyway.
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Why are we all sitting here in Dubuque while this randomly pops up
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This was randomly recommended as i sit here in Dubuque haha. Cool to get little history on this place.
Agreed, sitting in the middle of Dubuque, this popped up.
@@bluebabex420 i told my wife a bunch of the facts in video, and she asked if i was randomly researching haha. im from peoria shes from here
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My aunt and uncle live in Dubuque and we always go see them ever winter to go skiing, it’s a beautiful city which is still thriving in the western side. Asbury is the biggest suburb which is rapidly growing and I don’t have a doubt that Dubuque will continue to thrive throughout the years. Great video!
It’s definitely a nice place, and thanks!
Born and raised here. As a kid I wanted nothing more than to get out but now that I'm an adult I can't imagine moving away.
Anthony Birch lol a bunch of my cousins grew up there too and they used to come out to Chicago for the summer when we were kids. They all couldn’t wait to get out of Dubuque just like you said. Every time I went there though I loved it. It’s got a definite charm to it
@@oldmanhendo7183 It's definitely not a lovely big city but it's grown to have music festivals every weekend in the summer. City council has done a lot to grow the city and now there is plenty to do if you're willing to look for it. Usually the people that are left to complain how boring it is are also to the kind of people who can't see the forest for the trees.
@@anthonybirch6291 that’s awesome man. Where do they typically have the music festivals in the summer? Also though, a lot of my family that still live out there said it has gotten kind of ghetto over the years. I know my cousins grew up on Jackson street right across from a little park and apparently there was a big meth problem over there
@@oldmanhendo7183 the festival is on main street at the town clock. As long as I've been alive that area has always been the ghetto. I know because I grew up down there and they tore down my neighborhood for the b branch project. Meth was a huge issue back in the late 90's and early 00's. Felt like there was a meth lab bust in the newspaper every week. Used to say we were know for the three C's; corn, casinos, and crystal meth. But currently I'd say it's no worse than any other city
@@anthonybirch6291 I gotcha. I didn’t realize their specific area was the ghetto, but that makes sense 😂. Yea man, it’s a really cool town though. We hit some of the bars down there a few years back, and they have a pretty cool nightlife scene too. Went to some little basement bar that was pretty neat. Do you know if they’re still having the festival this year?
Born and raised in Dubuque. Dad lived there his whole 88 years. I moved in 1989, but would come back periodically for visits. I currently reside in Texas. Dubuque is still a retirement option. Thanks for the tour down memory lane!
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Great video! I live here and have always loved it, I never fully appreciated when I was younger how lucky we are to have two bridges nearby to other states. You can drive through Iowa, Wisconsin, and Illinois in less than 15 minutes total time. It’s super unique!
You missed my favorite place in Dubuque. Eagle point park , overlooking the Mississippi River
Eagle point park is awesome!!!
we went there, so pretty! love the views and the walkways
One of my favorite places to visit while there!
My mother was born and raised there. I remember visiting as a kid. Watching the trains from the Fengler Street overpass. Watching river traffic go through the locks from the dam and the lookout in Eagle Point Park. My Uncle still lives there near Holy Trinity Church on Rhomberg. He worked at the pack. My grand father worked at a butcher shop called Trenkle's. My mother was born in an apartment above the shop. We would always go to the Ham House, Eagle Point Park and ride the Fenelon Place Elevator. There was always something to do and see. It's a great city and I love it! Thanks for posting this!
My hometown. Its nice too see everyones positive comments
So we both just ended up here huh?
Hey Chris-thank you so much for sharing this video of my hometown with the rest of the world. Dubuque, Iowa is such a special place. I can tell you are not from the area, but you did such an excellent job of covering the history and navigating through the city. In fact, you probably know more about the history of Dubuque than 90% of its residents.
I am currently living in San Francisco, California-and I must say-the only thing similar between here and Dubuque are the hills…Thank you again for sharing this content of my home. I look forward to watching more videos on your Iowa playlist and Mississippi River playlist!
Thanks, and I appreciate the kind words!!
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Will, I love people like you, you live in CA, but have not forgot your roots, I applaud that!
Appreciate the shout out for Emmaus! I graduated from there in 2018 and my husband is graduating in May- I played basketball there and am still heavily involved in the school. We're often left out of the list of colleges in DBQ so it was great to hear it included in the list!
My wife and I went to Emmaus back in 2008! Thinking about moving back now since we have been gone for 8 years
The two aquariums side-by-side is the coolest part it's also right next to a water park hotel!
Wait we have an aquarium
I used to work at that Waterpark hotel!
Born and raised here! I remember wanting to get out as soon as I turned 18, now I couldn’t imagine a better place to raise a family. 🙌🏻
Dubuque is a cool city. I went through it last year while in Galena IL. Dubuque was quaint, easily traversed, and has some nice architecture. I def recommend driving through it if you find yourself nearby.
Second that. It’s a neat place.
Drive-thru but I wouldn't stop it's boring only thing they have in Dubuque is what four five hardware stores unbelievable
Hey, man. Thanks for making these videos. I lived in Dubuque as an international student from 2014 to 2016 and I haven't been able to go back since. I really miss the place, and this video is bringing me some nostalgia. Hopefully, one day, I will go back.
I wish I could get around town this fast 🤣 Yes, our Walmart is a nightmare lol! Enjoyed the video!
Awesome 👌 My Family lived There in 1952 Apartment Building Still Standing 🧍♂️ Interesting That its The Oldest City Nice video 📹
My late mom said that her father was a trolley car conductor in Dubuque in the early years of the 20th century. She even had his little hat that he wore when he was working. At one time I understand that Dubuque was referred to as the “San Francisco of the Midwest” because of the hills and the trolley cars.
Very informative video will be there for work . Thanks for upload
Loved the video! I am a Dubuquer and live in the north end. You completely missed our area which is known as the Point. Dubuque is known for its Eagle Point Park which looks over the Mississippi River with beautiful scenery. Below it lyes the lock and dam #11 and the historic Hamm House Museum. (There also lyes a one room school house) Thanks for the video!
Ah shoot. Oh well. I thought that Dubuque was a really nice city overall, considering what most Mississippi River towns look like these days.
Great video, love the refreshing format! Born here at Finley 60 years ago, lived in this area entire life except four years deployed with Army, retired from 27 years at John Deere, wouldn't think of moving anywhere else. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the kind words, and I'll try!
Daniel, isn't Iowa just an awesome place?!!
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Fun fact.... Dubuque was originally part of Illinois. When Iowa became a state, we were adopted over since the Mississippi river was such an obvious boarder between the two states. This makes Dubuque a city which predates the state itself, the oldest city in Iowa, and one of the first settlements west of the Mississippi as well. See, fun.
I'm native to Illinois (Rockford) I bet Chicago and Illinois is mad about that one. One more city they could milk dry.
6:10 An Amphicar!
The Driftless Area is definitely unique to Iowa.
The port area of DBQ was a total pit about 20 years ago and it's undergone a complete transformation.
Edit: One thing that helps DBQ with its lack of interstate access is 4-lane Highway 151 which helps to link it to Cedar Rapids, IA and I-380, Madison, WI and points east.
Another good one. I really like DBQ.
Looks like a Nash Metropolitan convertible ... I'd say 1959-ish
@@zaxxon25 current resident, towns covered in old gearheads. there is a classics car meet annually donw at the fairgrounds.
My home town!
If you want to see a steep hill, here it is. The steepest hill in Dubuque and quite possibly the entire state of Iowa!
According to an article in the February 12, 2012 Telegraph Herald, the steepest street in Dubuque is Montcrest with a 22-percent grade!
Just don't try to go up or down it during the winter!
Steep hills. Plural.
Went to Loras College in the 70's. Many fond memories of Dubuque.
I visited Dubuque once when I was younger, so this video brings back some great family road trip memories. Thank you for sharing!
Me and my husband love dubuque! Its only an hour away, fun casinos and beautiful botanical garden
I have got an offer to come play soccer for Dubuque University and this video came in my recommendations, how nice
I hope this video was helpful in helping you decide!
I’m a Canadian living in Dubuque! You have to love those French-Canadians! 🤣😉🇨🇦 I do love Dubuque and I’m happy to live here! 🇺🇸💙❤️
Me too!
@@deniseoberfoell9486 Cool! I was raised near Ottawa but lived in several cities in Ontario! Nice to meet a fellow Canadian! 😎🇨🇦
Maritimer, but lived in Toronto for 1 summer...31 years ago.
@@deniseoberfoell9486 Love those Maritimers! 👍
I recommend the Dubuque River Museum.
Nice to see so much positivity about our small city we call home
I love Dubuque! It's very beautiful and I love hiking around The Mines of Spain. There are some gorgeous overlooks of the Mississippi River. My family if from here and I still have relatives I can visit there.
Very nice! I love the character of the downtown and other neighborhoods. Particularly love the row buildings and the tall windows. It looks like there is much attention to civic cleanliness.
I live here🤪 It was my first move from home in Illinois. Planning to move soon. But I have enjoyed life here for past few years.
Where would you like to move to?
Keeping Up With Tristan what did you like and dislike about living in Dubuque?
@@oldmanhendo7183PROS: cost of living is cheap. ALWAYS job availability. Entrepreneurship is big here, I see lots of people starting business.
CONS: EVERYTHING closes early in this town. If your a outgoing person who enjoys the night life, this ain't the place.
Small town erbody know somma erbody 🥴
@@keepingupwithtristan forsure thank you! I have some family that lived/still lives there. All my cousins that lived there growing up wanted to get the hell out of there and move out by me in Chicago but every time I went out to Dubuque to visit I loved it lol. But it’s always different to actually live somewhere so idk
I'm planning a trip to Dubuque in the next couple of weeks to see exactly what you showed in this video. You haven't saved me a trip - you've made me more excited about going. I liked everything about your video. Happy to subscribe.
So weird to hear an out-of-towner say "Dubuque" correctly haha, great video.
Agreed!
I have always liked the architecture and topography of Dubuque. It was great seeing this video.
I enjoy these. Videos. Think about coming to Madison, Wisconsin sometime.
I love Dubuque. What a wonderful city. Thanks for the tour!
I enjoyed the video, I passed through here, nice view of city from 151 as you pass by but I never got off.
Wonderful Video!!! I really love all of the old buildings and Churches and bridges over the Mississippi River. I will be just about five miles from Dubuque on the 4th of July. F+L, Corey
I spent some years in Dubuque It is beautiful place I wouldn't mind living there again
I grew up in Dubuque. Your drive went past two of my homes, my elementary school and Loras (graduated 1974) I have many good memories of DBQ and although I couldn’t wait to leave, always love returning to visit relatives and friends. Unfortunately your video misses many of the spectacular views from Eagle Point Park in the north end of the city and Grandview Park at the south end where people enter from the airport or the highway coming from the Quad Cities or Cedar Rapids. The colleges and universities are such a major part of the make-up of the town, but were pretty much an afterthought in your video. The missed mention of the Cathedral, Julian Dubuque’s Grave as well as Wahlert HS was disappointing. I did enjoy your video though. Am actually surprised this popped up in my feed, as I now live in Japan. Hi to any friends or relatives that might read this! SH
I live in Dubuque my whole life and I love this place
Jay Berwanger is A Dubuque Senior High school graduate, he won the first heisman trophy and is the figure on the "Heisman Trophy"
I wish UA-cam had this(❤) to tap on. I live not far from Dubuque, IA. great getaway city.
Great video about my home town. One thing that would have been to point out was that as you were driving on west 3rd st and areas around hill st,there are old lead mines under the roads .
Very neat.
Dubuque really is a nice town and that whole tri-state area is really nice especially in the fall - especially the area around Galena, Il. I got my Golden Retriever in Dubuque. Wow...I've never seen this much of it...didn't realize it was this big of a town. And, yes, it is kind of an out-of-the-way place. They filmed "Field of Dreams" in this area including a lot of scenes in nearby Galena and the Field of Dreams is about an hour so east of Dubuque. I love your videos - there a lot of people who post videos like this but yours set the standard 👍
I’ll be back for a video on nearby Dyersville one day and I’ll grab the field of dreams site then. Wouldn’t of hurt for me to of mentioned that it was in the same county as Dubuque somewhere in the video though 🙃
they also filmed F.I.S.T. & Take this job and shove it. there
the field of dreams is 25minutes away from dubuque
From your videos it seems driving in Dubuque is almost like driving on a roller coaster.
I currently live in Marion Iowa... Work in Cedar Rapids Iowa @ O'Reilly Auto Parts and drive There Dubuque Route... I drive to Dubuque 2 times a day... That's 300 miles a day ... You drove past One of the O'Reilly Auto parts stores I deliver to and provide services for on the route I drive For them..... Plus I also used to live in Dubuque for almost 2 years when I was in my teens and I'm 37 years old now... Beautiful Historic City all year round but my favorite time of year Is Fall with all the different Colors of leaves on trees in and Around Dubuque Iowa... There's also lots of exposed limestone... Mines of spain is one of my favorite places to go hiking and visit Julian Dubuque monument which sits high on top a limestone backbone ridge that overlooks the Mississippi River... The view from up there is Amazingly Breathtaking you can see for miles... Also really beautiful during the fall seeing all the different colors throughout the Mississippi river valley...
Lmao you drove passed my house basically
Good video
You forgot to mention the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium :(
Really enjoyed this video! And we are IOWAN! #Represent! I get a lot of inspiration from your videos! Wonderful job!!
Always enjoy your videos. I do wish you had video of that impressive bridge over the river and the area just North of it with the barge works. Also the amount of river traffic in the area. Keep the video coming.
There's a lot of things in the area that I wish I got on film. Oh Well. Thanks, and I'm glad that you enjoy them!
I would have appreciated some footage of St Rafael’s Cathedral and the Dubuque Archdiocese being the original Catholic diocese of Iowa. Dubuque has a strong Catholic presence with its hospitals, colleges, religious orders and seminary. I have only been to two ordinations in St Rafael’s but remember them well.
An error in your video. Dubuque has 3 High Schools! You forget Wahlert High School. It is a Catholic High School. It was built before Hempstead was. Also "Dubuque High School" is more known in name as "Senior High School". I was born and raised in Dubuque. Everyone I know has always known the "Senior" name of that high school. I went to one year at Wahlert before moving out of town.
Really enjoyed this video and it makes me want to visit! Love how your channel is shaping up! LOVE the history you do now :)
I used to go to Dubuque when visiting my grandparents who lived in Jo Davies County in Northern Illinois. Not much to do in those parts other than to drive to Galena, Dubuque, or Freeport. When I was a kid I used to think that gold dome on the courthouse was the coolest thing ever. Even seeing it now it's pretty sweet. Probably has been 20 years since I've been through there so thank you.
I was raised, and still love living near Dubuque. Not because of it's farm-friendly people, but because of it's unique history. Every turn I navigate there's history there. Just getting around a metro you see acres of franchises, no history. Oh, there's another starbucks, wait didn't we just see one 3 minutes ago? You don't see that in Dubuque and you appreciate it more.
Super informative really liked it. Could you do one on Galena, Illinois please?
Thanks, and did! ua-cam.com/video/NHXxZCU0s64/v-deo.html
Thank you Love it!! I live here and grew up here!!
Many points of interest were by-passed. For instance, you mentioned that lumber mills were established in Dubuque in the 1800s and now the old Millworks have been transformed into, shops, restaurants, bars and apts. Like the Docklands in London the old, unique aspects of the buildings , etc have been preserved and serve to enhance the new businesses. This is a video for those who like to drive but not for someone really interested in local history or charm.
My friends dad worked a lifetime there on the locks on the miss river.
SHOUT OUT TO THE CAIN FAMILY. MISS YOU GUYS.
STRIKE OUT !
I live here - this is such a great video ❤
Great video 👍
Feels like it's a city from Pennsylvania. Nice to have this gem in Iowa
I enjoyed this video as I have been to downtown Dubuque in 2015
Much larger small town than all the others I've seen here. With all the hills and trees, it appears even bigger. The large downtown area maintained all the buildings from the 1800's very well. Take away the cement streets and a couple large parking garages, a guy from the 1800's could navigate as well today as he did back in the day. He could visit the same house he grew up in, the church he payed into the coffers and court house he paid a fine in. This town is big enough that residents are offered a good lifestyle. I would imagine there is even an airport serving other places such as Chicago Midway as example.
My Great Great Grandmother was born in Dubuque, Iowa in 1837. Her family lived there until about 1845 when they moved to Clayton County and Fayette County.
There is a major 4 lane U.S. highway 20 that goes across northern Iowa from Dubuque to Sioux City crossing interstate 35 connecting to interstate 29 in Sioux City.
Im a huge fan of dubuque! Its the prettiest place ever to me especially during autumn!
The colors of fall nearly take your breath away.According to the old commercials for Dubuque meat packing company.
Hillbilly? No one in Iowa calls someone a Hillbilly.
I heard there’s a pretty decent ski resort nearby; very surprising! Does it actually remain skiable most of the season or does it melt a lot?
Two of them in fact! Sundown mountain and Chestnut mountain in Galena!
@@willungs541 this sounds like paradise to me! Small, charming cities and towns in that area in the Midwest that have that. But I’m a hard blue-runner and black Diamond runner. Will I get bored at those places?
The video passes a parking ramp at 9:03. There used to be sock hops at that ramp back in the day. The Association once played one of those sock hops. It was the inspiration for a song called Dubuque Blues from 1969 or 1970.
Thank you for the video, I was born here & also love this town.
I don't mind living here, but anyone describing it as a "thriving" city hasn't been paying attention. Unfortunately it needs to some serious revamping if downtown doesn't want to continue to decay.
Hi Rose, I couldn’t agree more. Going forward, let’s think of ways that you and I can make Dubuque a better place.
I visited this city back in 2017 it was amazing honestly
You mention several times about the lack of interstate highways. US 151 is 4 lane from Cedar Rapids to Madison WI and US 61 is 4 lane from I-80 at Davenport to Dubuque.
The musu=ic in the video was excellent, but Soundhound didn't recognize any songs. What artists are you using for this video? Thanks
Mt grandfather also worked at the shot tower when it was first started
Nice
Thanks for sharing your video I acully libe in dubuque
I understand why you speed up the videos but (just a personal preference) i like to follow along in natural/real time. I'd love to see some videos done this way.
On a visit back, I went for a run down W 3rd St. It was the only experience running in my life where I had to actively engage my back-pedaling muscles. The hill was so steep I was starting to run faster than I could control, so I had to "put on the brakes". Kind of sad to see how many businesses no longer exist on JFK, such as Little Red Hen. Good to see Village Inn is still there. From my last short visit last year, they rerouted 52 so it no longer turns east at Luxembourg and goes through downtown. It now goes to Dyersville and follows 20 to the new Southwest Arterial.
In the 80s, Dubuque really complained to the State of Iowa about how the lack of a major interstate throughway was destroying the city's growth potential. It turned out to be a bit of a double-edged sword. The lack of growth and development helped preserve the city's historical areas to make it an attractive tourism destination. The same thing happened to Galena. At one point, Galena was a larger city than Chicago.
The only thing I missed was the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium. It is a very interesting museum and very informative. It is next to the US 20 bridge to Galena Illinois.
Walert High School as well you passed just a few blocks away from it
Cool video, but the dashboard cam doesn't give proper justice to how steep some of those hills are. That shot early in the video is going down third street near Mercy hospital just to name one example. And I do mean down.
It's not a dash cam, but thanks. Also, no matter how great a camera is, do cameras ever do any view much justice? It's always going to be more telling in person, no matter what.
I've driven in Pittsburgh some, and that's a city with plenty of steep hills. I compare that third street hill to being just as steep as some of those.
@@ChrisHarden Pittsburgh is on my bucket list. If you want a big city with some steep hills try Nashville.
Fun fact. When my dad (still alive) was growing up in the fifties the boys in the neighborhood would ride flexible flyers down that hill in the winter. Traffic was a little more sparse in those days.
beautiful city and state iowa
Thx
The "elevator" on the steep hillside in Dubuque, as actually a funicular. Another fun word to add to one's vocabulary.
Stunning architecture! I want to do a cross country road trip this summer and I think Dubuque might be on my list. As a cyclist, the hills look challenging!
I don't like fast moving one way streets in downtowns, though. Hostile for pedestrians.
I was impressed with Dubuque!
Omg my home town❤️ just always remember kids lock your doors😅 take all your valuables out of your car whenever you leave the car😂😅
I'm from Dubuque county and Dubuque is a great place to go to
Same here.
We here in the Midwest remember Dubuque packing company, We all remember buying Dubuque bacon thats what we had in our stores at that time , We all called the factory " the pack" everybody that I knew in my time there worked there
I've been to Dubuque Iowa before and let me tell you it's a really nice small city. It's basically a collage town, also it ain't far from Galena Illinois as well.
I think it's far
But it has a lot of stores!
And the target!
@@cats2927 20 minutes
Check your spelling. Where did you learn to spell? Did you not go to collage?
While it has 5 colleges it is definitely not a college town. Unlike Iowa City Dubuque's population doesn't change much during the summer. There isn't a noticable change when the students come and go.
make sure you do cedar rapids des moies and waterloo
Love your videos since there’s a 99.99% chance I’ll never see this part of America. If you ever make your way to eastern Pennsylvania, there’s a thousand small (and larger) interesting towns to drive through
Thanks! And one day I will make it out there.
Nostalgia Tours same with upstate/western ny! The architecture out there is incredible in these little towns
Live inDubuque and love dubuque!
I’ve never seen my hometown recommended or talked about ever lol
... Until now.
You didn’t mention the Julien Dubuque bridge, which is the longest bridge in Iowa and connects downtown Dubuque with downtown East Dubuque, IL. It has a protected path for pedestrians and bikes, meaning if you’re feeling a little ambitious (remember, it’s the longest!) you could walk or bike across state lines from one downtown to the next. Most bridges over the Mississippi either aren’t walkable or start/end somewhere you’d never walk to anyway.
Dubuque is full of books and crannies that hide some picturesque scenery
What about northeast Iowa community College.