I Went To Springfield, The Most Dangerous City In Massachusetts
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- It's saddening to see a once-great place look like this today.
Massachusetts. The most liberal state of all. Now, we’re not going to get into politics TOO much here, but there are some interesting dichotomies here. Massachusetts does excellent in education, and is actually one of the safest states you can live in. Some rankings (not mine) have called Massachusetts one of the top 5 BEST states you can live in. So, whatever liberalism exists here, things could be worse. I mean look at California.
However, there are some BIG problems here, too. If you asked someone in Massachusetts where the worst places to live are, some will say Lawrence, you’ll hear Holyoke and Brockton or North Adams. And, of course, there’s Springfield.
For this video, we’re going to drive through the worst parts of Springfield, so you can see what is essentially the worst area to live in this whole state. We’ll talk about why this place is so bad and talk with someone who lives here to get additional perspective. As we’ll see, Springfield has improved, but is still in a bad place right now. And there’s no optimism things will get better.
Every state has a bruise. Even the best places to live have bad sides to them. In the case of Massachusetts, it’s here. Springfield has a population of 155,000 people, but that number is down by 17% from its high in the 1960s. People are leaving here for various reasons - the poverty, the crime, for better opportunities. And word is out about how badly this place is doing. At a time when home prices are astronomically high, Springfield is one of 13 cities where home prices are going DOWN. That’s not a good sign.
Back in the day, this place was jammin. They still call Springfield the city of firsts. They made the first dictionary, the first gas powered car, and basketball was invented here. This place was home to many large manufacturers and inventors. They made bread, cars, motorcycles, guns, brass goods, chemicals, watches, toys, engines, books. A lot of stuff was created and distributed here. There were once big downtown department stores.
But like many of our other formerly great cities, things went downhill in the last half of the 20th century. Factories closed down, Springfield city made a series of poor planning decisions, and industries just left the whole northeastern part of the US. We’ve seen similar declines in other cities out this way - places like Rochester, Buffalo and Hartford.
By the mid 1980s, Springfield was known nationally as a place with high crime, political corruption and poverty. A lot of the factories and manufacturing centers here are decaying and have for lease signs up. Companies don’t need to base their operations in these large urban centers. They don’t need to even be in America anymore.
This place almost filed bankruptcy, though it seems to have recovered from near disaster.
The biggest claim to fame for Springfield’s attempt at a turn around came with the opening of the MGM Casino in downtown. But as you probably know, casinos usually bring in additional revenues, but also bring in their share of crime and blight.
Today, nearly 1 in 3 residents here lives in poverty. This is the second poorest city in the whole state.
Springfield certainly isn’t unique. Lots of our former great cities declined over time. And those with greater aspirations have moved into shinier, newer communities. A lot of people took their families into areas nearby - places like West Springfield, Agawam Ludlow and Longmeadow.
So Springfield’s stuck in a rut. And it can’t really grow, either. Much of New England has no unincorporated land, so it’s not like Springfield can absorb nicer nearby communities to springboard growth.
Crime is terrible here. Violent crime is three times the national average, and some of the worst offenders in Massachusetts live right here in Springfield. There’s lots of drugs and gangs and lots of kids roaming the streets without guidance.
Although things have improved here - I mean crime has peaked somewhat, though not in some neighborhoods like the one we’re in right now. Graduation rates are going up, and a new train manufacturing plant gives folks hope.
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I am from Springfield, Massachusetts and you seem to only find the worst areas within the city. There are many beautiful homes in many neighborhoods throughout the city. However, the city is not as nice as it was in the 70s and 80s.
Right... I live in the Hilltowns(Chester, which is right next to Beckett) now but go to Springfield or Holyoke to do all my shopping... Im very comfortable around the area and Im and implant to Mass😅
Exactly this video is trash
If you keep to yourself, trouble usually doesn’t find you. I will admit, the city does need a lot of work to fix it up. We need to hold property owners to a high standard of keeping their properties clean. There are many gorgeous homes in Forest Park, East Forest Park and 16 acres. Springfield has a lot going for it. The cost of living is very affordable, compared most of the state. Where can you buy a 2-4,000 square foot house for less than 300k.
Bro this dude is ducking trash 🗑️ always giving incorrect info
Right! Springfield is hardly the worst in Massachusetts
For poor people those houses are really nice and there's lots of cars. Poor people here in the UK do not live in houses that big or own cars. People need to clean up, everywhere. It's worldwide the decline.......
There not homes lol..they use to be lol u guys obviously never been to hood new England...even most Yankee former Victorian Era areas ...there actually Victorian mansions like most new England cities have, hence the word New England , but if u look close there built up n next to huge brick apartments....there usually point at roof n built high up n skinny tall.....most have steeples...most have 2 deckers or 3 deckers n porches clearly all hood signs of today u obviously not from hood lol...wat u r seeing is multiple unit apartments ,the city will give rebates from historical society but u have do it there way.,the only hood nick shown is south end n never went down the bad areas of high st which is open air heaven, ir Saratoga, etc he went to fpark n s end....number 2 the hood ur seeing is southend sort of revaltilized n forest park which is is Victorian due to casino....this guy didn't drive in any hood hood parts of Springfield n those from Spalding know I'm rite .,Mason Square, Hill McKnight ( u guys eould really think r vict mansions converted Apts historical hood) northend n Plainfield, sycamore, knox, ft pleasant, Worthington, eastern Ave, mass Ave, nick drove basically in all business main st lol ....I think it's funny no matter wat vid nick shows people comment dumb that it's not bad n seems nice until it's area near them lol.....u guys obviously don't know hood ,plus one of clips shows not springfield lol spfld its part of hokloke which is actually per cap the Massachusetts kensington but even that's the highlands lol or st Patrick's parade route lol smh.....nick drives usually very early mornings u can clearly tell, if he drove afternonish u guys wouldn't be saying dmb ish
These houses you see in this video are mostly multi family homes. Source: I live here
I grew up in Springfield’s North end and Indian Orchard. I call Springfield a black hole, because it’s hard to escape. I know very few people that were able to get out of the area and do something with their lives.
With that said, Springfield area pizza is unlike any other that I’ve tried. Forest Park is a beautiful park, and one of my mai stops when I go back to visit family. The Quadrangle museum area is fantastic as well.
I love visiting the city I was raised in, but after a few days, depression starts to set in due to the poverty and crime.
I'm thinking of moving to Indian Orchard, would you recommend it?
@@pps22001 no. It has a violent crime rate higher than 90% of the rest of the country. Not a good place to live and/or raise a family.
The town looks nice actually.
Nahhh lol
I lived in Westfield and visited Springfield several times ( including MGM) I'm originally from Colorado so experiencing Springfield was horrifying. What a dump.
Westfield is a nice town! Nice & quiet! Probably the best city out of the 4!
Go look up some RUclips videos about Denver. Try searching for "denver streets"
@inconnu4961 that's where I'm from , it's definitely gotten worse though especially downtown, it's pretty bad and gangs are starting to gain numbers more than ever , graffiti , abandoned construction projects/houses , homeless, shootings , idk maybe its where I lived in westfield but it really wasn't that great or safe to be completely honest , only good neighborhoods in westfield are the ones you live in when you have a decent amount of money,
Shout out to Nick for giving an honest opinion of Springfield instead of spewing bs.
Nick, not going to go into politics. Also Nick: Goes straight into politics.
Lol oops
It IS politics.
This was all politics. Please check the white Mormons in Utah, that suck off the system 😌
@@EastSide-qc5oy Can,t handle the truth?
@@EastSide-qc5oy I get my truth from 65 years living in a blue city and prior Democrat for 35 years. As a retired union mechanic one of the truths that I am certain is ''The progressive woke left destroys everything they touch''...Everything...
Its incredible how to my eyes, this looks totally normal and even nice...coming from Latin America, any street of this city would pass as middle class, from Mexico to Argentina, any poor person would give their lives to live in Springfield.
All cities here are built the same way, even our most ghetto places have excellent streets / infrastructure in general.
Doesn't mean you want to live here.
They may actually feel at home here also. Many of the residents are Puerto Rican so I'm sure you will hear a lot of Spanish in the area.
Well come on over legally
we in USA live like kings as per world standards..... there are US people who think
they're poor because they cant afford cable. 1/3 of the world population has
no running water or electricity. no wonder everyone wants to come here
the buildings , roads and basic amenities are okay compared with most third world countries; it's what goes on within these areas are the problems; its just not a good environment to raise a family.
Much safer place than the slums in Los Angeles, Detroit, and South Florida
I moved to Springfield 4 years ago. It definitely needs some TLC in places but it definitely does not live up to its reputation. I have a dog and walk him all through the city. I’ve never had a problem anywhere I’ve gone. Most people I’ve met are nice, friendly people.
U wouldn't say this during the 80s n 90s n early 2000s trust me lol trust me facts
It looks really nice even in this video...
@@maticbukovac6966 then go move there if it's that nice
@@michaelcostello2592 I mean it looks nice and he is saying that it is dangerous. Other dangerous places actually look run down...
@@maticbukovac6966 yes they have a few older " historic victorians" bit if u look close one of the clips he showed wasn't even sold it was the highlands which is the parade area....the south end is ish hole but trying to be cleaned uo there a casino near there now but this guy did go to any hood blocks, he drove in morning ...forest park n McKnight r the historic areas ,u can't knock them down so there converted to apartments, the been there since Victorian times but seeing a drive by.......if u want true spfld watch springfield ma gang 60 minutes on RUclips
The whole world is depressing. It's the friends who make it worthwhile.
Not the whole world, I would gladly live in places like the spanish coastline, Dubai, Bali etc.
Agreed. All isn't lost yet.
@@dimitarmargaritov I lived on the Spanish coastline (up in the north of Spain) for a year, when I was at a loose end. It was an interesting experience but perhaps overrated. Or perhaps I just had an unfounded positive impression of Spanish culture when I arrived.
My home town is crazy but if u know someone like me that from there it can be a cool city to live in
I have suffered from Major Depressive Disorder and believe me, living in a place like Springfield makes it worse.
I lived in Springfield for 6 years and can honestly say it's not that bad of a city. Especially when compared to some of the other ghetto's you've visited on your channel. It's a great place to buy a house if you want to live in ultra expensive Massachusetts. Like any city it has really nice sections and others you wouldn't want your worst enemy to live in. I live closer to Boston now but wouldn't rule out living in Springfield again.
You need a job to buy a house though here and up until recently that was tough bc there was very few good paying jobs
@@danhoyland142 ik a good job there
Up until recently*
@@danhoyland142 just lmk what u need so u can hustle feel me
I agree to an extent. It has a bad reputation for good reason. The violent crime rate each year always ranks amongst the highest in the state. The city is so big and diversified tho that you can escape it depending on where you live. I’d say Brockton, Lawrence, Lowell, Fall River, New Bedford, Lynn, Worcester, and Haverhill are also some bad ones. Boston obv has bad areas too.
I lived in Springfield for many years, and my major complaints were lack of jobs and summer heat. But you cannot separate Springfield from Longmeadow, West Springfield and East Longmeadow. It is just like parts of a big town. And some areas are great to live.
@@daviddecelles8714 Horrible
No, in these videos, the worst block is the only block that matters. Lowest common denominator. Anything more, would require actual research and analysis.
Facts but he only showed the Worst of Springfield Ma🤷🏽♀️that Part❗️
Longmeadow, West Springfield, and Agawam are all closeby and are extremely beautiful towns.
@@lovleylisab258 exactly 💯
Lmaaaoooooo this is so dramatic. Springfield has a lot of gangs but it's not as bad as this dude is making it seem😂
5:45 I see no trash, no roaming children without guidance and no evidence of rampant drug use. Do you even review what you produce?
Graduation rates going up is probably more of a sign of decline in standards than improvement in education.
That’s how West Virginia is
BINGO!!!
this doesn't have to be the case, hopefully Americans can reach a better education standard with higher graduation rates like in other countries
diploma as a participation trophy. graduates cant find Canada on a map.
@Flat Earth Those orientals are smart.
I live right next to Springfield, travel there every day for college. The decay is sad
Going to Boston for the first time in June. I live in sounthern Ca. Any advice for me as far as where to avoid and what to see?
@@rnsteve2265’m from Socal, I currently live in Boston, my advice stay away from January to march. There’s many things to do and see north end, to seaport, keep in mind the city is viving in June there’s going to be a ton of traffic, but overall is great if you’re planning to walk, it’s the most walkable city in the U.S, you could rent city bikes, and enjoy it better that way.
Avoid Mattapan and Roxbury, and you should be fine.
@@rnsteve2265 Dorchester has great night life.
@@rnsteve2265 bring lots of cash !!!
Those are some amazing looking houses it's a shame the economy is suffering.
I thought the same. Big, lovely detached properties.
I noticed that the houses were really charming
They call it the city of homes. A lot of historic houses here.
@@nicolesanborn3744 I spent the first eight years of my life in Everett. The homes were similar in style. I really love the architecture in Massachusetts.
The economy isn't suffering. The guy who made the video is just biased and talking with 0 knowledge.
I worked in Springfield on the ambulance for several years, we had lots of calls relating to gang violence around the downtown area and southern neighborhoods. Overall not horrible, majority of days were just quiet. As soon as you leave downtown it's quite decrepit but the further out you go the better it gets. The area isn't overly violent just poor, lots of homeless and people living on social services. Unfortunately you missed the sketchiest drug den streets of school, high, and temple. As well as the street of the shelters- Worthington. Worst streets, open drug dens and tweakers
THE issue is not tax breaks it is the degenerates that makes the quality of life sooooo poor. Too much drug dealing, gang banging and unsafe conditions. Plus being poor does not mean you have no pride in your surroundings. It starts with individual residents. Keep the place clean. Remove those prison fencing. Plant flowers and gardens in the front of your house so that it will look like an inviting neighborhood. The schools are terrible. No family will willingly bring their children to enroll in poor performing schools.
Exactly. THANK YOU.
Glad you mentioned the truth about Florida. I don't know about property taxes, but home prices are going up all around the state. Home insurance has gone up. A lot of domestic crime. I think Florida is the 3rd largest state after Texas & California in population. And there's no job market. Very difficult to get a good job in Florida.
Hard to get a good job anywhere with shoreline.
Imposible to find a decent job in Florida. The reason if you find a job they want you to work over 12 hours a day.
@@jamesmiran9845 I don't live there & wouldn't want to. It's hard to find a good job anywhere, true, but Florida isn't my thing.
Florida is gross
@@blackcherry6877It's not like that anymore anywhere in the U.S. That's how it was from 1900-1990. People got good jobs without an education or experience. Things have changed.
It depends if you have a skill, something specific you're good at, with a certification or experience. If not, the big city isn't going to help you.
And if you can find a good job, it's very expensive to live in big "blue" cities.
Man there are a lot of nice houses there so that must have been a prosperous place at one time.There must have been or are bad policies which have wrecked that place.
Democratic policies.
Not entirely, but overwhelmingly.
@@johnnymichael1804 name one.
@@RealInRealEstateCC We need more poetry readings and more restrictive gun laws.
@@RealInRealEstateCC gun free zones. Cashless bond.
There's 2.
@@johnnymichael1804 so gun free zone cause poverty. That’s a new one.
Please do Hartford, CT next! That place is just depressing and dirty 👀
I heard East Hartford is nice. True?
@@maril1379 not really. West Hartford is nice though.
@@maril1379 West Hartford is where you wanna go!! 😊
@@maril1379 West Hartford is nice
It's white supremacy. And climate change.
All of these places share these horrible similarities.
It's deceiving because the houses and buildings there, give or take the few boarded up, still look really nice. And compared to the poorest parts of the UK and Europe it looks wealthy by comparison. I like the Massachusetts style of architecture.
They built some of the first Victorian style houses in the United States early on, many are still standing and are beautiful. Unfortunately they are usually in crummy neighborhoods now and sold for pennies on the dollar unless renovated/used for something.
I was born in Springfield in 1958, lived in the neighboring city of Chicopee until the age of 40, went to high school in Springfield (Cathedral High), and worked at Springfield College, the birthplace of basketball, for three years. In the video, at 17:20, the silver sphere in the distance, with the column with an orange sphere on top, is the Basketball Hall of Fame. I know Springfield and its streets pretty well. The city does have homeless but I saw no tents in this footage, unlike in many of Nick's videos. Springfield is relatively clean and safe. I remember hearing about the "go to Massachusetts" banner in the Puerto Rico airport when I was young, but I was told the sign said the destination city was nearby Holyoke, not Springfield. At the age of 40 I moved to Windsor, Connecticut, to be closer to my job in Hartford. I like Springfield to this day and never hesitate to return when I have reason.
My parents rented a studio apartment in South Hadley Falls in 1961 for $60 a month. Their landlord made my father cut the grass, otherwise he would raise the rent. Those were the days. 😂
Springfield might have its problems but like you said there's no tent cities. So that's a plus for sure. Also I found it interesting you brought up the "go to Massachusetts" banner. I think that applied to places outside of Mass. as well. There was a documentary from probably 2004 in which a resident of Willimantic, CT (if i remember correctly) said that there was a sign at the San Juan airport telling people to get to Willimantic. Could that be a myth? I have family still in Holyoke and they said the same thing about a supposed banner in San Juan. I'm not doubting you at all (my mom was born in '58 also). I'm just not sure of the validity behind these various banners.
Ha i was born in 58 and went to Cathedral too! Good times! Good memories!
Massachusetts another liberal mecca in the NE. I'm tired of supporting people who can work but refuse to. Thumbs up
when government pays more than the minimum wage, where is the incentive to work?
@@inconnu4961 I get it but you have to start out somewhere.
I understand what you are saying-ongoing generational poverty
Where do you live? A red state? Because red states are subsidized by blue state taxes.
Have you lived up here??
I worked in some of those projects you showed as a social worker. It was very interesting work. I saw a lot. I saw worse things in NYC as a social worker. My most memorable case was an old fellow who was a victim of crimes against humanity. He was the sweetest man you will ever meet. Always super happy to get a visitor and always beaming. Only, he had not bathed in 40 years due to pure fear of past abuse. I really loved working in Springfield I met the best people. Downtown is much better now and safer than it was 6 years ago. I remember taking walks with another client in her neighborhood and we would pass houses with pit-bull's posted on the roofs. That was crazy to see.
Downtown has definitely come a long way
I love my city, and dude from Florida he can’t speak for us… We need to get these kids off the street and In programs and extra curricular activities. It starts with the Youth!!!
Springfield Massachusetts was once called and is still known as "the city of homes", there are so many beautiful old homes in Springfield and it's sad to see when they're going downhill and many have been torn down since probably the early 1970's. I lived in Springfield into different neighborhoods in my time. I went to college in Springfield I practically lived in downtown Springfield. I recognize many of the areas you traveled... St James Avenue would have been a great road to travel on if you haven't been there there's a lot of gorgeous homes right off of St James. I will always love Springfield no matter what...
those old homes are still there; they're just called "crack dens" now.....
New homes are being built, at prices 2-3x more than average homes in the area. Locals get suckered into loans they never pay off, ending up in foreclosure.
Eversource, the electric company here keeps raising their rates, and many of us still have oil heating. A bunch of people have their houses literally falling apart out of disrepair, and they are struggling to stay warm! Don't move here, it is ridiculously expensive for utilities, and to stay warm and comfortable. Thanks for this video! We've only been in MA for 3 years, been trying to leave for 2
Bidden and the dems want to rip out all petroleum powered stove too. Only electric heating and cooking.
Are you referring to Massachusetts as a whole or just Springfield?
@M I A Ha. Everybody hates electric companies. Unfortunately when there is inflation , it's reflected most in energy costs..
@M I A You've noticed increases in gasoline heating oil , propane too. That's what I was referring to
Wow. That is like water bills in Dekalb County, 10.00 a shower 🚿. I use my gym to shower and save 50.00 a month.
This is a bad area ? yet the houses look about twice the size as they do here in Europe.
we have land, or HAD...and most are built up, not out...expensive land...
they are multifamily houses not single family homes
@@kfen8794
Ok thanks for the tip it still looks quite well off compared to the majority of Europe though. I don’t know whether it’s relevant in this thread but over here we have a much smaller gap between rich and poor.
They’re all multi family
@@jackkruese4258 So you have NO middle class, then? That is why we had a gap, because we had middle class.
I work at mgm springfield sem and we get high rollers every day and we host a ceramony before the one at the nba hall of fame every year, I've met Charles Barkley, Ray Allen gave me a 20 dollar tip, considering g stop hating
I was born and raised here. Not all sides of springfield are bad at all, just like u said in the video. U drove around the bad areas . No love to the nice areas lol
My mother was born in Springfield in 1926 part of the many french canadian families that had gone all over New England over the previous decades. They moved back to Canada during the great depression, she was proud of telling us her memories of growing up there, She went back on a trip in her early 80's and was devastated by what the city had become and mainly by the street where they lived, I got the feeling that she regretted going back.
Did she mention it's majority black and latino now as part of the reason?
Liberals destroy the country!
@@collentreefelling9142 yes but the bigger problem are the demographics. You can't expect the city to maintain itself when you replace the population with people from the 3rd world.
Same happened with lawrence beautiful working city many mills etc they had irish part french part italian part then hispanics came over now crime ridden drug infested majority of city is section 8 and unemployed. Sorry if city of hundred of thousand are all unemployed it's a cultural thing corruption runs deep in police and local politics look up former mayor lantigua. Current police chief being investigated and feds had to take over school system
@@HairyPixels Isn't it time for you to feel how difficult it is to survive in a 3rd world country?
It's like people choose to live in third world countries?
I stopped at the Basketball Hall of Fame during a trip to the northeast and that is located in Springfield, MA. The museum is nice but I did notice that the area did not look nice at all.
It's got hidden plights
How long ago did you visit? Before they built the NEW Hall of Fame? They have certainly tried to build up the river front area to make it a tourist destination, but the blight is pretty close nearby.
I only wish I owned the chain-link fence franchise in Springfield.
you need security video. else, the chain-link fence might get stolen as well.
Hah....my family owns one of them.....been aroud for a LONG time.
You would be a millionaire! The suburbs will be next, unfortunately!
@@inconnu4961 No no. It's owned by their side of the family and it has been around for many decades. I'm not associated with the business itself....I'm just related to the people that own it.
Shit I live here
De-industrialization and outsourcing killed America's middle class. Business left areas like Springfield for cheaper labor overseas. That began in earnest when Nixon went to China and Deng offered US business good less expensive labor. In exchange China required that businesses give China its business and technological know how. That sealed the fate of America as an industrial power house. BUT corporations got richer. What's not to like?
It definitely decimated the blue collar workers. Plus companies got damn tired of dealing with the union as well. Outsourcing allowed them cheap labor - pennies literally! - while selling those same products for over 1,000 times the amount it took to make it in the US. That's why those jobs will NEVER come back to the US - neither China nor the companies would benefit from it. Their lobbyists ensure Dems and Repubs get their kickbacks as well so they never address the issue.
Very well said and 100% accurate!
Springfield is my birthplace where I spent my childhood, and in this way, Springfield will always have a very special place in my heart. Even so, I was ready to still be very objective about how 'bad' Springfield has deteriorated since I was last there, and I was expecting to see real visual proof or at least gain some real insight from your 'resident expert'. Instead, what I saw were beautiful historic homes in abundance that were mostly still very well kept and maintained, with a beautiful landscape in the background of a mountain range, despite the sometimes foggy conditions. What I saw was an abundance of newer cars there as well, perfectly lined up beside their homes, that still suggested the overall prosperity of the residents who lived there. What I saw was also a downtown area that was looking quite good too, that was clean and bustling, with residents who seemed to be all about their business of humbly remaining peaceful and moving forward with their lives. Even other signs of an efficiently running city of public transportation and other government funded institutions of a modern school bus and police force were also present. I really appreciated the bike wheelie as well towards the end and the reference to the significance of bikes in this community, because back in the day, bikes absolutely ruled as the greatest form of transportation of all! (partly because of the wisdom and kindness of this city to add public sidewalks almost everywhere to travel to just about anywhere you might care to go) So, despite the bad rap that Springfield apparently has now, I am actually relieved that your visual presentation did not prove this at all. In fact, it proved just the opposite. Springfield really is still hanging in there after all. I did not see any obvious signs of blight. I did not see any obvious signs of violence and crime. I did not see any obvious signs of homelessness, and if you would even compare Springfield with other videos you have done about other cities and towns in this country of how 'bad ' they have become? Seriously? No, it will never be Boston, but it was never meant to be. Springfield is Springfield, and that has always been part of the bias against Springfield. A real resident expert would know all of this and much more about the unique specialness that is Springfield. Your so-called resident expert was a joke. Try next time to choose someone who is a senior and has lived in Springfield for decades, or at least someone who is middle-aged and who has lived there for a significant enough time to fully appreciate where Springfield has been and the fullest potential of where Springfield is still going.
I couldn’t agree with you more. Of all people this guy could come up with is some twenty something who’s not from here and really knows nothing about the area. Certainly Springfield like many other comparable cities has its challenges. But it’s far from the land of doom and gloom as some would have you believe.
I think the biggest curse fueling the undeserved bias and hate for the city is the internet/social media. I can remember going back 20+ years to sites like City Data that had these massive forums that were nothing but page after page of just how bad and dangerous Springfield is. And of course what’s online generally stays there for ever. Now we have an entire generation who’s grown up reading what’s online before even bothering to see for themselves. Much of that online negativity came from people who’ve never been to Springfield and have no ties to the area.
Very nice yes you're correct you should have just take one person's advise you should ask a variety of people and then come to a determination.
Nothing against this guy's videos I do like him but I think you are right that he does have sort of a weird perspective for lack of a better word weird doesn't fully describe it but I think his opinion is mostly seen not through rose-colored glasses so to speak
Springfield Thunderbirds 👎👎👎
Well said, his resident was a young boy, who works in Hartford Connecticut, who wants to move the Connecticut what a this was not a great documentary to show how good Springfield can be your words or better than his video.
Isn't Smith&Wesson moving to Tennessee?
Yes thank God. MA doesn't deserve it they hate firearms and second amendment.
the houses are so huge it must cost a fortune for utilities and upkeep. Wonder if they have converted those big houses into seperate apartments. Also it is likely landlords are collecting rent from the majority of people who are on government assistance.
All those houses are multi family, with government assistance rents
A lot of the homes are 2 family now. My apartment is HUGE and yes super expensive to heat
Every single house in the video is multi family. Every. Single. One.
those houses, triple deckers, are a staple in low-income new england communities. they are usually divided into 2-6 apartments. they were constructed to be used as multi family homes
You've emphasized all the bad things about Springfield . Other than Main Street you drove through every bad street you could find. Also when speaking to a "resident" you might consider speaking with a native.
I've lived in a lot of the places that I've seen you put on your channel this is one of the few times that I live right outside and am currently in that area while you made the video.
I've been watching you for years and I travel a lot and I'm a firm believer that life is meant to be lived everywhere else other than where you were born.
Born and raised in Springfield thank you for doing my suggestion nick
I honestly do not think Springfield looks all that horrible. There are no homeless, no tents and human waste on the streets, no litter, the streets are all clean. Compared to most of the dumps you show and the slums and terrible conditions, just from this short video I don't feel sick looking at the place. Even the homes do not look as bad and run down as so many other cities. I realize people are hurting and poverty is all over the place but c'mon there are absolutely many worse places.
Probably
I agree. It didn't look all that bad to me at all. It actually looked clean relatively speaking. I've seen a lot of places that are heck of a lot worse. That's for sure.
Have you ever been to Springfield. It’s got good and bad parts. I own a bunch of rental property there and it’s actually kind of a cool little city. It has tons of history and some really amazing museums, and a casino. I’m in a love-hate relationship with it tons of beautiful old homes at very affordable rates.
Can’t imagine where he lives if he thinks Springfield is that bad.
Homes are very affordable there and with the benefits of living in Massachusetts. Many from eastern mass are heading down there.
Eh. My city. They're desperately trying to update this city but it's just not happening. They added a casino but other than that, nothing great. No exciting places to go to really. Boring, boring, boring.
I've seen it exactly what this man is talking about. People who are on welfare look at it like that's their job. If I get a job I'll loose my benefits. What a joke.
Saw that you were on Belmont Avenue in Springfield which is right off the "X", if you had stayed on Sumner you would have seen a lot of great homes as you go into the Forest Park section. Also I love Saint James Avenue because all the college streets are off of that and there's some wonderful Victorian's there. Boston Road has a lot of commerce so that would be a great place to drive around... Hope you had a good time in Springfield, called The city of Homes"..
I grew up in Hampden and I can remember going t6o the dollar cinema up around the X as a young kid. Was it the Bing theatre?
@@lostchild2003yes, the Bing Theater. Still there although I’m not sure what the operation is like now
Love the Christmas lights in forest park. We go there all the way from Albany NY and stop for dinner. Nice drive. Also go to the Big E as often as possible. Haven't been in a few years though
@@xoxoxoxoxo7997 Bright Nights!
As a European i only know Springfield from The Simpsons so this comes as a surprise for me.
Doh!
I think that there is at least one "Springfield" in all 50 states.
But was that this Springfield?
@@georgfriedrichhandel4390 No, that’s Springfield, Illinois.
Springfield, NJ and Springfield, NE are nice, maybe Bart lives in one of the two.
New England, the weather is rough, cloudy a lot, then long cold winters. Lack of abundant sunshine doesn't help with the depression part I guess. Human beings are not nocturnal by nature.
@@wza223-fo3mc no, it's just part of the reason for the current situation, whining won't help, improving your surroundings might. Empires come and go throughout history, they all rise and fall. It's just the way it is.
@@wza223-fo3mc I didn't run, I drove, over 30 years ago, that would be quite a long jog. I am well familiar with New England, I grew up there. If you have misery I mean that's something you have to deal with. I am very happy. It's funny I watch videos of miserable New Englanders now complaining about the weather every single day but many don't have the balls to do anything about it.
@@wza223-fo3mc Misery loves company John.
So I guess I have to keep you company for a while, seems like you are needy for it.
@@wza223-fo3mc well friend, your weather sucks and my weather is awesome, I' know because I've lived in New England, so I get the last 😆🤣🤣, enjoy!
its not a welfare state its a quality of life state we take care of our own. even free healthcare .
Not really though. My mother lived in Ma. most of her life and ALL of her working life. And when she was in her 90s and really needed it they wouldn't sign her up for Mas Health claiming she had to many assets. When ALL she had was SS and a VERY small pension. What really makes me mad is if she was an immigrant, NO problem sign, you right up. Thats not right.
@@lonelyp1 if she was on ss she had Medicare why would she want mass health ?
@@Walterliquori Because Medicare isn't good enough either. Time for this country to join the rest of the world when it comes to healthcare.
@@lonelyp1 agreed
Yea you never want to all the neighborhoods i live in sixteen acres the area my dad grew up here so but I get because my mom family grew up downtown
I got a job. No welfare needed.
i live here and its not as bad as people think. not the safest of course depends on where you live tho
Being from Boston, I know first hand that wanting to move to Florida goes back generations, even in good economic times. It's kind of engrained into a lot of people up here that Florida is a better place to live. So people continue with this 'the grass is greener' complex, even though in reality things have been changing for the worse down there for a while. But with that said, Springfield has been a worse place to live relative to eastern Mass. for decades. Apparently even in the '60s when I had relatives that lived there.
@@EastSide-qc5oy Exactly. It goes back to at least my grandparent's generation. And if they were still alive, they would be pushing 90. So it's been a northeast cliche for a long while. What stopped them was actually visiting Florida and experiencing the constant reliance on air conditioning and the prominence of chains as opposed to mom and pop places to go out and eat. I'm sure having local establishments is as important in New England as it is in the tri-state area.
Tell them to stop moving to new hampshire
@@chucknorris277 That will be even harder to do than Florida.
I moved to Florida from Springfield 3 years ago after living there all my l will never go back to live ! Maybe visit ??
Good medical care In Springfield.
Ya, sadly those that receive it know no better
I went to Six Flags in Springfield and met a couple nice kids from the area years ago. Their dreams were to try out all the amusement parks in the nation/world. One aspired to be a carpenter, the other wanted to do something with tech/computer.
I hope they’re doing well.
6flags is in agawam
@@DominicAndreoli-u7ycorrect
Hi six flags is in agawam not Springfield
Looks a lot like Syracuse. The ghetto is mostly formerly nice, decently large houses. More dangerous than it sometimes appears.
I live not far from Syracuse,it definitely reminds me of Syracuse. I would say inner Utica is worse but once outside the bad parts it gets really nice .
Butternut
Agreed. Rochester also.
You should visit Lowell, Massachusetts, windows are boarded up with wood, empty abandoned businesses, empty fenced parking lots, you even need to ask the store manager to get the key to use the supermarket bathroom, I went there once for Road test a few years ago, I was astonished!
I suggested Lawrence 😂
I’m surprised nobody has said Fall River
Lawrence and Lowell are both "up and coming" cities...for the past 50 years...
@@justinepappalardo5708 I heard people talked about Lawrence like that two, I drove through only downtown Lawrence where the clock tower is once, I didn’t see anything I saw in Lowell at all. But I didn’t drive around enough to see things,wow!!!!
@@gingerbald3318 I live in a town between Lawrence and Lowell and I go to the cities frequently, they're nowhere near as bad as people make them out to be. Lowell is actually quite nice. Lawrence has some decaying mill buildings but I can see a lot of recent development, it's getting better.
The worst city in Massachusetts would be the nicest city in Louisiana.
Really?
I'm from Louisiana and moved up here. Can't make a living in Louisiana.
Hundreds of people click "I Went To Springfield, The Most Dangerous City In...." just to say, "Whew, glad this wasn't my Springfield"
I lived here for many years. its actually QUITE safe, and your near major cities (boston 1.5hrs, NYC- 2hrs) without paying the heavy $.
Safety wise, you want to mind your business (generally), get cool with your neighbors and you will more than likely not have any problems. This is a city that if you want problems you will find it- quickly..
2 hours to NYC? Dam, how fast were you driving? I find it closer to 3 hrs, especially on I95 in Stamford. Always a traffic jam!
I'm confused - you penalize people for working hard and being self-reliant, and reward people for not working and not caring. What could possibly go wrong with that?
They experimented on black ppl first now it affects everyone
The worst enemy of the poor, is poor people themselves. As shocking as these uploads are, people only have themselves to blame. And as sad as that may be, hollering it to their faces will have no impact on at all.
Hands are out
@@LowArtFan "poor people" are just people. They live like poor people do because that's what they know how to do. Do people think they are genetically different or something? Making systemic changes doesn't happen by yelling into their faces.
The first step to having a nice town is for more people to pickup trash, not just one time but often.
Being poor in America is a choice. You can make $100k a year driving a truck at Walmart. Poor people are poor because they are lazy, druggies, drunks, or all of the above.
@@LowArtFan But the Unions are broken because they kow-tow to the Democrat party! If unions would stop being so political, chances are they would earn more respect. Democrats own the unions, and democrats are MOST responsible for all the poverty we experience now.
Hey Nick, In Massachusetts I often see customers in the supermarket cashing out overflowing shopping carts which look to be holding at least $400 plus of groceries. Then out comes the EBT card. Now if they're getting all of that stuff for free why in the world would they ever want to change that? I'm not saying I approve because lots of people who collect these benefits are just exploiting our very generous system, not to mention Masshealth which is the health insurance version of the EBT card. The 2 generally go hand in hand. But all this free living is obviously not going to give anyone any incentive to do otherwise. Also there's a law where any apt. complex high scale or not has to have I believe 15 percent of it's units to be low income. So if you're renting an upscale luxury apartment you may see your neighbors pull carting their non-perishables from the food bank down the hall heading to their apt. that's illegally housing 10 of their siblings. The sad thing is I see the people who truly need these benefits who actually paid taxes into it for many years get shot down. Will this system ever get straightened out and stop handing out free tickets to certain people for political gains? Because that's what it all breaks down to, right?
But No, it'll never happen...
Come to Massachusetts, we owe you a living!!!
(Love the channel btw)
Man, how do you manage to make every city seem like a ghost city.
Springfield is just like he described, however, thankfully I wasn't a victim of crime while I lived there.
Because Springfield is. The armpit of Massachusetts.
It's not a nice place. Cap that off with winter and gray skies, it's really not a nice place. I take that back. If you live on the eastern edges, it's not bad. But, then, might as well move another couple of miles and be in Hampden or Wilbraham.
Springfield and Hartford have a lot of potential with many top tier colleges and universities nearby. Some of the suburban areas are quite nice. They are just clueless about regional planning. With all of the brain power in that part of the country, they should be able to establish their tech sector. I think some parts of New England are heavily invested in looking back instead of ahead. Having history is great, but it doesn't pay the bills. Worcester and Providence directly benefit from being closer to Boston. They tend to function regionally. Having a larger city as the hub of activity really helps. Springfield and Hartford, lacking a major urban core is not an unsurmountable regional flaw. A lot of people would prefer to live in or near a small city, if the cities are nice, have good job opportunities, are safe, and have good entertainment and recreational activities. You can't fix Springfield without doing something about Chicopee. Chicopee is all ghetto and happens to be Springfield's largest suburb.
Nobody wants to live in Hartford for tech. They're not "Developed" enough for tech libs to put up with. They're never going to be safe, not that anywhere is. The taxes are trash, the services provided are next to nothing. If your not interested in plowing through snow then your SOL in Hartford because there's not enough parking and the trucks burry cars under snow. Both states are also shit if your into guns at all, both have overly strict emissions and mass's safety inspections are asinine if your into cars at all. Especially if your lower income...
These areas dont have much going for them, and never will unless your a landlord and want triplexes for cheap.
@@BeigeEyesCroissantDragon Hartford actually has some really cool stuff. The Atheneum is a very good art museum, the Mark Twain and Harriet Beechet Stowe house. It used to have a good restaurant scene ans a nice downright. There's no reason, other than poor civic leadership and lack of regional planning, why it can't be decent again. All the money dumped into Hartford has been poorly spent in recent years. What good is a spruced up downtown if people beat a path to the Burbs when they leave work at 5 pm. As for the snow, that's your personal preference. Some of us like the seasons. I live in NYC, we've had only a half inch of snow all winter, i would like at least one good blizzard before the winter is over. Springfield, even more than Hartford is located close to a lot of great colleges. If the people that run Springfield were smart, they would offer tax breaks and seed money for tech companies to locate offices/facilities there. There's plenty of talent to draw on in the region. One thing I like about the region is the nice, small International Airport. I deal with Newatk and JFK all the time, a real headache. When I lived in Connecticut, I never had a bad experience at Bradley. But your attitude us typical if people up there. Yoy have a negative, small town, small mind view, can't see the potential. I'm older, I lived up there in the 70s and 80s, still have family up that way. Springfield and Hartford are dumpy because of bad leadership.
Chicopee isn’t part of Springfield.. WTF are you talking about ? 😂
On the bigger picture, with a few exceptions (season attractions), the western half of the state is an afterthought to most of the Boston legislators. Ask many Bostonians, they think the state ends at Worcester.
Regionally, a lot of the major employers have left or are leaving the area, which does make it very hard for employment. And yes, Springfield fought hard to get MGM (was on the brink of bankruptcy) and did have a lot of mom and pop shops struggle or go out of business (those that didn't want to be brought out), initially was a huge employer but is turning out to not to be the huge "savior" (it has helped some) they thought it would be as far as attracting other businesses. Urban planning and incentives are foreign words here.
Side note: Chicopee isn't a part of Springfield.
Chicopee? I lived in chicopee my entire life (21 years) and I’d say it’s definitely not as ghetto as Springfield or parts of Holyoke. Worst part chicopee is the center and maybe some of the project areas in willimansett but that’s about it. Nice humble homes across the city and it’s pretty quiet near the South Hadley / ludlow border. You’re probably just thinking of the chicopee Walmart being bad lol
I spent a month living in Springfield during the nineties. Massachusettes Avenue, to be precise. I found it to be relatively safe and enjoyable.
Lmao not anymore
@Shosho Sho You're probably right!
How do you know. I am from Springfield ma. May I ask how someone not from the city comment on it. Why didn't you drive through the entire city? People aren't moving out they are moving to the NEW homes built on NEW lots developments are happening everyday. Springfield is the city of first, basketball hall of fame, Indian Motorcycle, Webster Dictionary, Home of Doctor Sues, Buxton Wallets. Moore Drop Forge, Michelin Tires, International Blank Book Company, Spaulding, etc. Get your facts right. Next time you want to know about the city get your information from am elder and not twenty year old.
@@angelabolden6225 I said that I found it relatively safe. It's an opinion!
@@angelabolden6225 If you meant me, I know for a fact since I have been living in the city for over 20 years. It it is true that area does have crime.
I lived there my whole 36 years until I moved and I swear a morgue is more alive than Springfield MA
I was there friday night, and there was a LOT of people that were about. Maybe thats YOU!
Lmfaoooo the title is hilarious. People who think Springfield is dangerous are a bunch of snowflakes. The city is doing just fine. Been here for over 30 yrs and if anything, I've seen the city grow and push forward for the better. Thanks to the casino in downtown, the city looks clean. Back then, the homeless and drug addicts were seen from left to right, now is the total opposite. I for one, see my city with a positive attitude and I'm a proud born and raised Springfield, MA citizen.
Hope it gets better!
Hell yeah brotha!
Yay you're finally doing the city I grew up in! Yes, it was always pretty shitty. Some great folks there but glad i got out years ago...
Same
It's my city too, and I'm still there.
Shitty city and great folks do not compute
Great video! Hopefully he doesn't move to CT, it's awful down here. My best friend lives in Massachusetts and said it's basically as bad as CT just with more stuck up people. CT, just like Massachusetts has an awful system of just giving welfare. Look at Hartford, great example of a welfare haven city. Then their areas getting changed for the better but with a price tag. Crazy times.
Yes I have driven through both Springfield and Hartford many times they look like third world countries. Half the people just walking around not working.
Democrat controlled cities/states. Welfare mentality keeping people down and democrat voters.
I live in the Farmington Valley just west of Hartford and yes Hartford is abysmal. Businesses are leaving left and right, and it used to be the insurance Capitol of the country. Aetna is gone, even Connecticare named after CT had left. The middle class is hollowing out and Hartford neighborhoods are more and more dangerous and run down, the roads are garbage also. The residents in the Valley here who still own homes are getting older and older, young people are moving out because it’s so expensive here for no good reason, and we’re planning our escape too. There hasn’t been a professional team in CT in almost 30 years, we have the Yard Goats in Hartford but no one cares. Anyone who goes to Hartford for anything goes to see a show or something and immediately hops on the highway to leave. There’s a few good restaurants in the downtown area but not enough to visit here for vacation or actually spend an evening there.
@@SnoopEastwood what did you drive thru or you just went down a couple streets ?
@@DENVEROUTDOORMAN The Whalers were in Hartford for longer than 3 yrs! LOL All that got shut down, as you said. There arent many jobs here any more (other than low-paying service jobs). Coca-Cola is leaving Northampton after 60 yrs in the area (they spent millions to upgrade their facility just 10 yrs ago) and now the City of Northampton will struggle! It was their largest tax payer, so they are scrambling to make up the short fall!
you would think the weather would keep the trash out, man it looks freezing
I'm laughing at him shit talking Springfield while showing the streets I drive every single day😂
Definitely not the most dangerous city in mass. I'm from Boston and Springfield is far from the most dangerous.
If you ask me Lynn is worse than Springfield. Come more south you'll see worse.
You need to check out Chelsea, MA
"Welfare is supposed to be temporary.. not generational". I've been trying to explain that to people for the last 25 years. It reminds me of a scene from the movie million Dollar baby. The girl becomes a boxer wins a lot of money buys her mother a house. Her mother flips out. She starts carrying on about how it's going to ruin her welfare. We have actually taught Americans not to work to live in squalor to just accept what little bit they can get instead of trying to rise above it. As soon as a welfare dynasty girl turns 16.. she's told to go out and get pregnant. It's disgusting. But there's a lot of Americans who have no shame. I've witnessed it myself. Girls turned sixteen years old and the next thing you know they're pregnant. They live with Mom and Dad (although dad is out of the picture most of the time because welfare doesn't think he lives there.) So dad takes a hike when welfares coming around to check the situation. The girls have no idea who the father. (Yes, they do know who the father is but when they fill out the application for welfare they say they don't know who the father is). As soon as everything is set up. The money is coming in. The boyfriend moves back in with the girl. I know girls who have children by four different fathers. You try to explain to these girls that they're being used. They don't want to hear anything because they don't want to go out and get jobs.
You can’t use a movie as evidence for anything. You’re making up scenarios in your head.
It's the same in Vermont. There's no more industry so they want only rich people and welfare. The rich will support the welfare...there's no industry so middle class doesn't exist. Springfield used to be bustling fifteen years ago but has gone down a lot since. With such division in today's society, I can't see Springfield ever being as it was. A lot of industry and jobs have fallen victim to overseas and local small businesses can't survive because of Amazon's and Walmart's. Online shopping has closed a large percent of Mom & Pop shops in New England.
Aamazinbg that you spend one afternoon, drive around about 10% of the whole city, talk to one person and you are an expert on how bad things are. No time spent with anyone who feels real good about the city, no info on the two huge businesses, Mass Mutual and Baystate Medical Center. It is a great City with tons of people who love it, live and work here, contribute to all civic things, eat in the great restaurants, events at Civic Center, some of the finest musuems you will see anywhere. All places have some challenges, but Springfield deals with them, works to make things better. You obvioulsy came with an agenda and were not going to be changed by any facts or people who have a totally diferent perspective. Who are you appealing to with your negativity?
I find it funny that people like Nick Johnson talk about Massachusetts being the "most liberal state in the country" and they base this on its always blue in a presidential election. do they even know that more often than not we have a republican Governor? or have they seen that we have some of the more conservative laws in the US probably not, they never lived here. Strictest liquor laws in the country for example, cannot even have happy hour.
I moved from Florida to Ohio almost 10 years ago. I'm so glad I got out when I did.
You mean Ohio to Florida, right?
@@TheFullKanani No. I left Florida to Ohio just like the guest on this video left Florida to Massachusetts. Just like Nick said on the video, Florida is not all that. It's all hype. That's all it is.
I have a brother in Cocoa Beach and housing costs have skyrocketed in Florida.I live in Raleigh NC and the housing costs have skyrocketed here as well.
@@gregorycyr9272 Florida is overrated and housing is over priced thanks to all the out of state people moving there. It's been getting more and more expensive over the last 20+ years but has exploded exponentially over the last 3 years since COVID and everyone working remotely moving there. My money goes hell of a lot farther here in Ohio. There are a lot more jobs here too.
@@erocker78 thats all fine and dandy but different strokes for different folks...
Collusion between corporations, Republicans and Democrats caused the majority of problems in the United States. Our country must be reeducated about the effects of corporations moving jobs overseas.
VOTE TRUMP
My family member (not saying who for privacy) used to live here and some guy stole his phone and broke his leg and the break hurt for over a year
Like a lot of great old town's and city's
They need industry and jobs 🇺🇲 Corporations only care about the bottom line...no jobs no growth 😒 🇺🇲🗽😁
Hey Nick, Springfield has one of the best State fairs in the country. I've been to plenty, and The Big E is the best! It's the whole New England under one banner and it's pretty amazing.
A state fair is nothing to brag about!! Cool yes, but it’s a fair, big deal. I loved two miles away from the fair grounds for over gown years so don’t think I don’t know how grand it is. I’m just saying, in perspective of all things, being home to a giant fair, on a scale of important things, does not rank as that important.
Lived by it for 10 years*.
The Big E is in the town of West Springfield, not Springfield.
Just because you are poor does not mean that you can’t take of your area-it’s crazy to me the amount of trash that is piled up in lower income neighborhoods….I’ve seen low income neighborhoods that are clean-it is possible!-you just have to do the work.
It's because people are just big time slobs
Welcome back to the region. Stay warm! BTW the state elected a very liberal governor so don't expect welfare to go down.
No big surprise here. Take any American city and compare the demographics from the era that it was a great place to live to the demographics of today.
I think it's very important not to stigmatized those on benefits nor have attitudes with those who have food stamps and can for some luxuries.
I understand people get all upset when you seeing someone buying sushi with food stamps, like I used to buy it with mine. However, as you pointed out, tge more money you make, the amount goes way down, almost to like $40 /mo. So if your average benefits are $20 to $40 month, one has to think that a person obviously must have other money other than food stamps like savings and earnings from a job. Yet paying $20 for sushi on $40 /mo bebefits I'd not abuse. It just gives you an added benefit.
Let's say your checking account is $50 and after bills, it goes into -$65 because of nasty overdrafts. That extra benefit might help you out a bit so you don't have to use your credit card and go further into debt
Actually, I think lowering your benefit is an incentive to find another part time job rather than encouraging you to stay on food stamps. If they were to give you more money money as a bonus for finding work or getting a raise, that would incentivize food stamps. Let's say you make $18k a year and you get a new job with 25k a year and then the food stamps office increase your benefit to $400 /mo, then people would be motivated to stay on food stamps if they are getting incentives for getting a job. Personally I think people should get food stamps if someone makes 30k or even 40k. But if the city did that, it would go bankrupt.
Hence it makes sense for the city to take away money as you start to make more money. But giving you less, it's not sn incentive to not get a job. Rather, it should be an incentive to want to make more money
However, there are a small amounts of beneficiaries on food stamps who need tgd food stamps because of "social issues" or simply is not able-bodied who cannot get a job. Hence, they will need benefits than the average person.
But as you can see, there are many types of people kn food stamps from homeless to poor and working class Americans. There's not a general stereotype that should be used to describe everyone on benefits. People come from all walks of life with different struggles from economical to even socio-psychological.
I didn't see any slums or abandoned houses like in some other places, you have visited. I'd say it looks like a pretty fine place, dude. Not a single homeless or freaky guy on the streets, it's an OK city.
You haven't seen enough of it then.
This guy has a bias he filmed what he wanted. Springfield is well they're not called massholes for nothing.
The city regularly tears down abandoned buildings-driving through the downtown is weird-lots of empty lots. That tells you something-most intelligently run cities would sell the lots for cheap-with a commitment by the buyer to build there. The tax base steadily drops, and that Casino didn't revive the downtown. The "Student Price" is still an excellent German restaurant!
He isn't downtown
In the winter time you fill find FEWER homeless people outside, and if they are they will be well-hidden in places to avoid the wind or cold. But there are plenty of homeless people and vagrants of all types.
Springfield was a great place to grow up in the 70's, especially in the Forest Park area.
Upon graduating H.S, I looked around and witnessed a city in decline with no future.
With no cash or direction, I joined the Military to escape the dyeing city and never looked back.
Need to connect the state east to west rail.
I’m from Hartford Connecticut! And, I gotta say that Springfield blows Hartford outta the water! Springfield is a better city! I’ve seen more concerts at the Springfield Civic Center!! Plus, there were soooo many great clubs in Springfield back in the day!
I’m always rooting for Springfield!!! 🎸⭐️
Hartford is a pit!!!
Back in the late 90's & early 2000's Worthington street was a happening place!
Will there become the 2nd Cali? You can't expect much from a lib gov
You might want to look at the quality of life and statistics for things like infant mortality, education and so on in many red states (which survive on blue state tax revenues) before you make such a comment.
@@kpokpojiji you can't barely spell your moniker correctly 🤡 proper lib
Heard a lot of bad stuff about Springfield before going there but weren't really shocked about what I saw.
Sure, there was a few interesting stuff happening in Tower Square "Mall".
Like a gentleman using the hand dryer in the bathroom to dry his genitals.
Must've gotten real wet for some reason since I heard him continuing doing so for at least ten minutes.
Other than that, nothing really stood out to me.
The visitor center near the arena had some really nice friendly people working there.
All in all things seemed pretty decent.
In sharp contrast to, for example neighboring Bridgeport, Connecticut which had some of the crappiest looking downtown areas I've seen in a long time.
It's like the city planners just gave up and said:
You know what, screw it!
No out-of-towners in their right mind would ever come to visit here anyway, so no need to make it look presentable in any way, shape or form.
So you met Sam? he's a frequent flyer there! LOL
I can name 5 cities in mass more dangerous than Springfield 😂
Dude why’d you visit in Winter though. Like specially this boring winter. At least come when everything doesn’t look dead and the sun is out. This is like purposely more depressed just because of the weather. Though it can also be pretty to see the area right after snow fall and if holiday lights are still around. But this winter has just been cold and dry so far. Just saying, everything’s is gray because it’s winter. Summer is a lot more green and lively at least. 😅
I grew up in Enfield Connecticut which is about seven miles to Springfield from 1953 till 1964 join the Air Force went to Vietnam but what happened to Springfield was during the 60s it turned into a welfare state a lot of Puerto Ricans moved in from Puerto Rico and as you know massachusetts's welfare state always has been AKA taxachusetts akasher worst cities in Springfield Holyoke right down the road was really bad on West Springfield was nice long metal was nice but that would probably say Holyoke was the worst during the Vietnam are there were a lot of jobs yet Pratt & Whitney had Sikorsky Aircraft he had Hamilton standard but that was located in Connecticut so a lot of people would live in Springfield back then it was nice but what ruined Massachusetts was the welfare all the freeloaders the bums that people didn't want to work
Right because the US colonialism and its policies didn't wreck Puerto Ricans self sufficiency, agrigulture and economy, coming in, buying up farmland for pennies on the dollar, putting in big sugar cane plantations and paying slave wages..... learn some history
He meant to say Longmeadow, NOT long metal!
Funny story about Puerto Ricans moving into Western MA, particularly Holyoke, in the 50's and 60's.....mill owners actively RECRUITED them to come and work for them, and also promised them housing (in their firetrap tenements) with promises that rent would come out of their paychecks and hmmm go figure, the workers always seemed to owe as much or more than their actual wages for substandard housing and intolerable sweatshop conditions....when they could no longer get away with the exploitation as easily, then the fires came...displacing hundreds of families... go research...
Good morning Nick, i have two friends in Boston, thanks for sharing my friend 🤘