It’s not just “change” itself that the locals are resisting, it’s the added traffic, insane prices, increasing crime… Where have we witnessed these changes before and has it boded well/worse for similar “small” towns (like Portland)?
I'm from San Francisco, live in Seattle now, and used to LOVE Portland! They are all now distroyed because they all highly enable the homeless. They provide 3 meals a day, drugs like methadone for free, food stamps, needles, tents, cell phones, and on and on. When theft and hard drugs in any amount became legal in all three places during covid I witnessed all these once gorgeous cities become unsafe slums. You cant go anywhere without seeing theft and open drug use. Prostitutes half naked. People coming into stores, and working in stores that are so high that they cant articulate what they need or want from you.
cold and grey weather isn't necessarily depressing. it can be calm and restorative. people are less active. there's less noise. it can be a time to slow down, rest, relax and recover
Great video! For those of us who love our winters here in CDA, definitely NOT grey and depressing! What has become depressing is the late summer! The smoke in the air is so heavy that you can chew on at times (all the fires from California up to Canada funnel right in here). Not good for anyone who suffers from asthma to be here during the summer. As for the change & growth, yes a hard pill to swallow! However, we must remember that it is happening all over, and not just here. The only thing that can be done about it, is to push for BALANCE! Grab ahold of what makes this place so special, and protect it from disappearing!
Thank you! Fire season has changed summer all across the west, making it extremely difficult for a lot of people. I couldn't agree more, balance and protection, there is a reason so many love the area, protected and keep it special!
I lived on 12th and worked at Bardenays in Riverstone for many years. I remember going to work at 3:30 in the fog, after waking up to a foggy morning, and by 4:00pm the sun was setting... sometimes with beautiful color in the sky that would last 15 minutes and complete darkness at 4:30. That to me is depressing. I can see the magic of the city now that I don't live there. There were the occasional clear days, but not that many! Just my experience of many years! cheers!
I don't know if I added a comment yet. I love the presentation of your video of my home town. I grew up in CDA. The only rule was to be home before the streetlights came on. We could ride our bikes to the city park. To me this city was very majikal. It was and still is my home town. Every now and then I would dream about going home ( home being 807 N. 2nd St.) but as I was making my way there I noticed new stuff was there and my old haunts were gone, like Taco Johns, Rathskellers, the Corner Pocket, and the old mill by NIC. Even NIC was changed. Not the same. So many more new condos, apartments around down town. Tubbs hill is still semi the same. The park is the same ( the city park that is). I don't know if you all recall Play land Pier but that is gone. Was blessed to be there when I did. Was a time when water was free. I watched them, yes "them" put the water meter attached to our house. Culture shock! Again thank you for posting this wonderful video.
We will hunker down on snow days, order door dash or rummage around in the fridge. It used to be much smaller, but always and still beautiful. Lots to do.
I live here in north idaho and I find the winter beautiful and not depressing at all. I love to ski and snow shoe. The only thing that would be depressing would be if folks brought there leftist politics and ideology here and ruined it like other Democrat run cities. Hope that doesn’t happen. Ever...
I lived in Worley and it was fine, Liberty lake & post falls were fine, but when I got into CDA the fog lingered all winter 🤣I remember driving to work in Riverstone at 3:30-4:00pm and it would be grey fog until 4:30 at sunset and then just a splash of color for 5 minutes and that was it... I found that to be depressing...
@@wollertz I get that. To many gray fog day’s could do that. I’m retired so a trip to somewhere tropical like Roatan for a few weeks can cure those blues!
I don’t remember the winters there being particularly “ magical.”. We all had to drive to the mill for work and ride the bus over Mica Hill for school on the icy roads. Mud and slush that lasted until March. Unreliable electrical service where we lived at Rockford Bay would go out, sometimes for days. 24 degrees below zero on one occasion. Cool if you are retired I guess. Came there in 1953, had a successful marina and store that contained a post office. Mom was the postmaster. Sold it in 1965. Where I live now, we’ve never had to await the sun plow or shovel sun so we could try to get to town. Watch out for the wintertime sun drifts.😊
I love winter. This summer here has been brutal. I could hardly take my dog for his regular walkies. This week is supposed to be the ending of the heat wave that has lasted 3 months consistently. Looking forward to cool days.
🤣 Its all 1 beg city now, roundabouts on Seltice, crazy traffic on I-90, and the farmland is making way for residential communities. It's changed a little...
I have some of the footage available for sale in different stock sites, we can work some thing out if you want to reach me @ wollertzphotography@gmail.com
Once you get more rich pompous people to move there it will change things greatly. Be prepared what this “change” brings. It will bring negativity. It will bring positivity as well.
I’d love to live their but as a senior on a fixed income, could only afford a large studio or granny pod in a backyard for me and my two non barking small rescues. I love the values there. I am very conservative, pro 2A, pro Constitution. I love the cold and snow!
I think in your video you talked about room for builders? I assume they are building all the new housing? Maybe realtors need to be some of the "change" you talked about...be innovative carve out a niche the area is ripe
Living in the winter up north is anything but depressing. You can snowmobile all winter long!! It’s the most fun you could ever have on earth. Summer is boring compared to snowmobiling all winter long.
The only thing depressing is your attempt at understanding true natural beauty. Not sure where you’re from, but it’s surely not CDA. I wish you better luck elsewhere.
@@weeknders I have to agree! The only thing I didn’t like about living in CDA was the fog, short days with dense fog 🤷♂️ Never saw fog in guanacaste 😂 just heavy rain!
@@wollertz I unfortunately did not experience any bad days in either Costa or CDA. I hope to move to CDA in 5 yrs. Retire there. I grew up in Boston. Atleast the ppl are nice in CDA if the weather isn't. Boston. Whole different story.
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It’s not just “change” itself that the locals are resisting, it’s the added traffic, insane prices, increasing crime… Where have we witnessed these changes before and has it boded well/worse for similar “small” towns (like Portland)?
I totally agree, the sad reality is that I’m not sure it can be stopped, my point was make the best of what it is until it’s time to change
That's happening virtually EVERYWHERE.
@@wollertz Just accepting your fate is why things have gotten this bad...
Or San Francisco!
I'm from San Francisco, live in Seattle now, and used to LOVE Portland! They are all now distroyed because they all highly enable the homeless. They provide 3 meals a day, drugs like methadone for free, food stamps, needles, tents, cell phones, and on and on. When theft and hard drugs in any amount became legal in all three places during covid I witnessed all these once gorgeous cities become unsafe slums. You cant go anywhere without seeing theft and open drug use. Prostitutes half naked. People coming into stores, and working in stores that are so high that they cant articulate what they need or want from you.
I love the winters in North Idaho. Snow skying, sledding, snowshoeing, the winter holiday events and so much more...
cold and grey weather isn't necessarily depressing. it can be calm and restorative. people are less active. there's less noise. it can be a time to slow down, rest, relax and recover
the first part of the video did have a little sarcasm 🤷♂
Great video! For those of us who love our winters here in CDA, definitely NOT grey and depressing!
What has become depressing is the late summer! The smoke in the air is so heavy that you can chew on at times (all the fires from California up to Canada funnel right in here). Not good for anyone who suffers from asthma to be here during the summer.
As for the change & growth, yes a hard pill to swallow! However, we must remember that it is happening all over, and not just here. The only thing that can be done about it, is to push for BALANCE! Grab ahold of what makes this place so special, and protect it from disappearing!
Thank you!
Fire season has changed summer all across the west, making it extremely difficult for a lot of people.
I couldn't agree more, balance and protection, there is a reason so many love the area, protected and keep it special!
Smoke season in August is very harmful for me. I caught covid last year and my lungs have never been the same since.
NORTH (not northern IDAHO) is sooooo not depressing and gray in the winter ... it's MAGICAL!
I lived on 12th and worked at Bardenays in Riverstone for many years. I remember going to work at 3:30 in the fog, after waking up to a foggy morning, and by 4:00pm the sun was setting... sometimes with beautiful color in the sky that would last 15 minutes and complete darkness at 4:30. That to me is depressing. I can see the magic of the city now that I don't live there. There were the occasional clear days, but not that many!
Just my experience of many years!
cheers!
Beautiful video!! I've driven by CDA. Never been in the town. But have been through Idaho. Beautiful state. Thank you!!!
CDA is beautiful, I prefer the summer 😂 but winter has a lot to offer also!
Riverstone area is so much my kind of urban living. Love that spot.
I don't know if I added a comment yet. I love the presentation of your video of my home town. I grew up in CDA. The only rule was to be home before the streetlights came on. We could ride our bikes to the city park. To me this city was very majikal. It was and still is my home town. Every now and then I would dream about going home ( home being 807 N. 2nd St.) but as I was making my way there I noticed new stuff was there and my old haunts were gone, like Taco Johns, Rathskellers, the Corner Pocket, and the old mill by NIC. Even NIC was changed. Not the same. So many more new condos, apartments around down town. Tubbs hill is still semi the same. The park is the same ( the city park that is). I don't know if you all recall Play land Pier but that is gone. Was blessed to be there when I did. Was a time when water was free. I watched them, yes "them" put the water meter attached to our house. Culture shock!
Again thank you for posting this wonderful video.
Thanks so much for the comment 🙏
We will hunker down on snow days, order door dash or rummage around in the fridge. It used to be much smaller, but always and still beautiful. Lots to do.
Super interesting! My first visit here and it's dead of summer and absolutely gorgeous! Can't wait to come back in the winter!
Total opposite 😂 still beautiful, and plenty to do, just different!
Smaller cities and towns are so open and I just love the space! And not bumping into another person every 3 feet of walking haha
I live here in north idaho and I find the winter beautiful and not depressing at all. I love to ski and snow shoe. The only thing that would be depressing would be if folks brought there leftist politics and ideology here and ruined it like other Democrat run cities. Hope that doesn’t happen. Ever...
I lived in Worley and it was fine, Liberty lake & post falls were fine, but when I got into CDA the fog lingered all winter 🤣I remember driving to work in Riverstone at 3:30-4:00pm and it would be grey fog until 4:30 at sunset and then just a splash of color for 5 minutes and that was it... I found that to be depressing...
@@wollertz
I get that. To many gray fog day’s could do that. I’m retired so a trip to somewhere tropical like Roatan for a few weeks can cure those blues!
@@firedog451 Thats the way to do it!
Sure has a lot of hate, shameful.
@@MinouMinetlmfao cry libby cry.
Wanting to move from northwest Florida and this town is everything I’ve ever described to my husband. ❤ so beautiful.
We’re moved there in the spring. Gonna be great!!
It is!
I don’t remember the winters there being particularly “ magical.”. We all had to drive to the mill for work and ride the bus over Mica Hill for school on the icy roads. Mud and slush that lasted until March. Unreliable electrical service where we lived at Rockford Bay would go out, sometimes for days. 24 degrees below zero on one occasion. Cool if you are retired I guess. Came there in 1953, had a successful marina and store that contained a post office. Mom was the postmaster. Sold it in 1965. Where I live now, we’ve never had to await the sun plow or shovel sun so we could try to get to town. Watch out for the wintertime sun drifts.😊
You got some great shots and excellent videos in this show.
Thank you very much!
I love winter. This summer here has been brutal. I could hardly take my dog for his regular walkies. This week is supposed to be the ending of the heat wave that has lasted 3 months consistently. Looking forward to cool days.
Im ready for fall
Snowmobiling is awesome
Never heard anyone say night time starting at 4:30 is a good thing. Interesting perspective!
In bed by 10 😁
If your town is booming (I know it sxcks, happened to us too) do everything you can to buy a house
Great video! Really well put together and great message at the end. Beautiful area!
Thank you!
It is Beautiful.
When I lived there I was too busy working and missed too much of it, Now I get to see a different side, Its awesome!
@@wollertz I really liked the intro, it definitely pulled me in. Nice music. This place is definitely on my list of places to visit.
@@ChooseAdventureCaliforniaStyle Cool! Let me know when you do!
Looking forward to my first full Winter up in Sandpoint area. Grew up in Northeast Ohio, so I should know how to handle it.
Toledo? Lima? Gotta know! I grew up Lost In Middle America :-)
Love North Idaho
Great place to be!
Idaho was fine as it was. It doesn't need to be California-ized !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I really looooooved it bein from brazil this video made me to want to move on to couer d alene asap
One of my favorite cities n the USA! There’s a video I made in the summer, check it out. Amazing!
Simplesmente a melhor, Bro!
Eu realmente gostei disso!
Love ❤️ changes is welcome for better but do t move from Califórnia and vote in blue guys !!! We don’t want that kind of changes !! God bless!
Well said.
how is post falls idaho has it grown since 1985 ?
🤣 Its all 1 beg city now, roundabouts on Seltice, crazy traffic on I-90, and the farmland is making way for residential communities. It's changed a little...
@@wollertz do a vlog on post falls and rathdrum 2:)
@@tomporterjr652 I'll try, not sure when I'll be back in the area but I will try!!
Everything "negative" you say -- is positives to many people.
That’s why I thought I made them in to the positives the second half of the video… I’ll rewatch, it’s been a while
Hello, I'd like to use some clips from your Coeur D'Alene videos in a music video I'm making. Can I have your permission for that?
I have some of the footage available for sale in different stock sites, we can work some thing out if you want to reach me @ wollertzphotography@gmail.com
Once you get more rich pompous people to move there it will change things greatly. Be prepared what this “change” brings. It will bring negativity. It will bring positivity as well.
Is there any vegetarian restaurants
Theres veggie options in most restaurants, but I don't recall a specific vegetarian restaurant, It is North Idaho 😅
Most people LOVE Coeur d'Alene in the summer, then move away as fast as they can, in January.
He means 13 cars and they all had california plates.
Better have a plow and a big truck to make it, or suffer frost bite.
I’d love to live their but as a senior on a fixed income, could only afford a large studio or granny pod in a backyard for me and my two non barking small rescues. I love the values there. I am very conservative, pro 2A, pro Constitution. I love the cold and snow!
Prices have definitely come up significantly in CDA, but there are still areas around this city that haven't boomed yet!
Lots of room here for more realtors. We need way more in the area to deal with the growth.
I keep hearing the opposite, most realtors I know in the area tell me there's no inventory 🤷
I think in your video you talked about room for builders? I assume they are building all the new housing? Maybe realtors need to be some of the "change" you talked about...be innovative carve out a niche the area is ripe
Leave your CALIFORNIA values in CALIFORNIA.
Was that guy really still wearing a "man bun"? Really, woah.
Jealous I take it?
@@wollertz Gotta get a perm on that thing!
It’s been gone for years,
Coming back though 🤣
@@wollertz Say it ain't so, even in CDL.
Not there anymore. By the way, since when did not wanting to get a haircut become a political statement 😂
Living in the winter up north is anything but depressing. You can snowmobile all winter long!! It’s the most fun you could ever have on earth. Summer is boring compared to snowmobiling all winter long.
I really want to move to Idaho but I hear people are super racist there. is this true??
I never experienced that 🤷♂️
Lol ,define racist buttercup.
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I was born and raised here during the 60's and 70's. It's paradise lost unfortunately. Yes, things do change, not always for the better.
I guess as far as changes it didn't go in a terrible direction 😅
@@wollertz Hopefully the city can be managed better then most small towns exploding with new growth. Also, your videos are very well done.
Thank you! And yes! It’s tough when small towns explode
The only thing depressing is your attempt at understanding true natural beauty. Not sure where you’re from, but it’s surely not CDA. I wish you better luck elsewhere.
Someone doesn’t understand sarcasm 🤷♂️
Doesn't get that cold. Go to Fargo ND in the winter.
😂 I’m from Costa Rica, anything under 40 is too cold 😅
@@wollertz Nice.
I have been to Guanacaste.
Yeah 2 very different climates. Both equally beautiful.
@@weeknders I have to agree! The only thing I didn’t like about living in CDA was the fog, short days with dense fog 🤷♂️
Never saw fog in guanacaste 😂 just heavy rain!
@@wollertz I unfortunately did not experience any bad days in either Costa or CDA.
I hope to move to CDA in 5 yrs. Retire there.
I grew up in Boston.
Atleast the ppl are nice in CDA if the weather isn't.
Boston. Whole different story.
@@weeknders I lived in the east coast (NJ) for a while I totally understand!
Congrats and best of luck!