What has happened to my home town breaks my heart. When I left there (back in 1973, when I was 22 years old) I fully intended to make it back home, but never did. Now "home" isn't there anymore. Having been all over America in my 72 years, I can honestly say that NOWHERE in America was there a finer city in which to live and raise a family. Although it was 50 yrs ago when I left, at that time the population was roughly twice what it is now and Huntington was truly an all American city. There were great schools, great neighborhoods with tree-lined cobblestone streets, great shopping and manufacturing, great doctors and hospitals--- my hometown had it all. It was small enough to be friendly and warm, yet large enough to offer all the conveniences of a thriving metropolis. Guess this is what happens when a once great and productive country sends all of its manufacturing (and jobs) overseas : (
Don't know when Camden Park was built but I remember going there when I was about 9yrs. old. I'm 74 now and live on the Gulf Coast. Will probably never live in Huntington again.
So born and raised in Huntington West Virginia fun fact Camden Park is built on a sacred Indian burial mounds and is haunted and cursed 😱👻 be thanksgiving the Big Dipper was closed
@@HolidayRoadTravel we went on a school field trip from that school to there a little long time ago. Also don’t forget to ask permission to go on the school property because the building on the school property is kinda unsafe for most part of the school. If they say you can have access to the building go to the gym first thing because there is a duval logo in there if they didn’t remove it.
What has happened to my home town breaks my heart. When I left there (back in 1973, when I was 22 years old) I fully intended to make it back home, but never did. Now "home" isn't there anymore. Having been all over America in my 72 years, I can honestly say that NOWHERE in America was there a finer city in which to live and raise a family. Although it was 50 yrs ago when I left, at that time the population was roughly twice what it is now and Huntington was truly an all American city. There were great schools, great neighborhoods with tree-lined cobblestone streets, great shopping and manufacturing, great doctors and hospitals--- my hometown had it all. It was small enough to be friendly and warm, yet large enough to offer all the conveniences of a thriving metropolis. Guess this is what happens when a once great and productive country sends all of its manufacturing (and jobs) overseas : (
Me to man,I lived about 2 miles from there on piedmont rd. I haven't been back there in 20 yrs. I've heard it was over ran with drugs.
The Big Dipper used to scare me when I was a kid. It would shake and rattle like you were about to fly off. Good times 😂
I love it! LOL! I was so bummed it was closed when we were there!
Don't know when Camden Park was built but I remember going there when I was about 9yrs. old. I'm 74 now and live on the Gulf Coast. Will probably never live in Huntington again.
Wow this is awesome!!!
So born and raised in Huntington West Virginia fun fact Camden Park is built on a sacred Indian burial mounds and is haunted and cursed 😱👻 be thanksgiving the Big Dipper was closed
SHUT UP ARE YOU SERIOUS??
Always heard that. Grew up across the river from there and always heard the stories of the paranormal of the place.
There's an Indian mound in the park. Near the Scrambler There's even a marker for it, and it's got a chain encircling it so no one climbs.
Can you check out duval pk-8 it is a abandoned school in West Virginia
No but I want to now! How do we get there?
@@HolidayRoadTravel please go to there that school was created in the 1950s and I went to that school there so there so post to demolish it soon.
Whoever runs Camden park has not done a good job with up keep
There’s certainly some improvements that could be made!
I haven’t been there for almost a decade
Need to change that! It’s weird, but great!
@@HolidayRoadTravel did you see the school?
@@DogeYTOfficialDogeFans no but we want to soon!
@@HolidayRoadTravel we went on a school field trip from that school to there a little long time ago. Also don’t forget to ask permission to go on the school property because the building on the school property is kinda unsafe for most part of the school. If they say you can have access to the building go to the gym first thing because there is a duval logo in there if they didn’t remove it.
@@DogeYTOfficialDogeFans will have to try this. Only a few hours drive for us to go back!