I Went To The Worst Place In Colorado
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2023
- Colorado has some shockingly bad areas. How do these places look compared to the worst place in your state?
In this video, I drove to Pueblo, which is widely considered to be the poorest, most dangerous city in the state of Colorado. Here's what I found.
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Nick Pueblo Colorado is an absolute shat hole. The Italians still run things believe it or not within county and city government. No one will tell you that it's a democratic sanctuary city they'll never admit that but it is. police refuse to enforce the law. I had a truck stolen here I knew the police would do nothing so I found it myself. The dope addicts are everywhere shuffling around like the walking dead. Last year 30 homicides in a town of 110K . Those who love it here are from the families who have been here for over 100 years. It's a dump dude .
I have seen run down white neighborhoods while traveling. They do exist.
Nick thank God the tattooed dude you interviewed was really kind with you for a minute thought "oh man he's gonna be in trouble". Is amazing see how is the contrast Downtown and East Pueblo.
I dont know which direction you but Co. SPRINGS and Denver overall are Good cities. If you r in Denver hit me up, maybe we can get some ZA, (fat sullys) and exchange ideas at Mutiny Cafe nearby, where my rare (invite only) book is available. CITY O CITY BY LD BRITE
Unions and Karens ruined Pueblo
I was born and raised in Pueblo and it was a safe place to raise a family. Economy was not good, finding a job was difficult. Worked at the 29th street Safeway until I left for greener pastures in 1990. Just returned from visiting there three months ago and can't believe how it has changed. Too much crime, and closed business that I use to go to made me sad.
Did you know any Corsentinos?
I miss my home state, grew up there. 67 years ago. Left 50 yrs, but I have no desire to visit. The last few times were hard
I recall it being much nicer back in 1988 as well
Pueblo is 💩 and has been for a while now
Yea Vinny C owes me tree loavesah bred
I lived there from 4-6th grade. I’m 61 now. My father was stationed at the Navy recruiting center. It was the 70s. The steel mill was starting to layoff dads of my friends.
I can tell you it was heaven. We could ride our bikes all over town. To the park to go play in the zoo. The swimming pool.
It was a fun place back then. It was as poor. No one was rich. It was great. Nice neighbors.
We could make money being near the fair grounds to park cars in an empty lot on our rented property.
It was a magical place for a kid💕
I am also 61.I was born and raised in El Paso, Tx. We had a wonderful childhood there as well. The whole country was wonderful then. Illegals were only able to enter the USA If they had returned to messico and came back with temporary work visas, like 120 day visas, at the most. It was better for the USA and messico as well. All the illegals ruined the Southwest and are ruining the Entire USA. With brandon and the democrats open border policy, and defund the police.
--great comment cordova38... I did a long weekend years ago, went to the Colorado State Fair, played some golf NE of Alamosa at great sand dunes area, zapata ranch, got some mexican food in Pueblo at some really dive place physically, but the food was excellant, family run place. Good memories. my opinion? Drugs are ruining the country.
@@aj5434 ... and outsourcing. Giant sucking sound of jobs leaving...
Well organized destruction of unions starting in the late 60s, combined with neoliberal movements of the 80s and 90s (Reganomics and NAFTA--so both sides are guilty as sin) just made all of this garbage happen. It'd also exactly what the people voted for.
Just saw a story on Pueblo. They said downtown and westside are good. Balance is totally gone south. They have been struggling to increase visitors. Money is extremely tight. The schools are accredited but the are under some work improvement plan. Like many cities their police department is understaffed and struggling.
My Grandparents lived through the depression. And always told me that hard times will expose the cheaters,thieves, immoral, dishonest people. He said they were always like that, it just took hard times to expose it. This man was honest and wouldn't steal a peanut if he was starving. Different generation. How you respond to situations tells all.
amen to that. you can always ask people for stuff. the good ones will stick together and help. God knows everything
If your kids are starving may be you will steal or beg. Depends, but I understand. People are into habitual theft and easy money.
That's a real lesson to take to heart. At the same time, people back then weren't exposed to all the narcotics that exist now. I'm sure there were bad alcoholics but today I can't even comprehend how people can even clean themselves up or get sober without catastrophic damage to their minds, bodies and emotions.
Yeah different generation because u could buy a house back then for the price of a current used car. stop with the superiority complex..
@@nopulpapple991 you know if u take away fent, alcohol kills more than all other hard drugs?
I've lived in Pueblo for the last 19 years. There are some really cool aspects about this town, and almost everyone is very nice.
Denver keeps sending their homeless here on a one-way ticket bus ride, however, even though we have no infrastructure to support them.
If that is so then why aren't the people running your city doing something about it? I know why. But you tell me.
I did jobs in your town, dog poop all over the houses 🏘️ 💩 🐕
Because he is lying, lol@@TheSixer211
You don't see him giving you a ❤
I also live in Pueblo and agree with everything you said!!! I know we got some crime going on but what about the Springs? They blow us away and they are one of the hoity toity towns in Colorado!!!
I lived in Manitou Springs from 2000 - 2022 and worked in Colorado Springs, a few miles from Manitou, and Pueblo, 45 miles away. I am a middle-aged white, non-Hispanic female in the healthcare field. So, with jobs plentiful a few miles away, why would I commute 90 miles a day to work in Pueblo? The wonderful residents of Pueblo. I found them much friendlier, more honest, more compassionate and generally much more helpful than residents of Colorado Springs. I had car trouble a few times on the "sketchy" East Side doing home health. Every time I did, I had help within minutes from local East Side residents, and generally by more than 1 set of people. When I had problems in the nicest areas of Colorado Springs, no one offered help - ever. I find their sense of family and community refreshing and welcoming. There are few opportunities for jobs, as there are very few, if any, larger companies paying decent wages in the area. Greedy corporations outsourcing steel mill jobs to China ruined this town. There was nowhere for workers to be employed that paid as well. A lot of families are multi-generational Puebloans who will not give up family to move for better jobs; they put family 1st.
I love the city and the people of Pueblo! Some people just can't see past the end of their noses to realize what they have
That’s exactly why I won’t leave Pueblo. Family is more important to us. My husband commutes to Colorado Springs for work and we live very well here and in a beautiful neighborhood with great neighbors that are willing to help in a moments notice. Thank you for sharing your experience ❤.
I've been to Pueblo many times and never felt the danger. Sure, it's a prison town, and there are gangs and a lot of homeless people, but so many people there are sweet and caring and will help out a stranger in a second. It's also very close to some breathtaking drives and places.
Denver is really the culprit, they push all the junkies down to Colorodo Springs who then push the junkies down to Pueblo, which is about the last existing city that will take you in unless you want to take the long trek to New Mexico.
People who are never willing to change and grow and move on will always be satisfied with nothing!
Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs don't sell dope. Maybe RX.
I loved the interview with Jessie! He shared so much information about the city. Educated young man!
A guy with his look and age who can speak that well, easily could be a future senator. Just needs the drive and the right support. He’s very inspiring and could really help curry support for Pueblo.
To think. The US under Biden have given Ukraine $185,000,000,000, yes billion to fight another war in Ukraine. Let that sink in and now look at our cities
He was high beyond cloud 9
@@truthbearingpsychonaut what’re you talking about ? What about him made you think he was high? We’re not talking about the dude with the face tattoos
@@MBheli621 i know. He is still high, look at his eyes lol. If you cant see It, then thats on you.
I worked in Pueblo some years ago. As a New Yorker I saw nothing but potential. The people are interesting, fiery and family oriented. The main reasons Pueblo wasn’t thriving was a lack of vision from city and state leaders, small minded corruption from 2 bit mafioso wannabes. (Some of them in law enforcement) If the Denver power brokers took an honest look at Pueblo, focused on casting a vision, the people of Pueblo will make it happen. That’s who they are, they find a way to make it happen.
It has more potential than most anyplace in the west. Glad you feel that way, I think you are very right. Her time will come.
You're very optimistic, but most of the country is looking like Pueblo, like a third world country.
The people of Pueblo aren’t new immigrants. Some of the Spanish families have been here for more than 200 years! They are 100% American.
Run by liberals.
Your guest commentator I think is one of the best of all of the city experts you've interviewed in your videos. He was extremely articulate, well-informed, knowledgeable, and insightful about Pueblo, Colorado.
That fellow was very good at articulating the situation in pueblo as he sees it and was very informed of its demographics and economics. Very good interview. He should be a spokesman for the city.
What a Very Complimentary and Amicable thing to say, thanks.! 🇺🇸💗💯
@@markbeames7852well like most people that speak, the burden of proof is going to have to be on you. You shouldn’t just believe what anyone says regardless of their background. But I would say no matter what your background, when you speak this well, you tend to be telling the truth or you’re a politician selling yourself.
Said nobody with half a brain.
@@jKLa The gangs in Pueblo have a long history of being linked to Mexico. They are multi-generational members with close ties to Mexico. Pueblo's city council decided in the 1960s or 1970s to become a sister city to Puebla, Mexico. And since Colorado legalized recreational cannabis other international cartels have planted their roots in Pueblo / Pueblo West. Pueblo also had a large Italian-American population who also worked at CF&I.
Truly impressed with Jessie. I’d say Pueblo and the US for that matter could do with more with peoples like him.
I strive to Hopefully Be a Citizen that Can Humbly and Materially Impact My Town, State, Country.! God Bless.! 😎💗✝️🇺🇸💯
Very well spoken, informative dude.
He is VERY articulate.
he actually seems sketchy....his body language seems forced, though he comes off as intelligent, he seems deceitful. Either that or he isnt comfortable infront of a camera.
@@borgyoh He's just not being performative, which is what we've grown accustomed to. He's just answering questions to the best of his ability and being honest. I feel that he was probably raised by really good parents.
Love how you got the whole town figured out in a day and a half. Pueblo isn't bad. It's just not rich.
LOL do you think someone needs a PHD in Pueblology to rattle off some facts and let the camera do the rest of the talking? I was born and raised in CO and Pueblo is indeed not great.
Thank you for posting this. please let everyone know how bad pueblo is so I have a place I can still afford in my own state.
To be fair, he didn't go 2 miles over to Pueblo West which is like a whole different planet.
Amazing how quickly Colorado went from a beautiful frontier state, to a California refugee camp, to an homeless/illegal refugee camp, to a shithole. Maybe not exactly in that sequential order but I remember when Colorado used to be considered akin to Montana and Alaska as open wild and beautiful wilderness and everyone who lived there was a pioneer who wanted to be left alone.
There's still plenty of diamonds in the rough. Lots of small mountain towns with character that aren't overdeveloped. Heck, I live in a great small town outside of Fort Collins. Developers can't secure water rights so nothing much changes and I sure as heck like it that way.
Denver is an absolute mess now, though. Just went to a Rockies game last month and I was shocked by what I saw walking around Coors Field. And of course many of the formerly cool mountain towns have become a shadow of their former selves, playgrounds of the ultra rich, where the working class haven't had a chance in hell of affording to live there in at least a decade.
All in all, I miss how it used to be. But there's plenty of great communities that remain, at least for now.
Thanks so much Nick, that make my very sad.
Maybe the people stand up again
No. 90% of the population is from Denver a big city. It was never un populated as much as Montana or whyoming or Alaska. Denver is the 20th largest metro city in the U.S with 3.5 million people. So 90% of the people see themselves as from Los Angeles or a huge city and always have.
I remember in the 1990’s Colorado was literally the place where everyone wanted to move. It was so nice. Now it’s just a giant leftist pothead shithole.
Yeah, the growth of human population will do that; there seems to be no one having children but on a worldwide scale the planets' population is growing causing more people to migrate like simple diffusion!
Nothing more reliable than a 40 year old man with a tear drop tattoo, riding a kid's bike! Great job, Nick!
I know, I shed a tear drop when I saw that guy
@@ectofix8447 wow, you are so incredibly stunning and brave..😂🎉
Yep totally not off to score some meth.
@@pegcity4evahe already scored before that look at those eyes and in his defense that's a BMX not a kids bike I ride one sometimes and I'm almost 37 😂
@@Freud_Mayweatheryeah pretty common. Or larger PK ripper bike
Hi…I wanted to share some of the positive things about Pueblo that got missed. I am a born and raised Puebloan, I had shared part of this list with a lady asking for places for her kids and family…so bare with the info for littles at the beginning….but I want you and other readers to see what an awesome place Pueblo is too….💙
I have also lived in Oklahoma, Denver, and Springs (for short periods in my life) and I honestly love Pueblo. (I love Springs too because I love seeing pikes peak everyday).
As for Pueblo, Pueblo has deep roots and it’s really neat because when you move here, people will ask you “what school did you go to”. They are meaning what high school. 💗. There are some huge football game rivalries that the entire town gets involved in and the love for this school or that school is so deep rooted, it goes back generations. It’s really fun during Bell Week or Cannon Week or PigSkin Classic week. Two brand new highs schools, one K-8, I think 3 elementary schools….have all just been rebuilt (so older buildings need to come down. The technology , programs offered for students and beauty of these new schools is amazing.
We have fun festivals (my fave is the Chili and Fajoles festival). Mmmmm….smelling that green chili roasting as you’re walking up to the festival…yum! The best chili’s around are our Pueblo green chilis.
We have a beautiful Riverwalk with lots of things to do, just around that. I love to go walking around it with my grandchildren and letting them play on the little playground. I love to meet up with friends for lunch a Brues or 1129, or go have lunch after church at Angelo’s Pizza. The Riverwalk has lots of different events, like listening to the symphony play while the fireworks are going off on the 4th of July, or enjoying the beautiful Christmas lights and snow is lightly falling on your eyelashes.
Also, near our Riverwalk is our Historic downtown area. It’s awesome to walk up and down Union Avenue and check out the little shops or antique stores and grab a bite to eat at a local restaurant. I haven’t been to the new Fuel & Iron yet, but I have heard lots of positive things about it. A popular picture spot is our old train station called the Union Depot.
Pueblo has amazing libraries in lots of the neighborhoods around town. They offer so many programs, I’m sure you would love it!
Pueblo has different things for you to do with your family:
*there are multiple different dance companies if your children or you want to take dance lessons
*there are cheer and gymnastic locations
*On Saturdays, Langoni Field is full of families hustling and bustling to go watch their littles play soccer
*little ballers playing baseball all over town and at Runyon field
*there is a Steel City Theater company where littles practice and perform different plays and musicals all year long. The art center offers a lot of this too. We have an incredible Children chorale.
*Pueblo has a Children’s museum and the arts center teaches lots of different classes from art to dance
*Pueblo also offers lots of MOPS groups that you can join for your toddler and get that instant support and begin building those friendships
***There are so many things for you and your family to do here that I can’t even think of them (Pueblo West has a ton of stuff too).
As for family or adult things to do:
*Did you know Pueblo has a Movie Drive-In? It’s so fun to grab the family and meet up with friends for a movie outside.
*Pueblo Reservoir you can go boating, fishing, (I think they still have a swim area), it’s so fun to go enjoy the lake. We also have multiple city pools that have water slides and such.
*Our YMCA is beautiful and is pretty new, lots to do there. There are multiple gyms all over town to help you with your fitness goals
*You can grab your family and head over to the Fire Playce (think it’s spelled correctly) and pick your pottery place and spend time relaxing and creating masterpieces
*We have our State Fair for our state right in Pueblo. I love the Fair and seeing all of the crafts, eating the fun fair food, and watching our kiddos play in the fountain. Love going to the Rodeo.
*I love going with my family for days at the park. Our City Park has little rides that have been around forever. The tickets are only a quarter. It’s fun to ride the Choo Choo train around and ride the carousel. My grandsons love the roller coaster. The zoo is there too!
*Trampoline place at the mall is fun. We even use it as a place to get in shape. They have a monthly membership for only $10 a month (and you can go every day for 3 hours!). That’s a steal. Plus…if you as a parent want to jump with your kiddo, it’s only $2. Fun place for birthday parties, the kiddos love it!
*We have some museums like I had mentioned the Children’s one above but we also have El Pueblo Museum, Rosemont Museum, and there are more!
*Pueblo has Bingo, Dancing, School Carnivals, church events, a country club and we have bowling alleys, etc
*We also have great colleges like Pueblo Community College and CSU-Pueblo. It’s so fun to tailgate for a football game in the parking lot (we miss the games sometimes and just hangout in the parking lot with friends), or take our littles trick or treating for Halloween or to go see Santa at Christmas time.
*There are organizations that gives back to women and children in our community and promote volunteerism or groups your family can join or participate in
*There are church’s that offer faith based clubs for kiddos like Awanas and Life Groups for adults.
*There is a skating roller rink and an ice rink, we have a movie theater that has 10 or 12 theaters in it.
*network groups are fun, supportive and an awesome way to meet friends.
*our local Chambers have different events and places to meet people. I believe Pueblo has 3 different chambers. (Greater Chamber of Pueblo, Latino Chamber of Pueblo, & Pueblo West Chamber)
Oh there is so much more that our beautiful town of Pueblo has to offer, you just have to ask, look, and the friendly people of our community will share with you what they like to do or where they love to go or what organizations they enjoy being apart of.
You make any town or city or place you call home the place you want it to be. Get involved in your community and it helps to create that sense of being and belonging and making your home (no matter where you live) your home.
Thanks for letting me share a little bit about what Pueblo has to offer.
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You wrote a book
Well said … and I agree. We’ve been here almost seven years. It’s no worse here than our former city, Aurora. Pueblo has its issues - but we like it.
Thank you for sharing. 😊
All very good points!! Thank you for adding these! Pueblo can be a beautiful place. No, we aren't perfect by any means, but with that said - Pueblo is still HOME
That guy should run for mayor! He’s very well spoken and knows his city!
Except he thinks that New Mexico is still Mexico.
May wanna have a more well educated mayor.
@@holographictopiary He is of Mexican origin, so I guess he wishes that New Mexico would still be a part of (Old) Mexico.
What a well spoken young man, seems so wise for his age.
right?
My thoughts exactly. Enjoyed listening to his opinions. ❤
Best interview I have heard.
I noticed that too. Exceptional ability to talk in a virtually academic (in a good sense) manner about Pueblo’s problems, sort of like a professional economist would.
He should run for mayor.
That Jessie guy is very well spoken and intelligent. He's going to be a winner.
He said the steel mills were the meat and potatoes of the economy, and I am currently eating meat and potatoes. I was like, "oh this well spoken man is also a psychic 😂."
Haha thanks guys! 🤣🇺🇸💯
At 13:18-13:22 he says that Pueblo is the first big city off I-25 when you leave Mexico….
I’m from New Mexico and I’m not surprised a lot of geographically uneducated ppl think New Mexico is still Mexico. It’s a pretty cool state. I don’t miss the crime and lack of jobs so I moved away not long ago seeking a better future but I do miss the culture, food, and beautiful vistas of New Mexico. It’s so unique…
My two cents: I'm a Colorado Springs native; however, I had the opportunity to work for two different employers in Pueblo over a ten-year period, in some cases involved with the locals and the way of life there. Much of what Nick reports is honest and accurate, especially the poverty. That said, there is a certain charm about the city and the people that is quite nice. It's an Americana feel from the days past; people might talk funny slang and goofy things, yet they are some of the nicest, most sincere people you'll meet anywhere. As mentioned, every city has its problems; Pueblos' is different. :)
What makes me sad is to see abandoned vintage property and homes. Craftsmanship that doesn't exist in homebuilding anymore; a lost art of architecture. Not to mention the wilding of the neighborhoods.
I don't blame her. Crime is crazy, few cops. People need to be protective of their cities and towns. A woman alone going out to investigate something that didn't seem normal. Good for her.
Maybe ex law enforcement
My neighborhood has gone from little old ladies to 8 tweakers literally (not figuratively) in meth psychosis on any given day . Mailbox/ package theft, burglaries. Please don't feel hurt, I know this is going on in many cities .
Keep up the good work ✌️
Bet she's packin 😂
Good for her? She'll get herself killed.
I agree. Some are gonna inevitably call her a “Karen.” But she’s just trying o protect her neighborhood. I myself do some neighborhood watch car drives in my own neighborhood. It takes a village to keep things safe and nice.
I lived in Colorado Springs about 15 years ago. While visiting Pueblo, 2 gangs pulled guns out and started shooting!!! I was in my car in a parking lot. I got out of there as quickly as possible, saw a cop and frantically explained the situation. He was not in a hurry to go to the location, as if,
Oh , just another shooting attitude!!
It was extremely scary and the cop literally showed no concern!!!
After the incident, I was told the building near the shoot out had bullet proof windows !! So they obviously had a history of gun fights , in broad daylight, where the cop showed NO concern at all!! I was shocked by the cops nonchalant behavior,,,and of course,, shocked by a gun fight,,, in a parking lot,,,in the middle of the day!!
I love Pueblo. Beautiful inner city, river walk area with some great breweries. Love the remnants of the old steel mills. My family settled just out East of there in LaJunta in the 1870s. I'd live in Pueblo in a heart beat.
Dude in the blue shirt is impressively articulate and knowledgeable. Good talk with him.
Thanks.!
@@jsssaizDo you have IG? Would love to add you
Jessie is the man. Clear, well enunciated, unaffected speech. This is what a lot of our young men used to sound like.
Yes, I think Jessie may be a teacher or something. Very few guys that age seem so informed or concerned with what's happening, not just in Pueblo, but pretty much everywhere. He seems to really have pride and hope for his hometown and I think he's right. I think Pueblo has a lot of potential to, as Jessie said, reinvent itself. If I was younger and had money to work with I would really take a look at Pueblo as a place to live and invest in. I was born and raised in an industrial town in the NE 'Rust Belt'. Other than different weather and style of houses, my hometown now is just like parts of Pueblo. Successful people have moved to suburban communities and will commute 45 minutes to an hour each way to jobs at the University or in the medical field. All the old factories that paid well enough to provide people who didn't have the resources to go to college and still live a decent middle class life are boarded up or just abandoned now. Those that can't afford expensive houses in the 'burbs struggle to get by in the old neighborhoods working retail, restaurants etc.. And they're at the mercy of predatory landlords and slumlords who but multifamily properties cheap and offer two choices. Pay very high rent for a dumpy apartment or live in the street or a car, IF you have one.
That young man Jessie, is a Leader, oh my goodness! He should run for office like today, seriously. 🙏🏼❤️🇺🇸
When your biggest employers are schools, hospitals, and WalMart, you know the economy is shit.
Pueblo is head and shoulders above other former steel towns, such as Gary, Indiana, from what Nick has shown us!
Gary Indiana has a lot of blacks
farseervisions I’m sure he will do a midwest rustbelt road trip soon. Detroit, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Fort Wayne, Gary, Indianapolis, Chicago, etc
I did the rust belt tour haha
Still better than Jackson, Mississippi…
It's all good in Terre 'hood @@farseervisions
I remember growing up all the TV commercials for government pamphlets and information had Pueblo addresses. I always pictured it just being full of government warehouses.
Lol me , too !!
About 12 years ago, I delivered office furniture to a government building downtown that was undergoing renovations. It was going to take 4 or 5 hours for the workers to unload my trailer, so I decided to take a walk through town and see the sights. There were art galleries, boutique stores and I stopped in at a local coffee shop and had coffee and donuts. There were gardens and parks and it was beautiful and I felt completely safe walking the streets of Pueblo. I never got to see the ghettos of Pueblo. And the people I met were all very friendly downtown.
Loved the young man interview at the end! How interesting! Well spoken and clear. Great info!
Refreshing to listen to an eloquent American talk about his community
Used to be a really nice place when it was the "Steel City" but after about 75-80 it took a major decline. It was or is the most violent place in Colorado for a long time.
Pueblows?
Oh come on it wasn’t just called Pew town because of the Steel Mill. Pueblo has been a sh!t hole since the 1970’s.
@@bigtex4058lmao
Hi Nick , just wanted to say thank you for this informative video,and for Jessie’s well spoken economic a social review of the Pueblo area. Keep up the good work Nick!!
He's right about PEDCO, they are crooks who don't want higher wages coming to town. We could have had Budweiser, but they prevented it. Budweiser chose Ft. Collins and has done wonders for that community. PEDCO was founded in the 1980s and only brings low wage jobs to town.
People are moving to Pueblo, now that Colorado Springs is so expensive for first time home buyers. Even young professional are moving there while plenty of investors are remodeling old homes and flipping them.
You are a liar and probably a realtor. Now tell us Silicon Valley and Biotechnology job are moving in like the FL realtors do.
Every time I get a new Nick Johnson video I get really happy and it's a pleasure.
Love Nick's videos!
This was a great video, Nick! I loved your analysis of the situation Pueblo finds itself in. I think, when comparing Pueblo and Denver, it’s a matter of either having a dumpy reputation but being clean vs. having a glitzy reputation but being filthy. That riverwalk was gorgeous. It makes me genuinely want to visit Pueblo! I wish you had told me you were going to rent from Fox so I could have warned you not to! We rented from them in Florida, and we had to leave the airport to get to them. . . which felt really sketchy. There were other issues, too, which I’ve since forgotten. Your experience further confirms it’s best to stay away!
Now we BOTH know Matt!
My husband and I moved her 11 years ago and love it here. This is truly one of the most haunted towns that I have ever seen.
I live in Colorado Springs and it’s not very different than Pueblo these days. Homeless have taken over all of the parks and the 7-11 in what used to be one of the nicest neighborhoods here is called heroin haven where junkies and AMR hangs out all day
Eric Howard Silverstein stole and sold his patients embryos out of Colorado springs Colorado for over 30
Amr?
Memorial Park?
Don’t get me wrong, there are a handful of rough neighborhoods in the Springs. But it’s nowhere near Pueblo, come on.
@@timetowakeup6302 Colorado Springs has always had major violence. Remember the shooter at Planned Parenthood? And the gender bar? While Pueblo has a LOT druggie panhandlers, the numbers of druggies in Colorado Springs are way more than the numbers in Pueblo. There are intersections in Colorado Springs that are darn scary to have to sit for the lights to change. A major street section over by one of the German restaurants -- the underpass is loaded with homeless and homeless ranting on the island between the traffic lanes. One fellow who was on that island for years used to be ranting and waiving his arms -- a scary, scary dude.
I grew up in Pueblo and moved away in 2012. This video was depressing and actually made me shed a tear. Pueblo never looked great, but I don’t ever remember it looking this bad. There’s a lot to be proud of, lot to be ashamed of. Pueblo holds itself back with drugs and gangs, bureaucracy, crappy education, and general debauchery. Sure the flood of 1921 was bad, but the steel mill petering out really killed the city and none of the other factors I mentioned help. Green chile is the only chile, and go bulldogs! Nice video.
a tear like Victor
I was a Utility locator in Pueblo for a year, i had to go all over in every single neighborhood/trailer park. I never had a issue with the gangs, they were cool to me. Vs when i was Locating in Vegas they would run me off, threaten me, stuff.
@@anthonycox7693I’m not saying they aren’t nice people in general, but people in gangs will still steal your shit and sell drugs. It’s just not conducive to a productive community.
@@anthonycox7693 Well the streets around Parkview Hospital have had gang shoot outs in broad daylight. Pueblo is rough.
I don't see all that I go to the stores I need to and back to the better part
love the video bro
thank you for your hard work
Nick, I grew up in Pueblo. I went to elementary school right there at Spann school, the burnt out empty school you visited on the East side. Thank you for covering the town.
Oh wow 👍
That young man Jessie at the end was so articulate! You got a great interview there! I learned more about Pueblo, Colorado from him than I could have learned anywhere else I think.
What a Very Sweet comment, Thanks.! Hope I did a good job for all.! 🇺🇸💗💯
@@jsssaizthat you in the video man? Good work! I'm from Longmont and we used to have Pueblo type problems and also it's charm. People from Boulder used to call us "a dim expanse of mullets and meth 😂" We're all gentrified now but I suppose things are better in some ways? I think the key was being near tech firms and then attracting our own tech firms. We also invested in city wide public fiber optic internet. That attracted a lot of business too. It's funny we look more like fort collins now then Pueblo. It's got its pros and cons we definitely attracred/created more homeless cause of it... Hope you guys can keep your sick culture and uniqueness in the change though!
@@briang4914 In Fact, I'm "Jessie" with The Blue Shirt..! Lol in Truth I tried to be as informative as I could but looking back, the more you know the more you realize you missed some things haha 😂💯
But I'm very Humbled and Honored that Nick gave me the opportunity and Platform to express some of my views on the Old Stomping grounds. 🇺🇸💗💯
The steel mill was such a big deal in Colorado when it was running that when I was a kid we would take a school field trip from the San Luis Valley all the way to Pueblo to tour the steel mill.
I was going to say similar only we had a school trip in the early '60s from Colorado Springs.
I enjoyed riding with you and learned alot. Glad you got your tires checked out. Hello Mappy!
Dude you were like 15 minutes from my house. I live 10 minutes east of city limits, in the farms. Pueblo has some really nice and cool areas to see. It does have it's very rough edges so to speak. And some areas look hardly any better than Gary Indiana as you definitely saw lol. Next time you're passing through I would be happy to show you a few of the more interesting and worthy spots. My family settled here around 1910. We are Italians who migrated out here to Pueblo from Vineland New Jersey, and of course we named the place we settled as Vineland Colorado. A small farming town east of the city of Pueblo. Vineland is where all the chile farming and chile roasting takes place August-September. My grandfather was a pioneer in the chile roasting introduction to the Pueblo community. My grandfather was actually the first person to have a chile roaster machine in a "farm market" setting. Yes the mafia is still alive here but they are much more low key and much more legal now days, meaning they own legit businesses and many of them are larger land owners and real estate owners. I frequent a couple of the mexican food places you passed by on 4th street. Honestly I have never felt really unsafe at all. You just have to be vigilant. If you ever want a little history tour of the area, let me know. My family has been here for well over a hundred years. The friggin commentary was a riot lol
Was repairing HVAC in a ghetto government subsidized project. There was the black girl that was uncharacteristically beautiful. Didn't have tattoos or little rug rats and her ankles. Told the maintenance man she had the looks to easily get out of this project. He said all she's interested in is getting high. So sad how drugs are destroying so many lives.
"I can fix her..."
@@TheHamburgler123 One heartbreak and bankruptcy later…….
My strange Pueblo experience. Everyone was N I C E ! Never been to a place where everyone was pleasant. A pretty little town that industry left years ago. Down town was right out of a time machine. The geography is strange: where the desert plains meet the foot hills of the Rockies. Your favorite color should be beige. * Shake down: You didn’t mention your RUclips channel. * Great video, Nick
I enjoy your videos. You hit interview gold with Jessie at the end. He seems very knowledgeable. Keep doing what your doing. 07
The food in Pueblo is still very good. There are some restaurants there that have been around for several generations. everybody I have ever met there has been really nice. I recommend the shrimp Diablo or the chile verde at Hector's.
I spent a couple months in Pueblo for flight training. It was definitely rough, but I liked downtown and some of the nature around there. The western neighborhoods were definitely much better than the eastern ones
Riveting video tour and narrative, Nick. At the very least, you get the sense that the people you encountered really CARE about Pueblo and the area and want positive things for it. We have "Neighborhood Watch" signs posted in my neighborhood here in Las Vegas, and the residents here do watch so our neck of the woods stays safe and nice, so I can relate with the woman on patrol somewhat, but we don't go to the lengths she apparently does.
The gentleman you spoke with in the blue outfit was very educated, knowledgeable, and articulate. One understands that he works with the school district, is involved in the community, and he is very careful to protect organizations that he is either associated with or is actively involved with, which means he is a type of professional without him saying as much. He doesn't want to step on anyone's toes or cause embarrassment. Their River Walk with the boat tours is a real plus to the local eateries and memorial park.
While you drove around the area, the signs of a thriving community were absent as: recreation centers, churches, functional schools, more museums, training centers, outdoor sport stores and arenas, parks, pharmacies, hospital, police department, repair shops, hobby shops, garden center, a HOME DEPOT/LOWES/84 Lumber/ACE Hardware, or even a graveyard. THOSE are the types of landmarks or indicators that you need to include in your videos beside the high-middle-low income residential areas, general downtowns, and interviews. Sorry if that comes off as being savagely critical, but it seems to be missing a lot more in your videos lately.
Given the high level of drug abuse plaguing every community in America, maybe it's time to include places in these communities where they offer treatment and transitional care for those individuals who want to clean up and live a functional, productive life in their home and community. Your interview with area addict was interesting, he offered insight to the gangs, cartels, and drug proliferation that grew as the anchor steel industry faded in the town and thousands lost their jobs and their self-worth plummeted. It's a thought anyhow and would be of interest. All the best and safe travels. Cheers ~Star
I follow your videos Nick and it all comes down to JOBS... Go to Pontiac, Michigan...all the active duty military bases closed in the state and then GM Truck and Coach, Pontiac Motors, and Fisher Body...and then you look at all the outside contractors, like engineering companies... I moved to Australia in 1979 as a teacher, I flew home every 3-4 years and I was shocked...nothing left...considering that that area was three villages in 1820 were Pontiac, May (Auburn Heights, now Auburn Hills) and Rochester... so very sad.
Nick the last guy you interviewed should run for mayor..he's well spoken and knows his stuff. I'd vote for him
Aww, I am Humbly Obliged.! 😊
My thoughts exactly. He obviously loves his town. Nick's best interview.
I agree.
People in the defence of rights and freedom are never welcomed in government
I’m surprised that vigilante lady confronted you and followed you. That’s dangerous behavior. She doesn’t know who you are - if you’re safe or not. She put herself in a very precarious situation by interacting with an unknown man. Just dumb.
You weren’t swoon by her psychotic grin?
Think she was packing some heat 🤔
She’s nothing but a Karen
Problably looking for her meth Dealer
She just listened to Jason Aldean.
I was stationed in Fort Carson, in Colorado Springs and two buddies and I went to Pueblo to see Johnny Cash at the Colorado State Fair in August 1980. Great memories.
Garth Brooks used to play for free at the Colorado State Fair!
The gentlemen you interviewed was well-spoken. I loved that he was able to speak on many important topics in a way that seemed informed and fair.
Nick getting shook down by an old neighborhood lady, she must have noticed that shifty look you have😂 Great video Nick, that guy in blue was probably one of the best you've interviewed, really had the info of how it is in town. Stay safe Nick
Nick never disappoints
Nick, I love your videos and have been binge watching your trip through Wyoming, Montana and now Colorado. I have one pet peeve: Do you know what a red light is? Do you know that you should stop when you see a red light? LOL. I don't know how many red lights I've seen you go through on this trip. One of these days you're going to see disco lights behind you! PS: Sorry about your tires. Hope you get reimbursed.
Good video. Missed areas that depict a different view of Pueblo are Pueblo West and the Mesa, aka the County. Pueblo has had it's struggles for sure. My family moved here just in time for me to start high school. I married and left for 20 years just after high school, and now we've been back over 20 years. We moved back 'home' and to be with family. Yes, there are areas that are poorer than others, 'hot spots' to basically avoid. The interview with Jessie was really good and he many valid points on what has changed and why. Many of those who stay have been here for generations. Several do leave and come back (My family is prime example) - many because our families are still here. It is place that you can buy a home and still live comfortably and it has never been 'rich' by any means, even back in the late 70's when we moved here! I don't feel overly unsafe - but I also avoid certain areas that I know aren't the best and I don't go out much in late evenings. It's just a smart practice no matter where you live! Thank you for showing a positive spin on Pueblo as well.
I moved to Pueblo 8 years ago from Cedar Key Fla , I've never felt unsafe , never lacked work . Its not a bad place at all .
For a nice, polite, well-spoken fellow you have balls.
Brass balls!
This video is right on and accurate. I know someone who has lived there for 15 years. Retired from Iowa and hikes in the mountains alot. It's redeeming features is that it is becoming the bedroom community for Colorado Springs which is a bedroom community for Denver. The interstate highways are getting more and more congested during commuting hours.
Lived there 30 yrs1972-2004, had a career and raised a family, married a girl from ColoSpngs whose daddy was an Air Force lifer. Well aware of Front Range and Colorado issues.. Enjoyed your comment on the Interstates there. As rocker Robert Hunter wrote in 'Simply Irresistible' , 'there's no tellin' where the money went'. Except of course the stolen 30 mil for the 'Silverado Savings' episode that went straight to the bosom of that hard working Bush Family. But back to the interstates......Those should have been expanded to 3-5 lanes each way starting in 1980. But NOOOOOOOO!
Robert PALMER.@@cliftontorrence839
Colorado Springs is not a bedroom community for Denver. Stop making stuff up.
I’ve always wondered about it but never heard until now. That’s one of my memories is traveling to Colorado for the first time in the early 90s and I remembered seeing the road signs Pueblo and Buenavista on my way to monarch to go skiing .
Great documentaries and up to date culture takes in USA. Keep up the positive and realistic work.
I stayed overnight in Pueblo at a nice airbnb - it was in a part of town with beautiful colonial style houses. I went out looking for stuff to see before it got too late. There's a very cool attraction called Neon Alley (I recommend seeing it if you ever pass by Pueblo) - I remember I was relaxing in my car near there reading 30 Days to Reduce Anxiety by Harper Daniels and then my anxiety spiked when a group of teens came up to me. One of the teens was trying to pick a fight for some reason. It was ironic because of the book I was reading, I remember thinking this town is putting me to the test haha. I calmly told them I wasn't interested in trouble and they eventually went away, but it gave me the impression that there's a certain ambience about this town...it felt quiet and nice yet with trouble unseen. I didn't know what to make of the place.
He did feature Neon Alley in this video
@@scottcampbell6360 He did briefly, but it is actually very cool; people drive all the way from Denver to see it. I'm sure there are google images of it
Did you finish the part you were reading? 🤔
@@elbertmoreno2159 No, I wanted to get out of there in case they changed their mind.
Was it near the Fairgrounds. They were beautiful 🏡
Riverwalk area looked very nice. Quite a contrast to the rest of the town. Very good video.
Love what ur doing on ur channel. Had a lot of commercial cannabis grower customers here. & it’s always green chile, anywhere in Colorado.
Dude you totally ran that red light. Love the videos man. Bummer on the tires and the Cali plates. My wife and I love your videos. Cheers!
Lived briefly in Pueblo about 1950 as a preschooler near the steel mill and RR tracks, perhaps where I-25 passes. It certainly has had its "glory days" in the distant past being a major crossroads along the front range of the Rocky Mountains and in the fairly recent past being an important RR access point through/into the Rockies... In 1970 I remember the land development companies of Pueblo West (which has done quite well) and Colorado City to the south, "sales pitching" about the giant strip city that was going to stretch from Fort Collins down to Pueblo, well it has loosely happened down to Colorado Springs, but it may be awhile before it reaches Pueblo... The great historian Francis Parkman, in his book "The Oregon Trail", recounts in a chapter entitled "The Lonesome Journey", how in 1846, he and his small party returning to "civilization" from Fort Laramie traveled down the front range to the ruins of Fort Pueblo to follow the Arkansas River eastward. They did not see a single human being on that journey even though they crossed Cherry Creek in what is now the heart of Denver...
The history of the Front Range is absolutely fascinating! Thank you for adding that bit of info!
Very impressed, Jessie, very well spoken and had a lot of knowledge and sounded like he knew what he was actually talking about. I see a future mayorship in his future. Kept good eye contact with Nick while being interviewed and seemed to actually listen to the questions.
Watch those red lights 🤣
Thanks Kind Sir.! 😎🇺🇸💯
Just run already Jessie
@@NickJohnson May have to Save P Town lol.! 😎💗🇺🇸✝️💯
😆 Your tire story was funny. Funny aside, I'm so glad you had them checked for your safety. Smart.
That young man gave one of the best interviews I've heard in forever
Your interviewee was just awesome. Hats off to him and yourself for taking the time.
Thanks man.!
Great video, I’ve been to Pueblo but haven’t talked to many locals. That one fellow was very intelligent and able to converse well.
Obviously you are referring to Jessie and not the stoned, tattooed biking dude. LOL
I'm a Colorado native and Pueblo used to be a safe town, and one of the least expensive cities to live. But after marijuana became legal, a lot of bad people came here and they ruined all of the towns here, especially Pueblo and Trinidad and canyon city. I live in Colorado Springs and it's so dangerous now that the police recommend carrying a gun. Since marijuana became legal. I have been robbed, car jacked and my house broken into. I have had people threaten my life and shoot at me and I live in a supposedly safer part of town. And my best friend lives in Pueblo and was born there and he said it's scary
My son lives in Pueblo Colorado. He's currently going to Pueblo University. He has told me the city is getting worse every year.
My family and I were planning on moving there, to keep him company but think it wouldn't be a great move.
As a New Mexican, I appreciate your take on Chili. Please come here next and spread the gospel. All of the goofy red chili people need to hear it.
Pueblo Chile > hatch
Yes!!!
@@shawn114483 Nobody believes that. I didn't even know wtf "Pueblo Chile" was until this video. Hatch Chile on the other hand is world famous. Even Nick trashed your guys red chile in this vid.
As a Pueblo West resident married to a New Mexican, Hatch Chile cannot be touched. I laughed the first time I had Pueblo's "hot" chili. No heat, no flavor.
All of these town have a common denominator: factories closing. Man. It’s the same here in Canada. Factories close and people leave
I've been all over the US. I've lived in Pueblo for 44 years. I've never had any issues living here. We mind our own business and keep to ourselves. Most people here will help even if they dont know you. Yes, there are drugs, alcohol, homelessness, and crime. I'll wait till you show me a city that has none. Do I keep my doors locked at night? Of course. Do i make sure my car door is locked when driving? Yes, i do as I do in any place I'm in. Mind your business and keep good company. Be a good person, have some respect and I hope you get it back in return. I hope everyone has a wonderful, positive, beautiful safe life. Pueblo or wherever you reside, be aware of your surroundings. God bless.
Good tip about checking the tires on a rental, thanks bro.
Nick, loved this content. Your conversation with Jessie was very insightful. He articulated a lot of things I feel,& agree with. Thanks for sharing the different areas in Colorado.💯💜✝️🙏🏾🇺🇸
Thanks.! I gave My Honest Take with The Knowledge I Humbly Posess. Praise God.! 😄💗✝️🇺🇸💯
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I remember going to Pueblo a few times in the early 2000's. We went down there from the Springs. Yes, it was very rough in some parts and very runned down back then too. But that riverwalk was truly a gem and it still looks that way today. Brings back good memories from living in CO.
Hi Nick, I really enjoy your videos! I was wondering if you can do one on Silver City, New Mexico. I would truly appreciate it and be thankful.
I lived in Pueblo from about 1984-86 in a couple locations but mostly with my family on the military base “The Pueblo Depot of Activity”. I was told that they used to manufacture mustard gas there way back in the day. Anyhow, it was a very interesting place back then for a kid. I distinctly remember being chased by an antelope while riding my bike through a prairie one day. Good times.
And it’s the only reasonably affordable place in Colorado.
You should try being there in the winter. It’s basically 3” of ice on top of all its other problems. The Pueblo Chemical Depot tried to hire people for good paying federal jobs and everyone that tried to apply couldn’t pass a drug test.
I worked at the depot on and off for about 10 years. I watched that place turn from a dirty little town into an actual third world locale. I’m willing to bet the town will get worse once the depot closes for good.
Take a look at all the locations where they manufactured or stored chemical weapons. They don’t put them where all the rich folks are.
I actually got hired to work at the chemical depot gs09. It was surprisingly easy and there was no interview! I instead took a job in a different agency and kind of glad I did not move to Pueblo. I did not know it was this bad…
From there. Kinda weird to here the place talked about. Thanks for the vid. Learned some. Your guest was solid. The mill use to stink and the state called it " pew town". The crime situation is layered over all but it's organized & sophisticated mostly. Great place to grow up
Ive got lots of memories of Pueblo when I used to visit my aunt and uncle back in the early 80s and 90s. My uncle worked at the CF@ I steel mill for over thirty years. Its heartbreaking to see their neighborhood where they lived run down now. they lived on the bad side of town. Never seem to be much to do in this city in those days, but if I ever find my way back to Pueblo I definitely want to visit that riverwalk area. Looks pretty nice there. Reminds me of San Antonios Riverwalk.
I'm part of a gaming community that is based out of Pueblo, and I've been there a couple times for meetups. Yeah, it's in rough shape. A buddy of mine since high school moved to my town after spending his childhood in Pueblo a couple decades ago, and he said it was rough then too. That being said, I never really felt in danger either.
Nick bro you're the truth man. You don't hold punches and call it how you see it and I for one appreciate it. Talk your shit bro
Great interview
Nick! Dude, I remember when you were a copy editor at The Sun newspaper in San Bernardino. Must have been 30 years ago. Anyway, yeah Pueblo has its warts but lots of good neighborhoods too. Next time, drive by the Orman Mansion or Aberdeen. Or above Mineral Palace Park. Also PEDCO was started in the early 80s. Don't know how you found that dude you interviewed. Would also suggest next time you interview Dalton Sprouse of D60. Also no mention of PuebloPlex or that the world's premier rail research organization that has hundreds of engineers and scientists is also based in Pueblo.
Wow! I cannot express how impressed I was with that young man (Jessie) you interviewed. He was so intelligent and articulate. He knew so much about the city's economic issues and the social issues . I usually don't have a very high opinion of young people. But if the all our kids were as intelligent as Jessie, I think our country would be in good hands. And as for that drug user you interviewed at the beginning riding that trike bike, talk about scary. Those eyeballs!
Thanks for Your Very Kind and Gracious Compliment.! Much Appreciated.! Godspeed.! 💗✝️🇺🇸💯
@@jsssaiz - next mayor of Pueblo 🙂
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I’ve missed me some Nick. Welcome back brother! As terrible as everything may look on the screen, your videos always make me smile. 🙂
Where've ya been?
@@NickJohnson I’ve been trying to get this “Mappy Nappy ‘24” campaign goin’. ..it’s been kind of a struggle. We need a merch line to spread the word! 👍🏼
I lived in Colorado. I drove through Limon once with texas plates. It was mid 90's, The cops shadowed me everywhete I stopped and the people glared at me like I was trash. Idk if its the same or worse today. It was a very unfriendly town. When I was depating the town, the cop stopped me, argued that I was speeding(which I was not). I never paid the ticket. 😁
Thank you for showing the good ole USA. We sure need prayers. God bless.