Driving Around Benton Harbor, Michigan in 4k Video
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- Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
- Filmed on Wednesday, May 31 2023, I drive around the lakeside town Benton Harbor, MI to see what's going on.
Benton Harbor was named after Thomas Hart Benton, a U.S. Senator from Missouri who helped Michigan achieve statehood and who was known for his support of westward expansion and his advocacy for the growth of the shipping industry.
In 1860, the village was laid out by Sterne Brunson, Henry Morton, Charles Hull and others, and given the name Brunson Harbor. It was renamed to Benton Harbor in 1866.
The city of Benton Harbor, Michigan, U.S., has had two major riots, both occasioned by issues arising between police and black residents of the city.
On August 30, 1966, a riot began after a meeting discussing police relations with respect to black residents. During the riot, a black 18-year-old named Cecil Hunt was killed in a drive-by shooting; suspects were arrested but the assault charge was later dismissed. Governor George W. Romney dispatched troops from the Michigan National Guard, who stood down on September 5 when the riot dissipated
In June 2003, several citizens in Benton Harbor demonstrated for two days when black motorcyclist Terrance Shurn, being chased by a police officer, crashed into a building and died. As many as 300 state troopers and law enforcement personnel from neighboring communities were called to Benton Harbor.
Benton Harbor also experienced smaller rioting in 1960, 1967, and 1990.
In 2009, the Michigan Treasury Department sent a team to look into Benton Harbor's finances. The team's report was a long list of mismanagement to the point that budgets were "effectively meaningless as a financial management tool." The city was $10 million underfunded in its pension fund and increasing budget deficits. In April 2010, Democratic Governor Jennifer Granholm appointed Joseph Harris as Emergency Financial Manager. City staff was reduced by 30 to 70.
Harris was given expanded powers under a new law signed in March 2011 by Republican Governor Rick Snyder. On April 14, 2011, Harris suspended the decision-making powers of Benton Harbor's elected city officials, who can hold meetings but are not allowed to govern. The Michigan AFL-CIO president called the move "sad news for democracy in Michigan", but at least one city official, City Commissioner Bryan Joseph, supported it, saying the city had been mismanaged for decades.
In 2018, higher-than-acceptable levels of lead were found in Benton Harbor's tap water. Water was starting to appear "bubbly and white" to "brown", with a "horrible" taste and poor smell. This happened in parallel with the water crisis in Flint, Michigan.
Whirlpool Corporation, the world's largest manufacturer of major home appliances, has its corporate headquarters in nearby Benton Charter Township.
As of the census of 2020, there were 9,103 people residing in the city, down from 10,038 in 2010.
The racial makeup of the city was 83.15% African American, 7.46% White, 0.26% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.48% from other races, and 3.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.13% of the population.
The median household income was $24,549 and the per capita income was $17,252. 43.6% of the residents were living below the poverty line.
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very nice to watch, cozy. i love illinois, indiana and michigan. the video makes it a bit as if I'm driving through the area myself. Thanks for that and greetings from Germany.
Thank you! I'd love to drive on the Autobahn some day!
My hometown BH from the good times born 1958 to my last stay 1995 never looked back stay strong hometown because they are weighing down on you God bless
My hometown..born in 1971 grew up with the orchard mall and arcades and showbiz pizza
I enjoy watching you drive around my hometown. The roads are terrible better your tires than mines 😂
Also home to Heathkit.
I miss my home town
I live in San Diego California now but I am moving back to Benton harbor I miss Benton Harbor
I worked at Wolf marine too.
That is great his sons we all went to Ben harbor Junior high and we all went to Ben harbor high School I know it had to move and locate in St Joe because it was getting worse and worse and worse but I left there in 1973 soon as I graduate
I love Henry burgers
oh you in the "hood hood" 🤣🤣🤣🤣 driving around Pavone, Empire, Clay, McCallister 💪🏾...I Love Benny Ha Ha
I'm not afraid to drive in the ghetto...just afraid to STOP in the ghetto
Its only 9000 people in Benton Harbor?!?
Why dont ya'll do what you can do with what you got to do it with?!?
It's due to a failed Michigan state law
I can name you all the dirty cops in Benton harbor growing up Bill Elliott El Monroe's yarbrough I don't even know what nobody even named The Park at him like that and Sammy Rogers😮
Don't park that car with all the cameras. They'll get stolen in BH. And to the poster below. I used to work at Heath/Zenith in the 80's. It was a fun place to work.
Why the hell did they build a golf resort there?
land hella cheap obv
by the way, St Joseph next door is very nice if you are looking for a hotel room.
Lived around here for years. As expected, recording it in 4K doesn't make it look any better.
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u make it there u make it anywhere i too never looked backed people use to think something was wrong with me when i said that i was going to leave this place and never come back unless to visit my love ones moma i did it daddy i did it
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The Michigan State legislature should order the entire metro area to be merged into a single city
Why would beautiful St. Joseph want anything to do with Benton Harbor?
@@exploreusacities also the surrounding townships. If everyone has skin in the game, everyone will care about the outcome of it
Why would anyone want to put their skin in this game?
Back in the day when I was growing up there the State theater in the Liberty theater with some of the best theaters they had I love the State theater I think it's still standing the Liberty to have to tear down put it down a bunch of people came here from the South Detroit Chicago they go to the movies again the balcony and start throwing stuff down on people I could not believe it it is a racist City even when I was growing up I even had a job at Rex shealy's skating rink and I'm African-American can't blame that on all white people a lot of black people from the South Detroit Chicago came in there with the evil ways here goes on now I still have some family there I refuse turn on the college cuz I went to Benton harbor high School got my diploma and I got a scholarship City college and went on the San Jose State University and I still get a lot of racist black people right now when I be somewhere I would be talking want to get in your business what you measuring science and mathematics can you read you never know anything about mathematics no I dropped out of school well that's your problem education is freeand I did love the public library where I live at in Holland Michigan I'm at the library all the time when I want to study something😂