It’s very expensive to own and operate a physical store front these days. Not sure where the money is coming from, but check it out again in six months and see how many are still open.
Parking spaces look pretty full. Online shopping has hurt the downtown storefronts for sure but so did the malls/strip malls of the past. Homeless drug addicts and crime are probably the biggest problem now.
We have a strip mall right in the downtown area. Tough for the small businesses to compete with that. But supposedly the Walmart is moving several miles away relatively soon. I've heard people say that will hurt the downtown which seems odd to me. I would think that would be good for the small businesses. And yes, the homelessness issue around here is definitely not helping.
Seems like a nice small town. Peak population (19,293) was in 1970 and slowly sliding downhill since. Plenty of parked cars so people are somewhere. Maybe stop in and ask the shop owners how business has been lately rather than assuming the worst based on overall foot traffic.
Fair point, though I may have failed to mention in the video that I also walk the downtown a lot and I can see there are very few people inside these businesses. And when I drive through cities like Brattleboro and Montpelier, there's a lot more people out and about in their downtowns even though their populations are significantly smaller. But, again, fair point, and the subject deserves further investigation.
Cool. How are things going there? I met a couple friendly young snowboarders at Killington about a year ago. One of them was from Plattsburgh. Sounded like it's similar to Rutland in a lot of ways.
Friday Night Live, that's about it. I think this city basically caters to welfare cases and out of state second homeowners, seasonal renters and Air BnB tourists who are just here for bike riding and skiing at Killington. I think the whole state is mostly about those sorts of people too.
Well it looks like beautiful weather probably doing things like hiking MTN biking stuff like that
@@JosephCapodici That could be, but it's always like this. Doesn't matter what day of the week, time of day, season, or weather.
Online ordering is killing all the brick & mortar stores and it is happening throughout the world not just in the USA.
So true.
Beautiful town
Thanks for watching!
Saturday am can be pretty "sleepy" in some towns.
Unfortunately, every day and time seems to be sleepy in downtown Rutland. Thanks for watching and commenting!
It’s very expensive to own and operate a physical store front these days. Not sure where the money is coming from, but check it out again in six months and see how many are still open.
I have a lot of respect for anyone who puts in the hard work and takes the risk to start a business, especially these days.
Parking spaces look pretty full. Online shopping has hurt the downtown storefronts for sure but so did the malls/strip malls of the past. Homeless drug addicts and crime are probably the biggest problem now.
We have a strip mall right in the downtown area. Tough for the small businesses to compete with that. But supposedly the Walmart is moving several miles away relatively soon. I've heard people say that will hurt the downtown which seems odd to me. I would think that would be good for the small businesses. And yes, the homelessness issue around here is definitely not helping.
It is happening here in Vietnam, same. Everyone borrowing money, short changed!
Hello from the other side of the world.
Looks better than Brattleboro!
That's what I hear!
Seems like a nice small town. Peak population (19,293) was in 1970 and slowly sliding downhill since. Plenty of parked cars so people are somewhere. Maybe stop in and ask the shop owners how business has been lately rather than assuming the worst based on overall foot traffic.
Fair point, though I may have failed to mention in the video that I also walk the downtown a lot and I can see there are very few people inside these businesses. And when I drive through cities like Brattleboro and Montpelier, there's a lot more people out and about in their downtowns even though their populations are significantly smaller. But, again, fair point, and the subject deserves further investigation.
I'm from plattsburgh ny.
Cool. How are things going there? I met a couple friendly young snowboarders at Killington about a year ago. One of them was from Plattsburgh. Sounded like it's similar to Rutland in a lot of ways.
lots of parked cars where are the people
It's a mystery. Thanks for watching.
Looking for StyxHexenhammer...
Haha, I've never met him, but if I drive around enough, I'm bound to at least have a sighting, right?
@@AngryVermonterhe's a loser
That is the situation in the US and Canada. Life is totally different in Europe.
Why don't statistics show strong European markets?
@@michael3728 I am talking about no people on the streets. Everyone is in their cars.
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Everyone in Rutland is busy trying to make money for northern California companies. Like, RUclips/Google. No time to shop in Rutland.
Originally built all sorts of Strip Malls outside of towns & cities. Downtown stores closed. Now - Online.
There's nothing special for people to be outside that's why no one goes out there's nothing to do in this town it's a boring town
Friday Night Live, that's about it. I think this city basically caters to welfare cases and out of state second homeowners, seasonal renters and Air BnB tourists who are just here for bike riding and skiing at Killington. I think the whole state is mostly about those sorts of people too.