I’ve traveled the whole country, and I hated Spokane while growing up, but after seeing other places, I love Spokane. We have too many bums, but Spokane is still great.
I wanted to mention that Spokane hosts not only Bloomsday, we also host Hoopfest one of the biggest 3 on 3 basketball tournaments in the US. We also have over 70 lakes within 30 miles of the city. To say we are a big basketball town with Gonzaga is an understatement! :) (also it is pronounced Gone- Zah- Ga) Go Zags! It was interesting to watch a video about Spokane as a native. Thank you we do have a beautiful city here.
[00:29] 🚗 Spokane, Washington, is located about a four-hour drive from Seattle and is closer to Idaho and Montana. [01:08] 🏞 Spokane's downtown, featuring a stunning park along the Spokane River, showcases the second largest urban waterfall in the US. [02:32] 🌲 Geographically, Spokane surprises with hills, plains, and some coniferous forests, offering diverse outdoor recreation centered around the river. [03:02] ❄ Spokane experiences all four seasons, including significant snowfall from September to May, with clean air due to its distance from large cities. [03:49] 🎉 Spokane hosts events like the Bloomsday run and the Lilac Festival, attracting visitors, while its conference center is popular for hosting conferences against a beautiful riverfront backdrop. [04:55] 🌱 The city's small size fosters a down-to-earth, rural vibe, with accessible outdoor spaces and surprising wine offerings, such as Arbor Crest winery. [06:04] 📹 Explore Spokane through vlogs and footage, experiencing its charm and connection to surrounding areas, making it a hidden gem in the Pacific Northwest.
Every year is different. Sometimes it doesn't snow until December and stops in January other years it starts in October and lasts through March. The more snow and rain the better, because most summers are dry hot and Smokey. But you never know what's going to happen 😁
Great video, you really nailed it! I've lived in Spokane almost 30 years. So, if you don't mind I would like to clarify a couple of items: The cat walks are called "Skywalks," Gonzaga is pronounced gone-ZAY-guh, If you really want to see the falls come in the spring. (The flow usually peaks around Memorial Day) Spokane has a thriving foodie scene, too! There are 5 ski resorts within a couple of hours. One is 45 minutes from Downtown, another even rivals Vail! Wild life? In addition to wild turkeys I have seen deer, racoons, moose, a cougar even a black bear pass through my yard and I live less than 2 miles from downtown! I have lived in Central and South America as well as Europe and stumbled into this place around 1998 and see no reason to leave!
@@Trildin how do you pronounce it? My father, uncle, brother and four cousins that have degrees from Gonzaga University. Each of them called it Gone Zay guh. Local newscasters also say it that way. I could be wrong, but that is how i've always heard it
Next time you visit, skip Lake CDA and head to Lake Pend Oreille. Head up to Sandpoint for some shopping, lunch and sights. Then save room in your stomach and head back down the lake to Bayview and have a delicious, sunset dinner at The Lake House. Enjoy no cell service and an incredible view you won't forget. You'll even get a live show on the dock if you time it right.
My daughter in law just had her suv window broken and items stolen from her vehicle Friday night, while parked down town. Do not keep anything visible!!!!!
Live Spokane - Love Spokane. This July 15th ,2023 our Spokane Transit (STA) began running its new EV bus routes called "City Line". So convienient and runs late into the 11:00pm. Sooo many cool places to shop, eat and enjoy. Also if you like to gamble a bit. Northern Quest Casino(next to airport), Spokane Tribe Casino and Coeur d'Alene Casino (idaho). Gotta run...ya know the Centenial Trail!
Wow.. I lived in Spokane for 12 years starting in the late '80s, and it's hardly changed from what I see here. I''ve always considered it my hometown, even though I only moved there after graduating in western WA. It's an amazing city. Soooo many parks! And perfect 4 seasons. I've wanted to move back for years. The "pacific NW weather" comment isn't very true though. Yeah it rains, but nothing even close to western WA weather! The climate is pretty "average" in Spokane. It gives you everything.
Arbor crest Is located at what we called Riblets mansion. Riblet had a crossing there with equipment he invented that evolved later into ski hill chair lifts. As a kid over 30 years ago we never referred to the poles that hold up the chairs as anything but a Riblet. "Dont run into that Riblet"!
I will that the air quality does get bad, but only during the late summer and early fall because of forest fires. Also there is another University in Spokane called Whitworth University. I am a student there and it the number 1 best education program in the nation.
There's never been a single day in the history of Spokane weather which goes back to 1881 where there's ever been "feet" of snow in the month of September. The record snowfall for Spokane is a couple of inches on some of the last days of the month that's it-not measured in feet.
Dunno about post covid but precovid there was a huge night life and tons of late night bars and scenes but if you're not from there you'd never realize and know where to go. You can easily spend all night bar hopping with music and dancing all over.
Im 14 and i live in Spokane im always downtown and up north and its not that bad fr ive been here at night and during the day its honestly a good place just with a lot of homeless people
The Bloomsday Run is the kickoff for the Lilac Festival which brings Riverfront Park and Downtown full of activities with focus on our beloved lilcs..until the following weekend when The Armed Forces Torchlight Parade presents the Best of the Great Northwest high school marching bands and floats contributed by the busy people in towns from Western Montana, Northern Idaho, Washington and Oregon. It will make you feel like a kid again when you suddenly realize you've been grinning since the start. And a great big, bright red, very shiny firetruck at the very end. It feels like the carnival had left town. Lots of fun, pretty girls in pretty dresses. I do love that parade. Followed by a long line to get on our prized Loof Carousel and glide around in circles surrounded by lights, music and all the other beautiful animals. But that's another story.
Fun Fact: On May 4, 1974, President Richard M. Nixon (1913-1994) presided over the opening of Expo '74, Spokane's World's Fair, addressing a crowd of 85,000 from the floating dock shown at 4:27.
I enjoyed the video you put together. It almost made me miss the city but honestly it isn't that beautiful if you have to overlook the amount of homeless that are there. It is turned into a skid row. It has too many drugs and too much crime for me. It's beautiful but it's been ruined
I live in the Spokane Valley (close to Arbor Crest) Only go Downtown to visit the park. Rest of Downtown is full of weirdos and bums. Need to reopen Medical Lake’s mental hospitals.
Lol also don't walk around downtown at night alone. You will get jumped and robbed. Your best place to visit in Spokane sadly is outside Spokane any of the woods and mountains around are worth it Spitkane is a disease
We have a lot of hospitals and other medical here. The per capita of medical staff to people is fairly high (@20% of jobs in Spokane are in the medical field). I joke about Spokane is the place retirees go for 4 seasons. I'm pushing 65, retired (Army then again IT), and have visited most of the hospitals (including the VA). Most of the hospitals are bilingual speaking Russian and Spanish, with Russian heard more often than Spanish. The best thing is to just do an internet search for hospitals in Spokane.
Homeless people are a product of a broken system, sure some of them are broken personally, but the system is creating this … Shelter should not be so hard to obtain in life…
The elevated covered structures that span streets in the downtown area you refer to as “cat walks”. That’s not what we call them. I was born and raised in Spokane and live here. I’ve never heard that before. What we have is a “Skywalk” network. Individual crossings are referred to as “Skywalks”.
I can't wait to move out of Spokane. I moved here for cheaper rents, but they have slowly but surely raised all of the rents. It is now commensurate with Seatlle's high housing costs.
Earliest snow is Halloween. Largest TIMED race in the world. Everyone get a time and it is printed in the news paper. You forgot the 3 on 3 basketball tourny in June. By the way Gonzaga is 3 syllables GONE-ZAG-a as in about, a short a.
I live outside of town. Never go there anymore. It is infested with homeless people drugs theft and teenage punks. It is unfortunate they have let it digress to that level
I went to high school in Spokane and left in 70. Came back, left again. It was a pretty city back then. Sad that it's become like every other big city. Drugs, homeless, crime. Where is there left to go in the US that isn't like that? 😭
It gets flipping cold in Spokane - they do not plow the grocery store parking lots - not good for pregnant women or seniors or folks with disabilities. I never clicked with the people there - I was from Seattle and the East side of Washington is totally different than the west side of the state. I never heard the term cat walk for sky walks? They have those in Des Moines Iowa too. And many other states.
Spokane has come a LONG way during my lifetime here. Seattle tends to get most of the money, so yes, we’ve been working on a (one🤣) N/S freeway for 30 yrs and it will prob take another 30 to finish, until recently you could disappear into the streets potholes, and we now have enough restaurants around that people actually want to go to, so you may need to make reservations. My highschool years - downtown had a Nordstroms and a NEWBERRYS. Oh, maybe the Cresent/BonMarche. College, nightlife consisted of maybe two bars, 3 if you included N Side or Valley. Most people left for college and didn’t come back. It was a great place to raise kids, or come to retire. It’s actually not nearly as rainy/snowy as it gets credit for, it’s just that our winters seem to last all year. And it is Beautiful in the PNW. Our 4 seasons are phenomenal - you get your city life (small), but in any direction within 20 minutes you’re in natures play ground. Seattles 3 hours away, but with technology and all the renovations Spokane has had, there’s really not the reasons needed for when we used to take off (shopping, cooler people, etc.) Of course there’s crime and homeless, where isn’t there in a metropolitan area? I’m a photographer, I work indoors and out, and I’ve never once had a problem with any homeless, street kids, drunk college kids, or what have you. Show people kindness, respect, and don’t dilly dally in areas that clearly aren’t a place you need to be in (we all know when we’ve turned a wrong corner) and you’ll probably be fine. In fact, I’ve actually been protected by homeless in areas they consider sketch, no one has ever tried to steal my gear or stab me. Now, my daughter has had people try to open her car doors, while waiting at lights downtown. But she thinks they may have been domestic violence type situations. Otherwise, I couldn’t be more proud of how Spokane has slowly come along. It’s what you make of it - any city can suck if you’re a whiner. There’s tons of stuff to do and see, lots of great history mixed in with the new and if you don’t like it, go to Seattle 🥰😘
Clean air ????? The best downtown in the country ??? Either you’re a liar or a gaslighter ! This shows you that visiting somewhere is way different than living there!
I'm really regretting moving to Spokane. Fine place to visit but not the place to live. Horrible streets and sidewalks. So many stores have closed. Rent is to high for these little shacks. Garbage everywhere on streets and in shopping center parking lots. Homelessness is insane along with open drinking. Cars are constantly being broken into and many house fires are done by bad actors.
Same I’ve regretted moving here (for promotion) the entire 3yrs, their Government here are tyrants, except when it come to actual crimes/criminals, it’s smells like sewage in most parts 24/7, half the stores that were here 3yrs ago are now closed, Spokan’t Drive is a real thing, logging roads are smoother to drive on than their main roads, can’t take ur kids anywhere without them witnessing drug use/ppl tweaked out & their main Medical providers are Multicare, which have more wrongful death & neglect lawsuits (just for Spokane) than I’ve handled in my entire career🤨
I like Spokane, there are some beautiful parks and some great people there, but don't forget that there are some truly awful and horrifying places in Spokane. One of the neighborhoods close to the courthouse is the lowest income neighborhood in the western United States. There is an enormous amount of poverty and criminality and a lot of people come to the town out of multi-generational poverty in the surrounding rural areas, so it is a pretty rough place if you are in the wrong part of Spokane valley or close to the court house or up by the northern part of the town.
We live in Montana and were going to visit Spokane in June, but after reading all these comments about gangs, drugs, violence, I’m super nervous. Are there specific areas to avoid?
It’s not that bad during the day don’t be stupid and alone at night though. The bad areas have nothing to visit so there should be no reason you’re in the bad areas
It is fine during the day downtown. Just don't be out late at night in the downtown area around the bars. Stay in groups of three or more. People that drink can get unruly. Avoid the East Sprague area at night and railroad overpass walkways at night. Really for the size of the city it is not that bad. Just like any city--if you park downtown don't leave valuables in view in your car. Avoid the lower South hill, especially the East side. Mainly at night. The lady narrating is mispronouncing a lot of things. She mispronounced Gonzaga and other words.. Spokane Valley in the poorer district seems to get a lot of crime reports? Not sure why other than there is the new homeless shelter on East Trent. So do not get a place to live near there. Also don't get a place to live around the Courthouse district. That area is sketchy too.. Overall it is a great place to live! And they have hired a ton more police officers so they have like tripled the coverage downtown. Which seems to have cut down on car prowling. Most of the crime is related to drug use and people breaking into cars for stuff to pawn for money for their drug habit. Or shootings over drug deals gone bad. Again in the same neighborhoods. Outside of those areas you will find a beautiful diverse area with something for everyone. 😊
I have lived in Spokane a while ago. It is nothing compared to Portland Oregon and Vancouver Washington. If you think Spokane is bad, come visit here and you will see homeless everywhere.
@@aumbre18 I just got back from Spokane visiting my Grandpa and the homeless ness in Downtown Spokane is an absolute non factor compared to San Diego, Ca where I live. I saw homeless but not that many.
Revelation: "they will never finish the sting op in spokane because they prefer to go to hell than to be embarrassed by what you intend to reveal. they are ungodly, as you keep saying."
just remember this is a gang and drug infested hole, hells angels have club houses right on the main drag, and the druggies, gang members and homeless commit murders every single day, and you’ll hear hun shots every night as well
@@terrifiorelli9819 It's sad how much it's changed. When i moved here from southern CA I was really surprised there was NO graffiti, no gangs. There wasn't so many homeless people then, they'd stay at the Mission or the House of Charity. I'd walk home to Browne's Addition (beautiful neighborhood of old homes, mostly college students and elderly folks) from Henry's Pub or The Big Dipper downtown late at night and felt totally safe. (I didn't get in strangers cars so I wasn't concerned about the serial killer...though i knew 2 of the girls. And the only one who actually got away from him after he shot her) Rents were amazingly cheap- you could work part time and afford a studio apt. I could always find a job, even with no experience- Olsten temps found jobs for me every day i wanted to work so i got to try a bunch of different things until i figured out what i wanted to do. I went to school at Spokane Falls community college, the Pell Grant supported me while i was in the graphic design program (and art supplies are expensive! Those were the days when you used paper, pen & ink, rulers, etc) and I didn't need roommates to help pay rent like where i grew up it was at least 400% more. Jeez I didn't realize how lucky i was back then!
I live here. It's not pronounced Gonzawguh. We're the 2nd largest city in WA after Seattle and are thankfully nothing at all like them. Expo is still present in downtown. It is however getting more dangerous by the day. I won't even do my photography downtown anymore.
Downtown Spokane may seem slightly sketch but I'm fairly young and short stature although I'm a man and have walked around there my whole life and never felt necessary threatened. You'll probably be heckled for money pretty frequently sometimes aggressively but nobody is ever outwardly violent towards me. There's so many good attractions and things to do in the area anyways. Downtown is the reason I love Spokane.
@@teamextremepk How are the general normal people there? Friendly and open? I hate the seattle/portland vibe and the people there. It's nauseating and highly political. Is Spokane less like that? Are most areas pretty nice and ok to walk around, any areas you'd consider a no-go?
I've lived In spokane a couple years now and I'll tell you that downtown is horrible after 8pm once the city lights come on the tweaker come out there's shootings everyday police chases every day and has one of the highest criminal rates in Washington per population wise there's so many reckless drivers and to many crashes a day to count, the down town area specifically has homeless people on every street corner and drugdealers on every other corner, I came from a very high gang violent town and I've been pushed and pressed by fake wannabe gangbangers frequently in spokane multiple people pulling guns out on me one time even getting mugged at northern quest there's a bridge downtown nicknamed suicide bridge because the amount of people that jump and hang themselves from it yearly overall tho the park downtown is a great visit and if you visit spokane make sure it's during the day
@oodiejubro6250 Are the positives good enough to move to over the west coast? Every year the people are worse, as is the politics. Spokane looks incredibly beautiful and has great geography, but I get bombarded with quite a bit of the super negatives like increase in homelessness and heavy drug usage? Is this overblown? That kind of stuff is sadly pervasive anywhere that's a mid sized city, so I don't know if it just get overblown for Spokane.
Compared to Portland Oregon, you have no idea. I would rather live in Spokane far more than I would live in Portland Oregon. I don't know if you've been on the west side of the state (Washington or Oregon), but I find Spokane to be a very quiet town.
I live in Spokane now what gang are you talking about? I work right across from the “biggest drug homeless population in the city. It’s no worse than Portland or Seattle!
Spokane USED to be a great place to live. I was born here 50 years ago, and it was great until…. People started making/posting videos about how great it is. For God’s sake, STOP IT!!!
bro spokane is boooorrrringggg asf there's nothing to do here lmao unless you're like old asf and have fun just staring at things. Also multiple ppl commit sewer slide in our river
@@RunTheAtlasnot funny when you fall under their radar. I live in Bellingham WA. Our homeless fewer and better behaved. I can walk among them wo. fear or weapon
Fantastic video full of valuable information. Very enlightening about Spokane! Looks like a great place to visit. Thank you Run The Atlas ! 🤩
Glad you enjoyed it!
It’s a hell hole I live here born and raised. It’s become a nightmare.
It's not!
Whats so bad about it? Besides downtown
I’ve traveled the whole country, and I hated Spokane while growing up, but after seeing other places, I love Spokane. We have too many bums, but Spokane is still great.
There are homeless everywhere people. Every city every state
@@cindeeblake2739 drugs suck
Yes. The issue is how aggressive they are, not that they exist.
I wanted to mention that Spokane hosts not only Bloomsday, we also host Hoopfest one of the biggest 3 on 3 basketball tournaments in the US. We also have over 70 lakes within 30 miles of the city. To say we are a big basketball town with Gonzaga is an understatement! :) (also it is pronounced Gone- Zah- Ga) Go Zags! It was interesting to watch a video about Spokane as a native. Thank you we do have a beautiful city here.
It's actually gone-ZAY-guh
[00:29] 🚗 Spokane, Washington, is located about a four-hour drive from Seattle and is closer to Idaho and Montana.
[01:08] 🏞 Spokane's downtown, featuring a stunning park along the Spokane River, showcases the second largest urban waterfall in the US.
[02:32] 🌲 Geographically, Spokane surprises with hills, plains, and some coniferous forests, offering diverse outdoor recreation centered around the river.
[03:02] ❄ Spokane experiences all four seasons, including significant snowfall from September to May, with clean air due to its distance from large cities.
[03:49] 🎉 Spokane hosts events like the Bloomsday run and the Lilac Festival, attracting visitors, while its conference center is popular for hosting conferences against a beautiful riverfront backdrop.
[04:55] 🌱 The city's small size fosters a down-to-earth, rural vibe, with accessible outdoor spaces and surprising wine offerings, such as Arbor Crest winery.
[06:04] 📹 Explore Spokane through vlogs and footage, experiencing its charm and connection to surrounding areas, making it a hidden gem in the Pacific Northwest.
Every year is different. Sometimes it doesn't snow until December and stops in January other years it starts in October and lasts through March. The more snow and rain the better, because most summers are dry hot and Smokey. But you never know what's going to happen 😁
Great video, you really nailed it! I've lived in Spokane almost 30 years. So, if you don't mind I would like to clarify a couple of items: The cat walks are called "Skywalks," Gonzaga is pronounced gone-ZAY-guh, If you really want to see the falls come in the spring. (The flow usually peaks around Memorial Day) Spokane has a thriving foodie scene, too! There are 5 ski resorts within a couple of hours. One is 45 minutes from Downtown, another even rivals Vail! Wild life? In addition to wild turkeys I have seen deer, racoons, moose, a cougar even a black bear pass through my yard and I live less than 2 miles from downtown! I have lived in Central and South America as well as Europe and stumbled into this place around 1998 and see no reason to leave!
Lived here 90% of my life never heard anyone call it Gonzayga
@@Trildin how do you pronounce it? My father, uncle, brother and four cousins that have degrees from Gonzaga University. Each of them called it Gone Zay guh. Local newscasters also say it that way. I could be wrong, but that is how i've always heard it
Next time you visit, skip Lake CDA and head to Lake Pend Oreille. Head up to Sandpoint for some shopping, lunch and sights. Then save room in your stomach and head back down the lake to Bayview and have a delicious, sunset dinner at The Lake House. Enjoy no cell service and an incredible view you won't forget. You'll even get a live show on the dock if you time it right.
I grew up in Spokane and when I retired I moved to Arizona to escape the long cold winters. I still visit friends in Spokane when I can.
My daughter in law just had her suv window broken and items stolen from her vehicle Friday night, while parked down town.
Do not keep anything visible!!!!!
Live Spokane - Love Spokane. This July 15th ,2023 our Spokane Transit (STA) began running its new EV bus routes called "City Line". So convienient and runs late into the 11:00pm. Sooo many cool places to shop, eat and enjoy. Also if you like to gamble a bit. Northern Quest Casino(next to airport), Spokane Tribe Casino and Coeur d'Alene Casino (idaho). Gotta run...ya know the Centenial Trail!
Wow.. I lived in Spokane for 12 years starting in the late '80s, and it's hardly changed from what I see here. I''ve always considered it my hometown, even though I only moved there after graduating in western WA. It's an amazing city. Soooo many parks! And perfect 4 seasons. I've wanted to move back for years.
The "pacific NW weather" comment isn't very true though. Yeah it rains, but nothing even close to western WA weather! The climate is pretty "average" in Spokane. It gives you everything.
winter is absolute trash though lol
Spokane's average yearly rainfall is 16 inches that's about 1/3 of Seattle or Portland
Move
Spokane had a fire that burnt 32 city blocks the old Spokane is right underneath the city
Arbor crest Is located at what we called Riblets mansion. Riblet had a crossing there with equipment he invented that evolved later into ski hill chair lifts. As a kid over 30 years ago we never referred to the poles that hold up the chairs as anything but a Riblet. "Dont run into that Riblet"!
From a lifelong Spokanite, well done! We call the catwalks, Skywalks however.
Sadly no beach and not much summer. Came from CA to spokane and been here for 7 years but thinking of moving closet to warmer climate.
6 months of nice weather, 6 months of cold!
Funny, I think it's too hot and am thinking about Alaska. The winters aren't hardly cold anymore. Best word I can use to describe it is limp weather.
I will that the air quality does get bad, but only during the late summer and early fall because of forest fires. Also there is another University in Spokane called Whitworth University. I am a student there and it the number 1 best education program in the nation.
Nice tribute to my city! Thanks so much.
Kinda felt like a lot lies lol
There's never been a single day in the history of Spokane weather which goes back to 1881 where there's ever been "feet" of snow in the month of September. The record snowfall for Spokane is a couple of inches on some of the last days of the month that's it-not measured in feet.
Ok fine early October
Dunno about post covid but precovid there was a huge night life and tons of late night bars and scenes but if you're not from there you'd never realize and know where to go. You can easily spend all night bar hopping with music and dancing all over.
Lots of nightlife you just have to open your eyes and look
Really enjoyed this, thanks so much!
You’re welcome!!
Im 14 and i live in Spokane im always downtown and up north and its not that bad fr ive been here at night and during the day its honestly a good place just with a lot of homeless people
We also have hoopfest the largest 3 on 3 basketball tournament
I love spokane how everyone is camping on the streets 😂😂
lol! It’s a popular American pastime
No you have a lot of homeless people it's not an American pastime, @@RunTheAtlas
It was never like that until a huge number of outsiders started moving in about twenty years ago. You won't believe me but it's absolutely true.
That is not just in Spokane. It is a sign of the times in every city across America.
As of January 2024 there are 2,021 homeless people in Spokane county, population around 550,000, so it's not as bad as people make it out to be.
The Bloomsday Run is the kickoff for the Lilac Festival which brings Riverfront Park and Downtown full of activities with focus on our beloved lilcs..until the following weekend when The Armed Forces Torchlight Parade presents the Best of the Great Northwest high school marching bands and floats contributed by the busy people in towns from Western Montana, Northern Idaho, Washington and Oregon.
It will make you feel like a kid again when you suddenly realize you've been grinning since the start. And a great big, bright red, very shiny firetruck at the very end. It feels like the carnival had left town. Lots of fun, pretty girls in pretty dresses.
I do love that parade. Followed by a long line to get on our prized Loof Carousel and glide around in circles surrounded by lights, music and all the other beautiful animals.
But that's another story.
The Flour Mill is a good place for Food and Jewelry, and others things 😋 Also Clinkadaggers sits over the Edge of River we go to eat at ❤
You do an amazing job with your filming! Do you have recommendation for car rental company at Spokane airport? Planning my trip from your film!
Fun Fact: On May 4, 1974, President Richard M. Nixon (1913-1994) presided over the opening of Expo '74, Spokane's World's Fair, addressing a crowd of 85,000 from the floating dock shown at 4:27.
i was Born in Spokane Nov 28th 1974 .... Expo was held in Honor of my prophesied birth ...lol "wink"
I was there when he gave his speech to open the Expo. He even raised his hands in the peace salute. Classic...😅
I enjoyed the video you put together. It almost made me miss the city but honestly it isn't that beautiful if you have to overlook the amount of homeless that are there. It is turned into a skid row. It has too many drugs and too much crime for me. It's beautiful but it's been ruined
Yup, and the western dictators say no good guns for protection and no cash bail for chimos ..... it sucks, I wish udaho would annex us.
I live in the Spokane Valley (close to Arbor Crest) Only go Downtown to visit the park. Rest of Downtown is full of weirdos and bums. Need to reopen Medical Lake’s mental hospitals.
Stunning downtown?? 🤔 I must’ve gone to a different Spokane.
Did you see the river and rapids going right thru the downtown? Check it out next time!
What ? Nothing about the homeless zombie mobs. Fact check please
Lol also don't walk around downtown at night alone. You will get jumped and robbed. Your best place to visit in Spokane sadly is outside Spokane any of the woods and mountains around are worth it Spitkane is a disease
Thats every city ive ever been to in america. Every one of them is horrible with that.
Whats the hospital there? Is there good health care? Also what about the cost of living? Can i find a one bedroom apartment for $1000 or less?
We have a lot of hospitals and other medical here. The per capita of medical staff to people is fairly high (@20% of jobs in Spokane are in the medical field). I joke about Spokane is the place retirees go for 4 seasons. I'm pushing 65, retired (Army then again IT), and have visited most of the hospitals (including the VA). Most of the hospitals are bilingual speaking Russian and Spanish, with Russian heard more often than Spanish.
The best thing is to just do an internet search for hospitals in Spokane.
Gorgeous city
Thank you so much, it was amazing video
Glad you liked it!
There are a lot of pine trees it just depends on what area you are in
True… where did you see the most 🌲?
She just said it’s the most beautiful downtown. Oh my God how many homeless people did you have to step over to take that picture?
Yep downtown buildings plain and dated AF, dismal
Homeless people are a product of a broken system, sure some of them are broken personally, but the system is creating this … Shelter should not be so hard to obtain in life…
Fun golf courses in Spokane. The public courses are cheap and beautiful.
Great informative video.. thank you.
snow goes from late october through april.iknow ilive here
Thank you!
FOUR HOUR DRIVE?! If you are going 100 mph! Spokane is a 6-8 hour drive from Seattle. May is our rainy season. Come in July.
Really Google maps says a little over 4 hrs
@@RunTheAtlastook me about 4.5 hours to drive from Seattle.
You should have gone to the Cedar Floating Restaurant in Coeur d’Alene.
Wow great suggestion!
The elevated covered structures that span streets in the downtown area you refer to as “cat walks”. That’s not what we call them. I was born and raised in Spokane and live here. I’ve never heard that before.
What we have is a “Skywalk” network. Individual crossings are referred to as “Skywalks”.
sounds good!
Love the rooster sound dubbed over the image of a turkey. 😂
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I can't wait to move out of Spokane. I moved here for cheaper rents, but they have slowly but surely raised all of the rents. It is now commensurate with Seatlle's high housing costs.
I think you mean “commensurate with.”
@@scottgrohs5940 Yes. I guess I need to spell check a little better. Thank you.
I judge from the previous comments that you weren't in Spokan long enough to do real review...
I love Spokane!🤘
Earliest snow is Halloween. Largest TIMED race in the world. Everyone get a time and it is printed in the news paper. You forgot the 3 on 3 basketball tourny in June. By the way Gonzaga is 3 syllables GONE-ZAG-a as in about, a short a.
I am in Spokane. It is Gonzaaaga not Gonzoooga.
Beautiful place
About your clean air comment. It has the highest population density for people of Asthma in the world. There is a reason why. They're all about 45-55.
Spokane is cool, been there many times …
I live outside of town. Never go there anymore. It is infested with homeless people drugs theft and teenage punks. It is unfortunate they have let it digress to that level
I went to high school in Spokane and left in 70. Came back, left again. It was a pretty city back then. Sad that it's become like every other big city. Drugs, homeless, crime. Where is there left to go in the US that isn't like that? 😭
@rennie823 some small quite town in the middle of Montana would be nice😂
There you’d find meth issues.
VERY informative!!! Thanks so much!!!
Glad it was helpful! 👍
It gets flipping cold in Spokane - they do not plow the grocery store parking lots - not good for pregnant women or seniors or folks with disabilities. I never clicked with the people there - I was from Seattle and the East side of Washington is totally different than the west side of the state. I never heard the term cat walk for sky walks? They have those in Des Moines Iowa too. And many other states.
short and straight to the point video. Thanks😃
Thanks so much!
Is Spokane Washington as dangerous and crazy as Los Angeles or no comparison?
Just went to spokane for a couple weeks. Homeless everywhere by Gonzaga. My 2 cents: Depressing, dirty city, with awesome people.
Spokane is the third largest city in Washington so how many major metropolis are you talking about?
May 16th is my birthday and me and my family might be moving to Spokane
Damn, you walk fast if you can walk all of Downtown in 15 minutes.
What no panoramas of Camp Hope?
Spokane has come a LONG way during my lifetime here. Seattle tends to get most of the money, so yes, we’ve been working on a (one🤣) N/S freeway for 30 yrs and it will prob take another 30 to finish, until recently you could disappear into the streets potholes, and we now have enough restaurants around that people actually want to go to, so you may need to make reservations. My highschool years - downtown had a Nordstroms and a NEWBERRYS. Oh, maybe the Cresent/BonMarche. College, nightlife consisted of maybe two bars, 3 if you included N Side or Valley. Most people left for college and didn’t come back. It was a great place to raise kids, or come to retire. It’s actually not nearly as rainy/snowy as it gets credit for, it’s just that our winters seem to last all year. And it is Beautiful in the PNW. Our 4 seasons are phenomenal - you get your city life (small), but in any direction within 20 minutes you’re in natures play ground. Seattles 3 hours away, but with technology and all the renovations Spokane has had, there’s really not the reasons needed for when we used to take off (shopping, cooler people, etc.) Of course there’s crime and homeless, where isn’t there in a metropolitan area? I’m a photographer, I work indoors and out, and I’ve never once had a problem with any homeless, street kids, drunk college kids, or what have you. Show people kindness, respect, and don’t dilly dally in areas that clearly aren’t a place you need to be in (we all know when we’ve turned a wrong corner) and you’ll probably be fine. In fact, I’ve actually been protected by homeless in areas they consider sketch, no one has ever tried to steal my gear or stab me. Now, my daughter has had people try to open her car doors, while waiting at lights downtown. But she thinks they may have been domestic violence type situations. Otherwise, I couldn’t be more proud of how Spokane has slowly come along. It’s what you make of it - any city can suck if you’re a whiner. There’s tons of stuff to do and see, lots of great history mixed in with the new and if you don’t like it, go to Seattle 🥰😘
Clean air ????? The best downtown in the country ??? Either you’re a liar or a gaslighter ! This shows you that visiting somewhere is way different than living there!
Thanks for all your content!
I'm really regretting moving to Spokane. Fine place to visit but not the place to live. Horrible streets and sidewalks. So many stores have closed. Rent is to high for these little shacks. Garbage everywhere on streets and in shopping center parking lots. Homelessness is insane along with open drinking. Cars are constantly being broken into and many house fires are done by bad actors.
Same I’ve regretted moving here (for promotion) the entire 3yrs, their Government here are tyrants, except when it come to actual crimes/criminals, it’s smells like sewage in most parts 24/7, half the stores that were here 3yrs ago are now closed, Spokan’t Drive is a real thing, logging roads are smoother to drive on than their main roads, can’t take ur kids anywhere without them witnessing drug use/ppl tweaked out & their main Medical providers are Multicare, which have more wrongful death & neglect lawsuits (just for Spokane) than I’ve handled in my entire career🤨
What the heck are you talking about. Maybe you should leave and live in your happy place somewhere else. Try LA
I like Spokane, there are some beautiful parks and some great people there, but don't forget that there are some truly awful and horrifying places in Spokane. One of the neighborhoods close to the courthouse is the lowest income neighborhood in the western United States. There is an enormous amount of poverty and criminality and a lot of people come to the town out of multi-generational poverty in the surrounding rural areas, so it is a pretty rough place if you are in the wrong part of Spokane valley or close to the court house or up by the northern part of the town.
Forgot to mention Spokan’t 😂They even have a RUclips channel called “Spokan’t Drive” Daily astonishing uploads😂
We live in Montana and were going to visit Spokane in June, but after reading all these comments about gangs, drugs, violence, I’m super nervous. Are there specific areas to avoid?
Don't waste your time stay In Montana
im in Montana but bro stay in Montana
/ if you want to see contrast, yeah visit Spokane
It’s not that bad during the day don’t be stupid and alone at night though. The bad areas have nothing to visit so there should be no reason you’re in the bad areas
It is fine during the day downtown. Just don't be out late at night in the downtown area around the bars. Stay in groups of three or more. People that drink can get unruly. Avoid the East Sprague area at night and railroad overpass walkways at night. Really for the size of the city it is not that bad. Just like any city--if you park downtown don't leave valuables in view in your car. Avoid the lower South hill, especially the East side. Mainly at night. The lady narrating is mispronouncing a lot of things. She mispronounced Gonzaga and other words..
Spokane Valley in the poorer district seems to get a lot of crime reports? Not sure why other than there is the new homeless shelter on East Trent. So do not get a place to live near there. Also don't get a place to live around the Courthouse district. That area is sketchy too.. Overall it is a great place to live! And they have hired a ton more police officers so they have like tripled the coverage downtown. Which seems to have cut down on car prowling. Most of the crime is related to drug use and people breaking into cars for stuff to pawn for money for their drug habit. Or shootings over drug deals gone bad. Again in the same neighborhoods. Outside of those areas you will find a beautiful diverse area with something for everyone. 😊
Your gorgeous🎉!!
Thank you so much! 🥰
High threft...on property..and stores...Downtown is really bad....homeless people is really bad here...
I have lived in Spokane a while ago. It is nothing compared to Portland Oregon and Vancouver Washington. If you think Spokane is bad, come visit here and you will see homeless everywhere.
@@mikepotter945 it's a lot worse than it was 5 yrs ago. I dont care if it's not as bad as Portland and Seattle. It's still a big issue
This is every city....
@@aumbre18 I just got back from Spokane visiting my Grandpa and the homeless ness in Downtown Spokane is an absolute non factor compared to San Diego, Ca where I live. I saw homeless but not that many.
Spokane is nothing compared to most major cities. You can avoid the homeless people if you just know where not to go.
Revelation: "they will never finish the sting op in spokane because they prefer to go to hell than to be embarrassed by what you intend to reveal. they are ungodly, as you keep saying."
Easy town to fall in love with!
But you can't bring any of your fun guns, and stay out of downtown, Westside, Hillyard at night.
very interesting ! looks like a great city to visit!
It’s not
just remember this is a gang and drug infested hole, hells angels have club houses right on the main drag, and the druggies, gang members and homeless commit murders every single day, and you’ll hear hun shots every night as well
@@wonderingwildling2598 It's 100% true
It is dangerous with all the drugs and thief’s. Use to be nice 20 yrs. ago ,but going downhill faster than ever!
@@terrifiorelli9819 It's sad how much it's changed. When i moved here from southern CA I was really surprised there was NO graffiti, no gangs. There wasn't so many homeless people then, they'd stay at the Mission or the House of Charity. I'd walk home to Browne's Addition (beautiful neighborhood of old homes, mostly college students and elderly folks) from Henry's Pub or The Big Dipper downtown late at night and felt totally safe. (I didn't get in strangers cars so I wasn't concerned about the serial killer...though i knew 2 of the girls. And the only one who actually got away from him after he shot her)
Rents were amazingly cheap- you could work part time and afford a studio apt. I could always find a job, even with no experience- Olsten temps found jobs for me every day i wanted to work so i got to try a bunch of different things until i figured out what i wanted to do. I went to school at Spokane Falls community college, the Pell Grant supported me while i was in the graphic design program (and art supplies are expensive! Those were the days when you used paper, pen & ink, rulers, etc) and I didn't need roommates to help pay rent like where i grew up it was at least 400% more.
Jeez I didn't realize how lucky i was back then!
Spokane is 6 hours from Seattle. 30 minutes from Idaho.
From Seatac airport to Spokane (North town area), I've never used more than 4 hours and 50 minutes in total. Done this trip many times!
wtf it takes me just 2 hours to get to seattle
Don’t come to Spokane it looks nothing like this. There’s needles and tinfoil all over
Geesh! Don’t tell people how close it is to CDA, Idaho 😂😂😂
Lollll
I live here. It's not pronounced Gonzawguh. We're the 2nd largest city in WA after Seattle and are thankfully nothing at all like them. Expo is still present in downtown. It is however getting more dangerous by the day. I won't even do my photography downtown anymore.
Can you give me cost og living or livelihood?
I wanna move there
Downtown Spokane may seem slightly sketch but I'm fairly young and short stature although I'm a man and have walked around there my whole life and never felt necessary threatened. You'll probably be heckled for money pretty frequently sometimes aggressively but nobody is ever outwardly violent towards me. There's so many good attractions and things to do in the area anyways. Downtown is the reason I love Spokane.
@@teamextremepk How are the general normal people there? Friendly and open? I hate the seattle/portland vibe and the people there. It's nauseating and highly political. Is Spokane less like that? Are most areas pretty nice and ok to walk around, any areas you'd consider a no-go?
Life is like avater.. i mean that worh anomosity
It’s the lack of hand washing for me
I've lived In spokane a couple years now and I'll tell you that downtown is horrible after 8pm once the city lights come on the tweaker come out there's shootings everyday police chases every day and has one of the highest criminal rates in Washington per population wise there's so many reckless drivers and to many crashes a day to count, the down town area specifically has homeless people on every street corner and drugdealers on every other corner, I came from a very high gang violent town and I've been pushed and pressed by fake wannabe gangbangers frequently in spokane multiple people pulling guns out on me one time even getting mugged at northern quest there's a bridge downtown nicknamed suicide bridge because the amount of people that jump and hang themselves from it yearly overall tho the park downtown is a great visit and if you visit spokane make sure it's during the day
Clean air??
Oh no not fire season
You should do one on Moscow, Idaho or Coeur d' Alene
Oh great Idea! I will do one on CDA soon :)
You forgot to mention the big homeless camps, the gang presence & violence that Spokane is well known for.
@oodiejubro6250 Are the positives good enough to move to over the west coast? Every year the people are worse, as is the politics. Spokane looks incredibly beautiful and has great geography, but I get bombarded with quite a bit of the super negatives like increase in homelessness and heavy drug usage? Is this overblown? That kind of stuff is sadly pervasive anywhere that's a mid sized city, so I don't know if it just get overblown for Spokane.
Compared to Portland Oregon, you have no idea. I would rather live in Spokane far more than I would live in Portland Oregon. I don't know if you've been on the west side of the state (Washington or Oregon), but I find Spokane to be a very quiet town.
@@cmartin5295 I seem to speaking with more and more folks talking MT
I live in Spokane now what gang are you talking about? I work right across from the “biggest drug homeless population in the city. It’s no worse than Portland or Seattle!
Are you from Spokane?
No
Do not stop here unless you HAVE to. Not safe at all you’ve been warned
That was a rooster not a turkey
Yes
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Gone zag a ! say it right
Is anybody knows about Sarah Hettal here ??
That’s not what turkeys sound like.
We struggle with sound effects sometimes!
this city is absolutly beautiful. i pronounce the name as spo cane instead of spo can. idk i just prefer it.
It's Spokane not cane
It's spokompton.
Spokane USED to be a great place to live. I was born here 50 years ago, and it was great until…. People started making/posting videos about how great it is. For God’s sake, STOP IT!!!
Rent too high & jobs wages weak.
That’s were I am
Winery Arbor Crest is beautiful, but the wine is Terrible. Guess you know nothing about wine.
Bless your heart ❤️
@@dakotaellis9978 I like a dry wine.
Lol what no Napa Valley?
Wonderful video, not a friendly town.
bro spokane is boooorrrringggg asf there's nothing to do here lmao unless you're like old asf and have fun just staring at things. Also multiple ppl commit sewer slide in our river
Oh no not the sewer slide
Spokane does not have clean air or water.
Tweaker hub for over thirty years
Funny yet not funny
@@RunTheAtlasnot funny when you fall under their radar. I live in Bellingham WA. Our homeless fewer and better behaved. I can walk among them wo. fear or weapon