Forgotten Small Towns In Florida Off Hwy 17 - Empty Places & Hidden Gems On Backroads / Sunday Drive

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  • @TheDailyWoo
    @TheDailyWoo  2 месяца назад +93

    Instagram - AdamTheWooATW
    A really enjoyable drive up Hwy 17. Best part is I’d never stopped in most these little towns before. Love little hidden communities

    • @Big_Erm
      @Big_Erm 2 месяца назад +1

      We live in Port charlotte and take this way up to disney/universal a couple times a month. Like it better then 75/4 route. Just wish there was a way to go through davenport/celebration instead of having to deal with I4

    • @SandraJane82
      @SandraJane82 2 месяца назад

      Fort Ogden/Arcadia is my home town... I'm up in GA now but visit family there all the time

    • @geniushisfriends1260
      @geniushisfriends1260 2 месяца назад

      Agree

  • @amytraveltrails8735
    @amytraveltrails8735 2 месяца назад +52

    My favorite thing about your videos is you don’t complain you don’t rant and rave 🤣you just go about your business and explore and try to find interesting things🥰

    • @TheDailyWoo
      @TheDailyWoo  2 месяца назад +31

      I rant and rave on occasion . I’m human like anyone else

    • @BeingMe23
      @BeingMe23 2 месяца назад +7

      I could watch these types of videos every day!

    • @5000ballsack
      @5000ballsack 2 месяца назад +3

      I respect nailing your own flaws.Your a good man!​@@TheDailyWoo

    • @mwroberts79
      @mwroberts79 Месяц назад +2

      I agree. He’s almost like Mr. Rogers in a sense. It’s like he creates a world within our world if that makes sense. He doesn’t bring current events or politics into the videos. With the “backroads & small towns” vids it’s easy to get lost in them. I really enjoy them.

  • @ogsquatch1798
    @ogsquatch1798 2 месяца назад +8

    These backroad videos are appreciated more than you know. I’m a local here in Orlando and it’s always nice to see areas I am not used to, makes me want to go out and explore the unknown 🤠

  • @ARATHERLARGEMAN
    @ARATHERLARGEMAN 2 месяца назад +7

    The crows timing was impeccable. Lol

    • @summerz8867
      @summerz8867 2 месяца назад

      🐦‍⬛👀🍃

    • @dabprod
      @dabprod 2 месяца назад

      I think he paid the crow.

    • @dabprod
      @dabprod 2 месяца назад

      I think he paid the crow.

  • @GM-wr4nx
    @GM-wr4nx 2 месяца назад +5

    You’re pulling me back Woo. Love these small towns and forgotten places. Brings me back to your beginning👌

  • @toddsimpson9164
    @toddsimpson9164 2 месяца назад +12

    As a former #trucker (now driving buses at Walt Disney World), I used to deliver items to the nearby WalMart distribution center, or when I drove tanker, picked up/delivered citrus juice to the plant outside town. I always enjoyed seeing these small towns compared with the hustle and bustle of Orlando.

  • @mustangcindy1303
    @mustangcindy1303 2 месяца назад +18

    The building at 32:04 was not a jail but rather the Green Hotel that was built in 1925. Then later on it served as a train station. Now it is just basically abandoned which is sad.

    • @FireLeyNyx
      @FireLeyNyx 2 месяца назад +2

      I remember it being like a juvenile detention center at one point. Not for very long though.

    • @mustangcindy1303
      @mustangcindy1303 2 месяца назад +3

      @@FireLeyNyx Ok but originally it was built as a hotel. I knew from looking at it when I saw it in the past when driving through Bowling Green and looking it up to verify. There is another hotel in Dunedin called the Fenway that is built with the same architectural style just much larger.

    • @FireLeyNyx
      @FireLeyNyx 2 месяца назад +3

      @@mustangcindy1303 yes it was and it still looks so cool. When we were driving down south all the time when I was a kid I always loved that building.

    • @grace-point
      @grace-point 2 месяца назад +1

      That building was a juvenile detention for awhile.

  • @MrMetalminded
    @MrMetalminded 2 месяца назад +7

    Great video Adam. Honestly, these are the videos you do I enjoy the most. That's not saying I don't enjoy your others, but small towns off the beaten path and abandoned places are among my favorite.

    • @TheDailyWoo
      @TheDailyWoo  2 месяца назад +1

      Thank you . I really enjoy doing them as well

    • @MrMetalminded
      @MrMetalminded 2 месяца назад +1

      @@TheDailyWoo you're welcome!!

    • @pezzychaos
      @pezzychaos 2 месяца назад +1

      Love seeing these random bits of florida I won't ever get to see myself.
      I know so much random stuff about back towns of America . All your fault after the many years of watching your vlogs.

  • @GregsGameRoom
    @GregsGameRoom 2 месяца назад +10

    Worst Arnold ever? You mean BEST Arnold ever! You make me laugh every time! 😅

    • @kellybarless90
      @kellybarless90 2 месяца назад +1

      I Crack up every time he does Abraham Lincoln 😂

    • @TheDailyWoo
      @TheDailyWoo  2 месяца назад +1

      Thanks dude

    • @kenpalmer985
      @kenpalmer985 2 месяца назад +1

      Great fr sure

  • @theathjr
    @theathjr 2 месяца назад +1

    Adam this backroads style of exploration is a great part of your channel. Thank you for sharing.

  • @jhngh411
    @jhngh411 2 месяца назад +16

    It's truly a shame to see so many empty storefronts in these downtowns that will never have a purpose again. All that you have is to imagine what they used to be and the people who worked there and who they used to help.

  • @styxfan4022
    @styxfan4022 2 месяца назад +1

    Enjoyed the back roads small town vibes thanks for bringing us along.

  • @naybur74
    @naybur74 2 месяца назад +2

    don't understand why we haven't seen this type of traveling already, been wondering when would see this type of content again, enjoyed it, like seeing an old friend.

  • @dankohlmeier6081
    @dankohlmeier6081 2 месяца назад +3

    That crow had perfect timing. "It's like something out of a horror film." Caw! Caw!

    • @krislane7549
      @krislane7549 2 месяца назад +2

      Across the street exactly where dollar general is the house my wife was brought home to after being born used to sit. Cool seeing Adam go though areas close to me

  • @iamdigbick4675
    @iamdigbick4675 2 месяца назад +34

    Its crazy the Dichotomy that exists in Florida. Between the overcrowding, and the desolation. It is especially crazy when it exist on the same road just a few miles apart.

    • @TheDailyWoo
      @TheDailyWoo  2 месяца назад +20

      It is . Super compact then nothingness

    • @szandor1214
      @szandor1214 2 месяца назад +7

      With how things are currently going over there in Florida...those gaps will be filled in shortly.

    • @GregsGameRoom
      @GregsGameRoom 2 месяца назад +5

      It’s a microcosm of America. A lot of high density cities separated by empty areas.

    • @genageeraert8039
      @genageeraert8039 2 месяца назад +3

      That happens in lots of places

    • @jellylegsbutch7482
      @jellylegsbutch7482 2 месяца назад

      I know a guy that had a dickotomy…

  • @alliekuma4234
    @alliekuma4234 2 месяца назад

    These are my favorite vids to watch in the morning. The woman you spoke with sounded very kind, and I bet she knew some interesting stories too! I love stories from people who live outside the cities.

  • @christophermcdonald6936
    @christophermcdonald6936 Месяц назад

    i love , love , love the back roads videos, its like going to a place or places that time forgot sometimes , and trying picture what things might of been ♥️😊👍

  • @MyBackyardScience
    @MyBackyardScience 2 месяца назад +2

    That was a gold mine of small town goodness today! 😀

  • @billyurkovich2095
    @billyurkovich2095 2 месяца назад +2

    We very much enjoyed this video …. Having lunch and taking a relaxing ride with you on the welcoming back roads of florida …. Doesn’t get any better than that … please share more of these with us

  • @imarsden1972
    @imarsden1972 2 месяца назад +5

    Thank you for the mix of content Adam, it's appreciated. Your Spring training time is like our soccer pre-season in England. It's probably my favourite time of the season with the optimism of the new players joining and the absence of the inevitable crushing disappointment of defeats in the regular season!

    • @TheDailyWoo
      @TheDailyWoo  2 месяца назад +8

      Glad you enjoy it. I try to mix it up , don’t always succeed but I attempt

  • @wayneumbach9413
    @wayneumbach9413 2 месяца назад +3

    I think these are my favorite videos!

  • @dolfan29
    @dolfan29 2 месяца назад +6

    Adam don’t forget your 192 series! Been looking forward to that stretch beyond Kissimmee. Thanks!

  • @roundtable5626
    @roundtable5626 2 месяца назад

    Thank you for the Old Florida byways videos. Always a favorite!

  • @MonstermindCEOBdclub
    @MonstermindCEOBdclub 2 месяца назад +2

    classic Woo video . very nice.
    Thank You .

  • @TheKat1959
    @TheKat1959 2 месяца назад +2

    That is not just a vine. That’s a type of Cactus, that is referred to as a variety of Vine Cactus that produces both flowers and fruit. Loves to grow on trees like you showed us. Love when you take leisurely travels such as this. See some places I’ve visited and many places we’ve yet to visit. Thank you for sharing this with us all. 🌎❤️😊

  • @KLEARSKITHEKREEPER
    @KLEARSKITHEKREEPER 2 месяца назад +3

    Morning buddy..it's gonna be a great day

  • @johnrogers6291
    @johnrogers6291 2 месяца назад +2

    Hurray for the ‘small town exploration’ episode…always Great in my estimation. Thanks Adam, you the man!🎉

  • @bambikiller338
    @bambikiller338 2 месяца назад +9

    Try and make it to Palatka and eat at angels florida’s oldest diner. Since your headed north, they got good onion rings.

    • @TheDailyWoo
      @TheDailyWoo  2 месяца назад +4

      Palatka is a great little town . Been a while since I’ve been there

    • @robertmoore2049
      @robertmoore2049 2 месяца назад +2

      @@TheDailyWooHi, Adam! 😊 The Ravine Gardens State Park in Palatka is Beautiful 🤩! Have you ever been there? By the way, I love that diner! Delicious one pound burger! 🍔

  • @sayitskay
    @sayitskay 2 месяца назад +2

    I love these sort of videos. Seeing the places and animals on the back roads. ❤️❤️😍😍

  • @BrancyCDA
    @BrancyCDA 2 месяца назад +3

    Always love the small town stuff and sometimes I go to Google Maps and check out the rest of a town you show some highlights in, as I did in Homeland, wondering what the "industry" would be in a town so small and so devoid of businesses and saw the huge pallet manufacturer! I live in the biggest tricity area in North Idaho and our pallet guy is way smaller than that! Also, loved "The Inn", such a cool design and imagined it to be several sorts of business and sad to see it was just wasting away. Zillow listed it as a two bedroom two bath house of all things, but it seems as if that couldn't have been it's original use, hope someone can give us the history of it! Thanks for another off highway "driveabout" as I like to call them.

  • @smspirate
    @smspirate 2 месяца назад +4

    LOVE these backroads trips! I moved back to FL after being gone 40 years. THESE places are the FL I remember from the 60's & 70's. THEY feel like home. WHAT in the world happened to this place?

    • @dabprod
      @dabprod 2 месяца назад

      Time.

  • @dabprod
    @dabprod 2 месяца назад

    Love it. I grew up in central FL back in the 50's and 60's.

  • @Brunhildemaster
    @Brunhildemaster 2 месяца назад

    My old stomping grounds... Florida. Two things I'm always looking for when visiting towns; bookstores and collectibles.

  • @MrOrlandobob2
    @MrOrlandobob2 2 месяца назад +5

    Wonderful Walking and talking

  • @Czechbound
    @Czechbound 2 месяца назад

    That was excellent. Holy crap, that crow scared the bejesus out of me. And then a vulture ! Love these backroads explorations. Your curiosity and interest make you an excellent travel guide. And Ahnuld would like your impression

  • @jamesacklin7261
    @jamesacklin7261 2 месяца назад +6

    Good morning Adam, now this one i like, sloooooowly driving along the back roads.The town of Arcadia looks nice and interesting.Take care from Universal Jamie.

  • @mwroberts79
    @mwroberts79 2 месяца назад

    Hey Adam, I’m sure I’ll tell you again before the year is over, but I wanted to thank you for all of the time and work you’ve put into making the videos over the years. I really appreciate it. I’ve always thought of your work as being like the Anthony Bourdain of RUclips travel and exploration. You bring out the best of people and places. Your positivity is much appreciated.

  • @matthewfarmer2520
    @matthewfarmer2520 2 месяца назад +6

    Good morning to u Adam. Nice house 🏡 in the beginning of this video, like that your doing back roads again, awesome 😎👍 take care my friend.📸

  • @joesherer6961
    @joesherer6961 2 месяца назад +2

    Florida Gold by Adam the Woo, thanks for the tour Adam

  • @weirsgarage
    @weirsgarage 2 месяца назад

    When I lived in Ft Myers, Hwy 17 was my backroad shortcut to go up to Disney. Drove that road many many times.

  • @richardcrouse4644
    @richardcrouse4644 2 месяца назад +2

    We enjoy zseeing the smaller parts of Florida. Many FLA videos are the big amusement parks. Keep up the good work!

  • @davidcooper7339
    @davidcooper7339 2 месяца назад +2

    More rural Florida Woo! Very Cool!

  • @PsychoAudio667
    @PsychoAudio667 2 месяца назад +4

    Great video Adam. I think that car on the lift was a 70's model Chevy NOVA. I also believe the item on the floor of that pump room was a comercial biscuit cutter. Never know what you're going to 👀. That is why you gotta watch the whole video.
    😎👍

  • @donnytucker
    @donnytucker 2 месяца назад +8

    7:03 That brick school is amazing. I'd live in it. And arcadia is super cool with it's old mains street buildings.

    • @user-bw1on7hs7s
      @user-bw1on7hs7s 2 месяца назад +2

      I would like to live in an old school or maybe an old post office, always thought it would be cool.

    • @donnytucker
      @donnytucker 2 месяца назад

      That would be so great. Or an old church.@@user-bw1on7hs7s

    • @krislane7549
      @krislane7549 2 месяца назад +2

      That old school in Fort Ogden was converted into a home a someone i worked with at the Prison out on Hwy 70 and a few years ago the people who bought it from that guy built the big shop next to it and my oldest son worked there. That was Auto Mafia Racing.

    • @donnytucker
      @donnytucker 2 месяца назад

      Oh wow that's cool it's a home now.@@krislane7549

  • @CocoBeach
    @CocoBeach 2 месяца назад

    Love those Old Towns......

  • @berksrbify
    @berksrbify 2 месяца назад +1

    I wrecked my knee this morning and I am laid up in bed, so this adventure made me feel like I went somewhere. Quite Enjoyable.

  • @gregc3912
    @gregc3912 2 месяца назад +1

    Enjoy these videos very much. All for you
    doing more.

  • @jennyf6446
    @jennyf6446 2 месяца назад +1

    Always fascinating to watch your backroads videos ! ❤

  • @andreagreco4203
    @andreagreco4203 2 месяца назад

    Loved the carved statues! They were very cool to see.

  • @JohnMarston000
    @JohnMarston000 2 месяца назад

    I’ve followed your page for a minute now and ironically on this one, you started this video in front of an old house I drive past most days of the week 😂

  • @user-ss8qg1ud2h
    @user-ss8qg1ud2h 2 месяца назад

    Thank you for these videos! Really love how you pay attention to these little towns that otherwise would be unknown to many.

  • @Alexis-lh2tc
    @Alexis-lh2tc 2 месяца назад

    Thanks for the drive around! Seeing the Road Atlas brought me back in time 😎

  • @ck4426
    @ck4426 2 месяца назад

    I absolutely love your small town walk and talks!!!! Keep them coming please and thank you!!!!!!❤

  • @davew4247
    @davew4247 2 месяца назад +2

    The nooks, crannies and back roads of America....the Woo at his best!

  • @MEEPEES
    @MEEPEES 2 месяца назад +1

    Thank you Adam... Cool stuff buddy. We love watching this stuff.

  • @willbygosh4887
    @willbygosh4887 2 месяца назад

    Frostproof Florida is an undiscovered gem surrounded by 2 beautiful lakes and a quaint downtown.The downtown could use a brewpub and some public art.The town is kind of a diamond in the rough.Great for someone especially retirees looking for a slower,more affordable lifestyle.

  • @rhondaz356
    @rhondaz356 2 месяца назад

    I absolutely love this type of video, Adam... sooo enjoyable, no matter your means of transport. THANK YOU.👏🏻😁👏🏻👏🏻

  • @sherrie-deejenkins6504
    @sherrie-deejenkins6504 2 месяца назад

    Thank you Adam for all your videos. These are my favorites. The back roads of America.

  • @briangilliver2197
    @briangilliver2197 2 месяца назад

    Excellent, loved every second

  • @cindyhenning7832
    @cindyhenning7832 2 месяца назад

    I’m loving the small town road trips you do. The history amazes me

  • @georgeshambaugh3803
    @georgeshambaugh3803 2 месяца назад

    Caboose my friend, not just a train car. Awesome videos.

  • @Jen_endless_summer_life
    @Jen_endless_summer_life 2 месяца назад +1

    Love the attention to details. Really enjoyed this video.

  • @debragundlach1749
    @debragundlach1749 2 месяца назад +1

    Love these very interesting vlogs, Adam. And spring training too. Big fan,Debra 🤗

  • @eileenashe4775
    @eileenashe4775 2 месяца назад +1

    Awesome Adam so off the beaten path.....thanks for showing many post offices I work for the USPS right in my wheelhouse

  • @Mszahnclass95
    @Mszahnclass95 2 месяца назад +1

    Awesome 😎 t shirt Adam .my favorite episodes of yours small out of the way towns an country roads .

  • @samking4179
    @samking4179 2 месяца назад

    Great video! Love the small "time capsule" town tours. Looking forward to more videos like these!

  • @johnlongssilverrailz5873
    @johnlongssilverrailz5873 2 месяца назад +1

    Well now, you missed so much in Zolfo Springs. The Cracker Trail Museum, Pioneer Park, Hardee County Wildlife Refuge, and the wonderful Pioneer Restaurant where I especially enjoyed the fried pork chops. The old steam locomotive at the museum is really neat. I guess you will just have to go back. I enjoyed the video. Your depiction of Arcadia was especially nice. Thanks.

  • @CCcastro336
    @CCcastro336 2 месяца назад

    Wow, thank you for sharing this. I love little towns like this those buildings are all amazing the courthouse and that pink building really cool.

  • @larafan70
    @larafan70 2 месяца назад

    Thanks for sharing personal history 😊

  • @cspat1
    @cspat1 2 месяца назад

    Adam my Dad lived in Fla. Orange city. I just loved this ride and sights today so fun. I mentioned my father because he would take us on small town tours in Fla. Thank you. You do this kind of video so well.

  • @iamdigbick4675
    @iamdigbick4675 2 месяца назад +3

    You know its gonna be a good vlog when it starts off with impressive wood.

  • @themodsify
    @themodsify 2 месяца назад

    I don't know how you got that crow to caw at that exact moment, but it was perfect! 😂

  • @dnurse3237
    @dnurse3237 2 месяца назад +1

    I enjoyed this video today. Nice job.

  • @Mad1Mike
    @Mad1Mike 2 месяца назад

    We did some of that, Arcadia to be exact. Peace River Outfitters would be why we would go back. Drop you off and canoe/kayak back to base. Lake Wales with Bock Tower, Spook Hill if cruising locally. Mount Dora. I'm missing something but we made it to Ceder Key then down the West Coast. We will do it again, and thanks always for you blog!

  • @johnrambo7630
    @johnrambo7630 2 месяца назад

    I thoroughly enjoy the small town videos

  • @catalinalomba7848
    @catalinalomba7848 2 месяца назад

    Thank you for the tour. Interesting and sad to see abandoned businesses.

  • @davie941
    @davie941 2 месяца назад

    hi again Adam , yet another cool interesting Vlog , well done and thank you 😊

  • @leonmalett4189
    @leonmalett4189 2 месяца назад

    Love these types of vlogs the park vlogs are amazing but these vlogs are so informative and such a great way for people who don't live in Florida to learn things about the places that we can't otherwise see Thank You kindly Sir 😊

  • @gc4644
    @gc4644 2 месяца назад +4

    I know a few ppl from Wauchula, great little town, mostly a steer shipping community.

  • @igavehimadollar3354
    @igavehimadollar3354 2 месяца назад

    Im from oz i really enjoy these videos of your amazing country keep em coming .Hope your doing great

  • @matthewsorensen2147
    @matthewsorensen2147 2 месяца назад +2

    Really enjoy those videos of old Fla.

  • @Dan_Can226
    @Dan_Can226 2 месяца назад +1

    Watching you drive through Winter Haven made me think about Cypress Gardens. Have you been there recently? I live in the UK but use to love Cypress Gardens, not been there since 2006. I hear it is part of Lego Land now, i wonder how much of the gardens still exist? Love this vlog about the backroads of Florida. Very interesting.

  • @nancyannrhinehart4718
    @nancyannrhinehart4718 2 месяца назад

    Thank you for a great tour around your state.

  • @frankmarullo228
    @frankmarullo228 2 месяца назад +3

    This is a awesome video ,, real life small town living. One day these places will be gone . I lived in ft. Lauderdale for 8 years back then it wasn't as busy as today . It crazy. THANK YOU FRANK FROM MONTANA....

  • @brenttravis4665
    @brenttravis4665 2 месяца назад

    Really enjoyed this one, Adam! The Live Oak at Zolfo Springs is amazing. The plant growing on it is called Dog Tail Cactus, native to Mexico and Central America. Love these "Sunday drive" type videos. Reminds me of when my Dad would take us on similar outings way back when!

  • @ariesapparel5944
    @ariesapparel5944 2 месяца назад

    You were right down the Road from us. Hope you had a Nice Time Thanks for coming to our Small Town.

  • @louiseshrewsbury5515
    @louiseshrewsbury5515 2 месяца назад

    Awesome video as usual. Are those... 🤣 love that use the atlas to show us your plans. Thanks, Adam, for sharing your life!

  • @timgatz172
    @timgatz172 2 месяца назад

    Glad you enjoyed Punta Gorda. That’s my hometown and where I currently live now.

  • @debbieparker5377
    @debbieparker5377 25 дней назад

    Love these old town vids.

  • @stevenbryant9648
    @stevenbryant9648 2 месяца назад +1

    That’s a great drive you took. Lots of super spots!

  • @johnnymoran180
    @johnnymoran180 2 месяца назад

    Great stuff Adam, I have so much to see when I start staying winters down there this year!

  • @muchachoCDMX
    @muchachoCDMX 2 месяца назад +1

    Greetings from Germany!
    (We met at Megacon, at Muckychris' 3Dprinting booth)
    Great road video!
    Helps me to get over the wait-time until my next trip to Florida!
    I love this stuff, as much as I enjoy your Disney, 192, Kissimmee and Orlando stuff!
    🤘

  • @djsreviewzinunder2331
    @djsreviewzinunder2331 2 месяца назад

    I love the road trips! If you ever hit the road to Georgia, please stop in Waycross. There's a mall, a downtown area with a theater and a vintage store, mom and pop restaurants, bowling alley, indoor putt putt, and of course the Okefenokee Swamp park. Safe travels Adam!

  • @barbaraschmidt5062
    @barbaraschmidt5062 2 месяца назад +6

    That use to be a hotel back in the day in Bowling Green. Not a jail.

  • @guykarafa5866
    @guykarafa5866 2 месяца назад

    Arcadia was cool , nice backroads trip !

  • @LSGT5
    @LSGT5 2 месяца назад

    This is why I love Florida. Thanks for bringing us this.

  • @jeffchecchio5026
    @jeffchecchio5026 2 месяца назад

    Great video!!! Some really awesome little city

  • @dannfish
    @dannfish 2 месяца назад

    I liked that trip, thanks for posting.

  • @lisapolanski9379
    @lisapolanski9379 2 месяца назад +1

    Adam is in fine form today. Good vlog today!

  • @BostonRho
    @BostonRho 2 месяца назад

    Relaxing video . I love this kinda ride . Around here we do this in Main . I think the fence is for guard dogs .