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Lived all my life in Tyler. Lots of people who move here claim it's hard to make friends. That is kinda sad. I hope y'all don't have the same experience. As a Texan i make a point of being super friendly to strangers. Helps a lot fitting in if you are a churchgoer.
Look, I lived in Tyler for many many years, Arp and Lindale as well. I ended up moving to California to help my mom and dad. To be honest, people are the same everywhere. You have your assholes and you have your good people. I have dear friends that still live in and around Tyler. Personally, I wouldn't ever want to live in Texas again. I don't want to be in California either. I love my guns and freedom, but I'm not a republican. I'm not a Democrat either. I don't support either party. People think that everyone is friendly in Texas, they aren't. I found people to be very narrow minded and judgemental. And Ive found the same thing in California. Ive lived everywhere from upstate New York, down to Florida, Georgia, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Wyoming, Arizona, and Oregon. And people are the same everywhere. The bottom line here is, live where you are capable of living. And ignore the idiots.
I ran across your channel by accident, but you are spot on about Tyler. I lived there for 13 years and now I have been back in the Dallas/ Ft. Worth area for 9 years. I loved the more relaxed atmosphere, the beautiful scenery, and the fishing is great. However, even if you are from another part of Texas it is hard to fit in with the people of Tyler. They also pride themselves on that. There are some great people there, but many others feel threatened by your presence. I believe they are afraid of losing that small-town feel. Nevertheless, I enjoyed my time there. God bless you for the content.
Exactly! I get why people would be worried, but everyone I’ve met who’s moved here from California moved here specifically because California is the way that it is aha
Lots of people leave their failed blue states and come here, but they still have the same political views, and still vote blue. Because they fail to understand why their states are failing.
That’s why we left California for Round Rock TX back in 2007. Conservatives leaving a basket case State. Loved our 13 years in Texas, only went to AL for a jib promotion and now looking to get back. Tyler is one of the cities I may be able move up to in my new career. Thought it was a pretty cool town when we visited in 2009.
@@livingintylertexas I have seen stats on the numbers of party registrations for Texas and Florida and they are not going blue. In fact I saw a map of the U.S counties and there isn't really such a thing as a blue state at all. Unfortunately stuffing the ballot box is still legal in something like 38 states. It would be great if the church pulled it's head out and got involved!
We lived there 42 years, retired up to a lake town in NE Oklahoma 10 years ago. Tyler was a sweet town now it’s a horrible mess, so much traffic. No real jobs….the rich want to be and stay the big fish in a small pond. Most industries aren’t welcome by city government. We had and have every eating places you could ask for, the rich like people to wait on them, we were railroaders so we had a very good job. But unless your in the medical field , good paying jobs as super hard to find. Weekends are impossible to navigate roadways because ALL the smaller towns around Tyler come in to shop and eat out. South Tyler has exploded over the last 15 years and driving and parking, forget it😳
I could not have written a better comment than what you have written. All you said is correct. I lived there for 13 years. It was a nice place but no real jobs. The "city fathers" want it to stay small and the rich want to remain that upper echelon group. We moved back to the metro area because my daughter would have a better opportunity for career advancement when she graduated college. Thank you for your post.
Yep, you nailed it! I moved down here from Southern PA, and after 2 1/2yrs, I want to move back, like yesterday. What you didn't know, so be glad you moved out, are the water problems here. Did you know Erin Brockovich was here in Tyler back in 2015? She was railroaded, because there is a LOT of big oil money in this town. The thing is, those at the head of the water company, and those big oil people, don't like in Tyler to have to drink or bath in the water. Within the first month of living in Tyler, to check out where I might want to buy, the questions ran thru my mind...why would a little town like Tyler have two huge hospitals? Well, when you understand the cancer rates in this town, you'll get your answer. Within two weeks of arriving, especially driving in the countryside, there is a HUGE gap between those that have, and those that do not. I haven't found it friendly at all, and the things that have happened to me, as well as my horse I brought with me, would make your toes curl. Once I move, wild horses couldn't get me to move back to anywhere in Texas.
First off, thank you for loving my country. I was touched. So many people come here and hate, or disrespect, my country (and, the still choose to stay, I might add). Tyler has a lot of amenities compared to cities of similar size in the U.S.. My wife and I ended up here almost 5 years ago, under some adverse circumstances, and at the recommendation of some friends. As it turns out, it been a blessing to us both, but Tyler is not to our liking. Though, I can see why many would like it. My wife and I are from Southern California, and I miss the mountains, and the dryer weather. While we would like to move back to California, the economic and political climate push it beyond the realm of consideration. So, we're moving to St. George, Utah, soon. All I would add to the NOT reasons are: Most of the Mexican food is either TexMex, or street-taco type. There is no California-style Mexican food here. The closest thing we've found is El Mejicano. Also, the graffiti, and "wall murals". Those were painted about a year after we got here.
I currently live in Tyler but I used to live in Dallas and I will tell you the walkability in Dallas is better than in Tyler because they were sidewalks everywhere in Dallas. And they were more parks that offered more walking trails than some of the parts here in Tyler do. Also Dallas is more bicycle-friendly than what Tyler is there are only a few streets here that offer a bicycle lane.
I live in Tyler. I used to live in Los Angeles. A traffic jam in Tyler means people slow down from 55 MPH to 45 MPH. Less than half of the drivers in Tyler, according to my Insurance agent, have no insurance! The weather here is unbearable. It is so hot and humid. That is why you hardly ever see people outside, walking. I was told by a woman that she only goes outside when she is walking from her car to the Dollar General and going in the house. I am also a vegetarian and cannot find much to eat. However, the blueberries here are amazing! There are around 20 churches and 22 donut shops here also.
Texas - Martinez v. Anderson County; Everyone should google this case though it is taking place in Anderson County, Smith county also uses these practices to imprison poor people in this county.
And as far as traffic goes it sucks. We have Loop 323 which is supposed to get you around the city quickly but it doesn't when it has 500 red lights that you stopped at every 500 feet. I honestly believe that along the loop they should put in bridges and overpasses. I mean I do understand that they built toll 49 but a lot of people don't want to pay a toll to get around the city quickly and then plus it takes you so far out of the damn City then it's unreal. I mean I don't know who designed these roads around here. But the Road and Highway System need some rethinking desperately. Especially since Tyler is eventually going to grow the size of Dallas.
I like your overpass idea..or maybe underpass..no too much rain. if cars could keep moving in the direction they are going reducing congestion..and put some shoulders on the damn roads.
When it was originally planned, it was going to be a limited access road with overpasses. But the business owners on the route screamed and whined saying it would kill businesses. When it was first built it was pretty much in the country. Going south on Broadway, there was nothing south of Rose Hill Cemetary.
I really like playing golf at Christmas time and having a white Christmas would really make it difficult to play golf. It’s probably better to drive in Tyler than San Antonio during a snowstorm.
In Seattle we had a “Lesser Seattle” movement where we told everyone it was gray and wet and cold all year long. Unfortunately people figured out that it was one of the most beautiful areas in the country, perhaps in the world. Now it is being loved to death. And if you can afford a modest million dollar fixer upper you can still afford to live here.
It’s not the fact of increase in population, it’s about how the city fathers deal with the increase!! So far, they are extremely lagging in dealing with the traffic!! 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️
I agree with you Jennifer! If the population increase was dealt with in a more efficient way, I can see the traffic getting better. What is a better was of dealing with the population increase? Well… that’s above my pay grade! 😅
Its definitely about the increase in population..anybody familiar with the Tyler of 20 years ago can see the drastic changes that have come with the recent population increase. The city fathers deliberately kept that city's infrastructure devoid of that large urban sprawl and free of large interstates running through the city's core for a reason. Because those things draw people and with population comes the wrong element, which ruins the city. I agree with the ppl in the vid. Generally, transplants ruin quaint, peaceful, orderly small towns, and you can see that happening with Tyler and other small Texas cities. Its not about the people of Tyler "not liking change". Its about the transplants not liking what THEYVE CHANGED whichever hometown THEYRE FLEEING FROM, into. And so they view small, uncluttered, peaceful, low crime, orderly cities like Tyler as their relief valve/relief package that they can use to escape from the changes they already created back wherever they were originally from. It has nothing to do with people in Tyler not liking change, and everything to do with transplants not liking the changes theyve already made, which created the places from which theyre fleeing.
alright then, i have been here for 7 months now so I will way in. The driving doesn't bother me as much as others. I am retired and I drive courteously, and stay out of busier peoples way. That leads to my first complaint 1. not only are there no sidewalks rarely are there shoulders, more often than not peoples front lawns extend right to the asphalt? I like to take my time on the backroads and such and let other drivers pass but it is too difficult too often. What If I have truck trouble..do i just park it on someone's front lawn? 2. The parking lots are aggravating. I find myself often in on a main drag in a 50mph or better zone trying to find a establishment. If you overshoot and need to use the next entrance there is a good chance you won't be able to drive through..in other words each business on the frontage has there own lot and put up curbs to block you from the business next door? i have ran into this on many occasions, that doesn't mean it is always that way, just enough to be annoying. aside from that Tyler Tx is a wonderful place to be and i appreciate the welcome I have received. but...stay away.. stay away..it's awful dont move here..dogs and cats living together...mass hysteria!
Where? There is Rose Rudman, but that's it. It's a lovely trail, but this town is more interested in tearing down it's forests and building gated community after gated community. I continue SMH that they haven't put in sidewalks in many areas around Southern Tyler, as I live not far from Rose Rudman Park.
The couple things that makes me a little concerned is the fact that people don't like California people (I'm in California) and how people are concerned about the change/overpopulation. Unfortunately we live in a world that is overpopulating, it sucks. I've also watched my smaller town grow a lot since I was a child. Feels like no matter where you go, it's an issue. I'm a huge outdoors and dog person. So I will spend most my time in the park with my pup and biking lol. Everything else doesn't concern me because it sounds a lot like where I come from.💗
I have met loads of nice Californians. Loads. I think it's just the very very few hyper-judgmental people that rub locals the wrong way (surprise, you moved to the Bible belt, get the chip off the shoulder)
I might disagree a bit. One of the real challenges the western world is facing is people are having fewer children and they are having them later. Japan for instance is in real trouble. Scandinavia, Europe, much the same. I am old enough to remember in the 70's overpopulation was the buzzword of the day. Dick Cavette had John and Yoko on (clip was on youtube) and he put the overpopulation question to him expecting he would fall in line with the rhetoric but he didn't, to his credit. The human population has expanded many times since then but oddly enough fewer people in the world (UN Figures) face real abject poverty than any time in human history, and that isn't socialism, that is free market capitalism, and technology stepping in to the breach, EVEN WITH the corporatism of Blackrock and the dualopoly in D.C and the bullies in Brussels, wanting you to eat bugs and be happy with nothing, even with, Imagine a world without them.
ive been in tyler for 2 yrs now. And, still have issues with it to where ( as a whole) im just not impressed with Texas as a state. Alot of rude ignorant people, especially the younger generation who really dont have alot going on for them outside of mommy and daddies money...
I don't find that to be the case at all. I try to be pleasant to everyone regardless of age or race and I most often have returned with a authenticity that I appreciate.
I think that Texas is a great place to live, but you have to remember that there is Texas and then there is East Texas. There are different attitudes just like anywhere else. Traveled a lot and found out that different people in different places act differently regardless of race, color, or ethnicity. I can't say different is always wrong though. It's just different. God bless.
What about crime? We lived in some VERY safe parts of Texas before Birmingham, AL, which is like south central. Even Austin as huge as it is now doesn’t have much more crime than the stats we’ve seen on Tyler. Any input on that as far as how it would affect the lifestyle of a suburban family?
Hey Robb! I completely understand your concern, but legally, as a real estate agent, I’m unable to talk about crime rates. I can send you some resources though if you’d like? What I will say is that, as a former police officer, safety was number one priority for me. I’m out in Bullard and have absolutely no complaints 💪🏼 hope this helps man
@@livingintylertexas That is nuts. I remember when real estate apps used to include crime mapping. Then I noticed it disappeared. Of course people want to know about crime. I will bite my tongue on the rest I would like to say.
Tornadoes do come through and I have had 2 friends with near misses. Flooding not too bad but our property tested the limits on the 100 year flood not too long ago. Rarely ever see life threatening floods. Hurricanes do spin storms up here and you sometimes get power outages due to tree limbs getting knocked down
@@mats2674 for as much as it rains here and as hard and fast I am impressed with the city engineers. I used to live in Palm Springs and if it sprinkled it practically shut the city down.
im from CA. but was in Military for 25 years moving all over. Ended up in CA. I hate it. liberalism 1st and foremost. its not America. i want to live in "mayberry". Go to church and feel safe to believe there are only 2 genders., have some land to shoot cans....my neighbor here in CA called cops on my 10 yr old son with his BB gun. Dont need a job....i work from home. i want to escape southern CA liberal nuthouse, traffic, marijuana shops and Amazon warehouses everywhere. If tyler is opposite of this....let me know. been studying it for 2 years. Leaving CA soon so my family can live in peace and live in an area that resembles what i thought i was protecting for those 25 years.
Hey Vince! First and foremost, thank you for your service sir, you are most appreciated! 💪🏼 I completely sympathize with you. I speak with a lot of people coming from California wanting to move for those exact reasons. It’s such a shame that politics is ruining such a beautiful state. From what you’ve said, I honestly feel that the Tyler area would be worth looking into, I think it matches everything you just said. Give me a call or text at 903-275-4757 and we can discuss in more detail and see if Tyler is a good fit. Thanks for the comment man! 🙏🏼
Some Catholics I know send their kids to Grace Community, but TK Gorman is a super good Catholic School. Local Episcopal school also good. Hope you find your local parish to your liking. My next door neighbor loves St. Mary Magdalene. I'm Baptist, alas so cannot necessarily confirm, but my best Baptist friend attends there too and says people are super friendly.
I would look at Lindale too. It's a nice town. They put on a free rodeo that was amazing. The idea that they would put on this nice of a show with free parking and know one had their hands out, was inspiring. The Cowboy Church I think it was called. The only issue they had was that they broke all their attendance records. Definitely try to get some land if you want to do a little plinking. I lived out in the CA desert and we had places you could go and do some shooting. I live in Tyler now and that doesn't seem to be a thing here? I have only been here about 8 months so I don't have it all figured out yet. anyone please chime in with some solid info
Poor guy.... You still think these people care.... Parse the patterns of road deaths and it paints a clear picture. They do not care. That's why they DO NOT CARE to learn to drive.
Yep! Texas car insurance is 17-28% higher than the national average....because they have the highest speed limits in the country, and the most drunk driving. They will run you off the road, even if you are doing the speed limit...because, you know, they are in more of a hurry than you are. TX-31 that heads off the east side of Tyler is known as "bloody 31," because of all the drunk driving accidents, since Tyler is dry and Kilgore isn't. They drink in Kilgore, then travel TX-31 back to Tyler. I refuse to drive that road at night.
Texas is Southwest, not deep South. Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana is the South. Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona is the Southwest. 4th generation native Tylerite. My ancestors moved to Smith County from Mississippi in the 1870's and settled in Swann.
@@williamfitts3893 Thornton. My great great grandfather married Fannie Mae Swann. He was her first husband. Don't know what happened to him. She is buried next to her second husband Childress in New Hope Cemetery.
@@silverspeculator6323 that's pretty cool,I was thinking of Kim Howard on sand flat road right at swan,I used to live in farm in red springs as a child,on possum Hollar road.
Nah it’s south bro, it don’t turn into southwest until you get about an hour west of Abilene, even then the technical “west” was any state west of the Rocky Mountains back in the day because it was so hard to get across them so it took a long time for civilization and law to catch up with people, hence the “Wild West” if you could get threw or around the mountains you didn’t have to worry about the law
I will say that after living in the Austin and Dallas areas and now Birmingham, Alabama, those parts of Texas are less southern than AL. There are similarities but the Deep South is different than Texas.
I’m thinking to move to Tyler from Atlanta. Will it work for me? I’m from India and my priorities are elementary/middle school, Indian grocery stores and restaurants. Can you please help me ?
Hey! Yes I can definitely help you. From what you’ve said it sounds like Tyler is a great place for you. Give me an email or text and we can talk some more :) In terms of Indian grocery stores, we have a few Asian markets. Search ‘Kabayan Asian Food Mart’ ‘Import Emporium’ and ‘Asia 1 Market’ they are all in Tyler 😌
Slight problem with Tyler's right wingery. Conviction rate in the courts is super high. Last i checked eay higher than other parts of the US. Our cops are good but man it seems like the courts are stacked against suspects.
you must seriously live in some sort of information vacuum ? Are you oblivious to the ruin that these revolving door policies have done to our nation's cities. I can't even begin to count how many news stories I have seen where recidivist criminals with dozens of arrests are let loose by prosecutors that won't prosecute on no cash bail and turn right around and hurt someone. Someone's father, somebody's mother, or someone's child. If Tyler is a tough town for people that can't abide by the law I am good with that. Lock em up. Don't care what color they are lock em up. if that means that I can buy some gas without someone sticking a gun in my face or my daughters being able to safely convey my grandkids where they need to go safely. I a super good with that.
As they should be. Try living in Portland where people poop and shoot up in your front yard and you can't do anything about it. Cops don't show up at all. Cars are stolen and found burned up and stripped a few blocks down and there's nothing they'll do about it. So either you're a criminal that has issues taking responsibility for your own actions or a glutton for punishment 😂 why wouldn't you want cops to do their jobs? It makes it safer for everyone
All towns have highs and low points. Tyler isn’t special. It's behind modern times. Yet the humidity is brutal 5 months called miserable! Ugh. BTW, look at your locale, its IN Tornado alley and gets a lot of 5” hail showers too so you're car will likely get beat up more than once there. it's an unpopular small town for a reason there.
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Lived all my life in Tyler. Lots of people who move here claim it's hard to make friends. That is kinda sad.
I hope y'all don't have the same experience. As a Texan i make a point of being super friendly to strangers.
Helps a lot fitting in if you are a churchgoer.
Look, I lived in Tyler for many many years, Arp and Lindale as well. I ended up moving to California to help my mom and dad. To be honest, people are the same everywhere. You have your assholes and you have your good people. I have dear friends that still live in and around Tyler. Personally, I wouldn't ever want to live in Texas again. I don't want to be in California either. I love my guns and freedom, but I'm not a republican. I'm not a Democrat either. I don't support either party. People think that everyone is friendly in Texas, they aren't. I found people to be very narrow minded and judgemental. And Ive found the same thing in California. Ive lived everywhere from upstate New York, down to Florida, Georgia, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Wyoming, Arizona, and Oregon. And people are the same everywhere. The bottom line here is, live where you are capable of living. And ignore the idiots.
I ran across your channel by accident, but you are spot on about Tyler. I lived there for 13 years and now I have been back in the Dallas/ Ft. Worth area for 9 years. I loved the more relaxed atmosphere, the beautiful scenery, and the fishing is great. However, even if you are from another part of Texas it is hard to fit in with the people of Tyler. They also pride themselves on that. There are some great people there, but many others feel threatened by your presence. I believe they are afraid of losing that small-town feel. Nevertheless, I enjoyed my time there. God bless you for the content.
So I would agree it's over populated.. but beautiful place...Longview is a sespool..I was born there but TYLER TX IS AWESOME...
Hey there😅 I’ve lived in Tyler since I was two years old and completely agree with everything you’ve said. I’m glad your here 😊
Longview sucks too. Way over priced apartments with price fixing at work
I think people are worried they will bring their California ideas here!! But then again, there is a reason why people are leaving that state.
Exactly! I get why people would be worried, but everyone I’ve met who’s moved here from California moved here specifically because California is the way that it is aha
Lots of people leave their failed blue states and come here, but they still have the same political views, and still vote blue. Because they fail to understand why their states are failing.
That’s why we left California for Round Rock TX back in 2007. Conservatives leaving a basket case State. Loved our 13 years in Texas, only went to AL for a jib promotion and now looking to get back. Tyler is one of the cities I may be able move up to in my new career. Thought it was a pretty cool town when we visited in 2009.
go home to california.
@@livingintylertexas I have seen stats on the numbers of party registrations for Texas and Florida and they are not going blue. In fact I saw a map of the U.S counties and there isn't really such a thing as a blue state at all. Unfortunately stuffing the ballot box is still legal in something like 38 states. It would be great if the church pulled it's head out and got involved!
Don't let people get to you! You are very welcome and I am trilled with your channel. I moved here from California 20 years ago, and I love it.
We lived there 42 years, retired up to a lake town in NE Oklahoma 10 years ago.
Tyler was a sweet town now it’s a horrible mess, so much traffic.
No real jobs….the rich want to be and stay the big fish in a small pond. Most industries aren’t welcome by city government. We had and have every eating places you could ask for, the rich like people to wait on them, we were railroaders so we had a very good job. But unless your in the medical field , good paying jobs as super hard to find. Weekends are impossible to navigate roadways because ALL the smaller towns around Tyler come in to shop and eat out. South Tyler has exploded over the last 15 years and driving and parking, forget it😳
I could not have written a better comment than what you have written. All you said is correct. I lived there for 13 years. It was a nice place but no real jobs. The "city fathers" want it to stay small and the rich want to remain that upper echelon group. We moved back to the metro area because my daughter would have a better opportunity for career advancement when she graduated college. Thank you for your post.
Yep, you nailed it! I moved down here from Southern PA, and after 2 1/2yrs, I want to move back, like yesterday. What you didn't know, so be glad you moved out, are the water problems here. Did you know Erin Brockovich was here in Tyler back in 2015? She was railroaded, because there is a LOT of big oil money in this town. The thing is, those at the head of the water company, and those big oil people, don't like in Tyler to have to drink or bath in the water. Within the first month of living in Tyler, to check out where I might want to buy, the questions ran thru my mind...why would a little town like Tyler have two huge hospitals? Well, when you understand the cancer rates in this town, you'll get your answer. Within two weeks of arriving, especially driving in the countryside, there is a HUGE gap between those that have, and those that do not. I haven't found it friendly at all, and the things that have happened to me, as well as my horse I brought with me, would make your toes curl. Once I move, wild horses couldn't get me to move back to anywhere in Texas.
First off, thank you for loving my country. I was touched. So many people come here and hate, or disrespect, my country (and, the still choose to stay, I might add).
Tyler has a lot of amenities compared to cities of similar size in the U.S.. My wife and I ended up here almost 5 years ago, under some adverse circumstances, and at the recommendation of some friends. As it turns out, it been a blessing to us both, but Tyler is not to our liking. Though, I can see why many would like it. My wife and I are from Southern California, and I miss the mountains, and the dryer weather. While we would like to move back to California, the economic and political climate push it beyond the realm of consideration. So, we're moving to St. George, Utah, soon.
All I would add to the NOT reasons are: Most of the Mexican food is either TexMex, or street-taco type. There is no California-style Mexican food here. The closest thing we've found is El Mejicano. Also, the graffiti, and "wall murals". Those were painted about a year after we got here.
I currently live in Tyler but I used to live in Dallas and I will tell you the walkability in Dallas is better than in Tyler because they were sidewalks everywhere in Dallas. And they were more parks that offered more walking trails than some of the parts here in Tyler do. Also Dallas is more bicycle-friendly than what Tyler is there are only a few streets here that offer a bicycle lane.
Public transport has a long way to go as well.
I agree with you so much on every level. I moved from England 🇬🇧 to Tyler. Back in 2000. No matter what anyone says I love Tyler. ❤️
You probably have money,just a guess.
couldn't agree more, stop telling everyone about our town!
"you ain't from around here, are ya?!?"
its ok the weather will scare most people off
I love it here in Tyler. I came here with my ex fiance 6 years ago from Longview. I love the resources here and the help you get if you need it.
I have been in Tyler for over 30 years I love everything but the drivers also. I was born and raised in southern California.
Amen to that! Yeah, Tyler has its flaws, but it is an awesome place to live!
go home to california Gary.
The brick streets are only in down town.
I lived in Tyler for 13 years and loved it.
I live in Tyler. I used to live in Los Angeles. A traffic jam in Tyler means people slow down from 55 MPH to 45 MPH. Less than half of the drivers in Tyler, according to my Insurance agent, have no insurance! The weather here is unbearable. It is so hot and humid. That is why you hardly ever see people outside, walking. I was told by a woman that she only goes outside when she is walking from her car to the Dollar General and going in the house. I am also a vegetarian and cannot find much to eat. However, the blueberries here are amazing! There are around 20 churches and 22 donut shops here also.
I lived in Tyler Tx for 57 years had to move away for personal reasons. But I miss Tyler Tx so much!
Texas - Martinez v. Anderson County; Everyone should google this case though it is taking place in Anderson County, Smith county also uses these practices to imprison poor people in this county.
And as far as traffic goes it sucks. We have Loop 323 which is supposed to get you around the city quickly but it doesn't when it has 500 red lights that you stopped at every 500 feet. I honestly believe that along the loop they should put in bridges and overpasses. I mean I do understand that they built toll 49 but a lot of people don't want to pay a toll to get around the city quickly and then plus it takes you so far out of the damn City then it's unreal. I mean I don't know who designed these roads around here. But the Road and Highway System need some rethinking desperately. Especially since Tyler is eventually going to grow the size of Dallas.
I like your overpass idea..or maybe underpass..no too much rain. if cars could keep moving in the direction they are going reducing congestion..and put some shoulders on the damn roads.
When it was originally planned, it was going to be a limited access road with overpasses. But the business owners on the route screamed and whined saying it would kill businesses. When it was first built it was pretty much in the country. Going south on Broadway, there was nothing south of Rose Hill Cemetary.
When you said the word "vegan" I had to make a burger. Scary stuff
That part of the video was hard to make! Save me a burger 😉
Kizer's Grill has got a good burger, and a chicken fried steak too.
Rose-Ruddman and Legacy trail are awesome. Stayed at an AirBNB Feb-Mar 2023. Couldn't get enough of those trails.
I really like playing golf at Christmas time and having a white Christmas would really make it difficult to play golf. It’s probably better to drive in Tyler than San Antonio during a snowstorm.
In Seattle we had a “Lesser Seattle” movement where we told everyone it was gray and wet and cold all year long. Unfortunately people figured out that it was one of the most beautiful areas in the country, perhaps in the world. Now it is being loved to death. And if you can afford a modest million dollar fixer upper you can still afford to live here.
Very insightful brother!
Thanks broseph! 🙏🏼
It’s not the fact of increase in population, it’s about how the city fathers deal with the increase!! So far, they are extremely lagging in dealing with the traffic!! 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️
I agree with you Jennifer! If the population increase was dealt with in a more efficient way, I can see the traffic getting better. What is a better was of dealing with the population increase? Well… that’s above my pay grade! 😅
Its definitely about the increase in population..anybody familiar with the Tyler of 20 years ago can see the drastic changes that have come with the recent population increase. The city fathers deliberately kept that city's infrastructure devoid of that large urban sprawl and free of large interstates running through the city's core for a reason. Because those things draw people and with population comes the wrong element, which ruins the city. I agree with the ppl in the vid. Generally, transplants ruin quaint, peaceful, orderly small towns, and you can see that happening with Tyler and other small Texas cities. Its not about the people of Tyler "not liking change". Its about the transplants not liking what THEYVE CHANGED whichever hometown THEYRE FLEEING FROM, into. And so they view small, uncluttered, peaceful, low crime, orderly cities like Tyler as their relief valve/relief package that they can use to escape from the changes they already created back wherever they were originally from. It has nothing to do with people in Tyler not liking change, and everything to do with transplants not liking the changes theyve already made, which created the places from which theyre fleeing.
Austin and Round Rock had/have the same problem. They were short sighted about what would happen when Dell headquartered there.
I bet you aint from Tyler or Texas so you dont get to complain when you are the problem.
America loves you, so does Lindale. Come stop by the Best Western Lindale Inn we would love to give you a tour
Thanks so much Timothy, that really means a lot! Okay, I’ll stop by next time I’m in town
All those reasons - minus the bugs…. Sound like reasons to go to Tyler. Sounds like my family will fit right in ☺️
I definitely love living here!
alright then, i have been here for 7 months now so I will way in. The driving doesn't bother me as much as others. I am retired and I drive courteously, and stay out of busier peoples way. That leads to my first complaint 1. not only are there no sidewalks rarely are there shoulders, more often than not peoples front lawns extend right to the asphalt? I like to take my time on the backroads and such and let other drivers pass but it is too difficult too often. What If I have truck trouble..do i just park it on someone's front lawn? 2. The parking lots are aggravating. I find myself often in on a main drag in a 50mph or better zone trying to find a establishment. If you overshoot and need to use the next entrance there is a good chance you won't be able to drive through..in other words each business on the frontage has there own lot and put up curbs to block you from the business next door? i have ran into this on many occasions, that doesn't mean it is always that way, just enough to be annoying. aside from that Tyler Tx is a wonderful place to be and i appreciate the welcome I have received. but...stay away.. stay away..it's awful dont move here..dogs and cats living together...mass hysteria!
Oh my word. So true! Living here for 4 decades I am inured to it 😉
So glad you love it though. Welcome!!
The allergies in Tyler are very bad!
That's because Dallas is the #1 city in the country for mold allergies....and that Westward wind blows over from Dallas to Tyler.
we have miles of walking trails that do have sidewalks
LOL. A hiking trail is not a sidewalk
Where? There is Rose Rudman, but that's it. It's a lovely trail, but this town is more interested in tearing down it's forests and building gated community after gated community. I continue SMH that they haven't put in sidewalks in many areas around Southern Tyler, as I live not far from Rose Rudman Park.
Go to Houston and you will appreciate the driving here.
The couple things that makes me a little concerned is the fact that people don't like California people (I'm in California) and how people are concerned about the change/overpopulation. Unfortunately we live in a world that is overpopulating, it sucks. I've also watched my smaller town grow a lot since I was a child. Feels like no matter where you go, it's an issue. I'm a huge outdoors and dog person. So I will spend most my time in the park with my pup and biking lol. Everything else doesn't concern me because it sounds a lot like where I come from.💗
I have met loads of nice Californians. Loads.
I think it's just the very very few hyper-judgmental people that rub locals the wrong way (surprise, you moved to the Bible belt, get the chip off the shoulder)
I might disagree a bit. One of the real challenges the western world is facing is people are having fewer children and they are having them later. Japan for instance is in real trouble. Scandinavia, Europe, much the same. I am old enough to remember in the 70's overpopulation was the buzzword of the day. Dick Cavette had John and Yoko on (clip was on youtube) and he put the overpopulation question to him expecting he would fall in line with the rhetoric but he didn't, to his credit. The human population has expanded many times since then but oddly enough fewer people in the world (UN Figures) face real abject poverty than any time in human history, and that isn't socialism, that is free market capitalism, and technology stepping in to the breach, EVEN WITH the corporatism of Blackrock and the dualopoly in D.C and the bullies in Brussels, wanting you to eat bugs and be happy with nothing, even with, Imagine a world without them.
I'm from Tyler and I like California people.
New Yorkers on the other hand ..
@@brandonweir4717 good to know🤗
Do you have any properties in Elkhart I’m interested in 6000+ acres with cows.
Hey man! Shoot me over an email and I’ll have a look and see what I can find :)
Ronniewithersrealtor@gmail.com
ive been in tyler for 2 yrs now. And, still have issues with it to where ( as a whole) im just not impressed with Texas as a state. Alot of rude ignorant people, especially the younger generation who really dont have alot going on for them outside of mommy and daddies money...
I don't find that to be the case at all. I try to be pleasant to everyone regardless of age or race and I most often have returned with a authenticity that I appreciate.
The rude and ignorant people are the people that come from northern states!!!
I think that Texas is a great place to live, but you have to remember that there is Texas and then there is East Texas. There are different attitudes just like anywhere else. Traveled a lot and found out that different people in different places act differently regardless of race, color, or ethnicity. I can't say different is always wrong though. It's just different. God bless.
What about crime? We lived in some VERY safe parts of Texas before Birmingham, AL, which is like south central. Even Austin as huge as it is now doesn’t have much more crime than the stats we’ve seen on Tyler. Any input on that as far as how it would affect the lifestyle of a suburban family?
Hey Robb! I completely understand your concern, but legally, as a real estate agent, I’m unable to talk about crime rates. I can send you some resources though if you’d like?
What I will say is that, as a former police officer, safety was number one priority for me. I’m out in Bullard and have absolutely no complaints 💪🏼 hope this helps man
There was a murder a few months ago
@@livingintylertexas i cant find any information about such a law, could you throw me the info for that?
@@livingintylertexas That is nuts. I remember when real estate apps used to include crime mapping. Then I noticed it disappeared. Of course people want to know about crime. I will bite my tongue on the rest I would like to say.
How about tornadoes, heracaines, and floading in Tyler.
Tornadoes do come through and I have had 2 friends with near misses.
Flooding not too bad but our property tested the limits on the 100 year flood not too long ago. Rarely ever see life threatening floods.
Hurricanes do spin storms up here and you sometimes get power outages due to tree limbs getting knocked down
@@mats2674 for as much as it rains here and as hard and fast I am impressed with the city engineers. I used to live in Palm Springs and if it sprinkled it practically shut the city down.
No sidewalks and people who look at phones while they're driving, hmmmm
Hey I live in Tyler
I do too I feel bad for you
im from CA. but was in Military for 25 years moving all over. Ended up in CA. I hate it. liberalism 1st and foremost. its not America. i want to live in "mayberry". Go to church and feel safe to believe there are only 2 genders., have some land to shoot cans....my neighbor here in CA called cops on my 10 yr old son with his BB gun. Dont need a job....i work from home. i want to escape southern CA liberal nuthouse, traffic, marijuana shops and Amazon warehouses everywhere. If tyler is opposite of this....let me know. been studying it for 2 years. Leaving CA soon so my family can live in peace and live in an area that resembles what i thought i was protecting for those 25 years.
Hey Vince! First and foremost, thank you for your service sir, you are most appreciated! 💪🏼
I completely sympathize with you. I speak with a lot of people coming from California wanting to move for those exact reasons. It’s such a shame that politics is ruining such a beautiful state.
From what you’ve said, I honestly feel that the Tyler area would be worth looking into, I think it matches everything you just said.
Give me a call or text at 903-275-4757 and we can discuss in more detail and see if Tyler is a good fit. Thanks for the comment man! 🙏🏼
Willdo. thanks for responding!
@@livingintylertexasWere catholic too. Finding a good church and Private school is vital.. Will email you
Some Catholics I know send their kids to Grace Community, but TK Gorman is a super good Catholic School. Local Episcopal school also good. Hope you find your local parish to your liking. My next door neighbor loves St. Mary Magdalene. I'm Baptist, alas so cannot necessarily confirm, but my best Baptist friend attends there too and says people are super friendly.
I would look at Lindale too. It's a nice town. They put on a free rodeo that was amazing. The idea that they would put on this nice of a show with free parking and know one had their hands out, was inspiring. The Cowboy Church I think it was called. The only issue they had was that they broke all their attendance records. Definitely try to get some land if you want to do a little plinking. I lived out in the CA desert and we had places you could go and do some shooting. I live in Tyler now and that doesn't seem to be a thing here? I have only been here about 8 months so I don't have it all figured out yet. anyone please chime in with some solid info
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Do not move to Tyler. The traffic alone is awful for a town this size.
Poor guy.... You still think these people care....
Parse the patterns of road deaths and it paints a clear picture.
They do not care. That's why they DO NOT CARE to learn to drive.
Yep! Texas car insurance is 17-28% higher than the national average....because they have the highest speed limits in the country, and the most drunk driving. They will run you off the road, even if you are doing the speed limit...because, you know, they are in more of a hurry than you are. TX-31 that heads off the east side of Tyler is known as "bloody 31," because of all the drunk driving accidents, since Tyler is dry and Kilgore isn't. They drink in Kilgore, then travel TX-31 back to Tyler. I refuse to drive that road at night.
Tyler is no longer dry, but 31 is a dangerous road.
Texas is Southwest, not deep South. Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana is the South. Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona is the Southwest. 4th generation native Tylerite. My ancestors moved to Smith County from Mississippi in the 1870's and settled in Swann.
You may be a Howard ",but I'm just guessing.
@@williamfitts3893 Thornton. My great great grandfather married Fannie Mae Swann. He was her first husband. Don't know what happened to him. She is buried next to her second husband Childress in New Hope Cemetery.
@@silverspeculator6323 that's pretty cool,I was thinking of Kim Howard on sand flat road right at swan,I used to live in farm in red springs as a child,on possum Hollar road.
Nah it’s south bro, it don’t turn into southwest until you get about an hour west of Abilene, even then the technical “west” was any state west of the Rocky Mountains back in the day because it was so hard to get across them so it took a long time for civilization and law to catch up with people, hence the “Wild West” if you could get threw or around the mountains you didn’t have to worry about the law
I will say that after living in the Austin and Dallas areas and now Birmingham, Alabama, those parts of Texas are less southern than AL. There are similarities but the Deep South is different than Texas.
In tyer is ok but not as Dallas
It is not urban it is a suburb
I’m thinking to move to Tyler from Atlanta. Will it work for me? I’m from India and my priorities are elementary/middle school, Indian grocery stores and restaurants. Can you please help me ?
Hey! Yes I can definitely help you. From what you’ve said it sounds like Tyler is a great place for you. Give me an email or text and we can talk some more :)
In terms of Indian grocery stores, we have a few Asian markets. Search ‘Kabayan Asian Food Mart’ ‘Import Emporium’ and ‘Asia 1 Market’ they are all in Tyler 😌
Camo you will fit right in at Walmart.
This is almost a YEAR OLD NOW. Can you imagine what has happened with the open brandon and the democrats border? Gosh, l hate to think about that.
All you are doing is giving the californicators a place to squat with their millions of loose cash. all for the sake of growing your business
I purposely have been brake checking people everyday at every opportunity when I drive through since 2012 just to make them angy hehe :)
Every city, town and state is over priced.
Maga + meth = Tyler 👍🏻
Slight problem with Tyler's right wingery. Conviction rate in the courts is super high. Last i checked eay higher than other parts of the US.
Our cops are good but man it seems like the courts are stacked against suspects.
you must seriously live in some sort of information vacuum ? Are you oblivious to the ruin that these revolving door policies have done to our nation's cities. I can't even begin to count how many news stories I have seen where recidivist criminals with dozens of arrests are let loose by prosecutors that won't prosecute on no cash bail and turn right around and hurt someone. Someone's father, somebody's mother, or someone's child. If Tyler is a tough town for people that can't abide by the law I am good with that. Lock em up. Don't care what color they are lock em up. if that means that I can buy some gas without someone sticking a gun in my face or my daughters being able to safely convey my grandkids where they need to go safely. I a super good with that.
The cops here suck, they don't do anything but be assholes and give speeding tickets
As they should be. Try living in Portland where people poop and shoot up in your front yard and you can't do anything about it. Cops don't show up at all. Cars are stolen and found burned up and stripped a few blocks down and there's nothing they'll do about it. So either you're a criminal that has issues taking responsibility for your own actions or a glutton for punishment 😂 why wouldn't you want cops to do their jobs? It makes it safer for everyone
Tyler definitely needs more democrats so instead of Austin move to Tyler it’s the town for you.
All towns have highs and low points. Tyler isn’t special. It's behind modern times. Yet the humidity is brutal 5 months called miserable! Ugh. BTW, look at your locale, its IN Tornado alley and gets a lot of 5” hail showers too so you're car will likely get beat up more than once there. it's an unpopular small town for a reason there.