A Walk in Wheeling West Virginia
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- Wheeling isn't just West Virginia's fifth largest city and a former state capital but it's also a city with a vibrant night life, rich history, and some the coolest sights anywhere in the state. It's located along the Ohio River in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains and once you're here you won't want to leave!! Join me on a walk through this fantastic city and if you're from here, please leave a comment below!!
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how lucky i was to have visited Wheeling in 1974, ended up staying and to have raised my family there till 1997. i am so so grateful.
It’s a great city. What part of town did you live in? Has it changed much since?
@@SightsSoundsFlavors Elm Grove... only changed a little... Wheeling was our family's Brigadoon!
Thanks for sharing your wonderful through of DT Wheeling, W. Va. I ❤ this city! I've never been there. It's a gritty city with beautiful architecture and historical charm!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Ogelbay Park is one of the best public parks in the United States and worthy of its own video.
I'll definitely check it out. Wheeling is a huge city. I think I just scraped the tip of the iceberg. Thanks for your awesome comment. I hope you subscribe to the channel.
I hate to say it but, you were right next to the courthouse lol. It was next to those two churches where you asked for directions. Great video!
Omg Lol 😂
That's just what I was going to say. lol
Kaufmann sold women's clothing , dresses , wedding gowns . The first building on the left was Stone and Thomas .That store had 2 floors with an escalator and a tea room . My grandma would take me there for lunch when I was little .
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@@SightsSoundsFlavors yes , alot of great memories !! I was born in Wheeling . Grandma and Grandpap lived in Warwood and my other set of grandparents lived in Beech Bottom , WV . I grew up part of my life in Beech Bottom and my Dad was a coal miner , I miss him so much , as he is in heaven now .
The city of my birth is a beautiful place indeed! It's full of history and the people of the Ohio Valley are the nicest in our country! Thank you for showcasing Wheeling, West Virginia!😊
I have to agree with you. The people were very hospitable in the city is absolutely beautiful. Thank you very much for your comment. I hope you subscribe to the channel.
@@SightsSoundsFlavors Thank and I will!
Bought a property in Salem. California got way too silly. The people in Salem are amazing. Excited to find out more about wheeling.
Fred I thought it was a dangerous city? Lots of homeless? Has it improved? I am seeing mixed reviews on the place
I grew up on n Wheeling. What was once a busy and bustling city center of my youth is empty storefronts and grass lots where buildings used to be. It saddens me to see….
I'm moving there this Saturday I'll be there by sundY
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How’s it going ?
I like the look of Wheeling, even that cool 7-11 with the towering buildings hovering above. Cool-looking place
There’s definitely a lot going on 😁
I was born and raised there. You haven't a clue of what was there or what happened to it. You need to have a long time resident walk with you. BTW, those are hills. Wheeling doesn't have mountains. Hahaha
Oh no those are mountains all right.
@Sights, Sounds, And Flavors no, they aren't. Go out west for mountains. We have hills here.
@@SightsSoundsFlavors those are hills u can call them mountains just like u probably didn’t know we was the first capital over Charleston also are state house still here on The First State Capitol 1413, Eoff St, Wheeling, WV 26003
@@SightsSoundsFlavors I know what you mean! The word "mountain" can be used freely. Just like we can say "hill" for a geographical area that rises up a bit, noticeably from flat land. Or, we can equally use the term "hill" to refer to a mound that is 50 or more feet tall. It's all relative to the perspective of the person using the word. Living in flatland Northeast Wisconsin along Lake Michigan, believe you me, I have driven through Pennsylvania (for example), and those were damn MOUNTAINS to ME! 😆 lol
Cool to see Wheeling WV!
It’s VERY picturesque!!
Kaufmans was a department store. They had many large stores in the Pittsburgh area.
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It's unfortunate that you missed Independence Hall. It's a beautiful building and was West Virginia's original capitol building.
Edit: Btw, the courthouse isn't very impressive. Lol
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Kaufmans was a fine clothing store up until the 1990s.
I don't mind walking down that main street hill. It's the walk back that's a bit of work out. I normally go across a block and walk back up Market because it's not nearly as steep of a grade it seems. Courthouse is on Chapline street, not Market, one more block east.
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My home city Next time u come to wheeling check out are center market area and the Colemans fish market and the casino in are beautiful city also oglebay resort? And wheeling park there’s lot that people don’t know bout wheeling till u experience it for your self u will be shocked are downtown use to be called lil New york back in the day it use to be so crowded downtown that u couldn’t even walk the streets before they took out all are stores from downtown moved them to mall area that’s what hurt are downtown but hopefully they will all come back again in the future wheeling use to be booming city my grandma said
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@@SightsSoundsFlavors ok happy holidays to u
When you say courthouse do you mean the new one, or Independence hall, cause that was up the road from 711
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There's an excellent discussion of Wheeling in Robert D. Kaplan's book Earning the Rockies. No one writes about places like Kaplan. He's our best living travel writer.
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WOW things have changed, I went there in the 1970's to see the WWVA Jamboree at the Capitol Music Hall.
Lots of businesses have been torn down.
I stayed at the Downtowner Motor Lodge back then, it was one block from the Capitol Music Hall.
Those were the good days
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@@SightsSoundsFlavors I live in Connecticut all my life.
Back in the good old days when I was young and things cost a lot less and I was single I used to travel to Wheeling on my vacation.
Wheeling was my stop to see the WWVA Jamboree, along the way I would hit Gettysburg, Valley Forge, Howe's Caverns and many other places from 1970 to 1978.
Of course I did one of those stops each year, not all in the 2 week vacation....LOL
I really like your natural enthusiasm and joy in discovery! 😄I'm especially glad to get this "in person" foot tour, because the only time I went through Wheeling was about 6 years ago when I made a mad dash across town on the x-way, with sleet and wind hitting the windshield in mid-winter. lol. Am considering moving down WV way. So I've greatly appreciated this inside look...as well as the one you did on Parkersburg. Thanks!!
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was there a few years ago, felt kind of empty...
I kind of felt that vibe too
I grew up in Wheeling. It is now a giant parking lot.
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I worked in that theatre since 1976. Kaufman's was a clothing store. Primarily women's but they sold suits and men's clothing also. I can tell you a lot but I would type for hours just on what happened in my lifetime. Right around the end of the gangster days. The mob was alive and well in Wheeling back in the day it was called little New York before my times.
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I always enjoy going there and have been to Capitol Theater a few times. Here in Pennsylvania Kaufmann is a Dept store
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The local government must have been trying to run that city in ground because they did a great job of it in every way you can think. Every decision made was the wrong one.
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Independence hall is the most historical building in Wheeling as far as Capitol cities and such. Wheeling used to be the Capitol and it was twice. Charleston is now. A lot of historic events happened in that hall pertaining to government and even the civil war.
Thanks for the amazing comments!! West VA is a result of a Union divided.
@@SightsSoundsFlavors Correct, WV tried to abstain from the civil war. Governmentally anyway. I live in Ohio 2 miles south of Wheeling. which is on the other side of the river. The Mason Dixon line marker just south bellow Moundsville WV also on the Ohio rive about 3 miles south of my home.
Chat GTP said this: The people here are strong, with a heart made of steel,
They work hard every day, trying to make ends meet for real,
Coal mines and factories, the backbone of this town,
But the air we breathe is toxic, and our spirits are down.
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Its at Chapline & 15th-16th, you turened around at the corner of 14th & Chapline, it was 1 block to your right, the guy you asked was clueless.
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Damn, I saw the Capitol Theater and I thought for sure you would have included the historic 10th Street suspension bridge right up the street. I once stayed in the hotel right next to it and couldn't get over how amazing that bridge was! Sad story, that town. You can tell it was once a very affluent and booming town/ city. Now it's literally a ghost town
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Used to enjoy Country WWVA in the early 60s.Wonder if they still have the country jamboree?
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Kaufman’s was a department store - bought my wedding dress there in 1978!!!
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Oh boy do I want a mud flood investigator to check this place out..
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That used to be Stone Thoas they sold everything there
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I have to say, you are very optimistic, but the first thing that stands out is the cement lines in the middle of the street. Horrible! Never seen anything like that before. Talk about budget. You say it's "Beautiful" and I guess you gotta be there. Was that a gunshot @ 5:10? Hope not...Just looks so poor to me.
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You were going the right way to the Courthouse this random person lied to you! If you would of hung a right you would have seen it.
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Beautiful????
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That town sucks now look at it in the 70s and 80s compared to now I guess like anywhere else crap
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