I retired to this beautiful city. I've a beach house up on stilts fairly new. I adore this section of Corpus Christi. I've never regretted moving here.
After hearing that you think Galveston is better/nicer than Corpus Christi, you’ve outed yourself as someone not qualified to be taken seriously with your ranking of cities.
I've never been to galveston.I've always heard people say it's better than corpus.I have no clue.Cause i've never been there, but i'm from corpus, and let's just say it has its good and it's bad but more bad than good
13:38 correct Nick but more specifically, it’s Mississippi River water. The current in the gulf flows counterclockwise so you’ll notice Galveston is the brownest waters. Corpus (summer) and padre most of the year are more blue. It’s not dirty, just silt carried from as far as Canada
That makes sense why the waters in the Florida Panhandle are some of the most dazzling turquoise and clear in the country. I always wondered why those beaches were so nice, but other Gulf beaches generally suck..
All the Mississipi water with its pesticides, that combines with the Gulf chemicals produce a gigantic dead zone in the ocean. Not mentioned in the video, some families on the coastal bend used to make a living shrimping and catching oysters a few decades ago. Not anymore...
Was gonna say, I go to mustang Island every summer and the water is pretty blue. I grew up near south Padre and the beach accesses have pretty blue/clear water 20 miles out, but most of the year, the bay looks solid green
Nick, the fact that it is the Gulf Coast currents is correct. You should have been there after Katrina....Plus you didn't let the viewers know where you were in Corpus. Padre Island with their canal houses. Flour Bluff (interesting name) for folks who cannot afford the Island. Also home to HEB along with Whataburger...
Yes! Farrah went to same Ray High School Mom did. We have a real photo of of her w/Lee Majors.The Jonas Brothers & Post Malone lived near me (Dallas at the time) Tons of celebrities are from Texas! Jamie Foxx is.
Jamie Foxx & Many other famous people are from Tx. I was shocked to see how many. I moved to Calif & they said "Texas girls are different. (Better!) Tougher, not whining nor wanting gifts & so many are superficial
Great memories of Corpus Christi that’s where I started my 30 year airline career as a ramp agent with SWA I was there when the USS Lexington sailed in that day for its final home I was there when Selena was shot and killed I learned to fly there got my private pilot license in 1994 oh yeah and that’s where I met an 18 year old girl named Lynda Sue when I was 24 years old she is now 62 I’ll be 68 in March and we’re still together.
I took my kids (who weren’t even in school yet) to see the Lexington sail into Ingleside Home port. They are now in their 30’s. I’m still surprised that Corpus actually made it work. We don’t want to remember what happen to the Columbus ships 🤦🏼♀️. Lived there all my life until 3 years ago and moved up to San Antonio. Once you leave you realize how bad it really was
Aside for business and job wise sounds like u had a great career at Corpus Christi. But what it has to offer to everyone living here there’s not much that can be said.
I love this city. I've lived thier once and in Aransas pass twice. I'm from Oregon and as a teenager I lived near port Aranass for a couple of years and it was truly the time of my life it must of been 1993-1995. I returned back to corpus to be homeless in 2017 I was in a bad headspace found myself going thru midlife mental breakdown. And for me it I lived in the fountain across from whataburger by the bay. I was able to get by with just my personality never had any trouble went fishing got a job. Meet a few good friends but most of all I found myself regained my confidence and found out why it's the body of christ. I've since moved back to Oregon have a great job now making 6 figures a years and it was all due to building my confidence back knowing I was strong enough to beat the streets of corpus. I can beat anything I will always have a special place in my soul for this beautiful city where you can learn that no matter who you are everybody in corpus has been down and out most know where the mission is and have stayed there
I am 65 and because of health problems I can not travel to these places, but somehow Nick makes me feels like I am there, I think I saw a Whataburger somewhere in my area and I will have to try.
Corpus has always struggled. But so have all the communities along the Gulf here in Texas, like Galveston as well as other smaller places along the coast. It's the hurricanes that keep them from reaching their full potential. I grew up near Galveston and left as soon as I finished college. Got tired of the hurricanes and tropical storms. Moved further inland in Texas. I go to Corpus a lot. It really does have a lot of potential. And it's not actually on the Gulf of Mexico like Galveston. It's actually on Corpus Christi Bay. The real ocean and beach along the Gulf of Mexico is about 10 miles further out to the east on the barrier islands of Padre Island and Mustang Island. Those beaches are much, much nicer. And yeah, just about everyone in Texas loves Buc-ee's!
@@amberdonnelly3410not too often. Last hurricane we had was Harvey in 2017. Hurricanes are not a major struggle. They’re barely even a struggle. We don’t get hurricanes in the gulf because the water is too warm and it pushes the hurricanes away or something? Idk. Science. We do have quite a few tropical storms during the hurricane season, but we don’t have actual hurricanes
@@SunnyHoneyBearwhat do you mean the gulf doesn't get hurricanes? It gets hurricanes every year. We've just been lucky that Corpus hasn't been hit. Ask Rockport and Port Aransas if we get hurricanes.
I just moved from South Texas a few years ago after living there for 20 years. It’s a fabulous city with everything you want for a decent sized city- plus a beach. Plenty of jobs. We are a Tejano family, so we loved the mixed cultures :) I have no idea why you slammed Corpus as much as you did in this video. Every city this size has “a bad side of town.” Peoria Illinois is smaller and WAY more dangerous. Always had fun in Corpus!
Corpus Christi is that one Texas city nobody talks about. Seems more quiet and tamed compared to the larger cities like Houston, Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio
San Antonio looks like the only thing holding that war zone together is the paint from all the gang graffiti if not the rest is iron bars on every window and house front door
I was born and raised in Corpus. Back in the ‘50s, 60s, and early ‘70s, it was a pretty good place to live. Time and circumstances have taken a sad toll. I left in 2006 and haven’t been back.
I have been in corpus for the past 20 years. It has gotten much better. Housing prices keep going up as well with new people moving in. That shows something.
@@cryptowolf-zf3fsI've been in Corpus for the last 20 years and it's steadily gone down hill, especially compared to San Antonio and Austin. Few cultural activities and terrible restaurants. Gangs, petty crime, low levels of education, terrible streets full of pot holes, polluted beaches. It will never get better because it's a dumping ground for polluting industries.
I live on a ranch that is 40 minutes west of corpus. That place is a lifeline to a lot of the rural areas around here. Not the prettiest , but important to us.
Nick, thoroughly enjoy your funny, quirky take on the highlights (and lowlights) of our vast, geographically diverse country. Keep up the excellent work!
I live east of Dallas and about 12 miles from a Buc-ees. The traffic getting to it, getting in and out of it, and finding parking is unreal and not for the faint of heart. Same thing for the one in Madisonville outside Houston. Sheesh. But we love Buc-ees and beaver nuggets.
@@caustinolino3687 Even the Ancients understood that History is a cycle of accumulation, boom, consolidation and, almost inevitably, bust. Hopefully the overall trend is ever upward... to God.☦⛪🕯
Farrah Fawcett was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. She was born on February 2, 1947. Corpus Christi is a coastal city in South Texas known for its beaches and maritime activities.@@bottlethrower1544
The biggest Buc-ees (temporarily) is on I-40 near Sevierville Tennessee near where I live. My wife and I have been there twice and it is beyond colossal. Constant flow of humanity.
As was most of the US.. In the 1950s there were basically no ghettos. Even the low income areas were safe. The whole country is going severely downhill.
@@Acemechanicalservices Never gonna happen. If anyone living in severe hurricane & flood zones had much of an IQ, they’d have relocated inland long before. They’re not exactly bringing progress with them.
Nice video! You should have taken the ferry from Port A to SH361/Ingleside, and drive along SH35 north. Several interesting places (some not famous though) to show. As you mentioned, all the barrier islands receive the brunt of hurricanes. Port A was decimated during Harvey in 2017, but people have rebuilt it. Although they keep complaining about the insurance premiums going up every year! (people forget, but actuaries don’t 😊)
I go to Corpus for vacation every year. It's nice when you're staying on the bay side, of course it has a bad area, too, but it's easy to avoid. USS Lexington and Port A are both cool for a beach vacation, and nearby.
@@bastet0140 I usually stay at Emerald Beach Hotel with a king bay view room, it is right on the water and you get a private balcony access for like $100/night. It is a little older though, if you want something more modern I have heard good things about the DoubleTree near the Lexington, it is also right on the water and around the same price, last time I was there construction was a nightmare near that area though. Anywhere you stay I would recommend driving to nearby Port A for the ocean, it's like 30min away, the bay is not as good. Never had any bug problems anywhere, as long as you're staying in something near the water you should be in a good area.
I love watching your content. It is like watching This Old House or re-runs of Seinfeld. It is calming like an old coffee cup. Keep it coming. I love your sense of humor.
OMG I am totally getting the "You did my city and totally missed so much!" reaction [and withholding those comments because it really doesn't matter.] A fun one you missed is that locals refer to it as "Corpus Christi, a sunny place for shady people" which I think captures the essence of Corpus nicely. I should have tried to connect with you before your visit. Wish I had known! Thanks for visiting our city! :)
I've heard the windsurfing is great there! Thanks for sharing a bit about the history of the area, as I had no idea, and it's good to know. Aloha from Maui🤙
It is a dump. The problem is there is no real money here, no philanthropic, civic minded multimillionaire donors like in Houston, Austin, Dallas and Fort Worth and the refineries pay very little in city property taxes compared to their value because of longtime sweet heart agreements.
I'm glad I moved out in 2005. CC was great growing up. But compared to where I live now, in a large city in California, hah I'd move back in a heartbeat if I could.
I grew up un corpus. Nice place to raise a family in the 70's 80's,, Certain "changes" happened in the mid 90's , and didn't last to much longer... miss the beach though.
I have drove through Corpus Christi many times, I know 2 people who moved there after retirement. But congrats on painting the area like a oil slick industrial dump😂😂😅I think this video created a harsh perception of the area. I never got that impression from driving through there or talking to people who lived there. I would live there. But if my only reference was this video,😅 I wouldn't go near it😂😂
I grew up in CC (although I left in 2005) and his video was complete garbage for what CC is/was. Its like, he drove down from SA on the interstate right into the downtown exit and north beach and was like, I guess this is CC. Should have gone down in March. Would have had a completely different experience.
Corpus is where you wanna go if you want to live a quieter life with little in the way of big city life and/or entertainment. If you're coming here from Seattle, you may be disappointed. If you like more peace and/or quiet, it's pretty damn good. If you work in a refinery or an industrial capacity, it's a very reasonable place to live. Just outside of Corpus you can buy your own ranch. Don't care much for downtown, waste of money imho. Taxes are ridiculous too.
Yes coming FROM Seattle would be but I moved TO Seattle from CC via many other places. Left in '90. 1986 was very bad with oil crash. Worse than 2008/9!!! I visited in 2019 and the old CC is mostly gone at least the feel but I am older and coming as an outsider who once lived there changes perspective. This video is obviously done by an outsider. He could have interacted more with people on the street to geta better view of the place. Also, he needs to fact check there are some inaccuracies.
I’m a big fan of Corpus, it’s better than SPI imo. It’s a real city unlike SPI and laid back. It has a beautiful waterfront and good fishing. The water in corpus almost always looks pretty unlike Galveston. North Padre Island (Corpus) and Mustang Island (Port A) are beautiful actual beaches unlike Downtown Corpus (bayside) surrounding areas like Rockport/Fulton are beautiful as well.
Nick, you do realize those empty beaches you saw are packed with beautiful girls in the summer? Yes- packed! Corpus is not about things. Things wash away. Big cities have rush hours. Corpus has a rush 15 minutes. Drivers are courteous because- you are going to see them again!
Nick, for decades I've knocked Chicago where I live. After seeing most of the places you visit, I didn't know how good I have it. Thanks, Nick for opening my eyes. GOD bless.
I think it’s like that with all states. For years I also knocked my town because it’s chilled, quiet and boring at times but after what I’ve seen and heard about from other cities getting overcrowded with newcomers, I think now it’s a good thing.
I grew up and lived in Shreveport Louisiana/ East TX for 42 years and it is a Cancer hotspot. I don’t know any family that wasn’t affected by cancer. Not to far from 1M subs now Nick 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Lived there for the majority of my life. Left 3 years ago and went to San Antonio. It has really changed over the years. There is a local saying when something ghetto happens, “your Corpus is showing”. Corpus has a rough image. But there are some pockets of it that are still great. I really don’t miss the hurricanes.
@@robynrob9471 doing illegal things, or not having pride in the city. It is just a saying. I think even at one time someone was selling T-shirts with that saying on it.
I've always enjoyed my visits there. I never think of it as dumpy, just quiet. Probably helps that I stick to the hotel, restaurants, and the beach. I've also driven around and taken the ferry. Nice area.
Aaaah, you didn't stop by the Selena memorial! That is a must in Corpus Christi! Also, ironically, I was eating imitation beaver nuggets right before you walked into Bucees LOL
I am currently staying in the south side of Corpus, not as bad as how you portrayed the city. Yes, CC has homeless as a result plenty of garbage dumped everywhere. Some water fronts are gross and stinky but there are also some decent ones. I love the people here, very relaxed and friendly. Just like any cities with homeless problems, one must exercise caution and common sense but that doesn't mean the city is bad.
Lived in Corpus Christi for 18 years. My apartment was 3 blocks from the water. My neighbors were rich but my apartment complex was filled with drug sellers, and criminals. My rent was $800.00 a month which meant that I had to have a roommate to afford it. The landlord didn't maintain the property. My apartment was flooded during Hurricane Harvey. After walking on soaked carpet for a week I pulled it out myself. I was 65 years old at the time and this wasn't good for my health. Corpus Christi is closer to a 3rd world country the rich get richer and the middle class become poor. Thank God for the Covid 1400 stimulus check. I was able to move back to my home town of Wheeling, WV where my rent is based on my income and I don't need a roommate. Texas is a beautiful state in some areas but it is also Abad place to l I've when you are on a fixed income.
I enjoy watching your videos. You give a mostly unbiased look at the good and the bad in various state and cities you have visited. I agree that it is more and more difficult to afford even a modest life in the US nowadays. Sadly I don't have much hope for the future.
0:26 There's a replica of the first Whataburger at 4126 S Staples St. there in Corpus Christi. The first Whataburger was located at 2609 Ayers St. Edit: So later in the video you talk about this but that building didn't exist back when Whataburger opened their first location. The original shack is long gone but there's a replica at the address I previously mentioned.
In Galwaston there are absolutely lovely areas tacked in between highways and lagunas. If you love semi industrial areas. Don't know why but I love the coast area there in rural areas.
@MeowMeowUprising you need to be at least a third generation Gulf Coast to safely swim in waters between coast and barrier islands. With all these flesh eating bacteria and brain virus - I would not go swimming there in a first place.
Corpus has been on bad times for 40 years but anywhere on the coast can be fun. Had my 1st one night stand in Corpus back in the 80s after an evening on the town. Great memories. Sadly these refinery towns offer great jobs for a few, and low paying service jobs for everyone else. Urban decay and neighborhood blight is the norm.
I grew up my whole life there. My profile pic is me downtown. It’s not the biggest, best city in south Texas, but it’s big and urban enough to hold its own and also small and rural enough to avoid all the trashy negativity of some other areas.
Most cities on the Gulf Coast are struggling because people are fleeing them getting away from the floods and hurricanes. The economy is mainly tied to the oil business and the economy is not diversified as you would have in the cities of Texas being further inland with higher elevations and greater weather , that's why.
I moved to Corpus Christi when I was 20 yrs old from Fairhope, Alabama. I love living here, it's on the coast just like Fairhope. When I lived in Fairhope I walked 5 blocks to the bay & when I moved to Corpus Christi it's also 5 blocks from bay. I now live in NW Corpus Christi but still enjoy living here. As far as crime, you need to pay attention at night, esp. downtown. Most ppl are friendly & like tourists.✝️🙏🏽🙏🏼
I saw an article recently saying Corpus is considered to be a blue zone due to the amt of ppl who live to be 100 or older. I told my partner, who was born in Corpus, & he said "no f***ing way with all that pollution in the air, land, & water..." He said they don't just do water boil orders, that sometimes they just ban residents from using any water period, even if it's boiled & tell em nobody can take a bath, just a quick shower at their own discretion, & to preferably use bottled water & a bucket. & he said everybody who lives their has to have cancer... that there's no way that they don't... especially if they've been exposed to all the chemical smog & contaminated water for decades... 👀
BP destroyed the fishing. The city is ruled by greedy City Council members. The wages are low. I lived there 30 years. Taxes drove me out of business. If you have $ it's a nice place to live.
Corpus will never live to its potential. City officials are too corrupt and don’t put money where it matters (contrary to what they’d want you to believe), the people here to far too careless and trashy, and the industry, while vital for the economy, ruins the natural beauty of the area. Algae and bacterial blooms abound, dirty beaches, and lackluster accommodations make up the majority of the beach experience at Corpus Christi, and it’s a mediocre town with mediocre ambitions.
Yours is THE most accurate statement on Corpus. Too much industry crammed in here will eventually kill what is naturally beautiful about it, Ingleside and Aransas Pass.
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I retired to this beautiful city. I've a beach house up on stilts fairly new. I adore this section of Corpus Christi. I've never regretted moving here.
I am wanting to do the same, life is tough now matter where you go, but that beach calls me! hope you are doing great!
Do the stilts keep the ravenous mosquitoes 🦟 away in flower bluffs ?
After hearing that you think Galveston is better/nicer than Corpus Christi, you’ve outed yourself as someone not qualified to be taken seriously with your ranking of cities.
Galveston: Sparkling City by the Crackheads
I agree
I've never been to galveston.I've always heard people say it's better than corpus.I have no clue.Cause i've never been there, but i'm from corpus, and let's just say it has its good and it's bad but more bad than good
13:38 correct Nick but more specifically, it’s Mississippi River water. The current in the gulf flows counterclockwise so you’ll notice Galveston is the brownest waters. Corpus (summer) and padre most of the year are more blue. It’s not dirty, just silt carried from as far as Canada
That makes sense why the waters in the Florida Panhandle are some of the most dazzling turquoise and clear in the country. I always wondered why those beaches were so nice, but other Gulf beaches generally suck..
All the Mississipi water with its pesticides, that combines with the Gulf chemicals produce a gigantic dead zone in the ocean. Not mentioned in the video, some families on the coastal bend used to make a living shrimping and catching oysters a few decades ago. Not anymore...
Was gonna say, I go to mustang Island every summer and the water is pretty blue. I grew up near south Padre and the beach accesses have pretty blue/clear water 20 miles out, but most of the year, the bay looks solid green
Nick, the fact that it is the Gulf Coast currents is correct. You should have been there after Katrina....Plus you didn't let the viewers know where you were in Corpus. Padre Island with their canal houses. Flour Bluff (interesting name) for folks who cannot afford the Island. Also home to HEB along with Whataburger...
That's the Bay, not the Gulf.
I’m from Dallas and Corpus Christi (body of Christ) is like my own little escape from the city, I love it there moving in July👍🏽
@@SouthTexasLiving thank you
It is beautiful
Farah Fawcett, Lou Diamond Plillips and Selena are from Corpus Christi. Freddy Fender also retired here. ✌🏼🤟🏼🇺🇸
Yes! Farrah went to same Ray High School Mom did. We have a real photo of of her w/Lee Majors.The Jonas Brothers & Post Malone lived near me (Dallas at the time) Tons of celebrities are from Texas! Jamie Foxx is.
Jamie Foxx & Many other famous people are from Tx. I was shocked to see how many. I moved to Calif & they said "Texas girls are different. (Better!) Tougher, not whining nor wanting gifts & so many are superficial
Don't forget the beautiful Lori Singer.
not to mention Walter Furley
Farrah has family in Hillsboro, Texas. I, always thought she was born in Hillsboro and raised in Corpus Christi.
Great memories of Corpus Christi that’s where I started my 30 year airline career as a ramp agent with SWA I was there when the USS Lexington sailed in that day for its final home I was there when Selena was shot and killed I learned to fly there got my private pilot license in 1994 oh yeah and that’s where I met an 18 year old girl named Lynda Sue when I was 24 years old she is now 62 I’ll be 68 in March and we’re still together.
Yay George!! ❤️❤️❤️
@@NickJohnson Keep up the good work Nick Iv seen all your vids from California to Virginia.
I took my kids (who weren’t even in school yet) to see the Lexington sail into Ingleside Home port. They are now in their 30’s. I’m still surprised that Corpus actually made it work. We don’t want to remember what happen to the Columbus ships 🤦🏼♀️. Lived there all my life until 3 years ago and moved up to San Antonio. Once you leave you realize how bad it really was
Lucky guy!
Aside for business and job wise sounds like u had a great career at Corpus Christi. But what it has to offer to everyone living here there’s not much that can be said.
I love this city. I've lived thier once and in Aransas pass twice. I'm from Oregon and as a teenager I lived near port Aranass for a couple of years and it was truly the time of my life it must of been 1993-1995. I returned back to corpus to be homeless in 2017 I was in a bad headspace found myself going thru midlife mental breakdown. And for me it I lived in the fountain across from whataburger by the bay. I was able to get by with just my personality never had any trouble went fishing got a job. Meet a few good friends but most of all I found myself regained my confidence and found out why it's the body of christ. I've since moved back to Oregon have a great job now making 6 figures a years and it was all due to building my confidence back knowing I was strong enough to beat the streets of corpus. I can beat anything I will always have a special place in my soul for this beautiful city where you can learn that no matter who you are everybody in corpus has been down and out most know where the mission is and have stayed there
I was born in Aransas Pass in 84 and homeless in Corpus Christi about 7 years ago
I loved Corpus Christi when I lived there. I lived on the Island, and right on the bay with a boat dock. Absolutely one of the best times in my life.
I am 65 and because of health problems I can not travel to these places, but somehow Nick makes me
feels like I am there, I think I saw a Whataburger somewhere in my area and I will have to try.
Corpus has always struggled. But so have all the communities along the Gulf here in Texas, like Galveston as well as other smaller places along the coast. It's the hurricanes that keep them from reaching their full potential. I grew up near Galveston and left as soon as I finished college. Got tired of the hurricanes and tropical storms. Moved further inland in Texas. I go to Corpus a lot. It really does have a lot of potential. And it's not actually on the Gulf of Mexico like Galveston. It's actually on Corpus Christi Bay. The real ocean and beach along the Gulf of Mexico is about 10 miles further out to the east on the barrier islands of Padre Island and Mustang Island. Those beaches are much, much nicer. And yeah, just about everyone in Texas loves Buc-ee's!
How often do hurricanes occur?
@@amberdonnelly3410not too often. Last hurricane we had was Harvey in 2017. Hurricanes are not a major struggle. They’re barely even a struggle. We don’t get hurricanes in the gulf because the water is too warm and it pushes the hurricanes away or something? Idk. Science.
We do have quite a few tropical storms during the hurricane season, but we don’t have actual hurricanes
@@SunnyHoneyBearwhat do you mean the gulf doesn't get hurricanes? It gets hurricanes every year. We've just been lucky that Corpus hasn't been hit. Ask Rockport and Port Aransas if we get hurricanes.
Buccees sucks
I just moved from South Texas a few years ago after living there for 20 years. It’s a fabulous city with everything you want for a decent sized city- plus a beach. Plenty of jobs. We are a Tejano family, so we loved the mixed cultures :) I have no idea why you slammed Corpus as much as you did in this video. Every city this size has “a bad side of town.” Peoria Illinois is smaller and WAY more dangerous. Always had fun in Corpus!
Corpus Christi is that one Texas city nobody talks about. Seems more quiet and tamed compared to the larger cities like Houston, Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio
San Antonio looks like the only thing holding that war zone together is the paint from all the gang graffiti if not the rest is iron bars on every window and house front door
@dustincredible1249 Yeah my tattoo artist is in SA and it isn't uncommon to pass a Cadillac with bullet holes
No work, they all leave and come to Houston. The wages are low, when you do find a job.
right! so sshhh.
Yeah right, Corpus has a higher crime rate than all them except maybe Houston sometimes.
I'm a born and raised Texan and I've never been to Corpus Christi! That far down in Texas is like another world to me!
@SouthTexasLiving 🤝👍
@@TFMuhamet I really need to make that happen
I was born and raised in Corpus. Back in the ‘50s, 60s, and early ‘70s, it was a pretty good place to live. Time and circumstances have taken a sad toll. I left in 2006 and haven’t been back.
It was a great city back in those days but so was the rest of the state. To many non native Texans moving in and changing things.
Same here, but happy to be gone.
I've been to CCTX What-a-Burger on the 🛣️ to Flour Bluff
I have been in corpus for the past 20 years. It has gotten much better. Housing prices keep going up as well with new people moving in. That shows something.
@@cryptowolf-zf3fsI've been in Corpus for the last 20 years and it's steadily gone down hill, especially compared to San Antonio and Austin. Few cultural activities and terrible restaurants. Gangs, petty crime, low levels of education, terrible streets full of pot holes, polluted beaches. It will never get better because it's a dumping ground for polluting industries.
Better to be a struggling beach town than a rust belt ghost town with no struggles left like where I'm from
Rust let looks rough and dry too
Facts!😂😂
Your from the Midwest?
nope, weird Texas by Galveston
right! we can always go fishing, which is pretty good around here.
The fishing on the coast there is AWESOME.
Did some crabbing there out on the stone jetty in Port A. Filled up two large coolers in an hour with a couple of chicken legs on a string.
Love Port A ❤@@babaluto
Fishing is 3 out of 10
If you don’t know how to fish, just say that.@@nedoscarsandfishingvideos5500
Hell yeah it is! Some of the best on the entire Gulf Coast!
I live on a ranch that is 40 minutes west of corpus. That place is a lifeline to a lot of the rural areas around here. Not the prettiest , but important to us.
These type of channels love to focus a bit on the worst sides of towns.
I LOVE it! ❤ I try to come down from KC every year or so.
ORANGES GROVES OR SANDIA.
Glad u came to corpus finally. It's not so bad I've lived here 20 years
Nick, thoroughly enjoy your funny, quirky take on the highlights (and lowlights) of our vast, geographically diverse country. Keep up the excellent work!
I live east of Dallas and about 12 miles from a Buc-ees. The traffic getting to it, getting in and out of it, and finding parking is unreal and not for the faint of heart. Same thing for the one in Madisonville outside Houston. Sheesh. But we love Buc-ees and beaver nuggets.
I lived in the south for a while and miss the BBQ and those huge Brisket Sandwiches.
My favorite is the Bucees in Wharton. When you're on your way to South Texas you're finally out of Houston 😂
I love how your channel is exposing the ever-growing reality of a collapsing empire. Keep up the good work!👍
The sad thing is we print money every day and it don't have to be.
But is this new? Would the equivalent of him been touring in Portgual or Britain hundreds of years ago? Where is the repeating pattern?
there is just farther to fall compared to medieval europe @@caustinolino3687
@@caustinolino3687 Even the Ancients understood that History is a cycle of accumulation, boom, consolidation and, almost inevitably, bust. Hopefully the overall trend is ever upward... to God.☦⛪🕯
Corpus Christi might be considered a bad place, but it gave us the beautiful Farrah Fawcett.
Now that's a name I haven't heard in a while.
FF was born in Corpus Christi California. Big diff
And Selena
Corpus Christi is not a bad place.
Farrah Fawcett was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. She was born on February 2, 1947. Corpus Christi is a coastal city in South Texas known for its beaches and maritime activities.@@bottlethrower1544
The biggest Buc-ees (temporarily) is on I-40 near Sevierville Tennessee near where I live. My wife and I have been there twice and it is beyond colossal. Constant flow of humanity.
They are building the world's largest Buc-ee's in Ocala Florida
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@@JohnDoe-tq8xwWhat exit along I-75?
The Buc-ees you were in is not close to Corpus.
I love Corpus Christi, I was a Navy Pilot at there training squadron 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸1970’s
I never miss a Nick Johnson video. His commentary is legendary.
I guess so if you're Hump supporter.
Corpus was a neat clean city 1960s-1980
We spent a lot of time in Corpus in those days. Kept a boat in the marina.
As was most of the US.. In the 1950s there were basically no ghettos. Even the low income areas were safe. The whole country is going severely downhill.
@@SoloTravelerOffTheBeatenPathThat’s not necessarily true there was crime back then too just wasn’t as bad
Everything is worse no matter where you go. Progressive anti capitalism is to blame
Watch the 1974 movie "Together Brothers" and revisit that statement.
I agree the Katrina "Refugees" did a number on a lot of coastal towns in Texas. In the 90s we used to go to Corpus for vacations.
American citizens shouldn't be referred to as refugees. Would you like someone to call you a refugee if you went from one state to another!?
I’m waiting to hear a story where they improve a community.
@@Acemechanicalservices Never gonna happen. If anyone living in severe hurricane & flood zones had much of an IQ, they’d have relocated inland long before.
They’re not exactly bringing progress with them.
Nice video! You should have taken the ferry from Port A to SH361/Ingleside, and drive along SH35 north. Several interesting places (some not famous though) to show.
As you mentioned, all the barrier islands receive the brunt of hurricanes. Port A was decimated during Harvey in 2017, but people have rebuilt it. Although they keep complaining about the insurance premiums going up every year! (people forget, but actuaries don’t 😊)
I go to Corpus for vacation every year. It's nice when you're staying on the bay side, of course it has a bad area, too, but it's easy to avoid. USS Lexington and Port A are both cool for a beach vacation, and nearby.
Could you suggest a hotel for my vacation? Can't find something that seems clean with no bugs
@@bastet0140 I usually stay at Emerald Beach Hotel with a king bay view room, it is right on the water and you get a private balcony access for like $100/night. It is a little older though, if you want something more modern I have heard good things about the DoubleTree near the Lexington, it is also right on the water and around the same price, last time I was there construction was a nightmare near that area though. Anywhere you stay I would recommend driving to nearby Port A for the ocean, it's like 30min away, the bay is not as good. Never had any bug problems anywhere, as long as you're staying in something near the water you should be in a good area.
Holiday inn right by the beach in corpus @@bastet0140
I love watching your content. It is like watching This Old House or re-runs of Seinfeld. It is calming like an old coffee cup. Keep it coming. I love your sense of humor.
I am so glad thanks for saying that ❤️❤️
@@SouthTexasLiving that’s cool.😎
@9:00 The wave. 👋😌 That’s a Texas thing. Born & raised here, and will never move!
OMG I am totally getting the "You did my city and totally missed so much!" reaction [and withholding those comments because it really doesn't matter.] A fun one you missed is that locals refer to it as "Corpus Christi, a sunny place for shady people" which I think captures the essence of Corpus nicely. I should have tried to connect with you before your visit. Wish I had known! Thanks for visiting our city! :)
I've heard the windsurfing is great there!
Thanks for sharing a bit about the history of the area, as I had no idea, and it's good to know.
Aloha from Maui🤙
Corpus has been a dump my entire life. It’s a shame that a city with so much potential has been run into the ground. Poor leadership is to blame.
It is a dump. The problem is there is no real money here, no philanthropic, civic minded multimillionaire donors like in Houston, Austin, Dallas and Fort Worth and the refineries pay very little in city property taxes compared to their value because of longtime sweet heart agreements.
Sounds about right. Not to mention corporates are willing to hire exploitation in the citizens who live in the city.
@@sjbockbecause this town is too small. There is no potential here besides small restaurants and gambling rooms/car washes
It’s not just the poor leadership it’s the people here. Ghetto culture is everywhere in CC
I'm glad I moved out in 2005. CC was great growing up. But compared to where I live now, in a large city in California, hah I'd move back in a heartbeat if I could.
Corpus Christi, Texas, is a beautiful city... Born and raised here!!❤
Nick, bought my wife the Mappy Retro shirt, and the first day she wore it, a coworker told her "that looks like Mappy on that one guy's channel", haha
What??? Oh man. Thanks for sharing! ❤️❤️
I grew up un corpus. Nice place to raise a family in the 70's 80's,, Certain "changes" happened in the mid 90's , and didn't last to much longer... miss the beach though.
What are the patterns to avoid this in other places going forward?
he asks, oblivious that every video on this channel is of a place that is fucked @@caustinolino3687
I have drove through Corpus Christi many times, I know 2 people who moved there after retirement. But congrats on painting the area like a oil slick industrial dump😂😂😅I think this video created a harsh perception of the area. I never got that impression from driving through there or talking to people who lived there. I would live there. But if my only reference was this video,😅 I wouldn't go near it😂😂
I grew up in CC (although I left in 2005) and his video was complete garbage for what CC is/was. Its like, he drove down from SA on the interstate right into the downtown exit and north beach and was like, I guess this is CC.
Should have gone down in March. Would have had a completely different experience.
Boomhauer was a great surfer down in Corpus Christi.
That boy ain’t right
@@TommyTombs “That’s my purse, I don’t know you!!”
I tell you what, my father said he once k*lled fitty men
Prolly why he dead now
Nice to see those people waving to you guys when driving through the nice neighborhood. 👍😊
@@SouthTexasLiving Nice! I’ve gotten that out on rural southwestern hwys
Love the old Victorian Houses. So cool!🌟💓
Your on the wrong side of town . Go to the Southside .
Corpus is where you wanna go if you want to live a quieter life with little in the way of big city life and/or entertainment. If you're coming here from Seattle, you may be disappointed. If you like more peace and/or quiet, it's pretty damn good. If you work in a refinery or an industrial capacity, it's a very reasonable place to live. Just outside of Corpus you can buy your own ranch.
Don't care much for downtown, waste of money imho. Taxes are ridiculous too.
Yes coming FROM Seattle would be but I moved TO Seattle from CC via many other places. Left in '90. 1986 was very bad with oil crash. Worse than 2008/9!!!
I visited in 2019 and the old CC is mostly gone at least the feel but I am older and coming as an outsider who once lived there changes perspective. This video is obviously done by an outsider. He could have interacted more with people on the street to geta better view of the place. Also, he needs to fact check there are some inaccuracies.
I left 3 years ago. I work in dallas and live in fort worth. Everyday I wake up to this 183 nightmare. I want to go home. The hell was I thinking
I’m a big fan of Corpus, it’s better than SPI imo. It’s a real city unlike SPI and laid back. It has a beautiful waterfront and good fishing. The water in corpus almost always looks pretty unlike Galveston. North Padre Island (Corpus) and Mustang Island (Port A) are beautiful actual beaches unlike Downtown Corpus (bayside) surrounding areas like Rockport/Fulton are beautiful as well.
Nick, you do realize those empty beaches you saw are packed with beautiful girls in the summer? Yes- packed!
Corpus is not about things. Things wash away.
Big cities have rush hours. Corpus has a rush 15 minutes.
Drivers are courteous because- you are going to see them again!
You haven't lived if you've never been to spring break in Port A. Just use your imagination it's better than what you just thought
Im ready for your next stop! Galveston has that perfect mix of old, new, bums, wealthy i love it there
Nick, for decades I've knocked Chicago where I live. After seeing most of the places you visit, I didn't know how good I have it. Thanks, Nick for opening my eyes. GOD bless.
Chicago isn't that bad in the not ghetto parts.
I think it’s like that with all states. For years I also knocked my town because it’s chilled, quiet and boring at times but after what I’ve seen and heard about from other cities getting overcrowded with newcomers, I think now it’s a good thing.
I lived in corpus for about ten years..this was a pretty accurate video..surprised you didn’t stop at the Selena statue like everyone does.
I grew up and lived in Shreveport Louisiana/ East TX for 42 years and it is a Cancer hotspot. I don’t know any family that wasn’t affected by cancer.
Not to far from 1M subs now Nick 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Lived there for the majority of my life. Left 3 years ago and went to San Antonio. It has really changed over the years. There is a local saying when something ghetto happens, “your Corpus is showing”. Corpus has a rough image. But there are some pockets of it that are still great. I really don’t miss the hurricanes.
What do you mean by ghetto?
@@robynrob9471 doing illegal things, or not having pride in the city. It is just a saying. I think even at one time someone was selling T-shirts with that saying on it.
@@robynrob9471Is there another meaning for "ghetto"?
@@ericpowell4350 checking out the heart and soul of these racists
Lots of em in the thread..lots of
KUDOS, Nick approaching a million subscribers any day now...Your work is not in vain..👍👍
I've always enjoyed my visits there. I never think of it as dumpy, just quiet. Probably helps that I stick to the hotel, restaurants, and the beach. I've also driven around and taken the ferry. Nice area.
Corpus sucks for young people born and raised here
I'm surprised this place isn't being turned into a great beach town. All the other coasts are beginning to get too crowded and pricey.
With the right planning, Corpus could easily have been the Miami of Texas.
Aaaah, you didn't stop by the Selena memorial! That is a must in Corpus Christi!
Also, ironically, I was eating imitation beaver nuggets right before you walked into Bucees LOL
IMITATION Heather???
@@NickJohnson LOL I know, I know. I'll get the real thing one day!
Bro I can't wait until you see Galveston hahaha
Yep
I am currently staying in the south side of Corpus, not as bad as how you portrayed the city. Yes, CC has homeless as a result plenty of garbage dumped everywhere. Some water fronts are gross and stinky but there are also some decent ones. I love the people here, very relaxed and friendly. Just like any cities with homeless problems, one must exercise caution and common sense but that doesn't mean the city is bad.
After watching a lot of these videos I've come to the conclusion that most places are ugly, impoverished and really suck. Be happy where you are. 😊
He films the bad parts of the city
Lived in Corpus Christi for 18 years. My apartment was 3 blocks from the water. My neighbors were rich but my apartment complex was filled with drug sellers, and criminals. My rent was $800.00 a month which meant that I had to have a roommate to afford it. The landlord didn't maintain the property. My apartment was flooded during Hurricane Harvey. After walking on soaked carpet for a week I pulled it out myself. I was 65 years old at the time and this wasn't good for my health. Corpus Christi is closer to a 3rd world country the rich get richer and the middle class become poor. Thank God for the Covid 1400 stimulus check. I was able to move back to my home town of Wheeling, WV where my rent is based on my income and I don't need a roommate. Texas is a beautiful state in some areas but it is also Abad place to l I've when you are on a fixed income.
HEY THIS IS A GREAT CITY DONT DISRESPECT IT
I totally agree
Keep moving Nick
Nick, are you trollin' us with the mustache in your intro ? I can't tell, If so it's freaking hysterical 🤣
From Corpus & my folks still live in Flour Bluff. Beautiful cities & great bay fishing ;)
Flour Bluffs has nice beaches for families. Too bad the video didn't include the Texas State Aquarium, it's nice.
I really enjoyed this video! Thank you for sharing. It's nice to see an area with no homeless tents (as far as I know).😊❤
28:31 homeless people downtown
I enjoy watching your videos. You give a mostly unbiased look at the good and the bad in various state and cities you have visited. I agree that it is more and more difficult to afford even a modest life in the US nowadays. Sadly I don't have much hope for the future.
If America keeps voting blue then we’re doomed
I stayed on the Lexington ship for a weekend when I was in boy scouts back in the early 2000's. Glad to see the old girl doing well.
So glad you went to Buc-ee’s! I love that place! Love from Australia! 🇦🇺
Just stay on the south side of Corpus... very nice there❤
My parents moved there a year ago. They feel really isolated. Also so many cockroaches.
Palm trees attack those
Enjoyed another adventure rolling around with you
0:26 There's a replica of the first Whataburger at 4126 S Staples St. there in Corpus Christi. The first Whataburger was located at 2609 Ayers St.
Edit: So later in the video you talk about this but that building didn't exist back when Whataburger opened their first location. The original shack is long gone but there's a replica at the address I previously mentioned.
Struggling?? Ha ha ha. It’s a thriving city. Gorgeous island beaches.
Corpus is underrated yes it needs better leadership but it's a great place !
You should take in a Corpus Christi Hooks minor-league baseball game when you’re down there. Lots of fun! ⚾️
Corpus Christi gives me Atlantic City NJ vibes
No gambling allowed. No boardwalk. No ferris wheel. No Italians.
Enjoyed seeing Corpus Christi, TX, I didn’t know much about it before this video.
In Galwaston there are absolutely lovely areas tacked in between highways and lagunas. If you love semi industrial areas. Don't know why but I love the coast area there in rural areas.
You put the ‘waste’ in Galveston 😬
@MeowMeowUprising you need to be at least a third generation Gulf Coast to safely swim in waters between coast and barrier islands. With all these flesh eating bacteria and brain virus - I would not go swimming there in a first place.
2:55 This is probably the most comprehensive history of the "CC" I have heard.
Thank you, Nick
Corpus has been on bad times for 40 years but anywhere on the coast can be fun. Had my 1st one night stand in Corpus back in the 80s after an evening on the town. Great memories. Sadly these refinery towns offer great jobs for a few, and low paying service jobs for everyone else. Urban decay and neighborhood blight is the norm.
I grew up my whole life there. My profile pic is me downtown. It’s not the biggest, best city in south Texas, but it’s big and urban enough to hold its own and also small and rural enough to avoid all the trashy negativity of some other areas.
Most cities on the Gulf Coast are struggling because people are fleeing them getting away from the floods and hurricanes. The economy is mainly tied to the oil business and the economy is not diversified as you would have in the cities of Texas being further inland with higher elevations and greater weather , that's why.
With the exception of the shoreline, Corpus is pretty shabby looking.
You can hate on Corpus all you want, but when you showed the gantry my father and I used to fish off of, it put a lump in my throat.
I moved to Corpus Christi when I was 20 yrs old from Fairhope, Alabama. I love living here, it's on the coast just like Fairhope. When I lived in Fairhope I walked 5 blocks to the bay & when I moved to Corpus Christi it's also 5 blocks from bay. I now live in NW Corpus Christi but still enjoy living here. As far as crime, you need to pay attention at night, esp. downtown. Most ppl are friendly & like tourists.✝️🙏🏽🙏🏼
We can all agree that “Katrina Refugees” is a code word for something else
I saw an article recently saying Corpus is considered to be a blue zone due to the amt of ppl who live to be 100 or older. I told my partner, who was born in Corpus, & he said "no f***ing way with all that pollution in the air, land, & water..." He said they don't just do water boil orders, that sometimes they just ban residents from using any water period, even if it's boiled & tell em nobody can take a bath, just a quick shower at their own discretion, & to preferably use bottled water & a bucket. & he said everybody who lives their has to have cancer... that there's no way that they don't... especially if they've been exposed to all the chemical smog & contaminated water for decades... 👀
BP destroyed the fishing. The city is ruled by greedy City Council members. The wages are low. I lived there 30 years. Taxes drove me out of business. If you have $ it's a nice place to live.
Always enjoy your content Nick! Haven't been to Corpus since 1972; it sure has changed!
We went through that ship and living in Kansas we loved every second we were in texas
Thank you for the kind words friend
Your channel is great; wonderful to show kids growing up.
Yay
I lived there once, had a good time
You get away from here with foolishness. I love this city. Been here since 2007 as a retiree. Met my wife here as well. So I'm here to stay.
Very Interesting!
Looks like a ghost town
They are showing a small downtown area in a rough neighbourhood. There's nice parts and poor neighbourhoods just like any other city.
You an Mappy just crack me up 😂😂😂 Ty
The Katrina refugees got such a bad reputation in Houston that apartments stopped accepting applications from people with New Orleans drivers licenses
Legend of Billie Jean ❤️
Helen Slater put Corpus on the map as far as us New Englander's are concerned. Filmed in & around Corpus Christi TX 🌹💖
Corpus will never live to its potential. City officials are too corrupt and don’t put money where it matters (contrary to what they’d want you to believe), the people here to far too careless and trashy, and the industry, while vital for the economy, ruins the natural beauty of the area. Algae and bacterial blooms abound, dirty beaches, and lackluster accommodations make up the majority of the beach experience at Corpus Christi, and it’s a mediocre town with mediocre ambitions.
Yours is THE most accurate statement on Corpus. Too much industry crammed in here will eventually kill what is naturally beautiful about it, Ingleside and Aransas Pass.
I was there for the Warp Tour 2001. Met some cool folks there. Hey Melissa, Hey Rose. Your little Island was one of the high points in our Tour.
The only thing struggling is your RUclips channel
as a native of this town, i must agree with alot of what you said. thanks for showing our concerns. progress is slow to come.