It is painful to drive through most areas of East Cleveland, especially if you're old enough to remember that back in the day, it was a gem. A source of pride to say you lived in East Cleveland. Now, it reminds me of an old 🐴 that's been left out to pasture with no one to care for it. 😔💔😔
Criminals chased all the money out. They always do. Nobody moves to or opens businesses in an areawhere they're gonna get jacked. Why would they? Would you?
Unless Newchannel 5 continues exposing this urban decay, the rest of NE Ohio just won't grasp it, won't believe it, and won't even try to help it. Please, keep showing it until it gets better.
I call B.S. on just about everything said. I live in Clevo. Agencies have programs that grant moving expenses & 1st months rent for the poor. Most people absolutely WANT to stay in the hood. Been there for generations. The miracle they need is to get people working & owning a home & pay taxes to repair infrastructure. One cn purchase a house for $4000!!! Then qualify for govt grants to do repairs. East Cleveland politicos r known to be corrupt & a number have been outed after embezzling $ from city. My x is an attorney who would bring back tails of woe when he had to represent someone from E Cleve. The stories of incompetentcy & poor leadership were varied & many. BTW, large apt buildings could be repurposed to house homeless, if they had their shyte together.
Any city that allows houses to be rented is doomed to the same fate. The more renters you got, the more people you got that couldn’t care less. Once they become the norm it’s game over for the city. When the laws of a community are no longer upheld because of a lacking police force (caused by people who don’t pay rent or taxes) this type of blight just accelerates to the point of no return. And then......you add in decades of a faultering working class( no jobs & no work ethic) and then “rebuilding” becomes impossible. Republican or Democrat does not matter, The majority of politicians are nothing more than Glory hounds that don’t give one fuck about the “Working man” be he black or white !
People left because of jobs and things were cheaper elsewhere. And they could enjoy lower energy cost and taxes. The land can be re-purpose for farming. Other than that, there is not much you can do if their isn't a population to rebuild a neighborhood.
Knock those buildings down, put em in a big pile, sprinkle dirt in all the cracks/voids, put some grass on that hill, and then walk up and down it so you can get a better view of the progress that you have made. Take the land and make indoor farms with hydroponic /aeroponic systems. You can't take east Cleveland out of the man, but you can take the man out of East Cleveland.
Revitalization means investment. Investment means money. You have to make money want to come to where you are and the best way to do that is to let money know that it's not going to get jacked, beaten, shot, robbed, carjacked or it's nice, new job-creating investment torched by bored crackheads or thug ass gangstah boyees. I've looked into this. That's solid advice, y'all.
@@majestyk3337 Right I agree. I grew up here things were never like this, they gave up on the city. Outsiders don't get it because they don't live here and all they see is how corrupt it is. Rather ppl vote Republican or Democratic shit still won't change year aftet year things get worst there. It's fucked up it's no way out. Alot em can't do shit they don't have shit... I love their humbleness despite the fact that they are living in a war zone....
Yep another Detroit. I lived there on Euclid avenue in the 60's and it was great then the demographics changed and it turned into the shithole you see here.
Dude. Stop with the OH this shit looks just like Detroit. You've never to been to Detroit. So you have no right talking bad about it. North St.Louis, New Orleans. Memphis and Miami are all much worse then Detroit crime rise and are not far looking wise. Detroit is not all that bad and there are very nice areas in the city. Look it up before talking shit about a city you know nothing about.
It's sad how parts of America are struggling while their government are sending millions to other countries and yet this Americans are paying high taxes
Lived on Bender Av. Went to Rozelle Elementary, Kirk Jr. High. and left Shaw High in 1981 to enlist in the Army. Returned in 1984 and it was a different place. Finally left for good in 1988 only to return to visit. Spent plenty of time exploring all of E.C. and am not surprised yey disappointed at what it has become. I won't name any names yet the local politrickians weren't very good stewards of the land/city and along with the crack era the demise of the city was inevitable.
Politics is not the ANSWER what happen , community spent all there money on non- essential things and party hard over the years not able to realize we should been coming together to unite financially against a crisis that was Foreseen to come instead looking for handouts we should have putting forth our earnest efforts to support us and our own . lets knock down buildings and grow gardens, have some food for sale, for eat create farmers markets to generate finance for housing and rehab there are answers and solutions only we can establish truthfully the future we are consistently enslaved by the impoverished construct of mental slavery ( euthanasia) . create new communities out of old ones.
These are all brick properties with strong structures, it will only take rich or REIT(s) to purchase them as an investment. Within one year these properties value will increase 2000%, furthermore it will increase the value of the surrounding properties. While re-habing these properties it will create job opportunities in the neighborhood which in turn will lesson crime. The city of East Cleveland will finally have a consisting cash flow via. property taxes and city / local employment tax. Please Contact the City of East Cleveland Landbank for more information
There is no solution until they figure out a way to make people want to live in that neighborhood. It is a trickle effect...no tax base... can't provide enough services to keep it safe or enough money to tear down the old buildings that all mixed with a horrible school system. So yeah. It's disheartening
This Expatriate Chicagoan has an idea...which may very well be The Solution......to bringing East Cleveland BACK to being clean and prosperous : Bring the overseas refugees here, and have them settle in East Cleveland...on these conditions : #1)- Let them have the residences that are in DIRE NEED of rehabilitation & repair.... *IF* they take it upon themselves to administer said rehabilitations & repairs ; #2)- Once said residential repairs have been duly administered by said refugees, and have passed inspection muster, give the new residents gov't grants to start up their own businesses (such as : Mom & Pop grocery/retail stores, bakeries, barbers, and hings like these..) ; #3)- Empty lots have plants, trees, shrubbery, etc. planted...in the form of parks or even community gardens. It'd take awhile, sure.....BUT.....it ***WOULD*** ...............................................................................serve to rebuild, rehabilitate, and repopulate East Cleveland, and bring it to prosperity and cleanliness..
"government grants"? so in other words, there is money that can be given to the people to fix the infrastructure? How exactly are these refugees going to repair things with no tools or machinery?
@@REELMUSIQ1 Sounds like the government can help, but only if they aren't helping the current black residents. "government grants"? so in other words, there is money that can be given to the people to fix the infrastructure? How exactly are these refugees going to repair things with no tools or machinery? unless they will be GIVEN the tools, machines and training to do the work. It's funny that when the residents who currently live here ask about resources like that, they are shamed as asking for "handouts".
People tell me that the Rust Belt is recovering but by taking a look a East Cleveland, OH as well as Gary, IN, East St. Louis, IL, and Flint, MI, you’ll immediately notice the the Rust Belt is doing anything but recovering. I am done buying into to all this bogus optimism about the Rust Belt and the chances of the Rust Belt recovering are slim to none.
@@BrendanMcClellandLol a Rust Belt🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Let me guess you live an All white community🤔 Because you definitely couldn't walk a mile in their shoes even if it was for 5 mins. You cake eating Neanderthal... Yea shit fucked up for them we know that but calling these places names won't fix the problem. Wake the fuck up and chill out with the Rust Belt shit... Because people are in need everywhere..... Some just live better than others, don't make us better than them. Be humble because you never know where life will take you. Shit you might just end up living in a "Rust Belt" one day💯🤣
@@BrendanMcClelland Even if it did or didn't recover... Why would you be bothered... Are you a East Cleveland, Flint, or Gary Native🤔 if not then shut the fuck up💯 What you can do is tell your peoples with the silver spoons in their mouth to do something about it then.........You seem so fucking concern talking about your "done" who da fuck you are to say your done🤔 You act like you working with the government,like you've tried to help🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 go read a fucking book man.....
I don't give a fuck what people are telling you... Now what I'm telling you is don't call these places Rust Bucket fucking dummy... Some people are less fortunate than others 🙄 Drive down St.Clair & Hayden & call it a "Rust Belt"😂🤣🤣🤣🤣 hopefully you will make it back home buddy🙂 good luck waiting on that recovery by the way😉
It breaks my heart to see a neighborhood like East Cleveland and it goes to show how much Black people have to go through and how torn ours lives, families, and homes are from the results of drugs, poverty, and a history of being racial discriminated and attacked. Losing our number means to survive… each other! We need each other Black people must find a way to save other Black people. How can we save this neighborhood? How can I help?
It is a never ending story for large cities with majority minority populations. Prisoners of public assistance and always excuses for criminal behavior.
People keep saying looks like Detroit but all of Detroit is not fkd up we still have beautiful areas in Detroit and Cleveland they just don't show you that side of the story
Those places were beautiful when they were built and they were given to the first people well guess what started having kids those kids became criminals
I sees money I sees liquor store and nail salons and bars and gay bars I sees a check cashing place and gay bath houses . And there is lot of places for the kids to play! And maybe a state pen .after hours places and crack houses shit it's end less!
Check the census then you'll really know what's going on any I want to hear East Cleveland people live up here by me nice lady though people have been leaving there for a lot of reasons one of the reasons why I'm real glad is cuz they chalk my tires one time and took my car thanks thanks a lot for that it's all good now I'm blessed the Most Blessed I've ever been in my life
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It is painful to drive through most areas of East Cleveland, especially if you're old enough to remember that back in the day, it was a gem. A source of pride to say you lived in East Cleveland. Now, it reminds me of an old 🐴 that's been left out to pasture with no one to care for it. 😔💔😔
True
Criminals chased all the money out. They always do. Nobody moves to or opens businesses in an areawhere they're gonna get jacked. Why would they? Would you?
That’s 70% unemployment... unreal.
I lived in East Cleveland back in the late 1950's. It was beautiful. This breaks my heart.
Go GO Democrats, taking care of the idiots you made in the past 40 years,,,
Lived ?? then you left because?? could you possibly be white?
I used to live on Eddy rd right by Huron hospital and there were decaying abandoned buildings all over.
Unless Newchannel 5 continues exposing this urban decay, the rest of NE Ohio just won't grasp it, won't believe it, and won't even try to help it. Please, keep showing it until it gets better.
Go GO Democrats, taking care of the idiots you made in the past 40 years,,,
just needs a good fire and a fleet of bulldozers
burn the asbestus
I used to live on Belmore Road right across the street from that big ass apartment building and next to Huron Hospital...it used to be beautiful
Just like Gary IN and Detroit.
Mopar Maniac and let’s not forget Camden, NJ and East St. Louis, IL. The chances of the Rust Belt recovering are slim to none.
looks like detroit
Huey Fair same people
Yeah, but it’s even worse than Detroit.
@@BrendanMcClellandidk about that.
I call B.S. on just about everything said. I live in Clevo. Agencies have programs that grant moving expenses & 1st months rent for
the poor. Most people absolutely WANT to stay in the hood. Been there for generations. The miracle they need is to get people working & owning a home & pay taxes to repair infrastructure. One cn purchase a house for $4000!!! Then qualify for govt grants to do repairs. East Cleveland politicos r known to be corrupt & a number have been outed after embezzling $ from city. My x is an attorney who would bring back tails of woe when he had to represent someone from E Cleve. The stories of incompetentcy & poor leadership were varied & many. BTW, large apt buildings could be repurposed to house homeless, if they had their shyte together.
How's Cleveland treating you?
wow, looks just like Detroit.
Any city that allows houses to be rented is doomed to the same fate. The more renters you got, the more people you got that couldn’t care less. Once they become the norm it’s game over for the city. When the laws of a community are no longer upheld because of a lacking police force (caused by people who don’t pay rent or taxes) this type of blight just accelerates to the point of no return.
And then......you add in decades of a faultering working class( no jobs & no work ethic) and then “rebuilding” becomes impossible.
Republican or Democrat does not matter, The majority of politicians are nothing more than Glory hounds that don’t give one fuck about the “Working man” be he black or white !
People left because of jobs and things were cheaper elsewhere. And they could enjoy lower energy cost and taxes. The land can be re-purpose for farming. Other than that, there is not much you can do if their isn't a population to rebuild a neighborhood.
Knock those buildings down, put em in a big pile, sprinkle dirt in all the cracks/voids, put some grass on that hill, and then walk up and down it so you can get a better view of the progress that you have made. Take the land and make indoor farms with hydroponic /aeroponic systems. You can't take east Cleveland out of the man, but you can take the man out of East Cleveland.
What's the common denominator in all of these cities?
Whoops, you can't say that......
This is nothing new. People moved out a long time ago. And, the whole area needed to be bulldozer.
Revitalization means investment. Investment means money. You have to make money want to come to where you are and the best way to do that is to let money know that it's not going to get jacked, beaten, shot, robbed, carjacked or it's nice, new job-creating investment torched by bored crackheads or thug ass gangstah boyees. I've looked into this. That's solid advice, y'all.
you all keep voting Democrat it pay as you can tell
please link with any progress you come to find from our current republican rule! thanks so much!!
Republicans hate blacks. So how are they going to help?
@@majestyk3337 Right I agree. I grew up here things were never like this, they gave up on the city. Outsiders don't get it because they don't live here and all they see is how corrupt it is. Rather ppl vote Republican or Democratic shit still won't change year aftet year things get worst there. It's fucked up it's no way out. Alot em can't do shit they don't have shit... I love their humbleness despite the fact that they are living in a war zone....
Maor Rahmani don’t forget this boosted economy that Trump has given us and thousands of jobs
Mysteryqueen86 like that education you received? Besides, what would voting "Republican" do for this situation? Yeah...no answer.
Yep another Detroit. I lived there on Euclid avenue in the 60's and it was great then the demographics changed and it turned into the shithole you see here.
Dude. Stop with the OH this shit looks just like Detroit. You've never to been to Detroit. So you have no right talking bad about it. North St.Louis, New Orleans. Memphis and Miami are all much worse then Detroit crime rise and are not far looking wise. Detroit is not all that bad and there are very nice areas in the city. Look it up before talking shit about a city you know nothing about.
So all those abandoned and dying places in small town America are a result of ' changing demographics?'
need a job to move
It's sad how parts of America are struggling while their government are sending millions to other countries and yet this Americans are paying high taxes
Lived on Bender Av. Went to Rozelle Elementary, Kirk Jr. High. and left Shaw High in 1981 to enlist in the Army. Returned in 1984 and it was a different place. Finally left for good in 1988 only to return to visit. Spent plenty of time exploring all of E.C. and am not surprised yey disappointed at what it has become. I won't name any names yet the local politrickians weren't very good stewards of the land/city and along with the crack era the demise of the city was inevitable.
I grew up on Lockwood & went to Kirk & Shaw High graduated in 82!😊
@@kimr.2284
Politics is not the ANSWER what happen , community spent all there money on non- essential things and party hard over the years not able to realize we should been coming together to unite financially against a crisis that was Foreseen to come instead looking for handouts we should have putting forth our earnest efforts to support us and our own . lets knock down buildings and grow gardens, have some food for sale, for eat create farmers markets to generate finance for housing and rehab there are answers and solutions only we can establish truthfully the future we are consistently enslaved by the impoverished construct of mental slavery ( euthanasia) . create new communities out of old ones.
These are all brick properties with strong structures, it will only take rich or REIT(s) to purchase them as an investment. Within one year these properties value will increase 2000%, furthermore it will increase the value of the surrounding properties. While re-habing these properties it will create job opportunities in the neighborhood which in turn will lesson crime. The city of East Cleveland will finally have a consisting cash flow via. property taxes and city / local employment tax. Please Contact the City of East Cleveland Landbank for more information
People are leaving, there is nothing you can when that happens.
Used to walk down that street to go to heritage everyday.... still live here.
There is no solution until they figure out a way to make people want to live in that neighborhood. It is a trickle effect...no tax base... can't provide enough services to keep it safe or enough money to tear down the old buildings that all mixed with a horrible school system. So yeah. It's disheartening
Why won't they just make EC apart of Cleveland?..
Cuz the taxpayers don’t want to support the EC bums
I hope that never happens, CLEVELAND itself has enough problems of their own!
This Expatriate Chicagoan has an idea...which may very well be The Solution......to bringing East Cleveland BACK to being clean and prosperous : Bring the overseas refugees here, and have them settle in East Cleveland...on these conditions : #1)- Let them have the residences that are in DIRE NEED of rehabilitation & repair.... *IF* they take it upon themselves to administer said rehabilitations & repairs ; #2)- Once said residential repairs have been duly administered by said refugees, and have passed inspection muster, give the new residents gov't grants to start up their own businesses (such as : Mom & Pop grocery/retail stores, bakeries, barbers, and hings like these..) ; #3)- Empty lots have plants, trees, shrubbery, etc. planted...in the form of parks or even community gardens. It'd take awhile, sure.....BUT.....it ***WOULD*** ...............................................................................serve to rebuild, rehabilitate, and repopulate East Cleveland, and bring it to prosperity and cleanliness..
lol they dont want to wokl either. In Europe, after 10 YEARS most are still unemployed and dont speak the new language properly
So just push the blacks out?🤔
"government grants"?
so in other words, there is money that can be given to the people to fix the infrastructure?
How exactly are these refugees going to repair things with no tools or machinery?
@@REELMUSIQ1
Sounds like the government can help, but only if they aren't helping the current black residents.
"government grants"?
so in other words, there is money that can be given to the people to fix the infrastructure?
How exactly are these refugees going to repair things with no tools or machinery? unless they will be GIVEN the tools, machines and training to do the work. It's funny that when the residents who currently live here ask about resources like that, they are shamed as asking for "handouts".
People tell me that the Rust Belt is recovering but by taking a look a East Cleveland, OH as well as Gary, IN, East St. Louis, IL, and Flint, MI, you’ll immediately notice the the Rust Belt is doing anything but recovering. I am done buying into to all this bogus optimism about the Rust Belt and the chances of the Rust Belt recovering are slim to none.
Ok then go read a Harry Potter book...🤣😭
Holley Holley what’s your point?
@@BrendanMcClellandLol a Rust Belt🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Let me guess you live an All white community🤔 Because you definitely couldn't walk a mile in their shoes even if it was for 5 mins. You cake eating Neanderthal... Yea shit fucked up for them we know that but calling these places names won't fix the problem. Wake the fuck up and chill out with the Rust Belt shit... Because people are in need everywhere..... Some just live better than others, don't make us better than them. Be humble because you never know where life will take you. Shit you might just end up living in a "Rust Belt" one day💯🤣
@@BrendanMcClelland Even if it did or didn't recover... Why would you be bothered... Are you a East Cleveland, Flint, or Gary Native🤔 if not then shut the fuck up💯 What you can do is tell your peoples with the silver spoons in their mouth to do something about it then.........You seem so fucking concern talking about your "done" who da fuck you are to say your done🤔 You act like you working with the government,like you've tried to help🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 go read a fucking book man.....
I don't give a fuck what people are telling you... Now what I'm telling you is don't call these places Rust Bucket fucking dummy... Some people are less fortunate than others 🙄 Drive down St.Clair & Hayden & call it a "Rust Belt"😂🤣🤣🤣🤣 hopefully you will make it back home buddy🙂 good luck waiting on that recovery by the way😉
It'd be informative to see a followup to this story TWO YEARS later
Blackrain4xmas it’s worse but they tearing down the bandos lol. Still looks like shit though
It breaks my heart to see a neighborhood like East Cleveland and it goes to show how much Black people have to go through and how torn ours lives, families, and homes are from the results of drugs, poverty, and a history of being racial discriminated and attacked. Losing our number means to survive… each other! We need each other Black people must find a way to save other Black people. How can we save this neighborhood? How can I help?
Don't slow down in East Cleveland or you'll die
Our main export is crippling depression.
#Eastclevelandisthehood
atleast we're not detroit
deadbeat ツ hahahahaha
You sure will so don't come the fuck around here🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
my aunt live on. Knowles down the street from there
I know someone who lives on Knowles also!😊
Why can’t someone take them and renew and keep them for rent
East Cleveland used to be like a suburb I've been away from the East side for 30 years I just don't know what happened to East Cleveland
I feeling bab and sorry for East Cleveland Ohio honestly
Look at your hair first!
Famous quote from a residence “ it issssss what it issssss” and we “dossss what we dossss”
Save the slums. Its better than having another boring gully neighborhood
I DON'T LIKE CLEVELAND LIKE THIS
Millions have left the rust belt. This took decades it didn't happen overnight. Help me? People helped themselves and left.
Send homeless people there and give them supplies to renovate.
Such a nice place
This is so sad This should be fixed ,
I sees barber shops hair spoons car washes compartments drug dealers shit ! We can do dis yall
It is a never ending story for large cities with majority minority populations. Prisoners of public assistance and always excuses for criminal behavior.
People keep saying looks like Detroit but all of Detroit is not fkd up we still have beautiful areas in Detroit and Cleveland they just don't show you that side of the story
But the must show the bad parts because any city is only as strong as its weakest part.
Popluation decline
Whaddya expect from a city with a 90% unemployment rate.
I sees homeless shelters and half way houses and a gun shop ! We can do dis yall ! And adult book stors yo!
It has a certain kind of beauty the way it is. Leave it alone
That thumbnail is horrifying
THEN GET A JOB IN ANOTHER CITY!
How are going to get there
Does America got cancer ?
The whole world does
Remember it well as I am an RTA retiree who spent many years working outta windermere. I dunno...maybe life for drug dealers, pimps, and friends
Those places were beautiful when they were built and they were given to the first people well guess what started having kids those kids became criminals
E. 1999
I sees money I sees liquor store and nail salons and bars and gay bars I sees a check cashing place and gay bath houses . And there is lot of places for the kids to play! And maybe a state pen .after hours places and crack houses shit it's end less!
keep voting democrat
Cleveland needs to anex this city already. Can't the county make it so.
Forest Hills, you would think the Rockefellers would pony up.
Check the census then you'll really know what's going on any I want to hear East Cleveland people live up here by me nice lady though people have been leaving there for a lot of reasons one of the reasons why I'm real glad is cuz they chalk my tires one time and took my car thanks thanks a lot for that it's all good now I'm blessed the Most Blessed I've ever been in my life
1 out of 4 has a job and they demand more from city lol
look at what girl lmao
East Cleveland looks like Gary Indiana. Just ghost towns.
It's a historic area 😆
That's why white flight begin can you blame them
Once Proud City. Gone to Hell.
Welcome to USA send money to Ukraine 👍🏻
Systematic
Give the poor
Was there big crack war there? A major battle? Who won?
The crack won
What does the white neighborhoods look like?
This city is what happened to detroit mi in st louis mo democrats
one word democrats
Fuckin terrible.
Dey kill fo fun ova dere
Its better than another boring yuppie neighborhood