Driving around the North Philadelphia hood
These videos here are from the same amazing YouTube channel known as CharlieBo313. I once did this same thing -- driving around in North Philly -- and came across a man who owned a chicken and horse farm. Was so unusual but very cool. Maybe I'll do this at night one day.
Detroit Summer 2016
I'm glad that my YouTube subscriptions are not public becaue if opeople were allowed to scrutinize what I follow on there they would have so many questions. Haha. Anyway, one of the ones I'm finally willing to share (because it's so insanely interesting) is this channel known simply as CharlieBo313.
If you don't already know, 313 is one of the area codes for Detroit, Michigan where this channel's owner is based. What he does it, he gets in his car and just films the city in all of its glory and decay. No filters. There are drug deals, prostitutes, crimes in progress, street fights, homeless, and everything in between. There is almost never any commentary which is just fantastic. You get to watch life unfold in raw video.
And if Detroit isn't your cup of tea, CharlieBo313 has done similar things in Chicago's South Side (THESE VIDEOS ARE AMAZING), Toledo, Cleveland, and probably a few others I've missed along the way. It's a treasure trove of the grittier portions of life in inner-city Detroit which shows that despite the revitalization efforts, there's still a long ways to go. Can't wait to go back.