A DANGER ZONE In Suburban Detroit | Ecorse, Michigan

Welcome to Ecorse, Michigan. Where the corruption is loud and proud and the crime rate is out of control. Ecorse is one of Michigan's oldest communities. Steel manufacturing used to be much bigger here than it is now, shipbuilding was huge here too. Not anymore though. Nearly all of the jobs that helped build this town are now gone. Crime is extremely high and there have been numerous corruption cases in Ecorse over the years. I talk about all of it in this video.

0:00- 1:10 Intro
1:10 - 11:03 Endless Corruption
11:03 - 15:24 Steel Industry
15:24 - 17:31 Corruption Continued
17:31 - 20:02 Economic Stats
20:02 - 26:32 History
26:32 - 31:02 Chris's Livability Score

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In order to make good YouTube videos, it helps to have good equipment. I started out on a budget and have expanded overtime. Links to everything that I use are down below.

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[louoldschool]

I left there 50 yrs ago and never looked back

[thomasschreiber]

The loss of industry is a bad thing. Some people don't get that.

[chrisbarr]

the further south you go the nicer the houses get .Wyandotte is next and has some beautiful homes along Jefferson/Biddle

[jetsons]

Great mix of facts, video and humor. The humor keeps the "Ah -- this is boring" from setting in like many other videos. High property taxes is really a city killer.
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Chris, Thanks for your time, work and posting.

[EmpireStateExpress]

Great video! I grew up in Ecorse & River Rouge and finally left the area in 2017 due to getting a job in another state. I thank God every day that I got far away from that place. I knew the property taxes were high, but I never knew that they were the highest in Michigan.

[joannunemaker]

I love the river front. I enjoyed this video. Too bad for the corruption. 😊❤

[ricdale]

My Dad worked at the Great Lakes Steel Plant in the 60's - 70's. Ecorse was actually not bad at all then. Thriving with restaurants and retail. However from the 80's and upward Ecorse has been the victim of loss of businesses, loss of proper police, fire and municipal leadership and loss of residents. The laundry list of failings is lengthy and well documented. The neighbor city of Rouge with almost all the same basic parameters as Ecorse somehow has remained viable and much more solvent for residents. The city has been in a Emergency receivership for more than 20 years because city elects and fire and police persons were involved in heavy fraud and illegal activities that cause a State and Federal investigations. Many very well built and spacious homes were built there but they were jammed too closely together on many blocks. It's a sad story as Ecorse pre 1980 was actually a nice place. Now its a den for squatting addicts and street gang activity.

[chantelbates]

What an informative video . Thank you for sharing this ! I was unfortunately one of the persons whose car was “held under investigation “ and got stuck with a hefty bill from my finance company because they wouldn’t release my vehicle nor let me report it stolen! Now it all makes sense!

[springrain]

"High" street was always funny to the high school stoners in the 90s cause you used to be able to pull up over there and get whatever you wanted. It was kinda intense. Nice to see they got rid of all the old HUD housing units just West of High, and have replaced them with newer buildings. Not sure how much has changed since then, but it seemed to be nicer. Love your work!

[deejames]

I'm from ecorse still live in ecorse and living here is terrible, city council old and stuck in they ways and want so we get nothing new no shopping centers no grocery stores but sky high Obriens who sells rotten shit terrible call in the army

[bradrock]

This was fun! I worked at the Rouge in the early seventies & used to take the 'Back way' home to Belleville. My grandparents lived on the corner of Northline & Huron River Drive until the Airport stole their house of 60 years & 5 acres. ( they both died shortly after ) And the house just sat for years after.
Glad I left in 75.
Things were just as corrupt when I lived there & before that my dad always had 'Purple Gang' stories.
Sure is quiet here in the

[shelbyz]

"Damn!" That stolen money could've been put back into the community instead of in the corrupt officials slimey pockets. Do better town leaders! I appreciate all the funny add ons in the video Chris!👍

[material___]

This is my hometown. It is not a ‘danger zone’ it’s just a rough, poor area.

[inchranger]

I owned a home there from 1997-2007, in that neighborhood that is the only 3 good blocks of Ecorse. That park has changed a bit but I could see the water from my home down the street.

[Sweetpjoe]

I grew up in the area from 1963 to 1982. That was when Ecorse was jumping.

[seahog]

I lived right across Jefferson ave in an upper flat that had a great view of that island you show at the 9:20 mark of this video in 1980. Ecorse at that time was pretty safe and had a few good restaurants and pubs although you could feel the city slipping away. The island was full of cats and rats, probably been there for decades. I live in Wyandotte now which is not much different than the 80’s except back then it had some rougher bars and so did most of Downriver at the time. Wyandotte has maintained if not improved life with a nice downtown area and park on the river. Wyandotte has lost app 9000 people since 1980 34K down to 25K presently. Lincoln Park has only lost 5K since 1980 but the demographic change is extraordinary.

[anthrax]

The “Damn!” voice thing has got to go. Sorry but it’s annoying.

[tedtimmis]

The homes and neighborhoods looked tidy and mostly well-kept.

[_Miss_Mary]

I lived in Ecorse back in 1999. We heard the drive bys and decided to move. 😬