Driving Around Springfield, Missouri in 4k Video

Filmed on Tuesday, December 5 2023, I drive around downtown Springfield, Missouri to see what's going on.

The origin of the city's name is unclear, but the most common view is that it was named for Springfield, Massachusetts, by migrants from that area. One account holds that James Wilson, who lived in the then unnamed city, offered free whiskey to anyone who would vote for the name Springfield, after his hometown in Massachusetts.

The first European-American settlers to the area were John Polk Campbell and his brother, who moved to the area in 1829 from Tennessee. Campbell chose the area because of the presence of a natural well that flowed into a small stream. He staked his claim by carving his initials in a tree.

Springfield's nicknames include "Queen City of the Ozarks" and "The Birthplace of Route 66".

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[anchorage]

Hi.. i surely enjoyed watching this video. I used to study there in early 80's.

When was this video made and around what time? I looked very quiet.

[SanFelipeCreek]

The Mud House Coffee ☕ is fantastic down on the square. Those girls that live in Sky Eleven are freaks 🎉🎉🎉🎉💯🔥💖❤️‍🔥💥💫💥💫💥 Springfield MO is fun for me it is a native St Louis Missouri guy Springfield has fun things to do. The Black Burgers 🍔 is awesome 😎

[chogochogo]

Good city i will love to visit quite spread.

[jobu]

Crazy to see the square in the first two minutes. When I was in high school in the early 1980s the square and the surrounding area for 8 or 10 blocks in all directions was a run-down wasteland of empty buildings and no one ever went there unless they had to go to the DMV office.

[dallaskenn]

11:40 Probably a statute to John Ashcroft somewhere in there.

[spaceUSA]

27:03 i remember finding a bent up nickel on that railroad track about 7 years ago.
Brings back memories
Also ive lived in springfield my whole life, its a great place, except some of the north side.
The best restaurants are casper's, pizza house, and huey magoos

[dragonvr]

My brother works in the downtown area i know why he loves it. We’ve been to Kansas City and I said the downtown area kind of looked like downtown Kansas city

[hanscattini]

So you don’t necessarily have to completely stop at a STOP 🛑 sign ?

[RebeccaBaker-ogyd]

Springfield has narrow streers, st louis has wide. Nut each is unique etc. In their own way. Enjoy these videos. Thanks!😢😮😅😊

[Zimms.]

It's amazing how the locals complain about the gang activity, drugs and homeless and how it's like some active war zone around here but even living on the north side it's really not that bad here like everyone thinks it is. In fact I'd say Springfield is one of the safest and quietest cities I've ever lived in. If people knew how bad it is out there they'd never complain about Springfield.

[hanscattini]

Does Springfield have a major Airport ..

[thiagofigueiredo]

Olá boa noite amigo, sempre tiro um tempo da faculdade para apreciar seus vídeos! Obrigado por compartilhar! 😊👍👍

[Fly]

Great Video! Veterans who renovate, be advised. If you have rehabbed in any big city, you are going to like Springfield. It's as rough here as St Louis, Cincinnati, and Minneapolis.
Materials are giving me sticker shock, but:
25k buys a shell
30k buys a shell with the utilities on.
50k buys a ready-to-live-in.
Ya oughta see our appreciation rates.
Just BTW, we have a 200% overstock on retail and light commercial space. Mostly because of greedy landlords.
Also BTW, our school system sucks. This is not a good place to raise kids.

[RebeccaBaker-ogyd]

Again. It looks lije a ghosttown. Where is everyone!? Sunday?!😢😮😅😊

[stevemarino]

Do you have software that removes people from your videos? I just watched one of your drive throughs of Oklahoma City, almost no people in that one either.

[PoeticInMind]

Springfield looks alot better than Wichita

[brianbasil]

I don't know why I expected it to be nicer than Springfield Illinois. But it's not.