I’ve lived in Jacksonville aka the duval aka lerpville aka the jaguar aka the 904 aka the murder capital aka the jax aka duvalville for 98 years now and this guy has no idea what hes talking about. If you come back here we got something special waiting for you, your fat maybe you should walk instead of drive thru my hood. You know nothing about my city if you aint from here you cant talk about my town.. and finally your racist.
FLORIDAHOODVLOGS
It’s hilarious watching a “top 10 most dangerous areas” of your city and just being like yeah that’s my school bus route 😂
mauriceflores
I am a redhead in the "ghetto" my first week my truck broke down and 5 people in the hood pulled together to push my truck to a safe area without me asking. The hood gets a bad rep. It's typically just a few knuckleheads
MaverickPropertySolutions
I live in Jacksonville Fl. Nothing scares me. My daughters phone was stolen from school and it had a tracker on it. I followed it to this neighborhood and drove around looking for who had it. Short story I got the phone back and was never harassed by anyone. Now I wouldn't want to be there at night but, there's a lot of places I wouldn't want to be at night. I've lived here all my life and love it.
loralie
I love Jax, I miss living there so much. Great video.
Here are a few things:
1. Jacksonville is the biggest city landwise in continental US (Alaska has larger towns/cities)
2. Jacksonville is the 11th most populated city in the US. 9/23
3. There are plenty of places in Florida that are rough and are very white - Mims, Cocoa Beach, and some parts of Daytona Beach
4. I went to a church in Jacksonville (RCC) that would go to Lackawanna and throw birthday parties, give medical aid, and financial help people in public housing in that area.
chrislanejones
I came to live in Duval when I was 18. I lived there the next 17 years. I was stationed there and stayed to get an education. Later on I became a nurse. The middle part of my career I worked in home health. I had to learn the city using an atlas because phones didn’t have GPS yet. Most of the neighborhoods you decided to highlight and the ones you mentioned I visited the people in those communities and I am here to tell you there are some good people in Duval. They looked after me like family when my family was 500 miles away. There were high crime rates then however I never was afraid to go in any of those neighborhoods even after I found out what they were like. Before you say I was safe because I was the nurse that isn’t always true. Some people believe we carry medication and they knew my company had needles and some of us had laptops. If you need a fix and not thinking straight you will do what you have to period. Lastly when I lived there I lived on the Westside, moved to the Riverside. Then my last residences were on the Northside and attended church all my years on the Westside. I will tell you I didn’t feel more safe on one side or the other. Crime is crime. Seeing this video after being away for about 7 years let’s me know that Duval was my home away from home and you obviously only go there to visit because you really only know that city by the statistics like a tourist
queenslyric
You passed my house 🤣🤣🤣
I've lived all over Jacksonville my whole life.And in some of those neighborhoods you mentioned and showed, I was treated more like family than quarter million dollar condos at the beach. Nothing like poverty to bring people together fr. Eastside block party cookouts are better than any black suit and tie events 👌👌
taracoleman
My friends moved to Jax 5 years ago - Baymeadows and Southside and I've visited several times. If you want to see the future of Jacksonville, just look towards Charlotte as well as south and central Florida. I lived in Austin Texas for the last 10 years and can vouch what is coming towards Jax. 10 years ago one could get a cheap house on the east side of Austin for $50k. Same house now goes for $500k. No joke. Tons of gentrification. What the banking industry did to Charlotte over the last 10 years the Wall Street firms are now doing to Jacksonville. I plan on moving to Jax end of next summer as property values will start to really escalate in a few years and I would like to be on the atlantic. Also, as Metro Jax continues to grow so to will its terms. There will be a day when St. Augustine and St. Mary's is just another Jax suburb and metro jax will have 3 or 4 million residence. When that happens it will be a totally different place. It is what it is good or bad.
mjohnson
Thank you for featuring these mom and pop restaurants. The best food you will ever have is a mom and pop restaurant. That’s where I mostly get my food when I go out to eat is at these kind of establishments. It beats the chain restaurants any day.
robertmoore
1. Moncrief Park
2. Magnolia Gardens
3. 29th and Chase (Part of Moncrief)
4. 45th and Moncrief
5. Lackawanna
6. Mid-Westside
7. New Town
8. Arlington Manor
9. Eastside
10. Panama Park
HeyokaCat_
Hahaha really enjoyed this! I've lived here for 20 years and there are a lot of rough areas regardless of skin color. Overall the northwest side of Jax and some of Arlington are the worst. As some one who went to JSO's police academy and worked for brinks rolling through the worst neighborhoods in Jax it's out there. For the most part if you are in these areas people will respect you when respect is given. I don't advise you roll through these neighborhoods but if you happen to be there stand tall and be a good person you wont have too many problems.
frankomalley
Thanks for pointing out the ridiculousness of the Realtors here in Jax.
😂👍
TheAdminjack
Moncrief is expansive, not expensive 💡
FLORIDAHOODVLOGS
I’m just happy you wrap this one up the right way!! I was getting in to my feelers about my city! We all got work to do!!
murphycarl
I'm glad u mention that there are poor slum white areas down Jacksonville to Jose because it's always stereotypical that the worst neighborhoods are in the black areas only!😲💬
francescamiller
Good video.
I was born in this city.
And some of those locations have some incredible homes and beautiful surroundings such as parks, wooded areas, sports facilities for the public.
I like the way you touches upon this problem and at the same time showed some of the areas being still high potential to change.
People can change and will in fact be what changes these neighborhoods.
Good video.
Lucid
The words worst neighborhood is a code word for African American neighborhood in my opinion. The reason this neighborhood is in this condition is because of deindustrialization leading to lack of job opportunities, Redlining which deny mortgages and lead to low property values and very little public or private investment. The people are subjugated and there's a large economic and income inequalities. You referred to a golf course in the video which is east of Moncrief Park it appears to be Brentwood golf course it is only one in that area. It was once segregated by the city of Jacksonville but a Supreme Court case in 1962 changed it to integrated.Thanks to the Brentwood Four who were African American men that sued the city in a Battle for equality.
fredrickpolite
Can't say Arlington without Sin City and KONA Skateboard park!
bobbygene
I'm watching this video and moved to Jacksonville about 3 years ago and I love in Paxon. I also drove for Z Trip and I can tell you it's not that bad as long as you mind your business.
kayp
I was bred and born in Jacksonville. Lived in places all over town (aka poverty line), and I've lived in other major cities (NYC, Atlanta & Oakland) but I'm back in Jax now. You hit all the right parts, my dude. Thank you. And there ain't nothin' better than a good BBQ joint in Jax. Jenkins used to be my go to.
