What the Hell Happened to Cairo, Illinois???

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[georgebrown]

So you're outta there? . . . Well not so fast. It just so happens that you got caught in an episode of the twilight zone and you can never leave. Sorry buddy, that's your life from now on.

[altair]

I lived in Cairo in 66, 67 and most of 68. I'm white and I can truthfully say that I was never bothered by any black person. I was 13 years old at the time and had black friends. My parents and I lived in an upper middle class area, but my black friends were welcome at our house. What happened to Cairo? Racial problems had some bearing on Cairo's problems. However the biggest factor was interstate 57...it bypassed Cairo whereas the old highway went right through town. When the traffic left so did the money. People who used to spend their money in Cairo at gas stations, restaurants, motels and other businesses in town are now spending it at truck stops along the interstate.

[daisymaefrench]

Instead of sending billions of dollars to foreign countries, why doesn't the U.S. fix these little towns and try to make these homes livable?

[claudiajoseph]

Hey Lamont, you would’ve been damn good history teacher. Stay safe out there peace out.

[andreamarin]

Lamont is the best history professor ever. Learn so much from him. This is a sad town. What a pity. Where is EVERYONE??

[dwrutsgnt]

My wife and I traveled thru there a couple of years ago, we kept watching for zombies to pop out🤷‍♂️😂😂😂

[RingKing]

Lamont when you were in Cairo there was a missed opportunity to walk like an Egyptian🕺🏽😂😭

[breathedeep]

I had to inspect a vacant house there once in 2016 and it was creepy as hell. People acted weird and the whole town has an awful feel to it. I got the hell out as soon as I could.

[jimmyv]

The race riots is what happened to Cairo, I lived there for 30 years.

[maryraynor]

I live about hour and half from Cairo. Thank you Lamont for the history of the town. I never heard all this info before. Welcome To Illinois Lamont!

[BlessedbytheKingofKings]

White flight is a real thing. Experienced it a couple times in my life. It’s happening where I live right now. You think you’re moving into a better neighborhood, but then it becomes the one you just moved from in a couple years. 🤦🏽‍♀️

[atbirth]

We got detoured through Cairo on our way home from Missouri. We were floored by how bad it was. It feels like the Twilight Zone.

[karencarbone]

What a sad looking town. Never seen such a city run down like that. It looks like it, s almost totally abandoned. Our country definitely needs money spent in the U.S. Not sent overseas!😢

[deadlysquirrel]

Charles Dickens wrote about Cairo in “American Notes” after he visited in 1843. He was not impressed at all. Imagine how he would feel today.

[mkevicus]

It’s not about white flight it’s about job going over sea, crime setting in, poverty, so a lot of people flee to better neighborhoods.

[reneerollins]

Looks like Cairo could use an EF4 tornado to be the free demolition crew.

[snookiedj]

Greenville, Mississippi is the same way! I grew up there. It is horrible now, but was like Mayberry when I was growing up. Used to be Queen of the Delta. 😢

[MediCali]

I love these history lessons. So much better with video narration

[loriarmstrong]

I love how you gave the history of this town. Not only do you research the history, you remember it all and tell it so well.

[jimmy-kegb]

I had a freind that got mugged in that town.he was a trucker that had to wait to get loaded for potatoes in Charleston mo.just across the river he went to the bar and walk out and got mugged very bad town at the time.20 years ago
When they had the project housing .they tore them down I thing about 5 years ago