America's Fallen City: Chester

America's Fallen City: Chester

In 1950, the city of Chester, Pennsylvania was home to over 66,000 residents.

Just 20 years later, by 1970, over 10,000 people had already abandoned Chester.

By 2010, a staggering 32,000 people – nearly half of Chester's 1950 population – had fled in search of a better life elsewhere.

Chester Pennsylvania, America's Fallen City, Urban Decay, Abandoned City, Economic Decline, Urban Exploration, Chester History, Ghost Town, Forgotten City, City Decline

[Portent-]

I lived almost my entire life ( 65 years ) in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Most of the old photos / film in the beginning WERE NOT Chester, Pa. They were the VERY quaint small city of Chester, England.

[Nick-mfy]

Very few of these photos are from chester pa

[markalexander]

You do realise you've included footage of Chester, England. The traffic driving on the left is a clue, as are the mock Tudor shops built in the late Victorian era.

[names]

ITS A SHAME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY CITIES AND TOWNS OVER THE DECADES

[tmac]

What a piece of crap this video is, bad AI voice with clips that have zero to do with Chester or even America.

[dennisbeauchamp]

the story you tell is true, but I did not see many pictures of Chester Pa mostly filler.

[xoevqrx]

Most of the actual pictures are not Chester Pennsylvania but probably Chester England.
This author needs to find a new profession

[genek]

I remember Chester when I was a child in the 1960's. A nice neighborhood. It turned into a s--t hole by the 90s.

[awillis]

why did they abandoned Chester. Find out why, then fix the problem.

[jamescrawfordsr.]

This must be AI generated, at least in part. Few of the graphics were of Chester, PA. Most graphics were recognizable as Chester, England! Other graphics were not directly related to what was being spoken. This made the video less interesting and less powerful. It is sad because the topic is very important because Chester, PA story is repeated throughout much of the US.

[xoevqrx]

What an idiot he put Chester England pictures in here...

[cindydaniels]

Rather British looking.Chester, PA in its existing is better than the British look.

[chiefjim]

My home town, what a piece of crap video. So many mistakes, fake videos. Picture of Mayor Nacrelli shows a guy from the 1800s. If you’re making a story of a town you might want to actually go there.