We Discovered A Shantytown In Florida! Exploring Englewood

Englewood, Florida

[LifeLoveandAvocados]

Englewood is a great little town. It is small, friendly, and safe. There are organizations that do a lot for the homeless here including regular potluck meals.

[LiquefiedVision]

I was born and raised in Englewood. I've watched this town go from a great place for kids to get over run by the in flux of elderly northerners, and they absolutely destroyed it! The reason there are so many homeless in Englewood now is that the rent prices are unbelievable. People from out of state have bought all these homes and duplexes, then pushed the rent up so high that it has pushed out locals! I just seen the other day a room for rent for $2, 500! One single room! Nothing included! This side of Englewood is on the Sarasota County side. They treat this side of Englewood as a step child. The roads haven't been taking care of in over a decade. I know where they places are at where this dude is showing you. Ian did destroy our town, but the homeless has been here 20+ years now. It's sad to my home town like this. I still live here. 40+ yrs. I've watched this town become a cesspool of drug uses, homelessness, and some many businesses shut down. Englewood is now a horrible place to live unless you have money.

[MarilynArchey-qwvh]

The Economy is going to drive millions of people to this way of life. May, God have mercy on us. In, Jesus name Amen 🙏

[drjanines]

Pretty cool - I live ~2 miles N of Dearborn & 776 intersect. I've never watched a video & saw my (very small) town.If you live in Englewood - give a shout-out!

PS empty bottles are from recycling bins-expired meds are disposed of properly.

[brianwilliams-sejy]

Homeless is a matter of perception, Home is where your heart is!

[robertbelliii]

I think what happens is when they get evicted they try to hold onto to their stuff, but if it rains the wind would blow it around.

[jukio]

Every time I watch a vlog in Florida, they always show the beautiful side of Florida, but never the bad parts.

[davidmichael]

Pill bottles are for recycling, attics are desperately trying to find pills but those are empty. I pick them up while im working. They leave them out on docks behind stores.

[mickjones]

i would be scared of the rattlesnakes and creepy crawlys

[robertbelliii]

Natural ice is a good cheap beer. I think it is 5.7 percent. It tastes like Budweiser. It is good to drink if you do not have a lot of money.

[badgalkia]

How did they get a hold of all those pill bottles???!!! Wow

[JynRoh]

Jose i think that might be a shanty town

[FLORIDAHOODVLOGS]

Anyone remember my live stream in englewood where the “fine young locals” attached people? 😊 we deleted it but some of yall saw it

[susieparotthead]

I really loved your video! I have lived here for 9 years...love it very much! Sad about the homeless population, our community has a lot of free food and housing etc.for them, but it's just the way it is for some people. Whether it's because of mental illness, drug addiction, hardship, some folks don't want to get out of homelessness. There are so many great things about this area. You were a great videographer! :D I hope my little town stays "Old Florida"

[judyfabion]

Is there only one Welcome to Englewood sign?

[alleng]

I worked that way for Englewood Disposal the local garbage company. Moved out of there in 2000 when my divorced happened. Never looked back, I still worked for the Disposal Company until 2019. Saw that whole area decline through the years.

[alleng]

That's right over there off of Dearborn st, I think it's N Broadway rd. They never finished paving it all the way through.

[rachelboone]

Just please don't make fun of the homeless

[mariah-jrfe]

Sarasota/Bradenton has the most RV/MH Communities in FL. But 95% are 55+ (but mostly empty), look shabby, and have endless rules/regulations posted on the property warning residents to follow the rules or else! For example, the Manatee County Police will arrest a person for trespassing at the Tropical Gardens RV/MH Community in Oneco/Bradenton. Most of these communities that are highly regulated by the police look like run down, shanty towns! 😎

[kellybrock]

Are these camps along Indiana road. We live in a gated community park forest off Indiana and they had set up one of these camps right outside of our dates in the woods. We went in with Olive and threw everything away as they were trespassing on the developers land.