INDIANA: Forgotten, Sleepy Towns In A Quiet Corner Of The State

I don't know why but the best part of these videos to me is seeing the old, decayed and in most cases abandoned downtowns. I imagine in my nostalgic mind what they looked like after say WW2. Those downtowns were probably vibrant and fully occupied with lots of folks enjoying the area. The place to go and be seen. All those folks who enjoyed those downtowns who are probably long deceased. Fast forward 80 years to what we see today. Some of your video's have old downtowns that are still very vibrant and active. Those are neat to see as well.

I used to drive through those towns hundreds of times back in 2000-2002 when I attended Vincennes University right down the road from Sullivan... And in almost 25 years they haven't changed... Thanks for this Joe!

I'm from a small town in Southern Indiana on the Ohio River and I love it. We have shopping, although not lots like bigger places. But when I was younger and really wanted to do some shopping there were bigger cities to go to. Evansville is only about a hour away, Louisville, Ky is a little over an hour. One thing is we don't have the traffic bigger places have, we don't have the crime, don't get me wrong, we have crime, but nothing like bigger cities. Plus side of living in here is the scenery is beautiful and its nice and peaceful. You can walk down the street even at night, and be safe. So everyone can put us down and make fun, but I wouldn't want to live any other place. If you were born and raised in the big city you're use to it and I guess you can't imagine liking in here, but I love it. Its not perfect but now days with, with the internet you can get anything you want on line. I do love your program and its nice to see how people live other places. There's lots of fishing and hunting in our area too. Thanks and have a good day! Looking forward to seeing your next video

Indiana is a fine state and has a twist of the Midwest and a touch of the south in many areas. Joe thanks for showing this area. 2024 is a milestone and promises to be exciting and I can't wait to be a part of it. Tell Niki hello. Travel safely

That court house in Sullivan is amazing. Something you simply don't expect in such a tiny town.

Thanks again I love seeing these small towns Indiana the heart of America

My father was raised in Ladoga Indiana in the 1930s and I just found out through DNA that his father (born in 1891) was from Lyons Indiana - have spent a lot of time researching small Indiana towns where relatives lived and your video helped me imagine the small town atmosphere that my Dad and Grandfather experienced - thank you!! Your videos are all quality content, have been watching for several years now.

That little house by the tracks in front of the water tower there is where farmers and townsfolk come for water for spraying crops , watering cattle , cisterns for drinking water, etc. Drive up under spigot, fill tank and carry on . Thanks

I am old and can't travel any more. I enjoy everything about your organized videos of the small towns. It is easy to imagine life there back in the day. The Victorian flourishes of the homes in Farmersburg, and the stately old brick businesses are a highlight for me.

The house at 311 W Broadway Street, Shelburn goes for $162,500. 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, 1396 sqft. Built in 1959 with a quarter acre lot. Very expensive for a town like this.

The guy at the end with his flags was my daddy, riding around town in Mount Joy PA about 10 years ago in his 90s. On special holidays he put the big ones on, the smaller ones for everyday….. USA, Marine, & Christian flags! ❤

These are my favorite videos of yours. Just small towns no one else would think to vlog. An accurate depiction of how people live all around America.

I just found your videos a couple of days ago and I am already hooked. When l was a little girl, my mom used to take my two sisters and me on what she called "rambles." We would pick a direction and just spend the day driving around to look at small towns and other sights. It was great and your videos remind me so much of those days. Thanks for the memories. 😊

I live in a hugely overpopulated area in S. Florida. These quiet little towns look very sweet to me. 🤗

Awe, that's the cutest old general store. I love the old buildings. Thank you for sharing!

I live in Bedford, south central Indiana. Topography of Indiana is interesting. North half is flat from the glaciers and southern is hilly from the glacier pushing the topsoil south. For us retired folks low state income tax 3.5%. No taxes on SS or Military pensions. Property taxes are moderate. A lot of agriculture here! I really enjoy your travels! Looking forward to Juneau AK. I’ve been to Anchorage, Fairbanks and Seward.

An awesome video ! I always enjoy the small country towns ! Some gorgeous old homes ! Cute cats ! Thank you so much, Joe and Nic.😊💗

This one brought back memories of the younger years when we used to get on the bikes on Thursday night ride all night to Indiana to get to some party we heard about through the grapevine and just have a great time there. We were wild back in the 80's. lol Have a great day and safe travels

Thank you once more

In one of these small towns , Larry Bird grew up to become one of the best basketball 🏀 players ever & another inspired an iconic song by John Cougar ( Mellencamp ).