COLUMBUS: Georgia's UGLY Step-Sister City What I Actually Saw
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Date: 2024-01-28
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smileyxoxo1
My moms side of the family lives in Columbus ga while we live more near Atlanta, compared to Atlanta Columbus just gives my kind of late 1900's feels! In the part where my great grandma lived at, they still had old fire stations and signs. while parts of Columbus is beautiful, some parts are just kind of abandoned, my great grandma didn't live like the city parts of Columbus she lived in the same little house probably built years and years ago because of how tiny and property is, not even in a neighborhood. Everything there was kind of old fashioned where she lived. Now a couple miles down the road where my aunt lived, it was a great big neighborhood with nice grass and houses. Columbus does have its luxuries! Although we haven't been there ever since my great grandma passed like 3-4 years ago, towards her last months to a year, she lived in a nursing home. Defiantly built a while ago too, i was creeped out how small and dainty the bathrooms were with a small little 'emergency' button in both of the stalls. Overall, one day I do want to go back and revisit but the car ride omg! We stay at my aunts house when we go because there aren't really any hotels, thats another reason we cant really go back because she recently moved and its a smaller house with probably only 2 bedrooms. We normally only stay 1-2 days with a 3-4 hour cramped car ride. We also have a dog now and stuff and a bunny so its quite hard to go especially considering my great grandma passed and my mom doesn't really want to go back. But great memories
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My moms side of the family lives in Columbus ga while we live more near Atlanta, compared to Atlanta Columbus just gives my kind of late 1900's feels! In the part where my great grandma lived at, they still had old fire stations and signs. while parts of Columbus is beautiful, some parts are just kind of abandoned, my great grandma didn't live like the city parts of Columbus she lived in the same little house probably built years and years ago because of how tiny and property is, not even in a neighborhood. Everything there was kind of old fashioned where she lived. Now a couple miles down the road where my aunt lived, it was a great big neighborhood with nice grass and houses. Columbus does have its luxuries! Although we haven't been there ever since my great grandma passed like 3-4 years ago, towards her last months to a year, she lived in a nursing home. Defiantly built a while ago too, i was creeped out how small and dainty the bathrooms were with a small little 'emergency' button in both of the stalls. Overall, one day I do want to go back and revisit but the car ride omg! We stay at my aunts house when we go because there aren't really any hotels, thats another reason we cant really go back because she recently moved and its a smaller house with probably only 2 bedrooms. We normally only stay 1-2 days with a 3-4 hour cramped car ride. We also have a dog now and stuff and a bunny so its quite hard to go especially considering my great grandma passed and my mom doesn't really want to go back. But great memories
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BlackOutWolf91
I’ve lived here Columbus, GA/ Cataula, GA since I was born so about 30 years until a year ago I relocated to Tennessee. Getting out of this city was the best decision I’ve ever made lol it’s terrible as far as jobs and income go. Just to many people for the size of the city. Jobs are hard because all the surrounding areas Harris, Fortson, auburn, phcity, Opelika, Cuesta, ft. benning, ft. Mitchel, cataula, pine mountain, eufala, warm springs, waverly hall, Lagrange etc. Its crime rate has increased significantly each year. Fun Fact when I was younger we were poor lived right next to that big White House across from Columbus Museum in these low income apartments lol My grandfather had 9 kids was in military that’s what brought our bloodline to Columbus. I do miss my family but hate visiting Columbus just miserable lol I have so many more opportunities I even lived in Atlanta for about 8 months but still just wasn’t for me I was still going to columbus back and forth every week lol
I didn’t know you could take the hooch to New Orleans interesting
The firework shows every year downtown growing up gave me so many memories they closed the whole area down thunder on the hooch I think it was called it was the fair you could take rides on the old steam boat right where the rapids are now I remember when they blew all that up with dynamite to make the rapids everyone wanted to watch lol
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I’ve lived here Columbus, GA/ Cataula, GA since I was born so about 30 years until a year ago I relocated to Tennessee. Getting out of this city was the best decision I’ve ever made lol it’s terrible as far as jobs and income go. Just to many people for the size of the city. Jobs are hard because all the surrounding areas Harris, Fortson, auburn, phcity, Opelika, Cuesta, ft. benning, ft. Mitchel, cataula, pine mountain, eufala, warm springs, waverly hall, Lagrange etc. Its crime rate has increased significantly each year. Fun Fact when I was younger we were poor lived right next to that big White House across from Columbus Museum in these low income apartments lol My grandfather had 9 kids was in military that’s what brought our bloodline to Columbus. I do miss my family but hate visiting Columbus just miserable lol I have so many more opportunities I even lived in Atlanta for about 8 months but still just wasn’t for me I was still going to columbus back and forth every week lol
I didn’t know you could take the hooch to New Orleans interesting
The firework shows every year downtown growing up gave me so many memories they closed the whole area down thunder on the hooch I think it was called it was the fair you could take rides on the old steam boat right where the rapids are now I remember when they blew all that up with dynamite to make the rapids everyone wanted to watch lol
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johnwalker3473
I grew up at Fort Benning during the Vietnam War so Columbus was intertwined in my youth. Columbus was a Mill Town until all the textile plants were shipped overseas in the 1980s. Columbus has always tried to be a player in Georgia, it's the second in physical size since the city and Muscogee County merged in 1971 but it has always remained a one horse town. Prior to George Woodruff's death in 1976, seven families owned and controlled virtually everything in Columbus from banking, radio/television, restaurants, commerce and real-estate. It was the quintessential old boy town. They hated all the people and ideas the folks from Fort Benning brought into the community from the outside and fought furiously to protect their turf and way of life. They even used the students from Fort Benning as political pawns to desegregate Wm. H. Spencer High School in 1971 so that their white sons and daughters did not have to face the hate and bigotry of Columbus' black community as we did. Nothing has really changed since then. The old boy network has been replaced with progressive race hustlers. Downtown looks like Beirut, Columbus Square Mall is gone and south Columbus resembles something more akin to south Chicago. I graduated from high school in 1975, joined the Navy and never looked back.
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I grew up at Fort Benning during the Vietnam War so Columbus was intertwined in my youth. Columbus was a Mill Town until all the textile plants were shipped overseas in the 1980s. Columbus has always tried to be a player in Georgia, it's the second in physical size since the city and Muscogee County merged in 1971 but it has always remained a one horse town. Prior to George Woodruff's death in 1976, seven families owned and controlled virtually everything in Columbus from banking, radio/television, restaurants, commerce and real-estate. It was the quintessential old boy town. They hated all the people and ideas the folks from Fort Benning brought into the community from the outside and fought furiously to protect their turf and way of life. They even used the students from Fort Benning as political pawns to desegregate Wm. H. Spencer High School in 1971 so that their white sons and daughters did not have to face the hate and bigotry of Columbus' black community as we did. Nothing has really changed since then. The old boy network has been replaced with progressive race hustlers. Downtown looks like Beirut, Columbus Square Mall is gone and south Columbus resembles something more akin to south Chicago. I graduated from high school in 1975, joined the Navy and never looked back.
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nickmaestro
I went to Columbus State University for undergrad for music. Downtown of Columbus is where the university had the music, theater and visual art schools. The music school, known as the Schwob, was attached to the Rivercenter of Performing arts. I'm sure more of the university moved Downtown since I went there. I stayed in those exact dorms at 6: 37 on the left, also the Rankin right across the street. Me and some frat brothers eventually rented a townhouse across the Coca-Cola Space and Science Center just up the street. Columbus was a nice, small city, and the university wasn't large. Scruffy Murphy's, The Canon, and Country's Barbeque were musts if you visited.
I went to small schools all my life, so the thought of going to a big school dreaded me. I enjoyed my time there, though no desire to go back.
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I went to Columbus State University for undergrad for music. Downtown of Columbus is where the university had the music, theater and visual art schools. The music school, known as the Schwob, was attached to the Rivercenter of Performing arts. I'm sure more of the university moved Downtown since I went there. I stayed in those exact dorms at 6: 37 on the left, also the Rankin right across the street. Me and some frat brothers eventually rented a townhouse across the Coca-Cola Space and Science Center just up the street. Columbus was a nice, small city, and the university wasn't large. Scruffy Murphy's, The Canon, and Country's Barbeque were musts if you visited.
I went to small schools all my life, so the thought of going to a big school dreaded me. I enjoyed my time there, though no desire to go back.
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scottishhellcat
That mansion, somebody's home is our old family home. Is now divided into apartments. Back in the day those homes on Wynnton Rd were out in the country. Used during the hot summers. As you can tell by the comments all of us from Columbus enjoyed the video. I hope your wife feels better. She was a good travel companion for your Savannah video. I am going to watch again to see where the shotgun houses were. I am guessing Bibb Ciry. Just a suggestion but please come back and video our neighbor Phenix City Alabama. She is just across the river. Hopefully Troy University and their Riverwalk with revitalize over there. The presence of Columbus State University and our Riverwalk has greatly improved our downtown area.
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That mansion, somebody's home is our old family home. Is now divided into apartments. Back in the day those homes on Wynnton Rd were out in the country. Used during the hot summers. As you can tell by the comments all of us from Columbus enjoyed the video. I hope your wife feels better. She was a good travel companion for your Savannah video. I am going to watch again to see where the shotgun houses were. I am guessing Bibb Ciry. Just a suggestion but please come back and video our neighbor Phenix City Alabama. She is just across the river. Hopefully Troy University and their Riverwalk with revitalize over there. The presence of Columbus State University and our Riverwalk has greatly improved our downtown area.
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CBMwags
Thanks for stopping through my hometown! Columbus has some great spots. Im seeing you went by the AFLAC tower off Macon Road which you remarked I s a strange spot for such a large building. The story goes that John Amos the founder of American Family Life Insurance wanted to live in the Overlook area which was a wealthy neighborhood in that part of town but the snooty residents shunned him. He said one day when I become rich I’m going to look down on all those rich people who looked down on me. He built the only skyscraper in Columbus and put his house on the parking deck which casts a shadow on the Overlook neighborhood. So he literally looked down on them!
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Thanks for stopping through my hometown! Columbus has some great spots. Im seeing you went by the AFLAC tower off Macon Road which you remarked I s a strange spot for such a large building. The story goes that John Amos the founder of American Family Life Insurance wanted to live in the Overlook area which was a wealthy neighborhood in that part of town but the snooty residents shunned him. He said one day when I become rich I’m going to look down on all those rich people who looked down on me. He built the only skyscraper in Columbus and put his house on the parking deck which casts a shadow on the Overlook neighborhood. So he literally looked down on them!
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scottishhellcat
I was enjoying your videos when I came across, you guessed it, my hometown. I was riding shotgun with you visually when you turned a corner right when a commercial flashed on the screen. Low and behold you lost me. Very good video. One of the best I have seen. I know it had to be a slip up when you mentioned Columbia State University. Proper name is Columbus State University. Otherwise spot on. You made my day when you featured our old family home out in Wynnton. BTW, I enjoyed your tours of Savannah, Augusta and the little rural towns of Georgia and Alabama. I am about to watch the video on Montgomery.
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I was enjoying your videos when I came across, you guessed it, my hometown. I was riding shotgun with you visually when you turned a corner right when a commercial flashed on the screen. Low and behold you lost me. Very good video. One of the best I have seen. I know it had to be a slip up when you mentioned Columbia State University. Proper name is Columbus State University. Otherwise spot on. You made my day when you featured our old family home out in Wynnton. BTW, I enjoyed your tours of Savannah, Augusta and the little rural towns of Georgia and Alabama. I am about to watch the video on Montgomery.
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johnsamhain
Born and raised in Fountain City, your video was very informative, just a shame you couldn't make it to more of the city. The Botanical Gardens are nice, alot of beautiful parks, the entirety of the historic side has more folklore and history than you could imagine. The Springer Opera House puts on great productions of everything from Girls and Dolls to Evil Dead the Musical. Holidays are a big deal here too. There's stuff to do everywhere. If you have money and you can get past the eerie aura, it's a fun place to be. If you want peace and quiet, though, good luck finding it.
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Born and raised in Fountain City, your video was very informative, just a shame you couldn't make it to more of the city. The Botanical Gardens are nice, alot of beautiful parks, the entirety of the historic side has more folklore and history than you could imagine. The Springer Opera House puts on great productions of everything from Girls and Dolls to Evil Dead the Musical. Holidays are a big deal here too. There's stuff to do everywhere. If you have money and you can get past the eerie aura, it's a fun place to be. If you want peace and quiet, though, good luck finding it.
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darkraven4467
Columbus is my hometown. Downtown is definitely my favorite hangout spot in town. I saw that you went into Scruffy Murphy’s for a Guinness. Definitely a great bar. But if you enjoy craft beer, you should definitely check out the place next door to Scruffy Murphy’s called Maltitude. The guys that work there are super cool and friendly. And they have a great variety of beers. Also there’s a nice little bar downtown called Nonic which also has a good variety of craft beers. Downtown is definitely a great place for a beer snob such as myself
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Columbus is my hometown. Downtown is definitely my favorite hangout spot in town. I saw that you went into Scruffy Murphy’s for a Guinness. Definitely a great bar. But if you enjoy craft beer, you should definitely check out the place next door to Scruffy Murphy’s called Maltitude. The guys that work there are super cool and friendly. And they have a great variety of beers. Also there’s a nice little bar downtown called Nonic which also has a good variety of craft beers. Downtown is definitely a great place for a beer snob such as myself
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angelbrown9342
Please do another Columbus GA! Our city has no been properly represented. You literally filmed the ugliest side of town! You were downtown. You should've visited the Cooper Creek and Flat Rock Park areas, Also the neighbors around the welcome center and so on. Columbus GA is soooo much more than downtown and by 9pm it's quiet in all the neighborhoods except weekends when people enjoy their family and friends. Please please please come back and visit our town and see the rest of it. Thankyou
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Please do another Columbus GA! Our city has no been properly represented. You literally filmed the ugliest side of town! You were downtown. You should've visited the Cooper Creek and Flat Rock Park areas, Also the neighbors around the welcome center and so on. Columbus GA is soooo much more than downtown and by 9pm it's quiet in all the neighborhoods except weekends when people enjoy their family and friends. Please please please come back and visit our town and see the rest of it. Thankyou
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tinnettahunt6894
Columbus, Georgia is not really what people think it is. Born and raised and still live in Columbus, Georgia. I love my city. He hasn't shown the real deal of Columbus, just shown the downtown and the Historical area. Columbus Georgia can be a nice City to live in if people can come back together and show other that are moving here. Columbus, Georgia is not the ugliest city in Ga
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Columbus, Georgia is not really what people think it is. Born and raised and still live in Columbus, Georgia. I love my city. He hasn't shown the real deal of Columbus, just shown the downtown and the Historical area. Columbus Georgia can be a nice City to live in if people can come back together and show other that are moving here. Columbus, Georgia is not the ugliest city in Ga
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thegodblogger3812
I lived in Columbs GA from May to Sept 2009. It's basically the tree stand for Ft. Bennett. Without the military base, there is no Columbus. Lived in a quiet apartment complex, Hunter's Run, on Woodruff Farm Rd. Haven't been back since I moved out. Wasn't a bad area then. Don't know about it now. Columbus was a sleepy city. Can't say I miss it though.
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I lived in Columbs GA from May to Sept 2009. It's basically the tree stand for Ft. Bennett. Without the military base, there is no Columbus. Lived in a quiet apartment complex, Hunter's Run, on Woodruff Farm Rd. Haven't been back since I moved out. Wasn't a bad area then. Don't know about it now. Columbus was a sleepy city. Can't say I miss it though.
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pureisrael9557
My main attraction to columbus was the weather; in the past 40 years I can only remember Columbus being affected by 2 storms but everyone made it through unscaved. Both storms seemed to be hurricanes when I was a child. Other than that, the weather is always great be it cold or warm. even the stormy days, which are very few, are calm and relaxing.
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My main attraction to columbus was the weather; in the past 40 years I can only remember Columbus being affected by 2 storms but everyone made it through unscaved. Both storms seemed to be hurricanes when I was a child. Other than that, the weather is always great be it cold or warm. even the stormy days, which are very few, are calm and relaxing.
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walter9724
One thing I've noticed in these videos about these towns you visit, is compared to towns and cities here in Australia is how grey and dreary they are. Hardly any colors used and how dirty places are. It's a shame cause I'm sure these places were nice and those that aren't run down could still be nice and pleasant place to live and visit.
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One thing I've noticed in these videos about these towns you visit, is compared to towns and cities here in Australia is how grey and dreary they are. Hardly any colors used and how dirty places are. It's a shame cause I'm sure these places were nice and those that aren't run down could still be nice and pleasant place to live and visit.
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capnobvious2718
I don't see any tent cities, piles of trash, junkies mindlessly pushing shopping carts around. Where are the boarded up federal buildings and businesses due to vandalism It's far too clean and nice looking for a city. Portland and Salem Oregon are what a city should look like! Seriously though, looks quite nice.
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I don't see any tent cities, piles of trash, junkies mindlessly pushing shopping carts around. Where are the boarded up federal buildings and businesses due to vandalism It's far too clean and nice looking for a city. Portland and Salem Oregon are what a city should look like! Seriously though, looks quite nice.
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ride4kix
Downtown Columbus is considered Uptown now. The factories were turned into housing dorms for the college students for CSU. Town next to it is Phenix City which was once called Sin City. There's a movie about that town called the Phenix City story.
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Downtown Columbus is considered Uptown now. The factories were turned into housing dorms for the college students for CSU. Town next to it is Phenix City which was once called Sin City. There's a movie about that town called the Phenix City story.
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Dubbj357
Look like every town you have the Good, Bad, and Ugly. The story on Coca-Cola was incorrect. It was a black maid of Pemberton made those tonics, unfortunately for her it was during Slavery so she couldn't get it Patents. Look up Mrs Diva Brown.
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Look like every town you have the Good, Bad, and Ugly. The story on Coca-Cola was incorrect. It was a black maid of Pemberton made those tonics, unfortunately for her it was during Slavery so she couldn't get it Patents. Look up Mrs Diva Brown.
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ameri2385
19: 36 There was a mansion built on top of the parking garage for the man who owned Aflac's mother so they could be close to each other. It is over to the right of the actual Aflac building I show it to my kids every time we pass it.
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19: 36 There was a mansion built on top of the parking garage for the man who owned Aflac's mother so they could be close to each other. It is over to the right of the actual Aflac building I show it to my kids every time we pass it.
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lesboatright8364
I commented on the deplorable city of augusta ga by saying the politicians are ruining the city and the crime rate is sky high and my comment was removed and i was threatened i will not be silenced and intend legal action
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I commented on the deplorable city of augusta ga by saying the politicians are ruining the city and the crime rate is sky high and my comment was removed and i was threatened i will not be silenced and intend legal action
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Revolver1701
I grew up near Columbus in the sixties and seventies. About ten years ago we traveled to the downtown for a concert. The downtown is beautiful. I saw it before and after renovation of the downtown and it is night and day.
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I grew up near Columbus in the sixties and seventies. About ten years ago we traveled to the downtown for a concert. The downtown is beautiful. I saw it before and after renovation of the downtown and it is night and day.
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deadpossum6826
Its absolutely baffling the comments of ppl from here and almost none talking about how god awful the crime has gotten, even just in the last 2 years. I (25 F) literally don't even leave home alone because its unsafe
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Its absolutely baffling the comments of ppl from here and almost none talking about how god awful the crime has gotten, even just in the last 2 years. I (25 F) literally don't even leave home alone because its unsafe
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patk7942
I recall as a child in the 60s going on class field trips to Kinnet Dairies. We were given free ice cream at the end of the tour. Then we got to go see Kadie the cow up close it was the best school field trip I remember.
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I recall as a child in the 60s going on class field trips to Kinnet Dairies. We were given free ice cream at the end of the tour. Then we got to go see Kadie the cow up close it was the best school field trip I remember.
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usa-by-car
Hey. My name is actually Timothy but I’m using my mom’s account but i live in Columbus ga off morris rd now but now I’m stuck in Florida. It’s nice to see that you showed my hometown
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Hey. My name is actually Timothy but I’m using my mom’s account but i live in Columbus ga off morris rd now but now I’m stuck in Florida. It’s nice to see that you showed my hometown
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usa-by-car
My dad lived here in the early 1914 when he was a kid. His mom worked in one of the mills and could see him and his friends playin in the river. His mom died when she was 33yo from TB
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My dad lived here in the early 1914 when he was a kid. His mom worked in one of the mills and could see him and his friends playin in the river. His mom died when she was 33yo from TB
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owensomers8572
I remember the Jump School instructors at Fort Benning warning us of the dangers of downtown Columbus, but under no circumstances were we to cross the river into Phenix City.
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I remember the Jump School instructors at Fort Benning warning us of the dangers of downtown Columbus, but under no circumstances were we to cross the river into Phenix City.
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usa-by-car
I love taking my granddaughter down to the Riverwalk when she stays with us during the summer. We usually stop by the library after walking. She also loves the museum.
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I love taking my granddaughter down to the Riverwalk when she stays with us during the summer. We usually stop by the library after walking. She also loves the museum.
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beanapalooza6614
I was the electrical foreman on the yellow and green building that overlooks the Riverwalk. And I'll never have enough money to EVER even step foot in there!
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I was the electrical foreman on the yellow and green building that overlooks the Riverwalk. And I'll never have enough money to EVER even step foot in there!
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liljroc4620
At 18: 38 you passed the Chosen Few Mc Clubhouse. They’re a mixed race 1%er club that started out in Los Angeles in 1959. That club has a looooooooong history!
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At 18: 38 you passed the Chosen Few Mc Clubhouse. They’re a mixed race 1%er club that started out in Los Angeles in 1959. That club has a looooooooong history!
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usa-by-car
Columbus is a fantastic city/town it just needs to be heavily gentrified. Raising the value and getting the poor people out would make this city almost perfect
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Columbus is a fantastic city/town it just needs to be heavily gentrified. Raising the value and getting the poor people out would make this city almost perfect
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MyOddThoughts
I honestly thought Chatahoochee (sorry for the spelling) was fake/made up for a movie. After watching this and Cocaine Bear, now I know. It does exist.
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I honestly thought Chatahoochee (sorry for the spelling) was fake/made up for a movie. After watching this and Cocaine Bear, now I know. It does exist.
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aerialreynolds1777
I stay as we say across the water lol. when Halloween comes you have to bring your family its like the whole town because Halloween town
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I stay as we say across the water lol. when Halloween comes you have to bring your family its like the whole town because Halloween town
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Bellitab
All you did was stay uptown locals call it downtown. There is a mid town and a Northside! Nicknamed fountain city because of all the fountains.
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All you did was stay uptown locals call it downtown. There is a mid town and a Northside! Nicknamed fountain city because of all the fountains.
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ericchristian6710
You're using the word rapids for any place with rocks sticking out of the water. Try shoals. That's what they're called in Georgia.
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You're using the word rapids for any place with rocks sticking out of the water. Try shoals. That's what they're called in Georgia.
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zoidmo3388
you're right if it's an Irish Pub, there's Guinness. Cheers. What are shot gun houses I'm from CanChinaStan. use to been known as Canada.
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you're right if it's an Irish Pub, there's Guinness. Cheers. What are shot gun houses I'm from CanChinaStan. use to been known as Canada.
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