What's the most depressing U.S. town you've ever visited?

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Anonymous wrote:San Francisco. Tragic what it became when you remember it he good times

I agree. It's one of the few town that was done in by excessive wealth vs. Poverty.

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Anonymous wrote:Cumberland, MD - both of my parents grew up there. It was a beautiful little town once, but it became depressed once railroads became less vital to the economy. It is so sad to visit now - I believe it may be ranked the poorest town in MD - lots of drugs and all boarded up. I sometimes wonder if it will ever have a renaissance like Ashevillle - such a pretty location and charming old buildings. I hope it revitalizes one day.

I posted earlier, and I can't believe I forgot Cumberland. Utterly depressing, I don't even like driving through it, just really bad vibes. And you're right, it wasn't always that way, I drove through a lot as a kid and it was very pretty.

Came here to say this. I really wanted to like it and it does have potential but it's just overwhelmingly depressing. Also Front Royal. Woah. Is everyone there on meth?

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Atlantic City (my kid's team has a tournament there every year, it's such a dump and so depressing)

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Anonymous wrote:My son and I were watching the first Hunger Games movie and he said the town where Katniss lived looked like the desolate towns in western NC. He went to camp south of Asheville and they would pass through these types of towns on the way to go backpacking.

That's weird. Western NC is gorgeous.

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Anonymous wrote:The towns near the KY/TN state line. Some of the geography is nice (rolling hills and lakes) but the towns…honestly, it reminded me of Deliverance.

I never stepped foot in Ashland Kentucky but I saw it from the West Virginia side of the Ohio River and I’ll never forget how depressing it looked. Not like Deliverance, but like an apocalyptic scene out of the Rust Belt. I feel for anyone who has to live there and work those jobs. It can’t be safe (air pollution from industry).

Hahaha—I’m from Ashland!! You should have been there in the 80s before the tanning factory shut down😊

Anyway, if you’re ever in that area again, consider checking out the downtown: Paramount historic theater and arts venue, coffee shops, cute stores, and there’s even a frozen custard shop there now! Im glad at least the town is trying to remake itself.

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Anonymous wrote:My son and I were watching the first Hunger Games movie and he said the town where Katniss lived looked like the desolate towns in western NC. He went to camp south of Asheville and they would pass through these types of towns on the way to go backpacking.

That's weird. Western NC is gorgeous.

The natural scenery is but falling apart little towns with nothing to offer are depressing.

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Anonymous wrote:My son and I were watching the first Hunger Games movie and he said the town where Katniss lived looked like the desolate towns in western NC. He went to camp south of Asheville and they would pass through these types of towns on the way to go backpacking.

That's weird. Western NC is gorgeous.

The natural scenery is but falling apart little towns with nothing to offer are depressing.

Nothing to offer whom? This is a big retirement area with a lot of cute small towns, including Hendersonville and Brevard.

You people try to out-do each other with your ridiculousness, but just end up looking like silly twats.

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I haven’t been to many depressed town but I would say Oakland, Baltimore, and H street near Union station in 2008.

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Y’all need to watch “The Last Picture Show”

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Picture_Show

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Elkton, MD. Felt like the meth epidemic was in full swing.

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Downtown San Diego. Felt abandoned except for the overwhelming homeless populations.

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Palatka, FL

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San Fran and DC homeless filth everywhere

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Anonymous wrote:I live in Baltimore and there are parts of it that are absolutely depressing. West Baltimore is sheer awfulness. Even my kid asked me "What happened here?" when we drove through it. If that's all you see, I'd agree that it is the most depressing. But the other parts of it are wonderful. It has many vibrant and unique neighborhoods.

My first vote would go to Cumberland. Next are some little towns in SC that time passed by. Boarded up homes and shops and kids wandering around. Very sad.

The answer to “what happened here?” Is decades of democrat control.

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Morgantown, WV. I stopped to get gas. My 6 yo turned to me and said, “Mommy, this place makes me sad.”