I Drove Through Kankakee, Illinois | This Is What I Saw

This is the full raw driving tour of Kankakee, Illinois — the so-called “Armpit of America.” 🚗💨 I filmed around 2 and a half hours worth of footage while exploring the city for my main channel documentary, and this is the uncut version. You’ll see: 🏭 Abandoned factories and brownfields 🏙️ Downtown Kankakee, including the courthouse and Majestic Theatre 🏡 Residential neighborhoods from east side river homes to the struggling west side 🚧 Industrial areas, the old Roper and General Foods sites, and more If you want the full deep dive with history, stats, and the Chris Livability Score — check out the main channel video here 👉    • What Happened to Kankakee, Illinois?   Otherwise, kick back, throw this on, and pretend you’re cruising through Kankakee yourself… just without the potholes. 📍 Filmed: Summer 2025 🎥 Channel: Chris Harden’s Video Archives ==================================================================== Check out my other channels! My Main Channel "Chris Harden":    / @chrisharden   Nostalgia Tours Radio:    / @nostalgiatoursradio   ==================================================================== In order to make good YouTube videos, it helps to have good equipment. I started out on a budget and have expanded overtime. Links to everything that I use are down below. WHAT I USE AT HOME: Home PC for video editing: https://amzn.to/4aDWtze Sound Mixer: https://amzn.to/3TFkHCo Microphone: https://amzn.to/4ahTBbs Other things: https://amzn.to/3TzvUnG WHAT I USE ON THE ROAD: Camara: https://amzn.to/3TGtUKG Other Camera: https://amzn.to/3TGu44K Drone: https://amzn.to/3vADq9Z Other things: https://amzn.to/3J3FxXe ==================================================================== I keep virtual map that shows every place that I've made a video on here: INTERACTIVE MAP that shows you all of the places that I've made videos on: (Doesn't always work on mobile devices. Will always work on PC.) https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/2/edi... ==================================================================== I have other social media that you can follow me on as well. Through a DM or Email, you contact me for collaborations, video ideas or for basic fan mail: SOCIAL MEDIA & CONTACT INFO: Email: [email protected] On Twitter:   / chris_harden55   On Instagram:   / c_harden7   On Facebook:   / chrishardenyt   DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you. As an Amazon Associate I do earn a small commission on qualifying purchases. As always, thank you for supporting my channel!