Back Roads Drive To North Platte, Nebraska - Through 10 Rural Towns
Joe & Nic's Road Trip
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We traveled back roads to North Platte, Nebraska from Dodge City, Kansas. We drove through the Kansas towns of Jetmore, Ness City, Ransom, Wakeeney, and Norton. Across the Nebraska border, we drove through Arapahoe, Elwood, Eustis, Gothenburg & Maxwell.
Travel Vlog 114
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@ElizabethPerez-ob5of 4 years ago
While your there you should visit the North Platte WWll Canteen Museum. From December 17, 1941 to April 1, 1946 the people of North Platte and the surrounding communities served over 6 million soldiers. The people of Nebraska did this without any government help or money. They never charged the soldiers for any of the foods, drinks, magazines or other things offered. It's an amazing story of love for our soldiers during wartime. ❤
@RobertMadden 4 years ago
What strikes me is how clean the streets are in many of the dying towns across the country.
@teresagallaher5722 4 years ago
I live in North Platte, the Pawnee Hotel is currently under renovation. Eventually it will have apartments and the Grand Ballroom, which is on the main floor will be available again for activities and conventions.
@robertwalton1054 6 hours ago
That's awesome with the trains! On the way to the Crazy Horse memorial, we passed the south Dakota train museum and I wanted to go in but it was closed
@nickybpatrick 4 years ago (edited)
My hometown! We call it flatrock. Nebraska is the Native Otoe word for "Flat Water" Cheif Red Cloud was born here on the North Platte River but nobody ever seems to mention that as part of our history. I painted Buffalo Bill's house a couple years ago!
@ronfullerton3162 4 years ago
Pains me to see these once bustling small towns dying out. When I was young, many of them were still full of people, business, and life. The big city people will never understand how that life could be anything but boring. But it was a wonderful life. Leave one town and head for the next town, and you could tell how far off you were upon catching sight of the grain elevators. And all the busy farmsteads that use to dot the landscape. Yeah, my seventy years has seen quite a change. Thanks for the wonderful ride along. Have traveled that route by truck and motorcycle, but still fun to see once again.
@wmalden 2 years ago
I lived in North Platte from 1957 to 1962 before the family moved to Kearney.
We went back to North Platte numerous times to visit friends.
One friend worked as an electrician for Union Pacific and he took me and my younger brother to the yard one time for a tour.
We got to see the roundhouse and go up into a locomotive.
I live in California now and last visited North Platte in 1975.
Great memories!
We went back to North Platte numerous times to visit friends.
One friend worked as an electrician for Union Pacific and he took me and my younger brother to the yard one time for a tour.
We got to see the roundhouse and go up into a locomotive.
I live in California now and last visited North Platte in 1975.
Great memories!
@hakanhellgren 4 years ago
Hi this video brougt back memories for me when i was in US in the late 80:s. I live in Sweden just outside "our" Gothenburg and visited Gothenburg Nebraska and North Platte. This lonley straight higways is amazing. People here think most of US looks like NY and LA 😄🙃. I have also been in Rapid City and then drowe on to Siux Fall.
@kevinwilliams563 4 years ago
My wife and myself were just back there. First time in 50 years for me. I found my birth home in Columbus and was very surprised how nice it looked. You drove by a house where you commented how nice it was with a big tree in North Platte. I think that was my mothers cousins home. I was last at that house in 1968 but it looks very familiar. They raised a large family in that home.
@MichaelJones-rn2pq 4 years ago
There is a cafe in Gothenburg that has on hand 14 different types of homemade pie...EVERY...DAY!
@artsmart 4 years ago
I agree, when I travel through small towns I marvel at the architecture of many of the old buildings and imagine what life was like back in the day. Thx!
@Sundance694 4 years ago (edited)
North Platte had a HUGE financial boom with the railroad after World War II. There are a streets and streets of AMAZING mid century homes which look like a perfect 1950s film set.
Though North Platte has its share of "McMansions" it's the mid century homes which are just amazing!
Though North Platte has its share of "McMansions" it's the mid century homes which are just amazing!
@MECHc3ify 6 months ago (edited)
Love your channel. Looked up North Platte in hopes id find a video similar to yours, but was thrilled to see you had made one.
My grandma who would be 100 this year (passed at age 96) grew up here. Missing her.
I have cactus that I propagated from the area in my garden. I live in Manhattan, KS currently.
My grandma who would be 100 this year (passed at age 96) grew up here. Missing her.
I have cactus that I propagated from the area in my garden. I live in Manhattan, KS currently.
@carrieharris9479 4 years ago
I agree with you regarding the older architecture of homes. I'm not a fan of the cookie cutter homes that don't have porches.
@bobbykirkland99 1 year ago (edited)
This video is about 3 years old. Just now watching it and find I enjoyed the first part here with you traveling.
@greenturbines 4 years ago
Wow. You shot a lot of Northwest Kansas too. I operated a few of those elevators you drove by.
Thanks for that. It's frontier.....one of the last places in America quite like it.
Thanks for that. It's frontier.....one of the last places in America quite like it.
Back Roads Drive To North Platte, Nebraska - Through 10 Rural Towns
Joe & Nic's Road Trip
132,897 views
We traveled back roads to North Platte, Nebraska from Dodge City, Kansas. We drove through the Kansas towns of Jetmore, Ness City, Ransom, Wakeeney, and Norton. Across the Nebraska border, we drove through Arapahoe, Elwood, Eustis, Gothenburg & Maxwell.
Travel Vlog 114