Moving from CA to Cairo...Where and what kind of work is available? (Chicago: living in, club)

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Originally Posted by By~Tor

Cairo - - - - is a ghetto.


Harrisburg - - - - is a ghetto with the world's largest KFC....



Muddy..... is about as good as its gonna' get!!!!

LMAO....I used to play music in the strip joint in Muddy

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Originally Posted by Chicagoland60426

I never been to Cairo, in fact never travel that far south in Illinois, except going to another state. I heard about Cairo, and people said its a dump. Cairo have only 6,000 people and very isolated from any decent size city. This is why I will never live in a rural town, too isolated for my taste. Cairo is also the last town in Southern Illinois before you arrive in Kentucky. Like other people said there is nothing in Cairo that would make you move there. Honestly there is really nothing worth while south of Springfield. If you don't want to move to Chicagoland, you are better off in Peoria, Il. At least Peoria is big enough and have a decent downtown.

Why in the hell would ANYBODY want to move to Chicago from down here...give me one good reason ???And IF that's the case ,then why dont you keep the thousands of retiree's up there with you that move down here from Chicago every year just as soon as they can to get out of that mess.

[By~Tor]

Originally Posted by muleskinner

LMAO....I used to play music in the strip joint in Muddy

You mean the after-hours club the Molinorolo's (sp?) owned? "The Player's Club"????

I spent many a good late-night in there....

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Originally Posted by By~Tor

You mean the after-hours club the Molinorolo's (sp?) owned? "The Player's Club"????

I spent many a good late-night in there....

Players Club We probably drank together ol'buddy.My GOD we had some killer fist fights in that place...like the wild west some nights(not as bad as Shawneetown tho')....Do you remember that black cop that used to come waddling in there that was about 6'9 400 lbs???? He drove an old Dodge that was worn COMPLETELY out and we would ride wheelies or do burnouts on our motorcycles in front of the club while he was working traffic and get him to chase us and end up having to run all the way to Raleigh/Galatia on back roads before we could turn and head south to get back home....way out of the way for me(about 45 miles out of the way),but it was fun..... I think if he would've admitted it,he enjoyed it too

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Originally Posted by Happy in Wyoming

I was looking for more information on Cairo when I found all these threads. The city looks like it has real possibilities as a winter retreat, although I know the summers in Illinois are terrible.

But a classic Victorian near the confluence of the Ohio and the Mississippi could be a great place for a getaway from colder climes, and the city is a fair distance from any large metropolitan center so that in the event of social collapse, might not be a bad place to hide.

I know that Cairo had segregation until less than fifty years ago. I'm wondering if the neighborhoods are still segregated. That is, could a person find a home in an all White neighborhood? I'd also like to know the racial makeup of the police department.

I saw several very one-sided documentaries about Cairo, but they couldn't hide the fact that the place seems clean and the lawns look like they're mowed even on abandoned properties. The latter says something good about some of the townfolk.

I know that Cairo is a bit far north for most snowbirds, but I'm sure it's much milder than northern Illinois.

As you can see from my user name, I am happy in Wyoming, but I do like to travel occasionally and I love scenic and historic areas. A month or two in Cairo every winter might not be so bad.

The winter weather in Cairo is not all that great either. You get lots of dismal 40 degree damp, see your breath type weather as well as quite a bit of ice and some snow. This migh be a welcome relief from the cold if you live in Northern Canada or somewhere like that. But, generally speaking, winters in Cairo are not pretty either.

[Happy in Wyoming]

YouTube - When you Drop off at Musty Dusty Cairo Illinois

He pronounces it incorrectly, but still, it just makes me want to wander the riverfront.

A better time.

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To the OP (if your still reading this):

I have never been to Cairo, but am pretty fascinated by it.

Here is a video I just found on youtube. I think its the best one ive seen regarding Cairo.


YouTube - cairo, IL.

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Originally Posted by skipcromer

To the OP (if your still reading this):

I have never been to Cairo, but am pretty fascinated by it.

Here is a video I just found on youtube. I think its the best one ive seen regarding Cairo.


YouTube - cairo, IL.

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Oh, my gosh, I haven't been down that way in quite awhile, and had no idea! Sad, very sad!

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Originally Posted by skipcromer

To the OP (if your still reading this):

I have never been to Cairo, but am pretty fascinated by it.

Here is a video I just found on youtube. I think its the best one ive seen regarding Cairo.


YouTube - cairo, IL.

Interesting video. That vid and the "If Rubble Could Kill" video are both fascinating in that they show very small yet vital-looking signs of life in an otherwise dead town. Still, it's just astonishing to even contemplate that such a huge level of abandonment and disinvestment is even possible. All those abandoned houses and buildings represent today's equivalent of hundreds of millions in investment that people just up and walked away from.

And both videos should dispel any bizarre notion that even the abandoned parts of Cairo are still maintained and have nice mowed lawns and stuff. Forget it. Except for those small parts that are still occupied by humans, nature is in the process of reclaiming Cairo.