Thanks for sharing. Very cool! Pilot here. At 13:19 you asked "I wonder what this was for?". To me, that room appears to have previously been a T hangar for a single aircraft. Looks like at some point they put a rigid wall up in it's place. The other rooms have the same format 'T' shape. I would say that particular facility was an aircraft maintenance shop. Those barrels are likely filled with used engine oil.
Thus was never a controlled airport ( not manned by the FAA). The big light should have horizontal. It's the beacon and rotated. I have a vague memory of stopping here as a child while it was still operating. I remember one of the large rooms ( with the fireplace?) lined all the way around with jukeboxes. A collection of one of the owners.
The Grand Ole Opry (traveling from Nashville) performed on that auditorium stage in '69 or '70 I believe. Cars were parked along the shoulder of the highway for as far as you could see. Dolly Parton probably applied her makeup in one of those backstage rooms. The man who built the airport (finished in '55 I believe) was not a farmer but Jimmy Miller who founded Miller Industries (now Tubelite), a manufacturer of aluminum extruded store fronts and buildings. Sometime during the 1960s it won the Michigan Airport of the Year award. There was also a beautiful park south of the dam that was open to the public with the Hersey River flowing through it. Prior to his passing, Mr Miller offered to sell the airport to the City for one dollar, but they declined due to the cost of maintaining it and insurance liability costs.
Explored there recently, its still gorgeous there. Windows are way more busted up and the roofs caving in a bit sadly. It was genuinely a wonderful experience seeing it
according to the newest sectionals, this airport is still marked operational. However, the runway condition (as in the video) is marked poor, cracked, and no markings. And it is closed during winter when snow-covered. Wondering has anyone really want to fly their plane there due to these runway conditions? even if they clean up all the grass and stones on the runway, fill the gaps, do a simple marking, this airport can have at least more training flights coming to do patterns
I seen a small aeronca Champ land here this weekend 10-29-22. I got to check his plane out and film him taking off out of the airport. It was very neat.
None that we could find! There was a basement but it was pretty uneventful so I didn’t even include it in the video. Not much to it, just a little ole room with some trash thrown around.
I've seen that airport before because I live in Reed City and I saw the owner that owned that airport house but it like the house set on fire so it was abandoned
I was there a few times before and after you went and even saw some things I put there in the video! Namely the ink, some things moved around, and the banana boat. The boat was in the 5th section down the hangar but me and some friends rode it down to the third before deeming it too loud to play with. I never thought to go in the daytime though, we've always gone at night when it is waaayyy creepier. Awesome!
We actually first went the night before to scout it out & decided to explore one of the buildings a little bit but we recorded this the next day! It’s super dope you guys were riding the banana boat I loved that thing
@@mostwantedexplorations482 the weird thing about the banana boat is that it wasn't in either of the buildings the first two times I went. Neither was that bucket of orange and blue rubber beads. We explored the whole building and that wasn't anywhere so we were really supprised to see it on our third trip. We went during the night instead of mid day, so the loud sqeal it made when moving was too much for us lol
I'm pretty sure I saw your name written on one of the doors of the main building. I don't quite recall the first name, but I know the last name was Cross because I was thinking if it was a relative of someone I knew from school.
Thanks for sharing. Very cool! Pilot here. At 13:19 you asked "I wonder what this was for?". To me, that room appears to have previously been a T hangar for a single aircraft. Looks like at some point they put a rigid wall up in it's place. The other rooms have the same format 'T' shape. I would say that particular facility was an aircraft maintenance shop. Those barrels are likely filled with used engine oil.
Thanks for your input & knowledge! Always great to hear from people who can share some insight on the cool finds! :)
Thanks for sharing. I lived in Hersey when I was 5, went there in the early to mid-60s. that was 60 years ago. OMG, I'm old.
This place has deteriorated quickly. As of 5-10 years ago, it was still in excellent shape.
I know! Even the vandalism cant quite account for it. Some people have no respect for history.
Thus was never a controlled airport ( not manned by the FAA). The big light should have horizontal. It's the beacon and rotated. I have a vague memory of stopping here as a child while it was still operating. I remember one of the large rooms ( with the fireplace?) lined all the way around with jukeboxes. A collection of one of the owners.
The Grand Ole Opry (traveling from Nashville) performed on that auditorium stage in '69 or '70 I believe. Cars were parked along the shoulder of the highway for as far as you could see. Dolly Parton probably applied her makeup in one of those backstage rooms. The man who built the airport (finished in '55 I believe) was not a farmer but Jimmy Miller who founded Miller Industries (now Tubelite), a manufacturer of aluminum extruded store fronts and buildings. Sometime during the 1960s it won the Michigan Airport of the Year award. There was also a beautiful park south of the dam that was open to the public with the Hersey River flowing through it. Prior to his passing, Mr Miller offered to sell the airport to the City for one dollar, but they declined due to the cost of maintaining it and insurance liability costs.
Explored there recently, its still gorgeous there. Windows are way more busted up and the roofs caving in a bit sadly. It was genuinely a wonderful experience seeing it
I live here in reed city, about a month ago a group of local car guys bought it and they are turning it into a shop 🥰
Well dang my dad and I was gonna buy that place and rebuild the dam and airport sucks.
No they didn’t.
Just explored the building last weekend . Very cool .
according to the newest sectionals, this airport is still marked operational. However, the runway condition (as in the video) is marked poor, cracked, and no markings. And it is closed during winter when snow-covered. Wondering has anyone really want to fly their plane there due to these runway conditions? even if they clean up all the grass and stones on the runway, fill the gaps, do a simple marking, this airport can have at least more training flights coming to do patterns
I seen a small aeronca Champ land here this weekend 10-29-22. I got to check his plane out and film him taking off out of the airport. It was very neat.
Hey, I’m located close to that airport but I’ve never been able to get access to it… how did you do it?
Ive often wondered if there is any underground structure at this site.
None that we could find! There was a basement but it was pretty uneventful so I didn’t even include it in the video. Not much to it, just a little ole room with some trash thrown around.
I've seen that airport before because I live in Reed City and I saw the owner that owned that airport house but it like the house set on fire so it was abandoned
Where is it?
I just went here the other day
It just seems sad they shut it down now you have to go to grand Rapids to get a fight.
I was there a few times before and after you went and even saw some things I put there in the video! Namely the ink, some things moved around, and the banana boat. The boat was in the 5th section down the hangar but me and some friends rode it down to the third before deeming it too loud to play with. I never thought to go in the daytime though, we've always gone at night when it is waaayyy creepier. Awesome!
We actually first went the night before to scout it out & decided to explore one of the buildings a little bit but we recorded this the next day! It’s super dope you guys were riding the banana boat I loved that thing
@@mostwantedexplorations482 the weird thing about the banana boat is that it wasn't in either of the buildings the first two times I went. Neither was that bucket of orange and blue rubber beads. We explored the whole building and that wasn't anywhere so we were really supprised to see it on our third trip. We went during the night instead of mid day, so the loud sqeal it made when moving was too much for us lol
Coyotes 🤗
I walk the trail close to there
The scenery around this place is absolutely breathe-taking, you're lucky you live close enough to enjoy it!
Yeah
I'm pretty sure I saw your name written on one of the doors of the main building. I don't quite recall the first name, but I know the last name was Cross because I was thinking if it was a relative of someone I knew from school.
No I’ve never been really close up to it I just seen it
My aunt lives on that road tf
What's the adress of it?
You have no idea what your talking about, you were trespassing!!!
Dude stop calling your girlfriend Dude
I'll try :(