Hey everyone, thanks so much for checking out this video, I hope you enjoyed it. I am sad to report that only a few days ago, the resorts old owner, Murray Klauber has passed away at the age of 91. While I never got a chance to meet him personally, it makes this event here at The Colony even more sad. Hopefully what they build now will live true with his legacy. Thanks for watching the very last look and footage of his ultimate legacy.
It's nice that you don't add a ton of music to your videos. The walk-through is so much more surreal without some random music playing in the background. I can almost feel the breeze and sun when you walk through and give a 1st person PoV with all your videos. Thanks for that! :)
It's unfortunate how some of those items could have been salvaged back when it closed. There is no reason why those items were left to rot. It's so wasteful.
and there was a pack of bottled water in one of the rooms too with only 1 or 2 bottles used. I know it's a tiny example but the sheer waste of it all is shocking. Symptomatic in many ways of our Western lifestyles.
4exgold check out the whole airfield full of thousands of cases of bottled water that were left in the sun for a year to contaminate in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria just because some poeple wanted to rob money from the aid that was being sent so they hid it there.
@Bloodmoon209 - The great American ethic that made this country great is getting harder and harder to find. Appliances, beds, tables, fans ... millions of dollars new. And those buildings seem like timely repairs and maintenance could have kept them intact for years yet. Some charity could have found a way to salvage, if they were not blocked, or not informed. Any margin on a salvage is peanuts to the new owners of a beehive resort. From watching the first video with some explanation of the history of it all, it seems that the condo owners did not want to ante up $50,000 repair costs after a hurricane. A petty politician + lawyers took over the HOA or whatever, and the ensuing "legalities" stopped all progress. A story of penny-pinching rich condo owners and lawyers - and waste.
@@4exgold water bottles are garbage at this point because for like 8 or 9 year it's not used and the plastic are not made to last long with water in them 》them water bottles are biodegrdebles and contaminated with particules of plastic in them
One reason is residents were not allowed back on site after 2010 security and chain link fences then am guessing people just wrote that stuff off as lost forever. Also judging by the photos of that one family chances are that person is either dead or living in a retirement home now.
I helped a friend move in to a rental house, clean it up first. There were piles of clothes and a photo album on top, like mid 80s-90s with family photos. They were probably in a hurry and only brought the important stuff with them, or they were given a specific deadline and didnt get it all
A man that was there said they gave them 15 mins to pack and leave and the people that were out their rooms at the time it was told weren't allowed to get anything 😢😔😔😔
Jan. 10, 2019 Last trucks pulled out today, they took the last remaining broken concrete,some still green from the tennis courts. Nothing is left, no roads, no driveways. A few trees are left. Everybody is looking for a bright future...
@@BrightSunFilms It looks more like people trashed the bathroom, and then slept or chilled in the bedroom. Quite the contrast though. If I was homeless, I'd go sleep there myself x) Possible collapse or not, a homes a home 😏👌
@@JeandrePetzer You wouldn't want to be in that bed when the building is torn down by contractors thinking that there's nobody in the buildings for ten years.
Jake I have watched your videos on The Colony with interest and commented on each one. Our family stayed at The Colony in the 80's and 90's and continued to go to the restaurant and the Monkey Room for years and years. Seeing it at all brings back so many memories. Seeing it like this hurts a little too. I am sad to see it go, but I am glad to know it is not there being pawed through by vandals anymore. We would walk from the Sea Place up to eat. I watched the fireworks at New Years for years and years here. It was posh. Now it is only in my memories... Thanks for your hard work.
This is a link detailing the demise of the resort and the bankruptcy procedure for anyone interested. It would appear (between this article and a few others) to be some sort of vendetta on the part of the head of the residents association, when the resort was split the condominium owners got their properties 365 days a year and Klauber retained control of all the leisure and restaurant areas the head of the assc refused to get involved with a working deal between the 2. He promised the condo owners they'd have full access to their condos by 2011 but sadly it seems most of them never got access again. All because that one guy couldn't knock his 3 condos together. On a side note, once Klauber was eventually forced out of his penthouse he moved to a different condo a short walk away meaning he watched his beloved resort rot away. Thankyou to Jake of Bright Sun Films for this and his earlier video on the resort, it provided a very interesting Sunday morning for me. I really enjoy your films as you delve into the history of abandoned places rather than just running around screaming pretending you can hear ghosts and rearranging things for Instagram photos like most youtubers!
Thank you so much for the care that you had in showing this amazing resort. The history and stories helped bring it back to life. So sad to see the state that it was in just days before demolition and that items could not have been salvaged before hand. I was able to attend an estate sale on the property a few years back and found some mementos. This resort holds great memories for my family. We moved there in the summer of 1974. My father sold suit to Murf Clubber in Buffalo and hired my father to run the clothing store at the resort. Seeing the inside of the loft units really brought back memories. I have family photos of my brother and I hanging out the loft opening.
Hope to a follow up when then new property is built. As a Florida native so many childhood memories are gone in this state. It's great that people like you can help us remember and in some cases capture some fleeting images.
I went here when I was 10 with my family in 2005. It was the most fun I ever had on a vacation. I still remember staying in a 2 bedroom suite. Room 304
lincolnlobster being in Florida, there could be issues with insects, black mold or whatever stove it's been sitting there for over 10 years with nothing done to it
@@crixxxxxxxxx It's the US, so if they donated something that was moldy they could be sued. Same reason why companies throw things away instead of give them away. Why risk litigation?
June 1981 I was a very shy 16 year old and I met a wonderful 15 year old girl from North Carolina at the Colony in Longboat Key, FL. Her name was Tammy Wren and during my stay here we went swimming and fished together, walked along the beach and held hands, looked for each other in the morning and spent the entire days together. We were inseparable. She introduced me to her father and she was the first real girl I ever fell for. On the last evening before she was to leave the next day her father was going to a dinner and she invited me over to her condominium to play games and watch the Dukes of Hazzard with her little sister. As the evening got late and I had to go back to my family condo I left and said goodbye to Tammy telling her I would see her next year. My family never returned and I never saw her again and never got her number. I was too shy and lacked any confidence at that time in my life to even ask her for her address to write or phone number to call her. I thought about her over the years and 40 years later I still think about it. Those were 5 of the best days of my young life. I still wonder where she is and how her life turned out. I would love to have stayed in touch with her and at least tell her now that during a very difficult time in my young life she gave me some confidence and made a difference in my life.
This is a life lesson to those who read this comment to never let a positive opportunity in life pass you by as you may never get another chance again. sometimes you can spend a lifetime thinking "what if?"
im so annoyed cause i used to live right by the abandoned rubber bowl stadium in akron ohio but by the time my friends went to see it, i had moved and now its getting demolished 😣
Flash I’m 13 I know my parents would not take me to random abandoned place but where I live you can’t go 3 miles before finding an abandoned building literally up the road from where I live there is an abandoned house
I have a abandoned Kmart and Toys R Us near where I live (then again everyone does at this point) I would go but this stuff freaks me out a little. Also I have no transport to get there anyway.
Great video as always, SIR. Love how you add the small touches by filming their personal belongings remaining. Very sad to see a place I visited when I was 8 or 9 in the eighties left to rot. Please keep up the videos that draw me and im sure many others in. Thank you for entertaining many of your Subs .
I worked for the Colony maintenance dept in the mid 80s. Mainly A/C, electrical, and appliances. The property was low key beach living, always buzzing with activity. Meticulously maintained, of course still relatively new (
This was one of my favorite abandoned sites and I'm sad to see it go. It was fascinating to see how everything was left. Thanks for giving us one last look!
Amazing work, as always. It was interesting to see just how much stuff was still in there when the wrecking balls came, and how nicely preserved some of it was. It's really too bad it's gone now. This looked like a nice place in its day.
Thanks once again Jake for this video, lots has happened since your first video of The Colony, I'm glad you references from it's past were all positive (as they should have been). It is now the end of an era for everyone that had a deep connection to this property and the family.
Great wrap up to the original story & explore of the Colony...you are right about that place being an awesome explore!! I spent over 8 hours there and only was able to cover a small portion of the property...such a shame about the place...✌🏻️
Oh my god, I was there when you were there! I was exploring the place too. I wish I had seen you there. It’s crazy how quickly they demolished the place
this is so sad. i’ve never been to florida, but something about these buildings reminds me of the times my family and i have spent renting various condos in colorado. it’s sad to see these places where families made happy memories completely left up to vandals and demolition and all of their items left behind. thanks for sharing and always being respectful of the places you visit, jake!
its true though, years ago i packed my things and moved from russia to US and i basically left everything behind. only carried the most important things like passport and my pc's hard drive.
@@Mazxlol Very interesting and thanks for sharing that. I treasure a human life over stuff any day and it sickens me deeply on how lives are changed and/or put a price tag on here in the u.s..... items over lives? yeah, count me out on that one. all the best to you and everyone on their endeavors.. "keep it simple and keep it real." #BEKIND
Mmm yes and no true we dont need much to live but material pocessions are supposed to be the mark of your worth thats how we are all raised in the west gotta get that 1 milion plus house gotta get that promotion gotta get that new car want want want none of it is need if we all had only what we truly needed there would be a lot less corporations and the environment probably wouldnt be as fucked up as it is. But it is what it is people wont change
@@RK-zf1jm Very true, we as human beings fail on the change and fall victim to it as well. in short, we don't change in life, life changes us. the wash * rinse * repeat has put humanity on a change toward darker times to fast track us to a dystopian realm of life. Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants. so in short, The best things in life aren’t things, it's our lives... thanks for sharing and have a good life as well.
It was an amazing place to stay!! Fascinating and sad. I feel fortunate to have stayed there in it's prime, the early 1980's. I was 15 and LOVED that I had my own space in the loft! Same model as the beginning of the very first video. Great work Bright Sun!
Your videos are excellent. Thank you for your work. Just last week I noticed Murray Klauber’s obituary in the Wall Street Journal. I think it was the December 1st edition. WSJ runs misc obits in the weekend edition. Titled “Orthodontist Built Florida Tennis Resort”. A short but interesting read. Thanks to Bright Star Films I knew who he was.
This place was down the street from where my in-laws had their condo. A lot of great family memories from visits in the late 90's and 2000's. And, yes, I remember hearing that GW Bush stayed there the night before 9/11. Sorry to see it go. That photo album and the other personal items were particularly touching.
I said it before and I'll say it again... Its absolutely stunning how well kept this place has been considering its right next to salt water and sand! I still LOVE the retro styling of the lofts and decor! It always matches so well next to an ocean view. It just never gets old and is just classic. I'm really sorry to see it be vandalized since the previous video, but I guess it didn't matter in the end. I was shocked to see the broken mirrors, but I was brought to tears when I saw the adjacent bedroom *COMPLETELY* untouched. It's surreal... like stepping back in time. No matter how much was vandalized in that suite, it was as if that room had just the right amount of natural light, and just the right energy.. to keep itself safe. It heightens your senses and suddenly everything just felt... real. If I could have this property, I would restore everything keeping the decor and aesthetics while updating the appliances and such. I'm buying my first apartment and I would die for a place with vaulted ceilings with these kind of _a e s t h e t i c s_ . Places like this that are rich with personal (and historical) significance of recent years are becoming harder to come by. Just because a building isn't 100+ years old doesn't mean it's worthless. Especially when you have rooms with beds still made! TL;DR: You gave me feels and brought me to tears. Thank you Jake.
Great video as usual! Your voice is incredible. I enjoy these videos so much. Hard to believe this was technically down the street from me and I never knew it. Thank you. Also thanks for your donation to my go fund me page!!!
Really illustrates how the selfish can really screw up a good thing and how quickly it can decline. Thank you for documenting it so well. The original video with cutting in of events was a little eerie, but a good reflection on the happier times. A nice balance.
I’m here a year late and I was looking for the resort and stumbled across its location... the problem is, it’s all flat and sandy now. Crazy. Thanks for taking the time to show us all this stuff despite the potential legal and safety implication!
Great video, as always. Very sad indeed. It's sad to see peoples things/memories being left behind. It's too bad those photos couldn't have been reunited with the respective families.
Bright Sun Films of course!! i saw something recently about the abandoned lisa frank facility and would love to see a video on that. it’s so nostalgic for so many people and the building itself looks awesome
Wow at least you went again to see it one last time.... So sad how they left Everything inside the Building... and just Demolished it.... OH HOW SAD! Great Video!
10:26 You should totally have tried to get in touch with that man to give him his Photo album back and get a bit more of a personal view from one of the residents of the place at the time they left
Thank you Jake for the commentary. I didn't sing for Bush...but I did sing for Reagan in Calif. I also worked for Clinton. Don't forget to show the new St. Regis to COMPLETE the cycle.
I stayed in one of the bungalows about a month before it closed. It was a great location. You stepped off you porch, turned the corner and you were on the beach. I came down with my husband to look for a property to rent for the next winter. We ended up on Anna Maria Island because LBK was out of our price range.
It amazes me every time I see a video of an abandoned place and there’s so much stuff left behind that could’ve been salvaged and people’s personal belongings that can’t be replaced. It also seems a waste to tear down buildings that appear to still be in pretty good condition. As for vandalism I don’t understand it at all
I agree how INSANE it is that stuff cannot be donated to those who may be in need of those items and years back that food could have been donated. The pictures that can never be replaced... All just so Heartbreaking...💔 Thank you for sharing this!
It's such a weird contrast knowing that they were able to get into the property to film and yet at the time it closed down, so many of the families weren't able to go back for their personal belongings. I guess what I'm getting at is the way that time kind of erased the restricted access but at a point when the items no longer hold any value to anyone I suppose. The passage of time is so strange.
I would go there for tennis clinics and beach trip weekends. It was a quaint resort with a casual feel. Sad to see it gone but the world changes and progress takes it toll.
Could you do a video on either Varosha or Hashima Island? Those two places have always been intriguing to me. Love this series. Been binge-watching it and learning a lot.
So glad to have explored this in 2017 before it was destroyed, wish I could have filmed as much details as you were able too, I just had a iPhone and limited time.
Hi Jake - I just came across some of your videos while searching for some evidence of the Miracle Strip Amusement Park in Panama City, FL... I too have a fascination with abandoned properties... keep up the good work.
Some of the rides from the original miracle strip are now in Pier Park. I know the carousel and one or two others. The park area was slated for condos. For a while it was just vacant and grown up area back around eh 2008ish when I first started vacationing at PCB every summer.
Really enjoy this series. I can’t find that you’ve done this one - Kitsault BC. A modern for early 80’s company town that was only used for 18 months and is still maintained to this day.
What a quaint, charming place that was. Now - of course - the site features massive multi-story "luxury" hotel buildings, happily blocking any view there might have been for the people unfortunate enough to have bought homes across the street.
It wasn't just this one room that was left like this. This place is huge and full of so much stuff, even the restaurants and kitchens. In their first Colony video they spent a lot of time going in a lot of rooms and suites as well as the common areas . Each room was still fully furnished and full of people's personal belongings. Some rooms had broken windows, overturned furniture and other miscellaneous but most looked like the families had just stepped out for a bit and were going to be right back. Nothing broken or damaged, kitchen full of food, clothes still hung in the closets and lots of pictures and personal items laying out. Another commenter posted the people weren't allowed to return for anything but I searched online for several hours and didn't find any info myself.
I uploaded a new video to my second channel showing a rare and vintage 1988 promo for The Colony. It's very interesting especially when comparing it to footage from just a few years ago. Check it out here - th-cam.com/video/B6-NwJ5uWsg/w-d-xo.html
Hey everyone, thanks so much for checking out this video, I hope you enjoyed it. I am sad to report that only a few days ago, the resorts old owner, Murray Klauber has passed away at the age of 91.
While I never got a chance to meet him personally, it makes this event here at The Colony even more sad. Hopefully what they build now will live true with his legacy. Thanks for watching the very last look and footage of his ultimate legacy.
Hey BSF aka Jake. I have one question. Do you will make videos about abandoned places in Poland, Europa?
Do you know any Interesting Abondedad Places in states like Texas or Oklahoma worth discussing?
can't wait for the bar mural to be remade
I love how you add the history in with these.
Why was so many personal belongings just left behind?
It's nice that you don't add a ton of music to your videos. The walk-through is so much more surreal without some random music playing in the background. I can almost feel the breeze and sun when you walk through and give a 1st person PoV with all your videos. Thanks for that! :)
Seeing that Bud Collins book on the dresser is a real sign of the past. Thank you for documenting this part of Gulf Coast history.
Funny seeing you here!
It's unfortunate how some of those items could have been salvaged back when it closed. There is no reason why those items were left to rot. It's so wasteful.
and there was a pack of bottled water in one of the rooms too with only 1 or 2 bottles used. I know it's a tiny example but the sheer waste of it all is shocking. Symptomatic in many ways of our Western lifestyles.
@@4exgold American lifestyle.
4exgold check out the whole airfield full of thousands of cases of bottled water that were left in the sun for a year to contaminate in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria just because some poeple wanted to rob money from the aid that was being sent so they hid it there.
@Bloodmoon209 - The great American ethic that made this country great is getting harder and harder to find. Appliances, beds, tables, fans ... millions of dollars new. And those buildings seem like timely repairs and maintenance could have kept them intact for years yet. Some charity could have found a way to salvage, if they were not blocked, or not informed. Any margin on a salvage is peanuts to the new owners of a beehive resort. From watching the first video with some explanation of the history of it all, it seems that the condo owners did not want to ante up $50,000 repair costs after a hurricane. A petty politician + lawyers took over the HOA or whatever, and the ensuing "legalities" stopped all progress. A story of penny-pinching rich condo owners and lawyers - and waste.
@@4exgold water bottles are garbage at this point because for like 8 or 9 year it's not used and the plastic are not made to last long with water in them 》them water bottles are biodegrdebles and contaminated with particules of plastic in them
I don’t understand how something as personal as a photo album is just left behind
One reason is residents were not allowed back on site after 2010 security and chain link fences then am guessing people just wrote that stuff off as lost forever. Also judging by the photos of that one family chances are that person is either dead or living in a retirement home now.
I helped a friend move in to a rental house, clean it up first. There were piles of clothes and a photo album on top, like mid 80s-90s with family photos. They were probably in a hurry and only brought the important stuff with them, or they were given a specific deadline and didnt get it all
At a time like this you really don't know the mental state of people. They may be in a bad mental place and don't want to look back at what was.
A man that was there said they gave them 15 mins to pack and leave and the people that were out their rooms at the time it was told weren't allowed to get anything 😢😔😔😔
@@mslovely6518 how is that legal if they OWN the condo?
Jan. 10, 2019 Last trucks pulled out today, they took the last remaining broken concrete,some still green from the tennis courts. Nothing is left, no roads, no driveways. A few trees are left. Everybody is looking for a bright future...
Totally destroyed mirror area, almost pristine bedroom with still made bed. That's insane
I know right
@@BrightSunFilms It looks more like people trashed the bathroom, and then slept or chilled in the bedroom. Quite the contrast though. If I was homeless, I'd go sleep there myself x) Possible collapse or not, a homes a home 😏👌
They would have been after the copper.
@@JeandrePetzer You wouldn't want to be in that bed when the building is torn down by contractors thinking that there's nobody in the buildings for ten years.
@@iiiiiifggffggffgfgfg 🤣 I thought of the same. Would be an horrific scene of events if the bulldozer came in during your nap on the 3rd floor
Jake I have watched your videos on The Colony with interest and commented on each one. Our family stayed at The Colony in the 80's and 90's and continued to go to the restaurant and the Monkey Room for years and years. Seeing it at all brings back so many memories. Seeing it like this hurts a little too. I am sad to see it go, but I am glad to know it is not there being pawed through by vandals anymore. We would walk from the Sea Place up to eat. I watched the fireworks at New Years for years and years here. It was posh. Now it is only in my memories... Thanks for your hard work.
This is a link detailing the demise of the resort and the bankruptcy procedure for anyone interested.
It would appear (between this article and a few others) to be some sort of vendetta on the part of the head of the residents association, when the resort was split the condominium owners got their properties 365 days a year and Klauber retained control of all the leisure and restaurant areas the head of the assc refused to get involved with a working deal between the 2.
He promised the condo owners they'd have full access to their condos by 2011 but sadly it seems most of them never got access again.
All because that one guy couldn't knock his 3 condos together.
On a side note, once Klauber was eventually forced out of his penthouse he moved to a different condo a short walk away meaning he watched his beloved resort rot away.
Thankyou to Jake of Bright Sun Films for this and his earlier video on the resort, it provided a very interesting Sunday morning for me.
I really enjoy your films as you delve into the history of abandoned places rather than just running around screaming pretending you can hear ghosts and rearranging things for Instagram photos like most youtubers!
Thank you so much for the care that you had in showing this amazing resort. The history and stories helped bring it back to life. So sad to see the state that it was in just days before demolition and that items could not have been salvaged before hand. I was able to attend an estate sale on the property a few years back and found some mementos. This resort holds great memories for my family. We moved there in the summer of 1974. My father sold suit to Murf Clubber in Buffalo and hired my father to run the clothing store at the resort. Seeing the inside of the loft units really brought back memories. I have family photos of my brother and I hanging out the loft opening.
Hope to a follow up when then new property is built. As a Florida native so many childhood memories are gone in this state. It's great that people like you can help us remember and in some cases capture some fleeting images.
All those memories lost to time. It makes me sad to think that stuff like the photo album and possibly other things were left behind.
I went here when I was 10 with my family in 2005. It was the most fun I ever had on a vacation. I still remember staying in a 2 bedroom suite. Room 304
So much wasted furniture. They could've donated it all at the time of closure to the needy.
They could've even sold it off if they wanted to. I'm surprised the company doing the demolition didn't think they could make money.
lincolnlobster being in Florida, there could be issues with insects, black mold or whatever stove it's been sitting there for over 10 years with nothing done to it
Mike D That’s why I suggested they could’ve been donated when the facility first closed.
@@crixxxxxxxxx It's the US, so if they donated something that was moldy they could be sued. Same reason why companies throw things away instead of give them away. Why risk litigation?
iiiiiifggffggffgfgfg Clearly you can’t read, if they donated it right away nothing would have been moldy 🙄
June 1981 I was a very shy 16 year old and I met a wonderful 15 year old girl from North Carolina at the Colony in Longboat Key, FL. Her name was Tammy Wren and during my stay here we went swimming and fished together, walked along the beach and held hands, looked for each other in the morning and spent the entire days together. We were inseparable. She introduced me to her father and she was the first real girl I ever fell for. On the last evening before she was to leave the next day her father was going to a dinner and she invited me over to her condominium to play games and watch the Dukes of Hazzard with her little sister. As the evening got late and I had to go back to my family condo I left and said goodbye to Tammy telling her I would see her next year. My family never returned and I never saw her again and never got her number. I was too shy and lacked any confidence at that time in my life to even ask her for her address to write or phone number to call her. I thought about her over the years and 40 years later I still think about it. Those were 5 of the best days of my young life. I still wonder where she is and how her life turned out. I would love to have stayed in touch with her and at least tell her now that during a very difficult time in my young life she gave me some confidence and made a difference in my life.
This is a life lesson to those who read this comment to never let a positive opportunity in life pass you by as you may never get another chance again. sometimes you can spend a lifetime thinking "what if?"
U can still find her on social media. With lots of patience and determination.
If thats her real name and if she is still using her maiden name it's possible to find her
Man I wish I was old enough to go urban exploring and stuff I’ve seen so many videos about these places and stuff it looks so cool
im so annoyed cause i used to live right by the abandoned rubber bowl stadium in akron ohio but by the time my friends went to see it, i had moved and now its getting demolished 😣
How old are you that you can't go? I'd legit go tomorrow if i had an abandoned location anywhere remotely near me
Flash I’m 13 I know my parents would not take me to random abandoned place but where I live you can’t go 3 miles before finding an abandoned building literally up the road from where I live there is an abandoned house
I have a abandoned Kmart and Toys R Us near where I live (then again everyone does at this point) I would go but this stuff freaks me out a little. Also I have no transport to get there anyway.
TheOtherCinematic yep that’s how it is pretty much for me
Caught the last few minutes live and just watched the beginning now. This place had quite the story.
Great video as always, SIR. Love how you add the small touches by filming their personal belongings remaining. Very sad to see a place I visited when I was 8 or 9 in the eighties left to rot. Please keep up the videos that draw me and im sure many others in. Thank you for entertaining many of your Subs .
I worked for the Colony maintenance dept in the mid 80s. Mainly A/C, electrical, and appliances. The property was low key beach living, always buzzing with activity. Meticulously maintained, of course still relatively new (
This was one of my favorite abandoned sites and I'm sad to see it go. It was fascinating to see how everything was left. Thanks for giving us one last look!
It really is crazy that so much was left behind. Great job Jake!
My dad worked there for several years until it closed. Sad to see how it deteriorated.
Amazing work, as always. It was interesting to see just how much stuff was still in there when the wrecking balls came, and how nicely preserved some of it was. It's really too bad it's gone now. This looked like a nice place in its day.
Thanks once again Jake for this video, lots has happened since your first video of The Colony, I'm glad you references from it's past were all positive (as they should have been). It is now the end of an era for everyone that had a deep connection to this property and the family.
RIP Murray Klauber
February 5, 1927- November 22, 2018
*LOVE these videos!!!! They're my favorite!!!! Thank you for the update!*
Great wrap up to the original story & explore of the Colony...you are right about that place being an awesome explore!! I spent over 8 hours there and only was able to cover a small portion of the property...such a shame about the place...✌🏻️
I like it that you actually find some sort of video hystory on the places you look into.
Oh my god, I was there when you were there! I was exploring the place too. I wish I had seen you there. It’s crazy how quickly they demolished the place
Thoroughly enjoyed this video Jake. Hope you do another one of these abandoned walkthrough videos sometime again in the near future. 😄
Good video. Yes, I like these commentary videos. This video was quite sad but interesting.
this is so sad. i’ve never been to florida, but something about these buildings reminds me of the times my family and i have spent renting various condos in colorado. it’s sad to see these places where families made happy memories completely left up to vandals and demolition and all of their items left behind. thanks for sharing and always being respectful of the places you visit, jake!
So, in short, we learned this. we buy stuff we don't need to place it where we go little to and to find out we never really wanted it. crazy huh?
its true though, years ago i packed my things and moved from russia to US and i basically left everything behind. only carried the most important things like passport and my pc's hard drive.
@@Mazxlol Very interesting and thanks for sharing that. I treasure a human life over stuff any day and it sickens me deeply on how lives are changed and/or put a price tag on here in the u.s..... items over lives? yeah, count me out on that one. all the best to you and everyone on their endeavors.. "keep it simple and keep it real." #BEKIND
Mmm yes and no true we dont need much to live but material pocessions are supposed to be the mark of your worth thats how we are all raised in the west gotta get that 1 milion plus house gotta get that promotion gotta get that new car want want want none of it is need if we all had only what we truly needed there would be a lot less corporations and the environment probably wouldnt be as fucked up as it is. But it is what it is people wont change
@@RK-zf1jm Very true, we as human beings fail on the change and fall victim to it as well. in short, we don't change in life, life changes us. the wash * rinse * repeat has put humanity on a change toward darker times to fast track us to a dystopian realm of life. Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants. so in short, The best things in life
aren’t things, it's our lives... thanks for sharing and have a good life as well.
This is the best Video I have seen about abandoned places. He explain so nicely
Jake, another great video. I hope you can continue to do all these types of production. Abandoned, Cancelled, etc.
It is always a pleasant surprise when I see you have uploaded. Makes eating dinner a relaxing experience.
It was an amazing place to stay!! Fascinating and sad. I feel fortunate to have stayed there in it's prime, the early 1980's. I was 15 and LOVED that I had my own space in the loft! Same model as the beginning of the very first video. Great work Bright Sun!
Your videos are excellent. Thank you for your work.
Just last week I noticed Murray Klauber’s obituary in the Wall Street Journal. I think it was the December 1st edition. WSJ runs misc obits in the weekend edition. Titled “Orthodontist Built Florida Tennis Resort”. A short but interesting read. Thanks to Bright Star Films I knew who he was.
This place was down the street from where my in-laws had their condo. A lot of great family memories from visits in the late 90's and 2000's. And, yes, I remember hearing that GW Bush stayed there the night before 9/11. Sorry to see it go. That photo album and the other personal items were particularly touching.
I said it before and I'll say it again... Its absolutely stunning how well kept this place has been considering its right next to salt water and sand!
I still LOVE the retro styling of the lofts and decor! It always matches so well next to an ocean view. It just never gets old and is just classic. I'm really sorry to see it be vandalized since the previous video, but I guess it didn't matter in the end.
I was shocked to see the broken mirrors, but I was brought to tears when I saw the adjacent bedroom *COMPLETELY* untouched. It's surreal... like stepping back in time. No matter how much was vandalized in that suite, it was as if that room had just the right amount of natural light, and just the right energy.. to keep itself safe. It heightens your senses and suddenly everything just felt... real.
If I could have this property, I would restore everything keeping the decor and aesthetics while updating the appliances and such. I'm buying my first apartment and I would die for a place with vaulted ceilings with these kind of _a e s t h e t i c s_ . Places like this that are rich with personal (and historical) significance of recent years are becoming harder to come by. Just because a building isn't 100+ years old doesn't mean it's worthless. Especially when you have rooms with beds still made!
TL;DR: You gave me feels and brought me to tears. Thank you Jake.
Great video as usual! Your voice is incredible. I enjoy these videos so much. Hard to believe this was technically down the street from me and I never knew it. Thank you.
Also thanks for your donation to my go fund me page!!!
Please Please Please do more of these. I just love how you tell the history of the place.
My wife and I stayed in one of the Beach bungalows on wedding night! Crazy!
Did the people not want to come back for their items or did The Colony not allow them to?
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I like the commentary! Your videos are always exceptional!
Really illustrates how the selfish can really screw up a good thing and how quickly it can decline. Thank you for documenting it so well. The original video with cutting in of events was a little eerie, but a good reflection on the happier times. A nice balance.
Super creepy to think about, how someone or something could be there one day and then vanish the next.
This is the only show I watch on TH-cam and I love it
Watched both videos...it went from spooky and strange, to very sad. What a travestry, really. Nice job Jake.
Best complete videos on this complex I have seen. Love the background along with the explore.
I’m here a year late and I was looking for the resort and stumbled across its location... the problem is, it’s all flat and sandy now. Crazy. Thanks for taking the time to show us all this stuff despite the potential legal and safety implication!
I could really do with some of them random pans for my flat! I love your channel!
I'm not sure how I missed this video, but I'm glad I came across it! The abandoned videos are always the best! 😄😄
Great video, as always. Very sad indeed. It's sad to see peoples things/memories being left behind. It's too bad those photos couldn't have been reunited with the respective families.
thank you so much for doing amazing research and always shooting incredible footage 🧡 one of my favorite yt channels
Thank you so much Jenn!
Bright Sun Films of course!! i saw something recently about the abandoned lisa frank facility and would love to see a video on that. it’s so nostalgic for so many people and the building itself looks awesome
Wow at least you went again to see it one last time.... So sad how they left Everything inside the Building... and just Demolished it.... OH HOW SAD! Great Video!
10:26 You should totally have tried to get in touch with that man to give him his Photo album back and get a bit more of a personal view from one of the residents of the place at the time they left
We actually did try
@@BrightSunFilms How'd it go? Is that man still around?
Yes, I absolutely do enjoy your commentary! Thank you!
Thanks for sharing this Jake, wish that we could have had the opportunity to explore here. 👊✌
Press *F* to pay respects for one of the best resorts in Florida.
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Thank you Jake for the commentary. I didn't sing for Bush...but I did sing for Reagan in Calif. I also worked for Clinton.
Don't forget to show the new St. Regis to COMPLETE the cycle.
I worked here as a teenager during the summer, some of my best memories were made there. Wish I could find some momentums from the Colony.
8:43😖😖😖😖😖 that looks PRISTINE. UNBELIEVABLE😲
I like commentary, I like to know as much about the places as I can.
I stayed in one of the bungalows about a month before it closed. It was a great location. You stepped off you porch, turned the corner and you were on the beach. I came down with my husband to look for a property to rent for the next winter. We ended up on Anna Maria Island because LBK was out of our price range.
No kidding! So cool
I love the red and blue chairs at 5:26. They’re so cute!! Pity they’re destroyed now :(
It’s sad to see that this resort was destroyed, my dad used to work here and still has jackets that were sold here
It amazes me every time I see a video of an abandoned place and there’s so much stuff left behind that could’ve been salvaged and people’s personal belongings that can’t be replaced. It also seems a waste to tear down buildings that appear to still be in pretty good condition. As for vandalism I don’t understand it at all
There comes a point when the economic aspect of restoration makes zero sense, especially when you're dealing with mold.
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I agree how INSANE it is that stuff cannot be donated to those who may be in need of those items and years back that food could have been donated. The pictures that can never be replaced... All just so Heartbreaking...💔 Thank you for sharing this!
It's such a weird contrast knowing that they were able to get into the property to film and yet at the time it closed down, so many of the families weren't able to go back for their personal belongings. I guess what I'm getting at is the way that time kind of erased the restricted access but at a point when the items no longer hold any value to anyone I suppose. The passage of time is so strange.
I would go there for tennis clinics and beach trip weekends. It was a quaint resort with a casual feel. Sad to see it gone but the world changes and progress takes it toll.
I wish there was more footage! This was really cool to see
Almost reminds me of the poly. With all the pathways, greenery, main house, guest houses,etc!
Could you do a video on either Varosha or Hashima Island? Those two places have always been intriguing to me. Love this series. Been binge-watching it and learning a lot.
Another awesome video Jake. I can’t believe all the personal items that were left as well 😢
Stayed there many times back in the day😢😢😢
I like the commentary over the top. Makes it more interesting
Truly heart breaking I worked there as security for seven years third shift 2000- 2007 .Thank you for Sharing
Calming engaging and informative.
This is wonderful Jake, as always!
It's so absolutely sad to me!! How many people needing beds, an home things 😔 an here it is torn apart
Incredibly sad story. Incredibly great video presentation. Thank you.
I grew up in Sarasota. I was surprised to see this. Nice job here.
Love when you do the commentary videos!! Great job! I can't believe they wouldn't let these people get their personal belongings out.
So glad to have explored this in 2017 before it was destroyed, wish I could have filmed as much details as you were able too, I just had a iPhone and limited time.
This should have been 2 hours of unedited video. You should upload every second you filmed here. We'll all watch!
I love your videos! Especially the narratives....the way you say the word “about” as “aboot”! Are you Canadian?eh?
Jake, I love your "OH MY GOD"
Hi Jake - I just came across some of your videos while searching for some evidence of the Miracle Strip Amusement Park in Panama City, FL... I too have a fascination with abandoned properties... keep up the good work.
Some of the rides from the original miracle strip are now in Pier Park. I know the carousel and one or two others. The park area was slated for condos. For a while it was just vacant and grown up area back around eh 2008ish when I first started vacationing at PCB every summer.
I like this commentary style more than just walking around
It's sad to see something so beautiful got destroyed
Really enjoy this series. I can’t find that you’ve done this one - Kitsault BC. A modern for early 80’s company town that was only used for 18 months and is still maintained to this day.
What a quaint, charming place that was. Now - of course - the site features massive multi-story "luxury" hotel buildings, happily blocking any view there might have been for the people unfortunate enough to have bought homes across the street.
I seriously love your videos
Were these people somehow legally blocked from retrieving their belongings, or did the person who lived in that one die?
It wasn't just this one room that was left like this. This place is huge and full of so much stuff, even the restaurants and kitchens. In their first Colony video they spent a lot of time going in a lot of rooms and suites as well as the common areas . Each room was still fully furnished and full of people's personal belongings. Some rooms had broken windows, overturned furniture and other miscellaneous but most looked like the families had just stepped out for a bit and were going to be right back. Nothing broken or damaged, kitchen full of food, clothes still hung in the closets and lots of pictures and personal items laying out.
Another commenter posted the people weren't allowed to return for anything but I searched online for several hours and didn't find any info myself.
Great video man keep up the good work !
Here we go boys!!
5:53 wow is that door made out of cardboard? lol
Yeah, when seconds count, you better have a gun in your hand because the criminal will be in the room on the first kick.
Everything is made of cardboard
Doors between rooms are often made of cardboard.
A lot of interior doors are hollow and reinforced with particle board, mdf or cardboard.
I uploaded a new video to my second channel showing a rare and vintage 1988 promo for The Colony. It's very interesting especially when comparing it to footage from just a few years ago. Check it out here - th-cam.com/video/B6-NwJ5uWsg/w-d-xo.html
I would have grabbed those speakers at 10:04, they were probably pretty nice since it was in the penthouse. 😁
I always love all your videos