This is really sad. You can't tell me that these people didn't have grandchildren or greatgrandchildren that wouldn't want at least the pictures. People are just not sentimental anymore.
Tammy Goulet The pictures could of been donated to tge local history society of the county or city. I know we have them here. There even on Facebook. Where they post the pictures for people to enjoy.
I completely agree, they have grandchildren. The difference being, they also will be rich or millionaires, & (the ones I know) will deliberately limit their sentiment, to Grandmas *Jewellery, & Silverware, & good China* & Grandpas *Gold Watches, & Coin collections* & EVERYTHING else is "trash" I never see where the grandparents Magazine collections or Record collections or ESP CLOTHES are wanted, usually that stuff winds up in the Dump. Oh, I almost forgot....the Grandparents Summer Home, & any antique Vehicles Motorcycles Boats will be kept. Not Furniture TVs that too is "junk" to millionaires.
RetroCaptain My point I was making was. Clean the stuff up and sell the property, instead of it going to waste like this. If your rich, hire someone to fix it up for a Homeless Shelter or rent it out. You have coldness in your heart to let things go like this of your parents, grandparents, etc., if you are rich to fix it up. I understand if you have no funds to do this. But you could clean it out and trash or donate and sell the property or just donate it to city for them to fix up or fire dept to practice there fire stuff. They do it here in Georgia sometimes.
...My *hunch*...the owners decided to *not pay the property Taxes* & let the City bulldoze it & sell the property to cover the debt. Or??they all died....(I really doubt it I think they were being super cheep cheep cheep & avoiding property Tax for 20 years, AND the big cost of tearing down that Moldy disaster).
mama carebear - Me too! lol. That clip of the kitchen with the window over the sink reminded me of a scene in the movie "Sybil" starring Sally Field, except the house was clean in the movie but same layout.
now that's the way to make an abandoned house video! showing pics and misc to let people get an idea. showing everything slowly as to get a good look. not talking to much, just enough to explain misc items. and the camera is held still(not shackey). the choice of music is good. I just wish there was a way to find out more about what happened to these people, and why the family would leave all their belongings and let it just be destroyed. it's hard to believe no-one as gone through there and taken any of the antiques. well done!
actually I've always been fascinated with old homes. especially the abandoned ones. I would love to search for and explore them. so how does one go about finding these homes? any pointers on how to get started?
Pamela Wineberger, at ten seconds into the vid there is a photo that says Sons In Med School. The fellow all the way on the left bears a striking resemblance to a man that goes by the name of Dr. Len Horowitz, the Dr that exposed the Monkey Virus/Aids info. Uncanny that even the age is about right. It's stuff I noticed, that's all. I'm pretty sure that they have all the photos they wanted to save, stored on hard drives long before this. Only people that either have a lot of money and don't need or want any of this, or people that are too poor to go get it, would leave all those belongings there and we know it's not a case of them being too poor, so I'd say they got what they really wanted from there already. Not to worry. : )
I don't know if you knew this or not but you can sell the old photos on eBay for quite a bit of money. People who are distantly and not even related like to purchase them. You can also save them and donate to your local historical foundation or sell to a antique dealer. Obviously if you know a little family background they are worth more so always good to make notes as you explore and find personal information. Old letter Are also valuable. As a genealogist I beg you to never old photos get destroyed. Some families don't want them which is a shame but there are so many people all over the world that do. Even if you know nothing but the address, that information is better than none to attack with them. Thanks for all of your hard work. Your videos are wonderful.
Given by whom? An urban explorer is going to carry personal property out of a house he isn’t legally supposed to be in, and track down descendants of the last owners to give the pictures to them?
They don't want it. If they wanted it, if it had any value to them whatsoever, they would have claimed it. It's sad, but it's just how people are. We always want to think our thing and our memories have some universal worth, but one of the saddest parts of life is realizing it really doesn't. When we're gone we might be remembered for 1 or 2 generations, if that, and then we're just dust. Make the most of every day if you can.
Peewee I think something bad happened. Most people always take the pictures they’ll everything thing else but the pictures. They can’t replace the memories
Feeling sorry for the "stuff" left behind? This should serve as a wake up call to live your life not collecting things. In the end you leave here as you came in with nothing and alone. Nothing
The floor, among everything else is covered in mold. I hope you don't wear your exploring shoes in your home or car. Mold could make you really ill and you wouldn't realize why you were sick. You should also consider wearing disposable gloves too. It would be so easy to leave that house and without giving it much thought touch your face or rub an eye. Just saying...it's probably the mom in me.
I agree with Tammy Goulet. Also, this house used to be full of life and now it is in this shape with all of these memories that are left there to rot? How sad, and where are the rest of these Family members?
These places just go to show that we have too much stuff, junk, whatever you want to call it. Much of this could have been donated before the elements got to it.
+Alisa R. aka Vampfaye Thank you Alisa. I had fun exploring this house. Hit me up on Instagram after hubby watches...I'm interested to hear if he remembers this house.
Alisa R. aka Vampfaye Are any of the family members still around? I hoped those pictures and baeball cards got to them, before the demolish of the house?
He nailed right where this was and had been in the grocery store side (he was a housing and food inspector) when it was actively used. The guy didn't want to let it go, even though the rest of the building was falling apart around him. I knew he'd know it.
+Tracy Morrison Wow thanks Tracy. It is a sad ending to all that family stuff. The vacation pictures was the most incredible photos. They had no date or info 😭. Old post cards and stuff destroyed.
There's a pretty penny worth of things in that house. Sad that we don't know why they left and why they left the house with all these items still inside.
So you see, don't envy rich ppl... look how the history of their lives end. They could of hired ppl to pack this house up of the important things, like the history of their family... such a shame it wasn't passed on. Those old TV's, I've seen ppl make fish tanks out of them. Down right cool !!! Thanks for taking us along. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🇺🇸
+Kathleen LoVerso I couldn't believe someone left all that stuff behind. The history of the family was the most important. I bet that contractor picked up a few items. Taxpayers money & free stuff.
i like ur idea but when u come from or have money on a large scale things like tvs toys steroes n so on r disposable n an easy purchase. when u have so much stuff sometimes its easier n just cheaper to leave it. so u have to figure they have three houses at least. all with furnishings u choose to leave this one for whatever reason n bring it across the country to ur current home full of stuff.... i do agree repurposing is a great thing to do but takes a certain kind of person to do it n want it.
I think I would of saved the photo album and tried to find the family. I've got a feeling this family ran out on their luck instead of just being rich and leaving the stuff behind like others suggested...
My best guess was Italian family's properties🇮🇹Dad later built more modern brick ranch seen in photo next door.Dad planned @ least 1 of boys would move into upstairs home and take over store below when he retired.Us Italians love our light colored brick,stucco homes reminds us of the old country.🇮🇹🍝Grew up in a very similar setting.
Dane: you stated you were there 45 mins before demolition...did you record the demolition? one of the best finds ever...amazing and sad at the same time...totally mind blowing love and admire your work!
Those cards really were not worth anything. They just made to many of them. It was a dumb move by Topp's to start selling those sets in a box. I remember seeing the 1990's set for $10. I was in the hobby for years and got out in 1991 when the market crashed when it came to cards.
The room with the refrigeration unit also had shelving - it was a family store. Lots of people used to have a store in the front of the house and live in the rest of it.
Thank you for zooming in and lingering on the book titles. I'm always fascinated by what books other people have read. The photographs left behind are the saddest, I think. I'm a new subscriber, love your videos.
The music you added when you were looking through the photos was a nice touch too. I've been sharing your videos on Twitter and should ask: is it okay to post screencaps from them as long as I put your username on each one?
Television came to our Canadian city 1950. Our set circa 1952 was a thick square wooden box with slightly round picture tube. In mid 1990's it was still working. A colour set had taken its place. We passed it on. Those were lovely things. A hard working family lived there. It appears they left it abandoned when the first generation died off...maybe mid-nineties. The roof went then the floors & then came destructive explorers. I expect my prize possessions will meet a similar fate as I have no family to speak of. Huggs,silky
What a place. Lots of interesting vintage electronics; old televisions and radios. The toilet seen at 18:26 was likely 100 years old. Do you have any more video of this place, Dane?
+LakeNipissing I do. I have wedding & family reunion photos, college books, another baseball album, and drone shots of the home and warehouse property. So I guess quite a bit. That lamp next to the toilet looks just as old. Did you see the candles were still in the holder in the bathroom? Crazy
Urbex Dane I just came across your channel today, and I'm so glad I did, I love seeing a bit of history when every possible, thank you so much for Sharing your videos, keep up the Great work Dane 😁 God bless you
LakeNipissing, lol, not anywhere near 100 years old im in my seventies and i can assure you we didnt see them like this set up till late forties and in some places much later
OK. I was going by what a neighbor told me of the "Standard" toilet in their house which is from 1920 which has a bowl with the same odd front profile like the one in the photo. Theirs has a wall-hung metal-lined wooden tank, but that could be modernized to a porcelain tank.
yep that could be spot on, i remember them with the metal tank, lol, and you pulled a chain, but a modernized tank would explain it....omg the ones of today are sooooooo much better lol
This is a sad video and it goes to show we can't take it with us when we are gone. I wondered is it stealing if I place is abandoned? somebody somewhere has to own this place or maybe it belongs to the state. Those baseball cards alone looked in mint condition a lot of money. This is very sad. The old photographs really break my heart.. maybe you should have put them in a box and the name of that church on one of the pictures and just leave it on the doorstep. Maybe they can find the family
I love antique appliances and that looked like a drug store deli with appliances in the back. there was a blue stove upstairs in the kitchen with a farmer's sink. Too bad it all got taken to the dump.
My house as built in 1906 as well. It had high ceilings and were lowered for heating and cooling purposes. You can see at 6:59 the wallpaper extended up past the metal framework for the ceiling tiles you see laying a round. Great video!
I hate to see antiques left behind to decay, and paintings..who knows if here's one in the stack that is worth $$$. Good video, sad to know the place was demolished with things still inside.
Millionaires? I hardly think so. Looks like a hard working, maybe Jewish family who had a deli in their house. Very common in past days. The lady of the house, or the man, obviously lived there until their death, then others moved in in the 80's or 90's because of some of the furniture and old computer equipment. Just a guess.
Globe Globe What I thought, was a Dr with all the medical books. But wife could of had some kind of store there, with the way that big room looked. Could of been Jewish. I saw that star thing under the counter near the floor. No offense to anyone, I cannot remember what they called it.
+Globe Globe He made his money in the making of fertilizer from brine. I'm not sure what that is exactly. They pretty much owned that whole block & the buildings across the street. My relatives business sits right next to the home, he said someone tried to turn them into apartments at one time. That could explain some of the 80's stuff & the dropped ceilings. Whoever it was they didn't finish..the cabinets still had labels on them. I appreciate you watching & taking the time to comment.
+Tammy Smith I'm going to take a guess and say it's called the Star of David. The store part was for his wife..you are correct. There were pics of her & other workers in that room. The one son was a doctor. I was able to track him down through some college alumni event, that was sent to the address. Ironically he went to the same college as his father. Who studied business.
Great video! Some neat carpets and wall coverings. So much from so much time. Enough info in here to write a really interesting novel. Thanks for sharing ❤️
I like your video style very much you focus on interesting things and the camera is nice and steady - no quick panoramas to make you dizzy. You even make this falling down house appealing. Thank you I enjoyed it very much.
Cindy Porter:Me neither,not anytime recently.FYI....McGuffy has a street in Youngstown,Ohio bearing the name,found out McGuffy was from there.There kids is this week's fun fact.👦👧
Do you realise you're bloody priceless be proud of all you do.stand tall never look down please remember what I've said then.when sad it won't last long think of this message bless you're heart
Wow! I wanted to see more. What an amazing find. I've had similar experiences but never got photos or video. And exploring places as such can be dangerous especially alone! I myself have seen some weird shit which really made me stop to think about my safety. Vowed to myself to always have someone else along. Unfortunately I'm unable to explore anymore so thanks sooo very much for sharing that. It was awesome and do you have more footage to share?
Doesn't it look as if, once the last "family members", perhaps VERY old and unable to keep the place up, died, people just used this home as a dumping ground?
What street in Akron was this on? Near downtown somewhere? Thank you for sharing. Unbelievable the potentially salvageable items were left there to rot. It is such a shame that these older well built homes were not valued earlier. There are enough homeless in the area that it could have been utilized differently. They certainly were a wealthy family in the area.
+McRoly the Staffy It might sound crazy but high crime areas. It's not uncommon to see homes with doors wide open all year round. And these areas tend to have nice homes that people just walk away from
How sad to see old family photos abandoned. So sad that no one cared enough to take family memories with them. I can't believe no one claimed even the property. That in itself is worth something.
Must have been something to see before the fake ceilings were added. They put them in a lot of old buildings to save money on heating, but they sure make a mess when they fall apart. Glade you took the time to shoot the photos. I love watching these things, but they are so sad as well. Thankyou for recording that bit of history.
+Dawn E The crazy thing is a hardly ever pick through belongings. I know I probably miss some cool stuff that way. I'm glad I was nosey that day. Thank you for watching this abandoned house video. Dropped ceilings 👎
When did the people die? Seems the newspaper was 1954. But the Larry Hagman holding money did not come around until the 70's, 80's, maybe in the 90's. I know they were around for about 12 years. I am a Dallas TV Show fan.
+Tammy Smith The wife died age 92 and was buried near their West Virginia Farm. Some of the 80s stuff my guess was from one the sons..maybe taking care of her in her last years.
Sure makes you want to get rid of everything you own so your place doesn’t end up like this. Then again, when I’m gone, I am not going to care what happened to my stuff. Thanks for a fantastic tour!
Nice video Dane. Glad you got to go through it before it was demolished. A couple of the pictures had 2 men in uniform. I was thinking the second son that you couldn't find info on may have been killed in service. Thanks for taking us through the house and for not taking unnecessary chances in there. That house was in bad shape.
Excellent vlog UxD👍A Mom & Pop neighborhood Grocery store all neighborhoods once had.Shop owners lived in house upstairs.Totally vine covered exterior shot was great👌nature taking over once again.Can't help but wonder if any surviving kids were left after seeing photos & other important personal things left behind.Teenage boys in photo taken there was in mid 50s they too may have passed away too.Decades of stuff gradually stored in there mostly ruined by long leaking flat slope roof.2 newer things I saw were CRT Computer monitor & folding sling chair.Sad end to decades of family home & business history.😢Thanks again UxD for a look B4 Demo crew came along and put all that in a landfill.
this is absolutely beautiful place . thanks for your nice video too . just think about the children grow up there . but today just a little memories remain there
This happens so much . I have been through so many rural homes in Tn this happens alot . old family photo albums deystroyed pictures etc. great video you did .
great explore Dane, so sad to know that the place got demolished, and so many family memories gone too, this must have been a beautiful home back in it's day, i would say the original electric & plumbing fixtures probably go back to the late 1930/ 1940's, i saw in one room where they had the push button power switches on the wall for the lights,, and they definitely go back that far,, and also that claw foot bathtub, in that one bathroom you walked in, beautiful old place
Are bless you just watching newspaper date 1954 omg I was born 1959 memories from being 5 years old bloody hell seeing this has made me go cold bless all that live hear are God love them didn't have much.why.leave photo album behind this makes me appreciate my.life that mum and dad give me even more don't. Have them now they passed away.i.woild never abandoned my.parents property choose what it's not about money just.take uou re parents dreams what they.left behind leave bricks end morter omg it's made me so sad crying thankyou for sharing this bless you're heart God love you sweet dreams
So Sad not to have loved ones to take care of things when you leave this existence. Something must have gone wrong. I sure would love to keep family memories, not to mention the genealogy helps and finds.
Pickers paradise, I seen a few things I would have picked. Great vid Dane!!! Creepy dead ivy covers the house. It was definitely a beauty in its prime, sad to see it rot to waste......It appears hoarder too. You were brave to go up them stairs!
Well Urbex,I finally get to use the word agog.I was agog at what was around every corner,and in every pile.This place was truly amazing and I'm glad you got in!Thank you so much for this explore-so much nostalgia.Love it!!!!
Urbex Dane:Kellies word AGOG is perfect description for vlog.👌Glad you were there to film one last time B4 it becomes a weedy vacant lot.Thanks for the❤reply.
Just a suggestion. I'd really like to hear where you are and where you're going in the home to give viewers a better understanding of the house's layout. Living room, dining room... How many bedrooms?
Wow! Just wooooooow!! Makes you wonder what was it that made them leave? What happened? Why didn’t they take their personal belongings? & WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
I know I'm a lil late to the party🤔🤔 hey cool vid tho,love it. I seen those 88 89 and 90 topps baseball cards ....nothing worth money but hey nice to have. A lot cool stuff in there...good find man👌
This is really sad. You can't tell me that these people didn't have grandchildren or greatgrandchildren that wouldn't want at least the pictures. People are just not sentimental anymore.
+Tammy Goulet Its Unbelievable that nobody claimed these abandoned items. I don't know how this could've happened.
Tammy Goulet The pictures could of been donated to tge local history society of the county or city. I know we have them here. There even on Facebook. Where they post the pictures for people to enjoy.
I completely agree, they have grandchildren.
The difference being, they also will be rich or millionaires, & (the ones I know) will deliberately limit their sentiment, to Grandmas *Jewellery, & Silverware, & good China* & Grandpas *Gold Watches, & Coin collections* & EVERYTHING else is "trash" I never see where the grandparents Magazine collections or Record collections or ESP CLOTHES are wanted, usually that stuff winds up in the Dump. Oh, I almost forgot....the Grandparents Summer Home, & any antique Vehicles Motorcycles Boats will be kept. Not Furniture TVs that too is "junk" to millionaires.
RetroCaptain My point I was making was. Clean the stuff up and sell the property, instead of it going to waste like this. If your rich, hire someone to fix it up for a Homeless Shelter or rent it out. You have coldness in your heart to let things go like this of your parents, grandparents, etc., if you are rich to fix it up. I understand if you have no funds to do this. But you could clean it out and trash or donate and sell the property or just donate it to city for them to fix up or fire dept to practice there fire stuff. They do it here in Georgia sometimes.
...My *hunch*...the owners decided to *not pay the property Taxes* & let the City bulldoze it & sell the property to cover the debt. Or??they all died....(I really doubt it I think they were being super cheep cheep cheep & avoiding property Tax for 20 years, AND the big cost of tearing down that Moldy disaster).
watching abandoned homes videos, makes me want to clean my house........
mama carebear - Me too! lol. That clip of the kitchen with the window over the sink reminded me of a scene in the movie "Sybil" starring Sally Field, except the house was clean in the movie but same layout.
mama carebear They make me feel like my house is clean.
Haha
I'm glad I'm not a hoarder.
So so sad the photos are not in the hands of the next generations.
Keith Artherton Um you do know some family’s lineage just die out 🤷♂️😂😂😂right
Such a sad thing to see old family photos waiting to get ruined! Those are what our family treasures the most is our past!
Sad
now that's the way to make an abandoned house video! showing pics and misc to let people get an idea. showing everything slowly as to get a good look. not talking to much, just enough to explain misc items. and the camera is held still(not shackey). the choice of music is good. I just wish there was a way to find out more about what happened to these people, and why the family would leave all their belongings and let it just be destroyed. it's hard to believe no-one as gone through there and taken any of the antiques. well done!
actually I've always been fascinated with old homes. especially the abandoned ones. I would love to search for and explore them. so how does one go about finding these homes? any pointers on how to get started?
Pamela Wineberger, at ten seconds into the vid there is a photo that says Sons In Med School. The fellow all the way on the left bears a striking resemblance to a man that goes by the name of Dr. Len Horowitz, the Dr that exposed the Monkey Virus/Aids info. Uncanny that even the age is about right. It's stuff I noticed, that's all. I'm pretty sure that they have all the photos they wanted to save, stored on hard drives long before this. Only people that either have a lot of money and don't need or want any of this, or people that are too poor to go get it, would leave all those belongings there and we know it's not a case of them being too poor, so I'd say they got what they really wanted from there already. Not to worry. : )
I don't know if you knew this or not but you can sell the old photos on eBay for quite a bit of money. People who are distantly and not even related like to purchase them. You can also save them and donate to your local historical foundation or sell to a antique dealer. Obviously if you know a little family background they are worth more so always good to make notes as you explore and find personal information. Old letter Are also valuable. As a genealogist I beg you to never old photos get destroyed. Some families don't want them which is a shame but there are so many people all over the world that do. Even if you know nothing but the address, that information is better than none to attack with them. Thanks for all of your hard work. Your videos are wonderful.
"Dust in the wind. All we are is dust in the wind."
Ah, such a good song!
100 years from now, somebody will be filming what we left behind, and they too will be astonished.
Alvaro Q Swept away sooner or later.
Dust in my butthole
Not me
This photo album should be given to the relatives of the owners.
moonbeam537 Or The Historical Society of the City or County. We have one in our town and city. They have made a Facebook site of the pictures.
Given by whom? An urban explorer is going to carry personal property out of a house he isn’t legally supposed to be in, and track down descendants of the last owners to give the pictures to them?
They don't want it. If they wanted it, if it had any value to them whatsoever, they would have claimed it. It's sad, but it's just how people are. We always want to think our thing and our memories have some universal worth, but one of the saddest parts of life is realizing it really doesn't. When we're gone we might be remembered for 1 or 2 generations, if that, and then we're just dust. Make the most of every day if you can.
What a shame so much good stuff just left to rot. Some rich people would rather it rot than give it away to people who needed stuff.
Peewee .....1 persons trash is another person's treasure. .I agree with you.
Peewee I think something bad happened. Most people always take the pictures they’ll everything thing else but the pictures. They can’t replace the memories
Feeling sorry for the "stuff" left behind? This should serve as a wake up call to live your life not collecting things. In the end you leave here as you came in with nothing and alone. Nothing
That Qs Hoover is worth about $100 on Ebay.
PeeWee - Exactly what I was thinking. They should have just put a sign on the door, "Free Stuff", before it all rotted.
Wow,,I can understand leaving "stuff" behind but not family pictures,,that is so sad. Great video,thanks for the adventure!
The floor, among everything else is covered in mold. I hope you don't wear your exploring shoes in your home or car. Mold could make you really ill and you wouldn't realize why you were sick. You should also consider wearing disposable gloves too. It would be so easy to leave that house and without giving it much thought touch your face or rub an eye. Just saying...it's probably the mom in me.
I agree with Tammy Goulet. Also, this house used to be full of life and now it is in this shape with all of these memories that are left there to rot? How sad, and where are the rest of these Family members?
Such a sadness is felt when looking at this home with all the remnants of a family's life. There must be county records of who lived here.
Did anyone else notice "Internet for Dummies" @4:58
And an old beige CRT monitor on the floor.
Urbex Dane - just dropped back in for another watch...one of my favs!
+Cindy Porter That is amazing. I truly appreciate your support.
It's always a shame to me the children didn't give a crap about grabbing pieces of their own past. Sad. Thanks great explore!!!
A lot of good stuff ruined. I would have been tempted to rescue the photos. I am a genealogist and I know there would be kin who would treasure the.
Kentucky 1950 If they wanted them they would have got them in the first place.
Kentucky 1950
Yes, your 100% correct thats just how I feel about it.
Fuck that take the baseball cards haaa
These places just go to show that we have too much stuff, junk, whatever you want to call it. Much of this could have been donated before the elements got to it.
Another great vid Dane! Can't wait to show this one to hubby. He'll remember it, I'm sure.
+Alisa R. aka Vampfaye Thank you Alisa. I had fun exploring this house. Hit me up on Instagram after hubby watches...I'm interested to hear if he remembers this house.
will do!
Alisa R. aka Vampfaye Are any of the family members still around? I hoped those pictures and baeball cards got to them, before the demolish of the house?
He nailed right where this was and had been in the grocery store side (he was a housing and food inspector) when it was actively used. The guy didn't want to let it go, even though the rest of the building was falling apart around him. I knew he'd know it.
What an amazing explore! Very sad to watch knowing that all of the belongings and history are all destroyed and gone now.
+Tracy Morrison Wow thanks Tracy. It is a sad ending to all that family stuff. The vacation pictures was the most incredible photos. They had no date or info 😭. Old post cards and stuff destroyed.
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There's a pretty penny worth of things in that house. Sad that we don't know why they left and why they left the house with all these items still inside.
So you see, don't envy rich ppl... look how the history of their lives end. They could of hired ppl to pack this house up of the important things, like the history of their family... such a shame it wasn't passed on. Those old TV's, I've seen ppl make fish tanks out of them. Down right cool !!! Thanks for taking us along. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🇺🇸
+Kathleen LoVerso I couldn't believe someone left all that stuff behind. The history of the family was the most important. I bet that contractor picked up a few items. Taxpayers money & free stuff.
i like ur idea but when u come from or have money on a large scale things like tvs toys steroes n so on r disposable n an easy purchase. when u have so much stuff sometimes its easier n just cheaper to leave it. so u have to figure they have three houses at least. all with furnishings u choose to leave this one for whatever reason n bring it across the country to ur current home full of stuff.... i do agree repurposing is a great thing to do but takes a certain kind of person to do it n want it.
This does in no way deter me from wanting to be rich AF
I think I would of saved the photo album and tried to find the family. I've got a feeling this family ran out on their luck instead of just being rich and leaving the stuff behind like others suggested...
Kevin R. I agree with you. I would have a hard time fighting the urge to take those photos and find a family to see if they want them.
This makes me sad. Something about abandoned photographs just really bothers me. If anything, you would think that the descendants would want them.
Totally. That's crazy
This place is very creepy I have the feeling they liked creepy things A home that was full of love dose not end up looking like this
My best guess was Italian family's properties🇮🇹Dad later built more modern brick ranch seen in photo next door.Dad planned @ least 1 of boys would move into upstairs home and take over store below when he retired.Us Italians love our light colored brick,stucco homes reminds us of the old country.🇮🇹🍝Grew up in a very similar setting.
Dane: you stated you were there 45 mins before demolition...did you record the demolition? one of the best finds ever...amazing and sad at the same time...totally mind blowing love and admire your work!
Thank you!! I got some drone shots of the building and the demolition that afternoon.
please share!
Loved seeing the photographs of the family. .......great job!
+Joann Hopkins Thank you Joann!
The scrapbook wasn't empty
It's so sad that so much stuff was left behind. That no one was ever allowed to salvage anything and breath new life into it.
Hope someone has taken the baseball card collection before it was torn down.
Those cards really were not worth anything. They just made to many of them. It was a dumb move by Topp's to start selling those sets in a box. I remember seeing the 1990's set for $10. I was in the hobby for years and got out in 1991 when the market crashed when it came to cards.
A lot of ancestry left in this home...sad. I guess I'm to sentimental..
+Lauri Carpenter Its so crazy that this stuff sat decaying for a few decades. No one to claim the photo albums? Insane
Lauri Carpenter too sentimental !
The room with the refrigeration unit also had shelving - it was a family store. Lots of people used to have a store in the front of the house and live in the rest of it.
Thank you for documenting this house and saving it for the history
Thank you for zooming in and lingering on the book titles. I'm always fascinated by what books other people have read. The photographs left behind are the saddest, I think. I'm a new subscriber, love your videos.
+Snotgirl Hello Snotgirl! Thank you for subscribing. Finding those pictures was pure luck. I hardly ever pick through belongings, I'm glad I did.
The music you added when you were looking through the photos was a nice touch too. I've been sharing your videos on Twitter and should ask: is it okay to post screencaps from them as long as I put your username on each one?
+Snotgirl Absolutely! I can't thank you enough.
Thank you for the videos and for the long lingering shots
Nice, as always, Dane.
That tv at 14:16 looks to be an early 50's Zenith, probably around circa 1952 or '53.
I’m absolutely stunned at the dish ware and pictures and stuff like that, no one seemed to want! What a shame
Television came to our Canadian city 1950. Our set circa 1952 was a thick square wooden box with slightly round picture tube. In mid 1990's it was still working. A colour set had taken its place. We passed it on.
Those were lovely things. A hard working family lived there. It appears they left it abandoned when the first generation died off...maybe mid-nineties. The roof went then the floors & then came destructive explorers. I expect my prize possessions will meet a similar fate as I have no family to speak of.
Huggs,silky
Wow so much stuff! Awesome video. I love all the old pics.
Very sombering... brought tears. Life is more than material possessions.... their belongings mean nothing to anyone...
What a place. Lots of interesting vintage electronics; old televisions and radios.
The toilet seen at 18:26 was likely 100 years old.
Do you have any more video of this place, Dane?
+LakeNipissing I do. I have wedding & family reunion photos, college books, another baseball album, and drone shots of the home and warehouse property. So I guess quite a bit. That lamp next to the toilet looks just as old. Did you see the candles were still in the holder in the bathroom? Crazy
Urbex Dane I just came across your channel today, and I'm so glad I did, I love seeing a bit of history when every possible, thank you so much for Sharing your videos, keep up the Great work Dane 😁 God bless you
LakeNipissing, lol, not anywhere near 100 years old im in my seventies and i can assure you we didnt see them like this set up till late forties and in some places much later
OK. I was going by what a neighbor told me of the "Standard" toilet in their house which is from 1920 which has a bowl with the same odd front profile like the one in the photo. Theirs has a wall-hung metal-lined wooden tank, but that could be modernized to a porcelain tank.
yep that could be spot on, i remember them with the metal tank, lol, and you pulled a chain, but a modernized tank would explain it....omg the ones of today are sooooooo much better lol
So much good stuff in there.
Thanks for the tour.
This is a sad video and it goes to show we can't take it with us when we are gone. I wondered is it stealing if I place is abandoned? somebody somewhere has to own this place or maybe it belongs to the state. Those baseball cards alone looked in mint condition a lot of money. This is very sad. The old photographs really break my heart.. maybe you should have put them in a box and the name of that church on one of the pictures and just leave it on the doorstep. Maybe they can find the family
I totally agree.
Love the Silent Hill music! Very nostalgic!
+Lonewolf266 Much appreciated
Your investigations are really well done!!
+Karen Brown Thank you Karen. This was one of my favorite places
WOW what an amazing tour, to bad the city had to demolish. Thanks UD for another good one!
I love antique appliances and that looked like a drug store deli with appliances in the back. there was a blue stove upstairs in the kitchen with a farmer's sink. Too bad it all got taken to the dump.
@Leah Drake and an old claw foot tub!
My house as built in 1906 as well. It had high ceilings and were lowered for heating and cooling purposes. You can see at 6:59 the wallpaper extended up past the metal framework for the ceiling tiles you see laying a round. Great video!
I hate to see antiques left behind to decay, and paintings..who knows if here's one in the stack that is worth $$$. Good video, sad to know the place was demolished with things still inside.
Millionaires? I hardly think so. Looks like a hard working, maybe Jewish family who had a deli in their house. Very common in past days. The lady of the house, or the man, obviously lived there until their death, then others moved in in the 80's or 90's because of some of the furniture and old computer equipment. Just a guess.
Globe Globe What I thought, was a Dr with all the medical books. But wife could of had some kind of store there, with the way that big room looked. Could of been Jewish. I saw that star thing under the counter near the floor. No offense to anyone, I cannot remember what they called it.
+Globe Globe He made his money in the making of fertilizer from brine. I'm not sure what that is exactly. They pretty much owned that whole block & the buildings across the street. My relatives business sits right next to the home, he said someone tried to turn them into apartments at one time. That could explain some of the 80's stuff & the dropped ceilings. Whoever it was they didn't finish..the cabinets still had labels on them. I appreciate you watching & taking the time to comment.
+Tammy Smith I'm going to take a guess and say it's called the Star of David. The store part was for his wife..you are correct. There were pics of her & other workers in that room. The one son was a doctor. I was able to track him down through some college alumni event, that was sent to the address. Ironically he went to the same college as his father. Who studied business.
Tammy Smith Star of David
Lisa Marie Thank you.
Its sad it was demolished but what you havecaptured here is history. Awsome footage!
did you at least take the photos? Please tell me you did!
He must have taken them
because they were digitally uploaded at the beginning of the video, at least that's the impression I got.
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Great video! Some neat carpets and wall coverings. So much from so much time. Enough info in here to write a really interesting novel. Thanks for sharing ❤️
can you imagine what this home looked like at it's peak....in it's prime?!!! Amazing history!!
What a shame. Amazing history just left to rot 😮
So Sad! Such Waste!!💔😪Thanks For Sharing Her, One More Time..
I like your video style very much you focus on interesting things and the camera is nice and steady - no quick panoramas to make you dizzy. You even make this falling down house appealing. Thank you I enjoyed it very much.
wow I haven't seen a McGuffy's reader in a long time 8:22 worth a few bucks!
Cindy Porter:Me neither,not anytime recently.FYI....McGuffy has a street in Youngstown,Ohio bearing the name,found out McGuffy was from there.There kids is this week's fun fact.👦👧
it truly is...thanks for the fun facts!
Do you realise you're bloody priceless be proud of all you do.stand tall never look down please remember what I've said then.when sad it won't last long think of this message bless you're heart
Wow! I wanted to see more. What an amazing find. I've had similar experiences but never got photos or video. And exploring places as such can be dangerous especially alone! I myself have seen some weird shit which really made me stop to think about my safety. Vowed to myself to always have someone else along. Unfortunately I'm unable to explore anymore so thanks sooo very much for sharing that. It was awesome and do you have more footage to share?
Thank you so much. Yes I do have additional footage and pictures to show.
Doesn't it look as if, once the last "family members", perhaps VERY old and unable to keep the place up, died, people just used this home as a dumping ground?
I just found you with this video and subscribed. Great filming! Can't wait to see the ones I've missed.
+Karen Daniels Thank you so much Karen
What street in Akron was this on? Near downtown somewhere? Thank you for sharing. Unbelievable the potentially salvageable items were left there to rot. It is such a shame that these older well built homes were not valued earlier. There are enough homeless in the area that it could have been utilized differently. They certainly were a wealthy family in the area.
Hi...Love your video's.....Where do you find these places that you explore? :)
+McRoly the Staffy It might sound crazy but high crime areas. It's not uncommon to see homes with doors wide open all year round. And these areas tend to have nice homes that people just walk away from
How sad to see old family photos abandoned. So sad that no one cared enough to take family memories with them. I can't believe no one claimed even the property. That in itself is worth something.
Must have been something to see before the fake ceilings were added. They put them in a lot of old buildings to save money on heating, but they sure make a mess when they fall apart. Glade you took the time to shoot the photos. I love watching these things, but they are so sad as well. Thankyou for recording that bit of history.
+Dawn E The crazy thing is a hardly ever pick through belongings. I know I probably miss some cool stuff that way. I'm glad I was nosey that day. Thank you for watching this abandoned house video. Dropped ceilings 👎
What a gem
When did the people die? Seems the newspaper was 1954. But the Larry Hagman holding money did not come around until the 70's, 80's, maybe in the 90's. I know they were around for about 12 years. I am a Dallas TV Show fan.
Plus the baseball cards
The Time mag was 1956.
Was this a store as well? I saw what looked like meat counters at 2:00.
ill have to watch it first
+Tammy Smith The wife died age 92 and was buried near their West Virginia Farm. Some of the 80s stuff my guess was from one the sons..maybe taking care of her in her last years.
This is one of your best finds mate...glad you shared it with us. Creepy house too btw.
+Krimsunblud Thanks for the compliment. This was a very cool location to check out and creepy.
Another great one Dane! This place must have been pretty cool in its day. You are getting very good with that camera and the editing. :)
Sad to see it trashed! Can't believe that places like this get left behind !
that family photo album at 9:20 "all those moments will be lost, like tears in the rain"
Sure makes you want to get rid of everything you own so your place doesn’t end up like this. Then again, when I’m gone, I am not going to care what happened to my stuff. Thanks for a fantastic tour!
I really enjoyed the video. Like to look at very old homes.
+Gennie Jefferson Thanks so much Gennie. I tried to cover as much as possible without making it too lengthy. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Nice video Dane. Glad you got to go through it before it was demolished. A couple of the pictures had 2 men in uniform. I was thinking the second son that you couldn't find info on may have been killed in service. Thanks for taking us through the house and for not taking unnecessary chances in there. That house was in bad shape.
Why do the toilets always get moved? So weird.
Excellent vlog UxD👍A Mom & Pop neighborhood Grocery store all neighborhoods once had.Shop owners lived in house upstairs.Totally vine covered exterior shot was great👌nature taking over once again.Can't help but wonder if any surviving kids were left after seeing photos & other important personal things left behind.Teenage boys in photo taken there was in mid 50s they too may have passed away too.Decades of stuff gradually stored in there mostly ruined by long leaking flat slope roof.2 newer things I saw were CRT Computer monitor & folding sling chair.Sad end to decades of family home & business history.😢Thanks again UxD for a look B4 Demo crew came along and put all that in a landfill.
They need the pictures for their genealogy, oh, what I would give for pictures of my deceased ancestors.
I hope you people that explore these old places are wearing some sort of filter mask or respirator because the mold to be high
+David Mcbride I did have a filter mask on that day. A respirator is dangerous for me to wear (had two collapsed lungs).
this is absolutely beautiful place . thanks for your nice video too . just think about the children grow up there . but today just a little memories remain there
This happens so much . I have been through so many rural homes in Tn this happens alot . old family photo albums deystroyed pictures etc. great video you did .
It’s very sad... the pictures.... some of the precious things that have been destroyed....
Glad I found your channel I subbed because you take your time and show pictures you find,very cool.
For some reason I can not subscribe to you channel. That stinks because I would be watching every day!
Wow - the pictures really make an impact!
I so would of loved being there with you to explore. This place has some cool history in it.
great explore Dane, so sad to know that the place got demolished, and so many family memories gone too, this must have been a beautiful home back in it's day, i would say the original electric & plumbing fixtures probably go back to the late 1930/ 1940's, i saw in one room where they had the push button power switches on the wall for the lights,, and they definitely go back that far,, and also that claw foot bathtub, in that one bathroom you walked in, beautiful old place
Another great video, Dane! Loved the Silent Hill song choice!
Are bless you just watching newspaper date 1954 omg I was born 1959 memories from being 5 years old bloody hell seeing this has made me go cold bless all that live hear are God love them didn't have much.why.leave photo album behind this makes me appreciate my.life that mum and dad give me even more don't. Have them now they passed away.i.woild never abandoned my.parents property choose what it's not about money just.take uou re parents dreams what they.left behind leave bricks end morter omg it's made me so sad crying thankyou for sharing this bless you're heart God love you sweet dreams
I just came across your channel and have been binge watching your videos! You do an amazing job filming! You have a new subscriber! ❤️
+purrfect2982 That is so amazing. However you found me, im glad you did. Please stay away from the old videos lol.
So Sad not to have loved ones to take care of things when you leave this existence. Something must have gone wrong. I sure would love to keep family memories, not to mention the genealogy helps and finds.
Pickers paradise, I seen a few things I would have picked. Great vid Dane!!! Creepy dead ivy covers the house. It was definitely a beauty in its prime, sad to see it rot to waste......It appears hoarder too. You were brave to go up them stairs!
Well Urbex,I finally get to use the word agog.I was agog at what was around every corner,and in every pile.This place was truly amazing and I'm glad you got in!Thank you so much for this explore-so much nostalgia.Love it!!!!
I had to look that word up lol. It perfectly describes this explore.
Urbex Dane:Kellies word AGOG is perfect description for vlog.👌Glad you were there to film one last time B4 it becomes a weedy vacant lot.Thanks for the❤reply.
Agog for vlog.Love it!!
Kelli Cox:Awesome,Thanks.😀
The old tv @14:14 looks like a larger version of what we had when I was a little kid in late 50's-early 60's. I'm guessing it was old then.
A Great explore! All the memories lost forever...if the walls only talked.
As if the time has stopped in the 60s. Amazing. Good footage!
Just a suggestion. I'd really like to hear where you are and where you're going in the home to give viewers a better understanding of the house's layout. Living room, dining room... How many bedrooms?
At 11:26, there was vintage dishes an Antique Dealer would love. They were in the box, if not chipped or broke.
Wow! Just wooooooow!! Makes you wonder what was it that made them leave? What happened? Why didn’t they take their personal belongings? & WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
I know I'm a lil late to the party🤔🤔 hey cool vid tho,love it. I seen those 88 89 and 90 topps baseball cards ....nothing worth money but hey nice to have. A lot cool stuff in there...good find man👌
I agree. Looking at the pictures was very sad..
Yes extremely sad knowing the houses fate and other items but
interesting ..
thankyou U.B.👍
How come some of the books looked brand new and placed in the cabinet ?