Huge Industrial Wasteland: True Story of the Last Iron Men
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 มิ.ย. 2024
- Travelers in Time: France (Episode 03) La Forge de Vulcain / L’aciérie de Gandrange
In this video, we go to an extinct world. We explore the remains of a colossal steel mill where no furnace is blasting anymore, and no iron is melting. In the 1970s, this was a major steelworks in France - but first the economy failed, then politics. A price has been paid though, but solely by the only losers of this crisis: the workers, without a job anymore, deprived of their second home and poisoned by asbestos. This video is an obituary. We travel back to a time before this became the extinct world it is today. #urbex #abandonedplaces #bwturbex
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00:00 - Intro
01:40 - @industry_explorer
02:21 - Infiltration
04:44 - On the roofs
07:48 - Act 1
10:00 - Extinct volcano
12:26 - Act 2
13:58 - In the belly of the beast
16:44 - Act 3
18:24 - The lab
20:20 - Act 4
22:29 - Act 5
24:51 - Helping hands
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Music:
"Byrðr" - Hampus Naeselius
"Partners in Crime" - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
"Never Look Back" - Erasmus Talbot
"Contraband" - Christian Nanzell
"Loxely" - Of Water
"The Ridge" - Ebb & Flod
"Feeling Electric" - The Basic Game
"Steel Plate" - Skrya
"Adrift" - Anders Schill Paulsen
"Dusty Conscience" - Matt Large
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Thank you. Amazing.
It's almost look like apocalyptic home for survivor
11:20 i have been to loads of disused steel mills in the uk ones that are still intact but closed for 5 years them buckets they use for the melted steel are massive the size of a small house !!
seen and explored loads of steel mills demolished its happening yearly
I very much admire the intellectual urbex crowd that treats this like true archaeology. Your photos will be appreciated when all of these locations are gone. Stay safe out there.
NOOOO YOU SUPPOSED TO TREAT THESE PLACES AS HISTORY NOT JUMP OFF THE WALLS LIKE A MONKEY
hahah climbing go brrrr
Amazing episode, gargantuan industrial settings are the best!
The part of this vid where you bring back the "life" of this mill with fire in buckets, and fire on wheels with that awesome music... awesomness. Watched that part 3 times. Makes us participate vicariously in getting our boots dirty, exploring times gone by, and breaking a window to live it all again... vicariously vicariously
It is mind blowing to see such a place, to think man can build such colossal places. My father worked away from home in a steel mill after he left the coal mines. I had a glimpse of were he was those weeks he was gone from us through this excellent documentary. It is always wonderful to see the places and history you share.🖤
This place reminds me of something from a Fallout game. Really great video. Love the narration of the history of the site.
God this is unbelievable..I am seeing such a massive place for the First time in my life...mind blowing...rich history....appreciate ur terrific explore...Take care..waiting for more thrilling explores
Thank you so much for this splendid video. From the Narration, the History lesson, the Video artistry to the choices of Music. Yet another fine example of supreme Documentary making. Splitting the History into the 5 acts is pure genius! Here in England, one of my Uncles worked in a near by steelworks, which also had its problems too, then subsequently closed leaving hundreds of workers loosing there livelihoods in the blink of an eye. Sadly my Uncle took his own life due to feeling his self worth had been stripped from him. He had worked so hard in the industry all his life, just like his generations before him. It all brings it home how man can build such enormous complex structures, but yet when times get hard or wrong decisions are made, then lives are shattered and Buildings just left behind in the aftermath. But! Thankfully we have BWT to bring us such breathtaking videos to show us all what we rarely get a chance to see. I'm so proud to be a Patreon supporter of these brilliantly talented people. Thank you for all you do.
TH-cam randomly recommended this channel some time ago and I was so grateful that I didn't ignore it. Since then I've been binge-watching your videos and I was completely hooked. The cinematography, video editing, and narration in each video were so beautifully done. Not to mention Till's voiceover! Has he ever considered making ASMR videos? 😂 Anyways, this video is terrific. Can't wait to see more of your adventures!
p.s. I work in a hospital and we still use that "old" pneumatic tube system to transfer blood samples. Cool findings!
With your unique and impeccable style, cinematography, editing, and musical choices…you have created a fitting tribute to the many lives that were intricately bound into the story of this place. You frame perfect windows into an earlier time, fraught with mood provoking contrasts and the detritus of a period where men battled the elements to create materials to build a future very different from the past. Sadly, once again, money for the owners triumphed over the hard work and pride of these men, forced to find new ways to provide for their families. You never disappoint, and always inform…thank you for quality content, and stay safe out there.🖤🇨🇦
Since this place was closed in part due to asbestos, I’m glad to see you wearing masks and respirators when in enclosed places. Like offices and control rooms.
This place is massive! I loved the contrast between the molds and mosses and the natural decay.
In terms of the politicians failing this plant and it’s people., Mr Sarkozy was just convicted and sentenced for crimes of corruption and worse while in office. No surprise he couldn’t be trusted here.
Great exploration. Having the stories and the before images added a lot, so thanks to your new French colleague.
Bring on more castles and manors!
WOW GUYS 😳THIS WAS EPIC !! And it makes me sad as well ....I had tears while I was watching all the jobs lost the decline of the Steel Industry is horrible... huge ladles set cold ...open hearth furnaces and Blast Furnaces set cold.....makes me so sad . Watching those furnaces fall was so 😥!! We have a tube transport like that still where I work !! You are exactly right a HUGE slap in the face .....its HORRIBLE !! You guys are wonderful I love your work !! Any and all explorations are good with me they all are a journey to behold !! Wonderful work guys !! 👍👍Love your channel !!
This channel should be so much bigger than it is. Brilliant and beautiful videos
16:01 I love the way how it's vandalized
Terrific video guys! Really nailed the history and footage on this piece of industrial heritage. Sad to see it get torn down.
Thanks! It was very fun and interesting to research the history of this place. What kind of abandonment do you wanna see next up?
@@bwturbex hfx, if you manage to get in..
I grew up in Allentown PA next to Bethlehem Steel it was the east coast's biggest plant now parts have been torn down & repurposed but I remember the derelict building with huge stacks.
There are many exploration videos from that site on TH-cam, am I right?
@@bwturbex I live a little north of where that was, I haven't seen any decent footage of it abandoned. I think its parts were repurposed and/or demolished before digital photography and uploading videos was popular enough.
@@bwturbex I just checked & yes there are & many historical videos as well.
The interior looks incredibly amazing with sunlit around and the view is amazing
Great video guys! Abandoned power plants/factories are my favorite
Another great video! I love how you wove in the history to tell the whole story. As to the next videos I like anything yall do, but the churches and their detail is so so beautiful. Many thanks for taking me places I will never get to go! 😊 🇺🇸
I can totally relate to this story, being a 20 year veteran of the Welsh steel industry - an industry also decimated by the move away from local manufacturing. Thank you for trying to retell the story.
I just had a flashback and I remember seeing this in the news when little!
Another amazing documentary guys! I get really nervous when u explore these places the highth of this cat walks was terrifying! A great history story of steel and the men who broke their backs working it, we owe a lot to them, working conditions were hell!! Thank you to the team of people that help you bring us these wonderful videos!
Working conditions were hell LITERALLY, haha. Thanks for your great comment! We really like to read the comments when a new video comes out.
Till, this video is fantastic! I love the history that you put in as well as the video of the operational steel mill to show what it was like when operating. Thanks to you and your team for providing such great videos!
Incredible episode once again! 6/5 Keep it up. You guys deserve millions of views more!
Another great explore .You put sooo much indept research into your videos (history to future) must take days to edit ,so we can enjoy them.Thank you ♥️🇨🇦
This was a lot of fun to edit. We could try out lots of new stuff and we are really satisfied with the result.
love all your videos no matter what they're of and nice to hear you have so much help in the "background".
This is well produced. Great job, guys! ✌🏻from 🇲🇾
Cheers! Was a ton of work but worth it for sure! We really like how this one turned out. Next part of this journey coming in a few weeks.
@@bwturbex Will surely look out for it. Keep up the great work! Appreciated!
Jungs ich liebe eure Videos! 2. Liebester Urbex Kanal nach The Proper People!
Merci pour cette incroyable vidéo qui rend hommage à nos ouvriers, à notre passé, ne rien oublier !
Thanks for what your team does!
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You are very welcome. Thanks for your great support!
Got my Red Star print yesterday... looks awesome!
And you just ordered your next print!!! Thanks for that epic support.
Behemoth indeed! A place like that could take a month to explore and you would probably still not see everything. So sad the workers got left with nothing. I can understand the bitterness of it all. Very cool storytelling and your cinematography just gets better. Well done guys. Stay safe out there.
Thanks for tuning in! Exploring such places makes you feel so small. 😅
Those beams of light at sunrise are just unreal. Incredible episode.
I always call you the masters of urban exploring :] as your films are so professional, informative, so emotively narrated keeping the viewer hooked and interested in the stories of the places you explore. I have done many explores myself throughout the Uk & some in Scotland and Wales also on a road trip earlier this year including some amazing mansions with stunning antiques inside them that other explorers have not managed to access. The places you have shown throughout Europe leave me with a wanting to experience them myself.
Bravo !! merci de nous faire revivre ces époques. Mon premier travail était à Gandrange. Go on the team !!
Because of your particular situation in this life you can see all parts of the puzzle! Awesome! Not too far from where I lived when your parents were little! 🙉🙊🙈
Ayant travaillé dans cette acierie
Je suis très ému de voir l etat de notre usine!
Un beau gâchis !!!
Merci pour cette video
Ihr seid die Besten! Ich verfolge einige. URBEX Kanäle auf YT, aber komme immer wieder zum Schluss, dass eure Produktionen sehr aufwändig gemacht sind. Mit Hintergrund Stories, super stimmigen Bildern und wirklich professionell. Weiter so, ich freue mich auf etliche Stunden vorzügliche Unterhaltung.
klasse, wie immer!
vielen dank für eure tolle arbeit!
sehr schöne videos!
Vielen Dank! Der Schnitt war dieses Mal SO RICHTIG aufwendig. 🥵
Excellent video B.W.T.,What a capture!Extensive work on developing this 5 part steps,from the beginnings, the 🥵 unbearable heat to endure,around the hot buckets,to all the other challenges,catwalks etc...It took a lot of steel to make the place.Then it makes steel!🙃It was crazy big! My Father used to work in a Gold Mine in So.Dakota, way down so many floors.In Deadwood.He did many Risky jobs.So I can appreciate your different types of videos-Industrial, and all.Very good narrating Till,Thanking your team also 😁
I'm watching from Brazil, great channel 🇧🇷🇧🇷
Wiedermal ein tolles Video. Das nur auf dem Handy anzuschauen wäre eine Schande! Ich liebe einfach die Kombination wie Ihr das ganze wiedergebt. Die Bilder, die Infos, die Musik, Ihr schweigt genau in den richtigen Momenten. Die Informationen zu den Orten, da stimmt einfach alles! Vielen Dank dafür, ich freue mich auf alles was da noch kommt. Bis dahin habe ich Zeit mich durch die vorhandenen Videos zu arbeiten! Weiter so!
Amazing ❤
Thanks for watching! The next episode is coming soon. I think we will show a chateau exploration next time.
Just finished developing some film and saw you guys uploaded. Awesome timing. Great video as usual.
This place was so huge and I could imagine the metallic and oily smell from the rusty machines out there. Be safe from it BTW team, I know how dangerous it was just to show amazing places like this to us. Congratulations for another great and amazing video ❤️
I AM SO MAD THAT TH-cam IS BROKEN, YOU SHOULD HAVE MILLIONS OF SUBSCRIBERS BY NOW ....but at the same time I like that you're like a little secret only a few of us know about. Always such beautifully crafted videos all the time from you guys, thank you!!! 💛
Excellent work! I very much enjoyed this documentary of France’s steel industry, the likes to which only, BWT can bring. You guys always level up, every time. Thanks again.
Broken Window Theory is the #1 Urbex channel.
There are more top end channels visiting cool places but the BWT Team are next level!
I’ll be having a look at your online store for some goodies & support you.
Cheers 🍻🥳🇦🇺
Very enjoyable as always guys. The quality and professionalism is much appreciated. Greetings from Washington DC .
Absolutely hooked. BWT video have been evolving so much that they are looking professional asf. Yall have this game on lock.
Thanks for a most interesting video and your research knowledge of this place, you're stars, love and respect 😃❤️
Beautiful story & video! I love that you weave the history into the story. Professionalism on all levels! Thank You!
Hi Till, hope you all are well. This video was great to watch, your explanations brought everything to life once again. Great job. Regards to the team of BWT.
Pretty cool to see in action how it used to be and now afterwards abandoned. Top notch writing as well!
Abandoned industry is my favorite. If you toured a powerhouse in France I’d love to see it here.
Honestly! You guys is a really good storyteller. That's why i love your channel. The very first video i watched i think it's the Golden Villa, just a couple month's ago, since then i subscribed and watched every single video in this channel. Keep it up! Keep exploring! And keep safe.
Ich liebe diese Videos vor allem weil sie immer sehr viel Backgroundinfos enthalten und sehr aufwendig recherchiert sind.
Eine ganz andere Liga wie die meisten anderen Channels auf TH-cam.
Weiter so und vielen Dank.
Ich arbeite übrigens auf Deutscher Seite im Saarland in einem aktiven Stahlwerk und finde die Anlagen auch unglaublich. ;-)
Can I just say, these scripts are written beautifully?
This is one you can enjoy over and over! I grew up near a steel mill it's fascinating to see what's inside these massive places!!!
Another awesome video. Thanx guys.
Much appreciate your comment, thanks for watching!
was für eine Emotion für mich, die deine Videos verfolgt, mein Vater hat in dieser Fabrik gearbeitet, bravo für deine Erinnerungsarbeit
ciao grande bel video
I love these industrial sites for their richness in patterns and colors brought by the decay. And I'm also a fan of big machines and structures.
But I also feel like this video could have been 15-20 minutes longer by adding more continuous shots of exploring with live narration for a more immersive experience in addition to the marvelous 'money shots', which by the way I would say your videos not only have the highest density but also highest quality of among the urbex channels I follow - please keep that part up!
I dont have a problem with long videos at all. If I like what I see, it can be as long as it needs to be to show as much as possible. But I reckon I'm not exactly part of the mainstream on TH-cam with that attitude these days. I suppose you know more about the viewing habits given the view statistics youtube provides.
But still, the more the merrier as far as I am concerned! 🤩
A great documentary loved watching it, well done.
Terrific presentation and totally mind blowing to see before and after of this huge industry that was very productive 40 odd years ago and the employment that it created for the town. Thanks for sharing!
Great shoutout to all the people involved in making these videos. Keep up the fantastic work!
Thank you for all the time and effort you put into your exploration videos. I live vicariously through you! But seriously I take to heart your comments at the end of the video. It does take a team to do great work and it is righteous to acknowledge others that contribute to making all these great episodes meaningful. What really stands out is the research and background your team provides to convey a complete and full story for the viewers. There are other so-called explorers that will video a building with no commentary or stupid commentary and with completely uninformed commentary. You are so far above and beyond. Thank you for your efforts and for sharing with us.
The quality of your videos all around are outstanding, you guys should be very proud of the work you do!! Keep up the great work guys and stay safe.
That was an amazing and interesting video! We don’t stop and think about where our products come from! I remember those messaging tubes! In the 60’s, the department stores had them, and I was always amazed by them! Thank you and all involved for this video!
Excellent as usual. Fascinating story as well. Thank you for taking us along.
OBRIGADO ABIGAIL, estou podendo viajar e entender a história por trás das imagens pelo seu surpreendente trabalho. Gratissimo!!!
You guys are only getting better and better! 🌹🌹🌹
Thank you for your upload video 📹. Fascinating, the big iron playground became more friendier
Another great video! Thank you, that I got time to explore another side of the world during this pandemic through your work. History is a plus. 🇵🇭❤️👏
Another stunning video. Superb quality.
j'ai passé 40 ans dans cette usine,quelle tristesse,j'y ai laissé ma jeunesse et ma santé!!!
Haven't kept up with your work for a while - great video! I like the documentary elements you've integrated, all while staying true to your style. And I'm happy to see how long your patreon list has grown. Keep it up, fantastic job!
From one urbex youtuber to another to another, great job!
JUNGE! ich hab harte Nippel :D Eure beste Episode. Das ist einfach zu krass und wieder mal unglaublich gut in Szene gesetzt. Bin unnormal beeindruckt. ^mark
Wow, the sheer size of this place. Thank you for also appreciating the ordinary things. Rust, moss, a sign, someone's handwriting. It's very immersive. 🖤
Super amazing video! I love the historic footage and parallels to an active steel mill - that's a pretty new vibe in your vids! Great work guys!
Another beautiful upload, thank you!
14:46 the ambience is very nice
Superb episode. Thank you.
Your videos are beautifully crafted, so many great points there are too many to mention. For me, the script writing is superb. Congrats!
I work at a steel mill now and unfortunately, i can't help but see the parrallels with this plant...
Really cool video! Liked it very much! 👍
This was incredible! I love that you do such a good job showing the history, showing how it looked over time, how it looked when it was working, etc.. You guys are such a great channel I am have been following you since you were a tiny channel and love the direction you are going
wonderful yet again, makes me feel like I'm right there with your guys... awesome...
Amazing location. Love the archive footage
Always amazed watching your exploration videos
Très magnifique! Thanks for sharing, what a behemoth of an industrial ruin.
In 2014 war ich in Esch-sur-Alzette in einem Kohlekraftwerk unterwegs. Das ist gar nicht soweit von dem Stahlwerk weg. In anderen Teilen des Komplexes, von dem nur noch ein kleiner Teil steht, wurden u.a. Szenen für "Die purpurnen Flüsse 2" gedreht.
Solche Industriekolosse selbst mal zu sehen, ist schon sehr beeindruckend. Leider habe ich viel zu wenig Fotos gemacht.
Das Kraftwerk wurde bis 2019 abgerissen.
In 2014, I was in Esch-sur-Alzette in a coal-fired power plant. That's not far at all from the steelworks. In other parts of the complex, of which only a small part is still standing, scenes were shot for "Crimson Rivers: Angels of the Apocalypse
", among others.
To see such industrial colossi for yourself is very impressive. Unfortunately, I took far too few photos.
The power plant was demolished by 2019.
Eure Videos werden immer cooler, hoffe ihr könnt noch viele Videos präsentieren
You guys are.fab.and cool work.. I love historical.contents.. Thank u so much...
you have made a excellent documentary my respect for this . Great work and keep going thank you al
Wonderful explore ! Love these industrial derelicts 👍
always the best. much love to you all and keep it up
Great video 👐
muchas gracias por las espectaculares historias y los subtitulos en español, saludos desde Argentina!