The books in particular makes me so sad. We have teachers and tutors who are always asking for donated books because they cannot afford to fill up classroom libraries, etc. And look at all of those books! They looked in good condition too.
I can not believe the amount of equipment in these high schools. In my country we only had a building, rooms, and tables. NOTHING else. No instruments, no theater, no swimming pools, no library.... nothing. And they just leave everything behind.
It is pathetic and I am sorry. We waste so much. I donated a set of encyclopedias to the Philippines, but I know that's not nearly enough. We waste so much...
There is so much stuff that can be donated or repurposed in the hands of the right people. A large building like that must be needed some where or for some function. I love the the architecture and the nice long corridors. There are so many reasons to keep this building in good condition and reuse it for a purpose to benefit the community or surrounding areas.
The school was closed because it was falling into disrepair. It is generally cheaper to fix a building than it is to build a new one, so the building is most likely in such a condition that repairs would be expensive enough to make such a venture cost prohibitive. It would probably be better for the county to tear down the building an reuse the land for future public works projects.
@@AlexBabbage very good probability especially having been built in 1925 , asbestos was used in many structures than, the danger of it was not known for decades .
@@AlexBabbage asbestos is virtually harmless until disturbed. Even if this building does contain asbestos, it wouldn't be a hazard until the date of demolition.
If the city doesn't use or waste the grant money for the fiscal year then they will get less money next year. Done plenty of work for different municipalities with those words stated from the superiors themselves then asking for things to be upgraded or replaced just because...
The county and state should be held accountable for the environmental waste that they've allowed. I'm sure bond money from property taxes paid for the new school, but homeowners should be aware of just how disgracefully they left perfectly usable stuff. Certainly, at the very least, books and desks could be donated to 3rd world countries where children beg to have school supplies.
Held accountable how? No laws were broken. You'd have a hard time proving injury to any party, making a lawsuit unlikely, as well. Sure it sucks that so much was left behind, but none of it classifies as environmental waste, either. You'd have to convince a judge that students were exposed to environmental waste while the school was open, in order to make that allegation stick.
@@monsterglo are those chemicals somehow more dangerous now than when there were students and faculty in the building? No. There are no grounds for any penalties here, nor is anything in that building inherently dangerous. This was a school, not an industrial facility. Yes, this sucks, but there isn't much that can be done about it and it isn't an environmental hazard anymore than it was when open.
@@Pro-Deo I'd be more inclined to donate for new, up to date materials to be sent. These books are several years old at this point. Developing nations deserve a current education, not our cast-off, outdated material.
Been to an abandoned school back in 2010 that was so mint the books in the library were still neatly on the shelves, electricity still running and legit no signs of vandalism except for the odd tag here and there. I lived in KC and sadly saw many many schools like the one in your video.
@@MobileInstinct Out of all the videos you've done, my favorite of yours was the one you did a couple of years ago on the Johnstown Flood of 1889. And as a Pennsylvanian resident (Philly native), that actually got me interested enough to actually plan an Amtrak ride out there next month, if everything goes according to plan.
Schools don't use projectors with film anymore... or even chalk boards. I asked my kid if they have to clap erasers if caught doing something wrong and he looked at me like I was from another planet. Teacher sits and her laptop projects and all the students have chromebooks with e mail and links where I can link into his chromebook from my phone and check his progress or the teacher can link into his chromebook if he's stuck with homework etc. We went to his old school while they tore it down and rummaged thru the rows of dumpsters and found overhead projectors, vcr, slide show scrolls etc. And it was like I was teaching a history class to him and his friends about all the stuff
@@scottl8137 Yup thats true. My son is a High school Senior and this year he had no school books or even paper. The school issues laptops to the students. All work is online.
You could argue that what the schoolboard did here was the greatest vandalization of all. If your hope for the future hangs on ‘vandals: to be or not to be’ you’re always gonna wander “am I alright?” One guy calls grafitti vandalization the other calls it art. Kids from a district over that never even had half of the stuff these mofos left behind in their school may not even know why they are mad as hell, while they just came in to make a cool youtube video about empty buildings, and now they feel like smashing up the walls…. Oooh, they must be cursed forever and have no future… See where I’m going?
Renee Rollins, I agree with you 100%. It's also a colossal waste of taxpayer dollars to leave all of these perfectly good supplies behind. Our country is in deep s**t right now. We have unelected, brain dead, abominable beings running our country right into the ground, with zero hope of anything changing anytime soon.
Vandalism has always existed in human history. Some of the most important archaeological sites we’ve unearthed, have centuries old signs of vandalism and graffiti
I'm sure they wanted everything new for the new school, but they could have sold or donated a lot of the contents instead of letting it rot away. So sad.
This is the epitome of how useless, thoughtless, and lazy the government can be. They could’ve asked for volunteers to help transfer everything or given out those books or done anything of value with those things yet they just left them there and the building to rot. Now it’s just a huge eyesore for the city. Couldn’t even finish the job and destroy it and sell the land or use the land for something else
Hi one of your viewers from India ,,this school is still better than my country's government schools ,, it is very disrespectful, they just abandoned it as if some beast was set free there i am truly sad to see a school in such state ,, thousands of person's memories and such good equipments and accessories and books etc just abandoned... Atleast these things must be collected not to judt rot there or getting vandalised
This was awesome! I’m in CT too maybe 45 min from there. What a shame much stuff that could be used or donated. It seemed like such a nice to attend! They had everything! I wonder what the new school looks like! But I really like the school I guess “vibe”? I would want to go there. Thanks for showing us!
You forgot to sing "I want to be an airborne ranger" and run through the hallways...LOL....I am in my 60's I still love that movie. Nice job guys. ☮....TBC.
The books on the desks were literally still open to the page they were on about in class. That’s so ominous. The library or the book room broke my heart. All those books just sitting there wasted. I could cry.
Wow, really sad about all of the waste and destruction. I don't know how you guys do it? Keep up the good work, hopefully the city can revitalize it, and turn it into housing.
I hope that local folks see this & get outraged! Unless that building was abandoned due to an asbestos hazard, there is no excuse for that wastefulness. Personally, I don't believe that would be the case; there would be multiple warning signs posted.
Maybe too if all the stuff was outdated and obsolete, which clearly is not it would a little more understandable. Even if they were granted brand new stuff at whatever new building they located to they could’ve for sure liquidated or donated the old materials.
What's a real shame is the propaganda against white children. 8:31 "Racists. Your child needs a pint of blood to live. Pick the white one." So only Whites can be racist? What a poster to have in a school. It's ok to be White.
Chances are that it would have been more expensive to pack and move all of it than it was to fill the new school with new books and resources. That said, I'm sure there are schools in poor neighborhoods and developing nations that could have used donations.
New schools need new updated materials. The old books however could have been packed up and transferred to a school that has older materials or donated to charity for use perhaps in another country.
Books most likely obsolete. My kid doesn't even get books, he gets a school chromebook where all is read from and work done. I remember history class books in 1992 still having west & east Germany as well as the mighty USSR. teachings in them and our teacher basically doing his own coriculum teaching ways
We’re such a wasteful society. The more you have the more you waste and the wealthier corporations are. Books and educational items should be preserved. This is what happens when corruption tear through communities. Not all but you tend to see this in cities with a shady history. Be careful brother. Always keep your guard up and watch your six. Happy to see you’re not alone. I know you hear it alot and it’s not a biggie but it’s just that one time.
All those text books in the library that could be used for schools that are so badly in need. The classics that were there just thrown around. All those chemicals could be dangerous and they just sit there. I think it was terrible that kids records and things lying around is a privacy breach. Sad just sad. That stuff is not cheap and to just be left. 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡
I was never overly academic in my school days, but I always have and always will recognise the importance of education. This is just sad, if there’s no need for the equipment in the local area, there is always a need for things like this in another part of the world. It would cost thousands to get it there, but my god would it be the ethical thing to do rather than leave it here to rot. Only the US could be so wasteful
That was hard to watch. You are right, the taxpayer's money was just thrown away. The big city near us has regular auctions, comprised of the desks or equipment, etc. That they no longer need. That potter's wheel is very valuable; and all those lockers! A theater could dismantle the auditorium, and use the seats and stage. What a shame. Thanks for another fine video.
Great video. Thank you. What a shame to leave that place abandoned. An to leave everything behind is just wasting the taxpayers money. Such a beautiful school!!!!
Someone out there is still waiting on their urine test results. What an absolute waste of money. Lots of items in good condition that could be donated or repurposed.
They probably got tons of state and federal money for a new school and equipment. It is easy to waste other people's money and just walk away. The city of Lawrence in Massachusetts is one of the poorer areas of the state. Their schools are fully funded by state and federal money. Their facilities are much nicer than some of the nearby wealthier communities.
Yep, they leave all of the old equipment there until demolition day. The curtains were still hanging on the very stage that Matt Bomer (fellow 1996 grad) stood at old Klein High School. The desks, white boards, basically EVERYTHING was still there as they destroyed our old high school building just to build one building in its place. What a waste of good equipment!
Thanks for sharing guys👍.lot of sweet cabinet's in there to repurpose and other things What a waste when others are in such need.why are we as Americans so wastefull??
I can't believe people just left his beautiful to degrade and break down slowly while there's still some stuff still useful and functional and no one's doing nothing, this is just sad and heartbreaking 😢 💔.
It seems to me like they could take the books and they could have gave them to the students they could have gave them to the faculty or even donated them. And for it to be abandon only since 2018 I mean it's mind blowing. But yes thank you for giving that salute to Judd at the end of the video that was awesome. My top three favorite 80s movies, me being 52 really cherish those times
The chemicals in the science room amazed me the most. The metal cabinet behind the chair is where the powerful stuff was kept. There were several containers in there. This is a perfect reminder that government institutions don't think twice about wasting taxpayer's money.
my old primary school shut down several years ago, the building was only 20 years old and in like new condition. i work for the town and we (the town) where aloud to go in the school and take what we wanted. i was shocked by what was abandoned in the school. all the laboratory equipement, stock rooms packed with brand new supplies and brand new dry erase boards, the library books where packed in boxes and left sitting on the floor. the town tried to save the building by finding a buyer for it but the governement just turned the electric off and let it rot. 4 years and it was full of mold and could not be saved.
3:32 I am reminded of a Twilight Zone episode… A guy who loves to read found himself all alone on earth and found a destroyed library but hundreds of books… This area would be a book lovers dream- just needs a source of food and drink… They could live happily ever after; more than enough entertainment for years in those books, I suspect lol.
Such a shame, it's a really beautiful building. Seems like it would have cost less to fix this place up than to build a whole new school. Just so wasteful.
It is amazing what gets left behind!! I would pay a fortune to get my hands on some the old rubber soccer balls, that are left behind at some of these abandoned schools, especially middle schools and High schools. Many of the sports balls are left behind, because they are so badly worn, flat, and old. I would love to get my hands on those old, rubber soccer balls, that are badly worn. I could only imagine the goldmines of vintage sports balls - including rubber soccer balls, that could be found, not only in North America, but in Europe as well. The reason I want those old rubber soccer balls is because they are so worn, and no two are alike. Some are so beat up from being used in soccer games year after year, they have a character onto them, from all the boot marks. Surprisingly, rubber soccer balls were commonly used in the 1970s and early 1980s, if the pitch was going to be wet or muddy
It’s really sad to see places like this just wither away and rot. However, the biggest smack in the face is to the taxpayers to see all of the stuff left behind and also go to waste. Regardless of whatever state in America.
When I was in primary school, the building became heritage listed, and so a new one was built, when it was time to move into the new school, we took everything and what couldn't be taken was donated or sold, nothing was left behind. So to see all those items left behind is absolutely disgusting. Americans always go on about how amazing their country is, but as an outsider looking in, the country is a sad mess.
Hey y'all, loved this vid! This isn't just Bridgeport that's wasteful, just about all of CT is like that. I'm from Massachusetts but spent 10 crap years of my life in CT, one of the worst states going! TBH it didn't surprise me watching this. The school boards and DOE in that state leaves much to be desired. Do you have any vids in Worcester or Grafton? Grafton is my hometown and I spent a lot of years in Worcester. Living in NC now I don't have many opportunities to see my old stomping grounds!
Sad part is. You know the Administration is sitting a state-of-the-art building. No question they could have moved into this school and closed/rented out their plush offices. They could have easily assigned an assistant assistant assistant administrator to work nights to inventory what was left behind. They could have traded those books to another district. I will bet you they simply ordered new ones. If nothing else. Simply deploy existing supplies into the new building as needed. The spotlight shown @ 17:33 is worth 1500 bucks scrapped. The mercury glass lenses can no longer be made. I am sure some government use could of been done. As a person who uses a 15 year old laptop. I will bet you any of those abandoned laptops would be far better than mine.
This is my home state. This school was closed because a new one was built. Apparently the district was supposed to empty the school when students and staff moved to the new school.
Even if they didn’t want the books and equipment, I’m sure some other schools would love to have it! What a damn waste!
Exactly. It's depressing to see this for anything
Yes!! Other Schools could use the stuff .
@Hi_imjonathan_and_every_cool The same way these guys got in others have already done so before them. But they came in and did some vandalism.
The books in particular makes me so sad. We have teachers and tutors who are always asking for donated books because they cannot afford to fill up classroom libraries, etc. And look at all of those books! They looked in good condition too.
I can not believe the amount of equipment in these high schools. In my country we only had a building, rooms, and tables. NOTHING else. No instruments, no theater, no swimming pools, no library.... nothing. And they just leave everything behind.
It is pathetic and I am sorry. We waste so much. I donated a set of encyclopedias to the Philippines, but I know that's not nearly enough. We waste so much...
Merica
It makes me hate my people
There is so much stuff that can be donated or repurposed in the hands of the right people. A large building like that must be needed some where or for some function. I love the the architecture and the nice long corridors. There are so many reasons to keep this building in good condition and reuse it for a purpose to benefit the community or surrounding areas.
The school was closed because it was falling into disrepair. It is generally cheaper to fix a building than it is to build a new one, so the building is most likely in such a condition that repairs would be expensive enough to make such a venture cost prohibitive. It would probably be better for the county to tear down the building an reuse the land for future public works projects.
@@SkunkApe407 It's probably loaded with asbestos, for one thing. So, remediation wound be a massive cost.
@@AlexBabbage very good probability especially having been built in 1925 , asbestos was used in many structures than, the danger of it was not known for decades .
@@AlexBabbage asbestos is virtually harmless until disturbed. Even if this building does contain asbestos, it wouldn't be a hazard until the date of demolition.
If the city doesn't use or waste the grant money for the fiscal year then they will get less money next year.
Done plenty of work for different municipalities with those words stated from the superiors themselves then asking for things to be upgraded or replaced just because...
The county and state should be held accountable for the environmental waste that they've allowed. I'm sure bond money from property taxes paid for the new school, but homeowners should be aware of just how disgracefully they left perfectly usable stuff. Certainly, at the very least, books and desks could be donated to 3rd world countries where children beg to have school supplies.
Held accountable how? No laws were broken. You'd have a hard time proving injury to any party, making a lawsuit unlikely, as well. Sure it sucks that so much was left behind, but none of it classifies as environmental waste, either. You'd have to convince a judge that students were exposed to environmental waste while the school was open, in order to make that allegation stick.
My thoughts also , plus the chemicals left behind could be extremely dangerous 😢
@@monsterglo only to idiots breaking in?
@@monsterglo are those chemicals somehow more dangerous now than when there were students and faculty in the building? No. There are no grounds for any penalties here, nor is anything in that building inherently dangerous. This was a school, not an industrial facility. Yes, this sucks, but there isn't much that can be done about it and it isn't an environmental hazard anymore than it was when open.
@@Pro-Deo I'd be more inclined to donate for new, up to date materials to be sent. These books are several years old at this point. Developing nations deserve a current education, not our cast-off, outdated material.
Been to an abandoned school back in 2010 that was so mint the books in the library were still neatly on the shelves, electricity still running and legit no signs of vandalism except for the odd tag here and there. I lived in KC and sadly saw many many schools like the one in your video.
That old school could have been turned into a huge apartment complex. It's a shame that all of the school supplies and etc is left behind.
When my high school closed in the 90's they auctioned things off. My dad bought rooms of wood for a dollar. Some of that wood is on my walls today.
man what a treasure trove, most abandoned schools I've seen don't even have half of anything left
I agree, this is by far the most stuff left inside
@@MobileInstinct Out of all the videos you've done, my favorite of yours was the one you did a couple of years ago on the Johnstown Flood of 1889. And as a Pennsylvanian resident (Philly native), that actually got me interested enough to actually plan an Amtrak ride out there next month, if everything goes according to plan.
I am a former alum of this school.
Either people steal them or do illegal things like steal
@@K1ll3r84I don't buy that
This is criminal. Whatever state or county official allowed this to happen needs to be held accountable.
Schools don't use projectors with film anymore... or even chalk boards.
I asked my kid if they have to clap erasers if caught doing something wrong and he looked at me like I was from another planet.
Teacher sits and her laptop projects and all the students have chromebooks with e mail and links where I can link into his chromebook from my phone and check his progress or the teacher can link into his chromebook if he's stuck with homework etc.
We went to his old school while they tore it down and rummaged thru the rows of dumpsters and found overhead projectors, vcr, slide show scrolls etc. And it was like I was teaching a history class to him and his friends about all the stuff
@@scottl8137 Yup thats true. My son is a High school Senior and this year he had no school books or even paper. The school issues laptops to the students. All work is online.
So many school budgets were cut and schools were deemed closed. They couldn’t go back in. 🤧😖 it’s a shame
I'll never understand why people want to vandalize and destroy stuff. It makes me have little hope for the future.
You could argue that what the schoolboard did here was the greatest vandalization of all. If your hope for the future hangs on ‘vandals: to be or not to be’ you’re always gonna wander “am I alright?” One guy calls grafitti vandalization the other calls it art.
Kids from a district over that never even had half of the stuff these mofos left behind in their school may not even know why they are mad as hell, while they just came in to make a cool youtube video about empty buildings, and now they feel like smashing up the walls…. Oooh, they must be cursed forever and have no future… See where I’m going?
Same here! What is going on in their pea brains to be so destructive???
Renee Rollins, I agree with you 100%. It's also a colossal waste of taxpayer dollars to leave all of these perfectly good supplies behind. Our country is in deep s**t right now. We have unelected, brain dead, abominable beings running our country right into the ground, with zero hope of anything changing anytime soon.
Vandalism has always existed in human history. Some of the most important archaeological sites we’ve unearthed, have centuries old signs of vandalism and graffiti
Because its something that they always do
Im glad you documented the obscene waste. This video needs to be shown to all citizens of Connecticut.
I'm sure they wanted everything new for the new school, but they could have sold or donated a lot of the contents instead of letting it rot away. So sad.
I graduated from that school in 1989, and it is amazing how it still looks the same .
This is the epitome of how useless, thoughtless, and lazy the government can be. They could’ve asked for volunteers to help transfer everything or given out those books or done anything of value with those things yet they just left them there and the building to rot. Now it’s just a huge eyesore for the city. Couldn’t even finish the job and destroy it and sell the land or use the land for something else
Government bureaucrats don't care as it's tax payers who paid for all this
Hi one of your viewers from India ,,this school is still better than my country's government schools ,, it is very disrespectful, they just abandoned it as if some beast was set free there i am truly sad to see a school in such state ,, thousands of person's memories and such good equipments and accessories and books etc just abandoned... Atleast these things must be collected not to judt rot there or getting vandalised
this is american goverment people who have too much it's sickening to me
All those books! 😍 I love books especially history books.
This was awesome! I’m in CT too maybe 45 min from there. What a shame much stuff that could be used or donated. It seemed like such a nice to attend! They had everything! I wonder what the new school looks like! But I really like the school I guess “vibe”? I would want to go there. Thanks for showing us!
Harding High School in Bridgeport. Relocated to a new building.
You forgot to sing "I want to be an airborne ranger" and run through the hallways...LOL....I am in my 60's I still love that movie. Nice job guys. ☮....TBC.
The books on the desks were literally still open to the page they were on about in class. That’s so ominous.
The library or the book room broke my heart. All those books just sitting there wasted. I could cry.
Wow, really sad about all of the waste and destruction. I don't know how you guys do it? Keep up the good work, hopefully the city can revitalize it, and turn it into housing.
I hope that local folks see this & get outraged!
Unless that building was abandoned due to an asbestos hazard, there is no excuse for that wastefulness.
Personally, I don't believe that would be the case; there would be multiple warning signs posted.
Na. I lived in Bridgeport, people there don’t give a sh*t.
Asbestos is never dangerous unless you disturb it somehow, if left alone it is not harmful it's the particles in the dust that gets you.
@@RedneckHillbilly-ho9md its safer it jyst sealed up with a plastic spray sealant then removed
Maybe too if all the stuff was outdated and obsolete, which clearly is not it would a little more understandable. Even if they were granted brand new stuff at whatever new building they located to they could’ve for sure liquidated or donated the old materials.
Sickening and depressing. So much need goes unmet, yet look at this waste. 😢
THIS SCHOOL AND TRACK REMINDES ME OF GREASE.. THE SCHOOL WHERE I LIVE NEAR MARSHAL HIGH,,,THEY FILM THE MOVIE IN THE 80S
I graduated from Harding in 1975! A long time ago! Thanks!💖👍!
What a shame they could have taken the books and the other stuff to the new school.
Yes, my thoughts too!
What's a real shame is the propaganda against white children. 8:31 "Racists. Your child needs a pint of blood to live. Pick the white one." So only Whites can be racist? What a poster to have in a school. It's ok to be White.
Chances are that it would have been more expensive to pack and move all of it than it was to fill the new school with new books and resources. That said, I'm sure there are schools in poor neighborhoods and developing nations that could have used donations.
New schools need new updated materials. The old books however could have been packed up and transferred to a school that has older materials or donated to charity for use perhaps in another country.
Books most likely obsolete. My kid doesn't even get books, he gets a school chromebook where all is read from and work done.
I remember history class books in 1992 still having west & east Germany as well as the mighty USSR. teachings in them and our teacher basically doing his own coriculum teaching ways
Absolutely disgraceful what they have done to this facility and the amount of stuff left behind 😢
Unacceptable .....totally unacceptable ...should be sent to local news media...
Thank you, Chris!❤
We’re such a wasteful society. The more you have the more you waste and the wealthier corporations are. Books and educational items should be preserved. This is what happens when corruption tear through communities. Not all but you tend to see this in cities with a shady history. Be careful brother. Always keep your guard up and watch your six. Happy to see you’re not alone. I know you hear it alot and it’s not a biggie but it’s just that one time.
Yup. They waste tons of stuff. I hate when people waste clothing, including converse. They are the best and deserve better
I'm so heartbroken to see my old high school like this. 1998-2002 it looked a lot better than that.
That’s a disgrace. Bridgeport is such a down trodden place how can they afford to waste all that?
All those text books in the library that could be used for schools that are so badly in need. The classics that were there just thrown around. All those chemicals could be dangerous and they just sit there. I think it was terrible that kids records and things lying around is a privacy breach. Sad just sad. That stuff is not cheap and to just be left. 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡
I was never overly academic in my school days, but I always have and always will recognise the importance of education. This is just sad, if there’s no need for the equipment in the local area, there is always a need for things like this in another part of the world. It would cost thousands to get it there, but my god would it be the ethical thing to do rather than leave it here to rot.
Only the US could be so wasteful
So much left. I wonder why. You’d think they'd have an auction and make a little money for the school system. Cool walk through/tour MI!
That was hard to watch. You are right, the taxpayer's money was just thrown away. The big city near us has regular auctions, comprised of the desks or equipment, etc. That they no longer need. That potter's wheel is very valuable; and all those lockers! A theater could dismantle the auditorium, and use the seats and stage. What a shame. Thanks for another fine video.
Why didn't they have a sale ?? The books , the furniture so much could have been sold..
That’s the city of Bridgeport for ya.
I can’t believe this. As mŷ school was built in 1911 and still going strong today
Great video. Thank you. What a shame to leave that place abandoned. An to leave everything behind is just wasting the taxpayers money. Such a beautiful school!!!!
Someone out there is still waiting on their urine test results.
What an absolute waste of money. Lots of items in good condition that could be donated or repurposed.
Hey Chris, those chemicals in that one room in the proper portions would make a nice bang. Yikes.
Erie yet very sad.and yes breakfast club is a favorite.the brat pack movies are greats.
This school looked quite lovely at one point with teachers whom really cared for their students 🤧 sad it was forgotten
They probably got tons of state and federal money for a new school and equipment. It is easy to waste other people's money and just walk away. The city of Lawrence in Massachusetts is one of the poorer areas of the state. Their schools are fully funded by state and federal money. Their facilities are much nicer than some of the nearby wealthier communities.
Normally id be opposed to taking something from a place like this, but getting ahold of those projectors/tapes would be awesome
Hi Chris and Jay! Nice exploring guys🏚
What a shame of wasted resources. Fun tour!
Schools: we don't have any money
Proceeds to waste a whole school
Yep, they leave all of the old equipment there until demolition day. The curtains were still hanging on the very stage that Matt Bomer (fellow 1996 grad) stood at old Klein High School. The desks, white boards, basically EVERYTHING was still there as they destroyed our old high school building just to build one building in its place. What a waste of good equipment!
Thanks for sharing guys👍.lot of sweet cabinet's in there to repurpose and other things
What a waste when others are in such need.why are we as Americans so wastefull??
those laptops could be refurbished and sent to underprivileged kids
I can't believe people just left his beautiful to degrade and break down slowly while there's still some stuff still useful and functional and no one's doing nothing, this is just sad and heartbreaking 😢 💔.
Nice job there Bridgeport.
All those books!!! Makes me want to cry. What a disgusting waste of money and resources.
It seems to me like they could take the books and they could have gave them to the students they could have gave them to the faculty or even donated them. And for it to be abandon only since 2018 I mean it's mind blowing. But yes thank you for giving that salute to Judd at the end of the video that was awesome. My top three favorite 80s movies, me being 52 really cherish those times
Dam Its like the twilight zone. Thats crazy. Thanks Chris you never disappoint.
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Incredible work guys
So sad to see so much waste.. heartbreaking
The chemicals in the science room amazed me the most. The metal cabinet behind the chair is where the powerful stuff was kept. There were several containers in there.
This is a perfect reminder that government institutions don't think twice about wasting taxpayer's money.
I saw a target sheet on the floor near the end. I wonder if this school had a gun range in the basement, as many did back when this thing was built.
Such a shame when all this can be donated.
my old primary school shut down several years ago, the building was only 20 years old and in like new condition. i work for the town and we (the town) where aloud to go in the school and take what we wanted. i was shocked by what was abandoned in the school. all the laboratory equipement, stock rooms packed with brand new supplies and brand new dry erase boards, the library books where packed in boxes and left sitting on the floor. the town tried to save the building by finding a buyer for it but the governement just turned the electric off and let it rot. 4 years and it was full of mold and could not be saved.
3:32 I am reminded of a Twilight Zone episode… A guy who loves to read found himself all alone on earth and found a destroyed library but hundreds of books… This area would be a book lovers dream- just needs a source of food and drink… They could live happily ever after; more than enough entertainment for years in those books, I suspect lol.
so many wasted books...
...it makes me sad
I totally remember those desks from highschool.
Such a shame, it's a really beautiful building. Seems like it would have cost less to fix this place up than to build a whole new school. Just so wasteful.
we have like 30 of these here in Gary Indiana! Come explore with me out here!!
Those chemicals could be worth quite a bit to the right buyer
The wasteed resources are truely appalling and infuriating! America is spoiled and sick. Thank you for bringing this to YT.
Cool video! Can’t believe all that was left. Connecticut is a rich state though lol
Yes we are 😊
This is so very sad and just pathetic. We live in such a wasteful society. 😢
The lead paint and asbestos more than likely was the reason for abandoning the building
I agree its appalling to see that stuff go to waste
Sad. Thanks Chris.
What a awesome story
Excellent explore. Loved the nod to ‘The Breakfast Club’.
It is amazing what gets left behind!!
I would pay a fortune to get my hands on some the old rubber soccer balls, that are left behind at some of these abandoned schools, especially middle schools and High schools.
Many of the sports balls are left behind, because they are so badly worn, flat, and old. I would love to get my hands on those old, rubber soccer balls, that are badly worn.
I could only imagine the goldmines of vintage sports balls - including rubber soccer balls, that could be found, not only in North America, but in Europe as well.
The reason I want those old rubber soccer balls is because they are so worn, and no two are alike. Some are so beat up from being used in soccer games year after year, they have a character onto them, from all the boot marks. Surprisingly, rubber soccer balls were commonly used in the 1970s and early 1980s, if the pitch was going to be wet or muddy
It’s really sad to see places like this just wither away and rot. However, the biggest smack in the face is to the taxpayers to see all of the stuff left behind and also go to waste. Regardless of whatever state in America.
I would so have to pop my back at one of those desks if I was exploring that school
School definitely looked like the set of an early episode of the Fear of the Walking Dead as soon as u walked in there Chris & Jay
Strange they didn't even try and auction any of the stuff off.
When I was in primary school, the building became heritage listed, and so a new one was built, when it was time to move into the new school, we took everything and what couldn't be taken was donated or sold, nothing was left behind. So to see all those items left behind is absolutely disgusting. Americans always go on about how amazing their country is, but as an outsider looking in, the country is a sad mess.
Hey y'all, loved this vid! This isn't just Bridgeport that's wasteful, just about all of CT is like that. I'm from Massachusetts but spent 10 crap years of my life in CT, one of the worst states going! TBH it didn't surprise me watching this. The school boards and DOE in that state leaves much to be desired. Do you have any vids in Worcester or Grafton? Grafton is my hometown and I spent a lot of years in Worcester. Living in NC now I don't have many opportunities to see my old stomping grounds!
I used to run three non-profit thrift stores. It would drive me nuts if I couldn't arrange for donations instead of abandonment!
It's pathetic and sickening seeing how our tax dollars are flushed away by these entitled bureaucrats
Wow! That's Heavy brother 😎 👍
Sad part is. You know the Administration is sitting a state-of-the-art building. No question they could have moved into this school and closed/rented out their plush offices. They could have easily assigned an assistant assistant assistant administrator to work nights to inventory what was left behind. They could have traded those books to another district. I will bet you they simply ordered new ones. If nothing else. Simply deploy existing supplies into the new building as needed. The spotlight shown @ 17:33 is worth 1500 bucks scrapped. The mercury glass lenses can no longer be made. I am sure some government use could of been done. As a person who uses a 15 year old laptop. I will bet you any of those abandoned laptops would be far better than mine.
Great show😊
Reminds me of my visit to the University of Eastern Colorado.... Go Big Horns!
A lot of decay in just a few years,Wow!!! 🙀 Such ashame!
Can’t believe the just walked away from everything.
All of those books and movies should have been donated
Thanks for sharing!
So weird, it’s like they all got up on the last day it was open and just walked off, never looked back and never to return.
That is such a waste! All the books, couldn’t they have donated them or given them to disadvantaged schools or libraries? Awful, so sad!
This is my home state. This school was closed because a new one was built. Apparently the district was supposed to empty the school when students and staff moved to the new school.
Someone in so called charge should be accountable for this amount of waste ...they could of repurposed a lot of this
How do they getaway with leaving a mess like this
"They go up" 1 of many wise quotes courtesy of Dr. Peter Venkman 👻🚫