My wife's great-grandfather was the first superintendent of the Brown Shoe Factory in that very building. He transferred there in 1919 when it opened and moved from there in 1934 to a new job with the same company. It is really cool being able to see the building from the inside--where he spent years of his life!
Hi, you know the actual date the building was erected. Most people think it was later since the courthouse has different info but we know that it opened 1919. Nice to hear the roots and history.
This building is at the point where you don't rent dumpsters, you buy a used dump truck or dump trailer and take it to the dump yourself. What a monstrous task!
I have a 14 foot trailer, I think I am going to put some walls on it. Though it won't be a dump trailer it will get me pretty far along in the process and it will be cheaper than dumpsters.
I went school at EIU and found that building in 1996. Always wondered what it looked like inside and what it was used for in recent years. Great historic building. Glad to see it being put to good use. Thanks ks for sharing.
I love the subway tiles. Those are so nice. I remember tiles like that in the bathrooms from my old school. We had the circular hand washing station also in our school. My uncle used to fix industrial elevators.
I'm glad to see you posted another video of the factory. You're making progress but golly you have a lot of work still to do! You certainly are an optimistic person, but I guess that is a requirement for undertaking a renovation of this size. I look forward to your progress and future videos.
Yes lots of work, I still don't know if I will be a success or failure but I am doing my best considering I am only in the states intermittently. I will keep posting videos though the uploads might be sporadic.
The Wheeler and Wilson Company won several Prize Medals for their machines. These included the Industrial Exposition in Paris in 1861, the International Exhibition in London a year later and the Exposition Universalle in Paris in 1868, 1878 and 1889. Most of the Wheeler & Wilson models were aimed at industrial use. The main domestic models were the Model 8 which was made from 1876 to 1887, and then the model 9 from 1877 to 1905. The Model 8 was the first domestic sewing machine made by Wheeler and Wilson in large numbers. In total approx 600,000 were are thought to have been produced over an 11 year period. There were 2 main variants of the Model 8's. The earlier machines utilised a large flat balance wheel, a gear driven bobbin winder and a volute tension spring. Later Model 8's changed to a gear driven hand crank, a rubber tyre bobbin winder and a beehive tension spring. So I am going to say original to building. And probably worth keeping, if for nothing else an ode to the history of the building.
Yeah, my OCD self is mentally moving in and working with a large crew of my clones to systematically clear and organize your building. What a challenge!!!
You mentioned wanting to take the conduit out of the ceiling. My question as an electrician would be WHY? Your later plans to install industrial light fixtures will make that existing pipe very worth while. It also adds to the fabric left by many years of use. Elevator controls can be restored with a little information. Is there a drawing of the original controls handy? Usually it would be left in the elevator penthouse. Post a couple of really good pictures of what is there, and I can likely come with a description of what is missing. Once repaired, the freight elevator can be inspected and passed for what it is, and you will have an idea of the capacity. If you look in the elevator car, the most recent certificate is likely to be posted there, as most states require.
Might try a Sawzall on them electrical conduits if you have not already, love old buildings and all the knickknacks, have you seen where the Solenoid for the elevator goes? Might take a pic of the motor if you can find a plate with HP and voltage ratings and if know where the Solenoid mounts and what it controls. Thanks for sharing with us!!!
In one of your videos I glimpsed a pipe cutter that was suspended from above. I believe that it is a special cutter that is designed to cut cast iron pipe by fracturing it in a straight cut. Cast iron is made with sand which makes it brittle . The more sand that is in the mix , the more brittle it becomes. Multiple rollers guide the fracturing in the 'cutter'. Cast steel is normally used in any threaded pipe elbows and connectors. Threaded water pipes are also ductile steel and the cutters normally only have one cutter wheel that is gradually tightened into the pipe as it is rotated around the pipe. Cast iron is also difficult to cut with a torch and the only way that I know that works is to get the metal to run like a river and slowly melt a channel through. Hitting the oxygen only makes a mess with much spattering as the sand component effectively keeps it from oxidizing through. Cast iron waste lines are joined with bell flanges which are first packed with oakum rope and then poured with lead to seal the flange. Safety glasses, for protection and a sledge hammer can be sometimes used to break up unwanted pipes which also works on other stuff made of cast iron too.
Looking forward to seeing more and more as You make progress on this. But am concerned that there are so many access points for thieves and vandals to get in., and yes it is at this point a huge fire hazard. Am hoping You have someone doing security there. Also am waiting to see what other vintage relics You all may find in there
The glazed terracotta tiles in the bathrooms are called "faience" .There still common in England and are used to decorate the outside of the world famous Winter Gardens in the the world famous holiday resort of Blackpool in Northern England.
You can make free shelving from cardboard. Just cut and glue, build up inch-thick layers for sides, top, and shelves. A lot of old buildings in Buffalo have elevators, there's probably someone here with the knowledge to fix them.
I'm in Columbus, Ohio, and in 1980, a bunch of artists ( including myself) we pooled our money and secured a warehouse built in 1901. To use as our art studio. It had one of those very primitive freight elevators, and another one for passengers. It had been a 5 story building, however, sometime in the 1950s, they tore down the two buildings, that flanked it, (on either side) causing it to become unstable. So the owners, knocked off the top two floors, and then they ran many sturdy iron, turn buckles between the outer walls, to keep them from caving in. The warehouse had been used for (light industry). Assembly of things, old time radio manufacturing, other things, too. There was a coal fired boiler in the basement, for the steam heating. In 1980, coal was still being delivered, and a building caretaker came by each night to stoke the furnace, & rake out the "clinkers". The older fellow had a makeshift (suite) in the basement, so he could sleep over, if needed. It was toasty warm down there. Both elevators could descend into the basement. I rented my studio in that co-op of fellow artists, for 15 years. We explored the whole building, and it too was filled junk, left behind. An artists & architects supply business on the ground floor, had a large fire, in the 1960s, and all their inventory, had been carted to the 2nd floor. To be salvaged or accounted for later, for an insurance claim. We picked though it to find all the un-burnt goodies. When we rented the 3rd floor for our co-op, the building was considered, (un-rentable), so the owner made us a sweetheart deal. Rent was dirt cheap, way below market value, and the utilities were free. So we didn't pay for heating, water or electricity. We had 24 hour access, too. The owner installed new lavatories, for men and women, and one dedicated to "art activities" , like for ceramic, and clay work, photo-development, & screen printing, with wide stainless steel sinks, and special drains. I moved out in 1993, but the building is still standing, and a new generation of artists, have begun renting there. Since 1980, the area surrounding our old warehouse studio has become prime Realestate , as similar buildings have been turned into fancy loft apartments and condos.
@@coldwarmercantile I have some harrowing freight elevator stories. To make it ascend and descend, one had to yank on a greasy cables, accessible through a rectangular porthole, on one side. There were two cables, one for going up and another for going down This action released the counter weights, and turned on an assist motor,....then slowly the elevator moved. The motor hummed with a disturbing sound. To stop the elevator car, you had to watch for when floor of the elevator was parallel with the floor of you were exiting to. Then you lifted a heavy, steel, wire mesh gate. The elevator had open sides, and top, so you could see the ages old sooty walls of the shaft. There were a solid steel panels, at about waist level that met the floor of the car. A VW Beetle, could fit inside the elevator car, with room to spare. The elevator kind of shuddered and lurched as it ran. At every floor were fireproof doors, to swing open. On more than one occasion the elevator stopped dead, between floors. The worst time was when it descended into the basement, into a dark, unlit chamber, and I couldn't trigger the cables to send the car back up. This happened over a weekend, in 1984 when I was the only person in the building. There was no emergency phone or alarm. With the only light from coming from an ancient, 40 watt, service bulb, way up high. At least I had a half pack of cigarettes, and my lighter on me and I was surrounded by barrels of trash. I began scouring them, looking for some old food, maybe some dregs of soda pop. I always had some stale cookies in my trash. I began thinking about where I was going to pee. In the trash or into the black abyss beneath the elevator car? Shouting for help wasn't an option, I could be alone, until Monday. Our warehouse was in a semi abandoned factory zone. I waited an hour, and (prayed), that the electric assist motor "just needed time to rest." With hope in my heart, I yanked on the greasy "up" cable, and became elated when the car lurched back upward. The motor was grinding, and moaning as I went back up (from the depths of my Hell) Jubilant, I yelled out loud with joy.
I ve done a few projects. This one is big, unless all you want to do is clean and weatherize. I think fixing the elevator is important. I ve used them extensively and paid once for replacing parts on the cage roof. Good luck finding the people, it should b possible
Look into the county to see if let you burn out there. OMGosh, you are walking above the door! Look at all those cubbies on the side of the elevator. I am a crafter & would love to have all those cubbies. I hope you are pulling all the copper out of the wiring! Wow, you can already see you have done a lot of work. I'd love to have one of those old desks. At 10 minutes, if not falling apart, you can put your flower box in that. Those old windows are great & will be nice. You can't use the windows? Oh, I just thought of something when you said led paint. What about asbestos? Is there any of that there? This is truly a gigantic task. Auction is a great idea! Maybe you could get the town out one weekend to help cleanup. Wouldn't you be able to use the lightboxes & fuse boxes? Be kind to one another. Stay safe. Love to all
I love your videos. I wish I was retired so I could come and help you. It would help if you had a laser pointer when u are discussing things in the distance or on the ceiling for a better perspective geared towards the viewer. Keep up the energy!
Interesting fact on how the bathrooms were set up in the "new" Brown Shoe Factory on 5th Street. Looked just like this one, the first part was lined with benches, with the big circular sink and toilets in the other part. All breaks and lunch were taken in the bathrooms. It was the only place you could smoke in the factory. The new building also had a cafeteria like the ones in schools where you walk through the line and get your food and pay. Ate in the bathroom.
Just to let you know, that sewing machine you found could possible be from the shoe factory. We had very similar ones in the factory I worked at. If I remember right ours were singers. But they looked a lot like that one. They were very heavy duty.
Chris, some recycling companies provide large bins for free to help you move along faster. Remember to make an enquiry about state or federal grants to assist you financially assist you. I watch this show American Pickers with Mike Wolfe and his assistant Danielle that woman is a walking encyclopedia with contacts that again will help you move things along faster. This is also a commercial building and can your account find federal or state grants or from income tax deductions that will help that way. Think smarter and keep working harder. There are towns and cities that have tornados that have ripped up alot and that might be another avenue to move stuff for cash to assist you in moving in a speedier way, also helps psychologically .wish you all the best. So what is it that you do for living? You say that you can only work for six weeks at a time, tell viewers more about yourself and family please.
you should make a large maluch ring outside. and you can turn all the card board in to mulch and sum other products. and when done spread over the property
They took an old warehouse here in Indianapolis In. that had wood floors and support structure just like yours and they poured concrete on top . Then they made luxury apartments in the structure with rehab grants from the city and federal grants too.
Hi from the UK great channel I have a large reclaim yard in the UK when we get a lot of trash to clear we have a give away for free saves loads of cash from dumpsters, people can't resist free stuff
I think after our auction that will be the next stage. Get it reduced as much as possible. Who doesn't love free. Lots of comments from UK today. Cheers!
My comment on your previous post I meant use the garbage chute in to a mattress down the lift shaft for good items if you put a good bend on the bottom it's much quicker and doesn't do hardly any damage
Maybe you could make an area into a small unit for someone to live in and you could hire them as a grounds caretaker/gardener. The old sewing machine would have been used to make shoes.
@@coldwarmercantile yeah I get that, I'm just getting ahead of things, it's a really exciting prospect you have there. Thanks for the reply and putting up with my enthusiasm. Cheers from Tasmania!
Another possibility is a trade with a lawn care business. They get to store their equipment in exchange for keeping the grounds from getting overgrown.
@@zone4garlicfarm that's a great idea! He has to get the place up to code, but see we can solve a heap of problems with many heads together, aren't we all brilliant! Cheers!
Those trees at the beginning of your video are called Tree of Heaven and are invasive species from China. Very bad and almost impossible to eradicate. Great videos, love the building and must be a ton of fun to go through all that stuff.
Scrap yards will deliver roll offs to you and take them to the scrap yard for you, and pay for the scrap. You need a chute going from a window to the ground for the metals
from a window 2nd floor make a shoot so you can toss things right into dumpster have another one for scrap and another for burnable or composting. boxes make great compost.
Haha, from the way you were writing I thought you were somebody local. I was about to say come on over! I think there is more cool stuff and history in your neck of the woods.
Do you possibly still have that Wheeler and Wilson #8 sewing machine? I'd like to restore it, so you can display it in your entry or office as it is 1 of the original machines used in that factory in its infancy.
Find a guy with a skid steer with a forester mulched. He will do more in a day than you can do in two months. If it’s a lawn service he might even have some guys running weed eaters to dries it up really nice. Later
Find out if Danielle is available and if she is interested and how much she would charge you or the company that you now own. She might even know somebody locally. Just a thought. I love warehousing and wish you all the best.
Two words..........Round Up. And if can be burned, burn it. don't bother with dumpsters. Metal gets scrapped, and concrete is used for fill. If only I was closer...........
Thats what it is boiling down to. After cardboard and wood is burned, metal is segregated, auction items set aside, it is not nearly as bad as i thought.
The Jury has returned a verdict on this project ... Insanity ! Unanimously agreed ! .. The auction theory is a good idea ... But, be willing to accept literal pennies on a dollar .. the scrappers and wholesale scrappers will be tight fisted .. old equipment is simply old for a reason .. and the auctioneer is paid a commission of gross sales ... and they have a pretty good eye on whether or not the sale justifies the effort.
Man you need a dump trailer you would save so much money taking stuff to the dump. You pay by the tone there instead of the price that the dumpster company charges. Like 100.00 for like 5 loads maybe more depending on weight then sell it when you were done if you want.
He could buy a couple of roll off containers and a truck. One container could be dedicated to scrap metal and help to offset the cost of the landfill loads.
@@chaosplan it would be too much because it be about 40,000 for the truck and 6,000 for the dumpsters and only about 6-15,000 and he could haul it with his own truck or suburban
I would never be able to clean that building out the way you seem to be doing it. I would have to start cleaning from the door working back until each floor was clean. I would also make a trash shoot from a window down. Dropping it out a window is a lot easier than carrying it.
My 3rd watched video. This place must of had a number of clocks which I’m guessing we’re auctioned off in the past. Maybe it’s weird but I’ve not seen one shoe, wasn’t it a shoe factory?
Is that what those things are? I just remember walnuts made your hands stink if you pick them up. Come to think of it the leaves do look like walnut trees.
@@coldwarmercantile yes! they are a nightmare! the wood is not strong. but next spring you are screwed again lol... I have yet to figure out how to stop them
Have you had an electrician take a look at your elevator? It might be surprisingly affordable to simply make it functional again. The amount of labor you're talking about investing in cleaning by not having that elevator working might exceed the cost of simply repairing the elevator. Just my 2-cents and a suggestion.
IT worked up until recently. Found a guy to come look at it soon. Old timer. Might actually get it working again but that would mean 3 phase from the city which is installed but not on. Another negotiation with them.
How far are you from Kansas City me and my partner would love to come and pick your factory I see some things in the videos that would do great for my shop and website
I'm central Illinois. The place has really been picked over. There are a few gems that will go in my antique business. But there are also a few that I am not interested in as I focus on mostly industrial stuff. A few of them will be in my next video.
@@coldwarmercantile I think it is awesome what you are doing, thought it would be more cost-effective to get an old dump truck I will keep watching your videos
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My wife's great-grandfather was the first superintendent of the Brown Shoe Factory in that very building. He transferred there in 1919 when it opened and moved from there in 1934 to a new job with the same company. It is really cool being able to see the building from the inside--where he spent years of his life!
Hi, you know the actual date the building was erected. Most people think it was later since the courthouse has different info but we know that it opened 1919. Nice to hear the roots and history.
@@coldwarmercantile I have a photo of him standing next to the brand new factory in October of 1919.
This building is at the point where you don't rent dumpsters, you buy a used dump truck or dump trailer and take it to the dump yourself. What a monstrous task!
I have a 14 foot trailer, I think I am going to put some walls on it. Though it won't be a dump trailer it will get me pretty far along in the process and it will be cheaper than dumpsters.
I've cleaned up big messes in my time, but this is monumental. I hope you find some great treasures.
I went school at EIU and found that building in 1996. Always wondered what it looked like inside and what it was used for in recent years. Great historic building. Glad to see it being put to good use. Thanks ks for sharing.
I love the subway tiles. Those are so nice. I remember tiles like that in the bathrooms from my old school. We had the circular hand washing station also in our school. My uncle used to fix industrial elevators.
I'm glad to see you posted another video of the factory. You're making progress but golly you have a lot of work still to do! You certainly are an optimistic person, but I guess that is a requirement for undertaking a renovation of this size. I look forward to your progress and future videos.
Yes lots of work, I still don't know if I will be a success or failure but I am doing my best considering I am only in the states intermittently. I will keep posting videos though the uploads might be sporadic.
The Wheeler and Wilson Company won several Prize Medals for their machines. These included the Industrial Exposition in Paris in 1861, the International Exhibition in London a year later and the Exposition Universalle in Paris in 1868, 1878 and 1889.
Most of the Wheeler & Wilson models were aimed at industrial use. The main domestic models were the Model 8 which was made from 1876 to 1887, and then the model 9 from 1877 to 1905.
The Model 8 was the first domestic sewing machine made by Wheeler and Wilson in large numbers. In total approx 600,000 were are thought to have been produced over an 11 year period.
There were 2 main variants of the Model 8's. The earlier machines utilised a large flat balance wheel, a gear driven bobbin winder and a volute tension spring. Later Model 8's changed to a gear driven hand crank, a rubber tyre bobbin winder and a beehive tension spring. So I am going to say original to building. And probably worth keeping, if for nothing else an ode to the history of the building.
What an exciting new project :). I can’t wait to see the process.
That's amazing. I'm blown away by the sheer amount of stuff. Good Luck!
Thanks for the kind words.
If I didn’t live 14 hours, and 3 flights away, I’d offer to come help with some of the work, this is fascinating 😊
Well hopefully you'll stick around and experience it through the videos. Cheers.
Yeah, my OCD self is mentally moving in and working with a large crew of my clones to systematically clear and organize your building. What a challenge!!!
You mentioned wanting to take the conduit out of the ceiling. My question as an electrician would be WHY? Your later plans to install industrial light fixtures will make that existing pipe very worth while. It also adds to the fabric left by many years of use.
Elevator controls can be restored with a little information. Is there a drawing of the original controls handy? Usually it would be left in the elevator penthouse. Post a couple of really good pictures of what is there, and I can likely come with a description of what is missing. Once repaired, the freight elevator can be inspected and passed for what it is, and you will have an idea of the capacity. If you look in the elevator car, the most recent certificate is likely to be posted there, as most states require.
The only thing I have on the elevator is a manual sign. I have someone coming to check it out. I'll post about it.
Might try a Sawzall on them electrical conduits if you have not already, love old buildings and all the knickknacks, have you seen where the Solenoid for the elevator goes? Might take a pic of the motor if you can find a plate with HP and voltage ratings and if know where the Solenoid mounts and what it controls. Thanks for sharing with us!!!
rough sawn 2x12, with bridging. I'm loving this whole story! So cool man1 save all that lumber.. You'll need it.
Thanks for well wishes and kind words!
That's going to be an undertaking of MEGA proportions. Good luck.
Wishing you lots of good help with this cool building. It’s so cool and will be beautiful..
i collect scrap metal and this is looking very interesting to me. lots of stuff there.
OMG, you bought a three story landfill! Best of luck!
Just watched today. You sure have your work cut out for you! Amazing
In one of your videos I glimpsed a pipe cutter that was suspended from above. I believe that it is a special cutter that is designed to cut cast iron pipe by fracturing it in a straight cut. Cast iron is made with sand which makes it brittle . The more sand that is in the mix , the more brittle it becomes. Multiple rollers guide the fracturing in the 'cutter'. Cast steel is normally used in any threaded pipe elbows and connectors. Threaded water pipes are also ductile steel and the cutters normally only have one cutter wheel that is gradually tightened into the pipe as it is rotated around the pipe. Cast iron is also difficult to cut with a torch and the only way that I know that works is to get the metal to run like a river and slowly melt a channel through. Hitting the oxygen only makes a mess with much spattering as the sand component effectively keeps it from oxidizing through. Cast iron waste lines are joined with bell flanges which are first packed with oakum rope and then poured with lead to seal the flange. Safety glasses, for protection and a sledge hammer can be sometimes used to break up unwanted pipes which also works on other stuff made of cast iron too.
That is what I found out. I tried it on steel but it didn't work sadly. now I know.
Looking forward to seeing more and more as You make progress on this. But am concerned that there are so many access points for thieves and vandals to get in., and yes it is at this point a huge fire hazard. Am hoping You have someone doing security there. Also am waiting to see what other vintage relics You all may find in there
breaking all the time, Have some update videos coming soon on that.
The glazed terracotta tiles in the bathrooms are called "faience" .There still common in England and are used to decorate the outside of the world famous Winter Gardens in the the world famous holiday resort of Blackpool in Northern England.
Well that was unexpected. You learn something every day. Thanks.
My best episode of hoarders
Dude!...You get an old 35 foot stake truck and start making runs to the dump ..Boom!
You can make free shelving from cardboard. Just cut and glue, build up inch-thick layers for sides, top, and shelves. A lot of old buildings in Buffalo have elevators, there's probably someone here with the knowledge to fix them.
I'm in Columbus, Ohio, and in 1980, a bunch of artists ( including myself) we pooled our money and secured a warehouse built in 1901. To use as our art studio. It had one of those very primitive freight elevators, and another one for passengers. It had been a 5 story building, however, sometime in the 1950s, they tore down the two buildings, that flanked it, (on either side) causing it to become unstable. So the owners, knocked off the top two floors, and then they ran many sturdy iron, turn buckles between the outer walls, to keep them from caving in. The warehouse had been used for (light industry). Assembly of things, old time radio manufacturing, other things, too. There was a coal fired boiler in the basement, for the steam heating. In 1980, coal was still being delivered, and a building caretaker came by each night to stoke the furnace, & rake out the "clinkers". The older fellow had a makeshift (suite) in the basement, so he could sleep over, if needed. It was toasty warm down there. Both elevators could descend into the basement. I rented my studio in that co-op of fellow artists, for 15 years. We explored the whole building, and it too was filled junk, left behind. An artists & architects supply business on the ground floor, had a large fire, in the 1960s, and all their inventory, had been carted to the 2nd floor. To be salvaged or accounted for later, for an insurance claim. We picked though it to find all the un-burnt goodies. When we rented the 3rd floor for our co-op, the building was considered, (un-rentable), so the owner made us a sweetheart deal. Rent was dirt cheap, way below market value, and the utilities were free. So we didn't pay for heating, water or electricity. We had 24 hour access, too. The owner installed new lavatories, for men and women, and one dedicated to "art activities" , like for ceramic, and clay work, photo-development, & screen printing, with wide stainless steel sinks, and special drains. I moved out in 1993, but the building is still standing, and a new generation of artists, have begun renting there. Since 1980, the area surrounding our old warehouse studio has become prime Realestate , as similar buildings have been turned into fancy loft apartments and condos.
Love this story!!!
@@coldwarmercantile I have some harrowing freight elevator stories. To make it ascend and descend, one had to yank on a greasy cables, accessible through a rectangular porthole, on one side. There were two cables, one for going up and another for going down This action released the counter weights, and turned on an assist motor,....then slowly the elevator moved. The motor hummed with a disturbing sound. To stop the elevator car, you had to watch for when floor of the elevator was parallel with the floor of you were exiting to. Then you lifted a heavy, steel, wire mesh gate. The elevator had open sides, and top, so you could see the ages old sooty walls of the shaft. There were a solid steel panels, at about waist level that met the floor of the car. A VW Beetle, could fit inside the elevator car, with room to spare. The elevator kind of shuddered and lurched as it ran. At every floor were fireproof doors, to swing open. On more than one occasion the elevator stopped dead, between floors. The worst time was when it descended into the basement, into a dark, unlit chamber, and I couldn't trigger the cables to send the car back up. This happened over a weekend, in 1984 when I was the only person in the building. There was no emergency phone or alarm. With the only light from coming from an ancient, 40 watt, service bulb, way up high. At least I had a half pack of cigarettes, and my lighter on me and I was surrounded by barrels of trash. I began scouring them, looking for some old food, maybe some dregs of soda pop. I always had some stale cookies in my trash. I began thinking about where I was going to pee. In the trash or into the black abyss beneath the elevator car? Shouting for help wasn't an option, I could be alone, until Monday. Our warehouse was in a semi abandoned factory zone. I waited an hour, and (prayed), that the electric assist motor "just needed time to rest." With hope in my heart, I yanked on the greasy "up" cable, and became elated when the car lurched back upward. The motor was grinding, and moaning as I went back up (from the depths of my Hell) Jubilant, I yelled out loud with joy.
Bring in goats. They will take care of all of it.
I ve done a few projects. This one is big, unless all you want to do is clean and weatherize. I think fixing the elevator is important. I ve used them extensively and paid once for replacing parts on the cage roof. Good luck finding the people, it should b possible
I will at some point. I need to make a specific video just about that.
You could have used a portable shredder and really condensed it all. Great upload.
Look into the county to see if let you burn out there. OMGosh, you are walking above the door! Look at all those cubbies on the side of the elevator. I am a crafter & would love to have all those cubbies. I hope you are pulling all the copper out of the wiring! Wow, you can already see you have done a lot of work. I'd love to have one of those old desks. At 10 minutes, if not falling apart, you can put your flower box in that. Those old windows are great & will be nice. You can't use the windows? Oh, I just thought of something when you said led paint. What about asbestos? Is there any of that there? This is truly a gigantic task. Auction is a great idea! Maybe you could get the town out one weekend to help cleanup. Wouldn't you be able to use the lightboxes & fuse boxes? Be kind to one another. Stay safe. Love to all
I am going to contact the fire department and ask about controlled burn.
I love your videos. I wish I was retired so I could come and help you. It would help if you had a laser pointer when u are discussing things in the distance or on the ceiling for a better perspective geared towards the viewer. Keep up the energy!
I am learning the whole TH-cam thing as I go. I'll make another one soon and be more deliberate.
Interesting fact on how the bathrooms were set up in the "new" Brown Shoe Factory on 5th Street. Looked just like this one, the first part was lined with benches, with the big circular sink and toilets in the other part. All breaks and lunch were taken in the bathrooms. It was the only place you could smoke in the factory. The new building also had a cafeteria like the ones in schools where you walk through the line and get your food and pay. Ate in the bathroom.
I suspect this was the same, as there is a room before the bathrooms. and coat hangers.
Just to let you know, that sewing machine you found could possible be from the shoe factory. We had very similar ones in the factory I worked at. If I remember right ours were singers. But they looked a lot like that one. They were very heavy duty.
I am going to have to see if I can remember where I put that, a few people mentioned it.
Chris. Go buy some Remedy and an electric spray tank. Spray all of that and it won't come back. Mix 3oz to each gallon of water.
Remedy... Got it.
Chris, some recycling companies provide large bins for free to help you move along faster. Remember to make an enquiry about state or federal grants to assist you financially assist you. I watch this show American Pickers with Mike Wolfe and his assistant Danielle that woman is a walking encyclopedia with contacts that again will help you move things along faster. This is also a commercial building and can your account find federal or state grants or from income tax deductions that will help that way. Think smarter and keep working harder. There are towns and cities that have tornados that have ripped up alot and that might be another avenue to move stuff for cash to assist you in moving in a speedier way, also helps psychologically .wish you all the best. So what is it that you do for living? You say that you can only work for six weeks at a time, tell viewers more about yourself and family please.
Interesting ideas. Have been looking at grants.
Maybe a shoe sewing machine. Im a fashion designer what a cool find.
Habit for humanity!.
you should make a large maluch ring outside. and you can turn all the card board in to mulch and sum other products. and when done spread over the property
Ive already started that. Thanks!
as far as the heavy stuff on the 3rd floor pick a window to remove and start tossing!
They took an old warehouse here in Indianapolis In. that had wood floors and support structure just like yours and they poured concrete on top . Then they made luxury apartments in the structure with rehab grants from the city and federal grants too.
Im currently researching grants for historical buildings.
I wish i was closer i would love to go through stuff and help out
Hi from the UK great channel I have a large reclaim yard in the UK when we get a lot of trash to clear we have a give away for free saves loads of cash from dumpsters, people can't resist free stuff
I think after our auction that will be the next stage. Get it reduced as much as possible. Who doesn't love free. Lots of comments from UK today. Cheers!
My comment on your previous post I meant use the garbage chute in to a mattress down the lift shaft for good items if you put a good bend on the bottom it's much quicker and doesn't do hardly any damage
Maybe you could make an area into a small unit for someone to live in and you could hire them as a grounds caretaker/gardener. The old sewing machine would have been used to make shoes.
unfortunately not up to code yet.
@@coldwarmercantile yeah I get that, I'm just getting ahead of things, it's a really exciting prospect you have there. Thanks for the reply and putting up with my enthusiasm. Cheers from Tasmania!
Another possibility is a trade with a lawn care business. They get to store their equipment in exchange for keeping the grounds from getting overgrown.
@@zone4garlicfarm that's a great idea! He has to get the place up to code, but see we can solve a heap of problems with many heads together, aren't we all brilliant! Cheers!
Where did they make the shoes???
Those trees at the beginning of your video are called Tree of Heaven and are invasive species from China. Very bad and almost impossible to eradicate. Great videos, love the building and must be a ton of fun to go through all that stuff.
Not to heavenly in my opinion. Cheers!
Wear masks,,,that fine particulate matter. Is invisible, you can get very sick .
You need a motorized conveyance to get around in there.
10:24- It says Wheeler and Wilson MFG. Co., New York. They are a famous sewing machine maker from days gone by
I would gladly donate time to help you go through it
how much is it to haul it by trailer to the dump?
Scrap yards will deliver roll offs to you and take them to the scrap yard for you, and pay for the scrap. You need a chute going from a window to the ground for the metals
from a window 2nd floor make a shoot so you can toss things right into dumpster have another one for scrap and another for burnable or composting. boxes make great compost.
We also have fire escape.
Are there Scout groups that could help as a community project? Anything sellable could be split.
dude, I'd love to rummage through the entire lot. I wouldn't sleep lol
We are going to have an auction in the spring. where are you from?
@@coldwarmercantile I'm in Manchester UK
Haha, from the way you were writing I thought you were somebody local. I was about to say come on over! I think there is more cool stuff and history in your neck of the woods.
Did you ever find anything relating to the original business?
oh yeah, lots of stuff. I have the time card slot thing, the sign that said information in a 1920s font, all kinds of stuff.
Do you possibly still have that Wheeler and Wilson #8 sewing machine? I'd like to restore it, so you can display it in your entry or office as it is 1 of the original machines used in that factory in its infancy.
not sure which one. Do you mean the chunk of iron that looks like a boat anchor? I think it is still in there.
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Find a guy with a skid steer with a forester mulched. He will do more in a day than you can do in two months. If it’s a lawn service he might even have some guys running weed eaters to dries it up really nice.
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Insane how those circular hand washing fountains are between 8 and 10,000. They are cool tho. Still very popular in factories
the ones they make today haven't changed much from the original design. i know some of the local universities have them as well.
Be careful of 'Giant Hogweed'. If any of this is growing on your property you will need to remove it very carefully. Look it up.
Man that would cost a fortune to haul off and clean up
Sounds fun to make a greenhouse.??!.
Find out if Danielle is available and if she is interested and how much she would charge you or the company that you now own. She might even know somebody locally. Just a thought. I love warehousing and wish you all the best.
How do you plan to remove the lead paint?
I am going to take the 40 hour abatement certification. Do some myself. But a lot of it will not be removed.
i think you need to start employing a few people to keep on top of everything
Look at taking a 40-hour OSHA class and lead removal or encapsulation this way you'll be the contractor and you'll have your own license
Thanks for that tip. I will likely take that advice!
Contact Iowa Pickers. They might have advice on where things could be recycled.
Two words..........Round Up. And if can be burned, burn it. don't bother with dumpsters. Metal gets scrapped, and concrete is used for fill.
If only I was closer...........
Thats what it is boiling down to. After cardboard and wood is burned, metal is segregated, auction items set aside, it is not nearly as bad as i thought.
Urban farm and restaurant idea
I'm a decorator by trade if it's lead paint always were a vapor mask .It's like old wallpaper they used arsenic in the paste.
Yeah I committed to wearing a mask. It will be in one of the upcoming vids I haven't posted. yet.
I bet that stitching machine was used in making shoes.
Ok this time I gotta friend that would love a tore of the place
rent a digger nd dig all that vegetation out so It won’t grow back, for the most part.
The Jury has returned a verdict on this project ... Insanity ! Unanimously agreed ! .. The auction theory is a good idea ... But, be willing to accept literal pennies on a dollar .. the scrappers and wholesale scrappers will be tight fisted .. old equipment is simply old for a reason .. and the auctioneer is paid a commission of gross sales ... and they have a pretty good eye on whether or not the sale justifies the effort.
Have you come across and old leather machinery from the days it was a shoe factory.
Great video.
there was one machine press, I traded it for some work that never got done....
Man you need a dump trailer you would save so much money taking stuff to the dump. You pay by the tone there instead of the price that the dumpster company charges. Like 100.00 for like 5 loads maybe more depending on weight then sell it when you were done if you want.
He could buy a couple of roll off containers and a truck. One container could be dedicated to scrap metal and help to offset the cost of the landfill loads.
@@chaosplan it would be too much because it be about 40,000 for the truck and 6,000 for the dumpsters and only about 6-15,000 and he could haul it with his own truck or suburban
I would never be able to clean that building out the way you seem to be doing it. I would have to start cleaning from the door working back until each floor was clean. I would also make a trash shoot from a window down. Dropping it out a window is a lot easier than carrying it.
I am cleaning areas that need the most work first.
My 3rd watched video. This place must of had a number of clocks which I’m guessing we’re auctioned off in the past. Maybe it’s weird but I’ve not seen one shoe, wasn’t it a shoe factory?
Saw paint circles on the wall where they were removed. The time card slot is still on the wall.
Hey, Chris, it's Chris - we talked on the phone not too long ago. Looking forward to hearing more about the auction & once again enjoy your video!
Nice, hello again, Hopefully will posting more info soon!
Shared!
Thanks for sharing!
I wish I could send you pictures of what they've done to an old Brown shoe factory in Perth Ontario Canada
I'll see if I can look it up.
FYI ...... some cardboard recyclers will drop off a rollaway if you have a lot of cardboard to get recycled.
Oh I do! I'll look into it . thanks.
i swear black walnut trees seem to grow a foot a week!
Is that what those things are? I just remember walnuts made your hands stink if you pick them up. Come to think of it the leaves do look like walnut trees.
@@coldwarmercantile yes! they are a nightmare! the wood is not strong. but next spring you are screwed again lol... I have yet to figure out how to stop them
yeah, squirrels bury them everywhere. then in the spring, boom! and will grow again from a stump. good luck this spring!
And absolutely filthy trees! I have several ringing my yard and on any given year, they can drop tons of nuts...
evinrude's are outboard boat engines.
I’d live in it
The red tank is for a boat motor. It’s the gas tank.
I figured it was that or snowmobile. Thanks!
Have you had an electrician take a look at your elevator? It might be surprisingly affordable to simply make it functional again. The amount of labor you're talking about investing in cleaning by not having that elevator working might exceed the cost of simply repairing the elevator. Just my 2-cents and a suggestion.
IT worked up until recently. Found a guy to come look at it soon. Old timer. Might actually get it working again but that would mean 3 phase from the city which is installed but not on. Another negotiation with them.
How far are you from Kansas City me and my partner would love to come and pick your factory I see some things in the videos that would do great for my shop and website
I'm central Illinois. The place has really been picked over. There are a few gems that will go in my antique business. But there are also a few that I am not interested in as I focus on mostly industrial stuff. A few of them will be in my next video.
If you are going to be in the building redo the lift system newer.
How did all that “STUFF” get in that building ???🤪
Previous owner was a lifetime auction fan.
The best thing you can do for your investment, is get those trees away from the building and foundation.
They have since been cut.
I'd like to tour this building still if it's possible
Well I wouldn't say I'm giving tours. But are you local?
@Cold War Mercantile yes I'm local I grew up a block from there and .y grandparents worked there many years ago
Re-cut the glass so you can fix some of the windows
One step ahead of you! Thats totally on the to do list. Cheers!
What auction company r u thinking?
We are doing it ourselves, no auction company will be an adventure.
@@coldwarmercantile - Don't you need a license if doing it yourself?
Probably a sewing machine to sew the shoes and boots.
Hehe get goats for the vegetation
Have a bag sale. Anything you can fit in a bag for a set price.
Or carry.
Dig a big pit and burn the wood and cardboard and the rubbish
Call Detroit Elevator Company.
you should invest in a dump truck to get rid of all that trash instead of dumpsters would be way cheaper
I have a trailer, alas not a dump. I've since started hauling.
@@coldwarmercantile I think it is awesome what you are doing, thought it would be more cost-effective to get an old dump truck I will keep watching your videos
reuse what you can