THE DEVIL'S CHAIR : Chilling Scene Inside An Abandoned Building : Something Awful Happened Here...
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Horrific find while Urban Exploring in downtown Baltimore. Don't watch this one alone!
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A less frightening theory is that the cord was used as a tourniquet to find veins that haven't totally been destroyed by constant injections. They just tied it to the chair as to avoid losing it. Still depressing to think about...
I believe you. If you want to tie someone to a chair you need more than just one electric cord.
It is a tourniquet
This is almost certainly what it was for. Saying someone was tied to the chair with it was a real stretch when we've already seen a lot of evidence of drug use in the building.
I feel like it most likely had to be this, and not someone tied to the chair. I doubt a singular cord would have been used to restrain someone, when it could probably be easily broken through in a stressful situation. Not to mention the signs of drug use which is seen in almost every single inch of the place.
@@voidoflight2420 The real explanation: drama seeking and clickbait
The bag on the upper floor that said "Calvin Whiting #157" was the type of bag that they give to prisoners when they get released. It would have had all of Calvin's possessions in it.
Oh, wow. It's kind of heartbreaking.
Also to basically anyone that goes in and out of a hospital.
I recognize some of the writing on the wall at 5:40 as old "hobo code!" Because vagrancy and trespassing crimes have become more heavily prosecuted in recent years (AKA cops have taken more of a fancy to arresting the unhoused) this culture has fallen out of use, but several decades ago these symbols were commonly used to denote good shelters, spots to avoid, etc.
I'm not sure what the more complex text to the right shakes out to, but the symbols in the center (next to the Santa drawing) seem to be directions. The circle with the cross in it means "good place for a handout" and the circle with the line up top means "go this way." Not sure about the other two, but they may suggest where to turn or stop. Seems to me like someone wrote out the directions to a home that was known to give out meals or cash to folks traveling through. Really cool find, Dan!
You couldn’t pay me to go to some of these places and Dan just walks in for funnsies.
He couldn't pay me to go to Baltimore 😂
like that asylum rest house he went to with a guy still there trying to avoid dan
@@torquetheprisoner that still gives me the creeps just thinking about it...
And yet people who have no choice have to survive there daily. I always thank Dan for giving us a window into these lives and watch with a compassionate heart.
@@torquetheprisoner that was terrifying 😳
The fact someone went back to clean it up means someone either saw you going in or were there the whole time. I got a feeling at one point that someone was in there.
I wondered that too, given it was cleaned up 😧
when i was leaving i heard some thuds coming from where that little kitchen was with the oxys. i was right by the exit. i kept saying hello hoping someone would come out but nothing. the mystery remains a mystery.
@@ThisisDanBell "Hoping someone would come out" Dan, you're crazy! 😅
Haha you entertain me and terrify me at the same time !! @@ThisisDanBell
@@homestraightme too!
Dan, I gotta be honest with ya, bud. I sometimes freak out watching this shit. And there you are living it. Keep up the tremendous work and stay safe, my friend.
Those vintage ads all over the walls, wow! Truly remarkable! Great video, Dan!😃
Very surprising find.
Whoever put them up do so a very long time ago.Must have better glue back then as damp as it is in there its amazing they still are up
All of those posters painstakingly put up by someone at 8:18 make me feel a bit sad. I can imagine someone who really loved art or was maybe an artist staying there at one point. It's a shame it was abandoned, this place would have been perfect as a community creative center or even as art studios... Love your channel btw!
Those posters look like they date back to the 1970s. I remember a lot of the kind of poster art that was around then and that was exactly how it looked,
@@WitchidWitchidnot to sound like an old fart but so much better than most arts you can find easily ;-;
I saw nothing but artistic talent. It's sad but I'm kind of glad their creative vision remains somewhere.
No dought those posters really stuck in my head
Not for the faint hearted this was one place I will never forget cheers for a awesome explore mate. I hope to see you downunder some time and take you to some creepy abandoned places we have in Australia. Take care Dan was an absolute pleasure exploring with you cheers my friend.
That opening drone shot was absolutely gorgeous!! Lov ya Dan!
I can’t imagine the amount of pain that building holds seeing all the drug paraphernalia. If those walls could talk they would show you what despair really is. But they would also tell stories of hope. How someone tried to get clean, left their packaged sober living belongings & fell back off track. I pray they find the light that spills through the cracks of even the darkest places. From someone who’s been there and found that light 6 years ago. It’s possible.
This is so beautifully written.
I am actually tearing up.
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@@spirals73Aw thank you I appreciate that. Wishing you the best! ⭕️
Those opening night time shots of the city are absolutely excellent. I get a real atmospheric feeling from them and you've captured the busy city life perfectly. A city much too busy and ignorant to notice nor care about the homeless, the undercurrent of crime and the abandoned buildings which they host. Fantastic DB.
Dan, Thank You for having my Aussie friends, Drew's Adventures and Werner's Adventures to show around Baltimore and on this explore!
It means a ton to us all!!
What a mensch!! 😍👍
My Australian friends... Tell Ross Coulthart i Said Hi from here in Switzerland!
CHEERS!!!
My Australian Buds, Awesome!!
Imagine what it'd be like if you put a hidden camera in a place like that.
I'd watch it! ☺️
Be the reality show of the century
in baltimore? itll get stolen 😂
Interesting would be a really big understatement
You da man, Dan. Been a follower for maybe 7 years or so. One of a kind film maker brother. Keep up the great work and be safe out there man.
Another commenter mentions the numbers on the wall at 5:43 to be Fram automotive filter numbers, having worked as a lube tech I agree. I also recognize the taillight/marker light display (9:30) from truck part stores. I believe the place was an auto/truck part store at one time.
The early 70s collage is a wonderfully facinating historic time capsule twist which includes president Jimmy Carter's brother Billy. I'd love to have been there when that was created.
I see nothing nefarious about the chair as others mention the cord as a tourniquet.
Thanks for the tour Dan!
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Another amazing adventure Dan. These would have been beautiful homes once filled with families, laughter and stories. Thank you for taking us along.
The previous tenant went to MICA. That art screams Mount Royal Ave. Lol
The building was quite old. Tin ceilings in one area common from 1880 onward in commercial structures. The room with the transom window above the door was probably the last one left on the structure. The wallpaper with the corrnice panel 18" to 24" deep from top to bottom was common as room decor in those same years. Residences and apartments got them also. The kitchen was likely from the 1970s or late 1960s. Fascinating place. Tho someone knew you were all there. 😮
6:08 optical illusion'd the hell out of me. I thought for sure that he was going down the stairs and came upon a weird dropoff.
I didn’t really notice until I worked with the footage on the big screen. That one zoom shot is insane. Looks like you’re looking down and mineshaft!
I looove the collaged wall. That are some pretty awesome and weird pictures and magazine cut outs. Awesome! And I love the old wallpaper. How grand these houses must have looked, even with a relatively bland floor plan.
I don’t think this was ever a home. I’m pretty sure it was always industrial. They may have had apartments inside though. That back room with the creepy door looked like it was once a living space.
@@ThisisDanBell Oh, okay. Looked like there could have been a store at the first floor and some living space on the upper levels because of the fireplace etc and they recently tore down lots of walls in the former apartment. But I guess I am wrong then.
Dude you’ve found some fucked up stuff before, but I think that chair room tops it. I don’t even want to know what happened there. Legitimately so awful and dark. And then they cleaned it up? That’s intense.
Or just two mutually consenting homeless people with a fetish.
Soo it looks like someone that recently got out of a sober living/rehab, theyll bag your stuff up and label it like that bag of clothes was, and near the pile stuff/needles on the floor i recognized the same kind of prescription packaging i saw at rehab myself so i wouldntbe surpised if someone got kicked out or left and ended up right there doing dope again. Might not even be alive depending on when you visited.
It's like a play room for really poor people.
LOVE LOVE LOVE these old school Dan Bell type videos. Loved the "Another Dirty Room" even though it made me paranoid of hotels. But love the classic Dan Bell. Keep it up brother.
When humans are involved, things are usually sinister.
That's a bit anti human
@@charlesmiv3842No. Not at all.
Dan, I've been following you for awhile and I can say this was some of your best work.
It’s 1:00am saw an opening and decided to walk in alone. Legend
That bag with the name and number was some dude coming back from the homeless shelter probably. Really sucks when they come in to clean up but then their addicition kicks in and they feel the need to go to places like this to do drugs. I use to work at a homeless shelter and they would come back all buzzed out, a shame.
It's people like you who end up stumbling upon riddles and possibly solving puzzles that other people didn't even know existed or had answers. Please keep up the amazing work you do into shining light onto the unseen and the unknown. I swear you would be the best true crime independent investigator and video creator. Keep up the great work man.
Lol, life isn't like a series of survival horror puzzles.
I believe the letter and number combinations were amateur radio licenses. Likely someone had a ham radio up there at some point, and recorded the people they talked to on the wall.
A real estate agent would describe this as "in need of some attention" and "suitable for a DIY'er"!
The intro footage was beautiful! So mesmerizing
Imagine how much that chair would glow under blacklight.
I can always count on Dan to visit some of the filthiest hell holes. Thank you my friend.👍
The posters and photos were super interesting. The chair horrified me. Great video Dan.
It was a rough week... this post made it all OK. Thanks again Dan and friends from down under.
Loved your appearance on the forehead fables podcast!
Thank you Dan for having us join you! My lawdy that place was a horrific sight 😮 😍
Much enjoyed your tour of "Baltimore's abandoned Old Town Mall"!
I have no words Dan. Be safe you are a treasure.
Beautiful said ❤
He's definitely not being safe...
So... You asked what that place was, and what some of the numbers on the wall (next to creepy Santa about 6 minutes in) were...
That was an auto parts store at one point. Those numbers are Wix and Fram oil filters; and the cross references/replacement part numbers for them as part numbers got superceded. My hunch? It was probably a Napa based on the numbers. The one rotating cube on an upper floor with the lights/reflectors on it was a "trailer lights" display that was sent to each store. Was a college career (Late 90s/early 2000s), but stuff like that gets embedded in your brain. Upper floors were probably the warehouse/racks, lower was probably the retail. Person would get part numbers, and run up and down the stairs to grab parts. Worked in a larger mid-city store that was formatted in a similar manner; I did not require a gym membership. Based on part numbers and some racking/fixtures I recognize, I'd bet the place closed in the late 90s. Chair set not included.
Ad art was late 70s on the wall at about 8m in.
Crazy that in downtown Bal'more stuff like this is just flat out abandoned like that. Even in my rust-belt city, that stuff is getting snatched up for lofts, coffee shops, art space, etc block by block...
Good call man! I had a hunch it was auto parts based off the part numbers & the continental tire sign that was on the floor. That’s the sad truth about a lot of areas in Baltimore. People are afraid to live there hence the lack of building & development in certain areas. Don’t get me wrong Baltimore has some nice areas too but it has had a really bad rep for awhile now.
Genuine question...why does the city/state not tear some of these places down? Too expensive? Something to do with infrastructure?
Didn't you see all those bad ass posters?
This property is actually for sale!
@@ThisisDanBell😮😂😂😂
@@ThisisDanBellyes Dan you should have snagged some of those vintage posters.
The old wallpaper, art and posters were everything. Too bad it's just there and can't be enjoyed by more people. It's nuts that someone went back in there and cleaned up that chair area, but you've got it documented Dan. Quite a trip. Thanks Dan and friends ✨
They got rid of the condoms because they had their DNA in them. Do these types of places exist in Dallas? I'll have to ask my city dwelling friends.
@@hannakinn This was definitely a unique, if you can call it that, find. Sadly, I think such a site could be found in a big city anywhere in this country for sure.😑
@@laurastrobel718 OoooOOOoo big city scarryyy
@@charlesmiv3842 I agree 🤪
Possible it was one guys sex dungeon and could have seen phone lights on from outside and got scared.@@hannakinn
Nah!! The chair with the one rope on it was literally just a tourneqy for drug use purposes,still a vile place though
It’s like whomever was tied down had another person sitting across from them on the box. Evil things indeed
Holly crap, a Billy Carter poster. That might be scarier than that chair.
Hell yes! My Internet journey tonight just reached the Pinnacle.
Excellent as always Dan.
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Ummmm, so I was watching Paranormal Files w Colin Browen and you were on an episode. I decided to take a look at your channel and I'm SO glad I did! Definitely one of my favorites. This episode was creepy. I agree w the others, there was someone watching you when talking about that chair. No other reason to get rid of it. They took part in it too because why removit if you don't know what happened?Thanks for what you do!
Dan, your work is captivating as always. I love how you've become a sort of Baltimore hood tour guide lol! You just bring along some Aussies like "Come with me to one of the most dangerous places on Earth. It'll be fun!" Lol!
This comment is so good that I took a screenshot and put it on Tweeter, tagging Dan. He retweeted it, man. You're kind of famous.
@@spirals73 That is awesome! I had no idea lol. Thank you for the one second of fame! ☝️😂
I live in the neighboring state of PA, and I wouldn't go near places like this. And Dan had two guys from Australia with him...
Any idea what that table-like device was in front of the chair? It appears to be plugged in somewhere and resembles a small, portable AC unit. It was also moved later on but shows up again in a pile of junk with the top smashed in.
I believe it could be a dehumidifier as well, either used as a table, footrest or another seat since the older ones are sturdy enough to sit upon.
It's crazy to think about that this footage could be the last thing ever known about whoever was tied to that chair. We don't know who they are, but we know a tiny snippet of what happened to them, and that may be more information than anyone else, their family included, ever finds out. I hope they're okay but I can't imagine that they are, not with everything being cleaned up like that.
Nobody was tied up there. You can't tie up a person with one small cable, lmao. Obviously the cable was used by heroin/any other injection drug users to tie their arm. Get a grip people, this is obviously a place were homeless junkies dwell and that's all to it.
the code on the wall around 6:05 kinda looked like airlines. which means human trafficking or drug trafficking or any kind of trafficking honestly
At 2:46, not a stairwell - a scarewell.
ooo GOOD ONE
Woah! Thanks Dan & Friends! This is the type of splore I've always loved you for! Creepy AF... You good sir are #Fearless x
Great to be seeing you around again! Am I the only 1 who hears a whisper at around 12:51? when you are looking down the stairs talking about how creepy it looks......that is def. a whisper.....was it 1 of your mates? idk
Great spot, great video. Cheers, Dan!
I'm surprised you don't bump into people more often in these places. Def makes me weary of walking down the street in Bmore and not knowing what's going on in those abandoned buildings as I pass them!
You’re the best Dan! You’ve made some of my favorite content on all of TH-cam for years now. Your urban wasteland exploring videos are the stuff of legends, and the dirty motel room series is absolutely hilarious. Hope you keep filming for a long long time man! Cheers from Boston 🤝
So happy to see you all wearing respirators!!!!
long time patron, it really feels like you've hit stride Dan. Fantastic
Been following for a long time. Started following because of so many of your videos being fairly local for me (I've lived in Maryland my entire life). Love that you're still at it! I couldn't imagine going into some of these places in Baltimore that you do, you're definitely a brave one lol. Keep on keepin' on man, love your content.
Thanks Dan 🙏🏼 you’re amazing! Keep up the good work and stay safe! Thanks for bringing me to Baltimore, through your videos.
The chair in that room has to be one of the scariest things you had on your channel Dan
Great work Dan - much appreciated upload. The stories you stumble upon are the reason I loved your mall series!!
I think someone was in there. The bags are clean and the paraphernalia was just laid out on the table. I bet if you walked further you would have run into them. 😮
12:51 - It reminds me of an inclined mine shaft.
yes!! it was the freakiest stairwell i’ve ever seen.
There was a stand right in front of the chair, perfect height for a camera…. The amount of condoms makes me think there was most likely more than one person rather than multiple times. I think you may have stumbled into something very sinister. I wish my brain wasn’t trying to fill in the gaps.
2:58 that stairwell is literally the last stairwell you go down at the end of the first Silent Hill game.
Hey Dan, look forward to every one of your videos. Hope you're well.
Hey Dan, I've been a long time fan! I'm from pasadena and me and my photographer bg would love to come rag along on one of your adventures! It'd be an amazing experience for both of us! Much love keep doing what your doing! We love your content!
That chair and condoms....either gang rape or someone violently raped someone MANY times! And the blood in chair and the rope! Was it like 2 days later when you went back and the condoms where gone??
Do the cops know about that.....?
It was most def a crime scene. That is terrifying.
I absolutely agree.
The only non-sinister explanation I can come up with is consensual BDSM but who in their right mind would choose THAT location to hook up?? I don't see how it could possibly be a consensual situation...
The police need to be involved on this one. If the criminal was confident enough to return to clean up, he will probably return to do a repeat crime... Somewhere there is a victim who needs justice
I hope no human trafficking went on there.
Do people generally use condoms when they rape people? Most likely was some sort of prostitution.
This is the creepiest location yet. I couldn't breathe while you were there alone!
Great Googa Mooga, I was good right up to the point where someone came back and cleaned up. What atrocity went on in that chair?!!!
I'd LOVE to go to Baltimore sometime and explore too Dan I watch your videos all the time some of the stuff you find I always wanted to go to Leakin Park
Thank you for creating art again Dan Bell.
You're the bravest guy in Baltimore, Dan -- excellent.
Please give us another Dan Bell Saturday if you will.
What an amazing place, thank you so much for looking after my boys while they were there!!! I know they had a fabulous time.
what????
@@yaeli_i_guess
Come Hither with Heather, Werner's Adventures and Drew's Adventures are somewhat a trio on TH-cam.
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That chair was a crime scene. Did you file a police report Dan?
100% you stumbled into something dark. Gang r*pe or possibly worse. That’s utterly terrifying. I’m both glad and horrified someone documented this. Please be safe.
Or just two mutually consenting homeless people with a fetish.
I feel like a lot of places dan visits have been the site of human trafficking, snuff films, etc. It really sucks and shows how people use these underbellies to evade consequence.
There's literally zero evidence of that outside of your empty speculation. Occam's Razor is usually the best way of approaching this. @@ruliak
@@charlesmiv3842 I mean it’s possible. Human trafficking is a lot more present and common than people think. I wouldn’t be surprised if any of the abandoned motels Dan has visited have been used for trafficking and similar crimes. But your opinion has about the same level authority as the other guy. I would just caution you against being so dismissive.
@@VexatiousFluff and I would caution you for being so adamant about blaming these banal scenes of urban decay on some nefarious, outlandish hypothetical of human trafficking, or other such nonsense. The simplest explanation is always the most realistic. It’s clear you don’t really visit cities very often if you think this is the norm
@16:00 that cord isn't for tying people up. it's for shooting heroin.
Love your videos Dan of Mall's its sad how they not same anymore like in the 80's and 90's and 00's. tons of people going shopping
Please tell me you called the cops about that chair
Go film Kensington Philly and Detroit. You get our foreign guests to see the worst. What about Fells Point, The Harbor, all the great sights to see?
What must go on inside these places in the pitch black with terrified victims unaware and probably drugged must be something beyond the worst nightmare imaginable. This is the lowest ring of hell. Fantastic work capturing this.
He’s the modern day Dante.
You commented on the chair and the condoms gone but not on the brightly coloured crochet blanket which had been raised up on something, and which was generally more likely to belong to a female. That room was horrific to see and has to have been the worst hell ever for someone.
It's a surprise there's no one hiding to attack ya'll. I'd never do this myself, but thanks for the video. 😅
The citizen alert was so fitting
was literally in the middle of a morning-long rewatch of the dead mall series while i work and suddenly this upload is here yippee!!
You have balls of steel going to these places 🙈 id be scared to even drive by them 😂
That building just needs to be burned to the ground.
That chair....dark web things was how I felt. Yeah...pure evil! Thank you Dan Bell.
Def more of a chair to shot up drugs would think if someone was tied up be on both sides of the chair and it not a rope addicts us charger wires outlet wires too tie off to hit
I'd take a shower and burn the clothes that I wore while walking through there.
Hello Dan Bell. Werner sent us. Watching now!
I needed this today! Thank You Dan! ❤
You needed to see a disgusting building and a probable rape scene....??? You either need serious help or to watch videos before commenting...
just what I needed for a Friday night
This is your best one yet! So many dark places there...
i find it amusing that there is a large blue trash container yet the trash is strewn everywhere. these are the moments we wish walls could talk.
That place was spooky af. Great job Dan.
If I ever, EVER decide to go looking for trouble, I have Dan Bell to thank for showing me where. He ought to make T-shirts of the places he's been.
Yeah D I need all your art! You definitely need to make your own “tour” of Baltimore. They do the same shizz in NOLA.