Beautiful stone Tudor home with Art deco everywhere/Family home for 84 years/Award winning orchids
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ม.ค. 2024
- Hey house lovers and explorers! Another treat with today`s video where I take you around an absolutely great example of heavily influenced art deco stone build Tudor home. Built in 1939 for Adolph Gustav Bettcher and hid wife Dora Lilly it stayed within the family for 84 years right up until 2023 when it was sold and fell in to the hands of developers. Yes it`s fate sealed with it now demolished already. The Bettcher Family are a long time professional award winning orchid growers and grew them here within an extensive greenhouse that surrounded the home. A very iconic home as it sat right at the end of East ave on Grange Rd, Flinders Park. I have added a little bit of a back story regarding the history along with some very nice real estate pics. Lots to see in this beautiful old detail filled home. Hope you all enjoy, cheers for watching :-)
The fact that is beautiful old home is being demolished is symbolic of how this country’s heritage is being relentlessly destroyed on all fronts. It’s like nothing that’s gone before is worth preserving.
Unfortunately if nobody wants to buy them and renovate them, there is no point in keeping them just to rot away. It is often more expensive to do them up than build from scratch, especially if maintenance has not been kept up, or the foundations are dodgy.
@@janetpendlebury6808 I can’t imagine someone not wanting to renovate that building. I think it has a lot more to do with developers having the funds to outbid the competition. Surely this building would be eligible to be on a heritage register.
I really enjoy yr video's Paul but what are these developer's doing to our history it fading fast is there anything as a community we can do
What is happening to these beautiful old houses by developers is called GLOBALISM.
Developers don't care about our heritage or culture. Or our past.
For them nothing matters. And no-one matters. That's why
they will tear down our homes and build soulless boxes.
But you can fight this.
Put up your Australian flag for Australia Day.
Say "gidday" to everyone you meet.
Keep our Aussie traditions going.
Fight for the country our Anzacs died for. 🇦🇺
@@lavenderfields929Absolutely correct. I grew up in Australia in the 70s and early 80s. And unfortunately much of the world has been taken over by corporate oligarchs who care nothing for anyone but themselves. It's all about power control and greed. What happened from early 2020 should be a wake up call. But people can feel free to call me crazy. Cheers. 🕊️
Oh, wow! How sad to see this beautiful house being abandoned to be destroyed! 😢
What a lovely lovely home. I was surprised it was rather humble inside. It's a sin to tear this home down,all it needs is TLC. Thanks Paul.
I remember buying orchids from this family about 20 years ago. Thanks for the walk through. Magnificent workmanship. All to be lost, a crying shame.
Hi Paul. I went to Underdale High school '70 - '74. The area once had extensive market gardens and a celery farm bordered our oval. The smell of celery was fabulous! This style of home is very common in the area, not all as grand as this dame, but very solid all the same. So good to see so many original features still in place. Thanks for another great explore 😁
Cheers Vicki :-) Thanks for recalling many aspects about Adelaide form the past I know you have done it many times and it is great hearing locals recall these detail. :-)
Thank You, always enjoy your videos. Also thanks for the history lessons. I watch from USA.
Heartbreaking to know the fate of this glorious home. 😢
Indeed it is Dianne. Cheers for watching :-)
Yes, it is sad to see these old gems being bulldozed. There was absolutely not a thing that i could see, wrong with that beautiful home. Thanks for documenting before they are gone Paul. Cheers ☮️💜
Hello Paul, what a beautiful old home. I'm glad you were able to film it before they started to take it apart. I can imagine the love that was once shared throughout the life of this home. It's sad to see these old homes disappear from our history. Thanks for sharing. As always, see you on the next one.
Urbex Indigo thanks for sharing this video with me about Beautiful stone Tudor home with Art deco everywhere/Family home for 84 years/Award winning orchids it was a real shame to see that beautiful home be gone for good my friend thanks for sharing it i really enjoyed it so much i am from the U.S.A and i will always show your channel support and God Bless.
I hope that they salvage all the beautiful leaded windows and doors, light fittings and fireplaces! They were stunning. Such a shame this lovely home will be demolished, what a waste, but who would want to live there now with the noisy traffic and that monstrosity of a cell tower?
I'd definitely have to ask if I could have them
L❤very that chair it wouldn't be hard to redo it on the seat cushion, my father did it for a living.
I love the ceilings and the etched windows. The house is gorgeous, hate to know it is going to be torn down.😢
Cheers Scratchgolfera3, I was sad seeing it vanish. Thanks for watching :-)
More farm house please 🙏 at least they are not about to be torn sadly !!! Let them be 🙏
Hi Sue :-) Dont worry I have plenty more old farm houses! :-)
So saddened to know this beautiful home was demolished by developers. 😢 Your statement that it was structurally sound and just needed some cosmetic touches makes it doubly sad to have lost this piece of architectural history. It's a shame that a fund could not be set up to be used to save some of these beauties.
Adored the old layers of vinyl & carpet! 💛. Your passion in recording these ol’ dames is admirable.
a dream going back in time such a clear video its like being in the moment walking back in time the house the place and moment in 1939 wow just beautiful
I adore this home! I wish I could save all abandoned homes! Cool video mate! ❤️😘💪🤘
Hi Carla, glad you enjoyed this one too. Cheers for watching :-)
@@urbexindigo5164 my brother & I love your videos, I send them to him every time you post a video! ❤️😘🤘
That's awesome, thanks for the video, I've passed there a few times on my way to film my videos, I live in Mile End & a lot of old houses are being torn down to make way for new units, makes me so angry & also old buildings in the CBD are going too, I'm glad you got this on film, Cheers 😊
Cheers mate! Glad you enjoyed, yes a very distinct and iconic home. Keep up the great work also mate :-)
I really liked the farm houses but you have been finding some awsome houses in town
Hi Jerrold :-) I have more farm houses dont worry :-)
What a shame! Such a beautiful house, I love this design and you can hardly find it anywhere anymore. 😥Thank you for showing
mind blown, bet those light shades glow under uv lights, great explore Mr Indigo, I enjoy the big old girls the best. this one was special because of the original fixtures being so well cared for.
Such tastefully picked out elements of design everywhere you look. That club chair makes me smile thinking of someone installing wheels under those massive chair legs and a 2-stroke motor with steering column with an elegant flower holder attached. I wonder what those green kitchen counter tops are made with. So much thought went into the selection of all those stunning light fixtures. So happy you caught this one in time.
Incredible home. Such a travesty. Lucky you were able to access and document. Nice work - as usual
It's so sad seeing all their awards and other things left behind. Great video, thanks for sharing
a beautiful art deco home completely gone I remember going past that beautiful home with my partner and I said to him I can just imagine what the inside looked like cause he liked the style of the home as well now thanks to the people that demolish the home its now gone I'm glad that you got the old news paper and the old magazines they would have been tossed out and what i liked was the Art Deco lights they don't make them any more thank you for the photos of what the home looked like when it was a home well its gone and thanks for a great tour of the place see you on the next adventure the more you document these old homes is the more history that we have on them
I expected to find art deco fire places. The art deco white doors were beautiful. ❤️I loved the front of the house.♥️ Thank so much for the pictures of the home back then. ❤. Love how you preserve these pictures for future reference. 🥰. Cathy, Ohio,🇺🇸
Such.a.shame.it.has.to.go.lovely.òld.home.great.vido.❤
Great video enjoyed it thank you so much
Was that carpet in the kitchen?! Wow. Another fantastic video, Thank you for taking the time out of your schedule to make these great videos! Truly appreciated.
My pleasure, Glad you enjoyed 👍😊
The Art Deco is just perfect to me. What a beautiful, graceful old place. Some of the light fittings are just incredible. Yet another lost to modern crap. So depressing and my hatred towards the developers is unparalleled. Great explore
Agreed,developers are parasites
such a shame to see all these beautiful old homes disappear the younger generation want new and fancy now so glad there are people like you recording these place so people in the future can see the lovely homes we use to have
This is a really magnificent looking house and has a lot of history in it
both inside and outside but to bad like the other houses it is another
beautiful place that was demolished but glad you got this footage of
it to show what a very wonderful home it was and the history of it and
the family who lived there once again a really great video of a beautiful
place from the past Thank You and until next time take care.🇦🇺👋👋🇦🇺
You’re going to be pleasantly surprised when you get those publications valued! Great vlog ❤️🦘🦘🦘🇦🇺
Stunning!! Is there not a historical preservation society there?
Hi Crizzy :-) Yes there is but unfortunately not every character home is protected and money talks....... Cheers for watching :-)
Oh my, I've always wanted a stone house!! This one is a beauty.Thanks for the tour! Progress isn't always good.
Absolutely beautiful !
Wow those real estate photos that place was very grand
light fixtures. built in cupboards and the floral rug are all wonderful
Hi, Paul- this makes me ill, literally. Thanks for the explore.-SDK
I think my favourite parts of this one were the widows and the lampshades. So sad to see it go like this but so glad you document this history for us, Paul 😍
Thanks, Paul. From the moment you began your verbal and video intro I became disturbed that this wonderful home was close to being destroyed. So much history gone forever and I can only hope the individual light fittings etc are bought by people who want to save them for future use. And of course, another Smiths Sectric Bakelite cased clock.
Oh my 😳 that place is beautiful and it has a gorgeous greenhouse!! As a orchid grower I absolutely would sell a kidney for that place!!!!
Oh it would be perfect for you for sure! Cheers for watching :-)
I have a soft spot for art deco
Great find, love the bird of paradise plants out side.
Wow… all those layers of floor coverings. Probably kept the floors really warm. As you said… the fates of these beautiful old homes are sad even for me although I live in U.S. I truly love to watch your explores!
Cheers Charlene! :-) Thanks for the great support
I love every single light fixture and ceiling medallion in that house! In its day it was a showstopper for sure. The arch in the hallway, the touches of Art Deco, even the bathroom was beautiful. They just don’t make houses like that anymore. Everything is cookie cutter, and builder grade and just what goes together the fastest. Tradesmen aren’t artists like they used to be. And even if they are they don’t have time to do high-end work. I hope the salvage company is smart enough to removed everything, it’s all so pretty. And great for builders or home owners that are restoring their home. Take care Paul!
Hi Cali 😊 so glad you enjoyed this one, art deco is def one of my fav ones to film. Such a shame it could not be kept for another family to love for many more years 😊
@@urbexindigo5164 i agree. And so sad that their photos of their award winning orchids are just trash and all their gardening areas.
It is a shame that people can't live there. If the house is not in bad shape. This house had some nice touchs, like the doors. I even liked the kitchen. Have a good week.😊
Hello Paul another beautiful house going to the west side it wouldn't take much to move in new paint job course clean up different flooring throughout and that's about it thank you so much for showing us this beautiful house take care love from upstate New York🏡❤😊
Loved this. It seems to be a very well built home by craftsmen. A shame it is being torn down.
I would've loved to hear some jobs available in the Employment Section of the 1972 newspaper.
Probably things like Wanted. Girl 15-20 years old for secretary work. Wording not permitted now but common 50+ years ago.
Cheers Shez, I may do a follow up on that :-)
The yellow hk GTS on the mag .classic
Hi paul, what a gorgeous home, l bet you were in your eliminate. Love the light fixtures and the windows. Thankyou for filming before the development took place. Cheers Deb
So sad such a beautiful home will be demolished 😢
This is an amazing video! Your knowledge of Australian architecture is impressive - when are you going to write a book?
Hi candidavirgo8803 glad you enjoyed this one! Cheers for the support and yes a book is on the cards for sure :-)
I saw your intro and almost couldn’t bear to watch the video. But here I go. A bit sad but worth it. Loved the original parts (of course). So glad I watched to the end. The reveal of 4 diff kitchen floorings was awesome! I’ve never seen such a variety of wood, lino patterns and that lovely sculptured carpet (how did that happen in the kitchen of an orchid nursery). Thanks so much for sharing. It’s gone but seems to have had a loved existence and is at least on video. ❤
Glad you enjoyed it in the end Susan, yes it is hard to watch knowing their fate sometimes. A harsh reality. Cheers :-)
Very neat.. thanks for sharing.. have a blessed week
Thank you Chelongogan :-) You too! Thanks for watching
This would be the nicest community center I can imagine! I hate money grubbers.
Cheers Toni 😁👍🙂
Love those ceilings.
That is a crying shame that this beautiful house is going to be knocked down ,its absalutetly gorgeous. Please someone save it...So so sad.😢
RIP beautiful one
Excellent video, thank you so much!
This is the best one ever.
Glad you think so Helen! I certainly loved it too! :-)
Thanks for showing this stunner. If you can get into any double story yellow bricks that would be great! :)
I love that kitchen!
Beautiful house but I was most impressed with the magazine stills, paused and zoomed and read most as I could.
I found the things one can do with Scotch brand cellulose tape most facinating!
Thanks for the tour Paul!
🤠👍 🇺🇸
Im watching on my telly, so i can see it in full view, so far i love the leaded glass window beautiful, my daughter Amber loves the color green..although the tile work in the kitchen reminds me of the bathroom walls..😅, the green light she would claim, love the lamp hanging in the hall..or is it the kitchen? The green counter she would definitely claim ok ill stop commenting now love it all, thankyou for sharing ❤
This house has so many beautiful details, between the ceiling plaster work, the numerous light fixtures, and absolutely gorgeous art deco lead light window panels, and the terazzo floors, it's just a real shame that it will all be lost and replaced with plain disposable ugly new construction. It really boggles the mind how those "developers" (more like destroyers) can sleep at night, let alone live with themselves. Thanks so much for documenting this, at least future generations might get a glimpse of the beauty that was destroyed so that they could have cheap cardboard shacks stacked one atop the next. Keep up the good work!!
What a beautiful place i would live in this
Great record of this old home , interesting to see the aerial shot from 1935 , I don’t know why the city could not plan East ave and Holbrooks rd to be straight across rather than that awful bend that creates issues for impatient drivers.
I believe they plan on rectifying that intersection now
Looks like someone took the empire state shade from the hallway. The lemon cream coloured one. They are rare and sell for a minimum of about $400 online. The jelly mould lamp is another $80, the chandelier deco lights another $300 and the front hallway deco milk glass with the glass diffuser another $300-400. I have several of the empire state shades and would love to have been there when they were salvaging it! I hope those light shades were saved, sold or repurposed! Great video.
Hi Jeff 😊 you know your stuff, I really hope they have gone to another character home to fit in someone's dream restoration. Cheers mate 😊👍
Watching this I remembered why i stopped watching. At one point you were having back to back demos, and watching them made me very angry, but it also made me incredibly sad. I know there are house movers out there but I imagine this house would have been hard to relocate.
I enjoy more your random farmhouse ones, but still get drawn into these no matter how it makes me feel. I was one of your very first subscribers before you hit 1000, and I’ve very much enjoyed all your content. Thankyou Paul, you’re amazing for sharing these forgotten gems.
Did you remember to go back for those papers???
Hi Shannon 👍😊 thanks for being a loyal long time supporter and subscriber. Yes the demo ones are sad. Relocating stone built homes is fat more difficult and expensive so the just knock them down. I have many more farm houses so that's good. Cheers again 😊👍
A great introduction and a sad goodbye to a once elegant late 1930s Art Deco home. Adelaide will gradually become unrecognisable if demolitions of vintage and historic homes continues, being replaced by modern high density structures. Thank you Paul for taking the time to capture so many of the old homes, before being destroyed.
Hi Julz, glad you enjoyed this one! Cheers! :-)
The past few videos the homes have been amazing. Hate to see all the beautiful craftsmanship being lost. And we all know forever. Thanks Paul
Whoa I love house 👍👍❤❤😺👋👋
Cada linda ,que triste saber que não cuidarão e ela está decadente 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
What a glorious old home you see these homes from the outside often wonder what they look like on the inside. Thanks to you Paul it becomes a reality more of these types of homes please even though there going to heaven still beautiful to see.❤while alive.
The round light in the purple 1960 s bathroom is from then, not 1939. Those lights were popular right through to the 1970s
The house is a real mix of arts and crafts meets art deco.
What a beauty, shame she is being demolished given its condition and heritage. . Should be a law any building over 50 years old cannot be demolished. To build such a quality home these days, double brick, windows with leadlights, ornate ceilings etc would be in the millions! Thanks for sharing and documenting this beauty.
9:74. I think that would be where they would cook or pickle some of the fruit and vegetables they grew.
What a wonderful place, I love the art deco period , I do hope someone salvaged those beautiful lights , now looking for inspiration and ideas for redecorating my bedroom here in Great Yarmouth Norfolk UK... thinking art deco is the way to go, thank you so much for the fantastic video mate xxx
Hi Donna, my pleasure! Glad you love these old homes and art Deco. 😁👍😊 Cheers for watching 👍
This unfortunately is another absolutely beautiful home gone.....just soo sad to watch. She was one statemant home, just stunning.
To Demolish this Beautiful Home is CRIMINAL , at least by filming the home , our Country will have a Nostalgic Reminder of our Past Thank you ❤️
WOW! This one really ripped my heart out! So beyond beautiful. So sad,and so much potential.
What a stunning home!! Breaks my heart to know its going to be torn down. I truly help all those windows and fixtures were saved.
hiya paul! a beautiful homestead never to be seen again the way it was built. the workmanship standard of those decades is lost. terrible shame that the beauty couldnt be saved. arent there organizations that will buy, renovate homes and resell?
Unfortunately not large company's, a few smaller ones have a go a getting them and restoring some 🙂👍
My wife adores your channel, and for our upcoming 40th anniversary (and being quite a quirky couple) I want to get her a 78 of "Finding the Long Way Home" like yours. We have a 1912 Victrola so I know she'll love it. I've found some examples but none of the singer on yours. Who is it? Can anyone out there help me?
Oh I also sometimes watch your videos with her while I smoke my evening pipe and they're very entertaining.
Hi Buck 👍😊 glad she loves the channel and what a great idea to get her the record! Here is the version I used although I slowed it down a bit for my intro 😁 cheers for the support 👍😁 th-cam.com/video/-YyQqU08SDI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=rpWs1mgl6949t1PM
@@urbexindigo5164 Thank you ever so much. My quest begins!
Another great video Paul. Do u know if the photo albums and orchid memorabilia was taken before the demolition? Seems such a shame to have treated like garbage when it was obviously a big part of the families history/life. On another note, I started watching u around the time u posted the video of u finding your cat. Can we have a cat update please? Thanks ❤
Hi Neets! :-) Yes been meaning to get the cat update done! I have 4 now! lol :-)
@@urbexindigo5164 they are easy to accumulate that’s for sure hence why i have 3 myself 😂 can’t wait for the update when u get the time ♥️
Lovey old home, It was great to see this home mostly intact before the developers barge in and tear it all down. Another one bites the dust. Thanks for sharing. Cheers, MM :)
Cheers again MM :-)
What a beautiful old artdeco home. I love artdeco it is so unique. It's a shame that they are going to demolish this. There's nothing wrong with it. It makes me sad 😔. Thanks for sharing this old beauty of a home.
Hi Paul. Really liked this beautiful home. Sorry she's gone. Thank you for documenting it. The magazine and newspapers are cool find. Take care.
Just sad to see such a well-kept character home bought up by a developer for demolition. In Brisbane, homes like this (masonry Art Deco) built pre-1946 have some protection by default, don't know what the score is in Adelaide.
Edit: I _love_ the tiles in the back kitchen - both the translucent jade-green overglaze, and the Art Deco chevron frieze. If you can even find anything that nice in a tile shop these days, you'll pay through the nose for it.
Hi Damon, sounds like Brissy is having a decent go at retaining their heritage , cheers mate :-)
How sad to destroy such a beautiful home. I didn't see any cracks or water damage. 😢
What a wonderful job you do at explaining everything. Just found this channel and love it.
Seems like all the fireplaces had small openings. No, didn't notice any wall cracks. Love the big kitchen. 30:56 On the left of the fireplace that opening looks like the frig would be there. Didn't see a stove or oven.
It's sad the well built homes with character are torn down and cookie cutter houses are put in their places,cheaper materials as well that won't last half as long. Love that porch.👍❤️🇺🇸
🌟Oh my gosh what a beautiful home I love it very much and with all the history behind the home it is so sad to know that it is going to be gone forever ♾️ love all the interiors it should have been preserved for other people to enjoy. Wow definitely have to keep those old magazines I hope you didn’t forget them before you left. It’s just not right for developers to get these beautiful houses and knock them down for a profit. Thank you so much for the tour. ❤😊🌟x
Cheers again Megan! :-)
Hey Paul. What an interesting old home. Would be good if someone could salvage the stones and roof tiles and rebuild another new house.
Add all the windows and interior fittings. Build another Art Deco house in 2023.
I remember the Pix magazine. Also the Post magazine. That really took me back in time.
What we are experiencing in the 2000s is GLOBALISM.
Nothing matters. Nobody matters. Our Australian culture doesn't matter.
WE need to keep our culture ALIVE.
Post old time photos. Remember our Australian traditions. Fly our Australian flag for Australia Day. Be that strong Aussie our Anzacs died for. AND.... Don't buy into Globalism.
Well said Ruby! :-) Cheers
Such a shame this house has now been demolished, done up It would have been a lovey family home.
Those light fittings in lounge, dining, some in hall way are they Bakelite..?? The rounder single drops are glass, unfortunately I had the opportunity to buy 6 of different colours, but didn't have enough $$$ on me. Sh t happens but who knows what I'll find in the future, cheers Jenny
Dining room ones yes I think bakelite form memory Jenny :-)
Beautiful home. A shame it’s being destroyed. However, at that location with all the traffic noise no way in the world I could live in it.
Beautiful old house, too bad it’s going to be torn down.
After exploring so many soon to be demolished homes myself, and then seeing the rubbish that replaces them, Im sickened to the core by developers and their lack of a soul.