Creepy ABANDONED Days Inn Hotel
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- Today we came across this incredible and abandoned Days Inn motel, fit with a convention centre and a night club. The hotel also became a Knights Inn later in life yet closed in 2015 due to the horrible surrounding area. Take a tour with us through this once family hotel, but now an abandoned motel in the heart of Alabama.
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I've always liked Bright Sun Films compared to other similar channels as they don't use "scary" annoying music in the background or try to clickbait it. They record and showcase topics for what they are and don't try to lie about it.
Other channels... Ahem *Cough* Dan Bell *Cough*
True.
I had someone comment on one of my videos saying that the video that they watched was not click baity. If you'd like to see whether that's true or not, you can.
cough 6:40
Don't forget The Proper People.
The wife and I stayed here one night in 2007 while we were traveling through from Texas. This hotel was why we have never been back to Alabama. We actually stayed in one of those rooms, possibly the one that was so bad at 11:18 in your video. Our room was definitely right in that area on the first floor. When we stayed there we had to move all of the tables and chairs in front of the door because there was so much fighting and gun shots going off all around us outside. We left early af in the morning. No surprise this place is abandoned. Thanks for doing this video...it's given us closure..lol
Nate Snoke Dang. Glad you didn’t die.
I stayed there while on a roadtrip with some friends in late 2014 and it definitely wasn't much better. It was the sketchiest hotel I have ever stayed at and we didn't even stay the night! In the probably three hours we were there, we saw squatters having a bonfire party in front of the burned down part of the building facing the road (which was lined with tens of disgusting mattress), heard multiple gunshots, and found more bedbugs than I'd care to see in a lifetime. We opted to just drive through the night to Atlanta even though we had just come from a concert. Didn't even walk to the front desk to check out early, just walked straight to the car and got the hell out of there.
Sounds like some of the flea bag motels around south Atlanta. The hotels and motels near the ATL Airport ain't too bad, but venture to the boonies on the outskirts and...sheesh.
Wow. If the area was really that bad then why would anyone in their right mind think it would be an ideal spot to put up a motel?
Most of birmingham is a hole really...not much redeeming about that place at all.
"This building has been declared dangerous and should remain unoccupied until it is made safe again"
Jake and Dan: Perfect! Let's go in!
Better them than us.
Saki McGee what kind of problems did this hotel have?
Dos anybody know way this was as abandoned?
@Eugene Cam I think asbestos was made illeagel to use in building construction in the early 1970s when it was found out how harmful it was.
@Eugene Cam hmmm, interesting.
The property was built around 1960 as a Ramada Inn and remained under the Ramada brand until around 1990. The University of Alabama football team use to play 4 to 5 home games at Legion Field in Birmingham. This was the hotel that Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant (and later Ray Perkins) used to house their teams when playing in Birmingham. It was a very nice property (and area) until the mid to late 80's. The ball room and facilities hosted many local proms, sports award banquets, beauty contests, etc. As you guys experienced, it's not any place you'd want to be now.
It amazes me how quickly buildings start to decay once they're abandoned. This place was running just 4 years ago yet it looks like it's been abandoned since the late 90s.
Exactly
I was thinking the same thing. Alabama does get some really nasty severe weather though, so I’m thinking it’s possible that a bad storm or two came through and caused some damage. That, combined with the multiple fires, could be why it’s gotten this way in only 4 years. Plus, it sounds like the building was already in a decaying state by the early 2010s while it was still operating.
So is all that damage natural and not from people causing it?
So is all that damage natural and not from people causing it?
0:45 Ongoing maintenance of flat, membrane roofs is critical. Mechanically induced air movement and filtration of closed structures is important. If not maintained, cleaned, and occupied, buildings die. Nothing lasts in this world.
What's interesting to note on some of these abandoned sites is that they tend to fall in one of two categories: planned shutdown, place bare, stuff removed; and places where it looks like an owner or boss called one day and told the staff "were closed permanently as of right now, everyone is unemployed, go home immediately", and that's what those offices look like - cleaning cart in the hall, papers on desks, and one day, everyone just...left.
Are you sure it's closed? It still looks like your typical Knights Inn.
@Krok Krok Spotted the 12 year old trend follower
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I can’t Believe that there is an abandoned hole tell like I wanna know where the a abandoned hole tell is so that I can see it please
Lol
@@softykani2900 whats a hole tell?
11:31, Room is totally destroyed yet the bed is still made, who says this Days Inn didnt earn its 2 star rating on Yelp ?
Still one of the most underrated channels on youtube
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650k subscribers hmmm
@@cart4092 well I mean, Jake isn't talked about that much, and so many youtubers now are already above 1 million
Yeah. His editing surpasses some major RUclipsrs, and his narrating skills are amazing. Most people are sadly not interested in the content Jake makes, and they like gaming RUclipsrs like PewDiePie. Jake deserves a LOT of subscribers for the time and effort put into these videos.
You can say the same about Dans channel? They should have over 1 million at least.
This is one of those rare cases where putting out the fire was a mistake.
LMAO! 💯
I stayed in Days Inn once. It was a “no smoking” inn, yet it reeked of smoke. The air conditioning was broken and it sounded like water whirring inside. It was also kind of sketchy.
days inn is absolute bullshit, has been for years, went there once because our new home didn't have heat or plumbing in for some reason, (we had sued the owner months later after moving out) anyways, no heat in the rooms, rude staff, it was out of date, in general it was shit, i'd rather have a nice ni9ght in a super 8 than ever walk into a shitty days inn ever again!
AstronomyToday sounds like the things condensation drain was blocked or not draining right...
shame, my local one is actually really good and has good reviews
you get what you pay for, at least sign up for the rewards program
@@ATARI800XLfan little quality control among the chain
LOL "This place hasn't been touched - even by vandals" literally every drawer opened, all the shit thrown on the floor, windows smashed. Amazing.
“...that is, until you get to the front entrance”...lol
Y’all clearly haven’t seen scraping, they’ll take EVERYTHING, the pipes in the walls the door frames the roofs themselves. This is just looting
Maybe they are broken by racoons?
cuz vandalism are only done by human
I think he was noting that there's no graffiti anywhere. I agree. That place has been pretty heavily vandalized.
What you're seeing is the sodden ceiling tiles from the suspended ceiling all over the floor. I don't see much vandalism at all. But whatever, you just wanted to have something to say.
Imagine if that soothing jazz was still playing over the speakers instead of being edited in.
You know Dan got that “I watch kiddie porn all day” look about him
Creep Factor level up!
@@Docstantinople lol wtf
Vaporwave
Oh wow that's pretty good I thought the music was still playing from the hotel.. I was thinking in my head that would be kind of weird and it would be scary at night hearing it while being there.
like how dan bell's just hanging out unannounced, just casually.
I think it's 'cause no one gives a shit what happens in that toilet.
Is that the guy that looks like a bell?
I was surprised too as Dan moved exclusively to Patreon.
if that's him, he looks terrible.
@Julie Pitzen Fuck off Dan Bell is awesome
The fact it got this bad in 4 years without scrapping or much human help other than fire, in outer buildings Shows how crap building standards are.
I think the broken windows probably had something to do with it. Most hotel interiors aren't designed to be exposed to outdoor weather.
Don't forget.....
the building also caught on FIRE.
So that's extra WATER damage, from fire department's water hoses.
@@invisiblerevolution Yeah, the ceiling looks like it's damaged from water, it would never look like this after 4 years in normal conditions.
Zimmit's FunHouse Adventure how are you any better by your comment? The actual evil one is you.
Zimmit's FunHouse Adventure you sound like a giant asshole
“It hasn’t been touched, even by vandals”. It’s trashed. “Closed since 2015”. Only in 5 years? That place had been ransacked.
Abandoned: Allowing the average populous to see the interior of places they either wouldn’t or couldn’t go inside since 2014
DJ Deadbeat I’ve wondered how they get into these places, the last time I tried I was told by a patrol cop to leave bc it was private property
In an article I found online the place caught fire again on June 18th 2019, and the cause is still under investigation. My best guess as with most of these places that catch fire is a result of transients trying to stay warm/dry, especially with the broken windows letting in air at night.
The damage on the insides of some of the rooms and main center appear to be storm damage and water leakage. Alabama does have hurricanes and tropical storms that can do some serious exterior damage with right amount of wind. But that’s just my thoughts! Great location!
F1Barbie 2009 U may be right, Transients may have do this.
And again on January 1 2020. I think the building is trying to send us a message www.wbrc.com/2020/01/01/breaking-crews-working-massive-fire-old-bessemer-hotel/
Cooking up meth
I stayed there when it was open for business. I see it hasn't changed much.
LOL
blipco5 what was the reason it was left?
Are you sure it closed?
David McCoul ...🤔 Hard to tell.
10:08 That pool is probably responsible for half of Birmingham's mosquito population. The city should drain the damn thing.
You mean the city should actually do something useful with tax dollars? Nah, they should just continue to pocket as much money as the local officials possible can, like 90% of politicians do.
I love these videos!
And this is just my opinion, but I feel like there's a couple of things y'all should look into.
Dust masks, you guys need to stay safe! Mold can be extremely dangerous!
A gyroscopic camera mount, it makes it easier to watch.
And a lapel mic. I love hearing what y'all have to say when you see something in these locations. But I can barely hear you sometimes.
Just suggestions, but I love the content whenever you find awesome new stuff!
I'm glad to know I'm not the only one concerned about the mold/health risks.
In many of their exploration videos, they do have masks, but I don't think they intended to explore this that day, so they might not have had all of their exploration equipment with them. I do agree with all of your points though!
Don't forget asbestos.
@@alessm2206 I feel strange getting a response on youtube that's not "Go die you stupid asshat!" It's odd sharing an opinion on RUclips that's not responded with unwarranted hate... Glad to see others care about them!
They’re doing asbestos they can 😂🤦♂️🤦♂️
Thank you for your video that was awesome
As someone who has spent a number of years in the hotel industry it saddens me that the furniture was left to rot when it could have been sold or donated
Jake, I love all of your videos - I especially liked in this one how you created the eerie contrast between the “happy” commercial and the current state of the property. Makes for a great attention-grabbing opening.
For future videos, I’d love to see one on the Terrace Hotel in downtown Cincinnati, Oh. It’s been abandoned since 2008.
pigletpaige769 Yes, totally agree! I live here in Cincy also. Do you think they’d be able to get into the Terrace??
It has a historic perspective. I think I remember that commercial from my childhood
In Germany *mostly* 30-40 Years abandoned buildings look like this 😂
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bsf: * uploads *
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Was I the only one that was waiting for a homeless guy to jump out at some point
ikrrrr, like hello?!! homeless ppl here we have free space here!!
I was waiting for a small village of them to come out like zombies and instead of mumbles of, _"Brains....WE WANT YOUR BRAINS!"_ these would mumble,
_"Wallets... WE WANT YOUR WALLETS!"_
Nah, they wouldn't want to live in that much mold. Tbh a tent in a patch of woods is where you find a lot of homeless people down south.
Every abandoned house hotel or anything else they go to I always look for a hobo
I appreciate how calm you are in videos like this. Same to Dan. I bet you both don't even grasp how cool some of the things you've seen are till you view the footage recorded. At which point; I hope you too can appreciate the Attention to Detail in the filming you did. 👋✌️🍰
It absolutely AMAZES me that all these 'explorers' across all the channels that do these ABANDONED reveals NEVER wear respirators with all the asbestos and black mold everywhere.
Okay. Your comment just inspired 0 people to do so CONGRATS
@@deaf2819 Not sure what that is supposed to mean, as a former paramedic, and a current health professional, I was commenting on their lack of preparedness. I guess you don't understand the effects of asbestos and black mold on the human body after prolonged exposure? I was not making a judgement about content (obviously I watch this and similar channels) just stating amazement that so few wear protection.
@Wario DS I feel you. I still hold out for the day when people can have a thoughtful, respectful, intelligent, conversation... It's the masochist in me.
@Wario DS you mean you don't have a corral full of unicorns?
@Wario DS I bet the codfish were wearing respirators :-)
As someone who works in the hospitality industry, I have a theory as to why there are so many different hotel brands seen in this video. Judging by the size and the fact it had ballrooms and a lounge, this place most likely started as a Ramada. Eventually the hotel lost the Ramada brand and they downgraded to a Days Inn. Then right before being abandon the Days Inn brand was also taken away and the hotel was split into two different brands Knights Inn and America's Best Value Inn. The many brand changes is common with older hotels especially if they refused/do not have the money to remodel. It's cheaper to for them to downgrade to a different brand and pay for the new signage than spend the money needed to remodel and keep the original brand.
Urban Explorers - "Trespassing So You Don't Have To"🤗
Love how you start with a commercial from its prime! Such a cool touch!!!
Exactly , .. The other guys should take notice ( they probably already have ) Thumbs Up .
Lol I’m at work with no sound on- I thought it was an actual utube commercial smh. Thinking what are the odds.....
It’s like all employees and guests left for the day and never came back. That’s so eerie. Great video as always, Jake.
Hard to believe so much ceiling and other interior damage occurred since just 2015 and yet art work still hangs on the walls. I wonder if it suffered hurricane damage at some point. Thanks for the interesting walk-through. You guys are brave.
RC Doodles no hurricane here in Bham
musicbeat1234 5 a lot of times paintings are bolted to the walls for safety reasons.
The roof was probably in disrepair for years before it closed. But I bet it was still kept together with tar and basic cheap repairs. So when the cheapest repairs stopped, it fell apart, fast.
Unfortunately ceilings are absolute killers. It's why dying malls have buckets everywhere- no bank will loan the funds to fix or redo it, and without that fix, boom. Falls right apart, especially if it's a humid area.
Edit: after seeing the room at 11:25, I really have to guess the place was just doing surface fixes but mold and mildew were rampant for years, which is why it pretty much peeled from the studs. (That and the fire, maybe? Though there doesnt seem to be smoke damage.) A roof should be replaced every 20 years but I'd bet my money it was never replaced in the 40+ it operated.
Yeah exactly. I was thinking "well it looks pretty vandalized to me.."
It gets really humid in the Deep South, especially during the summer. My guess is once the property was vacated and the air conditioning unit no longer regulated the internal humidity conditions, things quickly deteriorated.
The roof tiles and walls are filled with insulation material that gets soggy and heavy under such conditions. Over time, the strength of fibers erode away. Wood also often rots quickly in such humidity. It’s sad to see a building crumble like this.
Blows my mind every time I see these that the companies seem to have 0 interest in saving anything from these buildings to use elsewhere...
I'm know I'm not the only one here that REALLY looks forward to these!
“Untouched” entire building is destroyed inside lol
Erich Himes that’s probs what they mean ahah untouched by government bodies
Erich Himes untouched by people
Jinwoah no it’s untouched by people
You would think that when they closed they would have a auction to sell off as much as possible, donate what if anything is left over and knock the buildings down for safety, maybe donate the buildings to the fire departments for training. What a waste !
When there is no money and the owners are already at a loss, they don’t care. Eventually it is up to the city/state to demolish and they don’t have money to do so. Beyond that, it was a hotel in major decline before it was abandoned, nothing inside was worth anything.
it would be an awesome airsoft venue.
2015 doesn’t seem like that long ago, but WOW, it’s crazy how quickly things can deteriorate. Thanks for taking the time to make this!
I think that slide was probably intended for looters to move heavy furniture from upstairs down to the ground floor
The sad thing is I’ve actually seen worse on Hoarders.
It's crazy to think this place was populated with people a mere 5 years ago.
Justin Y. Yeah. Also, hey again! If you reply to me you are a god (like you already are)!
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I'm loving the background music. It sounds like it's playing through the building speakers.
It gives me a Bioshock feel. Just waiting for a Big Daddy to jump around a corner lol
Jake and Dan. Another interesting location. You guys working together makes for great content.
Musical aesthetic was spot on to.
As usual, the comments are my favorite part of these posts. Thanks for continuing your urban decay explorations. Somehow it is fascinating.
I can't wait for the day when there is a vagrant living in one of these places. He shows up and yells "Jake! Dan!" and begins like an impromptu tour
Hilarious! One day.
Joshua Ayres Dan hasn’t had the best experiences with homeless/vagrants
@@RUSTYCHEVYTRUCK MTV Cribs: Abandoned.
“This looks like a porn audition office.” Such a perfect and hilarious assessment.
Early squad on a BSF movie?! HELL YEAH!!! Now THAT'S a good way to continue my Friday!
Its Friday Friday gotta get down on Friday.
TGIF! I want some hot wings, and riblets.
SO GET THIS- i commented just 2 days ago about it being caught on fire and it was caught on fire AGAIN today at about 6 am. kinda weird!!
Weird to see such a modern company to have a left a hotel in such disarray, you would think they would have demolished it by now in the state it is in...Great video btw!
Hotels are franchises. Just like a McDonald’s. An individual or ownership group owns it. Not the corporation.
@@PD-we8vf the race question is what we need
Well it’s Birmingham, AL too, I grew up there, many abandoned buildings. Improvement but still.
Days Inn is part of the Wyndham family of hotels. One trend that's been happening is a lot of the branded hotel chains are doing is telling the owners of these franchised properties is that they are no longer allowed to use the name A lot of them are losing their license to use a branded hotel's name. The reason is because of exterior corridors. The branded hotels over the past few years are going exclusively with interior corridors and owners of exterior corridor properties are being screwed by companies like Choice and Wyndham.
I'm surprised no one tried to buy the property. with a decent loan thay could probably get it up and running again. beautiful property
this must have been hit with a ton of unsafe conditions. while under investigation.
When that “keep on the sunny side of life” sing came up, I thought you were using it as your theme song since your name is Bright Sun Films😂😂
we have an old Days inn where i live that's been abandoned for several years. it's a big one too, with conference rooms, a restaurant, and even a mini golf course inside. i used to work there 15=20 years ago
Even rats are like, "No thanx I'll live somewhere else?"
Love your explorations, they’re so intriguing to watch and see what you find
Why are you on every RUclips comment section???
Lucky Lucian I know right!!!
My theory is that since there is no internet in Cuba when he discovered it he just can’t stop using it.
I bet he has 100 tabs on internet explorer open.
Cleaning crew not doing a good job, 1 star review!!!
It's always interesting to see how quickly nature reclaims its space.
Great vid, thanks! :)
Great channel love bright sun films ... i share this on Facebook so others can see jakes work..... support jake
Looks like something from every zombie game ever
Who remembers the vibrating beds Days Inn had back in the 70s and 80s?
Not many days inn around anymore. Seems like alot of them are shutting down. Omg is that DAN BELL WITH YOU? LOL 😊😊😊
It is Dan. He shared in his FB post pics of this place a few weeks ago.
Over 1700 in the US.
mikeyz mama I have stayed at a few. for the budget travelers.
So glad I've found you. Finally an urban exploration channel with good prod value, ethics, interesting commentary, no stupid scary music and no clickbait. It's fantastic and could be a real series on Netflix or something. Keep up the good work :) I'm busy catching up on all those videos I missed.
Honestly, I forget sometimes that you began this channel as a kid doing urban exploring videos, since you’ve expanded your focus so much in such a short time!
"I'm surprised no ones living here"
Me: Packing my suitcase for some rent free months
@corey Babcock there isn't any good stuff. It's all been contaminated with mold. It probably stinks. 🤭😷
There are ,how they didn't run into anyone ,I don't know ...its a bad side of town...its not Birmingham ,its Bessemer which is very close to shittown ...when my cousin was doing drugs ,he talked about staying there ..
David You’d better hurry. There won’t be anything left. This place was badly built if it really fell apart so much in four years. Imagine if one of these still in business goes on fire in the ceiling space?
Can you do a Bankrupt or Cancelled video on Stephen Spielberg’s defunct “Amblimation?” It was the animation studio that created the 90’s cult hit Balto as well as an American Tail sequel, but then closed down. Before they shut down, they were planning to create an animated version of the Broadway musical “Cats,” and the concept art looks absolutely stunning. Only recently has “Cats” been picked up by Universal for a movie adaptation. It would be very interesting to dive into the dirty details behind this movie studio and figure out what caused Spielberg to pull the plug. Imagine if Amblimation had become as big of a deal as Pixar and Dreamworks!
Good idea but I don’t think Jake takes requests for videos. At least, I don’t think he does.
Didn't they do Animaniacs?
@@rethablair6902, it was made by Amblin Entertainment - the main company, which is still intact. In cooperation with Warner Bros. Animation, ofc.
>Balto
>Cult hit
Is it cult in US also those days? Because it failed miserably in cinemas there back in 1995, but here in Russia we were huge fans of Balto.
Super ironic that I’m just now being recommended this video and this hotel caught fire yesterday (January 1st). Looks like most of the structure was ruined.
www.google.com/amp/s/www.wbrc.com/2020/01/01/breaking-crews-working-massive-fire-old-bessemer-hotel/%3foutputType=amp
That intro was HAUNTING dude. So well done! Keep it up!
Glad you liked it!
@@BrightSunFilms LOVED it. Such a huge fan of your work.
That seems like a lot of damage for only 4 years.
If business was truly that bad, I would not be surprised if some of the rooms had already began their transformation into this mess, and were simply not being sold because there was no need for them.
Awesome exploration, It's surprising to see that it wasn't vandalized, it just decaying. Well another fantastic video, Jake. Can't wait for more.
I know right!
You can tell that it has though with all the broken glass and furniture thrown everywhere
Really? You think dressers, chairs, and beds flip over and filing cabinets and drawers get emptied with just the passage of time? With the exception of a few rooms (the public side of the lobby, and the lounge), it has obviously been screwed with if not ransacked. It just hasn't been graffitied.
It's amazing how much dilapidation can happen in four years.
that wooden ramp looked like someone make it to haul all the good stuff outta there into the back of a van and take off
I’m glad that when you visit these places or talk about them, you don’t over exaggerate everything and even tell us detailed facts. Thank you! You need more recognition.🥺
All of this decay happened in only 4 years? 😮
It must've had a bad roof that just went to hell after it got abandoned.
This is about 5 miles from where I grew up and still live .when I was a kid this was our "downtown".. ..my high school had its prom there in in 85.. I'm surprised you didn't run into any real trouble its not a good place to be wondering around .thanks for all the great vids ..keep up the good work but be careful..
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Cousin Eddie - "Clark I'd like to try to fumigate this here chair it's a good quality item If you don't mind my askin' how much did she set you back?"
Very cool as always, love your videos!
When you first walked into the hotel and Dan was just standing there, I freaked out. It took me a second to realize it was Dan and not someone living in the hotel.
Edit: I find it so odd that there was no vandalism. I'm guessing the security company visits somewhat regularly otherwise I'm sure someone would be living in those abandoned rooms.
My cousin used to live and manage that motel when i was a kid
yeah the hotel definitely has a 70's vibe to it, especially with that phone booth.
azn1011 That was Days Inn in general lol
I wonder who or what could have made that complex so uninhabitable that it had to be shut down.
The before and after pics/footage was great keep that up in future videos
You were born to do this man! Love your channel. 👍👍👍🤝
Dan - “this looks like a porn audition office”. Hilarious!! Love when you guys are together. Great vid BSF!! ❤️
The video's cool, but with the broken doors, dumped drawers, open cabinets, etc., it's plainly not "untouched".
Welcome to the Ramada/Days Inn/ America's Best Value Inn/ Knights Inn/ Studio Inn!
Free Samples 😂 Lol. That’s what I was thinking too!
"untouched"
Kinda like a gently used 2005 Toyota Carola for sale in New Orleans.
Carolla*
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@@deaf2819 lol..tried to be a dick and correct for no reason and got it wrong yourself. Fuckin wanker.
@@vjsoeifi I tried to correct you and I guess auto correct kicked in. Glad it made you feel better about not being able to spell.
@@vjsoeifi obviously if I can see you spelled it wrong I'm able to spell it properly.
Jake makes some top quality videos. These are better than your typical Urbex youtubers content.
I love this channel so much!! I live in Brimingham and I always think of you when I see an abandoned building! I do feel obligated to mention that this is Bessemer and NOT Birmingham. We have a bad enough reputation already, so hanging on to little wins, lol.
If it's in Bessemer I wanna go see it!
Amy-Renee King and per capita the murder rate is not far behind Compton
This channel deserves a million subs!
Shouldn't the corporation that abandoned the property be required to demolish it?
I often wonder why ceiling tiles and insulation begin falling after a site has been abandoned... unless people do it intentionally looking for copper
Its because they usually fill up with water and fall down due to weight. Copper thief's usually take down the entire ceiling, including the aluminum housings.
I suspect in this case it flooded
@@BrightSunFilms what I've always wondered is why do roofs go bad so fast after a building is abandoned. It seems like even new buildings are subject to roof failure after only a year or to of abandonment. Then of course roof failure leads to a ton of water damage.
Bright Sun Films I see. makes sense.
The place is abandoned and nobody maintains it. Any kind of work that should be done isn’t. If it’s insulated or whatever that needs to be maintained. Plus weather wise rain storms, snow storms, etc... can damage buildings. Plain and simple not maintained this is what happens.
I lived in Bham Al. n was a bus driver there until 2014.I noticed it running down, it's on a big big property.I imagine in the late 1970's it was a nice motel.Nice to see it up close now though...Thanks!
*sees warnings about the building being unsafe*
Ok, let's go inside!
It’s nice to have you in Bham! Lots of abandoned places to explore here. Hope y’all had a good time
_Birmingham, Alabama_
Sweet home Alabama
Kim Jong-un why is your comment a day old
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I used to live in a small city called Killeen, TX which is home to the US's largest military base known as Fort Hood. My mom, who is former military, was stationed there in Spring 2008 and I didnt moved in with her until Summer 2012 where and when I started high school. Down the street from my high school, approx a mile away, was this abandoned 7 story hotel. You could not miss it because it was just off of one of the exits of the main highway, Central Texas Expressway or I-14 on the map. It wasnt until 2017 when they started renovating it and in Summer 2018, they reopened the hotel and it is now known as the Red Lion Inn and Suites. But according to my mom, that hotel had been abandoned since she moved there and my good friend who lived in Killeen all of his life says that hotel had been abandoned since he was in elementary school. Him and I are about the same age, so I would say at least since 2006 had that hotel been abandoned. It was deemed a dangerous building by the city until someone bought the hotel in 2017. Kinda wish it was still abandoned so maybe you could check it out lol.
I really wonder sometimes if humanity vanished for 1000 years, what would a traveler from another world think if they stumbled onto this big blue marble we call home. We are not good stewards of what we've been given and someday it's going to bite us very hard in the rear. It's fun to watch but also sad as well. Great Video Jake.
I love it that you and Dan are exploring this together
It's shocking how fast a building deteriorates when abandoned. I'd say squatters caused the fires. 👍 😆
Days Inn became Knights Inn...heh...get it....GET IT? ** *rimshot* **
Not even an auction? Was it closed & abandoned overnight? Not even creditors to sieze it, sell what little assets? TV sets?
I get it 😂
Booooo
I love your videos! Keep on exploring where I can't!
Bruh this is crazy. My favorite RUclips channel in my hometown. And that’s Bessemer not Birmingham