hi!! the disney princess mural was one my father had painted for me when i was two years old:). absolutely devastating to see the state of it now. i feel heartbroken something that i hold so dear to me and the photos i have of it is now rotted away:(. i grew up very well with and without the house but i forever miss my first home.
actually the house directly across the street was lived in by my beloved childhood best friend and now coworker (we work not far away from the neighborhood now.). were both 19 now and reminisced recently on our love of the neighborhood
if you have any questions about these homes i would absolutely talk about it! that hoarder house with the diary was lived in by a good friend who i loved but am no longer in contact with. there was a boy my age, an older daughter, and an older son.
That tornado alarm plus the abandoned city gives me post apocalyptic vibes. I could imagine a hoard of zombies wandering the town being the former residents
It sucks ppl trash these places. Please explore with respect. Its quite sad that these houses are all abandoned with things inside still & all the memories.
Ya know!! And Phylis Wells got employee of the month or year or whatever at least 3 times, but the bedroom was untouched like the guys said, maybe she passed away. I thinking something fishy going on.
right!? im actually one that looks into this stuff a bit, i have not actually heard of them, but cmon, you just gonna put it right out there huh... sheesh, they are getting bold
Thats insane. In 2011 Google Maps this place was totally up and running. Lawn chairs, tables and inflatable pools outside. The whole atmosphere is just on the extremes of the spectrum. That "hoarder" family? An emotionally troubled daughter thinking about death, and a bro living in his parents basement with the cupboard full of beer and a table covered in tobacco. Insert shady multi-billion dollar corporation using stealth developmental tactics. 1 certified valued employee of said company to infiltrate relationships, and then just sweep the rug out from under everyone. Literally the storyline to a show or video game.
That is an air raid siren. When I lived in New Jersey a lot of the small towns would use them when the fire department had to get out on the road. After World War II they had all these air raids sirens left over and they didn't know what to do with them so they gave them to the fire departments. And they would use them to sign everything from a disaster to they are fixing to roll on a fire. And that way it would let people know to get off the roadways for a minute so they could get through and get to the fire as quickly as possible. Actually pretty damn good idea and my town still uses them!
I did some digging when I was there. It was a family of 7. I haven't found why they left everything, but I did find 2 family member that still live in the area. I would contact them but they obviously left because they wanted to forget.
Man you guys are crazy for going inside these places, i don't have the balls & getting too old for it so i'm glad i can watch you guys explore these joints for me. Salute my G stay safe.
No kidding! I just found your channel recently and quickly became interested in the content. Just this morning I wondered how many similar buyout situations have happened near me in Troy/Albany NY and then this video shows up, perfect timing I’d never heard about this. How recently this was filmed? Also the siren you heard is used by volunteer fire departments to alert members of an incoming call, pretty common for non-paid fire services. And you’re correct the air raid sirens used are the same type used for tornados or even old repurposed missile/nuclear warning sirens during war times
Pyramid is a real estate company based out of Syracuse focuses on Massachusetts and New York, they also own 13 malls INCLUDING cross gates. Love upstate
watching your fate play out has got to be the eeriest thing when you know its coming.. whether you are on the giving or receiving end of this fk up.. either they knew and didnt warn the rest, or they were willingly ignorant and prob got a bigger payout just because
I've seen Sheriff evictions, where the homeowner were only allowed to take what they could carry, If they came back without a court order they would be arrested for trespassing, It's sad to see people have to loose litteraly everything, and not have the money for a attorney to retrieve their belongings
In the beginning you said that the developers name was Pyramid. Then at around 36, 37 minutes in as you were looking at some framed items you said that one of the individuals that once lived in one of the homes worked for a company named Pyramid...🧐🤔🔼
It was under my understanding that some families that rented a property were evicted and during an eviction process (which once they come to evict you you have like 10 minute to get your stuff out or leave it) hence why you see a ton of items in the one house while others sold properties that the homeowner lived in and had ample time to leave.
I remember those from when I used to live in New Jersey. When I moved back to Indiana, there are no sirens. The alarm in New Jersey didn't sound like that one. I used to call it the moose because it sounded like a moose to me.
Sad to see.. The home my grandfather bought from the railroad co back in 1938, where my Father grew up and my Uncle wound up owning went through this same experience.. That house still stands with new owners since my uncle passed, and then my aunt a couple years later. It's at the end of a dead end st. The city had built a huge soccer field behind it along the main river, where a massive building used to stand which was where train engines used to be serviced.. Some years ago the entire street was bought out by Walgreens.. every owner sold on the street but my Uncle.. so they basically became tenants, which means they did sell the property/house to Walgreens but were able to remain as tenants until they passed. And since the actual house didn't interfere with the Walgreens being built a deal was struck.. Walgreens maintained their property and any serious problems. It was sad to see the entire, close neighborhood torn down around my uncle's home and see the Walgreens and its parking lot built there.. It was very surreal.. the entire house was surrounded by businesses and parking lots over the years and a huge soccer field right next to it. Im amazed the house still stands and there are new people living in it, as Walgreens sold it as a private home with its tiny little back yard which is prone to flooding as all the land around it has been built up so high, and all the surface rains drain into a small basin which was built about 50 ft from the property, and there is a major river only 300 ft away. In the basement of the home is a pump which runs 24/7 which was installed when the home was raised and a new foundation built to set it on. If that pump ever burns out and no one is home.. that basement will fill up to the rafters within an hour easily. It's bizarre anyone would want to live there to me.
I've watched the show, too most people it doesn't make sense to store useless junk, but a hoarder...it dies, a traumatic thing happened in their life where hoarding is a relief,a feel good a euphoria of necessary 😢 that's why they need professional help and organization. Comfort in a healthy environment
Tornados actually occur in all 50 states. When properties are bought up like this, they are paid so much, that they just leave it all behind and start fresh.
Tornadoes do NOT occur in upstate New York lol Source: I’ve lived her my whole life and have gone to Crossgates mall probably over 500 times at this point. Seen lots of movies at that regal theater. Johnny Rockets is across from the theater
@@dylanhealy8126 Policygenius has a link with data showing on average the entire state of NY has roughly 9 tornados a year. I live a state that is high on the list for the number tordanos per year, however, the county I live in does not see that many.
@@dylanhealy8126 he said all 50 states my friend.. i live in westchester county ny and i had one 2 weeks ago about 1 mile from my house.. it happens, rarely but it does
guessing you Filmed this on a Wednesday around Noon time? Some Towns and Cities in NY and other States will Sound Tornado Sirens at This time. as a Test Once a Week. I used to live in NY for 20 years growing up in the First Capital of New York Called Kingston.
Great job with this! I laughed at you guys climbing up on that rotten deck--120 pound Enrique- holds him ok, so then KG-180 pounds of pure muscle and it almost collapses.🙂 Just cause it holds the skinny guy--don't trust it!!
I got a good chuckle out of your commentary guys. Pretty cool find but so sad at the same time. Thanks for bringing this to us here on RUclips. I would otherwise never ever see anything like this. Grab masks for your trips. You don't want to get sick from your explorations. 😢 have fun & be safe ❤ 🙏
Explore videos?!!! I never knew these type of videos existed! I used to tape in pre 2005 but I'm too scared to tape now. At least I got you ( and other) to get my exploration fix from 🎉
12:06 that girls diary about dead bodies and suicide. Look at the date 5/21 and what date was this uploaded? 😳 You likely encountered Hanna's spirit...
Awesome finds. Thanks for respecting that kids' privacy. The red velvet chair looks like Polart furniture from like the 40s. Truly great finds. I haven't seen a good abandoned town exploration in a while. To see the pics the old stoves even the calendars..just wow. Corporations can be lethal and savage.. really makes me wonder what happened that everyone left so abruptly almost. 😮 i also find it strange that phyllis wells woman worked for Pyramid..and Pyramid which is the largest privately owned mall building company. They so called own like 12 properties.. the majority are in nyc specifically albany... bought out that town.
Whoa! Have delivered to the BJ'S in that mall dozens of times when I lived out in Massachusetts for almost 10 years! Did refrigerated freight to them from Rocky Hill, Ct. 😊
So 36:46, rewind a bit and pause. Do you think it's strange that Phyllis J Wells is getting rewards from the pyramid management company that tried to get everyone off that land they bought ? So she was living there and was paid good I bet to try and get everyone out? I mean that's dirty!!!! What do yall think? Also those sirens are standard firehouse sirens around ny.
I'm gonna take a swingin wild ass guess and say those memos/notices on the doors are to get squatters out.. There's no way the grass grows that quick.. lol
There's one by where I live and it turn into an ANF Gyros & Grill on West Colonial Drive when they built the new one literally 5 minutes from the old one. They also did the same to an old Burger King on Silver Star Road.
Bro I cannot with the commentary on the urban explorers “Whoa they left office furniture. That’s so crazy! I wonder if it was an office . What do you think”? “Yeah like you said an office” Nooooo shit!!!
The one house with the "front" door that was open, but the next door was locked, what you thought was the "front" door was just an enclosed front porch.
They had a buy out before just to build Crossgate Mall. My grandparents lived on Rapp road there and had to leave. As far the sirens, it does go off a lot especially in Schenectady. Also on late night Tv they did it about every 20 minutes at night. They once had a big billboard sign on Route 7 near Albany St in Schenectady showing preparation for a zombie apocalypse. True story. Lived there over 20 years. Weird energy upstate NY but it’s a beautiful lie.
On Google you can see it in 2007 an 2011 and it is weell kept and inhabited. As a 48 year old 2011 is like yesterday to me. Hard to believe how quickly a neighboorhood can go like that.
I live on central Long Island. Have been upstate many times tho not specifically to Albany. There isn't NORMALLY tornados upstate but in recent years there has been. There was just one last week in Rome and Canandaguia NY. We've had a few on Long Island over the years.. we usually average one about every 18 months. We about due for another one. They're often EF-0. Rarely do we get EF-1's.
Hey Guys, that siren maybe a volunteer fire department alert or an emergency . Since hearing the emergency equipment it must be a bad accident or big fire.
I’ve probably just played too much Silent Hill but I would freak tf out if I heard an alarm like that while urbexing. Tbh knowing it’s a tornado alarm really wouldn’t make me feel any better 😅
Those funny grasses that explode, I call them boing boings. It's how they spread their seeds. Kinda cool that plants can have potential energy stored like that. You only heard a local fire department roof alarm in the beginning. I'm sure you knew that anyway. It's a traditional way of summoning volunteer firefighters to the firehouse for an emergency. Totally not necessary anymore and just noise pollution I'm my opinion. Being a volunteer for 25 years now. The smartphone gives you a map, detailed information, and status of a call. Why do we have to listen to that siren? NOSTALGIA!
Very interesting and very sad. Nobody should be forced to move out of their homes for a corporation. Same thing happened in my city in Brooklyn when people were forced to move to make way for the Barclay Center some years ago.
And New York does get tornados..Idt we have alarm systems like that though cause they arent crazy like the mid west and they're rare. Sounds more like a fire house siren, the one by me sounds like that when they go out on a call.
Not sure if that area sounds a fire wistel still the area I live in sounds the alarm at 12 and for when the fire hall runs calls several areas surrounding us still does as well
I remember this as I under stood it some of these houses People were offered far more then the homes were worth and they had plenty to start over and then some they just walked left everything behind , there were a few hold outs of Older residence and they decided to wait them out hoping once the people died the home would get sold by the families or they would go up for back taxes since the whole thing had already takes far longer then they hoped .
now its doubtful any thing will ever be built there because environmental studies say that it would hurt the population of the Blue Butterfly which is endangered, some of these homes have been abandoned Since the mid 90s the hay day of Excess the Economy was was smoking so to speak the biggest issue with the Costco Project and the Expansion of the mall the Pine bush and the larner Blue Butterfly people were already upstate over Crossgate and the strip mall being built as it was .
some of the dangers of entering these older home there is not just molds in the air but these house still had asbestos Tiles that are broken and walking on them can be a health risk also they were Still using lead paint so the finer crumbling paint is in the air and the dust you inhale is peppered with lead , Radon Gases were a huge issue to in homes with basements . Most older homes and new one all have vents and filters to filter this radioactive gas today ..
Most of the homes seem to be decorated in late 80's early 90's style...amd many holding on to the wood panel walls which was popular in the 60's and 70's. When was crossgates built?
You’re near Crossgates mall which is near a fire department, the sirens are from the departments. It’s sad that they made so many leave their homes and the mall has turned out to be a crap hole! It’s not a great mall at all.
Looks like it's just all growed up, doesn't look anybobdy has been around there in many years. Hopefully, someone or somebody will come along and build a new housing addition there, and once again it'll look nice again. 😢
I spent a few afternoons exploring here earlier this year But a security company (probably hired by Pyramid corp.) drives through there now, since so many have given out the location & the remaining homeowners are tired of being inundated w/tourist types
Hey you should go to the abandoned Girl Scout Iroquois county Illinois Just started watching your videos about a month ago Keep up the great work 👍👍 I need places to film lol 😅😂
In the house you are talking about hoarding, people also ransacked it looking through stuff. I was going to say I wonder if that Louis Vuitton handbag in 1st room was real but idk lol
It's not odd that people leave all their stuff, people get paid 5 × what their property is worth from COSTCO and just leave everything because they can buy more.
The photos are what get me on these type of videos. Why would anyone leave photos of their kids/relatives/friends behind if they really did sell the property?
Hi love watching these.. So the awards for Phyllis were from Pyramid, the same Pyramid that sold everyone out and kicked everyone out of their homes... Did the other residents know? woah
Those markings on the ground are to mark where the gas and water lines are. They do that in all areas including livable neighborhoods to let others know before they attempt to dig.
hi!! the disney princess mural was one my father had painted for me when i was two years old:). absolutely devastating to see the state of it now. i feel heartbroken something that i hold so dear to me and the photos i have of it is now rotted away:(. i grew up very well with and without the house but i forever miss my first home.
actually the house directly across the street was lived in by my beloved childhood best friend and now coworker (we work not far away from the neighborhood now.). were both 19 now and reminisced recently on our love of the neighborhood
if you have any questions about these homes i would absolutely talk about it! that hoarder house with the diary was lived in by a good friend who i loved but am no longer in contact with. there was a boy my age, an older daughter, and an older son.
Same! I’m happy to talk about it too! I lived there years ago and it was a really cute neighborhood.
@@hategabs5571that’s crazy I live right near Crossgates had no idea it’s a abandon neighborhood right there
Wow! What a lovely story. Your father loved you very much. I'm sorry you have to see what happened to the house.❤
It’s sad when a neighborhood is destroyed..people lose community.
That tornado alarm plus the abandoned city gives me post apocalyptic vibes. I could imagine a hoard of zombies wandering the town being the former residents
I've never heard those alarms in real life but they sound creepy AF definitely apocalypse type vibes
@@thisislilraskal Agreed
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probably a model 5/7 a or b sounding off for a fire call or a noon blast
Why wouldn't you take your possessions with you. I'd hate to rebuy all my things .Who can afford to do that ?
Omg i would save that oven. They dont make em like they used to. That oven would outlive about 3 modern ones.
It sucks ppl trash these places. Please explore with respect. Its quite sad that these houses are all abandoned with things inside still & all the memories.
It ridiculous, I like them to tell me why they feel the need to destroy something that doesn't belong to them that's entitled spoiled brats.
U should've interviewed the mailman. They drive around those blocks everyday, I'm sure they know what happened there
Well said they would of gotten more information about the history & why families had to move out it's so sad I hope they got permission to explore?
That’s ain’t no mailman
Pyramid corporation… Nah that doesn’t sound sketchy..
Hahahahaha 😅
Ya know!! And Phylis Wells got employee of the month or year or whatever at least 3 times, but the bedroom was untouched like the guys said, maybe she passed away. I thinking something fishy going on.
They just own malls lol
@@ronnyk.7817and hotels
right!? im actually one that looks into this stuff a bit, i have not actually heard of them, but cmon, you just gonna put it right out there huh... sheesh, they are getting bold
Dismantling the American dream
American lie.
One street at a time😢
Thats insane. In 2011 Google Maps this place was totally up and running. Lawn chairs, tables and inflatable pools outside. The whole atmosphere is just on the extremes of the spectrum. That "hoarder" family? An emotionally troubled daughter thinking about death, and a bro living in his parents basement with the cupboard full of beer and a table covered in tobacco. Insert shady multi-billion dollar corporation using stealth developmental tactics. 1 certified valued employee of said company to infiltrate relationships, and then just sweep the rug out from under everyone. Literally the storyline to a show or video game.
Pretty sad, the other part of this is when someone finally does tear it down they have to empty the house, that all can't go in the same debris pile.
That is an air raid siren. When I lived in New Jersey a lot of the small towns would use them when the fire department had to get out on the road. After World War II they had all these air raids sirens left over and they didn't know what to do with them so they gave them to the fire departments. And they would use them to sign everything from a disaster to they are fixing to roll on a fire. And that way it would let people know to get off the roadways for a minute so they could get through and get to the fire as quickly as possible. Actually pretty damn good idea and my town still uses them!
Thats pretty amazing
The sirens are incredibly loud, annoying, and disruptive. Horrible to live near.
Totally unnecessary for decades.
That’s a firehouse.Lol. It’s like a block away.
Every time that loud alarm went off all I could think of was Silent Hill lol
Yo im literally the one who put that couch in the basement lol 😂 thats so cool to see in someone else's video
Did you put the couch in for someone or did you own/rent the place. Either way pretty cool to see that some form of you was in this vid
Ok
@@Scoobis925 na the couch was blocking the door in when I was exploring so we had to move it and it ended up downstairs
But why did you do that
@@user-lh2ux8hh9nasking stupid questions he moved it dumba**
I did some digging when I was there. It was a family of 7. I haven't found why they left everything, but I did find 2 family member that still live in the area. I would contact them but they obviously left because they wanted to forget.
Man you guys are crazy for going inside these places, i don't have the balls & getting too old for it so i'm glad i can watch you guys explore these joints for me. Salute my G stay safe.
No kidding! I just found your channel recently and quickly became interested in the content. Just this morning I wondered how many similar buyout situations have happened near me in Troy/Albany NY and then this video shows up, perfect timing I’d never heard about this. How recently this was filmed?
Also the siren you heard is used by volunteer fire departments to alert members of an incoming call, pretty common for non-paid fire services. And you’re correct the air raid sirens used are the same type used for tornados or even old repurposed missile/nuclear warning sirens during war times
Filmed a couple days ago
Keep up the good work 👍🏻
Pyramid is a real estate company based out of Syracuse focuses on Massachusetts and New York, they also own 13 malls INCLUDING cross gates. Love upstate
Pyramid corporation, 13 Malls, cross gates, how symbolic
@@Paranormal_Knight THAT part fr but nah that’s why the mail was to a house right there by the mall lmao
That's insane one of the homeowners worked for pyramid. What are the odds...😮
watching your fate play out has got to be the eeriest thing when you know its coming.. whether you are on the giving or receiving end of this fk up.. either they knew and didnt warn the rest, or they were willingly ignorant and prob got a bigger payout just because
I've seen Sheriff evictions, where the homeowner were only allowed to take what they could carry, If they came back without a court order they would be arrested for trespassing, It's sad to see people have to loose litteraly everything, and not have the money for a attorney to retrieve their belongings
God help them..😢
In the beginning you said that the developers name was Pyramid. Then at around 36, 37 minutes in as you were looking at some framed items you said that one of the individuals that once lived in one of the homes worked for a company named Pyramid...🧐🤔🔼
Seniors are usually the hold outs and they eventually die with all their stuff left behind.
There's probably several thieves dumping stuff there. That's not just stuff that belonged to the prior residents.
It was under my understanding that some families that rented a property were evicted and during an eviction process (which once they come to evict you you have like 10 minute to get your stuff out or leave it) hence why you see a ton of items in the one house while others sold properties that the homeowner lived in and had ample time to leave.
Not a tornado alarm, it’s a fire house alarm. Either for fire or rescue/ambulance.
I remember those from when I used to live in New Jersey. When I moved back to Indiana, there are no sirens. The alarm in New Jersey didn't sound like that one. I used to call it the moose because it sounded like a moose to me.
It is in fact a volunteer fire alarm
stringer media thanks forsharing with me this video it was a reall cool video i really enjoyed it and God Bless.
That siren is the volunteer fire department calling the volunteers to an emergency
Sad to see..
The home my grandfather bought from the railroad co back in 1938, where my Father grew up and my Uncle wound up owning went through this same experience..
That house still stands with new owners since my uncle passed, and then my aunt a couple years later.
It's at the end of a dead end st.
The city had built a huge soccer field behind it along the main river, where a massive building used to stand which was where train engines used to be serviced..
Some years ago the entire street was bought out by Walgreens.. every owner sold on the street but my Uncle.. so they basically became tenants, which means they did sell the property/house to Walgreens but were able to remain as tenants until they passed.
And since the actual house didn't interfere with the Walgreens being built a deal was struck.. Walgreens maintained their property and any serious problems.
It was sad to see the entire, close neighborhood torn down around my uncle's home and see the Walgreens and its parking lot built there..
It was very surreal.. the entire house was surrounded by businesses and parking lots over the years and a huge soccer field right next to it.
Im amazed the house still stands and there are new people living in it, as Walgreens sold it as a private home with its tiny little back yard which is prone to flooding as all the land around it has been built up so high, and all the surface rains drain into a small basin which was built about 50 ft from the property, and there is a major river only 300 ft away.
In the basement of the home is a pump which runs 24/7 which was installed when the home was raised and a new foundation built to set it on.
If that pump ever burns out and no one is home.. that basement will fill up to the rafters within an hour easily.
It's bizarre anyone would want to live there to me.
That alarm...You guys almost got stuck in Silent Hill
I've watched the show, too most people it doesn't make sense to store useless junk, but a hoarder...it dies, a traumatic thing happened in their life where hoarding is a relief,a feel good a euphoria of necessary 😢 that's why they need professional help and organization. Comfort in a healthy environment
Tornados actually occur in all 50 states. When properties are bought up like this, they are paid so much, that they just leave it all behind and start fresh.
Tornadoes do NOT occur in upstate New York lol
Source: I’ve lived her my whole life and have gone to Crossgates mall probably over 500 times at this point.
Seen lots of movies at that regal theater. Johnny Rockets is across from the theater
@@dylanhealy8126 Policygenius has a link with data showing on average the entire state of NY has roughly 9 tornados a year. I live a state that is high on the list for the number tordanos per year, however, the county I live in does not see that many.
@@dylanhealy8126 he said all 50 states my friend.. i live in westchester county ny and i had one 2 weeks ago about 1 mile from my house.. it happens, rarely but it does
Love watching these kind of videos, thanks for sharing man!
guessing you Filmed this on a Wednesday around Noon time? Some Towns and Cities in NY and other States will Sound Tornado Sirens at This time. as a Test Once a Week. I used to live in NY for 20 years growing up in the First Capital of New York Called Kingston.
Great job with this! I laughed at you guys climbing up on that rotten deck--120 pound Enrique- holds him ok, so then KG-180 pounds of pure muscle and it almost collapses.🙂 Just cause it holds the skinny guy--don't trust it!!
I got a good chuckle out of your commentary guys. Pretty cool find but so sad at the same time. Thanks for bringing this to us here on RUclips. I would otherwise never ever see anything like this.
Grab masks for your trips. You don't want to get sick from your explorations. 😢 have fun & be safe ❤ 🙏
Explore videos?!!!
I never knew these type of videos existed!
I used to tape in pre 2005 but I'm too scared to tape now.
At least I got you ( and other) to get my exploration fix from 🎉
Good for those people that held on to their homes!!!! Keep fighting!!!
Lol welcome to curupt ny
12:06 that girls diary about dead bodies and suicide. Look at the date 5/21 and what date was this uploaded? 😳 You likely encountered Hanna's spirit...
I’m from there that the fire house depends on the time or if there is a call
Awesome finds. Thanks for respecting that kids' privacy. The red velvet chair looks like Polart furniture from like the 40s. Truly great finds. I haven't seen a good abandoned town exploration in a while. To see the pics the old stoves even the calendars..just wow. Corporations can be lethal and savage.. really makes me wonder what happened that everyone left so abruptly almost. 😮 i also find it strange that phyllis wells woman worked for Pyramid..and Pyramid which is the largest privately owned mall building company. They so called own like 12 properties.. the majority are in nyc specifically albany... bought out that town.
Whoa! Have delivered to the BJ'S in that mall dozens of times when I lived out in Massachusetts for almost 10 years! Did refrigerated freight to them from Rocky Hill, Ct. 😊
Be careful don’t mess with the bee 🐝 it’s not fun to get stung by it I support you
So 36:46, rewind a bit and pause. Do you think it's strange that Phyllis J Wells is getting rewards from the pyramid management company that tried to get everyone off that land they bought ? So she was living there and was paid good I bet to try and get everyone out? I mean that's dirty!!!! What do yall think? Also those sirens are standard firehouse sirens around ny.
All estate was donated to a local college
After the pyramid company bought most of the homes on those streets in the 1990s, a lot of their employees stayed/lived in those houses.
Very interesting. Thank you for sharing❤
That was cool, thank you!
I'm gonna take a swingin wild ass guess and say those memos/notices on the doors are to get squatters out.. There's no way the grass grows that quick.. lol
There's one by where I live and it turn into an ANF Gyros & Grill on West Colonial Drive when they built the new one literally 5 minutes from the old one. They also did the same to an old Burger King on Silver Star Road.
Bro I cannot with the commentary on the urban explorers
“Whoa they left office furniture. That’s so crazy! I wonder if it was an office . What do you think”?
“Yeah like you said an office”
Nooooo shit!!!
True lol
It’s endearing. They’re in the moment, nothings rehearsed.
I love the videos keep it up, that tornado lowkey scared me
The one house with the "front" door that was open, but the next door was locked, what you thought was the "front" door was just an enclosed front porch.
They had a buy out before just to build Crossgate Mall. My grandparents lived on Rapp road there and had to leave.
As far the sirens, it does go off a lot especially in Schenectady. Also on late night Tv they did it about every 20 minutes at night. They once had a big billboard sign on Route 7 near Albany St in Schenectady showing preparation for a zombie apocalypse. True story. Lived there over 20 years. Weird energy upstate NY but it’s a beautiful lie.
On Google you can see it in 2007 an 2011 and it is weell kept and inhabited. As a 48 year old 2011 is like yesterday to me. Hard to believe how quickly a neighboorhood can go like that.
I live on central Long Island. Have been upstate many times tho not specifically to Albany. There isn't NORMALLY tornados upstate but in recent years there has been. There was just one last week in Rome and Canandaguia NY. We've had a few on Long Island over the years.. we usually average one about every 18 months. We about due for another one. They're often EF-0. Rarely do we get EF-1's.
Wow thanks for the video sad all the stuff left behind an them houses rotting away . What happen there
I’ve been to cross gates like every weekend when I was in upstate ny. Cool to see where I been on a video fr
Thank you for the video
Hey Guys, that siren maybe a volunteer fire department alert or an emergency . Since hearing the emergency equipment it must be a bad accident or big fire.
That alarm that keeps going off is real creepy 😳😳
What a shame. Some nice looking properties.
Omg the baby frogs I have seen them in a long time ❤❤❤
We have the same alarm in our small town it is for the volunteer fire department and it is also for a tornado warning.
The desolate houses are surreal. Always after they are abandoned.
This is sad anyway you look at it! Cool video bro! ❤️👍🤘
That horn, that neighborhood, I thought it was a Silent Hill moment.
Just saw the NYC tunnels on TikTok will there be a longer video of that exploration?
So you just had me over here screaming at my TV the big stain on the kitchen floor! Turned around!😂
Wow very cool and sad also and take care
literally would be my dream to go and explore places like this
The alarm whistle is the firehouse calling firemen to the station, not tornado.
I don’t mean to be that guy but I would ware some type of mask. I would hate to see you guys get sick from inhaling all that mold.
And gloves
I’ve probably just played too much Silent Hill but I would freak tf out if I heard an alarm like that while urbexing. Tbh knowing it’s a tornado alarm really wouldn’t make me feel any better 😅
31:00 that is a Victorian era chair
That’s a fire house alarm when they get calls I run with two fire stations! It’s not tornado alarm
Paint peeling, probably didn't prime the surfaces 1st
Those funny grasses that explode, I call them boing boings. It's how they spread their seeds. Kinda cool that plants can have potential energy stored like that. You only heard a local fire department roof alarm in the beginning. I'm sure you knew that anyway. It's a traditional way of summoning volunteer firefighters to the firehouse for an emergency. Totally not necessary anymore and just noise pollution I'm my opinion. Being a volunteer for 25 years now. The smartphone gives you a map, detailed information, and status of a call. Why do we have to listen to that siren? NOSTALGIA!
Very interesting and very sad. Nobody should be forced to move out of their homes for a corporation. Same thing happened in my city in Brooklyn when people were forced to move to make way for the Barclay Center some years ago.
And New York does get tornados..Idt we have alarm systems like that though cause they arent crazy like the mid west and they're rare. Sounds more like a fire house siren, the one by me sounds like that when they go out on a call.
I’m surprised there aren’t squatters in some of them homes. I’m in WNY we have squatters in abandoned homes.
Not sure if that area sounds a fire wistel still the area I live in sounds the alarm at 12 and for when the fire hall runs calls several areas surrounding us still does as well
I remember this as I under stood it some of these houses People were offered far more then the homes were worth and they had plenty to start over and then some they just walked left everything behind , there were a few hold outs of Older residence and they decided to wait them out hoping once the people died the home would get sold by the families or they would go up for back taxes since the whole thing had already takes far longer then they hoped .
now its doubtful any thing will ever be built there because environmental studies say that it would hurt the population of the Blue Butterfly which is endangered, some of these homes have been abandoned Since the mid 90s the hay day of Excess the Economy was was smoking so to speak the biggest issue with the Costco Project and the Expansion of the mall the Pine bush and the larner Blue Butterfly people were already upstate over Crossgate and the strip mall being built as it was .
some of the dangers of entering these older home there is not just molds in the air but these house still had asbestos Tiles that are broken and walking on them can be a health risk also they were Still using lead paint so the finer crumbling paint is in the air and the dust you inhale is peppered with lead , Radon Gases were a huge issue to in homes with basements . Most older homes and new one all have vents and filters to filter this radioactive gas today ..
41:50 if you look at this house on Google maps in 2011, it was so beautiful
Where did u look it up ?? I can’t find this location
Most of the homes seem to be decorated in late 80's early 90's style...amd many holding on to the wood panel walls which was popular in the 60's and 70's. When was crossgates built?
There are a lot of tornadoes in New York. I live in upstate NY and we've had a few here.
You’re near Crossgates mall which is near a fire department, the sirens are from the departments. It’s sad that they made so many leave their homes and the mall has turned out to be a crap hole! It’s not a great mall at all.
Looks like it's just all growed up, doesn't look anybobdy has been around there in many years. Hopefully, someone or somebody will come along and build a new housing addition there, and once again it'll look nice again. 😢
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I spent a few afternoons exploring here earlier this year But a security company (probably hired by Pyramid corp.) drives through there now, since so many have given out the location & the remaining homeowners are tired of being inundated w/tourist types
Hey you should go to the abandoned Girl Scout Iroquois county Illinois
Just started watching your videos about a month ago
Keep up the great work 👍👍
I need places to film lol 😅😂
Is that the one where the girls were murdered?
I’ve been to the crossgates mall dozens of times, never once knew it was surrounded by a ghost town
That guy stole my couch, man!! Get em! 😂😂😂😂😅
In the house you are talking about hoarding, people also ransacked it looking through stuff. I was going to say I wonder if that Louis Vuitton handbag in 1st room was real but idk lol
It's not odd that people leave all their stuff, people get paid 5 × what their property is worth from COSTCO and just leave everything because they can buy more.
The photos are what get me on these type of videos. Why would anyone leave photos of their kids/relatives/friends behind if they really did sell the property?
That siren sounds like the warning siren when they open the dam.
That’s insane Albany New York reminds me of Fort Edward
Good camera work.
Thank you!
you did a good job I enoyed the vidio very much thank you
Hi love watching these.. So the awards for Phyllis were from Pyramid, the same Pyramid that sold everyone out and kicked everyone out of their homes... Did the other residents know? woah
We knew😉
Enjoyed this! Very interesting .. sad for the people.
Very depressing, like something out of a horror mystery on Netflix.
Those markings on the ground are to mark where the gas and water lines are. They do that in all areas including livable neighborhoods to let others know before they attempt to dig.
Okay but so did anyone else notice that the dead body notebook has today's date (5/21) written in the top corner 🫣🫣
What's the timestamp
It probably means May 21st (of whatever year they wrote in it - could've been many years ago).
Duh. He means time stamp on the video. You know min and sec. 🙄