Exploring an Abandoned Navy Base - NSA New Orleans
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In this episode, we explore the abandoned NSA New Orleans facility that once housed the regional Navy, Army, and Marines operations.
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The Proper People you guys never fail to entertain me! Love your work! 😊
i remember when yall were at 74,000 subs, neat
The Proper People love ya show, thank you once again!!! Amazing how y9u both do this every time!
pffftt use TunnelBear /s
NSA, VPN.. I get it.
I can help - I was stationed there 1977 to 1981. At 9:00 EPMAC means "Enlisted Personnel Management Center". It was a Navy Personnel center with huge computers on the 4th floor of the building closest to Poland Ave. Computer room was on the side nearest the river, on the 4th floor. Center building was parking. Last building had a cafeteria on level 2 if I remember, although it could have been in the center building.
Thank you for your service! 🇺🇸🇺🇸
I was here in 98 then 00-02 I worked at meps I watched 9-11 in the theater sad to see it like this it was only about 40%occupied in those days though
Glad to know someone knows a bit of this complex or buildings history
Because of this buildings history it’s a bit offensive to see it in this shape I don’t think it’s wrong to explore this building but its disgusting that it’s accessible to just anyone these guy are just anyone I mean they damage anything its all the other morons that will do damage to what should be a historic site and permission should be a must but I’d yes to these two and others like Dan Bell anyone who has a social media channel and say explore away
Lance Wilson Have you heard of a comma
@@odenssyndrome992 odens, have you heard of STFU?
My father was in the Portuguese navy, and during the 80's the portuguese navy ship he was stationed in made alot of travels to USA because of NATO, he always tells the story of how he and some of his colleagues got lost inside a single US Navy building in New Orleans during the Mardi Gras, he says the building was so massive that looked like a city. The other day I saw this video and I keep telling to myself "This must be the building my father is always telling he got lost in", so last christmas night I showed this video to my father, and I must say he just gasped.
Andrew Spud
They needed support, jobs, have influence!
The bigger the institution, the bigger the influence!
lobby levels, weird system!
Hope your father did not do any bad shit, Portuguese navy under NATO was okay, but before that, querillia army!
Security access, only for the right departments, wings...Needing to show visitors ID everywhere....
did they just let him walk in, uniformed outfit?
Portugal hasn't had a relevant navy since like the 1400s!
@@johnkelly1916 sure thing Karen, but Portugal had a good errand boy job for NATO.
@@lucasrem For what I've understand the Portuguese Navy only went to USA in the 80's for "technology upgrades".
@@NoNickNoKick Did they visit the U.S. often back then? I always thought about how we visited all these different ports on deployment but it seemed like so few foreign sailors visited us. Granted, I realize most countries don't have massive global navies. Portugal was one of my favorite port calls btw :)
The proper people: *Sees white board talking about aliens* "That was posed"
US Navy: *Sweating nervously*
I have heard of your story... its tragic
Best comment
“The building might be on fire! We need to get out of here!”
“Let’s check out the roof...”
“Imagine if we came here at night.”
That complex is in a neighborhood you don’t want to be in at night.
Benton Bender I’m sure it is. Lots of ghettos in New Orleans lol
I wouldn't want to be in new orleans day or night
Bywater bums not gonna hurt u
DAY Deuced I said what I said.
People from the ghetto ain’t gonna hurt y’all just gotta stay on your side
"This building's on fire"
"Let's investigate"
And this is why you are one of the best Urbex channels.
"I smell smoke - let's see where the fire is" Yeah, and what would you have done if your candy ass opened one of those doors, and HELLFIRE came roaring out of it, right at you? If you suspect fire in a building, grasp the door handle - if it's hot, or even warm, that means there's FIRE on the other side of the door, and then,if you proceed to open the door, you will probably get a blast of hot air, fire, carbon monoxide, and smoke like you wouldn't believe, right in your face. That's the type of situation that kills most people in a building that's on fire. You're just damn lucky you didn't get FRIED !! Stay OUT of abandoned buildings, pussy-face !!!
john stewart they're smart. They know about the door handle thing. Did you not see how freaked out they were? They were ready to run at a moment's notice and knew were all the exits were.
Someones triggered. I thought they were pretty smart about it actually, they knew where the exits were, and they knew that they probably shouldn't get any closer, that they'll start coughing and choking if they did... most idiots would've just gone 'no biggie let's go till we drop!'
wonder if the smoke was being used to scare people away?
@@johnstewart6366 Twat.. if here was a fire behind a door they would feel it and see the glow considering the state of the building. your long as comment was boring to read...
I've never been able to figure out why people feel they have to vandalize everything they find. People suck!
Animal life is what they've always known
Carylon Rae Sellers : or allowed themselves to become...
I guess their lives are so empty it's the only way they can leave their mark somewhere.
Intelligent people create, paint, write, start a business, do charity work and make the world better in many other ways. Morons steal and vandalise.
overwhelming majority are disenfranchised youths with limited supervision. destruction is a means to release energy in a counter-social "take that, establishment!" way. gives the vandal an outlet and feeling of power over their environment. these are kids; feels fun doing something taboo and relatively easy to get away with, what they know they're not supposed to be doing whilst leaving their personal mark -like a peeing dog...
A lot of the damage is done by scrappers who steal the copper wiring and plumbing out of the walls to sell it for cash. Sad because it would be a lot cooler to see these places decay naturally over time by mother nature.
Proper people : *walk in too a room covered in black mold*
"It's *only* black mold..."
Buckedbonsai40 that shit bad
These kids are not that bright.
Afraid of a little smoke (and potential squatter campfire), but an entire wall covered in black mold is of no concern.
I've seen a few of these explorations by this team and I would encourage these gentlemen to grow up a bit and stop crying when things get "scary". It's called being a pro- you either got it or you don't. I like what you are doing here I would just say grow a pair....
Buckedbonsai40
Low IQ levels, went mad?
Im a Marine and was stationed here from 2003-2007. Im very sad at seeing this. But I appreciate you guys getting this footage.
And I would like to join the USMC
Is this the Navy base in the West Bank? Algiers?
@@freemygrandma8752 yes
stop lying b*tch. Got ourselves a real life stolen Valor champ here. If he was stationed there during those years I woulda punked his ass
@@freemygrandma8752 its in the bywater close to the end of the world
You guys get more and more consistent, and the quality is always improving. Great job!
Thomas H they always have proper videos and quality...
S Richardson I don’t think he meant they were never consistent. You can have great videos and still make better ones then you did
Exploring with Josh title "Exploring Enormous Haunted Military Base While Its Burning Down!"
Robert Morgan You forgot “ALMOST DIED” “HOMELESS ENCOUNTER?”
SAW GHOST!
ALIEN EVIDENCE FOUND
Robert Morgan I've seen alot worse clickbait type titles then what Josh has put.
Seems every urbex channel does this shit, except these guys, for the most part
This is the Dalphine Street complex on the East Bank in New Orleans. The West Bank Side, not shown in this video is now a Federal City and is still quite active.
The US Navy moved the Reserve Personnel and operations from the East Bank Side to Norfolk Va and I think the Detailers to Millington Tennessee, due to the old buildings heavy maintenance costs and the crime ridden area around it. While I was in the Navy I used to visit these buildings once a year to do audits. Sarcastically these buildings were known, by those in the know, as the "Puzzle Palace" because it was really hard to find who you wanted to find and easy to get lost in. LOL These buildings were used by the US Naval Reserves as the Headquartes for the Reserves, CNRF, Command of Naval Reserves and Reserve Bureau of Personnel. The Reserve BUPERS is the place you would have to call to get orders for your next duty station every four year, or Detailers as they were known. Most people didn't know that 25-30% of all Reserve force for ships and reserve squadrons are active duty 365 time a year. They used to be call TAR's Training And Administration of Reserves. TAR's were needed to maintain the ships and aircraft for the reserves to come and train on once a month. You can't just let an airplane or ship sit there for 28 days doing nothing and expect it to be in deployable or flyable condition. So they had Active Reserves maintain them. Bickering over funds between Regular Navy and the Reserve Navy eventually did away with the TAR program. I've been told all the reserve aircraft and ships are now maintained by the regular navy by personnel assigned to the squadrons or ships called FTS, Full Tiime Service. Ironically, I was told by early Reserve Officers in the early TAR program that the TARs came about because the Regular Navy started to neglect Reserve assets, which led to the lack of air support over the USS Pueblo. The Reserve Aircraft although deployed were short on parts and not mission ready. So now we're possibly going back to that situation again. Anyways back to NSA New Orleans East Bank, back then in the 90's and earlier the Reserve Detailers basically held your livelihood in your hands. They could send you to Shore Duty on land like Hawaii, San Diego, Florida, Europe or Sea Duty on a ship, a Deployable Squadron or some obscure place like Adak Alaska, even if you were married or had kids. There were rules they had to follow but basically you were at their mercy. Although portions of these buildings are pretty run down they have a real historical meaning to thousands of people who have been deployed by the CNRF who once resided there. It's a shame to see such important history rot away like that. That Cafeteria shown at 16:57. I've actually eaten there in the 90's when I had to visit the commands there. Thanks for taking the time to visit such an important US Naval Reserve historical building. Be Safe and Best Wishes n Blessings. Keith Noneya US Navy Retired.
I was stationed there 1977-1981 as a computer operator, and later, programmer.
They moved marines due to crime? ...lmao wow.
Good, you saved me a lot of typing! I was a TAR and have wandered those halls more than once, and sat in the ComNavResFor theater and eaten in the cafeteria. Hard to believe I retired 18 tears ago. Also, the ship is the USNS (Military Sealift Command) Cape Kennedy. Manned with Merchant Mariners, but directed by Navy MSC to serve armed forces logistics needs. It was a RoRo, or roll on/roll off ship, no containers or bulk cargo, just anything with wheels (or treads). Pat McGill, LCDR, US Navy Retired.
@Julie Barnett yeah i could understand if it was amazing artwork on a unhistorical building though
Being in the Navy myself previously active and reserves. It hits rather hard to see places like this being closed down, torn apart, and utterly disrespected.
Amazing work as always guys...constantly impressed with the quality of your videos.
Yeah one of the few channels which actually steadily gets better instead of worse
Like, a few years from now it's gonna be BBC wildlife&nature documentary quality or something at this rate!
What? No Chair just chillin and no Christmas decorations..
Groovy Tim Porta potty‘s just chillin
chair just chillin at 5:07
And no dolls !
and no bikes
Fire is christmas-y, right?
I can imagine it's a logistical nightmare even with lots of planning to get into, through several gigantic building and back out again. Makes these videos even more impressive.
Damn, I really hoped you were going to find the source of that smoke!
If they did, they would probably find someone not happy with them being there.
@@Blahsheep Doubtful
14:43 the shadow by the pillar scared the crap out of me. I don't know why I was expecting a person to be waiting, but it sure did spook me.
It looks like a chair
yeah, i'm pretty sure it's a rolling chair but it jumpscared me for a half second, as a dark shape contrasted against the rest of the room
I am glad it wasn't just me! That really freaked me out!
What shadow? There was no shadow... (???) do YOU see a shadow? uhh, 'cause no one else does... :o
14:43 yeah just to your left.
5:39 P A U S E
*“Friends don’t let friends become cops.”*
💀💀💀
they're not wrong tho
I loved that haha
Just noticed almost 1/2 mill subs, awesome...
:)
"Mom, I'm going to the gym"
"Son, which gym?"
"Oh, the one in the Navy building down the street. The abandoned one."
I used to smash weights in that gym 99-02
That's the whole deal with abandoned military facilities. The sites are enormous and look interesting, but the government stripped the buildings of everything of actual interest before they were vacated. Scrappers took the rest, and what remains are just huge gutted shells.
Caledon Fraszer
The Trump people need this, i see 18 holes! fancy houses surround it....value estates...???here, nope....levies
USA, A BIG FAIL! invest, need space? forget New Orleans, what remains are just huge gutted shells......
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Hey Josh :)
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That was a Humvee door on the roof in the beginning, a front driver side door.
bower31
Humvee ??? the Tesla wall electrical room?
Just a service access door, for the maintenance people!
You see weirdo shit, US marine guy, went mad oversee? YOU ARE NOT ALONE!!!!!
@@lucasrem the fuck is wrong with you lmfao?
i get such a ruined aesthetic and nostalgia vibe from watching the intro all the time. you guys also have a nice, peaceful community so i love watching your videos. it’s a shame you don’t have 5 million subs, but at least you guys have subscribes who really love and appreciate what you guys do.
Thanks, you're right our fan-base is smaller but certainly not lacking in quality!
I think it's nice that they have a smaller fanbase because it's more like a family
RandomFigures shame?? ur a shameful bastard aren't u
Nicholas D'Asti yeah exactly!
Except the two people on a post further up that are trump supporters but we are not gonna talk about the lol
I dunno about other viewers but i'd like to see more of the footage you guys record.
For me i think 40min videos would be ideal. anyone else agree?
Maybe an occasional 2h/realtime video, your vids are awesome to put on at like 11pm and watch to 1am in the dark, creepy AF. Keep up the good work guys.
I think it could work in a smaller building. If they were lucky enough to find an abandoned motel then about 1 hour's worth or so of raw footage could be an option. A place like this would have half a day's raw footage and I don't think anyone has the patience for that.
I was there from 2006-2009 with the Navy, and then briefly again in 2011 with the Marines when they moved. I left my old 'Game Wave' game console in a 3rd deck office in the Navy half--The one with a roll-up service window. I wonder if it's still there. A shame to see it this way, it's a very sturdy building.
I was there on the active Marine side from 2006-2010
Im gonna check lol
@@teenagewastelandful Feel free. It's on the river side of the 3rd deck, and is the larger office area that the hallway completely rings (it has doors on both sides). The old N6 spaces. I left the 'Game Wave' at the watchstander's table in the opposite corner as that rollup window. Oh and the rollup window isn't directly visible from the hall. I've since completed a collection of that system. ruclips.net/video/7ibmZe0D_q0/видео.html
Reaperman4711 your video is cool. So is it in the building closest to n rampart or the one that has the building name on it?
@@teenagewastelandful I'm talking about the 'front' building with the sign on it closest to Poland st, which was the Navy building. Middle building is all parking, except the second floor, which was a lunch line, also had an old subway restaurant (closed after Katrina), and some coast guard offices for a while. Back building was the USMC building. USMC building has a neat mural by the elevators on the 2nd floor, that if I recall featured the battle of New Orleans. I haven't seen that mural in any of these exploration videos, but it's probably ruined by now. Anybody who goes in there should stay clear of the cargo elevators, or have a buddy stay on the outside. Even BITD, they'd often shake one of the doors open (they're manual) which would stop the elevator wherever it happened to be until somebody on the outside found the slightly opened door and closed it.
the people who trash those abandonned places just for the fun of it makes me sick...
And the people that abandon them?
When the money and funding stops the property's doesn't suddenly get given to the next best cause, there are logistics and investments at play here not to mention the incredible amount of toxic materials used to build this place. Shutting it down is actually saving many more millions.
😆😂😂 youve never been to New Orleans have you?
@@ChiralSpirals FUCK NEW ORLEANS AND FUCK YOU 🖕
@COASTA LOECSTA Yall need to calm the fuck down.
I've been to that facility multiple times (2007-2008) when I was a contractor working for the USAF. I remember it being one heck of a big complex and the people was very nice to us. That door you couldn't open I thought that was to the freight elevators. I had no ideal the base was no longer in use. It really is sad to see it's been destroyed.
"Sealed big time" *pulls on door and it opens* Proper People very very confused
The had me laughing so hard
I wonder if you were just smelling residue of old fires...since it's an abandoned building there have probably been fires set.
Astor Reinhardt
You come in these places, you do wonder weirdo shit, CIA fires? US marines?
When squad people take it over, Why the US is trashing it, why trash new Orleans?
US, many squad abandonment places now, not the places for some 18th hole Trump solutions, sell any premium estate here?
@@lucasrem was that English?
@@sheslikeheroin93 He is just a weird troll.
I appreciate the fact that your intro has remained unchanged in tune and theme for all these years, just updated with cooler and cooler clips over time. It is so soothing and puts me in the mood for the video ahead.
Trespass on Government property... no problem
Some smoke... freak out!
Previous ones... some bugs.... freak out...
Sketch ass crumbing buildings... meh no problem.
hahahah
Possible fire in a sealed building where most emergency exits are welded shut, I think is worth getting a little freaked out about. No excuse for the bugs though lol
@@TheProperPeople you guys are smart never hurts to have caution! I know maybe you can't say on the channel but do you carry any kind of protection on the off-chance you did meet somebody aggressive?
WMXW
Just old trash, abandons!
Need trump, build a Casino here, 18 holes?
fck the US marines, not needed!
@@RabidNemo US went mad, aggressive people? You see everywhere aggressive people... only on RUclips?
nemo, clown fish guy, you say weird shit, why do that?
@@lucasrem are you on crack? Go back to Engrish school xD
Hello I live in New Orleans. That place is huge. I wish they would do something with that building. Great video.
CJ Hernandez Will have to meet up when I get to New Orleans!
CJ Hernandez I am also from New Orleans. Been in here quite a few times.
Same I live on the West Bank there is talk of the benson family in talks with nola to buy it
CJ Hernandez
Why is the US trashing this??
Why trash new Orleans??
I’m from new orleans
Wow. Alot of angry teen rage was inside that place.
Ghetto Wagon - definitely, I’ve done some crazy shit in this building
Or Hillary voters.
@@SadisticStang Or stupid Trumpers confusing it with the Capitol.
It was only abandoned in 2011; I'm amazed at how the complex got trashed in so short of a time!
It's always amazing how the US Government abandon buildings like this one and leave stuff in perfect condition like the workout equipment. It could have been moved to their new building. But since I'm a retired Army Attorney I know once the personnel moved they got new equipment. Typical US Government WASTE FRAUD ABUSE!!
Remember people this is YOUR tax money at work!!
Yes HUGE waste. And always needing more in taxes go figure. Like on purpose just wasteful.
I ll go and take it)
oh yea. Anyone in government finds that out very quick. Money is no object at the taxpayers expense. :/ (But at the same time they're on budget cuts) sure! lol
I have no doubt the energy costs to heat and cool these worn out buildings astronomical not to mention the non stop upkeep and repair of the HVAC systems.
AMERICANS WAKE UP
Damn that’s crazy after it shut down I worked as a armed security guard. It was a huge place to explore when we would check the buildings and so much stuff was left behind. Sad to see it in that bad of shape but I actually liked that job...
12:28 *IF YOU GUYS WOULD NOT HAVE STARTED TO PANIC, YOU MIGHT HAVE READ WHAT THE WALL SAYS....* on the left it says "SMOKE......" that was all we can read, maybe you guys still have all ur unused footage to go back & read....let us know plz.
My dad actually used to work here he says he had know idea it was abandoned let alone it got so bad lol
Destiny
The US is just trashing anything themselves, outsourcing this to China...
US marines, not needed.....US for the US only!
Use them as Neighborhood patrols? You need them? patrol bad trashed US neighborhoods......
Who hurt you?
When you went to open the door and see if there was a raging fire behind it, if you ever suspect the possibility of a large fire behind a door you should feel the handle with the back of your hand to feel for heat, otherwise you could have a backdraft that flash thru the opening and get you.
MahouBakaW I was thinking the same thing. Volunteer firefighter for 10 years here. Check doors for heat. Once you open them it’s too late!
I concur. #1 nozzleman; primary attack team, main-space fireteam. USN '89-'93
Thanks for saying something everyone should have learned in kindergarden
@@jondutton9161 You're welcome. Not everyone did. But now they will retain the use of their hand and possibly their life.
“Sealed big time.”
Just walks up and opens the door.
Reminds me of the Cincinnati subway video.
I did engineering work here in the 1980's, mostly trying to repair some of the wharf buildings on the river. The wharf areas were not in the best shape, but were definitely usable. The whole complex had quite a mysterious feeling to it, even in the 80's. I would guess it was about 60% occupied at the time.
I was told that during the Korean and Viet Nam wars, it was a major supply base and transfer base for supplying the Navy around the world. [I thought that was funny, because I never remember any anti-war protests here, probably due to ignorance about what was really going on inside.]
Also Navy personnel could have their cars shipped overseas and returned here - and that was another purpose for the parking areas.
The buildings are built like a fortress or even a brick ....house. They could easily be turned into inexpensive housing, (create large light wells in the middle), but that will never happen. It's always condemned - that we are building an instant slum.
Never say never .
Epmac is short for Epic Mac& Cheese.
Brian Ross
Naval Support Activity, all outsourced to China now!
US was great, empires do collapse, Rome, American too, the Maya dynasty, the Bush dynasty and the Kennedy's.....
I prefer your definition, but sadly it actually means Enlisted Placement Management Center. The Navy is so boring.
You guys are nearly at 500 thousand subs I joined when you had only 55
Thanks for sticking around!
Oli maddock Obvious lie. Why would you remember that?
Portsmouth FC I was looking through some of my screen shots and I saw it said 55
I joined when they had 54.
i just subbed a minute ago. im the 497,562 subscriber 😀
I've literally been binge watching ALL of your videos for the last 2 days. They are so awesome. Do you guys take any protection with you in case you meet up with someone not so nice? I keep wondering that. But keep up the great videos! My entire family loves them!
Porta-potties, just chillin'!
that counts as "chairs", right? I mean they got seats in them....
Never seems to stop the feeling that, what once was, was the best. All the places that you go, as in this facility. All the people it took to build, then employed there, such a productive period. America was was never more at its production than from 1900-69. America working with and for America. All that gym equipment... tax payers paid for, and is just left to rust. No accountability. Now a shelter for the truly lost and forgotten. We just don’t care. If we don’t change our way, we’re looking at a bleak future in this country.
That gym equipment is not economical to move or re-sell. A lot of times it is bought at an extreme discount or even donated. Everything of value was removed at that complex by DLA Disposition services, gym equipment is already replaced pretty frequently in the military. Everything remaining is basically scrap.
Also the funding that goes into MWR is from a non appropriated fund (NAF), so it's not even "tax payer" money.
Your narrative is just an overly simplistic, naive and pessimistic view of the government from an outsider who has no true experience from the inside. Too many people in this world complain about shit but don't provide solutions.
ACombineSoldier I really meant it as more of a metaphor. Of the waste this country makes at the expense of its people. It waste trillions, but none that I’ve seen us in 50 yrs. and it doesn’t look as if that’s going to change
ACombineSoldier you must be very young, that’s a good enough excuse, get back to me after 60.
It's definitely sad to see people destroy a perfectly good and very, very expensive building like that. Quite frankly it pisses me off.
Vandalism, it's such a shame. I'm sure this would have been a much more interesting if those kind if people would stay away. I can't believe a fire was started while inside. What kind if please do people get from ruining these kind of places?
But you kinda have to give props to the person who wrote the alien thing XD
@theproperpeople y'all should investigate the movie theater in New Orleans east off of I-10 behind the Lowe's and the abandoned hotel off the I-10 off chef menteur hwy. Those would be nice to see inside there.
Love the Fairbanks scale! My husband's family are the Fairbanks scale inventors. It's so sad to see our once great military bases trashed and vandalized. Why they leave good furniture and useable things behind is just wrong.
Because when they leave it behind no one thinks it's gone for good the same way we let food rot in the fridge because other shit gets put in front of it. Not to mention that reusing stuff like that has a large potential of introducing toxins and asbestos to the new place. Use your head for like half a sec
Sucks that some people have to trash the abandoned places and put graffiti on the walls also :/ Love the work you guys do tho
"what happens if i open this door and there's a raging fire" *grabs the handle without checking the door or handle with the back of your hand* if there was a fire on the other side you would of burnt your hand pretty badly
The US military has hundreds of such obsolete facilities-many cannot be closed because of pressure from local congressmen. This is part of the reason why we owe $22 trillion (national debt). Unless such closed facilities have a high value, they will sit and rot. In addition, the military caused a lot of local pollution-so much that the properties cannot be sold (new owners assume liability). These places will be a continual problem for generations to come.
Intelligent comment I can get behind. 5/5.
The moment you saw the smoke you should have gotten out and called the fire department.
They are trespassing
Appearance of 1950's Abandoned Building in Germany in 2019: Exactly the same as 1950's building in Germany.
Appearance of 1970's Abandoned Building in America in 2019: Mad Max
Never underestimate the amount of damage the citizens of New Orleans can do. Being a Personnelman in the early 90's, I sent a ton of my separation and retirement paperwork to these guys. At least I didn't see my dd214 casually laying on the ground in the video.
1:35
Reminds me of COD zombies maps where random stuff is on fire.
I'm glad it's just you two. No entourage which can take away from the authenticity.
The way you record makes me feel like I'm there.
The Proper People can you tell me the name of your intro song? I've been looking all over for that song. Great vids btw, keep up the good work!
The song is made by them.
Pretty sure it's on their SoundCloud page, too
Here you go: soundcloud.com/theproperpeople/equinox
Around 2:32
Wow, I can remember going to that base to pick up my car when I transferred from Hawaii in the early 90s. I didn't even know it had been closed down. Sad how quickly it has fallen apart.
This is why I love your videos, it because there professionally made, you tell the history of the place, and you help in a sense satisfy peoples interest and curiosity about abandoned places, gentleman, I salute you 👍👍😎👍👍
Please, please do more "Bumps In The Night." Love the scary, "haunted", unknown. You guys are great.
Man, used to use that gym every day!
Nice shot of the huey p, I’m watching this waiting for the gang of homeless people to pop out and ask if they want to join the screw party in the back these 2 guys Prius.
Next time you are suspicious of a room on fire feel the door before opening it for heat! If the door feels the least bit warm DO NOT OPEN IT AND RUN FOR THE NEAREST EXIT!
don't run in a fire
An amazing waste of money, but then governments have a never ending supply of it generated by people who actually work for a living, same in every country.....
Western Australia Now and Then tool
WA; What waste? This was originally a navy warehouse built in WWII. Later partly converted to offices and 20+ years after the Cold War, continued downsizing and consolidation of offices were made to save money. Shuttting it down has saved taxpayers millions of dollars. The facility has served its purpose. End.
Western Australia Now and Then
Thank you for saying this. And as long as this waste can go on, I have no hope, that ANYTHING EFFECTIVE will be done on Global Warming. As a species, especially in those western democracies, we wait until something disturbs the rich, or kills people! Only then we act. Our planet is already in shambles, the waters are indeed rising, and in 50 years it will definitely too late to fix anything. Who pays the price? You said it... those who 'have to work for a living'. I am an optimist, but have no hopes.
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@@KB4QAA "what waste?"
Lots of office furniture, cubicles, doors, windows, gym equipment, etc, which could have been reallocated to another Navy facility, public schools, or even sold off to the public through government auctions. I have no problem using inexpensive, second hand office furniture, and I bet a lot of other small businesses feel the same. Instead, it's left to vandalism, and black mold. 😕
No worries though... We taxpayers can always pay again. 😐
Oh sick you guys were in NOLA?? I've known people who have explored there as well as the abandoned six flags and stuff, really sad to see it in such bad condition now. There's lots of butiful abandoned places around Louisiana, especially in New Orleans and Baton Rouge (Where I'm from). Hope to see more of it from you guys!
Sam Lee they did Six Flags New Orleans forever ago and its one of their best ones
Sam Lee Yep Im from here seen many crazy things. I got caught inside the six flags and received a summons for tresspassing.
Misleading, in the defense complex NSA = Naval Support Activity, not National Security Agency...so not the same NSA.
Not really. If it was National Security Agency there would have been nothing there period when they left
I was in the Navy doing intel work for the NSA (National Security Agency, not the other one) and it always bothered me that there were so many acronyms in the military which mean two completely different things.
I have two belly buttons... The second one is a naval Reserve. 🤣
Went to new orleans recently and I've just became so interested in the abandoned places that town has to offer
Any future reports of a nearby fire or fire inside the building?
Scotty Wyant the only recent fire in the city I know of is a warehouse fire but it's far from this
if the building was on fire they would have heard it!
Dave K. Not necessarily
They would have left as soon as they smelled smoke and called 911 if they really had smelled smoke as they put it on RUclips . Hence it wasn’t in the title
Plus smoke shows on camera
I went here and did a video on this myself. Its truly a site to see, and a few parts scared the shit out of me which gave me a MASSIVE ANXIETY attack. Watch it and you will see what I mean. 😟😟😟
" I mean I imagine if youre in the Navy,you probably gotta work out alot..." Good one #fattestbranch
Did you find the source of the smoke
smoke was probably from the fire outside
Disappointed there was nothing found from that smoke. I would have been all over that smoke investigation.
The taxpayers paid millions of $$ for this-now allowed to decay away-probably declared surplus and sold for peanuts.
Cost more to maintain, than to operate.
@MysteryFan not worth it as well. The complex is massive and depending on how the concrete was laid would be a pain in the ass to remove
I always wonder if people stole all the copper out of these buildings
Barely explored this place, fail.. Didn't even explore the ship. May people exploring the place before with all the graffiti. Big fail.
They got scared and left
Almost 500k subs, its about time you guys have more then earned it by now.
16:02 Oh Yeah Just A Toy Rabbit Or What Ever It Is Hanging Out On That Door Definitely Not Creepy
Tax dollars gone to waste with so much left behind. 🤦🏼♂️ Especially the exercise equipment.
Why go in when he always want to get out, if he don't like it don't go, he always seems scared to death on his videos
EPMAC= Enlisted Placement Management Center.
Do you guys bring anything for self defense? I always get so worried when you talk about possible homeless person encounters, you never know who could be waiting on the other side of a door in those places.
I think they said previously they carry pepper spray. It varies state to state, but trespassing with a weapon can mean more serious charges.
I'm more concerned about them possibly getting attacked by someone than them getting charged for trespassing. heh
Ashlyn Ive been in this building at 3 am before and i would highly suggest a weapon of some sort.
Beast Zach Whats the story behind this comment?
You Wonder Why Gang initiations, drug dealers, homeless all live in here. Have had a few weird experiences. I snuck in a few times. I live less than 15 minutes from the base.
Many of those old bases in that area were used to simulate bomb sites and for training FBI and other government personsel way after the facility was done being used for its original purpose I’m guessing that was why all those porta potties. Were stored out there ? I’m suprised that you guys got access to explore and film. Truthfully for many years many of those places in and around that area were very restricted and guarded that theater set up is very similar to the way FBI feild offices have for monitoring multiple feeds at the same time I knew that bomb squad personell. Used lots of these places to set up mock bomb detecting And disbarment procedures with remote control equipment and other procedures in order to teach people how to do it as safely as possible which makes lots of sense That parking area may had been created just. For one of those exercises
Nice drone work on your videos btw.
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This is amazing. I used to always drive by this building to and from work everyday when working in the city. Never thought about trying to explore the inside of it. But, it's in a district known for grafitti artist and they used to have security out there patrolling. I'm glad y'all did a video on this.
You found the empty parking garage more interesting then the building with all the fixtures? Really?
I thought that was pretty odd too....
You guys are so much fun to watch.
I don’t think you guys realize how for some people, me included, escape with your videos and helps them de stress. Thanks SO much you two!!
I would so love to explore places like this. The history is phenomenal behind every building.
Great video. Sadly the buildings are in even worse shape now and judging by news reports there are a lot of shootings, arson and other crimes occurring at the site. The city has done regular sweeps to try and clear out squatters as the buildings just aren't safe. Plans to redevelop the site still haven't progressed.
Its getting T H I C C E R
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The writing on the whiteboard left me stunned for a bit. After I gathered my thoughts I realized that there's no way a matter like that would be handled in this base. Also, they would have confidential files not some writing on a whiteboard with horrible handwriting and decoded info.
typical wastefulness of the government.
Those buildings could have housed all the homeless of New Orleans, in minimalist individual rooms.The base used to house 3-4 000 people and the office buildings could have housed as many. Now left to rot while there are 10 000 homeless in the city.
I wouldn't wish living in some of these buildings on anyone else. Just saying that Navy barracks aren't as nice as you'd think they are. The geobachelor ones? Hm, maybe.
This building was donated to the city by the navy in 2011. The city had big plans that never came to fruition, and now it's in horrendous shape. I'm not sure when this was shot, but it looks a lot worse now (2022). I enjoy going into abandoned places and exploring, but this place is way too sketchy for me. Meth head city. At least two murders are associated with it. I can't picture those buildings ever being repurposed.