Love your channel and videos. I think it would be great if you could show a diagram of what exactly was under water during Hurricane Katrina. Like a an outline of what parts.
I was there as a youth but I never saw or heard of any abuse. I was treated fairly but I did run away. Not bc of anything happening there,I was had hot feet
I worked as a maintenance engineer there when I dropped out of high school for a while mid to late 90s. Cutting grass and general repairs low man on the totem pole. Then transitioned to donations delivery and picking up old furniture, delivering it to people in need, mainly projects around greater NO area. It was always such a cool place that some parts were basically condemned back then. I'll never forget when the sump pump went out in the basement he shows that's flooded. I had to trudge through 4 feet of water with crappy exposed bare wiring to hook up electrical to a backup sump pump to get the water out so we could make repairs. The entire gym was full of furniture and stuff donated to the center over probably 60 years. It took us a month of daily work to finally get it all cleared out because it was going to be repurposed, which never happened. We ended up just using it for storage again. On the flip side, I furnished my very first apartment on Lapalco from the furniture we got from there. Damn just remembered Barataria flooded that year, and we were so busy building new units for some new kids they were bringing in that we didn't realize how bad the weather was. Edgar, the manager, wanted to get us pizza for lunch since we'd been killing it all week, and they wouldn't deliver. They sent me to pick it up and by the time I dredged threw all the water to pizza hut on Lapalco and got back I had flooded the engine and trans out on the van severely, it was barely running. I told my boss Sam I think his name was. and he said, "Did you get the pizza?" Me."Yes." Him " Good job!" 😆
I'm so glad i found this channel cause all these videos of old places in new orleans & surrounding it bring back so many childhood memories for me of growing up on the westbank in marrero, la.
It was a group home for bad kids in the 90s. I was there on AITU2 Lockdown side across the street from the gym, church, and the kids who went home on the weekends. Also the building y'all were first in was a homeless housing unit which was shut down. When the establishment was a group home that building was never used
Its sickens me to see so many large buildings like this all over the country go to waste. There are so many homeless that places like these could have been transformed into affordable housing. The money they just throw at shelters could have been used to redo these places for housing.
Yup! Replace every wall, door, and Window $$$$, upgrade all electrical $$$$$$$, all new HVAC$$$$$$$$$ and the lis$$$$t goes on. Then let crackheads live there?
My step brother lived there until it closed then was moved to the other section when it was added in to assist with the people who were still living there. Been a LONG time since I was in those buildings.
About 15 years ago, a friend of mine took out children to serve Thanksgiving dinner to the homeless. We also brought two cars of donations for the children and mothers there. Staff was rude and the need was great. I cried for the folks who had to depend on this facility the entire time. I have always beat myself up for being so emotional and not being a strong woman to encourage. The vibe was a cold one from staff. I was so encouraged by our children ( who were between 12-7)were so willing to help and be kind.
2008 was probably the last time the place was in use. They opened it up to the public the door hurricane ike.I stayed there it was in fact creepy but really cool.
This sort of reminds me of the VA hospital in Gulfport Ms. It's a large complex that was used as a psychiatric ward for veterans and has 8 or 9 buildings and sat abandoned for many years after Katrina, fence around the whole perimeter, then eventually the city of Gulfport bought it I think in 2010 or 2011iirc. It sat for a number of years after that, but it is now all fixed up and is a business complex with retail stores too, Called Centennial Plaza. It has the same Spanish Colonial Architecture as this building does, and sits on Hwy 90 overlooking the water. Truly a beautiful location and beautiful buildings. Was sad seeing it sit for so long I'm glad it was saved. Not sure why the federal gov't no longer wanted it, maybe they couldn't justify the cost. I can't remember where they moved all the veterans that were living there to after Katrina.
My father was an alcoholic and suffered from depression in his late 20's and he was admitted there for 6 months around 1960. Whenever we would pass it, he called it "the resort." Fortunately, he turned his life around and gave up all of his addictions to become an amazing husband and parent.
Been there. It was like a fairy-tale castle. I never heard or experienced any abuse while there. I ran away to a shopping mall close in the area. I just had hot feet. I have ok memories of being there
Extremely sad what places like this come to be with dark history then abandoned. Lol I can tell we had a great time exploring this place. Good memories, I really do miss doing stuff with the crew.
I grew up on the Westbank and knew of the place but didn’t know what it was because it always looked abandoned from the outside. I remember going to a haunted house one year in the early 90’s at a building to the right of it.
I stayed at the shelter just as well as their group homes. I use to go to the group home dances at Hope Haven and Madonna Manor. The shelter workers lied and covered up what the group home was doing. Plus the shelter staff stole plenty of things and food. There was an elevator at the shelter. This is not the shelter part of the building. Us kids were hanging out in that part of the building before it became a shelter. The Quiet Nun pushed 1 of the gals down into the elevator shaft. The shelter lied about the story. They said the little girl was living at the shelter when she died. They also said that she ran into the elevator while it was open and she fell in on her own. But she never lived at the shelter. She lived at St. Elizabeth's with me at 1314 Napoleon Ave. New Orleans Louisiana.
I'm so sorry & saddened to hear this. Some human beings are just so heartless & sadistic but will not escape their final day of judgement! I hope that you and your children are in a happy place now, God Bless you ♥
Foster kids and state kids use to live here in the early 80's. I stayed at the one connected to the Chinchuba Institute for the Deaf. Also that's St Elizabeth girls home. That was 40 years ago I was there!
Be careful in those buildings. Unfortunately the homeless population has increased around here and they seem to be setting up resistance in Marrero and in those buildings.
I've been inside there as a volunteer in the 90's. It was a women's & children shelter. I can't remember if it was homeless or battered but i remember those halls
Too bad something couldn’t be done to save it, it is such a pretty building and it is almost 100 years old. I guess the lead paint and asbestos abatement would cost a fortune. Great documentary of a cool building. I noticed the doors to the balcony didn’t have door knobs?!?
I really enjoyed this tour, thank you so much for sharing. Question too ask, do you have to get permission to go into these old abandoned buildings around?
Oh wow! I cant believe this just popped up on my feed. I know exactly where that is. That's whats called the westbank. It's located on Barataria Blvd in marrero, La. I grew up in marrero, la & we lived very close to Hopehaven. Its funny cause when i would act up & be a lil bad butt as a kid, My mom would always threaten to go drop me off at Hopehaven. Lol! Hopehaven was a big deal for all us kids that grew up in marrero. I think most parents threatened their kids with bringing them to Hopehaven. Lol. Oh also they had an old sister building right next to it called Madonna manner but i forgot what that old building was for. I wanna say it was also a home but, just for girls. All i know is i'm 51 yrs old & they were there when i was a very little kid so those buildings are very very old. Those old buildings have been there forever.
I know the history of it still standing is cool but places with such terrible history should be torn down. All these storms we've had and it's still standing is wild to me. The kids deserved much better. 😭
Went here in ‘07 as a part of a church mission trip. Spent my time making friends with a girl there. Apparently my youth leader got yelled at by one of the head people there because she kissed me on the cheek when we were leaving. 😂
It's a nice building. A shame that the building is in this state. This building is empty as long as I live. I like this video and thanks for sharing it with us. Until the next one 👍😃
First of all, you already know that Marrero is not New Orleans. But I always pass by those buildings and wonder why they just left to rot away because they’re so beautiful.
If it say ( ,Louisiana ) it’s not New Orleans for example..Kenner,Louisiana,Harvey Louisiana is not New Orleans .. New Orleans, Louisiana is New Orleans
I was in hope haven before I found my forever home it was really rough being in there the staff was mean abusive i was raped twice before I found a way out
That building's big enough to house ALL the homeless in New Orleans area....😢😢😢😢 WHY don't cities use these old, empty buildings to help people, instead of just letting them rot? 😢😢😢
I’ve said the same thing about all the abandoned schools we have in Louisiana now, there are tons! I was told it couldn’t be done bc of asbestos and lead paint.
It more than likely flooded in the Louisiana 2016 floods.almost every parish flooded in either march 16 flood or the august 2016 flood. Some flooded in both.
Two things. 1. Marrero is a suburb of New Orleans and is considered part of the New Orleans metropolitan area. 2. If you read the description, I specifically say it’s in Marrero. But thank you.
Thank you for watching, j hope you enjoyed this one as much as I did making it. ❤
Love your channel and videos. I think it would be great if you could show a diagram of what exactly was under water during Hurricane Katrina. Like a an outline of what parts.
Also it came to my attention that Louisiana is the only state that has 2 asylums still in operation
I sure hope you guys carry protection. NOLA is a very dangerous place.
I was there as a youth but I never saw or heard of any abuse. I was treated fairly but I did run away. Not bc of anything happening there,I was had hot feet
Can you do milne boys home?
I worked as a maintenance engineer there when I dropped out of high school for a while mid to late 90s. Cutting grass and general repairs low man on the totem pole. Then transitioned to donations delivery and picking up old furniture, delivering it to people in need, mainly projects around greater NO area. It was always such a cool place that some parts were basically condemned back then. I'll never forget when the sump pump went out in the basement he shows that's flooded. I had to trudge through 4 feet of water with crappy exposed bare wiring to hook up electrical to a backup sump pump to get the water out so we could make repairs.
The entire gym was full of furniture and stuff donated to the center over probably 60 years. It took us a month of daily work to finally get it all cleared out because it was going to be repurposed, which never happened. We ended up just using it for storage again. On the flip side, I furnished my very first apartment on Lapalco from the furniture we got from there.
Damn just remembered Barataria flooded that year, and we were so busy building new units for some new kids they were bringing in that we didn't realize how bad the weather was. Edgar, the manager, wanted to get us pizza for lunch since we'd been killing it all week, and they wouldn't deliver. They sent me to pick it up and by the time I dredged threw all the water to pizza hut on Lapalco and got back I had flooded the engine and trans out on the van severely, it was barely running. I told my boss Sam I think his name was. and he said, "Did you get the pizza?" Me."Yes." Him " Good job!" 😆
Oh wow!! Haha
Spoken like a true New Orleanian. So much history here in NOLA.
@@Noworries092 lol, no denying it.
I'm so glad i found this channel cause all these videos of old places in new orleans & surrounding it bring back so many childhood memories for me of growing up on the westbank in marrero, la.
Very cool! I’m glad you found it :) hope you enjoy the other stuff too
Can we just take a second to acknowledge how incredible it is just to find these places, much less to document them
Some are definitely a challenge, haha! Thanks dude!
I pass this place all the time
I drive by these every day and have always wondered what they looked like on the inside. Thanks for satisfying my curiosity lol
I was curious too :)
It was a group home for bad kids in the 90s. I was there on AITU2 Lockdown side across the street from the gym, church, and the kids who went home on the weekends.
Also the building y'all were first in was a homeless housing unit which was shut down. When the establishment was a group home that building was never used
Yeap I was there 99-2000 Madonna manor stes3
@pnshallerhorn damn. What year did it stop being a group home?
Great video. It's a shame these old buildings are being left to rot
Thank you! Agreed
I totally agree. Its disgusting
Its sickens me to see so many large buildings like this all over the country go to waste. There are so many homeless that places like these could have been transformed into affordable housing. The money they just throw at shelters could have been used to redo these places for housing.
Yup! Replace every wall, door, and Window $$$$, upgrade all electrical $$$$$$$, all new HVAC$$$$$$$$$ and the lis$$$$t goes on. Then let crackheads live there?
My step brother lived there until it closed then was moved to the other section when it was added in to assist with the people who were still living there.
Been a LONG time since I was in those buildings.
As being from Marrero. I appreciate this video!!
Thank you!
About 15 years ago, a friend of mine took out children to serve Thanksgiving dinner to the homeless. We also brought two cars of donations for the children and mothers there.
Staff was rude and the need was great. I cried for the folks who had to depend on this facility the entire time. I have always beat myself up for being so emotional and not being a strong woman to encourage.
The vibe was a cold one from staff.
I was so encouraged by our children ( who were between 12-7)were so willing to help and be kind.
You don’t know how lucky you are considering JP likes to hide out behind that building most of the day😂
2008 was probably the last time the place was in use. They opened it up to the public the door hurricane ike.I stayed there it was in fact creepy but really cool.
Very interesting place. If the walls could talk then we would know what when on in that place. Cool Buildings . Thanks for sharing this video.
Thanks for checking it out!
Dude that building would make a sweet mansion with a large garden
Yeah it would!
This sort of reminds me of the VA hospital in Gulfport Ms. It's a large complex that was used as a psychiatric ward for veterans and has 8 or 9 buildings and sat abandoned for many years after Katrina, fence around the whole perimeter, then eventually the city of Gulfport bought it I think in 2010 or 2011iirc. It sat for a number of years after that, but it is now all fixed up and is a business complex with retail stores too, Called Centennial Plaza. It has the same Spanish Colonial Architecture as this building does, and sits on Hwy 90 overlooking the water. Truly a beautiful location and beautiful buildings. Was sad seeing it sit for so long I'm glad it was saved. Not sure why the federal gov't no longer wanted it, maybe they couldn't justify the cost. I can't remember where they moved all the veterans that were living there to after Katrina.
Oh wow! I love the Spanish architecture
My father was an alcoholic and suffered from depression in his late 20's and he was admitted there for 6 months around 1960. Whenever we would pass it, he called it "the resort." Fortunately, he turned his life around and gave up all of his addictions to become an amazing husband and parent.
Been there. It was like a fairy-tale castle. I never heard or experienced any abuse while there. I ran away to a shopping mall close in the area. I just had hot feet. I have ok memories of being there
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Extremely sad what places like this come to be with dark history then abandoned. Lol I can tell we had a great time exploring this place. Good memories, I really do miss doing stuff with the crew.
It was a great time dude
Me and my kids stayed there when it eas a homeless shelter It was bad we were mistreated from the moment we walked through the doors 😢
Oh wow!
I grew up on the Westbank and knew of the place but didn’t know what it was because it always looked abandoned from the outside. I remember going to a haunted house one year in the early 90’s at a building to the right of it.
I stayed at the shelter just as well as their group homes. I use to go to the group home dances at Hope Haven and Madonna Manor. The shelter workers lied and covered up what the group home was doing. Plus the shelter staff stole plenty of things and food. There was an elevator at the shelter. This is not the shelter part of the building. Us kids were hanging out in that part of the building before it became a shelter. The Quiet Nun pushed 1 of the gals down into the elevator shaft. The shelter lied about the story. They said the little girl was living at the shelter when she died. They also said that she ran into the elevator while it was open and she fell in on her own. But she never lived at the shelter. She lived at St. Elizabeth's with me at 1314 Napoleon Ave. New Orleans Louisiana.
I'm so sorry & saddened to hear this. Some human beings are just so heartless & sadistic but will not escape their final day of judgement! I hope that you and your children are in a happy place now, God Bless you ♥
A lot of shady sh:t with the Archdiocese in New Orleans!
Foster kids and state kids use to live here in the early 80's. I stayed at the one connected to the Chinchuba Institute for the Deaf. Also that's St Elizabeth girls home. That was 40 years ago I was there!
Oh wow! Yeah we went inside Chinchuba as well
I notice how you use 'founded' instead of 'built' because the specific details of who and when it was built are unknown.
Thank you!
I went to culinary school here, cafe hope, in 2012. Makes me so sad to see this.
Be careful in those buildings. Unfortunately the homeless population has increased around here and they seem to be setting up resistance in Marrero and in those buildings.
I've been inside there as a volunteer in the 90's. It was a women's & children shelter. I can't remember if it was homeless or battered but i remember those halls
I would love to have seen it then
beautiful building! sad to see it in such a state.
We hated it there we all have terrible memories of that place It was evil 😢 They need tp tear it down and have it Blessed 20:18
Too bad something couldn’t be done to save it, it is such a pretty building and it is almost 100 years old. I guess the lead paint and asbestos abatement would cost a fortune. Great documentary of a cool building. I noticed the doors to the balcony didn’t have door knobs?!?
Yeah not sure why that was… maybe they once had them 🤷♂️
Reminds me of an abandoned Marine hospital I explored in Memphis. Even had the morgue.
I really enjoyed this tour, thank you so much for sharing. Question too ask, do you have to get permission to go into these old abandoned buildings around?
Yeah, definitely need permission
Oh wow! I cant believe this just popped up on my feed. I know exactly where that is. That's whats called the westbank. It's located on Barataria Blvd in marrero, La. I grew up in marrero, la & we lived very close to Hopehaven. Its funny cause when i would act up & be a lil bad butt as a kid, My mom would always threaten to go drop me off at Hopehaven. Lol! Hopehaven was a big deal for all us kids that grew up in marrero. I think most parents threatened their kids with bringing them to Hopehaven. Lol. Oh also they had an old sister building right next to it called Madonna manner but i forgot what that old building was for. I wanna say it was also a home but, just for girls. All i know is i'm 51 yrs old & they were there when i was a very little kid so those buildings are very very old. Those old buildings have been there forever.
Haha yeah I had several friends whose parents did the same thing!
I know the history of it still standing is cool but places with such terrible history should be torn down. All these storms we've had and it's still standing is wild to me. The kids deserved much better. 😭
Yeah hard to believe it’s survived all this time
Went here in ‘07 as a part of a church mission trip. Spent my time making friends with a girl there. Apparently my youth leader got yelled at by one of the head people there because she kissed me on the cheek when we were leaving. 😂
It's a nice building. A shame that the building is in this state. This building is empty as long as I live. I like this video and thanks for sharing it with us. Until the next one 👍😃
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you!
This building was still open and functioning as a transitional shelter for families in the 2010’s
I would have never known that this was an orphanage 😮
Poor children. Strange that doors are locked. It was beautiful at one time but terrible for the abuse
I went to the high school next to it Archbishop Shaw snuck inside the abandoned basketball gym once it wasn’t sealed off then, fun times
What would you do if one of those light stitches worked?
Hah! That would be interesting for sure!
First of all, you already know that Marrero is not New Orleans. But I always pass by those buildings and wonder why they just left to rot away because they’re so beautiful.
Marrero is part of the New Orleans metropolitan area.. and yeah they’re gorgeous buildings! I really hope to see them put to good use someday
If it say ( ,Louisiana ) it’s not New Orleans for example..Kenner,Louisiana,Harvey Louisiana is not New Orleans .. New Orleans, Louisiana is New Orleans
@@Kylewilson608 exactly.
@@Kylewilson608 all suburbs of New Orleans and part of the metro area as well.
The WestBank, Algiers, Gretna, marrero, most of the metropolis on the West Bank is considered New Orleans.
The marrero Rasing Canes has a photo of the children hanging inside. They should take that down.
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I’m about to go look
One of my kids around 7yrs old tried to walk put the 2nd floor window 😢 got is out of there asap Evil place😢😢
That’s crazy! Wow! I’m glad y’all are okay though
I was in hope haven before I found my forever home it was really rough being in there the staff was mean abusive i was raped twice before I found a way out
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That’s awful! I’m so sorry that happened to you!
Shower looks good for being in a abandoned hospital
at 13:54 when you looked down the elevator shaft it appears that there is 2 glowing eyes looking up at you.
Quite possible!
That building's big enough to house ALL the homeless in New Orleans area....😢😢😢😢 WHY don't cities use these old, empty buildings to help people, instead of just letting them rot? 😢😢😢
I agree, there are so many places that can be turned into livable solutions for the unhoused
Should be renovated and turned into a home for homeless people, or veteran home.
That would be great!
I was here in 1999-2000
When I was there it was a group home 1999-2000 it was for bad kids
Bad smells could be evil is present
Sydney Torres, this would the best shelter for homeless veterans!
I’ve said the same thing about all the abandoned schools we have in Louisiana now, there are tons! I was told it couldn’t be done bc of asbestos and lead paint.
I am amazed that it hasn't been vandalized...hmmmm
Yeah I thought they’d be in much worse shape
It more than likely flooded in the Louisiana 2016 floods.almost every parish flooded in either march 16 flood or the august 2016 flood. Some flooded in both.
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24:34 bro is sus O_O
Hahahahaha
@@NOLADEEJ ROFL
That boi a fool.
@@DeadlyKnot wc
@@RangerRickTV lol
ALL of those buildings have been demolished. Here is a new huge medical building there now.
I think you’re thinking of something else
Negative
Hope Haven is not in New Orleans. It's in Marrero, Louisiana
Two things. 1. Marrero is a suburb of New Orleans and is considered part of the New Orleans metropolitan area. 2. If you read the description, I specifically say it’s in Marrero. But thank you.
It’s a dumb waiter, prob for laundry etc
Let us all prey for the little holes that got TOE-UP in that place!! Did yall take that fabulous urn that was outside??
I was there in 95 on Lancaster 2