Abandoned Sunoco Truck Stop - North Lima, OH
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- Опубликовано: 29 май 2020
- Abandoned Sunoco Truck Stop - North Lima, OH. Closed for what looks like several years, this place that once saw hundreds of thousands of visitors come through its doors over time, now just sits and decays terribly. The inside is so moldy and filled with moss. There are hardly any ceiling tiles that haven't fallen to the ground. The parking lot is full of craters and empty gas pumps. Only sign of life are the weeds taking over the building and the occasional trucker that may pull in to take a rest.
If I had to take a guess as to why it closed, it may be safe to say it's because of the Pilot Travel Center right next door as well as the newer Speedway Station... Although I'm sure this Sunoco Truck Stop closed before Speedway opened. I, however, could be completely wrong and it may not have closed due to the Pilot. What is certain is this place is in terrible condition inside on the first floor. I fear what the second floor looks like considering the first floor is completely full of toxic black mold, moss, water damage, and has visibly bowing walls from them giving way. I feel it's safe to say this place will need to be demolished should anything be opened on this site. It is easily one of the more deteriorated places I've seen.
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I think like you do Wallie which I was imagining the people who have passed though those doors & eaten in the restaurant over the years. This video I really enjoyed. Thank you for sharing!
I am so EXCITED I found this!!! In the 1980's, early 90's this was a restaurant my family and I would go to as a kid!! Friday was fish and Man this place was the bomb! There was art all throughout by a local artist. It had booths and a diner. The waitresses wore those pressed dresses with a white apron. They had the best coffee and lemon Meringue pie. Legend has it, that is was owned by a MOBSTER. My Dad was a truck driver, he is passed, but this really brought back bittersweet memories🥲
Wow!
Keeping my time in UK 🇬🇧 LOCKDOWN a bit better and making me want to explore abandoned buildings and places in the UK
Oh I hope you do cause uk.have alot of old buildings that the history channel never put on their youtube channel..
Gaylene Wood yeah the uk just leaves the abandoned buildings to rot and let nature take it back and people who see abandoned buildings they just smash it up for no reason
Don Avan yeah I would like to f lockdown but I have a disability and have been asked to shield from the virus
Wow, what a great find! I work for Sunoco, and I am really shocked when I see them close up, and a lot of the times you are right, competition really hurts the business, especially if they also have cheaper fuel prices than you as well, in my opinion if I had to chose between Sunoco and Pilot for fuel, I would get Sunoco fuel because you know exactly what you are getting, where Pilot, you don't know what companies left over fuel you are getting, goes the same for Wawa fuel as well. But obviously with this Sunoco here, I don't think it was a corporate owned location, because if it was it would have been updated by now, we didn't have those style pumps and that interior design for like almost 20 years now. So I believe that location was a franchise location and the owners just refused to invest any money into updating and customers decided to just take their business to newer, nicer and more updated stores. I like how on the signs not only did they black out the Sunoco name on the signs but they even blacked out the Nascar name too, lol.
Yeah, I remember watching John Cassity's stream when he was here. When you were in the comments saying that you were here, I couldn't wait to see your perspective on this place. The inside of the truck stop building is just insaely HURTING. I also like that inspiration quote you did saying that you think of the people that used to go here and why you film the videos you did. We've even had those moment sin our videos. Its stuff like that, that motivates us to make the videos we film today. Definitely a place that's going to need to be demolished because of the condition that it's in. Really great video once again man!
It's kinda crazy how many abandoned gas stations are out there! Even in my city of only like 64k, there's like four different abandoned stations!
Crazy that small! I know of one by where my sister lived. Building is long gone but can tell right where it sat. Tiny little one with single pump, one hose each end. Tank might even be in the ground yet and no for sale signs ever went up. Been over ten years.
@@KC8EWU Actually happen to have a similar scenario here. Pumps were ripped out years ago, couple years ago the building was demolished, and pretty sure they never removed the tanks underground. And it also did not get put on for sale!
About half a mile from me there is a gas station that has been abandoned for 17 years. Was a Marathon when it closed and was a Gulf station prior to Marathon. It was abandoned when the owners were caught funneling money to Al Qaeda and the Taliban
Time to start getting in theirs and renovating them....
People just let this stuff sit in decay, Becomes an eyesore.
Fix them back up open up the restaurants with nice people working there and that's it
I just found this. I helped open this truckstop in July or August of 1963. It was a Pure Oil Truckstop, built by B & B Construction, for Mr. L. P. "Pat" Berardi, & other "silent" partners. I was a shift manager / cashier in the fuel station, until I resigned in the spring of 1966 to start my truck driving career. The fuel station opened a while before the restaurant. I watched the terrazzo floor being poured, & finished, helped carry the stainless restaurant fixtures & other things in when they were delivered. The offices for the business were upstairs, along with rental offices for different trucking company brokers, bunk rooms for drivers, shower rooms, & I think a small lounge. The first station manager was Mr. George Tomich from Ellsworth. The garage was run by John Berardi Jr. A few months after opening, the business went bankrupt. Mahoning National Bank, from Youngstown took over, until the business was sold at sheriff's auction. New owners, John Hull, Arrel Friedman & Fred Beshara took over. John Hull was the manager, & also, my boss. Years later, Mr. Joseph Daltorio, who ran the trucker's store, bought the business. A few years after I left, Pure Oil Co., from Palatine, IL, sold out to Union Oil Co, or UNICAL. The truckstop became a Union 76 Truckstop. From July, 1992, I drove for Roadway Express, across Rt. 7 from Penn-Ohio, & ate many meals in the restaurant & visited with Joe many times. I retired in July, 2000, & returned home near Toledo. Occasionally, I would return to the area, & saw that the business had changed ownership, & was going downhill fast. I still, at age 80, have many fond memories of the many co-workers, drivers, vendors & others that came thru the doors in the 2 1/2 years that I worked there. I still have a photo that was taken of myself & Mary Lou, a secretary, out by the old Divco panel truck that served as our oil storage facility, advertising Pure Oil's "Truck Tested" Motor Oil. It is very sad to see the building that I spent many hours in, in this delapidated shape. It would be better if it were demolished.
Great comment
Another awsome find and just crazy to see all that moss growing i side of thar place
That restaurant was called Guiseppe’s. I found matchbook covers online for it. So interesting!
My mother and I worked here in the 70's and 80's. It was so clean and nice. Our boss Joe Daltorio wouldn't have it any other way!
Hi Wallie & Kayla... i cant believe how many abandoned places there are in eastern USA, and the different varieties from fast food to gas stations and beyond. Be safe.
I do remember terry and nikki filming this to, great video as always, It was Penn-Ohio Truck Plaza and thats all i could scratch up from research.
Used to stop here for gas on occasion. Was put out of business by the Pilot down the road, which was newer, cleaner, and overall a better place to shop. The owners also weren't interested in keeping it updated.
Yea that place has been closed for 10 yrs now..i remember going there when i was a kid to eat with my parents..it was one of their stops besides the truck stop on the corner of Rte 14 before heading to mountaineer..the food there was pretty decent until poor management came along n went downhill..also there was an arcade there back in the day and an adult viewing room ..on video machines btw..n yes there were rooms upstairs mostly used for 1 nighters..the garage in the back i beleive was rented out garage space for mixed use bc a friend of mine buddy did auto body n paint in the one but that was like 18 yrs ago..anyhow safe travels..
I was thinking that from the natures carpet growing inside (love jp videos name for moss) and also the pumps. Very few use ones that old anymore unless really rural low traffic area.
I checked Google street view where is seemed to be opened in 2011.
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i rember when i went to pre school i always use to pass a sunoco gas station and put gas sometimes but it change to a diffrent gas station
The M&S truck stop at intersection of Rt 7 & Rt 14, still open but it has seen better days as well
I never ate there but I remember my grandpap Carl telling me the food was decent back in the day but that was 25 plus years ago
Great video Wallie
@WallieB26 Awesome video, keep up the great work!!! 😄
The Pilot down the street is pretty nice, clean and updated inside with a McDonald’s attached so I’m sure that would’ve hurt this place. By the conditions of this place, it was gone long before the Speedway was built which I want to say was about 3 years ago.
The awning says ‘Giuseppes’ which was the restaurant, you actually got it on video with your indoor shot back at 6:04👍
Very awesome video you and Kayla look seem like awesome people
Thanks for sharing great video
you two seem pretty cool stay safe out there
Very cool. I know this area well. My uncle had a hotel right around there. It's been torn down though. I'll definitely check out your other videos I love this kind of stuff.
This was filmed literally 15 minutes away from where I live
Troy Ohio????
Any idea when it closed? Judging by natures carpet growing inside I dare say at least 5 years. Black mold would be first and once it sets in, no choice but too demolish basically.
Xtreme Tours Pro you must be thinking of Lima. Not north Lima. Only like a 3hr difference. Idiot
As a vacation fan I go to troy a little bit south of that it’s pretty nice there we stay in an holiday inn there’s a abandoned Steak ‘n Shake down there by the Walmart in Troy thx for this vid now in August I can go up here and do a video thx wallie Edit it’s so weird there so much mold but a perfect pictures also I feel this place closed in 2010
It's incredible how well the color of the paint or wrap for the Sunoco on the building and pump's awning has aged. Makes it look like the place closed last year. Lol
Awesome video 👌👌
3:27 kinda reminded me of the Old Sun Books
Great video
It`s just amazing how much abandon gas station there is i am thinking of doing the one gas station down the road from me filming it great video watch out for the pot holes
Lol.. a advertisement popped up.. " the world is changing". Perfect for this video
Also at the 6:00 minute mark if you look to the upper right hand side corner on top of the sink, etched into the glass is the name of the restaurant called Giuseppe's.
First off, had you gone down to Pilot Truck, Travel, and Retirement Center, 9 AM, or 7 Pm, two shows a day, we could have educated you on the truck stop. I personally, don't know everything, but my wife worked there for sixteen years. The name of the restaurant was, Giuseppe's. Watch your video again, the serving center, with moss growing on it, the name is on the glass above it. Closed in October of 2003. Reopened, then closed, and reopened again, I believe, and finally closed again. Two brothers, owners, I think one has passed on, while the other, not sure of. The ground under the parking lot, is thought of as being dirty, years of gas, oil, and diesel leaking into the ground. The picture you missed was in the restaurant on the north wall in the dining area. I only lived out her thirty + years, and am not a historian, but you should have come by the pilot.
Mmm mold and moss sandwich 🥪 coming right now. I remember passing this place all the time going to Boardman. That place will have to be demoed down for sure.
Pilot used to be tiny. This place went out of business when Pilot expanded into an actual truck stop. Diner inside used to be called Guiseppe's. It was the Penn-Ohio truck stop.
A section of the roof is hanging off the side
@@hc-sb1nzYes. I wonder what they're going to do with it. I pass it daily. I guess I just got used to it.
Wow! Its my hometown, we used to hang out in Giuseppe's after hours, the resturant with green roof, they had the best ranch dressing...1994 was the last time I remember being there. Down the street going towards Boardman go under the turnpike bridge to the left, I guess there is a graveyard.
There is. I live here. Just passed it.
Yes, it's sad to think there won't be anyone making memories there again.
I passed by this place a few times myself running between Toledo area and Dayton
Keep it up man!!
This breaks my heart. I was a waitress there for years, as was my mother. I remember when they put all those new booths there. Very sad. The owner, Joe Daltorio, was a stickler for cleanliness. He's probably rolling in his grave!
I went there as a kid with my parents, back in the 80's. I remember the one waitress, she wore a bun in her hair. She worked there for years and was the best waitress ever!! She was on it.
Do you know when or why they closed it down?
I don’t remember this ever opened. I’m 30 years old and we took that route to get to Boardman often.
It's interesting when you find places like this because you never know what you're going to find while filming. When Terry and I went,we were surprised and drove past it a million times before lol
Like the picture of the truck on the wall of the truck stop
That was an interesting truck stop.
Hey bro I mean that place is very bad but it's very educational very enjoyable and keep up the good work I think we should do that gentlemen's club even though it's closed for dark reasons you know I think it would be quite interesting and people should know you know what that's up to you if you do it I'll be here waiting to watch your next videos be safe be happy be healthy and have fun
Those are converter dollies that are used to connect double and triple trailers
That truck stop has been closed for quite some time and is used for parking mainly now
We usually drive out that way to pick up the Turnpike going west, saves on the ridiculous tolls there at Westgate coming / going from PA to OH
My family was the one that built the truck stop in 1959, we had the semi truck service garage in the back for years. It’s been about 10 years since it closed down. If you notice on the building our sign is still there.
I used to stop in there back in the late 80's. Had a decent restaurant. Old school.
Dang, nice find here
just as you enter the restaurant doors if you looked to left on the wall was a huge wood panel with a map of the us carved into it.
Come to Fort Wayne, Indiana. Plenty of abandoned places here!
Help them with gas and a place to stay
Holy hole hell in that parking lot.
I slept at that pilot truck stop back in 2017 when I was trucking with my grandpa
You two make a good couple
also the place reminds me it being weird like the sammys place you did and the sunbooks just like the sunbooks got torn down this place need's to.
Looks like the old 76 then T/A truck stop I went to many years ago ! Wasn't the best back then !
That was In Youngstown
This is the type of place you would find a horror movie
I always wanted to stop and take pictures whenever I drove past there but I'm too scared too. There are always truck drivers parked there. I didn't know that about the other building. I always had a creepy vibe about it so It makes sense.
I can only imagine all the truckers, families, and people that stopped here from the highways and byways of America.
Lived here 20 years. Never seen open. Been before 2000
Yah understand why u didn't film Tiffany's
use to work there as a bus boy back in I think around 2001. wonder if the big painting of a semi truck is still on the wall just as you enter through the main doors on he left hand side of the wall? sad to see this place in such bad shape. was really hoping they would have re opened it again now its to late unless someone with deep pockets buys it and re does it.
We hardly get places like this in Australia, if they do shut down they usually get taken over quickly and also they fence them off right away so we can't really explore them.
I delivered for pizza hut on South Ave in 2014 this place was closed then. That pizza place is closed now as well if you're looking for another place. 8535 South Ave Poland 44514 it close at the beginning of the year.
I've been at that truck stop years ago.
My guess would be that was a Perkins Restaurant. They was pretty popular back in the day at truck stops.
No, it was never a Perkins Restaurant.
The station has been closed a good 6 years now it looks like, I was able to see it was still open in 2011, but by Sept 2014 it was closed. And it looks like the restaurant attached to the Sunoco closed up even earlier than the gas station did.
Where’d you get the information from?
@@bren_6137 On googlemaps.
It's gotta be longer than that. Give or take 15 years or so
Sunoco is my favorite sign
It was a Union 76 Truckstop in the 60s thru late 90s
That place is rough, wow.
I think it has been a while since cigarettes were $4.43, so likely closed for a long while :-D
Was the upper part of the building like a motel or sleeping rooms? Does anyone know?
That and "one night stands" according too another post.
@@KC8EWU thanks for the information.
What was the second floor used for?
I work right down the street from that truck stop.
Good job Wallieb26
There was a sign above that waitress service station in the resturant that i believe had the name of the resturant guessepie or something i think i saw that when i watched not sure
Yes
I used to eat here when I was a little girl. I'm 23 now. ah, such good memories
Just seems weird that the place still has a large amount of fixtures -tables, booths, POS machines and displays, even (especially) the gas pumps outside-and they weren’t removed right after the closing...??
It is strange that the pay phones are gone. On my exploration channel I filmed a kmart and next to the entrance thier was a pay phone with the bottom half missing. Probably broke it when they found out they couldn't make a call!🤣
man i was hopeing for Gas but this Sunoco Is permanently closed.
I don’t why it closed but for awhile it was owned by ups and used as a place where there they drop off their trailers before heading into PA
Im surprised no one stole that Ruby Super System 2000 these still go for 1000+ used. I cant believe that Ruby cash register is laying there to rot. These were 6000 to 25K new depending on what you want.
That's ashame
I think it’s “Giuseppe’s”; there was a glass sign when you went around to the side...?
Check out at 6:06-there’s a glass sign inside above a counter and it has “Giuseppe’s” on it...
Crazy
There used to a country radio station up top
I had to weigh my truck at that stop probably about 1998, so it was open then.
I'm 23 and it's been closed as long as I can remember
cool 😀
Cranberry Quaker Steak is closed for good now, sadly. No news yet about Robinson's (though they did MUCH better business).
I think it closed around 03-04 they did reopen the fuel/ gas station part in 07 I see that didn't last long. back when I worked there it was in desperate need of a new roof and the owners never wanted to do it just keep pluggin along. mismanagement and poor up keep I think is why it closed.
Also the whole front of the building collapsed right where you were walking to the right side
looks like an old 76 truck stop!
it was
If I remember the club and truck stop closed at about the same time
Wasnt it a adult club
Ok he adressed it
I was talking about when the club and gas station closed
wow that place is trashed to say the least, maybe the only thing worth anything in there is the old pay phone on the wall..that would be cool to have ...thanks guys for the video
Google Street View from Aug 2011 shows that it was open. By Aug 2016, the next Google Street View, it was closed.
WRONG
@@tinoswrld Take it up with Google. What I said is what it shows.
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The name of the restaurant was written on the glass in the one shot from the side window 6:01...but can't remember what it said it was a weird name
It was "Giuseppe's" - I'm guessing that it was an Italian restaurant that closed at the same time the gas station did.
Notifications as usual
I used to eat there as a kid it used to be a nice place
I just explored the inside of this place. It’s in more horrible shape. The roof collapsed by the restaurant area. It’s needs to be demolished honestly.
Oh so that truck stop had too many lot lizards sorry for been rude of my words but truck drivers always get those coming up to their trucks and hawking themselves and but anyhow be careful with your car that hole could've swallowed up your car..
If I was buying that gas station place I would take look inside only one time just to see how bad it is then rebuild that gas station shop but I would not do it tho but someone would had to rebuild that place whatever they see inside of it or no
I wonder if that Liberty inn sign that's next to your car is at that gas station shop I could be wrong but if I was right that would be at