Exploring My Abandoned Childhood Home in Virginia

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  • Опубликовано: 19 авг 2014
  • This was a very special video for me to put together. From 1985-1991 my family lived in this farm house. Most of my early childhood memories are from the time that we lived there. I never imagined that I would step foot in this house again, so after 23 years it was a little eerie being in there again.
    As for the history of the home, well I'm not sure when it was built, but I would guess either late 1800's or early 1900's. I added a few pictures at different points in the video to give you an idea of what the house looked like in the mid-late 80's.
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  • @Saffirea
    @Saffirea 9 лет назад +98

    It must have been hard for you to see your childhood home like that.

    • @BrianSterowski
      @BrianSterowski  9 лет назад +30

      It brought back a lot of good memories walking through there. It was sad to see it in that condition but I'm glad that I got to before it was demolished. Thanks for watching!

    • @S0L4RE
      @S0L4RE 5 лет назад +8

      Brian Sterowski I am a little late to the party. Why was it abandoned?

    • @tonywhite5085
      @tonywhite5085 4 года назад +3

      People lived there after because it looks like everything was painted over.

    • @lightningandthunder2861
      @lightningandthunder2861 3 года назад +3

      @@BrianSterowski why was it abandoned?

  • @terrirambo5354
    @terrirambo5354 7 лет назад +42

    Wow... this was such a beautiful home. so man rooms, and all of the fireplaces . So sad.

  • @2233golf2
    @2233golf2 8 лет назад +23

    That is kinda sad really.......the house had this old charme about it......
    I can "hear " the noises....dishes clatter from the kitchen....people talk about their daily stuff - children playing in the yard.......
    I like these golden charmers so much more than the modern once.....
    Thank you very much for this wonderful tour through your childhood universe...
    I hope one day you get such a great house yourself....

  • @gabbyg561
    @gabbyg561 8 лет назад +41

    This was a beautiful home at one time. I would say it was built in the late 1800's, and of course updated with bathrooms, and electricity. It looked so repairable. Really in great condition, and not really any vandal damage. What a great house for you, to grow up in. It's really too bad to see this bit of history torn down, and the peaceful acreage filled in with a sub division, of boxy expensive home, with huge house payments. LOL

    • @patsaunders525
      @patsaunders525 5 лет назад +4

      I agree we need to stop step back and look at what we have become; there is too much loss in this world with out taking good farm land and houses that could be restored to make room for the houses you mentioned. Soon there will be NO farm land left to grow what the world needs more of; Food.

  • @wa1ufo
    @wa1ufo 7 лет назад +71

    This house could have been restored at one time. It amazes me how wasteful we Americans are. Very sad I think.

    • @HouseWinchester1874
      @HouseWinchester1874 7 лет назад +6

      NewHampshireBoy not just America. In Australia they are doing the same. Demolishing nice old houses, and then subdividing the land and then building 2-4, sometimes even 6, little match boxes.

    • @tannaeros
      @tannaeros 5 лет назад +6

      It takes good friends to understand the long time it takes to refurbish a house. I have an Eaton Earlsfield from 1928 that is taking a while to refurbish with quality. I've had family drop by once, and turn their nose up at the original flooring, the visible ceiling rafters, etc.. I've also had friends and family say that my place was the best place for a get together, because it's comfy.
      The buying price is one thing, installing insulation in walls where the only insulation was once newspapers that announced that Japan attacked Pearl Harbor is another.
      The house is the video is such a cool house, it's a shame it's been abandoned. It's got some great space to it.

    • @sybileberhart3439
      @sybileberhart3439 5 лет назад +1

      If there is money to be had you can bet nothing else matters except that all mighty dollar! Really tragic.

    • @didifghnlie283
      @didifghnlie283 4 года назад +1

      American houses are not built to last

    • @piercehawke8021
      @piercehawke8021 3 года назад

      @@didifghnlie283 Yes and no. If discussing houses from the last 30-40 years, I have to agree with you. The house in this video looked to have been built around 1910 at the latest. And it looked to be a rather easy resto.
      The thing that really perplexed me was why were their two sets of stairs, with maybe 10 feet between them on the 2nd floor.

  • @Richcovephoto
    @Richcovephoto 10 лет назад +29

    Felt emotional watching this Brian, I think it was the pictures you inserted... great memories, great video. Thanks for sharing your childhood home.. Hey Tony Lee Glenn you have to watch this....

    • @BrianSterowski
      @BrianSterowski  10 лет назад +1

      It brought back a lot of memories walking through there. Thanks for watching!

  • @justinheatherly1905
    @justinheatherly1905 9 лет назад +30

    If I was a billionaire I'd pay to restore the home and return it to you. They recently tore down my old home to put in an eye clinic, it was heart and gut wrenching. Man, if only walls could speak and tell what they've seen. Nice video. Sorry it had to be torn down friend.

    • @BrianSterowski
      @BrianSterowski  9 лет назад +4

      Thanks Justin! I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment!

  • @angelahagerman5693
    @angelahagerman5693 8 лет назад +23

    Such a beautiful house......I can see just how many memories were there....I love your childhood house...

    • @BrianSterowski
      @BrianSterowski  8 лет назад

      +Angela Hagerman Thank you! :-)

    • @luiskyrm
      @luiskyrm 8 лет назад

      I agree

    • @missrose5261
      @missrose5261 8 лет назад +1

      +Brian Sterowski Beautiful house and great location so green around there.Just wonder if u are polish because your surname sound like it.

    • @missrose5261
      @missrose5261 8 лет назад +2

      +Brian Sterowski That's nice, thank you for answering.Btw I just found your channel and I really enjoy watching your videos.All the best.

    • @BrianSterowski
      @BrianSterowski  8 лет назад +2

      Miss Rose Thank you :-) Glad you enjoy them!

  • @userunavailable3095
    @userunavailable3095 9 лет назад +12

    What a lovely place to grow up. So sad its gone.

    • @BrianSterowski
      @BrianSterowski  8 лет назад +1

      +userunavailable3095 Thank you for watching!

  • @gamma21285
    @gamma21285 9 лет назад +15

    That's typical for developers. This house is about (if not over) a hundred years old and it's still holding up even though it's rundown now. Someone could put a couple of thousand $$ into restoring this place back to perfection and it would probably last another hundred years. Instead they're going to tear it down and build a bunch of pre-fab P.O.S houses that will start to fall apart in about 10-15 years time along with streets and cul-de-sacs running through this beautiful piece of farmland! That's a shame. Great video man! It really hits home!!

    • @BrianSterowski
      @BrianSterowski  9 лет назад +3

      I agree, and it wouldn't take a lot to fix it up. Thanks for watching!

    • @MTknitter22
      @MTknitter22 6 лет назад +2

      gamma21285 Not just developers at fault, greedy town govts. too. They are often just as bad. Add to that historical restrictions and there are reasons why these places can’t be easily bought and all. This place requires far more than a few thousand to be safe for living. Its so pretty!!!

    • @chrislemaster2695
      @chrislemaster2695 6 лет назад +1

      At least this home was built with good materials. Not Chinese Drywall and Chinese Toxic paint, and best of not PRE Fab garbage. If your house was built between 2001-2009 in Florida, Ohio, Virginia, Georgia, and there was 23 other states in that list you could have toxic Chinese Drywall. It omits a gas that smells like rotten eggs, causes blacking of electrical wires, pitting on mirrors, pitting on chrome fixtures, tarnish and blackened copper coils on A/c units and it will corrode your A/c unit and needs to replace it every two years and causes and variety of heath problems such as bleeding noses, headaches, and asthmatic issues.

    • @MTknitter22
      @MTknitter22 6 лет назад

      Chris Lemaster so true !! 👍👍👍

  • @lindalee7322
    @lindalee7322 6 лет назад +4

    Hi, Brian.
    Your home was magnificent when you lived there. Thank your for sharing your photo memories with us.
    That must have been disheartening seeing your beautiful childhood home in this condition.
    God bless you. Stay safe.
    Hugs,
    Linda Lee

    • @BrianSterowski
      @BrianSterowski  6 лет назад

      Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for the kind words!

  • @bevyk777
    @bevyk777 7 лет назад +18

    Awww man, that was a neat house to grow up in! What a shame it got let go. Also a shame you had to see it like that. Try and remember it the way it was instead.

  • @stephanielynn1766
    @stephanielynn1766 7 лет назад +14

    I bet that was an amazing home! wish you could have kept it in the family!

  • @byrn
    @byrn 8 лет назад +6

    Wow.. That must be so eerie, to see how a place you knew so well has decayed. It's heartbreaking to see grand old houses like these fall into disrepair only to be replaced with subdivisions...

  • @gracetoth2258
    @gracetoth2258 9 лет назад +10

    This looks like a really cool house to have grown up in! My heart ached when I saw the house though compared to the pictures! Thanks for filming for us! (:

  • @jamesflores728
    @jamesflores728 8 лет назад +5

    I would've loved to live there such a wonderful home.

  • @Kittydoc90
    @Kittydoc90 9 лет назад +11

    What a beautiful, bright, gracious old house! What a shame that it was/will be lost forever! My heart ached for you as I watched, and those added photos were such a poignant touch. My mother-in-law grew up in a small Illinois farm town, in a lovely victorian farmhouse that had been in the family for decades. Long after she was grown and moved away, it was sold out of the family and eventually abandoned. In the early 80's, a cousin got my husband and me inside to see it, after vandals and copper thieves had down their cruel work and shortly before it was torn down. The photos were hard for my m-in-l to look at-she was actually glad when the house was pulled down-she wanted to remember it as her home. Sad, so sad.
    Thank you for sharing this house with us-you're a reminder of the real people who have lived in these old places and turned houses into homes.

    • @BrianSterowski
      @BrianSterowski  9 лет назад +2

      I can imagine how that must have been tough for her to see pictures of it looking like that. I'd rather see the homes torn down than to be vandalized. Thank you for watching!

  • @tealapowell5241
    @tealapowell5241 10 лет назад +15

    Hey, I really enjoyed your video of your childhood home. I too grew up in an old farmhouse out in the middle of nowhere..LOL...I loved that old house and still do. We left it after I graduated in '74. I've only been back to see it once in '95 and a family was living in it, which I was very pleased to see. They invited me in to walk around to see the changes they'd made. I'm finally going back to my home town in a couple of months. I've googled it and found it's still standing...so am planning on visiting probably for the last time. Sorry that yours is going to be demolished. When you grow up in a special place it always stays with you. Your video was very touching! Thanks for sharing!! :)

    • @BrianSterowski
      @BrianSterowski  10 лет назад +4

      Hopefully when you go back you'll find it in good condition. I guess you never know what it'll be like since you haven't seen it in almost 20 years. Thank you for your kind words and taking the time to watch my video :-)

    • @user-qb2vb2ob3j
      @user-qb2vb2ob3j 7 лет назад +1

      Hi ! Very sorry ! Why did you leave this house, what is the reason for the move ? Live in Russia for centuries, and passed the house by inheritance. In Russia we have a house rather he will fall than it will carry..

  • @perttikeinonen3206
    @perttikeinonen3206 8 лет назад +5

    Such a beautiful house. I can only imagine how nice it was back in the day.

  • @Loriaborealis
    @Loriaborealis 9 лет назад +5

    Loved this video. I grew up in the house my Dad was born in, 1933. They adopted me at 6 months of age in 1968. It was a big center hall colonial farmhouse that my great grandfather purchased for my grandparents as a wedding gift in 1927. It was my "home" until December 2002 when my parents sold the farm as it was too much for them to keep up with for just the two of them. It represented all that was good and safe as well as an abundance of love and memories. The new owners split shortly thereafter and they tore it down. I felt, as my parents did, as if a part of us fell with that house. I loved that house. You're so fortunate that you were able to go inside one more time. Old houses (my home was built 1860s) are so much better built than a lot of newer homes and have character. I sometimes think some of the happy and loving energy that is in them throughout the years remains behind and we feel it. I'm not one to believe in all of that but someone once said that and it made sense. Large, old houses can be scary but at the same time they can feel comforting too, as was my childhood home and appears yours was as well. Thank you for posting this!

    • @BrianSterowski
      @BrianSterowski  9 лет назад

      I enjoyed reading your story and thank you so much for watching :)

  • @ndlz1
    @ndlz1 8 лет назад +6

    You were lucky to have been able to go back, and revisit your memories.

  • @sanguinelynx
    @sanguinelynx 9 лет назад +7

    Beautiful old home, it's a real pity it wasn't restored. They just don't make houses like this anymore.

    • @BrianSterowski
      @BrianSterowski  9 лет назад

      sanguinelynx very true. thank you for watching!

  • @annasummers5348
    @annasummers5348 8 лет назад +2

    This must have been so heart breaking. I was born in Topeka, and could have not been more blessed to have had my grandparents in my life well into my forties. I went back to Topeka to the nome that was my joy, and it was for sale. The beautiful, loved trees there had grown and shut out the light.

  • @candysantillo3325
    @candysantillo3325 8 лет назад +7

    This was a very interesting and touching video to watch.What a shame such a grand lady of a house has to be torn down.Thank you for sharing.

  • @jenandujar3537
    @jenandujar3537 8 лет назад +3

    Loved how you included your own photos.

  • @JupitersFire
    @JupitersFire 7 лет назад +4

    Such a Beautiful house. What a shame to be torn down. What a place to live, and that wide open view. A house like that should be lived-in.

  • @heatherstream8134
    @heatherstream8134 6 лет назад +2

    It's heartbreaking to see beautiful homes like this end up falling into disrepair, imagine how gorgeous it would have been had it been maintained. Thank you for sharing

    • @BrianSterowski
      @BrianSterowski  6 лет назад

      I’m just glad I got to see it one last time! Thanks for watching!

  • @drewcilladanielle9179
    @drewcilladanielle9179 9 лет назад +4

    Sad when your home that you once lived in is being torn down, it was such a beautiful home.

  • @abandonedsc4261
    @abandonedsc4261 9 лет назад +23

    Wow man this is an amazing video Rarely do these abandoned places hit home like this I believe this is one of the best videos I've seen, because it hits so close to home on so many levels Felt kinda sad knowing they're going to tear it down. Ive done videos of places because of development it's just unique hearing the story and seeing the pics from someone who lived there. I'm going to add this to my favorites I did really enjoy this one. Awesome job!

    • @BrianSterowski
      @BrianSterowski  9 лет назад +5

      Thank you for watching and the kind comments. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

  • @PicoAndSepulveda
    @PicoAndSepulveda 8 лет назад +8

    The family photos flesh it out. Nice touch. That seems like a great place to grow up. Thanks, Brian.

  • @dianepereira1860
    @dianepereira1860 3 года назад +1

    I love that you added pictures of what it looked like when you were growing up there. It gives the viewer a nice perspective and shows how a family enjoyed living there when the house was full of life.

  • @wordsmithgobshite3296
    @wordsmithgobshite3296 8 лет назад +5

    I was going to go look at one of my childhood homes but would have found it too sad and nostalgic without someone else from my family there.

  • @ivysun1
    @ivysun1 8 лет назад +6

    Thank you for sharing. It was nice to see your photos of when you lived there.

  • @starxxx1380
    @starxxx1380 7 лет назад +6

    What a beautiful house..a lot of rooms and stairs...i m so sad for you..you have something special in your hands..this video..this video will accompany your memories..

  • @sarahk949
    @sarahk949 7 лет назад +2

    Abandoned houses are such a cool thing to explore but at the same time it's sad to know that those houses were once so full of life and now they are just dead empty shells with precious memories attached to them. It's the same feeling I get when I see cemeteries. It was hard leaving my childhood home 18 years ago, I would feel devastated if it was abandoned or torn down. I can only imagine how it felt to be in your childhood home again and knowing it would soon cease to exist.

  • @worlduniversal4795
    @worlduniversal4795 8 лет назад +2

    Brian... thank you for sharing your awesome video and pictures of your childhood memories with us. You grew up in such a beautiful happy home. I can relate to what your talking about. It's good that you saved this brief documentary for others to watch. Take care!

  • @Lincolntowncoupe
    @Lincolntowncoupe 9 лет назад +6

    A toilet in the porch! What a fantastic idea!

    • @BrianSterowski
      @BrianSterowski  9 лет назад

      Tan Gre lol! :)

    • @Lincolntowncoupe
      @Lincolntowncoupe 9 лет назад +1

      ***** have you ever found anything in there that belonged to you? Or had it gone through too many other families?
      My childhood home is on the verge of abandonment. My dad still uses the shop on the property and hadn't it been for that it probably would be. Luckily it still has power and heat but the finished basement that my parents completely custom built in 1994 (house was built in the 50s) flooded, molded, and has been gutted. Siding is falling off, paint coming off all trim, the roof which was redone probably a decade ago is already having problems too. The backyard has 3 feet tall grass, and it's full of my childhood things stuffed into boxes. It's a pretty sad picture

    • @BrianSterowski
      @BrianSterowski  9 лет назад

      Tan Gre I looked through the rubble after they demolished it but didn't see anything that looked familiar to me. I imagine that there had been a few families that moved in and out of there after us.
      You should take some pictures/video of your old home before it's gone. Get some of your old childhood stuff too! I really wish that I had kept toys and things that I had as a kid.

    • @Lincolntowncoupe
      @Lincolntowncoupe 9 лет назад +1

      ***** i cleared anything of sentimental value out long ago thankfully. Found my old nick click gear ha! I'm sure it'll get bought if anything its still structurally sound and very liveable.

  • @doverpara-tech4090
    @doverpara-tech4090 8 лет назад +5

    I am so glad you were able to visit your memories one more time.

  • @RosyB9
    @RosyB9 7 лет назад +4

    Wow! So sad it's now gone but you captured it forever on the cam.

  • @chaplinfan4538
    @chaplinfan4538 8 лет назад +2

    How very sad to see such a beautiful home just left to ruin. The photos of you living there are such a nice touch. Thank you for sharing this!

  • @cutekitty760
    @cutekitty760 9 лет назад +20

    This video made me quite sad and I can't imagine how you must've felt going back. Thanks for uploading

  • @tonyleeglenn
    @tonyleeglenn 10 лет назад +4

    Good video Brian. You looked really happy there as a child. Haunting to watch. Such a big pretty old home. Shame that awesome land has to become a development.

    • @BrianSterowski
      @BrianSterowski  10 лет назад +3

      Thanks Tony! We had our best Christmas mornings in that house. It's also the only time in my life that we all lived under the same roof. Both of my brothers, my sister, and me.

  • @rockytop228
    @rockytop228 7 лет назад +1

    😥heartbreaking that this great house is gone! I'm glad you were able to go back one last time. Thanks for including the pics! So many great features, the fireplaces, those windows, the pocket doors, the flooring. Looks like it was a great house to grow up in!

  • @carolynperez8626
    @carolynperez8626 8 лет назад +1

    That video was great, I love how you put pictures of memories from your childhood. I'm so sorry it was torn down, I know that house has a special place in your heart. Thank you for sharing!

  • @vickiecook7464
    @vickiecook7464 8 лет назад +4

    Brian, thank you for making this special video. What it must have meant to be able to document a much loved home. I'm know you saw the decay that is there now, but i'm sure your memories over road the bad and brought the good back to life. The pictures were amazing and so nice to see the happy and innocent little boy that you were. I would give anything to have such a video of houses I've lived in and loved.

  • @licksnkicks
    @licksnkicks 9 лет назад +3

    This obviously was a gorgeous little house at one time. I am so very sad that it is being torn down, This where you lived and had many memories to cherish. I am so sorry! Seeing the house in it's past glory is amazing. Knowing what the house's demise will be makes me want to cry! So very saddened!!

    • @BrianSterowski
      @BrianSterowski  9 лет назад

      Thank you for watching and also for your kind words!

  • @karenquick8737
    @karenquick8737 7 лет назад +1

    I feel for you being back in your old house once again. You were such a cute kid!! And what a gorgeous home. I love that staircase! So sad it can't be restored. Life goes on, they say.

  • @IVR02
    @IVR02 8 лет назад +2

    So sad to see all your memories... Just gone. I can only imagine what my current childhood home will look like in about 30 years...

  • @robinevans7194
    @robinevans7194 8 лет назад +8

    so sad to see these old houses go.

  • @TheGrimmster55
    @TheGrimmster55 6 лет назад +3

    I feel your pain bro ! I went though the same thing,but my parents house could never compare to this.
    So many memories,so many joyous ocassions,time heals all pains,keep the faith man!

  • @marilynhudson8426
    @marilynhudson8426 7 лет назад +1

    BRIAN, THIS IS VERY KIND OF YOU TO SHARE THIS WITH ALL OF US.THANK YOU.

  • @theresasauli973
    @theresasauli973 5 лет назад

    Thank you for taking us on your journey.Love hearing the history and seeing photos of this beautiful home.

  • @dawnschutz6670
    @dawnschutz6670 8 лет назад +6

    I love that house. How Beautiful*

  • @alinerm246
    @alinerm246 7 лет назад +25

    Why demolished and not restored? omg omg so sad! I'm from Brazil, I love old/victorian USA houses, they are stunning. My brazilian friend bought a victorian house from 1800's in South Carolina and she restored everything. A big and cheap house with lots bedrooms etc... amazing vegetables garden... I love it. Thanks for sharing the video with us. Brazilian hugs flying to you from São Paulo/Brasil.

    • @BrianSterowski
      @BrianSterowski  7 лет назад +6

      I heard that the owner didn't want to restore it. The land it was sitting on will probably end up being sub-divided and will bring him a nice amount of money. Thank you so much for watching!

    • @emanuelcarvalho8510
      @emanuelcarvalho8510 7 лет назад

      sempre tem um brasileiro em todo lugar hahahah

  • @bonniekaye
    @bonniekaye 7 лет назад +1

    This is by far the best abandoned home video I have seen! I love how you added pictures of your time spent there! Thank you for sharing! :-)

  • @melodygoodman6731
    @melodygoodman6731 7 лет назад +2

    I am so glad you got to go back and film your home before it was torn down, it looks like it was a beautiful and roomy home back in the day. I love the land around it, so sad to see all this farmland being taken over by subdivisions, no one would understand that unless they grew up around farm living. I wish I could go back and see my childhood home again but they tore it down years ago and another home stands where it did, but at least we have the memories. I wish they could restore your childhood home.

  • @RebeccaMoody21sm01ur80f
    @RebeccaMoody21sm01ur80f 9 лет назад +6

    its so sad when they teardown houses you lived in :( to me it feels like they are tearing up your memories...

  • @gloriahanes6490
    @gloriahanes6490 6 лет назад +3

    Circa 1850 ....The true measure of age would be the simple design of the central oak fireplaces in almost every room quite commonly found from 1776 thru 1850, with oak pocket doors to the parlor, ornate oak staircase, solid oak panel doors, lathe and plaster walls, and wide oak baseboards. Quite an expensive home in its time with spacious rooms with the wealth displayed in the windows for only the rich could afford so many windows. In the 1800's a tax was levied on the quantity of windows in a home and only the rich could afford such an abundance of windows.

  • @Arnot517
    @Arnot517 8 лет назад +1

    Such a lovely home, I would have had a knot in my throat to have walked through those many rooms with such memories of it having been your childhood home. So very sad !

  • @MarkovianMan
    @MarkovianMan 4 года назад +1

    This is my favorite abandoned video of all time, because of your personal connection to it. Including photos from your childhood when you lived there was especially moving.

  • @charliewiltermood2879
    @charliewiltermood2879 8 лет назад +6

    sad its being torn down. so many memories must be held there.

  • @SNESguy1992
    @SNESguy1992 9 лет назад +7

    Where I lived my grandmother and great grandmother lived in the same town.
    It was a small town in WV named Rhodell. I loved it when I was young, now it's a sad display of a dying community. Replacing the old folk with destructive people.
    My grandmother moved from there many years ago, and people still live in it, but it looks awful, they trashed the place, they ruined the carpet, dug holes in the yard, hardly cuts the grass, and let's vegetation grow on the walls. And they are letting the garage cave in.
    My great grandmother died in the early 2000's and the house was broken into multiple times, I found a rat in the bathroom, the ceiling was falling in, and in some places it already did.
    I took some memorabilia out, and good thing because some people burned it down. That wasn't the last nor first place burnt. The burned the convenience store, my uncle's old house, parts of a forest nearby, two other homes, and recently a gas station...good lord.
    And one of my grandmother's friends has Alzheimer's and had to leave the same place she lived for 60 years. Depressing stuff.

    • @BrianSterowski
      @BrianSterowski  9 лет назад +1

      That's crazy...it's sad how people have no respect for property and will trash things they don't own. Thanks for watching!

    • @SNESguy1992
      @SNESguy1992 9 лет назад +1

      ***** I like the series you have as well, I always liked seeing people explore abandoned houses, it gives off different feelings depending what it is. I usually feel sad, because I always thought about how this world would be without people inhabiting it.
      I wish I could explore places like the old station in NY.

    • @BrianSterowski
      @BrianSterowski  9 лет назад +1

      SNESguy1992 thank you! There are so many places that I still want to explore.

    • @SNESguy1992
      @SNESguy1992 9 лет назад +1

      ***** It may not be a building, but in WV in Bluefield I beleive it was, I saw this abandoned park with a ferriswheel and a swing, it was closed in the 70's because of accidents and a suicide.

    • @BrianSterowski
      @BrianSterowski  9 лет назад +3

      SNESguy1992 I know the exact place you're talking about! I've seen pics and it looks really cool. I think it's called Lake Shawnee.

  • @cybersee9966
    @cybersee9966 4 года назад +1

    I went through a similar experience when I was in third grade. The city council decided that they were going to tear down 5 downtown houses and replace the houses with a parking lot. That’s eminent domain. There was an empty field a block away, but the city council wanted the parking lot in the exact center of the business district. The houses had been built in the 1920’s. The houses were beautiful. We lived in one of those 5 houses. After we moved to a new house, we were driving by the old house, and noticed that the front door was open... so we all went inside. The house had a semicircular breakfast nook and a big backyard. I still miss the house.

  • @preservid
    @preservid 9 лет назад +1

    How special for you to revisit, beautiful farm house and all the light!....Loved how you inserted Photos of you in each area!

    • @BrianSterowski
      @BrianSterowski  9 лет назад

      preservid I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for watching :)

  • @kayleerose9328
    @kayleerose9328 9 лет назад +3

    I loved this video, but I found it absolutely heartbreaking as well.

  • @bababooey7576
    @bababooey7576 9 лет назад +5

    If there was ever a reason to explore an abandoned house, yours would be it. Well done with the matching photographs. A shame whomever painted over that wood work.. Thanks for this.

    • @BrianSterowski
      @BrianSterowski  9 лет назад

      Hey Now!!! Thanks for watching fafafooey!

    • @bababooey7576
      @bababooey7576 9 лет назад +1

      ***** haha, an old stern fan from Canada....No problem, Howard!

  • @susancox-huston4604
    @susancox-huston4604 7 лет назад

    That was very cool, exploring your childhood home! The addition of pictures in various locations in the house from your youth was a great perspective! Thanks for sharing!

  • @talkin2ya
    @talkin2ya 6 лет назад +2

    Amazing Brian thanks for taking us on your adventures some of the homes and mansions you visit are stunning and must of been grand and filled with love and laughter back in the day. I’m watching from New Zealand 🇳🇿 so really love your vids

  • @BrianSterowski
    @BrianSterowski  9 лет назад +59

    UPDATE: As of 1/28/15 the house has been demolished.

    • @Norma.B
      @Norma.B 9 лет назад +21

      I'm so sorry I know how that feels. All the great memories you get then they are all gone.

    • @sewcrazybaker
      @sewcrazybaker 9 лет назад +28

      The house is gone, but the memories are with you forever.

    • @laurenc4546
      @laurenc4546 9 лет назад +9

      Very true Mary. Great video

    • @JPa311979
      @JPa311979 9 лет назад +26

      Sad, that was quite a large beautiful old house.

    • @BrianSterowski
      @BrianSterowski  9 лет назад +7

      JPa311979 Thank you for watching!

  • @Barnabasbytes
    @Barnabasbytes 8 лет назад +20

    Developers are so stupid. If you must subdivide an old estate, at least save the old house on it so it can be the oldest house in the neighborhood. They'll tell you it's cheaper to tear down and build new, but they're liars and too lazy to clean it up. That house would have been worth a fortune for only a little money and a lot of elbow grease.

    • @BrianSterowski
      @BrianSterowski  8 лет назад +4

      +Barnabasbytes this post reminded me...I need to ride through there to see if they have started to build anything on the property yet. It would have been nice if they had put a little money into it and brought it back to life, but they took the lazy way out :-(

  • @HeyMikeBrown
    @HeyMikeBrown 7 лет назад +1

    Easily among our favourite "abandoned" videos. You've provided a historic record for your family and even though we don't know you, my wife and I really enjoyed the tour of your childhood home. Thanks for sharing (PS my wife teared up at the end)

    • @BrianSterowski
      @BrianSterowski  7 лет назад

      Thank you Mike! It was a tough one to film but will always be among my favorites.

  • @judibarton9220
    @judibarton9220 9 лет назад +1

    What a beautiful old house. Thank you for sharing your memories with us. It must have broken your heart to see it like this.

    • @BrianSterowski
      @BrianSterowski  9 лет назад +1

      It was sad to see it in that condition. You could tell that it was neglected by whoever lived there last. Thanks for watching!

  • @BrianSterowski
    @BrianSterowski  9 лет назад +8

    UPDATE video here - ruclips.net/video/YikoURvBuXE/видео.html

    • @isabelolivera374
      @isabelolivera374 7 лет назад

      Brian Sterowski i liked how you put the video together

  • @79havanna
    @79havanna 9 лет назад +3

    Damn :/ ive been throught the same feelings as you! sad but what can ya do!

  • @cathidavies5645
    @cathidavies5645 9 лет назад +1

    Wonderful house & video! Brian, thank you for not only sharing this video, but the added photos really brought us along with you. Such a bittersweet experience, I`m sure.

    • @BrianSterowski
      @BrianSterowski  9 лет назад

      It was a special video to put together. Thank you for watching :)

  • @Punkieinthehouse
    @Punkieinthehouse 5 лет назад

    I love how you put in the photos of you there as a kid. I love old houses and thanks for sharing.

  • @kennethbrimm2572
    @kennethbrimm2572 7 лет назад +4

    Too bad this once awesome home is now left to ruin!

  • @CoastGuardIDC
    @CoastGuardIDC 8 лет назад +25

    Why did you leave?

    • @alexbaker9967
      @alexbaker9967 6 лет назад +1

      Tyrone Buckley. Why would anyone leave a nice house like this behind

    • @blakebendele7064
      @blakebendele7064 4 года назад

      Because living in it would be risky and big and would cost a lot of money to fix up and was needed to be torn down.

  • @donalinn5871
    @donalinn5871 8 лет назад +1

    Lovely old home. It's sad to see a house that's been allowed to deteriorate and one can only wonder how it looked in it's heyday. It must have been bittersweet filming it. Thank you for sharing.

  • @annaaugust1613
    @annaaugust1613 7 лет назад +2

    This must be sad for you to see the home you grew up in and all of the happy memories there just in ruins! It would make me sad! What a nice, beautiful house! 🙂🔮ɱყʂɬıƈąƖɱơơŋ 🌙

  • @cathyaudette1060
    @cathyaudette1060 9 лет назад +1

    What a beautiful old house. So many fireplaces. It must have been great to live there. Sad that its been torn down. Thanks for sharing your old home with us.

    • @TheJer1963
      @TheJer1963 9 лет назад +1

      Cathy Audette I agree. I bet Christmas was a great time there.

  • @windymoore4009
    @windymoore4009 8 лет назад +2

    Such a beautiful house it once was. Must have been heartbreaking for you to see it in it's decayed condition. I was kind of lucky in watching my childhood home of 1800's Victorian fall to the wrecking ball before it had a chance to become decayed. I lived in my house for over 11 years and had to move due to a freeway being built through the neighborhood. Even after over 50 years I still remember it as though I was just in it yesterday. You will keep those wonderful memories in your heart always. Thank you so much for sharing.

  • @JamesCilia73
    @JamesCilia73 7 лет назад +2

    I cannot imagine how emotional it was for you to see your childhood home that you grew up in in that condition. Great video though it was super interesting to watch! :)

  • @patigiddens1314
    @patigiddens1314 7 лет назад +2

    Gosh I'm sorry it's just popped up on my you tube. This really tugged at my heart strings. The memories had to come flying back to you. I love the old photos you put in to relate to.

  • @tiffanystephens3460
    @tiffanystephens3460 5 лет назад

    Great video! I enjoyed the pictures of you in the house showing how it once was.

  • @HerMajesty5
    @HerMajesty5 8 лет назад +2

    Incredible video. I love the still photos you posted as well. That is such a big house....looks like it could be salvaged or restored. Sad to hear it is going to be or already is demolished. Thank you for another Awesome Video!

    • @BrianSterowski
      @BrianSterowski  8 лет назад +1

      +HerMajesty5 thank you! It's already demolished (check out the follow up video). Glad you enjoyed the video!

  • @TheMohawk102
    @TheMohawk102 9 лет назад +1

    you are so lucky to be able to go back to your childhood home . awesome video .

  • @paulshiltz5208
    @paulshiltz5208 8 лет назад +2

    Thank you, Mr. Sterowski, for bravely sharing with us this video of your childhood home. Having lived for a number of years in the beautiful state of Virginia, I've seen many wonderful old homes suffer the same exact fate as yours, often in favor of some development of hopelessly tacky tract mansions, etc.
    I'm originally from Ohio myself. I witnessed the same sort of destruction overtake Grandma Jones' farm. Also, I largely "came of age" in a wonderful old Arts & Crafts style home in Akron. But, Dad was a preacher. And preachers move around from time to time. Just the same, that old house was special in my memory. Consequently, I would drive back to the old neighborhood on occasion, and revisit the old home place.
    That was until the day when I did so, and there was nothing but an empty lot where the house had stood. It was as if someone had just cut my heart out, right on the spot! So I can well imagine the heartsick, bittersweet feeling you experienced, as you took us through that very special place. And for that, kudos to you, sir. All the best!

    • @BrianSterowski
      @BrianSterowski  8 лет назад

      +Paul Shiltz Thank you Paul! It was tough to go back again, but at the same time it brought back a lot of good memories.

    • @paulshiltz5208
      @paulshiltz5208 8 лет назад +1

      And, in spite of the pain, may those precious memories always be a blessing to you throughout your life.

    • @BrianSterowski
      @BrianSterowski  8 лет назад

      Paul Shiltz Thank you for the kind words!

  • @Theycallmebrat
    @Theycallmebrat 8 лет назад

    beautiful ...and also sadly my dream home ... im glad you had good memories there...and got the chance to walk through again before it was torn down... thank you for the video...

  • @doctorjones9083
    @doctorjones9083 6 лет назад

    Houses really do have personality! We can either fill them with love' or hate' good' or bad! They can be a HOME' or just another place. Thank you for your video.

  • @happyinharned9583
    @happyinharned9583 7 лет назад +1

    Your photos along with the video make it more than real. Great place. Great video, my fav so far of hundreds I have watched.

  • @oscarvonheussen8642
    @oscarvonheussen8642 8 лет назад +1

    Thanks for letting us in to your old home. You mus have had a nice childhood in this beautiful home.

    • @BrianSterowski
      @BrianSterowski  8 лет назад +1

      +Oscar Ramos I have a lot of great memories from the time I lived there :-) Thanks for watching!

  • @Ktgsvtrdg66
    @Ktgsvtrdg66 8 лет назад +1

    I can't imagine how I'd feel walking through my childhood home in that state, no furniture, no voices, silent with small clattering paint chips falling to the floor. Great video!

  • @mickm5097
    @mickm5097 8 лет назад +1

    That really was a beautiful old house, nice layout, nice light upstairs, pretty surroundings, certainly very fixable. Like most old houses, it was probably cold in the winter and hot in the summer. Real unfortunate it was torn down.

  • @debbiediggin4roots809
    @debbiediggin4roots809 4 года назад

    Wow..I could actually see the memories made there ❤ it..thanks for sharing

  • @sheliabowen7094
    @sheliabowen7094 Год назад +1

    This house was beautiful back in her day😊

  • @ashwednesday8497
    @ashwednesday8497 9 лет назад +1

    This is the first time I have seen the use of putting your childhood photos into the current frame. Nice touch. I loved this.

    • @BrianSterowski
      @BrianSterowski  9 лет назад

      Glenda Goodwitch thank you! glad you enjoyed the video :)

  • @susan5301
    @susan5301 7 лет назад +1

    How special you were able to go "home again", but how sad to see it looking like this. Should have been rescued they don't build houses like that anymore! Loved your childhood photo's! Great video!!

  • @stephaniemcquillan3663
    @stephaniemcquillan3663 7 лет назад +2

    Great video of a lovely big house. I hate seeing these big old houses being left to rot and then flattened. The photos from your childhood compared to what became is very interesting

  • @ruthwalton3457
    @ruthwalton3457 6 лет назад +1

    Heartbrealing you must get so many emotions when you see what has become of it and I see you say demolished now, that is sad too 😢 thanks for sharing and happy Christmas ⛄⛄⛄