Exploring an Abandoned Island with 2 Homes left behind (15 years after people fled)

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  • Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
  • The property first built on in the 1700s, early Settlers laid down rock foundations inside this historic property. Later in the years, 3 homes would be on the property in total, including a tennis court, basketball court, greenhouse and barn. All with the cherry on top , an island attached to the land via a sketchy bridge, leading to another abandoned home. In 2008, the owners fled without taking a thing, evidence of children living there was also present. There are many reasons a family would leave without taking anything, natural disaster, family death or fleeing the country. anything could've happened here. One thing is sure, this location and property is an amazing time capsule into the past as we will be seeing right into this families life
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Комментарии • 966

  • @BananaPhoPhilly
    @BananaPhoPhilly Год назад +266

    I often wonder if the owners of places like this that get explored on video ever end up finding this footage. It must be totally surreal for them

    • @Manifestwithjoss
      @Manifestwithjoss Год назад +21

      I was just wondering that

    • @Stardew_0
      @Stardew_0 Год назад +38

      I’ve always wondered this too. I remember once a few years ago seeing someone’s comment on a similar video who lived there when they were young, and explained why and how it became abandoned. Could have been fake of course but seemed truthful.

    • @BananaPhoPhilly
      @BananaPhoPhilly Год назад +33

      @@sommebuddy Into a piece of property that clearly no one has wanted to touch for over a decade? I doubt it would be a priority

    • @dgie4537
      @dgie4537 Год назад +5

      I just thought that!

    • @indycharlie
      @indycharlie Год назад +15

      @@BananaPhoPhilly Plus , they didn't break in . Tress pass charge , maybe .

  • @MrMarshall7491
    @MrMarshall7491 Год назад +89

    I’m 76 years old. I am realizing I have to start disassembling my life. No Uhauls on way to cemetery.

    • @cookielookiellama
      @cookielookiellama Год назад +9

      Keep going, you got this!

    • @italiangirl2440
      @italiangirl2440 Год назад +9

      Most important is to have a will

    • @brightballoon
      @brightballoon 10 месяцев назад +5

      @@cookielookiellama Is that supposed to be genuine encouragement? It comes across as satire, or severely misguided encouragement. Keep....living? Keep...disassembling your life to prepare for death, with gusto? High five! Please explain. (And please answer if you're a child or not, bc I'm curious to know who offered this advice.)

    • @ssourick
      @ssourick 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@brightballoon Tha fuq is wrong with you?

    • @Ladybug83me
      @Ladybug83me Месяц назад

      ​@brightballoon you're not understanding . She means she wants to not leave alot of material possessions lying around for her loved ones to deal with. It's annoying. When someone I knew died, their house was so cluttered it was a huge job. Many items ended up at goodwill.

  • @Wonton1885
    @Wonton1885 Год назад +310

    The most common reason why houses are abandoned is because the person who owned the house died and there was no will. The house then ends up being tied up in the courts for year and the house ends up like this one. It could also be that there was a flood or a fire, and since the insurance paid out they’re not allowed to take anything out of the house. Since the calendar said 2008, it could also be that they lost their home due to the recession. The bank could have repossessed it and tried to auction it off, but no one could afford to buy it so it stayed there. The reason why houses become abandoned is usually the most boring one. I doubt the family ran away from the mob, or they were all killed, or took off because of ghosts. Sorry lol

    • @buttons3232
      @buttons3232 Год назад +13

      Thanx for your input, it’s all so logical and realistic. What a truly fab place tho! It’d be so hard to just let it go. Be well, 💖🇺🇸😎

    • @Wonton1885
      @Wonton1885 Год назад +13

      @@buttons3232 I know! Some of these are so hard to watch…There are so many nice houses that o would love to live in!

    • @TheAboriginal1
      @TheAboriginal1 Год назад +15

      All great points. Some of these houses might also have structural damage and this generally becomes an inverted value proposition for any potential buyer. When left unfixed these kinds of things tend to get even worse and it becomes almost financially impossible to fix it. Just this year 2 houses in my neighborhood were finally torn down after sitting vacant for at least the 6 years I've here. Presumably it's just cheaper to tear down and build than try and fix a broken down house.

    • @queenkurumi8504
      @queenkurumi8504 Год назад

      @@Wonton1885 Some guy also said in the coments few days ago this is child trafficking house for sure 24:07 Molech - Bohemian Grove - the pedo's raped children here - owl is their mascot .. I also noticed that something is very wrong with this place and that would perfectly explain why did they run away so suddenly and left everything behind..you have the evidence of that lived in, like the kids rooms, heights on the wall, pics on the fridge, like a good ol wholesome American family setup at the same time you have this creepy looking dr.office room, the long creepy hallways with rooms, the trap doors, the weird owl center piece...idk just like someone in the house was living a double life

    • @sharonfoster4310
      @sharonfoster4310 Год назад +7

      ​@@TheAboriginal1this is why fixer uppers are called a money pit

  • @tucsonazul
    @tucsonazul Год назад +56

    Those pictures broke my heart...All that family activity, happyness, cook outs and so much more, this should tell young people what life is really about and nothing is for ever.

    • @Ilovepalmtrees-cx5ms
      @Ilovepalmtrees-cx5ms 8 месяцев назад +3

      Wow this hit me hard. Good advice nothing is forever.

    • @jimmortimore3894
      @jimmortimore3894 27 дней назад

      For sure! The bedrooms in great condition, beds made, etc. The kids things made me sad for sure. People displaced for whatever reason. Hopefully able to carry on a regular type life.

  • @nozzzzy
    @nozzzzy Год назад +92

    That room at the end that was in good condition is such a weird time capsule. Imagine how that room has sat there like that for 5500 days, unchanged. It's so weird to imagine the days and seasons going by while that room just quietly exists in that state the whole time.

  • @jackies5481
    @jackies5481 Год назад +132

    I believe that's a vintage wall mounted can opener, not a pencil sharpener. Great explore!

    • @NelsonAnthony-xs7fd
      @NelsonAnthony-xs7fd Год назад +3

      Hello Jackie how are you doing today

    • @brendadickenson3547
      @brendadickenson3547 Год назад +6

      I had a can opener and ice crushed that both mounted like that.

    • @NelsonAnthony-xs7fd
      @NelsonAnthony-xs7fd Год назад +1

      @@brendadickenson3547 Hello Brenda how are you doing today

    • @suzannegriffiths4795
      @suzannegriffiths4795 Год назад +10

      @@NelsonAnthony-xs7fd hello Nelson, do you look for women on RUclips?

    • @deborahturner1853
      @deborahturner1853 Год назад +13

      Time stamp 36:37 - Yes that's a (probably "Swing-away" wall mount can opener! Love and blessings from 71 year old Grandma and Taz the cat in Indiana! 👵🏻😺💖💖💖💝💝💝🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

  • @hi.panorama
    @hi.panorama Год назад +10

    Just an urbex fairyland.
    Releasing soap bubbles in an abandoned beautiful house must be an amazing feeling.

  • @OneStrangeJourney
    @OneStrangeJourney Год назад +33

    Imagine living in this house as a child, then coming back to this time capsule as an adult. Seeing your old home again, seeing your old belongings that have sat, motionless for decades since you left. Time stands still in locations like this.

  • @stephenhiggs4553
    @stephenhiggs4553 Год назад +116

    It's so unusual to see an entire life just left behind, the way the beds are still made, the clothes still hanging in the wardrobe. It's sad to think that a family lived once live in this beautiful house and now it's just abandoned. Thank you as always for the great video, your content is top quality.

    • @MarilynNo1
      @MarilynNo1 Год назад +3

      yes, framed pics on the shelves, dishes, glasses sitting on the kitchen table, etc...

    • @kellyjacob-ii4oy
      @kellyjacob-ii4oy Год назад +3

      I Agree with everything you said.

    • @busking6292
      @busking6292 Год назад +9

      Still trying to figure out why ? Were the whole family wiped out in an aircrash or something ? notice there were no valuables there but of course they would be the first to be pilferred,the whole thing is very sad.

    • @staciebamsch2810
      @staciebamsch2810 Год назад +3

      Where is this island??

    • @mrspareidolia
      @mrspareidolia Год назад +3

      @@busking6292 Also why no one ever went back for these family picitures..

  • @smauls3794
    @smauls3794 Год назад +59

    The tripod might belong to Big Banks. He explored there a month or 2 ago and was too afraid to go out to the island. I'm glad that you are going to take us out there. You are awesome.

    • @audreyjustine
      @audreyjustine 23 дня назад

      He wouldn’t just leave his camera gear behind lol

  • @oneeyeddog3045
    @oneeyeddog3045 Год назад +69

    Can't believe this place was just left to rot. What a great explore!

    • @soupwifey
      @soupwifey Год назад +7

      I hope someone will buy it and have it restored.

    • @soupwifey
      @soupwifey Год назад +9

      If I was a millionaire. I'd buy it and have it restored. They would be my vacation houses, and I'd rent them out as BNB's when I'm not there.

    • @deniseboldea1624
      @deniseboldea1624 Год назад +7

      @@soupwifey actually, that cabin on the island would make a great air b&b. I was also thinking if they ever did turn that property into a park, the cabin on the island would make a nice place to rent out for local parties, picnics, receptions etc. Restore and put some nice landscaping and BINGO,

  • @1967BlackRose
    @1967BlackRose Год назад +10

    I have seen another explorer at this location, but frankly I much prefer your approach and respect of abandon locations. Thank you

  • @eily_b
    @eily_b Год назад +29

    That quite intact bedroom at 40:18 is picture perfect 80s. The colours, the pattern on the duvet, the lamps, that Asian fan, the book shelf, the pillows, the white rattan chair and the three stacked wicker suitcases next to the bed. It doesn't get more 80s than that. 😄

    • @caylis2.0
      @caylis2.0 Год назад +6

      That sears catalog said 1988

  • @spoonfulashuga2908
    @spoonfulashuga2908 Год назад +30

    I think it would be cool if you research the history of the locations you go to so we can get a sense of who lived there and why they left - makes the possessions more personal and interesting. You are doing a great job aside of that for sure - much appreciated. Watch for lead and asbestos!

  • @wtfBrad
    @wtfBrad Год назад +38

    Even with the odd pastel colors throughout the rooms I bet the place looked amazing in its prime. I keep hoping when you show family photos that someone from that family would see it and reach out to you. A place like this and getting a true back story would be epic!
    Was a bit odd you ending the video like you did. Miss the normal outro. But still a great explore man. Great way to relax after work. Hope y'all have a great and safe holiday!

    • @DarkExploration
      @DarkExploration  Год назад +9

      Thanks Brad ! I tried something different with the ending haha

    • @GeorgeDove-j7h
      @GeorgeDove-j7h Год назад +2

      What happened to bro? Opening the fridge at the end

  • @tribe-of-Zabulon
    @tribe-of-Zabulon Год назад +53

    I think the calendar could be a clue! 2008/9 was when the world was hit with the GFC, I know it well as it nearly wiped me out, it cost me my marriage, my 6 figure salary, my Falcon GT, MR2 turbo, my chopper, friends, all of it lost in 08/09. I lost just about everything, and was close to becoming homeless, but was lucky my parents helped out, but life has never been the same for me, but like I always say, good can come out of bad situations, and that period in my life changed me for the better, I now get by with less, left the city for a country town, got 3 dogs, a few chooks and a 4x4. So guess is these people were effected by the GFC of 08/09, but who knows.

    • @icascone
      @icascone Год назад +6

      Good point!!
      Hope things keep improving for you though!

    • @tribe-of-Zabulon
      @tribe-of-Zabulon Год назад +20

      @@icascone Cheers, looking back at that time in my life, it was utter hell for me. Having banks chasing me, debt collectors trying their best with me, losing everything I worked so hard for at the time was hell. But I can honestly say it made me a better man, I have learned by being stripped of everything that I thought that made me happy was all fake and false! I became a Christian as I am convinced God had a plan for me in some way. I get by with way less now at nearly 60, I appreciate things now, I learned about who I am, I have the best 3 dogs in the world, and live in the country, my life is great and would not go back to what my life was like. Thanks for the kind reply, but take it from me, I am rich beyond any money could ever provide, it was the lesson I had to learn from it.

    • @malinikamalinika4654
      @malinikamalinika4654 Год назад +3

      🤗🇷🇺👍🙏😊😉💖

    • @johannahegarty3925
      @johannahegarty3925 Год назад +3

      Sorry to hear that my country has to be rescued by the IMF 2010. We went into basically into administration taking orders from France and Germany. We made it it through.

    • @icascone
      @icascone Год назад +6

      @@johannahegarty3925 I think you did...
      By the way according to other explorer it turns out it was just that the wife died in her late 50's and the husband tried to live there alone but then decided to go to live with one of the kids... We don't know why the house is abbandoned though...

  • @kingofcapp
    @kingofcapp Год назад +13

    That island home could be ready for Airbnb almost. In such good shape and that bridge is just well charming. What an incredible find

    • @cassette_tape
      @cassette_tape 16 дней назад

      We don't need an Airbnb person to take over and paint everything white and add gray vinyl flooring and charge $800 a night plus cleaning fee lmfao

  • @kimwetzel6517
    @kimwetzel6517 Год назад +31

    What a shame these beautiful homes are left to rot😢No matter how many of these videos I watch, it still saddens me to see what treasures people leave behind. I LOVE the small lake house. Would love to live there! Thanks for a well done video.

  • @GoFigure1
    @GoFigure1 Год назад +6

    I was just commenting on another site that many of us are watching their explorations because we're voyeurs. We'd go check out abandoned sites near us if we had any, but we don't, so we watch, but very few explorers take any time documenting their sites; in fact, they often apologize that they dont have time to give it a proper going-over. This, even though they themselves know the fascination and satisfaction of the small stuff. That level of detail still doesn't make it into their final, apologetic 15-20 min video. Not so with this exploration. It's a good approach, the patience and thoroughness, much needed and much appreciated.

    • @PolferiferusII
      @PolferiferusII 2 месяца назад

      I agree with everything you've said, except, like all but one urbxer I've ever watched, no one ever investigates the book shelves. As a book lover, this breaks my heart. Does no one value books any more. Can they even read? I wonder. Had Urbx been a thing in any previous time since books were invented, the explorer would never miss looking at the book collection in the house. It tells you what interests the old home owners had, a window to their interior life. Books are whole world between two covers.
      I'll give them a little credit for the close up of Anne Frank's diary, but of the hundred or more books distantly visable in their shots, that was the SOLE book given even a cursory glance.
      I know I'm not alone, but I'm clearly in a minority, as I'm usually the only commenter upon this.
      Other than this reminder that almost no one reads any longer, I think they did a great job and found a gem of a place!
      Hope you'll excuse my tirade in text, my apologies to you; I just have to express it on occasion when I see it or I'll go bananas!
      Just my opinion. Peace.

  • @aprilleerose
    @aprilleerose Год назад +28

    I would be so interested in taking the vhs tapes and watching them in a vcr just to see the family that lives there and the house and how it was before it was abandoned.

  • @christinemaskell5518
    @christinemaskell5518 Год назад +20

    Just stopped by and really enjoyed your exploration. I especially noticed the clean language, no swearing, and cursing...what a refreshing change from some other explorers. You showed great appreciation for the belongings left behind. The part that reminded you of a castle was not old, just built to look that way when it was made. Big Banks missed an excellent opportunity to see the island and little cottage, so picturesque and comforting. they put a lot of thought into that. It was a true oasis !!!

  • @Jollyjilly58
    @Jollyjilly58 Год назад +34

    Thank you so much for showing me this. I’m in the Uk and I would live there any day . Dying to know the back story to why they left it all. The land alone must be worth a lot. Love your style and super interesting.

  • @CeruleanTalon
    @CeruleanTalon Год назад +24

    Left in a hurry, or thought they'd be coming back to it. First time watching your channel and I am SO impressed! Your respect and love for the beauty and decay impressed me immensely! New subscriber and looking forward to binge watching.

  • @jasonwright6477
    @jasonwright6477 Год назад +17

    You can definitely see and feel the love of a family in that house. With all the family pictures and decoration of each room. You can tell what rooms each person hung out in.

  • @AppStateBuffaloBillsWaifu
    @AppStateBuffaloBillsWaifu Год назад +44

    I love the architecture of the house. If only we could see what it looked like in its heyday. Also the Sears catalogs were from 1988 not 1998 lol that’s why everything looked very old 😅

    • @johannahegarty3925
      @johannahegarty3925 Год назад +6

      I thought that. 1998 was not that old fashioned.

    • @joeperson4792
      @joeperson4792 Год назад +9

      The computers were a big giveaway. IBM XT's were already ancient by 99.

    • @GinnyHazleton
      @GinnyHazleton Год назад +4

      So were the video cameras. Everything was hi8 or video CD by 98-99

    • @robynspelts5688
      @robynspelts5688 Год назад +7

      I would have thought the ad for the NES would have been a dead giveaway to the correct decade, lol

  • @zd8719
    @zd8719 Год назад +16

    I had those exact truck/car sheets/comforter growing up. This brought back a LOT of memories. Thank you for sharing!

    • @floyd2386
      @floyd2386 Год назад +3

      I did too! I'm trying to figure out when and where I would've gotten them. Had to be in 89 or 90 I think.

    • @thinkpad4
      @thinkpad4 Год назад +5

      Same sheets too, and I remember my parents had that dishwasher growing up

    • @rogerkinghorn4819
      @rogerkinghorn4819 Год назад +3

      I also had em, 1987 it was a new set for my parents first townhouse. How bout the sears catalog that brought it back!

  • @tamarawalker8973
    @tamarawalker8973 Год назад +22

    Wow!! Great explore. The main house was kinda cold & creepy feeling, but the island house stole my heart. Thanks for the great content.

  • @mikel2890
    @mikel2890 Год назад +18

    Really cool explore!! I did notice the living room with the hole in the ceiling above the fireplace @26:50 is the same fireplace in the photo @ 7:17. You can tell by the trim around the fireplace and the glass door leading out to the courtyard. Also that Sears catalog was from 1988 I can tell by the old electronics and that VCR's weren't $789 in 1999. TV's were black rounded plastic by 1999.

  • @michellelauer4212
    @michellelauer4212 Год назад +4

    Just for your knowledge it’s a can opener not a pencil sharpener in the kitchen of the house on the island.
    Great find!

  • @tribe-of-Zabulon
    @tribe-of-Zabulon Год назад +9

    This video is up there with the best of these kinds of videos I have watched over the years, but it left me cold and sad.

  • @TribalChief3000
    @TribalChief3000 Год назад +23

    Great video! Crazy to see how part of the house can be so well preserved and then other parts so worn down by nature.
    Just a few corrections:
    1) The Sears guide was from 1988, not 1998.
    2) In the house on the island, that was a can opener, not a pencil sharpener.

    • @acidreign8551
      @acidreign8551 Год назад +6

      Exactly. Also, minimal coverage of the island house, would have liked to have seen it fully shown, as it did not look like it was in bad shape at all.
      I have seen a few of this creators videos and i have seen it a few times before that you just don't know what your looking at sometimes, like the can opener for example. I guess it is because of young age, i don't know.

  • @lotusdolphin
    @lotusdolphin Год назад +13

    When the family was there, and there was lots of life and laughter and giggling and playing it must’ve been an incredible house. ❤ it was an incredible incredible video. Thank you so much. From California.💜🫶🇺🇸

  • @maxtrein532
    @maxtrein532 Год назад +21

    The real story behind this abandonment would make this video even more intriguing

  • @heathersmallwood6315
    @heathersmallwood6315 Год назад +13

    Fascinating. Tbh I am torn between being so curious, sad, bewildered....then feeling that trespassing and messing with items that dont belong to you is so wrong. I would so enjoy joining you guys, but would probably scream too much and be looking over my shoulder...or be the one to fall through the floor. I do like how you guys take your time and focus on so many things. Seeing the calender with appointments and ballgames etc...that was incredibly sad to me. This house was so alive at one time. Yes the hallway is sketchy...but the kitchen and sitting area are amazing with so much potential. The 'doctors room' ...that window is called a transom...use to be over a doorway to allow for airflow. The cement hole in the floor...very cool entertainment room..perhaps a bomb shelter...or tornado...or just a root cellar maybe...depends on age of the building. Definitely an older part added onto newer basement.
    My heart aches to see this abandoned.

  • @kc0eks
    @kc0eks Год назад +11

    Seeing kids toys, photos etc always hits weird. Wish we knee the back story of what happened. Nice explore. Appreciate your videos and respect for the locations.

  • @dianamorris1647
    @dianamorris1647 Год назад +6

    TY...this is my first time watching any kind of "abandoned house video."I have nothing to compare it to, but you did a great job,very respectful, and "thoughtful" commentary. The main house has some interesting architecture (I would think it might be "historic," AND certainly the original part of the house was unusually built with that sturdy fireplace, and little to no serious damage! As many ppl state in the comments, it would be interesting to learn a little about the history. That "glass" used to create the curved kitchen nook is a real find, AND likely a big hint about its creator. The "design" is a little off as you noticed with the long hallways, and small/tiny siderooms, but sometimes ppl opt for function over ambiance! Wonderful camera work, and very artistic approach, especially the dove & the island home.

  • @fatty3383
    @fatty3383 Год назад +12

    It amazes me how nature and time takes its toll on places...those corridors would definitely creep me out especially night time as they seem endless....great video 👍 from 🇬🇧

  • @user-randi1987
    @user-randi1987 Год назад +21

    Pretty cool explore although i didnt really like the main house, just a weird feeling to the place. Cabin on the island was really nice though. Nice to see you exploring again, Devin. Thanks

  • @dreamerjs
    @dreamerjs Год назад +9

    Yay! Great start to the weekend! 🌸✌️💜

  • @phubans
    @phubans Месяц назад +1

    Man, I love UE so much but it's been years since I did any. Feels like the thing I did in my 20s, mostly, and maybe a little bit in my early 30s. Had a friend who used to take me to the coolest abandoned places in Western PA every time I'd come home to visit from California. His name was Chuck. He'd call me up and go "Hey buddy! Ready to go on an adventure?" and we'd end up exploring some abandoned turnpike tunnels, a mental hospital, or refractory plants from the early to mid 1900s. It was awesome. Sadly, Chuck passed away at the young age of 30 back in 2016, and I don't think I've been on another adventure since.

  • @sherimcdaniel3491
    @sherimcdaniel3491 Год назад +6

    You are one of the Best 5 explorers I follow and I have never been disappointed or irritated once! Thanks so much for the amazing job you do, young man. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @barbaragravely920
    @barbaragravely920 Год назад +5

    wow i would love to have that second hideaway there. the first home is amazing built to suit the taste of the man Grande for sure. Thank you for this exciting explore and the intro was awesome too. Thanks buddy take care Barbara USA

  • @lifeisgood3589
    @lifeisgood3589 Год назад +11

    On the wall was a can opener " Not a pencil sharpener, The slip at the end was a small boat slip or water access for swimming " Not a hot tub " in the other house was a dish washer not a " washer / Dryer "

    • @Radiohomunculus
      @Radiohomunculus 8 месяцев назад +2

      Glad someone else feels it too. I like his videos, but so often he just says things he has no clue about. He saw the old color tv and said, “it must be one of the first of its kind”. These unnecessary and completely unfounded comments take me out of the video momentarily. It would be better if he said he just didn’t know as opposed to riffing impromptu.

    • @Amanda2336
      @Amanda2336 7 месяцев назад

      Always reminds me of "It's a dinglehopper"

  • @normlor
    @normlor Год назад +10

    IT'S SO SAD TO SEE NOT ONLY A HOME ABANDONED BUT EVERYTHING LEFT INSIDE. WHAT HAPPENED!!!

    • @WorksOnMyComputer
      @WorksOnMyComputer Год назад +2

      Caps lock key got jammed on the computer keyboard.

  • @patibroomer483
    @patibroomer483 Год назад +39

    How can a whole family vanish just like that? It brought tears to my eyes.

    • @NelsonAnthony-xs7fd
      @NelsonAnthony-xs7fd Год назад +1

      Hello Pati how are you doing today

    • @sherimcdaniel3491
      @sherimcdaniel3491 Год назад +3

      Voluntary vanishing is quite easy, I would think. Especially if you have money. What I don’t understand is why they let the whole place just die. Would love to investigate if I knew where it was.

    • @t84t748748t6
      @t84t748748t6 Год назад +3

      lets say a couple lives there 1 gets terminal sick the other after some time gets sick to or get in a accident got no children/ close family and close friends cant do nothing to the property because the not family it gets forgotten

    • @patibroomer483
      @patibroomer483 Год назад +8

      @@t84t748748t6
      I suppose something like that can, and indeed does sometimes, happen. However, the place looks like it was home to a young family and another thing that puzzles me is the fact that nobody claimed it. The reason I say this is that I got the impression that this family was connected to many people, judging from the photo on the fridge door. Where are they all? What do you think?

    • @crowznest438
      @crowznest438 Год назад +2

      Can happen when the whole family dies in some tragic accident, maybe a plane crash on the way to one of those family vacations. All of these abandoned homes have a sad story attached to them.

  • @AmandaBabyyyyy
    @AmandaBabyyyyy 10 месяцев назад +1

    The sweet little dove was my favorite part of the whole tour ☺️ good job guys!

  • @Relaysandthings
    @Relaysandthings 8 месяцев назад +3

    Thank you for not blurring out the pictures and stuff so annoying when people do that

  • @cr85lupe
    @cr85lupe Год назад +7

    Definitely an awesome explore, feels like a time capsule 😊❤ thanks for sharing❤

  • @Obeli.sk6
    @Obeli.sk6 Год назад +6

    Thank you 🖤 thanks for blowing bubbles 💮

  • @sabadsantiago7592
    @sabadsantiago7592 7 месяцев назад +2

    OmG guys, this made me so sad, I literally cried! Awesome video, keep exploring, be safe, blessings!😢❤

  • @acidreign8551
    @acidreign8551 Год назад +28

    The vibe i get from this place is it was an older well to do couples vacation or summer home, something along those lines. They passed on maybe, don't know where this is but it isn't hard to check tax records anywhere and come up with current owners and names, research up from there. I wish a lot of explorers would take the time to do that, but it seems rare that any ever do, and it's just get the footage, shove the content out, get paid, and on to the next one it would seem. I really wish someone would go much deeper into these things.

    • @Marco-xk8ll
      @Marco-xk8ll Год назад +5

      Try that in Germany, where data protection is just too strict. But you're right, you really should do that once things like this are easier to research in other countries. 🙂

    • @Heiswithher
      @Heiswithher 8 месяцев назад +4

      I think he doesn't tell us even if he knows on purpose because he doesn't want other people to go to the house and damage it more, or take things etc.

  • @AlejandraHernandez-jj6ze
    @AlejandraHernandez-jj6ze Год назад +1

    Glad I'm here to watch live. Thanks for ur hard work

  • @kikibean2024
    @kikibean2024 Год назад +5

    Another Great explore. This was a heaven on earth place at one time. Glad you got to it before it collapsed.

  • @clairesims7275
    @clairesims7275 Год назад +3

    That pencil sharpener was a can opener, real old school. Fantastic explore 🌹

  • @amyforsyth1502
    @amyforsyth1502 Год назад +8

    You always put out great content, but this one, you knocked it out of the park! Loved the steps into the water at the cabin, but you didn't go back to open the fridge in the main house😢😂 Great explore, can't wait for the next one❤

  • @seeleygirl6178
    @seeleygirl6178 Год назад +2

    That library with the huge open window was my favorite. I’m gonna cry.😢

  • @Minerva7
    @Minerva7 Год назад +17

    No vandalism? Those walls and plumbing fixtures didn't get vandalized/salvaged on their own!
    One of y'alls best! The history, the mood, the cinematography, great work!

    • @vacuumandgaspressurecoexisting
      @vacuumandgaspressurecoexisting Год назад +2

      I saw that some copper thieves had ruined one of the bathrooms, but if they had any brains they could have easily sold lots of that vintage crap online for much more.

    • @captaintifany
      @captaintifany Год назад +1

      Yeah and "Fuck" was spraypainted orange on the wall...

  • @dsteiersteier2026
    @dsteiersteier2026 Год назад +4

    I wonder how much the entire property costs currently.

  • @JAGORAMA
    @JAGORAMA Год назад +3

    It’s sad to see what was a place that was once enjoyed turn into an abandon mess. Awsome find

  • @vintageshowandtell9465
    @vintageshowandtell9465 6 месяцев назад +1

    Devin, this is my favorite video of yours so far! Thank you so much for sharing and all the work you put into making this happen. Such interesting architecture, and the castle room was amazing!

    • @Brenda-hu8tr255
      @Brenda-hu8tr255 5 месяцев назад

      The old microwave brought back childhood memories . Looting will always happen, but trashing the home..? I don't get that. That's not cool!!

  • @Ganiscol
    @Ganiscol Год назад +4

    Very unusual and interesting place!
    Its also one of the few instances where I really want to know more about the former inhabitants.

  • @BobbyTanDowd
    @BobbyTanDowd Год назад +13

    Nice video! As usual. I always wonder why anyone would just up and leave places like this. In this case, wonder if the 2008 collapse had anything to do with them leaving.

  • @beejaygriffin1019
    @beejaygriffin1019 Год назад +3

    Wouldn't it be wild if family see the video of they old house and reached out to tell there story!

  • @douglasallen9428
    @douglasallen9428 Год назад +3

    Thank you so much for this exploration! We did actually have one of those portable black and white TV/radios back when I was a kid (although ours was from ElectroBrand), which even had AV inputs on the back. Fellow user VWestlife did a video about those portable TV/radio units fairly recently…

    • @shay4ojibwa638
      @shay4ojibwa638 Год назад +1

      My best friend had one of those tv’s.

  • @lotusdolphin
    @lotusdolphin Год назад +4

    The island cabin is awesome! The “pencil sharpener in the kitchen“ is a can opener. 😂 you youngsters lol.

  • @BrokenCircle1
    @BrokenCircle1 Год назад +2

    All these years later...I still remember when you had like 200 subs. Still my favorite Urbex channel out there.

  • @Hippydaze35
    @Hippydaze35 9 месяцев назад +3

    ….ok the scene with the dove is really poetic, kinda picture n cinema like.

  • @sarahdearborn9191
    @sarahdearborn9191 Месяц назад

    This was a very special find ! The footprints embedded in the cement, so interesting, so sad to see all the memories of a family. If you hadn't gone back, you wouldn't have found the dove 😊. The magazine was from 1988, not 99. I'm enjoying your videos more and mor❤e

  • @stunt-
    @stunt- Год назад +19

    That water pump probably still works you just need to pump it really fast at first

    • @wandaparker8019
      @wandaparker8019 Год назад +3

      Need to prime it worth a little water first.

  • @kellyjacob-ii4oy
    @kellyjacob-ii4oy Год назад +1

    I just love the whole exploring community, I really appreciate seeing all these places from the comfort and safety of my couch, lol

  • @lilyflower0616
    @lilyflower0616 Год назад +2

    Really cool walk through.. I was cringing during the bubble’s scene because of the camera falling and then the door swinging behind you. You guys are braver than me!

  • @joneaves2351
    @joneaves2351 Год назад +1

    That was a can opener on the wall in the kitchen of the guest house on the island, Not a pencil sharpener although it is simular. Your exploration was the 3rd i saw of this property, but by far i enjoyed yours than the others. Great job guys! Keep up the good work.

  • @Nancy-kw8xz
    @Nancy-kw8xz Год назад +4

    Excellent video amazing Place time capsule thank you for bringing this video to us that place on the island was pretty cool I'm pretty sure that thing on the wall there was not a pencil sharpener it was a can opener❤😊 until next time stay safe take care love from upstate New York😊

  • @tgracesful
    @tgracesful Год назад +2

    I wish I could buy places like this and preserve them and the items in them as much as I can. Like the refrigerator… I’d love to be able to preserve things like that and make them a focal point for history. 😢

  • @bethetruth6428
    @bethetruth6428 Год назад +10

    You are the best. Something about your style (& Nature shines through sometimes) that make this so I just had to impart this and let you know these are Wondnderful thanks to you to and your ways and filming music (edit and choreography no doubt and filming skills) make this channel super enjoyable and unique. Well done, & Thank You.😊🌱🐦.

  • @jazminenicole0777
    @jazminenicole0777 Год назад +1

    Love how you appreciate the little things & details. Cool video

  • @amandayother9196
    @amandayother9196 Год назад +9

    The owl kinda made me think of Bohemian Grove js.... Wild it's almost like there was 2 different lives being lived concurrently.....you have the evidence of that lived in, like the kids rooms, heights on the wall, pics on the fridge, like a good ol wholesome American family setup at the same time you have this creepy looking dr.office room, the long creepy hallways with rooms, the trap doors, the weird owl center piece...idk just like someone in the house was living a double life

    • @Lisa-pl6gv
      @Lisa-pl6gv 5 месяцев назад

      This house had a bad purpose. Something to do with children.

  • @biblemademedoit
    @biblemademedoit Год назад +2

    I have purchased two abandoned properties and thankfully I was able to track down the history of the owners. First one was typical, elderly couple died and family could not upgrade the home and it had too many violations to sell. It sat from 2007 till 2012 empty. The home was loaded with neat historial things brought from England (wife) and Poland (husband). Second place had a sad story behind it. A brilliant law student purchased it and after graduating he rented to other college students. Googled him and discovered he went through some financial hard times with business deals gone wrong and he killed himself. His family tried to sell the house but our town makes everything complicated so they just left it, it was not worth the headache.

  • @CrankyBeach
    @CrankyBeach Год назад +6

    Some years ago I reconnected with a long-ago middle school classmate who disappeared from our lives. She said her parents apparently had had some questionable dealings with questionable people, and they got word that "Guido" was on his way so they fled in the middle of the night with little to no time to pack anything. One could wonder if perhaps the owners of the home in this video were forced to take similar action.

  • @reneegrobbel7673
    @reneegrobbel7673 Год назад +2

    I love all your videos, you do an amazing job and you are always so respectful of the properties! Thank you!!

  • @MS-fi9qr
    @MS-fi9qr Год назад +4

    For some reason I get a. Very eerie feeling 🤔

  • @sonampalmo3578
    @sonampalmo3578 Год назад +2

    It looks like a horrible hurricane blew through rather than a fire. Ceiling damage from water and old building materials warped and buckled. What a shame.

  • @vanessai6887
    @vanessai6887 Год назад +1

    What an amazing location, will probably rewatch this one a few times as well. What a dream to live in. I'd never leave!

  • @karenlulay
    @karenlulay Год назад +6

    I wish you could do some back study on this property's. I'm sure there is a great story here.

  • @fhwolthuis
    @fhwolthuis Год назад +2

    Wonderful place and excellent video, Devin! Loved the musical intro.

  • @kathleenstanley6751
    @kathleenstanley6751 Год назад +6

    Pix at 7 min mark are from the exterior of the home, I think. Same exterior brick and the window is the same shape and size as the one in the picture of one man making a drink for another. Those aren't vacation photos but the other ones sure might be.The pic at 7:15 is the fireplace and door to the courtyard in the living room at 26:54. It gave me goose bumps for a second..

    • @NelsonAnthony-xs7fd
      @NelsonAnthony-xs7fd Год назад

      Hello Kathleen how are you doing today

    • @TheAboriginal1
      @TheAboriginal1 Год назад +1

      Good post I figured it was the house based on the brick color and you are right about the fireplace.

  • @janicecopeland9083
    @janicecopeland9083 Год назад +2

    Excellent video of an amazing time capsule! Thank you Devin.

  • @soupwifey
    @soupwifey Год назад +4

    I've done some urbex explorations in Caddo Mills Texas. The first house we went to was completely overtaken by copper thieves. It's a 2 story house. It's like you say on here. The family left, leaving everything behind including their family photo albums. We got to see who lived there last that fled. The 2nd house that we explored was a one story house with an indoor pool. That one was super haunted. It felt so creepy. The family in the 2nd house also left everything behind as well as their family photo albums and we got to, again, see the family who last lived there and fled. Who knows why they fled. The pool area was destroyed and still had water in it. The water was puke green and someone threw the pool lounging chairs in it and a metal barrel. I have no idea where the metal barrel came from. Maybe it came from the garage which was collapsed at the time we visited. 🤷🏻‍♀️

  • @CoffeeBreakswithBri
    @CoffeeBreakswithBri Месяц назад

    Chris practically rolling into the place was the best part of the video. Hahahaha.
    Another awesome video though!!

  • @Jennifermcintyre
    @Jennifermcintyre Год назад +3

    Wow. What a beautiful property!! How did they manage to get everything to the island to build the island Cabin? The main house was odd and sad that it didn’t seem to be that old yet nobody to care for it.. the poor thing is crumbling!

  • @savagerampage69
    @savagerampage69 Год назад

    This is a top tier explore!! Thanks for bringing us along 😊

  • @Hanna-jh4dp
    @Hanna-jh4dp Год назад +12

    2008 a lot of people lost their houses due to the recession, might be why

  • @moonwalker091000
    @moonwalker091000 Год назад

    I really want that mini TV :o) Loved the little boys room and I agree about the hallways being so creepy. The library was so cool with all of the natural decay coming in. The cabin on the island is still in really good condition and could easily be rented out. What a great exxplore!! Thanks guys :o)

  • @deniseboldea1624
    @deniseboldea1624 Год назад +28

    I am always puzzled by the amount of stuff left behind in these places as if the residents had to leave in a hurry.
    If there are no heirs to this property,they should turn that area into a public park.

  • @yvonnemorales8516
    @yvonnemorales8516 11 месяцев назад +1

    My father had one. He would go to Dallas Cowboys football games with the little TV in hand. He would put it in his lap, he would then find the station that was televising the game. He took it so that he could watch the instant replay.

  • @joacatmcd
    @joacatmcd Год назад +9

    That was/is George & Sally's place, they are still alive. Don't no why they never went back, could be as simple as septic system too close to lake. No easy fix for that as buildings were on lake edge. Very nice explore!

  • @PerpetualNorman
    @PerpetualNorman 3 месяца назад +1

    Every time the camera turns to you, "Good News" by Mac Miller re-enters my head

  • @kathywebb6606
    @kathywebb6606 Год назад +7

    Really cool place, thanks for sharing. Only death could get me off that property if I lived there!

  • @tamifischer4932
    @tamifischer4932 Год назад +2

    Good job. Nice find!! Thank you for sharing

  • @hiattgrey9161
    @hiattgrey9161 Год назад +5

    38:44 I owned those Bob the Builder VHS tapes when I was a kid. But they're gone now, sadly.