The Ghosts of Old Spadra Cemetery
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- Опубликовано: 16 июн 2024
- Join me on a Halloween tour of the abandoned Spadra Cemetery and meet some of the residents of a town that has faded into history. We'll also share a few tales of ghosts, grave robbers and vampires, so cozy up to campfire and set for a spell. Be sure to stick around until the end to see a preview of an all new Grave Exploration video Coming Soon.
Please visit the Pomona Valley Historical Society's website if you are interested in preserving history: www.pomonahistorical.org/
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Being a member of the Pomona Valley Historical Society, I’m well acquainted with Spadra cemetery. It is lovingly cared for by our volunteer members. The Halloween tour is our attempt to preserve the cemetery and prevent vandalism. It has been quite successful and very popular. It raises the awareness of our valley’s, rich history, and many people have a new appreciation of Pomona‘s history. We are very lucky to still have the Phillips mansion and many years of dedication to its preservation has resulted in the beautiful house you see today. Many years ago we almost lost this beautiful place as it was made into apartments and was heavily vandalized. It’s been lovingly restored, and is a testament to the pioneers that settled the Pomona valley and the people today who are proud of that legacy
Great job Matt. I. am the proud dad of Matt. His skill and dedication to his craft is unsurpassed. He does this all on his own.
Thanks, pop!
Your welcome son.
You should be proud of him sir,he entertains us all and does a great job ❤️
@@francklamonica3458 Thank you franck. He never seems to fail to amaze me with his skills. Like you i will be waiting for his next video.
Awe….❤️❤️❤️❤️
Penalties for cemetery vandalism needs to be greatly increased and strictly enforced.
I agree, so many of these small out-of-the-way cemeteries have been completely destroyed by vandals.
It's great to see you with another episode with another in the works. I enjoyed this little tour at night and still maintain that you're one of the best cemetery channels on RUclips! Can't wait until the next one!
You're the greatest, my friend! Thank you so much!
I generally avoid these type of videos and always cringe when I succumb to them, but this one was thoughtfully and beautifully done. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching and your very kind comment 😊
Yeah! Matt's back!
😁 Thank you!
This is awesome. I used to live in Guelph Ontario and located an old, enclosed, much neglected cemetery on its outskirts. I would visit, clear away the weeds from the tombstones, say their names, and wish them well. I now live on the Westcoast and miss my visits. I've heard it said that we die twice. Once when our bodies stop breathing and the 2nd the very last time are names are spoken out loud. Thank you for keeping alive the memories of these individuals. It's done with kindness and respect and none of the gore that so often goes along with these stories. Thank you.
Once again, you amaze me with my own ignorance. I have lived here since 1962 and I have never even heard of this cemetery. I just drove by it yesterday on my way home from the L.A. Auto Show. Thank you very much for sharing!
Thank you for watching! It's a fairly obscure location. I've known about it for a while, but this was my first visit.
Welcome back 🙏
Thank you ☺
glad you're back...
Thank so much!
Another excellent video! Your voice could calm any restless graveyard spirit…so great to hear…and see…your work again. 💜
Thank you kindly... You'll be hearing my voice again before too long 😁
Again, the Master of the genre amazes his minions! Thank you.
Thank you, Carl!
You are the man! 👍👍
Thanks so much!
I really enjoy these unique and untold stories from the past. Thanks for these beautifully done videos.
You are very welcome, thank you for watching!
Grew up near here in DB, have explored this place a few times in my teen years never saw anything paranormal but there is a certian feeling the place gives you sort of dread
Thank you for sharing your experience. It is a forlorn place.
Awesome I wanted to go on this tour but lagged on getting ticket. Thank you
Thank you for watching! I've been wanting to go for years before finally doing it. There's always next year, and the PVHS was talking about possibly doing daytime tours sometime in the future.
What a wonderful and informative lesson on my hometown. The 70's were a unique time to be in the city. Always interested in Pomona history.
Thank you for watching! Pomona has a rich and amazing history.
Oh NO Vampire?! This is a Great tour that the Pomona Valley Historical Society gives on Halloween Weekend. It was Fun and historically Informative
Yes it was! And I'm glad we got to see it together! Thanks as always!
@@graveexplorations Yes! Always Great Narration and Production! Matt. I was the guy Yelling Train!!!!!
Okay. Walking thru an old cemetery on Halloween at midnight with nothing but a lantern and an iPhone. Please tell me you were not alone or that you at least took some precautions...garlic necklace, wooden stakes, holy water, Bill Murray... Like many other fans of your series, we fear for your safety.
I enjoyed the Heck out of "Old Spadra" and I agree with your Dad. You are an amazing son to your father and an equally amazing former coworker and friend to those that know you...including me. As someone wrote in my high school yearbook, "Keep up the good works up"!
Mr. East-man! Thanks so much for your very kind words! I have a few more stories in my bag of tricks, so stay tuned.
As for touring the cemetery at night, I didn't encounter any vampires, but I woke up the next morning with two oddly placed "mosquito bites" on my neck... It's okay, however, I have a sudden aversion to sunlight. 🧛♂️😁
Great video.
Glad you enjoyed it
I do have a paranormal experience at spadra. Back in 2011 me, my best friend and his girlfriend enjoyed going to local haunted places. We went to suicide bridge, the enchanted forest and many more places but spadra was the place we’re we actually saw something. We have been to spadra twice at 12am and never experienced anything but the third time we went there it literally change our lives lol we never went to haunted places ever again haha. That night we got to spadra around 1:30 am my friend and his girl were arguing so we were going to leave when the train 🚂 started going by so we could not cross the tracks and that’s the only way out. During the time the train was passing by my friends girlfriend started to cry and my friend told her why was she crying and she said she saw a lady walking by a grave and disappearing into the willow trees so she want to leave but we couldn’t because the train was still going through. It was extremely loud so we could hardly here ourselves talking to each other. So once the train went by we started walking to the cemetery entrance where the chain hangs and we notice someone walking in the path that leads towards the cemetery. So we got scared and went back into cemetery. We observed this person walk past the chain entrance of the cemetery and towards the big hill next to the cemetery. So once he passed by we took that opportunity to leave. Note: we were casually walking out of the cemetery. Once we got to the chain entrance we were back on main path and before we crossed the tracks we saw that solo figure walking back. So my friend got mad and started talking sh#t to it lol when the black silhouette got really close to us my friend walk up to it and shine his flashlight at it that’s when we notice it was wearing a black rob. Look like a catholic monk and that’s when we booked it. We literally raced to the gated entrance and I remember turning around and not seeing nothing like if the monk just vanish in thin air. Ever since then we never went on another paranormal adventure again lmfao
Did it look like it had a hood almost??
Reeeally enjoyed this. I LOVE the history. I can't wait for the next video xx Teresa ❤🇦🇺
Thanks so much!
There is a headstone in Riverside's Olivewood cemetery nearly identical to the End Of The Trail marker used in your thumbnail.
That's very interesting! Perhaps both memorials came from the same dealer. Thank you for sharing!
This is great stuff!!! Thanks for another outstanding video packed with enticing history and forlorn lore. I really appreciate your reverence for the deceased and all the beautiful cemeteries you visit🪦💀✨🌟🌟🌟
Thank you, so glad you enjoyed the video!
Awesome video, can't wait for the next. Blessings. 😊🇱🇷
Thank you! You too!
Woohoo, very excited to see a new vid, and can't wait for the next!
Hope you enjoyed it!
Glad to see your latest video!
Thank you for watching... there's more to come!
Another excellent production.
Greatly appreciated! Thank you!
Very nice presentation, thanks!
Glad you liked it!
WOW glad to see you again! Bring on the new content!
More to come!
No way!!!!!! I love that you're still around! I love this place!
Thanks very much! I've wanted to visit Spadra for a long time.
Absolutely Stoked that your back! 🤙👏👍
Thank you so much, very glad to be back!
I’ve missed you. Your videos are among my favourites ❤️
Thanks so much, I really do appreciate it! More to come shortly :)
Brillant, well done!
So glad you enjoyed it, thank you for watching!
great writing!! neat production!.
Thanks so much!
Thank you so much! Very interesting, as always. Waiting very excitedly for the next video.
Thank you for watching!
Yay!! Great to see you!!! 💕
You too!! Thank you for watching!
I just happened upon this, thank you for the history of the sad cemetery. I've explored this cemetery during the day, you'd never even know that it's there unless you knew it was there because it's surrounded by industry now, but it's creepy during the day too. No ghost stories from my visit, just feelings of sadness. I was wondering who's house was behind the Phillips Mansion. That place is creepy also.
Thank you for watching and sharing your story. 😊
Hello Matt it’s good to see a new video. Keep up the good work you do.
Thanks, will do! 😊
You never desecrate a grave there's power in graveyards. I've been there it's an amazing Cemetery. I love cemeteries in general❤
I was sooooooo glad to see a new video from you! I love the deep dive you do into history and I really appreciate all the interesting stuff you tell is about in your videos.
Thanks so much! More to come, stay tuned 😊
In 1979 and 1980 had a kinda different friend who’s only name we ever knew was Lone Star. He loved the cemetery and would ride his horse through it at night in his old duster and cowboy hat firing a shotgun chasing kids out of the area.
I just came across your channel by happenstance and I just wanted to tell ya, man I love it and just wanted to encourage you to keep doing them. I love history and your videos are very informative. So, great job and look forward to watching them, hopefully for years to come.
Another fantastic video. Thank you for bringing this forgotten cemetery to our attention. Really enjoy your channel.
Thank you, I truly appreciate it!
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Thank you!
That was raally oool; You have a great voice.Very interesting and entertaining
Great Stories thank you 🌹
Glad you like them! Thank you!
this is such a great video i wish i would of watched it before i went!
Very good video much respect to u i stay not to far from there
This was a playground for me when I attended nearby Kellogg Elementary school.
In the 1960s when I was in high school in Covina..a city close to Pomona...a popular date or excursion was to go out to the Spadra Cemetery. What a surprise to see this. Thanks. We never got out of the car. Wouldn't have destroyed the markers. What a shame.
bah there's no spirits or ghosts it's still a neat part of local East San Gabriel Valley history
Thank you for watching!
My granddaughter took me to the cemetery. It’s really sad the way it looks. If you drive on the 57 freeway you pass right over it.
I walk old cemetarys sometimes. I enjoy the history of it and ofcourse the amazing craftsmanship. I truly hope I never come apon someone desecratingGraves, one of us will be getting the business 👍
Soon can you visit home of peace cemetery it’s next to Calvary cemetery
Thank you for your comment! I have been to Home of Peace several times. It has appeared in a couple of my videos, but I have not done a full video on it yet.
great episode, what is the episode you previewed at the end? Love your channel
Thank you for watching! The preview at the end is for a video coming in June.
I have seen a black silhouette while being there at night, it almost looked like it was gliding & once it went past the tree it disappeared.
Hello I’m a new subscriber here great channel 👍🏽, I was wondering if you know anything on the cave in westmont hill it was purposely blown up because it caved in on 3 boys back in the late 70’s , that hill is only about 3 miles from spadra
Hello and welcome to my channel! Thank you for subscribing! The event you mentioned about Westmont Hills happened in April of 1982. A 12 year old boy was exploring a tunnel and was killed by a cave in. About a week later, the city dynamited the tunnel. The blast not only destroyed the tunnel, but also damaged many nearby homes.
I remember that blast it was massive, thank you for responding I went to westmont It was a good lil school back in the late 70’s early 80’s , some one said there were animal bones in those caves
@@californianomad4333 please tell us any stories you know sir did you ever hear about that serial killer that supposedly roamed ganesha hills park the park on white close to the fairplex fairgrounds also did you know there's tunnels under the fairgrounds that supposedly there was a secret asylum underground
Oh back in the mid 2000's it was really easy to get back there. Now in those days we used go back there and get really drunk in the middle of the night. I mean pulling all nighters. Never once did any spooky or scary happen but I tell you they were really fun times.
My friend and I went exploring behind the mansion at that big haunted looking house several times and every time we went at night there was a light on in the upstairs bedroom and every time we got close it would shut off really quick. The crazy part is that that house has no electricity and is completely boarded up. We even tried to get inside to explore but there was no way in. So what possibly could have been up there that had a light on in the first place and knew to turn it off whenever anyone ever got close??!?!?
i notice that too lol but i think somebody takes care of the house now
Is that Lee Marvin in Cat Balou
This is why I love your channel!!! This content needs P r o m o s m!!
Thank you! Your kind words are greatly appreciated 😊
The lady in white on a moon lit night is real I seen it and turned around
It's most likely Demonic activity causing mischief, the Dead know nothing according to the Holy Scriptures, their thoughts and cares disappear like the mist. The Book of Ecclesiastes Chapters 1-11. Interesting Historical Vlog.👍
Aside from the freeway, it was a quiet night in the cemetery during my visit. Thank you for watching!
I think Spadra’s demise started with a terrible sounding name. I used to drive by there many times but I didn’t know that cemetery was there.
I enjoyed quite a few of your videos. Then you start this ghost BS in this one. Silly and not worth my time.
Sorry you were so displeased by this video.
@Speeding Atheist then why TF would you click on a video called the GHOSTS of old Spradra? LMAO!
@@jollyhollywood3922 Do you take everything literally? It can be a figure of speech or an actual ghost story. I assumed wrong.
I had a paranormal experience here back in 2019. Me and my friend were going to visit the tombs in the Daytime. we saw a man digging a hole with a shovel. He was wearing all back and was turned away from us. There wasnt anyone around us. 🥲 He popped up in the middle of the day. I knew it was a ghost becusee i wasnt able to see skin . his flesh was just white
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Thank you!