Untouched Abandoned 1950's Family Home - Found kids room filled with old toys (Time Capsule)

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  • Опубликовано: 23 сен 2021
  • Untouched by time and disruption for decades, this home has been naturally decaying since the family last left. Leaving meals on the table and everything left leaving a mystery in why this family vanished. The home itself is now a time capsule. Walking through its doors is the closest thing you can do to walking back in time. This home was an amazing explore, if you guys enjoy please leave a thumbs up and subscribe for more explorations ! thanks for watching and reading!
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  • @DarkExploration
    @DarkExploration  2 года назад +648

    Finding houses that are time capsules like this is the best experience when exploring. Alot of people ask me, what Era of place is your favorite to explore? And my answer usually is mid-century 1950s. This home was small but had it all ! Hopefully you guys enjoyed and I'll see you around for the next vid :)

    • @matthewdanahy9411
      @matthewdanahy9411 2 года назад +31

      PLEASE call American pickers. This stuff needs to be preserved!

    • @colleenhoperue5538
      @colleenhoperue5538 2 года назад +4

      Thank you guys for another awesome time capsule house.Yall know they're my favorite as I'm still a Collector of 70-90s tabloids and magazines and memorabilia.In fact I'm going to be ordering more stuff for the collection the end of this coming week.My next goal is to decorate my house in furniture from the eras I collect from.Yall stay safe.🐼

    • @wakingribbons
      @wakingribbons 2 года назад +12

      5:58 Am I just making stuff up, or do I see two shoe prints on the table next to the moldy fork? It really makes me wonder, what the heck happened here?

    • @colleenhoperue5538
      @colleenhoperue5538 2 года назад +2

      Ikr,I was thinking the same thing,...What the heck happened??!!😊

    • @bobholmes65
      @bobholmes65 2 года назад +10

      It’s obviously not STAGED! You apparently have never gone into abandoned buildings or homes. Many are unbelievably pristine minus the extreme dust.

  • @daveedson8607
    @daveedson8607 2 года назад +1735

    I was born in 1951, so most of the things you saw in that home were familiar to me as a child. I had an erector set, I had an electrical set, the Gilbert bottles were from a chemistry set which I also had. I am 70 now, but for a bit I was 10 again.

    • @1mariah
      @1mariah 2 года назад +59

      Thats so cool! Im usually very interested in stuff like this. How did the erector set work?

    • @daveedson8607
      @daveedson8607 2 года назад +62

      @@1mariah I was a kit of varioius structural pieces in miniature with a book showing several projects you could make. It didn't take long for me to do all the "book" projects so I started coming up with my own. I combined the erector set and the electrical set to make some original projects.

    • @judithhstevens126
      @judithhstevens126 2 года назад +16

      @@daveedson8607 why would people leave stuff that could be used?

    • @bethlehemeisenhour8352
      @bethlehemeisenhour8352 2 года назад +26

      Me too, born 1956. Saying, wow, to some of the things I haven't seen in a long while.

    • @FrostWazowski
      @FrostWazowski 2 года назад +10

      I still have my fathers original erector set.
      He was born in 43, I was born in 91. Need I say more?

  • @stayinalivemedical790
    @stayinalivemedical790 2 года назад +861

    As a paramedic, I've been in a lot of older folks homes. Many of those seemed like time capsules too so it is possible people lived there more recently than the 1950's.

    • @emsrusty846
      @emsrusty846 2 года назад +17

      Same here. Couldn’t have said it better!

    • @jamiesmith5630
      @jamiesmith5630 2 года назад +80

      I bet the reason parts are cleaner than others is because they'd move around only certain areas, there really wouldn't really be a reason to go in your son's old bedroom when you're 90 years old

    • @spaceghost8995
      @spaceghost8995 2 года назад +92

      That TV is 1970's not 1950's.

    • @lavierobinson9063
      @lavierobinson9063 2 года назад +10

      @@spaceghost8995 I said the same thing

    • @byrn
      @byrn 2 года назад +44

      Yeah, I go to a lot of estate sales and it's not uncommon. People get older, mobility declines, and those rooms upstairs or down in the basement get shut away and left to time. Fascinating to those of us who like to explore, but there's a bittersweet sadness too.

  • @Stjernefodt-
    @Stjernefodt- Год назад +58

    This house makes me feel so sad. My dad, who was born in 1950, passed away earlier this year. When I went down to his house to clear things away, he had a room set up just like that "kids" room. People get old and have too much room for what they need and fill it with things that make them feel comfortable and nostalgic.

  • @BrianTKessler
    @BrianTKessler 2 года назад +185

    The child’s room was chilling for me to watch. There’s only one reason to preserve a child’s room in such pristine condition. This family had a boy who died. If the parents had left the room untouched for a kid who had left home then the room would be full of items more suited for an older teenager. The room was a memorial.

    • @beltfed4624
      @beltfed4624 Год назад +62

      My aunt left her son's room untouched since the moment he died in a car wreck. It looked like he was coming home from school any minute, for 40 years (until she passed away too). The family was shocked speechless that she would let me go in there and play gently, putting everything back exactly the way it was... Then she showed me pictures of her son, and I looked so much like him that I understood why she let me go in there and play... For a few minutes she could pretend her son was there, just playing with the farm set and plastic trucks.

    • @amberlee.nycole.perrine8150
      @amberlee.nycole.perrine8150 Год назад +17

      @@beltfed4624 as a mom, on behalf of your aunt; thank you for playing gently and putting it back where you got it. It probably meant a lot to her for you to go in there and play because if I was in her shoes I would be the exact same way. My point is, thank you for being respectful

    • @JMurdochNZ
      @JMurdochNZ Год назад +12

      That was my first thought as well, but there seems to a be a strange disconnect in time periods. The room looked like it could have been a child's room from the 50s or 60s, and the family photos seemed to bare that out. However, at least two of the books on the book shelf date to the mid-late 80s. And what kid is interested in psychology?

    • @irenemorley75
      @irenemorley75 Год назад +3

      It could be that they didn't even have any children, I know someone who collects old toy's?

    • @yamamaaa2302
      @yamamaaa2302 Год назад +1

      @@beltfed4624OH MY HEART!!!! 😩

  • @markhenry8654
    @markhenry8654 2 года назад +1152

    if this were truly untouched the dust would be an inch thick, this place has been cleaned and recently. Its also extremely hard to believe that mother nature didnt start taking it as well from the exterior.

    • @dfense434
      @dfense434 2 года назад +117

      exactly . Its cool but not sure it's some discovery by them at that moment. . A bit touched up for camera. I doubt any of these items are still in that home. LOL

    • @markalvarez6939
      @markalvarez6939 2 года назад +21

      i concur with your findings

    • @lisalynn1
      @lisalynn1 2 года назад +42

      I was scrolling to find this comment. I also concur with your findings. :)

    • @rawdawgg_
      @rawdawgg_ 2 года назад +157

      Not entirely true, most dust is formed by dead human skin. Also the weather/location is a big factor too

    • @IamPINKIEDaniels
      @IamPINKIEDaniels 2 года назад +63

      there wouldnt be food left on the plare as mice and ants etc would have eaten it

  • @hellidontcare7355
    @hellidontcare7355 2 года назад +334

    It’s so sad that all these beautiful homes are left to fall apart when they could be saved for another family to enjoy

    • @klandersen42
      @klandersen42 2 года назад +20

      Exactly. And every city has homeless problems. Yet there are loads of abandoned buildings and some buildings that were never occupied all over.

    • @samuelhaverghast2442
      @samuelhaverghast2442 2 года назад +8

      @@klandersen42 its because of greedy owners of those buildings, they would rather make a premium then actually help someone in need of a home.

    • @whatever4566
      @whatever4566 Год назад +2

      people are homeless for a reason

    • @lancecharley8822
      @lancecharley8822 Год назад +4

      asbestos is another that you'd have to worry about before letting anyone move into a house like this those guys have no respect their just touching everything in sight

    • @sheenahammond1442
      @sheenahammond1442 Год назад +1

      @Sod White if they didn't let em fall apart they could be lived in

  • @tjclarke4604
    @tjclarke4604 2 года назад +198

    This actually made me cry a bit, my elderly folks both died suddenly just over a year ago, and I was tasked with going through their house, the home I grew up in. We moved in there in 1979, it was built in 1953. So many of the things in this video reminded me of that, a lot of the chairs, I had an Erector set as well, lots of models too... It was really hard going through my folks' place, I am their only child and last of the family, so this video really hit home. I miss my parents every day, I am just glad they made a proper will or else the city would have just taken the home, or I would have been required to jump through a bunch of hoops to inherit everything. It could be a similar story here, and perhaps there is a living heir who is currently going through the process of properly claiming the home and property. It appears to me as though someone has been in there a few times trying to sort things out, maybe it just hurts so much they only do it in small stages. That's how it went with me anyway.

    • @gracierose3076
      @gracierose3076 Год назад +8

      You're right on that one, I think it was too hard for someone to finish, maybe they died while it was left only partially finished. That one room with the dishes ready to fall out of the hutch looks like something violent happened in there. It is hard to really know. Look up the address and see who lived there. Then look up Obit. I have a daughter that is a sloth. Not kidding she can find anyone!!! ... she makes us laugh!

    • @larrydacat
      @larrydacat Год назад +10

      I really like this comment. Especially ur little theory at the end.
      I’m sorry about you’re parents though, may they rest in peace

    • @hi.panorama
      @hi.panorama 2 месяца назад

      Everything the best to you! ❤

  • @kimmieandrews2491
    @kimmieandrews2491 9 месяцев назад +4

    I was born in 1960, and I recognized all of these toys. My brother had them. This is so sad. 😔

  • @markus33able
    @markus33able 2 года назад +769

    This is the kind of abandoned places where you want to know what happened to the family or people who once lived there and why they just abandoned everything.

    • @babyjesus2025
      @babyjesus2025 2 года назад +3

      Someone old without any family left must have died there..

    • @daniellec.9559
      @daniellec.9559 2 года назад +41

      Yeah, and maybe they felt and knew when their last day was and made their home look nice before they went to the other side.

    • @ogbobbye
      @ogbobbye 2 года назад +49

      It reminds me of my aunt and uncle's house she past away about 10 years before him and that is how the house was when he past on. even those book tied up he had her things in boxes or tied in bundles stuff he had no use for but because they were her things he couldn't bring himself to just throw it out i guess. it was odd to that the house sat empty for several years they never had children and had willed the house to family members who die before he did. without a heir the property went to the state and it sat untouched for years just like this house.

    • @like_amelia_or_somthin280
      @like_amelia_or_somthin280 2 года назад +1

      Meanwhile I’m sitting here contemplating that The people that lived there were ex Russian spies, and The Soviets sent for them to be returned and killed for their disloyalty. In a panic, not wanting to endanger their kids, they run away leaving their house untouched for years and never come back…..

    • @neilpeartspurplenose8739
      @neilpeartspurplenose8739 2 года назад +4

      @@like_amelia_or_somthin280 Rofl! Sounds like a cool book, write it.

  • @devinanna5943
    @devinanna5943 2 года назад +377

    Abandoned central did a video of this house like a month or two ago and things were different in it. Comparing even just the thumbnails, the room is the same but the blanket is different and the toys are arranged differently. There was no food on the table in his video either. Sometimes I think people set up scenes in these places to make it seem more creepy. Or someone's living there lol

    • @caveninit
      @caveninit 2 года назад +63

      I just saw that video too..the plates on the table are spotless in that video. I noticed quite a few differences as well. Lots of staging for sure.

    • @couchpotato7862
      @couchpotato7862 2 года назад +66

      @@caveninit I just watched the other video - I'm starting to believe that these abandoned videos are beginning to be staged - never the less - still interesting to watch

    • @prudentilla
      @prudentilla 2 года назад +22

      bingo you know fakery

    • @couchpotato7862
      @couchpotato7862 2 года назад +42

      @@prudentilla nobody from the 50's or 60's would have put a pillow without a pillow case nicely on the bed like it was in the video - only a guy of today would do something like that - dead giveaway

    • @MediocreRebel
      @MediocreRebel 2 года назад +3

      I would live there.

  • @eeverett2
    @eeverett2 6 месяцев назад +4

    I'm old enough for this to be a memory lane experience. I grew up during the 1960s and seventies. My brothers loved to build model planes, and they would use testors paint in colorful little bottles, to put on the finishing touches. Sometimes they would build in little battery powered lights into these models. My father gave everyone, including me, a Radio Shack Electronic Project Kit. This allowed us to make all kinds of stuff by attaching wires to the different electrical components in the kit. The kit that you found in that house, looked like an early version of the Radio Shack kit. I used to have a sewing machine, I made pillows, stuffed animals, clothing, all kinds of things. My grandmother made many quilts.
    I grew up with a black and white TV that only received a few stations. As a child, my TV time was Saturday morning, when there were cartoons from 6AM until noon. After that, the boring adult shows came on. On Sunday, there wasn't much besides church services and football. So, kids needed hobbies and games to pass the time. This boredom was good because it forced people to be more creative, or to go out of their house to find something to do. Obesity was rare even though there was plenty of junk food around. This was because people would go out biking, dancing, roller skating, or what have you, more often.

  • @stearse344
    @stearse344 Год назад +64

    I love how much he appreciated it and didn’t steal anything out everything back where it is I feel like I can really trust him with pieces like this we need more explorers like him.

    • @SirDinielFortesque
      @SirDinielFortesque Год назад +7

      I just wish they did not show the outside of the house because now I worry about people going there and stealing and breaking things inside the house that has sadly happen before.

    • @Natalie-yg5rn
      @Natalie-yg5rn Год назад +1

      He could do this

    • @Natalie-yg5rn
      @Natalie-yg5rn Год назад +1

      @@SirDinielFortesque why not? These things are free, nobody is using this

    • @Jencifer13
      @Jencifer13 Год назад

      It would be difficult not to pilfer things from places like this, especially when some of it is valuable, such as the Franciscan Ware in the kitchen (some pieces are worth a fortune these days), the old erector sets, and the sewing machine). However, it just seems like it would bring bad juju to take anything from these abandoned homes; they are like shrines to the families who lived in them.

    • @irenemorley75
      @irenemorley75 Год назад

      @@SirDinielFortesque Why are you worried ?

  • @finderskeepers5343
    @finderskeepers5343 2 года назад +93

    Those Erector Sets are valuable to collectors. I had similar sets when I was young. I'm 65 now.

    • @ogarnogin5160
      @ogarnogin5160 2 года назад

      Lego blocks took over the market I am 62 Erectors set were losing ground when I was kid to Lincoln logs , the girder sets and American Brick The kids had more fun with snap together stuff. I do remember some older kids being enthusiasts about erector sets. They were good for Lionel bridges

    • @terrymoore3671
      @terrymoore3671 2 года назад +3

      They’re crazy not to take as much as they can, because when city Government sees this they’re going in taking what they can then demolish.

    • @carolhutchinson7763
      @carolhutchinson7763 2 года назад +2

      I had a Snowflakes set. They were plastic pieces in colors that looked somewhat like snowflakes and you attached them together to build things.

  • @mccgre51
    @mccgre51 2 года назад +768

    Some rooms absolutely destroyed, others perfectly preserved with items carefully placed and displayed. Seems odd. If only we could ask the bug on your neck for the truth!

    • @dinalou8827
      @dinalou8827 2 года назад +121

      I agree. There’s no dust or build up of dirt on stuff in the tidier rooms. Someone has gone to a lot of trouble to keep parts of the house in good order yet other parts are wrecked. Weird.

    • @troyhollywood482
      @troyhollywood482 2 года назад +7

      😂😂😂😂😂

    • @groofoot
      @groofoot 2 года назад +24

      he said, 'Don't bug me'

    • @nellietuiasosopo5694
      @nellietuiasosopo5694 2 года назад +5

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @mariez.5349
      @mariez.5349 2 года назад +109

      I'm thinking perhaps an elderly couple... so they may have just "lived" in certain parts of the house and not really bothered with others?

  • @Logical_Chronical
    @Logical_Chronical Год назад +4

    This is why I like exploring elderly people's homes. A lot of the times they keep old stuff from their past.

  • @kathleenevans1201
    @kathleenevans1201 Год назад +9

    I was born in 1954. Being walked through this home brought back so many memories. Thank you!

  • @iratecomputeruser4160
    @iratecomputeruser4160 2 года назад +403

    The story of this house is interesting. The prior owners were a nuclear family, with the husband employed probably as a firefighter engineer. He enjoyed working with his hands, particularly in the building of models, something which continued to the day he died. The small jars you found on the windowsill were full of model paint, as well as butyrate dope, which is a waterprooofing chemical used on model planes and ships. The dope was probably used on the battleships you saw on the stove. He tried to pass this love of building on to his sons, as seen in the erector sets.
    His wife was apparently a homemaker, as evidenced by the feminine touches of wallpaper and the sewing machine. They were members of the Literary Guild, which supplies low-cost books to its members. This is why virtually all of the hard covers were of the same size--a Guild trademark. Judging by the amount of mess left behind, and the lack of any female clothing, the wife apparently predeceased her husband. He left the home decorated in her style, not having the heart to change anything, hence the older look, despite the fact that the husband lived well into the 2000s.
    The two silhouettes indicate the couple had two sons. One of them was especially enamored of the army, judging by the model tanks and soldiers. Although he apparently got to high school or pre-college, his room was never updated, and all the souvenirs of his childhood were lovingly preserved. This tells me he died young. If he joined the army, the boy probably died in Vietnam.
    The remaining son apparently married and had a large family. The large box in the house partially filled with family photos left behind indicates an extended family of more than 20 people.
    The homeowner probably died while on a trip, which is why there's no vehicle there. He apparently lived very cheaply. A few of the drawers have been opened, and stuff strewn around by casual looters, but there's nothing worth stealing.

    • @imanacer
      @imanacer 2 года назад +50

      Very nice analysis, ICU and probably very accurate to the situation.

    • @iratecomputeruser4160
      @iratecomputeruser4160 2 года назад +12

      @@imanacer Thanks! I enjoy reading and reconstructions situational tableaux.

    • @evelynsaungikar3553
      @evelynsaungikar3553 2 года назад +22

      But the table set for a meal?

    • @iratecomputeruser4160
      @iratecomputeruser4160 2 года назад +12

      @@evelynsaungikar3553 I lived alone for years and would frequently set a place for myself. It saved on the setup time.

    • @victrolalover7795
      @victrolalover7795 Год назад +17

      it is really sad seeing some of the things in that house unused, like the typewriter or the sewing machine, and even that very well preserved RCA Victor 45 rpm record player. I hope one day somebody takes them before the decay or are destroyed when the house falls apart.

  • @joerodriguez9930
    @joerodriguez9930 2 года назад +23

    Being a kid growing up in the 2000s. A lot of elderly people tended to preserve their homes like this one. So it’s not surprising that in 2007 things were kept old fashioned still.

  • @paulvarley6347
    @paulvarley6347 2 года назад +42

    My grandma's old house was sold as recently as 2021, she had lived in it since it was a new build in the late 1960s and had only recently moved out prior to her death in 2019. If you'd had a look around the property on one of the rare occasions it was empty and you'd find an almost unnerving hybrid of modern electrical equipment downstairs and barely altered vintage kid's bedrooms upstairs, with 60's decor and forgotten toys, with many artifacts even older. The kitchen too, a new fridge, cooker and kettle, but the same 1960s era coffee and food tubs being rinsed and reused forevermore.

  • @Kimvisible
    @Kimvisible 2 года назад +17

    I love how respectful you are while investigating different places and items. You also have an appreciation for things that were once cared about but mysteriously left behind. Thank you for doing these vids, they are utterly fascinating. 💙

  • @cynthiamorneau129
    @cynthiamorneau129 2 года назад +67

    The record player was for 45rpm records! I still have one! I grew up in the 50’s! This house is reminiscent of my childhood home. I also still have many of my grandmothers furniture! I am almost 70. Those erector sets had motors and everything. No plastic. Great find!

    • @face2158
      @face2158 2 года назад

      awesome find

    • @karencamacho7734
      @karencamacho7734 2 года назад

      It was in the 70 when we had those toys

    • @karencamacho7734
      @karencamacho7734 2 года назад

      I remember my brother having the erector sets and chemistry sets I had a 45 record player then a 33 lp player

    • @victrolalover7795
      @victrolalover7795 Год назад

      that record player looks in really good condition, I really love the design and functionality of RCA's 45 changers from the 40s and 50s. back then in America things were built right, even by big brands like RCA. because even today a lot of them still just work without a component replaced, though a lot are due for a good recapping.

  • @hannalengeling3362
    @hannalengeling3362 2 года назад +88

    “Pip” is Picture in Picture, where you could simultaneously watch 2 things at once. Those ”chemicals” on the window sill are model paints, enamels used on the many models you can see throughout the home.

    • @terrigodmother
      @terrigodmother 2 года назад +2

      I, too, recognized them as paint for models. I loved the AMC model kits when I was a kid in the 50's. Hated the glue, tho, as it never held really well and was sooo frustrating.

    • @bigred3164
      @bigred3164 2 года назад +4

      This leads me to believe that the home was occupied at least until the late 1980s. I find the 2007 calendars to be a bit peculiar.

    • @Daveosbeatz
      @Daveosbeatz 2 года назад

      I miss pip lol

    • @BambizCornField
      @BambizCornField 2 года назад

      It’s also my friend’s name.

  • @billshroyer9487
    @billshroyer9487 2 года назад +13

    Man, I can't go a WEEK without having to clear out thick dust from EVERY NOOK AND CRANNY of my home. Whatever their secret, I'd LOVE to have a house that could go SEVENTY YEARS without a good dusting, and still look as good as this one did! ❤❤

  • @astriddobek8931
    @astriddobek8931 Год назад +67

    There is very little decay on that property. People don't normally keep random items all over their kitchen. Someone's been in here and someone's been packing up stuff to remove. You can even tell the rings on top of the counter of the calendar from where items used to be. Definitely more to the story about this house.

    • @georgewindsor2667
      @georgewindsor2667 Год назад +6

      its all lies by the OP to get clicks. theres no dust.

    • @kimcharette9540
      @kimcharette9540 Год назад +1

      Exactly...no dust? No yellowing of pages in the book? No decay ?

    • @whateverheather655
      @whateverheather655 Год назад +1

      If the house had power and no leaks it might not decay

    • @spankynater4242
      @spankynater4242 Год назад +5

      I’m sure it’s not a Bandan, the family is probably at the grocery store, and the guys are home invaders.

    • @spankynater4242
      @spankynater4242 Год назад +2

      @@whateverheather655 if the house had power and no leaks, it’s not abandoned.

  • @Trance88
    @Trance88 2 года назад +92

    With the general condition of the house, I'm assuming its only been abandoned since the late 2010's. Looks like 3 kids grew up there from the 1950's-1970's. It's possible the kids bedroom hadn't really been touched or altered in any way in over 40 years.

    • @tinafurler8279
      @tinafurler8279 2 года назад

      I agree like the q950s to 70s

    • @vjhreeves
      @vjhreeves Год назад +11

      He found a 2007 calendar. Family of 4 or 5, kids grow up and move away, parents keep their rooms pretty much the same for years, wife dies first, then husband around 2007. Mystery solved.

  • @angelaf5040
    @angelaf5040 2 года назад +78

    I LOVE how respectful you add to their belongings. You're a great young man!!

  • @rosieHolliday5887
    @rosieHolliday5887 8 месяцев назад +1

    This home is perfect. I could move in there today, give it a clean up & live out the rest of my life in sweet little vintage country farmhouse bliss lol x

  • @LittleKimmy213
    @LittleKimmy213 2 года назад +42

    THAT was SINCERELY one of the most jaw-dropping experiences. I literally gasped as each new area revealed item after item and they kept triggering my memories as a child. My mouth was hanging open, my eyes could not have been bigger and I felt an intense happiness so strongly that I was getting goose bumps. Thank you so much for sharing that trip back in time!! Wow...just wow ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @SymeonPhronema
    @SymeonPhronema 2 года назад +317

    I love old places, and stuff like this. So it's a great find. The only thing I'm wondering about is how is there not more dust or cobwebs in the house? Logically it seems that it's because it was lived in more recently than we'd think, but if that's the case why is there so much stuff still left straight out of the 1950s? A real head scratcher for sure.

    • @ksavage681
      @ksavage681 2 года назад +54

      Seems like an old couple lived here, and left their sons rooms as they were when the sons moved out. The leftover food on the plates indicate that ONE of the parents that was left died before they finished eating. Since nobody came and cleaned up or took care of the house, seems the sons are deceased or were not in contact. I did not see any items newer than the 1980's in the house. They probably didnt have many visitors. -Monk

    • @SymeonPhronema
      @SymeonPhronema 2 года назад +52

      @@ksavage681 There was a calendar from 2007 at one point in the video, and it looked like another from 2008 was under a few plates. That's a good theory though.

    • @frankbeams4333
      @frankbeams4333 2 года назад +18

      That tv is definitely early 80’s

    • @wickedlee664
      @wickedlee664 2 года назад +7

      Def a real head scratcher….haha… there was a sale at the local thrift barn. Somebody cleaned up ;)

    • @vikesfanB
      @vikesfanB 2 года назад +6

      The tv in the living room is from the 1990’s

  • @cedfan1
    @cedfan1 2 года назад +72

    The small record player you mentioned plays 7" , 45rpm records. You handled some of them at 8.50. Great video !

    • @ogarnogin5160
      @ogarnogin5160 2 года назад +3

      One time we were in an old barn and a little girl picked one of those up and says , Look at this funny CD

  • @claud1961
    @claud1961 2 года назад +21

    Aside from the observation that things have been changed since a walk-through 2 years ago, it looks like something I saw about a house in France, where parents that had lost a son during WW1 kept his room as a memorial to him, and the man that bought the property was charged with keeping the room as it was. He was concerned, as he himself had grown old, and thought it should be made public after being closed off for over 100 years. I thought the same after seeing how the child's room looked like a shrine until it was said things had been moved. But had they been cleaned and tidied, or were items there just placed differently? It would appear the child did grow up, as his reading material was rather sophisticated for a young man,. I would guess an elderly couple, having lost a son for some reason, either due to early death or estrangement, kept the son's things to remember him by. As they grew older, they began to abandon some of the upstairs rooms and gravitate towards the most used sections of the house, the living room, and the kitchen. It would seem it had been lived as of 2007; I would guess the remaining member was hospitalized and never came back, and that would account for the look of it being abandoned as if a family just walked out the door and disappeared. In a sense, they did, but gradually. Sad.

  • @myelvington
    @myelvington 2 года назад +7

    I love watching “abandoned anything” on RUclips. I’ve seen all of the urban explorer channels. They are all awesome but this particular explore is the absolute best I’ve seen.

  • @godhams
    @godhams 2 года назад +11

    I'm pleased to see u respected people's privacy! When a couple over here in the UK added our old house to their U Tube channel they didn't do their home work as to whether the house was truly abandoned (scaffolding around the roof wasn't an indication it seems!!) & they shared EVERYTHING they found on their U Tube channel...old passports.. certificate's..photos of everybody's name on them EVERYTHING!! Local thieves recognised our isolated house & came down & stole a load of stuff!! They in turn took pictures & put it all on Facebook & than every Tom Dick & Harry came down to look around & take stuff!! We had been stuck aboard due to covid & very upset family members had to go down & see to things (identity fraud being a big worry) we ended up selling our house due to all this. So just keep this story in mind & make sure u do ur homework yeah.

    • @MizTheDonGargon
      @MizTheDonGargon Год назад +1

      Holy shit how does this not have more comments

    • @Dr-Random
      @Dr-Random Год назад

      @@MizTheDonGargon idk. I feel only early RUclipsrs would make such a rookie mistake as this. If there’s scaffolding around the roof, I’d say 9 out of 10 people would get the message and leave or at least be aware of the possibility that the roof could fall on their head. Usually that’s a good indication that this place probably isn’t worth risking your life exploring. I wonder what their channel is called so I can let them have it.

  • @nursemel77
    @nursemel77 2 года назад +730

    I’m genuinely curious how a property goes untouched for so long. If the house is abandoned wouldn’t the city/town take possession for unpaid taxes if no next of kin takes responsibility?

    • @Huckleberry68
      @Huckleberry68 2 года назад +18

      @James Sturm yep

    • @lakeshiamcgee3385
      @lakeshiamcgee3385 2 года назад +33

      Me too I don’t understand this neither 🤔

    • @nursemel77
      @nursemel77 2 года назад +63

      @@lakeshiamcgee3385 plus I'm thinking squatters or varmin would take over. Just doesn't make sense

    • @annmargaret1069
      @annmargaret1069 2 года назад +116

      Melissa, no Dear. If the family doesn't want it it will sit. The house is is payed off. It's been forgotten. It happens alot. 👵🙏

    • @stinnetbennet
      @stinnetbennet 2 года назад +42

      families tend to own the property. a lot of these ppl are breaking and entering doesnt matter if it hasnt been touched lol

  • @CajunCraft24
    @CajunCraft24 Год назад +5

    Thank you for preserving their privacy. So many people that do this will film anything and it’s never sat right with me.

  • @jameshudman403
    @jameshudman403 6 месяцев назад +1

    An old suitcase typewriter in pristine condition...NICE!!! I've seen a lot of these things when we visited my great grandparents house.

  • @Rocksider2525
    @Rocksider2525 2 года назад +31

    Being born in 61 I know what all that stuff is. Memories of my childhood. Erector sets? Awesome. That "camera looking thing" is a slide projector. We had slides made of all our pictures. Great video.

    • @cougsjohnson1
      @cougsjohnson1 Год назад

      Being Born in 1974 I even recognize a lot of stuff in this house. Even, though a lot of it is staged!

    • @martinlutherbling424
      @martinlutherbling424 Год назад

      Slide viewer...not a projector.

  • @roseroses7576
    @roseroses7576 2 года назад +18

    I would have loved to go through that scrapbook on the floor of the kid's room. That bedspread was hand crochet with granny squares. Very popular in the 60s!

  • @Maryland_Kulak
    @Maryland_Kulak Год назад +1

    I very much appreciate the respectful way you treated the house and its contents. You’re a good person.

  • @reneastle8447
    @reneastle8447 4 месяца назад +1

    This calls for historic restoration and preservation. Anything from the good old days are worth saving for, especially those from the 50s.

  • @brendaseager7371
    @brendaseager7371 2 года назад +33

    This is my type of home, simply decorated and cozy. I never needed fancy.

  • @karlawilson3803
    @karlawilson3803 2 года назад +113

    I’ve seen homes like this before where the wife has died first and the husband left behind. I grew up in the funeral business. If you found my house abandoned it would be in order with dozens and dozens of things from every decade I’ve either collected or were my parents and grandparents. No big mystery. 🤷🏻‍♀️

    • @judithhstevens126
      @judithhstevens126 2 года назад +2

      Yes but why leave it antique shops would love it

    • @judithhstevens126
      @judithhstevens126 2 года назад +1

      To resell

    • @jrnfw4060
      @jrnfw4060 Год назад

      The food left on the plates is an indication that something happened very suddenly, and the family wasn't even allowed to finish its meal. Dishes unwashed in the sink -- obviously, nobody was able to get around to washing them. I still suspect foul play.

    • @willoughby1888
      @willoughby1888 Год назад

      @@jrnfw4060 I don't know. A strong enough fart at the breakfast table in the morning would have had me abandoning the house and getting as far away as my feet could carry me. Maybe they're just still running, and will be back when they think it's safe enough to return. Toot toot!

  • @lynnegrindstaff1075
    @lynnegrindstaff1075 Год назад +1

    That is so amazing! All of the furnishing left from that time period is so neat. Thanks for sharing this.

  • @jenniferb.martin3434
    @jenniferb.martin3434 Год назад +5

    Very interesting! The toaster in the kitchen next to the coffee maker is one of the oldest electric toasters ever made. Probably 1920s or 30s. The record player is for 45's, the smallest records made to sell single songs vs albums. The toy you thought was a camera is a type of viewmaster- a steroscope. Great house! Thank you for posting!

  • @PartScavenger
    @PartScavenger 2 года назад +31

    The panaview automatic is a slide viewer. I used to look at all my family photos with my Grandmother on exactly that model.

  • @animeevergreenathena
    @animeevergreenathena 2 года назад +84

    That's so cool that you guys managed to find this! It's not everyday that I see abandoned home videos with well-preserved items from the 50s inside. :)

    • @JohnShinn1960
      @JohnShinn1960 2 года назад

      🤔

    • @jrebecca0195
      @jrebecca0195 2 года назад +3

      @pinnedby Dark ExpIoration Filmsstop spamming people's comments! And stop pretending to be the creator of this channel - we know you're a fake! 😡

  • @joejones6968
    @joejones6968 2 года назад +1

    Thank you for recording this for all of us to see, I appreciate the fact that you do not take anything from these site's, and you are very respectful of the properties Whitin. A truly rare and noble trait young man. Thank you for being so respectful.

  • @ashleyanne967
    @ashleyanne967 Год назад +6

    This reminds me of my grandparents farm house that was left untouched after my grandma passed away. The property is still owned by my uncles and they are in no hurry to clean it out or sell. So I feel like possessions and photos are most likely still someone’s inheritance and a family member will be back one day when they feel ready.

  • @Ravelle_
    @Ravelle_ 2 года назад +23

    Looks like a child was living with the grand parents and something happened with them, either passed away or taken to a elderly home in a hurry. Also a possibility the kid often stayed there in the weekends or as a daycare and stopped coming over and the room was left as it was by the grand parents and then passed away or moved out.
    There were some lovely people living here though, so many guest beds, an entire kids room, all these toys and build sets.

  • @ttintagel
    @ttintagel Год назад +1

    What a beautiful old house. So sad to think of it sitting there empty and alone.

  • @nickfleming6491
    @nickfleming6491 Год назад +3

    Late to this vid. I work in home health specifically with aging and disabled adults. Honestly, this looks like the home of an elderly couple that likely expired and left the house abandoned in the last 15 years. It’s not uncommon for aging adult homes to maintain an older interior (from the time they were young and actively earning an income). Still beautiful. Still historic. Still should be highly respected. Love this content! ♥️

  • @_to_dream_or_not_to_dream
    @_to_dream_or_not_to_dream 2 года назад +80

    I think it was owned by a high rank war veteran. Some of the stuff there, equipment, toys, models, are pretty valuable. Those things need to be preserved and not left to be buried under the decaying house.

    • @1965Gindy
      @1965Gindy 2 года назад +3

      Or restore the house and keep all it's contents inside as a museum.

  • @Kathleennebel
    @Kathleennebel 2 года назад +31

    If those walls could talk… I love seeing this, reminds me of me visiting my grandma at her house growing up.. miss those days..

  • @fatimapereira8183
    @fatimapereira8183 10 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you to share with us this old house with lot of history!

  • @roxweinzel7436
    @roxweinzel7436 2 года назад +1

    So cool. Love how respectful you guys are ❤️

  • @LinniePenny
    @LinniePenny 2 года назад +6

    We see someone lived here in 2007 but was still living like it was the 50’s! Such a great find!

  • @missionaries7575
    @missionaries7575 2 года назад +12

    Love the kitchen! The corner shelves near the window above the sink, metal cabinets and Formica counters so vintage

    • @face2158
      @face2158 2 года назад

      😑 Ugh i have metal cabinet from the 50s still. I want to get them repurposed and all. They are a pain to keep clean and they have some rust spots.

    • @missionaries7575
      @missionaries7575 2 года назад

      @@face2158 oh I thought they would clean easy.

  • @haweater1555
    @haweater1555 Год назад +2

    6:20 The appliance on the right is a toaster - of a type so old you didn't recognize it as such. Doors flip down on each side for slices of bread --- but it only heated up in the center so when one side was done you had to remember to flip them over to toast the other side.

  • @virginiashroyer2279
    @virginiashroyer2279 4 месяца назад +1

    Another great video! Thank you for sharing!

  • @finegirl4429
    @finegirl4429 2 года назад +15

    As you walk through that house, I can almost smell the smell of an old house. I’d love antique furniture, and the typewriter is amazing, and so is the sowing machine. I’ve never seen one in that shape or color. I don’t think someone lived in that home up until 2007. Maybe someone was squatting and left the calendar. Everything is just so old and left untouched.

  • @moonwalker091000
    @moonwalker091000 2 года назад +5

    This is so puzzling to me. Why would a family leave everything behind?? The kids room was so strange, like he just disappeared. The dining room, with the plates and the food still on them. So strange. I think this would have been a nice, cozy little home. Thanks guys.

    • @ParumPirum
      @ParumPirum 2 года назад +2

      Well, if an old person loses contact with his kids/grandkids for some reason, this is what could happen.
      Let's say he died alone around 2008 after having 20 years without any contact with any relatives.
      Then there'll be no one to clean out the house.

  • @wgcds7jyg897
    @wgcds7jyg897 Год назад +1

    What a cool step back in time! I so want those building sets.

  • @pjpugapillarfan2750
    @pjpugapillarfan2750 2 года назад +1

    I lovr that rose wallpaper and the old wooden chairs looks like late 1950's-1960's

  • @robinwc4672
    @robinwc4672 2 года назад +13

    One of the best abandoned finds you've showcased! This is crazy how it's still just sitting there. I can't believe no one ever ransacked the place just because they could - vandals and whatnot. Creepy and very cool! Great video man!

  • @rosemarycastronuovo6056
    @rosemarycastronuovo6056 2 года назад +4

    Such a wonderful find. With everything in place untouched and perfect. Thanks for sharing. Brought me back to my childhood. Love,love,loved this house ❤️

  • @jacquelineroque5707
    @jacquelineroque5707 Год назад +1

    It looks really clean for a house that's been empty for nearly 7 decades.

  • @redriveral2764
    @redriveral2764 Год назад +2

    Great video. It was fun seeing your consternation over a record player (45s) and that little slide viewer. Just shows I'm getting older because that stuff was common in my younger days, as well as the AMT model, paint and glue.

  • @shaileecowan6688
    @shaileecowan6688 2 года назад +15

    Loved this house!! Was a true step back to the 50s. Loved the war models and the building kits. Thanks guys! X

  • @ygd8663
    @ygd8663 2 года назад +12

    Great video! My family home was built in 1954 and when we first moved in 22 years ago it looked a lot like this I remember even though I was just a child, definitely nostalgic to watch this. Wish we could have kept some of the vintage charm but now its been completely remodeled.

  • @g_men2121
    @g_men2121 Год назад +1

    This house is a rare gem. You’d think the house would be either vandalized or something over the years. But seeing this house this clean is something to definitely preserve

  • @neta565
    @neta565 2 года назад

    This was an amazing find Devon! I enjoyed it a lot!💛

  • @oliboule
    @oliboule 2 года назад +10

    I really appreciate that you are respectful of these abandonned homes ! I just loved this visit !!!

  • @yrly59e
    @yrly59e 2 года назад +14

    This house was abandoned some time with power that went out and came on or turned that TV on at some point. That TV looks like a GE or Magnavox. The line down the middle of the picture tube suggests it got turned on then lost vertical deflection then proceeded to be left on long enough to burn a line into the picture tube. It may have even been on longer then failed, then burned in the line.

  • @SlumberBear2k
    @SlumberBear2k 8 месяцев назад +1

    this has got to be one of the best i've ever seen.

  • @Pandaluv75
    @Pandaluv75 Год назад

    This is so cool. Thank you for sharing

  • @adamfitch965
    @adamfitch965 2 года назад +31

    Someone just walked out of that house and never came back

    • @ksavage681
      @ksavage681 2 года назад +9

      or were carried out.

  • @shakingbirdart
    @shakingbirdart 2 года назад +5

    I love time-capsule explores! This one was really groovy with all the old stuff in it. Thank you for another excellent video!

  • @GameDjeenie
    @GameDjeenie Год назад +2

    It's always sad seeing a house full of memories being abandoned for decades like that... Just the couch... Imagine how many time the people that lived there sat on these couch... I find it fascinating to see the belongings of other people that are probably not in this world anymore...

  • @witneyskye5556
    @witneyskye5556 5 месяцев назад +2

    12:52 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' a play written by William Shakespeare 1654-1616. Possibly studied in high school, grade 9 or 10. A timeless classic, Shakespeare is always in style

  • @debishaw9355
    @debishaw9355 2 года назад +6

    Loved being little in the 50’s and 60’s. . Some of those vintage items are worth some money. Sad not to know the story of why it was left like that. Love that beautiful rug upstairs.

  • @Georgie6974
    @Georgie6974 2 года назад +10

    Great find! Its so sad things were left behind. 😔 The house is awesome. Love the vintage stuff. ❤🏠🏚😊

  • @sharonwest1602
    @sharonwest1602 2 года назад

    I really enjoyed this Thank You!!

  • @Kimberly-uf9dj
    @Kimberly-uf9dj 2 года назад +20

    This was a really great find. I always love it when there’s so much left behind. It’s sad but it’s interesting to see all of the things that are left behind. That bug on your neck got a full course meal. I can’t believe it stayed on your neck the whole freaking time haha thanks again for a great explore. I really enjoy your videos.

  • @dianeobrocki7252
    @dianeobrocki7252 2 года назад +3

    It’s sad that someone is gone that used to live there. The house is an antique heaven for those who collect that stuff.
    Your videos are so cool. I’m glad you can share your experiences with us.

  • @four-twenty4205
    @four-twenty4205 2 года назад

    I can't believe I haven't found your channel until now. I subscribed right after the video ended... Good job and keep this sort of stuff coming 👍

  • @Leolove1723
    @Leolove1723 Год назад

    Love this find. One of my favorites. The bedroom looks great, that little fan is awesome. Can't believe no one wants/claims this, or whatever it may be. Hate to see it go to waste.

    • @Leolove1723
      @Leolove1723 Год назад

      I love the floor under the type writer ! I think the person living here went to a nursing home and is either still alive or the property and assets have not been settled. Its kinda sad

  • @kimb4285
    @kimb4285 2 года назад +12

    What a great find, love this little house, so neat and tidy, some really nice finds too, well done for finding it, love the era 1950's they had some cool stuff in that time. Thank you for sharing, sending love from the UK.

    • @exdus235
      @exdus235 2 года назад

      👋🏻😊🇺🇲

  • @grammiesspirit2667
    @grammiesspirit2667 2 года назад +56

    You should find an older person to travel with you who would be able to add descriptions of the artifacts in the homes. Very interesting ideas-what you do. You should consider a mask and rubber gloves. 🙏

    • @GagaKnits
      @GagaKnits 2 года назад +2

      That's what I said, about the older person, not the mask, didn't think of that. 😊

    • @crawdaddycruff9876
      @crawdaddycruff9876 2 года назад

      Artifacts..

    • @wickedlee664
      @wickedlee664 2 года назад +1

      “Artifacts” haha….. this is just thrift shop stuff.

    • @grammiesspirit2667
      @grammiesspirit2667 2 года назад

      @@wickedlee664 🤔🤔..🙄

    • @capjim5903
      @capjim5903 2 года назад +1

      @@wickedlee664 oh you too funny. You won't find most of that in a thrift store.

  • @LynneC44
    @LynneC44 Год назад

    Thank you for being so respectful of these amazing time capsules. Great music too btw! The record player played “45s”-often with a song on each side or children’s story. I remember I had one with the story of Peter & the Wolf when I was little! The PanVue (?) was for looking at slides I think-maybe in 3D. My dad sold them at his camera store. The 2007 calendar feels so out of place…

  • @nancy016911
    @nancy016911 2 года назад

    Fun going through this house and seeing all the things left. I grew up in the 50's and it was a cool trip back.That being said, if this was indeed untouched, there would be cobwebs and dust galore. And many of the rooms looked staged. Still COOL!

  • @julienne0215
    @julienne0215 2 года назад +31

    Have you tried to find out the public back ground from the courts, like titles etc on these places. Finding out what happened could be just as interesting.

  • @Crackrzz
    @Crackrzz 2 года назад +6

    This is incredible. I've seen so many abandoned homes even from like 10 to 20 years ago just rot and fall apart. Wow.

  • @camron2674
    @camron2674 Год назад +1

    Those chemicals are actually enamel paint for plastic model cars. Not sure how long model cars have been around but I do know they where still big in the 80’s. My brother was always building and painting them. Great memories!

  • @paulrom446
    @paulrom446 Год назад +1

    You're a good dude! Thank you for this!

  • @eriknakamoto2647
    @eriknakamoto2647 2 года назад +10

    11:30 that’s how typewriters are usually transported or portable in those days- they are kept in suitcase looking. containers. My cousin had an electric typewriter like that used during 70s.

  • @jewgirl952
    @jewgirl952 2 года назад +17

    My guess is that an elderly couple lived and died here, which would explain everything left as it was.

  • @emily76m
    @emily76m Год назад

    Love love loved this! Thank you

    • @emily76m
      @emily76m Год назад

      Kinda wish you’d gone into closets, fridge but I’m still happy to see it regardless. I personally like to see all dates on things and stuff in all the drawers.

  • @allyoopopp
    @allyoopopp 2 года назад

    Some beautiful antiques!

  • @josefizquierdo6139
    @josefizquierdo6139 2 года назад +4

    11:35 We had 45's (small records)...33's (LP's/albums)...and 78's (vintage celluloid records from the early 1900's). RPM stood for "Rotations Per Minute." The center cylindrical piece is removable for 33's and 78's to be played, too.