That home was once a beautiful home, with laughter and tears. Amazing craftsmanship everywhere you looked. Thank you for taking the time learning the stories of these homes.
Might give Ian Tysons song “Old House” a listen, it’s a great song with an eerie tone. Ian was an Albertan so I bet an old house like this one alone on the prairie was his inspiration.
As a retired carpenter I'm looking at the woodwork, the casings around the doors and windows, the banister and such. Beautiful. Expensive even back in the day. The walls and ceilings lath and plaster, another expensive item not common for a low end place. The whole place screams money for back than when it was built. Bet the outside was something to see in its day.
Unfortunately I couldn’t find a picture of it back in the day. I’m hoping that the video will help architects, carpenters and historians 100 years from now 🙏
Isn't it funny that such a large home can still feel cozy? What a beauty. Thanks for the tour. 3:20 that pump at the sink is a huge throw-back in time! I have one set up in my kitchen, but non-functioning...just for show. 3:40 that's a leather strop for honing knives. 17:45 you're going to leave us wondering? What's in the bag?!? That's just plain mean! 🤣😅 18:40 that carved piece of wood looks like a drawer front off of some type of dresser or cabinet. 22:25 the sun rays on the wall are like a stage light show! WOW!
I just came across your videos recently. I love all the old houses and seeing how respectful you are. I really like that you use captions and don’t talk through the videos. I look forward to all your future explores😀
Mary died the year I was born, Gottfred Jr. died the year my son was born. Thank you for showing these grand old homes of our past. My mother was born of a large family that settled around Weyburn and Green Water Lake, in the 1930s. She was the youngest of 9 children and her mother died very young, such were the harsh conditions back then. Sadly I paid more attention to my father's side. he was an immigrant from Yugoslavia whose family could be traced back 800 years. I regret not learning more from my mothers side as these people built Canada almost with their bare hands. I am looking into what buildings remain, if any. I heard my uncles pulled the old farm house down, but then recently my mother said that was not true. It was so long ago I am not even sure where the farm was. She died in July of this year at 88 years old. She went from farm girl in Saskatchewan, did 4 years in the military some of which on the Dew Line watching for Russian bombers. She raised 3 children and saw a world of changes in her life. People today take for granted what we all have and many have largly forgotton or even disparage those who built this land. Again, thank you for showing these places and giving me a chance to understand my mother's life better.
You added some photos of the old folks who lived there! Thank you so much. I wonder if you know how many times you take a stunning standalone photo? Like a close up of a door knob, for instance. You seem to have mastered lighting. I like to stop your videos and just look at the pictures you've taken. Thanks for another very, very good video! A+
Such a wonderful prairie house to have lived, in still filled with memorabilia and collectables. I can almost hear the boots down the stairs in the morning going out to feed the horses. Thank you for posting.
I love all of the little things that get left behind, but they also make me sad. Like the sister’s shoes. They honestly looked like they were in pretty good shape, they just needed a good cleaning. The woodwork is stunning, and that old screen door! 😲 Now we can just get reproductions. Thanks for sharing!
I have a kitchen counter water hand pump as seen here. Mine was made yrs ago by RedJacket Pump CO, Davenport Iowa; because I retired from RJ, I was able to have mine re painted the Red Jacket Red at our plant (which was bought out by Marley Pump CO) and it sits on my kitchen counter as decor🥰
P.s. it gets even better! Upon visiting a daughter in Curlew IA yrs ago, the old town pump, still working on Main Street, was a Red Jacket pump. We met the mayor that visit and I asked him to send me the pump if the town ever didn’t want it anymore. Sure enough within the yr he sent it in three heavy pieces wrapped in cardboard by US Mail! Main Street was being widened and the pump had to go! So again, company repainted it for me, husband built a cement base for it by our back patio door…and we installed it there. My grandkids loved to pump the handle🥰 Upon seeing it, my neighbor next door shared that she was raised in Perry and her sister tried to drink of water from it as a child, in the winter, and got her tongue stick on the spout! So we moved after a bit out of town, and I gave the pump to my neighbor for her sister…but never heard a word from them after that☹️.
I commend you whole heartedly for the fantastic history you provide for these videos. You are in a category all alone by silently walking through the properties you explore and allowing us, the viewer to become completely immersed in the viewing experience. I truly appreciate your method far and above others I've checked out.😊
Reminds me of some aspects of my grandmother's house that still had a kitchen hand pump in the 1960s to bring water from the outside well into the kitchen, had a potato storage bin in the basement, and similar interior doors. The living room had an oil heater like see in the prairie house though it was replaced by the 1970s.Her home was brick and stone and though heavily renovated still is in use today. While we wouldn't view this prairie home as a mansion today, you can tell by the interior millwork around the doors and the doors that this was a high quality house when built. It was been interesting to see a close up of the Radio box or advertising panel in the first upper room.
Hi there Second highwayman, its me from America again. The pictures you included give so much meaning to the story line. The woodwork, etc. are amazing and seem to be in great shape today. Finding the shoes really bring such a closeness to the ones that lived and died in this lovely home. Look at those canning jars with the porcelain lined lids. I can only imagine the sounds those walls have absorbed over the years. You should think about traveling to the US to follow up on the ones that relocated from here to there. Just think about that jacket that was last hung on the bed post for the very last time. Thanks again.
Hey thanks for your comment. The plan is to document some places in the US. But if I go, I need at least 5 good places to make the trip worth it. So if you know of some…😀
@@secondaryhighway I just thought about Maine. I visit there often and just love the state. Maine is rich with history of fishermen,lobstermen and farming. That may be something to think about. I will look into seeing if I could get some connections and get some information for ya.
What a majestic home this must have been. I appreciate these logs of history so much. They renew a sense of wonder and pride in what our ancestors endured to create what we have now. I think it valuable to honour their sacrifices and contributions which you do so well.
Just wanted to say thank you for sharing your videos. I so enjoy learning the history behind these old places as all too often the stories of the people who lived, loved, and died there are forgotten.
Thank you for sharing this video. This house must have been a beautifull home in its day. A pity it has been left to the elements. God Bless you and keep you safe.🙏
The woodwork is amazing, I love the rosettes on the doors and windowsills. The sun shining through the roof/ceiling was perfect, thank you for taking me along with you!
I love this content...i myself live in a house in the niagara region that was built in 1820...we have the firwplace in the kitchen, or back summer kitchen as it was, 3 ft thick walls and window sills, barn, blacksmith shop etc....my wife, children and i are the second owners since the orginal family who sold it in 2017, and themselves have owned it since 1885....everyday i walk these pine floors knowing life was hard, but life carried on at ths peoperty because of love and much hard work....i see the places you go and think of my time here....its old bit still breathing....god speed brother, you do good work...
These old homes on the prairies seem so lonely and isolated. I would think people were very depressed. Maybe the large families helped keep them sane. Stay under the covers as much as possible in the winter.
I look forward to each of your videos, I absolutely love them. As a lover of old homes (and I live in one myself) the architecture always fascinates me. I love to see how things are built, and how people used what they had. Water systems are intriguing as well, which is why I am always hoping you'll explore for wells, springs, etc. One thing though, why didn't people plant trees around the houses? Was there not enough water? It seems to me that this would have been a must on the prairies where the wind is a constant thing. Thank you so much for what you do and how you do it.
Thank you for the tour of this well loved home and it’s sad that it’s being left to slowly fade and crumble away . Also I like the way you slowly pan over the home so we can view , everything that you see .
Another stunning video. So sad it has been left to rot. That iron bed! The crock. The jars. I really loved the kitchen. The woodwork and doors really need to be repurposed if the owner isn't going to save the place. This one hurts my heart. Bet it was a beautiful house. 😞
Amazing house in such incredible shape. Just shows how things were built to last and such pride went into crafting these masterpieces. Thank you for showing it.
What a beautiful place i loved the time you took to show it all, thanks! These are gems of history, i loved that there was still belongings there and the history and pictures again thanks so much.
Wow... One of the very last TRUE Time Capsule properties... It really looks like nobody's been in the place for anything since MAYBE the early 1950s! So rare these days!
Love all your old house explores! It's my passion to explore old homes like this. Full of treasures! I always stand and wonder abt the family that once lived there so these videos really speak to my heart ❤️ Thank you so much for all the research you do for your videos. Ps I'm dying to know what was in the cotton bag hanging behind the door!
I always look forward to these tours- so interesting to me to hear a bit of the story behind the homes where people once lived- appreciate the effort you put into them
One of the coolest places you have shown! Never even had electricity in it. The old man lived without it until 1981? Place looks like it was abandoned in the 50s.
Amazing those door plates and knobs are still there, a lot of people going around to old abandoned houses and stealing that sort of early stuff in my area.
Wow .! Once again you have impressed me and my wife with your video. We are lost for words on this one. Loved every minute of it. A bit late wishing you a good Christmas and a good year. lol. Always looking forward to watching your next video. Thanks. 0:00
I was always interested growing up abandoned farm houses abandoned houses how they lived how was built I'm 63 my father used to take us and we stopped at abandoned farmhouse everywhere we went they always had a piano in there then as I was growing up never found a man that would take me out and do that or was interested in those things now I don't drive and it's too late so I like watching your videos watching from North Bay Ontario Canada❤❤
Beautiful old house with many details of previous lives. What I don't understand is the lack of outbuildings or equipment usually found on working farms; no barns, sheds, not even an outhouse and I didn't see any bathrooms inside. I do notice that someone did clean up any pictures, books, mementos that are usually found in abandoned homes. I guess that's a good thing. What's kind of strange is watching a video with no voices. But thank you for the explore and the history!!
@@secondaryhighway Yeah, the pokey end goes in the ground! 😂 ... but, seriously, these videos make one reflect of how we're here one day and all too soon just a long distant memory. 😔
Beautiful home! Still standing and looks to be mostly intact! What a privilege to go there, and share what you saw...oddly, it reminds me of a house my mom and brother lived in a small eastern WA farmhouse...narrow doors, the same (or similar) trim, etc. We had electric appliances (1970) but otherwise the same. ❤️
Coldest places in North America to live too! Trenton ND. for example, was -100°F and the mercury thermometer shattered. The digital one we had held up. Ice coated the interior walls 1 to 2 feet from the cieling, the electric baseboard heating barely kept the inside at 65°F. Some nights, just stopping for a can of soda, would have ice chunks as you drank it. Turning to slush or frozen if not drank. Lol. Thank you.
I just seen your post on FB and followed you here. I love exploring older buildings. My wife and I have cars that we take to car shows and I was able to trace my 63 f100 to a small dealership where it was sold new. It is now a museum. I plan on driving it there to get pictures. Here in Kansas so many old dwellings that I can only imagine the stories behind them. Thank you for your video.
This kitchen area reminded me of my childhood home. The pump was connected to a well , it was the same as this but newer .My parents had 22 children, 17 that lived beyond childhood, 12 girls and 5 boys. We had a wonderful family life on our farm. Thanks for sharing and bringing back memories of days gone by. I liked the way you let the house do the talking.
@secondaryhighway yeah but you take your time.. getting all the details..I even enjoy the silence.. it's like turning down the radio when your lost..❤️
Very cool. Thanks for showing it and recording it for history. Just amazes me how well built but simple homes were then. All about function and practicality.
Very well done! Enjoyed seeing the history of the house! How many times has a member of the family leaned over the upstairs banister yelling for someone on the first floor? Enjoyed the video!
You treat these properties with reverence. I appreciate this and the silence of your videos. I do feel sad; this home could be saved. It’s not beyond that right now.
Ok so 2nd video/documentary of yours ive now seen and as another posters have mentioned the lack of music or narration just lends to the surreal state of 'being there' and with the text overlays for info/details it draws the viewer in not wanting to miss a single frame for fear of what may go unnoticed...i again applaud you for your fine work, and thank you 👏🏼
Beautiful. Wonder where that old Crosley radio is now. All the canning items and the old hand pump. Imagine waking up and heading to the outhouse in those howling prairie winters in the middle of the night with your kerosene lamp? Wonderful perspective. Thank you!
Very amazing home with a lot of history, i wonder what type of hardwood was use for the door and window frames, the whole house is decaying except those weird upstairs hardwoods, not a single mold on it.
The House with Nobody In It by Joyce Kilmer Whenever I walk to Suffern along the Erie track I go by a poor old farmhouse with its shingles broken and black. I suppose I've passed it a hundred times, but I always stop for a minute And look at the house, the tragic house, the house with nobody in it. I never have seen a haunted house, but I hear there are such things; That they hold the talk of spirits, their mirth and sorrowings. I know this house isn't haunted, and I wish it were, I do; For it wouldn't be so lonely if it had a ghost or two. This house on the road to Suffern needs a dozen panes of glass, And somebody ought to weed the walk and take a scythe to the grass. It needs new paint and shingles, and the vines should be trimmed and tied; But what it needs the most of all is some people living inside. If I had a lot of money and all my debts were paid I'd put a gang of men to work with brush and saw and spade. I'd buy that place and fix it up the way it used to be And I'd find some people who wanted a home and give it to them free. Now, a new house standing empty, with staring window and door, Looks idle, perhaps, and foolish, like a hat on its block in the store. But there's nothing mournful about it; it cannot be sad and lone For the lack of something within it that it has never known. But a house that has done what a house should do, a house that has sheltered life, That has put its loving wooden arms around a man and his wife, A house that has echoed a baby's laugh and held up his stumbling feet, Is the saddest sight, when it's left alone, that ever your eyes could meet. So whenever I go to Suffern along the Erie track I never go by the empty house without stopping and looking back, Yet it hurts me to look at the crumbling roof and the shutters fallen apart, For I can't help thinking the poor old house is a house with a broken heart. This poem is in the public domain.
@secondaryhighway it could be but it looks like there's more fabric on the sides from what I can tell in the photo. I could be wrong being the photo is older.
The sound of the wind is Erie . The brown glass jugs could be for bleach. The other glass looks like mason jars for canning The line on the second second floor was hanging clothes to dry.
Mother Nature reclaims everything left unattended by man. My old missile base was closed in 1970 along with dozens more, the launch pads were built using nothing but the costliest concrete. Today because my base was in the middle of a farming area the concrete above ground looks like a piece of sandpaper under a microscope. It is literally blowing away from the wind and rain. Vegetation now growing on the entrance door to my pit, elevator seals totally rotted and water getting into the sump under the elevator. The owner of the launch area has an automatic water pump to keep out the rain water. I love watching these videos of interesting people and places we would have no way of even knowing still exist. I get cold just watching this one and was talking to myself wondering just how cold that old house really was.
I understand why they boarded up the windows, but i must admit that I missed our usual stop and check out the wondrous view out of the window on the top floor with windows. It was pretty dark in there.
Обожаю быть в заброшенных домах! Сразу такая тоска и грусть! Мысли и фантазии лезут в голову, потому что у каждого дома была своя история, своя семья! В Америке шикарные дома, большие и логичные! В России из-за сурового климата в Сибирской части дома совершенно не такие, они должны быть теплыми, поэтому часто строили из бревна. А в европейской части России была война и в послевоенные годы строили что могли, это были домики в 50 квадратных метров.
That home was once a beautiful home, with laughter and tears. Amazing craftsmanship everywhere you looked. Thank you for taking the time learning the stories of these homes.
Best thing to do is watch like and share! Big thanks!
Might give Ian Tysons song “Old House” a listen, it’s a great song with an eerie tone.
Ian was an Albertan so I bet an old house like this one alone on the prairie was his inspiration.
As a retired carpenter I'm looking at the woodwork, the casings around the doors and windows, the banister and such. Beautiful. Expensive even back in the day. The walls and ceilings lath and plaster, another expensive item not common for a low end place. The whole place screams money for back than when it was built. Bet the outside was something to see in its day.
Unfortunately I couldn’t find a picture of it back in the day. I’m hoping that the video will help architects, carpenters and historians 100 years from now 🙏
Isn't it funny that such a large home can still feel cozy? What a beauty. Thanks for the tour.
3:20 that pump at the sink is a huge throw-back in time! I have one set up in my kitchen, but non-functioning...just for show.
3:40 that's a leather strop for honing knives.
17:45 you're going to leave us wondering? What's in the bag?!? That's just plain mean! 🤣😅
18:40 that carved piece of wood looks like a drawer front off of some type of dresser or cabinet.
22:25 the sun rays on the wall are like a stage light show! WOW!
I asked 81 year old Ed who remembered being here at 12 what it was like. He said it was very warm.
I just came across your videos recently. I love all the old houses and seeing how respectful you are. I really like that you use captions and don’t talk through the videos. I look forward to all your future explores😀
Thanks Peg. Lots more coming!
Mary died the year I was born, Gottfred Jr. died the year my son was born. Thank you for showing these grand old homes of our past. My mother was born of a large family that settled around Weyburn and Green Water Lake, in the 1930s. She was the youngest of 9 children and her mother died very young, such were the harsh conditions back then. Sadly I paid more attention to my father's side. he was an immigrant from Yugoslavia whose family could be traced back 800 years. I regret not learning more from my mothers side as these people built Canada almost with their bare hands. I am looking into what buildings remain, if any. I heard my uncles pulled the old farm house down, but then recently my mother said that was not true. It was so long ago I am not even sure where the farm was. She died in July of this year at 88 years old. She went from farm girl in Saskatchewan, did 4 years in the military some of which on the Dew Line watching for Russian bombers. She raised 3 children and saw a world of changes in her life. People today take for granted what we all have and many have largly forgotton or even disparage those who built this land. Again, thank you for showing these places and giving me a chance to understand my mother's life better.
Wonderful story. If you confirm it’s still up this would be amazing to follow up on.
Gregory, I really appreciate you stopping to tell your family history, as it is fascinating indeed.
You added some photos of the old folks who lived there! Thank you so much. I wonder if you know how many times you take a stunning standalone photo? Like a close up of a door knob, for instance. You seem to have mastered lighting. I like to stop your videos and just look at the pictures you've taken. Thanks for another very, very good video! A+
Hey big thanks your that awesome comment. 🙏🤩
15:08 is an example. 19:06 is insane. .@@secondaryhighway
I like your channel. I subscribed simply because you didn't speak through the entire thing like so many others.
Thanks Tommy. Like I’ve said before. Nobody needs to hear me blabbing lol.
Gives the video more character. The visual speaks volumes.
Such a wonderful prairie house to have lived, in still filled with memorabilia and collectables. I can almost hear the boots down the stairs in the morning going out to feed the horses. Thank you for posting.
Thanks for watching.
I love all of the little things that get left behind, but they also make me sad. Like the sister’s shoes. They honestly looked like they were in pretty good shape, they just needed a good cleaning.
The woodwork is stunning, and that old screen door! 😲 Now we can just get reproductions.
Thanks for sharing!
Well, they’re on video now, so 50 years people can reference what it was like. 😀
Beautiful old place! Sure is sad to see it in such terrible shape! Awesome video as usual! Stay safe & warm out there! 👍👍❤️✊🤘
Thanks again Carla. 🙏
I have a kitchen counter water hand pump as seen here. Mine was made yrs ago by RedJacket Pump CO, Davenport Iowa; because I retired from RJ, I was able to have mine re painted the Red Jacket Red at our plant (which was bought out by Marley Pump CO) and it sits on my kitchen counter as decor🥰
Wow that’s great history!
P.s. it gets even better! Upon visiting a daughter in Curlew IA yrs ago, the old town pump, still working on Main Street, was a Red Jacket pump. We met the mayor that visit and I asked him to send me the pump if the town ever didn’t want it anymore. Sure enough within the yr he sent it in three heavy pieces wrapped in cardboard by US Mail! Main Street was being widened and the pump had to go! So again, company repainted it for me, husband built a cement base for it by our back patio door…and we installed it there. My grandkids loved to pump the handle🥰 Upon seeing it, my neighbor next door shared that she was raised in Perry and her sister tried to drink of water from it as a child, in the winter, and got her tongue stick on the spout! So we moved after a bit out of town, and I gave the pump to my neighbor for her sister…but never heard a word from
them after that☹️.
I have one too. Not sure on the maker
The thingy hanging next to the door under the kitchen sink is called a strop. Made from leather and was used to sharpen knives.
First one I’ve seen in an old house. Amazing it’s still there.
I commend you whole heartedly for the fantastic history you provide for these videos. You are in a category all alone by silently walking through the properties you explore and allowing us, the viewer to become completely immersed in the viewing experience. I truly appreciate your method far and above others I've checked out.😊
That means a lot. It means I’m on the right track.
This home must have been beautiful in its day, still is. The wood looks in good shape. Thank you for the walk back in time. ❤
Thanks 🙏 happy to be the Time Machine.
Reminds me of some aspects of my grandmother's house that still had a kitchen hand pump in the 1960s to bring water from the outside well into the kitchen, had a potato storage bin in the basement, and similar interior doors. The living room had an oil heater like see in the prairie house though it was replaced by the 1970s.Her home was brick and stone and though heavily renovated still is in use today. While we wouldn't view this prairie home as a mansion today, you can tell by the interior millwork around the doors and the doors that this was a high quality house when built. It was been interesting to see a close up of the Radio box or advertising panel in the first upper room.
A life well lived.
My grandma had a pump like that. We used to fill galvanized tubs for bath time. We all did that in the kitchen. 1965- 67? 🕊️
Hi there Second highwayman, its me from America again. The pictures you included give so much meaning to the story line. The woodwork, etc. are amazing and seem to be in great shape today. Finding the shoes really bring such a closeness to the ones that lived and died in this lovely home. Look at those canning jars with the porcelain lined lids. I can only imagine the sounds those walls have absorbed over the years. You should think about traveling to the US to follow up on the ones that relocated from here to there. Just think about that jacket that was last hung on the bed post for the very last time. Thanks again.
Hey thanks for your comment. The plan is to document some places in the US. But if I go, I need at least 5 good places to make the trip worth it. So if you know of some…😀
@secondaryhighway most definitely. I will see if I can come up with something. That would be awesome. Keep up the good work.
@@secondaryhighway I just thought about Maine. I visit there often and just love the state. Maine is rich with history of fishermen,lobstermen and farming. That may be something to think about. I will look into seeing if I could get some connections and get some information for ya.
What a majestic home this must have been.
I appreciate these logs of history so much. They renew a sense of wonder and pride in what our ancestors endured to create what we have now. I think it valuable to honour their sacrifices and contributions which you do so well.
Thanks so much for the kind comment. Greatly appreciated!
Just wanted to say thank you for sharing your videos. I so enjoy learning the history behind these old places as all too often the stories of the people who lived, loved, and died there are forgotten.
Wonderful comment thank you very much!
@secondaryhighway You are very welcome! I will definitely continue to watch your videos.
Thank you for sharing this video. This house must have been a beautifull home in its day. A pity it has been left to the elements. God Bless you and keep you safe.🙏
Hey big thanks. It could very well be here for another 20 years or so as it’s pretty solid still.
Oh, heck! I’d live there for sure and I’d paint it inside and out but leave the original styling as much alone as possible. I love it ❤️💕
Me too.
The woodwork is amazing, I love the rosettes on the doors and windowsills. The sun shining through the roof/ceiling was perfect, thank you for taking me along with you!
🙏 thank you. 😊
I love this content...i myself live in a house in the niagara region that was built in 1820...we have the firwplace in the kitchen, or back summer kitchen as it was, 3 ft thick walls and window sills, barn, blacksmith shop etc....my wife, children and i are the second owners since the orginal family who sold it in 2017, and themselves have owned it since 1885....everyday i walk these pine floors knowing life was hard, but life carried on at ths peoperty because of love and much hard work....i see the places you go and think of my time here....its old bit still breathing....god speed brother, you do good work...
Thanks Joe. Your home sounds amazing.
These old homes on the prairies seem so lonely and isolated. I would think people were very depressed. Maybe the large families helped keep them sane. Stay under the covers as much as possible in the winter.
Apparently they were cozy, at least that’s what the old timers say.
Such a big house I love the trim around the doors. It must’ve been really nice back in the day.
Opulent for sure.
I like how you show us the hardware, the knobs and hooks. Aauugghh! Another stairway with no handrail!
Not to code lol.
Considering the location, that place was an incredibly nice house in its day.
Good video and history.
Nice job. 👍
Thanks Michael! 🙏
Sad that at one time these were beautiful homes filled with people and laughter. Now slowly decaying. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching. That’s how we can pay our respects, by just remembering and appreciating what we have and where we same from.
Grateful to see inside and know about the history of so long ago.
I look forward to each of your videos, I absolutely love them. As a lover of old homes (and I live in one myself) the architecture always fascinates me. I love to see how things are built, and how people used what they had. Water systems are intriguing as well, which is why I am always hoping you'll explore for wells, springs, etc.
One thing though, why didn't people plant trees around the houses? Was there not enough water? It seems to me that this would have been a must on the prairies where the wind is a constant thing.
Thank you so much for what you do and how you do it.
Hi Julie. Thanks! Good question about the tress. I’m not 💯 sure exactly.
Thank you for the tour of this well loved home and it’s sad that it’s being left to slowly fade and crumble away .
Also I like the way you slowly pan over the home so we can view , everything that you see .
I don’t want to make people dizzy lol.
Nice place reminds me of my home's condition.😀✌️💜👾💫
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Another stunning video. So sad it has been left to rot. That iron bed! The crock. The jars. I really loved the kitchen. The woodwork and doors really need to be repurposed if the owner isn't going to save the place. This one hurts my heart. Bet it was a beautiful house. 😞
I’m happy it’s documented forever now.
Amazing house in such incredible shape. Just shows how things were built to last and such pride went into crafting these masterpieces. Thank you for showing it.
Thanks for watching 🙏
This is one of the more respectful, awesome exploring videos ive ever seen. I like the silence, non janky filming as well. Thank you.
Thanks David. I’m on the right track it seems.
Amazing place
So neat to walk the dark halls.
What a beautiful place i loved the time you took to show it all, thanks! These are gems of history, i loved that there was still belongings there and the history and pictures again thanks so much.
I was so happy when the door was open and saw furniture.
I think the house should be fixed up and turned it into a inn.great video
It’s still pretty solid.
My heart is in my mouth every time I see you on stairs
Just wait until you see a few of the upcoming ones. There are no stairs lol.
Wow... One of the very last TRUE Time Capsule properties...
It really looks like nobody's been in the place for anything since MAYBE the early 1950s!
So rare these days!
1981 was when Gottfred Jr. closed the door.
Catching moments in time here. Thank you for sharing this house and the people who once lived there.
Nice emoji’s, thanks 🙏 🙏😀💪
The house is in good shape despite losing its roof. It's definitely renovatable. Gteat photos.
Thanks Diana. It would be amazing to Reno.
Ty for sharing, would be good house to be fixed up. looks good solid still .
also looks lot bigger on the inside
Very deceptive. I was surprised. Big thanks for watching.
Love all your old house explores! It's my passion to explore old homes like this. Full of treasures! I always stand and wonder abt the family that once lived there so these videos really speak to my heart ❤️ Thank you so much for all the research you do for your videos. Ps I'm dying to know what was in the cotton bag hanging behind the door!
Hah I know. I should’ve opened it.
This will be one of my favourites! It was a beautiful home! Thank you! 🙂
Super thanks for watching!
Thank you
Wicked. Thanks for watching!
I always look forward to these tours- so interesting to me to hear a bit of the story behind the homes where people once lived- appreciate the effort you put into them
As always thanks Debbie.
Love this. I could see kids putting their brothers and sisters in the basement and shutting the door. At least my brothers would do that to me. lol!!
Haha absolutely!!
Thank you for the tour. What a glorious home it must have been in its day. The coat hung up on the bed for the last time, so poignant.
I think that photo of him was taken in that exact spot on the same chair
I went back to look at that photo, and I agree.
One of the coolest places you have shown! Never even had electricity in it. The old man lived without it until 1981? Place looks like it was abandoned in the 50s.
A simple bachelor. Didn’t need much.
I think it would be a good starter home for some family. Hell I would even live there!
It’s a beautiful area of Saskatchewan.
Amazing those door plates and knobs are still there, a lot of people going around to old abandoned houses and stealing that sort of early stuff in my area.
It’s sad.
Thank you. Nicely done capturing information, while sharing those stories of time.
🙏 and thanks for watching.
A well loved house beautifully captured. I can imagine Mary painting each of those colorful rooms!
That was a long time ago.
Wow .! Once again you have impressed me and my wife with your video. We are lost for words on this one. Loved every minute of it. A bit late wishing you a good Christmas and a good year. lol. Always looking forward to watching your next video. Thanks. 0:00
Hi thanks again Mark. I try to release one every Friday. Merry Christmas! 🎅
I am FREEZING just watching this!!! 🥶
It was chilly.
I was always interested growing up abandoned farm houses abandoned houses how they lived how was built I'm 63 my father used to take us and we stopped at abandoned farmhouse everywhere we went they always had a piano in there then as I was growing up never found a man that would take me out and do that or was interested in those things now I don't drive and it's too late so I like watching your videos watching from North Bay Ontario Canada❤❤
Hello from Alberta! I do the same with my son now. He’s almost 7.
Great house! And some of the best tattered curtains I have seen!
I love how they move!
Powerful!
Thank you. 🙏
Beautiful old house with many details of previous lives. What I don't understand is the lack of outbuildings or equipment usually found on working farms; no barns, sheds, not even an outhouse and I didn't see any bathrooms inside. I do notice that someone did clean up any pictures, books, mementos that are usually found in abandoned homes. I guess that's a good thing. What's kind of strange is watching a video with no voices. But thank you for the explore and the history!!
Many buildings on the farm are torn down. The house is kept up for sentimental reasons usually.
@secondaryhighway It just seem so desolate, but thank you for the explore! My first video with you.
I really could use some tomato cages, I'll be down in a few hours from central Alberta! 😉😂
They’re pokey.
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@@secondaryhighway Yeah, the pokey end goes in the ground! 😂 ... but, seriously, these videos make one reflect of how we're here one day and all too soon just a long distant memory. 😔
Beautiful home! Still standing and looks to be mostly intact! What a privilege to go there, and share what you saw...oddly, it reminds me of a house my mom and brother lived in a small eastern WA farmhouse...narrow doors, the same (or similar) trim, etc. We had electric appliances (1970) but otherwise the same. ❤️
Sounds glorious!
I thought it looked a lot like where I am from, North Dakota. Gottfred, Gods Love. Thank you.
Coldest places in North America to live too! Trenton ND. for example, was -100°F and the mercury thermometer shattered. The digital one we had held up. Ice coated the interior walls 1 to 2 feet from the cieling, the electric baseboard heating barely kept the inside at 65°F. Some nights, just stopping for a can of soda, would have ice chunks as you drank it. Turning to slush or frozen if not drank. Lol. Thank you.
I’m hoping to get there this summer, so if you have a line on a few places I’d love to include it in the channel. 😀
I just seen your post on FB and followed you here. I love exploring older buildings. My wife and I have cars that we take to car shows and I was able to trace my 63 f100 to a small dealership where it was sold new. It is now a museum. I plan on driving it there to get pictures. Here in Kansas so many old dwellings that I can only imagine the stories behind them.
Thank you for your video.
Hey thanks for watching, I’m hope to include Kansas as part of this series. So if you know of a big old house DM me and I’ll make it happen! 🙏😀🤩
This kitchen area reminded me of my childhood home. The pump was connected to a well , it was the same as this but newer .My parents had 22 children, 17 that lived beyond childhood, 12 girls and 5 boys. We had a wonderful family life on our farm. Thanks for sharing and bringing back memories of days gone by. I liked the way you let the house do the talking.
Wow! That is amazing! What a family life!
Must’ve been some some stubble baby’s if 5 of them passed before adulthood
Great video
Hey thanks. I just walked and looked. Time did the rest.
@secondaryhighway yeah but you take your time.. getting all the details..I even enjoy the silence.. it's like turning down the radio when your lost..❤️
i have spent many hours exploring Saskatchewan, thank you for sharing your moments
Big thanks for watching!!
Thank you for the peaceful visit. So many have to talk and say unnecessary things or incorrect things.
Nobody needs to hear me blab.
Very cool. Thanks for showing it and recording it for history. Just amazes me how well built but simple homes were then. All about function and practicality.
Now everything is computer run.
What a nice find. Thanks
My pleasure. 🙏
Very well done! Enjoyed seeing the history of the house! How many times has a member of the family leaned over the upstairs banister yelling for someone on the first floor? Enjoyed the video!
Thanks Amy!!! 😀🙏 more to come.
So beautiful! I wonder what happened to all the children? They had so many. Thank you for the tour! 💕🙏💕
They all moved and had families of their own. 🤷♂️
My nose is stuffy just watching this walk through. Sad to see these old places.
It’s a historical vault of lost memories for sure.
You treat these properties with reverence. I appreciate this and the silence of your videos.
I do feel sad; this home could be saved. It’s not beyond that right now.
Thanks. The consensus is not talking or music. It takes away from the atmosphere. Big thanks!
Terrific, as always. It sounds like the widow is taking good care of it. It must have been well-loved by the family!
Wonderful, thank you for sharing this.
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Looking forward to watching it tonight. Thanks 0:31
Thanks Mark!
That's beautiful. Thank you so much.
Super thanks for watching!
Still in good shape
I’d say.
Thank you for the tour.
Thanks for coming along, Carol.
how amazingly beautiful, i love all of the doors, door hardware & trim, someone shoukd save those 😢❤
I’m sure they will be picked soon enough
Ok so 2nd video/documentary of yours ive now seen and as another posters have mentioned the lack of music or narration just lends to the surreal state of 'being there' and with the text overlays for info/details it draws the viewer in not wanting to miss a single frame for fear of what may go unnoticed...i again applaud you for your fine work, and thank you 👏🏼
Thank you for another great video! Love your work and the history you provide! ^_^
I appreciate that! Thank you! 😀🙏
2:42 that🚪knob is freaking me out!!😱
It’s beautiful 🤩
You are very brave for trusting those cellar stairs.
lol too trusting.
It's huge!! I keep thinking of all of the years and lives that happened here - wars and births- marriages and lives lost. Sad and beautiful.😢
I agree 💯
Beautiful. Wonder where that old Crosley radio is now. All the canning items and the old hand pump. Imagine waking up and heading to the outhouse in those howling prairie winters in the middle of the night with your kerosene lamp? Wonderful perspective. Thank you!
It would have been frozen solid! And our legs lol
Absolutely love it!❤
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Very amazing home with a lot of history, i wonder what type of hardwood was use for the door and window frames, the whole house is decaying except those weird upstairs hardwoods, not a single mold on it.
I know right? Some kind of hardwood!
The House with Nobody In It
by
Joyce Kilmer
Whenever I walk to Suffern along the Erie track
I go by a poor old farmhouse with its shingles broken and black.
I suppose I've passed it a hundred times, but I always stop for a minute
And look at the house, the tragic house, the house with nobody in it.
I never have seen a haunted house, but I hear there are such things;
That they hold the talk of spirits, their mirth and sorrowings.
I know this house isn't haunted, and I wish it were, I do;
For it wouldn't be so lonely if it had a ghost or two.
This house on the road to Suffern needs a dozen panes of glass,
And somebody ought to weed the walk and take a scythe to the grass.
It needs new paint and shingles, and the vines should be trimmed and tied;
But what it needs the most of all is some people living inside.
If I had a lot of money and all my debts were paid
I'd put a gang of men to work with brush and saw and spade.
I'd buy that place and fix it up the way it used to be
And I'd find some people who wanted a home and give it to them free.
Now, a new house standing empty, with staring window and door,
Looks idle, perhaps, and foolish, like a hat on its block in the store.
But there's nothing mournful about it; it cannot be sad and lone
For the lack of something within it that it has never known.
But a house that has done what a house should do,
a house that has sheltered life,
That has put its loving wooden arms around a man and his wife,
A house that has echoed a baby's laugh and held up his stumbling feet,
Is the saddest sight, when it's left alone, that ever your eyes could meet.
So whenever I go to Suffern along the Erie track
I never go by the empty house without stopping and looking back,
Yet it hurts me to look at the crumbling roof and the shutters fallen apart,
For I can't help thinking the poor old house is a house with a broken heart.
This poem is in the public domain.
Beautiful
Very nice video ❤❤🇵🇰🇵🇰
Thank you so much 😀
Trim is gorgeous
Yup 🤩
Must of been a gorgeous home
Still is in its own way.
Amazing! Sorry if I misunderstood the info in the video, but when do you think the house was abandoned? the 1940s?
1981 when he moved to the longterm care facility
Was he wearing that jacket in the photo you showed?
Not sure, possibly. I’m almost certain that was the same chair.
@secondaryhighway it could be but it looks like there's more fabric on the sides from what I can tell in the photo. I could be wrong being the photo is older.
I guess Mary never left the homestead
No. She may have died here, but I’m not certain.
The sound of the wind is Erie . The brown glass jugs could be for bleach. The other glass looks like mason jars for canning The line on the second second floor was hanging clothes to dry.
Yes to all! 🙏🇨🇦
3:43 leather strop for sharpening knives, still intact.
Ya was heavy and smooth, such a neat find.
Mother Nature reclaims everything left unattended by man. My old missile base was closed in 1970 along with dozens more, the launch pads were built using nothing but the costliest concrete. Today because my base was in the middle of a farming area the concrete above ground looks like a piece of sandpaper under a microscope. It is literally blowing away from the wind and rain. Vegetation now growing on the entrance door to my pit, elevator seals totally rotted and water getting into the sump under the elevator. The owner of the launch area has an automatic water pump to keep out the rain water. I love watching these videos of interesting people and places we would have no way of even knowing still exist. I get cold just watching this one and was talking to myself wondering just how cold that old house really was.
Apparently the house was quite cozy said one of the old timers who was in it at 12.
I understand why they boarded up the windows, but i must admit that I missed our usual stop and check out the wondrous view out of the window on the top floor with windows. It was pretty dark in there.
Yes I thought of that while filming. I can’t get them all. On this part day all you would’ve seen is white 😳
Fixing that roof up a bit would help it out lots
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Обожаю быть в заброшенных домах! Сразу такая тоска и грусть! Мысли и фантазии лезут в голову, потому что у каждого дома была своя история, своя семья!
В Америке шикарные дома, большие и логичные! В России из-за сурового климата в Сибирской части дома совершенно не такие, они должны быть теплыми, поэтому часто строили из бревна. А в европейской части России была война и в послевоенные годы строили что могли, это были домики в 50 квадратных метров.
I’d love to explore European places.