Hidden Ruins of the U.S. Capitol Building

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    The 1950s renovation of the U.S. Capitol led to the building we recognize today, but what happened to the original columns and stones that held up the east portico?
    Written and Produced by: Bethany Guerrero
    Cinematography and Visual Effects by: C. Drew Unser
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 118

  • @SantosChronicles
    @SantosChronicles 8 місяців тому +11

    The traffic at DC is the worst. We were there this past Spring Break. You guys are much brave than us with hopping fences. Never knew these were here. Crazy they just dumped it here. I learn so much from your channel.

  • @peggycarlyle6409
    @peggycarlyle6409 8 місяців тому +4

    I had no idea they were there! Thank you for sharing this!

  • @nathansautodetail
    @nathansautodetail 8 місяців тому +7

    That's really cool. I was unaware the capitol building was changed like that. I like how they setup the columns.

  • @PaladinPierce
    @PaladinPierce 8 місяців тому +6

    This was a nice departure from your typical California adventures that you guys are known for. Good work and well done for giving us a look at some out of the way history most people do not know about. It reminds me of the Greak, Roman and Egyptian ruins scattered throughout the Mediterranean and is a good reminder that all empires fall when they no longer adhere to the principles that they were founded on. The "American experiment" of self-governing (We the People) will be no different.

  • @timothyharrison8953
    @timothyharrison8953 8 місяців тому +3

    Drew grew his hair back in a week! Thanks for this video. I grew up in Yorktown, Virginia and visited DC as a kid. Never knew about this side.

  • @spacemarsmellow
    @spacemarsmellow 7 місяців тому +2

    y'all need to make a tv show you two are so entertaining to watch!

  • @zzanatos2001
    @zzanatos2001 8 місяців тому +3

    Be sure to check out the Smithsonian. It will take several days to do it right. A well-kept secret is the National Cryptologic Museum. The inner harbor in Baltimore is also awesome with the National Aquarium and great Italian and seafood restaurants. DC is a great place to explore.

  • @deandupont5503
    @deandupont5503 8 місяців тому +2

    The Joseph Coors mentioned is the grandson of brewer Adolph Coors, according to Wikipedia. He died in 2006 out in Rancho Mirage.

  • @bongox2777
    @bongox2777 8 місяців тому +2

    I love seeing small remnants of construction history. Just imagine the original humans that crafted this stuff.

  • @davidhorizon8401
    @davidhorizon8401 8 місяців тому +1

    Love this. I was in DC two years ago and never heard about these stones. Now I have to go back!

  • @noahcount7132
    @noahcount7132 8 місяців тому +1

    Absolutely remarkable, Bethany and Drew! The majority of Americans, myself definitely included, probably had no idea that the oddities you featured today even existed. Wow! 👍❤

  • @Patriot-American
    @Patriot-American 8 місяців тому +1

    What a surprise... I wasn't aware of these sites and old Capitol Building remnants. What a great adventure from Oddity Odysseys 👍

  • @moviefreak30728
    @moviefreak30728 8 місяців тому +2

    The Georgia marble and granite actually came from Tate Georgia.
    Love y'all's show be safe.

  • @nuwver7884
    @nuwver7884 8 місяців тому +1

    What a great find! I like the way the columns stand grand in their space with the water feature below. Hopefully the rest of the stones get preserved somehow.

  • @boxborolad
    @boxborolad 8 місяців тому +8

    Fun and different episode. Glad to see you getting out beyond your California locales. Great to see Bethany wearing an appropriate "I heart... " tee shirt. Keep up the good work.

    • @AspergersStudio
      @AspergersStudio Місяць тому

      Your stupid, she always wear a shirt with the city name.

  • @mickeysplane7980
    @mickeysplane7980 6 місяців тому +1

    Two LA folks saying DC roads are wierd. OK. Love your stuff! Great video keep them coming!

  • @mikejohnson8792
    @mikejohnson8792 8 місяців тому +1

    Absolutely love this! I have a bucket list and touring DC is on it. This will be included now! Thank you!

  • @xvsj-s2x
    @xvsj-s2x 8 місяців тому +1

    Amazing nugget of history!!! Thank you both ❤❤:)

  • @stevemoravec2555
    @stevemoravec2555 8 місяців тому +1

    Have a pair of bookends made from the sandstone scraps. They were sold in a Capitol souvenir shop in the late 70s. 🇺🇸

  • @michaelneitzel5211
    @michaelneitzel5211 6 місяців тому

    Great video! I lived there for 4 years and never heard of these places! Thanks for sharing!

  • @mtgcardzandreview2756
    @mtgcardzandreview2756 8 місяців тому +1

    The columns are awesome, great to see the way they're being preserved. It's unfortunate the rest of the pieces were just dumped but i guess without a plan there wasn't much use for them.

  • @brillblonde6705
    @brillblonde6705 7 місяців тому

    This episode is really full of new information, at least for me. The sculpted sandstones are extraordinary. I was happy to see that the columns are displayed in a beautiful area with proper honor and care. Great job sharing a bit of US history!

  • @keith2059
    @keith2059 8 місяців тому +1

    Greetings Bethany, Drew, your families, friends and Oddity Odysseys Fans. Thank you never knew there were pieces of the U.S. Capitol building. But really don't understand way someone needs to take care of the stones like the columns! I mean this is history!
    Everyone take care, and have a wonderful Christmas!

  • @theathjr
    @theathjr 8 місяців тому +4

    Episodes of intense violence ? 🤔

    • @HollywoodMarine0351
      @HollywoodMarine0351 8 місяців тому +3

      Yeah, I also saw that. Yet these two documented themselves trespassing on federal property. Talk about hypocrisy.

    • @mattt8889
      @mattt8889 7 місяців тому

      Did you not hear about the Jan 6 putsch? Maybe acquaint yourself with facts and reality. Just because tRump supporters are incompetent morons doesn't mean it wasn't an insurrection.

  • @sandrab.5065
    @sandrab.5065 8 місяців тому

    Thanks for sharing. Love it when one discovers ruins near major tourist attractions. 🌻😀

  • @RickJones222
    @RickJones222 8 місяців тому

    I love DC. I wish I could stay six months and just visit museums, and monuments. Another great video!

  • @jonathanlapham2374
    @jonathanlapham2374 8 місяців тому

    Great to see another find from around the US. Something most probably never knew exists and just as interesting as the numerous monuments in DC.

  • @elguapo2831
    @elguapo2831 8 місяців тому +1

    When you go to Washington DC, you can’t just see one monument
    You have to see the Mall.😎👍

  • @Wolfspirit50
    @Wolfspirit50 8 місяців тому

    Another Awesome video. I was in D C many years ago and I enjoyed it. Some day, I will take my kids there so they can see and learn some history.

  • @katinacarson-hunwi7297
    @katinacarson-hunwi7297 8 місяців тому

    I just love watching your videos ❤. You both show us all a lot of interesting things.

  • @NowhereVideoNetwork
    @NowhereVideoNetwork 5 місяців тому

    Very cool! I never knew about this piece of history. Nicely done guys!

  • @patrickbump5955
    @patrickbump5955 7 місяців тому +2

    "ePiSoDeS oF iNtEnSe ViOLeNcE..." 🙄🤫🤣🤣

  • @brucecpaine4597
    @brucecpaine4597 7 місяців тому

    Hi guys, more ‘interesting history’ than oddity but a great episode, thanks guys, keep up the good work, love your channel.

  • @johanna7254
    @johanna7254 8 місяців тому

    I had no idea these ruins existed! So cool. Thanks for sharing!

  • @benmulder6487
    @benmulder6487 8 місяців тому

    Love the video, going to DC is on my bucket list of places to go to

  • @ripp4775
    @ripp4775 8 місяців тому

    Very nice and interesting episode. Live outside of DC and this is all new to me.

  • @scottsmith8595
    @scottsmith8595 8 місяців тому

    Excellent episode!!

  • @valeriegoode9762
    @valeriegoode9762 8 місяців тому

    Amazing. Thanks for sharing.

  • @mattt8889
    @mattt8889 7 місяців тому

    Great video! Forgotten history but glad to see it is preserved.

  • @gerryh6861
    @gerryh6861 8 місяців тому

    Great show Guys!

  • @blockisle9
    @blockisle9 8 місяців тому

    Great video! I’m amazed and never knew they were dumped like trash…. Welcome to the East coast

  • @mikerequadt9661
    @mikerequadt9661 6 місяців тому

    very cool!

  • @eteacherrunner
    @eteacherrunner 6 місяців тому

    Very interesting video , thanks for sharing. It’s sad how much money they wasted on the renovation process.

  • @jazzrat2000
    @jazzrat2000 8 місяців тому +1

    I haven't got the stones for that kind of exploring :)

  • @MateoQuixote
    @MateoQuixote 8 місяців тому

    You guys do a lot of cool stuff but for some reason this is the coolest to me. Like... omg? Do people-... do people know about these??? This is so insane to me, I MUST go see these ruins before they're moved

  • @cahikingadventures
    @cahikingadventures 8 місяців тому +1

    Oddity Odysseys goes national! So cool to see you guys branching out. Is this something that may happen more frequently? :)

    • @OddityOdysseys
      @OddityOdysseys  8 місяців тому +1

      Let's just say we'll be in some new territory over the next batch of episodes. 😁 Thank you so much for the support, our friend. 🙏💕

    • @cahikingadventures
      @cahikingadventures 8 місяців тому

      @@OddityOdysseys sweet! Look forward to it and of course always, you guys rock! 😆🙌🙏

  • @HandyMan657
    @HandyMan657 6 місяців тому

    That's cool, thanks much.

  • @368fan4
    @368fan4 8 місяців тому +1

    Guh`Morning O.O.
    Happy Saturday

  • @BeyondTheCompass817
    @BeyondTheCompass817 8 місяців тому

    *_Friggin' awesome!
    (1) Great to see to see you two traveling outside o f Cali. Time to go International!
    (2) Kudos for the "X-Files; Fight The Future" reference
    (3) Based on this video, I can only logically conclude the stones are being moved to Area 51.
    (4) Tackle the "DaVinci Code" before you get to the airport (5) Seriously fun video, keep up the good work & stay safe out there!_*

  • @fredranger7385
    @fredranger7385 8 місяців тому

    Truly an Oddity Odyssey ...

  • @njaneardude
    @njaneardude 8 місяців тому

    Welcome to my neck of the woods! Judging by the comments, you two stirred up a hornets nest 😂 So many cool things in DC, but I'm sure you figured that out. Cheers 💯

  • @oliverrasmussen4777
    @oliverrasmussen4777 Місяць тому

    5:28 A hidden message to future generations😃

  • @KB6YAF
    @KB6YAF 8 місяців тому

    What a nice break from your norm. Thanks so much for your video efforts. .......Russell D.

  • @MrJojo2go
    @MrJojo2go 8 місяців тому +1

    Interesting... I did notice that your shirt say I love DC compared to I love LA hmm a little bit Sus to me. 😅 LoL I understand sometime you have to explore... 👍🏻😷👍🏿🇨🇦🇵🇭🇺🇲

    • @MrJojo2go
      @MrJojo2go 8 місяців тому +1

      Thank you to both!!!! 👍🏻😷👍🏿🇨🇦🇵🇭🇺🇲

  • @-iIIiiiiiIiiiiIIIiiIi-
    @-iIIiiiiiIiiiiIIIiiIi- 8 місяців тому

    Government Agents: "GET DOWN ON THE GROUND! You know too much!"

    • @adambastien3635
      @adambastien3635 8 місяців тому

      On the last Oddity Odyssey: CIA black site

  • @yawndave
    @yawndave 8 місяців тому

    "We're not Mulder and Scully..." They wouldn't give a second thought to hopping the fence...they're FBI agents! 🙂 Actually, considering how easy it was to get in there I wouldn't be surprised if more than a few people have gone home with a souvenir chunk or two. Seeing the Capitol Columns, the first thing that comes to mind are the Windsor Ruins in Mississippi just off the Natchez Trace.

  • @IntrepidMilo
    @IntrepidMilo 8 місяців тому

    This is not what I was expecting. Nevertheless, this is an awesome video.

  • @kelsey809
    @kelsey809 8 місяців тому

    😊👍

  • @howardb.6205
    @howardb.6205 8 місяців тому

    *I LOVE Diss Couple!*

  • @random22026
    @random22026 8 місяців тому +1

    3:29 Drew, dude: honestly, you have no idea. 🙄
    4:37 LBJ: the facial expression of a man who hears the urgent call of nature...
    5:55 An inscription for the ages...🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥. Typically, the 'government' concerned itself with self-immortalization (i.e., sandstone to marble), rather than using the tons of funds to benefit the American population. Bad Career Move. 👎🏻👎🏻
    6:12 Far left: runes on the sandstone are not typically graffiti tags
    8:10 TANIS (and Karnak and Luxor, and Persepolis) vibes from this site.
    9:07 'Freedoms and opportunities', coming from the legendarily racist Coors family, is cringe-inducing. (The 'Holland' given name, however, certainly checks out ☑)
    9:15 '...Donors, or patrons...', or something else entirely.
    THANKS, Muldur and Scully! (ps: if you're moving, and the drizzly weather is making you feel 'more at home'--does this mean Outta El Ay?) 🤔💭

  • @flyoverkid55
    @flyoverkid55 7 місяців тому +2

    Rock Creek Park is where the remains of Chandra Levy were found. She was a Congressional staffer that was murdered in 2001 (?). I won't take the low road and make this political, like you two did with your intro.

  • @leowanenchak53
    @leowanenchak53 8 місяців тому +1

    In case the White House needed restoration? 6:45

    • @OddityOdysseys
      @OddityOdysseys  8 місяців тому

      The White House is made of the same kind of sandstone, as the capitol stones. So they could still be used to repair the white house.

  • @xvsj-s2x
    @xvsj-s2x 8 місяців тому +1

    Thanks!

  • @dtna
    @dtna 8 місяців тому

    I hope you're not staying in WA D.C.. Just a few blocks from the White House is a total ghetto.

  • @mrdave777
    @mrdave777 5 місяців тому +1

    Jan 6 was intense violence. So 9/11 was for amateurs? Just wanted clarification. Please

  • @evanfishman1618
    @evanfishman1618 8 місяців тому +4

    Thanks. Now people will go and desecrate that spot. Graffiti and other nice things. Stop posting coordinates. Sounds like you just love attention

    • @aca2983
      @aca2983 8 місяців тому

      Plenty of locals already know these places. It's not a new "discovery". There is more architectural detrious in Ft Washington, MD.

  • @sjTHEfirst
    @sjTHEfirst 7 місяців тому +1

    Yup, you lost me at “episodes of extreme violence”. Did you see the DO NOT ENTER sign? Well thanks for documenting your illegal actions.

  • @thomasandreasson9572
    @thomasandreasson9572 8 місяців тому

    do you got kids?

  • @perceivedvelocity9914
    @perceivedvelocity9914 8 місяців тому +2

    I voted against Trump twice and I think that image of people holding Trump signs was uncalled for.

  • @ruready2rock856
    @ruready2rock856 8 місяців тому +33

    Come on guys. You're showing people holding Trump banners when you say there were episodes of intense violence? I'd say that's quite a stretch.

    • @Marc_hammil
      @Marc_hammil 8 місяців тому +15

      Yeah wtf was that all about .. but what do you expect look at them they are stereotypical LA liberals

    • @mr.badpita
      @mr.badpita 8 місяців тому +18

      😂😂😂
      Triggered little snowflakes.

    • @Prague1810
      @Prague1810 8 місяців тому

      Deny, deny, deny. Own up to your actions, you bunch of 🤡s.

    • @mariaquigley4563
      @mariaquigley4563 8 місяців тому

      Trump supporters injured over 100 officers on jan 6th and we all saw the footage of that cop being brutally beaten with a flag poll. You guys are so pathetic.

    • @ruready2rock856
      @ruready2rock856 8 місяців тому +3

      @@Marc_hammil It's sad so many people are brainwashed by the fake news.

  • @Salve_Regina8
    @Salve_Regina8 8 місяців тому +5

    MAGA

  • @minorclips7541
    @minorclips7541 7 місяців тому

    Thanks for ruining what could have been a great video by not being able to refrain from bashing trump and his supporters