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Wouldn't it have been cool if the floor with all the bright colored doors was in the (basement) cellar? Anywho.. this place looked like a photographer's playground. Great video as usual, thanks guys!
Jemison Center Jemison Center Construction Ended 1939 Closed 1977 Current Status Closed Building Style Single Building Plan Location Northport, Alabama Peak Patient Population 206 Alternate Names The Mental Hospital for African Americans, State Farm Colony for Negroes, Alabama State Hospital for the Negro Insane Old Bryce Hospital Contents 1 History 2 Images of Jemison Center 3 Cemetery 4 Links 5 References History The Jemison family settled near Tuscaloosa, Alabama in the 1830s and became one of the wealthiest and most influential families in the state. Robert Jemison Jr. was a Confederate senator, businessman, and entrepreneur. His business empire grew to encompass toll roads and bridges, a grist mill, a sawmill, livery stables, a hotel, and six plantations totaling over 10,000 acres. Jemison was one of the leaders who built support for the Alabama State Hospital for the Insane, later renamed Bryce Hospital, which opened in 1861 in Tuscaloosa. After his death in 1871, Jemison’s largest plantation, known as Cherokee Place, was bequeathed to the State of Alabama Board of Mental Health. During the Segregation Era, a separate facility was established for African-American patients. The building known as the Jemison Center was constructed a short drive from the main campus in Northport on what was once Cherokee Place and named for Jemison’s generosity. Before the Jemison Center was built, African-American patients were housed in the lofts of the barn at Bryce Hospital. The approach to treatment at Bryce followed the concept that patient work was an important component of mental healthcare. Patients housed at the Jemison Center would tend the fields around the property. This was a part of the self-sustainability of Bryce as well as a way to feed a large number of patients with limited state funding.
Great work guys, as always. I am 67. When I was a kid, I lived near an Asylum that was still in use. I would ride my bicycle around the grounds. Back then no one cared so much about security. I remember riding past the woman's ward many times. Bars on all the windows. In the summer, the ladies would sit on the second story caged in porch. When I rode by, they would (of course) see this boy and lock eyes with me. They did not smile or wave. Just those hollow eyes locked in and staring at me. That sad memory has stayed with me all my life. PEACE.
One thing I really enjoy in all of your videos is when you periodically pause the exploration and do slow shots with soft ambient/instrumental music in the background before proceeding to the next scene and resuming your dialogue again. I really like those shots. I feel like it’s in those moments when I connect with the environment.
The walls in the piano room look like they were painted with Baker Miller Pink! It would make sense in this case because lots of places used the color in wards and such. It’s been known for its calming effects on the mind however the side effects of prolonged exposure to Baker Miller pink is hostility and frustration. Definitely my favorite bit of color history!
@Paul Morley It really is super interesting. I love the psychology. There's a cool podcast called Sawbones (strange medical history) that does an episode on Baker Miller Pink.
As of the color of it in the video it’s to bright to be baker miller, though the paint has most likely lost its colours through the years, so I’m pretty sure you’re right about it being Baker Miller.
I try to imagine the place as an active, used building. The people earning a living, the laughter, the emotions of day to day life... Michael and Bryan capture it so well. They see the beauty and appreciate it and pass it on to us.
The quote is from the Beneath The Planet Of The Apes comic book and record set from 1974. " Man has always peered fearfully into the future, dreading the glimpse that will show him all his dreams turned to dust." This is art man, like those hanging chains where the workers stored their belongings in the French coal mine. Beautiful! Keep up the fantastic work.
I Googled the name typed underneath the quote and it appears to be a man who was convicted of raping a boy in 1991. Based on the location of that crime and this asylum, I think it's the same person. Perhaps they should cover his name, I guess. Interesting, though.
The pinball game is called Circus, and was made by Briarwood. It isn't a commercial game, it was made for home use. It's from 1980 and even though it's a solid state game it's very basic. Most of them are probably gone now, including this one.
The Jewett Refrigation company, which makes refrigeration devices, surgical sinks and other equipment used in the medical arena, celebrated its 150th anniversary last year. Founded in 1849 as John C. Jewett & Sons, the company initially specialized in building home refrigerators. It eventually eliminated its food service products to concentrate on refrigeration devices used by blood banks, morgues and other medical-related clients. The company was sold in 2000, the brand still appears to exist.
These guys show class in every exploration they do. I think it's a nice touch when they blur out papers that might show identities of people, personal information, etc. Even in urban exploration, there should be a code of ethics and decency how the property is treated. Regardless of how old or long gone the persons or information involved is.
The building you explored has a very sad feeling to it. So much sadness and pain. The men, women, & children who were "admitted" were terribly abused. The color schemes were very fanciful but you were right when you said that the patients rooms looked more like cells. By the looks of the doors I would assume yes, they were. The morgue was one of the cleanest you've filmed. Rather put together. This was an interesting explore and I look forward to the next video. Thanks!!!!!
but sadly there is a need for places like this to exist. just look now with how many people roam the streets that could use a place like this to keep everyone safe
@@Revkor There is no need for places like this to exist anymore. Modern facilities are (or at least should be) better than this (thanks to several decades of improvements in our understanding of mental illness we know what works and doesn't work)
@@jfwfreo except we don't have them. why do you think we have so many problms now. beyond the policital. so many mentially ill roam the streets as homeless
@@Revkor The op didn't say that these places were not needed or something but that it was a sad place (which is true) , this one in particular is even sadder because it was used to segreg@te africans , so it's not even a "mental hospital" it's just another way to ensl@ve them and they even sterilized them to promote the "white american race" ... We do need those places but not like this one , a well modernized (in the medical field) and that don't abuse peoples for their colors or anything and that's it ! If you think that "we don't have them" it's not true , they do exist , it's just that no one ever with mental issues will go there by their own will (or maybe some did) , for a lot it's only if it's severe or finally discovered or anything like that , some never knew they had mental issues too .
Michael and Bryan, I really liked this video. It was nice to see this asylum without any graffiti. It's amazing to see how time can deteriorate a building and at times a person can picture themselves living in that time era especially when there items left behind.
The peeling paint revealing older layers makes me think; when a place is active you only really experience how it is at the time you’re there, but after it’s abandoned it’s like the entire history of the place is revealed in a scattered puzzle for you to solve.
I turned on the subtitles, because I have to keep the audio on low. Whenever there was a crunching sound from you walking on debris, it said [Applause]. Well deserved.
The Proper People are really the best urban explorer's. The content is straight forward, no click bait, and refreshing to watch. The only other content creator that I can think of to be on pair with this would be Shiey. And the most important detail is no, " WhAts uP gUYS! ItS yOUr BoY!."
Ethan Minnie every time he sees a mirror. I am dying laughing 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I can watch his explores on mute 😫😂 He talks A LOT! But I love abandoned homes more specifically so I can watch it quietly 😂
I love how urban explorers can go through a creepy old hospital without a single incident, but ghost hunters would of had at least 15 shadow figures and voices on their bullshit "ghost boxes" and such.
I feel like intent has a lot to do with that. If you’re going there looking for certain things, your mind is gonna trick you into seeing certain things. But these guys are just exploring for no other reason than to explore, so they’re not paying attention to the little things that happen.
@@Nicky392WB No, it's more along the line of them knowing that everything they're doing is 100% BS, and hoping their audiences are too stupid to realize this.
@@SergeantExtreme a lot of people who hunt for ghosts genuinely believe in what they're looking for, meanwhile others try to trick audiences. Don't assume they're all bad just cus some are
The energy someone radiates while they are either exploring for leisure or exploring for ghosts is super important. The boys are there with good vibes and no malicious intent. It speaks numbers how their energy negates the fear of exploring these abandoned and dark places because they are there to appreciate the past and the architecture. Ghost hunters "welcome" bad experiences because that's what they want to see. I truly believe it's a ghost hunters over reactive imagination during their "explorations" that cause the over the top, fake like moments.
I remember in the mid 80's when there was "reforms" required of all asylum throughout the country. The idea was that the asylum was now required to treat residents humanely, according to specific guidelines. Apparently this was too much to ask, because the asylum couldn't or wouldn't meet the guidelines so they lost funding. This resulted in many closing very quickly. Residents were returned to their families (if they had family). The families were totally unprepared for this and many former residents were no longer getting the care they needed. Those without families were simply out on the streets. There were no facilities, medical care, or resources to help them move on with their lives. Frequently the residents would return to the now abandoned asylums because they had no where else to go. This was a major problem for many years with many deaths/murders taking place. Many of them became homeless and may still be living on the streets throughout the country. If you want to learn more there was an excellent and extremely maddening and emotional documentary done by Geraldo Rivera filmed as this was happening. I can't remember the name of it but it was filmed about one of the biggest asylum in the US.
I think a lot of needed changes could have been made, but heavy psyche meds began to be used, with the promise of healing and progressive integration. With the middle class attacked the past 2 years I believe we are entering a dark time of great need for services to ppl suffering from mental breakdowns. Solas are NOT delivering on their promise of better services in smaller group home settings. There are many horror stories!!
This place had the perfect level of decay and leftover equipment. The perfect condition of all that glazed brick proves how durable that stuff is. Good find and great explore! I can't wait to see the next episode.
This looks like Cherry Hospital in Goldsboro, NC...They closed it down and moved to the new Cherry Hospital about 3 years ago. I used to live down the road. The building next to the river is where the criminally insane were housed. Back in the day (70s) I was told people would get out and wander the area.
The "Metabolor" was a device used to measure metabolism by monitoring the amount of oxygen is absorbed into the patient's blood over a certain amount of time. They would hook breathing hoses up to the two fittings on the front of it and one would draw in air and the other would be attached to a mask the patient would breathe through.....the machine would measure the difference in how much oxygen was drawn into the machine compared to what the patient exhaled. The paper roll would plot a graph of the oxygen levels as the paper unrolled from its spool similar to how a seismometer.
I am subscribed to alot of urbex channels. I'm honestly saying after watching you guys for years now you by far are the best explorers I've seen. There's something about your channel that is just awesome and am always waiting for the next one. Top 1 my opinion 🤜💯
I agree! Sometimes I wish they’d slow down a little though. At least they know the difference between a ceiling and a roof- cripes that annoys me for some damn reason lol.
@@jlucasound Yes! They would not have a room for designed for doctors unfinished. It would be mildly disrespectful. Later in the video it seemed the floor tiles upstairs were removed, and they were commonly made with asbestos, and that would explain why all the furniture was moved, and the very not random holes in the walls. The building underwent asbestos removal, but was never refurbished.
I LOVE each of your "eye for the shot"! In this video, the exquisite shot goes to 21:21 with the doors perfectly aligned and the colors and that end.... Stunning.
Your footage never disappoints, it looks incredible at 4K even on my 1440p monitor. Some YT videos that have 4K don't look nearly as good for some reason
You're monitor isn't displaying at 4K so you're not actually seeing the video in 4K. Doesn't quite work like that. Kind of just wasting bandwidth at that point.
The colors are really unique but like you guys said it was probably done to "brighten" up a super gloomy and depressing place...and I can't imagine the horrors that probably happened there...more so since it was a institution just for African Americans for most of the buildings life. Mental hospitals are already awful but this one...so much more.
I guess things have changed because that building had been locked up tight for years. It doesn’t help that they have their own police on the property. Glad you got to film inside because I’ve always wondered what it was like in there.
The Beneath the Planet of the Apes quote, the name at the bottom of that lines up with the name of a man who spent two years in a mental hospital ending in 1980 (he's been serving multiple life sentences since 1990 for rape). Crazy that it's still hanging there 42 years later.
I am constantly amazed that these guys can appreciate the history of these buildings as much as I do. I am fascinated with the architecture and structure and mystery of old buildings. Amazing because it was just left as if time stopped and people walked away.
17:36 Nice transition. It's amazing to see the past like this. What's sad though is all the stuff was just left there... I wonder why some places don't just get destroyed and are just left to the elements. Think of the environment.
what an amazing find. it isn’t easy to watch urbex these days where both of you are truly impressed and in awe by your explore. look forward to your next episode!
I'm glad to see no graffiti in these abandoned buildings, so I understand why you don't want to reveal the exact location. People like you guys just want to explore and document the past which means vandalism and destruction is not necessary.
13:51 yep gotta love how accessible that doorway is in an institution for ill and disabled people (sarcasm) LOL very cool find ! this place is not completely in ruins and its got a lot of vintage gear and such still in it ! so cool
I went to alot of mental hospitals or asylums as a kid(as a patient). Some were okay, most weren't. These vids are what I imagine the asylums I stayed in as a kid would like in 30 or 40 years when they inevitably go out of business.
Wow. When I was in collage a bunch of my friends and I found an old abandoned asylum outside of Pittsburgh PA that looked a lot like this except everything inside was stripped. We explored multiple buildings and underground tunnels. That was 20 years ago. Wish we had nice cameras back then.
Amazing explore. You two seem fearless. I admire that. The beauty and barber shops were interesting. It shows some level of care for the patients. Loved this, thanks for taking us along. All the best!
You guys should go for Discovery Island at Disneyland in Florida. Now it could be high-risk, especially since they really, really don't want people there and could have it loaded with sensors and cameras, but very few people have managed to make it there and take videos of it. I'd love to see you guys do an exploration of it.
9:55. Those aren't Japanese kimonos, those are Korean hanbok. The left one above the doorway is taken at Bul-Guk-Sa, a Buddhist temple in Gyeongju, S.Korea.
One of my favorite things about your videos is the cinematography. The way the shots are angled along with the music used really evokes emotion and it feels like all of us in the viewing audience are somehow connected to your exploration experience. Very well shot, no annoying dialogue, a perfect abandoned places experience. Subscribed!
Just when it was coming up on the end of the video...25:57, it never fails! You found a piano! Never fails! Either you find Christmas decorations, a piano, or both! LOL!
"Many of the patients here were actually of sound mind, but were committed indiscriminately by court order" - I bet they were committed _very_ discriminately.
Love these buildings with the paint peeling and decay. My old elementary school looked like one of these hospitals with the peach and teal pastel brick/tile colors. Some pinks/blues as well. The original building was built in the 1920's, then modernized add ons from the 1960's/70's around it. Sadly a few years ago they tore down the building. I took a brick for nostalgia, remembering kindergarten to 3rd grades in that building.
Just something about that coffin standing up in the middle of a dark burnt hallway is just nope fucking city Absolutely unsettling and I regret watching this alone at 3am
I’ve watched every video y’all have ever done. They were always 10/10, but they just get better and better in terms of filming and stills, editing, etc. my favorite channel on UA-cam, regardless of genre. I usually geek out over the light fixtures and such, but those pedestal fans in the room with the wheelchairs? Sheesh! They’d be worth a mint and with some fresh oil I’d guarantee they start right up. Huge waste letting them decay there. Thanks for all you do and the massive risks involved to bring such epic content.
Thank you proper people for these amazing videos that have become a great experience I share with my 8 year old son. We truly look forward to when these videos drop. So from us Thank you.
Very interesting video. I randomly got recommended this after not watching your channel since like 2017 or 2018 and that intro gave me SO much nostalgia! Keep up the good work! I'm gonna be watching more often again.
For some reason I'm always attracted to the once vibrant, full bottles of whatever liquid it held. Bottles in abandoned buildings... Man... Oh, and old televisions too.
I really appreciate you guys highlighting how places like this perpetuated slavery. Lesser channels would avoid those kinds of topics for being too "political" or "woke."
I know right where this is. I live in Los Angeles and have been planning a visit to here the next time I drive through the area. There's a building that's better than this, and I believe it's in the episode you guys have coming up!
That place had some neat vibes, creepy but neat. I have been watching you guys for years now, you both do a fantastic job all the time. Thank you for the awesome content.
That door that opens to another room inside the morgue looked like the components that would refrigerate the coolers itself. That machine you found moments later is from mckesson, a medical equipment company that's still in operation today. Looks like a pump to either pump out blood from a body or to pump in formaldehyde in a body? Not sure exactly..awesome video!
The "Metabolor" was a device used to measure metabolism by monitoring the amount of oxygen is absorbed into the patient's blood over a certain amount of time. They would hook breathing hoses up to the two fittings on the front of it and one would draw in air and the other would be attached to a mask the patient would breathe through.....the machine would measure the difference in how much oxygen was drawn into the machine compared to what the patient exhaled. The device used to draw out body fluids and replace them with embalming fluid would have been off site at a mortuary the body would be sent to. The coolers would only be a temporary place to keep them until a coroner could come and get them.
I really liked the intro. Gave a good brief history about the building and who it accommodated. The intro gave a good perspective of the building itself and the history. 👍
17:00 the long mayo regular would have been a type of ring handle forceps that would either have long jaws or long handles. The brand was Mayo Hegar. Cool to see how they sort that stuff back then. Needle holders are carbite jaws with locking handles usually gold plated.
Dude! I've worked at a gator farm for 7 years, surfed w sharks around me, camped out in the woods of ghost light road, climbed radio towers to the top but y'all dudes are fuxing fearless! Not w/out being fully strapped and like 20 other people, would I ever have the balls to do what y'all do! Y'all have a new fan, keep up the great work and be safe!🤟
Late to the party here, but I am surprised how clean the grout between the tile is! I would assume it to be all black by now. The place is creepy! Love the explore!
Was so excited to see a new video!! Thanks guys!! I’m into the paranormal part of these buildings, so absolutely love seeing places I’ve never been!! 😊🙏🏻
reminds me of my old elementary school. Same colors and there were no stairs in the school. There were ramps that went from floor to floor. 1966. Same walls and dark brown streaked linoleum tile on the floor. The ramps had the industrial skid mat, dark brown of course.
Interesting how there were holes knocked in the brick walls all over the place so the thieves could get at the copper, but the easiest copper in the whole place, in the morgue, was untouched.
Yeah that's what I find fascinating about a lot of these places, very obvious vandals and copper thieves have gotten in and done stuff but at the same time it's still mostly just natural decay
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Have you guys ever been inside any abandoned TV, animation or movie studios?
Wouldn't it have been cool if the floor with all the bright colored doors was in the (basement) cellar? Anywho.. this place looked like a photographer's playground. Great video as usual, thanks guys!
@8:41 is that a face in the right window of the door?
Jemison Center
Jemison Center
Construction Ended 1939
Closed 1977
Current Status Closed
Building Style Single Building Plan
Location Northport, Alabama
Peak Patient Population 206
Alternate Names
The Mental Hospital for African Americans,
State Farm Colony for Negroes,
Alabama State Hospital for the Negro Insane
Old Bryce Hospital
Contents
1 History
2 Images of Jemison Center
3 Cemetery
4 Links
5 References
History
The Jemison family settled near Tuscaloosa, Alabama in the 1830s and became one of the wealthiest and most influential families in the state. Robert Jemison Jr. was a Confederate senator, businessman, and entrepreneur. His business empire grew to encompass toll roads and bridges, a grist mill, a sawmill, livery stables, a hotel, and six plantations totaling over 10,000 acres. Jemison was one of the leaders who built support for the Alabama State Hospital for the Insane, later renamed Bryce Hospital, which opened in 1861 in Tuscaloosa.
After his death in 1871, Jemison’s largest plantation, known as Cherokee Place, was bequeathed to the State of Alabama Board of Mental Health. During the Segregation Era, a separate facility was established for African-American patients. The building known as the Jemison Center was constructed a short drive from the main campus in Northport on what was once Cherokee Place and named for Jemison’s generosity. Before the Jemison Center was built, African-American patients were housed in the lofts of the barn at Bryce Hospital.
The approach to treatment at Bryce followed the concept that patient work was an important component of mental healthcare. Patients housed at the Jemison Center would tend the fields around the property. This was a part of the self-sustainability of Bryce as well as a way to feed a large number of patients with limited state funding.
Great video you guys. It's so cool to see how the paint will chip off in all different ways. I really miss seeing you both.
Great work guys, as always. I am 67. When I was a kid, I lived near an Asylum that was still in use. I would ride my bicycle around the grounds. Back then no one cared so much about security. I remember riding past the woman's ward many times. Bars on all the windows. In the summer, the ladies would sit on the second story caged in porch. When I rode by, they would (of course) see this boy and lock eyes with me. They did not smile or wave. Just those hollow eyes locked in and staring at me. That sad memory has stayed with me all my life. PEACE.
That is very creepy!
You are Amber Heard's dad
@@balzak1.1 but he exists- Amber Heard’s Dad doesn’t.
@@GayNiger BAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Wow that's sad story. Do you know what happened to the aslyum?
No graffiti or vandalism here, so refreshing. Amazing aesthetic with all the old peeling paint. Can't wait for part 2. 👍
There is evidence of copper thieves and arson though
it will be alot now !
It must be pretty far out in the sticks
@@Karmy. sorry I meant violent crime
@@suzyrottencrotch5132 Heh, I see you are a fan of Full Metal Jacket.
One thing I really enjoy in all of your videos is when you periodically pause the exploration and do slow shots with soft ambient/instrumental music in the background before proceeding to the next scene and resuming your dialogue again.
I really like those shots. I feel like it’s in those moments when I connect with the environment.
The walls in the piano room look like they were painted with Baker Miller Pink! It would make sense in this case because lots of places used the color in wards and such. It’s been known for its calming effects on the mind however the side effects of prolonged exposure to Baker Miller pink is hostility and frustration. Definitely my favorite bit of color history!
Why would it cause these effects in people? Is it culturally dependent?
@Paul Morley It really is super interesting. I love the psychology. There's a cool podcast called Sawbones (strange medical history) that does an episode on Baker Miller Pink.
@@l.a.picasa Sawbones is so good!
ooh interesting
As of the color of it in the video it’s to bright to be baker miller, though the paint has most likely lost its colours through the years, so I’m pretty sure you’re right about it being Baker Miller.
I love the history we get on top of seeing such amazing abandoned places.
me too
I try to imagine the place as an active, used building. The people earning a living, the laughter, the emotions of day to day life...
Michael and Bryan capture it so well. They see the beauty and appreciate it and pass it on to us.
The quote is from the Beneath The Planet Of The Apes comic book and record set from 1974. " Man has always peered fearfully into the future, dreading the glimpse that will show him all his dreams turned to dust." This is art man, like those hanging chains where the workers stored their belongings in the French coal mine. Beautiful! Keep up the fantastic work.
I Googled the name typed underneath the quote and it appears to be a man who was convicted of raping a boy in 1991. Based on the location of that crime and this asylum, I think it's the same person. Perhaps they should cover his name, I guess. Interesting, though.
I dont think I've ever seen such a motherload of flaking paint and paterns of decay before - it's amazing and depressing at the same time.
(Asbestos has entered the chat)
So much wall candy.
Lead paint
Beautifully haunting to see the untouched tiles too, so incredible seeing it without graffiti etc
@@EddieD218 nothing flakes quite like lead paint, brother! 👍
The pinball game is called Circus, and was made by Briarwood. It isn't a commercial game, it was made for home use. It's from 1980 and even though it's a solid state game it's very basic. Most of them are probably gone now, including this one.
The Jewett Refrigation company, which makes refrigeration devices, surgical sinks and other equipment used in the medical arena, celebrated its 150th anniversary last year. Founded in 1849 as John C. Jewett & Sons, the company initially specialized in building home refrigerators. It eventually eliminated its food service products to concentrate on refrigeration devices used by blood banks, morgues and other medical-related clients. The company was sold in 2000, the brand still appears to exist.
Had no idea and I'm a 41yr old Buffalonian, who still resides here!
Now part of ThermoFisher
These guys show class in every exploration they do. I think it's a nice touch when they blur out papers that might show identities of people, personal information, etc. Even in urban exploration, there should be a code of ethics and decency how the property is treated. Regardless of how old or long gone the persons or information involved is.
The building you explored has a very sad feeling to it. So much sadness and pain. The men, women, & children who were "admitted" were terribly abused. The color schemes were very fanciful but you were right when you said that the patients rooms looked more like cells. By the looks of the doors I would assume yes, they were. The morgue was one of the cleanest you've filmed. Rather put together. This was an interesting explore and I look forward to the next video. Thanks!!!!!
but sadly there is a need for places like this to exist. just look now with how many people roam the streets that could use a place like this to keep everyone safe
@@Revkor There is no need for places like this to exist anymore. Modern facilities are (or at least should be) better than this (thanks to several decades of improvements in our understanding of mental illness we know what works and doesn't work)
@@jfwfreo except we don't have them. why do you think we have so many problms now. beyond the policital. so many mentially ill roam the streets as homeless
@@Revkor The op didn't say that these places were not needed or something but that it was a sad place (which is true) , this one in particular is even sadder because it was used to segreg@te africans , so it's not even a "mental hospital" it's just another way to ensl@ve them and they even sterilized them to promote the "white american race" ...
We do need those places but not like this one , a well modernized (in the medical field) and that don't abuse peoples for their colors or anything and that's it ! If you think that "we don't have them" it's not true , they do exist , it's just that no one ever with mental issues will go there by their own will (or maybe some did) , for a lot it's only if it's severe or finally discovered or anything like that , some never knew they had mental issues too .
Michael and Bryan, I really liked this video. It was nice to see this asylum without any graffiti. It's amazing to see how time can deteriorate a building and at times a person can picture themselves living in that time era especially when there items left behind.
The peeling paint revealing older layers makes me think; when a place is active you only really experience how it is at the time you’re there, but after it’s abandoned it’s like the entire history of the place is revealed in a scattered puzzle for you to solve.
Wow that was deep which cereal box did you get that from
I love the shot of that old ventilation fan set into the wall at 23:21. Seeing something still moving in such a long-abandoned place is so eerie.
I turned on the subtitles, because I have to keep the audio on low. Whenever there was a crunching sound from you walking on debris, it said [Applause]. Well deserved.
The Proper People are really the best urban explorer's. The content is straight forward, no click bait, and refreshing to watch. The only other content creator that I can think of to be on pair with this would be Shiey. And the most important detail is no, " WhAts uP gUYS! ItS yOUr BoY!."
I do never before seen night solos so truly unique perspective
Ethan Minnie every time he sees a mirror. I am dying laughing 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I can watch his explores on mute 😫😂 He talks A LOT! But I love abandoned homes more specifically so I can watch it quietly 😂
You guys crack me up; @23:27, let me stand here in this wet puddle and flip a couple of these electric switches....
This might be my favorite video yet. Perfect decay with no vandalization. Beautiful cinematography. Lovely architecture.
And the creepiest one
I love how urban explorers can go through a creepy old hospital without a single incident, but ghost hunters would of had at least 15 shadow figures and voices on their bullshit "ghost boxes" and such.
I feel like intent has a lot to do with that. If you’re going there looking for certain things, your mind is gonna trick you into seeing certain things. But these guys are just exploring for no other reason than to explore, so they’re not paying attention to the little things that happen.
@@Nicky392WB No, it's more along the line of them knowing that everything they're doing is 100% BS, and hoping their audiences are too stupid to realize this.
@@SergeantExtreme ok?
@@SergeantExtreme a lot of people who hunt for ghosts genuinely believe in what they're looking for, meanwhile others try to trick audiences. Don't assume they're all bad just cus some are
The energy someone radiates while they are either exploring for leisure or exploring for ghosts is super important. The boys are there with good vibes and no malicious intent. It speaks numbers how their energy negates the fear of exploring these abandoned and dark places because they are there to appreciate the past and the architecture. Ghost hunters "welcome" bad experiences because that's what they want to see. I truly believe it's a ghost hunters over reactive imagination during their "explorations" that cause the over the top, fake like moments.
I remember in the mid 80's when there was "reforms" required of all asylum throughout the country. The idea was that the asylum was now required to treat residents humanely, according to specific guidelines.
Apparently this was too much to ask, because the asylum couldn't or wouldn't meet the guidelines so they lost funding. This resulted in many closing very quickly. Residents were returned to their families (if they had family). The families were totally unprepared for this and many former residents were no longer getting the care they needed.
Those without families were simply out on the streets. There were no facilities, medical care, or resources to help them move on with their lives. Frequently the residents would return to the now abandoned asylums because they had no where else to go. This was a major problem for many years with many deaths/murders taking place. Many of them became homeless and may still be living on the streets throughout the country.
If you want to learn more there was an excellent and extremely maddening and emotional documentary done by Geraldo Rivera filmed as this was happening. I can't remember the name of it but it was filmed about one of the biggest asylum in the US.
I think a lot of needed changes could have been made, but heavy psyche meds began to be used, with the promise of healing and progressive integration. With the middle class attacked the past 2 years I believe we are entering a dark time of great need for services to ppl suffering from mental breakdowns. Solas are NOT delivering on their promise of better services in smaller group home settings. There are many horror stories!!
I looked it up, apparently it was called Willowbrook
It was defunding over decades that lead to the horrific conditions in many of these asylums. Not the other way around
@@ddylla85 I work in an institution, and you hit the nail on the head!!
I've been watching you guys for a number of years now. Never disappointing.
Same, and I agree
Same. At least 7 or 8 years
ayy same here
This place had the perfect level of decay and leftover equipment. The perfect condition of all that glazed brick proves how durable that stuff is. Good find and great explore! I can't wait to see the next episode.
This looks like Cherry Hospital in Goldsboro, NC...They closed it down and moved to the new Cherry Hospital about 3 years ago. I used to live down the road. The building next to the river is where the criminally insane were housed. Back in the day (70s) I was told people would get out and wander the area.
nah looks more like Central Lunatic Asylum
The "Metabolor" was a device used to measure metabolism by monitoring the amount of oxygen is absorbed into the patient's blood over a certain amount of time. They would hook breathing hoses up to the two fittings on the front of it and one would draw in air and the other would be attached to a mask the patient would breathe through.....the machine would measure the difference in how much oxygen was drawn into the machine compared to what the patient exhaled.
The paper roll would plot a graph of the oxygen levels as the paper unrolled from its spool similar to how a seismometer.
Fun fact: the ‘long Mayo regular’ are a type of surgical scissor 😂 was definitely not a shelf for any kind of condiments
I always have regular mayo, that low fat stuff is for pu$$ies
23:33 Those wires and switches just chilling in a puddle of water ominously good thing there's no power anymore XD
I am subscribed to alot of urbex channels. I'm honestly saying after watching you guys for years now you by far are the best explorers I've seen. There's something about your channel that is just awesome and am always waiting for the next one. Top 1 my opinion 🤜💯
I agree! Sometimes I wish they’d slow down a little though. At least they know the difference between a ceiling and a roof- cripes that annoys me for some damn reason lol.
The exposed ceiling in the basement possibly had an asbestos drop ceiling that was removed and not replaced. That or mold.
That makes sense. I wouldn't imagine that room originally having no ceiling.
@@jlucasound Yes! They would not have a room for designed for doctors unfinished. It would be mildly disrespectful.
Later in the video it seemed the floor tiles upstairs were removed, and they were commonly made with asbestos, and that would explain why all the furniture was moved, and the very not random holes in the walls. The building underwent asbestos removal, but was never refurbished.
I LOVE each of your "eye for the shot"! In this video, the exquisite shot goes to 21:21 with the doors perfectly aligned and the colors and that end.... Stunning.
"A chair just chillin" HE SAID THE THING!!!!!!!
The world should aspire to love one another as deeply as you guys love surgical lamps!
Your footage never disappoints, it looks incredible at 4K even on my 1440p monitor. Some YT videos that have 4K don't look nearly as good for some reason
You're monitor isn't displaying at 4K so you're not actually seeing the video in 4K. Doesn't quite work like that. Kind of just wasting bandwidth at that point.
The colors are really unique but like you guys said it was probably done to "brighten" up a super gloomy and depressing place...and I can't imagine the horrors that probably happened there...more so since it was a institution just for African Americans for most of the buildings life. Mental hospitals are already awful but this one...so much more.
Y would they use bright paint as u say to make it better but u say it was prob hell for the blak ppl there makes sense
I guess things have changed because that building had been locked up tight for years. It doesn’t help that they have their own police on the property. Glad you got to film inside because I’ve always wondered what it was like in there.
The Beneath the Planet of the Apes quote, the name at the bottom of that lines up with the name of a man who spent two years in a mental hospital ending in 1980 (he's been serving multiple life sentences since 1990 for rape). Crazy that it's still hanging there 42 years later.
For anyone wondering, 20:50 tune is Anton Belov - Loss.
I am constantly amazed that these guys can appreciate the history of these buildings as much as I do. I am fascinated with the architecture and structure and mystery of old buildings. Amazing because it was just left as if time stopped and people walked away.
17:36 Nice transition. It's amazing to see the past like this. What's sad though is all the stuff was just left there... I wonder why some places don't just get destroyed and are just left to the elements. Think of the environment.
"turn off your light"
Floor: "let me play you the song of my people."
what an amazing find. it isn’t easy to watch urbex these days where both of you are truly impressed and in awe by your explore. look forward to your next episode!
I'm glad to see no graffiti in these abandoned buildings, so I understand why you don't want to reveal the exact location. People like you guys just want to explore and document the past which means vandalism and destruction is not necessary.
20:55 this sequence of slider shots is so very good.
13:51 yep gotta love how accessible that doorway is in an institution for ill and disabled people (sarcasm) LOL
very cool find ! this place is not completely in ruins and its got a lot of vintage gear and such still in it ! so cool
It's always a good day when The Proper People upload
I went to alot of mental hospitals or asylums as a kid(as a patient). Some were okay, most weren't. These vids are what I imagine the asylums I stayed in as a kid would like in 30 or 40 years when they inevitably go out of business.
How do you not open a standing coffin? I believe that's a required horror movie trope you guys violated.
The shot with all the open multicolored doors...just perfect. Y'all have such eyes for the work you do.
Wow. When I was in collage a bunch of my friends and I found an old abandoned asylum outside of Pittsburgh PA that looked a lot like this except everything inside was stripped. We explored multiple buildings and underground tunnels. That was 20 years ago. Wish we had nice cameras back then.
Amazing explore. You two seem fearless. I admire that. The beauty and barber shops were interesting. It shows some level of care for the patients. Loved this, thanks for taking us along. All the best!
You guys should go for Discovery Island at Disneyland in Florida. Now it could be high-risk, especially since they really, really don't want people there and could have it loaded with sensors and cameras, but very few people have managed to make it there and take videos of it. I'd love to see you guys do an exploration of it.
9:55. Those aren't Japanese kimonos, those are Korean hanbok.
The left one above the doorway is taken at Bul-Guk-Sa, a Buddhist temple in Gyeongju, S.Korea.
One of my favorite things about your videos is the cinematography. The way the shots are angled along with the music used really evokes emotion and it feels like all of us in the viewing audience are somehow connected to your exploration experience. Very well shot, no annoying dialogue, a perfect abandoned places experience. Subscribed!
You went from the beauty to the barber shop. Spectacular find. Good to see natural decay and humans not effing it up. Time capsule.
Just when it was coming up on the end of the video...25:57, it never fails! You found a piano! Never fails! Either you find Christmas decorations, a piano, or both! LOL!
"Many of the patients here were actually of sound mind, but were committed indiscriminately by court order" - I bet they were committed _very_ discriminately.
"Breathe. Sunflower. Rainbow. Three to the right. Four to the left. Four hundred and fifty."
This just became one of my favorite locations that you've covered. Such a gorgeous state of decay. 😍
Love these buildings with the paint peeling and decay. My old elementary school looked like one of these hospitals with the peach and teal pastel brick/tile colors. Some pinks/blues as well. The original building was built in the 1920's, then modernized add ons from the 1960's/70's around it. Sadly a few years ago they tore down the building. I took a brick for nostalgia, remembering kindergarten to 3rd grades in that building.
But your a timetravler, why take a brick when you can go back anytime? 🤔
Just something about that coffin standing up in the middle of a dark burnt hallway is just nope fucking city
Absolutely unsettling and I regret watching this alone at 3am
Y did they not open it
To be here at dusk. Just before sunset, as the light slips away, and then to hear a loud whaling siren would be a OH 💩 feeling !! Silent Hill !!
Massive puddle of water with a multitude of (as far as we know) high voltage cables...
23:33
I’ve watched every video y’all have ever done. They were always 10/10, but they just get better and better in terms of filming and stills, editing, etc. my favorite channel on UA-cam, regardless of genre.
I usually geek out over the light fixtures and such, but those pedestal fans in the room with the wheelchairs? Sheesh! They’d be worth a mint and with some fresh oil I’d guarantee they start right up. Huge waste letting them decay there.
Thanks for all you do and the massive risks involved to bring such epic content.
You guys are my favorite channel for exploring. And your editing is fantastic and the intro is a bop.
Have you guys ever gone to a morgue, asylum, or hospital that smelled like dead bodies or had a foul smell? Love your videos! Keep up the good work!
They did! Try looking it up
Biologics decay but sometimes if you wet em you can reactivate the stench.
@@60gator 🤢🤮
25:25 is an amazing still photo with the colors of the room and the door.
Nice found but why you wear winter clothes when that is in the South? 🤧🤓
0:00 I'd recognize this building anywhere! The campus is still very much active, but is littered with these abandoned buildings. Awesome video guys.
Took me a few minutes to figure out where this was, but from what GOOGLE shows me, there are a few amazing looking abandon buildings at this location.
Where is this??
@@MsKlbaldwin Central State Hospital, Petersburg Va
Most epic thing on UA-cam the Proper People 🤗💕. Please a coffee table book 📖
What an amazing find. Thank you for taking the time to capture it!
Thank you proper people for these amazing videos that have become a great experience I share with my 8 year old son. We truly look forward to when these videos drop. So from us Thank you.
Very interesting video. I randomly got recommended this after not watching your channel since like 2017 or 2018 and that intro gave me SO much nostalgia! Keep up the good work! I'm gonna be watching more often again.
For some reason I'm always attracted to the once vibrant, full bottles of whatever liquid it held. Bottles in abandoned buildings... Man... Oh, and old televisions too.
Consistently professional explores. Nothing but respect for the buildings and records when abandoned.
A home run! Your mix of creativity and artistically capturing your exploration is fantastic. Keep up the good work.
That's an embalming table. It could have used for an autopsy, to find the cause of death, but mostly used for prepping for burial.
I really appreciate you guys highlighting how places like this perpetuated slavery. Lesser channels would avoid those kinds of topics for being too "political" or "woke."
I know right where this is. I live in Los Angeles and have been planning a visit to here the next time I drive through the area. There's a building that's better than this, and I believe it's in the episode you guys have coming up!
That place had some neat vibes, creepy but neat. I have been watching you guys for years now, you both do a fantastic job all the time. Thank you for the awesome content.
Really beautiful shots of the long hallways with the multiple color doors. That would be a cool print.
That door that opens to another room inside the morgue looked like the components that would refrigerate the coolers itself. That machine you found moments later is from mckesson, a medical equipment company that's still in operation today. Looks like a pump to either pump out blood from a body or to pump in formaldehyde in a body? Not sure exactly..awesome video!
The "Metabolor" was a device used to measure metabolism by monitoring the amount of oxygen is absorbed into the patient's blood over a certain amount of time. They would hook breathing hoses up to the two fittings on the front of it and one would draw in air and the other would be attached to a mask the patient would breathe through.....the machine would measure the difference in how much oxygen was drawn into the machine compared to what the patient exhaled.
The device used to draw out body fluids and replace them with embalming fluid would have been off site at a mortuary the body would be sent to. The coolers would only be a temporary place to keep them until a coroner could come and get them.
@@dhowting that's awesome info, I stand corrected. Thank you!
Amazing find! Awesome video again! Great job, guys!
Thanks for adding the chilling chair reference!
“A chair just chillin there/in there”
My new favorite saying/quote😭
This feels like one of the heavier locations y'all have been to, but the building looks so warm and friendly
The soft yellow bricks and peach doors in the morgue really got to me
I really liked the intro. Gave a good brief history about the building and who it accommodated. The intro gave a good perspective of the building itself and the history. 👍
@23:34: I really thought that guy was going to electrocute himself, standing in that puddle of water. That would have been bad.
17:00 the long mayo regular would have been a type of ring handle forceps that would either have long jaws or long handles. The brand was Mayo Hegar. Cool to see how they sort that stuff back then. Needle holders are carbite jaws with locking handles usually gold plated.
Dude! I've worked at a gator farm for 7 years, surfed w sharks around me, camped out in the woods of ghost light road, climbed radio towers to the top but y'all dudes are fuxing fearless! Not w/out being fully strapped and like 20 other people, would I ever have the balls to do what y'all do!
Y'all have a new fan, keep up the great work and be safe!🤟
A BIG thank you goes out to the best explorers on UA-cam. Thank you for another awesome video.
Late to the party here, but I am surprised how clean the grout between the tile is! I would assume it to be all black by now. The place is creepy! Love the explore!
WOW so cool that the taggers and vandals haven't destroyed this it's to bad there aren't mire like this gem. Thanks for taking us along.
That was one of the best abandoned video I have seen. The barber shop was the best. Thanks for giving us a awesome video.
Was so excited to see a new video!! Thanks guys!! I’m into the paranormal part of these buildings, so absolutely love seeing places I’ve never been!! 😊🙏🏻
I hope to see more exploratory footage from The Proper People and I hope to get there one day.
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Forgive me for saying this but those autopsy tables would make an awesome automatic transmission teardown bench for a hick mechanic like me🤭😜
reminds me of my old elementary school. Same colors and there were no stairs in the school. There were ramps that went from floor to floor. 1966. Same walls and dark brown streaked linoleum tile on the floor. The ramps had the industrial skid mat, dark brown of course.
I also love that you can see the colors of the other doors through those portholes!
The only theme song I don’t skip
Interesting how there were holes knocked in the brick walls all over the place so the thieves could get at the copper, but the easiest copper in the whole place, in the morgue, was untouched.
Yeah that's what I find fascinating about a lot of these places, very obvious vandals and copper thieves have gotten in and done stuff but at the same time it's still mostly just natural decay
I wonder if the holes were made to get at valves or junctions when the place was still open.
Probably freaked out the thieves too much.
It feels like forever since you guys last uploaded. It always makes me excited for the new content of course. Great video as always.