TOXIC EVACUATION | Abandoned Neighborhood with 300+ Homes (Ghost Town)
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- In 2017, the state deemed the land unsafe and toxic, declaring the evacuation of all 300+ homes in this neighborhood. The tenants were all kicked out, whether they wanted to leave or not. A fence was put around the property and as time moved on outside those fences, the now empty community just sits frozen in time. Nature is now reclaiming this community as her own, overgrown walkways and cracked streets. Today we walk around this once thriving community where many people grew up and spent 40+ years here from when it was first constructed. An apocalyptic feeling walking around a seemingly endless overgrown neighborhood. Exactly what I love ! if you enjoy, please leave a like, comment and subscribe for more adventures !
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This week's adventure takes us Into a huge Abandoned community, Overgrown and forgotten. It really felt like the world had ended when I was exploring this location. Places like this are rare sites. Loved exploring and filming here. What did you guys think?
One of my fav ways to start the weekend!!! 🌸✌️💜
This in Whitehall?
You've yet to post a video that I did not like and you deserve a huge pat on the back for your fantastic work. You handle everything with the greatest care and respect no matter where you are or what your filming. I honestly feel like I'm right there with you and your talking directly to me through out the video. You are very careful to not give out your exact locations in order to protect each place from further destruction, again a pat on the back for you. As for this video, I may have missed it but did you reveal the cause or type of contamination that resulted in residents being forced out of their homes? It did look like it was, at one time, a beautiful place to live and raise a family. You did touch on the fact that the area will be leveled. If that is the case, I hope that beautiful tree that you highlighted will be left along with all the others. Overall, its just hard to believe there was any contamination because of all the thriving trees, grass and even weeds. Wishing you continued success, Just Me
I would really love it if you all did some back ground information work and find out why everyone was evicted 3 years ago....not so long ago.
Nick Casino PA?
I'm reminded of the Love Canal in Niagara Falls. All the homes there were built on a toxic chemical dump site unknown to the home buyers. My Uncle, Aunt and two cousins were forced to move out. They suffered from many health problems, because they ate food from their garden.
My family, 3 siblings, Mom & Dad lived in these apartments in 1964. The rent was cheap for even back then, but a very safe area. I was 10 yrs old, rode my bike and played around the entire complex back then. No AC and the bedroom on the 3rd floor that you accessed thru a closet in my parent's room was hotter than hell. I remember everyone having bugs called silverfish, they were silver (of course) & we would squish them on the walls with our fingers & they would leave a silver (surprise) smear on the wall. I think we had a lot of earwigs too. The basements were like dungeons, kitchens tiny, cramped & no dishwasher (cept me). All the kids in the neighborhood played together, neighbors looked out for us. We played a lot of hide n seek. It is sad to see it like it is today.
@The Russian Retard I was from Kansas too and now in Oklahoma. I agree that there are a lot of ghost towns around the area. Way back in early years in my hometown, there was a man who photographed MainStreet, shops, etc and wrote stories of residents. It’s all in a book now and fascinating to read!!! Still a small town, but modernized, of course. I love looking at life back in the day and also feel sad those days are gone now. Thanks for sharing!!!
dayum I remember silver fish
I'm So Sorry
Damn
Who asked ?
These are really nice-looking houses actually. Just imagine back in 2017 before they were evacuated how they appeared. What a pity. A pity that all those families had to pick up their entire lives suddenly and get out quickly. Talk about a shock to their systems to have such news delivered to them.
This area was drug infested and run down. The reason why people left their furniture there was because it was bug in infested and they got money to leave. They had tons of shootings and murders.
I had a buddy that lived there back in the day and it was horrible even then. The property managers never did any maintenance or upkeep. There was major rat infestation and bugs everywhere. He had started a new job in the area and needed a place fast so he wasn't picky. He left everything when he moved out just like these people due to the bug situation.
Did everyone leave because of bugs? It was written in the comment that the land was unsafe and toxic. Was there a gas or radon leak. I'm just interested because if they abandoned 300 homes something major must have happened. Please comment back...thanks
I knew people that lived there after my buddy moved out in '15 since they legit couldn't go anywhere else. It was a nice place 30-40yrs ago.It was mainly a lack of maintenance on the area. Even up until a couple years ago there was a giant dome indoor driving range next door and a large park..
It was so run down they didn't even have trash pickup in the later years. Maintenance used to round up the trash and just dump it in the old pool to be picked up by a private company. Everything was broken, roofs caving in, unmowed grass, and the pest problem were factors. The final nail was the crime, the cops practically had to camp there due to all the calls.
The city bought it all and evicted everyone. It was supposed to be demoed at the beginning of the year with a Florida company redeveloping it for mixed use. There's nothing wrong with the property other than blight.
@@mjc8248 Thanks for getting back to me.... When I was younger I used to flip houses and I learned a lot of the different trades. It is too bad that each person either renting or owning couldn't learn what I learned. It is really sad to see such a sight, especially since I know that with a little or a lot of care these homes could have been saved. I am a women and I learned electrical, plumbing, framing, sheetrock, you name it I did it. Not hard at all just grunt work. In today's time so many people are needing roofs over their heads. I hope your friend isn't homeless!
Thanks again for your reply, I appreciate it and God Bless you in your future endeavors!
@@t.b.1596 Some owners took care of the place but the majority did not. You had nice ones going for over 800 a month beside boarded up crack dens. Everyone got paid but it was basically nothing. Clarence got 38.5k which was less than half what his place was worth.
@@mjc8248 so very sad :( :(
Ok, the tree at 16:26 totally added to the vibe of the whole video!
This really does have an apocalyptic feel to it with how quiet, abandoned & then the sounds of nature!!! Love it!!!
I absolutely loved this because there was still houses standing and unlike in some of the other videos where only the roads/sidewalks exist. It ruins the post apocalyptic feeling completely for me so this is definitely my fav ghost town video ever now. 😊
For anyone wondering, the animal heard at 13:09 is an immature red tail hawk
I was honestly thinking it was a big bird, but I thought maybe an eagle
Oh yeah, we’ve got a lot of them around us!
We have an empty town and then people living in tents....everything is upside down and backwards
This one got me really sad. An abandoned village which is decaying... it's more than sadness what I feel. Now this place is free,why not restore it? ( yeah,I know, I hate it when places are wasted)
There's so much Potential. Give this plsces a new heart❤
Thanks for sharing Devin ❤
Too late, it’s contaminated!
The reason why it's empty is because it's contaminated
@@bababooey7576 oh crap dude was walking all around breathing that whatever in there should be warning ⚠️ signs !
@@apocyldoomer He knows it's contaminated
@@bababooey7576 I’ll have to watch it again, I’m prolly thinking of another video, I watch them all the time, thanks man!
What could be so bad that they would leave it all behind? Is it like that one place that was on fire in Pennsylvania? So eerie and interesting!
That was Centralia.
Centralia aka Silent Hill
@@ThatGirlOnYourTV Yep.
This town's groundwater was contaminated with toxic waste from some factory not to far from this area.
@@TanyaM420 oh my gosh that’s so sad. Crazy the impact we can have on the world like that!
Why do I like to watch things that make me sad ? 👍🏼thank you
Ditto, girl!
I am always amazed at how quickly nature takes over. This is such a great video but so sad to see all of these nice little houses abandoned. Thanks for the post once again and I have to say you looked adorable in that kids chair :o) Stay safe guys
That chair looked so normal, then this giant came and sat down........really weird!!!!
I am surprised the copper and wire thieves haven't stripped the places
Some of them had huge holes in the walls. I’m sure the thieves have visited at least once.
The ones they went into with holes in the wall and ceiling ripped out im sure they got it.
I’d love ❤️ to hear an interview with someone who lived here 👍
It's just an apartment complex in Columbus. A bunch of my friends lived there. Alot of drugs and parties. That's about it.
@@adrianwachtel9837 that don't look like apartment complexes at all. They look like houses
They’re town house apartments. The city bought the complex to tear down the homes to expand the city park. No toxins at all. It’s still up for now. They’re taking their sweet time to knock them down.
I lived there from the mid 70's to early 80's. I'd love to tell my story about living here.
@@debbietruxall5899 please do
Whoa that place is somewhat apocalyptic ... it's weird to think that families once lived there in those homes. Its sad they had to leave and I hope they were all re-homed again. Thanks for sharing with us huni xx
I wonder if anyone who used to live in these types of places just stumble upon these videos and are like “oh my gosh, I lived there..”
yep look at the comment above yours, the one with 5 replies
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My grandma used to live there when I was a kid
Drone footage of the neighborhood would’ve been interesting to see how vast of an area was “deemed” uninhabitable.
You show so much awareness , sensitivity and care in every single video you make. America lacks elegance and there’s something about your work that is elegant. Thankyou so much for your hard work !!!
I just responded pretty much the same as you but I'm a wind bag and always say much more. lol Doesn't he make you feel like your right there with him and hes talking directly to you? He is the best at what he does and as you say, he shows elegance to the max. Hope your having a great day, Just Me
Agreed! Most people who do these kinda videos are loud with louder music - when I discovered this channel I subscribed immediately. He does a great job in a very calm manner!!
Check out "The Bearded Explorer" just as good but in the UK
14:35 "Before I leave brush my teeth with a bottle of Jack." - Ke$ha, 2009
Because when i leave for the night i ain't comming back.....
The real story behind this property is truly a sad one of an association that owned the place who just turned it into slums....lack of repairs and upkeep multiple environmental violations like taking the residence garbage dumping it all into a community pool and hiring contractors to clean it all up once a month...police called at least twice a day for various reasons all this stuff dating back to 2007...the city ended up being left with no choice but to force everyone to leave by purchasing it. Now slated for demolition and redevelopment.
Midcliff Woodcliff had a pool? Lol when?
I guess they didn't want the rest of the city to turn into Dayton, Akron, Toledo, Cincinnati, or Cleveland? I mean, they're all shitholes (I'm from Dayton, left in 2011, and haven't looked back since).
So sad and eerie that a whole neighborhood is gone like that!
It almost reminds me of the town where Chernobyl happened how people had to just grab what they could and left. There’s so many toys and furniture and other possessions it’s almost sad all the things people had to leave behind. 😢🙏
Chernobyl was completely different reasons though. This could have been prevented if people cared about their community. It is sad that people literally left behind pictures of family members and other possessions that probably meant something to them.
Pripyat
Its tragic
we used to go there all the time to visit a friend who lived there. it was a bad area for sure. sad to see that these houses are falling apart. they were actually quite nice.
Funny, I was just browsing and this look instantly familiar. I lived across the road in the 60s. The neighborhood was really charming, with Christmas lights that made my young eyes sparkle, along well-manicured streets and lawns. It was a time when you'd head out on your stingray bike and be gone all day, visiting friends and having adventures, kinda like you guys are doing, but we were 8 or 9 years old. One of the first McDonald's franchises with the original style buildings & arches was nearby. When you brought our report card at the end of the year, the guys (there were ONLY guys then) you got free burger, fries and a drink. Eventually, we'd end up at the Holiday Lanes bowling alley across the way. There's a lot of history in that area - Kahiki, John Glenn, Lindbergh, lots of air fields now built over, Lustron and more, though I didn't know these things back then. Those were good times, and generally totally safe for a kid to adventure. Good explore.
FYI if you read up on this area they are redeveloping it. Nowhere do they mention anything Toxic or soil issues. Comes off as the city just wanted the land.
^^^This is 100% accurate. I live only a few miles from there and I can say that people go there all the time. The toxic part is the government wanting to make a bigger golf course out of the area. I believe they are planning a $20 million redevelopment as of 2020, but due to covid they haven't progressed much farther than that.
@@Silent_Keith I did read a few things about this and not one mentions anything Toxic. If that were real they would be talking about it in the redevelopment plans. They say a large section of land they could make 100+ million off of and they used the "toxic" reasoning to get a judge to force the sale of all these homes. I expect this in other countries, not here.
@@imderrickjed when I lived in Florida they forced an entire, very wealthy, neighborhood out to build a new highway and 23 of the owners got nothing and were forced out. Imitate domain is what they use to call it, "toxic" is what its called now I suppose.
Rat and bug infestations. Roofs caving in. Blight. Crime. Trash filling the swimming pool...
@@kennedypage5741 Thats from sitting empty. When the city claimed the property it was a normal housing area. You cant justify theft from the city based on how the homes look after years of sitting empty.
I randomly started watching this video and come to find out, I used to live there in the late 80's. Wow great video guys!
Cool! What was it like when you lived there?
wth? fr? so how old are you now ? if you live there in the 80's?
Something is not adding up in this video. The residents had to get up and immediately evaluate and abandon their homes due to toxic environmental issues yet they are filming in shorts and T-shirt’s? Can someone explain?
I'm guessing it's something that's only dangerous with chronic, long-term exposure. It's (relatively) safe to visit Pripyat but you can't stay there for very long.
And people come back regulalry to mow lawns?? Yet its deadly toxic??? Shorts, tshirts, no masks or suits. Hmmm...
Risky
I've been hearing they had a problem with their sewer system which ended up needing an evacuation.
It was issues with the sewer system and rodents (rats cockroaches and bugs in general) and is was overall unsafe to live in due to crime
Could you imagine the stories of what happened at the notification. Wow.
300 homes.
These buildings are now all razed (a February news article, 'Whitehall razes last of Woodcliff condos, ending 16-year legal fight')
It seems like a conflict of interest with the city, since 154 buildings (300 condos) were destroyed to make way for a complex intended for 1000 residents with attached restaurants and shops, so very evidently this was intended to revitalize the area and perhaps a bit of gentrification.
I feel like my grandmother’s old neighborhood may end up like this someday, because of the crime rates and the fact the neighborhood itself dates back to the 1940s/1950s. Who knows, you guys may end up exploring her old house, that not only my dad and his siblings grew up in, but also us grandkids.
Used to live here from 1999-2001. I cleaned the condos when renters moved out each condo was decorated differently and there was a pool and some nice apartments by it.
Then they started dumping the rubbish in that pool and cleaning it out every month or two apparently
I lived in Oregon my whole life and I never heard about this. Thanks for posting.
Great video!! One of my favorites of yours. I do have a question, if the place is toxic why aren't you wearing a mask, long pants, and long shirt? Your first priority is staying safe and healthy.
lol every single house is beeping because of the abandoned fire alarms. It's peaceful, sure, except for BEEP! emanating from all angles every couple seconds.
I looked up these homes on Zillow and these were built in 1953. I wonder what happened that made the land toxic? I also saw the other apartments across the street were demolished and the McDonalds and other businesses and they built whole new apartments and it's all open field too where the businesses were.
The entire sewage system was shot, creating a superfund HAZMAT situation, due to the size of the contamination that was present.
Not really toxic, just neglectful management. Once maintenance got out of hand, they gave up and just started dumping trash into a ppol, and have it emptied periodically. It was once really nice and a great place a kid could safely adventure.
I live about 20 min from here. So cool to see it but so sad. I went to church as a kid with someone who lived here. The city bought the property as well as property next to it.
But why?
What kind of toxin???water??
Autumn what state is this in ? Illinois or Indiana?
@corey Babcock Apparently this is In ohio.
Thanks for taking the time to share this
Omg I’m so hyped for this!!!
I appreciate the maturity you took when walking thru these abandoned homes. Good job!
Wow! Looks like it coulda been a really nice neighborhood
Surprised to read it’s only from 2017. It looks like it’s been empty for far longer.
I think they cut the lawns to keep ticks in check. There was an abandoned place across the street from us. The neighbours would always cut the grass to keep the tick population down.
11:46 I saw children's handprints on the door...
Thank you! Enjoyed seeing this! Take care, guys!!!
So sad for this to happen to these families and homes.
Wow! So many ghost towns in America,makes one wonder.
Great video and very interesting exploration. This could have been a filming location for the Walking Dead.
There's a sort of sadness to this town.
Tragic how these people lost their homes!!! Was it lead pipes, contaminated soil, a toxic industrial sight! How many more of these are we going to see????
Except for the house with the fireplace, built in shelves, and sun room with photos, None of these homes strike me as “nice” and when I say that I mean in terms of things like fixtures, appliances, flooring, etc. it makes me wonder if this was a lower income community.
Looks like cheaply-built, low income housing, to me
It was a low income condo community
The owners were not forced out. Multiple owners voted to sell the property to the city following a court order in 2018 that the property be sold. It had been subject of property code violation complaints dating as far back as 2007. Plus they had alot of issues there with crime and calls for police etc etc.
This looks like a neighborhood with mostly rental houses. The owners probably did vote, but the renter had no say so in the matter.
It's unreal how that many homes that were nice,are all abandoned&destroyed!!😢
Reminds me of something from the walking dead series.
Read up on Love Canal. Niagara Falls, New York. The water was toxic from barrels of chemicals buried in 1950’s. People died, major diseases etc. Just horrible. If it wasn’t for the vigilance of parents fighting for answers, who knows. If I’m not mistaken, people are living in the area again.
I've been there before and heard of the history. Sad story and eerie place also. Wish I saw it before they demolished the houses and school
@@DarkExploration Oh I didn’t realize you’ve been there. Did you film anything? Please let me know. I don’t live far from there. I know the homes, school etc have been bulldozed and filled in. Still so much sickness, cancers etc that are everywhere and unexplained. Take care!
4:25 that was my smoke alarm when we bought the house we live in now. I’m not gonna tell the story about why we had to get new ones, because it’s relatively straightforward.
Dude , You got some really Dope Shots
1:04 Especially, but the intro is Dope with a handful of fresh shots
Things are changing at this location!!! Good things, shops, hire rise apartment, entertainment
Hello 👋 Wondering if the was a subsidized housing sort of like affordable and that's why the government just took it over what kind of toxins would a contractor build a whole development in unless it didn't get government approval if you know what the toxins are will you please inform us thank you dark explorations
You gave an awesome variety for the shear size of that place! Thanks
that experience !!
I would like to have that hobby
It is officially gone. All buildings have been demolished. To think that once upon a time, it was a decent place to rent, with middle-class families, most of which had breadwinners who worked at one of a handful of nearby companies. This complex even had a community pool at one time. As the years and ownership of the properties passed, the community decayed into a blightful shell of what it was. As a retired letter carrier, let me tell you that this is an all-too-common theme in neighborhoods. This is located in a suburb of central Ohio that has been experiencing a downward socioeconomic trend for decades, which has resulted in a noticeable demographic shift. City politicians and planners have sought to make renovations throughout the various communities, but that effort has yielded very little in the way of substantial turnaround. Such is the ever-repeating tale of suburban stall. Of the companies I alluded to before, NONE of them remain. It's a sad story. And it's never-ending.
I wish you had said what the location was and little history as to the toxic situation. Very interesting footage. I really enjoyed watching just please consider narrating the location and any additional info. Thanks for the video.
So it was toxic ground water from a refinery. Even something like that should have given residents advanced notice to move.
I thought that the little kids chair that you found in that one house was pretty cool😊😊👍🏻👍🏻.
Mi fa sempre tristezza vedere case abbandonate, ma un intero villaggio ancora peggio.
Dove saranno andati, i ricordi di una vita 😢😢😢😢😢❤❤❤❤
I'm surprised no one made a movie with that abandoned town torching the houses might be the best way to go
The houses here look pretty nice and pretty well kept-up. I'm surprised by all the comments of it being so horrible and crime-ridden. It sure doesn't look like a "project". Any word on how the land became toxic in the first place? Was it, like, built on an old chemical plant??
Good place to film a Horror/Zombie movie! 🐿🐿
I used to live there way back in the day. Drug ridden bug infested mess is what that place was.
Best part was you thinking the coffee table was a flat screen TV. 😀
This is a damn shame because this community looks very nice…….do anyone know what city or state this is in??
Chances are, no one will give you an address. The person who gives out address of an abandoned place which has been posted "No trespassing" can be held responsible for damaged caused by others.
Whitehall, Ohio I’m 25 minutes east of here
damn. me and my friends went here like a year ago (woodcliff) breaking all the windows..we were from home and got a rly bad storm and decided to wait it out in one of the houses, good times man. sorry lol
Cool adventure these old homes should have been torn down as there just rotting away
@17:44 I thought was a coffee table at first until you pointed out it was a TV. What is that frame attached to the back? Was it suspended from the ceiling or used as a table? Odd. This looks like a post war housing tract where buildings are two or four apartments. Good video but I was hoping you'd divulge what toxins caused this.
What's wrong with telling where this neighborhood is?
It's called Woodcliff Village Apartments at the corner of East Broad Street and Hamilton Road in Whitehall Ohio.
The only thing toxic about it was the crime and the massive drug flow through there...
It used to be a nice neighborhood during the 70s and 80s...
Just imagine acid rain when it started raining
In 30 Years this place will probably look like Pripyat
Worried that you guys shouldn't be walking around there with contamination- stay safe!!
Such an interesting place! All those lost dreams!
I wonder if the people displaced were awarded a decent settlement.Or just got kicked to the curb because it sure seems like people left some valuable furnishings.
It's amazing to me that the City Planning and Building Departments let them build a subdivision on hazardous land. I'm not sure how old this neighborhood is; but apparently an environmental report wasn't required prior to approving a subdivision there. This lets us know how important it could be to have an EIR completed prior to planning and building on parcels of land. And I noticed all the houses were white. Strange and very sad for the families that lost their homes there.
Wow amazing video Thanks such a shame they look like well built homes, wonder if street lights come on during the eve
thx for giving me a preview of the apocalypse
Best Video Yet! Thanks.
@17:47 it’s a coffee table. 😂😂 but a decent one for sure.
Interesting video. Do you know what the toxicity was or what it was caused by?
In the comments it sad the place was run by sum lords, they wouldn't fix anything. Trouble with the sewers, all kinds of bugs, roaches, rats ect. and there were alot of gangs.
That's what I got from reading the comments but who knows why or how the state bought it and how they forced folks to move.
They are beautiful homes. I am thankful that they were evacuated and claimed responsibility for human life rather than $.
This would make a good set for a horror movie
If it wasn't toxic, yes indeed.
Green, growing, grass and trees. How toxic can it really be????
Such a shame to see entire neighborhoods abandoned. What was the toxicity problem?
When I leave brush my teeth with a bottle of Jack… 14:35
Not much of an hazard the plants still thriving and I can hear wildlife
Article stated: "When the city and county filed the complaint in 2007, condo association management had been dumping all residents' trash in the swimming pool and hiring contractors clean it out monthly..."
"Article stated"...WHAT article?
These look like decent homes (size wise, just need to be remodeled). Knowing Ohio I’m surprised this isn’t just a homeless camp.
At 2:58 on that blind on the window I don't know if it's on purpose or if it's dirt and mold, but it looks like a portrait of a little girl with pointy ears, beady eyes, small nose, long neck with her long hair draping over her shoulders. It looks almost too perfect to just be a happenstance.
18:41 That tree looks like it has eyes and a mouth and the branches are hair! 😂
When I saw those decaying walls with the "Live, Laugh, Love" wallpaper peeling away, my heart weeps knowing a Karen used to live there with children who lost their home.
Would have been such a beautiful place to live and the lovely houses x
How does that TV look so untouched? Looks like you could just take it home...