Abandoned Apartments | Hidden in the Mountains | Destination Adventure
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- Опубліковано 12 сер 2021
- This property is privately owned and not open to the public. Stewart is a remote town with many vacant buildings, but they are not all “abandoned”. Lets all please be respectful of this fact and of the property owners. Myself included.
Stewart is such a beautiful place, and the entire area is dense with very interesting history. This small little mountain town, which is now almost considered a ghost town, was not always this way. At its hight, Stewart had a population of more than 10,000 residents, and today less than 500. The pattern of boom and bust has left much of this town vacant or abandoned entirely. I hadnt actually ventured around the rural area of this town, until there was a missing dog situation. I hopped on the Gnarley Davidson to help look for the dog, and along the way found all of these abandoned apartments and townhouses. This was a very neat surprise to find, and I hope that you all enjoy it as well.
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I lived across from those units along Yukon ave, was used by the miners who worked at Premier gold mine back in the 80's. As always Dustin love your adventures.
Thank you for posting -- it's good to know what happened.
looks like gorgeous views all around, lovely place :) Always cool to see comments from folks who have known the places!
As a kid, in 1977/78, I went with the swim clubs from Kitimat and Terrace to Stewart to have a demonstration swim meet. The town was wanting to form a swim club. We had an amazing time. I remember staying in a home that had been owned by one of the Stewart brothers. Great little town, with amazing people!
We also climbed up those stairs and sat on top of that big tank, this brings my friend back to life. Thanks for this. I miss her. We had the best childhood anyone could ask for. Booting around on our bikes.
A few years back I saw the townhouses I grew up in in Revelstoke in a similar condition. It's... rough, to see places that used to be full of memories, now just a memory itself.
I remember when all those townhouses were filled in the 80s with people and climbing up those stairs were amazing. As a child/teen in the 90s we would explore the adanonded townhouses as well. Great Channel Dustin!
Time Capsules, nostalgic and forgotten. I wish that I could jump back in time to see them ALL alive!
I lived in those town houses in the late 80s!!
Just took a visit back this year after 18+years away
Can you tell us what happened? Why did so many people leave this place?
@@tashasmith6179 gold mine closed down silly 😜
@@tashasmith6179 like many boom and bust towns all over this world. The viable business in the area goes bust for any number of reasons and people move away.
Great day when Dustin puts up a flick.
Betcha didn't know that there is a young man That is also named Dustin Porter that lives in Stewart bc
@@trailbirds4693 . Is it true?
What's really sad about this is a he cost of rent in some places people can't afford to have a home :( when places like this are abandoned until it basically rots back into the earth.
I was thinking the same thing, so many who can't afford to even live and homes in such a beautiful location just rotting away.
Lots of people don't want to live somewhere. They have to drive at least 3 hours to buy groceries.
Yeah they are viable buildings but they aren't viable communities. Groceries, medical, fire, telecommunications services are hours away. These aren't skill sets a lot of homeless can effect6bring to the table for running a community.
Yes with so many homeless it is sad
It’s out in the middle of nowhere. There isn’t anything viable to support the community. Hence why it’s abandoned. Go start a business out there. It’s a naive pipe dream.
Being stuck at home you really are my sanity to the world you kooky nut! Thank you fer sharing yer life Dustin!!!!
Always a great day when Dustin uploads a new video. Great exploration and I just want to say I've always loved your motto! "Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints." I wish more adventurers and urbexers followed that motto.
So interesting! It's wild how many of these communities exist. Thanks for bringing attention to their histories and stories. But do be safe!
Thanks for another walk through Beautiful British Columbia.
I remember Stewart from the 90's when the glory was starting to fade again.
You didn't break in, you didn't vandalize, you didn't disclose the location. Documentation for posterity.
How doesn’t this dude have a prime time show yet? Total Departure feel with its own unique vibes. Good work man!
Just imagining the community of people that lived, worked, played (and shovelled snow) in the area. Another great video.
Thank you Dustin from all of us who will never be able to venture and adventure but will travel along with you in spirit. Stay safe. Another thing I have to mention is that old tanks such as the one in your video rust out the top lids and you can very easily fall through the rusted metal. Take it from one who has been there.
I remember when I was a kid, all those places were full of people. That was back in the 90’s though. Pretty cool that you get to see abandoned👍
Love your work Dustin! A new Fan from South Africa.. our Family cant get enough of your shows and you continue to inspire us to get out and explore our neck of the woods..
Totally agree, Thailand ❤
Yes there are townhouse type apartments with 2 floors. It's a choice of floorplan, especially when there are multiple bedrooms. My old apartment complex has them. I stayed in one when we first moved to NC for my dad's job. Looks to me like the buildings have metal roofs, which would preserve a vacant building's interior better than asphalt shingles over time, so that's why the interior of that apartment was in relatively decent shape.
Love the little "Be Happy" sign on your dash. Sometimes it's good to a have a little reminder.
Great start on your next adventure. Thanks for sharing and looking forward to what's next.
What would be really cool is if you could come up with photos of some of these places, before they went to ruin... Anybody who can share photos should, would be so cool to see how they use to look.
That is Kitsault, B.C. they do have other videos AFTER abandoning when they had a caretaker keeping up the place. It must have been just over these last few yrs that it's been unkept
@@berryharris1870 that's not kitsault, he has another video about kitsualt, and it's still maintained to this day. This is close to stewart
Cool, I didn't even see this when I was up there! I guess work got in the way... Funny you kept mentioning the broken windows - there's actually a concept in criminology that is called, wait for it, broken windows theory. Basically, one broken window left unrepaired leads to more and more.
Interesting. I actually watch another channel called that and didn’t know what it meant. They’re in Germany I think.
@ Cody K
There seems to be sound psychology behind that theory. There may also have been testing along the same line where if an area is already litter strewn then people are more likely to litter than they would if the area is clean.
I was talking to a lady who grew up there in the 60s, and she said that when they moved into their place in January, there was snow piled as high as the roof in the lots on either side. When Spring came and the snow melted, there were houses on both lots. With that much snow, if it’s not cleared as it falls, it could push through the windows.
🤣 "We're there!" Not certain if you were going for the Dumb & Dumber reference, but you nailed it!
Okay, gonna finish watching your exploration adventure now 😬
Bahahaha absolutely a dumb and dumber quote. One of my favourites lol
@@Destination_Adventure Lol. That movie is definitely one of the best! My brother and I hold entire conversations in Dumb & Dumber quotes. We're cool like that 😎
P.S. Another great video! Lucky for us, the missing dog led you to this discovery! Hope he/she returned home safely
We love watching your videos. Thank you for sharing your adventures and we look forward to more of your unique view of BC.
We LOVE your vids, and our nickname for your show; "DUstination Adventures". You are always positive and love your sense of humour too. Drone shots to die for. Keep 'em comin'! Maggie and Ian
WoW!! It is absolutely beautiful up there!!
This whole area feels like a time share resort type village
Gorgeous scenery!!! Sad to all of this abandonment 😞 Too bad that the materials from these places can’t be utilized 😞 Thank you Dustin for sharing this wonderful adventure with us! I loved it ❤️
right? as much as I love the urbanex that saddest side of seeing such great abandoned spaces is the utter waste of materials and once livable places
@@aazhie
Amen 👍😰🥵😞
Many years ago, we were living in Smithers where my husband was posted with the RCMP. We were being transferred to Stewart and went up there for a few days to give the current member there a few days off. While we were there, we noticed all of these A-frame homes for sale. We found out you could go to the grocery store in town for a list and the keys if you were interested in buying any. So, we went on a little looky look. Many of them were coated in mould. Some had been modified by previous tenants. Pretty much all of them were in bad shape. Not sure what happened to them, if they sold any or if they fell down, got torn down, or maybe they are still standing there waiting for some love. Our transfer ended up taking us to Dease Lake instead, so we never got to live in Stewart.
All these abandoned places...it's really sad. To think that people once lived, loved and did and experienced all the other things humans do and are subjected to in their short time here on earth. Just sad. And intriguing. History as it happens. Not the type of history that will make it into books or to the box-office and big screen but nicely documented and preserved on your channel. Thanks 😊
Wow this must of been a great little community back in the day. I love looking thru abandon buildings.
What a little ray of sunshine you are mate, in these troubled times. Love your ethics. Stay safe out there mate.. Some of them bears are packin.
Another fascinating journey! Thank you for the great video😎🧡
Aww man I don’t remember that area. They all have carports to keep the vehicles out of the billion feet of snow ❄️ they get every year. The mine my dad worked at closed when we moved. ‘84? ‘83? 🤷🏽♀️ did you get any footage of the townsite mining houses? We lived on Raven St I believe. First house on the left when you start down it. As kids we loved all the snow & played for hours n hours in the huge mounds of snow aka slides the plows made. Gonna have to go back up once you can cross the boarder. I’ve seen recent pics of the old mines & glaciers so wanting to go back for a visit. It’s a lot like Bella Coola but not eh. Anyways thanks for sharing & looking forward to the next one! 💕👊🏽
Cool post -- really brings it alive to know why the families came & left.
Wow! This sure was a nice nugget of abandonisim! heh! Not like that's a word...just made it up. haha! Your videos are inspirational with wanting to go on adventures ! Will be heading out to Powell River BC in a month and sooo can't wait to go! Thanks for posting your work Dustin, always a treat to view :)
Abandonism... You said it, we understood it. It's a word. Thanks, Elaine Carmichael!
Abandonism….makes it sound like an art form!
I sort of stumbled on your channel, and I have to say that you had my full attention once you started climbing that rickety ladder - now that is dedication to the max! Loved the video - and the fact that you are rambling around and stopping at places that intrigue you and seem to be begging to be explored......I'm hooked. Thank you, and you can add me as one of your subscribers - and, I admire your dedication to leaving no sign or damages to each place you go. Looking forward to seeing more of your explores 😁😁😁
He climbs a lot of scary looking walkways, but i always appreciate the views even though i worry a bit XD
Cool ! Love the adventurous and humorous spirit in ye. ✌️🍻
Love your videos from Ontario Canada 🇨🇦 keep up the great work
Great tour! Thanks 😊👍
thanks for exploring cool stuff and helping so many folks feel less restless. You're an inspiration :D Also i love that you don't need much egging on for getting into forbidden spaces XD
Oh, it's British Columbia, Canada. Saw it at the end of your video. I feel such a kinship with Canada, since my father was born in Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia in 1918.
Awesome how the townhouses just Appear in the Jungle 👌👍🇨🇦🤌✌
Looks like a beautiful area. It's a shame those were abandoned
Another great video keep up the good work 👍
At 13:07 that big rubber thing was a flood barrier. They work like sandbag barriers, but you can put them up fast enough in an emergency to actually save things. Pretty cheap way to make a water tight wall, super fast&you can recover them.
Climbing that LAST ladder- you know, the one up the tank itself??....Yea, THAT gave me the heebie jeebies! In my previous life one of my jobs was to climb oil storage tanks to gauge them for deliveries- to make sure a load would fit. One night I darn near didn't make it . Slippery icy metal rungs.....yea, thanks for the memory Dustin!!
Love your sense of humor you make me laugh 🤣 Love💙 all the adventures you're taking us on 🏞
Dustin Porter. One of the coolest human beings i have ever had the privilege to meet
Yo dawg, was a great day for me also. Got my first New Zealand trout on the fly thanks to you. That’s a memory forever.
@@Destination_Adventure your more than welcome my bro. im sure it wont be the last one you get
A very intelligent & gifted young Man!❤ Chiangmai thailand
Great content!!!! Keep up the great work.
Great explore. You’re awesome.
Great video man. Really interesting place
🤘😁🤘
Great video Dustin.
You are a true ambassador for Northern British Columbia. Keep up the great work. Hope to meet up with you again
That was awesome!
I like exploring abandoned places sometimes. I've been to the ghost town Monte Cristo here in Washington State a few times. really pretty up there.
I miss my little town. Your videos take me home ♥️
Thanks for the giggles. You rock dude !! I love to climb too. I just gotta climb that ladder too !
Thanks for the video
Great video Dustin, I hope you enjoy your familys wedding time!
Yeah, things started going downhill when I left in '76. We were in the old part of town, this was considered the "new" section. A lot of the mining community scattered to other locations. We ended up on Grande Cache, AB from Stewart. Then back to BC.
It makes me sad seeing all these ex-homes deteriorate. As usual great video, keep it up!
Thank you for the adventure a Ghost town in the making 🤔🌌⛏️
Those look like they were some nice places back in their day
great video for real!
I had the Fred Penner theme stuck in my head as you climbed the ladder
Your videos are very cool love them
those electric meters are relatively speaking newer. Being they are the digital display models not the older rotating meter boxes from the 1980's or older.
Ya big kid! Love your work 😀
It’s nice to see Mother Nature take back the land. No, I’m not a tree huger but it’s nice.
Well this is a nice Friday night!
If the last year and a half has taught us nothing else, it should be that close proximity isn't the necessity to employment that it used to be. Would be amazing if people started expanding back out and revitalizing communities like these and potentially start cooling down the insane real estate markets a little at the same time.
U do realize all that's available here is satellite internet. The cost to put in regular internet is cost Is prohibitive
Starlink
that was a pretty cool place in the mountains for sure. I would LOVE to live in the mountains. Wonder why they were abandoned. hopefully the wedding went good
Yay!!! Its Meghan, Sarah's sister. I have been dying for a new post. Thanks!!!! Hope all is well!!
Keep those videos coming bro I enjoy them they are admazing if you ever come Calgary Alberta way I would like to meet you and show you some cool places
Awesome video
Another great vid thanks for sharing!!! I love your content so i became a patreon!! Keep up the great work and thanks again!! Enjoy a nice cold Kokanee on me or three!!
Thank you so much for the support
Hey Dustin I've Bin Looking For Your Motorhome Everywhere but then I looked at the description and I saw Stewart lol
It's a shame that places like this are going to waste,when they can be used for those in need.😩
I think it is too remote t be useful as public housing
Your heart is in the right place but you are completely wrong. Fact is many homeless are there my choice and also mental illness. Besides on a more heartless note is that giving a person a place to live when they have no skin in the game is they almost always destroy it. It just becomes a money pit that ruins it for others.
@@brandy2378 Ok.It was just a thought.
Yeah move homeless to our small town we call stewart give your head a shake
@@ryanmcfadzen 😩
Dude man I'm only a minute in you're climbing the ladder I'm laughing my ass off good job on this one so far.... you're a funny cat
So sad cause those were really nice and huge for apartments! What a waste ! Thanks for sharing 😊
Nice 👍
These are my favourite kinds of explores. Seems like such a strange place to build apartments, but then I don't know the history of this place.
love this, love exploring, I have nobody to go with!!! Stewart where?
Look at all the pallet wood! Oh how I'm going nuts! What I could do with all those pallets!
TONS AND TONS OF HOBBY WOOD!!
Peace.. Shalom.. Salam.. Namaste and Thank You for your efforts 🙏🏻 😊 🌈 ✌ 🌷 ☮️ ❤️
How neat
I had to read the comments to figure out where it was but if I did not know that, I’d swear you were in the Catskill Mountains of NY. It looks exactly the same!
Apartments are in good shape. suprised they have not been vandalized. Some one lost a lot of money when these were abandoned.
Cool.😎
Hope your adventures up north have been good Dustin!
No fires up your way I assume?
That clear cedar siding is worth a fortune. Grab me about 12000 linear feet.
You know, your comment is really bugging me. I live in the exurbs of Seattle but used to live in Coquitlam, BC before my husband was lured by a high paying tech job down here 25 years ago. Both of our urban areas are screaming for "affordable housing" and as Dustin snuck a peak into one of those apartments and I saw those still entirely usable electric appliances all I could think of was how many people would love to move into an entirely humble, well built and modest apartment or townhouse, using those secondhand appliances so they could get a leg up in this insane world. Maybe it's just not economically feasible and I'm a dreamer but the waste of resources up there is making me crazy!!
@@anna-lisagirling7424 I agree 100%. I looked up Stewart BC on Google Earth and it looked bigger than 500 residents. I think the overall condition of them was very good considering. You would never see that in the Seattle area. They would be destroyed and vandalized.. all while people live on the streets.
Hi buddy, i just came across your channel a few weeks ago n just wanted to say hello n let u no i like wat u do, #Cheers from Sydney Nsw.
I see so many new folks viewing for Australia. Super fun. Welcome to the channel.
@@Destination_Adventure Thats great n thankx my-friend, u take care n have a good-day.
I love mountains it's sad no one hardly lives in stewart..wherever that is
Jeah, he got in the house this time👍☺️
This is just sad 😥 so many people need homes and so many places like this just left to rot
Surprised to see cement vs AshFault? That’s what i heard. So amazing
LOL, your best intro yet!
Wonder why such a large neighbourhood was abandoned. It's kinda sad.
Most people don't want to live somewhere they have to drive at least 3 hours to buy groceries
Stewart was a mining town…most of the mines shut down in the 1980’s and 1990’s. There are several mining projects further North but those are remote from the original townsite.