Abandoned Victorian Apartment Building | Everything Left Inside
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- Today we visit an abandoned victorian apartment building in Ohio. This isn't your average apartment building but rather a huge 1908 Victorian one. A mansion of a building! Around 2013 there was a substantial fire and most of the tenant's belongings were left to rot away. We couldn't find any news story of if anyone was hurt so we can only hope everyone made it out ok. But why would they just leave everything inside? Very strange!
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I lived there for a long time. It was a single home at one time that was divided into apartments. I lived in the penthouse. I tried to buy that building in 2007, but the owner wanted an obscene amount of money. Also, number 5 upstairs was always the penthouse.
Cool! Where is it? ( Not going in, horribly claustrophobic & arachnophobia ) would like to drive past if possible.
I appreciate you not sharing the location. While some people will just go visit and take pictures they’re always others that will vandalize. Hopefully as the neighborhood turns around someone will buy this beautiful property and bring it back.
I’d love to buy up a place like this and actually *restore* it to its former glory. I hate when developers come in and gut a place or, worse, just tear it down and erect some eccentric architect’s derivative glass monstrosity.
This building will make an absolutely killer house. You better bring a truck load of money though 🤪
Look on the west end of Dayton or north main don't get me wrong its a bit of a run down side of town but the city was giving houses away in dayton
I happen to love glass buildings My favorite style is Scandinavian contemporary.
if we can find the old dude it's our duty to give him his after shave collection
So refreshing to watch especially with all the rubbish explores out there at the moment,so thanks for a interesting vid 🙏🏻
I would love to live in a historic apartment building like what you see here, the architecture is far superior to the average modern economy apartments, which are boring by comparison!
I agree it would be a cool house to live in now except the neighborhood it’s in is not exactly great. It would be nice if that neighborhood to make a come back because it’s so beautiful and the houses are almost all mansions.
Very expensive to update/renovate. Usually plumbing and wiring old. Plus new codes enacted to "supposedly" prevent slumlords and substandard/dangerous rentals. And can be very expensive to heat. Compliance with safety and handicap accessibility requirements another issue. Why these once beautiful buildings sit rotting. Shame . Agree new apt buildings tacky. Most seem to be built cheaply to be replaced in a couple decades.
Those were Avon bottles!
They were definitely pretty cool.
My dad collected those Avon Wild Country car decanters. He passed away in 1992. I have his old dresser and in one of the small drawers are some keepsakes. When I open the drawer I can still faintly smell the cologne.
Yep, I remember those from when I was a kid in the 70’s. I got few of them filled with Wild Country aftershave for Christmas when I was a little older.
Yeah those were Avon bottles
My brother had them when I was growing up.
You pan around too fast-makes me dizzy.
OMG!! I haven't seen an Avon Wild Country decanter since I was a 13, (and I'm a grandmother now).. Memory serves me, I think they started those around 1967 or 68. They had a Harley one also, but think that one was a bit more towards the 70's. Those are so cool and bring back so many memories! I swear I can still smell the cologne... Thanks for showing those!
I am a paranormal investigator and urban explorer. You are without a doubt won of the finest I have ever seen. Your point on in detail and film. Keep up the good work. Just wondered if you live in OHIO. thanks Danny McAfee
Slow down a bit and pan around so we can take it all in. Lots of nice features in there. Thanks for showing us!
Use the pause button
Love places like this but it's sad too that people lost so much in the fire. Those avon bottles are collectables, well they were at one time. Don't know if they still would be in their condition. Stay safe guys and journey on.
It’s interesting to read all the comments of people who know what the Avon bottles are. I had no idea!
@@OnceOccupied Avon bottles are still collectable. Very valuable
It's amazing how quickly the paint is peeling off and the place is decaying. That's incredibly sad to see.
We joke about the same thing. Just one year or winter and summer with no heat or air conditioning is all it takes for everything to start falling apart. If the building has a metal roof and all the doors and windows are sealed places seem to last for a while. It’s sad but I’m glad we get to visit these places before they’re gone.
With the moisture from it being open, exposed and whatever water was used to put out the fire, the moisture got trapped and caused even the ceiling fan blades in parts of the place to warp, if ac or dehumidifier was able to be used, could have been prevented, the fire damage couldve compromised the electrical capabilities though.
That's why I don't understand why wallpaper became obsolete
It's a crying shame that the building was destroyed by fire! It would have been cool to see it celebrate it's 200th Birthday! But a interesting find! The art of covering the Ceiling with fabric is called CELLING DRAPING , it can completely change the look of a room! I can still visualize what she should have looked like. Thank you for sharing!
Interesting! I guess calling it ceiling draping makes sense. It had to be a pain to clean but I guess if it’s a dark color it would hide a lot. We’ve been to a couple houses that had them and they were off-white and that sounds like it would be a nightmare to maintain. It would definitely be an awesome building to make into a house!
Could you please give more history and details on the buildings you explore?
Some of those windows were gorgeous! One set looked recently cleaned!
I found some info on that original structure, or it's owner rather. Let me know if you're interested. I do a lot of historical research, and you may remember I'm from the area. We've chatted before ;)
Please post it!
Birch Leaf Photography I want to kno as well. Anything at all.
Where is the building?
It would be nice to know more about the people and what may have happened
I agree! We would love to know what happened to the people who left everything they owned inside.
Maybe at one time it was a giant house and was converted into apartments. It makes me wonder if it was deserted in 2013 why are there old timmie telephones. Thank you for the video.
We were thinking the same thing but it would be a weird layout if it was a house but I guess it’s kind of a weird layout for an apartment also 🤪
It was built as an apartment building, in the early 1910s. Some pretty prominent citizens lived there originally.
The pink phone in the basement was called a princess phone. Sometimes used for bedrooms
What an amazing old building!! Sad to see all of their possessions left though!! Those avon bottles were a cool find!! Thank you for being TRUE urban explorers and leaving it as you found it💙
I would like to see what this place looked like before the fire.
Following a structure fire (especially if it’s a multi-resident dwelling) the residents can’t re-enter until the state fire Marshall inspects and clears the structure. If the building is deemed unstable or unsafe or a crime scene, the residents will not be permitted to enter ever again. The insurance company takes possession.
A beautiful old house, sad to see it go to ruin. Thanks for the tour, I imagine it will get looted or torn down/burned down soon. 🏚️
My great grandma had a bunch of those shaped perfume/cologne/after shave bottles, a lot of them from avon
You were going a little fast but it was still good
Place had a lot of character. Be nice to own if it was in good condition. A cool place to live and have some money coming in.
100%! I like they are all the woodwork and everything was still there.
Very cool old building, it would be a cool place to live if it was all fixed up, but the cost of renovating and modernization would be extreme.
When it comes to going back into a burnout after the fire it all comes down to the damage and liability if you don't own the building.
That makes sense. Given the neighborhood and the condition of the building I doubt anyone would come forward with the money to renovate it. At least we got to check it out.
Awesome massive fireplaces, very cool!! Yes, slow down a bit, so we can have a look -see, good stuff, as always, be careful out there!!
Awesome massive fireplaces, very cool!! Yes, slow down a bit, so we can have a look -see, good stuff, as always, be careful out there!!
I have been thinking, I wonder why realtors don't use words better against lawyers to sell these places because it seems like the laws are worth less than the amount of some value a few people could do to revise.
The smoke in even a small fire causes huge amounts of smoke damage. Also, the authorities may have deemed it unsafe to come in and salvage their belongings.
I cannot imagine being a senior living there and losing all my possessions. I think you are right! Please consider subscribing Laura🙏
Cool old building. Too bad nobody has restored it. Insurance more than likely covered their loss due to smoke and water damage, including clothing, pots ,pan you name it. As you may have noticed the real sentiment "photos and such" were not there. More than likely the owner decided not to repair due to cost, they probably would have had to bring it up to code which would have been very expensive. Asbestos too?
As for the Avon cologne bottles I've got a bunch of them in the original boxes and they are full of the original cologne. I have one that is a level. Some are worth money to the right persons but not as collectable as they used to be. Thanks for a cool video. I think I would liked to see a bit more of the outside of the building, but still thumbs up
I agree that makes sense if they took the settlement. I wanted to show more of the outside but I have to balance showing the outside and giving away the location. It’s hard sometimes but I just want to make sure people don’t go there and set it on fire or steel. Those Avon bottles were definitely pretty cool!
You go WAY TOO FAST. Can't enjoy anything.
Sorry Norma, with an average watch timer for five minutes I have to got to keep moving. I’ve been trying to find new ways to make it not feel so rushed. I’m open to recommendations. It’s tricky because some people only want to watch it for about five minutes and other people want an hour and a half video in one place.
@@OnceOccupied I can totally understand your predicament. Can't please everyone. I'll keep watching. Thanks.
I approve of this kind of lenght, 20-30 minutes. As much as we appreciate this or anybody's content, when we have some spare time we don't usually want to spend it watching one single video. Typically, when something's about one hour long or so, even if it looks interesting, we keep delaying, "maybe tomorrow, or the next, whenever I have the time"... often resulting in our not watching it at all in the end, once new content in our notification feed catches our attention. I don't know if I'm the average viewer, but I feel going beyond half an hour runtime is not good for your viewcount...
I think with a new roof, walls damaged by fire replaced, etc., it doesn't seem like it would be a lot to restore the house except for the fact that it's so large.
I agree. Other than where the fire was it definitely is not in too bad of shape to be salvaged. The biggest problem is there are a bunch of abandon buildings in that area. It’s just not that great of a neighborhood anymore. It would make one kick ass house!
This would of been such a good video to watch but instead I got sick of all the camera movement. You hardly get time to focus on something.
My vocal teacher used to live there. I liked that apartment - would have liked to live there, someday. But when I came back to town, it was burned out... the fire damage is actually REALLY bad.
Loved the bld. Looked like it had some art deco designs. Was the basement for the super maybe? Looked too creepy to rent. Number five was the best with the porch and so bright. The attic was cool all by itself but the other side looked like storage. Wouldn't like someone creeping around outside my door at all hours. Only saw men's clothing. The after shave bottles I think are Avon and some are very collectable. The Polaroid camera was vintage and the new ones today are outrageous on price. The video was great. Newer to your vids just catching up.Thanks for sharing
Nice video. I prefer the more fast paced cutting/editing style. You guys are always very respectful of the buildings you're in too which is great
Thanks Justin! I keep trying to find ways to improve the editing. Just figured out noise reduction in final cut pro and it seems to be giving us a much clearer picture.
That was the biggest mansion so many rooms those where avon men's cologne bottles those are worth some money I wanted that flamingo picture it was beautiful good job filming go alittle slower I don't know where you are finding these Mansions but I love going thru them with you.make sure you watch your steps..thank you
Beautiful old place. So much more interesting than houses, now. Would love to get my hands on it & redo it. That basement bathroom was extremely strange & creepy. Those windows,....beautiful!! epic explore.
Thanks Tamara! I was worried people wouldn’t like it because it’s not a house or a mansion but I definitely think it’s as interesting or more interesting than some of the other houses we’ve done. It’s sad it is just rotting away.
So it was multiple apartments caught on fire? Like ones above and below each other?
You got it! If I remember right it was like 3-4 total. It was weird that nobody went back and got any of their stuff. Really kind of sad.
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Curious! It’s a bit sad but i’m thankful it can get our imaginations rolling!
Keep up the good work 👍
Thanks Chris! Will do!
Good find guys!
Thanks Connie!
Likely everything smelled like toxic smoke so they left it. Hard to get smell out.
5:50 "Still a towel hanging"... but the bathtub piping's ripped off.
I agree it would’ve been cool to visit after the fire before people came in and ripped out all the piping for scrap metal.
What city is this place in? Gorgeous place.. Would b nice to totally restore that place...
Sorry to be a pedant, but Queen Victoria died in 1901. It's therefore Edwardian.
Is it bad that I never knew how that name came about 😜
Wouldn't it depend on the style of architecture?
Sad to see the building like that!! It was once a beautiful building!! The aftershave and cologne bottles were old avon bottles!!
I never realized collecting those was such a thing. I could’ve spent all day there just looking through stuff but I felt like if someone met their demise there that would be disrespectful. The good news is I don’t think anybody did because we found record of the fire but no record of anyone being hurt.
Sold in 2017 for $50k - "Built in 1908, this Jacobethan style building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.It was an expensive structure to construct. A pointed arched entry with the name “*********” above, slate roof, polygonal bays with diamond pane windows on the sides, hipped roof dormers and massive brick porch supports define the building. When built, the building contained five very large apartments, four of which had servant’s rooms and large front porches. The interior is finished in mahogany and oak (much of which remains).
Wow. I remember those car shaped aftershave bottles from the 70s. That collection of bottles looked a heck of a lot older than 10 years.
Avon bottles are way older than that, 70s/80s.
14:34 female voice whisper says Help Me 😳
I love the Victorian era homes/mansions! So much character. I enjoyed the explore! Thank you! 😊
Some of those Avon cologne bottles are worth a lot of money especially the cars
You didn’t go down the secret stairs in the 5th floor
hi l just want to say that your channel is great jan
Thanks Janice 🙏🏼 I am working to make it better and better.
One of the rooms at Graceland has a fabric gathered to the center of the ceiling treatments.
Centerpiece Focused Full Ceiling Drapery.
Who can explain why the radiators would be disconnected then left? Makes no sense unless the cops showed up before the salvagers/thieves could carry them off?
Something strange about the room with the green screen. Those walls were painted black not smoke damage. Plus no smoke damage to the green screen.
When I was a teenager and that was a long time ago. I'm not gonna say when. I had a cousin who painted his walls in his room black. He still wears mostly black clothes
You can go back in after a fire, i went with my great aunt back in the early 00s to help her salvage what was salvageable from her husbands house that burnt, and it was waaaaaayyy more burnt than this place
There are a lot of saving graces about this place like the leaded glass windows, wood work including the floors. So sad to see it in such a shape. Avon was the thing back in the days. I used to love Moonwind and Sweet Honesty perfumes. The mens cologne was always neat they came in special bottles. Thanks for sharing. Have a great day
This place just sold for 195k in Dec 2021. I hope they restore it. It would cost millions to build today.
I actually have 2 Avon cologne bottles from the 70s. One is shaped like a classic Cadillac and the other is a 6 point Buck. Some of that stuff is actually worth money.
That’s pretty awesome. There had to of been like 50 of them there. Most were still in the box. We never take anything but it’s sad to know that stuff just is just gonna right away
Wish you'd have gone down the private staircase to see where it lead. It looked safe... but maybe not? Just make sure you don't take any ridiculously unnecessary risks; your safety should always be more important than our, and even your, curiosity. Stay safe!
The building originally had 5 units. Then divided into 10ish later. Person bought it for 1000 dollars after fire. Then 50k he sold it.
Great vid ya'll.
Idk why people feel the need to trash places while going through them, lame as fuck.
Yes it would be nice to you slow down a little bit that guy to collect Avon bottles
I wish I lived in Dayton I would definitely look into buying this place. Such a unique building.
Why are abandoned houses always a mess?
This was really cool! -@neiloffthegrid on IG!
Intereting in the ground hog hallway how one side is wood and the other brick
A MAGNIFICENT BUILDING... sad end....
No doubt. I would love to know what happened to the people!
The dusty red bottle on fireplace is also Avon collection
Great video! seeing this place left to ruin is sad, but it's great to see you document these local ruins!
Thank you! We love checking these places out before they’re gone and forgotten forever
@@OnceOccupied I am sure eventually a lot of these places will just get bulldozed or collapse in on themselves!
Like I have mentioned before (under a different account) you guys gotta swing up to NW Ohio! We have plenty of empty here in the corner haha!
I heard that to "help me" you have to listen real close but it's there.
I heard it
YOu can go in after a fire as long as it is secure.
Weird. I wonder why they left everything.
once occupied sadly the own may have passed away
sorry forgot the er on owner lol
@@OnceOccupied It may be "smoke damage", pretty much impossible to get the smell of smoke out of things after a fire even though they may not have been actually damaged by the fire.
incredible abandonment
You guys are respectful of the houses you visit and learn from.
I helped a friend following a dorm fire in college. So much stuff is likely left behind because it smelled so badly of smoke immediately following the fire. I will never forget that smell as I helped my friend try to salvage personal items from the burned dorm. It really is a terrible smell.
I went to a fire sale one time when I was little. Mom didn't buy a thing. It had all been washed but the stench was still there. You cant get that stink out.
I love Victorian!
why doesnt this old house buy that remodel it
Next time spray peppermint oil all over yourself before going in the houses.
Looks like squatters has been there too
Yes, fires are horribly devastating. My bedroom caught fire my Sr year of high school. I lost everything except the clothes I had on that day. You are allowed to go in and salvage what you can IF the fire department deems it safe, which they should have been able to do in this case from what I can see.
It's been 32 years and I STILL am incredibly sensitive to any hint of smoke.
Loved the old aftershave bottles
There's a couple thousand dollars just in Avon collectables there. Especially since some are still in the boxes, even though they aren't mint.
Gothic revival it looks like. Lots of old YMCA’s from the teens or 20s looked like this building. You don’t see many great apartment buildings from this era.
Damn it didn't take long for nature to reclaim the place. Cool find
If the insurance company hasn’t bought the property, as long as it is still yours and not condemned you can go back in and do whatever you want. Our home was a total loss, and we got to do whatever.
@2:12, wow, what a creepy tub and shitter, wonder who the last soul took a bath in there, yuck, and a dump, yes, I think of weird things, man that is nasty !!
My grandpa has a bookshelf filled with those aftershave truck bottles, they were from Avon. They stunk so bad as a child but now as an adult I miss the smell of my grandpa. 😢😇
I finally quit watching this video about half way through. Poor use of camera....
Zooming all around without focusing on furniture and architecture. Were there any blue jars? I thought i saw one but the focus zoomed on by. Were there any crocks, etc?
Next ghost adventure really guys this is spoooky
A fire as big as that one looked creates a lot of smoke. The smell of smoke clings to everything. It is very difficult to get the smell out of your belongings, then there is the water damage as well.
If it is the place in Dayton I wonder If it had a outdoor kitchen and a out door privie being g 111 years old would see it as a kid I the early 60's did see people setting on the patio
Those are Avon cologne bottles. Collectors items
I'm dying to know what's on those Memory Sticks and SD cards. I bet you could really get a look into someone's life.
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is this the place i mentioned on wadsworth?
No it isn’t. I went by that place and the garage door was open or there was a car there or something so I didn’t venture any further.
But it’s been a while
The place had a fire and then was probably declared a total loss. People left most of their possessions behind, because you can't easily get that fire stink out easily. I bet you could still smell it when you were in there. So people took what items of value they could, and the insurance paid to replace everything else.
It would be a lot easier to watch these videos if you move the camera slower. I couldn't get through the entire video.
What's with the screen door , on the inside, that is strange, attics are creepy!!