Abandoned Avalon Motel - Pittsburgh, PA

Abandoned Avalon Motel - Pittsburgh, PA. Condemned and closed in 2016 due to a fire, this hotel had been on hard times with crimes and fires that plagued this place ultimately leading to its closure. What was once a nice motel for those visiting Pittsburgh ended up becoming a place for those to do not so friendly things, unfortunately. Now it sits in ruins, vandalized, and with a couple of people living here off and on. It is a bit dangerous and I dont recommend coming here at night or alone. The area is fine but the grounds of the motel are not as people still go inside the rooms and police come by here as a result.
If you enjoy my content and wish to help make my channel grow, become a Patron! You can make a contribution at / wallieb26 .
There is no obligation and I'm not asking you to! All proceeds go toward expenses involved in travelling to film for you guys. I do not make a profit. Thank you!

[@deniskozlowski9370]

Thugs, bugs and drugs were the main attraction of this hell hole.

[@tammyearle2986]

Didn't you hear me screaming "NO! Don't go in there"? It's like watching a scary movie. :-)

[@roseerdlen7955]

😂

[@brianthompson8514]

That stretch of road between Bellevue and sewickly is notorious for speed traps. It's route 65.

[@TheBlackbudda08]

Especially around where the Old Dixiemont Hospital was..Just Southeast of I-79 on PA65

[@brianthompson8514]

@@TheBlackbudda08 I do alot of fishing down the viaduct so im over that way quit a few times a year

[@robkeener6709]

I grew up over there. A lot of people died on 65 at the bottom of my hill because they were speeding

[@narcisilaw]

in the 60's they had a great Tiki Bar. I had a graduation dinner there in 1968.

[@amycawley9481]

30 ish years ago my Mom ran the restaurant that was there at the time, ‘The Sly Fox’. It was such a great place, and the hotel wasn’t as bad as it ended up becoming. I spent a lot of my childhood in that restaurant.

[@nancyseekford9919]

I remember the sly fox! I remember my sister either worked there or hung out there.

[@nikkireeexplores407]

Great video Wallie,please don't go alone anymore.I was so nervous for you when watching this!

[@rozchristopherson648]

Reminds me of the line by Scatman Crothers in “The Shining” when he tells the little boy Danny that a lot of things went on at that hotel, “and not all of ‘em was good.”

[@jamierupert7563]

I loved Scatman Carothers!!

[@rozchristopherson648]

Jamie Rupert Me too !!! 😃👍

[@letapearson2043]

Hi Wallie, you sure took a big chance filming this dump! A lot more brave than I would have been! And you still managed to point out a few positive things about it! Thanks and have a great day! 👍☀️

[@gelnika325i]

Wow... I lived in Avalon for a few years and still pass this place every day, never knew this stuff happened here. Thanks for making this!

[@roseerdlen7955]

It’s gone now

[@stephenfecteau5898]

Good job Wallie, thanks for being safe and realizing that there are too many hidden dangers in a place like that.

[@97Senator]

Me: Gonna take a break from YT for now. Wallie: *uploads video* Me: I don't need no breaks!

[@DennisR99]

Fire was stated by “lightning”.

[@melodybeitzel5378]

Yes it does need to be torn down

[@gregrorabaugh564]

Places like this should be torn down. Our priorities in our country are not in the right direction. We should come first for our people instead of giving hundreds of millions to other countries.

[@angieisadork]

Agreed. It should be torn down...

[@jonesbunny]

If you say you don't wanna be there one more time,I'm gonna blow my brains out!!!🤣🤣🤣

[@robbieusher180]

Literally...

[@valeriefecik6526]

Everytime I drive by there I get skeeved out. Even when it was up and running!

[@hauntedbyhaunted]

I have been waiting for you to do a video on this place. Great job on getting video but being safe and smart in doing so!

[@angieisadork]

I live close to that, and it's always been a shady place with a bad rep... I'm not surprised it's closed lol

[@Tomatohater64]

Yep. Same here.

[@charleneinman3625]

When I was born my family lived in Bellevue.My Grandmas ,Aunt Charlotte ,AuntDodie ,Uncle Gorman and Uncle Gilbert all lived on Balph ave .We lived a few doors up until I was four and a half then moved to Cranberry .Then we settled in Butler when I was in fifth grade and stayed there till I was 19 .I still have a deep love for Bellevue .I spent every summer there with my Dads family .I have a lot of great memories.Thank you for the video .

[@DoomieGruntVentures]

Man, this motel is just flat out cursed.

[@donaclashman7005]

Now that place is totally creepy ! I was yelling don't go in there , don't go in there !! great as always

[@Muffinman891]

I grew up in Avalon, I can’t tell you how many times either it’s caught fire, or police were there for one reason or another. I’m glad to see it’s finally torn down. It was once a nice place back in the day.

[@misskittykat913]

My husband and I passed you going up 66 today to New Bethlehem!! He said to me “ look how nice that cavalier is. It’s in really nice shape.” As we passed you I realized it was you and Kayla!

[@ryanthomas84]

Awesome video Wallie like you always do. I am very happy you did this safe.

[@TerryAllan1975]

Be careful out there. Let me know if you wanna go back I'll go with you . we can all plan a day there but we'll play it safe

[@WallieB26]

Let's do it, brother.

[@unknownuser..._...]

Yes

[@poqou947]

Hope you can also go with Nate if he’s ever in PA

[@TerryAllan1975]

@@poqou947 I would love too. It would be an honor too meet him

[@mamacindyrogofsky495]

@@TerryAllan1975 Am I invited? Lol. I live in NY! 😿😿😿 I'm a big fan if exploring abandoned places!!!!!

[@dreb718]

Bro, thank ya for doing these videos, it gives me something to look forward to.

[@cheaplaughkennedy2318]

Really good segment Wallie . Looked like you were very nervous, understandably.

[@AmongTheUnknown]

Jeez that place looks like a wreck now... Glad you went and showed us as much as possible!

[@doug9066]

All kinds of suitcases in that one room & some outside I had noticed too. Looks like needs to be torn down. Thank you for sharing Wallie & I'm glad you were being safe as not getting hurt.

[@unknownuser..._...]

Hi was just watching some of your vids remember me I love you wallie been watching you Since you had under 1000 subs have a good night :)

[@gman2015z]

Appreciate the vid. Looked like someone was sleeping in one of those rooms the way the blanket was shaped. Definitely reminds me of the classic Resident Evil games with all the boards n how abandoned this place is.

[@GhostofCerberus]

that's a place you crew up, strap up, and mask up.

[@MiaBellaxoxo]

I live nearby and see it’s now fenced off and there have been dump trucks coming to clean out the rooms!! I’m praying they’re getting ready to tear it down! In years they haven’t touched it and I think your video strongly had something to do with it. They probably were able to see the horrendous conditions and safety hazards. Fingers crossed!

[@MiaBellaxoxo]

Trucks and bulldozers as we speak. 👀👀👀

[@rozchristopherson648]

I used to travel by there all the time on the way to Ambridge. Very sad. Thank you for this video.

[@drwisis6996]

haaaaaaaaaa.thats a legendary motel. people just called it the avie.

[@news89]

One very unique motel. This place has seen better days. I'm shocked it is still standing.

[@evar3119]

Awesome video loved it🎃

[@multi-stern4024]

Hi WallieB✌ I am very sorry for the residents of this street, who have to look every day, this "stinking shit"!

[@melodybeitzel5378]

Thank you for sharing

[@richardgambler6319]

We had a strip of motels similar to this one in the west end of Toronto running from Parklawn Road to Palace Pier Blvd . Some of them were built as early as the 1940's .They were popular in their heyday . Well, they are all gone now . The real estate is what is valuable . They have all been replaced by tall condos ,some with lake views . My dentist is located at the base of one of these condos ( and a dental asst . once live above in the same building !) They started to get a reputation akin to the Avalon in later years . The last one was demolished around 2010 ( a guess ) .

[@brandonb.6099]

I enjoyed this video and boy is that motel moldy!!

[@FlameDragon]

Glad you stayed safe dude

[@TrulyTails]

Him: "I don't wanna go down there I don't feel safe" Me and my younger friends few years back: Look an abandoned house we can enter, let's check it.

[@curtism.corsonjr.4200]

Just drove by there this afternoon. The entire property has been demolished. Not sure when exactly but within the past month or so

[@pierredelectojr6340]

Oh boy I’ve got stories about some of those rooms. I can assure you that place was NEVER clean, even back in the 90’s. Partied there a lot. And if your connection was hiding from the feds, they were usually hiding at the Avalon.

[@TheBlackbudda08]

That place had a LOT of Stories!!! (Just like the Sleepy Hollow in Brentwood, near Eat-N-Park Rt 51)

[@glenbo2464]

That basement room was creepy , the bed spread was shaped like someone was under it ! What was the old office with the ATM for if they have that weird little office up front built onto the building ? Looks like the jazz club was an addition also.

[@Fortitude-ec4ky]

I was thinking that about the bedspread. Looked like a body rolled up. And what is with all the suitcases? 😂

[@MrKroogur]

I used to deliver food there all the back in the 90’s when I worked for pizza outlet/vocellis. , the bar there was kinda cool

[@bluemountaindrivepae]

Hey this is Ed, Murat says go go you no wait. I am 2 blocks from Lincoln and Sheridan right now. And my table is a old Pizza Outlet eat in table . Greg would steal a small amount of the money out the cash register but the one computer was bad. Murat suspected he took a good amount of money.

[@bluemountaindrivepae]

Worked for that restaurant for 2 years. Was it .60 cents a delivery plus minimum wage. Now the rented restaurants is a deli produce lottery junk shop.

[@MrKroogur]

Hey Ed how are you! I remember Murat 😃 I left when Brian got his own store up at the Perry Plaza. Cool that you got one of the tables.

[@Tomatohater64]

After 13 years, I finally left Bellevue. Turning into a first class slum.

[@bluemountaindrivepae]

I left before the restaurant moved to the 600 block of Lincoln. They had a good location close to the football field but plenty of competition with pizza Hut across Sheridan Avenue. It was a eat in/ take out restaurant and went to take out before the name change. Murat opened a Kennedy restaurant.

[@ChiralSpirals]

I feel bad for that gentleman with glasses....he seems like the kinda guy who you could drink a beer with and just listen to all night.

[@mallaholicretailadventures]

Looks worse than the one I did last week. I did one in Peru IL called the tiki inn. Very sad looking. A place that was once a classy place is now a junk pile. Too bad how people ruin good things. Great video. I'll be posting the Peru one maybe this week. I was careful as well. Great video bro.

[@JackVegetables18]

I dont blame you man I wouldnt step one foot into those rooms awesome video bro

[@shawnsr8459]

Very cool... thanks for the video you did get! Smart playing it safe.. if you wanna explorer more go back with someone...👍👍

[@northsidediva6465]

Oh, sweet Jesus....😟 Wallie, why did you go there alone? 😒 I cannot count the parties that went on there when I was in high school. (I also know many people that lost their virginity at this place.) I spent a few nights there with my BF in high school. No ID required with cash. No questions asked....$19.99 a night plus tax in 1995 ($24.99 a night if you were paying by card). I remember feeling so "adult" because I was spending the night at a hotel. 🙄 As a 42YO now, I cringe to think of the other disgusting (and probably criminal) things that were probably going on there. That place was so....weird. In 1995, the rooms were still decorated in 1970s greens, golds, and florals. The remote was bolted to the nightstand. I remember that there was no stall for the shower. There was a curtain in the shower area, but the drain was legit in the middle of the bathroom floor. I guess it was easier to spray the blood off the walls. 🤔 P.S. I will give you $50 for that motel sign on the little office.

[@vehiclesonajourney]

Nice video! Good thing you filmed it when you did because I looked up the Avalon Motel on Google Maps and I guess sometime in 2020 they tore it down because nothing there anymore. I wonder if something is going to be built there or if it's just going to be left as empty land?

[@Candleburgh]

Glad you stayed safe there! Hope you are current on your tent. shots! I know your into Ouija but I think you also have a "knack" on negative areas as you were indicating in your video. Keep following your gut, stay safe and keep exploring!

[@moto45006ify]

That place has always been bad news. Just crazyness for years. Just like the wild wild west. Keep them coming Wallie. Keep looking at places around Western PA and Ohio. Be back that way soon

[@angieisadork]

Agreed. I've always got shady vibes from it.

[@tmint9680]

It is currently being torn down.Thank God.

[@jerrysanders9101]

Nice Wally 🎉

[@slackingpacking]

Dang Wallie you’re a brave one going here, I know I wouldn’t lol.

[@mamacindyrogofsky495]

I would bring 3 guns a pit bull and a doberman. And trump. 😼😼😼

[@danieljwilson7918]

Nice video Wallie but be careful. That did not look safe.

[@michaelhardy8589]

Great this video

[@Catmannj1]

Motel Hell. You are braver than me. If I heard the word bedbugs I would run in the opposite direction. Can't take the risk. Remember brother if you have doubts about something don't do it. I would understand and others don't they can go there and film their own stuff in this creepy bedbug paradise. And you are braver than me. Honestly tear the damn place down. It looks like some of the places along Tonnelle Avenue in my home town. I rather pay double the price for a cleaner hotel (and because I'm a miles and hotel points junkie) than risk coming back with something.

[@jimwood4726]

Thanks

[@jhunterfes]

Surprised this place hasnt been knock down. Usually cities love to tear down high crime area like this immediately after closing

[@JL-ek2ks]

This isn’t a high crime area by any means. This hotel however was terrible for the past 30 or so years maybe even longer.

[@JakeWerkmeister]

"Jazzy's" had live entertainment back in the day. I think they ended that back around 2008.

[@KevinPlaysGuitar]

Wow that hotel has seen better days. It sure has seen all the action from fires to crimes. I wouldn't want to go inside of those rooms either.

[@PMP1944]

Today, December 4, 2019, they started demolition of the Avalon Motel. Long overdue.

[@stphinkle]

I predict this is going to eventually be wrecking balled. That place looks like it is in rough shape and has been closed for years.

[@philipferrante3717]

Ive stayed there on a few occasions i never had a problem when i stayed there. The rooms ive had was pretty much clean. The Edison Hotel was the same way too in downtown with crime drugs prostitution.

[@DoctorWizzard]

Nice video, I pass that place often and have thought of checking it out, but now I'm not as interested, haha

[@jet34thehawk]

Wow that sucks

[@peterstean2138]

It looked like it had a pretty sound tiki bar back when it was built, although it's obviously sketchy today - be careful bud

[@EJCatoz]

This place is in extremely bad condition and it needs to be demolished....sad how this place turned to a total nightmare. It reminds me of the motel in Keene near CVS that mostly is resided with drug addicts and I really don’t feel comfortable going near there

[@rumbleseat1]

In the early 70's my wife and I were eating dinner at the Kon-tiki lounge there. The bouncer didn't like the fact that my wife and I asked for clean silverware. He started giving us a hard time and invited me outside. We went outside....I left in my car...he left in an ambulance.

[@EBS-Studios]

Hello WallieB26, Great Video! I Think A Little Paint & Polish You Could Bring It Back To It’s Glory Days? Stay Safe & Thank You!

[@preppyemmy4216]

That place is gone they tore it down Last year

[@preppyemmy4216]

Hi

[@andypritchard9644]

I can tell you're kinda freaked out, and I don't blame you. God knows what is there or is going on in some of those rooms. Also the cops could've come by at any time and busted you. Good thing they didn't. This really was an interesting video and thanks for taking the risk to document it.

[@Midmadnezz]

Have you ever been to Lincoln Way in Clairton, PA it’s a whole street of abandoned houses

[@ksero1000]

Gregg Berry I thought they all burned to the ground. Is there something left?

[@racersabandonedretail361]

You should of brought Richard & Kara!

[@wolfrobots118]

We get it....you dont want to be there......

[@mikemcclune1440]

The Avalon Motel was demolished in December 2019

[@haileygeertgens6447]

yeaaaaaa!!! pittsburgh local!!!!!

[@rustbeltexpeditions3085]

That place has always looked rough.

[@rustbeltexpeditions3085]

That place was used in movies. There's another hotel that used to be up the road(the Sewickley Country Inn) that was used in the first Jack Reacher movie.

[@gdt1977]

I used to live across the street from this dump and it was bad the office smelled and had two old creepy twins that worked in there who looked like extras from the movie The Hills Has Eyes

[@tuckandsammie]

Is this the hotel used in The Mothman Prophecies film with Richard Gere? If so that's sad to see such an iconic piece of pop culture rot away....

[@amycawley9481]

No, that is a different Avalon Motel. But the deck of the restaurant of THIS hotel was used in a few scenes in the movie Lorenzo’s Oil.

[@JoeWeaver1965]

Wow a lot a of things happened there by the news reports. A sleazy type of hotel. No wonder it got closed down. Most definitely explore with more people.

[@Arcticwolf689]

Yes Lightning can catch anything on fire I don’t live in pa but it still interesting to know about anyways the video was great to watch I really enjoy it thx u in also really enjoy fire trucks I think they are very cool in something in that bed scared me it made my heart jump

[@nickwatts7640]

You know what else catches buildings on fire? Exploding crack pipes and arson from the owner to try and collect insurance money

[@Arcticwolf689]

Nick Watts Ik I just didn’t want to make it to long

[@nickwatts7640]

@@Arcticwolf689 I was just trying to make a joke

[@Arcticwolf689]

Nick Watts ok u got me

[@RobertaFrase]

Don’t put yourself in danger. It’s not worth it.

[@Optopolis]

That is kinda my feeling with exploring inside places. It's the reason I have not gone into any of the several abandoned places I've visited with open doors. I don't have many KZbinrs and basically no explorers within 80 mi of my home in Cheyenne Wy, so the thought of going into a place is scary both for the danger risks and everything else involved to where the most I do is peak my camera inside and call it good. It's kinda a misfortune of not having more explorers in your area.

[@GypsyGlobetrotter]

This motel was the location of high demonic activity. When I was a teenage runaway in the late 80's, the street kids all hung together and used to look out for each other. Many of the girls were turning tricks and this is where they did a lot of their business. Many of the girls would live here off and on as their money allowed, and identification to prove they were over the age of 18 was not required. Even into the late 90's, this place was known for meetups to do drug deals. I imagine the energy here feels very negative, as underage prostitution, sexual assault, physical abuse, drug addiction, murder and suicide ran rampant here. Very demonic activities. Although I didn't participate in such activities and didn't go through any trauma here, this is one place I am not sad to see go.

[@bluemountaindrivepae]

Right between Route 65 Ohio River Boulevard and train tracks. I never stayed there but delivered food there a few times. Was definately budget lodging.

[@joeheid2776]

I couldn't click on this fast enough when I saw it. Being naive, I almost had a buddy and his family stay there about 25 years ago. I had know idea. Great video.

[@jasong3652]

Creepy af!

[@chrislemaster2695]

I'm surprised Dan Bell didn't due an episode of Another Dirty Room when the Avalon Motel was open.

[@garbage854]

WOW !!!

[@anthonypeters3838]

Someone broke into my nieces room and stole $800. They didn’t care.This happened at the Avalon motel in Saugus Mass. There are no microwave ovens to heat your food. There are also mice there. The Avalon motel in Saugus Mass is a bad place.

[@craigdunlap2745]

Hey I do not blame you your videos are awesome I wouldn't go in there either

[@stevenford7766]

Ha I boarded that place up. He ain’t lying it’s really bad.

[@Kaneo21518]

I remember me and my grandpa driving past there and then it was demolished