Abandoned War Veteran's Home left with Everything Still Inside | Time Capsule

[@kmo3811]

What's with children not coming home and taking care of their parents memory filled belongings? Thank you for your service, Mike. RIP Mike and Stella.

[@MariaPerez-sk3ey]

I so agree with you. I ask myself the same question all the time. Where are the kids or other family? why not come and collect the belongings

[@marywalker2896]

Maybe there was no one left maybe wonder why at least one of the kids didn’t come back. Or maybe there were no children. Maybe mike came back and could not conceive. Because he was hurt to bad.

[@sarahstrong7174]

IF they had children.

[@apocyldoomer]

@@sarahstrong7174 It is unclear if they had offspring, perhaps not?!

[@oooh19]

What about other family like cousins or something though?

[@DavesEmpire1981]

It's astonishing to me that someone can care so little for their parents memories and possessions that they leave them to crumble into the ground.

[@OCC_Plumbing_and_Restorations]

Same

[@panzerkampfapple7058]

Some people are just different and only care about themselves

[@yoloswagger-tq2qd]

Do not judge the next person until you've walked one step in their shoes

[@marthaashley2211]

Agree

[@wait...what...]

@@yoloswagger-tq2qd Exactly.

[@mewregaurdhissyfit7733]

When you tell stories about the people that lived in these places you visit..........they are no longer dead. You've brought them back to life and immortalized them in video. It is a shame his kids didn't see fit to do anything with the house. If people don't want these properties, I don't understand why they just don't turn the titles over to a homeless person or a single mother, or a nursing home, or just somebody or someplace that could use it. That little "nook" off the living room is a place to grow plants. Usually for people who lived out in the country to grow food plants year round. Usually tomatoes, peppers, and beans. Stuff thats easy to grow and harvest in such a confined space.

[@decoy8645]

Im getting old, it happened overnight really. I live in the only home my parents ever bought and while its mine now, it’s still theirs too. I miss them so much, I’m crying as I write this because time has no affect on certain kinds of grief and i will miss them until i die. And i have no children, no one who will care for what will be thought of as just stuff that i have but they are memories that held me together until my time is at hand. Memories of my parents, grandparents aunts, uncles. Family. Which brings me to you two young men (sorry if there were more) : thank you for the care and respect you displayed for this poor dead veteran and his wife’s home where they had similar memories im sure in that same home you showed us. Who i wonder will pick through the bones of my home and ponder our lives when my husband and i are gone. I hope they show the same respect you showed to this forgotten , if not for you, veteran. Always remember gentlemen to respect as you would wish to be respected. May God bless you and yours all the days of your lives.

[@decoy8645]

@@errolbrown567 thank you, I needed to hear that.

[@Lupinotuum66]

I hear you. It does happen overnight. My dad passed about 12 years ago. My ex and I split up myself and my best friend Clarence ( my dachshund) moved back home with my mom to help her and get my life back. My aunt ( my mom's older sister) died about 5 years ago,she was so great...) My mom died right before COVID, out of the blue. Then that damn COVID hit, in the last 2.5 years I've lost my uncle which was my mom's younger brother, several friends , one to suicide and he was such a wonderful guy, then I had to put my Clarence down cuz his back legs stopped working. He was with me thru everything , he was my little buddy , my son with furry pants I called him. Everyone loved him , he kept my mom company while I was at work. He was so smart and funny. Thankfully my cousin brought a female dachshund to me just after my mom passed , Alabama is her name and she's sleeping by my leg as I type this. Thank God for Alabama cuz if not for her .. I don't know. Personally I hope when I die that someone comes and gets all my shit. Don't let it go to waste ! I've got some decent stuff left. Maybe it'll make someone else smile. I don't want it to gather dust , rust, eaten by vermin and wind up in a dump one day. Use it, keep it , sell it. I've got no use for it after I'm dead. My thought. Anyways, if you believe in a god , God bless you. If not then may the universe smile upon you and yours. Stay safe

[@decoy8645]

@@Lupinotuum66 thank you for your wise counsel, I appreciate it more than you know. As i type this my Dachshund, Boo, is stretched out tight against my back, under the covers and gently snoring away as he peacefully sleeps. I don’t know what I would do without him. I guess i want when both my husband and i are gone is for someone to use and love my mom’s artwork as much as i do, for the things i had be a blessing for someone. I just hope that during my life i made a difference to someone, that i helped someone. I worked for a general/oncologic surgeon for over 30 years and got very close to a lot of my patients. I guess in retrospect i hope I helped them in a way that perhaps only i could. Don’t mean to come across as big headed or anything. In addition to attending to their bodies i hope i was able to help allay their fears and concerns somehow , that i educated them well enough to help them through a very scary and difficult time in their lives. Any good that i did do in this world was for the glory of my Savior Jesus Christ. I guess I don’t want to checkout of this life without knowing i did help someone that would not have been helped if i didn’t do it. Doesn’t make much sense I know but having a hard time putting it into words. Hug and love that puppy every day, time goes by so fast .

[@JennieColeman-g7x]

I know how you feel. My parents are also passed on along with my 4 sisters there spouses,a brother, aunts, uncles, cousins,neices, and nephews. I so miss them all. The pass is the pass and we are told to move on with life. I am trying to do just that!! Working on that daily. So let us both work at this daily. Blessings to you

[@izzyalek]

You are such a caring man for others stuff. This house is so beautiful got tears in my eyes the furniture is so beautiful reminds me of my grandparents

[@tammyjennings2263]

Looking at all the oldie houses you film, bring back my childhood upbringing. Thank you for being respectful when you go through the houses. I'm very sentimental. I would have loved the furniture, iron beds, the crocheted afghan & the photos. The beautiful fur coat reminded me of my Mom's she has. She use to cover me up with it when I fell asleep at nap time. ❤❤❤

[@GMCTIM]

Our children don't seem to know the phrase family until they need something ! Really heart breaking now days ! 😥

[@williamfeilhauer2667]

You are so right Tim, they don't know you intill they need something . I thought I was the only one who felt that way.

[@cuongt3271]

That is so sad😂.

[@williamfeilhauer2667]

You have got that right Tim. I have 2 boys one is police Sargent the other one a voice over artists. Their doing fine in life so far and so are their kids. I wasn't a perfect dad but God knows I tried .I can't remember the last time one of them called me to see if I was okay after my radiation treatment or chemo. I cry myself to sleep at least 3 times a week. Their mother and I divorced just as the youngest graduated high school. Since then my relationship with them has gone to hell I've been remarried 25 years to a beautiful girl who besides being my lover is also the best friend I've ever had. They hate her no matter how good she has been to the ungrateful punks. So many people I know have the same thing with their kids, I guess this is the generation we have raised, God only knows

[@ZONEPRESSLLC]

@@williamfeilhauer2667 Yeah, I hear ya. I'm in the same incredibly sad place.

[@williamfeilhauer2667]

@@errolbrown567 P.S. you hit the nail on the head with parents that remain close to their kids isn't always a good thing either. How true. I know people who are retired and have a 25yr old living in the basement. They want to get out from under the house and get a senior apt but are worried about what Johnny will do. I couldn't go that. They have a monkey on their back of their own making.

[@davegains828]

Rest in Peace to the Veteran and his Wife.

[@gloria.jewell09]

I always feel it's so sad with the photos and things that no one wanted from the family or whoever. I wish I had those kind of items from my family. It blows my mind and breaks my heart.

[@lousialb8962]

It is certainly sad. Obviously something or someone in that family very broken. And I'm guessing that was widespread (ie, not just one person, not just one generation). Dysfunction is "contagious," especially in families. While it's easy to blame the children when you see a neglected senior, I've never encountered one who didn't play their part one way or another (whether by spoiling, neglecting, or abusing the children). That often means there's no one in the family with the capacity to do what is difficult and challenging even when everyone is loving and psychologically healthy.

[@JanRaz1955]

This reminds me of my 96 yr old brother in law, he just passed and his house was very dirty and full of bugs. I took care of him in his last 6 weeks of life..I was all he had. So very sad to see how the elderly end up alone..very good video Big Banks 👍

[@fuzzyarmadillo1320]

Bless Your Heart! ❤

[@GorillaCrewWarGaming]

Bless you, Janice. Great big hugs for you.....

[@samuelschick8813]

Janice Raziano, Had a similar experience a few years back in the Philippines. A British man ( in his mid to late 60's) married a Filipina he knew for less than 30 days and later they "had" a son. I say "Had" because he did not have a single Caucasian feature. So his wife and him came to our house because they needed to find a new place and my wife is a real estate agent. Well wife finds them a place and helps them move in, that's when everything started. His wife would show up in the am, cook breakfast then leave to go with her bf and return the next morning, rinse and repeat. It was also found out that her and her bf had drained his bank account of over 150,000 pounds, his life savings. His only income at that point was about a $600 pension from UK government. No where near enough to live on. Wife asked me if he could move in with us and he gave wife POA to handle his affairs. Wife paid his bills and living expenses and provided receipts and we made up the difference in shortages. So what happens? His wife threatens to have us arrested for kidnapping. When that failed she tried to set our house on fire. About a year after he moved in wife took him to a doctor for medical exams and tests. Turned out he had stage 4 prostate cancer and was given less than a year to live. Wife then hired a nurse to come in and help with him. Neither his wife nor his "son" came to visit him during this time. His wife and son were inform he would be passing that day and they refused to come and see him for one last time. He ate his breakfast, and laid down. Soon as his head hit the pillow he was gone. So my wife called his and told him he passed and they set up a place to meet. Then it was off to the lawyers office as he was transported to the funeral home. His wife and son rode in our car. At the lawyers office as said was my wife, me, his wife and her family which sat across from me with her family seated behind her. The man had not been dead for 2 hours and first thing his wife asked the lawyer was how much money she was getting, what benefits from the UK she would get so on and so forth. " You're husband has not been dead for 2 hours and you are already gold digging. Don't you think your husband should be taken care of first?" The look of shock on her face when I said that. But if she looked behind her, she would have seen her family nodding in agreement. We reported his death to the British embassy providing a copy of the death certificate. Now bear in mind his pension was deposited in a bank in the UK and his monthly pension hit just before he passed so it was never withdrawn. Few months after his passing I started getting letters from the UK pension office demanding I repay them his last pension. Then they started making threats. So I called them up and they were telling me I had to repay and how much, I told them the money was in a bank in the UK to no avail. Then I had enough of their bull shit. Me: " Tell you what, let's make a deal. My wife and I paid for his medical treatments, private nurse, his food and his burial expenses. We spent over $15,000 out of our own pocket to care for a British citizen. We have receipts for all the expense. So here's the deal. I'll send you copies of all the receipts then you add up the expenses deduct the $600 and send me a check for the balance of the bills. Which will come to about, say $14,000 minimum" Them: " We are now considering this matter settled and closed. You will not get any more letters from us regarding this collection." LOL

[@davidschmidt270]

Thank you for taking care of your brother in law.....it may have not been pleasent, for you or him, but believe me,...that was a very beautiful thing you did... May the LORD do so back to! Aaaand receive you into eternal dwellings !

[@rickyparrilla2426]

I was born and raised in New York City so I've rarely see an abandoned house with all the furniture inside still livable. A homeless person would have moved in or squatters and I couldn't blame them. The house is so cozy which is something I've always looked for when I move somewhere. I look at that little old house and I just want to give it some love and some fresh paint and make it liveable again. It must be in pretty decent area because for a house that's been abandoned for a little over 20 years it's not ruined. It's still very fixable it seems. With all the homelessness in this country sits so many vacant homes and our government does nothing about but continues to send billions of dollars to other countries instead of fixing up our own backyards. Sad!!!

[@OutBoardTink62]

The roof looks very good still and thats whats saving that house must of been done around the time of his passing in 2001 still good for another 20 years possibly..Sad story its life this video was done with much respect ..

[@Lupinotuum66]

I agree , it's a crime to let that house and the items go to waste.

[@forthekozofhelpingothers]

Appreciate his service for our country. As well as all of those who currently or have served, thank you! The most heartbreaking issues for me to see is past pictures and memories of the people and families that have been left and discarded. Those meant so much to those at one point. Today, so many people just don't seem to care or have respect for their past. Thanks for sharing.

[@DisplayEdits]

i totally agree with you i would love to clean the place up and display all their beautiful things, its very sad

[@oooh19]

Well old photos build up and we don’t always have the room for them all

[@kysistersexploring]

youtube.com/@kysistersexploring

[@lindatimmons3675]

@@oooh19 ..... That's why you put them in photo albums

[@pastelpinkappleantlers2512]

You can tell although it’s trashed that the house was beautiful and the furniture was well made. It’s so sad to see it in this state. I wish It can be redone and lived in. 😞

[@RavenWolfmoon7]

Just an FYI the blankets that you saw on the bed, and on the back of the couch are called afghans, and they are crocheted or knitted. My grandma made us so many afghans, and I love them.

[@missilyne96]

I have some that my mom and aunt crocheted, I truly treasure them, because mom a my aunt are now gone.

[@Luke-hs3bf]

Kinda makes a person reflect on their own life. What are each of us going to leave behind? Really shows that the things we strive for is just "stuff" at the end of ones life. What should our real priorities be while we are alive. A question we all need to ask ourselves. As others have said, it's sad their children didn't come back home to take care of everything after their parents died. RIP to the two that made that house their home. As a former soldier I hope the VA gave this vet a proper burial since his children were apparently so absent.

[@mitzihidy7292]

It's awful that people feel the need to trash others homes just because no one inhabits it any longer. Loved the video ! I was adopted by my maternal grandma, so everything, tvs included was a trip down memory lane. That thing on the back of the sofa is a granny square afghan. Grandma made many of them. I still have the very first granny square afghan she made back when I was around 8 years old (I'm now 62). Thank you for a wonderful video ! Many blessings !

[@sharonhardy4139]

I wish the guy showing us through would educate himself on some of the basic decor that he’s showing us. After all, he has this channel for the purpose of showing older homes with their contents.

[@spaziete]

I like it when you show the family portraits it gives a glimpse in their lives and love seeing them. I do wish you would view dates from newspapers maybe share articles, especially old ones as well as for books since everything is going digital. As I am getting older, I treasure things from the past. While watching your videos, it makes me want to join you on your journeys lol

[@davidschmidt270]

I hear ya ....big time....was thinking the exact same thing!... I'm almost 40 and I appreciate the things from long ago!... Whenever I've had the opportunity to go through someone's stuff ( not that I do that but there's been situations) I feel this need to try to figure out who they were....how thier life was....were they happy?... Divorced.... What was the family life like?... I'm I a total weirdo Terry? 🤭

[@TJ21222]

What a amazing house. So sad that the kids didn't care enough to get the family pictures of their parents.

[@feliciaMiller-h6u]

Rest in heaven Mike and Stella and thank you for your service! ❤

[@rosietzortzatos802]

I love old houses like this , so much character. I imagine how I would fix this house up so cute🥰Mike & Stella are together forever in eternity!♥️🫶🏻♥️

[@kathybrimmer6645]

I dont know which i like the most..your amazing filming or reading the comments and the impression your videos leave on people....thank you for sharing!!!

[@PowerCarnivore2]

I just imagine mike and Stella living their life in these different rooms. Almost like you can see them or hear them in their daily lives.

[@michelemelucci4667]

Ty for your service Mike. Rest in peace to you both

[@Vail_Storm]

Thank you for showing a Veteran's home & telling us a lil bit about him. Vet's🇺🇸don't get near enough respect & gratitude these days. You & wifey hv a wonderful time in 🇮🇹 Italy!!!

[@DisplayEdits]

meybe one day bigbankz and dekota will disclose how they met and their story so far

[@jacquetow9914]

The ceiling looks like tin squares they are good looking this house is beautiful thanks for sharing 🎉

[@Jeremiah_Johnson139]

Life rarely turns out how we want it to. Mike served our country and was injured as a result, and I'm extremely grateful for his service. Clearly Mike and Stella couldn't afford a mansion, but they built what they could afford, and took the time and effort to make their quaint little home into their castle. I'll echo what others have said, that it's very sad and a sign of the times, that Mike and Stella's remaining family cared so little about them that they just left all of the memories of their family's beginnings, behind to be lost to the elements, thieves and vandals. Time capsule videos of homes are intriguing because whether it's a conscious or subconscious thought, it makes you think; 'will this be my forgotten home, some day?' I can imagine that Mike had an extremely difficult time without Stella, in his last years. Hopefully, they were able to live as comfortably as possible in their little dream home.

[@OCC_Plumbing_and_Restorations]

Absolutely amazing. Huge shame on the family for abandoning their parent's possessions. I love that stunning bathroom most of all but those old soda bottles are pretty cool!

[@richardstump4582]

Mike and Wife, Rest In Peace!!

[@sylviaamado6777]

This is sooo sad but very interesting. It makes me want to go there and start cleaning it up. What a shame, such a quaint house.

[@plushaye]

The record album seen, "Dominique", was from 1963, by the "Singing Nun" (Sister Jeannine Deckers of Belgium). The French language song "Dominique". was a huge hit in the UK, Europe and USA at that time.

[@lindaknight3771]

I burst out singing that when shown..lol 75 here

[@smilinacha]

It sure is sad that the family they had did not seem to care at all to take care of their parents, but also what may have been their own childhood home. that is so sad, but I’ve seen this a lot on different abandoned channels.

[@toriawilliams9431]

Inside bigger then it looks from the outside. That kitchen table is from the 40 s - 50s my great aunts all had them kind of tables Cleaned up they are beautiful Thanks for doing what you do

[@northshoremoana]

ChromeCraft table and chairs and they are worth a fortune today

[@pam4697]

This house could be restored. I have the kitchen set from the 50's in my new kitchen now. All of the furniture in this home is worth a fortune.

[@lindaknight3771]

I have same table, and had the chairs, but replaced them with new reproductions in red vinyl.

[@shettikkawoods3248]

This home perfect 👌🏽 for a young married couple as a fixer upper...cleaned out, renovated, landscaped, 😔 a shame it's wasting away.

[@leeasch2342]

Great place to homestead. I'm considering doing it. A family member did and now owns the place.

[@jilldavis7229]

What a quaint little place!!! Very sad that it was sooo very vandalized 😞😢😰 Don’t know what people get out of vandalism??? Sooo destructive & disrespectful to the owners & their lives😰 They should be there as observers into a person’s life , but have respect & leave the premises untouched 👍🙏💕 All of the furniture, cooking utensils & decor was definitely from the 1950s-1970! The kitchen cabinets were from the 1950s!!! All of the bedding, quilts & throws were definitely crocheted or knitted by hand! Very frugal family! The tvs were from the 50s-70s! They probably didn’t work by the end of his life😞 Thank you Bankz for another great adventure 👍 I love it 👍🙏💕

[@beverleyrobinson7921]

😊😊

[@rosebud7722]

I always enjoy watching your videos. You show a lot of respect and care while going through each room. Another great find! See you in your next adventure 👍🏼 (RILove and respect to this veteran and his wife)

[@Bluemagoo2002]

Thanks for being respectful of the home. None of my business, but honoring the memory seems to be the right thing to do

[@timenloe3846]

I enjoy your videos. Most importantly is the respect you show to the homes, memories, and families that shared lives there.

[@crystalmcmahon302]

I’m sure this home was beautiful back in the day love all of the furniture. I don’t understand why people can’t let things alone why trash everything. Thank you for sharing. You and your wife have a safe and wonderful trip 😊

[@malindahenke5724]

How incredibly sad. What a beautiful tin ceiling. Wish it could be saved. Nice explore.

[@lisadoran8622]

What a nice time capsule house you brought us to, today. I always feel a bit sad though,, no- one came back to it after the owner passed 😢 I always wonder why, those cars must have been nice 20 yrs ago, I know that when my father (also a Korean War disabled veteran) died all I wanted was his car, his wife who outlived my father did not follow my dad's wishes and instead sold it for 2k, a price I would have gladly paid just to have a lil' piece of my father... I often wonder about some of these abandoned homes, I also wasn't invited to his home after he died, her grown adult children turned it upside down & sold everything - so I imagine that may be what's happened with these time capsules. Weddings & funerals bring out the very worst in people! I also wanted to tell you I'm the lady that wrote you months ago about the word "like" I'm really really very impressed with you! You barely say it at all!! Have a nice weekend! Stay safe 🙏 ❤️

[@StilettoCutsQuick.]

Wow, that is horrible about you fathers car. I will never understand the greed and cruelty of people. I believe karma exist and that wife and her kids will get back worse for what they did.

[@christinafidance340]

I love all of the crocheted blankets! I crochet myself and I would literally give anything to have all of my grandparents’ handmade things like that! This house really brings me back to my childhood too because when I grew up in the 80s, this is exactly what our grandparents’ houses would look like! Thanks for doing these video’s because this is really cool to see.

[@dianejoslyn9420]

This was a great place, thanks for showing it to us. That little nook with the windows is a "greenhouse" to display house plants while providing the plants with natural light. Lots of curb appeal for people visiting the home.

[@artificialintelligence3438]

I loved seeing the old wedding photos. While their story is sad, Mike and Stella loved each other so much and the photos capture that.

[@richardstump4582]

Thank you For your Service Mike!!

[@beckymorgan7694]

Beautiful old home. Thank you Mike for your service. So very sad that the children didn't even care to remove precious things from the home. I have noticed working with the elderly that they eat a lot of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, due to it being easier to fix than cooking.

[@lindaknight3771]

I just had a cheese and pickle! i am 75…my stuff, the majority will go into a dumpster…I am sure…the things that were my memories form growing up, will be saved by my daughter…I randomly ask he what the family things I kept..she knew them all!

[@davidhunter1538]

It's not sad; the home served them both until they didn't need it anymore. It did it's job and now, like the cars - it's returning to it natural state. I wish everyone could have an happy outcome like these two did. No one could have a happier ending. We all should be so lucky.

[@johnwilson2414]

I can imagine this being very similar for what I leave behind. My family has decided to abandon me because I refuse to allow them to disrespect my wife and I. Children, grand children, siblings, nieces and nephews, all have gone.

[@pierceholston6639]

@7:45 That's my mother's lamp and she had a quilt just like that one too LOL!!!

[@lissahenry6751]

The tile shows it’s from the 30’s or 40’s. The little are with all the windows was a “summer porch” where families sometimes drug their mattresses out to so they could catch a breeze at night time. Most bedrooms were upstairs in these homes with possibly one small bedroom downstairs if someone would sleep who would get up and start the meals early in the morning and not wake the kids. As parents got older they didn’t go upstairs as much due to difficulty climbing stairs. The double door room was two separate rooms where you could close a door for privacy.

[@joannconfer1144]

It breaks my heart that he passed away alone. Please don’t fall through the floor.😢

[@retAFcop98]

I will say that you are my favorite urban explorer! Thank you for yet another fantastic adventure. Great upload!!

[@bernadeangreene2917]

My great grandparents had that TV, furniture and quit...I love antiques and old things...Thanks for the back stories of the homes. I would love to restore some the homes if I could and share people stories of how things use to be. 🙏❤️

[@puma30880]

Regarding the phonograph record by Giselle Mackenzie. She was a Canadian singer. She co-starred with Mario Lanza on a radio program in the early 1950s. I used to listen to them. Our family had a big fan that fit into a window in the 1950s.

[@patriciastrang8747]

Someone definitely got in and did a lot of damage..so sad ..I love the old metal kitchen table set and bedframes..I don't understand why the surviving family hasn't done anything with the property for so long. Maybe its tied up in probate but..there are no "keep out" signs are up anywhere and all the possessions are left behind..

[@lauratarry3450]

My Grandparents had a table and chairs just like that in their kitchen, along with a bigger dining room table and chairs! So cool. Very nice house!!

[@YourBoeingBenefitBrain]

Love that kitchen table! That is called a window fan. Open all other windows and the air will come through them.

[@boyfromblackstuff7859]

Wow,that is so sad! Fair play to you two,you tried to be as respectful as possible to that poor soul's home, unlike the dregs of society that saw fit to go in and ransack it,may Karma visit them soon! Regards from England.

[@marykhernandez7146]

Thank you so much for letting us see this home

[@reneeleegreco1603]

How sad. Letters, photographs and mementos just left behind. No love or respect. Thank you for your service Mike 😢 the wedding photos

[@michaeltermine9405]

Can’t believe the kids couldn’t care less for his parents belongings n memories. Thank you sir for your service. May you and your wife rest in eternal paradise

[@ronaldsmith6829]

Oh the tin ceilings are often a giveaway that the house is late eighteenth century or very early twentieth century. Very cool ceilings LOVE this house!

[@robertsmith9773]

Doesn't get any sadder than the photos. I can't believe no one would get them.

[@Modern_Nostalgia]

the energy and legacies of these older homes last so much longer than their modern counterparts...back when homes were made to last a 100 years and longer

[@DainaSancho]

I can so relate to the lives of this family. It was common back then to add rooms as needed, to take attic spaces & turn them into bedrooms or playrooms, sewing rooms, home offices, etc. My parents bought a new house in 1959. It was pretty small, 3 br's 2 baths. My dad added a huge den, a very large playroom for my sister & I, another big bedroom, 2 more full bathrooms, a 2nd kitchen with natural gas (because of hurricanes in Louisiana), a big double garage, a breezeway (it had sliding glass doors on each end, a 'bamboo room' where the walls were literally bamboo, with a tiki bar he built out of bamboo & formica with wicker barstools with black iron legs, 2 black ceiling fans (rarely seen in 70s other than restaurants or bars back then)... he hand-carved tiki lamps, made bamboo shades & wired them, made tiki drinking glasses with ceramic on the inside. We had the same glasses with gold leaves on them that were on Mike's table! They had a gold holder with a handle. Our house got eaten up with termites over the years. When my parents moved next door to me decades later, a whole lot of stuff had to be left behind. All I have are my memories now. Our house was sold and bulldozed. A huge new house was built there. It looks pretty ridiculous in that old neighborhood. We also had old console tvs like those in the 60s & 70s, but they were on shelves my dad made & they were built in to the wall. The legs screwed in at the bottom so you could use them, or not. My dad was in WW II, he went to dental school on the G. I. bill in the 50s. But my parents grew up in the depression years & were frugal, saved their $, aiways afraid of another one, or another hurricane. Thank you so much for this one! It reminds me of my grandparents' house & seeing my aunts, uncles & cousins on holidays. My dad had 7 sisters & brothers. ❤

[@crazyjoe2006]

The plate next to the sink and the pans on the stove make me think that was his last meal he prepared before he passed away. What a great video and very sad at the same time.

[@catmommy23]

God bless you sir for your service.You are not forgotten.My late father was a Vietnam vet ❤

[@tamarakonczal6350]

So many sweet little houses out there. I feel very sad, too, because someone's life has been discarded. The tin ceilings are pretty beautiful. The wedding pictures are sacred.

[@Cjohn31]

You actually memorialized these folks good job bro

[@carla9898]

Very Beautifu home still in tacted... I would renovate the home and make it new again... Such a beautiful home...

[@4Mr.Crowley2]

I’d love learning about Mike’s military history! I’m not positive but the telly looks 70s ish not really 50s. The little room off to the side might have been a sewing room as those were common in these older houses. The architectural (geometric) details on the doors etc were very popular in the 20s-40s -

[@PetraZagat-b2k]

After watching many of these videos, it occurs to me how important it is to fix a roof. Even if things are left inside, many things that decay and causes the most damage is a leaky, decaying roof. So I think I better start to get estimates to fix my older roof. It's not leaky yet, but I don't want to wait because once it starts, more repairs would need to be made!

[@DisplayEdits]

i so would love to tidy up and display all there beautiful things.

[@beatehofmann9022]

What a great find,a true time capsule with a sad story. Thanks for another awesome video. Greetings from Germany.

[@MS-xh7cw]

No one should have to die alone. Just so sad to see their house all abandoned and forgotten-like them.

[@shettikkawoods3248]

My dad was air force veteran 🇺🇸 ❤️🥰

[@rosalenarose1391]

Even if there is nothing in the house, I like seeing what the house looks like inside. So please video those houses too. Thanks for sharing

[@tomasrikona4021]

It's sad to think that that house was full of family and life and people living the best days of their lives and now it's just an empty shell.

[@reenee622]

These videos are so heartbreaking, that family members didn’t want photos, mementos,etc.💔

[@dapperdingo]

The album by the Statler Brothers, 'Flowers on the Wall'. Nyuk nyuk nyuk. (9:38)

[@themagus5906]

"Smokin' cigarettes and watchin' Captain Kangaroo......now don't tell me there's nothin' to doooo..." 🎶

[@dapperdingo]

@@themagus5906 Countin' flowers on the wall, that don't bother me at all. Playin' solitaire till dawn, with a deck of fifty-one...🎼🎶!

[@legend8877]

That home appears to be from the late 1800s. Can't wait to see what's inside 👀

[@redneckbryon]

That ceiling and crown molding in the living room is actually tin. Definitely something you wouldn't expect in a house like this. So you know a way you can tell the difference between a colour TV and a black-and-white TV, a colour TV will have a small symbol summer on the front with, Red Green and Blue on it. Also, in the one bedroom on the main floor, there was a more modern TV late 90s early 2000s, black plastic. Something that needs to be remember in an old house a bedroom was just a bedroom, all you would have is your bed a dresser and maybe a desk no need for anything else.

[@karengillum9850]

What a nice home I really like it such a shame that it was left to just decay.💐

[@connie9]

A lot of older people sleep in different beds. Maybe that is why there were two beds in the room. Weird that there seemed to be two kitchens.

[@lalani888ARTblue]

Maybe they rented that section out as an extra income.

[@bradleyjudy7940]

This is a commentary on the value of possessions and the preciousness of life. Billions of people that lived in the year 1900 felt like the world was theirs but, every one of them are gone now. We are here now. Soon, everyone that is alive today will be gone and sadly forgotten for the most part. Life is not forever. Please make the most of it. I believe that means loving people and making a positive impact in the lives of others.

[@blaze3884]

It's very sad to see a stranger walking through someone's home looking through personal items that surviving family should have taken. Private personal things that no eyes other than family should look at.

[@John-uc6gb]

Beautiful homage and respect. Great video. Thank you

[@clairefunnell8481]

Great, can't wait to see all your trip videos. What a very interesting house. A great example of a time capsule. A nice cozy lounge with a tv. What a great explore. Mind your head.

[@tomfournier4941]

The bigger of the two cars, the one to the right is a mid 1970's Plymouth or Dodge. Plymouth Fury or Dodge Coronet. The other car looks like a Rambler to me but I'm not 100 percent on that. The TV'S are from the mid 1960's through to possibly the early 1970's. The "Stripper Pole" lamp beside the TV was actually called a Pole Lamp. I really like that house and it seems to have a good energy about it. It would be wonderful if somebody could buy it and restore it to it's former self. I think if I were to do that I'd keep some of the original furniture and the photos of the owners as a tribute to them. 😊

[@jessicastembaugh6260]

People do become heartless in life! But if that was my family and my father I would have to give credit for what he has done! And come to appreciate the father and mother. So sad Rest in Peace and Thank you For your Service Mike

[@Jo-mg9vd]

Hi. I’ve just discovered your channel and I’m really loving your videos. It’s so fascinating to see these beautiful Old buildings and I imagine how they once were in the good times. I love how you start each video with a verse from the bible. This is so uplifting. It’s great 👍🏻 Thank you and keep the videos coming.

[@brianwarner44]

Wow...I'm so glad I found this channel..I love exploring and walking around so this is right up my alley. Awesome video! And I had one question, are you allowed to take things with you or do you always leave everything?

[@KKSgranny]

In your story you said He was injured.This house makes me think he rented rooms out. The one downstairs bedroom had a kitchen area with kitchen sink and cabinets missing Fridge and stove. Possible small living room where the freezer is. There is a couch in that room. Maybe that was his caregivers apartment. There was no sign kids lived there.

[@anthonysworld1384]

Very cool, awesome video! I enjoyed watching this very much! Thank you!

[@pixiedust5278]

At the top of the stairs going into the room on the right, u can see the silver tinsel wrapped in brown paper. That's the first or one of the first artificial Christmas trees. I think it's from around the 1950's. Their really pretty and worth a lot of $. We had one when I lived in Alabama and it would come with a color wheel that you would use to light up the tree because you couldn't put Christmas lights on it because they would melt the tinsel. Very beautiful tree. I love your videos.

[@63connie78]

my aunt had the aluminum Christmas tree......have photo of her next to tree circa 1959.......we visited every Christmas for many years...found pix in her old photo album..

[@lhaley9873]

The car on the left is a Studabaker, on the right is a Dodge coronet.

[@margannaful]

I always enjoy your videos, but for some unexplainable reason, this one made me cry.

[@leannabenson8033]

The wood in this house is absolutely beautiful considering as old as the house is on the outside though

[@lindaknight3771]

the wood is from the 20 to 30s, we had ceilings made out of it …usually local saw ills cut this for homes….ship lap or something like that….and the tin ceilings were awesome! and kids didnt eat at that table up against wall…lol. Later when it was just the parents, they just made more walkway…and pushed it against wall….I do like how this guy looks at stuff and tries to picture how they lived….good story teller…and the guy sure did just keep things the way they were….

[@msc8663]

The fake brick was in my house growing its called zbrick . My dad put that up around the fire place.. it's sad the dad passed away by himself.

[@sidjones8173]

I would love to own a house like that peace an love brother an may God bless you an your family

[@diannadhaliwal3647]

The colorful crocheted thing on the back of the living room couch is an Afghan.Quilts are made of fabric pieces.I noticed the one bed covering seems to be woven squares.I had a metal loom that made those squares.It came with a bag of stocking remnants that you weave on the loom .Mine only got as far as being pot holders.The lady of this house was highly creative.