Explore an Abandoned House where 9 Children were raised on the Alberta Prairies. The Fritzler Home.

[@hubcap4KHDRgameplay]

I've seen a few of these houses now. The bones are yet so strong...If I had the money I would rebuild this place starting with a metal roof ( for many decades of longevity again),.... and attempting to keep the character with the walls and insides.... I would spend the rest of my life living there !

[@CrusinTheKingdom]

Yes sir, I was thinking the same thing. On many of these videos the houses open up to the weather for so many years and the bones are still good. That's the difference between then and now. We just don't make 'em like we used to.

[@secondaryhighway]

It has strong bones!

[@TRguy64]

@@CrusinTheKingdom As well the dry climate really helps preserve them, where I live in central Alberta the rainfall is higher and rot and decay do their work much faster.

[@لاتنسىذكرالله-ي7ل]

لماذا لا تذكر عنوان اتمنى ذلك من فضلك اذكر العنوان ​@@CrusinTheKingdom

[@brandyjean7015]

And that glorious cellar, with above ground windows? I'd fight for that!

[@northernkarma9296]

Oh my goodness, I would give an eye tooth to have use of a beautiful barn like that!! Absolutely glorious!

[@secondaryhighway]

It’s massive!!

[@lorimiller4301]

So much effort went into that barn and so much wood. It's such a shame to let it go. 😢

[@duaneedwards1853]

This looks like it was just gorgeous in its prime

[@secondaryhighway]

Wish I could’ve found a before photo

[@Dailymailnewz]

@@secondaryhighway why no body wants these kind of housess any idea?? Because it has land and everything.

[@secondaryhighway]

Cost to renovate is the main reason.

[@Dailymailnewz]

@ YES I am multiskilled builder and also Engineer if I was living in USA I WOULD buy it and do it myself it will not cost for me more than 40,000 dollars to renovate for others around may be 120,000 dollars.

[@carlashepherd9362]

It hurt’s too see a once beautiful & vibrant home in ruin’s! I’m glad you & many other’s are recording and telling their stories! Awesome video as usual! 👍👍❤️✊🤘

[@secondaryhighway]

I’ll keep going as long as they’re standing.

[@carlashepherd9362]

@ I think you will film them even if they’re not standing! You care too much not to film them! ❤️❤️✊💪

[@secondaryhighway]

lol true. If there is a good story to be told, it’ll make an empty field look good.

[@lorimiller4301]

Love from Edmonton, Alberta. Thank you for doing this. It really is appreciated. I just wish there were more pictures of how it was, who the owners were, etc. You give just enough information to make me even more curious. My granny was born in 1903 and was here in Alberta by 3 months old. Her mother, my great grandmother, gave birth in the field. Wrapped him/her up in some skirt and kept going. Farmers were hardy folk. 😊

[@jills.2225]

What a kitchen! The light is beautiful. And the prairie view from that little basement window…charming. This place is a treasure.

[@secondaryhighway]

Dusty museum.

[@lynnb-TruckCastreauJr]

Thanks so much for the tour. How sad to see such a beautiful old home slowly crumbling back to Nature. I love that colourful tile and scalloped shelf edging in the kitchen, and the bright red tiling in the back of the fireplace. It shows that they loved to have their home bright and cheery. 24:30 I still use old jars to store nuts, bolts, and other small bits...and yes, they're screwed up just like those! lol WOW! All that lumber in the loft of the barn! Holy cow, would I love to have gotten my hands on that during our renovations!

[@secondaryhighway]

Many great memories and artifacts here.

[@lynnb-TruckCastreauJr]

@@secondaryhighway Definitely!

[@yolacustoms7263]

That's my husband's great grandparents farm! Beautiful place!

[@secondaryhighway]

I just spoke with McKenzie. 😀

[@craiggillett5985]

Why did they abandon it?

[@Mark_Tschetter]

Any back story about why it would have been abandoned so fast ?

[@yolacustoms7263]

@@Mark_Tschetter Not yet. We are g getting mo re information when we go to visit grand parents later in February and talk to them about it.

[@shirleycolopy4322]

Would love to hear the stories! With all the children why no one kept it going??

[@christophniggli4750]

That house ... As a European Timber frame Carpenter Living in Alberta , I really appreciate these Building's they where build with pride. As an old farmer once told me back in the day we couldn't afford doing things cheap because it had to last..

[@secondaryhighway]

I often walk in these places and film for people like you. I always knew people in the trades would appreciate them.

[@heidimisfeldt5685]

Family with 9 children, certainly grandchildren, and that wonderful home gets abandoned. Hard to understand. I would absolutely love to inherit such a place, and maintain it.

[@secondaryhighway]

💯

[@johnmoore3817]

Amazing and perplexing how such an elaborate operation gets simply.... abandoned.

[@secondaryhighway]

I think it’s just the nature of time. Not all can be saved.

[@djberkey5449]

@@secondaryhighway Did this family have any grandchildren do you know? I know when I was younger and my dad wanted me to have his house after he died, I wasn’t interested. At that point I had a house and 2 kids. So I sold it to a man who unbeknownst to me would renovate it but corners all over the place. I kick myself sometimes for letting it go. My grand father and great grandfather built it for my grandmother to raise my dad in. Hind sight is 20/20 is so true.

[@1927su]

So often descendants live states away or don’t have the coin or health to maintain the property .

[@secondaryhighway]

Yes they had many. But they move away, start their own families, costs, time…at least that’s what I hear from a lot of the land owners or descendants.

[@djberkey5449]

@@secondaryhighway Truth

[@billgoeckel6344]

That must have been quiet the place back in the day. Everything so well built. Thanks for sharing.

[@secondaryhighway]

Thanks for watching.

[@cowgirlangel-u5b]

This farm is wonderful! I love the house, but the barn is perfect! So beautiful! Thank you for the tour! 😊

[@secondaryhighway]

Happy you apply it. 🙏😀

[@heidi5333]

Another house that leaves a lump in my throat. The husbands...they always made sure their wives had light, plenty of windows. This farm has heart...I feel it misses them, misses the children, being built with such love. I'm glad it's still standing, a testament to the family and to a certain courage of long ago. Thank you for sharing. PS. I saw the holes in the brick below. You remembered! Appreciated.

[@secondaryhighway]

Awesome!!

[@heidi5333]

@secondaryhighway ☺️✨🫶🏾

[@cmajor999]

It makes one imagine that a house with all the family members living together, full of warmth, happiness and sadness together, but when the time comes that everyone has to go their separate ways, the house is left empty. But it is not a waste because it will become a memorial for us to explore in future stories. It is excellent and beautiful 👍✨💫

[@secondaryhighway]

Still in the family. 💐💓

[@AnnetteSchexnayder]

I love seeing these old old homes from the past and I imagine myself being there back in time.

[@secondaryhighway]

Imagine bringing there in person. I feel the same. It’s haunting.

[@BA-ic9uh]

I agree. When he went in I almost had a flash back like they did through out the movie Titanic. I’d love to be able to find old pics of the property back in it’s day Places like this is incredible history that is slowly slipping through our fingers and it shouldn’t

[@wildwoodsandhomestead]

The rafters on that barn are incredible. Thank you for taking us through the house and barn. Another well done video.

[@secondaryhighway]

I couldn’t miss the barn!

[@craiggillett5985]

Thank you for not talking. I love how you reveal each space, and let us notice and think for ourselves.

[@secondaryhighway]

It adds to the atmosphere. My blabbing is too distracting.

[@debbieritter1096]

The first thing I thought when I saw you put out another video was, "Oh boy! Another great tour!" Thank you!

[@secondaryhighway]

Thanks Debbie. I try to put one out every Friday. 😀

[@djberkey5449]

@@debbieritter1096 Me too!! There’s nothing I love better than the days these videos come out!

[@djberkey5449]

@@secondaryhighway Have you ever thought of taking stills from your videos and selling the photos?

[@secondaryhighway]

I have high res images on my instagram @rscottpics 🤩

[@MargaretFranklin-jy9wi]

Such a beautiful place.. I could hear laughter , music from the 20’s playing, children running through the house then getting scolded for doing so…but yet feel the warmth and love as going through the house . The barn is absolutely gorgeous! Would make a beautiful and very large home to live in…have seen some converted into such with original wood when built ! Wish I had money to buy and repair this whole thing. Thank you for the tour ❤

[@secondaryhighway]

Thanks for coming along!

[@MargaretFranklin-jy9wi]

@ I love the stories and photos that go with these homes ..makes one getting to know the families and seeing their lives unfold before me. You are most certainly welcome 🙏 Thank you again ❤️

[@joannabraun8590]

Piękny dom. Magia. Te domy mają swój urok. Jest coś w nich takiego innego. Dziękuję że mogę razem z Panem takie domy zwiedzać. Pozdrawiam z 🇵🇱🙂

[@secondaryhighway]

Thank you! 🇨🇦

[@skintite9892]

The house us rough but its still savable. Good job taking us along for the tour.

[@secondaryhighway]

Thanks for coming along!

[@BA-ic9uh]

I couldn’t help thinking the exact same thing

[@GM-vf7px]

Magnificent Farm Complex-The buildings all have a superior enduring quality about them!!! The barn is exsquisite in it's look as is the home!!I marvel at the basement which would have been useful especially in winter with 11 kids-but the house has Beautiful details,large rooms-lots of light streamng in - very Happy Home on all accounts!-second floor balcony,dormer, eve pediment brackets Lovely enduring details-such as air lock entries(needed to keep the cold out)such a shame that out of the 11 children it hasn't been preserved or occupied still. It may be that Canada being so large and varied that far away places drew off the children to "greener pastures" but my God this is such a testement of permanence and looks as if could be ready to go with restorative work after years of abandonment which is amazing!!We were closer to the land back in the day and I think somehow with our cities we've lost the plot and appreciation of these Treasured properties that somehow look so forlorn and forgotten!!!So fortunate that you provide a first class viewing platform where the rest of us can revel in the Magnificence of these landmarks!! Thank you!!!!So enjoyable to watch!!!

[@secondaryhighway]

Wow great comment. Truly appreciate it!

[@lorimclean3328]

If I had the money, I'd fix this home and barn. In the barn, I could see where the stanchion was that held the dairy cattle. I could see where they kept their heavy horses for working the land. Also, they could see where they dropped the feed down from the top to the animals. I could also see they had some smaller livestock kept in that barn.I could imagine their older children staying in the smaller homes. They may have helped with the farm. Thanks for taking my mind back to the past pioneer farmers of a day long gone. My dad came from a family of 14 kids. I could see much the same story. Thanks so much for taking me along for the tour. 😊

[@secondaryhighway]

Wow thanks Lori! I live time travelling too.

[@OldCanadianguy953]

Amazing story!

[@secondaryhighway]

🙏

[@peggys1140]

Beautiful big, bright rooms. Great farmhouse! Thanks…

[@secondaryhighway]

Thanks for watching!!!

[@nobodyheresince1880s]

Всегда когда смотрю такие видео представляю как там было уютно, шумно, приходили гости, или как вся семья справляла рождество, как пахло вкусной домашней едой ❤

[@secondaryhighway]

💯 🙏

[@stephscovill7221]

Wow! Incredible as always.

[@secondaryhighway]

As always, thanks Steph.

[@markwynoogst]

Excellent video that barn was awesome they don’t make things like that anymore to last 100 years. Great video again. Thanks. 29:17

[@secondaryhighway]

Glad you enjoyed it. 🤩👍

[@dougdillon1271]

This channel is great! Please keep them coming! Thanks!

[@secondaryhighway]

I post every Friday! Thanks.

[@greathodgy22]

Good video, Thanks. You showed a lot of respect.

[@secondaryhighway]

Thanks. Telling the story is the least I can do. Keeps the memory alive.

[@amyjowilliams6089]

One of your best yet! The whole property was beautiful and haunting! The barn second floor video was awesome! The design and construction showed the quality of the workmanship back in the day.

[@secondaryhighway]

Wicked. Thanks. Happy you liked it.

[@ndog2005]

'Large operation' is right, that farm is massive. Surprised the barn is 100 years old & in such great shape. Even the silo's look good.. Thank you for the history. Why I watch..

[@secondaryhighway]

🙏💯🤩 big thanks !

[@karenf9834]

Just found your channel. Really enjoying it.

[@secondaryhighway]

Thanks Karen, welcome!

[@christophermorton7294]

What an amazing those family today take care of barn few other ….. love view on top of roof !

[@secondaryhighway]

Amazing views.

[@craiggillett5985]

What an incredible Barn.

[@secondaryhighway]

It’s like a ship.

[@amypekarna9337]

Thanks for another great video! My Saturday morning go-to. Such an industrious family! I love how you always find a shoe left behind.

[@secondaryhighway]

lol yup. I try to post every Friday.

[@feliciamusic7945]

I love these "look back in time" videos. All are so beautiful - the homes, the barns, out buildings, etc. We need to get back to quality and craftsmanship. And a really strong work ethic. Not expecting riches and an easy life after a few years, if ever. As far as the family not keeping the business and home in operation...that is 99% of the time what happens. The kids want to carve out their own lives and with the societal decline thats been occurring since the 60s, any values from the prior eras have been disgarded.

[@secondaryhighway]

I’m happy that you know the routine. #1 question is why didn’t the kids take it over and maintain it?

[@1927su]

Love that big old pine! And thank you for not adding weird danger music etc. Like KZbin’s “urban exploration with Kappy”, he uses nature’s natural sounds as the back drop on the vids- and it is perfect! Thank you for your history story telling style! We really enjoy your channel.

[@secondaryhighway]

Hey huge thanks. Many more coming.

[@l.l.2463]

Oh my! Built in shelves next to a tile fireplace; indoor plumbing including bathroom; concrete steps; ceramic tile in the kitchen -- there was some money spent on this place in it's day. And everything (except the banister) as square as the day it was built. Amazing. I had to laugh to myself though. The curtains in the basement were made out of an old, chenille bedspread. I recognize the pattern. And those Cheeze Whiz jars in the work shop set up to hold nuts and screws and such. LOL My daddy did the same in his shop only he preferred the old, glass, pint-sized jars from shucked oysters. That's part of how you managed to have money back then - only spending it on the things that really matter and making do with what you had. And that barn is so expertly-built I think it could go another 100 years. I like all your videos, but I REALLY enjoyed and connected with this one. Thanks so much!

[@secondaryhighway]

My pleasure. It’s such an amazing place and a well respected family.

[@deborahmason8682]

Thankyou, I've been waiting for another video of yours, keep up the great work, you're videos are wonderful!!

[@secondaryhighway]

Thanks. I try to post one every Friday.

[@BA-ic9uh]

Thanks!

[@secondaryhighway]

Wow Hey thank you so much!!! Everything goes into an account specifically for expenses related to the videos! This helps so much! Greatly appreciated!!! 👍🤩

[@BA-ic9uh]

@@secondaryhighway I’m curious exactly where this place is at by Reid Hill. I’m sure I’ve seen it before and I’m quite sure the one done Jacob us who I knew of. He had a house very similar to this house that he did his best to keep up even after he moved off of the farm

[@user-pn4or4bl6u]

Loved it! I like it that you didn't add commentary. Just left everything to my imagination. Well done!

[@secondaryhighway]

Thanks. My voice and taste in background music would wreck it.

[@Mag_Aoidh]

Man if those walls could talk. My family was from Quebec and I wish their walls were still around. The farm ended up in Gatineau State Park. Sad that somebody came in and stripped everything in this family home but I guess I’m glad that memory lived on.

[@robertthomas3364]

That's an impressive barn!

[@secondaryhighway]

Like a wooden ship.

[@AshleyFritzler-e3y]

This is a beautiful! This is about my family and inheritance! It’s crazy to see outside perspective!

[@secondaryhighway]

Hi Ashley. I spoke with a relative today! I’m happy you like it! 🙏🤩

[@karenwright9123]

Wonderful old farm,loved the tour!!!😁

[@secondaryhighway]

🙏😀

[@hunterventures2101]

i love those old barns

[@secondaryhighway]

This one is massive.

[@harrysweeten9417]

Thanks for taking us to some pretty neat places, and I respect how you leave them as you found them for the next person to see and enjoy too.

[@secondaryhighway]

Thanks Harry. It’s a wonderful house.

[@missjddrage1111]

What a beautiful home! The square footage is amazing! I bet it was lovely in it's heyday

[@secondaryhighway]

Massive for a big happy family.

[@cathys7087]

You can really see what a beautiful house this was. Thank you for sharing 😊

[@secondaryhighway]

🙏

[@SK-FarmAndRanch]

Profoundly excellent, thank you for sharing this.

[@secondaryhighway]

Glad you enjoyed it! 😀🙏

[@BA-ic9uh]

I am also very impressed that you took the time to research the Fritzlers story , their move from Kansas, their life on the farm, their retirement home and sadly the end of their lives. Very nice touch to your video. You put a total warmth and personality into this vid, but yet a sense of sadness and emptiness seeing the place so abandoned Sad that someone in the family hadn’t continued on with it

[@secondaryhighway]

I always want to answer the questions: who lived there? When was it built? What was life like? What were the stories, good and bad? When was it abandoned? Why was it abandoned? Where are they now or where are they buried?

[@BettyWhite-rr2wk]

I love your videos and can't wait until you put out a new one!

[@secondaryhighway]

I try to every Friday. 🙏

[@djberkey5449]

W. O. W!!! I absolutely love this house…and this farm…it’s such a shame it just sits there, lonely and neglected. The fireplace got me along with the tiles in the kitchen and the pink inside the cabinets with the contact paper or fabric lining the shelf edges. And the deck outside at the top of the stairs with that view. What a life they must have had on this farm! I love the sounds as you walk thru these homes, crunches and creaks and the sound of the hook as you tried to hook that door. It the sounds of what once was. And is. Thank you so much for your videos. Sometimes they overload my mind with all that once was! And thank you for visiting graves when you can. Keep up this fantastic work!!!

[@secondaryhighway]

I’m on it! 😀

[@djberkey5449]

@@secondaryhighway 👍🏻🥳❤️

[@gustavoaimar8927]

Qué buen homenaje para Peter y Molly hacer esa visita al cementerio 🌟

[@secondaryhighway]

🙏

[@lisarobertson7011]

so many stories behind those walls, love all the details and colour choices in the house.

[@secondaryhighway]

A gun house.

[@joeyheller2995]

The fireplace is gorgeous.

[@secondaryhighway]

Still shiny. ✨

[@MeMe-cz6pk]

Wow beautiful house in its time. I think thats a dryer for teatowels/ maybe mittens etc. The three dowels are spread out horizontally and items could be put on them to dry. When done, the dowels were collapsed out of the way 9:29

[@secondaryhighway]

You’re right!

[@larryg5220]

Love that barn! Still looks pretty structurally sound.

[@secondaryhighway]

It’s a beast.

[@lisacooper3991]

Beautiful ole homestead 😊.. but I've often wondered why since I've been watching ur channel and the homes u show.. weren't built like in American states, cabins and old plantation houses with thick lumber and heavy beams for support in the foundations..and ceilings ..it seems these homes were built with only boards, which causes them to lean more and collapse easily 😊... I really enjoy the history u bring to each livelihood.. thank u for sharing 😊

[@secondaryhighway]

Thanks Lisa. A lot of the lumber was shipped in by train from the east and west. No big thick trees in the grasslands for log house. You see them a little more in the northern areas of Alberta and Saskatchewan.

[@Incloverbliss]

It’s to bad the family didn’t keep up with maintaining the home. 😢 Gorgeous house & what a magnificent view of the farm fm upstairs ❤

[@secondaryhighway]

People fall on hard times. Land gets sold. New owners don’t invest in the house, but they do the land.

[@kathyd8738]

Beautiful tour, thank you. I loved that big porch :o

[@secondaryhighway]

Remarkably good shape. Could still sip your morning coffee on it.

[@SandiBee-rf3te]

Shoes used to be my “Easter egg” when watching your videos but I’ve narrowed it down to women’s shoes. I’ve recently added Cheez Whiz jars. This one was a gold mine!

[@secondaryhighway]

Ya what’s with cheese whiz? Oh, and all the flipping light switches.

[@srirejeki1781]

Watching from Indonesia❤

[@secondaryhighway]

🇨🇦

[@teresawelborn1360]

That barn is beautiful . It’s just sitting there empty but would make a really fancy house for my horses. That barn has a fortune in lumber.

[@secondaryhighway]

Rock solid!

[@ellebelle8515]

Homesteading was a very hard life for most in the early 20 century of settling the western prairies. Coming from this area, I know quite a number, who unlike their parents (who'd sacrificed their lives to start a new life for their family) wanted to grow up and get away from the hard farm life and experience more of the 'city life.' Many of the next generations, of the mid-1900s, might not have seen their family farm as a gift. Although poor, they had not experienced the very extreme hardships and deprivations of their parents (late 1800s to early 1900s). Give a person a few decades to be away, while the house and yard is sold or lost to abandonment, and a number of them might long for the life which brought back memories of character building hard work and sacrifice, but also the pure simplicity of togetherness and gratefulness of family and community. The land, the air, and the memories (good and bad) of a life of depth and great sacrifice for future generations. No amount of wealth is going to ultimately fill a soul with a sense of belonging and meaning. I think a few interviews on this channel prove that. Thank you for bringing us along.

[@secondaryhighway]

Hey thanks Elle for joining me. It’s nice to keep their memories alive! 😀

[@gladysdavis8231]

Awesome adventure

[@secondaryhighway]

Hey thanks for watching.

[@million_heir5298]

It’s interesting to see central heating ductwork. This must have been a retrofit, probably some time later in the 40s or 50s perhaps. What’s interesting is that they managed to route a heat register to the top floor, visible at 14:18. That must have taken some creativity! I also thought the roof was interesting. You can see the original wooden shakes underneath a layer of blue asphalt shingles at 18:59. When the wood roof needed replacing they just went right over top, again probably sometime in the 40s or 50s. Lots of work done to this old gal over the years!

[@secondaryhighway]

It’s a shame it was left behind.

[@lorimiller4301]

Wow, I wish our family had moved to Vernon BC. Beautiful place. 😊🎉❤

[@secondaryhighway]

🇨🇦

[@mandujanojuan437]

Awesome barn❤

[@secondaryhighway]

Massive!

[@darlenerimes884]

I love these 0ld homes

[@secondaryhighway]

Obviously me too.

[@jessicaroland3681]

I just came across your videos late last night, and I love them. My grandma grew up in Viking Alberta, Canada, and her hone is on the national registry of historic homes/buildings. It would be amazing to see you walk through that old house. The last name was Brown.

[@secondaryhighway]

Hi Jessica. Message me and I can make it happen! [e-mail] I love that area.

[@JB-pd4ni]

Great video, so nice you could include their photo, retirement home, and graves. Also interesting to know who carried on at the farm.

[@secondaryhighway]

Big thanks for watching!

[@TereseS5432]

Wonderful….thank you for showing us through the other buildings. I’m always curious to know what’s in the old sheds etc 😁

[@secondaryhighway]

I'll try to include more of that in the future!

[@maarten252]

Incredible, what a time capsule. Don't they demolish abandoned buildings over there? And thank you again for the amazing story behind it. Makes it more liveley.

[@secondaryhighway]

They do. Some get blown over by the wind. Some are intentionally set on fire. Many are bulldozed and some are left to fall and eventually sink back into the ground.

[@sandywieringa4434]

Such a beautiful barn! Those internal timbers for the roof look so new! It's so sad that the property is just sitting there, unused. I wonder why the family won't sell. With the barn and silos still in good condition, I'm sure they could find a buyer.

[@secondaryhighway]

Great questions.

[@zonastraight]

Amazing ❤

[@secondaryhighway]

🙏

[@Mackenziefritzler]

Thank you for sharing! Love knowing more about my families history! Peter and Molly were parents to my great grandfather Peter. Feel free to contact me for anymore information regarding my family.

[@secondaryhighway]

Oh I have questions!! Do happy you liked the video. How can I contact you? [e-mail]

[@Mackenziefritzler]

@@secondaryhighwayemailed you

[@jamiephillips]

New subscriber here. I like how detailed you are when exploring, and you’re very respectful to the property. Awesome explore! Keep them coming!!

[@secondaryhighway]

Thanks Jamie. I try to release a new video every Friday.

[@jamiephillips]

@@secondaryhighway I’ll be watching every Friday. Have a great weekend!

[@williamgriffin7584]

❤ it....very nice...my favorite channel now..

[@secondaryhighway]

Thanks William! 🙏🤩

[@achillesheel51]

Another great lookin' prairie home 👍I always appreciate the nice touches that add to the aesthetics, e.g., the dormers, the knee braces under the eaves, and that bump-out in the living room. Lots of extra man-hours went into that bump-out (and for not a whole lot of extra square footage) but it looks great ! And geez, that barn, what a piece of framing! ...and still lookin' awfully solid 💪 Nice video👍

[@secondaryhighway]

Ya that barn is like the Titanic!

[@heidimisfeldt5685]

🌄 Once upon a time this was a busy and productive beautiful farm. Lots of grain grew here. No idea if any fruit trees would have thrived in that cold climate.

[@secondaryhighway]

Busy farm. Successful for sure. We all float on.

[@JulieSkeltonUK]

The big barn is impressive. Upstairs reminds me of a church. It must have been a huge undertaking in the 1920s. I don't think I've ever seen a bathroom in these houses. It really must have been grand operation. Imagine immigrating from Russia with very little and they built up a successful farm to pass down the family. Nothing but hard work to achieve that 😊

[@secondaryhighway]

Upstairs bathroom in this house. Rare.

[@dlghenderson2837]

So well done. How many colors and patterns to please the eye. The distance from their house to their Barn is farther than I usually go in a day. And that Barn. The dry cold weather seems to suit it. Thanks again for your excellent work. It's an essay. A+

[@secondaryhighway]

Aw thanks!!! 🙏😀

[@KGGAMERZOFFICIEL]

Very very old is location and must you're video relaxing 👍 I'm from 🇵🇰

[@secondaryhighway]

🙏🇨🇦

[@micheleleso1181]

Great as always ….. Must be harsh there , what zone is it for growing zone 3 ??? Did they have beef cattle as before ?? Huge barn , lots of room for all the hay for winter

[@secondaryhighway]

Not sure about zoning. They raised Aberdeen Angus in Kansas. But not sure what they raised in Alberta.

[@ផេនយ៉ុន-ណ6ម]

ពេលវេលាពិតជាលឿនណាស់😮❤🎉😮❤🎉😮❤🎉😮

[@secondaryhighway]

Very true.

[@30acreshop_time]

I just find these old yards so cool but sad at the same time. You know what, if I ever get rich someday I’m gonna find a complete yard like this and fix it up. Probably build a new house though.

[@secondaryhighway]

Me too

[@genniejefferson6588]

Bet this house was beautiful back in its day.

[@secondaryhighway]

Very colourful!

[@jeremycherny2041]

It looks very much like a house that was built in 1922 that my friend used to own. He sold it in 2018 and its still lived in today.

[@secondaryhighway]

Some of these old places if well taken care of could last a few lifetimes.

[@bubblesangel555]

The look of this house is misleading, from the outside it looks quite small. Once you got inside the rooms were surprisingly large with a sunny, bright kitchen. Thanks for letting me tag along, I really enjoy "knowing" the people that lived there!

[@secondaryhighway]

Thanks. I try to get as much info as possible.

[@KLG777]

I can imagine how much it would cost to build that barn today. Beautiful

[@secondaryhighway]

Still rock solid.

[@samueldenton5512]

How come thugs have to vandalize abandoned property? It looks like this house was something to behold in its heydey. Wish i could buy and restore it.

[@secondaryhighway]

Bored teens. Antique hunters and artists,

[@brianmorger2174]

Some hate beauty and others get a sense of power over the inanimate and in a way prove that they " exist ".

[@secondaryhighway]

I hope social media will distract them enough to keep them out.

[@BA-ic9uh]

I’m familiar with the area and how sad is this, with all the work that has gone into the construction of the house, barn and other buildings and now it’s just left to decay and fall down. How many barns do you see with an actual staircase to get up into the loft?. Most only had a built in ladder. watching this vid only reiterates to me that the county beurocrats need to stay out of peoples lives and allow properties like this to be subdivided so new families can move in and keep old farm sites like this alive. There is nothing more wonderful and impressive than seeing a grand old farmstead that has been looked after and kept up. Yes it takes money but it also takes money to replace. thanks so much for posting this vid. I am sure I knew one of the descendants , not sure if he was a cousin or son.

[@secondaryhighway]

It’s be interesting to know how you know the Fritzler’s. They were well known in the area but many of those old timers are now gone.

[@BA-ic9uh]

@@secondaryhighway I used to buy grain and he was a landlord to some land that one of the customers farmed. Jake used to come in to pick up his grain cheques Fritzler isn’t a common name in these parts so when I first began watching and then you said they immigrated to Reid hill Alberta it really caught my attention lol

[@jaygold4467]

Think of the memories created in that house.

[@secondaryhighway]

So many. Good and bad. All of the children have passed on, and most of the grad children.

[@lalani888ARTblue]

So family members still own the land? Am I correct that the house has been sitting empty since the late 60's? This house is absolutely amazing!

[@secondaryhighway]

Yes and yes! 👍

[@sarahdearborn9191]

Right after you touched that hanging thing for towels, on the window, it looks like a childs picture. I went back to see again, and it's still there.😮

[@secondaryhighway]

I’ll go look.

[@Tyanne76]

So sad to see the house was never restored it looks as if it was a beautiful home

[@secondaryhighway]

Gorgeous!

[@Bird_McBride]

For being so old despite the steep stairs this house was framed to code.😊

[@secondaryhighway]

I get carpenters and architects who comment and enjoy the videos ad it demonstrates techniques back in the day.

[@ctg6734]

Although it makes me sad to see these homes in ruin, I am happy to see them remain as a monument to those who once lived there. Demolishing old farmsteads is erasing a part of history. They should be allowed to endure.

[@secondaryhighway]

💯 that’s why many descendants leave it up.