Exploring Chicago's Toxic Abandoned Suburban Neighborhood

[@maquesim4296]

This reminds me of when Ohare used eminent domain to evict ⅓ of Bensenville's residents for the new runway construction - fucked up to think airplanes are now landing on all of those memories - someone's first kiss, where someone buried the family dog/cat. Where someone's kids and grandkids grew up, drew their height charts on the wall etc etc. They offered the residents pretty good $ at first but many declined. Over time ohare let the residential properties they owned get really dilapidated and overgrown, as a result more people would leave and so on and on and on. Eventually it looked like an episode of the walking dead in the neighborhood. As far as the holdouts- welp the economy crashed and property values plummeted. Ohare then used eminent domain to remove the last few people and pay them market value (which was jack shit compared to what they were offered the 1st time).

[@danielmorse4213]

I knew people in Bensonville that were forced out. They moved to NW Indiana.

[@michellem7300]

But why would they stay though if the water was toxic?

[@maquesim4296]

@michellem7300 I am unaware of any water quality issues being linked to the O'Hare expansion. I've documented this case extensively while it was happening.

[@vfreeman3188]

I don't understand how this reminds you of it, these are totally different situations.

[@truthoftheuniverse4179]

it look liek pyschpath live their

[@fingerstylefan]

Man...to imagine that the original people to "invest" in these properties took out loans for 100k-200k and then to have no choice but to walk away and abandon these places. It's absolutely criminal.

[@mospeada1152]

100-200k for 1980s would have been excessive?

[@fingerstylefan]

@@mospeada1152uhm these are good sized lots as well as this used to be a country club so yes, these home probably went for AT LEAST $100k minimum.

[@dougg1075]

They were bought at market price I’m sure, but the company that ruined the water

[@davidlarson9975]

I was shocked when another comment identified these homes as being in Westchester. Its been 60 years since I last walked back there, but I remember the area and those houses well. I grew up near there. The landfill mentioned was the old John Sexton limestone pits. Back in '55, they were dug for the gravel that built the adjacent Illinois toll road. Just to the east of these homes is open prairie that streetlights and fire hydrants can still be found spread out over the many acres of open prairie. Back in the 50's you could still see the outlines of streets that were never paved. The subdivision was started by Samuel Insul. My grandfather was a home builder and worked for him. The planned subdivision never got built, as Insul went bankrupt in '29. Unfortunately, he had sold most of the lots to new home buyers.The village of Westchester was developed by him. He was from England and wanted Westchester to be like the English village he grew up in. The lots were all 30' lot widths and never got built on, as building codes were changed after the war to a minimal 50' lot width to be buildable. So, the people that bought the lots just abandoned them. Those houses shown in this video all went up back in the 50's. It's no wonder their wells had water problems. They let everything under the sun be dumped in those deep gravel pits. Back in the summer of 1967 , my brother and I pushed a 1956 Chevy Belair convertible into the open pit. We watched as a bulldozer plowed it under. Once in a while as I drive down 31st street, past those houses, I think about that old '56 ragtop , still rusting away at the bottom of that pit, which is a pine tree covered hill today.

[@StringerMedia]

That's an absolutely incredible story you just gave me. I wish I could add this to my video! Times have changed. Love this comment, thank you

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

You know the strange thing about that you're absolutely right where it is. When ya turn off and you drive down HL while most of the houses are abandoned there still some people back there and one or two of them still living there I was amazed to see that. Knowing the dangers that under the ground to which is crazy.

[@michellem7300]

Why did you push a car down a gravel pit though, why didn't you just sell it?🤔

[@michellem7300]

@davidlarson9975 oh ok, thanks for all that information, and cool story! Lol

[@doodletherandom.]

@@StringerMediaso what happened in the neighbor hood

[@lovelife5646]

This is probably what’s going to happen to the people who live in East Palestine Ohio

[@StringerMedia]

Agreed

[@kingtucky4300]

Still safer than San Francisco.

[@2amomma]

💯 what I was just thinking. Sad.

[@Tankeryanker1994]

I don't live far from east Palestine Ohio and they are cleaning it up very good

[@dantheman9852]

@@Tankeryanker1994 they may clean the top soil but if it's leatched into the wells/aquifer then all in the area will be effected and possibly eventually told to leave. Unless you own the land you live on which most do not.

[@hunterkline7972]

It’s a weirdly heart wrenching feeling seeing a neighborhood that used to be full of life just abandoned. I wish I knew the backstories of all the houses and the ones who lived there.

[@raysvoboda9391]

I grew up near this neighborhood and went to high school with a couple of people that lived there. I knew the people that lived in the house @ 2:14 of the video during the late '60s. I visited many times. It was a beautiful home back then. The owners sold in 1969 due to relocation out of state. Nobody knew back then that they would have a toxic landfill in their backyard.

[@eadsinstrumentsllc]

Where is this at?

[@raysvoboda9391]

@@eadsinstrumentsllc Westchester

[@dank7256]

​@@raysvoboda9391thanks

[@Pariah_Larry]

I grew up pretty close to this. A lot of my friends got weird rare cancers in Highschool, come to find out we had the second most toxic landfill in america getting into the water. If you don’t believe me look it up! Near Wauconda Illinois

[@peterweger6923]

Is the site at Bonner and Garland next to Berger construction?

[@dachicagoan8185]

I'll remember not to look at buying a house in Wauconda

[@jameskehn8609]

This needs to happen to Satellite Beach Florida. People there have higher rates of cancer and it’s just swept under the rug. There were toxic waste dumps there that were just built over, yet no one does anything. I found maps of the waste sites on the internet a long time ago but can’t find them anymore.

[@olivertaylor4779]

I bet someone high up deleted those old maps, so years down the line developers can say, we didn't know anything about toxic waste there. The high ups go hmm that waste magically disappeared.

[@blackhawks1870]

I was just about to ask what’s the link for that map, but then I finished reading your sentence lol

[@johnsjohnson448]

I am certain that the mortgage companies still went after these homeowners. Despicable. Hope you guys came out safe and healthy. Thank-You for sharing.

[@ebkk77]

I doubt it. They only go after black people with that shit

[@Kanamit.]

If they owe the money they owe the money.

[@umberct]

@@Kanamit. Exactly.

[@janearcher3834]

@@Kanamit. Not true. With an environmental disaster, either the homeowner or the banks are compensated and required to quit the property. It isn't an option. Either the state or federal government buys them out. Even without that, any mortgage holder can give the keys back to the bank and walk away from the property.

[@kimberlyx4060]

I am thinking it’s near I-294. Just a guess. It probably would shock people how much abandoned property is in our country. Good video!

[@StringerMedia]

Thanks. U should probably edit that comment with the location because people will vandalize it

[@512alpha]

KG- I’ve explored two of those houses you went in about a year ago. Be careful because it’s a “private drive” down that street and I’ve seen cops patrolling. Very cool to explore though. Great video!

[@StringerMedia]

Much appreciated

[@codypape3746]

where is this at? I live In Joliet.

[@twinkitwinki2038]

And why do you think cops are there after all thus time THE GOVERNMENT LIES THEY ARE UP TO SOMETHING TRUST ME

[@cpetro]

That is no country club - that was a house. Really sad what happened to that neighborhood. I used to maintain one of the properties.

[@katitcha]

What about toxic water? Can you elaborate?

[@cpetro]

@@katitcha There was a landfill directly west of the properties. The landfill was not properly built. Vinyl chloride was found to have gone from the landfill into the water wells of the homes. A water line was constructed in the late 80s providing city water to the houses, but people still ended up leaving.

[@StringerMedia]

@@cpetro that's crazy that you maintained one of the properties. I'm jealous

[@cpetro]

@@StringerMedia I'd be happy to share some further details on the neighborhood if you're interested.

[@BaybiieR2k8]

@@cpetro tell us anything you’d like

[@melvinglick9446]

Had no idea that was there and I live 10 minutes from there. Well done.

[@butterball1000]

Where is it ?

[@codypape3746]

@@butterball1000 for real I live I joliet and I wanna know

[@jack-gn4yl]

anyone find out where it is?

[@Boilerball1120]

This could be hickory lane in Westchester off 31 - there was a contamination of vinyl chloride to their wells back in ‘87.

[@Trumpdagoat-y2u]

@@Boilerball1120 facts

[@ShinyPeachWater]

i live near this area and explored it recently. about 2 or 3 of the houses in this video are now gone, every house on that street is now completely abandoned and just about every one is boarded and locked up. so interesting!

[@WeggieQueen2005]

Chicagoan here...5th generation I might add, and I never knew this. Thanks for the info.

[@JdeC1994]

Maybe you "never knew this" because this place is NOT in Chicago. 🙄🙄

[@Moc_Builder]

Yes it is. Hickory Lane in Westchester, Chicago. Right down from 31st Street and running parallel to the 294/ Toll Road

[@liampaisley8040]

I had no idea abandoned neighborhoods were this close to me

[@erikbenson1048]

Awesome videos boss, really give a great insight into how luxurious and full of life these neighborhoods/mansions used to be, and seeing what they’re reduced to now. Truly sad… Keep up the great work!

[@StringerMedia]

Much appreciated!

[@ahfcross]

Great content man. As someone who grew up in the Western Burbs, it’s interesting to see local sites!

[@jbrib2450]

Girlfriend and i did some exploring there today. Not a soul living there today. We parked at the golf course to the west. There are about 5 houses there still. Everything is borded up. Houses and yards are amazing. Would have been incredible to live there. Girl and i kept talking about how nice and peaceful the small street may have been to live on.

[@davidcryptt]

yo where do i find it? like what’s an address? gonna go today if u can reply fast lol

[@ангелина-у5ф]

@@randomvids2837yo delete this comment. People like to vandalize.

[@mitchsterling3266]

This is really sad. It looks like my old house from when I was little.

[@laineywright2696]

It's so sad for the people who were forced to leave their homes.

[@DearMoonProject]

Omg you are brave going in that house alone 😮

[@mospeada1152]

Nature certainly reclaims its own. I'm somewhat surprised the large glass pane toward the end was still intact!

[@davidspez7267]

Creepy and beautiful in one frame. Thanks you 👍

[@janebrown3587]

Toxic for humans, but the greenery is spectacular and thriving.

[@upnorth4588]

Back then I had a friend who lived in Riverside (another suburb going down) and her father worked at Brookfield Zoo and he knew many of these people that were in the process of packing up to leave. At the time he told us (we were teens) we didn't think much about it. But later it thinking about it, was a sad ordeal. Imagine, losing all your hard-earned money, literally down the drain. But the only good thing about this was the time it happened and unlike now, most people bounced back; the were driven to not let that be a halt to their future, like today's society, unfortunately.

[@cpetro]

While it is sad what this neighborhood became, I can assure you that no one lost all their money on these properties. After one section was sold to a developer, many other parties became interested in the rest of the land. By that time, most owners were ready to sell. The state and the forest preserve paid good prices for the homes. The few who didn’t want to leave were offered a favorable rental agreement.

[@RippedMonsterBEAST]

Today's society as you mentioned it is alot different to back then things arnt cheap as hell anymore housing is barley affordable my wife and I bot make 22.40 an hour and still struggle sometimes thats the problem with your generation you think were all lazy when the truth is most of us arnt lazy but we are being crushed to death by the inflation and trillions if dollars if debt that yiu and all the previous us generations left us to inherit so next time you wanna judge us think about that before you open your old mouth to judge us cause we're living with your generations mistakes were just doing the best we can with what you old asses left us to inherit so if you wanna be mad at someone be mad at your generation fir screwing us over we were in debt before we were even born thanks alot Grandpa

[@WeggieQueen2005]

So sad and I grew up in Chicago and never knew about this situation. Devastating, but you're right...I wouldn't have thought much about it either, but now I totally feel the pain. Ugh, I can't imagine.

[@blablablablabla3959]

Riverside is in wonderful shape. North riverside different story

[@JdeC1994]

@@WeggieQueen2005 "...I grew up in Chicago and never knew about this situation." Perhaps you "never knew about this situation" because this place is NOT in Chicago. 🙄🙄

[@soleinspector5511]

I was there on the bike 2 weeks ago. Still houses standing but no hazards or keep out signs, so I figured I was OK to look around. Never knew there was abandoned houses 2 miles from home all these years.

[@acem556]

Dude, when you go into any of the building, you need to ware a N95 to protect yourself from black mold spores, Rat droppings and any air borne fungus. Don't touch anything with out disposable gloves on and wash your hand at the car before getting in. Some of the health effects from above can take months or even years to develop. Be safe : )

[@bluelava4282]

What a waste…….. must be hard walking away from such a beautiful neighborhood

[@glenyshanlon5112]

Considering the water is toxic there is plenty of greenery around and plenty of trees the water doesn't seem to kill them off .

[@BooBooKittyFU2.]

That's what I was thinking for the water being so toxic. Why is there so much vegetation there and it's still growing. Plus there's older trees that I'm pretty sure we're there before they even found out about the toxic water, that are obviously still there that are bigger and thriving. Im pretty sure of that and I'm sure the roots found any type of water that is available underground. That's just really weird and strange.

[@dachicagoan8185]

Because roots filter out most of the toxic chemicals.

[@TOOL_MARKS]

Not safe for drinking consumption, though.....

[@kimmiemelendez3294]

Can someone please tell me what's the name of this suburb

[@adelecardona8006]

The only time anyone will abandon their property is if there’s something going on with the water or the environment is Toxic like a gas leak or the soil and water are contaminated 😮😮😮 something definitely happened there!

[@vapete1237]

I just can't comprehend how a community of top end higher class homes can lay dormant and empty without someone doing something, anything to bring them back to a liveable state of repair. Yes I'm all too well aware of big companies like Amazon, etc, buying up communities and farmland on order to erect their huge warehouses and distribution centres, for yes we have them here in the UK. I'd go so far as to say that due to a downturn in online shopping due to 'in part' the Covid Pandemic and the current financial depression, Amazon have closed several fulfilment centres here in the UK and ut makes you wonder what will become of these Super-warehouses. With the current numbers of people living on the streets and being homeless, what would it take/cost to renovate these homes and take people off the streets? Great content guys .. 🇬🇧

[@ryanlantz8258]

The ground is polluted, that’s the problem.

[@LuMaxQFPV]

@@ryanlantz8258 I think we need to be more specific. The soil is fine. Issue is water table.

[@yooowhatupribs]

Won't go in the basement because you're worried about structural integrity.... but you go UPSTAIRS?!

[@shanellaj]

This looks like it would have been an awesome place to live

[@silaslithian5298]

I’d love to go door to door, just to salvage and recycle anything. The ground water’s toxic, not the rain.

[@shamaYahu8635]

This is sad! I hope things get better. Objectively

[@rugsbaby]

I really wish Illinois and sT Louis were better about not vandalizing things

[@michaeldesilvio221]

I noticed that every episode of Scooby Doo had a villain that was trying to scare people off the land.

[@StringerMedia]

🤣

[@micahwhite7484]

"...and I would have gotten away with it, too... if it weren't for you meddling industrial waste managers!!"

[@juliegranzow8450]

Ever Wonder Why all these houses that were worth something, even in disrepair, were closed off? But yet, Houses on South side, nastier than hell, still be livable 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@melvinglick9446]

Great video keep on with the videos

[@donaldknott7513]

The government needs to clean up that nabourhood immediately and detox the nabourhood and the water system so people can move back in

[@theirmom4723]

Question: Why tax citizens for the clean up? That's what happens when you want the govt. to do something. Owners and builders of the landfill need to be held responsible.

[@BILDEMRICH]

"Neighborhood"

[@rcik918]

​@@theirmom4723..and they were, I know under the Superfund Act. I'm in the consulting business in the west suburbs, but nvr saw this property, though familiar w the case. Co.s that sent chemicals for disposal sued by the EPA as well to pay for the "cleanup"

[@Jimmy-sb3fc]

For a community to be abandoned that long, you would expect the grass to be super high. Is someone maintaining the area?

[@StringerMedia]

One house has been abandoned recently and the other is lived in. The rest are very grown out

[@KiroPhoto]

Soooo many beautiful doors, windows, banisters, etc that could have been repurposed. Such a shame it was all left to be vandalized or demolished to add to the earth’s trash. 😡

[@m249machinegun2]

Fifty thousand people used to live here. Now it's a ghost town.

[@jayholley2597]

Nice 👍 one lad

[@hazydavydc]

Where is this. I grew up near an area that was dumping VC for 18 years. Huge lawsuit prior to my diagnosis of GBM. People pretty much but boned or died.

[@michellem7300]

What's vc if I may ask

[@telstrad626764]

Vinyl chloride

[@TomDavidMcCauley]

What does your last sentence mean

[@theirmom4723]

What is GBM?

[@hazydavydc]

@@theirmom4723 Glioblastoma multiform. Incurable Brain Cancer.

[@jasonkiska4142]

Ngl…I checked this place out this past weekend. That house with the alarm had been busted wide open.

[@thealmightyoreoking]

Where is this neighborhood? More specifically, what’s the name of this neighborhood and where in Chicago can it be found?

[@JdeC1994]

"...what's the name of this neighborhood and where in Chicago can it be found?" You won't find it in Chicago because it's NOT in Chicago! 🙄🙄

[@CJSmokes420]

Just explored it today and they are tearing down the bigger homes sadly.

[@coconut694]

There was a subdivision off of ciecro next to I-57 that all got torn down recently that was abandoned and me and my friends would go there to explore the houses

[@StringerMedia]

Should have let me know dawg that's crazy

[@BILDEMRICH]

Where?

[@ChiTownBaby5700]

154th and Western in Harvey is a good area to check out abandoned shit. Just watch out for cops and thugs lol

[@birdup3257]

Average houses in Villa Park

[@edwardpate6128]

These seemed to be relatively upscale subdivisions. So sad.

[@MountPindos]

What's the name of this suburb? I don't know. Third base. Seriously, there is no reason to omit the name of the suburb, if for no other reason so people will know where to stay away from.

[@janjohnson6414]

So eerie and sad. I'm wondering if they got any money back to start over.

[@sweffec]

Badass is this by Lagrange or Riverside? There's alot of random abandoned houses in the woods around there.

[@StringerMedia]

Warm

[@killeruploadz9037]

Abandoned homes in riverside? Where? My gf and I explored every square foot of riverside ( atleast I thought we did). Such a cool town. Never found anything abandoned there.

[@StringerMedia]

@@killeruploadz9037 interesting

[@Lupin807]

@@killeruploadz9037 Riverside Lawn, IL unincorporated Cook County. There was a historic home built in 1899 that sat abandoned for awhile, until it burnt down in 2018. They've been trying to return the area to Forest Preserves for years.

[@georgedistel1203]

If they don't get Beetlejuice outta there thats what all of its gonna look like

[@JdeC1994]

Did Beetlejuice move to a SUBURB, then become the mayor there? 🙄🙄

[@michaelmorrison4201]

Where in Chicago is this? I've lived here my whole life and never knew about this

[@SawbuckMike]

I believe it's Crestwood.

[@Mordica01]

@@SawbuckMike its not in crestwood

[@JdeC1994]

"Where in Chicago is this?" If it's in the suburbs, then how can it be in Chicago? 🙄🙄

[@michaelmorrison4201]

@JdeC1994 eh, it's kinda weird how Chicago talks about stuff. Like "the suburbs of Chicago" or "a suburban Chicago neighborhood" it's all weird. Another thing is the county Chicago is located in, Cook County has a lot of smaller areas that get absorbed into Chicago over time, like around o'hare Airport. It's a mess here

[@JdeC1994]

@@michaelmorrison4201 How do you know that homeboy lives in the city? The O'Hare expansion is very exceptional. Other than that, Chicago's borders haven't been expanding for generations. 🙄🙄

[@fenix310]

How’s the water toxic and the plants growing ?

[@indigocharm6441]

FUCK DUDE WHERE DID YOU GUYS COME FROM, layout of the video makes me nervous to get in the house. Took me back to some memories thank you.

[@Sage-1111]

Did they get paid to move because something was put in the ground? I WONDER? I would buy one now and get a water system put in. Crazy.

[@MidwestFlesh]

great upload! id love to go do some photography there

[@StringerMedia]

Thanks homie, I been seeing your sticker everywhere even locally. Keep at it dawg

[@MidwestFlesh]

@@StringerMedia lol that's awesome! hit me up if your in my area Gary. Can't lie I've been searching online for that spot since I've watched your video.lol watched it 3 times! Great work! 💯

[@StrangePlaces]

DM me for location

[@nateandsteph5636]

@@StrangePlaces what’s the location

[@Billyobot]

@@StrangePlaces where is it

[@johnbaran577]

Oh just like what just happened in Ohio, massive vinal chloride spill

[@Fabulous.s]

Would have been cool To see the newspaper in the last clip. ❤

[@barbie2216]

West Chicago, IL is radioactive

[@dachicagoan8185]

With all the old nuclear power plants in the region, yeah

[@LuMaxQFPV]

It's funny. That land was not contaminated, just the water table under it. So, pipe in water from an outside source, or put in a modern local water plant with the new tech we have today to purify it. Not that hard at all now. Amazing that they condemned this much acreage. Some tech and finance saavy smart guy WILL achieve this in the future. I guarantee it. And it will be totally safe for the residents.

[@cpetro]

They did just that. City water was brought in when the chemicals were found in the wells. However, some residents still wanted to leave, and at the same time, multiple developers became interested in the property. Long story short, the property is almost all owned by the state and forest preserve to be an extension of the neighboring prairie. Houses should’ve been torn down years ago, but Illinois has bigger fish to fry.

[@jameswoods9028]

Which suburb is this, and what location??

[@dachicagoan8185]

He won't tell you because he doesn't want you to go.

[@korigami123]

Whats the song you used at the end of the vid?

[@GoatBuddy]

This is dope how can we connect I would rehab all those places and Airbnb them out 😂 no frfr I buy abandoned property

[@Trumpdagoat-y2u]

People still live back there. It's near Oakbrook. I deliver there lol.

[@thevelourfog15]

Plenty of flourishing plant life with such toxic water...makes ya think😊

[@thomaswarchol5321]

Is this McCullolm lake

[@carlinemullins8303]

I pray that you don't get sick hope you have your mask on

[@ellaeadig263]

Aren't you scared to breathe in some of these places? There must be so much dust, asbestos, etc.

[@StringerMedia]

There is. I wear a mask if there's no open windows

[@LuMaxQFPV]

NO! It's a groundwater issue.... Why would there be asbestos??? Too many unscientific alarmist types. People, PLEASE use our ubiquitous access to knowledge to actually learn things. smh.

[@patrickclifford3120]

I found the last house kinda neat.

[@mcrary100]

Where is this, I would love to look around

[@colbycrawford8969]

I really think that you should go down in the basement of that abandoned house since it’s so decayed. Please do so and don’t forget to post a video. You may even….get a Scooby snack. 🙂 Also please show us the toxic water in the other basement.

[@lmnop29]

Sure it'd be interesting but probably dangerous. We don't want our mans here to die or suffer for the sake of our entertainment.

[@colbycrawford8969]

@@lmnop29 I just wanted a photo from the stairs. I didn’t mean to walk through the water. If he could see the water he could have aimed the camera that way to give us a little peek I’m sure with no extra risk. No one is asking anyone to die. Sheesh!

[@Umberto2]

Why can’t anyone seem to tell us where exactly this is?

[@CJSmokes420]

not hard to find

[@michaellamp4600]

Any time you come across random news papers in these places , read the headline. Ads to the time capsule aspect of your exploring

[@houseadams4841]

Need to invest in a good pair of boots..

[@marywegrzyn506]

Hi, why are there people still living around there if it's so toxic? It seems like they would have died from the Toxic fumes in the air n water!! That's weird. Don't make sense. And what about all the wild life? I heard birds chirping n singing. How are they alive because I'm pretty sure they would drink out of that nasty water. This is just so strange.

[@StringerMedia]

Carcinogens. Kills you over decades.

[@jessedukowitz6267]

Just like a woman to have such a dumb question.

[@Allergy_monarch]

@@jessedukowitz6267 are you kidding me? Grow up

[@Allergy_monarch]

@@StringerMedia why would you heart that rude comment?

[@michellem7300]

I was wondering the same thing about the poor birds. I'm sure there's still alot of people out there who don't care if wildlife is exposed to deadly toxins or not, as long as it doesn't affect themselves

[@Manny_]

Just went there today and all of the homes are abandoned now. Also I'm just curious how were you able to find this place?

[@StringerMedia]

I've known about it for years. A guy I used to know made a video about it and I was able to find it in relation to his town

[@zachobrien8108]

Where is it?

[@ChiTownBaby5700]

@@zachobrien8108 Westchester

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

Are they all abandoned now completely? a couple years ago there were a couple of them where people were still living there despite knowing the risks.

[@Manny_]

@@truckerkevthepaidtourist yes they are all abandoned now but there is a squatter in one of the houses

[@micahwhite7484]

Sorry you didn't find Cameron's dad's Ferrari... :{

[@StringerMedia]

Huh

[@telstrad626764]

Ferris Bueller (friend’s dad own the Ferrari)

[@PigVSPerson]

the intro song was a bop

[@THREESISTERS15]

Is this the Crestwood area in Cook County?

[@rus8407]

What's the background music

[@cheesycarrotsoup]

If I was homeless this would be my go to spot

[@aperson7238]

you should grab that early 60s cub cadet rider

[@thomaswarchol5321]

What neighborhood is this?

[@xsixinfantryx]

Unreal..... SURreal.....

[@tornado7792]

64 million used to live here now it’s a ghost town

[@OldSchoolJules]

Looks like a scene from the last of us.😳

[@Le0Nocapri0]

2:23 a college fraternity house for sure

[@pryscillamello5845]

the ground water was toxic that's why people left

[@piotrbalaga681]

Would you tell me where is it.

[@trashrabbit69]

I think I may have seen this before, this is off of Western Ave, right? Quite a few areas in Chicagoland that were near industrial sites (especially south/western like Homewood and Blue Island) got depopulated from things like this.

[@johnsjohnson448]

Are you kidding? Homewood?

[@ebkk77]

Homewood or Blue Island never looked like it was depopulated. You ok?.

[@BILDEMRICH]

What are you talking about. Homewood is bustling?

[@ChiTownBaby5700]

Blue Island and Homewood isn’t bad, Harvey down the street on the other hand is like the new Detroit. Full abandoned housing projects and blocks. Btw this video is atleast like 30- hour away from what your thinking of.

[@dachicagoan8185]

It's not. But if I tell you, I'm afraid you will go and I don't want you exposed to Vinyl Chloride. This chemical killed my uncle through cancer.

[@summerbreeze553]

Where is this?

[@rcik918]

It's the ? no body seems to answer because most don't really know or nvr been there

[@totaltrumpet]

Have you ever encountered property owners or homeless people or squatters

[@StringerMedia]

I've encountered owners

[@natetill812]

Bro at 6:05 in the corner window closest to you, it looks like something is watching you, you can see it move

[@natetill812]

Unless it’s your reflection

[@umberct]

Life after People

[@Domebuddy]

perfect squatting opportunity.

[@mrsalamander973]

If the zombie apocalypse happened this is what it would look like