Famous Olympian's ABANDONED 8 million dollar 1930s mega MANSION

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Urbex Ontario

Күн бұрын

This beautiful house was built in 1938 and demolished the day after I filed the video.

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@sandyoda9042 4 ай бұрын

I'm starting to think these houses are being bought up to be destroyed on purpose to destroy our history and real craftmanship. A antique collector forsure would have come in and took out the windows, trim and fixtures. This is a sin and never should have been allowed. So sad 😢

@aarons3695 2 ай бұрын

Western culture and history is under attack. This will be the 21st century battle.

@libertygiveme1987 4 ай бұрын

This Estate is INCREDIBLE!!!! From the Woodwork inside and out, to the Stained Glass, JUST GORGEOUS!!!! Why can't a BEAUTIFULLY BUILT PLACE LIKE THIS BE SAVED?! This world is just UPSIDE DOWN!!!!

@tommybutler2454 2 ай бұрын

Yes it is. A bank will let it sit and rot before it will help you stay in and maintain the place. A house needs to be lived in. It I a terrible waste. So many meed protection and renovations. The houses today are cr@ppy compared to this.

@sandybezuidenhout Ай бұрын

This is how unbalanced the difference exists between the wealthy with no boundaries and ordinary folk. When the concept of money is distorted and beyond redemption.

@samuelwilliams4978 4 ай бұрын

Great show, I wish things in this house could have been salvaged.🎉

@kacey72456 3 ай бұрын

There are salvage places that would come in with a crew and salvage all the wood, fireplaces, windows, fixtures etr.

@CarolMortensen-e2b 3 ай бұрын

"Asbestos Dust Hazard". Time to always have a mask on hand. Beautiful house. Wonderful video. Thank you.

@ksp9213 3 ай бұрын

I love the Tudor with lead glass and stained windows. I would have loved to know more about its last owner, why they left this property. Did a developer buy it. Why are they not salvaging the bannisters et . History behind such homes makes it extra special. As there will e continuity for people watching it like me❤😢

@JaniceBlackmon 3 ай бұрын

This is sreach a beautiful house a waist to be destroy America is a country we waist so much and people in other countries living in tent and starving with nothing.

@joaniepass6898 Ай бұрын

What a waste...so much beautiful things that could be reused. Ridiculous!!! Heartbreaking!!!!!

@Aztec73 2 ай бұрын

Great expiration video. 📽🙂

@ginaarmstrong1388 2 ай бұрын

Who was the famous Olympian?

@welink222 3 ай бұрын

Nice video but I think you may want to drop the Like word. They are doors, toilets, hallways, hand carving. Not like them Just saying

@UrkCMH 3 ай бұрын

In this case, one should use "such as" in place of "like". But it's better to just strike such comparisons; "I'm surprised they didn't salvage [things such as/like] the doors, woodwork, flooring, and...", omitting the bracketed phrase, for a much cleaner sentence.

@talkshowswisdompetsart 9 күн бұрын

whats with these people destroying whats in pristine condition, then theres truly dumpy places truly more deserving of being fixed up or demolished?! so illogical..!

@BytownUrbex 2 ай бұрын

Has that Wayne Manor feel to it huh 🤔 😕 😏

@rebeccabuechman8384 4 ай бұрын

Throw away society

@VukosavaNovakovic Ай бұрын

Sie habe Filme Horor,sogar Blinde sehen das

@JohnShinn1960 4 ай бұрын

My heart aches for this one. Very, very well built. Thanks for showing us this gem! Stayin tuned! 👍🤠

@lynnb-TruckCastreauJr 4 ай бұрын

NO SALVAGE !? That should be a crime!

@Toomanydogs7 2 ай бұрын

I agree 100% where is this located it needs to be salvaged for those windows at least in the moldings, and hardware

@debradoodle 4 ай бұрын

My mind is so blown. How can anything better be put in this magnificent mansion's place. This place is perfection. There's no way something better is even out there to replace this amazing home, with so much love and attention to detail put into it, the fireplace's...... everything. Oh my gosh and now it's gone. It's just heartbreaking!! I will never understand the person's thinking behind taking away this amazing home, I don't care how much money you have. This place should never have been demolished to put up "something better". I'm just beyond heartbroken. Thank you so much for sharing this with us. It just makes me so sad that the past is just being demolished, so much beauty gone😢

@stephaniebess3968 3 ай бұрын

I'm in utter agony over this! Who says this is okay? Right? Nothing else to do? OMG.....despair.....

@TommyAlanRaines 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely a pity, it should have been saved!

@louisetraxler3188 4 ай бұрын

A beautiful house. makes me so sad to see it torn down. thank you for the video really appreciated it.

@GlitterGlamGal 2 ай бұрын

The Olympian definitely was the last resident i would say as the awards and Kodak photo info would suggest. Hard to say who it was, but as there were only 4 riders representing Canada at 1968 Olympics it would have been either: James Day - 13 th individual show jumping. GOLD MEDAL teams showjumping. Jim Elder- 6 th individual show jumping. GOLD MEDAL teams showjumping. Thomas Gayford- GOLD MEDAL teams showjumping. Torchy Millar - 36 th individual showjumping. They were the only showjumpers to complete that year from Canada.

@jackjames3190 Ай бұрын

I’m a spatial designer from London - usually I don’t like North American “Tudor” houses because they’re usually so Pastiche they tend to be the McMansions of their time - usually the 1920s and 30s - but THIS (!) The fact this beautiful house no longer stands actually makes me feel physically sick. I expected better from Canada (!) Very VERY sad loss of Canadian architectural heritage.

@bonnehausman2253 4 ай бұрын

What a waste! To demolish such a beautiful, well built home! It wouldn't have taken alot to restore this lovely Tudor home. People are so wasteful. The magnificent woodworks, doors, hardware, leaded and stain glass windows, wooden and iron staircases. Destroy to build a modern monstrosity! On top of it all, what a sin not to salvage some of the woodworks, fireplaces, doors and hardware, windows and copper piping! I don't care how wealthy one is, it's called recycling! So wasteful.

@mathieubroersma 2 ай бұрын

Demolishing places like this should be a criminal offence. Save your history, once it's gone it's gone forever.

@Lincolntowncoupe Ай бұрын

I'd be willing to bet it was bought by some late millennial who hates old things who's going to replace it with some bland Instagram house.

@donaldstrickland8093 2 ай бұрын

Why in the heck would someone demolish this gorgeous old home

@carolali8851 4 ай бұрын

Gorgeous house and very well built. It was sad to see it in a pile of rubble. Thanks for sharing.

@deeannemason7003 3 ай бұрын

In the States there is big money in salvaging houses like this. If they have to tear it down, save some of the history and craftsmanship!

@marilynjones3440 4 ай бұрын

Such beautiful homes. It’s a shame they are purchased only to be torn down.

@glenyshanlon5112 4 ай бұрын

Criminal to knock it down the new ones will not have the amazing finishs that this house has I believe the owner was all so a horse trainer that's where his money came from.

@Lincolntowncoupe Ай бұрын

Whatever gets built there is not going to have one single not manmade material in it, except maybe the studs in the walls.

@paulastewart3144 2 ай бұрын

The new house certainly wont have the awesome character that this gorgeous house has..would have been great for the new owners to bring this house back😥😥😥😥

@nouuufnomo7075 3 ай бұрын

Pls wear your mask, be careful from asbestos

@betsypartridge4854 3 ай бұрын

I just cant believe these beautiful homes are just left to rot

@tercet 4 ай бұрын

This house is a 5min walk from Drake RIP

@gAIL-w7r 2 ай бұрын

Its a real shame that they did not salvage any of that beautiful woodwork. It shows no appreciation for history! Thank you for a great video, its nice that you appreciate craftsmanship. I loved the video.

@kentworch 2 ай бұрын

It's quite a shame to see such a masterpiece reduced to rubble. Some people just really do have way too much money and no sense or appreciation for anything other than themselves and their own wealth. Such a shame to see something that beautiful in that good of condition get destroyed by someone just throwing money around because they can.

@Doug-j8u 4 ай бұрын

😔 for the house

@lynnkelly6989 3 ай бұрын

What Olympian did it belong to??

@nancyweliczko9334 4 ай бұрын

So sad to see this gorgeous home torn down, the craftsmanship was beautiful.

@zeevon9 2 ай бұрын

There’s the excavator, the pending doom, I felt your sorrow every time you said it. What a shame.

@johnfisher9816 4 ай бұрын

What a shame. I'd love to have that house!!

@susanmullin7203 3 ай бұрын

It’s sad, because lotta that woodworking and flooring can be reused there’s a lot of places to go in and take all that out. It’s crazy those windows, the gorgeous.

@debbicox2776 Ай бұрын

1932! Wow! Ahead of their time.😢 This is so 😢! I have seen such beautiful homes were going to be torn down. Makes me sick!

@mariewilliams3524 23 күн бұрын

I hate people who went to tear down so beautiful places and see these things gone if I was a multi-billionaire like I will try to buy up all these places and make them beautiful again

@terrystrahl6006 3 ай бұрын

How sad it is to destroy a beautiful home like this, these homes you will never see again made like this, and the history behind them. Like you say, I would just love to have a fabulash home like this to live in and enjoy.... 😮

@paulastewart3144 2 ай бұрын

Makes me want to cry😢😢😢😢

@carlashepherd9362 4 ай бұрын

Wow I love this mansion! So sad it’s going to be demolished! Very cool video! ❤️👍🤘

@dorothymiller2650 2 ай бұрын

It is a shame that’s a beautiful house. Great condition.

@ShettikkaWoods-jl8iq 3 ай бұрын

If I had the money 💰, this is what I want ❤❤❤❤❤

@desireeadams1261 2 ай бұрын

Why did I actually cry when seeing it demolished 😭😭😭😭

@desireeadams1261 2 ай бұрын

What an absolutely beautiful place. Complete shame to tear down an icon of history. Yes, new places are beautiful, but you don't and you can't replace this. Absolute shame that it's gone. Would've loved to restore it.

@gatheringthymeandgrace1668 Ай бұрын

We need to have these homes listed as they do in Europe, this type of craftsmanship is no more. What a shame!

@donaldstrickland8093 2 ай бұрын

All of this home could be salvaged for other people to reuse

@nursesmitty9503 2 ай бұрын

I'm gonna guess Blake Pieroni since there's a pool and in the garage it said Blake + Cody....perhaps Cody Miller? This is really sad letting this gorgeous, gorgeous, completely livable house, get torn down. It should be criminal!! :( It must be nice to have that much money, that something like this means nothing to you!

@nemiarucker 2 ай бұрын

Such a shame. I wish i had just one single stained glass window from this house. I would've treasured it til i die. How could someone destroy so much treasure? 😢

@lindaloftus8780 Ай бұрын

Fabulous house. This home by way ahead of it's time. The craftsmanship is really something to be envied. Craftsmen now would have no idea how to make the woodwork inside. Why it's being destroyed and not repaired should be a crime. Something you probably won't ever see again. Should be put on historial list. This breaks my heart.

@PatriciaAShelton-no6cq Ай бұрын

I look at homes for sale in Canada. I love the open space,but still use French doors for the office or the formal living room. The basements are another house in itself. Seems all homes have nice basements there. I've seen them take homes like this,open it up where they can, especially the kitchen and family room. They leave special features such as molding etc. that is original to the homes decor. In this home I'm sure they would leave the all the woodwork it's original stain. Paint color they may switch out to a light beige an uodate the kitchen totally. I watch Open 24. Real estate company buys a property at low price sink a million in renovation or more. But sells the home and make a million or more for themselves. Whomever they use as contractors do a fantastic job. One home was Victorian and it was kept true to the original plan. Only thing that was changed was the kitchen. The master bath they added a beautiful corner shower but kept the claw foot tub. But the style and colors used complimented the house. Sad this home couldn't have been remodeled and sold. Tho if it has foundation issues sometimes those just can't be fixed. But at least salvage all you can from this beautifully crafted home.❤

@donaldstrickland8093 2 ай бұрын

These people are idiots to destroy this home

@jenniferalexander920 Ай бұрын

There is nothing wrong with most of the things or the house. The woodwork and stone carving are amazing craftsmanship. It’s devastatingly sad

@joemiller2057 2 күн бұрын

That's so sad to see all that beautiful place to be torn down that place was built strong to last forever whatever is built to replace it will not last as long as that place

@CarolMortensen-e2b 3 ай бұрын

Amazing to see all those radiators in the garage. It must have been nice and toasty in their during the winter. An amazing video. May there was just too much asbestos to pull things apart and save. Asbestos must have been everywhere. Great tour. Thank you.

@CarolMortensen-e2b 3 ай бұрын

" in there" I mean.

@Lincolntowncoupe Ай бұрын

The fact that it was demolished is a travesty. Probably gonna get replaced with some soulless modern house that looks like shipping containers and is full of white and grey engineered materials.

@laurelahlstrom8749 Ай бұрын

Loved it. Thank you.

@Perksofbeingawallflowermel Ай бұрын

This is so sad :( such a beautiful house with so much character… getting destroyed to put a house with no character at all!

@roseannejacobsen7115 Ай бұрын

That is criminal to destroy all of that woodwork. And all of that stained glasswork!

@theresamckenna3176 3 ай бұрын

I wish I could afford a house like this I would renovate it

@JS-kv2vw Ай бұрын

The end after it was gone was so sad. This was so beautiful. Thanks for sharing it with us ❤

@patriciamurray5612 Ай бұрын

Terrible waste of some beautiful architectural details.

@donaldstrickland8093 2 ай бұрын

I guarantee the modern homes aren't as well built as this one

@theresamiller3805 2 ай бұрын

Wow sad that they didn't want to restore the old mansion.what a pity

@Susan-lf2hl 2 ай бұрын

Most often the beautiful architectural details are sold off before demolition. Folks today want zoned HVAC, updated wiring new baths and kitchen, no lead based paint, etc.

@cathyhendrickson9640 3 ай бұрын

I'm surprised that over the years central air conditioning wasn't added!

@CatiaMambrin 2 ай бұрын

È veramente un crimine demolire un edificio del genere!

@melindaworrell909 2 ай бұрын

So.sad ..

@katmando6199 2 ай бұрын

So beautiful, but so sad.

@AnthonyAgro-dj3ln 3 ай бұрын

So sad they should have saved this home so much history just trashed 😢

@donaldstrickland8093 2 ай бұрын

The owner has no idea as to how much money he tossed into those dumpsters

@ShettikkaWoods-jl8iq 3 ай бұрын

Tudor style ❤ beautiful 😍

@gailturnerrickman8917 4 сағат бұрын

How do you know it’s being torn down? Possibly the pool or patio is being dug up and house is being renovated.

@jackiedrowley3351 2 ай бұрын

What a waste such a lovely house .

@trinasyoutube Ай бұрын

It’s gorgeous on the outside & all of the solid wood inside & brick exterior should be salvaged. It should be against the law to NOT salvage parts of demolished houses & buildings!

@aarons3695 2 ай бұрын

It is criminal that somebody did not salvage that woodwork and stained glass. Easily $250,000 in woodwork and stained glass salvage. The more I watch the more angry I get. The door knobs, light fixtures, even the garage doors. This can never be replicated. The copper pool table light is to die for. I've sold those Yale door locks and knobs for $100 each........

@kaetischmalenberg222 Ай бұрын

Might have been A for alabaster in that bathroom. What a pity they are tearing it down. So much could be salvaged. Would probably been lead paint that’s peeling. Maybe that’s why they can’t save anything? You’d think the light fixtures, stone walls, plumbing fixtures could be saved, but I guess they couldn’t be bothered.

@CarolMortensen-e2b 3 ай бұрын

I read that there was asbestos put in plaster walls until as late as the 1980's. So, pulling the woodwork, etc, could have been pretty hazardous as far as dust.

@nemiarucker 2 ай бұрын

It could've been cleaned up and bèen fine. Of course, wear protective clothing.

@soniaanderson5204 2 ай бұрын

Darn, Why tore this down?!! Not enough homeless in Toronto that building could had help in a half-way house kinda setting...Wow!! And don't get me started on how much could had been salvage out of this building and reuse...such a shame all around. 🤬

@micheldutch3393 Ай бұрын

What a, nice house, they can better renovate it,,, ps im your New abbonee.. Hello im Michel, from netherlands. Nice video! Btw..

@miroslawarokitnicka3 Ай бұрын

How you can destroy a little piece of history? The house is an amazing and craftsman job, wood, stones etc. it breaks my heart. This place should be under government conservation.

@noweaponsformedagainstme 3 ай бұрын

Beautiful, the office, wood throughout in the right places. The fireplaces and surroundings. I find it difficult that no one wants to update/restore and move in.

@talkshowswisdompetsart 9 күн бұрын

the ones to fix it up must have been aborted or involved in crime etc, thats the problem with the pop control is that now we are going extinct opposite problem and is i guess why so many void of abandoned places with no one to inhabit them sadly?? cuz yeah that is crime that people destroy beautiful places for no good reason when could build any number of better places where truly dumpy places exist that deserve to be torn down, not mint historical masterpieces??

@rubytuesday863 2 ай бұрын

wow. all of that beauty will be replaced with cheap junk. its being done all over NYC, classic style being replaced with gaud.

@MICHELLE-gu2qc 2 ай бұрын

What a shame they are pulling something made of high quality to put a MacMansion in its place. The food processor is a 1960s Ranson "high tech" processor. There would have been heaps of different attachments to fit on to the base. They are in demand for the mid century inspired fans that convert their house to 50s-60s.

@AzsHatGrifter Ай бұрын

Obvious upgrades since 1932. House is definitely not all original.

@robynwenz3959 2 ай бұрын

Hello ❤ beautiful abandon mansion ❤

@rebeccabuechman8384 4 ай бұрын

Its a shame they are tearing this done, nothing Nowadays compares to this type of workmanship

@jeremyking6146 Ай бұрын

unfortunately people with too much money don't care about history or craftsmanship and all they see is dollar signs (like the property this estate sits on).

@Toomanydogs7 2 ай бұрын

Okay I guess I understand the need for established neighborhoods etc, but are they not going to salvage this house for the beautiful stained glass in the moldings?