Florida Roadside Attractions & Abandoned Places - Forgotten POLICE Station & SPEED TRAP IN WALDO

On this episode of Florida Roadside Attractions & Abandoned Places we explore the abandoned Police Station & forgotten ghost town of WALDO, Florida Waldo, Florida was once know as the speed trap /
speeding ticket capital of the world! It is now an abandoned roadside town on 301 that is full of some rich & hidden history! Much Ahead!
Music: Song: Cold Winds by Gavin Luke
#florida #roadsideattractions #abandoned #urbex

[@TampaJay]

Thank you for watching!

[@simply_kim62]

So Cris announced that you dont have a P.O. Box anymore. We had a box ready to go out and its just sitting here. How do we send your box. My wife and I love both of you and we have been sending things for years. 😢we are so sad.

[@kandonkane]

Hey Jay, new subscriber here. Really enjoy your roadside/abandoned videos. Surprised to find out that you were Hoosier born like myself (younger me spent time in Springport, In which is about 10 min from Spiceland). Teenage years was spent in Lee County, FL before moving back to central Indiana. If you get back to Indiana I'd love to buy you and your wife dinner (I'm the proprietor of Pizza King of Elwood). Keep up the great work my friend.

[@kellyparrish-w2r]

Hunt is on, now that Haunt season is over, missed these alot. ty TJ.

[@annabelleleesa3485]

Right? I’ve never even been to Florida, but I love these videos. They’re so peaceful, and I just love hearing about all these places time has seem to have forgotten.

[@michca318]

I lived in Gainesville and I had a friend who lived in Starke. I used to pass through Waldo to get to her house! I always made sure I was doing the speed limit. One time it was a holiday and the cop was waiting for people to go faster than 15 mph, near a school. School was out but the light was still flashing! I was so glad when I heard they stopped them from passing out so many tickets!!

[@Elephant2024]

Glad to see you back with a roadside attraction, abandoned places video. Love you TJ.😀

[@DocHolliday68-bu2sv]

Love The Roadside Attractions and Forgotten Places Episodes. Thanks so much Jay.

[@Sam-02024]

Nice antique shop. "Who remembers TV guides?" 🙋‍♀Awesome vlog!

[@ChristheShrinerdawg]

I really enjoy these roadside attractions videos, my dude! Regardless of what part of then country they're in. Keep it up!

[@bob4364]

Hey Tampa Jay, grest video, tour and more of abdanded historic town of Waldo FL which served also as a railroad junction..Much to come..Enjoy on

[@sailormanjames]

Tampa Jay, So glad you are back to doing your normal videos. Loved this one as I have been to Waldo many times, I live in Alachua, north of Gainesville & west of Waldo. That flea market is huge & packed with vendors & buyers on the weekend. Maybe you could revisit there & make a video?

[@janiebrossmann1178]

Thanks for taking us on yet another adventure 😊

[@DanielleC7]

Love these videos! Thanks, Jay!❤

[@redskull8044]

I really enjoy your quiet video's .... but Haunt's On is fun too!!

[@user-kn6rc4hk2l]

Love the road side attractions and abandoned places, thank you TJ

[@kimberlylyerly2207]

Great video, my friend 😊 I thoroughly enjoy this series of yours. It's always a learning experience. Thank you. Hugs 🤗 and God bless 🙏

[@voyager0156]

the headstone of the little girls at 42:13 : one was born in 1876, the other in 1867. your vlogs are always good; glad to see the off the beaten path segments!

[@WendyMurray-l1d]

I love your roadside attractions vlogs and also movie locations videos

[@Mark-ur4ds]

Love this series every place big or small has it’s stories ➡️

[@randygyulay5114]

Well done and quite interesting. Thanks Jay.

[@MrMetalminded]

Glad to see a video like this again after the Halloween season.

[@garfixit]

Love it Jay another great video

[@naybur74]

i go to that Flea Market all the time, and the Antique store as well, buying the greatest priced stuff i personally have ever seen, i come away with something EVRY TIME. ..AND..also i live 25 minutes away here in Gainesville Florida, and it is really easy for me to pick up and go on the week ends, and to that Antique Mall you were in is supposedly HAUNTED..did you feel any thing. i also with a heavy heart would like to dedicate this video to my Girlfriends mother who passed away today, your intro music was very sad sounding and brought me to tears, i will always remember this video on the day i got the call, thank you for you visit to my area .

[@jackiearnold6535]

YES.. went to that flea market when I was up there 6 years ago!! Got like 3lbs of boiled peanuts🎉🎉🎉🎉 Can't find them anywhere south of Lake Okeechobee

[@MiamisburgJay]

Thanks Jay for another great vid and adventure. Waldo may be getting what it deserves with the speed traps from the past... but that type of stuff is better left to higher powers :) Have a great one

[@jbnorth4835]

Thank you for this video, Tampa Jay !

[@LauraHenderson-wx6xy]

Hey Tampa Jay. 👋You know your stuff, I was just about to make a comment on how this area is notorious for speed traps,so look out ! 😅Thank you for showing us more of the town. Drive safely. 👍

[@marcthorner8338]

The first time I drove 301 I thought I was going back in time!! Thanks, Jay!!!!

[@leearmstrong2743]

Mornin Jay!! Glad you're back!!

[@andystreet1479]

some very cool roadside attractions and the lake at Alto would be very spooky at night great Christmas shopping for someone special

[@ChrisHalloBoo]

Loved it, fun adventure. Creepy swampland, the lake was stunning beautiful. Loved your pick of music and how you let the song play out in the end of video. Great job.

[@frankbrunetti2109]

Thank you for sharing this video! My aunt and uncle lived near Waldo fla in a place called Hampton just outside of Starke in the late 70s and early 80s. They used to take us to the flea market whenever we visited there. We traveled alot on US 301 in those days. There was a drive in theater between Starke and Waldo, still in operation on 301.

[@JoshHarrington-jw5yl]

I was just In crystal river wow I love florida nice genuine good people!

[@trish5556]

When we lived in Ocala from 1979-1987 we drove through Waldo many times heading to family gatherings in Jacksonville. We never stopped and explored, not even the Flea Market. Thankfully we never got a speeding ticket. Between Waldo and Starke there was a place I always wanted to stop and take a picture of but never did. It was a motel that had a sign that read Motel and Taxidermy. That always sounded like a rather risky place to stay!

[@michca318]

Thanks for bringing these back!

[@Elyse1222]

We love antique stores. Will have to add this to the list,:). Thanks for sharing!

[@living4usgnv]

I used to stop at that former Hardee's in Waldo all the time when I would either go to the Flea Market or on my way to Jacksonville &/or Georgia (I live in Gainesville). It was always my go-to on Christmas morning when headed to see my family in Savannah. It closed in either 2015 or 2016. I'd then stop sometimes at the one in Starke (rhymes with Park). I remember the old speed trap billboards as well when I first moved down here from GA. I was waiting to see if you would have headed into Gainesville, as the original Sonny's BBQ location is on Waldo Road (FL-24), past the Gainesville Airport a bit on the right. Maybe next time.

[@Deezabolicol]

Keep these comin Jay! Much love from Oregon, formerly of palm harbor/Clearwater area 🤙

[@Blast-offf]

these are what people love parts america we will maybe never see awesome jay

[@deborahczepiel7355]

Enjoyed this very much, brought back old memories of going to the flea market over 20 years ago.

[@Shelly-in-Tampa]

Who knows maybe one day this town could be booming. Fl. has so much change. ❤ This Video. I love seeing places I have never been.

[@TampaJay]

you never know. thanks for watching

[@MissFanCulture]

These are always a great palate cleanse from a horrible, hectic world

[@mar-45-b8k]

Wish I could do what you do .... doing what you love ,,, freedom. Greetings from Brooklyn NY 😎

[@annabelleleesa3485]

I absolutely love these videos. I wish we had a Tampa Jay for Texas! :)

[@exinilda]

Love seeing these places. Thank you for sharing. ❤️🙏

[@key8354]

I grew up in Gainesville (still here) and going through Waldo (to the Waldo Flea Market) every weekend with my dad is embedded in my childhood. I remember taking one of our family members to the Amtrak station there because they were on their way to Miami in the mid 90s. So many memories! I remember when that town was actually thriving with Feed stores and boiled peanut and fruit stands. Also...you were THAT close to the original Sonny's BBQ. It's on Waldo Road in Gainesville! Next time!

[@minifan77]

I love this video I was hoping you would have spent more time in Ocala though.

[@karenjenkins7497]

You found Beauty Berries. The deer like them and you can eat them too.

[@TampaJay]

thank you so much!!

[@dawnbasham8719]

Oh great the granddaughter says Nana I need that unicorn he shown lol 😂😂 nice market items there tho ..

[@RichyRich2221]

Hi Tampa, I've been watching your vids since just before halloween. It's nice to see you back, thx fir given a brit a little taster of florida, keep safe, you & cris 😊

[@bjornemccomb8262]

Very old cemetery wow! Sad to see those small kids graves, tragic losses.

[@thejewishredneckprepper4675]

The pretty berries are known as Beauty Berries. Very edible, yet has very little taste.Good to make Jelly with. Shalom

[@TampaJay]

thank you for the information. I really appreciate it. Thanks for watching.

[@allybooks0606]

@tampa jay I like watching videos about abandoned places thank you this was cool

[@vickys7370]

Roadside Back 👏👏So Peaceful, thank you 🦩🦩🦩

[@TampaJay]

thank you

[@jparker59able]

Hi Jay. Glad you're back to exploring Old Florida. I wonder if that old brick building with the blue trim in Waldo was once a bank. Wish you had gotten a closer look inside.

[@ChrisKeyes-w7y]

Tampa I love your roadside attraction vlogs and filming location vlogs

[@rogertemple7193]

Waldo was a nice looking abandoned town and I know a lot places like this that have speed traps but beware of speed traps in ghost towns that you don't get stopped by the Ghost Police but have a wonderful week and Thank You Tampa Jay. ☕👻🇺🇲

[@joangravel2436]

Thanks awesome places I enjoyed watching

[@ericl1166]

34:17 that is a beautyberry shrub. The berries are very colorful and ripen around September. I've heard that the berries could be made into a jelly, but are not good raw. Birds like them though. Not sure about your part of Florida, but these are really common here in northeast Florida.

[@danusdaughter8652]

We live down the road from Annie's! ❤❤❤

[@ginamullins8080]

This is my town :) You were in my neighborhood lol!

[@TheAsif5182]

i ve been searching for someone who visit antique shop or pawn shop , but could nt find anybody , today your video popped up on my youtube screen , and u did all what i want , abandoned places visit , antique shop visit ,cemetery visit . that was perfect mate of my choice ❤❤ so i subscribe the channel . by the way , why did u take a risk to be at place where gators can attack .!? be careful bro .

[@NASH_87]

Another Nice video. I would go to the waldo flea market every other weekend. Last time i went i found someone selling an original poster from from the Ringling brothers circus in Venice.

[@jshhorvath]

Now someone will know what you got them for Christmas when they watch your video. Lol

[@unlock54]

Great video

[@michaelsmith9590]

Once visited U of FL Univ Library years ago; recall an ice cream - snack store in town which featured old black-white 1950-60's photos of Gainesville on its walls. Football photos included stainless-steel sleeper train parked in town (probably chartered since not much availability of hotel space in those days). By the time Amtrak inter-city passenger train service was formed, train tracks into Gainesville were abandoned and - or torn up; Waldo, FL was (and from your video it appears still is) the nearest passenger train stop to or from Univ of Florida. Observation: the above may have been a method to create a great demand for roadway expansion near the main campus of the University of Florida which included removal of rail tracks and bridges.

[@SanDiegoAnnie]

I remember years ago, AAA would route people around Waldo to avoid those speed traps. They used to really target out of state drivers. Think that's how they kept their economy going from all those fines. Thanks, Jay! Some beautiful scenery!

[@JohnKeyes-gh9kf]

Tampa you're at your best doing roadside attractions and filming locations

[@MamaLs_Reverbs]

I drive by there everytime i go up to NC and back 301 is my primary route out of the state, always wondered what that was!

[@donaldlinkey8399]

That's pretty neat when you walked in there. That's pretty neat when they've been in the places temperature

[@MichelleMartin-ld6zg]

Evening Tampa Jay nice to see you back again after Halloween 🎃 great video I guess there's much ahead love from Michelle over here in Nottingham in England ♥️ ❤️ 😘 💖 💕 💙 😊😅😂😮

[@juliogonzales5441]

GREAT VIDEO MR JAY...BE SAFE

[@TampaJay]

thank you !

[@sarahmoller9716]

Great video and so much included that is so interesting. I believe the owner of Annie's was killed in a car wreck near Oklawaha a while back. These old towns are special for memories of days long ago. Also during the 1800s, so many babies and children died because of different diseases. Sad times for the families that lost their young children. Thank you Tampa Jay for this video

[@TampaJay]

That’s terrible about the owner. my condolences . I used to live on Oklawaha

[@sarahmoller9716]

@TampaJay I know you lived here and we always wish to see you around. Let us know when you plan to come back and hope we can meet. After all, I was born on Halloween in 1941. What a combo. Hope we can see you one day.

[@lastFLnative]

Great cemetery content!!

[@TampaJay]

thank you

[@lastFLnative]

@@TampaJay ...😁👍

[@mattlucas3609]

@TampaJay those old churches gave me Jeepers Creepers vibes.

[@jonny4563]

Oh man, wish you had looked at the expiration date on that dip in the fridge at Annie's so we'd know when the last people were there. I'd wager a cash bar (no pun) is one reason they closed. That is too tempting for a lot of bartenders. You can still find little bars in lots of places on the side of the road, but I'm not sure I'd go in, but I don't drink, so I wouldn't. Thanks for the tour!

[@currentuser3852]

I have an ancestor buried in the Waldo cemetery. Good to see some of these sights again.

[@TampaJay]

happy I could take you back to Waldo . Thanks for watching.

[@sandman4384]

Nice job I been thru waldo many a time seen some cops some people get tickets and most follows the speed limits never stopped to check it out thanks

[@sandspurpatch]

The old Florida roadside watering hole only survived when the term was DWI and not much was done about it. Florida, old Florida is my family's world.

[@ChrisGentry-e9z]

My favorite breakfast item i like from Hardee's is the porkchop and gravy biscuit.

[@bobbieabbott]

I used to live off of County Road 225 there in Gainesville, so Waldo was an area where our post office was and I think when they lost their Hardee’s and their school system there they really went downhill as a town.

[@springbrown9769]

Summerfield, my hometown. My grandfather used to drink at Annie's. Back in the 90's. That town isn't whst it used to be. Sad.

[@raydurz8716]

Incredible Hulk collection discovered on Lou Forigno’s birthday.

[@TampaJay]

whoa , now that’s a crazy coin

[@PeacefulWayz]

Webbs Antique Mall is closing in April for good in Lake City, should go before they close.

[@sonnysadventure6465]

👍👍👍

[@jasonwaycott8829]

That population graph was spooky. In 30 years Waldos population hasn't changed. nobody comes nobody leaves 😂

[@michaelmayhem138]

Much ahead in this strange world

[@MikeRuh01]

I like the old towns. Waldo doesn't seem that bad if ya like quiet places. But I guess ya have to drive to find entertainment. Those tombstones are probably the only things left of the people from the 1800's? Thanks for the show TJ

[@RobertDickens2002]

Me and Deans french onion dip go way back.

[@TampaJay]

me too great stuff

[@robl4775]

another great video. just a note: bivouacked sounds like "biv" + "oo" + "akt"

[@tobinsphotovideo]

Florida is the only state where you still have constant buay traffic even in an abandoned town.

[@JohnnyKennedy-sf4sf]

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[@JohnnyKennedy-sf4sf]

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[@JohnnyKennedy-sf4sf]

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[@JohnnyKennedy-sf4sf]

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[@sharonknight7346]

A lot of people would go there on the weekends to shop

[@michaelrobinson1003]

Your radar detector would go off as you passed the city limits and change of speed sign. There would be a police car parked in front of the station and usually a cop in a chair out front. As you approached the bcop car lights came on and you'd be signaled to pull over. Yep, speed trap

[@markteicher5785]

I watched so many haunted house videos of yours that I forgot you did abandoned places

[@TampaJay]

thanks for watching

[@graceaffari6486]

Waldo Florida had a very large flea market But because of the speed trap, a lot of people didn’t go They used to hand out tickets like they were candy I guess it changed now. I don’t know. I haven’t been up that way.

[@sharonknight7346]

I was from Gainesville Florida 😅 we all drove carefully had it was true it was a speed trap.😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@SuperBoomshack]

I received a speeding ticket in Waldo in the early 90s; the cop was the biggest a$$munch I ever met

[@Altoncrews]

TAMPA JAY YOU SHOULD LOOK INTO SILVER BULLET LAWTEY, FL POLICE CHIEF YOU'LL BE SURPRISED AT WHAT YOU'LL FIND OUT

[@DREADPOOL]

I always warned people not to speed through Waldo.

[@donaldlinkey8399]

I think I saw that dog somewhere from poor that's a hornet doll ghost

[@johnstarr2458]

Why’d you put such sad music at the end of your recent video

[@candacepost2137]

Is it still a speed trap?