Historical Relics Of The Abandoned Bank of Johnston

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@DraysWorld 3 ай бұрын

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@hemlock2240 3 ай бұрын

FYI, The second floor of the building was a dentist office between 1909 and 1911. Dr. F L Parker was the dentist. Ad found in Edgefield Advertiser Newspaper, Mar. 1910.

@juliancate7089 3 ай бұрын

Can you imagine dentistry 110 year ago? Yikes. Nice research.

@joanwilliams346 3 ай бұрын

A suggestion for replacing the tile pieces. Harvest old ones from an obscure place in the floor where furniture may sit and place them in the floor where the broken/missing ones are. Place the newer tiles in the obscure place.

@alpenglow4243 3 ай бұрын

Very good tip.

@neesr13 3 ай бұрын

It is wonderful you are willing to work so hard to save the floor (and all the other original parts of the bank) because there is so much beauty there. Enjoying your hard work and looking forward to the finished product. Don't forget to hydrate!

@lgreen8777 3 ай бұрын

That floor is going to look amazing. Thank you for restoring that gorgeous building.

@stuffnetwork-x8g 4 күн бұрын

Omg I can't believe I finally found the person that was restoring that place on the corner in the early 2000s it used to be a laundromat

@trw_53 3 ай бұрын

Acetone is a very good cleaner but be careful of the fumes

@Dakling1 3 ай бұрын

If you took pictures of the names and numbers on the front wall. Enhance them electronically and have a stencil made. Put them back on the wall. It's the area's history

@Gamerooster51 3 ай бұрын

I lived in Johnston most of my life. Live not far from there still. Never knew there was an apartment in the building. Good luck with the transformation!

@Fasciseus 3 ай бұрын

Many of those old 2-story buildings were built so that the people/family that operated the first-floor business could live upstairs 19:17 over their store. I grew up in a small town in the Midwest (70 years ago) and several different grocers, liquor store, couple saloons, hardware store families all lived above their businesses. I was friends with one of the kids living above his father/grandfather's grocery store and would visit the family, they would walk up a long dark stairway entering from the street (also a 2nd stairway inside the building and accessible from the back of the store), and their apartment was so dark because only 3 windows on the front of the building and a couple more facing the back alleyway, interior rooms were without windows. Not an ideal living arrangement by today's standards, but in the day getting to work was just a short distance down the stairs to the back of the store. Many of these stores also had an interesting way to get inventory from the street level down to their basements, there would be a pair of large metal doors in the sidewalk in front of the store building which would open in the middle and a freight elevator platform come up from the basement, the basements would extend out under the store and under the sidewalk. Inventory would be delivered to the front of the store, put onto the elevator in the sidewalk and taken down into the basement and stored away until needed. As I kid I would ALWAYS walk aroung these doors because I was afraid of falling thru them and never be seen again. Another thing I remember is some of these stores had many small (about 3 inches in diameter) purple glass embedded into the sidewalk in front of the store, in a mosaic pattern, as a skylight to let some light from above into these basements. Over the years many of these things were removed when the sidewalks were replaced, but a person might still come across these elevator doors or purple circles of glass in the sidewalks and wonder what they were doing there.

@Fasciseus 3 ай бұрын

Another interesting thing about these freight elevators that came out into the sidewalk in front of the store. The elevator platform had a large inverted U-shaped pipe attached to it and when the platform started to ascend the U-shaped pipe would push the doors open. It didn't happen fast enough to pop up and throw a person up and into outer space, but there wasn't any warning lights or bells to warn pedestrians other than feeling the ground beneath their feet begin to shimmy and shake.

@mab790 3 ай бұрын

My mother in law grew up in Johnston in the 1930s. Her family ran a grocery store. She was proud of growing up in Johnston.

@MoviemaniaNick 3 ай бұрын

Cool fun facts of the building. The floor tile looked like it was nice.

@cousinjeb7116 3 ай бұрын

After seeing that photo, my idea is for a bank themed: coffee shop, museum, thrift store, barber shop? Anything that can make money.

@DWilliams-ce8nb 3 ай бұрын

Pour the acetone - or paint stripper, etc - then cover it with a sheet of aluminum foil. Let it sit and dissolve things for 15 or 20 minutes. MUCH easier to scrape away the goo.

@alpenglow4243 3 ай бұрын

Won’t that damage the grout?

@The_TOMMYRAZOR 3 ай бұрын

@@alpenglow4243 Grout needs to be redone anyways

@DWilliams-ce8nb 3 ай бұрын

@@alpenglow4243 solvents don't affect masonry grout.

@smc419 3 ай бұрын

FYI to anyone using Acetone, it's very volatile. For example on the channel "Barefoot Doctors Sailing" they lost their new 50 ft catamaran to fire cause a worker was cleaning in the stern of the boat and someone started working on the electrical system in the bow. A spark from the bow traveled to the stern on the acetone vapours to the stern and exploded the can of acetone. The workers were injured and two boats were total loss. It seems that the acetone vapour is heavier than air so stayed closed to the bottom of the boat.

@ninabooker2904 3 ай бұрын

The old photo and check is very interesting, awesome to find artifacts related this historic property. It would be cool if you had a coffee shop or juice bar on the ground floor with a display case and memory displays from its past. Even a piece of plexiglass over the pencil markings would preserve them for the future, just a thought. I see you’re working hard, I appreciate your respect for the past.

@kitebum 2 ай бұрын

It would be sweet to find an old phone booth and have it just play inspirational/motivational messages for those that pick it up

@k2rcb 3 ай бұрын

From looking at the call sign not a ham station - looks like a business radio license - probably VHF radios mounted in trucks or handheld. Still very cool. Love that old postcard too!

@Subgunman 3 ай бұрын

Yes that would be a business band call sign, probably from the late 50’s and 60’s. My father had two different calls and back then in the 60’s they were a 3 by 3 call and even starting with K in central Ohio.

@lindaroyal8161 3 ай бұрын

Very cool that someone sent you a photo of the interior of your bank. I like the floors, good they can be saved and part of the restoration process. Hopefully others will find you and have items to share. The upstairs, the front with the awesome window, I'd make that the living room, beautiful space.

@lesthiele4921 Ай бұрын

Hi Dray, the inside of the building is slowly coming together, I would suggest when using the acetone wear a respirator type mask, looking forward to your next video, bext regards from Australia, Les

@elrobo3568 Ай бұрын

I am a retired haz mat technician, I would STRONGLY recommend you look up the MSDS for acetone. The recommendations are for air supplied respirator. Please read the possible affects of breathing it. I would like to keep watching your videos, be careful. The metal parts on the doors and windows can be ruined using paint stripper, the best way to clean and remove paint is to get an old crock pot and put them in plain water and "cook" for a few hours. This breaks the bond between the metal and paint by expansion and won't alter the finish. An idea for the front downstairs could be a small museum for locals to bring in area things to show the local history. this would create a little place for local people to show share some of their history for travelers. I don't use social media so I have to say this here. The Waite motor company is on line and may be Waite Toyota now.

@DraysWorld Ай бұрын

This is one of the best comments I’ve received. I’ve stopped using the acetone on the floor, partly due to how strong the stuff is and unnecessary. I did not know about the water trick for removing paint, but I will certainly do that as I know, stripper tends to rust the metal much easier after it’s used. I love the idea of the museum and I’ll look up the Toyota dealership and do some research as well. Thank you so much for taking time to make a comment. I appreciate it. Thanks for watching.

@jwall6006 3 ай бұрын

I absolutely love the historical aspect of this beautiful building. I think the upstairs would make a wonderful home. It seems large enough for 2. You could lease the downstairs to a business. Maybe an office of some type would be nice because they are usually opened 9-5, and it would be nice to have the building occupied when you travel. Then could make the upstairs a master suite. A master bedroom, 2nd bedroom, bath, closet and add a stairwell between levels. The main floor would be living space. Living room, kitchen, office/guest room, and a bath, with space for the stairs between the levels. I hope you can repair the tile on the floor, since they still make it. I’d leave it in the places that it was originally in and fill in with just the closest color to the white in the original style tile to delineate the old and the new. But please try to save as much. Most of the charm has left the building. So you need to love what’s left. First you need to get a plan, pull any permits, and start on something that will allow you to live there. Water, electrical, heating and air, roof and windows. That’s one thing you haven’t talked too much about. What are your plans

@Iamcode101 Ай бұрын

For this Christmas season you have to put some lights in that upstairs window. You can find USB powered ones that can easily plug into a power bank. Maybe can find a fake tree at ReStore. Would be a great way to show that the building is coming back to life. 😊 🎄🎅

@DraysWorld Ай бұрын

We are definitely going to take this suggestion. Thank you!

@tracybrown6207 3 ай бұрын

Linoleum was invented in the UK. If you look up Staines Linoleum it will give you the history (I live in the next town so very familiar). Same man that also invented Lincrusta, a wall covering that was put up in posh buildings. Love the history of places. The cheque (think you write it - check) needs framing and put pride of place when its all finished.

@mab790 3 ай бұрын

Go to Triangle Restaurant when old timers are hanging out. They could probably tell you a lot.

@charlesfortanbary6287 3 ай бұрын

@@mab790 I grew up going to the triangle! Lived in Johnston from 71-79

@FrankCarroll_Nevada Ай бұрын

Try Sodium Phosphate works very well in cleaning the 'crud' from the floor. Works on cleaning bare wood also. The product can be found in a 'non-phosphate' variety. Mix with water and scrub away!

@janjrgensen6134 Ай бұрын

I imagine the bank to be a cafe or a diner place. 😊

@atheistpower5659 3 ай бұрын

Hey I think it would be cool if you could find some one who did all their Banking in the building and tell us what they thought of you fixing the place up .

@MOTORVESSELFREEDOM 3 ай бұрын

Coffee shop in am and wine bar at night

@NateFaulkner-o7i 3 ай бұрын

The best way to handle such a large floor is to rent a floor buffer. The sell abrasive pads that with remove the glue very easily. The nice thing about the hexagon tile is that its not glazed and can be sanded lightly to clean them up.

@garyjones2582 3 ай бұрын

Very nice work, the place is gonna look fantastic one day.. While you still have some Acetone, mix up a 50-50 batch of Acetone and automatic transmission fluid.. It makes the best penetrant you can get for the money.. I'm sure between repairs around there and car repairs it will come in handy.. seal it good or the acetone can evaporate...

@nancyparker8363 3 ай бұрын

Beautiful tiles!

@IsabelGomez-b8s 3 ай бұрын

Wow what beautiful floor! Hard work to salvage though all worth while❤

@michaelvarney. 2 ай бұрын

Get nitrile gloves for use with acetone. And wear a respirator.

@natesteiner5460 3 ай бұрын

Reinstate the original bank counter, at least half high to separate the entry from the living area.

@chrisholds1 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for another interesting video! That ham radio station license paperwork is something that will likely be of real interest to a local amateur radio ("hams") group. You might want to reach out to them and they may be able to help you find out more as well. A floor buffer and some sort of solvent manually applied before buffing might help with some of the stuff still stuck to the tile floor. Just be careful to choose the right buffing pad & plan on the pad to end up useless after the job. A bit pricey, but if you figure what your personal time and the wear and tear on your body is worth in dollars, you may decide that it's worth the cost of the equipment rental and pad(s).

@victorianantiquities 3 ай бұрын

If you are using Acentone you must use a full-face respirator in combination with two organic vapor cartridges. The fumes can cause serious eye damage! Addtionally you need a fan to evacuate the vapor. This stuff is highly flamable and you must soak all rags in water. Otherwise they can sponatriously combust. Seriously you need to do some safety reseach if you are doing DIY work. .

@xray606 3 ай бұрын

The most obvious use would be art gallery/ multi use meeting space that you could rent out. That’s assuming if you were to stay.

@USN1985dos 3 ай бұрын

Stoked to see another vid!

@DraysWorld 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@glenlongstreet7 3 ай бұрын

Dray's Hardware. Nice ring to it. Small town store where people can relax, which you can't do at the big box store. I expect there might be older ones or single mom's that don't have the energy or time to go for a 90-minute drive for a box of nails. I live in a town with 2000 people and the big box stores are about 25 minutes away. there is a small hardware store in town which is very convenient. They stay alive because there are many food processing businesses in town. It is a great convenience for the businesses to send an employee for a 10-minute drive to pick up a tool or some electrical stuff, paint, a shovel etc. Lots of farming here and the workers I have seen in the store, Main Street Hardware, are all pleasant.

@vivalaleta 3 ай бұрын

Beautiful tile!

@joesneon 3 ай бұрын

Very cool Dray!! Hope you got some good nugs for cleaning that tile!!! Love the guitar on the wall!!

@DraysWorld 3 ай бұрын

You know I did!

@daveguy5192 2 ай бұрын

Hey congratulations on your find! I’m wondering if you have contacted an engineer. It concerns me to see on the first floor there is only one beam support along one of the floor spans. Looks like they are real 2 x 6s ( 2 x6s today are not 2x6 😅). You will be adding a substantial load upstairs from appliances, cabinets, furniture, further construction etc. Also then adding 6 or 8 guests for a dinner party.

@corbinvannorman4328 3 ай бұрын

The best thing to clean the tile is water and a old brick. It will bring out the shine in the color of the floor

@christopher88719 3 ай бұрын

Hey Dray you can pry that plastic part of the cap off on your acetone cap and it will just leave you with a metal cap that is so much easier to use. I do that with almost all my cans.

@DraysWorld 3 ай бұрын

I’ll do that from now on. Thank you.

@islandnightowl 19 күн бұрын

Loving your restoration achievements! Wondering if a census of the area would give you more clues on the businesses in the building! They were taken every ten years in our Provinces in Canada. Also looked up Johnston himself and he is sitting in a chair by a fireplace that could be in the building. Also keep in mind when the building was designed originally the women would be wearing long skirts. The door leading to a hallway could have been stairs to the upstairs coming out of the floor in the upstairs. That flooring covering the hole could have been added later to cover the nonused stairwell? I was able to be in a building that was built in the 1880's in my community before the renovations started. There was a stairway that was well worn accommodating the period clothing of the women as it had apartments up there. Similar doors and tiles. Fireplaces similar too. Gas ones installed in the early 1900's. I took some pics too.

@DraysWorld 17 күн бұрын

There was a stairwell inside the building at one point, which I have identified the location in the ceiling. I love thinking about the attire of the people walking through when it first opened. I have a meeting with the historical society this week about their findings. Thank you for your comment.

@RickStaples-l1s Ай бұрын

Blow that photo to a bigger one and hang that there, so cool someone sent that to you 😊check is also cool😊

@space1217 3 ай бұрын

My friend, I love your videos and I'm hooked up with the old Coin Laundry/ Bank you and your Lady are restoring, but as a suggestion/ advice, if you want to finish this project, get some real cow in you, you are going to need it, cheer and keep the good work up and us entertained, thank you!!!!

@VinceMediaTV 3 ай бұрын

Proud of you.

@donnamoll3159 Ай бұрын

Nice!~

@bobwil7650 Ай бұрын

try extra fine steel wool with solvent

@1834RestorationHouse 3 ай бұрын

It would be amazing if you could replicate the bank counters. There's a company nearby in Columbia called "Master of Plaster" that has real lime plaster for historical preservation.

@tomflaherty1055 3 ай бұрын

I love the history of the building. Hope you find out more. Have you seen Wikipedia? Johnston Historic District. Looks like building was put on National Register of Historic Places in 1983. Under references #2 Johnston Historic District. Bank of Johnston #83 built circa 1888 extensively remodeled in 1908. Had glazed terra-cotta facade. listing on page 5. Reference #3 has a picture when coin laundry.

@rosschamberlain1823 3 ай бұрын

Beautiful floors! I've found Citristrip to be helpful with old adhesives. Might be worth a try.

@DraysWorld 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

@janiceshira91 2 ай бұрын

SO COOL THE CHECK WAS MY BIRTHDAY JANUARY 11 Nice

@timothykraus7654 3 ай бұрын

Im glad to see a posting ! I so enjoy your videos and appreciate your time doing editing plus the actual work involved ! Just a heads up to the subscription base of followers . you need to do one a week if you want to gain people to your channel . not that I'm trying to be negative ! But people will lose interest if its not more frequent .Again trying to help you grow and get some type of financial gain ! God Bless

@svenlarsen9732 3 ай бұрын

Cool floor. Drayton🤙🏻

@jeffsmith4525 3 ай бұрын

The lids are to protect kids from opening the can.

@mrmusiclover4178 2 ай бұрын

There are 2 hardware stores in Edgefield. Yes, V. E. Edwards was great. like Edgefield, Johnston was a lively town at one time.

@kalisvarkrom9937 3 ай бұрын

I use to work with Acetone every day for 7 years. I use to use to wash plastic resins from my tools and hands. It will dry out the skin from prolong use. It will dry out poison ivy and poison oak if very fast, if you get it. I learned from working with acetone every day. One time I spent the day pulling poison ivy off my fence and got it on my arms. That even I went to work, the cool acetone on my arms helped take away the itch and by the next day all me poison ivy was gone. Note we had a 10 gallon wash tank we used to wash up in, so I was dipping my arms in several times all night. How ever some years latter one of adult son got poison ivy on his hands, and he would use a cloth rag to wipe his hands with acetone every two or three hours and with in a two days it dried up.

@alannakennedy5273 Ай бұрын

Acetone is a great cleaner but highly highly flammable. Will ignite to as low as 32 degrees.

@Gurra_Gforce Ай бұрын

C or F?

@dispatcherc67 3 ай бұрын

Try the Chamber of Commerce just down towards Edgefield in the next block. My mother may be able to help with information about the ledger book. I can only remember Wates Motor Company being on Lee st toward Trenton in from of the motel.

@Nova-m8d 3 ай бұрын

The last payphone on the outside of that bank was in 2012 and it was on the side of the building just around the corner from the payphone in this image. Look at the concrete at the side at the front corner, the concrete runs all the way up against the building. That's where people would stand to make phone calls. The payphone phone line is still connected to the wooden power line pole about 4 feet away from the front corner of the bank building, the wire is still hanging there in August 2024.

@cindycreateforlife 3 ай бұрын

You know they make scrapers with long handles so you can stand up and scrape, right! My knees!

@JDBredenkamp 3 ай бұрын

Fantastic video ! Thank you - just a quick question if I may ….my wife and I are looking for a similar building on a small town ‘ Main Street ‘ . Do you have any recommendations of websites that may list these ?or advice as to how to find one ? Thanks .

@seapr6 2 ай бұрын

I wonder if those numbers and names on the wall were written by bank tellers? Or from postal workers/customers? Early form of sticky notes?

@Nova-m8d 3 ай бұрын

Based on an average annual inflation rate of 3.1%, $50 in 1892 would be equivalent to approximately $2,812.64 in 2024.

@donsteckel2541 3 ай бұрын

A potbelly stove is much more efficient than a fireplace. That's why a fireplace was converted.😊

@five-oonsene545 3 ай бұрын

What is the call sign on the ham radio license? That may open up some info for you from other ham radio operators on YT. The date issued would also be of use and who it was issued to might help.

@wurly164 3 ай бұрын

I pry that plastic ring off of my cans, makes all the difference in the world. Not every one needs child proof tops

@wilcogrundens9086 3 ай бұрын

If you cut the white part of the cap off with your utility knife, there is a normal metal cap inside there. Makes life easier if there's no kids around.

@raresaturn 2 ай бұрын

Where's the vault? Surely there's a basement?

@joshlewis3486 3 ай бұрын

Did that company ledger have international harvester letter head in it? I thought I noticed that in an earlier video.

@THEDON3400 3 ай бұрын

I wonder if you can turn the fireplaces into gas ones

@DraysWorld 3 ай бұрын

That’s the plan

@BulletSpoung 3 ай бұрын

After you get it looking better you need to get a buffer with a scotch bright pad.

@mrmusiclover4178 2 ай бұрын

Wates Motor Co. was Vernon Wates, Sr. and his son Vernon Howard Wates, Jr., both now deceased. I knew their family. They were involved in the farm implement business in Johnston for many years, on the edge of Johnston. I don't know their connection to the Bank of Johnston building.

@WoW-JojoVlog 3 ай бұрын

That was a lot of money considering the average home price was about 2500

@LaurasLastDitch 3 ай бұрын

Maybe the spot should be a hardware store.

@vivalaleta 3 ай бұрын

Linoleum is green and still used today.

@sal.m2A 3 ай бұрын

Is the garage behind yours as well?

@VINTAGELIKE 3 ай бұрын

What type of fan is that in the background I like it

@DraysWorld 3 ай бұрын

Not sure of the brand name. Bought it on eBay, painted it. Had one like it as a kid.

@backwoodschillin5412 3 ай бұрын

Have you tried the Mexican Restaurant at the other end of your block? It’s really good

@DraysWorld 3 ай бұрын

Often!

@UncleLance67 3 ай бұрын

I think you should be using steel wool instead of that scraper thing.

@randallhorres4213 3 ай бұрын

hey we are in newberry super close let's do lunch or dinner ! my wife wanted to buy a building here but we ended up with a house built 1910

@janetesser6929 3 ай бұрын

Linoleum and the glue can have asbestos. Have you had it tested?

@JDfan3340too 3 ай бұрын

Trying to find the FB page?

@michiganjfrog5714 3 ай бұрын

♥

@yveslaurier950 3 ай бұрын

Handling old paper like the check, you should wear cotton gloves. Then, paper was acid, not alkaline like today, and skin oil will damage it.

@mrmusiclover4178 2 ай бұрын

As a historian, i was thinking thew same thing.

@alpenglow4243 3 ай бұрын

I would suggest a hardware store, but I’m sure you’ll need to be open to whatever business wants to lease the space. Unless you plan to open a business.

@pukeboys 3 ай бұрын

There is a hardware store about 6 miles out of town I believe. Heritage Hardware

@darploin5071 17 күн бұрын

Well you got to think you're in a small town what service or store the town needs that it doesn't have right now that everyone will use it.

@glenlongstreet7 3 ай бұрын

Gloves are very important when working with acetone. Your skin is 'transparent' to acetone. What does that mean? Acetone goes right through your skin. This is not really important; what is caried with the acetone is important. For the worst example lead. Right through your skin into your blood. Dray is wearing Nitrile Gloves, good choice. Some gloves disintegrate in acetone. Some folks will tell you, wash with vinegar. Nope, bad idea. Safety first, cancer second.