Notorious ABANDONED Modern Detroit High School

Join me, as a tour through this huge, and very errie, abandoned modern high school. Later learning its history, which ultimately lead this school to the state its in now.
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[@L0u3llaPUNK]

The opening scene of the run-down building with a single firework is basically the poverty version of the Disney movie opener.

[@DeckMower]

Lmao, those arent fireworks.

[@TinyTurboVW]

Ain't fireworks bud

[@jacobhorovitz2927]

look in the background at 0:22 you can see them being fired off.

[@Henry-kv7zl]

You can see the fireworks in the frame dummies.

[@CineZoneYT]

Prophet of Profit LOOOOL

[@qbmac2306]

Guys you could run your entire channel off Detroit alone.

[@liveuntetheredmusepodcast4832]

So true!

[@M0rshu64]

@Derp Derp i wouldn't recommend it without exercising your 2nd ammendment rights or atleast have a bodyguard in tow.

[@kylehankins5988]

Detroit is a modern tragedy, it used to have the highest median standerd of living for any city in the world (literally). Then the auto industry moved out and things fell apart.

[@mitchellalexander8508]

@@kylehankins5988 Auto industry moved out and the opportunistic socialists came in. As a Detroiter, people feel patronized by the ruin porn. Like Detroiters and their home is a zoo exhibit. Easy to "explore" the literal forgotten zone when you have a comfortable life to go back out to, easy to say a bunch of words that sound nice and sound like they miiight fix the problem. Easy to pretend like you care

[@HK-lz6lj]

@@kylehankins5988 u mean the whites moved out and it all fell apart...

[@pinkglitterbae]

I remember I used to take summer ballet, hip hop, and lyrical dance classes here. The last time was about 2008. It's a shame what shape the school is in now. It really had a beautiful lobby and dance studio.

[@lashawnreid4823]

Qiana H. Yes it was a beautiful studio, I was a student there in the late 80’s had dance with Ms. Kirkland

[@nobledrew2576]

Sure was

[@quanbrooklynkid7776]

U cute

[@captainthrall]

It's amazing how badly it decayed in only 10 years

[@rachelandersen3762]

I was in Detroit in 2008 and it’s bad schools I was there for a year 6th grade guess my age now?

[@owencoretti9969]

It’s sad that it looks nicer than my non-abandoned high school

[@fingore1213]

lol what kind of school do you go to

[@stevieparr7039]

@Robert Hall it's messy and vandalized, sure, but the bones of the structure look fairly intact and sturdy. Didn't see much mold(removable anyway) or water damage. The physical damage is mostly things easily removed and replaced - drywall, windows, ceiling tiles. Frankly, we need to start fixing old things up instead of always building new. Also, why were all these still-perfectly serviceable desks and chairs, furniture, left behind? Why aren't those things being used elsewhere? If they're gonna just let the building fall apart, why wren't those lockers/auditorium seats/light fixture/frickin' *everything* repurposed/auctioned off by this point? Seriously rage-inducing, the sheer amount of waste we see in most all of these videos.

[@ermimprettysigmaphonk]

Stevie Parr you need take the chairs and desk them out side and load them on trucks then get them cleaned then perp them for getting moved into a school it would take to much for to little, the lockers are concrete on or just screwed in and it would be easier to by new ones and just install them instead of having to replace the locks and would could be a lot of man hours and time to move these items, almost all of the stuff there has been vandalized and it wouldn’t be easy to perp it and fix it, now of course the light fixtures are a great idea but you need a small army of guys with a ladder and a screw driver, if they did it earlier then yes, almost everything could have been saved but right now the school will just stay there.

[@OfficialRemBeat]

@behindtheballad more like 'detroit', amirite ?

[@TackyFlamingo]

Mine is brand new lol

[@NotAJosh]

It's crazy to think of all the schools just abandoned in Detroit. You could probably to an entire series just in Detroit itself. Detroit is truly just a sad story

[@NotAJosh]

LegoGuy87 Oh yeah. It's a shame. Maybe one day Detroit will get back on there feet again but not if all these abandoned building are all over.

[@therealjaystone2344]

Detroit once had auto industries until politicians came.

[@CARBONHAWK1]

And people wonder why there’s crime there.

[@darthXreven]

Detroit needs David Sarif and Sarif Industries lolz Detroit needs OCP & Robocop....but it'll be a shame about poor Mr Kinny, life in the big city eh? I'd buy that for a dollar?? LMAO

[@GummyDinosaursify]

+LegoGuy87 Actually, i'd say the Detroit Riots are what led the city down it's path of destruction. It never really recovered after that.

[@blazrrr-4082]

I enjoy this style with commentary and backstory to whatever your exploring. Without it, it just feels like watching a bunch of abandoned clips which is an easy find on Google search. Bringing your own personality and exposition to these abandoned locations really makes your channel stand out.

[@IAmKenkira]

I agree. I've seen other 'abandoned' series (even Bell's) and they come off as quiet, haunting and a bit boring. Knowing what occurred through dialogue adds a greater investment in what we're being shown.

[@davidfuller764]

Blazrrr - I concur.

[@davidfuller764]

Yes

[@troyking6156]

I also like the running commentary and back story. It gives perspective. Dan does good work, but the silence is tough to sit through. Keep it up, Jake!

[@GiovanniCloud]

@@IAmKenkira If you like this, look up "Sal Dead Malls" on KZbin. Sal films as much of a dead or dying mall as possible while giving the back story to the mall and other tidbits of information with background music consisting of either classical or vaporwave accompanying it. kzbin.info/aero/PLeveLKZSrsW5yrdr5vZa1-7oq_g-EuzZt

[@juanc.rodriguez5908]

Those Shrek 2 stickers on that locker @ 6:30 are enough to make me want to go to Detroit and explore that school.

[@Hordes_Of_Nebulah]

That kid really fucking loved Shrek 2! That is their swamp so be careful.

[@Ob1tuber]

Don’t, but if you want to come for other reasons go ahead

[@francescobalestrieri7096]

The entire time I heard jakes breathing. Kinda funny lmao

[@tatertotter808]

Not funny at all and really annoying

[@MrDetroit1701]

It's Detroit, it's been edited and slowed down, he's running from people.

[@cassielov3]

same i love it

[@roodboy606]

It sounds like he’s wearing a respirator. Probably in case of mold.

[@anon-pl5xk]

I felt on edge

[@glownetwork4816]

Im from Detroit and still live there that’s Detroit Kettering High School my cousin went to school there be careful when roaming on the East side of Detroit it’s pretty dangerous

[@BigSisterW]

Thank you so much for saying the name of this school, i did see a big "K" somewhere. I thought maybe it was Northwestern. I can't believe they mad a video of this and didn't even say the name ! grr And i totally agree about the video makers' need for being careful - lucky they did not encounter some angry homeless in there or worse yet, some druggies or dealers.

[@cknorris3644]

Yup, thanks to the black man.

[@lodewijkperquin1521]

FL Biker what does your comment add to the conversation?

[@amaricole3910]

Lodewijk Perquin fr 😂

[@NewlyAwakened]

He probably is deliberately not mentioning the name of the place for legal reasons to keep other people from doing the same thing due to trespass laws and didn't get permission to go there.

[@100SteveB]

Can you imagine what it must have been like for a first day student? I remember what my first day in high school was like, trying to find my various classes, hell it must have been a nightmare in this school. Hope they gave the students a map!

[@whatweather]

Seeing those "Shrek 2" stickers inside a random, deteriorating building makes me feel old af.

[@MrMario2011]

A high school with children's playground equipment in one of the courtyard areas? Any reason for that?

[@blimps2428]

High school pregnancies? That would be my guess. My old high school had one.

[@ruthdynasty]

when high school enrollment dropped really low they turned part of the building into a school for special needs children which was (if I'm remembering correctly) for K-12. The playground equipment was probably in their part of the school.

[@shannong2174]

My high school had a very small children's playground. There was a program called Baby Talk that was a small daycare room with the children of students and teachers. It was a way of helping keep teen parents in school. Also, if you took child development classes you would work in the room a few times a year to help gain experience.

[@K1ddkanuck]

Mine did. It had a daycare too.

[@maximus4680]

@@ruthdynasty Actually, that’s not the case. The school had a special-needs program located in its West Wing but only for high school students. The playground equipment is part of a wildlife oasis students created in 2003. It was merely part of decoration.

[@KC0FZZ]

"Huh. The library is untouched. Imagine that."

[@CineZoneYT]

KC0FZZ lol

[@mczenk5095]

Fucks that supposed the mean?

[@FilthyMcFly1983]

@M Czenk Exactly what I was thinking 🤨

[@KC0FZZ]

@@mczenk5095 It means that with all the destruction and urban decay the library has been untouched. Almost like books are like garlic to a kind of urban vampire. Imagine that.

[@ChubbyTeletubby]

Duh. Books? And that's the TEACHERS saying that. Nah - teachers are heroes. Unsung mostly. We just gotta pay em more. Invest more in this education system. We gotta. But - we gotta do our own part. Parents... I'm talking to YOU.

[@haraldlorentzen40]

What a massive building complex. Also that 14 year old kid shooting his MOTHER... Holy hell, I don't even... So sad that it would come to that...

[@morgang77]

Harald Lorentzen I live in Michigan about 30-40 minutes away from Detroit and we get Detroit news stations obviously. A lot of the stuff they show on there is very similar to that incident. I’ve heard this kind of news all my life so I view it as just another day of news as many other people around here. It’s tragic that these situations happen and even more so that people become so numbed out after hearing the same news stories for so long.

[@tylersmith7054]

@@morgang77 It's terrifying to think this kind of thing happens. It's worse to think someone could be so exposed to it that it would become normal. I just hope people know it isn't normal. This doesn't happen everywhere. That isn't an environment to live in. If you can escape it you (they) will be better for doing so.

[@rachelandersen3762]

When I was 14 in 2014 I did school in Detroit and left in 2017 for school in mexico if you guess my age I will sub to you?

[@tedhood5681]

What's the name of the school

[@toicook8246]

@@tedhood5681 Kettering High School. Once I've seen that Big Blue "K" then I knew

[@inthezone666]

Does anyone else get a really menacing vibe about this place, like that tense feeling you get before a fight breaks out?

[@12SPASTIC12]

MENACING ゴゴゴゴ

[@Kidicaruslover]

Imagine exploring this place at night...

[@RydiaMerchan]

This totally made me feel uneasy. Totally unsettling.

[@GerberdingFamily217]

No

[@michellefernandez3155]

@Goliath Online So true. Bad vibes place. Very agressive stuff going on there.

[@cooperationiskey]

Anyone else feel nervous as *hell* watching Jake wander around in here by himself? Yikes.

[@omega1575]

Agreed, I was expecting to see a homeless person or drug addict in the corner of a room, or see a ghost

[@lionelkennedy1394]

I felt nervous for him. Just the way this abandoned school is laid out and it's huge. Too many places someone could hide.

[@CineZoneYT]

Cooperation Is Key destroying isn’t that bad

[@easyfatchick666]

At first I was like whats wrong with you why are you breathing like that‽ Then I figured out you were wearing some kind of breathing protection which makes sense. Smart.

[@paulygspeaks7308]

That school looked like it was amazing when first built! So unfortunate.

[@MadTheDJ]

It's always weird seeing an abandoned school. There's a familiarity to the hallways and classrooms. Thousands of kids went there, sat in those courtyards, laughed, listened to music, walked the halls and learned in those classrooms. They played sports in that gym, had assemblies and put on shows in that theatre. They proudly walked across that stage during graduation. On some distant shelves there are yearbooks signed by friends and classmates, with pictures capturing the school very much alive. You can almost hear their voices echo through the years. Now it's left to decay and vandalism. No matter the real world circumstances of the closure, it's always somehow just plain wrong that such a place is left unoccupied.

[@jeffcgh]

damn this comment hit

[@Invictus-Solaris]

This comment did not hit.

[@walnutproz]

Aint nobody graduating from a detroit school

[@changedmylife07]

This was pretty spooky. I live and work in the detroit area, so getting the tour of an abandoned building that's in your own backyard changes the game. Thanks for sharing!

[@2kdegenerate708]

Just sad. Still a good video Jake. My High School was built to hold 4000 student but after passing that number, a 2nd school was built. Now has barely 2000 students.

[@justinmeyers4292]

Lol my school has 150-ish kids total in Elementary, JH, and HS

[@justinmeyers4292]

And it’s all a single campus

[@2kdegenerate708]

Justin Meyers LOL it's all good

[@davinp]

When I graduated high school in 1996, it had 2845 students enrolled which was overcrowded and they had to install trailers. 20 years later and the trailers are gone. The 50 year old high school was built in 1974 based on another high school - they moved from a smaller building which became a middle school

[@Townie7177]

2kdegenerate Foster my town when I was in high school didnt have a high school so i had to go out of town we had 2000 kids.3 cafeterias and a map of the inside of the school.lol

[@partofher4618]

My school closed it’s doors this year, and to think that it could’ve ended up abandoned and in such a state of disrepair saddens me. Thankfully there are plans to continue using the building, but the mere thought that it could’ve ended up like this is nearly indescribable.

[@neonmajora8454]

Part of Her I'd rather have my school abandoned than destroyed.

[@Mr_Zx]

Of course the school is abandoned its summer time silly!

[@1L6E6VHF]

Detroit has many school buildings that are abandoned outright, all year long. Abandoned neighborhoods don't have any children to be schooled. Too, schools in some suburbs that border Detroit poach the better Detroit students from Detroit's population.

[@Mr_Zx]

@@1L6E6VHF i know my comment was a joke my friend

[@StephCurryMcFlurry96]

Wait. Why would school be out on June 8th?

[@brayden7677]

This is an underrated comment

[@willjerden7024]

You could almost do an entire episode on just Detroit Edit: i mean like the city being Abandoned. Whole neighborhood are sitting vacant.

[@fristnamelastname5549]

@@SEEYAIAYE I can't say it's not true. Because it is true. But at least we are not Europeans, living in the same houses, and Apartments, our Ancestors use to live in.

[@Lego1upMushroom]

Frist Name Last Name you sure about that

[@askhollib]

I'm from Michigan and worked in education. It is all political. Trust and believe that. It's a terrible thing that has happened to Detroit schools - from both federal, state AND local government. Those kids and teachers are the ones on the losing end. Great video and keep up the amazing work.

[@VaunShiz]

HB it's the community to! The government doesn't raise your children. Politicians don't make a kid shoot his own mom to join a gang.

[@MxArgent]

It's a hideous, insidious world we live in where things like the systemic abuse and deprivation that've allowed Detroit's most impoverished to languish just sort of...happen...and nobody who can do anything is willing to. Worse yet, people blame the victims...Nobody'd choose to live like this if they had any other option.

[@kristineross8925]

Was gonna say, you can think Betsy Devos for the closure.

[@edg8535]

The population of Detroit has gone down, why wouldn't you expect schools to be closed. The ones with higher crime will be the first in line. It is just that simple.

[@sixmile2360]

@@kristineross8925 Not sure she has anything to do with rhe closure. A consolidation if schools was needed to adapt to the massive teduction of population in the city. Betsy has hurt the DPS by her unwaivering support for charter schools but these schools were targeted for closure during the emergency manager era. My wife taught math in DPS for 30 years. She agrees with the consolidation.

[@liplessnavajo4011]

My favorite kind of videos. An exploration of an abandoned place, with commentary of your thoughts, feelings, and what your heard with a history of the abandoned structure is very interesting. These kind of videos intrigues me.

[@ramennoodlesandtacobell1992]

6:30 *lmao those are some majestic stickers*

[@warbot4017]

love your vids but please use buddy system at all times for safety, dont wanna lose you man !!!

[@FascistPastry]

I think what's so sad about videos like this is to remember this is not a traditional war zone, not a third world country, but a city in the United States.

[@mouzube]

You realize this shows less than .1% of the city, right?

[@FascistPastry]

Of course I do. You realize this isn't acceptable anywhere in a nation that deigns to call itself civilized, right?

[@FascistPastry]

It's indicative of a systemic rot in this country. We're abadonding education to get more bombs, more guns, and more MAGA hats and this is the end result. Ignorance, decay, and depredation and that's just in this comment chain!

[@FascistPastry]

Hahahaha. Yes an abandoned high school has no part to play in the degradation of the American education system. You got me man. You're absolutely right I said "Let's just throw money at this problem and that will fix it." See that's what's so deeply wrong with people like you. Money is not the only way to fix an education problem. It has to do with the policies in place and I apologize for assuming you could gather that without being spoonfed it. I illustrate something that is indicative of a larger problem and you feel the need to boil it down to race and money. Nothing is so black and green as that but thanks for showing the depth of your ignorance for the world to see.

[@FascistPastry]

Actually you are right. I apologize for inferring you were capable of making logical deductions based on reason. Seriously, my apologies for over estimating you.

[@writerpatrick]

The building could be restored. It's mainly a brick and stone structure and that part is undamaged. If it was completely cleared out, including the ceiling tiles (which can easily be replaced), it wouldn't look that bad. It all depends on what shape the roof is in.

[@andrewoidx1658]

ye

[@RainmakerXBooty]

yeah that roof is shot. that much decay and neglect means 10,000s to fix

[@cassandrapierce7203]

New subscriber and I wanted to say thanks. I've watched these episodes and I am floored at the number of properties abandoned and the condition you find them in. Safe travels 'cause I'm hooked!

[@FIXTREME]

2:50 "We went with Dan Bell" WORLDS ARE COLLIDING

[@joshbacon8241]

Yeah, shame to see it get abandoned all this time ago...

[@largol33t1]

It's sad that Michigan closed 10 schools from 2009 to 2010. It's all public record. I can't imagine how many students were kicked out. TEN schools? Why do they keep electing the same drunk idiots over and over...

[@brianjamds6617]

Because they just vote for whoever is a Democrat

[@DiarraHarris]

@@brianjamds6617 well their still closing schools and the Republicans have been in control of the state for most of the decade so the party doesn't matter.

[@LittleJa2002]

Corporate Dems and Repubs both want to make money off of privatized schools. Betsy DeVos is a prime example. Too expensive for poor people to attend keeping the wealthy educated and in power and the poor beneath them. You can try and afford it but if you can’t keep up with the cost keeping your kids there, you’re on your own. It’s terrible how the corporate establishment treats it citizens like livestock because they simply don’t care. . America is crumbling because of greed. It’s going to take bold progressives who take no corporate pac money and give our tax dollars back to the people and not the wealth top 1%. All these massive structures rotting away because our elected government personal interests and coddling the ball sacks of their corporate donors. It’s disgusting!

[@mfchimichanga]

Roaming around an abandoned school in abandoned Detroit? You don't love yourself lol.

[@BenTheMiner]

Are you new to this channel

[@inthemixwithleahbpodcast]

mfchimichanga actually Detroit is coming back I live in Detroit thank you very much!

[@marcd7332]

Leah B Coming back doesn’t mean it’s back

[@glownetwork4816]

Leah B I’m from and I live in Detroit too and you are right Detroit is making a major comeback it still has work to do but its getting there

[@MrTubahead4]

Detroit is doing better than it was years ago. I feel very comfortable driving and walking around. Downtown is also better.

[@Billieraysson]

Loved this video. I found your channel through dans about a month ago and have deep dived in abandoned videos. I love how you give a background on things!! Keep giving us this gold!

[@qvaken8142]

I loved the commentary that you added to this. I'd love to hear the history of any abandoned places that you cover, any interesting stories that relate to them, and what happened after they were abandoned.

[@Bill-zp2mt]

"Luke, I am your father" *Breathe in, breathe out*

[@harbinger9913]

Great video Jake. Really enjoyed the more free commentary and your personal thoughts and feelings related to the exploration of the structure. It really adds to the feel of what we are looking at with your more first hand account. Always look forward to your vids!

[@aoife316]

For the amount of effort you put in to your videos, and the feelings they make me feel, you deserve so many more subscribers.

[@pjlewisful]

Speaking of school...You always do your homework, Jake. Your Mall videos are my fav. You tell the history in such a down-to-earth, regular guy way. I love it!

[@Knight_Astolfo]

Dan Bell style - I like it. I'm glad you two linked up!

[@morgan32]

Great video Jake! Really like the commentary, I think it adds to the video, bringing in details to each scene. It's such a shame to see a Highschool close, in fact, it's like seeing a library close down, you never think about that happening.

[@flametitan100]

We've got an Abandoned school in my area too. It was specifically for grade 8 and 9 kids, but a dwindling youth population here meant that they were relocated to the local High School. I wonder how it's doing; it's been abandoned since 2013, so about a year less than this building?

[@zhejabello658]

Absolutely loved the commentary over the video. Highly would love to see more like this in addition to what you already do. Keep up the great work, Jake!

[@SlXkxmx]

I thought those were gunshots..

[@brandondavis7695]

dont do it. stop. clearly those were fireworks. clown

[@SlXkxmx]

Clown?? Wow… insulting. What a clever person you are!

[@jameswxy1736]

I was half expecting a jump scare during all the walking around footage, damn I would be freakin out not knowing what kind of nasty surprise might lie inside

[@jamesgorman5692]

It's actually the safest school in Detroit.

[@beckster205]

Loved this video and the more free commentary! This is one of my favorite channels!

[@TheBenSanders]

I laughed so hard when I read that "Who wants chowder?" graffiti.

[@seansmith4730]

you mean CHOWDAH

[@evilmidgetdude]

This whole video has a very “The Last Of Us” type feel to it..

[@Qardo]

evilmidgetdude Well, as much as games that are like Last of Us. Tend to look at California, New York, or heck even Chicago. They never touch Detroit. Why? It is the Sci-Fi Police State gold mine. Or Androids' new nation.

[@memeover1017]

evilmidgetdude ikr

[@nageorgiou2]

I half expected to see giraffes when he was outside

[@LPSUniverse101]

That’s what I was thinking!

[@heehhharju4282]

@Goliath OnlineA brilliant game

[@joro808]

Thank you for the insight. I would love to do this. Detroit has so many abandoned schools I would like to document them all before they are gone as many of them already are.

[@abbybeardsley7577]

9:04 my school has a mural like that but it’s all different iconic bands (the Beatles, Pink Floyd, etc)

[@Ash-uo8sp]

Cool! I wish my high school had those murals.

[@stayclem4129]

Detroit...on july 4th...in some shady ass building...You have balls

[@Ob1tuber]

It’s probably in Metro Detroit, which is Detroit’s surrounding area

[@sausius2245]

@@Ob1tuber No this is very much in detroit proper and not just in the surronding metro area.

[@Ob1tuber]

@@sausius2245 ok, I go there at least once a year, Michigander, and I have never seen this thing

[@Cameron-zt9pk]

They are probably on summer vacation

[@Ob1tuber]

😂

[@konturcreations1932]

Incredible! Loved the background information accompanying the footage.

[@davidc.pierce9631]

I always look forward, to your notifications! This vid is an unusual subject matter, but fascinating. Really enjoyed watching! 👍👍

[@Mattscreative]

darth vadder approves this video

[@darthXreven]

Grevious also approves this video lolz

[@SK22000]

😂

[@falpsdsqglthnsac]

Vadder?

[@Qardo]

Vader...it is spelled Vader.

[@marioluigifun]

Vadder is my favorite Star Trek character

[@BobSmith-rf3ph]

It's insane to see the amount of decay that will happen to a place in such a relatively short period of time!

[@markinserra5847]

Anyone else get “The Last of Us” vibes from the intro?

[@gageyoung2799]

Every video you put out is high-quality, interesting, and professional! Keep it up!

[@abigailcarroll6982]

There's so many abandoned schools near this one. Omfg. There's one literally almost behind this one. Another up the road.

[@JustMeAndThePossums]

Another Great Film! I really, really wish that you guys could have made it into Northland. Northland was build as the World's Largest Shopping Center around 60 years ago and had dozens of expansions making for a real interesting floor plan. There's an employees-only underground level for deliveries. (I almost got to see it.) You'd see the site of an abandoned Macy's, (one-time World's Largest) JC Penny, Montgomery Wards, Target, etc.

[@VibeVixen02]

Just Me Hudson’s*

[@JustMeAndThePossums]

True. (or maybe it's Hudson's...Marshall Field's...Macy's?)

[@sparky5731]

Amzing video mate love how you added the voice over when in the big hall near the beginning sounded like the kids where still there you sir just got a new sub🤘

[@InfamousCrimeLocations]

Great video Jake. Like seeing other people's videos of places I've been as well.

[@pizzaivlife]

detroiter here- it is Kettering High School

[@jasonmyneni5305]

Pizzafourlife Kettering is a high school in Waterford public schools

[@pizzaivlife]

jason myneni yes but it was one in detroit too. It is at the corner of van dyke and I 94

[@alfredvalrie5541]

Pizzafourlife good, thx. he never says the school. i went to renaissance so anything on the east side is foreign to me.

[@gfrazier4569]

Ya 100% Kettering High . The K logo statue in front of the school that is shown in one of the shots in the video proves it.

[@dmoedman]

Thank you! I don’t know why the freaking guy didn’t say the name of the school!!!

[@CarringtonHollister]

An abandoned school is creepy as hell

[@Calvin_Coolage]

Carrington Hollister I think the only thing creepier than an abandoned school is an abandoned hospital. Or an abandoned asylum.

[@CarringtonHollister]

Calvin_Coolage you're ain't lying places like that are scary as hell

[@5xdisneyfans565]

Even before you said anything about being nervous the whole time being alone I was thinking why the hell are you in there alone?! Not very safe.

[@jenniferloving9054]

Hi! I love your videos! Hearing the history behind these places is interesting.

[@stephaniefunk6242]

Hi Jake, I actually like your freehand commentary, mixed with a little background on the history of the location. I think you should do more of this type of thing once in a while. Really cool video, I look forward to seeing more of your stuff in the future. Keep up the great work, and stay safe.

[@Patrick_3751]

Ah Detroit. Perfect example of what happens when you base your entire economy off of one industry.

[@troydejesu9245]

what happens when you put democrats in change for decades*

[@thomasschreiber9559]

Michigan had a very narrow economy, cars, steel (used to make cars) and construction. Picture a three car train going off a cliff.

[@sixmile2360]

@@thomasschreiber9559 Michigan still builds plenty of cars. There are three assembly plants either in the city or partially inside Detroit. There are an additional 8 assembly centers within 50 miles of the city along with 5 engine, 4 transmission and 5 oem plants. The area is still the largest concentration of automotive manufacturing and engineering capacity in the world so please do not perpetuate the myth that cars are not built in the Detroit area.

[@heatherwise3546]

Very true. Same with Baltimore and Chicago.

[@sixmile2360]

@@heatherwise3546 What single industry did Chicago base its economy on?

[@nitehawk86]

"Lets turn it into a urban farm." 14:25 "K"

[@JeffEikenberry]

Great video Jake! It was awesome to hear all of the history here! Thank you!

[@yeln4tsmusic]

Have you ever considered doing a video on the abandoned sections of the old Pennsylvania Turnpike? I visited it about a week ago and it’s truly fascinating.

[@alisham8232]

Kettering High School on the East side...met my Love when he was going here .

[@8polyglot]

Hey Jake! Thanks for another great video. An urban farm, which we have a few of here in my state, is usually when a building with a lot of square footage is used to grow crops hydroponically indoors as well as on the roofs. It also takes a huge amount of power to feed the lighting systems and heat lamps used for some crops when inside. I’m guessing since this building is so massive and had the potential to support the infrastructure for that kind of endeavor, thats why they considered it for that! The fireworks btw sounded like you were in some post-apocalyptic dystopia hiding from the rif raf. Very unnerving. Haha

[@Delta_NWAB747fan]

I live in West Bloomfield Michigan, and as soon as you cross the border from Waterford MI, to Pontiac Mi you see a HUGE change. You can see beautiful Lake houses, then literally a 5 minute drive later and your already in the bad part of town. Same with Detroit and Royal Oak MI. I sadly think this is the main reason my school is such a diverse school because there are almost, if not any Pontiac schools left so the residents come to WBHS. There are also a ton of these schools in southeastern Michigan just to some of these communities with very little money. Luckily I’ve seen the old abandoned Pontiac high school redo the outside of it and seen the graffiti being getting rid of. So hopefully these communities can really start to revamp their areas.

[@seattlelights206]

Never been to Detroit, yet my heart breaks for you guys! Someone needs to do something

[@fristnamelastname5549]

Noone can. It's like a Trainwreck in slow motion. I never been too Detroit myself but if I am reading the Comments right. The City is bankrupt, the Local Government is currupt, and the Police (as far as I can tell) is practically, non-existent. How can a city as massive like Detroit turn around? I bet that Trump, and the Federal Government are not welling to 'waste' Tax payer money on reviving Detroit. Unless, Corporations begin to move back, or invest in the areas. (It's unlikely since Gangs rule everywhere across Detroit.) So if Detroit wants to become a great City again, it has to come from within. Maybe, the handfull of good people still left can..oh say...vote out the corrupt scum bags from Office, and bring in some fresh face people. Then a MASSIVE Reconstruction effort would need to take place. Mainly, Revitalizing the Abandoned Neighborhoods, Schools, Businesses, Malls, eta too bring in money, tourists, and most importantly, JOBS! After all that is done. Then restoring the Police Force would need to happen ASAP to protect what was already done. Otherwise, everything would start going down hill again. So that's what I think NEEDS to happen, to make Detroit great again. Or they well continue to go down the path there on. It's really up to the people who live in Detroit to recover from...this.

[@kevinloving3141]

That's why this country needs to get serious about humaniod robots that 125 of them can be issued to ppl where they charge these ¢30 an hour while the employment agency takes $7.25 while the ppl make $30.00 an hour all the while making sure the United States has a manufacturing base plus also being able to weather another pandemic.

[@samanthahammond1795]

@@fristnamelastname5549 reading this as a detroit resident my entire life, you are wrong. it’s insane how people view detroit that haven’t stepped foot here a day in their lives.

[@samanthahammond1795]

@@fristnamelastname5549 visit downtown detroit and then come back to me with this. see it’s incline from 2008 to now.

[@joshlynch8788]

If that’s really Detroit then where’s all the androids

[@Grandrew_]

Josh Lynch Becoming human.

[@Klonoahedgehog]

I really gotta play this game for myself sometime.

[@Cerebro1983uk]

I watched a play through of Detroit becoming human and the date on the screen for the start of each cut scene said 2038 20 years from now. Where is RoboCop of fighting ED-209 again or just flying around using his jetpack.

[@spindalis79]

20 years too early, sir. --- Detroit- Become Dilapidated

[@rachupranger9306]

I think we are a few decades too early for androids lol.

[@heatherhillman1]

These videos are made so much more interesting with the history. Great job.

[@PERSPECKTiVE]

You’ve grown a hell of a lot these past almost 2 years I’ve been subbed. I appreciate the risks you take to make this content. But bro, please take protection if you don’t already!

[@larrywt656]

I would LOVE to see more videos like this. Actually getting to explore something abandoned has always been fascinating for me and I always find it interesting.

[@dragjj]

LarryWT This channel as well as DanBell make really good videos on abandoned areas. DanBell has a Dead Mall series where he explores malls that are pretty much empty or abandoned.

[@InfamousCrimeLocations]

LarryWT Lots of great channels that focus on abandoned places

[@OneStepForwardOneStepForward]

This really gives me a Cutting Room Floor vibe. I love it, keep it up.

[@blonderaider4281]

Thank you for the video and the history behind this massive school. I can tell you were scared a lot during the explanation of the school grounds.

[@braddd1000]

I really like how you did a tour through the building it's a lot more nicer than your flash to flash pictures that you generally do I quite appreciate it

[@joshuasingletary9703]

Detroit needs a revamp.

[@overlookers]

Detroit is a phanthom limb at this point :/

[@yagoobian9254]

Loaded Taco broke beyond fixing

[@panhead55]

Never ever going to happen.

[@RhythmGrizz]

After gen 4 remakes #sinnoh4life

[@loganrogers9157]

20 kiloton nuke

[@axelmalone]

You should do more videos like this, it's a nice change of pace. Keep up the good work!

[@buddy8225]

Its sad to see something like this in our own backyard. Detroit has fallen so far and only people like you show us the grim truth thst no one talks about. Great video

[@v31.48]

That breathing sound though😂

[@gunterg7309]

I thought that the fire works in the beginning were gun shots.

[@Calvin_Coolage]

Gunter G Same

[@shakirahcopney2965]

It's two very different sounds...but you here one more frequently.

[@journeywithjay]

Man those weeds in the courtyard, I can feel the ticks crawling on me just looking at it. Crazy history. Keep killing it Jake

[@thepepsiorcoke]

More of these please! And more with Dan Bell, u guys are my favorite

[@crash6674]

in 7 years that facility looks worse than chernobyl...

[@omega1575]

crash6674 do you mean the town, or the facility, cause it looks worse than the town, but slightly better than the facility

[@crash6674]

@@omega1575 the town

[@samuelhong4272]

@@crash6674 because people don't really explore chernobyl. it's not really in such an urban setting?

[@samuelhong4272]

@Fax Checker Chernobyl is preserved: this high-school has been explored and trashed

[@josephanthony1655]

Thanks for pointing that out.

[@topanga26]

So extremely sad and heartbreaking. I cant beleive any place in this country could get this bad.

[@TheGhostOfSabotage]

I cannot believe that Donald Trump thinks he can make USA great with this sh*t going on!

[@therealjaystone2344]

TheGhostOfSabotage Michigan as a long time struggle with politics.

[@TheGhostOfSabotage]

The Real Jay Stone USA can never be 'Great' as long as places like Detroit, Baltimore and such are the way they are!

[@evilmidgetdude]

With that attitude, he’ll never make your country great again.

[@TheGhostOfSabotage]

evilmidgetdude USA isn't my country, I am British you mongrel!

[@evanredacted7977]

I haven't heard this much breathing since Dan Bell's Ames video! :P Still, this was really cool stuff. Good work!

[@raymondlaney8508]

Great video and commentary. Such a shame this school is abandoned. Place was huge and beautiful I'm sure at some point.

[@nancydarling4918]

Good video. Very interesting. Thanks for filming.

[@Zexion579]

This was amazing!!!! we need more!!!!

[@citiesskyscrapers4561]

Awesome video

[@_M4X15]

Carol Ziegler dropout or grad

[@smokeroverstroker2778]

Your editing is amazing