It's Gone! ~ They Tore Down 'My House'

[@hovanti]

Sad to me as well; I live just two blocks from where a huge, historic hotel/resort once stood, and it, too, was torn down, too far gone to restore (built mid-19th century.) I look at that fireplace, and wonder how many evenings were spent by it, both happy times and sad. I also wonder if the skeleton is still under all the rubble...guessing they should have a decent grave.

[@rikspector]

Cliff, When we lost our27 acre farm where I lived until I was 18, it was very sad. Taxes did us in ,but even sadder was the person who had the fire department come in and born our Victorian Farmhouse to the ground! All we have is a handful of photographs, but you have modern technology which has allowed you to revisit that charming place. Our farm fields, just across the road, have been houses for many years, but they never built on the house side, good Karma for me and my memories!! Thanks This was nostalgia for both of us, eh? Rik

[@WoollyBee1863]

I like old houses with steps that sag, And worn picket fences running zig-zag, like little children playing tag. Happy old houses with thresholds worn thin, By young ones and old ones who walked out and in. I like old houses that squat in the rain, That have welcomed the years and sheltered the pain Of knowing they wait for a loved one in vain, Crazy old houses that bask in the sun, browned like a crusty flaky bun. I like old houses that patiently wait, for a new friend’s hand on the creaky gate- knowing that love is never too late. Houses sagacious- like prophets of old; Knowing so many things they never have told Poet-Jennie Romano 😢😢😢

[@triumfant2]

I can so relate to this video, I used to have an old house on Horsham rd. A local inn keeper (Joseph ambler inn) had the house moved a few miles up the road to his collection of original local farms. He is very into the local history. I always wanted to purchase this house when I would drive by it on the road side. I’m grateful he adopted it. I have stayed in the house now that he has refurbished it. The house is the Thomas Wilson house is the house he rescued that I always wanted to buy. Love you videos

[@breathless8075]

Somerset Pa USA where I live has beautiful old Victorian Homes that have been renovated , but kept them historically intact and absolutely beautiful. I love my Little Mountain Town ❤️

[@jeffwarren6906]

The comment you made that - " things get old and then they pass away " is so true and that hit my heart deeply . So many places , people , and happenings from my past that i'll never see or feel again . I am 71 , things are not so well with my body and my time here is coming to a close .. When I visit places of the past they don't look the same , either floods , fires , mankinds progress or time itself has drastically altered them , yet there are shadows in my mind of how they once were and even the loved ones that shared them with me appear .. It might just be a cottage in the woods to some , but I think I feel the same vaccum in the heart that you felt as you stand there searching memories to bring it back to life . I don't know your status on faith in God , that's your business , not mine . I have deep faith in Him and it helps accept what time has taken from me , the people time has taken away . I try to hang on to the happiness experienced , the love shared , the joy of memory , and a decision to live in the moment i'm given . That's all I can count on anymore , and that is good enough for me . Keep smiling friend and keep the great videos coming , we appreciate all your efforts ..

[@jaytay8637]

That's beautiful Jeff,thanks for your thoughts.

[@spicencens7725]

How very sad.💔 Love the old farmsteads!

[@lindamccaughey6669]

Oh how sad 😢. I think houses have feelings. What happens to houses when they are left. They fall to pieces. Loved that place. Thanks for the share. Please take care

[@jaytay8637]

What a shame ! A perfect site and my dream home. The birds and running water sounds are magical.

[@Nikki...]

Lovely old home! Such character..love the inside and shutters! Too bad it wasn't lived in. I wonder who's bones those were.👀

[@debbiehills2928]

😢oh sorry cliff😢 ❤beautiful fireplace and chimney. 😮😢❤❤

[@tammydobson3174]

I understand!!!!

[@joangravel2436]

Thanks for sharing that

[@Iamtheeggman-uz3eh]

Wow how time flies I remember that video when you talked about this place! That was back in the day

[@susanfromthemountains1754]

You said it, captured it, put perfect music to it, man.... my heart is 💔 too. RIP old white wood house by the creek that lay there with all it's memories of it's golden years and all the voices of children and adults and the memories of all the hard work, and sounds of laughter, people and children playing and sounds of crying and droplets of tears, school days, hospitality meals and the hardship of raising a family. It served it's people well. RIP. Beautiful video Cliff.💙

[@wmcbarker4155]

life GOD's gift to you., how you live it your gift to GOD

[@susanfromthemountains1754]

@@wmcbarker4155 absolutely ❣️

[@Karen-nc1db]

WHAT. . MATTERS. IS. THE. MEMORIES ... Today. Tomorrow. AND .. ALWAYS ☮️

[@waltglow6396]

Things don't last forever,my house in South Camden was knocked down years ago moved out in 1969

[@breathless8075]

WHY was that NECESSARY 🤯😭.

[@mikeadam7115]

Sixty some years ago I went with my parents for a picnic at a cabin owned by a coworker of my mother’s. It was the cabin at what would become frog hollow and was owned by, I believe the Reed family. Many years later I went to what is now frog hollow. When I saw the cabin it was a major case of Deja vu.

[@EricZolner-zz8bj]

Judging by the older pictures it looked like the roof was starting to leak then. It probably could have been saved back then. If the get rid of the debris and fill it in the old would make a good outdoor fireplace and possibly a good campsite.

[@wmcbarker4155]

historic don'tstand a chance gone but not forgotten thumbs up

[@chrislembke3823]

There's a few revaluation era home's like that with water wheela in long pond about 10 minutes away from where you were when you were on skyline drive in NJ last summer

[@hillarys.k8518]

Bummer, what a waste. Sorry for your loss..

[@jeepinintheburgh4137]

What a beautiful old house that was! Such a shame.

[@Tom-nw4vb]

This is heartbreaking it was in a little meadow the stream near by I would have love to live there from what could see it might be just a little large for me, even if it was in great shape but it would be more the size for couple but it is a perfect place with stream thank you for bringing me along so sorry that it is gone

[@rgdodson]

You should have taken some wood with you and made a bird nesting box out of it so the little white cottage could "live on" at least for a Bluebird family.

[@charliepc56]

It would be cool if you could get a few boards fron the old house and have a wood worker make a small project such as a clock for you. I made a Shaker table for my grandson to use as a desk from some Wormy Chestnut boards that were taken from a old house near where I live. I played there as a kid and it was special to me as well as the folks who lived there. Sorry your dream house is gone.

[@gaylenealis7268]

I've noticed when an old house has been torn down they always leave the chimney standing! i've seen a few where only the chimney is still there but nothing else around it!

[@caryn9561]

I love my state of Pennsylvania but i love it more in the summertime because winters are to hard.

[@lukeyznaga7627]

Mannn....it is so GREEN back there int he woods. healthy plants and ferns. That has got to be a great place to see birds and flowers.

[@jossetteking4967]

So sorry for your loss. Sorry, too, you never got a chance to live in the little white cottage in the woods and fix the place up. I fell in love with an old house tucked back in some woods a long time ago. I wasn't in a position to buy it at the time. No one seemed to be interested in it. Once in awhile, I would go visit it, but eventually, the lovely old house was torn down. I remember crying when I saw that. I don't know why people often can't love and appreciate old places. It seems wrong just to let them sit and rot and either collapse or be torn down. Such is life, I guess.

[@Caddl123]

Oh poor dear Cliff. You was so hapy when you saw it first and then bam Sorry i feel the "fighting" in your voice,it was a nice little house. I rememeber and i hope, you could find another one nearby. You would fit perfect into sicuch a little house. Its a "Fleeing pont" if all in life is too much and you need a rest and time to calm down. In these times better then in a big stressy city for you. I see you as a calm and very sensitive person. Greetings from a old fan from Germany.

[@tomtransport]

So sorry they tore down your house Cliff.😪😪😪

[@mikesweeney7190]

From my heart this hurts...R.I.P.Bit of history gone...So Sorry.😮

[@aliciabruce3330]

There is something about old vacant houses that are so intriguing and you get attached to them and don't ever want them torn down. It really looks like that house couldve been saved!

[@janecharlton6780]

You are so right sadly , one day I hope you get that little house to love and bring back to life . 😢

[@unseensolar]

So sad it could not have been preserved but I understand because that can be very expensive. We just will never see homes like that again.

[@glennjudd2467]

That is so sad ! It was a nice house ! Understand how you feel cliff !!!

[@kateclark7250]

This is sad. So many old houses end up like this, or they just slowly fade away.

[@p.k.5455]

Makes me wonder if current constructs will ever be looked at with the same interest and passion

[@lightwavz]

It was a beautiful little home. It would have made a good artist retreat, caretaker cabin, or the like. People want history, not megamansions. 😢

[@johnirby493]

"A cool place to live in". Especially during the winter. No insulation, no plumbing, no electricity. No chimney, other than the fireplace, which probably was used for cooking.

[@kranny66]

Breaks my heart too ,that would be a dream home to me also ,old ,needs some help and character ,surrounded by all that beauty 😞

[@cynthiahamilton3232]

I agree. What a beautiful, peaceful place. My hope for you is to get the property you can call your own in this kind of setting. ❤❤

[@quietjohnoutandabout6578]

Yes, im sorry to had to give you that bad news. It meant a lot to me too. I spoke with someone involved . She said the county when it takes over this park, they might get with of clutter

[@carolb29]

awwww what a shame.

[@karenanddogs6645]

Oh gosh. 😲 I am so sorry for your loss. It was built with love for sure. Such a sweet home. 🥵

[@HikeForLife23]

What ashame, I over heard some folks talking about this at Ricketts Glen yesterday, and they were saying that The Bordner Cabin is coming down soon

[@nancymann5351]

Oh no. I want to see that in person so bad. I'm in western pa and don't know when I could get out there

[@samanthab1923]

Oh no!

[@ruthgoebel723]

What a shame to tear it down! That's so sad. 😢

[@nancymann5351]

Ohhhh...just saw the before pics. That house was awesome. The stories it could tell I bet. Very sad.

[@mikearmstead8358]

If you didn't video this house Cliff this house will never be remembered. At least you got the memories of the house videoed Cliff, think this a positive thing

[@davidharlin9342]

Bummer.

[@keithwuchter624]

Sorry to see that Cliff. Such a beautiful little house. The history it had. Think of the meals that had been made there. Sould never be forgotten. Sad, sad day.

[@jimflanagan6029]

That’s a shame, very similar to the houses and buildings in the Gap on the Jersey side .

[@cliffordfreeman7829]

Damn shame it looked ok before they destroyed it.

[@marlinmessenger3654]

Trailcams watching you

[@HD-J.R.]

That pile isn't the whole house. The probably came with a dump truck and backhoe and took a load with them. They'll be back. It is really sad to see the end of someone's home.

[@eleanorbuck715]

Made me sad, too, Cliff. Nice little cottage with pretty green shutters. Too bad it wasn't saved. I always think about the history of old homes and who lived in them. They have their own personality. Did you ever find out what the skeleton in the basement was? I hope not human!

[@ohioyodertoter6827]

These people don’t care about history or the past this little home could have been fixed up and rented for overnight stays to earn profit but it’s easier for the people to don’t care about the past to just bulldoze it sorta disgusting 😢😡

[@chadcarter2498]

Hello cliff from indiana the state

[@AppalachianHistoryDetectives]

What a shame…

[@proudchristian77]

A hammock & a sm tarp & whallah , a place to sleep , hang out & when your done , pac it up & take it with you , 💝🏝

[@charliejg]

There is a beautiful old farmhouse that is in the same situation as this. It's on the Fed Ex property off of Race Street on Willowbrook Road outside of Catasauqua, PA. The barn next to the home has already collapsed. I shot some pictures of it the winter before the barn collapse. Sadly, it will just sit and rot until it meets the same fate as "your house".

[@nobillclinton]

😮😥

[@verdashirk9819]

That is sad! It would have been a beautiful place to live if you could have fixed it up.

[@HarDHarr]

Sorry Cliff. It looked like a magnificent little house with much history to it. I do know how you feel; here where I live and grew up at, we have some old homes that I really one to have but unfortunately some of them were torn down. Some of these homes go back to Victorian times in which Those houses were designed with much style and had much history to them. But sadly they were either torn down from being too old or for modern buildings. It's such a shame for when they're gone they're pretty much gone. I myself really love and enjoy an older home in contrast to a modern one.

[@sp00nfed]

That's so sad. Why would they tear it down?

[@my2cents945]

I'm sure many of us have a romantic idea of these old structures and saving them. I know I hate to see one torn down, But we all know the reality of it is that unless maintained on a regular basis they quickly fall into irreversible disrepair. Nature it seems has a different idea of romance and quickly reclaims the land.

[@cynthiagonzalez658]

Maybe owners razed it so it doesn't get used.

[@kennyrichard2971]

It is sad, but at least they could have haul it away

[@jmcnallyua]

They're probably going to pour some kind of kerosene or something on it and just burn it where it lies at it would be a lot cheaper than moving it and hauling it away once it's burnt it turns to ashes that's normally what they do with those structures it's just burn them once they get tore down makes it easier to take care of they can just bury it after that and be done with it

[@clambroth1923]

Wonder who tore it down. Bunch of teens having a party? Maybe the owner fed up with vandalism and trespassers

[@jgwood10]

If it’s on state property than they would have done it. It probably wasn’t safe.

[@robertn2]

Camera is out of focus. One of my sister, remark at my father's funeral that "Our house grew up with us." My parents bought the lot and had a small frame house place on it when my second sister was born July 1953. Two of my three sisters got married at least few times and have children and grandchildren. My oldest sister stays with the house and look after our parents until both parents passed away. But we have always come back to the house, like the Waltons. Dad had left the house in his Will to my oldest sister and me. But I got a place of my own and became too much of tax burden, so I sign off my half and my oldest sister became the sole owner. Years later and just this past December my oldest sister passed away, and through legal actions we require ownership of the house, clean out the best we could, sold the property and the house. We knew that there was no way of saving it, so it was agreed that it would be demolished.

[@tamianderson123]

So sorry, that's sad. What a beautiful & peaceful spot. I wonder who lived there and what happened? We have a lot of forgotten homes up here in NH.

[@dougyeager6812]

Maybe the reason why they tore it down was because of the skeleton 🤔

[@khonsu70]

I know, I was thinking “is no one gonna comment on the body in the basement?” 😮

[@dougyeager6812]

@@khonsu70 🤣

[@rhondakeezer4546]

Hello Cliff, I am sorry, so sad. Goodbye sweet cottage by the babbling brook. Real wooden shutters are from a long time past. My impressions, from your original video, are that whoever left, loved that house. It was cleaned with no clutter left behind. In my mind's eye, the woman of the house took great care to leave a clean house behind because she cared, just as I would have. I noticed very low hanging branches over the roof, these may have destroyed the roof and the house, Maybe, like some things in life, it's better to remember them the way they were. Love your videos. Best to you.🥲Thank you.

[@p.k.5455]

Something BETTER can always be done...for the right price!!! Unfortunately

[@lukeyznaga7627]

Well, the beavers might be happy....?

[@beverlybelcher3423]

That is very sad. I wonder how old that house was? You can almost tell by the wooden shutters it was old.

[@rickster4455]

Someone trimmed the grass not too long ago, it would seem...

[@bunny_smith]

It had a lot of charm.😔 I'm sure your little cottage @ Hopewell Furnace is still waiting for you.

[@terribarron9238]

Sorry, what are you going to do?

[@bruinsfan8278]

Hopefully their coming back for the pile of cosmic debris they left behind. Thanks Cliff.

[@nathanmeece9794]

Probably tore it down because it was unsafe for people to go into.

[@dianaadhikari45]

Why do only people in New England save these things?

[@Liquidskys88]

Was it in good condition.?..should have left it up.😮

[@atrailtothepast6408]

Sad

[@jimmatthews6342]

I’d be swinging my metal detector around that finding more history

[@ItsTheCostanza]

If it’s old and damaged I guess they can’t keep it

[@shawndayvis6169]

Who was MURDERED in the cellar ????????????

[@deanstackhouse8775]

Gonna have a bonfire

[@BobL84]

sorry you lost your house

[@hauntedbearchild]

What a shame. 😕 Do you know anything about the history of the place? How old was it?

[@cndream1]

Once again was it on public property and how old was the original video ?

[@porkyfedwell]

It would have been constant maintenance anyway. 😂

[@beardednomadvanlife6363]

Is that state park land or SGL. Either way if either one they’re great at destroying history instead of preserving history

[@cynthiagonzalez658]

WHY did you not buy it?

[@samanthab1923]

Why?

[@JamesRobertSmith]

Is that public property now?

[@cynthiagonzalez658]

Who tore it down?

[@nancymann5351]

I can relate. There was a house up the road from me that " called" to me,if you know what I mean. It had been there for years. They tore it down and built a bunch of those carriage houses on the property. Sad😢😢