They Lost Everything, Abandoned Browns Hotel

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[@JOECANDELA22]

I stayed at the Brown's back in the summer of 73' with my family. I had a great time and it is sad to see it in such condition. They had a camp for the kids towards the back of the property called the "Brownies" and they had us busy all day swimming, archery and we even did a play onstage. We did "Lost Horizon". I remember my brother, this Irish kid named Tom and me were the only Catholic kids there but everyone was very nice and made us feel welcomed. Good times!

[@mikefitchNYC1971]

I love how you used the original commercial to open up your exploration. Great job on this exploration and it sure looked cold. You all do such an amazing job! Keep up the great work. Love seeing your videos!

[@darlenegeloso3164]

Them mentioned the Sheldrake that was the hotel in the movie dirty dancing

[@StarkUrbex]

Dream location for sure! :D :D :D Stay safe and keep up the good work!

[@joeybarrelwilde]

I sometimes don't understand how time stands still in these abandoned places. it's like the people vaporized by aliens, and they belongings were left behind.

[@margaretweir6983]

I dont understand how people say your vids are fake that baffles me

[@OnlyNow8]

When there is a fire that massive, everyone is evacuated and nobody was allowed to return after the fire. So prior to any vandalism, it becomes a time capsule of the moments before evacuation. There are videos of other similar complexes around the country where everyone had to leave with little or no notice and nobody was allowed to return. Make sure your renters insurance is up to date so you don't get left with nothing if this happens to you in one of these large apartment/condo complexes.

[@OnlyNow8]

@Emmanuel Goldstein I know, right? If I knew my stuff was still there afterwards, I'd sure want to go it!

[@angelstar22]

I think I have a postcard from this place. I'll have to look for it tomorrow.

[@abandonedroadside]

Still sitting today, just a little more damaged.

[@paulagergowicz6304]

Thank you for sharing.....I am sure this was a beautiful place once....❤️

[@Mark69Z28]

GREAT EXPLORE FELLAS KEEP EM COMING

[@JCResDoc94]

that add opener was gr8 ^^

[@suppfreshfaces]

Love your shoes bruhh

[@jeffb3535]

Awesome explore! Looks like a sunken cruise ship with those moldy hallways.

[@kimberlynarianaluciano3287]

I don't know why ppl have to trash these beautiful buildings ALWAYS!!

[@robertallen1857]

Just found your channel Instant subscribe !

[@jena.alexia]

Watching this from Australia, that kind of weather is so foreign to me! I know you've had a brutal winter over there. We've just come out of a heatwave (40°C/104F). This is a fantastic explore. 👏🌟Some of the apartments still seem liveable but the joint is pretty trashed in general I guess. Thanks so much for sharing with us! 😊👍

[@lake5293]

I’d be returning to retrieve my photos, clothes small stuff weird how they didn’t try to do that at some point after things settled down.

[@mikelisacarb]

Played music there in the "teen rock band" from 73-76. It was a hoppin' place!

[@JPVideos81]

Nice coverage of this iconic place. I was blown away at the items left behind when i filmed it.

[@richarddressner639]

These people we’re screwed and tattooed. Those that still had recoverable property weren’t allowed to retrieve it due to asbestos concerns, but it wasn’t long before the looters got there and took anything of value. Then, insurance companies refused to pay on the property itself because they said the insurance was acquired without disclosing fire alarms and sprinklers not working in some buildings. They lost all their belongings, and the purchase cost of their condos. The property is for sale, for I think $800,000, but it would cost millions to clear and clean. The Jerry Lewis Theatre Club wasn’t more than singed a bit, but all that rot in there is spooky.

[@shellebe4503]

Nicely done. What a fascinating place. I especially loved those movie dinner plates and that cool starter jacket.

[@InfamousCrimeLocations]

I like the newer style to this video man. Definitely more personal when you talk to the camera. Nice explore and keep it up bro

[@UrbexAndChill]

Thanks!

[@ashleyanneq]

i vote on you having more views and likes cuz wtf your channel is dopeeeeee

[@disneyvideocollector9375]

its a crying shame and it was such a nice place too god bless everyone who lived there

[@suppfreshfaces]

Please don’t die guys 🙏🏻 It’s cold and icy. Please be careful

[@laikathunderchild5746]

Another amazing place, deck chairs in the snow look surreal. Conditions treacherous and icy. Crazy as I’m sweltering on my side of the globe! Loved the news segment being included. What enormous grounds, Thank You so much 😁

[@billylocklear8827]

Good video be careful there black mold every where

[@mamiebobb4173]

This was a great video! Thanks so much for sharing this. I'll never understand why people would just leave all their personal stuff behind. Even if they didn't want the furniture, you'd think they'd want their personal effects, clothes and pictures and stuff like that. It's amazing. Almost like they just disappeared one day!

[@richarddressner639]

Mary Bobb , This is the old Brown’s Hotel, famous Catskill resort. Closed it’s doors in 1988. About 9 years later, reopened as condominiums (Grandview Palace.) In 2012, it suffered the worst fire in Catskills history. Most of the condos burned to the ground. Civil authorities prevented access to the rest for fear of freed asbestos. That’s why the stuff is still there. Condo Board screwed up the insurance and none was paid, so owners lost it all because the value of the property is way less than the costs to clean and clear it. The nightclub is the Jerry Lewis Theatre Club. It survived, but 30 years of neglect make it rotten and leaky.

[@mamiebobb4173]

@@richarddressner639 Thanks!

[@marciaglickman4645]

Richard Dressner Also there were no elevators working for people to remove their items as well.

[@suppfreshfaces]

Anyone else hear the weird audio feed back at 15:28 when he touches the gun box???

[@rebeccarogers7647]

I really enjoyed your video. The chairs, the records, ect. But most of all I loved the chandelier what a beauty. The apartments stuff were from the late 90's to very early 2000's. Looked so darn cold there. Awesome video :-)

[@kimberlynarianaluciano3287]

Where is the location? This video is freaking so AWESOME!!

[@flaminglaughter]

I stayed there once in the late 60’s. That moldy hallway looks just like one I walked down many times. How depressing!

[@flaminglaughter]

I can remember exactly where I sat in the auditorium. I don’t remember the show being particularly good.

[@angelstar22]

I had to go look now. My parents went there in the 1980s. I have the postcard. My mom called it a really nice hotel and she said the food was good and plenty. I think I even have a photo of them there! Wow! Thanks for this video!

[@notattoo7631]

When the roof goes everything goes to hell

[@susanmiller4159]

Some of that major mold could be from water damage. I was thinking early in the video that it looked like a fire alarm went off and everybody just dropped everything and left. Then you showed the fire. Nice explore guys. Stay safe.

[@janicebreault8599]

Nice video! I loved watching you guys slide down that hill on your buts.I don't understand how people can leave their family pictures behind.Some of those rooms were really nice, including some of the furniture.You guys must have been freezing!❄⛄

[@tamarawalker8973]

The plates in that apartment would have been mine. Great explore!!

[@misterdrummings]

5:23 looked more like an 80's couch and TV

[@LL-sq8se]

Great video 👍 🙋🕊️

[@JCResDoc94]

2:34 find your spirit animal. slide.

[@funkyoka8764]

10:03 look at the curtain at the top left, it could be wind or a reflection but idk

[@JCResDoc94]

8:55 Klimt. & possibly Madre e Hijo .

[@michelleseager9782]

Wonder why everyone left their belongings?

[@JPVideos81]

They had a short time frame and without working elevators, it made it nearly impossible for the mostly elderly residents to take their possessions.

[@michelleseager9782]

Ahhh that makes sense. Didn’t think about that. Thank you for replying!

[@ATL1975]

It's crazy how abandoned places just mold up. How long has it been abandoned?

[@NormanWeather]

Since 2012, after the fire.

[@edwardlynn1156]

The print of woman and child by artist Klimpt.

[@UrbexAndChill]

You the best

[@omarzowila]

The hotel burnt in 2012

[@Darth_Vader66]

Where and how do you find these places? I wanna go exploring too

[@Anthony-df4bs]

How was this place? Easy to get into? I was just at the Nevele this weekend.

[@stavinaircaeruleum2275]

12:19 why wouldn't the firefighters leave their equipment?

[@UrbexAndChill]

Maybe the hoses were the hotels

[@stavinaircaeruleum2275]

@@UrbexAndChill On closer inspection they definitely don't look standard issue. You're probably right about that. I wonder if there's any plans to level the place?

[@truck2041]

Just seen this video I was one of the first Firefighters in the building the day of the fire. Alot of the hoses left behind were damage from the fire and due to how fast the fire moved

[@lisab9550]

Can I book a 2 bed, opulent suite, 2 weeks, with pool view? 😁 Actually, it looks like my house at the mo, less the mould and dirt! 😬 Looks like the place was busted for drugs judging by the sideboard covered in white powder and syringes piled up! Where did everyone go? 😶 🏃🏃🏃 Hey dude.... Wait for me! 🏃 Thanks for the movie 👍

[@christinagreaves7932]

Cool ....👌👌👌👌

[@suppfreshfaces]

People think you fake these? LMAO... What the fuck?

[@alb12345672]

Brown's was Jewish themed but plenty of Italian, Irish, etc went there. It was all white though :lol:

[@garbage854]

WOW !!! 😀

[@JCResDoc94]

!✨(ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ⚡THIS IS A VIDEO AND I AM HERE AS A COMMENT IN SUPPORT OF IT!💚🌴✨!

[@explorerlostandabandoned5897]

what a waste

[@UrbexAndChill]

Yeah true