Time Capsule House in Sunnyslope Neighborhood, Omaha

[@asdfghjqwertyu1858]

It’s crazy that I have been in homes that are literally not even ten years old and look much worse than this house. And some of these newer homes that aged like spoiled milk can actually be surprisingly pricey.

[@froschkoenig666]

I agree. The house I'm in right now was built sometime this decade. Everything was made so cheap that the whole house seems to be falling apart.

[@kgbeezr75]

I know newer stuff often isn't made all that great, but a lot of this 70's construction wasn't stellar either. I think it's just different types of people treat their stuff very differently. You see it with cars too, some people buy a car and it looks new 10 years later, others are ready for the junk yard after 5 years. Different types of personalities. A lot of times people who didn't grow up with much learn to appreciate what they have that much more, and they understand how hard it can be to obtain, they take pride in it, which means taking care of it. Especially younger generations, they treat everything as if it's disposable, even $1000 phones. When it's trash throw it away and finance a new one. That's my take anyway and i'm not *that* old...

[@kimosabbe50]

@@kgbeezr75 I agree completely, and have said that very thing to others as well.

[@truepeace3]

DSTY True, but if people routinely maintained their homes, like they do their cars, their homes would retain a lot of their beauty and integrity. But if you buy a home from a builder who cut lots of corners, it’s harder.

[@truepeace3]

S L I agree. You do have to wonder what kind of people “lived” in this home? Anyone who’s this meticulous was either an absolute slave to their home with, probably, a serious OCD disorder, or didn’t have a family. As beautiful as it is, it’s hard to imagine being a happy home to live in.

[@aprilrrain]

Matt.. where did you go!! There’s millions of houses yet to be discovered!!

[@tishaw.8254]

xterminat0r I think she meant why did he stop doing vids

[@smug8567]

Silly

[@MrSoldierperson]

Maybe he died.

[@243wayne1]

He died of extreme colon cancer. I read the obit.

[@LisaMarie51968]

243wayne1 that’s not funny if you’re trolling!

[@bigjoe330]

Amazing Lost America......when things were built to last. The owners obviously loved and cared for their home . They were probably from the Greatest generation and took care of what they owned. Thank you for posting this time capsule!

[@missdemeanor3524]

If I moved there I wouldn't change a single thing in this house! The appliances are beautiful, the wallpaper is cheerful, the bathrooms - everything is perfect!

[@MsDaleMarie]

I bet those old Maytags still run. I wish I had them. I'm sitting here with yet another broken washing machine, this one less than a year old. Planned obsolescence really stinks. Love the house tour.

[@604roger]

MsDaleMarie it's not planned obsolescence, its more the government efficiency rules. Just like how government killed the Diesel engine and a company"VW" tried to work around it

[@josephdockemeyer4807]

@@604roger It is planned obsolescence. All the way to the bank. All day long.

[@604roger]

Why doesn't everyone still have their old appliances if they were so good? Yet everyone knows someone who has an old appliances but not their own? Just a thought

[@josephdockemeyer4807]

@@604roger Because, historically, women wanted new shit to impress other housewives. So, their husbands got them the pretty new 'fridge or television or washer/dryer set. Because the husbands wanted to prove they had spending power. When a couple had a refrigerator for ten years that worked great, the wife would say "honeyyy, can't we get a new one with an ice dispenser like the neighbors????"... I hope that answers your question. Are you not married? My God!!! That's how the shit goes...

[@604roger]

Joseph Dockemeyer you nailed it!!!'

[@okiedokey9962]

Keep in mind these styles were the style back than and I'm sure they paid good money for the Decor. These people took very good care of their home down to keeping the original paper work for the original Washer and Dryer which probably still work. Thank you. Nice tour.

[@ajvintage9579]

Okie Dokey I love that the washer/dryer had the original manual too!

[@msm2u940]

So exuberantly, unabashedly early sixties! Someone decorated their dream home, then sat back and enjoyed their masterpiece for the next 5 decades...

[@nunyabiznes3901]

MsM2u No way...that’s 1970s all day long.

[@bradwooldidge6979]

MsM2u Not early ‘60s. Early to mid ‘70s. I know, I lived though it!

[@shelbycoleman7943]

Everyone of u is wrong it's extremely late 60s. Probably 68 or 69

[@TuxieTude]

@@shelbycoleman7943 Nope. Definitely early to mid 70s. I lived it! 😁

[@shelbycoleman7943]

@@TuxieTude it depends where you lived bc places like la and ny were ahead of fashion while southern places and places in the Midwest were behind. This is late 60s decor that was existing in the 70s or created in the 70s because wherever it is was behind trends

[@yaelrar.4460]

Its definitely late 60s early 70s. The awful wallpaper is great! The ugly light fixtures, awful curtains, wood paneling! I'm home!

[@owyman]

I hate being bipolar. It awesome.

[@jeffyjohn5673]

I live in the house I grew up in and still have the wood paneling in the den.

[@autobug2]

I estimated the house was probably built about `67-`68. The avacado sinks, etc. are from those years. So is the flocked wallpaper! The entire house needs a total gut/rebuild.

[@carmenvillaverde797]

W Fox, no. I would not gut it or rebuild it.

[@ivanj.conway9919]

Well, modern light fixtures are as ugly as sin and future generations will definitely say that, and paneling used right, still, can be awesome, even, today. Some of the wallpaper here, was less than attractive for how and where it was applied, while other wallpaper looked just fine, overall. Same goes for some of the curtains, as well. In the end, it's all, a matter of taste, it's all, relative, so there's really, no right or wrong, as such. I think modern designs, overall, are as bland, dead, dry and boring as anything, and certainly, AS, ugly as anything that has come before it, and I assure you, future generations will definitely, agree with this. My Retro/Vintage Best. Out.

[@JM-pz6bh]

This house is incredible and I hope the new owners leave it as it is. I especially love the kitchen cabinets

[@azia5051]

I hope so too, it look so old but gold too.

[@ethanevans2689]

Washers and dryers looked cooler back in the day

[@josephdockemeyer4807]

We bought a100 year old farmhouse in the country. Wood burning stove, beautiful narrow plank hardwood floors in entire house, etc... On the enclosed back porch is an immaculate 1973 refrigerator that still runs beautifully. The motor is so quiet that you can barely hear it cooling. Why, why, why are all appliances today nothing but SHIT?!?!

[@tweakyota]

every thing was cooler back in the day unlike now

[@oneeyeddog3045]

And built to last

[@KMF3]

If it ain't broke don't fix it

[@dalerowan118]

LOVE THIS HOUSE. WOULDN'T CHANGE A THING. ITS A TIME CAPSULE. IF SOMEONE SHOWED ME THIS HOUSE. I WOULD BUY IT. THIS HOUSES HARD TO FIND

[@jillnicole8741]

Dale Rowan why are you yelling

[@RamMohammadJosephKaur]

@@jillnicole8741 because he is excited

[@ShilohAcres2221]

@@RamMohammadJosephKaur lol 😂

[@galaxyride4944]

I really love this one its not creepy but nice.

[@h2oaciana]

Did anyone ever lived there? There is not even furniture marks on the walls.

[@ahandupinternational]

They probably had all their furniture covered with plastic. Lol

[@batheandrelaxinmyshit6344]

@@ahandupinternational I am a lesbian

[@monsterenergyfiendd]

@@batheandrelaxinmyshit6344 but i thought you were American

[@shadowclaw9369]

@@monsterenergyfiendd 😂

[@josephdockemeyer4807]

@@batheandrelaxinmyshit6344 - who gives a shit, you shitass.

[@jacobyo99]

The wallpaper in the entryway is in style again!

[@alinerm246]

It looks like 70's. I love it.

[@briaya9164]

I can just smell that carpet brings back memories .

[@Ambaa436]

Bri Aya yes!!! Just looking at it you know the smell haha

[@batheandrelaxinmyshit6344]

Are you a lesbian? Lesbians eat and smell carpet all the time........

[@nathanielwilliams606]

Let me shit on you Shut the hell up

[@90skidineffect88]

Let me shit on you shut up u always gotta say the most

[@coydog7902]

It does too

[@Gdebbie]

Oh man. I wouldn’t change a thing in this house. It’s stunning ❤️

[@Hanger18inotoomuch]

Wow These owners really took good care of their home ,how beautiful

[@AquariusBeam]

Love it. It looks like my childhood home. I'd keep the kitchens and baths the same. Change out the carpet and wallpaper in the bedrooms only ❤

[@karlipaje7480]

The things of today just aren’t made like they used to be.

[@josephdockemeyer4807]

Agree! How about those Maytags? Our five year old computerized washing machine is starting to crap out.

[@Luke-pd7xj]

Yeah because it’s a new age. It’s the age of technology. Too much modernization. It’s cool and all but the simplicity back then seems unbeatable.

[@jermainecornelius7193]

I agree. I think back then most companies built products to last because when they did that company would grow even more successful after gaining a reliable reputation. I suspect a lot of today's companies purposely make their products to work fine for only a short amount of time specifically so that customers would have to turn around and replace it by buying another one. Prime example, smartphones.

[@gmg9010]

Happy Camper for good and bad reasons

[@lisamarieva3514]

That's the truth! I have a 1948 Hotpoint electric range that I cook on every day. It still works great and has awesome style. It's all white enameled metal with chrome trim. It's a piece of art.

[@tach9663]

Same floor plan as my grandparents house that was built in 1969. 😊

[@kimosabbe50]

Same as my HS g/f parent's house ... brought back fond memories :)

[@justpeachy4380]

Whoever gets to buy this house is lucky! I hope the new owner doesn't change anything!

[@TackyFlamingo]

They will though... everyone, for some reason, only likes that dumb modern and white/grey color scheme. Never renovate a house too much because it will ruin its charm/coziness.

[@kendallwilson5688]

They’re gonna rip everything out and paint it grey and white with grey vinyl plank wood grain flooring and then put those black letter boards in every room

[@prod.tutilio4953]

Jan Wilson this hurt especially cuz I’ve been in so many houses like that 😂

[@lisagarcia9569]

Reminds me of when I was a kid I'd leave it just as it is Awesome sauce.

[@kaylakoechig7906]

Omg the amount of character in these houses... if only modern houses had this amount of personality

[@aintnobodyherebutuschicken1418]

It's immaculate! One of the most spotlessly clean houses I have ever seen! Why were things so clean back then?! Great video! Many thanks for posting! 😃

[@donnabrown4349]

That is so cool. I am 61. My Mom still had some late 70's wall paper when we sold her house a couple of years ago. This place is in perfect shape. I wonder why it was abandoned. I am amazed that no one ever bought this house and redid it. Actually HGTV bought the Brady house in California and they are going to redo it in Brady style even though they never filmed any of the Brady Bunch episodes in the house and only on set at Paramount Studios.

[@Wolfkins1972]

Now in 2019 HGTV is doing a show on them renovating the Brady house 👍😀 Check both its coming up I think next month sometime 👍 I'm an hgtv junky lol 😁

[@benstark4578]

The upstairs floor plan is the exact same as my grandparent's house in Milwaukee except that the split level was where the kitchen and bedrooms meet. Damn does this bring back memories

[@Sarah-nn5ef]

Wow, my Aunts house and a very similar layout to this one. They had some light green tiles in the bathroom as well! I honestly have no idea when their house was made but, now I think I have an idea! Thank you for this!

[@randyklug615]

When can I move in? I'm in my early 60's, and I love it all. It's memory lane 😎. I'll do the 60's and 70's again please

[@ashleyprentis]

This house reminds me of my great grandparents home in Indiana. Split level. Built in the 50’s by my great grandfather on their farm. Sadly it burnt to the ground in 2007. Good thing he had been working on a ranch house (open floor plan, modern) right behind the original house. There was a wood burning stove in the basement. Similar wallpaper as this kitchen in their kitchen. It was absolutely magical during Christmas

[@joeker1962]

2:25 Even has the vintage outside clothes hanging post outside backyard! I So NEED to buy this on spot Now!!!

[@ghostiegirl1]

can u imagine all the thanksgiving and christmas dinners that would have been cooked in that kitchen? all the family shuffling around each other to help get things ready...im sure so many memories were made in that space and its amazing that it is still in that condition. thank you for sharing.

[@jasminefarr1847]

Right when you opend the door I said "Wow" out loud!! Amazing! The whole home!

[@DarrinsChannel]

Matt Baker you gotta get back doing these videos your good at them and I love it

[@LivAragao]

i was born on 2003, but this kind of home gives me such strong nostalgia, like ive lived there. so strange, yet i love to watch these videos. brings me back memories ive never had.

[@nakeasimone13]

Omg!! Hello again 1970’s!!!! I have in my memory our kitchen being all olive green and white right down to the stove and refrigerator and the living room had a lot of wood paneling. I was born in 1974 lol

[@crystalphillips696]

I love going back in time especially to my childhood. I had the exact color kitchen in my early 20's same wallpaper too. I love how these people cared for their homes. Beautiful!

[@susankowalczyk7726]

Absolutely amazing!! We need more videos! I can't get enough of these old time capsules. Growing up, most of my friends had this exact house!! I'm home again!

[@noskinnychick4me184]

Man! I found myself watching this video and was waiting to see something unusual. It all looked totally normal to me! Heh heh... I’m 58 years old and most of the houses I was in as a tween (early 70s) looked just like this. I grew up 100% white-bread Mid-American. I had several paper routes between 12-16 years old. Back then we were owner-operator young businessmen and had to go house to house collecting the $2.75 per month for the local paper. Because of this I was in literally dozens of homes that looked very similar to the one in the video every month. This could be any one of those homes! It still looks normal to me. Today, our home looks very similar. Finally, the icing on the cake was the dryer... I’m still using the very same model in our laundry room! Luckily, I’m handy with tools and can keep most things running. I bought our dryer used for 25 bucks in 1987. It still drys perfectly! Thanks for this :)

[@thoramann8144]

the BEST thing about these intact, untouched original homes? you can tell if there is any damage from water because the ceiling will be stained, along with damage to wood around windows and any water damage to basement. when everything is intact and unblemished, you know you have a well built and maintained homed. many people don't realize that updates often happen to repair or disguise/ cover up damage.

[@davidgarris2513]

Exactly

[@bradwooldidge6979]

I’d buy this house and leave it just the way it is. I’d have groovy retro ‘70s parties!

[@melchild6]

“As a preservationist.... I’m really excited to see this house......” *swings door open and dents the wall preserving it perfectly* 😂

[@robcheerful]

that's how they looked tho 😂

[@MrSoldierperson]

Wow! That Maytag washer and dryer set threw me back into my childhood.

[@colleenhoperue5538]

Thank you Mr Baker,for this nice video.Yes,it reminds me of the Brady Bunch,too.i have the entire series on DVD,also threes company.Im still collecting 70-90s tabloids and magazines and memorabilia.I love everything about this house.😊

[@samanthabarberio1929]

Wait, I actually love that first bathroom! This is so fun.

[@michellemathews2891]

WOW!!! I grew up with houses like these.....took me way back to that time.....thank you!!

[@truthfullness4157]

You opened that door and I was expecting the Brady kids to come running down the stairs lol😂

[@catmommy23]

Yeah ikr,....I expected Alice to be in the kitchen cooking.

[@microbuilder]

I felt comforted and relaxed the moment you walked through that front door...

[@damusicianstrikesback5337]

This place is amazing along with the 1968 house. Kinda reminds me of some of the houses in Cherry Hill, NJ of the same era.

[@BeeKool__113]

My great grandmother had that exact wallpaper in her kitchen as well. Wow!

[@MakeTheVid61]

Very much thinking about purchasing these homes and preserving them for future generations. These are the new historic landmarks

[@benjaminclark4030]

Seeing this house almost makes me want to cry. Someone, a small family, lived the perfect American Dream here.

[@kathylebro1359]

Reminds me of my childhood. That home is immaculate and obviously well cared for.

[@treylennon4858]

This house is just magnificent. I can't believe how absolutely nothing was changed, I need to find a house like this!

[@celestewatson4874]

At 4:02 my heart stopped - that washer/dryer set is THE BEST!!! Such workhorses, American made, never die. Would give an arm for that set!!

[@laceandpearls92]

That entry way reminds me of Sid's house in Toy Story.

[@maeganbyerley]

When I was younger my parents had pillow cases that would legit match the flower wallpaper in the bathroom. Also in our camper trailer we had the EXACT same tweed curtains as in the bedroom with the red carpet

[@RodneyFreeman]

I love it! I'd move right in and not change a thing. :)

[@saracoull6220]

Ahh the ol' avocado bathroom suite! My childhood home had one much the same. Also, is it bad I love the first wallpaper you see when Matt enters?!

[@stacyhughes5530]

That was fabulous!! I was born in 1970, this is everything I remember. Thats a nice house. Who every bought and furnished it in year one had money. As today, everything looks brand new. Im curious to see WHO lived there.

[@pamelamcfadden337]

Love old houses and have been fortunate to live in a few. I live in a historic neighborhood in downtown Lexington Ky. My home was built in the same year I was..1954.

[@kellyhenderson9972]

Love this house. That avocado bathroom brings me back to my childhood lol was born in the seventies , grew up in the eighties. But my parents had full shag carpeting and the plastic hall runner. Space age dining room furniture.

[@margin606]

Wonderful video. Thanks for taking the time and trouble to share this with us!

[@Sanpedranoazul]

Amazing! Some houses deserve to be maintained this way for future generations

[@henrystrainsandmore3546]

This is a treasure! From red carpet to green tiled bathrooms, I love it!

[@ethanminnie]

Do you know when it was built? I’d guess between 74’ and 79’

[@melvynn11]

I think it’s earlier

[@beejay4025]

@@melvynn11 definitely 60s!

[@lucyterrier7905]

Someone that made a very good living owned this home. Its beautiful.

[@juju63m22]

They took meticulous care of this vintage gem. Wow.. Walk in time. Love it.

[@em4957]

my grandparents still have the same exact maytag washer/ dryer set as in this video as well lol

[@TheBeautifulGoldenHour]

wow what an amazing video and i loved that wallpaper in foyer and bathroom.when was the last time it was occupied? those washers and dryers look from the 70's amazing they lasted this long they kept everything carpets and all well cared for.thanks for the video!

[@marajaneee]

my house had the iconic orange kitchen counters until a couple month ago we vinyl laminated them haha so the orange still lives just has a giant sticker on it hiding it haha

[@steven2212]

Every estate sale I attend seems to be a snapshot of 1970. Just amazing stuff. Including kitchen appliances and home electronics.

[@lori6037]

A lot of people take such pride in their homes and I love seeing this. We work hard to maintain our home but I think we’re of the generation that thinks we need to remodel every few years. We have redone every room now. Our home is 30 years old and we’ve replaced all appliances probably three times in the 25 years we’ve owned it except for our stove. I have to give it to whirlpool, they’ve made this stove to last! We keep saying we’re going to replace it but we’re also in the kind of mindset why fix it if it ain’t broke.

[@barbara8802]

Wow ! That home was truly loved! Beautiful

[@lalajohnson7194]

You forgot to point out the built in radio in the kitchen and intercom system! But the house was maintained terrifically! I would still love to have an intercom system throughout the house!

[@lizarosa156]

Wow !! That really is the same original💯💯💯 takes me back to late 60s to early !!! Tacky but Freaking Awesome!! Brady Bunch vibes !!

[@Lauren-tk1gq]

Please post more videos of this! I love seeing homes of the past!!!

[@paulbennell3313]

I like to think whoever lives in this house next Won't change anything. I wouldn't, I'd just furnish it with '60's and '70's items. I'd love to just settle back in a massive velour Lazee Boy chair with matching foot stool listening to appropriate music on an early '70's hi fi system in that lounge!

[@lindaclarke204]

I'm guessing 1970-72ish? I love it! Move in, hit up ebay for some vintage Tupperware, Craigslist for furniture...yesss!

[@geoben1810]

I don't know the future but the past keeps getting clearer every day 😊

[@idylle.illume]

Holy shit. I’m so jealous of whoever gets to live there! I wouldn’t change a single thing. So beautiful, warm and welcoming!

[@grimm5354]

i ADORE all the wallpaper!!! no stains or discoloration on it or anything. this is what happens when you don’t smoke

[@toddtepper4150]

Amazing how tastes change throughout the years! Someone took such care of this home, it’s almost heartbreaking.

[@Wolfkins1972]

My favorite parts of this house, the front door,the entry wallpaper, The lights, the fireplace in the basement reckroom 👍😁 And the style of the house itself👍

[@RubyTwilite]

...and the sparkly texture paint on the stairs going to the basrment and on the basement ceiling.

[@dlrho397]

OMG!!! This house gave me goosebumps! It’s floor plan is identical to mine right down to the window placement and location of closets etc. The rooms are so identical it’s eerie!!!

[@RubyTwilite]

Its like a parallel universe!!!

[@lilitharam44]

My grandma had the same floral wall paper in her bathroom. Looks like whoever had it took care of it.

[@bradwooldidge6979]

Wow! That is the same decorating that was in our four year old house that we moved into in the 70s!

[@Snail_Nailz]

Wow whomever lived there took VERY good care of everything...that W&D looks new, instruction booklet n all

[@sergiobrunati7601]

I wish you could find more Houses like this, so you could show us! Thanks, that was a treat!👍😁

[@launabanauna8958]

Omg, my mother still has the same wallpapers in her basement and kitchen. 💕

[@HeyJoeHaze]

I love it. I wish more people kept their houses original.

[@Donnybrook10]

That is the exact same Maytag Washer/Dryer we had growing up. Love it

[@madonnawayne4130]

Love the pineapple light fixtures, made in America. The designs were futuristic, space age era, geometric. Someone will toss them in the dumpster. A smart design-eyed person will take them down and put them in their home or sell them as authentic time capsules for new generations. 70s decor was all about flower-power, earth tones, as Joanie Mitchell sang, "we've got to get ourselves, back to the garden", yes, Woodstock. Love the vibe....

[@lovelylady6220]

There are so many things I love about this home except for that red carpet and creepy basement.. loved that washer and dryer though, they sure knew how to take care of things

[@wondergranny2299]

Love it, especially the kitchen (what little you showed of it).

[@stumpybear60]

This is the exact floor plan as a friend’s house from the 1980s. Her house didn’t have the wall paper or the cabinets like this house. It just had the same floor plan in the same orientation.

[@mermaidgirl9232]

I was waiting for Alice to pop out any minute. Best brand of washer and dryer ever.

[@mariesauers326]

Omg! Love this! My parents had those tweed curtains. I love the floral wallpaper in the one bedroom.

[@franklynpolster8949]

So very well preserved. Mocha colored toilet, flocked paper... sophisticated back in the day. All it needs is gold painted raught iron railings around the stairs.

[@MysticHeather]

Those light fixtures in the bathroom are amazing!

[@alixlay]

I remember when I was little and would go visit a family member who had a home like this I thought it was creepy, but now I love these homes and the style.