Urbex: ABANDONED Reverend's House of MEMORIES!

Happy Thanksgiving to all of my U.S. subscribers! This abandoned house I explored is full of history. If one could spend a full day here exploring, they could learn a lot. I was able to gather a bit of information from the names I had found in the house checking with the Ancestory.com website.
The house was owned by a reverend (Arthur) and his wife (Esther). Arthur was born in 1897 and passed away in 1971. Esther was born in 1893 and passed away in 1997. She graduated from Moody Bible Institute in August 9th, 1923. The couple had four kids together. One was a boy who died at the age of 6 in 1938. The remaining kids' names were Gordon, Dorothy and Donald.
There was a supposed attic fire in 1988, and the latest calendar date I saw was 1990, although dates on the cassette tapes dated to the late 1990s. Therefore, the house was most likely abandoned shortly after Esther's passing in 1997.
Regarding the dead animal pictures, one of the sons, Gordon, had a love for his pet ducks, so I'm assuming they were trapped, killed and mutilated in anger for killing his cherished pet ducks.
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[@TheJer1963]

Ii swear I could listen to this woman read a phone book. She has a great voice. Really great job.

[@Karbfd583]

#asmr the kid's call it i think

[@WESTOFEDEN71]

Hello Tiki- jake of bright sun films did a winter video of this and mentioned you so I thought I'd seek out your video. You give alot of info thanks. -J

[@ellamay3816]

Yea seems it has been ransacked since she saw it unfortunately.

[@shewho333]

Same here!

[@chaosdemonwolf1]

@@ellamay3816 Of course. This house is in the states

[@Zeqweery]

chaosdemonwolf1 It’s in Ontario

[@shad0wzilla383]

@@chaosdemonwolf1 a bit slow now arent ye

[@ladyi7609]

Pam, I have to tell you all the information I learned after seeing the series of videos Jake of Bright Sun Films made of this property and one of its former residents! So if the house was originally built in the 19th century its last occupants weren't the original ones. Edith Gladstone, who graduated from that bible college in Chicago you mentioned, married the reverend Arthur Lee (a few years her junior) after graduating from that school in the 1920s, and the family were deeply involved in missionary work in Africa. Ms. Gladstone went on a missionary trip to the continent shortly before graduating and the Lees were mentioned in an article in a Missouri newspaper as having just come back from a missionary trip there when it touted a visit they made to a local church in 1930, which is just two years after their eldest child James Gordon was born, meaning it's not out of the question to assume that Gordon (which is the name he went by) was born during that African missionary trip. Presumably they settled into that house not long after giving that talk, and had either three or four other children. There was one additional son and a daughter plus a third son who died as a young child, and some suspect there may have also been a second daughter in the family. Anyway, Mr. Lee passed away in the early 1970s, by which time one presumes Gordon's younger siblings had already moved out and started families of their own, and Gordon and his mother were left alone in that house, though some have suggested they may have taken in foster children, presumably girls, and devoted that entire second level of the residence to those foster girls. They did not abandon the residence at the time of that electric fire in 1988 as Jake and his exploring partners found evidence of people living at that house as recently as the beginning of the 21st century, at which point the house was presumed abandoned. Mrs. Lee passed away in the late '90s and some have suggested Gordon, who was a high school dropout, was a dependent adult and may have only been able to survive on his own a couple of years after his mother's death before being put into a residential facility of some kind. Also, all of those audio tapes you saw around the house were all recordings Gordon made of either himself talking, off-air material taken from the news (he apparently had a special interest in the news), or music he was a fan of, and it was Gordon who had that special interest in conspiracy theories. Oh, and he kept ducks (or mallards) as companions and if the raccoons were the animals he felt to blame for the duck attacks he would have probably found it very easy to harm them, as one of the tapes Jake played for the viewers of one of his videos was one Gordon made of a mouse stuck in a glue trap. It's too bad the house was messed with sometime between your visit and Jake's as it caused him to miss out on a lot of the things you spotted on your visit, including those reel-to-reel recordings you spotted that would've probably unveiled a lot more of Gordon's earlier recordings. Oh, and it's more than likely that Gordon is still alive because his parents' burial sites included a space for him and also left a space for his information on their gravestone, and while it lists Gordon's parents' birth and death dates it only lists Gordon's birth date. Also, there is evidence someone found that Gordon's sister has passed away but not his surviving brother. BTW, while you were able to spot a lot of things that Jake couldn't spot during his visit(s) he or his exploring partner Brennen did discover a secret, hidden tiny bedroom on that second level just beyond where you spotted that attic space, and it was about half the size of the smallest upstairs bedroom you spotted. Anyway, just wanted to let you know what I've found out about this property and its final residents from other sources. Edit: also, you know how you found that "Prayer for the Epp family" postcard? Edith and Mary Epp, presumably the matriarch of the Epp family, were in the same graduating class at that Bible college they attended!

[@Armodeus78]

Gordon Lee is probably dead by now, otherwise he would be in his 90's. The stonegrave with the names and dates is no evidence that he is alive. You really think that the county would bother carving a stonegrave with his name? With nobody to reclaim his body and pay the expenses, they rather throw the corpse into the common pit. Most probably was incinerated and disposed. The noose at the end, with the chair and the stain on the floor make the suicide hypothesis real. He lived with his mother Esther until she died in 1997 at the age of 104! after that he was completely alone and probably broke. Around 2 years later he allegedly committed suicide, died due to age or was taken away by social workers. In the case he died at home, I would not be surprised if the police were the first to trash the house looking for "clues". Most likely his brother Donald is dead or too old. If he had nephews, they might be unaware or do not have the money to get there and reclaim the property, nor want to go near a house where some relative allegedly committed suicide. Besides the property might be intestate and in deep debt due to unpaid taxes.

[@yescheeseplease9961]

Thank you for all the information! I've seen other videos of the same house and always wondered about the background of the people living here. Sort of sad feeling throughout the house, I imagine Gordon was a lonely old soul at the end.

[@SusieLaLonde]

I loved this one, my second favorite now that I've seen. My first favorite was the large modern house with the round porch all the way around of the cat lover. Awesome videos!

[@Britttanyy]

Thats what got me here. I was recommended that video and now I'm hooked!

[@christopherdidonna4843]

I've been watching some of these videos since I ran across them on KZbin. Personally, I find them extremely saddening. Just thinking at one time people laughed, cried and lived their lives in these houses.

[@RebeccaAbrahansson]

Christopher DiDonna Yes,, it makes you realise how temporary life is

[@ipsosmaati1971]

Houses die too. I get sad, as well.

[@hopehollingsworth-venezian2080]

It saddens me to see so many pictures left behind. I cherish the old photos of my family dating back almost 100 years. Maybe there is a historical society that could find someone from the family line or something. and I could definitely watch a long video of yours also...I am a true fan now😁

[@lenni4925]

It's very chilling and weird watching an abandoned house like this .. it just looks like everyone dropped everything in a heartbeat and disappeared .. really makes you wonder what happened !

[@ochsj1971]

8:45....phone receiver coming out of elderly person's toilet. That's an interesting way to answer a call from Mother Nature! ;)

[@FireCracker3240]

+J Ochs Oh man... I LOL'd so hard at this comment! :-)

[@Naplesfrank154]

Actually she said that the toilet was an elderly ladies toilet but in reality, it's a portable toilet used for camping. The round nut on the top part is for fresh rinsing water and the round nut on the bottom part is to empty the poop out of the holding tank.

[@arnoldjames3686]

ha ha ha..

[@81licker]

We come into this world with nothing and we leave with nothing.

[@upracer9311]

Unless one leaves a legacy or has children. Apparently this Gordon was a recluse. Never married (from an audio tape BSF played). Still, this really drives home the point of just how temporary and fragile life really is and how people can be so comfortable in their discomfort.

[@Medinaxena]

I love all your videos, they usually make me sad cause I could imagine how much life was in the home at one point. This was a really nice video.

[@TikiTrex]

Thank you!

[@gentryism]

Best one yet. I can't stop watching. There's something very apocalyptic about these videos. My wife is very much into pictures and videos and seeing these people were as well makes me wonder where all the things that we accumulate in our home will one day wind up. You can see the care that went into so many things in this home and to see them just totally abandoned is disconcerting. There's no way I could ever do this the way you do. You have so much integrity. I would have to pick up something and bring it home. A movie or an audio cassette just to maybe hear their voices. This one was particularly enthralling. Thank you for documenting

[@rockwoodsteel]

Wow how fun was that! I was borne in 1957 and a lot of that old stuff reminded me of my grandmas old house when I was young, I remember my dad also having a bunch of those old vacuum tubes as he worked on old TV's and radios, the place is like a time capsule! Thanks For The Trip and all that you do.

[@TikiTrex]

My pleasure, Mark! Glad to take you on a trip down memory lane. I remember my father as well having a large brown paper bag of those vacuum tubes. He'd have me find certain ones for him in his work shop as he'd make repairs on old electronics.

[@R3dMoonRizing]

9:14 "slashed poultry" There have been a few occasions where the neighbors dogs had come onto our place and killed our ducks/chickens. We had to take pictures of the carnage to show the authorities so we could get the neighbors to get a handle on their dogs. Dogs tend to maul birds, like you see in those pictures.

[@Owlzindabarn]

I was thinking the same thing. My neighbors kept chickens and after some dogs slaughtered them, they took the same kinds of pics to show the authorities.

[@Karbfd583]

In Fl, i had the same problem w/ neighbor's dogs. Thank God they didn't kill my hens since i ran out there with a rifle hearing them hollering. Caught their dog and no casualties; they were apologetic.

[@kelly3014]

Did you post each animal on poster boards? Because whatever the reason, that’s just weird.

[@killerkomedian1342]

Yeah we have had similar things happen and we had to take pictures for the sheriff but we never made and kept collages of them.

[@elkidee1]

WOW! I usually catch your explores soon after you post them but I must have missed this one! I honestly have to say there was something intrinsically weird with all the pink paint including coat hangers. all the reel to reel equipment, all the old record players, the makeshift bedrooms located on a porch, and lastly all the photos of slashed ducks and dead racoons. Couple this with the religious books, diplomas, etc it really is out there. Thanks for the trip into the "twilight zone".

[@elkidee1]

Thinking of it that way I think you are likely right. But if I was the mother I would have put limits on the pink paint LOL!

[@elkidee1]

No kidding! Fun explore though. You never know what other people have in their private lives.

[@terrigaines1812]

I just want to let you know that the DW Karma company that made that organ, went bankrupt in 1924.

[@christinemassena]

All these abandoned places with so much stuff left behind, makes me wonder why the people left seemingly in such a big hurry. Its kinda creepy, like from a horror show or something lol. And I get freaked out when ever u go to look in a fridge or deep freeze. I'm like, oh God, what's shoved in there! I guess I need to cut back on the horror movies and ghost shows! Lol.

[@DRYFIT55]

Thanks for posting , the last room is creepy , the rope, the fallen chair and the stain on the floor .....

[@Karbfd583]

"Everything abandoned deserves a spot on KZbin." I like that! I like it a lot 👍

[@jmarylastone]

something about this house didn't feel right - can't put my finger on it but something odd that you can't see

[@dorothyseltzer8989]

I don't get good vibes when thinking about people living in that house.

[@shewho333]

There’s a creepy secret bedroom through a crawl space just to the right as you reach the top of the stairs. I was hoping Tiki found it too and looked under the bed! But she didn’t....

[@Jjangbunbun]

yea it's very eerie and unsettling

[@maerobinson6948]

Justme Nahsahhae what is it? i rly didn't like the house, i watch her videos before bed sometimes as i finish work but i couldn't with this one :/

[@crocodile2006]

@@shewho333 You can see it at 26:26

[@mackenziemartin9100]

Still watching in 2019

[@merrileeread347]

I cannot imagine leaving family photos behind! I am the last of my family and my photos bring me such comfort.

[@ipsosmaati1971]

Thanks so much. Your explores are always enjoyed by me. Extra credit for not staging or sensationalizing.

[@rockolutheran]

they were obviously quite a wealthy family considering the amount of electronics and other equipment just left there. especially considering theres a premium mid 1950's tv in every room. tv during that time were much more expensive

[@francoamerican4632]

I don't think they were wealthy. The oldest son Gordon repaired TVs and probably got non-working TVs for free and then was able to get them working again.

[@megsimpson7736]

I feel like I've just stepped back into "the Pink House of the 50s"! So much in one house. It's so sad to see a family's belongings (pictures especially) trashed - but - those clothes were in amazing condition - very weird! Those pictures of the dead animals and birds were really revolting - hopefully there was a taxidermist living there *shudder*. So much 'stuff' - it would be interesting to see what is on those films and slides. Thanks for this remarkable video - it's fantastic! Your work would make an great TV show - know I've said that before!!

[@TikiTrex]

Thank you so much for the kind words, Meg! I really appreciate them as always.

[@CuteCatFaith]

It was likely the documentation of a weasel getting to their poultry.

[@mricci571]

That book you looked at as you entered, Foxe's Book of Martyrs is a good book. It was first published 500 years ago. it chronicles the deaths of those who sacrificed their lives for the gospel of Jesus Christ. FYI

[@vickinoeske1711]

M Ricci Ialways hate to see books in abondoned homes. Such a waste when someone could preserve & enjoy.📖❤

[@RebeccaAbrahansson]

M Ricci interesting never heard of it,, Gby

[@ABNJourney]

I find it funny when you say "you can get lost in here" and in that front porch room you didn't say anything about the old tv console used as a table cabnet but the tv was gone, it was the floor model. love your tours, be safe.

[@chrisgonzalezhernandez267]

I remember about my great great grandfather telling me that he had pictures of those dead birds and a pink bunk bed just like those it might be the possibility of that house

[@MegaMouse30]

Thank you Tiki, this tour was truly wonderful; it was the inside of a time capsule and after seeing everything shown; I can tell that there was a lot of love in the house...judging from the clothing and photo's; they didn't want to miss out on one moment of life or death. They had to experience it all, through photos, TV, music and self expression it was clear to me; that they where a close family; unfortunately...families today don't share the same values...this is my favorite tour so far...thank you for all your hard work in filming it. David

[@jamespeacock5505]

I love how you put everything back where you found it. Thank you.

[@Dathan]

Interesting. Thanks for sharing. Sad but that is the way our possessions end up for many of us. I bought a home built in 1988 and the woman that lived there died of cancer but had been successful working at Shell Oil here in Houston. She apparently had not ever been married or had children. The family took valuables but left her diplomas on the wall, so many photos, etc. I bought house and contents because no one wanted to hire it cleaned out. I got $1800 for all the stuff and that's after paying to have it cleaned out. So sad but true.

[@BudgieBardot...]

+Dathan that's so sad. This was getting to me I was all the personal stuff.

[@sarahillebrandt447]

Wow. This house DOES seem still lived in. I can't believe all the belongings that were left behind! This house is like a time capsule! One thing we know, is that this family loved pink, nuts and RECORDS! Truly interesting and an enjoyable video

[@DVincentW]

Hard core Urbex photographers and fans really love your work. Legend.

[@tealapowell5241]

Hey Pam, What a very interesting tour! As you said lots of history left behind and vintage items. And lots of pink! I always find it sad to see the family photos still there. I hope the noose it the one room was a prank, that was very odd!! Enjoyed very much and thanks for sharing!! Take Care!! :)

[@TikiTrex]

Thank you, Teala! I'm glad you enjoyed this video. I think the noose was just a prank :)

[@blal07]

***** there was a turned over chair just uder that noose wasnt there?

[@jazzyts1]

I have been watching these for only a short while, but this is the best I have seen. I love exploring and photographing old buildings and this one would provide some great material. To think that there was a time when a young lady thought the world of those dresses, and loved her parents for painting her room pink. And then to think, it was not just one, but at least, three girls. Those old televisions were just lost in time, and especially the first one you saw in the bunk bed area which was also pink. Time takes on a whole new meaning in this house and you captured it essence perfectly. Thank you for sharing this!

[@luckyme100178]

nice video. i was shocked to see a noose on the ceiling and a knocked over chair beneath it. looks like someone commited suicide in that house that is why it is abandoned. suicidal memories are disturbing.

[@i.c.wiener7221]

Also underneath the noose appears to be a black circular stain on the floor...possible leakage of a body not found immediately.

[@jeanzyc.5103]

I.C. Wiener 😯 I'm going back to notice things I didn't see. I really think that's not a joke. It explains why people would leave not just pictures but so many antiques. There's many left behind at other places too but just think about the trouble you'd have to go through to do that for something someone may not even see. All of it wouldn't make any sense.

[@David-db6se]

Hey Tiki, Glad to see you're still making videos. really like ones like this where you can see some of the history of the place. You seem to be the only person who actually narrates and does some research, makes things interesting. Anyway thank you, and you're the best at this that I know of.

[@TikiTrex]

Thanks, David. It sure makes it easier when there are clues left behind to research.

[@joannesabourin1108]

This one almost made me cry, all those memories left to rot, I found that really sad, still a great find - you made the memories last a little longer!

[@bobbygarmon9933]

as a ham radio opperater my eyes light up when I see the old tubes and the old radio and TV s love that stuff great work Pam ty

[@Avotts]

same here, she didnot tell us the name of the old multi band

[@AudiophileTubes]

Me too! 73!

[@kathleen3177]

Oh my God! The old photos and slides. I would be in heaven

[@valsblackcatsrule8740]

I'm about half-way through this explore when beginning these comments. It would be interesting to know what happened for the family to leave all their things like this. The roof seems sound. The building could probably be restored. But, all those pictures, slides, reel-to-reel tapes, and, books! So sad to see these treasures abandoned. The overturned chair and noose were disturbing. Great explore. Nicely done with respect. I'm glad I re-found your channel. Cheers from North Tonawanda, New York. Thank you for sharing a part of your day with us.

[@blmike4860]

I always feel bad for the pictures left behind. Its like memories that have been thrown away and forgotten. Thanks for sharing.

[@abandonedsc4261]

Wow Tiki a truly amazing find! At the beginning of the video from the outside looked much smaller than it actually was loved all the old TV's I have an old TV similar to the one at 28:15 mine is a Zenith from 1956. Nice job with the research it's not often when we can do that. Outstanding Job on this one! Thanks so much for sharing!

[@TikiTrex]

Thanks so much, Jason! That's pretty cool you have a TV similar to that one. Yeah, it's always great to find a place with enough clues left behind to research with. I find that just part of the fun of exploring. Have a good Thanksgiving! We celebrate ours in October.

[@TraditionalHymns]

***** Happy belated Thanksgiving, Pam! Looks like Christmas came early for us. :)

[@TikiTrex]

TraditionalHymns Thanks, Lewis! Happy Thanksgiving to you! :)

[@TraditionalHymns]

Thank ya kindly. ^_^

[@jimsoutdooradventures2748]

Wow, what a way to start my Thanksgiving Holiday, With a half hour video from my favorite UE. I don't mean to sound like a broken record , lol , but you are awesome! I could tell you were overwhelmed in this video. I don't understand how people can leave behind pictures and video of family, unless there is no one left. Thank you for taking me on your adventures.

[@TikiTrex]

That's okay, Jim! Keep sounding like a broken record, lol. I really appreciate your awesome feedback as always. Thanks for stopping by! :)

[@genericeric0102]

I always appreciate going exploring with you. One of the most important things I'm learning is that I don't need to be a hoarder. All this stuff left behind after death. Terrible situation.

[@brushcreek42]

Materialism can ultimately become an extreme burden.

[@brittdejesus6470]

Please don't explore alone .. just be careful .. good video👍🏻

[@winterburden]

Just listened to all the tapes from that house. Creepy stuff 😲

[@tajmulhall]

Maywither Dragon how were you able to listen to the tapes ?

[@megsimpson7736]

Just wanted to add - thank you for doing the research on the owners - it makes it all the more interesting.

[@TikiTrex]

Always my pleasure. I agree. It makes it so much easier when so many clues are left behind.

[@Damon1864]

Those sunglasses were Oakley Wayfarer style. Worth over $100 if authentic currently...Noticed the set in the upstairs bedroom there.

[@zeddistic]

You made me feel so creeped out when you said "It feels still lived in, like someone lives here because there's so much stuff" I immediately thought "Oh lort, ghosts are comin"

[@TikiTrex]

LOL!

[@lindafarner9755]

I can’t believe how all the porch’s are enclosed and converted to bedrooms for the old homeowners who can’t do stairs anymore. Great video again I like less junk so you can get an idea of the layout of the home. All the music items maybe someone taught music back in the day. They also liked photography

[@morleykaminski3701]

Z96 ,

[@RebeccaAbrahansson]

Z96 "Ghosts" are really Demons,,

[@justmusic1695]

Really enjoyed the video and so interesting. Something that surprised me though was the calender on the wall with the poem ('Bless this house, Oh Lord we pray' one). When my partner and I bought our house and were exploring around we found a metal engraved plaq in the basement with the whole poem on it.

[@darleneewing8050]

I love the way you go through the houses. You are brave to go into the basements. I happened on you about a year ago and now only want to watch your videos. Keep up the good work

[@TikiTrex]

Thanks for your long-time viewership and comment. It means a lot, Darlene.

[@ToddEWalnuts]

I really like your voice. I like to watch these videos before bed to relax. Great stuff!

[@dr.strangelove5709]

Jake sent me here...

[@IanRM]

" Thank you for exploring with me " . . No, thank you! lol. Your vids are always a pleasure to watch. Simply the best urban exploration videos on KZbin. Wow, what a place. I found it difficult to guess what sort of people lived there. If I ever took up this hobby, I think I would be tempted to investigate the history and, certainly, see what was on those slides and reel to reel . . ok, I am incurably nosy lol. I wondered, examining some of the evidence, whether the occupant was a missionary and the girls "saved children" that she (I assume she, saw little male influence) lived with and looked after. Darn . . those reel to reel tapes still burning into my inquisitive mind lol. I wouldn't have thought that place was pristine, even in it's hay day. Considering the size of the property, I have never seen so much radio technology (TVs radios and turn tables) I think a real wireless fanatic lived there, Having a strange sense of humour, I was particularly amused at the abundance of laxative medication in the house and, of course, the portable toilet with attached telephone (snigger) Great video. Keep them coming TikiTrex . . I get withdrawal symptoms waiting lol.

[@TikiTrex]

I appreciate that - thanks! I actually did investigate the history with what I found. I spent days on here researching, which I feel is part of the fun. What I could find is in the description above. But with having the luxury of more time, which isn't always practical, you could definitely learn a lot more rifling through everything. I have the same sense of humour. Thanks again for your nice comment.

[@IanRM]

***** Yes :-/ I am one of those sad males that get a technical thing out of it's box and try to assemble it without reading the instructions, Didn't read the comments above :-/ . . I never learn. lol

[@Owlzindabarn]

Very strange house! With the dozen or more televisions, hundreds of reel-to-reel tapes (who knows what's on them??), the pink rooms with painted pink hangers...very great find!

[@jeaniecoudriet6201]

That one I would of loved to Explore! That paint reminded me of the nightmare kitchen I had once, I bought light pink paint, painted my kitchen and thought the paint was a little darker pink then I wanted! Oh heck no! My kitchen turned out to be Pepto Bismal Pink!!!! I landed up getting so many compliments about it! Noe I have it the pink I wanted all along, very light pink! But great house, great video!

[@32BitLink]

Hey! So BSF did an update video on this house so go watch his video after this one!

[@dangeroustoys5668]

alot of this stuff is missing or moved when jake did his video, it explains a bit more about this house watching this.

[@rskbamer]

This video is wonderful! It is authentic and everything is actually old. So many videos of this type show a house with dates from 2012 and peeling paint like its been abandoned for decades. Just doesn't ring true to me. This one is REAL. Great find and I love the way you narrate. It makes everything so much more interesting. Good job!

[@TikiTrex]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@MoreForMo24]

To leave so many old pictures behind is kind of odd. It seems the occupants just up and left in a hurry and left so many things of worth behind. I agree with another commenter that this house just doesn't feel right. Bad history perhaps ? (other than the attic fire). That's probably why you felt the house still felt "lived in" because of the manner in which they left.

[@goop9624]

In the BSF video about the house it seems as if a lonely man lived there whos family had passed or moved on with their lives and the man (who had lived there for the rest of his life) had slowly lost his sanity. The old pictures is probably the result of isolation from his family.

[@supermoodydealwithit]

@@goop9624 where is that other video?

[@buttergirlist]

I could imagine how this was a beautiful home back in it's day, filled with music.I like looking at these videos and thinking in our lifetime we will cherish and keep stuff. Sooner or later it's all going to be left behind. Sad that what seem so important to one, will be left to another who will not even cherish a photo of their mom or dad (uncle/aunt probably grandma maybe ) whoever? There may even have valuable antiques there. Wish we knew the date on the National Geographic Magazine and on the letter.

[@gingercat555]

From looking at the various rooms and what was in those rooms looks like a family must have lived there you can imagine the many Christmases, birthdays and other occasions that have been there over the years. Clearly, music was a feature of there lives with the number of record players, records, cassette tapes and even reel to reel tape certainly a step back through musical time in these formats, yes, I think you are correct must have been a few girls there (pink) rules ... Just so sad that previous visitors have trashed a family's memories and belongings ... I wonder if they came home and found there property smashed and throne all over just imagine there rage but its o.k. to do it to some one else's. Its good to see that anything you touch you take real care to place where you found it from, shows thought and caring for other people's property. Again really well videoed so easy to watch and listen to, thanks for sharing your find.

[@heloise121]

Really great to see a new posting from you, and wow, what a house. I imagine it was so hard to leave a place so full of history, but as always, keep safe while you are exploring, and I hope your next find is just as amazing. Best wishes, Heloise ( UK)

[@traceyreitterer9875]

"Something" ran across the doorway of that smaller shack at the 2:59 mark. Freaked me out. Been watching your videos for hours. You're a brave lady. Thank you for uploading & be careful in your travels.

[@AbandonedSteve]

amazing amazing footage Tiki. The thumbnail to this video looked like a house I was getting some snow pictures of today. Yes snow has returned, I am sure your getting plenty of it as well. You are lucky to find these houses with evidence of who use to live there in them. I rarely find them here. Great Job as usual.

[@TikiTrex]

Thanks, Steve! I'm surprised we have not had any snow since all that rain that melted the last batch. They're calling for 30 percent chance tomorrow. It sure is cold enough to snow, though. Yeah, it's always helpful to find places that leave some evidence behind.

[@muskndusk]

You're the best urban explorer on youtube, I love the soft narration that you do. Please make more videos.

[@SwingMan1938]

Doggone - wish you'd taken a longer look at those records in the room with the piano as well as the room with the diplomas. Those are 78rpm records and date clear back to the 1940's (and earlier - one I saw in the diploma room on the bed was a Columbia label 78 dating to the 1910's!) - the broken record you picked up dates to 1945-1946. There's lots of them that you passed by - likely because they're in albums (piano room). A lot of times with 78's, folks purchased record albums with 10-12 sleeves to store the single records in - I spotted 3 of them and was practically yelling "TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THOSE, TIKI!!!!!" LOL! I'm a 78rpm record collector and, while I enjoy your videos no matter the location, I always look to see if there's any 78rpm records that've been left behind - looks like you struck the relative motherlode where abandoned 78's go & would've been awesome to see who the artists were on those records and what kind of shape they were in. Though I'm not an urban explorer, I've been to a few abandoned locations and have always treated the dwellings with the utmost respect - that said, if I were to ever walk into a dwelling and find the stash of 78's you just ran across in this video, I wouldn't think twice about taking and rescuing them for archiving.

[@TikiTrex]

If I focused in on the records. the video would be much too long. Not everyone is interested in the records so I have to show a bit of everything. Some would like me to focus on the vacuum tubes, piano or turntables. There's no pleasing everyone. The video was already 30 minutes trying to get everything in. Any longer, and you lose audience retention. Thanks for watching.

[@SwingMan1938]

***** I hear ya - didn't mean to sound critical. Your videos are always pretty well balanced - just the collector in me getting psyched about seeing all those 78's, is all. I wouldn't worry about video length, though - you always keep things pretty interesting. I mean, I, at 6' 4" 252 pounds could never walk around safely on the upper floors that you can, so those instances are always nail-biters. ;)

[@TikiTrex]

SwingMan1938 No worries :)

[@Sirlie08]

Oh if this walls could speak :(

[@TEverettReynolds]

Almost 30 years ago I was exploring in an abandoned house just like this one in Hightstown, NJ... we found an old tape recorder answering machine among the debris that still had the cassette tape in it. My friend took the cassette tape and played in his stereo when we got back to his house... on the tape, we first heard a small child leaving a cute message for "pop pop". Each message continued to sound more and more desperate as the small boy kept asking "pop pop where are you... why won't you call me back..." I think we could say that we knew what happened to pop pop... After that day, I vowed never to listen to anything we found in an abandoned house ever again...

[@SpaceGhost999]

Funny you should say that. The walls actually do talk. Go watch the bright sun films videos about the house. He plays a bunch of cassettes found in the home. Made by Gordon. The son of the original owners. Very captivating.

[@NeilRoy]

Wow, the one book you opened was "Fox's book of Martyr's", apparently a very bloody book detailing some gruesome things that were done to people in the past, the way they were tortured and put to death often for their beliefs. So I found it a little creepy that there were also dead animal pictures and that noose from the ceiling considering their choice in reading material. I am curious what was on all those slides. My father has a bunch of those. The first brown phone you discovered, is identical to the one I still use. Cost me $15 in the '90s, a Bell refurbished phone, probably from the late 80s. But it still works and I refuse to upgrade it as I am not a phone person. ;)

[@windymoore4009]

Finally was able to view this all the way. A couple of other times when I was in the middle of it, lost Internet connection and after it came back, this exploration was gone. This was a most interesting find and the history you gave added to it. Almost cried seeing that old piano destroyed. Had an old upright as a kid up until 1973 when I was 25 years old. Always loved the piano and hate seeing old ones torn apart. Really enjoyed this as it's another great job, as usual!

[@TikiTrex]

+Windy Moore Thank you!

[@CrisVangel1958]

This is the best of these type of videos I've seen. Usually these old houses are empty,,, now so happens I'm a record and old record player collector, also have an antique TV in my house from 1950... when you found the first record player my mouth dropped and by the 3rd I was like, OMG...! lol, thank you.. this was just awesome to watch!

[@trashpakker]

I love your work. This one takes exception. The follow up you did in the description was really helpful. That puts the children as young to middle age in this house. Bet the pics and slides really told the story. Thank you for sharing

[@lurchaddams3601]

I wonder how homes become abandoned like this, with all their possessions left behind, I can't imagine people just leaving their home with everything inside and never returning. Looks like it was abandonded in the late 70's.

[@scribble228]

I often wonder the same thing.

[@itzlucaaa6789]

From another vid it was abandoned in the late 90’s-mid 2000’s

[@nathanbarger3449]

Unfortunately not all of us are lucky enough to have any family or loved ones to pass our things on to. I know it's not in the cards for me to have a wife or a family. But I have it set up to have my house and everything to be sold off after I die.

[@grizzlyuppercut]

First video of yours I've seen and am definitely subscribing. Great exploration! As someone who collects tintypes and early photographs, it pains me to see some left here for the elements. I hope the original owners or their kin return someday to collect them.

[@TikiTrex]

Thanks for subscribing!

[@phoenixman8569]

that's so sad, all those photo memories of someone's past all left behind to rot away. my dad passed away this year and I know very little of his past.

[@iHabika]

You are always so respectful during your explorations. It makes me wonder what you would say about my unabandoned home haha and what you would discover about me based on the stuff in my house haha. Have you ever went to explore an abandoned property only to find out it wasn't abandoned but people still lived there?

[@TikiTrex]

+Liz Cop "Looks like a lovely person lived...lives here! I better get out of here since this place is NOT abandoned!" That's what I'd probably say. To answer your question, fortunately, that's never happened to me, lol.

[@wishbone20t]

I love your work! Best presentation skills on KZbin, I appreciate that you always look out for dates. This was an amazing house, sad to see so many family heirlooms left behind. I thought that looked like the back of a steep staircase when you first entered the house in the very first small pink room? Had you not found the calender dated 1990 I would have never guessed that date, I think the calender was the newest item in the house LOL. Sounds like you know your way around audio equipment as well.

[@francoamerican4632]

That staircase leads to another pink sleeping area. (the attic access hatch may lead to another secret hidden bedroom but I might be confusing this with another location).

[@vaquera76]

I love your videos. I appreciate the narration and comments as you explore. I feel like I'm right there with you. I've watched other urban decay videos but yours are my favorite, by far.

[@TikiTrex]

Thank you, Robin.

[@MustangSam]

Wow, it's unbelievable how much stuff is in that house. It looks like the house was left with a large portion of the belongings intact, and someone went through and trashed everything for no reason. Very interesting tour,and it must take a lot of patience to video everything. Enjoyed it!

[@BramCollier]

19:37 Love that picture with the Beetle. Would love to look arround in old abandoned houses like that.

[@akretowicz]

What an incredible house full of memories. Thanks for the terrific tour. Heck, I may not do it anymore. I'll just come along w/ you from now on.

[@TikiTrex]

You're always welcome!

[@TrainTutorials]

I loved all the details you tried to grab for us to see. So many people miss the details and its so annoying. I loved your video. I wish more people did them like yours.

[@lorrisbits]

This house gave me the creeps from the get go - I was glad to see you didn't spend too much time in it - it just had an ominous feel...

[@ericnordstrom7483]

At 16:28 the object you are seeing is a viewing camera for recorded images on any type of film. It was usually for editing.

[@silverose1209]

I was so happy to see that you had uploaded! When I saw it was a 30 minute video I was over the moon. This place was so fascinating. My dad was a minister so I could just imagine those tapes had sermons and singing on them. :) My dad passed away almost 5 years ago. We have a huge assortment of cassette tapes, and 8mm video cassettes of him preaching as well as many others. It is so wonderful to be able to go back and listen to them. It makes me sad to think that family members would have left such a treasure.

[@TikiTrex]

I'm glad you were happy to see a new upload. That means a lot. It does make you wonder why people would leave these memories behind. Sorry for your loss, Amy. :(

[@cowtippingrocks]

as a collector of many things vintage, I can say that I would have had a lot of fun looking around that old house (:

[@carlameyer4203]

This one made me a little sad. Why would anyone leave their pictures and diplomas? thank you for taking us through!

[@sooth15]

Really interesting house. Lots of neat artifacts. I really loved that antique dresser upstairs.

[@sippura7235]

The pictures of the dead animals were so strange. There was something strange in that house. Scary. And those pink rooms! Old stuff were very interesting.

[@robynm2020]

Wow, great video as always :) Thank you so much for the history. This one had to be so fun; I would have stayed all day LOL .. thank you again and Happy New Year :)

[@TikiTrex]

Always my pleasure! This one was definitely a fun one. Happy New Year, Robyn! :)

[@MrKevinp0]

Yay a new Tiki video! Another wonderful find and a great explore as always. I would have to imagine that if there was a fire, it wasn't anything too terrible. If you hadn't spotted that message scrolled on the outside of the house, I'm not sure that you would've been any the wiser. I know I wasn't. So many amazing things left behind. Such a shame. It's funny, the one thing that struck me as you explored the second floor, was that there were quite a few beach balls in the one bedroom. Not so amazing in itself, but that they were still inflated after what, at least 24 years? That's pretty incredible. I can absolutely see why you would get the feeling that the house was still occupied. Remove the filth and peeling paint, you can almost imagine what life was like there once upon a time. It does make one kinda melancholy. Thank you for including us in your adventures! You do a beautiful job documenting these treasures. Safe travels Pam!!

[@TikiTrex]

Thanks a million, Kevin! You're always welcome! That is a good point about the balls still being inflated. That is amazing. And like you say, I doubt it was a very big fire. It seems they tended to it right away before it spread to the upper level of the house. Likely just a small attic fire. I would imagine the wiring was pretty old throughout. Cheers!

[@richduddy4979]

looks to me to have maybe used by squatters that bic lighter was'nt that old, plus a few other items that could possibly account for your feeling that someone was in there. but as always great video thanks again

[@scottcuiso5181]

I'd love to see a follow-up of the small guest house building you pointed out at 3:00. I love your videos.

[@merrileeread347]

My bet is that the raccoon killed the ducks, and the raccoon payed the price for it?

[@joanneclose7041]

Enjoying your video while my turkey cooks! I could see spending an entire day looking thru that house. Thanks for the discription history. I have an abandoned house but i go in frequently as i live next door. There's alot of stuff living in it but no water or electric, or heat. Its very sad long story.i think if i was no longer here the house will be like one of your adventures. Thanks for sharing your exploring!

[@TikiTrex]

You're welcome, Joanne! Enjoy your turkey!

[@TraditionalHymns]

You're commendable to try to maintain it, Joanne!

[@foxrivers]

Thanks for taking the time to check this place out. There's a lot of mystery and old televisions that I would love to have. I love your videos as always!

[@Kittydoc90]

Thanks for posting the new video, Pam, and lol on your "intro!" This has to be one of the coolest houses for all the artifacts left behind-I think I would have had trouble ever leaving because I would have been checking out every book, every photo, every record, etc., etc. So sad that what's so terrifically important for us to covet and save for and buy today becomes tomorrow's "stuff," not worth keeping even if it's direct family history like the photos and the reel-to-reel tapes. It makes me wonder what we can do that will really keep us alive in people's hearts when we're gone since it certainly isn't our "leftovers." You're sure doing something by spending your time and effort to document these places and then giving this work to a bunch of strangers out in cyberspace. You certainly will be remembered and appreciated by a lot of us-you're one of the gifts for which we're thankful! Happy Belated Thanksgiving and thanks for your good wishes to us Americans!-Cristina

[@TikiTrex]

That is so very true, Cristina! I couldn't have said it better. It's something we don't think about until we see places like this. And it really was difficult to leave. If I lived closer, I'd probably be in there every day off-camera (for ease of "snooping" lol) as it would probably take multiple days to go through everything. Thank you so much for the very sweet words! It truly means a lot, especially to have awesome subscribers such as yourself. :)

[@aubiejazz]

Pam, You did a great job! I Enjoy your videos even though they are up to 6 years old.

[@TheLuLuFilms]

I live in Ireland and near my house there is a huge abandoned factory, in the middle of a field. It is such a beautiful building, and maybe someday I will explore it.

[@gr8fzy1]

Holy crap, I never knew what your age was! Now I know why you are reluctant to go on certain types of floors. :p I turned 30 this year, and after having gone through several floors myself, now I too am a LOT more cautious. :p