What's Hiding Inside This 100 Year Old Abandoned Courthouse?

In today’s video, we will be traveling through the Midwestern United States to explore a huge historical abandoned courthouse, with several courtrooms, jail cells, and other law enforcement related facilities. The stately structure was truly an ideal explore, mainly because this spot had so many interesting features with its pre-depression era details proudly on display through out. There were a couple of different wood-paneled courtrooms, the halls were lined with giant marble columns, and the original doors featured etched windows, letting people know what offices are behind each door.
The beautiful beaux arts styled courthouse opened back in 1912 and was an immediate hit with both city officials and the people, who showed up in large numbers and crowded together to celebrate the opening of their cities stunning new municipal building. The highlight seemed to be the interior architecture, which was designed by a prominent local architect was long seen as a true craftsmanship masterpiece.
The newly built colossal courthouse replaced the much smaller original city courts building, but was specifically designed to house a number of different civic agencies and various other municipality offices, in addition to the court rooms, the district attorney and prosecutor offices, and other law-enforcement departments. The building was also constructed as part of a great political plan to develop a center of public service buildings within the city’s downtown business district.
The building operated as the city’s primary center for justice and community services and continued to serve its original purpose for nearly 90 years until the new turn of the millennium in 2000 when the federal courts moved into a newly built modern state of the art facility, which still operates today.
As for the century old courthouse, it has sat abandoned since the day it closed some 24 years ago. There have been several proposals to renovate the place, however, nothing has ever passed the planning phase. Today, the old courthouse continues to hang in peril awaiting for another chance at life. We can only hope that city officials can help save this beautiful beaux arts gem.
And that will bring us to the end of the video, but you can always see more photographs from the courthouse and our other locations, at our website AbandonedCentral.com. And don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe to Abandoned Central on KZbin so you get all the latest content. Thank you for the support!

[@SarcasticMary]

Persistence pays, great job!

[@jeanaesamuel47]

Awwwww man wow that is historic indeed but they need to do something with it. It can be salvaged ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@thestars386]

Yeah, historic buildings like that they definitely should do something with.

[@Tecknical_Difficulties]

I know this building! Unfortunately the city won't release it's grip over it to allow a developer to convert it to a hotel, would be a great location considering the nearby venues

[@danikmcintyre2068]

they would probably rather knock it down and add a parking lot

[@JohnClarke808]

It's a county courthouse?

[@Tecknical_Difficulties]

@@JohnClarke808 It was a major metropolitan city courthouse

[@timbit72]

was it just me or did anyone else hear the intro to law & order several times during the video lol... you guys rock & cheers from Canada 🤘

[@TaterTots380]

Love the black & gold pillar hallway picture!

[@abandonedcentral]

Thank you very much!

[@WillyWally180-l1m]

just got done listening to some SAD jazz, type one might hear on lonely, rainy nights thinking of the past long gone........just wow....and many other genres would fit.......thanks so much......WOW combined this HITS..........

[@eleonoragarcia9044]

I love your work and all of Abandoned Central ❤️

[@abandonedcentral]

Thank you so much for the support!

[@thestars386]

That's a really neat looking place inside like that. I can guarantee that was a lot of work to get into.

[@angelaturner3279]

Beautiful building

[@WilhelmRollins-o2k]

VERY cool, thank you! :)

[@vladimpaler9274]

Absolutely beautiful!!

[@abandonedcentral]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@PamelaRay-l7x]

It is criminal to let a beautiful building like this decay❤

[@abandonedcentral]

Yes it is! Thanks for watching Pamela!

[@carlashepherd9362]

Awesome video & explore! 👍❤️🤘

[@abandonedcentral]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!

[@tracyturner9406]

Great video as always , beautiful building sad they left it to rott 😢

[@abandonedcentral]

Thanks for watching Tracy!

[@JohnManuel778]

So cool! I am fairly certain the place is filled with asbestos and lead paint so the cost of building a new facility thats up to modern standards will cost much less than doing abatement and renovations to such an old place that served its purpose.

[@silentartist1611]

Look like I'm the first person to watch this.. Winning

[@abandonedcentral]

We greatly appreciate the support!

[@brendakrieger7000]

Thank you for sharing!

[@flolot]

i like the original colors !

[@PamelaRay-l7x]

Europeans treasure their old buildings, they build them to last, and they maintain them❤

[@abandonedcentral]

Yes they do! Thats why for the past 5 years we've been traveling to Europe.

[@darleneRussell-ps4hx]

Wow big buiding ❤❤❤❤

[@abandonedcentral]

Thanks for watching Darlene!

[@darleneRussell-ps4hx]

@@abandonedcentral welcome stay safe out there 💗💗💗💗

[@user-zx8de8op9l]

Well done

[@chrome2infinity938]

City Planning: alright we were offered millions and we lose it if we dont use it. Lets build a new court house because It's too pretty and well build. Completely fits out needs but it's old. Let's abandoned it and build a new building.

[@vladimpaler9274]

Sad but true

[@heatherjackson2520]

And let millions of dollars worth of Irreplaceable historical architecture rot and decay away

[@jonathankarberg9985]

Nothing else was built. It was moved to another building in St. Louis.

[@exluvrx]

super cool

[@robertmailhos8159]

No court today in this Court house 😮

[@vishnunb2004]

Lmao 😂😂😂😂😂

[@abandonedcentral]

Lol thanks for watching Robert!

[@sarahbeets4686]

Such a waste of a building!! 😔

[@fredsons2241]

Good stills…..I’m telling you….stick with that!

[@thestars386]

They do take some excellent photos where they go.

[@WillyWally180-l1m]

and....time capsule? :) Cheers, back later and emojis apply, too.

[@WillyWally180-l1m]

and AM in the Midwest at present, yeah, think this area is soon to BECOME like this as well, slowly........WOW......just imagine many years into the future, the distant one! Oh man....................thanks again, and sax emojis apply just have to run for now, peace, and thanks agian. WW180. October, 2024

[@pickles5184]

Looks like Chicago court house

[@jonathankarberg9985]

St. Louis

[@james-b7j7v]

Belton Texas court House is over 100 years old and they gutted the inside and redone it the outside is original like it always was

[@theamerican7080]

There's virtually no decay, just incompatible paint peeling from everything.

[@neilwilliams4420]

Locked up for a reason

[@eeverett100]

Where is this and when was it abandoned?

[@JohnClarke808]

If you zoom in on the paperwork it says Missouri

[@jonathankarberg9985]

St. Louis. Between City Hall and the Enterprise Center.

[@JohnClarke808]

The history of the homicide detective on the door. Whereas, the Board of Alderman have been advised that Dwight Warren retired after over thirty-three years of service to the witnesses, victims and citizens of the City of St. Louis; and Whereas, Dwight Warren began working for the City of St. Louis as a police officer with the Metropolitan Police Department in January 1973; and Whereas, Dwight Warren completed law school at Saint Louis University School of Law and passed the Missouri bar examination in 1977; and Whereas, Dwight Warren began working for the Circuit Attorney’s Office on May 31, 1977; and Whereas, following a successful record as a trial attorney, Dwight Warren became head of the Bulk Division of the Felony Trial staff; and Whereas, Dwight Warren was appointed the Head of the Homicide Unit of the Circuit Attorney’s Office in 1994; and Whereas, Dwight Warren has also served in the Reserves for the United States Army and successfully retired with the rank of Colonel in 2008; and Whereas, Dwight Warren’s service to his county included three overseas deployments: one tour to support the forces in Bosnia and two tours in Iraq; and Whereas, Dwight Warren has faithfully served the citizens of St. Louis City, the State of Missouri and the United States through his entire career. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Aldermen of the City of St. Louis that we pause in our deliberations to recognize Dwight Warren’s outstanding dedication and commitment to the citizens of the City of St. Louis, and we direct the Clerk of this Board to prepare a commemorative copy of this Resolution to the end that it may be presented to our honoree at a time and place deemed appropriate by the sponsor. Introduced on the 20th day of August, 2010 by: Honorable Stephen M. Gregali, Alderman 14th Ward Adopted this the 20th day of August, 2010 as attested by:

[@majikglustik9704]

10:11 OMG! THE HOMICIDE UNIT... !!?!?!??! THEY'RE ALL DEAD! (ok, who do we call now?)

[@JohnClarke808]

From what I read the city is looking for a developer

[@gregorydelbeke3405]

no offense meant but I hear you breathing so heavily.

[@abandonedcentral]

I have asthma, be happy if you don't have it.