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Antiquity Echoes
United States
Registrace 2. 06. 2010
Our country's historic buildings are not simply the sum of their corporeal parts. Once put to use, these constructs often transcended their original purpose to become deeply entwined in the fabric of their local communities and national identities. Countless stories are embedded in their walls, linking us with those who came before, and those who will come after. Historic buildings - especially those with rich and complex stories, connect us with our past, offering vehicles to reflect on who we have been, and who we might yet become.
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The Burned Remains - An Abandoned Mansion in the Woods
Light creeps in through shaded and obstructed windows. Dim in places, but enough to see a family's life rent apart and scattered across every surface. A murky odor is suspended in the half-light, one of mildew and long-extinguished cinders. This house was once a home, but it now stands as the site of a family tragedy, one which we still feel ambivalent about, even years after visiting. There is a fuzzy line that divides trespassing from intruding, and it runs directly through the foundations of this house.
Almost immediately upon entering the former home, we were hit with an uneasy feeling of intrusiveness, of prying into the private matters of a family we had no business being involved with. This was entirely unlike any other home we have visited throughout the years. Yes, many old homes are filled with vestiges of past families - Clothing, photographs, old letters, memorabilia of previous lives. These items, most often, are simply left behind when a family vacates a home. When that happens, these everyday items transform into poignant reminders of how fleeting existence can be. This was not the case here - The vacating of this house was both violent and tragic.
This house suffered a considerable fire, one which gouged a massive hole, upward, from the ground level up into the roofing over the kitchen area. The family who once lived here was uprooted from their home overnight, and unable to return for their belongings due to the danger the jeopardized building now presents. All of their belongings remained, left to decay through the years, under a roof that fails more and more with each season. A sad ending, but also one with a poetic sense of peacefulness. Or it could have been, but any hope of a dignified end was lost once people discovered the vacant home.
Our visit found the house in total disarray. Clothing and personal items obscured so much of the flooring in some areas that we were forced to walk upon them like an uneven and disjointed carpet. It was clear that the house had become a playground of sorts for people who held no consideration for the victims of this fire. More jarring to us than the chaotic mess was the level of disrespect that crafted it. Brassieres dangled from the chandler over the master stairwell and the counter tops of the burned kitchen were covered with mail, photo albums, and journals. Perhaps most unusual were the numerous mannequin heads that lay scattered throughout the house. They stared out from the dark corners of closets and their perches on shelves, hiding away in nearly every room of the house.
Walking through the house felt almost indecent, and it's difficult to find the proper words to convey the feeling. Unlike most places we visit, where above all else a sense of awe and wonderment drive us to see what's around the next corner or hidden in the next room, here we simply felt pity for the displaced family. A feeling that only grew more intense the more we saw. Luckily, there were some truly beautiful areas with the house, places where you could envision what life here must have been like in a time before the fire, but just beyond an adjacent doorway would be yet another pile of belongings that the family must surely miss. Yearbooks, journals, and religious garments. Do these people staring out from the photographs still think about these things? Of their old home? Do they wish they had a chance to come back and retrieve these same items that people now throw from the balconies and trample underfoot? It all just seemed unfair, and maybe that's the lesson to be found here - Life can change overnight, and empathy is far less common than a kitchen fire.
Full story on our site - bit.ly/TheBurnedRemains
Music - Snowfall by Scott Buckley
Released under CC-BY 4.0.
www.scottbuckley.com.au
Almost immediately upon entering the former home, we were hit with an uneasy feeling of intrusiveness, of prying into the private matters of a family we had no business being involved with. This was entirely unlike any other home we have visited throughout the years. Yes, many old homes are filled with vestiges of past families - Clothing, photographs, old letters, memorabilia of previous lives. These items, most often, are simply left behind when a family vacates a home. When that happens, these everyday items transform into poignant reminders of how fleeting existence can be. This was not the case here - The vacating of this house was both violent and tragic.
This house suffered a considerable fire, one which gouged a massive hole, upward, from the ground level up into the roofing over the kitchen area. The family who once lived here was uprooted from their home overnight, and unable to return for their belongings due to the danger the jeopardized building now presents. All of their belongings remained, left to decay through the years, under a roof that fails more and more with each season. A sad ending, but also one with a poetic sense of peacefulness. Or it could have been, but any hope of a dignified end was lost once people discovered the vacant home.
Our visit found the house in total disarray. Clothing and personal items obscured so much of the flooring in some areas that we were forced to walk upon them like an uneven and disjointed carpet. It was clear that the house had become a playground of sorts for people who held no consideration for the victims of this fire. More jarring to us than the chaotic mess was the level of disrespect that crafted it. Brassieres dangled from the chandler over the master stairwell and the counter tops of the burned kitchen were covered with mail, photo albums, and journals. Perhaps most unusual were the numerous mannequin heads that lay scattered throughout the house. They stared out from the dark corners of closets and their perches on shelves, hiding away in nearly every room of the house.
Walking through the house felt almost indecent, and it's difficult to find the proper words to convey the feeling. Unlike most places we visit, where above all else a sense of awe and wonderment drive us to see what's around the next corner or hidden in the next room, here we simply felt pity for the displaced family. A feeling that only grew more intense the more we saw. Luckily, there were some truly beautiful areas with the house, places where you could envision what life here must have been like in a time before the fire, but just beyond an adjacent doorway would be yet another pile of belongings that the family must surely miss. Yearbooks, journals, and religious garments. Do these people staring out from the photographs still think about these things? Of their old home? Do they wish they had a chance to come back and retrieve these same items that people now throw from the balconies and trample underfoot? It all just seemed unfair, and maybe that's the lesson to be found here - Life can change overnight, and empathy is far less common than a kitchen fire.
Full story on our site - bit.ly/TheBurnedRemains
Music - Snowfall by Scott Buckley
Released under CC-BY 4.0.
www.scottbuckley.com.au
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This park speaks for the whole north country.
Awesome vid of an awesome old brewery 🍻
@@davebudrus46 Thank you! 🍻
Such a shame, I lived maybe 3 blocks from there, back in the 80’s So sad it could have be converted into apartments
@@JosieLamb-e5n Some of it will be saved, and the new construction should mimic the old style of the plant (or so the plans say).
I went in here back in 2005 on Halloween. It looked exactly like this back then, you brought back the memories.
@@melchman71 What an awesome experience that must have been!
This is the world we living in. no money . no art to maintain.
Some things are irreplaceable.
Great photography!
Thank you! We do wish the subject was less heartbreaking though.
This physically hurt to watch. Our government is deliberately erasing our history. The earth is getting uglier and uglier. They destroy these beautiful buildings and put up cheap ugly buildings that all look the same…. kind of like what they do in communist countries
Best dead mall video I have ever seen. Time is so fleeting, a reminder to live while I’m here…
@@pamelaaverrett5848 Thank you. We didn't expect to have experienced the level of emotion we did from Randall Park. Glad to hear that it showed through in our video.
I worked here as a college student in the early 70s. Lived in one of these buildings. On our free time, we'd explore the no-longer used portions of the facility. It was creepy, fascinating, and unbelievable to us. I worked on a children's psych ward for teens who were violent. It was a scary assignment, and it changed how I viewed the field of psychology. Still have many slightly creepy memories of this place.
Those experiences and the emotions you felt are why we are such strong advocates for architectural preservation. Those feelings are only conjured by the walls themselves, which serve as powerful conduits to our collective history. Both good and bad.
Should have never gone out of style. Kids would still love this. If only parents would get thier heads out of thier a**ears and away from the iPhone. Poor kids.
We believe there will be a renaissance for places like this, as well as family-oriented resorts like the ones that once dotted the Catskills. It's missed and it's arguably needed now more than ever.
Remember going to Frontier Town and other places while spending my summers on Lake George.
I went here when I was a kid many times, and then one year we rolled up with the family and it was just.... gone lol. We walked the grounds a bit out of curiosity then left. I have many good memories here, there was a stagecoach that would take you through the town and kids would shoot their capguns, taking down the "robber". What a shame to see the shape it's in a couple decades later
It's a sad sight for sure, and must have been a strange experience for you. If it helps any, there's a wonderful Western themed park in NJ called Wild West City that hails from the same era and is still going strong today.
Sad place, some sic people lived there. Thank god for advances in psychiatric medicine which made these places obsolete.
Unfortunately they aren't as obsolete as we would like to believe, many in need of shelter like what Overbrook provided are now either homeless or in prison. Medical advancement also has a long way to come, with physical restraints and lobotomies having been replaced in modern times by chemical ones in the form of prescription drugs and sedatives. Still, we are hopeful for the future as mental health has become far less stigmatized over just the past decade.
BEAUTIFULLY DONE, SO POIGNANT, SAD THE VINTAGE FILM REALLY MAKES YOU SEE HOW IT WAS AND STILL CAN BE- I THINK THIS IS NOT TOO FAR GONE AT ALL.
THIS IS NOT IN BAD SHAPE THE BUILDINGS LOOK GOOD- PLEASE RESTORE THIS WHATEVER STATE THIS IS IN! THAT TROMPE 'L'OIEL SCENE WIT HTE CATS IS PURE GORGEOUS HEAVEN. THE DETAILING ON THE WALLS AND BED IS GREAT IT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE TO BE REPAINTED JUST CLEANED PROPERLY. WHERE IS THIS? IF IT IS NEAR ME I WILL HELP DO IT FOR FREE- I AM A FINE ARTIST.
THIS IS SO SAD- THIS AND ANY OF THE FAIRYTALE PARKS/LANDS THAT GO INTO RUIN- THE STATES SHOULD RESTORE THEM AS A NAITONAL TREASURE. THANK GOD GINGERBREAD CASTLE IS BEING RESTORED.
I attended a rally there to save the building. It was Chris Christie who shut his eyes to any possibility to save the building. There were developers with private money that wanted to save the building and give it another purpose but they were ignored. The death of Greystone rests on Chris Christie and his cursed family.
We helped to organize that rally, thank you for coming out in support. We still look back on the preservation fight without regret.
@@AntiquityEchoes Yes - you did and thank you for all your efforts. I still have the Save Greystone sign hanging in my garage as a reminder. I also spoke to DG of the NJ Historic Trust and she worked behind the scenes as hard as she could to save the building.
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Visited very close to it’s demolition, met a group of other explorers while exploring. Something about two groups meeting, years and years after it’s walls saw it’s last patient, both with the same intent on seeing what was left behind. One of my best memories in the hobby
We know that feeling, and it's great you've experienced it - Over the years we've formed some incredible friendships with other explorers. There's a common bond that ties many of us.
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I never got to go but the kids I knew went they said they would have their stage coach robbed by bank robbers
It seems the Frontier Town bandits were a busy group, holding up dozens of stage coaches a week.
Its ornaments could have been saved and used for something else
spent many weekends here when my friends were caretakers of the education center area in the late 1980s-mid 90s sad to see what it's become
Sorry if the current state of the property upsets you, it must have been such an experience to know the place while operational. The surrounding landscape is gorgeous.
The place where “Martian Boogie” was recorded
Thought I'd be that 'years later' update as I recently visited the place. From my memories, very few trees stand around the buildings now, The house, barn and 2 (I assume by the supplies left behind) milking barns still stand. The rest is collapsed. There is very little profanity on the buildings so I assume someone cleaned it up as this video actually surprised me because of how clean it was when I visited.
We haven't been back in years now, but unfortunately arson has claimed a lot of the structures which once dotted the mountainside.
So many beautiful memories with my parents. I watch the video and it's sad and beautiful at the same time...
That's nostalgia in a nutshell - A somber happiness from the beautiful memories we hold which took place in a world that no longer exists.
Miss that place sooo much!!!
We wish we could have known it during its prime.
Two hundred acres sold for $5 MILLION or $25,000/acre. SWEEET DEAL!!!
Not such a sweet deal to those who valued the hospital and the adaptive reuse of the property 💔
I totally agree! I was attempting to point out that the tax payer got "ripped off."
Very disappointed in their decision to demolish.
We have yet to find someone who genuinely supports the decision. Such a waste.
Going to be headed up I87 tomorrow to see the total eclipse on Monday 4/8/24 from exactly this area. Too bad Frontier Town is long defunct. It's the kind of place I would have looked to bring my kids to and spend the day. Really wonderful video and information about the Arthur Benson.
Thank you, and we agree - It's such a shame the place ended up shuttering.
absolutely disgusting to see this demolished. all that workmanship. that architecture. not only beautiful but so so much history destroyed. heartbreaking.
Shot a video here a couple years ago. There was a group of squatters/prepper types there and they confronted us with guns trying to extort us for trespassing. Funny af😭
That's absolutely wild. Glad you're ok.
Where was the auditorium located?
It was on the second floor of the administration building (the one with the beautiful staircase). Sadly it's since burned down.
@@AntiquityEchoes I heard that it's been/being demolished. Do you know if that is true?
PERFECT SONG,,,,GROSSINGERS GONE.....ITS A CRIME ,,,,,HISTORICAL LANDMARKS,,,,,TREASONOUS POITICIANS AND AUTHORITIES DESTROYING HISTORY
HEARTBREAKING SAD
YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST.....GLAD YOUR STILL AT IT THANK YOU,,,ARSON BY COPS AND FIREMEN I BET ....BULL SHIT
THE OATH BREAKIN COPS AND DRUNK FIREMAN LIT IT UP I BET,,,,,,.HOW BOUT THE PINES AND ANOTHER BIG ONE ROASTED IN LAST YEAR,,,,,,,,HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS AFTER STANDING FOR 100 YEARS,,,,GREAT VIDEO AS USUAL...HISTORIC LANDMARKS BEING DESTROYED BY TRAITORS
Outstanding work as usual.
How does such a magnificent site have so few followers, the cinematography and music are second to none on CZcams, boggles my mind, I found them several years ago when I stumbled on Temple Court in NYC which was mesmerizing. Fantastic work.
Thank you so much!
I remember my family and always going to Frontier Land for the entire day a couple days a week in the summer it was such an amazing experience and so much fun too. And I had lot of fun there with my family and friends. So many memories to share with others that will never get the chance to see what Frontier Town was like. And it’s really hard and scary and sad to see it now in this state of mind completely destroyed and shattered and forgotten but we will always cherish the moment and memories to have for years to come now Sincerly Susan Lee Iseman from Upstate New York the capital region area
Walking the property, one could feel it was saturated with the memories from generations of families. It's still beautiful.
We bought the door seen at minute 1.34
That's awesome. We also enjoy purchasing building salvage from structures we have a close attachment to.
Im so sorry to hear of this...😥
Sad😢
This mall died due to online shopping and for being outdated and of competition from bigger malls nearby
The whole plaza suffered the same fate. Kmart and Toys R Us were just husks alongside the mall itself.