The Abandoned Starlite Wilderness Resort
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- čas přidán 27. 05. 2018
- When most people think of an Abandoned Poconos resort, they think of the honeymoon resorts with heart shaped hot tubs and lots of activities. Well this resort is the complete opposite. What i consider a wilderness resort, guests had the chance to stay in rustic cabins or a room inside the main home. Aside from a swimming pool and walking trails, guests pretty much used this resort as their personal getaway from everyday life. Closed since the 80s, this resort tried reopening one more time, but failed. It's now scheduled to be demolished in a few weeks. I give you a detailed look at this soon to be forgotten destination. Enjoy
Please Note: Exploring Abandoned locations can be dangerous. I don't condone or encourage anyone to enter an Abandoned structure. Not only is safety a concern, but often times its illegal and when possible, i seek out permission. I simply go to document its history before it's gone and leave things the way I find them. I assume all the risks & responsibility in doing so. Please don't attempt to do this on your own.
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What kind of new business is the present owner looking to put here do you know? I feel if The present owner wants to demolish this Resort he should let Nature take over And not to put something up that would disrupt the wildlife.
Unfortunately i wasn't able to get that information.
Love how you took time and made this so relaxing. Some of these explore videos are so rushed they don't give you time to really take it all in and then they continue the explore after the filming. Also your voice is very relaxing and I appreciate you not shouting and becoming overly excited upon each new discovery . Trying to say great video JPVideos, lol!
Haha, thank you Judy.
JPVideos did they let you take anything since they were going to destroy it any way that would of help you with your gas and other expenses some of that stuff was worth some big money
Out of all the videos I have watched, this one breaks my heart the most. Knowing it was all torn down including the stone fireplaces. With the stressful lives we live in, this would be an oasis of peace and quiet. The beauty of it all and the wildlife. So sad.
What a beautiful place this must have been when open. I love the old Dutch door pretty awesome to see. Stone fireplaces were still beautiful. Great location.
Thanks for watching
I love your videos. As the parent of a curious 11 year old boy I greatly appreciate your attempts at keeping the vulgar graffiti and adult magazines out of your footage
Thanks for the comment
I've recently stumbled onto your channel. I love your videos. I love how you take your time and honestly you have a very soothing voice. Your editing with your camera handling is great as well. We really get a sense of what is in the room/building your in. Definitely subscribing.
Welcome Lynn, thanks for watching and subscribing. Check out my playlists, especially my Abandoned Remains Series.
@@JPVideos81 I looked through your playlists. Great variety in content 👍
Yes I totally agree 100%
Another great find! I would've loved to stay there back in the day. You found some interesting items. That printer really got my attention. Huge pool! I felt like I was walking with you. Sad this concept of peace and tranquility was no longer the draw for people.
Wish the printer was in better shape, i bet it would be worth some money.
As sad as this is, it is amazing and beautiful to see how Nature moves in and takes over. That outdoor pool was something!
It was very unique
It sounded so relaxing in the background with the nature and those beautiful deers I love to watch them🌷
EARTH ANGEL😇. THE end of an era.😢. Only a memory on someone’s dreams. They had a truly grand mason; a fireplace is a dream come true! And ghost riders on the swings!!👻🌬😬 A beautiful setting! A Rockingham glazed insulator, nice find! Beautiful deck with peaceful views. I’ll take one of those cozy cabins with a fireplace any day!!!👍😍💕🏠🏡🌚
Such a sadness comes over me, when I see places like this from a bygone era. Most who stayed there now are very old or gone now.
Curious how you got the aerial footage? Fantastic!
Love exploring old places and elated when I stumbled across your channel.
I'm a late subscriber, but still glad I did!
Hope to see more great, old abandoned places! Thanks!!! ❤️
Drone
Saw mill makes sense, since they had the kiln to dry lumber. The handle on the engine might be a clutch.
Saddens me that this place is getting demolished. Looks like there is a lot of potential, but there may be enough damage that demolition is a must for safety.
put in newer style cabins in place of the old that would be the way to go there // lots of potential but soon will be a concrete jungle like most places do
It is possible the pool was filled by a natural spring. That may explain the well and pipe you found. There are remains of an old 1800's resort near my city, that has a similar looking pool. A spring was used as a water source for the pool.
Possibility
Valerie Sutton The stone surround with a pipe going into it was possibly a water feature of some kind, a decorative element i.e. statuary with water flowing in or around it. It reminded me of a small man-made stone waterfall feature in my town’s city park.
I think the pool was really old.The round thing beside the pool is a sistern. I'd love to see pictures of what it looked like in it's prime.Those fireplaces are beautiful. As always, great work. Thank you guys for bringing it to us.
Love the tiny fan~ thanks for sharing!
great find JP and love those sweet deers, they were so tame. You have to carry with you some ears of corn one for each, they would love you much for that snack. Yes they looked really skinny. Suppose in the woods not much to eat. But I do know they love corn, they will eat that right out of your hand. Its a good think that the bldgs. are going to be taken down they are really bad, but very interesting. Great find JP you do excellent work.
I love corn too lol
Awesome explore as usual. Sad to see it go instead of brought back to life, but the buildings can not probably be saved by now, to much neglect. I think the calendar VS food and magazine dates showed times that different people/owners that were there. One thing I do not understand, if you have the money to buy the land, demolish, and build some new business, why can’t you restore? I am sure that is just a sentimental part of me that is talking to and not a business person talking. Awesome friggen explore, great photography! thanks for getting there to document the last shots before it is torn down! Gave huge thumbs up!👍
Honestly i think they prefer to build a new business because resorts like these arent as popular as they once were. The Poconos was a honeymoon destination that started fading in the 90s. The lure that drew people to the area has changed, so in their eyes and mine, it wouldn't be profitable.
JPVideos I agree 100%, but like I said the Sentimental part of me would like to see it saved, but the business side knows it has to go. In this case does everything get leveled or does someone come in and take the valuables out first, like the copier?
From my understanding, everything is getting demolished, even the contents inside. The only thing that is being left untouched is the pool. This of course is owners choice but i think its cheaper and less labor to just have everything removed all at once.
JPVideos How sad someone is not allowed to go in and rescue some of the items!
I agree. We are far too wasteful in this country...
I loved the stone fireplaces and I would have liked to be able to get that old washing machine with the wringer-my grandmother 👵 had one just like it - brought back memories 😁
Awsome video UP I Really Enjoy watching You love the abandoned stuff thanks for sharing it Love your friend Nelly From The Bronx 😍😍😍😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎
It's really sad that they're going to tare that place down. The main house looks like it's in fairly good shape and could be restored, along with some of the cabins.
Another great video of your exploring. Thanks 😊
You're welcome
Absolutely love your videos, can really see the effort you put in and I love the research you include. Please continue doing what you do!
Thanks so much Lauren
Loved the chipmunk and deer! We don't have any chipmunks (that I'm aware of) in southeast Texas and I always get a warm, fuzzy feeling whenever I see deer. I always enjoy watching your abandoned remains videos and imagine what life was like in its past life.
Plenty of both here in Pennsylvania.
Another great place!!!! Great post!!.
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Excellent video brother and that old printer cool 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Amazing intro JP - it’s poignant and and sad when you compare the resort as it was and is now - thank you for sharing this piece of history - the resort remains beautiful if only in our memories 👍💕💕
Ty
I was there last August with The Gallavanting Ginger. We just happened to come upon it and stopped. I am glad we have anime for this poor place! Thank you for showing it! Not much has changed since we were there
I've watcher her video as well. Thanks for checking it out.
As always, your videos are wonderful.
I was imagining this place as a less pricey alternative to some of the upscale Poconos resorts. Depression and all....
Another nice one, Just when I thought I was getting close to seeing all your video's another pop's up on my home page. Have enjoyed all of them so far :)
So happy to hear that
I'm so happy there's a name for it!! And I love your explore of this place... It's fun to see what other explorers find... Sad it's going to go but glad it's on film...
We wouldn't of known about this location if it wasn't for yours. I'm just glad we got here before it got torn down. Thanks for checking it out.
Loved the stone fireplaces ,
I LOVE that old photo on the mantel !!
Your a terrific in form and good explanative person. Thumbs up to you
Thanks raquel
Another great Video. Very well done.
I really liked your intro! Really felt like i was watching old vintage footage. Good job with that! 😀
Thank you
Hi JP, I don't know how I missed this one, but I'm watching it now, it is a older creepy looking place, it looks to me like someone has been hanging out there possibly. This place screams creepy.even in the day time. Thanks for sharing 🤗☺️🖐️💯 💯.
And now its gone.
@@JPVideos81 WOW that was fast !☺️
The beginning of this video was beautiful and the swings.. perfect!!
Glad you enjoyed it
As a kid, I used to go to a pool that was fed by the river/lake right next to it. They didn't chlorinate the pool...they just fed the water in and out of the pool from the flowing water. There was algae at the shallow end that we had to be careful on because we'd slip and bust our butts. But, the deep end had a wooden diving board. We paid $1 to spend the afternoon there (and, believe me, if you didn't know where to find it, you'd never know it was there). I've visited the pool...or what's left of it....a few times. It's still there, but, there are traces of 5 gallon buckets of chlorine back in the woods and the pumphouses. Those must have came in AFTER the health department and insurance regulations became so stringent.
Sounds like a cool spot
Those small cabins were similar to the ones we stayed in during my drill squad team's getaway for the weekend at the Poconos. We didn't have a kitchen area or separate bedrooms. Just beds and a tiny bathroom. Wished I could remember the name of the place. It was 30 years ago. Surprised I remember that much. lol Thanks for sharing! oh and the children laughing with the swings moving. Nice and creepy atmospheric touch. 😄👍
Thanks!
I really enjoy watching you. Your voice so relaxing. Love it. Beautiful place.. Nature so peaceful and beautiful.. Amazing video. Thank you.Much Love.💕💖💞💗❤💓💛👼
Thanks emma
What a beautiful place this was in it's day. The thing you called a ventilation system (tall white thing with vents) is a heater. My uncle heated his garage with one. The second bird building looked to be a sort of blind where you could sit and watch birds and other wildlife. Hence the windows and stools. Gosh I hope he didn't keep birds in those cages in the one building. Maybe it was a place they could come and nest though. The fireplaces were gorgeous. Can't really blame the new owner for demolishing it. Wayyy to expensiive to restore and bring up to code. Especially the cabins. So glad you did this video and the pictures.
What a beautiful scenic place that was!! Love the music with the into.
Ty
Those insulators make great paper weights for your desk, put some felt on bottom. Pretty cool house. Fireplace rocks, lol. Big rooms, wonderful porch. Just nuts, even a van. Concrete pool😊Big. Such a sweet place in its day.😕 ah, the deer, sweet. Ty
Thats a good idea for insulators.
Some people collect paper weights and those old ones (green/ white) once cleaned up are pretty. ✅👍🏼❤️
Beautiful deer,,,thank you for filming the wildlife.
When ever u take us thru the diff.places that have "things" that are left behind...when I see something I like...in my head Im like "ooowwwhh, Id like to have THAT"!!! I feel as tho I can talk to u thru the camera, and tell u to pick up such n such to bring bak for me to have.
If i do a live stream you can talk to me live.
Beautiful Fireplaces!
Really cool generator find...nice spot!!
Very interesting. Hope they fix that main house..Still in good shape.Thanks for this great video.
Everything was torn down
Love the fireplaces!!
Cool shots of the deer.
Thanks
This is another awesome video! I felt like I was walking with you through the main house and through the cabins. It’s hard to tell where renovation was started and where vandalism took over .
This was obviously a beautiful resort - the buildings are well built - it is sad to see a beautiful place like this abandoned and rotting away 😟 this is a place I would love to of had the chance to go to. I don’t know if our economy will ever turn around for the better but if it does I would hope that someone would try once more to resurrect this once beautiful resort. Thank you for sharing this wonderful piece of history with us !
Thanks for joining me on my adventures.
that was a great one too i wouldn't mind staying there
Lovely video,very sad its going to be demolished though. Thank you J P
great video the swing with kids laughing was neat.
Thanks
The handle on the generator is a clutch lever. Cool homebrew power unit. Could have been intended to power a generator or perhaps a sawmill for cutting up all the firewood that place would need.
The car part generator looks like something that would have been made in high school shop class. 😁
2nd to none, as always! Thanks so much for your time and dedication. If you ever do a hospital or something very very large, I may not leave the house until the video is over lol.
Already filmed a hospital.
JPVideos guess my point was if you posted a video that lasted for days I would watch it for days - except bathroom breaks lol however I'm sure there's a way around that too!
Oh i know what you meant lol. Just wasnt sure if you knew that i filmed a hospital or not.
Beautiful piece of property
After watching one video knew I had to subscribe ❣️ Funny thing, I used to do this as a kid, just meander around in old homes which appeared to be abandoned, I know an odd kid was I. Given my youthfulness or stupidity back then I was fortune nothing terrible ever happened such as falling through rotten floor boards or running in to squatters. I envy what you do but more so love your integrity for not taking any left behind items. Keep up the great work & will ask a few of my friends if they have additional information regarding the Kodak Amateur Printer. Take care & keep up the great work😊
Thanks so much for watching. Of all the negativity out there, giving respect to the people's possessions is the least that i can do.
JPVideos I concur but many folks don’t think like us. My hats off to you & your team & look forward to many more of your interesting finds. Safe travels always 👻
A gorgeous piece of property!!!
Still the best at exploring videos!
Jay, you and Ben do a great job. You show respect and seem sensitive to the memories left behind and the music accompanying the drone shots and stills, etc. strike just the right "chord" (pun intended). Perhaps leave the wordier texts giving the background information on the screen a tiny bit longer, please?
I think maybe the round stone structure might have been used for bird watching, it reminded me of a duck blind.
Please keep up the good work! I share your interest in old places like these and am intrigued by the idea of documenting them. I have only just discovered this genre, but can never hope to participate due to health and finances, so this is my latest addiction and a real escape pod for me, and yours are among the best, if not THE best, I've come across so far, and I've been binge-watching for days!! Looking forward to more!!
Thanks so much for the kind words. I will try to leave the subtitles on longer but you can always pause to read. Btw do you mean mike, not ben? Lol
Yes, I'm sure I meant Mike, I thought you called him Ben in one of the videos. I must have. mIsheard.
@@appyd02d no problem
We can only hope that the town has some voice in what businesses grow up even if it is in the woods and perhaps your open another quiet resort that would be good but thank you for trying to find out 😁
this was especially well-done jp love your eye, this will probably end up in the national archives for American history someday!
Thanks Philip
very awesome. it bet it holds alot of memories for someone.
Thank you for the Adventure.
Thanks for watching
Great job on the filming & editing. Commentary wasn't too much and surprisingly not annoying.
Thanks
I imagine Lots of families had great times here!
Great video. Awesome find. Just wish I could have heard you a little louder than you were, other that it was awesome enjoyed it.
Oh I'm sorry you had trouble. I watched the video back and i thought the audio was good. I was also watching it back on my tv with surround sound. Thanks for watching though.
this was an epic video, thank ya'll so much ! your camera work both stills & video is so good & the shot from the drone was just beautiful. loved the chipmunk & deer pics & i would love to just move in one of those little cabins; the place is just so peaceful & your narration , as always was just perfect. the stone fireplaces were really gorgeous as was the stonework on the bird structures. thank u for always giving the history, when u know it. do ya'll sell prints of your of your stills or taken from ur videos ? thanks again, keep safe; & God bless :):)
Not currently, but may in the future.
Wow nice fireplace.
Love this video everything was cool including the deer
Thank you
Good video :)
Ty Yvonne 💙
Love these old abandoned places!!
Ty
Love that fireplace
What a beautiful place
The engine was a Volkswagen non turbo diesel. Odds are it was hooked to some sort of power generator, and you could run a pretty decent size generator off a 4 cylinder diesel. The pull knob was most likely to mechanically shut off the engine by cutting fuel to the injectors. The other switches were probably fuel pump, glow plugs for cold starting and the starter itself. That lever looks like some form of clutch to me. whoever built this was very handy and its a pretty cool idea.
Thanks for that info.
What a bummer this is gonna be demolished.
any idea when
That homemade generator is awesome!!!! It could of been used for all kinds of things...my guess is a possible homemade lathe or mabey some sort of water pump??
Where is this located? Awesome video!👍🏻👍🏻
The dates on some of the stuff that is newer has to be from squatters. Sad so much damage has been done to the place. I am sure it was pretty nice at one time.
Most likely correct.
I love the opening of this tour...the stone fireplaces are gorgeous (wish I had one of them in my house!) I have a question. When they bull-doze abandoned places do they usually take time to remove salvageable items or do they just push the whole thing down ? There is a lot of "good stuff" in this place. Beautiful tour ....again.
It really depends on the owner. Ive seen them get emptied out first. Others ive seen demolished full of stuff.
I'd like a patio like that on my house! 😁Huge!
Beautiful country side
25:50. The seat looks like it was the back seat from the Mercury Villager van from earler.
I think you're correct, i thought the same thing.
Possibly the generator consisted from the chassis from the van? The standard engine was an inline 4.
Interesting :)
The main house would have been awesome to save, and all the property to go with it. Great place
I live in California and would have loved to stay in a place like that.
what a beautiful intro
Ty
Fun place.
A very impressive place, one of many in the Poconos; sadly. It's nice to not see a bunch of spray painting all over the place.
They have people watching this property which helps keeps down the vandalism.
That's good to hear, hope it stays that way until...whatever happens. They might build something good, in its place; one can hope, anyway.
Oh,so I mention Colony Key cuz wondering if you've been back there?
the tripod was pointed to the bed. they were making a porn
Most likely
sharon infantino ..that's what I thought
Out of ALL the abandoned buildings I watched so far, this one at least is pretty.
I wonder if someone might have just in there staying, as u caught date on package in kitchen of 2011, may have been closed for longer.
May have been a homeless person or squatter possibly.
nice intro
It’s too bad that it’s going to be torn down. I can understand it’s hard for places like this to compete with big hotels and Disneyland or disneyworld.
This was much more interesting than the Rochester NY subway, please don't go there again. :)
On the shelf was a book for Auto CAD 14. This computer program was released in 2014
Release 14 was in 1998, I think.
cool,