EXPLORING Old Hotel Before DEMOLITION (Scranton Red Carpet Inn) / Part 2
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- Continuing our Exploration of an Old Hotel known as the Red Carpet Inn. In part 2 we explore the basement of the main building. Later we check out some of the rooms and see it the bad reviews are correct. Finally we'll learn what the plans are for this location.
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Hope you enjoyed the tour. The hotel is now demolished, so I'm glad I was able to share it with everyone.
Here's part 1 incase you missed it: czcams.com/video/WxSXrV7iVOE/video.html
I didn’t see this pinned comment when I asked you if it was demolished.
Very cool and interesting! I remember seeing this place when it was a Howard Johnson's. Nice to know they''re going to build
something useful for the town.
Really interesting that it's website is still up despite being demolished.
I just found your videos of Red Carpet inn Scranton and I’m laughing because I stayed there twice in 2018/2019. I have pictures, it was sooo bad, but I needed a cheap place to stay in the city because I was in town for concerts.
And it was probably Indian writing, I remember it was an Indian family that ran the place.
@@SirenStar haha, doesn't surprise me. There hasn't been a good review there in decades.
Interesting tour Jay. Thank you. When you went in that office with all the personal things I was thinking that might have been the “lost and found” room. Also, I know people who bring their own pillow when they travel. Now I know why!
The videos covering this were great. I love old motels. I know the era of motels is passed but I used to think motels were particularly interesting being privately owned and I thought they had such character before all the corporate motels came in. I just think hotels and motels have a different feel and I feel like in my life time they lost their old time charm and just became synonymous with crime or low income people so it is sometimes sad to see them leave like this.💜
Thank you for the tour Jay! Loved the basement. So sad to see it decline but what a great future is in store for the location.
Basement was very interesting. Thanks for checking it out.
@JP VIDEOS I'm adding comments already subbed, I hit the like 👍 button, and commenting for algorithms lol. You never cease to amaze me. I've watched your videos for a long time. What you amaze me with is... Just as I'm wondering or pondering things like... Did he turn the lights off? You always ANSWER "yes if you're wondering I did _______!" Gotta love it man. I really enjoyed the thought processes I was going through while you were giving us the tour. This once grand proud place became the unwanted, the undated for, the forgotten. The age only truly showed in the areas used after it was last owned. Seems it became more of a broken heart, broken lives place of refuse. Bless all the ones that have graced the thresholds. Thank you for bringing the old gal out for one more grand tour. Much respect to you. Now I did freak out and found myself leaning as far back as I could at that stairwell. And that boiler room... Holy smokes I was like run its creepy as Freddie ever thought to be. Take care and I'll see you again soon.
We really got a real kick out of seeing the old opening on these two videos, it was a real blast from the past ! Toys and Christmas decorations left behind...definitely abandoned. You should have rescued the pink bunny though, he looked like he needed a little love. Lol.
Thank you for both parts! I love these explores 🙂
Part 2 is great! Just what I was waiting for the Basement! I don't know why but basements have always intrigued me! Must be the creepiness! Thanks for sharing this place with us JP, before its demise! Hope ya'll are all feeling better and ready for hopefully a better New Year for us all!
The basement was one of my favorite parts to explore
Thank you for letting us have one of the last look of a once fine hotel.
I love boiler rooms - don't know why ☺
Note to motel managers: keep your textiles clean - it makes all the difference. We stayed at a motel one night where there was a _dirty shoe print_ on the pillowcase 🤣😬
That was so awesome and very interesting. Part 2 did put more light on what was going on. That basement definitely did have a creepy vibe and I thought it was so strange to see a load of sheets in the washer. It was like they were doing laundry and then all of a sudden that was it, leave everything as is, and out they went. I can't believe how nasty those pillows were and also the one in the room too. The skyscraper sounds like it will be super nice and will be great for Scranton. Thank you so much JP, really great video!
@JP VIDEOS Thank you. I really enjoy your videos. I had to chuckle on the "hot" water heater vs "water heater" Technically, yes they are water heaters. Even the carton shows WATER HEATER. If it's working properly, you do get hot 🔥 water lol. You probably get the grief from those in the plumbing biz.
There are strange ways
Owners/Managers wreck their own business/buildings.
I went to the Local Best Western in Augusta ME.
He had them shut off the Air Conditioning to unoccupied rooms
It was over 90 outside.
It controls temps.
No guest no need.
It also controls moisture.
Part 2 was great! The basement was interesting and getting a look inside a few rooms was cool. Noticed they kept the HoJo colors in a lot of it, especially in the one room. Those chairs in the basement took me back to when we stopped at HoJo's to eat when travelling when growing up. My brother and I loved when Mom would let us sit at the counter instead of a table. LOL I don't remember staying in one of the hotels though. Mom and Dad had a thing for Holiday Inns. I'm so glad a new useful building will be built. Thanks JP.
Thank you JP for the very cool video. I have always like seeing old hotels from the past. Thank you for all you do. Be safe and have a Amazing new 2022. 👍👊😎
Thanks. I love exploring and sharing them with everyone
The “Superswitch” in the basement was an older telephone PBX for that probably served the whole building.
It provided the features like room to room dialing and the ability to bill guests for long distance calls.
That looks like it was installed in the 1980s, the original was probably some kind of electromechanical system (like that elevator controller you saw).
Thank you for another great video JP video that would be awesome for a new business to come into Scranton
Thanks for showing us this motel. It was interesting seeing what the public spaces looked like and imagine how nice it probably was when it was taken care of. Creepy basement. Kept wondering what you would find down there. The laundry room explains why the bedding and pillows are so dirty. Can't wait to see the new building.
Really interesting J. Thank you for sharing. Always sad to see buildings go…..👍
Another great video JP👍
Never been inside either. Always happy to hear good news for Scranton. Thank you for your interest; encourages others to seek out what's available for visitors and residents. Thank you!
Always a pleasure to film something that has history to it.
Thank you for a great walk around and interesting information 👍. I glad to hear that they are going to put something in place of it. And it's definitely better than a parking lot.
Thanks JP for sharing 👍👋
I agree. Too many parking lots.
This was fascinating! Even more so than pt.1.
If I’m ever in Scranton, It’ll definitely be worth a stop to see what the skyscraper looks like eventually
Glad you enjoyed it. I will probably do a follow up once the new building is up.
@@JPVideos81 that’d be amazing!!
Wow! Love the long videos and this delivered. Thank you!
My pleasure
Great job! I just discovered you...I was fascinated. I have worked in such places, stayed in them...and all of it seemed so familiar, and a bit sad and disappointing. It left me feeling wistful and remembering so many things. And, I always think "What would people think in 100 years if they find remnants...?" of course now the only bits might be in the foundations of the 17 story building. You worked very hard at this one, and I was glued to the screen the whole time! Thank you!! 😁
So glad to hear that. Check out my abandoned hotels & resorts playlist for more.
That was great that the property owners allowed you to film there without restrictions. After seeing the basement and them awful pillows, gives me second thoughts of ever staying at a motel/ hotel ever again; makes me think of past places that I've spent a night at, gives me the hebie-gebies. Glad that the plans are in place that will benefit Scranton and the people that live there.
Thanks for the history and explore here Jay 👍🖖
i never sleep on the sheets, blankets, pillows provided by hotels. i watched a documentarty once where they took a black light to a bunch of hotels, even 5* ones and they were ALL disgusting!! It showed that unless they had obvious spills or stains on them they weren't washed but just remade. the black like showed signs of fecal matter, seman, urine, etc.. so first thing i do when i get to a hotel room is i strip the bed. spray it down with lysol disenfectant, then remake it with my own sheets and blankets. and i don't use their towels either (exception being pool towels, mostly bc even if they aren't washed, most places over chlorinate their water, lol). And then i put them in a garbage bag and take them to a laundry mat to wash just in case there were any bed bugs. I hate having to stay at hotels, but sometimes it's just unavoidable.
Awesome eposode Jay. Scranton PA seems like such an interesting place. Good to see youre still uploading. Praying for the best for you Jill and Lili. Happy holidays and happy new year.
Thanks! Happy New years to you
Thank you Jay, I truly enjoyed and appreciated it. I've never been to Scranton or pensivina before and was happy you could share that with me.
Be thankful you never stayed here
@@JPVideos81 yeah, that's probably true. Lol
I loved the tour. The basement was more interesting. Your narrative gives life to what seem to be so much junk. Love it. God Bless. John Candy RIP gone to soon. And that movie make me laff so hard every time I see it.
You make me laugh Jay ... When you said some very nasty underwear ha ha. I was gifted the very last Autograph signature of John Candy's. He's my all time favourite actor and it was my best friends aunt in Chicago that had sent me it to keep. I cherish it so much knowing that he actually signed this piece of card I have is just awesome to me, but yes he sold shower curtain hooks ha ha. Its nice that you were able to document these items and rooms ... thank you so much Jay these videos were awesome ..
He's one of my favorite actors as well. Thanks for sharing your story.
That would be a treasure to me too - I love John Candy.
Great Explore! So many places not seen by the general public. Briefs n Bibles LOL! Glad you were able to bring us along on this one! Nicely done! Check out time!
Thanks B. This was a fun exploration that offered a little bit of everything.
Good job! I enjoyed the videos.
Yes I did enjoyed it thanks I hope you and your family are doing well 😀
Thanks for the tour.
Jay,
I have so many fond memories of Howard Johnson from my youth down the Jersey shore.
They were such cozy places to eat.
I always thought of Scranton as an isolated area, not much. going on there
Coved
it better than I do?
It is sad.
Cheers,
Rik
Thank u for sharing and I hope u feel better soon
Thanks Heather
I only watched planes trains and automobiles the other day with my 10yo daughter , great mention , we both picked up on it with the shower curtain rings , that gave us both a laugh.
This is exactly the kind of place that the Scranton strangler would hang out!
Awesome video! Funny enough the ad I got was for Kayak lol 😂
i saw the before pics and hard to believe same place. sad it was treated like that. in some areas i kept thinking bates motel lol. im guessing you old enough to remember that movie, lol. was interesting to see and glad you got to go before it was demolished. maybe you can do a video of what they build there. as always very good video and thanks so much for sharing
Enjoyed. Thank. You
Thanks Jay,
Amazing
Central California Watching
Hi Jay, oh man those pillows were disgusting and even worse they still had them in service on the beds before they closed.
I wonder if Dan Bell ever did a Dirty Room review of the hotel lol. The whole place was overdue to be demolished though as
the pipes etc in the boiler room were really rusty and overall it had some area's that had seen better days.
Thank you for sharing, I hope you had a lovely Christmas and I wish You and your Family a healthy and happy 2022, much love. xx 💜
Same to you Sue. Thanks for watching.
Thank you for letting us have one of the last looks of a once fine hotel. I wonder if they emptied the place out before they demolished it? It belongs to the ages now; thanks again JP; enjoyed it! …🌝
I love all the Photos you take, they have feeling in them.
Thank you
Hope you’re feeling better! 🙏👍
Thanks!
Good evening Jp the rooms were very dated imagine walking in and seeing stained pillows etc..loved the feature wall in the 3rd room really made it pop with vibrancy,
The basement was huge there was so many rooms and things to look at still.
I wish owners were that nice here.
Seriously cool he allowed you to document this and show us thanks mate..
If I walked into a room like that, I'd ask for a refund. Haha
@@JPVideos81 + lol me to mate sorry I just noticed you replied, I've been into some shockers I tell yah they advertised spas etc and i get there nd nothing and then the rooms are terrible lol, and here these rooms would be 120+ for a night not sure about America but here nothing is cheap not even a holiday park . happy new years mate if i hadn't already said it :)
That was a great part 2 very cool wood paneling in a basement was kind of off almost like they had their own office down there for the staff that was a lot of stuff left behind
Makes you wonder exactly what went on down there.
Amazing how run down this place is , Like vid
That was an interesting explore .. .Hard to imagine that dreary basement as an active. functioning part of the outfit....but it probably was "buzzing " when the hotel was popular. The misc. toys etc. may have been things left behind in the "lost and found " ..It was probably a very nice place ...".back in the day .". Always liked Holiday Inns and Howard Johnson's . Never stayed in a Red Carpet Inn before ..Interesting to see the behind the scenes areas .Thank you for taking us to places we would never see on our own ..( will be so glad when you are able to be out and about again . ....one day at a time .Looking forward to it . )
After doing these videos, I'm never staying at a Days Inn or Red Carpet Inn haha
Do these lesser hotel brands buy these aged hotels for pennies on the dollar? If so, do the owners spend zero pennies on maintenance. Seems depressing to run this horrible motel.
@@hy1762 Typically they start off strong, but after a number of years, they end up selling. Most times non Americans buy these places, run them the way they are with putting little to no money into maintaining it.
Crazy the elevator still had it's relay logic! Basement was giving me creepy vibes.
Basement was the best part of the whole place
I read some of the Google reviews like you suggested. Oh my goodness! Judging by the reviews I can really understand why it went out of business. From the person who was charged for towel use to the person who found a moldy, half eaten cheeseburger in the microwave 🤢
I'm glad you had your backlog to give us as you heal, hope you and family are getting better 😊
Watch out in the boiler room, Freddy Krueger might be down there. LOL! 😂😂😂
Haha
10:20: those are dampers not for heat. they regulate the air flow.
Thank you Jay p for showing us this hotel and I will check out number one part 1 and I hope you guys had a Merry Christmas and have a happy New year and the next time you do a video you got to check the phone and you got to check the water see if it's on but that building looks intact even with the furnaces in the bottom of it well oh and let me ask you a question do you know anything about reveley Oroville the motel that you went through a long long time ago I think it's revelle let me know if you find out anything thanks j.p. I'm ready to go for a car ride
I tried the water in part 1. I dont know of a motel by that name. Are you thinking of the Nevele?
A little creepy down there ..but glad to see it bet some people have good memories of it thanks JP .
JP, really enjoyed your tour of this! Those pillows were really disgusting!
Some of the worst I've seen
Wow Jay, that place was huge! When I saw the ice cream maker I thought of Jill! By the way, I used to live in Chicago and a 17 story building is not a sky scraper!
Just quoting the news articles...
www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/auction-at-red-carpet-inn-clears-way-for-scranton-skyscraper-basalyga/523-bca83ae7-cbb1-4039-99d5-ef399daab8b3
wow i lnew the 2nd half was going to be good that basement was a thrill . And the other parts how did they stay in business i even throw out my pillows and get new ones every year earler if need be .. Thanks for sharing ❤❤❤ stay safe love ya
Guess some people will sleep anywhere
What was the gallon type/size bottle on top of the elevator?
Nice the New owners left you Document it. before it got Demolished Can’t believe how many small rooms were in the basement that’s place was really run down for only being close since summer
It was like a small dungeon down there
I agree JP, those are some nasty looking pillows. And thoes big gas mains, in the basement. Wow! That can be a dangerous explosion waiting to happen.
Thankfully the building was safely torn down.
Quite a ride, thanks for making! I was curious so I took at look at the Google reviews. There's a lot more 1-start reviews there than any other kind. The impression you get is a tired, run-down place that had seen better days and indifferent staff. Kind of sad really.
What's wrong with calling it a "hot water heater"? That's what everyone I knows calls it. Maybe it's a regional term?
I've always called it that, but some people in the past got bothered by it. People are funny.
liked video 👍😢😮
Blooper...Rise and Dine..not Drive..lol
That's one spooky basement it looked like a nice motel at one time
That room with all the shirts and toys mite be the lost and found.
Thank you for getting permission to explore the past looking forward to the future.
I was happy to share it
Oh gosh I'm so glad you didn't have a black light with you in those rooms. Yikes they would glow with specimens lol
😅
Is there a video of them taking the building down.
Sad to see all that stuff go to waste
The wrighting on that paper you found at about 1:20 was not Hebrew , but it was hard to really see . So there is a dirt field there now with plans for a sky scraper ?
That’s the worst breakfast menu.
Awesome building. Did you get any vibes in there from spirit?
Not really. Just a feeling of neglect.
My parents have that Maytag washer.
2009 I think
That bucket of soap though.😶🧼
Yes...the basements are always creepy. That one takes the cake. When you were going thru the first part of the basement I was saying...where in the hell is the laundry!!!!!...then you finally found it. Lol....I can tell you the laundry was far too small for that building, the bucket of used soap 🤢 should have been thrown out!!! So what in the hell were doing with it 🤔. Those stained pillows 🤮 should have went straight to the dumpster. When people leave stuff behind you have to by law keep it for so many days. If after being held its not claimed usually the workers are allowed to take what they want. The stuff left after that would usually would go to the dumpster. Oh may goodness that place was nasty 😐 😕.
When my momma was a housekeeper the hotel had an old switchboard. I remember being fascinated how the owner would know what hole to plug her headset into...because there were a lot of holes 😬
Appears they didnt throw much out
You should have turned on one of the TVs to see if it still had Service.
Yea, that would be interesting to find out
Hopefully something Grand will rise from the dust of this place.
At 9:08, did you do that slo-mo on purpose?
What happened to the final owners of this lovely establishment?
HoJo's sold it to Red Carpet Inns - because it was already outdated and in need of repairs Headquarters wasn't going to invest in this property. Red Carpet Inns operated this site as a budget motel and never upgraded anything or replaced nasty pillows or bedding or linens. Either this place was shut down by the Board of Health or this property made less than the annual tax and operating expenses. The Pandemic sealed its fate.
Currently with petroleum facing 200 dollars, plus, per barrow and gasoline potentially reaching $7-12 a gallon - you'll a lot more hotels and motels shutting down across the nation. If we are at war ( seems likely ) nobody will be vacationing or traveling much to other locations.
That place is nasty JP .......🤢 .... good exploration btw ...
Thanks and I agree 🤮
Has it been demolished yet?
Yes
Sign in basement looks Hindi (Indian) A lot of main brand motel owners are Indian.
Makes sense
From what I've heard about S I cant imagine what it could possibly need a skyscraper for or how it could possibly be afforded...
fed gov funds...good chance it will be brand new welfare apts... for non Americans of course
No demolition vid??
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
C'mon man!! 👈said in a creepy Joe voice..
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Way cool explore though..
I was in the hospital while it was being demolished. I had plans on filming it.
@@JPVideos81
Dang.....
Are you better now??
I've been off the web for awhile..🤷♂️
Am I the only one who called Howard Johnson’s “Ho-Jo’s”?
Too dark
That place has seen better days. I guess homeless squat there. Put a park there.
JP I wish you would wear gloves. xoxox
First?
Welcome to the hotel industry 🤮
Almost as bad at the catskill resorts