Shoutout to the Patels and the Executive Inn. They provided a safe place for me and my 4 kids to live for 3 years, until we could get out of Maryland and get home. Many low income motels provide safe havens for domestic abuse victims. It was back during the time you put out your "Crusty Pillows" video. My daughter and I passed you on the stairs. One of the cars in the back lot near the dead wing (which has since been removed) that you pointed out as being "old" was ours. Today we own our own home, no mortgage, and we live like normal people. We do still have the car. The boys (now men) rebuilt the engine and transmission. I am both very grateful for the time we spent at the Executive, and am very grateful I will never have to spend another night there. Thank you thank you thank you for uploading this!!!!
Dukes motel has been around for a long time! Back in 1962-63 my dad would stay there when he was dating my future mom. He would drive from Philly to Baltimore to visit her before they got married. She grew up right down the road on 62nd street. (Maryland Manor)
As others have pointed out, the guy at the 2:46 mark is referring to drugs with the "boy-girl" comment. Boy is heroin and girl is coke. He was expecting the driver to come back and say something like "girl" or "good girl", but when he said "boyS" the guy was tipped off that the driver was a pretender and backed off.
I used to live at the infamous Spenard Motel in Anchorage. One night a man rented a room below me, opened the back window and started slamming a pipe on the sill, screaming "CRACK WH*RES!" He was calling for them. And indeed they did arrive. As did APD a few hours later. The cycle of life.
man those little flower boxes really transformed the vibe of that motel, went from trashy motel to charming motel lol. just goes to show you how little changes really transform a place like that.
The dirty windshield was a clever way to blend among your surroundings. You should look into getting a hood car just for these missions. A Nissan altima with 3 doughnut spares and mulit-colored body parts would do the trick.
I admire your bravery, Dan. Your commentary is always on point. Thank you taking us on the tour as always. Can’t wait for your Saturday night adventure!
Dan, I don't know how you make these videos so entertaining and beautiful to look at even though you're filming from your car in the most run down places. The slow pans across the motel rooms with the gorgeous cloudy moon in the background, its so good! There's a certain feeling attached to this video that I can't really explain. American cities has this kind of a movie-like charm to them that I find fascinating. The contrast between the rich and the poor is so extreme and visceral. It's extremely sad and yet somehow I find something beautiful in it.
Lol you are paranoid as fuck if a car driving by once sketches you out now if they roll by a 2nd or 3rd time for no reason then be wary for sure. Unless they have their lights out which is usually pretty pointless unless starting from parked and looking to surprise.
Lol he asked if you want Boy or Girl reference to coke or Heroine them trap house hotels been there since the 70's been a few murders and Is hostage situations out there as well
That hotel look sketchy as f**k and those birds are loud even at night wow. By the way my mom works with homeless people in California in the Bay Area to get them on the right path and help get them a place to live. They struggle everyday trying to quit and my mom said most of the time it's a fentanyl problem that makes people act crazy. May God bless these souls because they really need help.
dan please come down to lovely Alabama to feast your eyes on all the lovely places to see in Tuskegee, most of the town is abandoned other than directly around the university, and even then the university has 10 ft tall spiked fences to keep people out. it is a truly incredible sight to see the state of the entire town as it sits
I love this. Years ago a old friend and I use to drive around at night in our town and neighboring towns just to do it out of boredom. Some places are sketch for sure! We have some still left in my hometown of Longview Texas. All down hwy 80 are all the old motels that double as brothels'. Some places are pretty gross and sad.
Thanks Dan! Have a good weekend. I've wondered how it is that you can pull into a sketchy area, do a survey of the place and people don't seem spooked like you're undercover or something.
I love these vids. I'm a single woman and wouldn't dare go around these types of places and explore, as it's super dangerous. That's why it's so nice that other people like Dan upload them for me to watch safely from home.
9:37 - I'm guessing those rooms get a lot of sun in the summer? People do that here in Oz with houses that face north to keep cool, except they use green shade cloth.
They are mixing fentanyl with a horse tranquilizer and its the tranq that makes them move abnormaly. It also leaves scab like wounds because the tranq can settle into any area of the body and sit and basically rot.
In my city people have been turning bus shelters into shelters for years now - it's not uncommon to see mattresses & couches in them anymore. It's sad.
Why do we have to impune and ridicule the way that some are forced to live in these times? I would think that the people staying in these places would much prefer not to be there
There was a place in Wichita, Kansas called the Auto Motel on North Broadway that was SUPER sketchy. The residents would all sit outside of their doors and guzzle cheap beer and smoke meth. What a crowd.
Im sure you get this a lot, but i hope you are carrying something to protect yourself Dan. Stay safe out there on your adventures brother! God bless. Your pal from mass.
Shoutout to the Patels and the Executive Inn. They provided a safe place for me and my 4 kids to live for 3 years, until we could get out of Maryland and get home. Many low income motels provide safe havens for domestic abuse victims. It was back during the time you put out your "Crusty Pillows" video. My daughter and I passed you on the stairs. One of the cars in the back lot near the dead wing (which has since been removed) that you pointed out as being "old" was ours. Today we own our own home, no mortgage, and we live like normal people. We do still have the car. The boys (now men) rebuilt the engine and transmission.
I am both very grateful for the time we spent at the Executive, and am very grateful I will never have to spend another night there.
Thank you thank you thank you for uploading this!!!!
So good to hear a story of people who overcame difficult situations and are doing well again. Glad you have the security of your own home now.
what kind of car?
Dan Bell: I see trouble. Let me get as close as possible to it.
Dude, please stay safe. This was ballsy even for you.
This vid.was funmy😂
I agree. This video was a huge risk.
Can’t believe he asked that guy if he had boys lol
I just keep telling myself, "He uploaded the video, so he must be fine!"
That's it 😅
Yes, I often think that😂
I was thinking that as well.
The sketchy ass people in the car, "look at this sketchy ass dude in that car" 😂
I was thinking that aswell
😂😂😂😂
Right lol and I’m sure him driving through all these parking lots slowly really comforts the patrons 😂
“You got boys?” LMAO DAN
He knew the script 😂
LOL! I spit out my coffee with that one.
lmao I was like "I can't believe he actually asked that." hahahaha
Boy is heroin, girl is cocaine.
Lmao Dan, you're so bad!!
Pretty cool! Like how those “cabins” had those little flower boxes.
been watching you now for a little over a decade. time really flies
Same. Found Adam The Woo and Dan Bell about 10 years ago and been watching since
Me, too!
“What a dump…” proceeds to an even more sketchy locale 😂
Dukes motel has been around for a long time!
Back in 1962-63 my dad would stay there when he was dating my future mom.
He would drive from Philly to Baltimore to visit her before they got married.
She grew up right down the road on 62nd street. (Maryland Manor)
As others have pointed out, the guy at the 2:46 mark is referring to drugs with the "boy-girl" comment. Boy is heroin and girl is coke. He was expecting the driver to come back and say something like "girl" or "good girl", but when he said "boyS" the guy was tipped off that the driver was a pretender and backed off.
I used to live at the infamous Spenard Motel in Anchorage. One night a man rented a room below me, opened the back window and started slamming a pipe on the sill, screaming "CRACK WH*RES!" He was calling for them. And indeed they did arrive. As did APD a few hours later. The cycle of life.
man those little flower boxes really transformed the vibe of that motel, went from trashy motel to charming motel lol. just goes to show you how little changes really transform a place like that.
The dirty windshield was a clever way to blend among your surroundings. You should look into getting a hood car just for these missions. A Nissan altima with 3 doughnut spares and mulit-colored body parts would do the trick.
😶
😂😂🤣🤣
what would be a hood car?
“Yes honey, feel that high” I am deaddd.
😂😂😂🤣
I love how he just shamelessly drives around all sketchy af. I’d be terrified lmao
What a terrible life to live being high on Fent all the time, pray for those looking to escape
I admire your bravery, Dan.
Your commentary is always on point. Thank you taking us on the tour as always. Can’t wait for your Saturday night adventure!
Dan good thing he wasn’t a undercover cop lol 😂😂
Lol your not wrong lol,,😮
BPD too busy jumping out and pocketing money from dudes to care about Dan.
Nothing would happen until Dan was about to get some action lol
Dan, I don't know how you make these videos so entertaining and beautiful to look at even though you're filming from your car in the most run down places. The slow pans across the motel rooms with the gorgeous cloudy moon in the background, its so good!
There's a certain feeling attached to this video that I can't really explain. American cities has this kind of a movie-like charm to them that I find fascinating. The contrast between the rich and the poor is so extreme and visceral. It's extremely sad and yet somehow I find something beautiful in it.
Every week, I expect to see your name in the obituaries.
😂😂😂😂😂
Love you, Dan, stay safe!!!
Don’t jinx the man
@@DanBellFilmIt no Dan! lol please be safe.
He can take care of himself lol this ain't his first - or last - rodeo 😂
Motel Guests: “There’s a creepy guy driving around and around past our room!”😮😅
Lol you are paranoid as fuck if a car driving by once sketches you out now if they roll by a 2nd or 3rd time for no reason then be wary for sure. Unless they have their lights out which is usually pretty pointless unless starting from parked and looking to surprise.
Dan's Google location data is gonna yield some wild taegeted ads from this excursion.
😶😶😱😱😱😱
Lol he asked if you want Boy or Girl reference to coke or Heroine them trap house hotels been there since the 70's been a few murders and Is hostage situations out there as well
Its all fetty now. No heroin
Lol "look at the car door..... There's a car door there"
That dog was just making sure you weren’t going to take its laundry
Perfect timing just before bed! 🙂
Same! 🙂
Dan, I love your commentary, it never fails to crack me up. 😂
Dan you’re so brave driving thru some of these alleys and dark streets
I have panick attacks watching you go down these alley ways! 😂
Me too...I was cowering in my bed as he drove down skid row!
Yup!!! Me too !!!
Dan are you insane !!!
Me slamming into this video as soon as I see Dan in a sketchy hotel 👀
That hotel look sketchy as f**k and those birds are loud even at night wow. By the way my mom works with homeless people in California in the Bay Area to get them on the right path and help get them a place to live. They struggle everyday trying to quit and my mom said most of the time it's a fentanyl problem that makes people act crazy. May God bless these souls because they really need help.
Your mom sounds amazing, I wish there were more people like her.
dan please come down to lovely Alabama to feast your eyes on all the lovely places to see in Tuskegee, most of the town is abandoned other than directly around the university, and even then the university has 10 ft tall spiked fences to keep people out. it is a truly incredible sight to see the state of the entire town as it sits
Always happy to see you uploading. I'm too afraid to go out and explore alone, even during the day. Stay safe out there.
Jesus Christ, this is eye-opening Dan. I've just realised how lucky I am. Those poor people 😢
My heart races and I just get scared watching these.
"Fascinating."
-Spock
19:55 "Oh god what am I doing...don't do this Danny" > proceeds to drive into sketchy alleyway. 🤣Dan loves a good dose of adrenaline :p
I grew up staying in motels like this. It's all we had. They seem to have disappeared in my area now though.
God bless u sweetheart❤
"And boy did we see some sights tonight" 😂
Dan: “Hey boo. Don’t mind me.” 😂
Dan...do you ever worry about getting a flat tire???? STAY SAFE!...I typed this BEFORE you ran over the glass!!
To be honest a flat tire is the least of his worries lol
@jhonen32629 not if he gets a flat in one of these places 😂
I thought someone threw a piece of glass or bottle at his truck 🤣
Pulaski Highway needs it's own CZcams channel.
Yeah
used to help my brother in law refinish those old steel kitchen cabinets , bathtubs too
Awesome. Can’t sleep, new Dan video. Thanks Dan + pls stay safe 🍀 greetings from Switzerland 🇨🇭
I absolutely LOVE your work. Thank you so much for what you do. ❤🙏🏼
The irony is the weird guy driving slowly and filming is actually the most normal person.
Literally obsessed with this type or content
I lost my virginity at the Regal Inn - memorable in that I hurled due to finding roaches in the room afterwards. We got the hell out of there!
Nice night cruise, thanks for bringing us! That bus stop was totally pimped out!
It's a bus stop for the most discerning of hobos.
10:37 Jaguar ran over the glass and got stuck there.
I love this. Years ago a old friend and I use to drive around at night in our town and neighboring towns just to do it out of boredom. Some places are sketch for sure! We have some still left in my hometown of Longview Texas. All down hwy 80 are all the old motels that double as brothels'. Some places are pretty gross and sad.
The moon over those motel rooms! What a nice photo that would make
"That girl is smoking crack...holy f**king sh*t" LOL Dan.
Dan, you got some balls man. Long time viewer bro. Respect.
Thank you Dan. Stay safe! ❤
What if the pimp actually had a boy ready to go? Patreon exclusive?
He wasn’t a pimp he was trying to sell drugs. Boy is heroin girl is cocaine.
Some other dude commented that boy girl means heroin or coke.
You don’t get it. It was a drug reference not an actual boy.
Dan “ looks like danger over there I’m on it “ 😂😂😂😂
Great episode Dan. You scarred my 80 year old Mum. I showed her your Sex theatre video. 😂😂
THE HOTEL ROOMS LOOK LIKE PRISON CELLS.
LIKE PREPERATION FOR CITIZENS FOR THEIR CELL IN PRISON.
This is definitely a no-tell motel, but you don't tell because once you check in someone comes in and you get stabbed.
rates by the hour...? 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@Scriptorsilentum
They'll know why when they try to take a shower with the spigot on hot.
Dan Bell, Master Lurker 🥇
Thanks Dan! Have a good weekend. I've wondered how it is that you can pull into a sketchy area, do a survey of the place and people don't seem spooked like you're undercover or something.
I love these vids. I'm a single woman and wouldn't dare go around these types of places and explore, as it's super dangerous. That's why it's so nice that other people like Dan upload them for me to watch safely from home.
My lord we had so many parties at that Motel in the beginning. It was The Beltway Motel for the longest time.
I fear for hapless tourists who just want to travel on a budget 😢
You get what you pay for
And the 35 for 3 hours was a few years ago - can't imagine the prices now!
Great video Dan.Your the best.
9:37 - I'm guessing those rooms get a lot of sun in the summer? People do that here in Oz with houses that face north to keep cool, except they use green shade cloth.
Don't worry tires are made to hold firm when running over glass bottles tires are alot tougher than people think
This is the least trashy suggestion from CZcams all morning!
Thank you!😊
They are mixing fentanyl with a horse tranquilizer and its the tranq that makes them move abnormaly. It also leaves scab like wounds because the tranq can settle into any area of the body and sit and basically rot.
Dan. Daniel. Danny. What are we doing? lol
Dan has balls of steel
In my city people have been turning bus shelters into shelters for years now - it's not uncommon to see mattresses & couches in them anymore. It's sad.
My Friday night got better when i realized Dan uploaded ❤❤❤❤. Hope you are well friend
You need to distinguish between the city and the county. People outside of the area don't realize the difference.
Is this like a _City of London_ vs _Greater London_ thing??
I loved the "exotic" locations and interesting "wildlife" you documented. But God, you really are brave
After midnight, nothing good happens at Duke's.
😂watching this turn into a horror is too funny being that I lived here my whole 40 plus years
The last going crazy and throwing her hands reminds me of the GTA game when she ran away 😂
I used to be a lot more sensitive to your content but then I became a metro bus driver lmao. I see this shit every day now.
You take some risks Dan 😭😭😭😭
My grandma lives in Rosedale, and I live in Middle River. So close! Hi Dan! 😂
Loved this Dan
Dan I'd love it if you could do a video touring the newly renovated and rescued Detroit Train Station.
always be careful dan we care about ur safety
Why do we have to impune and ridicule the way that some are forced to live in these times? I would think that the people staying in these places would much prefer not to be there
Damn! You see a bunch of sketchy people hanging out in a dark alley and you just drive towards them 😮
16:24 “The Cask of Amontillado” middle school...get it? With the bricks?
There was a place in Wichita, Kansas called the Auto Motel on North Broadway that was SUPER sketchy. The residents would all sit outside of their doors and guzzle cheap beer and smoke meth. What a crowd.
Cheers dan, hello from ireland 👍👍
Boy-dope girl-coke he was probably talking about drugs
For sure. Is this dude even from Baltimore?
@@CherieHudson-xo4tvi’m from baltimore but i ain’t no junkie. damn.
@@DanBellFilmIt Even I knew the boy/girl reference and I'm from Crofton. Maybe it's just cause I'm old...
Im sure you get this a lot, but i hope you are carrying something to protect yourself Dan. Stay safe out there on your adventures brother! God bless. Your pal from mass.
The teaser thumbnail looks pretty nice
Good to see you're still filming. I do miss the Dead Mall films but I enjoy your tours...since i'd probably NEVER go to Baltimore or Detroit :p
These places are sketchy and edgy. Love it ,but I wouldn’t go near them. Thanks for filling in for me
Would love to see a vid of some adult theaters and cruising spots 😊
Great video! Thank you! ❤
Love the moon and clouds at 4:44 ! 🌕☁️
Please be careful Dan. This is SKETCHY.