FILM IT : Tour of the Sketchiest Motels and Neighborhoods in Baltimore

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  • @wyntertuesday9460
    @wyntertuesday9460 Před 20 dny +75

    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!!!!

    • @reillymoore3257
      @reillymoore3257 Před 4 dny +2

      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.

    • @skibee421
      @skibee421 Před 3 dny +1

      what kind of car?

  • @DJMetzler337
    @DJMetzler337 Před 22 dny +157

    Dan Bell: I see trouble. Let me get as close as possible to it.
    Dude, please stay safe. This was ballsy even for you.

  • @LifeBeforeSmartphones
    @LifeBeforeSmartphones Před 22 dny +202

    I just keep telling myself, "He uploaded the video, so he must be fine!"

  • @skjaldmaer81
    @skjaldmaer81 Před 22 dny +143

    The sketchy ass people in the car, "look at this sketchy ass dude in that car" 😂

    • @MICHELLE-gu2qc
      @MICHELLE-gu2qc Před 21 dnem +4

      I was thinking that aswell

    • @tabatha8843
      @tabatha8843 Před 19 dny +2

      😂😂😂😂

    • @ballbagchris6920
      @ballbagchris6920 Před 2 dny +2

      Right lol and I’m sure him driving through all these parking lots slowly really comforts the patrons 😂

  • @brockly6434
    @brockly6434 Před 22 dny +141

    “You got boys?” LMAO DAN

  • @Cloudywithachanceofcaulk
    @Cloudywithachanceofcaulk Před 22 dny +52

    Pretty cool! Like how those “cabins” had those little flower boxes.

  • @sixx_xlr
    @sixx_xlr Před 22 dny +64

    been watching you now for a little over a decade. time really flies

    • @daveh2612
      @daveh2612 Před 13 dny +4

      Same. Found Adam The Woo and Dan Bell about 10 years ago and been watching since

    • @iadorenewyork1
      @iadorenewyork1 Před 13 dny +2

      Me, too!

  • @mr.bloodvessel260
    @mr.bloodvessel260 Před 22 dny +51

    “What a dump…” proceeds to an even more sketchy locale 😂

  • @DebBryant-ic2xq
    @DebBryant-ic2xq Před 21 dnem +18

    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)

  • @hamilton1191
    @hamilton1191 Před 21 dnem +25

    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.

  • @greghenrikson952
    @greghenrikson952 Před 22 dny +43

    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.

  • @Modern_Nostalgia
    @Modern_Nostalgia Před 22 dny +28

    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.

  • @ericharrison619
    @ericharrison619 Před 21 dnem +39

    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.

  • @Youdontneed2know6
    @Youdontneed2know6 Před 22 dny +32

    “Yes honey, feel that high” I am deaddd.

  • @amber4578
    @amber4578 Před 19 dny +12

    I love how he just shamelessly drives around all sketchy af. I’d be terrified lmao

  • @MrJack-nd7hc
    @MrJack-nd7hc Před 22 dny +23

    What a terrible life to live being high on Fent all the time, pray for those looking to escape

  • @Blue_Noser_902
    @Blue_Noser_902 Před 22 dny +32

    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!

  • @rachelle6339
    @rachelle6339 Před 22 dny +69

    Dan good thing he wasn’t a undercover cop lol 😂😂

    • @dunny666
      @dunny666 Před 21 dnem +5

      Lol your not wrong lol,,😮

    • @eaanyills
      @eaanyills Před 21 dnem

      BPD too busy jumping out and pocketing money from dudes to care about Dan.

    • @seasons1650
      @seasons1650 Před 21 dnem +4

      Nothing would happen until Dan was about to get some action lol

  • @lapio8222
    @lapio8222 Před 21 dnem +11

    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.

  • @susiesweet8003
    @susiesweet8003 Před 22 dny +79

    Every week, I expect to see your name in the obituaries.

  • @algomaone121
    @algomaone121 Před 19 dny +18

    Motel Guests: “There’s a creepy guy driving around and around past our room!”😮😅

    • @ExplorationRandomDestination
      @ExplorationRandomDestination Před 7 dny

      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.

  • @jasonwomack4064
    @jasonwomack4064 Před 22 dny +52

    Dan's Google location data is gonna yield some wild taegeted ads from this excursion.

  • @iamoption11
    @iamoption11 Před 22 dny +25

    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

    • @btwind1026
      @btwind1026 Před 21 dnem

      Its all fetty now. No heroin

  • @cal2607
    @cal2607 Před 22 dny +22

    Lol "look at the car door..... There's a car door there"

  • @samuelescalante749
    @samuelescalante749 Před 22 dny +11

    That dog was just making sure you weren’t going to take its laundry

  • @davidh328
    @davidh328 Před 22 dny +20

    Perfect timing just before bed! 🙂

  • @sasuke017
    @sasuke017 Před 22 dny +13

    Dan, I love your commentary, it never fails to crack me up. 😂

  • @cathpeterson1944
    @cathpeterson1944 Před 22 dny +16

    Dan you’re so brave driving thru some of these alleys and dark streets

  • @linall2345
    @linall2345 Před 22 dny +11

    I have panick attacks watching you go down these alley ways! 😂

  • @freyaodinsdottir2207
    @freyaodinsdottir2207 Před 22 dny +9

    Me slamming into this video as soon as I see Dan in a sketchy hotel 👀

  • @Katyahbib
    @Katyahbib Před 22 dny +15

    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.

    • @ilanarhian
      @ilanarhian Před 21 dnem +5

      Your mom sounds amazing, I wish there were more people like her.

  • @Seriousdegree96
    @Seriousdegree96 Před 20 dny +6

    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

  • @klick20
    @klick20 Před 22 dny +9

    Always happy to see you uploading. I'm too afraid to go out and explore alone, even during the day. Stay safe out there.

  • @mokeyat
    @mokeyat Před 11 dny +3

    Jesus Christ, this is eye-opening Dan. I've just realised how lucky I am. Those poor people 😢

  • @FrenchToastMashedPotatoes

    My heart races and I just get scared watching these.

  • @Rubberneck1965
    @Rubberneck1965 Před 22 dny +15

    "Fascinating."
    -Spock

  • @whyYUbee
    @whyYUbee Před 21 dnem +9

    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

  • @branhicks
    @branhicks Před 22 dny +9

    I grew up staying in motels like this. It's all we had. They seem to have disappeared in my area now though.

  • @tashpointohhh
    @tashpointohhh Před 22 dny +12

    "And boy did we see some sights tonight" 😂

  • @jhonen32629
    @jhonen32629 Před 22 dny +7

    Dan: “Hey boo. Don’t mind me.” 😂

  • @funnypicturescomics
    @funnypicturescomics Před 22 dny +33

    Dan...do you ever worry about getting a flat tire???? STAY SAFE!...I typed this BEFORE you ran over the glass!!

    • @jhonen32629
      @jhonen32629 Před 22 dny +11

      To be honest a flat tire is the least of his worries lol

    • @lucianaromulus1408
      @lucianaromulus1408 Před 22 dny +6

      ​@jhonen32629 not if he gets a flat in one of these places 😂

    • @WolfenEXE
      @WolfenEXE Před 21 dnem +2

      I thought someone threw a piece of glass or bottle at his truck 🤣

  • @tomcoleman6403
    @tomcoleman6403 Před 22 dny +8

    Pulaski Highway needs it's own CZcams channel.

  • @DanKirchner5150
    @DanKirchner5150 Před 22 dny +5

    used to help my brother in law refinish those old steel kitchen cabinets , bathtubs too

  • @angela_tarantulas
    @angela_tarantulas Před 22 dny +10

    Awesome. Can’t sleep, new Dan video. Thanks Dan + pls stay safe 🍀 greetings from Switzerland 🇨🇭

  • @MsLibby
    @MsLibby Před 22 dny +8

    I absolutely LOVE your work. Thank you so much for what you do. ❤🙏🏼

  • @hystoryan
    @hystoryan Před 7 dny +1

    The irony is the weird guy driving slowly and filming is actually the most normal person.

  • @cocktail.dress.222
    @cocktail.dress.222 Před 6 dny +1

    Literally obsessed with this type or content

  • @synth5091
    @synth5091 Před 22 dny +8

    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!

  • @dentoncustoms
    @dentoncustoms Před 21 dnem +5

    Nice night cruise, thanks for bringing us! That bus stop was totally pimped out!

    • @avgjoeavglife
      @avgjoeavglife Před 21 dnem +2

      It's a bus stop for the most discerning of hobos.

  • @KW-ew7ll
    @KW-ew7ll Před 22 dny +5

    10:37 Jaguar ran over the glass and got stuck there.

  • @sidewaysbeard7606
    @sidewaysbeard7606 Před 19 dny +3

    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.

  • @THARVEYTV
    @THARVEYTV Před 19 dny +2

    The moon over those motel rooms! What a nice photo that would make

  • @Satellitegirl41
    @Satellitegirl41 Před 20 dny +4

    "That girl is smoking crack...holy f**king sh*t" LOL Dan.

  • @BM_718
    @BM_718 Před 22 dny +14

    Dan, you got some balls man. Long time viewer bro. Respect.

  • @roseranno3496
    @roseranno3496 Před 22 dny +6

    Thank you Dan. Stay safe! ❤

  • @thegrimyeaper
    @thegrimyeaper Před 22 dny +21

    What if the pimp actually had a boy ready to go? Patreon exclusive?

    • @KyleShade
      @KyleShade Před 22 dny +1

      He wasn’t a pimp he was trying to sell drugs. Boy is heroin girl is cocaine.

    • @daveh2612
      @daveh2612 Před 13 dny

      Some other dude commented that boy girl means heroin or coke.

    • @fellspoint9364
      @fellspoint9364 Před 8 dny

      You don’t get it. It was a drug reference not an actual boy.

  • @pearlguy6351
    @pearlguy6351 Před 6 dny

    Dan “ looks like danger over there I’m on it “ 😂😂😂😂

  • @MICHELLE-gu2qc
    @MICHELLE-gu2qc Před 21 dnem +7

    Great episode Dan. You scarred my 80 year old Mum. I showed her your Sex theatre video. 😂😂

  • @stormchaser300
    @stormchaser300 Před 21 dnem +7

    THE HOTEL ROOMS LOOK LIKE PRISON CELLS.
    LIKE PREPERATION FOR CITIZENS FOR THEIR CELL IN PRISON.

  • @AlexDeLarge1
    @AlexDeLarge1 Před 22 dny +7

    This is definitely a no-tell motel, but you don't tell because once you check in someone comes in and you get stabbed.

    • @Scriptorsilentum
      @Scriptorsilentum Před 8 dny

      rates by the hour...? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @AlexDeLarge1
      @AlexDeLarge1 Před 8 dny

      @@Scriptorsilentum
      They'll know why when they try to take a shower with the spigot on hot.

  • @avantgirl33
    @avantgirl33 Před 22 dny +5

    Dan Bell, Master Lurker 🥇

  • @mattm9069
    @mattm9069 Před 22 dny +7

    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.

  • @ShadowGirlyz
    @ShadowGirlyz Před 7 dny

    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.

  • @porkcash
    @porkcash Před dnem

    My lord we had so many parties at that Motel in the beginning. It was The Beltway Motel for the longest time.

  • @markhayden1
    @markhayden1 Před 16 dny +4

    I fear for hapless tourists who just want to travel on a budget 😢

    • @SuV33358
      @SuV33358 Před 15 dny

      You get what you pay for

  • @synth5091
    @synth5091 Před 22 dny +4

    And the 35 for 3 hours was a few years ago - can't imagine the prices now!

  • @mikeforce5926
    @mikeforce5926 Před 22 dny +3

    Great video Dan.Your the best.

  • @quadcam24v
    @quadcam24v Před 21 dnem +4

    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.

  • @forrestroeting9286
    @forrestroeting9286 Před 21 dnem +3

    Don't worry tires are made to hold firm when running over glass bottles tires are alot tougher than people think

  • @today75b
    @today75b Před 14 dny +1

    This is the least trashy suggestion from CZcams all morning!
    Thank you!😊

  • @tabatha8843
    @tabatha8843 Před 19 dny +1

    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.

  • @HypeIsHereMedia
    @HypeIsHereMedia Před 22 dny +7

    Dan. Daniel. Danny. What are we doing? lol

  • @kyuubicat5
    @kyuubicat5 Před 20 dny +2

    Dan has balls of steel

  • @annakatie7347
    @annakatie7347 Před 21 dnem +3

    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.

  • @crystalludlow5611
    @crystalludlow5611 Před 22 dny +3

    My Friday night got better when i realized Dan uploaded ❤❤❤❤. Hope you are well friend

  • @billybarnett2846
    @billybarnett2846 Před 22 dny +7

    You need to distinguish between the city and the county. People outside of the area don't realize the difference.

    • @tobyjackman3212
      @tobyjackman3212 Před 20 dny +2

      Is this like a _City of London_ vs _Greater London_ thing??

  • @animeducky9
    @animeducky9 Před 21 dnem +2

    I loved the "exotic" locations and interesting "wildlife" you documented. But God, you really are brave

  • @mannylamont5757
    @mannylamont5757 Před 20 dny +2

    After midnight, nothing good happens at Duke's.

  • @KenyattaButler-sc2dc

    😂watching this turn into a horror is too funny being that I lived here my whole 40 plus years

  • @Scorpiocatmeow644
    @Scorpiocatmeow644 Před 2 dny

    The last going crazy and throwing her hands reminds me of the GTA game when she ran away 😂

  • @Kbrusky15
    @Kbrusky15 Před 19 dny +1

    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.

  • @Paelmoon
    @Paelmoon Před 22 dny +7

    You take some risks Dan 😭😭😭😭

  • @SportsMansNetwork
    @SportsMansNetwork Před 22 dny +4

    My grandma lives in Rosedale, and I live in Middle River. So close! Hi Dan! 😂

  • @LadyLakeMusic
    @LadyLakeMusic Před 22 dny

    Loved this Dan

  • @FFXIgwyn
    @FFXIgwyn Před 22 dny +3

    Dan I'd love it if you could do a video touring the newly renovated and rescued Detroit Train Station.

  • @FBIs
    @FBIs Před 22 dny +5

    always be careful dan we care about ur safety

  • @jamesparker437
    @jamesparker437 Před 19 dny +11

    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

  • @gatblau1
    @gatblau1 Před 12 hodinami

    Damn! You see a bunch of sketchy people hanging out in a dark alley and you just drive towards them 😮

  • @algomaone121
    @algomaone121 Před 19 dny +2

    16:24 “The Cask of Amontillado” middle school...get it? With the bricks?

  • @jeffschueler1182
    @jeffschueler1182 Před 7 dny

    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.

  • @mick5997
    @mick5997 Před 22 dny +7

    Cheers dan, hello from ireland 👍👍

  • @godie5673
    @godie5673 Před 22 dny +7

    Boy-dope girl-coke he was probably talking about drugs

    • @CherieHudson-xo4tv
      @CherieHudson-xo4tv Před 21 dnem

      For sure. Is this dude even from Baltimore?

    • @DanBellFilmIt
      @DanBellFilmIt  Před 17 dny +1

      @@CherieHudson-xo4tvi’m from baltimore but i ain’t no junkie. damn.

    • @CherieHudson-xo4tv
      @CherieHudson-xo4tv Před 16 dny +1

      @@DanBellFilmIt Even I knew the boy/girl reference and I'm from Crofton. Maybe it's just cause I'm old...

  • @lilbatdid
    @lilbatdid Před 22 dny +1

    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.

  • @bindig1
    @bindig1 Před 2 dny

    The teaser thumbnail looks pretty nice

  • @HooLeePhucingSheet
    @HooLeePhucingSheet Před 21 dnem +1

    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

  • @bryanbosch
    @bryanbosch Před 22 dny +7

    These places are sketchy and edgy. Love it ,but I wouldn’t go near them. Thanks for filling in for me

  • @trems3109
    @trems3109 Před 22 dny +11

    Would love to see a vid of some adult theaters and cruising spots 😊

  • @kat55ify
    @kat55ify Před 22 dny +4

    Great video! Thank you! ❤

  • @algomaone121
    @algomaone121 Před 19 dny +1

    Love the moon and clouds at 4:44 ! 🌕☁️

  • @kaitlynndee1126
    @kaitlynndee1126 Před 19 dny +1

    Please be careful Dan. This is SKETCHY.