Abandoned Frontier Town 20 years later

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  • čas přidán 5. 08. 2017
  • Frontier Town, an abandoned wild west theme park located up in the Adirondack Region of New York. It opened in 1952 and was very popular for decades however the nineties came along with declining interest and financial troubles soon followed. Frontier Town closed its doors in 1997 / 98, and has been left to rot ever since.
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  • @drewowings2515
    @drewowings2515 Před 4 lety +251

    Seeing things vandalized and spray painted on really pisses me off

    • @brockholder902
      @brockholder902 Před 4 lety +11

      Drew Owings always the case unfortunately

    • @mf5531
      @mf5531 Před 4 lety +12

      in europe the abandon properties are in great condition. along with most of the possessions. sadly in the usa there seems to be more vandels.

    • @sunshinemishasmommy5352
      @sunshinemishasmommy5352 Před 4 lety +7

      I agree..people who do stupid crap like that obviously have no respect for anything..I like seeing these urban explorer videos where they themselves don't vandalize the places..SOME people do have respect for property that's not theirs even if it is abandoned

    • @desertmulehunter
      @desertmulehunter Před 4 lety +1

      @@mf5531 lmao troll

    • @mf5531
      @mf5531 Před 4 lety +4

      @@desertmulehunter huh? sorry i don't understand your reply. ??

  • @rogerallan978
    @rogerallan978 Před 6 lety +513

    The cage was for two black bears, Molly and Dolly who were left to die by the owners of the park when the abandoned it. Local residents kept them alive until they were rescued by a wildlife preserve in Florida where they live to this day I believe.

    • @toml8227
      @toml8227 Před 6 lety +97

      I have just checked, Molly died in October 2013, I am not sure about Dolly (sisters), she is possibly still alive. They spent 6 years there after park was closed, for first 3 years someone was hired to look after of bears, but after that man was sent away and bears only survived because of help of local people.

    • @TheJhtlag
      @TheJhtlag Před 6 lety +52

      Stories upon stories. Kindness of strangers.

    • @peterwhite7735
      @peterwhite7735 Před 6 lety +104

      What a horrible thing to do. Disgusting people who owned the place to do that to innocent animals. Glad it shut down.

    • @vexacon
      @vexacon Před 5 lety +46

      Very shameful, nothing new, as that happens too many times to count! Nice to hear that somebody came in to save them, I hope those louts who left them there got some jail time for it!

    • @ssimon64
      @ssimon64 Před 5 lety +30

      Seriously they just left them there? Wtf?

  • @cs-mh2dh
    @cs-mh2dh Před 5 lety +35

    It was amazing how you put the sound effect in certain areas of your tour. No annoying music. Spoke professional during the filming. You did an amazing job with this tour. My only comment was with the piano. I was expecting you to push down a few keys? Anticipation left hanging.

  • @nzsaltflatsracer8054
    @nzsaltflatsracer8054 Před 6 lety +306

    A quality video production without annoying music, you lead the pack.

  • @scottfoster7080
    @scottfoster7080 Před 5 lety +29

    No cussing , no panning, no music. Good job. I know of an old drilling camp that ties into the Manhattan Project in Colorado. It would fit into what your doing.

    • @puprilla
      @puprilla Před 5 lety +2

      Where at in colorado

  • @jeantetreault132
    @jeantetreault132 Před 5 lety +14

    I went to Frontier Town with my school on a Day Trip from Montreal in 1974. The price of a ticket was 1,25$ and that gave us access to a lift by bus and whole entire free tour with a lunch included. Seeing Frontier Town like this after over 40 years is like traveling in the past. Thanks. I'm really moved!! Lol!! Johnny, Montreal, Canada.

  • @MKelly-gt6yq
    @MKelly-gt6yq Před 6 lety +185

    I had all but forgotten about Frontier town until I saw your video. My family went there probably around 1973 so I would have been about 4 or 5 years old. Of course when we got on the train the actors robbed the train and I got very upset not realizing that it was just an act. The actors were very good about it and removed they're kerchiefs so I could see their faces and they calmed me down. Hilarious. I can't remember if it was the same day or another time we went there but we rode on the stage coach and that was robbed so I got all scared again. I also remember I had the Frontier Town brochure in my desk for many years and would occasionally look at it. Thank you very much for posting the video and rekindling some childhood memories. It's too bad that places like this fell to the Wayside in favor of all the dumb personal electronics these days. Even though this town was loosely used as the inspiration for frontierland at Disney, Frontier Town was way better then frontierland could ever be.

    • @alisalauzon9291
      @alisalauzon9291 Před 6 lety +12

      M. Kelly thank you great story from someone that was there when up and running !!!

    • @pickaname29
      @pickaname29 Před 5 lety

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    • @7106Billy
      @7106Billy Před 5 lety +2

      If you don't mind me asking why did they abandon it why would they just abandon their own property and own land will something going on there like maybe something was Bigfoot I mean why would you just get up and leave something like that

    • @blazerman61
      @blazerman61 Před 5 lety +9

      Now you stay home and get robbed by our Govt!

    • @lisak7247
      @lisak7247 Před 5 lety

      OMG the same! I was terrified.

  • @LH35640
    @LH35640 Před 5 lety +4

    Thanks for taking us on your adventures!

  • @sirarnie9837
    @sirarnie9837 Před 7 lety +69

    It really is refreshing watching your videos. You actually explore cool places and give us information about them, unlike a lot of vloggers these days who think that sidewalks count as good content. You also don't tell us about your personal problems or try to preach to us.
    If you continue to do those things you will always have me as a subscriber.

    • @MobileInstinct
      @MobileInstinct  Před 7 lety +7

      Thanks so much. I like finding interesting places whenever possible!

    • @daisymaefrench4041
      @daisymaefrench4041 Před 6 lety +5

      Because all of the respect has disappeared from America. We're just another third world country.

  • @cnyphotovideo
    @cnyphotovideo Před 6 lety +12

    Great video. I remember that place in its heyday. Probably around 1969 my family vacationed up there when I was 7, 8 or 9 years old. The memories are vivid.

  • @sandraosheasandra0197
    @sandraosheasandra0197 Před 6 lety +160

    WE WERE THERE WHEN MY SON WAS ABOUT SIX. HE IS NOE FORTY EIGHT. IT WAS WONDERFUL, HIS DAD TOOK A PICTURE OF US IN THE JAIL. LOL IT WAS A GREAT PLCE TO VISIT. MEMORIES ARE GREAT. THANK YOU FOR THE PAST.

    • @davidwadsworth8982
      @davidwadsworth8982 Před 5 lety +5

      Sandra went there in 1960/61/ loved the place.Remember the stage coach most.It is now a state park facility,can camp there.

    • @waynehalliday1723
      @waynehalliday1723 Před 4 lety +15

      All caps is yelling on the interwideweb thingy grandma....just sayin 🤪

    • @villeda7534
      @villeda7534 Před 4 lety +1

      @@waynehalliday1723 🤣

    • @minnowpd
      @minnowpd Před 4 lety +4

      Mid afternoon a storm rolled thru .. my mom took refuge in the "pioneer home" . The lpioneer lady served soup. It was like being brought back to the 1840's Mom said she had a great time.

  • @Michael_in_Vt
    @Michael_in_Vt Před 6 lety +26

    I went to Frontier Town in the 70's with my parents, it was awesome. It's a shame to see it this way

    • @MobileInstinct
      @MobileInstinct  Před 6 lety +5

      +Michael T I'm jealous you got to experience it

    • @Michael_in_Vt
      @Michael_in_Vt Před 6 lety +7

      Yep, got a sheriffs badge and the cowboy hat, I can still remember it, and I'm 53...probably I was 9 or 10. I remember the shows they did when they robbed the bank and the sheriff chased them down on horses, great day.

  • @peggykaykarper6978
    @peggykaykarper6978 Před 6 lety +81

    back in 1980 my husband and I took our honeymoon to Lake Placid NY and we visited Frontier town we even got married in that church ,by Judge Roy Beam I still have the poster he gave us and we watched a rodeo and toured all those buildings the hubby took a pic of me in a stagecoach as well as in a shed, we rode the train and there was a robbery on the train for candy and when we got off the train all our candy was there for those to pick up whom it belonged too. It is a shame that it is abandoned it was a lovely park, we even went horseback riding there too. It really makes me feel sad knowing I was there and now its gone so heartbroken :( :(

    • @SumDumGy
      @SumDumGy Před 5 lety +1

      I hope your husband is still by your side, at least. Today marriages can be more fragile than abandoned theme parks.

    • @sarahwheeler3027
      @sarahwheeler3027 Před 4 lety +1

      My husband and I took our honey moon To Lake Placid too!

    • @Religious_man
      @Religious_man Před 4 lety

      Fuck it. The rules have changed.

    • @sparky09100
      @sparky09100 Před 4 lety +3

      it would be nice to see your pictures to bad people cant post them on this reply

  • @Gilhelmi
    @Gilhelmi Před 5 lety +12

    Seeing that piano was painful.
    Such a beautiful instrument in such poor condition.

  • @richardscholz3822
    @richardscholz3822 Před 5 lety +2

    Forgot about this place until your video. My parents drove myself and my brother from NYC to this place in 1971-72. Great fun, rode the stage coach and was robbed along the way by the cowboy actors. Thanks for the fond memory.

  • @atmoreguitt5902
    @atmoreguitt5902 Před 6 lety +8

    This is incredible ! I used to go there when I was a kid back in the 70's. Sad to see them go.

  • @jofish420
    @jofish420 Před 6 lety +30

    I went to Frontier Town when I was a little girl! Also, the Catskill Game Farm was a favorite place.

    • @he_be_jonesin8188
      @he_be_jonesin8188 Před 6 lety +2

      jofish420 " You'll find adventure at the Catskill Game Farm! Adventure is in our nature!"

    • @bobbrady5726
      @bobbrady5726 Před 5 lety

      By

    • @cumexpender9660
      @cumexpender9660 Před 5 lety +3

      jofish420 sadly the Catskill game farm is gone now too

    • @dzlf2504
      @dzlf2504 Před 5 lety +1

      Ya Catskill game farm I still have pictures of me there. I was was 6/7 I'm 38 now

    • @teddylchasejr
      @teddylchasejr Před 4 lety +2

      Those were my 2 favorite places to go most summers when I was a kid.

  • @flapzapple7786
    @flapzapple7786 Před 5 lety +17

    I live in a state forest, it's a constant battle fighting back the jungle. I really like how you didn't talk incessantly through the whole thing. And nice sound effects. Well done.

  • @dianemurphy2840
    @dianemurphy2840 Před 6 lety +5

    Went there as a child. I'm now 68 but have fond memories :)

  • @ruthshelton1924
    @ruthshelton1924 Před 6 lety +21

    At-4:17- that's a steer. Too bad about the piano. It's a shame it's been forgotten like this. I wish it could have been saved!
    I like the way you did your homework on the history of this place. Very well down thought out video!

  • @tobieTyler6007
    @tobieTyler6007 Před 6 lety +26

    That was nice my parents took me there when I was a kid almost 50 years ago

  • @renegadesbass967
    @renegadesbass967 Před 5 lety +4

    Oh my god I went there once or twice as a kid and have seen it from the highway in its present state but since it's been closed it looks horrible. Sad to see an old landmark just rot away.

  • @OZARKMEL
    @OZARKMEL Před 5 lety +1

    I appreciate your soft spoken nature, I appreciate the fact that you don't cuss and swear (my grandkids often watch these abandoned videos with me). And I really appreciate your respect for the properties you visit. My best to you!

  • @russb3816
    @russb3816 Před 4 lety +2

    What an amazing video of a long lost gem. I went there when I was a kid. They made all the kids deputies to stop bandits from robbing the stagecoach. I still have my cowboy hat,doesnt fit anymore, but its branded frontiertown. Thanks for the great video. Got my memories going.

  • @donna6368
    @donna6368 Před 6 lety +4

    It's sad how time slowly ages people, places and things until there is nothing left but memories.

  • @bobbyspapercraft
    @bobbyspapercraft Před 6 lety +27

    Love the sounds added to this. Another great vid!

    • @zoza5801
      @zoza5801 Před 6 lety

      Bobby’s Papercraft /klldsg.

  • @ernestj3081
    @ernestj3081 Před 2 lety +2

    I’m so excited I ran across this video Chris!! I have vague memories of being there in the mid 60’s! I was a “young kid” when my uncle took me there. I can’t believe I’m seeing it now! Wish I remember more but I do know that covered bridge! It’s still in such great shape! My memories of my uncle and all the cool places he took me to in my youth🙏🏻💙

  • @caitycarine5412
    @caitycarine5412 Před 2 lety +1

    I love exploring older buildings and seeing antiques.

  • @Kokopilau77
    @Kokopilau77 Před 6 lety +4

    Thank you getting to the point . Too many of these explorers spend half the video messing around before they start the actual exploration. They do t even go into the history of it

  • @candylucchesi512
    @candylucchesi512 Před 6 lety +52

    This seem like a pretty perfect location to have a your camp in a zombie apocalypse

    • @Corinthians-kjv
      @Corinthians-kjv Před 4 lety

      Zombie apocalypse?

    • @markc6207
      @markc6207 Před 4 lety +2

      Have you been in the Adirondacks in winter? It often goes to minus 20 degrees and snows a lot. You'd freeze your ass off.

    • @hopefulinfinity5071
      @hopefulinfinity5071 Před 4 lety

      Candy Lucchesi I thought the exact same thing! 😂

  • @karensuepalladino6056
    @karensuepalladino6056 Před 2 lety

    Thank you for recording Frontier Town a lot of great memories ... I went there as a child ... I brought my 3 children their and my oldest grandchildren before it closed ... I still have the badge when we were sworn in-as deputies from my 50’s childhood ... have pictures of my children and grandchildren ... I wish it was still opened ... it was my favorite childhood place to go ... I was scared when they had the shoot out .. scared of the train ride when they took my souvenir and ... and was scared of the stage coach ride ... but I still loved it ❤️

  • @GSK1126
    @GSK1126 Před 4 lety +2

    I used to go here on vacation as a kid in the 80's. Great place, Love Lake George

  • @renasmith4123
    @renasmith4123 Před 6 lety +14

    Beautiful place, great job featuring it lots of information. Love the pictures of how it looked before.

  • @kalashnikovkhodorkovsky8153

    Hey buddy I love your videos! This has always been one of my passions to film abandoned places the world over. There's something about these places that just needs to be kept alive. Though it breaks my heart to see these once magnificent places just abandoned without a care for their preservation. It just tears me up inside,so many people are homeless in America and yet entire towns are left to crumble to the ground, it's just not fair.

    •  Před 5 lety

      The owner's went bankrupt, do you want to pay to restore it and run it?

  • @henrymoscicki1452
    @henrymoscicki1452 Před 5 lety +2

    I'm 70 now but my parents took me and my brothers there in the mid 50's . At the time we thought that it was pretty cool. Thanks for the memory trip .

  • @peterd8037
    @peterd8037 Před 6 lety +1

    Thank you so much for this. My parents took me there often in the '70s and your video brought back many fond memories. You are doing great work, keep it up.

  • @bobbybaldeagle702
    @bobbybaldeagle702 Před 6 lety +202

    What a shame that something like that should go to waste.... It really saddens my heart... :0(

    • @RaraAvis2025
      @RaraAvis2025 Před 6 lety

      Is this for sale lol

    • @johncoleman6107
      @johncoleman6107 Před 6 lety

      Bobby Baldeagle j

    • @mrhvids4461
      @mrhvids4461 Před 6 lety +4

      It had its time. Nothing is forever.

    • @juliawatson3080
      @juliawatson3080 Před 6 lety

      Stale angilau courtroom video

    • @chaosdemonwolf1
      @chaosdemonwolf1 Před 6 lety +8

      Letting it go to waste is one thing. Some things in life can't be helped nor avoided. But punk ass vandals taggin' everything's quite another and it's not only vandalizim , it's out and out disrespect to whoever still owns it and I'm sure someone still does. To me anyway, this is like desecrating a grave.

  • @excalibar13
    @excalibar13 Před 7 lety +8

    we grew up in western new york by letchworth state park...our parents use to take us to the mountains every summer for vacation...we would go to Frontier Town as well as Gaslight Village ,StoryTown and Santas Village and couple of others...we would camp at Gaslight Village and couple times satyed at the old Rockerfeller estate up there as well..this was in the 70's... sad to see places like that abandoned but a lot of good memories

    • @MobileInstinct
      @MobileInstinct  Před 7 lety +1

      excalibar13 That's some amazing history. I can't imagine what itd like to see this place the way that it is. I guess interesting and sad at the same time.

  • @RockerMtl1
    @RockerMtl1 Před 3 lety +1

    My I remember going there when I was 14 I really did enjoy it, the train bandits , getting thrown in jail etc , brings back memories.... thanks for the video

  • @dabprod
    @dabprod Před 4 lety +1

    Have driven by there many times over the past 35 years on the way to trout fishing and camping in the Adirondacks. Beautiful country.

  • @scotlandwoodwork2553
    @scotlandwoodwork2553 Před 6 lety +4

    My family went to Frontier Town every summer growing up. It's not technically abandoned, it's own by the town of North Hudson, NY.
    Wow, lots of memories here and a well done video. Thanks.

  • @Toysoldier227mp
    @Toysoldier227mp Před 7 lety +65

    It looks as though someone has made an effort to keep the chapel from collapsing with those roof supports.

    • @MobileInstinct
      @MobileInstinct  Před 7 lety +18

      I agree with you. Its such a cool building, im glad they did!

    • @connieweller1450
      @connieweller1450 Před 6 lety +7

      Those roof supports were there the last year the park was open. There were pews and a pulpit in there amongst the supports.

    • @raymondpickering2209
      @raymondpickering2209 Před 6 lety +1

      id live in it right now ..

    • @Carskinify
      @Carskinify Před 5 lety +2

      I notice that too but he didn't say anything.

  • @matthewbaldauf364
    @matthewbaldauf364 Před 4 lety +1

    Loved how you edited in pictures and sounds from when the place was in operation. nice touch

  • @tapsfan2
    @tapsfan2 Před 6 lety +1

    I appreciate how smooth moving your videos are, I don't get motion sickness watching them! Great job!

  • @coolcatmc
    @coolcatmc Před 5 lety +6

    I’ve been there only once back in the early 1970’s such a shame to be going to waste!

  • @ellamarae
    @ellamarae Před 6 lety +4

    I go to frontier town in Maryland and it is beautiful and joyful. I can’t believe they abandoned that one and gave up on it. It really is a shame. 😢

  • @Chickadeevee
    @Chickadeevee Před 7 lety +2

    I love the videos with pictures or footage of when locations were operating. I've watched so many videos of Six Flags Houston, a theme park I grew up going to, and footage of demo day. It is now a large parking lot, kind of sad. What initially caused me to be interested in urban exploring were videos of Six Flags over New Orleans (Jazzland). I guess what makes these kinds of places so eerie is how they were once home to fond memories, but were somehow forgotten and abandoned. People enjoyed them, moved on but these places don't and what's worse is they become overgrown and fade out becoming obsolete. 😔 Great video, by the way.

    • @MobileInstinct
      @MobileInstinct  Před 7 lety

      Thanks! and I agree, I love to compare then and now. It is kind of sad to think back to when these places were cherished and good times were had. But I also think the forgotten buildings are so interesting and sometimes beautiful now ya know? That church is so incredible just sitting there!

  • @NeneGarcia12
    @NeneGarcia12 Před 6 lety

    Came across your videos one night cuz I have trouble sleeping and I'm glad I did cuz now I have something to watch. I really enjoy going on these trips with you.

  • @MobileInstinct
    @MobileInstinct  Před 7 lety +49

    Check out the amazing Frontier Town! Abandoned for 20 years! Hope you like it!

    • @davielocker6031
      @davielocker6031 Před 6 lety +6

      fronteer town was owned by charles wood who also owned story town that became great escape then became six flags he also own many others and before he passed he started woods theater an found the new section for glens falls hospital and also went too school with my step father.

    • @robertkenny5452
      @robertkenny5452 Před 6 lety

      Mobile Instinct and

    • @pgtmr2713
      @pgtmr2713 Před 6 lety

      Man eating crocs were in that cage... some say they were left to fend for themselves.

    • @sosteve9113
      @sosteve9113 Před 6 lety +1

      awesome place

    • @steveh9436
      @steveh9436 Před 6 lety +1

      Mobile Instinct
      Where ever alot of people gather their bound to lose something. You should go there with a metal detector see what you can find.

  • @GeorgeVreelandHill
    @GeorgeVreelandHill Před 6 lety +17

    This kind of history needs to be saved. It is a part of what we were and are.

    • @chaosdemonwolf1
      @chaosdemonwolf1 Před 6 lety +1

      With emphasis on the ''were''. No so much on the now anymore I'm sad to say. And I live in the UK but the same thing happens here too

    • @libertyjosh804
      @libertyjosh804 Před 4 lety

      Frontier land is now a state campground. From what I've seen in the state page there is the old buildings are gone and new roads, new horse area, restroom/staff area and RV spots.

  • @deeaplw
    @deeaplw Před 6 lety

    Well done! Showing pics from the past really makes this cool!

  • @monaramsey2752
    @monaramsey2752 Před 2 lety +2

    Wow incredible, love old towns and cemeteries. Makes you wonder about the people in them, what they did and what they liked

  • @twistedcryptid
    @twistedcryptid Před 6 lety +147

    Nice to see an urban explorers video without all the cussing, thank you for respecting us viewers.

    • @dougcasey6117
      @dougcasey6117 Před 5 lety +1

      Yeah but ruined it with that cross in the church, what a bunch of vile ideas and hateful acts that represents

    • @swordschannel3709
      @swordschannel3709 Před 5 lety +3

      A symbol is representative of many things. Instead looking at how much damage the people who used it did, look on the bright side. A little research goes a long way.

    • @dougcasey6117
      @dougcasey6117 Před 5 lety

      swords channel
      I understand but its kind of like the swastika was originally a good luck symbol, that isn't at all what is associated with it now is it? A flower can't cut or do damage that takes a sword, so it being a tool to a certain type of action or persons is a relevant observation to its use as a utility.
      All religions haven't caused even a countable million deaths, others carry toll's in the untold hundreds of millions like the one represented by the cross of Christ. Also, you should know and be aware that you don't know what I know, nor what level of knowledge I have on any given subject. Its been in my experience those that make such innuendo about my knowledge on this matter, have only feelings and culturally induced faith as their claim to knowledge or research.
      I find the Christian cross offensive on the level of one might say humiliation porn or pictures of dead puppies and about as spiritually relevant overall.

    • @swordschannel3709
      @swordschannel3709 Před 5 lety +2

      @@dougcasey6117 well, the symbol itself did not kill millions or burn thousands of years worth of knowledge (crafted by a growing kingdom on the Yucatan peninsula). It was the people who weilded that symbol. Kind of how at the end of the day, a coin is a simple piece of metal. If seen by person though, it can become a symbol of power or nobility. With context all things change.

    • @dougcasey6117
      @dougcasey6117 Před 5 lety

      swords channel
      That is a kind of simpleton form of logic there, I find that losses its context not at all acknowledging a factual reality. If it was a symbol devoid of any ideological dogma and grounding in very violent descriptions of mass murder and injunctions to carry those out. As the Bible clearly contains those ideas and demands condones and excuses and even praises those acts, has practically a to kill list of other humans for a variety of were to imagine righteous reasons.
      Course that is an old book that made the cross relevant and a common symbol with some cultural meaning, cannot break it away from that context no matter how Christians may today wish so they could. I state that with the barbaric scripture would be enough to condemn it all alone, but that isn't all we have is it?... No, we have the "We Are To Again Imagine" the uninspired by their scriptural dogma Christians, roaming over the face of the earth murdering doing genocide stealing raping butchering all under the cross in the name of their god while waving the Bible.
      Yes, it is just an innocent symbol, I'm sure it is all unrelated to a cross and the ideology it is so well connected to?
      Thank you but I think I'll still find offense at the bloody horrid damned "NOW" cursed symbol for all it has stood for and represents, been a better world had all of it never existed... May it all die out now!
      Allow me an adjoining thought here, you or anyone is free to believe what you will and I'm free to express my feelings on it. Unlike Christians, I would never force anyone under penalty of death to be like me or think as I do.
      I have a book that has positive depictions of thieving, praises theft and robbery.
      I like the book of thieving claim it as my moral guide and I wear the symbol from the book.
      I go out and commit theft along with many other book lovers all over the globe.
      As I do this I try to force others to read my book and accept it and my symbol even my victims.
      See my case, see how offensive? See how silly it is not to see the obvious?

  • @jerimichelle
    @jerimichelle Před 6 lety +15

    I enjoy your videos. Steady camera work, and you have A very nice speaking voice.

  • @pazzazz1
    @pazzazz1 Před 6 lety +1

    Thanks for a great tour! Something I probably would not be able to get to and see for myself. Keep up the excellent work!

  • @marksmith4539
    @marksmith4539 Před 3 lety

    I love your faint music by the piano, the announcer etc. Brings back life to these places without annoying loud music & sounds. Great job as always!

  • @neilrappaport1481
    @neilrappaport1481 Před 7 lety +13

    Amazing how quickly nature reclaims the land. Great vlog!

    • @MobileInstinct
      @MobileInstinct  Před 7 lety

      Its always so amazing to see nature take back over.

    • @libertyjosh804
      @libertyjosh804 Před 4 lety

      The state of New York has bought the land and it's now a state campground called frontier land campground.

  • @llt8101
    @llt8101 Před 5 lety +16

    I wish he'd bring someone along, incase a roof caves in on him or he falls. Then they could call for help.

  • @ktnkbdle278
    @ktnkbdle278 Před 3 lety +1

    This is such a great video you did! Please keep 'em coming!

  • @LamborghiniGal
    @LamborghiniGal Před 6 lety

    GREAT job. I really enjoyed that. I also loved the way you incorporated pictures into the scenes you were showing! Thumbs up.

  • @gerardcousineau3200
    @gerardcousineau3200 Před 6 lety +7

    I remember when frontier town was advertised on TV ! :)

  • @cheryljansch8925
    @cheryljansch8925 Před 6 lety +5

    My Dad and Mom took me here when I was 5 years old. It's so sad to see such a wonderful place reduced to ruins. The buildings were beautiful with little scenarios performed by the staff in costume, that bought the town to life. The Pony Express would ride into town, change horses and ride out again. There was a wonderful steam locomotive which gave visitors a ride through the park, and in true western tradition, had a "hold-up" before returning to the station. The bandits were, of course, captured by the sheriff and brought to justice - a firm dunking in the dunking pond with the cheering tourists in attendance! There was also a rodeo with bucking broncos, steer roping and trick riding! It breaks my heart to know that it is gone, but it lives on in my memories - thank you for bringing it all back to life for me!

  • @doug_errickson
    @doug_errickson Před 3 lety

    Awesome video as always. This one was extra cool as our family has vacationed in the Adirondacks for generations. We always been told about this place and even seen the old signs buried in the woods. Super super cool! Thanks for sharing

  • @TheDippod
    @TheDippod Před 5 lety +1

    I just LOVE how you added some historical sounds. Nice!!

  • @Compucore
    @Compucore Před 7 lety +15

    Very well done there Mobile instinct. I was there in my youth when it was still popular. I always wondered what happened to it. But couldn't find that many pages or videos about it until I stumbled on yours here. Yes even Canadians come down to take a look at this. I'm thinking of trying to find some abandoned places up here to do something similar like this as well. to keep like an archive on youtube about places like this. that we were all fond to remember back in the day.

    • @MobileInstinct
      @MobileInstinct  Před 7 lety +2

      Karl Entner Hey Karl glad you found me. It must be odd to see what it looks like now.

    • @Compucore
      @Compucore Před 7 lety

      I would agree it is kind of odd to see it now from what it was from what you remember last time as a kid. LOL. I think when we were all kids in some point in time that we all hope places like this would never close down because it was a very fond memory in our childhood. And to come back to see something like this the way it is now. But you know how it is having a business like this some of them are only good memories. And some like Frontier town most likely couldn't keep up with the times due to x, y, and z reasons here. If I may ask this here and its for my curiosity sake here. Since I do running a channel on youtube with some odd little tech stuff, vlogs, and me playing pool and how badly I play at it.
      Maybe you can shed some light on this. How do you go about documenting places like this without getting into trouble of some sort. I would usually like to keep things on the up and upwhen doing shoots to something like this. I know when i go vlogging and start filming myself in the local pool hall. I usually check with the guys in the front in advance to make sure that its okay. And won't get kicked out for not asking in the first palce. I do realize some place won't let you record on the premises due to vertain reason. And I am usually cool about that. Rather be safe than sorry for not asking. But that is usually when they are open for business.
      But when it comes to something like this where its run down and the brush is heavy makes it a little bit more difficult to do it properly. Any thoughts or suggestions about this? Since I am north of the border here. The laws in Canada are slightly different than it is in the States.

  • @ndog2005
    @ndog2005 Před 5 lety +4

    Thank you for the before & after, Just sad to see what is now..

  • @tickdog3
    @tickdog3 Před 6 lety +1

    Its amazing how mother earth absorbs things so quickly. Great video!

  • @ElenaAshe
    @ElenaAshe Před 2 lety

    Wow! My father took me to Frontier Town many many times throughout my entire childhood, several times every year. I have photos from there as a child in the 1950s and early 60s. Thank you so much for doing this video!

  • @TahoeJones
    @TahoeJones Před 6 lety +17

    Thanks. That was a great job.
    You didn't try the piano keys...
    That was the only disappointment.

    • @christineneil8020
      @christineneil8020 Před 4 lety +1

      I thought that too. I would have if I was standing there in front of it. Lol.

  • @marlenecarrero2015
    @marlenecarrero2015 Před 3 lety +3

    So amazing you're so lucky to be going through this area and check everything out of History just so wonderful

  • @michelloranger2590
    @michelloranger2590 Před 6 lety

    Thank you for posting this.

  • @rosemariefranzese1154
    @rosemariefranzese1154 Před 3 lety +2

    Awesome. Thank you for your videos, just very real & full of historical facts! You bring us the best of this genre.

  • @Junokaii
    @Junokaii Před 4 lety +81

    Man I get things just falling apart, but why do people gotta go in and willingly trash the place and put graffiti on it?

    • @aimee2014
      @aimee2014 Před 4 lety +1

      Young and dumb! But I also blame the state for letting it just sit there for years. It should be a law that abandoned building's can't sit for years only a year and that's it

    • @aimee2014
      @aimee2014 Před 4 lety +4

      They build all these new constructions but what about the historical building's that's been crumbling for years so sad

    • @mikep8182
      @mikep8182 Před 3 lety +1

      Because that is what people do the more people on this earth the more destruction

    • @junedominguez2549
      @junedominguez2549 Před 3 lety +1

      Because they are scum suckers!

    • @charlieretro
      @charlieretro Před 2 lety

      I seen some videos on CZcams where someone will record a place long forgotten and go back a year later and the place will have busted windows and it makes me wonder if some of the Viewers on CZcams do this crap.

  • @richiesmad2327
    @richiesmad2327 Před 6 lety +17

    I was there in 64. wow Still have the pictures. Peace

  • @meljohnson5926
    @meljohnson5926 Před 5 lety +1

    This stuff tugs at my heart. Great work.

  • @marthaaguilera2443
    @marthaaguilera2443 Před 3 lety

    I just love all these before and after pictures and how u tell the story behind all these areas,,,really love and enjoy your videos,,so glad i subscribed

  • @ruthshelton1924
    @ruthshelton1924 Před 6 lety +21

    You have a new subscriber! The Mount St. Helens vid was awesome too. How that truck got to where it was- wow!
    Some one just found a cammra that was there messed up but they still got pics from it. Pics that caught the exact first seconds of the mountain blowing it's top.
    I wonder if the person that lost the camera didn't maybe also lose their life there. The person would be long gone.

  • @OldaButWiza
    @OldaButWiza Před 6 lety +8

    Just to add .. your vids are awesome and I wish I was in a position to explore these amazing places. Thanks for bringing it into our lives.
    If this was in South Africa it would have been stripped within a month lol.

    • @lisaess
      @lisaess Před 6 lety +2

      Anthony David Williams I would be scared witless to go exploring in S.A 😂

    • @OldaButWiza
      @OldaButWiza Před 6 lety +3

      I dont blame you Lisa... it is really sad that we cant do it here without the threat of violence!

  • @emu5088
    @emu5088 Před 4 lety

    Frontier Town! Cool, that was near my camp. My older siblings visited it once or twice when they were little but I never did, sadly. Excellent, excellent job showcasing it!!

  • @toomuffled
    @toomuffled Před 6 lety +1

    Thx for the great vid. Loved hearing and seeing historical pics! Alot of good lumber going to waste 😣

  • @journeywithjay
    @journeywithjay Před 7 lety +38

    really cool location!!! that church was incredible. I could feel the ticks crawling on me going through there lol. keep it up man. I'm loving these abandoned locations

    • @MobileInstinct
      @MobileInstinct  Před 7 lety +4

      Haha checking for ticks has become a normal ritual for me.

    • @WHEREISTHEREASON
      @WHEREISTHEREASON Před 6 lety +5

      Mobile, This may help with the ticks if you care to try it. 500 milligrams of garlic oil daily will keep ticks and mosquitos off of you. They will not bother nor will any other parasite. I can guess what you may be thinking but the odor goes away after a day or two and no one will smell it on you. It certainly beats spraying yourself with poison and it works naturally. Costs less too.

    • @eibeelee2890
      @eibeelee2890 Před 6 lety

      journey_with _jay haha I had the same thought

    • @carolv8450
      @carolv8450 Před 6 lety +1

      We used to put garlic in dog food to keep ticks off our dogs. Seemed to work!

    • @WHEREISTHEREASON
      @WHEREISTHEREASON Před 6 lety +1

      It does work. Take a drinking straw and insert it into a piece of hot dog and pull it out. It will leave a hole just the right size for a garlic oil capsule. The dog has eaten it before he knows it.

  • @LeslieLove
    @LeslieLove Před 7 lety +14

    Man I love abandoned places, too cool!!!

    • @MobileInstinct
      @MobileInstinct  Před 7 lety +1

      Leslie Love I agree! This place was super cool!

    • @sosteve9113
      @sosteve9113 Před 6 lety

      very cool to see for sure

    • @MangelBanselmo
      @MangelBanselmo Před 5 lety

      Who wants to start exploring abandoned places :) I'm in L.A

  • @livingauthenticallyonmyownterm

    What an AWESOME place !!!. Thanks for all the old photos for comparison.

  • @copperman752
    @copperman752 Před 5 lety +1

    You did a good job of fading in bygone sounds, like the piano music fading in and out. So incredibly sad to see this.

  • @brooksanderson2599
    @brooksanderson2599 Před 6 lety +64

    Be careful during warm weather. The region is infested with ticks carrying Lyme Disease.

    • @Religious_man
      @Religious_man Před 4 lety +4

      Good reason to stay away from the area.

    • @boocat8768
      @boocat8768 Před 4 lety +1

      @@Religious_man no wonder vandals stay away then .

    • @Religious_man
      @Religious_man Před 4 lety

      @@boocat8768, not necessarily.

    • @mikehunt8375
      @mikehunt8375 Před 4 lety +2

      Yeah stay away! Big bad ticks will kill you! Lol. I'm in these woods every day during the spring, summer, fall. Yeah you get ticks on you but I've never gotten lime disease. You just gotta check yourself every night and pull them off. Good to go. But id be happy if all you morons stay away... You get lime disease and your limbs will rot off! 😱😱

    • @benjaminharold5154
      @benjaminharold5154 Před 4 lety +2

      @@mikehunt8375 Same here in Pa. Really cracks me up! People who never in the woods come out here get the one and only Tick in they'er life and suddenly they have lymes! I have had hundreds of ticks over the years...just pick little bastard off and move on.

  • @jackofnone9439
    @jackofnone9439 Před 4 lety +3

    I was there when I was like 10 or 11...I remember there being some amazing shows they put on...gunfights and we rode on a stage coach that got robbed...a fun time back when I was in innocent little boy, growing up in 1960's America.

  • @Ssupermom12000
    @Ssupermom12000 Před 6 lety +1

    I was there for the last time in 94 with my children. It was an amazing place, and to see it this way makes me feel very sad for times gone.

  • @SteveE963
    @SteveE963 Před 5 lety

    You did a great job on this. Thank You. The link to the follow up in another comment is a great addition.

  • @lawrencekedgettjr2364
    @lawrencekedgettjr2364 Před 4 lety +5

    In the hay day of the parks ,, frontier town , gas light village , and Story town USA ,, was the places to go ,,,and I have been to all three in my youth ,,, as well as the enchanted forest ,,,,,

  • @user-wz7fb1nb5t
    @user-wz7fb1nb5t Před 6 lety +5

    remember going there as a kid.

  • @skipmichaels6184
    @skipmichaels6184 Před 5 lety

    This place is only a few hours from me and I always heard about it growing up. Thanks for posting this.

  • @OrangeParkB
    @OrangeParkB Před 6 lety

    A quick hello from Orange Park FL, Great Video's , you have such respect for these properties when photographing/videoing them. Hats off to you !! Enjoy your journey across the USA.

  • @makaveli087
    @makaveli087 Před 6 lety +5

    This was pretty much a staple of growing up in proper Upstate NY in the early to mid 90's. 20 years from now this is gonna be the LG Great Escape lol.

  • @nurmaristiaindriastuti8083

    Made me realize that anything that happened now could become history and bring memories in the future.

  • @janicelee6204
    @janicelee6204 Před 6 lety +1

    Nice vlog, it's amazing how nature takes back their own. Thanks again! 👍

  • @itsleylaandmark8310
    @itsleylaandmark8310 Před 6 lety

    What a amazing place!! Nature has certainly taken over. Great video!! Like the way you add pictures of what it used to be like. Just started watching your videos and they're great!!

  • @jasong1397
    @jasong1397 Před 4 lety +3

    i can remember going to this place back in the late 80's.It was westworld for kids.

  • @rsuriyop
    @rsuriyop Před 5 lety +3

    Just did some research and came across some new updates on this place:
    "Thanks to an infusion of state money, there's new life just off Exit 29 of the Northway. The land is being turned into a state campground -- a first of its kind. It'll have tent sites, RV sites and equestrian trails. Campers can have their horses hitched up right at their sites" - WYNT Channel 13 News

  • @usa12watch
    @usa12watch Před 6 lety

    Another fascinating video. It's amazing how a once thriving theme park can be abandoned in such a way. It reminds me of the ghost towns of the old western frontier. History really does keep repeating. It's also amazing how many appliances and vending equipment was just left. I suppose it would cost a small fortune to clean that area up now. Thank you for taking me on another adventure. Have fun and be safe. Cheers

  • @joeboisselle6856
    @joeboisselle6856 Před 6 lety +1

    I lived 10 mins. away .. I worked there when I was a kid ..meet my 2nd girl-friend there .well I was young but you know...summer fun..cant beleave what it looks like now..makes me feel old !!! thanks so much for the memorys.. really.. I wish I could do something to repay you .. very home sick ...