Rare Abandoned Double Decker Theater - Built in 1915

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    In this episode, we explore an abandoned theater complex with over 4,000 seats. Two theaters were built on top of each other, something that is extremely rare. Much of the detailed plaster has collapsed, but it is still possible to see how grand this theater once was.
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  • @JonSudano
    @JonSudano Před 5 lety +322

    Fun fact. On the roof adjacent to this abandoned theater, someone made graffiti viewable by satellite imagery. It's a famous quote taken from Song of Myself by Walt Whitman: "IF YOU WANT ME AGAIN LOOK FOR ME UNDER YOUR BOOT SOLES". It's fitting because of the state of decay the building is in, something about we come from dust and to dust we will return etc etc. Pretty interesting.

    • @TheProperPeople
      @TheProperPeople  Před 5 lety +55

      That's great, I never noticed that. However it's even more fitting now since that adjacent building has since been demolished. We walked over the dirt lot where it once stood to access the theater.

    • @smh1121sh
      @smh1121sh Před 5 lety +17

      The Proper People I figured that’s where you guys went in. After studying the map, it seems that building has likely prevented a lot of trespassing over the years. I would have expected a lot more vandalism for being abandoned so long.

    • @diamondsprince
      @diamondsprince Před 5 lety +6

      Nice. I noticed on top of another building (northeast of the theater) in a similar font to the one you pointed out, it says "I WONT MAKE ANYMORE PROMISES EVER AGAIN."
      Any idea what that's all about? Couldn't find anything on Google...

    • @pearlmax
      @pearlmax Před 5 lety +1

      Satellites don't exist. At least not in space.

    • @cooperjazz77
      @cooperjazz77 Před 4 lety +3

      @@pearlmax They do, i have seen it myself when aliens had abducted me last year.

  • @jacobematt6222
    @jacobematt6222 Před 5 lety +482

    Holy shit i've walked past this building dozens of times. I had no idea what was inside!

  • @rapids444
    @rapids444 Před 5 lety +309

    This theater was glorious even in its decay. I can't image how beautiful it was in its heyday. Thanks for showing us... This was a great video.

    • @TUBESPECIFIC1
      @TUBESPECIFIC1 Před 5 lety +2

      Golden elegance and opulence for the masses representing a new age in the new world.

    • @kylemorgan4959
      @kylemorgan4959 Před 5 lety +1

      For me it says u commented 3 days ago. Change your name to Marty Mcfly! 😂

    • @TUBESPECIFIC1
      @TUBESPECIFIC1 Před 5 lety +2

      @@kylemorgan4959 OMG. I didn't notice. You are right for this is a new video uploaded just hours ago I watched a couple hours ago myself. Talk about back to the future.

    • @Redrally
      @Redrally Před 5 lety +3

      @@TUBESPECIFIC1 Patreon perks fellas ;)

    • @TUBESPECIFIC1
      @TUBESPECIFIC1 Před 5 lety +1

      @@Redrally So even though it was up 3 days ago for Patreon subs, CZcams still lists it as being released only hours ago? I'm not sure how that works, but I have heard CZcamsrs tell about early releases for those financially supporting on Patreon. It looks like many are doing up a great living for themselves on here for they're flying places, showing the world, and not a personal fundage concern whatsoever. Could we all just get a camera to go narrate a real world story as an alternative to dealing with corporate BS employers and wage slavery?

  • @joshuasutherland6692
    @joshuasutherland6692 Před 5 lety +270

    I enjoyed the interlude at 9:20, good quick summary for people who don't know much of the background of urban blight.

    • @Ardiless
      @Ardiless Před 5 lety +7

      Joshua Sutherland ja ,is a progress visible for this work doccumentary of this talentaded guys ! Respect

    • @pauljackson6648
      @pauljackson6648 Před 5 lety +1

      Yep, definitely very interesting and welcomed.
      How far we have come eh? Thankfully.

    • @Neauxluh
      @Neauxluh Před 5 lety +1

      Welp, there goes the neighborhood.

    • @outsidethepyramid
      @outsidethepyramid Před 4 lety +2

      @Bebe
      Imaging the rich culture within. The passion, the fashion, the love and the arts.
      People were fighting for this in the 60's and they lost and fled. I want to cry.

  • @asiakunnossa666
    @asiakunnossa666 Před 5 lety +484

    Found this channel a week ago, been binge watching like a madman :D it's just so good, awesome job guys!

    • @CRG_AMK
      @CRG_AMK Před 5 lety +9

      rybä charcoal is better than propane

    • @jaybee2344
      @jaybee2344 Před 5 lety +5

      It needs to be a tv show

    • @tommy13t
      @tommy13t Před 5 lety +3

      I did the same thing a year ago. These guys are the best. Also “Dan Bell” is pretty cool.

    • @bryanaolarte4505
      @bryanaolarte4505 Před 5 lety +1

      I started watching these videos too and wow...I just wonder “how” they find these abandoned places. I don’t suppose you can look it up. 👀 😅😱😱

    • @loditx7706
      @loditx7706 Před 5 lety +3

      Isn't it great to discover something you really like and realizing there's lots more? Although sometimes it's tough. I found an author I really liked, actually two, and began acquiring the books one or two at a time, (fortunately still in print so I could afford them) and eventually learned the authors were dead and when I had read them all there'd never be more. Fortunately I collect and keep all my books and I enjoy reading the same books many times.

  • @danielbraman5562
    @danielbraman5562 Před 5 lety +166

    The constant sirens really add to the apocalyptic flair!

    • @callumdonington2227
      @callumdonington2227 Před 5 lety +26

      Nah that's just New Jersey.

    • @rstefanie2622
      @rstefanie2622 Před 4 lety +3

      Just another day in crime ridden Cory Booker’s Newark

    • @FunInVa
      @FunInVa Před 4 lety

      They're joking about WWIII outside, meanwhile the Police are setting up their perimeter around the building!

  • @stewartbenedict7972
    @stewartbenedict7972 Před 5 lety +204

    About the windows, you have to remember it was built pre air conditioning. Imagine that place filled up and no air!!! Yikes.

    • @lickmybunghole4351
      @lickmybunghole4351 Před 5 lety +15

      @Joby Fluorine correct.but they did not get widely used till many years later

    • @prismstudios001
      @prismstudios001 Před 5 lety +13

      lick my Bunghole And when it was used, it was heavily advertised and a great way to fill a theatre on a hot day.

    • @stewartbenedict7972
      @stewartbenedict7972 Před 5 lety +11

      @@lickmybunghole4351 The first theater to get AC was in 1925 in Brooklyn NY. According to the interwebs anyway.

    • @lickmybunghole4351
      @lickmybunghole4351 Před 5 lety +1

      @@stewartbenedict7972 thankyou for the info.i don't know the history behind it.i just maintenance and fix the things for a living

    • @lickmybunghole4351
      @lickmybunghole4351 Před 5 lety

      @Joby Fluorine well you do need a relieable source of power to run them.so I'm thinking that why they didn't get implemented earlier. Thanks for the info btw

  • @JF69420
    @JF69420 Před 4 lety +31

    3:46 "The stairs are kinda covered in dust"
    Well that´s quiet a understatement m8

  • @_to_dream_or_not_to_dream
    @_to_dream_or_not_to_dream Před 5 lety +179

    You need safety shoes with piercing protection or one day you'll step on something very nasty...

    • @t.s.1514
      @t.s.1514 Před 5 lety +5

      my thoughts exactly when I saw Michael stepping over the pile of debris

    • @nene90047R1
      @nene90047R1 Před 4 lety +6

      Proper foot wear is a must in places like this.

    • @AmerigoMagellan
      @AmerigoMagellan Před 4 lety +1

      I agree 💯%

    • @downeastrailfan
      @downeastrailfan Před 4 lety +1

      Agreed. Wearing sneakers is asking for trouble.

    • @snapperhead273
      @snapperhead273 Před 4 lety +2

      I cringe when see their footwear

  • @StreetsOfVancouverChannel
    @StreetsOfVancouverChannel Před 5 lety +68

    you guys really should consider upgrading your footware to boots that give your ankles some protection, too... peace.

  • @valeniusthekat
    @valeniusthekat Před 5 lety +45

    I love you guys for the simple fact that you're respectful, not destructive, in the sites you explore (and not give locales in some of your vids). You appriciate what you're looking at 👏 👍

  • @EastTexasProductions
    @EastTexasProductions Před 5 lety +37

    The light that you are looking at around 22:45 is an old carbon arc light. Carbon arc's (as you probably know) work similar to a welding machine. A carbon rod would be inserted in the holder you see in the middle, with the little circle. The mirror in the back (which looks to be intact) would reflect the light outward. They were / are VERY bright and produced a very white light. Usually they were used for spotlights. They were, in that era, also used to light the projectors but this one doesn't look like it was designed for that. I'd bet this was a spotlight. Anyway, cool find. I had the almost unheard of privilege in the 80's to operate 2 old carbon arc projectors in a very old theater for a couple of weeks while the main projectionist was out sick. That's a story within itself though. lol . Very nice find!!!

    • @jjburnzie
      @jjburnzie Před 4 lety +2

      My high school, when I attended in the late 80's was still using a carbon arc spot light and in 1986/87 went from a light board similar to the one shown backstage in the upper auditorium only much larger in my school to a computer controlled light system. But, I agree, those carbon arc lights are awesome!

  • @DarkExploration
    @DarkExploration Před 5 lety +80

    This came out so amazing guys. Great work

  • @evanredacted7977
    @evanredacted7977 Před 5 lety +35

    Imagine standing there decades ago while the theater was still intact and hearing those sirens tear through the streets...

    • @EvilNeonETC
      @EvilNeonETC Před 5 lety +1

      Nothing has changed.

    • @evanredacted7977
      @evanredacted7977 Před 5 lety

      @FitTallGayBlond Alright, considerably less atmospheric but neat bit of trivia.

  • @mrcgeek
    @mrcgeek Před 5 lety +41

    All that dust on the stairs used to be the ceiling and wall materials - I love watching your videos but I always worry about you guys getting into asbestos! Keep up the great videos but please consider some respirators!

  • @bucki58
    @bucki58 Před 5 lety +46

    I enjoyed the history lesson on urban white flight. It added a lot of context to the already amazing work.

    • @2UNIEK
      @2UNIEK Před 4 lety +4

      @Bebe And deal with the violent crime? No thanks. Every group does and should be allowed to self-segregate.

  • @adjusted-bunny
    @adjusted-bunny Před 4 lety +13

    The package of the Raisinets on the floor was thrown there somewhere between 1969 and 1984. In 1969 the Blumenthal Brothers Chocolate Company merged into the Ward Company and the same company was sold in 1984 to Nestlé.

  • @ryanxeo4849
    @ryanxeo4849 Před 5 lety +370

    this episode sponsored by tetanus shots

  • @davidvincent1093
    @davidvincent1093 Před 5 lety +12

    I have had the grand pleasure in the last 65 years of my life to travel the world and see many places like this before they fall into ruins years later. My wife could not understand my fascination with castles and old churches until she took a trip with me years ago.
    I would like to thank you guys for the great job you did here. Sadly future generations will only know the world by their electronic devices of their time and all this will be lost to history. One thing that was not mentioned here (maybe because of the lost history) was that having built this before 1915 (over 100 years ago) so that it could open in 1915 ---- how did they do it? They did not have the sky cranes we have today. How did they lift those beams? Who laid on their back for weeks on end to do the painting? How much scaffolding was needed to build this? The building of something like this could be compared to the old steam trains (which I operated for a while) to the space shuttle. They had the want of the building but the also had to invent the technology to do it. History that will be never again, sad so very sad. Again thanks guys for all the danger you put yourselves in to bring this piece of history back. Great Job

  • @HappyQuailsLC
    @HappyQuailsLC Před 5 lety +88

    Those Raisinettes were from the 60's or 70's!

    • @bobroberts2371
      @bobroberts2371 Před 5 lety +8

      Goobers and Raisinettes , the chocolate covered treat. . . . have a look at candywrappermuseum on the net.

    • @jlucasound
      @jlucasound Před 5 lety +3

      I always got either of those when I went to the movies back in the 70's. Do you think those are still good? ;-)

    • @LordWaldema
      @LordWaldema Před 4 lety +1

      @@jlucasound weird to think that people who could actually have been there when it was in use now watch videos of it rotting away 50 years later.

    • @rrios283s73
      @rrios283s73 Před 4 lety

      @@LordWaldema how old do you think they would be .?

    • @ALLKINDSOFDANA
      @ALLKINDSOFDANA Před 4 lety

      Wrong! They're from the 80s. Heartache Avenue was their memorable UK#7 hit in 1982 czcams.com/video/h-t66drtfWs/video.html

  • @19irving
    @19irving Před 5 lety +18

    You guys must have found some special way in. I lived near that area and, given that the place is in Newark and has been abandoned so long, it would have been trashed and vandalized if it was easily accessible.

    • @Plaid84
      @Plaid84 Před 4 lety

      D. Garbato did we not watch the same video?

  • @laceandpearls92
    @laceandpearls92 Před 5 lety +47

    I love your fascination with light fixtures.💡

    • @jlucasound
      @jlucasound Před 5 lety +1

      And "Chillin' " Chairs, right Julia? ;-)

    • @DeconvertedMan
      @DeconvertedMan Před 5 lety

      @@jlucasound sounds sketchy. :D

    • @rock.doctor
      @rock.doctor Před 5 lety

      That big one was an arc lamp. No bulb just a big spark...

  • @phyllisknoll4950
    @phyllisknoll4950 Před 2 dny

    To the Proper People: mostly I’m finding your older documentaries. I thank you for doing all of them, especially the old theaters. I am old enough (ancient) to remember the Penn and Stanley Theaters in Pittsburgh, PA. Thankfully they have been refurbished and are in use. But back in my day, I saw countless movies in those old theaters. Even as a young teen, I knew sitting in all that opulence was a blessing. Thanks so much for your incredible presentations. I’m a huge fan and appreciate and respect all you’ve accomplished. ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @coinucopia
    @coinucopia Před 5 lety +8

    Hard to believe it was only 53 years old when it closed down, you’d think a fancy place like that would’ve been around a lot longer than that!

  • @gregschaust4298
    @gregschaust4298 Před 5 lety +51

    For anyone curious about what $14.70 in 1931 would be today, it is $245.84 and $145 in 1932 is $2690

    • @TUBESPECIFIC1
      @TUBESPECIFIC1 Před 5 lety +5

      Dam, inflation is crazy. It doens't simply represent rise in cost, but the economic history of our system of greed having come to a very most matured economy in the 2000's. Next year that $145 is close to $4000, particularly if talking in terms of real estate values.

    • @ihavenoidea2616
      @ihavenoidea2616 Před 5 lety +1

      thank you i wouldve never looked it up. but that is crazy. imagine what 20$ is going to be like in 2040-2050 if there even still is paper currency.

    • @puppicorpse9549
      @puppicorpse9549 Před 5 lety +1

      @@ihavenoidea2616 we'll probably die from global warming before then c :

  • @theotherwalt
    @theotherwalt Před 5 lety +7

    Interesting, around 1985 the band Marillion had a song called _Lavender_ "lavender's blue dilly dilly'..." I never knew it was referencing a movie from Walt Disney. 24:12
    When I see urban decay like this I think about all the people that passed through buildings like this, and how the people worked or were entertained there. I see the tools on the desks, the papers, the equipment and I think about the people that operated everything.
    Most of those theaters were 'grand' beautiful places, life moves on but it is sad they have fallen apart.

  • @crystalscan2002
    @crystalscan2002 Před 5 lety +32

    that building looks in good shape condisering how long it been abandoned

    • @princessapplestrach6327
      @princessapplestrach6327 Před 5 lety +6

      Not really there are tons of more ancient buildings that are in much better condition this one looks like a bomb exploded in it

  • @rondavis8294
    @rondavis8294 Před 5 lety +6

    That place must have been amazing in its day. Even now, that still shines through--dimmed only by the passage of time. Great video.

  • @cgroome_mtb6591
    @cgroome_mtb6591 Před 5 lety +48

    2:15 straight out of black ops one zombies

  • @kingbrit4583
    @kingbrit4583 Před 5 lety +7

    Strange how 40+ years of being abandoned has given it a bombed out feel. Also, it sounded like a police chase was going on outside the theater.

  • @breakinn403
    @breakinn403 Před 5 lety +24

    Thanks to being a Patreon member I got to early view and be the first to give it a thumbs up. Enjoyed your European tour but glad your back and look forward to stateside videos. I'm surprised this site hasn't been torn down or fallen down. Sad to see what it was is now nothing more than a pile of rubble on the floor. Great work researching and documenting. Love the voice over.

  • @akilday53
    @akilday53 Před 5 lety +6

    The banging at 15:40 sounds like the smoke hatches more that the screen. Thanks for showing the lighting board.

  • @BlueBD
    @BlueBD Před 5 lety +12

    Its always weird when looking through abandoned areas you happen to find a clearly recently occupied section

    • @bobroberts2371
      @bobroberts2371 Před 5 lety +1

      The first level is a store, have a look at street view on Google maps.

    • @bottledit5379
      @bottledit5379 Před 5 lety +1

      Bob Roberts Isn’t that dangerous to have a store under a collapsing theater

    • @bobroberts2371
      @bobroberts2371 Před 5 lety +1

      I'm thinking the actual theater is behind the store and the store is in the theater's old lobby and under the stairwell. The white pipes were probably for water drains from the roof.

  • @basshead2003
    @basshead2003 Před 5 lety +5

    Amazing explore. I really appreciate how much effort you put into your videos. From the research, to the music, to the historical pictures and video, everything is just so well done.
    I’m increasing my pledge right now.

  • @Alie182
    @Alie182 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Abandoned movie theatres are my favorite to see explored but they also make me sad (and in a weird way, nostalgic) to see.

  • @leinanightray4294
    @leinanightray4294 Před 5 lety +4

    It's cool enough that this place is a time capsule, but the sirens and the wind moving things added a really nice touch

  • @sparkynewman6692
    @sparkynewman6692 Před 5 lety +10

    You guys have cojones! One good sneeze and that whole place is coming down!

  • @issyhalecullen
    @issyhalecullen Před 5 lety +4

    What I love is that you guys give the history of the places you visit. I love the insight it brings to it. Another fantastic explore I just love it!

  • @herbtarlic892
    @herbtarlic892 Před 4 měsíci

    This was a fascinating trip into the past. The double decker theme reminds me of the history of a similar stacked live theatre here in Toronto. The Elgin and Wintergarden were such theatres, built in the early 20th century in downtown Toronto as vaudeville houses. They went through the same evolution as the one you explored. The upper theatre was simply boarded up mid-century and forgotten, while the main floor theatre continued on as a movie house. As more people stayed home to view movies on their giant TVs, the complex was purchased by a local empresario who completely restored the entire complex, returning it to its original state for live theatre. As luck would have it, the upper theatre was "rediscovered" frozen it time, much to the amazement of the restoration company. Toronto now boasts the last working double decker theatre in the world. Thank you so much for a walk through another stacked theatre complex.

  • @Grungemann
    @Grungemann Před 5 lety +51

    Looks like and asbestos covered place surprised you guys didn't wear a respirator wow!

    • @MarijaEnchantix
      @MarijaEnchantix Před 5 lety +15

      Most asbestos is harmless unless you come in direct contact with it, or don't actively breathe it in. That place is ventilated enough, and they didn't really brush that much on stuff that could possibly have it. If asbestos is in, for example, ceiling tiles, as long as you don't touch them or move them or cause any dust to fly out of them, it's safe.

    • @Grungemann
      @Grungemann Před 5 lety +19

      So you are aware on the particulars that get stir up by walking on top of it? and the drafts of air that you said the place is well ventilated? So everyone make sure you don't wear a respirator in a old fuck up building like this one because this lady is a expert! Thanks Steve 32 year in asbestos removal .

    • @drunkenpumpkins7401
      @drunkenpumpkins7401 Před 5 lety +6

      Well my dad used to saw asbestos plates without any protection in the 60ties and 70ties and is still alive (97 years old). And now everyone wear white suits and warn everyone who dares to take a breath in a asbestos contaminated area.

    • @Grungemann
      @Grungemann Před 5 lety +1

      Like I said no protection is best for anyone that's don't want to be safe than sorry . You know your dad probably did it before anybody found out that it give lung cancer .but hey buddy I'm just try to prevent it from from happen to some one else .alot of people have no dam clue that it even exist but no more comment for me .the old saying go's see a snake in the grass don't go around it. Hear a snake in the grass don't go around it .it's you choice.

    • @AUSSIEMADMATT
      @AUSSIEMADMATT Před 5 lety +3

      @@drunkenpumpkins7401 Yes i know people who used it heavily and they are still kickin, but then i know of people who played in the dust when they were kids, dead at 25!!!!

  • @davek12
    @davek12 Před 5 lety +18

    All that collapse and you still went upstairs. Wow!

  • @theundefinedphotographer
    @theundefinedphotographer Před 5 lety +4

    This is breathtakingly gorgeous, and the tumultuous history behind it really makes you think.

  • @jonnnyhol2001
    @jonnnyhol2001 Před 5 lety +2

    I love how you integrate some history and a story behind the building. Keep up the great work, I’m so glad I found this channel!

  • @jpeg42069
    @jpeg42069 Před 5 lety +9

    I love the background information you guys include. Well done as always.

  • @Hey_its_bre
    @Hey_its_bre Před 5 lety +6

    Another stunning video! I love it!🙌 thanks for all great work you do and for putting in the time to do it. You guys are some of the best out there!

  • @PeterBrockGp
    @PeterBrockGp Před 5 lety +5

    I really like the correlation between history and why the location is abandoned! Please do more in your videos!

  • @daveshrum1749
    @daveshrum1749 Před 5 lety +6

    They had so many windows because they were designed as theaters in the old sense not movie theaters. They were originally designed for plays
    Vaudeville as you said, not modern movies. Love the vids boys stay safe, later everyone.

  • @Misfit_Molly
    @Misfit_Molly Před 5 lety +4

    Absolutely GORGEOUS documentation of this once gorgeous place. They should preserve those pieces of papers. Excellent jobs guys! Thanks for all you do!

  • @100montminy
    @100montminy Před 5 lety +5

    You guys should visit the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre in Toronto. It is the last stacked theatre in the world. Its still open and they do tours. Something to compare.

    • @gmcnewlook
      @gmcnewlook Před 5 lety

      And winter garden was closed off and abandoned for a long time.......

  • @Decade8Media
    @Decade8Media Před 5 lety +6

    Loved the live stream from here with you guys and Dan.

  • @RonnyKohlmann
    @RonnyKohlmann Před 5 lety +1

    The room where the projectors used to be is covered not in moss. It is fire stop, which is also contains asbestos. Back in the day the 35mm film contained a layer of nitrate which was considered extremely dangerous for its flammable tendencies.

  • @paulsamson8192
    @paulsamson8192 Před 5 měsíci

    The channel's content remains strong and watchable. But once in a while, I rewatch this specific episode. There is something about how you filmed it and gave such a relevant history. It is an engineering marvel and the scope of it is impressive. You guys always capture that with respect and dignity and a flash of imagination.

  • @Gmurphy84
    @Gmurphy84 Před 5 lety +4

    I really like to know some history behind such beautiful places, thank you for including it in the video

  • @fifikeyser3812
    @fifikeyser3812 Před 5 lety +10

    Before something is guilded, the area is painted red. So a lot of those areas that are red were gold. Note 8:13 on the upper left.

    • @diamondsprince
      @diamondsprince Před 5 lety

      Why's that

    • @fifikeyser3812
      @fifikeyser3812 Před 5 lety +1

      @@diamondsprince I'm pretty sure it's because the red paint allows the gold to present better. You could probably get a better answer why by googling gold leafing and red paint.

    • @raynelemass8
      @raynelemass8 Před 5 lety +1

      That's really cool info. Thanks! I love it when the other fans of this channel jump in and expand on things. Only channel I read all the comments on 😂

  • @garlandbeamer
    @garlandbeamer Před 5 lety +1

    This has become my favorite channel on CZcams. I really enjoy watching your videos at night before going to bed. The cinematography is so well done and the videos are all so peaceful. Thanks for creating this.

  • @patsaxon5284
    @patsaxon5284 Před 5 lety

    In 1915, is the year that my grandmother was born, and I am glad that you showed what that theater looks like from the outside. You guys do a good job on your research and videos are so professional!

  • @philtop7826
    @philtop7826 Před 5 lety +4

    Well done! one of your best!!! Much love from Queensland Australia 🇦🇺

  • @davedennis6042
    @davedennis6042 Před 5 lety +6

    Quite the story on this place. With a little research you'll find that the seating was reduced to 2309 in 1931, which means to me that it was starting to see degradation in the 30's. As you said, it closed in 1968. Thus, the decay.
    I think the marquee was inside because they were trying to erase the place for business since the new theater was where they wanted the publice to go. Also, I thought maybe the marquee may have been a hazard so they removed it before it fell. Interesting place though.

  • @kerntoniTV
    @kerntoniTV Před 5 lety

    this might be the best video you've produced from a narrative point of view. the way you talk and narrate your journey make me, as a viewer, really feel like I'm there with you. absolutely fantastic job (as always) and please keep the videos coming. your videos were always great and they keep getting better, especially in your narration / your talks that we get to see on the video.

  • @amandajean7738
    @amandajean7738 Před 5 lety

    I have been watching this channel for four months. It's so amazing. There's still beauty in decay.

  • @auroch26199
    @auroch26199 Před 5 lety +5

    I really like the Art Deco ornaments on this theater! such a beauty

    • @prismstudios001
      @prismstudios001 Před 5 lety

      Arvin Patawaran I would love to take some silicone mold putty in there to make molds of some of the smaller decorative elements. Doesn’t harm anything and creates a perfect silicone mold to cast resin, or plaster in, and sets in about 10 minutes.

  • @garrettcarlson4692
    @garrettcarlson4692 Před 5 lety +10

    Architecture like this is a lost art. Amazing.

  • @AaronExplores757
    @AaronExplores757 Před 5 lety +1

    Thank you guys So much for posting these amazing videos! You are truly an inspiration to us here at Show-Me Go Explore! What an honor it is to have you guys out there!

  • @twistedjacks3445
    @twistedjacks3445 Před 4 lety +1

    I love watching your vids guys! Especially loved this one as you included some old pics & some back story which adds that extra layer to what you are filming. Keep up the good work!

  • @nickshipway8199
    @nickshipway8199 Před 5 lety +3

    The light, at 22:52 is the remains of an old follow spot. or seachlight. The light was made by arcing power between that black carbon rod and a neutral point. Very hot, very smoky.

  • @Don_Rodrigo44
    @Don_Rodrigo44 Před 5 lety +18

    man they see all the collapses and go climb up higher. my luck i would of fell through the floor

    • @JeffDeWitt
      @JeffDeWitt Před 5 lety +6

      If you pay attention (like they obviously did), it's apparent that most of the stuff that collapsed was plaster. The steel and concrete bones of the building are still strong. I expect the building's structure is still in good enough condition that the theater could be restored, all it would take would be money... a LOT of money.

    • @jackradzelovage6961
      @jackradzelovage6961 Před 5 lety +1

      @@JeffDeWitt notre dames coming back so anythings possible!

    • @ikonix360
      @ikonix360 Před 5 lety +2

      @@jackradzelovage6961 yes but it wasn't the victim of years of abandonment.

  • @Cyba_IT
    @Cyba_IT Před 5 lety

    Amazing how the plaster has collapsed and literally turned to dust. Your pacing, camera work, commentary, choice of locations, everything is perfect guys. Great work

  • @Ardiless
    @Ardiless Před 5 lety +2

    This video is my favorite,and the second is ,,Tunnel of Metro ,Ohio Abandoned " ! Good work young guys ! Keep on ! Bravo respect

  • @QuietJ0Y
    @QuietJ0Y Před 5 lety +11

    Love how this begins, safety first 😂

  • @bidenhatesamerica
    @bidenhatesamerica Před 5 lety +127

    No asbestos gear!!!? Guys......come on now

    • @jaybee2344
      @jaybee2344 Před 5 lety +3

      😷

    • @blastshieldaddiction
      @blastshieldaddiction Před 5 lety +5

      Deep breaths

    • @VideoManDan
      @VideoManDan Před 5 lety +12

      Yea I was thinking that too. When they were up on the catwalk above the screen, the light on the camera showed they were clearly kicking up a LOT of dust, so they were getting lung-fulls of asbestos!

    • @rainscratch
      @rainscratch Před 5 lety +27

      Yes, also black mould, lead paint dust, risk of collapsing debris piles, an unused elevator since 1968 plummeting, no protective shoes or hard hat, guys please take more care!! We love your videos.

    • @CMBBC
      @CMBBC Před 5 lety +4

      And also still no proper shoes and that after so msny years...!! Guys buy some explorer boots...

  • @lizhill8423
    @lizhill8423 Před 5 lety

    Love the links from the past to the present! It is so fascinating to find out the 'why' behind the abandonment and to imagine what it was like in it's prime... Thanks for another fabulous video!

  • @autumnrussell4794
    @autumnrussell4794 Před 4 lety +1

    This was super cool to watch, especially knowing and having been in a lot of theatres!! the light you guys found around 22:47 looks to be an old spotlight, so that likely would have been up on the third floor of chairs, all the way in the back of the house. at 22:14, what you're actually looking at is the high steel of the building, so if they needed to rig something, they would have someone all the way up there running around on all of those. It's actually super stable, though I wouldn't trust it in its current condition. Around 24:40 you state that it's a tall theatre, but its typical for the size of a fly house (a theatre that is able to support flying objects in the space above the stage) for what I can tell.
    Amazing video!! I love getting to see things like this!

  • @joshuaayres121
    @joshuaayres121 Před 5 lety +56

    An abandoned place in New Jersey? Say it ain't so!

    • @Thumpprr
      @Thumpprr Před 5 lety +5

      i will not go

    • @InfamousCrimeLocations
      @InfamousCrimeLocations Před 5 lety +4

      @@Thumpprr Turn the lights off

    • @19irving
      @19irving Před 5 lety +3

      I lived not far from there for 19 years. Way back when, Newark was a factory town. But since industry has left, much of it is in a state of urban decay w/many abandoned properties. There are a few parts that have been revitalized. There were even some major race riots there a number of years ago. You can Google that and find plenty of info. It's not far from Manhattan, but it's not close enough to really be a convenient commute, either.

    • @Thumpprr
      @Thumpprr Před 5 lety +5

      @@InfamousCrimeLocations carry me home

    • @InfamousCrimeLocations
      @InfamousCrimeLocations Před 5 lety +2

      @@Thumpprr :)

  • @deathrow989
    @deathrow989 Před 5 lety +73

    That proctor sign looks like the fallout title font

    • @deathrow989
      @deathrow989 Před 5 lety +14

      @ktehmok obviously we know which one came first

  • @davidkelly8657
    @davidkelly8657 Před 5 lety

    It's a ghost of the memories of people who worked and enjoyed going to it for entertainment on a daily basis for those decades it was open.. Sad to think it is rotting away like that and one day may cease to exist due to the decay.. The video was amazing to watch and being unable to travel like I once did Thank You for letting me see it sort of like in person myself..

  • @nickvictor7398
    @nickvictor7398 Před 5 lety

    This was your best explore I have seen yet. Good work guys!

  • @williamwintemberg
    @williamwintemberg Před 5 lety +3

    Epic Video at many levels! Outstanding Piece! Pure Genius!

  • @0Orion
    @0Orion Před 5 lety +5

    He walks right in the elevator after mentioning the deadly counter weight issues and his nightmares with misaligned elevators. 😱

    • @kr46428
      @kr46428 Před 5 lety +1

      I thought the same thing, but I think he just stuck the camera in there.

  • @ADragonsHearth
    @ADragonsHearth Před 5 lety

    Like many others, I recently found the channel and have since subscribed and binged the entire upload list.
    Absolutely love the quality of editing and the interspersed background information on the areas when it's possible! I also dig the dynamic you guys have together!

  • @mileshigh1321
    @mileshigh1321 Před 5 lety +2

    Incredible double theater! Sad its decayed, but at least its still around! The rest are either gone or cut up into many theaters/spaces etc! That big light with the handles was probably a spot light from the vaudeville days! Used to highlight the star on stage. Nicely filmed as usual!

  • @Jackh1212
    @Jackh1212 Před 5 lety +38

    At 0:30 the adrenaline kicks in, theme song starts, Bryan and Michael appear in the shot and so begins another amazing episode! Who needs to take drugs when you can get high watching abandoned porn.

  • @andybabernitch9938
    @andybabernitch9938 Před 5 lety +3

    Again , thanks for the (🎥 movie) memories ! 👍 Great job on RKO documentary. ANOTHER landmark in Essex County (Springfield Ave & 43 Street (OLYMPIC. (amusement) PARK gone now too ( around 1965 - SAME time as RKO ) AGAIN , very fond memories. 🚌 Bus rides (#25 Springfield Ave. ) One (1) zone ride was 5 cents. 50 cents (adults) theater tickets. I 👌 KID YOU NOT !! Archie , THOSE WERE THE DAYS !! P. S. Keep up the 👍 GREAT WORK. Thoroughly enjoyable.

  • @EnglishLitGirl
    @EnglishLitGirl Před 5 lety

    I thoroughly enjoyed this video! Thank you guys for filming this old theater to preserve it for history. You have such a great eye for detail. Well done.

  • @themichaelvortex4784
    @themichaelvortex4784 Před 5 lety +1

    Loved this explore guys. Awesome job with the backstory piece in the middle. It’d be cool to see more of that in future videos. Really well done! I was watching Dan’s live when you all were in this place. There was =so= much more to see than Dan let on. So cool! Great work. Thank you!👍🏼🤘🏼😎

  • @performa9523
    @performa9523 Před 5 lety +26

    All that asbestos broken down collapsed in there, and no masks. "Moss growing in here." That's fireblock- it's made of asbestos, and it's coming unraveled. SMDH
    Great video as usual guys, but yikes, I want you guys to be safe out there.

  • @LUISRIOS-gf8zb
    @LUISRIOS-gf8zb Před 5 lety +3

    Amazing video, I love it, just like the previous ones, I love your channel. Greetings from Mexico 🇲🇽

    • @mroof523
      @mroof523 Před 5 lety

      Greetings from USA, your not so friendly upstairs neighbor 🇺🇸

  • @ScamJam
    @ScamJam Před 5 lety

    *Another* fascinating video. The historical notes (what led up to this) and flashback images are always a nice touch, when possible.

  • @shawnarm4858
    @shawnarm4858 Před 5 lety +1

    Absolutely fantastic video documentation. Get it before it's gone, and a great job as always! We will never see buildings build with these standards now days.

  • @jessicabonivich4986
    @jessicabonivich4986 Před 5 lety +3

    I almost screamed when you stepped into the elevator. Don't do that!!!

    • @andrewschannel3635
      @andrewschannel3635 Před 4 lety

      I wasn’t sure that he did, maybe he just reached camera inside.

  • @haywoodyoudome
    @haywoodyoudome Před 5 lety +89

    What's more dangerous, the risk of the roof caving in or being two white dudes in down town Newark? Personally I'd risk the cave in.

    • @diatomsaus
      @diatomsaus Před 5 lety +18

      But muh segregation and race riots and shet. As an outsider, I today don't see anything stopping them from succeeding, in fact there's various affirmative action programs and benefits, yet many places are still the same.
      He who puts in effort succeeds, those who would rather blame everyone else never progress. I know several black people from university, none of them got there through complaining. It's hard work, study, and effort.

    • @naughtyhotties3334
      @naughtyhotties3334 Před 5 lety +10

      @@diatomsaus this isn't storm front my dude you're on the wrong website

    • @diatomsaus
      @diatomsaus Před 5 lety +14

      @@naughtyhotties3334 Work hard, get rewarded = stormfront?
      This world is ridiculous.

  • @fredjones614
    @fredjones614 Před 5 lety

    A great explore lads, an amazing place. Nice to see a lengthy video, thanks

  • @peterbarlow7781
    @peterbarlow7781 Před 5 lety +1

    Geez....guys...this place is ROUGH! Thank you for risking your lives to bring us this video.

  • @catcubus
    @catcubus Před 5 lety +40

    I approve of the bearded Proper People.

    • @rolaroli
      @rolaroli Před 5 lety +8

      Lol. I think they are cuter without beards. But whatever floats their boat, I guess.

    • @EphemeralProductions
      @EphemeralProductions Před 5 lety +4

      Me too! Love a bearded guy

  • @Redrally
    @Redrally Před 5 lety +9

    Such a fantastic video! :O Why wasn't this a Forbidden Explorers episode?

  • @vanishingnewengland8772
    @vanishingnewengland8772 Před 5 lety +1

    This is wild I'v never seen the lobby before! Well done guys!

  • @buff_grandmagym.mylife

    Amazing find!! Great work as ALWAYS!!

  • @idkwhattoputhere4695
    @idkwhattoputhere4695 Před 5 lety +11

    This reminds me of fallout, especially how completely deteriorated the entire interior of the building is

  • @corrion1
    @corrion1 Před 5 lety +107

    back when people knew how to design and create actual architecture

    • @basstrammel1322
      @basstrammel1322 Před 5 lety +13

      You'll always find architects, contractors, and carpenters to do exactly what you want, though. I think it's out of fashion, no one want's it, no one know it's an option. A few do, but bites over more than they can swallow so it looks tacky and cheap.
      It's very possible some people build grand homes and buildings in classic styles without ever be public about it, though? I doubt it, but surely there must be a few good ones.

    • @prismstudios001
      @prismstudios001 Před 5 lety +12

      Bass Trammel yes, but the lack the true hands on skills that the builders from the former eras had from experience often make the results sort of look “off” . Since there’s no real market these days, it’s hard to find true quality.

    • @RonPaul20082012
      @RonPaul20082012 Před 5 lety +2

      Today's fine architecture is considered black boxes and asymmetrical nonsense.

    • @shitposter695
      @shitposter695 Před 4 lety +3

      What’s wrong with you assholes and being like ThEy DoN’t MaKe iT LiKe ThEy UsEd tO
      Like seriously fuck off no one cares

    • @biohazardlnfS
      @biohazardlnfS Před 3 lety

      You can plenty of artist. It cost to.much to pay them though.

  • @lonewulf44
    @lonewulf44 Před 3 lety

    Loved seeing the old items on the shelf and vintage paperwork. RKO is my favorite classic film studio ... cool seeing that old check with their history involved. Great work!

  • @raymondrace4837
    @raymondrace4837 Před 4 lety

    I fly commercially with no problem, however, when you stand on the edge of the many heights you explore, I find myself pausing and coming back to the episode due to the spike of my anxiety at such heights!! Thank you for the backstories and history!