They All Left 20 Years Ago

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  • čas přidán 21. 02. 2024
  • The Sleighton Farm School was a reformatory school for delinquent children. This massive campus closed in 2001 and has sat abandoned ever since.
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Komentáře • 237

  • @reneerollins4433
    @reneerollins4433 Před 4 měsíci +80

    I'll never understand why people have to destroy stuff. Spray paint, graffiti is stupid, but to destroy things is puzzling. Other people might want to look at the stuff left behind.

    • @mgratk
      @mgratk Před 4 měsíci

      I think it is probably an exhilarating release of pent up anger for goofball teens who don't know how to manage their emotions. I'm not condoning it. They should not do it.

    • @unnamed715
      @unnamed715 Před 4 měsíci

      Because smashing shlt is cathartic af

    • @forrealforreal7203
      @forrealforreal7203 Před 4 měsíci +13

      A reflection of failed parenting

    • @bsc4344
      @bsc4344 Před 2 dny

      exactly... i guarantee you none of these egotists pretending to be spray paint artists make their own home like this, so why the eff do they go and make OTHER PPLS PLACES like this.. It’s bloody vandalism, it’s never been “street art” to me... its ugly vile and a crime

    • @msoda8516
      @msoda8516 Před dnem

      Graffiti is as old as humanity if there is graffiti from the time of ancient Rome in places like Pompeii

  • @bennetts-revenge_2
    @bennetts-revenge_2 Před 4 měsíci +32

    Its a shame people can't mind their own business and leave things alone. There's no reason to vandalized and put crap graffiti all over everything they find abandoned 😡

  • @beatlepete
    @beatlepete Před 4 měsíci +13

    I went there this past Sunday, parked at the school. But before I could film, security pulled up next to my car and told me I was on private property, that I had to leave. He did let me take a couple of photos, though. I then went and parked at Sleighton Park and was able to get in that way, but you saw and filmed a lot more than I did. Great job as always Chris!!

  • @MeMe-cz6pk
    @MeMe-cz6pk Před 4 měsíci +44

    A newspaper article from 1930 says a girl named Virginia Brown, 16 years old, was sent to Sleighton by the courts.
    She had stolen $5.50 from someone and boughten a dress. Her Father made her return the dress and repay the $5.50 to the victim.
    The Father also said that Virginia was a runaway. He said his wife was in the hospital dying of cancer, so it was hard to take care of Virginia.
    How sad.

    • @mgratk
      @mgratk Před 4 měsíci +8

      $101.57 today, according to a random inflation calculator. I was just curious.

    • @dstorm7752
      @dstorm7752 Před 3 měsíci +5

      Today, mass groups of kids raid stores, store all the stuff, and don't get charged at all

  • @JayPoo1321
    @JayPoo1321 Před 4 měsíci +12

    It's amazing that only after 20 years that place could become so desolate. Hell..I was only 24 when that place closed. It doesn't feel that long ago.

  • @williammaisonet8228
    @williammaisonet8228 Před 4 měsíci +13

    Still loving your videos all these years later, you never have had a bad video. Love your work, brother!

  • @paulsmodels
    @paulsmodels Před 4 měsíci +11

    What's really a shame is how the stinking taggers, and vandels have trashed the place!

  • @susanhlavaty9500
    @susanhlavaty9500 Před 4 měsíci +17

    Abandoned or not, it doesn't mean you have to destroy the buildings, especially a church.

  • @teribenoit87
    @teribenoit87 Před 4 měsíci +11

    Thankful you have someone with you for guys be safe

  • @bethanyvader3758
    @bethanyvader3758 Před 4 měsíci +12

    The windows in bathrooms back then had thick frosted block glass that could not be looked through or could not see a shadow either. As far as the bath tubs where it was set up for the younger children so that caregivers could make sure the children where kept safe. Usually one care giver per every few children.

  • @DocHolliday68-bu2sv
    @DocHolliday68-bu2sv Před 2 měsíci +4

    Why do people feel the need to vandalise and destroy these old buildings. Just go in, look around, document them and leave them intact. I will never understand the destruction.

  • @melissalease5476
    @melissalease5476 Před 4 měsíci +62

    That’s sad that people would vandalize a church

    • @michellezoe4596
      @michellezoe4596 Před 4 měsíci +3

      Yeah it is sad😢 apparently they thought it was cool though.

    • @konanoobiemaster
      @konanoobiemaster Před 4 měsíci +1

      religion is cancer 🤷 oh well thoughts & prayers

    • @BajaGirl302
      @BajaGirl302 Před 4 měsíci +2

      People always seem to want to leave their signature on things! 🤷🏼‍♀️Must have a lot to say!!

    • @Chaotic-Demise77
      @Chaotic-Demise77 Před 4 měsíci +5

      I investigated one where someone painted a pentagram on the podium. I was there doing a paranormal investigation. The priest hung himself.

    • @konanoobiemaster
      @konanoobiemaster Před 4 měsíci +4

      @@Chaotic-Demise77 thoughts & prayers 🤷

  • @jburnett8152
    @jburnett8152 Před 4 měsíci +10

    Hi Jay. The church was epic with all of the stonework. So sad everything is trashed. Thanks for the tour.

  • @nikkigardiner9426
    @nikkigardiner9426 Před 4 měsíci +12

    Thank you, Chris! ❤

  • @wolverine.836
    @wolverine.836 Před 4 měsíci +4

    We as Americans throw so much money away. In some places around the world they persevere their history and use them for other things.

  • @starpower8093
    @starpower8093 Před 4 měsíci +22

    Everyone stay safe out there during these traitorous times.

  • @peachyrider9987
    @peachyrider9987 Před 4 měsíci +12

    I bet the gym was a hot box in the summer and a freezer in the winter. How miserable for the students and teacher.
    You said there's still ivy like they planted ivy in the green house.😂
    That's a huge pool. I love it.

  • @1martymcfly298
    @1martymcfly298 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Yet another great video, thank you for never letting me lose interest in your videos. I've been watching your videos since about 2015.

  • @susanbackus157
    @susanbackus157 Před 4 měsíci +9

    What was a beautiful Christian compound. So sad to see this😢. I graduated high school in 1970. Would never thought about defacing any thing, especially a church.

  • @FeralSheryl1818
    @FeralSheryl1818 Před 4 měsíci +3

    That is just awful I don't understand the destruction

  • @madmikemackas
    @madmikemackas Před 4 měsíci +5

    Love the videos, man. Live in Atlanta, GA. Been a while but I’m glad to see you posting! Stay safe, brotha.

  • @empresslonnie1love391
    @empresslonnie1love391 Před 4 měsíci +7

    This is giving me children of the corn 🌽 type vibes

  • @Carolbearce
    @Carolbearce Před 4 měsíci +1

    I love learning the history of these old places. Thanks for taking us with you on this adventure.

  • @rstormo68
    @rstormo68 Před 3 měsíci +2

    I really really hate vandals and spraycans

  • @thebreakfastmenu
    @thebreakfastmenu Před měsícem

    The number of abandoned pianos I've seen in places like this is remarkable. Those things weren't cheap. But back in day, it seemed every small rural town seemed to have a piano manufacturing company whose details almost always get lost to time, leaving the rotting corpses of their products being the sole fleeting evidence of their existence.

  • @trickyuk386
    @trickyuk386 Před 4 měsíci +6

    Lets just hope the graffiti crew dont want to be tattooists 😂😂

  • @november151956
    @november151956 Před 4 měsíci +5

    I wonder if graffiti vandals graffiti up the place where they live. Do the vandals buy spray paint for the express purpose of vandalizing other peoples property?

  • @MickeyJWind
    @MickeyJWind Před 4 měsíci +3

    based on the graffiti and vandalism, the delinquents are still present here

  • @67DANNO
    @67DANNO Před 4 měsíci +9

    At 26:07 it looks like someone moving in the window across the yard in the other building.

    • @sf8638
      @sf8638 Před 4 měsíci +1

      I saw it too

    • @scottl8137
      @scottl8137 Před 3 měsíci

      Possible shadow figure ghost??

    • @bobsaget9675
      @bobsaget9675 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Could have been the other guy he's with in another part of the building recording his own video.

  • @samanthab1923
    @samanthab1923 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Pretty chapel & grounds. I remember these schools for girls being around in my youth. NY/NJ.

  • @aengusmacnaughton1375
    @aengusmacnaughton1375 Před 4 měsíci +3

    So they couldn't pay to keep the place running -- well, 300 acres must have some serious property taxes! Who has been paying that for years? Can you imagine what would happen to you with your 1/4-acre lot and house is you just stopped paying your property taxes????

  • @tashasmith6179
    @tashasmith6179 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Looks like the people of this place have been gone alot longer than 20 years. Wonder how come they didn't sell it or even if they did, why didn't it sell? Very interesting place.

  • @user-st3ff5rz7f
    @user-st3ff5rz7f Před 4 měsíci +6

    Did anyone else see that person walking on the other side of the building. I hope it was Jay 😮

  • @thatotherguy9917
    @thatotherguy9917 Před 4 měsíci +2

    strange that all the lawns are mowed

  • @JohnShinn1960
    @JohnShinn1960 Před 2 měsíci

    Stayin tuned! 👍🤠

  • @theresaryan2280
    @theresaryan2280 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Surely with all the buildings and land something could have been done?? A hospice with places for families to stay. Anything rather than let it go like this. It’s so heartbreaking to see what they’ve done especially to the Church. I can understand that if misbehaving girls were sent there they’d hate it but to do that to the buildings IS criminal and it’s about time it started to be treated as such. Oh if I had the money I’d renovate it and make it something to be proud of again

    • @michaelmcenery7515
      @michaelmcenery7515 Před 4 měsíci +1

      Yes only in America do we just leave places to rot , could have been adapted in to so many things housing ,a college university campus what a disgusting waste happens all over the United states costs more money to tear these places down than if they were repurposed!

    • @theresaryan2280
      @theresaryan2280 Před 4 měsíci +2

      @@michaelmcenery7515 oh it happens in the UK too. Mansions worth millions etc. Just something got me about this place maybe the church standing there so strong on the outside and literally trashed
      I agree with you totally these buildings have stood for years some hundreds and to leave them to rot is disgusting so much could be done with them. Especially with the homeless people in the UK and US etc

  • @empresslonnie1love391
    @empresslonnie1love391 Před 4 měsíci +3

    I remember this school too . All the bad kids went there

    • @samanthab1923
      @samanthab1923 Před 4 měsíci +1

      That’s the expression all our parents used.

  • @garyfryer7649
    @garyfryer7649 Před 4 měsíci

    I live in Pennsylvania and happy to see you doing videos like this even though I enjoy all your videos. As always, keep up the great work and always looking forward to your next adventure.

  • @kellymcgrane2690
    @kellymcgrane2690 Před 4 měsíci +7

    love your content chris.ty for taking us along 🙌

  • @stacy5915
    @stacy5915 Před 4 měsíci

    Maybe ive watched way too many horror movies but you and Jay are brave for going down those super dark halls and stairs. I kept thinking someone was going to jump out at any second

  • @shawneeb3771
    @shawneeb3771 Před 4 měsíci

    We had places like that in Florida they were called reform schools. They were really bad and now have all closed down. They always start off with the right idea and then it all goes bad. This place was huge it must have cost a fortune to keep it up and pay the staff alone. Thanks for sharing .

  • @Chaotic-Demise77
    @Chaotic-Demise77 Před 4 měsíci +1

    This place reminds of the complex in Concord, N.C, Andrew Jackson school for boys. Detention facility.

  • @davekreitzer4358
    @davekreitzer4358 Před 4 měsíci +6

    It's way beyond me why , these places have to be vandalized by disrespectful people , and why they cannot control themselves !!! Would be great if they respected others property , so it could be enjoyed by other's 🧐

    • @tonypike5785
      @tonypike5785 Před 4 měsíci

      Its almost like they are wiping out our history.

  • @calvinhobbes6118
    @calvinhobbes6118 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Hoodlums destroyed this place making it not as enjoyable of a watch. Yes, the average teen is a borderline psychopath, but this level of destruction shows a community full of failed parenting.

  • @johngirsch5819
    @johngirsch5819 Před 4 měsíci

    Enjoy your vids, you and your family work hard, looks like a class operation. Good luck on a summer of growing.

  • @rocketamadeus3730
    @rocketamadeus3730 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Retro Burger King with food that's also as good as it used to be.

  • @dgonthehill
    @dgonthehill Před 4 měsíci +4

    wow, ty very interesting

  • @adventuresinmichiganwlisa9852

    Thanks for sharing,👍🤓👍❤️🫶❤️

  • @rescuegirl
    @rescuegirl Před 2 měsíci +1

    I eagerly anticipate the day I discover that the boarding school where I spent my teenage years has been abandoned.

  • @carlashepherd9362
    @carlashepherd9362 Před 4 měsíci +7

    Vandal’s make me sick! Cool video bro! ❤️👍🤘

  • @NaomisAdventures
    @NaomisAdventures Před 4 měsíci +3

    That is a beautiful church

  • @dianefiske-foy4717
    @dianefiske-foy4717 Před 4 měsíci

    USED TO BE a gorgeous building. Sad 😢, the state it’s in now.

  • @jeremyphilip6664
    @jeremyphilip6664 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Those Pfaff sewing machines are industrial models that are very expensive. I wonder if they were making garments for commercial sale. Makes sense?

  • @Liz-cmc313
    @Liz-cmc313 Před 4 měsíci +1

    How many acres? What a waste of space. What a shame.

  • @DebBryant-ic2xq
    @DebBryant-ic2xq Před 29 dny

    Lol…I wonder how many kids climbed that water tower!

  • @davem8836
    @davem8836 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Looks like Los Alamos after an A bomb test. There was a lot of reusable stuff in there at one point. What a waste.

    • @peachyrider9987
      @peachyrider9987 Před 4 měsíci

      What was wasted?

    • @davem8836
      @davem8836 Před 4 měsíci +3

      @@peachyrider9987 Well all the equipment and books in there for starters. Hence the expression "repurpose and reuse."

    • @peachyrider9987
      @peachyrider9987 Před 4 měsíci

      @@davem8836I didn't see many books. Im unsure of the equipment. What kind of equipment? Maybe a few things in the woodshop. I saw students desk.
      I know they left behind lots of trash and crap ppl don't want.
      The property is the cashcow.
      Thanks for your reply.

  • @ynotcougar
    @ynotcougar Před 4 měsíci +2

    14:01 .............. Mic Drop......

  • @michellehenry6278
    @michellehenry6278 Před 4 měsíci

    Very interesting

  • @gregggoss2210
    @gregggoss2210 Před 4 měsíci

    Wow, such destruction. People suck. Thanks for the tour. Curious as to whether anybody questioned you about being there or not. That's a pretty populated area.

  • @dawndeany9645
    @dawndeany9645 Před 4 měsíci

    Cool

  • @chrisblack8390
    @chrisblack8390 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Very cool place!!! To bad nobody saved it. Loved the rock buildings. Thank you

  • @RDPhilly
    @RDPhilly Před měsícem

    The state police got me walking down the street in there and gave me a 360 dollar trespassing fine lol

  • @southernman5839
    @southernman5839 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Beautiful Church . It’s sad that it’s not still in service.

  • @JpBollin97
    @JpBollin97 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I've been here many times. It wasn't all that long ago when it shut down. Many conspiracies on Sleightonsville. Delaware County is littered with history along with surrounding areas.

  • @rebeccawarren2976
    @rebeccawarren2976 Před 4 měsíci

    Guys please be careful while exploring places like this one - I bet deadly asbestos dust is everywhere!

  • @lyndaauld8406
    @lyndaauld8406 Před 4 měsíci

    It's so sad to see that some people can desecrate these religious buildings and not think twice about what they are doing 😪🙏💒, from Lynda in Alberta Canada 🇨🇦

  • @debbiestephens6958
    @debbiestephens6958 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Graffiti, so much wasted ability.

  • @tammyhall1008
    @tammyhall1008 Před 4 měsíci

    That machine was a STEAMER NOT a DEEP FRYER

  • @scottl8137
    @scottl8137 Před 3 měsíci

    No jay and chris canoe trip across the pool?😢

  • @debbiestephens6958
    @debbiestephens6958 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Why would people deface a beautiful chapel. That's several crosses in Gods naughty persons book.

  • @justbrowsing6327
    @justbrowsing6327 Před 4 měsíci

    Wow what an amazing place, i feel it has so much potential, but also unfortunately so trashed by the lower life forms of society.
    love your vids but this place excels.

  • @ronaldmiller2740
    @ronaldmiller2740 Před 4 měsíci +3

    HI GUYS JUST STARTING IN THIS VIDEO MAKES MY STOMACH SICK,, HOW COULD ANY ONE TREAT THIS OLD BUILDING CHURCH,,, OF ALL FAITHS LIKE THIS .. ITS STILL A HOUSE OF G D OF HOW EVER YOU PRAY ..I CAN STILL HEAR SONGS PRAYERS AND MUSIC AND WEDDING AND KIDS RUNNING AROUND DOWN STAIRS .. FAMILYS GETTING TOGETHER .. THE EVIL ART ON THE WALLS IS A SIN ,, THIS CHURCH I AM SURE CAN BE SAVED .. THANK YOUFOR ALL YOUR VIDEOS MAYBE SOMEONE WILL FIND THIS CHURCH TO BE SAVED..

    • @konanoobiemaster
      @konanoobiemaster Před 4 měsíci +1

      go take your meds boomer 🤡 foxnews is almost on 🙄

    • @ian3580
      @ian3580 Před 4 měsíci

      The church is the people....not a building. I get what you're saying but we shouldn't hold church buildings.....the stone and wood.....to some special standard. The reverency of the space isn't about the architectural style or the purpose it was built....it's about its use. And as soon as it stopped being used for that purpose, it was no longer a church.

  • @RubenFletcher
    @RubenFletcher Před 4 měsíci

    For$500 I wouldn't even have thought about it.

  • @misskitty2133
    @misskitty2133 Před měsícem

    What an awful thing to do to a church

  • @scottl8137
    @scottl8137 Před 3 měsíci

    Was that a shadow figure at 26:06 when ya look across yhe way from the shower window?
    Chris did u catch some unexplained paranormal evidence randomly?

  • @deloradeabel8487
    @deloradeabel8487 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I bet in it’s hay day this place was really something to see!TY

  • @debbiepatrick399
    @debbiepatrick399 Před 4 měsíci

    Good Lord all the confetti, what was in there

  • @kategrossi8717
    @kategrossi8717 Před 3 měsíci +1

    I am still waiting for you to come to NW rural PA... SO much forgotten history.. Please check out Pithole. It has an insane history. There's also a ton of history in Titusville and Oil City areas (in the surrounding areas i.e. petroleum center, oil creek state park, Rouseville and the Pennzoil explosion)... all kinds of history here that nobody talks about anymore. You could make several videos in this area..

  • @EGSBiographies-om1wb
    @EGSBiographies-om1wb Před 4 měsíci

    Where is this at?

  • @liverpoolfcslayer4290
    @liverpoolfcslayer4290 Před 17 dny

    Where Exactly in PA is this?

  • @martinbraun2533
    @martinbraun2533 Před 4 měsíci

    Interesting...

  • @writerconsidered
    @writerconsidered Před 6 dny

    Trust me that place wasn't about rehabilitation. With girls there it would be open session for the worst kind of attention those girls wouldn't have wanted. If you look up the history of the place I guarantee you will find a scandalous history. Probably a few questionable deaths as well.

  • @user-se5zg7en8z
    @user-se5zg7en8z Před měsícem

    who wants a plot in a place like this ,imagine what it will look like in the future,changes interesting?? yeah for the worse.😢

  • @fireandice3537
    @fireandice3537 Před 4 měsíci +1

    who are the responsible to destroy buildings like that;;why they spend tax-peoples money;;for nothing;;and we talk for thousand buildings around the world.

  • @TheLmende
    @TheLmende Před 4 měsíci +82

    It upsets me to see people vandalize a house of God. It was a very beautiful church at one time. Very nice drone coverage. I hope you didn't breathe in any asbestos. Be careful in those older buildings. Thanks for the tour, Chris. Safe travels.

    • @bobstuckrath1805
      @bobstuckrath1805 Před 4 měsíci +10

      The hatred of God is everywhere.

    • @williammaisonet8228
      @williammaisonet8228 Před 4 měsíci +22

      If it’s not actively being utilized…. Then it is just a piece of Real estate. Your body is the church, and we are the extensions of gods beauty and power, when we come together under one roof for one purpose then we are god body. Don’t be so sensitive about an empty abounded roof and four walls.

    • @TheLmende
      @TheLmende Před 4 měsíci

      I've never considered my church to be just a piece of real estate. Whether the church is in use or not, it is STILL a shrine to God, in my opinion.@@williammaisonet8228

    • @nomad4k
      @nomad4k Před 4 měsíci

      The satan is doing its work. Society has de evolved to a point where I sometimes feel hopeless

    • @kananaskiscountry8191
      @kananaskiscountry8191 Před 4 měsíci +3

      @@williammaisonet8228 sometimes there is more then 4 walls

  • @debbiepatrick399
    @debbiepatrick399 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Lowest you can get

  • @tammyhall1008
    @tammyhall1008 Před 4 měsíci

    At the time 26:06 was there someone else across directly across from the window you are looking from because…do you see someone from that window like I do😮

  • @MrPvtrandall
    @MrPvtrandall Před 4 měsíci +1

    Desecration of the House of God.

  • @MrPvtrandall
    @MrPvtrandall Před 4 měsíci

    I'm all for those 'Retro Prices'.

  • @cherigilliam3292
    @cherigilliam3292 Před 4 měsíci

    I wonder where the people are today? And how they made out?

  • @djtrishm
    @djtrishm Před 4 měsíci

    man those places are trashed

  • @ryryy1980
    @ryryy1980 Před 19 dny

    Why no more collaboration with Lamont @ Large?

  • @tested123
    @tested123 Před 4 měsíci

    before they theft they sure trashed the place

  • @taslimchoudhary1253
    @taslimchoudhary1253 Před 4 měsíci +1

    🌻🌾🇮🇳🌾🌻
    Excellent Video!

  • @JM-iz3fr
    @JM-iz3fr Před 4 měsíci

    So 3 pianos and an electronic organ? Did you see pupesnfor the organ in the church??

  • @sayfonix
    @sayfonix Před 4 měsíci +4

    Ghost in the window at 26:05 😮

  • @peachyrider9987
    @peachyrider9987 Před 4 měsíci +2

    At the beginning you were talking about religion. Teaching 'neutral' religion as you said also can be calling nondenominational...fyi
    So, 20 years ago would have been 2004. Was that the last year ppl were using it? (I'm asking bc of the title & bc of the condition of the buildings)
    Thank you for the great video.👍🏼

    • @gwengwen4535
      @gwengwen4535 Před 4 měsíci +3

      I’m nondenominational! I believe in the Gospel and that Bible scripture interprets Bible scripture. Religion is so dicey…

    • @peachyrider9987
      @peachyrider9987 Před 4 měsíci

      @@gwengwen4535 yes! I agree.

  • @joshuahubbard5197
    @joshuahubbard5197 Před 4 měsíci

    $1,400,000 from 1975 in today's money would be over $8,000,000 in today's money

  • @kananaskiscountry8191
    @kananaskiscountry8191 Před 4 měsíci

    wow - there is alot of metal salvage there = a person could walk away with a fair amount of money with that metal and copper in there

  • @andreajohnson1796
    @andreajohnson1796 Před 4 měsíci

    How sad why couldn't the county reserve the church or the state...that's history