The Abandoned Mansion of The American Myers Family Hidden For 4 Decades!
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Welcome to our latest episode, where we take you deep into the heartland of America to explore the remarkable story of the Myers family and their once-thriving empire.
For generations, the Myers family built their fortune on the booming industries that shaped the nation. From mining and processing valuable minerals to contributing to the vast agricultural landscape, their influence was felt far and wide.
But as the industries that defined the region declined and people sought better opportunities elsewhere, the Myers family faced a devastating reality. In 1981, they packed their bags, leaving behind their magnificent home and a treasure trove of memories, never to return.
Despite its current state of decay, the Myers Mansion remains a remarkable testament to the family's wealth and the region's history. Built-in the 19th century, it was a grand and opulent home that boasted every luxury one could dream of.
Join us as we step back in time and unlock the secrets of the Myers Mansion, uncovering the stories and memories that still echo within its walls. From the family's rise to power to their heartbreaking fall from grace, this is a tale you won't want to miss. So sit back, relax, and let's dive into the fascinating world of the Myers family.
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The 1980s was not as long ago as you think! The house most certainly looks like a weekend home and I doubt it's been abandoned as long as you think. Often, what happens is that when parents pass, the grown kids aren't interested in the "old stuff" and a property in the country. They probably still own it but have no interest in it. I think it's very sad. Someone on here commented that they were glad we've moved on from the 80s to modern technology. Not me! I would love to go back to my younger years in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. Life was incredibly less stressful. Your attention was on others and not cell phones. The porch was built that way because in hot summers, you sat on the porch to cool off and socialize. The front porch was like talking on the phone or texting or sending a video chat. Folks visited and you cooked and ate outside. We still do! It was a truly "lovely" thing to do and still is. You might find that the house is or is not centrally cooled and heated. I didn't see any window units. What is so bizarre to me is to realize that some of these hosts could be my own kids or grandkids. I tell you what, when you get older, you will always feel (in your head) the age you are now even though your body gets older. So, 1981 wasn't so very long ago. I'm ready to go back right now. How I miss those days!
The eighties were exactly 33-43 years ago......I'm sure that's how long ago I think it was....😂😂
@@tompugh388 so when a person is 40 you now are old??? 30 and 40 years ago is not that long ago.
How can aged people maintain such a huge mansion? It is very beautiful and yet it is located in such a remote location where immediate assistance is nearly impossible. I would definitely move to a place where doing things are much easier and more efficient.
I don't know why they just didn't sell the property instead of letting it become a victim to the ravages of time. IMO
Re the ventilation, that is a heat tower in that sitting room. With the windows open, the warm air rises and pulls the cooler air into the room.
if you pause to read the letter at 15:07, it reads:
Dear Jack,
I have been meaning to write to you for months! Thank you for your note and photographs of your lovely home. My sister, brother and I are deeply pleased that you have decided to breathe new life into a gracious old home (perhaps not so great a _??_ as the Celcius library). I hope you will be able to do so soon!
Very best, Elizabeth Jones.
The letter is dated 7/26/03 so the notion of them leaving in the 80's is not as accurate. I think after the family had initially left or stopped going to the house, Jack may have needed a place to stay and went back in the early 2000's to live there and try to restore it. The picture on the front of the postcard is of the Celcius Library in Turkey, which is where the letter was sent from. There's lots of context clues of stuff inside these homes you all could use to paint a clearer picture of the history of each place.
Yes, and a WICKER CHAIR, not a "WITCHER CHAIR".
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Toss a coin to your witcher chair
Thanks for posting the letter!
Was jack one of the kids? Perhaps he tried to revive it in 03 and that would make sense with the letter .. ir there ws a second buyer ... anyone bother to check landtitle and owners?
@@SubUrbanSF that chair on wayfair s listed $2500-3500
It would be great to have one of the children talk about the experience and why they up and left EVERYTHING. this was great to watch
They didn’t say why they left?
Usually high property taxes for kids who don’t want the property and hassle of removing belongings inside is my guess.
Warum darf man das nicht verkaufen wenn es so lange liegen blieb?
@@susannura1 heute wuerde man dieses Haus total abreissen, eventuell die Bilder und Briefe der Familie geben. Ja, es ist kommisch, dass alles so zurueckgelassen wurde.
My grandmother and grandfather also left their mansion when they died and I'm the one who taking care of it now ,as long as I can I do everything to keep the memories forever, leaving old mansion which is built with full of love on my grandparents is 😢 so painful ,like this videos 😢
I started selling all the stuff my grandfather and my father left me who both passed away years ago. I don't want to leave behind a mess for someone else to clean up. I know my grandfather and father wouldn't want me to keep this stuff. They would both tell me to sell it all if they were here. I was the hoarder type they both were not didn't like my hoarding.
I can tell you one thing for certain- this was NOT just abandoned back in the 80's. That postcard in the piano room was dated in 2003, and Teletubies didn't premier until 1997. This was likely a summer house for the family that just eventually fell into disuse- maybe they couldn't afford upkeep on it anymore, or maybe it is a case where the parents died and the kids just didn't want to deal with it, and left it to rot.
It also could be that they discovered it was full of Asbestos so couldn't go back in to retrieve anything
They obviously can afford not to sell it.. imagine how much they must pay in real estate taxes every year?😮
Might as well sell it if you don't want to deal with it rather than left it to rot.
This happens when people are rich and they have no mental capacity to deal with it; they have too much money.
My opinion is the same. this place was used in 1997 and years later. When i saw teletubies, thats it. They probably had care takers come by time to time to check the place before they let go the property.
The owner of this house could be John Henry Myers of Georgia who died July 2015 .He seemed to pass away in a nursing home. He was a navy vet. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family. If it’s him , he worked at Habersham Hardware for decades. Had a daughter Carol Myers Lord of Baldwin . Also daughter and in-laws Wanda and James Thompson of Alto. Also Geraldine and Jerry Nunnally. These ppl are still alive.
This sounds very promising.
Those initials are on the coat at the beginning
Thank you for this video. I recognize many things in this house. I remember all the cars. I was born in 1940.
@@illeanorourke6267
Do you know what happened to this family or anyone is still alive or who own it now
Sounds like you did a lot of investigating for these guys . Maybe someone could restore those cars . Who knows
The letter under the mans picture is written to Hazel. Hazel is the wife of the man listed on the diploma who was a tile salesman which explains the suitcase of tiles. Half of his story is not even correct. The owners last name was not Myers. Its Mayes. Look at the envelope addressed to Jack Mayes. The mans name was John H Mayes but they called him Jack. He was at one point a mayor of a town in Georgia. This must have been his summer home since it also has belongings of his Daughter Hazel and son in law Wilford. Also his son John also known as Jack had one wife named Mary. Where he came up with the story of a second wife Jaqueline and a daughter named Carol I have no clue. I have found no mention of those names anywhere. He picked up a school photo stating its the daughter Carol but the name on the back said Carol Smith. A different last name as the family name. Also I saw another article that stated there was a calendar in the kitchen dated 2008. The original owner died of a heart attack right after his primary residence had a fire in the 60's and the house must have still been used by his children after that. Yes, I did my research because I love history and genealogy lol. Someone commented here stating the house is in Probate. And since all the people listed are now deceased my guess is its been tied up in the courts. Maybe the family could not decide who the house would go to. Its very sad, but it happens when family fights over things left.
Wow, I've been trying to search for the name but none of the Myers that came up matched the story of the mansion. I guess I'll have to research. I love these kinds of history, too
Thanks for sharing this information.
Love this exploration. I think this was a second home. They seemed American especially with actors on the refrigerator from the popular show in the 60's, Leave it To Beaver. The cars being left like that is terrible. The Packard is in fantastic condition! The others were worth a lot too. With all those wonderful memories 😅 how could the pictures be just left😢
Great information in glad to know the real story about what happened to the family and and the names of the people and you know your history and everything you read seems very well since that somebody will write a CZcams story and all the information is incorrect maybe you should be the one that should go ahead and do the CZcams Story of your own and maybe you can do a better job than this person here. More people that do research such as yourself I needed that way we know the correct story not false information research way to go
Thank you for the facts! Really appreciate it.
My respects. You guys are beautiful. It was refreshing to see how you conducted yourselves in such a respectful and caring manner to the furniture and belongings of the home. Whether that home was actually inhabited in the 80's, 90's, or last year......it doesn't matter. You did phenomenal job.👍
''You guys are beautiful.''?? An other gay. Do you think They will film how they steal??? WOW
I love how respectful the two gentlemen are of the family’s possessions. And so appreciative of the furnishings.
È doveroso contattare i proprietari o gli eredi!
More respectful than the family, apparently. What kind of family leaves a house like this? All those family pictures will be ruined over time and lost forever. Makes me sick because i am sure there is probably someone who wants those pictures and doesn't know about them.
@@akal8775 nobody knows what their situation was like
In front of the cameras, you dont know what they do once the cameras are off.
@@tinahillsdon2776 literally. i noticed that in the kids room there are clean shapes on the dusted furnitures from where the pictures and letters had been laying before they moved them to look more presentable. even the standing picture couldnt have been standing there all this time because there is a clean rectangle shape on the shelf indicating its been LAYING there for a loooong time
Another discrepancy in this video: The yellow Teletubbie sitting on the daughters bed. Teletubbies first came out in April 6, 1998. If the family moved out in 1981 how would this be possible? I don't think the house was abandoned for 40 years in this case.
Can't be " another discrepancy! " Maybe, other people called squatters stayed in the house !!!
@@piper6541 the family mailed a post card to the house in 03 as well
Maybe it was a second house, like a vacation cottage. And they didn't go there often, but yes, the teletubbie and the Pelican Brief proves someone has been there in the 1990s
That’s what I thought this house is not abandoned 4 decades ago . Teletabies was aired in the 1990’s by BB C children program
@@sward3735 Yea plus that baby blue porcelain lamp looks from the 90s as well.
Those two cars are in excellent condition! They're worth a lot, too! Especially the Packard
The postcard was dated 7/26/2003. These always make me sad to see such personal items left in abandoned home. I work in healthcare with seniors and I can only imagine how many could have an abandoned home that they are unable to return to.
Our front porches are our "outside parlors." I'm 75 years old and I can tell you first hand about them. Back before air conditioning, I remember my entire family, and a few visitors we had invited for Sunday afternoon lunch, would go out onto the front porch after eating to cool off. The deep porch and high ceiling over the porch, surrounded by trees provided wonderful shade. My father would bring out his guitar and play and we would sing every song we knew. I fell out of our swing when I was 4 years old because my aunt, who was only 13 years older than me was swinging too high. Great explore!
What a beautiful memory!
Like on Andy Griffith
I'm old enough (60s) to have broken down three households of relatives after they died, and the only reason those places (one apartment, one single family home, and one mobile home) didn't end up like this Abandoned Mansion is because I took responsibility and transitioned everything as best I could. Many objects and items that were valuable to them ended up being given away or discarded because they weren't equally valuable to me. It's sad but inevitable, as will be most of my possessions after I shuffle off this mortal coil. We're born to acquire and die to release what we once grasped and admired. Death breaks the spell of ownership.
Know what you mean close friend just passed away on March 29th left me his storage unit. He was kind of a hoarder but as we are going through his things, we found a valuable coin collection possibly worth several thousand dollars. He mentioned to me a few times over the last 37 years that I knew him about a coin collection. When he fell on hard time last year, I told him to go sell the coin collection he said they were not worth much. He was 69 years old probably thinking of values in the 1980's. Also had several out-of-print books my wife wanted to just throw away she is kind of person who if she has no interest in it should end up in the trash. When I showed her what these books go for she was floored one book was worth $300. Her response was "Who would want this garbage". My plan is to keep reducing my things down to a few boxes so older I get less things I have I don't want anyone cleaning out my stuff some day when I die.
@@Mike-01234 In my moderate experience liquidating households there's a significant gap between what someone thinks or has heard something is worth and what can actually be collected by the seller. Coins, furniture, collectibles, etc. I have a 75-year-old cousin in Florida who has 1,300 books in her home including 800 on the subject of medieval history that she has collected over decades, including during trips to England and France. She claims there are a handful of university specialty libraries who will want those books someday and they will come and get them from her home. I don't believe it. No one wants those books even if she paid tens of thousands of dollars for them. One or several libraries might cherry pick a couple of dozen books and accept them if they're delivered to their doorstep, but only 5-10% of her collection, for free, if they're delivered. That's reality. Anything with gold in it can be sold for melt down value to a jeweler or broker, but only if the buyer makes a profit selling the melted down gold. I was offered $180 for a gold ring for its melt down value, and less than $1,000 for a dozen pieces of heirloom furniture that my parents paid $10,000 for in 1963 -- basically the value of firewood. Jewelers and used furniture stores have people come in every day trying to sell stuff for 10x more than it's worth. That's human nature. Reality doesn't match fantasy.
@@robbriner9575 1960s mid century modern is very popular and sell well. If they were Eams style, think Mad Men, or similar, you would have had buyers wanting them and maybe even closer to what your parents paid. But that would depend on the style and condition. People buy to restore as well. I search thrift stores and estate sales for them.
Lesson here, don't buy so much sh!t huh
I think about the things I value and will leave behind. My older son has no children and my younger son has no interest. One sister has no kids & the other removed herself & her family from us years ago. It will all go in the trash. Too bad because there is family history in these things.
The boys who produced this video cracked me up: they were so reverent about the cars, although I got a little excited myself when i saw that gorgeous hood ornament.. The furniture was awesome & with all that carving, it must have value. It looks like everybody who lived there just walked away one day, which is what is implied. Why?
If you notice in this episode on the desk was a booklet about Lucille Ball!… I Do have to admit that for you both YOUNGER men, that it is nice to see How Much Respect and Dignity you both show this sad, forgotten home and the items that Still remain inside..
The garage was my favorite part. Those vintage cars were so satisfying to watch...
This is my favorite channel for abandoned houses/mansions/chateaus. The care he takes when touching the abandoned items and the attention to detail he takes when replacing the items in their original spots shows just how much he cares about the people’s history. Too many abandoned hunters are careless and don’t take the time or energy to try to learn anything about the property or its previous owner
He didn't put the lid back on the hat box he found. The hats inside were nice and clean...beautiful hats. Now they're exposed to all the dust and chipping paint. And he handled them with those nasty gloves he was swiping dusty objects with. 😣 I agree, he seems very respectful but he forgot himself with the hat box.
Actually they moved everything and staged the entire house. So no he wasn't very respectful to anything.
Never understand why people abandon family photos. 😢
Maybe they had been determined to come back, but they couldn't for some reasons
Me either 😢
Hi
Bad memories?
I totally agree and if they were running for their lives they should have at least come back after they were safe and collected them later or had a friend pick them up for them. Such a sad situation.
I like how respectful and curious you are.
Thank you guys, another great episode.
For thr people who commented the place is still owned, and they are trespassing, please cant you see that is disgraceful to allow your family heritage to deteriorate.
People of lower means value everything they hav, belongs are passed on and looked after.
.Leslie and Dan, thank you for finding these places that have been abandoned and
This is amazing! I’m just surprised that non of the children returned to the house later on to collect any of the family pictures or belongings. As well everything is still there and no one vandalized or stole any or the priceless furniture!
The only amazing thing here is that no one has ransacked the place and sprayed graffiti on it. It is amazing that it was found in such pristine condition. I hope it gets restored, lovingly.
No vandalism, I’m guessing a white neighborhood. Yeah I said it!
Neighborhood?? Lol. It’s out in the boonies. Besides white kids graffetti and bust up, and steal shit too for damn sure. Kids do stupid shit.
@@stinkstank5177 OMG U SURE DID and I have seen a few white kids be very destructive. N I’m sure u haven’t. U think white is rite. RIGHT?
After the you tube video I think they will. this inviting bad elements
@StinkStank I ran with a spray paint crew as a kid and it was 4 white kids, 1 black kid and a 1/2 white 1/2 Middle Eastern kid and we lived in a "white neighborhood" so take your racist bullshit on somewhere.... All the kids I grew up around that were white were spoiled assholes that disrespected their parents and the black and foreign kids were surprised cuz none of their parents allowed such disrespect! Back talk, whining and even saying "WHAT!?" when called instead of "ma'am?"... other than skin color, poor manners was the next obvious difference between white kids and POC imo! But idk why I'm bothering to school you, anyone that would say some dumb sh*t like that is clearly willfully ignorant and I'm wasting my time 🤦♀️🙄😮💨
I love when you and Danny are doing a search together. You compliment each other. I love it!! Greetings and best wishes from Lafayette, IN. The hone of Purdue University. ❤
This family is so wealthy.,the car says it all..wow...and these two man is so very respectful.,so much fun watching these videos🌻
Watching these abandoned houses and mansions shows impermanence and everything is temporary. So live a happy and healthy life. You have to leave everything behind when you die. It’s scary also to think that way
Very true
NO IT IS NOT - YOU DONT LEAVE ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING BEHIND - YOUR IMMORTAL SPIRITUAL BEING/ SOUL TAKES THE MEMORIES AND KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM ATTAINED FROM A LIFETIME OF EXPERIENCES WITH IT - AS LONG AS YOU DONT GO INTO THE “LIGHT” / “LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL”…!!!
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This is a very unique house even for the United States. You could tell it was a vacation home, because a wealthy family would never have furnished it that sparsely with mismatched furniture It looks like extra furniture that they had from other homes that they threw in there and then also the multiple beds in the bedroom….I also dont think they would let the daughter draw on their main home's walls!!! Definitely looks like a vacation home. The big chair next to the peacock feathers is made of wicker and called a peacock chair, which is why the peacock feathers were placed next to it. The stone on the desk in the bedroom is called Flint, and that was used as a tool for cutting by prehistoric man. And some of the first photos you picked up we’re of the family sitting out at that pool.
You echoed my first thoughts upon seeing this video. Almost certainly where the family spent time away from daily life and brought comfortable yet insignificant pieces of furniture. It's a great look into yesteryear 😊
It’s so sad to see that beautiful furniture sitting there decaying.
When fortunes change family heirlooms get sold off, that may explain the mismatched or non-period furniture.
Also the carved birds kissing are also peacocks. We will call that the peacock room
I agree and in the past even now for people who live in Michigan I’m not sure if it’s like this everywhere else we usually have two homes! We have summer cottages and of course not as extravagant as rich people but modest places up north they are usually called cabin’s, cottage . And if your rich you know they probably had several homes and this one was a secondary home! I know millionaires have huge mansions along Lake Michigan and around Traverse City area in Michigan!
It’s totally heartbreaking that they left all of their family pictures, etc. Future generations won’t be able to see it all!
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I love seeing all of these places and thinking about the family and all the history. And I really love the respect you show for all the things left behind in these homes. This was a beautiful place.
I like it how you appreciate everything found there, in a way, celebrating and visualizing the happy life once there was instead of trying to create creepy vibes for the view. It was natural and literally taking us back in time
I love how you describe everything.
You paint such a beautiful picture of not only the home, but I can see the family there in my imagination. You are very good at what you do. I love how you see such beauty in nature and even the most run down home. Thank you!!!
The photo at 36:55 in the bedroom is of an American Actress Betty Davis. The photos of the Cleavers on the Fridge is of a 1950s sitcom family T.V. show. Thanks for another great video Lesley & Danny.
That was what I just thought Betty Davis
Please alert someone to contact living family members to rescue those classic cars from deterioration. Tks for the video, awesome as usual! ❤
Agreed! 👍🏽
That Buick was a beast!
I enjoy the way you both pull the listeners in by how much you respect the owners. I hope you find the descendents of this place as a follow up.
I’ve missed your adventures because of your sensitivity to past residents, as you know you ROCK!!
This is a beautiful home but hard to understand why they left everything behind . I don't understand leaving the cars behind. As always families do have secrets. No one will ever know.
People get old, get sick, maybe disabled, demented, have to enter a care facility, children maybe don't want to deal with an old house full of junk, there are a million reasons.
My grandmother still had a rotary phone till 2014 , ( she passed away in 2014 ) at 93yrs old. I was lucky to have her for a very long time ❤️
I saw a rotary phone at an antique fair last weekend and I showed it to my 10 yr old. He had no idea how to dial it and had to be told that it was a phone 😂😂😂
❤ Very lucky.
The little carol room made me cry thinking of a growing up days boring she made the most of it with art,amazing so much love and kindness
The book on the shelf was The Pelican Brief by John Grisham, which was published around 1993.
You guys are so respectful. Your whole approach to documenting these finds is just amazing. You are like #1 in this field. ❤
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Do you think They will film how they steal???
The piano is called a "Square Piano" most popular in the mid 19th Century. They doubled as furniture when closed they looked like ornate tables.
It's a Square Grand.
Haven’t seen you in so long. Glad your back. Always enjoy your show.
So beautiful yet so sad to see these peoples lives just left behind to decay. You guys do it justice as always.
Those cars need to be saved and put in a museum.
I feel the same way!!
And that piano; it's worth thousands if it was restored.
Where's Harrison Ford when you need him? "It belongs in a museum!"
Now that they are on youtube someone will steal everything
Those cars were awesome! That Packard would be a dream restored, or would be a crime to sell it for parts even though the hood ornament alone is worth a pretty penny, and the interior was in good condition and the dash gauges were in amazing shape.
I love how respectful you are inside these time capsules. Its fascinating to see the styles and architecture of these homes and tbat you take the time to really show a story of a life once lived. I just found your channel and Im now subscribed, bravo to you both, you do a real lovely job, and i am excited to watch many more videos. - Tara, from Upstate NY
He staged the entire house ahead of time, what are you talking about
@texasktea it's still all their stuff. or are they hauling that in too?
Siempre me pregunto, porqué las personas dejarían todas sus pertenencias y sus recuerdos así nada más... Es extraño, sobretodo que nunca regrese ninguno de ellos a buscarlos.
I agree! It’s kind of morbid! Like everyone just died suddenly!
Estoy de acuerdo contigo yo me pregunto lo mismo como las personas dejan sus pertenencias sus recuerdos sus fotografías no entiendo
I believe the chair in Carol's room, in front of the paintings, is a telephone seat. The pocket was for phone books, and the table for the phone. When I was little, a few people had these in their hallway.
I didn’t see your comment. I just said the same thing. You never see those anymore.
Never seen that before I grew up in the 70's mostly wall phones with really long twisted up phone cords. Then 1980's cordless phone with the telescoping antenna.
@@Mike-01234 more of a 60's thing. I saw them on TV. When houses had 1 phone in the hallway
@@crystals14acregarden61 We only had one phone until the 1980's. Most were where the wall jack was installed. I Grew up in Southern California Orange County all the homes were built in the 1970's mostly. There were older homes built 1940's no earlier.
My heart just broke as you covered this home. How anyone could just leave everything behind is beyond me, especially the pictures. To me pictures are everything & those would be the first thing I'd grab. You referred to the "stone" in the boys bedroom with a number on the back. It's actually a Native American arrow head. It's very large from the sizes normally used. It definitely was used for larger prey.The number on the back is a collection identification that museums & other historical pieces use.
I saw the arrow head! I’ve never seen one that big, but knew right away what it is. It definitely belongs in a museum!
I'm guessing the owner died and heirs are either too elderly to deal with it, or they are dead also.
It could be a tool for scraping hides, or butchering. That would explain its size.
Same here. Its a huge arrowhead and definitely a piece of art.
I 100% agree about it belonging in a museum. I’ve never seen one that large. It’s pristine.
Beautiful furnitures. What I admire you guys , I could tell you have so much respect for the properties . It’s so sad it left abandoned and probably somebody would come and looted and sell it to the Flea Market
This is freaking me out. Why on earth would someone leave behind their invaluable belongings and disappear from the face of the earth? The Myers, from what I think, was quite popular and I'm sure they would have attempted to salvage whatever they could have sometime later. 43 years and counting, the things they left are still in the same place. I wonder what made them leave this wonderful place in a hurry.
it can't be 43 years because Teletubbies didnt come out till 1997 .. I'm sure this was probably used as a summer home until they eventually never came back.. too much money to care probably
Value is subjective. What we might see as beautiful things, even some with antique or vintage value, were simply the everyday belongings of the family. Quite possibly they did remove items of value to them. I watched another video of a home worth more than 10 million where the closets were just packed with designer clothes, shoes, etc. from Chanel, Dior, Hermes and others and almost all were new with tags. $480 pants, $900 leather jackets, and on and on. It's hard to understand but I guess when you can afford to buy anything, it's no big deal. It's the waste and the excess that bother me:)
I would love to renovate this house back to its original state. This is incredible and all that over growth I’d love to bring the garden back to it’s beauty.
Well I'm sure u could prolly buy it for little of nothing and being that it's abandoned, u can get ownership over it being that it was left like that. I'm pretty sure u can. I kno NC u can, idk Abt GA?
They make 4 decades sound like a long time but its no time at all!
You guys are awesome I really admire how you look at things but put them back where you found them and show such respect to the home and the properties that are in it that's Very Cool and professional Brave gentlemen.
This hurts my heart, the history in the pictures, the books, the furniture and appliances, the cars etc just decaying away
Normally I won't watch hourly long abandoned videos (I get bored) but damn, this one flew by like it was just 5 minutes long! Great explore and history lesson.
Agree!
So sad watching this wonderful home rot away. I'm surprised that the bank haven't noticed this. I hope it can be fixed up by another buyer. Great find!
Die Bank hat es sicher bemerkt, aber es ist ihr völlig egal, was mit so einem Haus passiert, es sei denn, es bringt Gewinn, Banken sind eben Geldinstitute, es geht n u r um Gewinn...
The vintage cars were the real treasure at thie Meyers home. There are many car buffs out there who would love to restore them. It's a pity that this will never happen. Thank you guys. 😊
Ficou todo mundo curioso em saber o que aconteceu com essa família, para onde eles foram, como estão hoje. Abraços do Brasil.
English,please.
I've really never understood how homes like this were just allowed to decay and were never sold to anyone. I guess sometimes the occupants intended to come back, or sell it in the future, but something happens and the homes are just left abandoned.
Tax and maintenance
@@KitOngCo But why not sell, then? Even for very little.
Great wealth, they can afford to buy whatever they need new Don't need these "used" remnants Shame many of these things would be great in museums Auto's today are worth a fortune alone
Sometimes the heirs can't agree on whether to sell or keep property and instead of seeking legal advice and taking it to the courts, they just ignore the elephant in the room.
This home is full of such beautiful, personal treasures. And it does not look as though there is anything nearby, so perhaps there is a substantial amount of land that goes with it. I don’t know who owns the property now, but they must be keeping up the taxes, otherwise everything would’ve been auctioned off. I hope someone in the family, or a close friend, comes and gets these photos and beautiful pieces rather than letting them decay any further. I wonder if the house is salvageable? It doesn’t look that bad. This is my first time seeing this gentleman, and I am impressed, as well, that they are so very careful to put everything back where they find it, and to touch things with care and respect.
I saw Jeremy's video of him exploring this house on his channel a few months ago and I was fascinated with this house especially the room with drawings on the walls.
I'm glad you've also explored and documented this house.
It was a very interesting video. Thanks for sharing. Blessings
That is definitely a holiday home, not their main residence. My family had a holiday/vacation home and this is similar to how it would be decorated.
I think 2003 is a more reasonable estimate for how long it’s been truly abandoned. You have books in the book shelf that were published in 2003. The post card was dated 2003. And when you go outside to the back of the house there is a Croc shoe stepped on. Those were invented in 2002.
Not that long ago, to think how vintage most of it looks compared to 2003. Just those small glimpses of modernity like the yellow Telletubie that gives clues it hasn’t been 40 years of abandonment. They must came back to it once in a while but hardly did anything to it. My husband has a family vacation house that looks like a time capsule too, aside from all the fancy old cars. That’s the most intriguing detailed
Possibly had a caretaker after the family moved out.
Ye I was thinking after 1997 because of the teletubbie on the kids bed 😂
Or people who have trespassed, squatted or partied there left those things 🤷🏼♀️
The Kite runner specifically
Very interesting house. I love places like this. You've done a good job showing. Thanks guys.
I don’t understand how families just leave a whole life of belongings & awesome vehicles behind. Personal items & photos. It’s mind boggling. Like something drastic happened & they all had to flee. So weird. Beautiful furniture & home. Thank you for sharing.
Such a tragic end to an exceptionally beautiful building. It always baffles me how a family can leave so many pictures etc. behind!
Yes, I agree.
Because it is to many memories, or they didn't care.
Hi Leslie and Danny, awesome tour. In the kitchen cabinet was a flour mill. The turning handle was the flour shifter. The last 2 cars should be in a museum. The car before the last two could be restored. It's sad to see how places are abandoned.
Hello! The cabinet is a Hoosier Cabinet en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoosier_cabinet
Relatives are probably aware of this place even if they’re not doing much with it. Even if they are distant relatives. I wonder if these people should be on that property. Unless they have permission. I would not like it evenif I was distantly related.
Thank u for taking us back in time
I love that porch swing and the wicker furniture on that beautiful porch!!!
A reason why anyone leaves in the night (basically) and never returns might be running from the law or IRS. Very unlikely anyone leaves precious photos behind "just because." Please follow up on this family's whereabouts and what happened there. Thanks
I think they just died. I think this home belonged to Wilford Henry Burkhart, 1899 to 1988; and Hazel Elisabeth Mayes Burkhart, 1901 to 1996. Both diplomas and the typewritten letter addressed to "Hazel" would tend to confirm this theory. Her parents were John Henry Mayes, 1881 to 1960; and Frances S. Smith Mayes 1876 to 1951. Perhaps the house first belonged to the Mayes, which could explain all the things around the house with the corresponding initials. Or, perhaps John Henry Mayes moved in with his daughter and son in law after Frances Smith Mayes died. I don't know anything about their children, or even if they had any. I assume they did, though, and probably grandchildren.
@@fuzzamajumulahat makes sense. Thank you for sharing your information with us 😊
It’s amazing at how good the condition of the home is. The cars are incredible.♥️⭐️♥️⭐️♥️
I have seen several of your videos of abandoned houses and they are just fascinating! As others have commented I really appreciate the care and respect you show when going through the house and the belongings of the people who once lived there. However, the videos always leave me feeling strange and uneasy because I cannot understand why the families left so many personal things like photos, clothes, toys, beautiful bedding, curtains and very valuable furniture and hand-woven Persian carpets. So I have a request: can you add some more detective work to your explorations of homes? We all are dying to know WHY it was abandoned it what seems like a big hurry, and especially in this case when there are bound to be living relatives who remember being there!! The houses you find are intriguing treasures, BUT WE WANT TO KNOW THE STORIES!! Thanks bros.
Thank you, wow! Beautiful video.
I am wondering where in Georgia this home is located? I am SO serious about finding out about purchasing this property. What an absolute gem to raise a family.
Everybody wants it. Me me me me me me!
The Packard has a Georgia tag Wilkinson cty.
I noticed one of the diplomas hanging on the wall of the first bedroom was Ga Tech.
Good luck with that it’s in probate court not for sale
Please do it and save those beautiful cars omg if you do I hope I get to see it
The Pelican Brief by John Grisham was published in 1992. A copy of the book was on the shelf. Some other people had to have been living there after the Myers family.
Also teletubbies were not a thing yet in the early 80’s
According to the county records pool was built in 1992 so I think someone lived there up though the early 2000's. There is another name listed on the title of the home other than John R Myers. Someone is paying the property tax.
Did you notice the pelican brief was actually a library book. Never returned.
Thank you, Lesley and Danny. This was a good episode.
❤thank you.to share to us such lost beauty.you deserve a nice simply good life👍
You are so respectful of those who lived there once upon a time and funny at the same time. The best thing to follow when you like abandoned houses 😊👍
Leslie that wicker chair is called a peacock chair. They are actually valuable here where I live around $450-500. Same with the Predicta T.V. Lots of valuable stuff in that house just rotting away. Shame.
That piano is worth 30-40 thousand
Absolutely amazing . Those car's are worth a small fortune. I wish I had the place to restore them. Thanks for the great videos.👍
I love seeing these beautiful places and the excitement you have when exploring them. Its sad to see the abandonment and everything left behind. Also enjoy hearing the history associated with these places.
You both do an awesome job!
Thank you so much for bringing us so much enjoy. I'm always checking to see when you have another place to explore
Take care and stay safe 🎉❤😊
I have just found your channel and absolutely love it. You guys are so informative and show so much respect. What a pity the family left on what seems such a hurry that they left their memories and history behind.
I love you guys' explorations they are such adventures thank you for sharing with us. Timestamp 15:16 The postcard was dated 7/26/03, so that may have been the last time someone was there rather than in 1981.
Glad your back time to relax!!!!!!
I love your videos and I am so impressed by the respect you show to these places, the memories and the belongings. This was a fabulous tour.
The pictures on the refrigerator were the Cleavers, from the television show "Leave it to Beaver". The show was first broadcast in 1957, but only ran for one season on CBS. ABC then aired it until 1963. It was a hugely popular show.
I grew up in the 70 and 80's and my son was born in 89. I would love to go back to those years. Amazing times
Great find!!!!! Love you guys. And you two compliment one another. And I like how Danny tries to keep you safe 😂 Gotta watch out for one another. ❤
This is the second video of yours I have watched. you guys do a great job of exploring and narrating these places.
It is always amazing to see the wonderful furniture that is left behind by theses owners.
Keep Making these wonderful videos guys!
I’ve watched a few of your CZcams videos of abandoned homes. I noticed you point out the furniture and everything except the beautiful large rugs. They are so beautiful and unique ! 😊
It's actually not called a Witcher chair, but rather a wicker chair. It's due to the wicker material it's made from. They come in different shapes and styles. The style shown here is called a grand peacock. Probably why they had the peacock feathers in a vase next to it. Growing up, almost everyone I knew had at least one.
What an amazing place with all this valuable things left. I hope no vandalism will take place and finally somone will buy and restore it. It’s a pitty the glas over the main entrance is burst so dust and dirt will enter. It should at least be locked so no animals can get in and leave there mess inside. Thanks for showing this great ‘Palace’ and your detailed information.🙏🏽👍
The lady in the framed picture on Carol's fireplace mantel is actress Bette Davis. 🥰
Thank you for all the hard work you guys put into this to keep your fans happy! I love yall! I was very happy to see the notification when I got off work about an hour ago, this house is beautiful I love it!
I wish you would close windows and doors when u can on the cars, furniture and house. It would protect things better! Those old car windows just crank/roll up.
So glad I found this channel
I sit on my front porch all the time early in the morning and drink my coffee. The porch faces west so the entire front is shaded from the sunrise, it's nice and cool, the dew is still on the grass and even in the middle of summer it's very comfortably cool. In the winter I'll sit out back on the porch and watch the sunrise and soak up all the sunlight while the morning chill gets warmed off as the sun comes up. Big porches are an extension of the American home where you can eat, bbq, entertain guests, take a nap and relax, set out potted plants and let them get some fresh air and sunlight. You're absolutely right about porches being a very American thing.
I can't imagine living in a house without a porch.
I enjoyed the tour you gave with obvious respect. Some people try to make such tours in to ghost stories. This was simply a nice little tour.
This is a beautiful home and all those cards got left abandoned it’s so sad , thank you for sharing
Thank for sharing .