Abandoned Buick Pontiac GMC Dealership - Bridgewater, PA

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  • čas přidán 9. 09. 2024
  • Abandoned Buick Pontiac GMC Dealership - Bridgewater, PA. It's not everyday you see an abandoned car dealership. However, for this one, the owner, Wright, moved to a new and bigger location in Baden where they have more than double the amount of space that they had at this location. For me, as Pontiac owner and GM fan in general, it was a step back in time to see the scar of the Pontiac arrow. Enjoy the look at this old place!
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Komentáře • 124

  • @jasonj7848
    @jasonj7848 Před 2 lety +30

    Lots of memories for me at that dealership. That is where I bought my first car in 1996. It was a used 1995 Cavalier. As soon as I saw it I knew that was the car. 1995 was the first year of the redesigned look. I loved that car. Had a 10 disc Cd changer in the trunk.

  • @YouDontWannaFightMe
    @YouDontWannaFightMe Před 2 lety +10

    I’d love to see more videos like this on abandoned dealerships or old dealerships being repurposed as other businesses. Judging by the promotional material in the showroom, it appears as though this building closed down sometime in the early 2010s.

  • @negativenancy4735
    @negativenancy4735 Před 2 lety +9

    I hope you do more of the abandoned car dealerships . I have always loved Buicks.

    • @SamOlds2999
      @SamOlds2999 Před 2 lety

      5th like

    • @patrickmcgoldrick8234
      @patrickmcgoldrick8234 Před rokem +1

      I love Buicks myself,I have a 97 LeSabre Custom,clean,blue cloth,white paint 45,000 original miles.I happy to be its second owner.

  • @whattheheck1000
    @whattheheck1000 Před 2 lety +6

    The Buick Encore went on sale at the end of 2012, the Regal was sold from 2010-2020, the Verano from 2011-2017 and the Enclave of that generation from 2007-2017. The convertible, the Cascada, was sold from January 2016 to June 2019. It's safe to say that this dealership closed some time in the year 2016, possibly early 2017.
    About 6 years of abandonment, looks pretty good. Most buildings still aren't very decayed yet at 6 years abandoned, though.
    August 1, 2022 2:14 am

    • @P00katube
      @P00katube Před rokem

      General Motor might as well sell Buick To Geely.

  • @cruzbenavidez5923
    @cruzbenavidez5923 Před 2 lety +2

    I miss the Pontiac G6 so much. They were one of my favorite cars all time

  • @zoefaith120
    @zoefaith120 Před 2 lety +3

    I had a 94 Pontiac red sunbird 5 speed with the 4 banger. I got it from my sister back in the day. Dang good on ⛽

  • @joshturnbull318
    @joshturnbull318 Před 2 lety +2

    I absolutely love seeing these old dealerships. I own a 2008 Pontiac Vibe (rebadged Toyota Matrix) that I absolutely love.

  • @stephaniestephers4586
    @stephaniestephers4586 Před 2 lety +2

    That's the building I slept behind when I was out freighthopping last year. Heard a lot of trains in the night but slept decent.

  • @audreylonsinger2678
    @audreylonsinger2678 Před 2 lety +4

    I think Saturn had some great vehicles and there are many still on the road. I loved my Pontiac Grand Prix. It was the 40th anniversary GTP💜 A drunk driver hit and totaled it one night. Beautiful car and I miss it!! I enjoyed this video🙂

  • @vehiclesonajourney
    @vehiclesonajourney Před 2 lety +4

    I love the bunny that you found too! I LOVE BUNNIES!!!!! I also love guinea pigs because we own six of them and we just adopted a cat named Martha recently(we didn't name her that, she was named that but since she's an 8 year old cat we figured we would just keep that name.)

  • @lindamikel7913
    @lindamikel7913 Před 2 lety +4

    Thank You very for Awesome Abandoned Video Wallie and Kayla

  • @TECHNOGEEK20000
    @TECHNOGEEK20000 Před 2 lety +2

    I love GM cars....mainly the older years

  • @rickknabel2625
    @rickknabel2625 Před 2 lety +2

    Colussy Chevrolet is in bridgeville. The Chevy dealership in the rocks was Jim Crivelli.

  • @bryantint1339
    @bryantint1339 Před 2 lety +2

    Pontiac made the last V8 in 1981. We had a Pontiac Iron Duke 4 cylinder in later years.

  • @syxepop
    @syxepop Před 2 lety +6

    Of the vehicles Buick was making that Wallie mentioned (that'd be the 2016 lineup except for the imported from China Envision midsize crossover) only the Enclave large crossover and (until 2022) the Encore subcompact crossover are being made and sold for US.
    An updated version of the Verano (Summer in Spanish) compact sedan is still being made in China for that market (largest seller of Buicks worldwide).
    The Cascada compact convertible was the first car ever imported from Poland to US (built by Opel at the time and sold with the same (waterfall in Spanish) name. It hasn't been built for anywhere since the year before GM sold the Opel and Vauxhall brands and factories to PSA Groupe, now Stellantis (today's Chrysler's owners).

    • @P00katube
      @P00katube Před rokem

      General Motors Might As Well Seriously Consider Entertaining The Thought Of Selling To Buick To Geely, a well known Chinese automobile conglomerate who is the owner of Volvo.
      Ask your doctor about Stellantis.

  • @bryantint1339
    @bryantint1339 Před 2 lety +1

    I used to work at Rio Rancho Buick, Pontiac, GMC in Pomona, California back in 2007.

  • @midnightcowboy1440
    @midnightcowboy1440 Před 2 lety +2

    Wallie you’re in my hometown! That’s awesome 😎. Head further up route 51 to Chippewa township and check out the abandoned ponderosa . You can’t miss it.

    • @WallieB26
      @WallieB26  Před 2 lety +1

      I did a video there in the winter time! It's a shame they never reopened.

  • @grand_vacation
    @grand_vacation Před 2 lety +1

    I had a friend who drove a red G5 - my mom drives a 2010 Matrix and I am currently looking at Vibes! I need my special 2009-10 Vibe!

  • @officialshadetreeamerica
    @officialshadetreeamerica Před 2 lety +1

    The fact that the river is directly behind the building makes it the perfect spot to open a boat sale and service center. All you would need to do is clear out the trees, put in a dock and a boat ramp. That seems like it would be pretty easy to do.

  • @danieljohn9338
    @danieljohn9338 Před 2 lety +1

    I bought a GMC truck at the dealer years ago Thank you for the tour

  • @StantonsJourneys
    @StantonsJourneys Před 2 lety +1

    Definitely like these older dealerships, so much stuff inside. Definitely a cooler of beer down by the ohio river. Thanks for taking us along.

  • @wessleyk7382
    @wessleyk7382 Před 2 lety +1

    I have a 2010 Pontiac g6 I love it!!

  • @eaglesviper79
    @eaglesviper79 Před 2 lety +2

    Absolutely love all the content and especially the railfan videos. Trains are amazing

  • @andrewklingenberg882
    @andrewklingenberg882 Před rokem

    My first 3 car's were Pontiac i had an 04 Grand Am/ 06 GTO/ an now i drive an 07 G6 Gt convertible an i love it. I'll always miss Pontiac they have a place in my heart.

  • @NissanAltimaGuy
    @NissanAltimaGuy Před 2 lety +1

    💔 I’ll forever miss Pontiac

  • @alanlough638
    @alanlough638 Před 2 lety +1

    You're CZcams Channel is awesome, Wallie and Kayla! I really enjoy watching all of your content on your Channel. Both of your cars are beautiful, the Z24 and the Bee Friend. Have a Pontiaclicious Day! Have a Z24licious Day ! Have a Bee Friendlicious Day!

  • @brandoncallahan5099
    @brandoncallahan5099 Před 2 lety

    I own a 2004 Saturn VUE AWD V6. Just hearing the words Saturn Dealership just gives me excitement of seeing an abandoned one. My local one here was repurposed into a Mitsubishi Dealership sadly after being abandoned since Saturn went out of business. Love the car and the company but sad at its demise.

  • @slackingpacking
    @slackingpacking Před 2 lety +1

    Wow that place is awesome! I love these abandoned dealerships, I wish there is more around my area.

  • @patrickmcgoldrick8234

    Thanks,nice video,big fan of GM cars and trucks myself,cool G-5.

  • @susansparanormalpennsylvan81

    i live by there, i moved to rochester in oct 2012 and it was in business for a couple yrs, so i think it closed around 2015ish, people go back there to go fishing on the beaver river, a homeless guy was living back there a couple summers ago.

  • @vehiclesonajourney
    @vehiclesonajourney Před 2 lety +2

    I'm personally not a GM person, I have mixed feelings for them but it's good that you love your Chevrolet and Pontiac and you're also right. GM is the ultimate king of rebadging. Take a Chevrolet Silverado. Basically what GMC does is throw on the GMC badge and the Sierra badge and call it a day. Pretty cool that there is also an old Pontiac label scar. I actually have a dealership in my area that, according to Google Maps, was a Saturn dealer at one point but when Saturn closed up in 2011, it turned into a Kia dealer. And also they don't make the Buick Verano, the LaCrosse, or the Regal anymore, sadly. It's all SUV's now because that's what everyone buys. There are some SUV's I like but I'm more of a sedan person. I grew up on sedans. We own a 2007 Toyota Yaris sedan and that car I call my childhood car because we brought that car in 2006 and I was born in 2008. We also used to own a 2008 Ford Focus that we got rid of in 2016 because it was over-heating and then we bought a 2015 Mitsubishi Mirage that we got rid of back in March of this year, and then we bought a 2021 Hyundai Elantra SEL. Our Yaris is still around even though we mainly drive the Elantra because our Yaris's air conditioning needs to be fixed and the Elantra's a newer car and my mom commutes to work in it every day. Our Yaris currently has over 175,000 miles and the Elantra currently has 13,000 miles.

  • @chrispearson8779
    @chrispearson8779 Před 2 lety +2

    Very cool building. I love my 1991 Sunbird Convertible. Some styling cues from the Cavalier, keep up the great work. Would love to see more abandoned dealerships. Y'all should do route 66 video(s).

    • @shawnl5634
      @shawnl5634 Před 2 lety

      Those are cool fun cars

    • @90scarguy
      @90scarguy Před 2 lety

      Man I’ve not seen a sunbird in a while. I have a 87 Sunbird GT turbo that’s I’ve sadly not driven in years.

  • @703am
    @703am Před 2 lety +4

    love the old dealerships, they had character unlike today's places. Enjoyed the video, I'll be watching as long as you keep doing videos. love them all

    • @christiangonzales7429
      @christiangonzales7429 Před 2 lety

      fast food restaurants especially. the new ones all look the same, the old ones had character.

    • @vicksanchez6376
      @vicksanchez6376 Před 2 lety

      You should look at the Mitsubishi dealerships they haven’t updated them in a long time probably since the 2000’s

  • @carlavision6143
    @carlavision6143 Před 2 lety +1

    Wallie, awesome and cool abandoned car dealership video! That'd make a beautiful house! Really enjoyed your totally awesome and cool video!

  • @msfracing1977
    @msfracing1977 Před rokem

    I appreciate your enthusiasm for the Pontiac.

  • @vincentnocera2521
    @vincentnocera2521 Před 2 lety +1

    I always thought this was a strange location for a car lot, stuck in between the Beaver river and a railroad trestle. It was Friend before being bought out by Wright automotive group. Their original location was in Beaver or Rochester and they originally sold Dodges.
    BTW, I wish I could say I'm a GM fan but I'd be lying if I did 😔

  • @jayreed9977
    @jayreed9977 Před 2 lety +1

    Loved this.. Thank you brotha

  • @mikemcclune1440
    @mikemcclune1440 Před rokem

    Wright Pontiac / GMC moved down onto SR 65 between Conway & Ambridge by the Sheets

  • @thepinkyprincesspoetc.a.5767

    My dad loved Buick cars and when he had to have a heart transplant in 2005 and got a settlement he gave us his 1993 Buick and we loved that car it was a black cherry color and my hubby worked at a body shop also and he ended up blacking out one day driving down the road because he was a really bad heart patient and totaled out luckily it didn’t kill him at the time but my uncle worked at a car dealership back in the 80s for over 20 years and back then that was Subaru so my dad always had to have a ton of cars he always had like five in the driveway at one time...🚗🚙🏎🚕🚓🚘🚖🚔🚗🚙🏎🚕🚓🚘🚖🚔🚗🚙🏎🚕🚓🚘 and I recently got rid of my 1997 Pontiac Bonneville so I love cars my very favorite was a 1976 Datsun B210 five speed and I love Volkswagen bugs I once had a very rare automatic Volkswagen bug that never had a clutch it was pretty wild I wish I still had that one❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️Well I wish you luck tonight winning the billion dollar lottery draw
    I would love to play but in Utah we don’t have a lottery unfortunately🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲

  • @vacuumtube1954
    @vacuumtube1954 Před 11 měsíci

    Enjoyed this video.

  • @P00katube
    @P00katube Před rokem +1

    6:45 Ralphie: I Want An Official Red Rider Carbon Action 200 Shot Range Model Air Rifle For Christmas!
    Santa Claus: YOU'LL SHOOT YOUR EYE OUT KID!!!!!

  • @kenheinze948
    @kenheinze948 Před 2 lety +1

    My mom had a 2001 pontiac sunfire 4 door too kh

  • @ErikVince
    @ErikVince Před 2 lety

    Great video that place has everything rail fanning fishing and an old dealership

  • @charlesherron8193
    @charlesherron8193 Před 2 lety

    Before Wright owned it, it was Friend Pontiac and Dodge. The Dodge franchise that Friend bought came from Bob Stout Dodge . Stouts was where the court house is in Beaver. Corner or Market st. And Fourth.

  • @jennifergarrett6809
    @jennifergarrett6809 Před 2 lety

    Nice setup. I'm like you. Going back to the river would make a great break/ lunch area. Get some great pictures.

  • @paramedicchrisbookseries
    @paramedicchrisbookseries Před 6 měsíci

    Wow.

  • @P00katube
    @P00katube Před rokem +1

    Killing off Pontiac was a BIG MISTAKE.
    Big.
    HUGE!!!!!

    • @WallieB26
      @WallieB26  Před rokem

      I agree. Every time I see a Pontiac on the road, i admire it. They're slowly getting more and more scarce.

  • @matthewfarmer6830
    @matthewfarmer6830 Před 2 lety

    Wallie you did an awesome job on the train show, that place was neat. You might get a shirt for yourself and Kayla to show I was there at the train show convention.

  • @RaginYajun020
    @RaginYajun020 Před 2 lety +1

    Hey Wallie, if you're in Tennessee at some point, there's an abandoned Save-a-lot in Millersville and an abandoned Waffle House about a quarter of a mile from the Save-a-lot.

    • @whattheheck1000
      @whattheheck1000 Před 2 lety

      I drive by that Save-A-Lot occasionally. I shopped there a few times before it closed. I think the last day of operation was January 27 or 28, 2018.
      August 1, 2022 2:15 am

    • @RaginYajun020
      @RaginYajun020 Před 2 lety

      @@whattheheck1000 you're correct that it was 2018, but the closure date was the 12th of May. Nonetheless, i thank you for sharing your experiences in the area.

  • @kenhenize8165
    @kenhenize8165 Před rokem

    My mom and dad had a 2002 Pontiac sunfire too a 4 door though all white too kh

  • @mrhockeyguy-wf3im
    @mrhockeyguy-wf3im Před 2 lety

    Love this! Please do more car dealerships!!

  • @danestegman155
    @danestegman155 Před 2 lety

    Good video! I was wondering if you would ever do an abandoned Auto Dealer sometime! Hope to see more! Nice!

  • @MrIceman22
    @MrIceman22 Před 2 lety

    Great video wallie keep it up buddy :D

  • @chryslerelectronicleanburn1676

    Jim Cirvelli Chevy was in McKees Rocks Pennsylvania. Colussy Chevy was in Bridgeville Pennsylvania.

  • @jet34thehawk
    @jet34thehawk Před 2 lety +1

    Awesome 👌 video

  • @FroggysProductions
    @FroggysProductions Před rokem

    Amagine taking everything out of the building

  • @joeydersario2470
    @joeydersario2470 Před 2 lety

    Awesome friend Hopefully your burn is doing ok

  • @moose4164
    @moose4164 Před 2 lety +1

    Yesterday Wendy’s menu board was on fire in Delavan Wisconsin yesterday

  • @benrodriguez4905
    @benrodriguez4905 Před 2 měsíci

    Not going to lie thought but Ik it’s 2024 but the verano is a good car and feels luxurious because of how the driver and passenger windowed have two pains of glass

  • @thewhiplashfx2001
    @thewhiplashfx2001 Před 2 lety

    Damn this was down the street from my childhood home

  • @keithatkins9783
    @keithatkins9783 Před 2 lety

    That was a neat video there was a Saturn dealership in West Chester pa I think they got bought out by a Honda dealership

  • @michaelhardy500
    @michaelhardy500 Před 2 lety +1

    👍😎amazing video on youtube

  • @danlenox1430
    @danlenox1430 Před 2 lety

    Surprised they left the lifts behind.. most places take them or sell them..

  • @horrorremakesandmore
    @horrorremakesandmore Před 2 lety

    You are under attack by me! Hahahahaha!

  • @shawnl5634
    @shawnl5634 Před 2 lety

    Ur getting me in trouble lol my gf mad I'm worked up about cars due ur video

  • @Bandlover2564
    @Bandlover2564 Před 2 lety

    I think the garage part is storage for some reason. Maybe the people trying to lease it out are doing that. Seeing its been like this for years could be why. I know of a old school that some rich guy uses as storage in my home town. Its always sad to me things that could be resold or used just sitting in places to just go to waste.

  • @onesabez
    @onesabez Před 2 lety

    Nice find

  • @joetaylorchristmastree2866

    Good luck with your video i love your new funny video 😂

  • @JustinDoesASMR25
    @JustinDoesASMR25 Před 2 lety

    Man 2017 I graduated high school

  • @christiangonzales7429
    @christiangonzales7429 Před 2 lety

    The opening going towards the river was probably made by the employees so they could do what you said: have some beer and fish.

  • @shawnl5634
    @shawnl5634 Před 2 lety

    There abandoned carlots on 68 in Springfield north of Springfield

  • @3138302
    @3138302 Před 2 lety

    Great video! That river behind the dealership is the Beaver River that feeds into the Ohio River. Did you stop by Jerry's Curb Service?

  • @brentamania89
    @brentamania89 Před 2 lety +2

    Shame GM got rid of Pontiac I liked there vehicles anyway another awesome video they never disappoint keep up the good work

  • @moose4164
    @moose4164 Před 2 lety

    I have never heard of that place

  • @KandBDoormasters
    @KandBDoormasters Před 2 lety

    Jim Crivelli in McKee Rocks

  • @crazycoollady
    @crazycoollady Před 2 lety

    Knowing how much you love cars and abandoned buildings, being able to find this must be a dream come true for you.

  • @shawnl5634
    @shawnl5634 Před 2 lety

    Fun fact Pontiac only grand prix rag top was in 1967 only ,motor trend car of year in 1965 was Pontiacs February 1965 issue

  • @Monte_Carlo
    @Monte_Carlo Před 2 lety

    Once I heard Pontiac I knew it must have been closed for a long time

  • @Insane_kicks
    @Insane_kicks Před 2 lety +1

    My grandparents and parents only used to buy pontiacs now buy nissans

  • @elizabethorsillo7187
    @elizabethorsillo7187 Před 2 lety

    Beaver County outdated?! My mom and dad are from Beaver County! 😂. BTW, that’s the Beaver River you see behind those weeds.

  • @chrisdefreese3289
    @chrisdefreese3289 Před 2 lety

    the poniac arrow was back there i think

  • @tinajones3990
    @tinajones3990 Před 2 lety

    The potty chair was for their "senior" executive.......lol

  • @shawnl5634
    @shawnl5634 Před 2 lety

    Dale Earnhardt had a car lot in north Carolina

  • @cheaplaughkennedy2318
    @cheaplaughkennedy2318 Před 2 lety

    Wallie have you ever been to Summit racing equipment in Talmadge Ohio , really nice.

  • @gracierobar7036
    @gracierobar7036 Před 2 lety

    I hope did get heavy rain storm in you area my boyfriend have to Buick LeSabres cars

  • @NaomisAdventures
    @NaomisAdventures Před 2 lety

    Good video

  • @eltinygarcia7358
    @eltinygarcia7358 Před 2 lety +1

    I went there right when they closed and the sales ceo manager gave me 2 cars!! For free...!!

  • @RevvedUpAdventures630
    @RevvedUpAdventures630 Před 2 lety

    Wow thats a first!

  • @michaelcoffey7362
    @michaelcoffey7362 Před 2 lety

    Cool😀

  • @kenhenize8165
    @kenhenize8165 Před rokem

    Yeah I need a 50 by 32 or even a bigger one too maybe butin or really around or close to Williamsport Pennsylvania 17701 usa too ok kh

  • @ronaldareyes9899
    @ronaldareyes9899 Před 2 lety +1

    👋

  • @peterdurant3544
    @peterdurant3544 Před 2 lety

    Do more dealerships

  • @ScareFestTTV
    @ScareFestTTV Před 2 lety

    Hey Wallie!!

  • @themaskedguy8543
    @themaskedguy8543 Před 2 lety

    There is another Bridgewater in NJ

  • @VintageCars999
    @VintageCars999 Před 2 lety

    Yeah I got a 2000 Grand Am GT. Use that as my daily and got a 2018 Dodge Challenger for leisure driving. It is a shame they got rid of Pontiac but unfortunately GM couldn't finance their money well and Obama had to bail them out. Oldsmobile particularly their older 60s and 70s vehicles were great, back during the muscle car Era. Carmakers are too afraid to experiment or bring back older car designs.

  • @90scarguy
    @90scarguy Před 2 lety

    I have the “miken pontiac” arrow from Butler Pa. Might be willing to sell it.

  • @maskedambitions4268
    @maskedambitions4268 Před 2 lety +1

    I have a black g5 if you want to trade lol

  • @MervinGriff
    @MervinGriff Před 2 lety

    It appears that the property is owned by Bruce Reed Business Trust.

  • @SamOlds2999
    @SamOlds2999 Před 2 lety

    buick stopped making cars for n. American markets but exclusively suv brand and everything in chinese market

  • @misterhat5823
    @misterhat5823 Před 2 lety

    I used to be a Chevy fan. Then I bought a Ford.