Free items at South Philly Estate this Saturday!
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- Come, if you can, to 2523 S 17TH Street Philadelphia, PA 19145
on Saturday October 29th from 10 in the morning until about 3 in
the afternoon. Almost everything in the house is being given
away for free. Please bring your own boxes and strong arms for
lifting and loading in your vehicles. I'll be there from 10 until about
1 PM to give a helping hand. No items will be "reserved" in advance
so “first come, first served". Street parking as you can find it but
when ready to load you will be able to pull up in front of the house
with flasher on for loading. Everything MUST go!
Music: Dreamland - Aakash Gandhi
Maple Leaf Rag - Scott Joplin
Way Down East in Main - Arnold Johnson and his Orchestra
The house soon so much work that the only people interested in it were the investors who buy homes to renovate and resell. It seems they really believe that the only way to sell it for a good amount just to make it look very modern. So almost certainly they will gut it. Hopefully before that happens we will get out as much of the architectural salvage as possible. It’s really a shame because the ultra modern look will be dated in a decade or so, but that is what the market seems to want right now.
I meant to say the house needs so much work. I was using autotext!
I would love the old baby shoe's my mom was born in 1920 my sister has a picture of mom in a pair of them shoe's with the buttons on .I'm the UK 🇬🇧 England so I have noway to get there but sure would love them .
If you could send the 2 me I would pay for postage.
Hi, This is Margaret Elizabeth. I see some people are confused and have questions in the comments about the house. I just wanted to make it clear that it is not my house. It is the house where I grew up, but it still belongs to my mother. She is now 94 and came to live with my husband and me several years ago. I moved out of the house in 1989. We now live in New Jersey, in a mid-century split level. We have brought home a lot furniture, artworks, books, linens, all kinds of things from that house. But we already had our own, and some things from my husband’s family, and there is a limit to what we can keep! And I will confess to being more mid century in my tatstes, sorry Scott! I always used to say if I had my dream house it would look a lot like the Brady Bunch! So we couldn’t fit the older pieces into our decor very well. But we definitely do not want them to be destroyed! I want them to go to people who will appreciate them.
Thanks for sharing Margaret! ❤ I’m sure a lot of stuff in the house will be going to new places where they will be cared for with love! P.S. I also love mid century homes. 😉
Scott, BLESS YOUR JERSEY HEART for loving these "throw-away" treasures and preserving them for the record on your channel. I want to thank you for sharing... this video moved my wife and me. It was a joy.
It’s amazing to see a house where hardly anything has been thrown out for over 100 years. I could spend hours there imagining the lives of the previous owners through their things. Fascinating.
Thank you for taking the time to walk us through this old home. I was a little sad at the intro part when I looked at the wooden knob with all the black build up around it. So many fingers grabbed that knob and left memories of years of use. When I see old pieces like that and bannisters with shadows where lamps stood, I always imagine how someone lived there and passed that light on their way to bed. I think of the stories and it always makes me a little sad to see the state of how things have become. I hope you have lots of people come that fall in love with all these old pieces and lovingly restore them to build their own memories with. Thanks Scott.
I do hope Saturday turns out good and everyone behaves and shows the respect this old house deserves.
I love your love of the little things...light switch...door knob...old book... discarded furniture. You are the definition of "one man's trash is another man's treasure". Admiration from Bham AL!
I don't know why this made me so emotional. 😢
Thank you Scott for letting us know of all these items that need a home. 🏡 ❤
Ditto
Same!!!
Thanks for letting us see what old row houses looked like. I’ve seen so many that were gutted down to the brick, it will look like a new house on the inside, they will not leave one bit of character sadly.
Really, Scott -- I would award you a Grammy for this video if it was in my power. The opening is magical. Your narration is splendid. You seem renewed, in a way. And that carries through to those of us who are able to watch and enjoy. Thank you.
Thank you, Mark. I just don't understand how past lives......even lives far removed from me....have so much meaning. Oh well.....even when I was a teenager......I was told that I had an "old soul". Thank you for your kind comments.
I love what you’re doing to help Elizabeth and the Family this is such a great home. I only wish I didn’t live 6 1/2 hours away otherwise I would be there on Saturday. I just love old homes they have such history. I hope everyone coming shows her the respect she deserves. ❤️🙂🐈⬛
Many of these items will get new life in their new homes, but the history of it all is really overpowering. Definitely an element of sadness in the now quiet house, with its layers of dust and now silent rooms. Scott, I know Margaret Elizabeth said you can take what you want, but I do admire the restraint and respect in your voice as you went through the house looking at the treasures. That says a lot about your character. 😸Also, that you thought to send that old clock to me is so thoughtful. Thank you so much, my friend! I only hope I can do it justice! 🙏
Oh the memories. Glad these items will be going to good homes to preserve history. 🎉🇨🇦
The initial photos and music brought me to tears, so sad a beautiful home has outlived it's usefulness. The years of family laughter and tears could be clearly heard in my heart. Thanks for showing your own gentle spirit. Wishing Margaret and her husband a gentle transition. Blessings🙏
My brain can't even conceive of why any new owner would NOT want the mantle, staircase, etc...just as they are!
It was sold to a developer who will modernize the house.
This was one of the best videos EVER‼️ Thank you, Scott.
I love exploring old homes! I wish I was closer so I could bring some pieces home!
While so much of history is being erased, YOU are saving it!!! Thank you Scott, for this beautiful video! 👏👏👏
What treasures!!!! Thanks so much Scott, for taking us on this journey.
Oh I’d give anything to be there… so heartbreaking to see these beautiful things ❤Thank you for showing these treasures to us
Wish I lived closer.
This precious treasure I am so filled with Joy for you Dear Scott ❤ thank you for sharing this gift with us . From the pine lands to the Vinelands Jersey loves you 🎶🍁🙏🏼
Photos very Artfully shot. You captured the history of the times.
Hahaha......that Carlie Mcarthy Doll Puppet!! My brother had one when we were little(1960's). I remember jamming cookies in his mouth (not ginger snaps). He never worked after that!!
I love the old dresser with the leaf drawer pulls.
That is my favorite piece, too.
I recently inherited an almost identical dresser from my mother in law when she passed. It had been her mother's. I'm wondering if mine dates back go that time period? The drawer pulls look just like these. It has a very ornate mirror and a marble top. I never thought it could date back that far.
@@laurie4275 you are so fortunate!
The Ceiling fixtures are Magnificent💜😍💜
Oh my goodness, those books! And the beautiful bookcase on the 2nd floor! The light fixtures will be a perfect fit for your new home and I hope all goes well on Saturday. Gotta love the Lizzie Borden talk, too...very apropos for this time of year! 😬 (I *do* think she did it) 🪓 Thank you so much for sharing. ❤
Question…why is the stairwell up for the taking?? How will anyone get to the second floor?? What’s going to be done with this home?
The antique oak banister and newel post as well as trim can be removed. The physical stair steps will remain until redone by the developer who bought the house.
Oh also ...crazy lamp lady and drew have a good friend that has an antique and industrial salvage place in Philly in a big old church ⛪️ 😀 ...maybe they could send a crew over to get some doors and the tub if nobody else takes ...Please find out and good 👍 luck on Saturday 🍀
Yes indeed I have been to the shop several times. Anything left over will certainly be offered to an antique salvage company. I'll actually be using several of the old doors in my "new" old basement!
I started crying thru this and could not stop. So sad to watch and imagine the family there and the dismantling of this beautiful old home. I hate the way our society thinks all things new. I sure wish I was there. That's all that is done where I live, no preservation, no appreciation of what was. I'm sorry Margaret, but I want you to know I appreciate your family home. Thanks Scott for showing your subs this story.
Nothing delights me more than finding an old book that someone has added commentary to, be it juvenile, obscene, nonsensical or in the case of "The Life of Luther" an unexpected lol!
"The old fossil"--Indeed!😄
I had to chuckle at the "old fossil" line......too too funny.
Scott, very nicely done!! Honoring life and lives lived!
I so wish I could be there just to see the house and revel in all the memories.
It’s so sad that many of these solid wood pieces are not appreciated by the younger generation. Nobody seems to want the family treasures anymore. I hope lots goes in the giveaway.
Wish I didn't live so far away in Washington State. Loved the old books especially the "Life Of Luther."
Thanks for sharing the old home!
Loved the sounds of the city!!
I have had that bathroom larger and I turned it into a candle from diffrent levels my grand child now a teen said she misses my bathroom it would fill so deep it was heaven I had a ceramic turtle 🐢 that held a teki candle with a large Easter Lilly on top of a large round turquoise inlayed large plate but not the kind that you eat off I loved it I just got lucky I had over a hundred year old houses as they threw things out book curtains red deep scarlet like gone with the wind I miss it but it was time to move the nabrough was getting ruff and drugs where comming in and you could not stop it ,yes this is awesome I understand your happiness but please get some air because things fall apart if there is a lot of bad weather have a nice one I have seen your current progress God Bless and you do it enjoy
Beautiful! Thank you for respecting the history of old things.
I'll leave Utah tonight and maybe get there by Saturday. Such wonderful items
Wow, wish I lived closer,🤗
It’s lovely that these wonderful pieces will find new and appreciative homes. I hope it goes well and people are respectful.
How appropriate to have a “Life of Luther” book a few days before Reformation!
I love that little chiming clock. I wish I could come up and buy it but I’m in south west Florida and just got slammed by Hurricane Ian. Oh well.
I am so sorry you were affected by the hurricane! I hope you didn’t suffer to much damage. I also hope whatever damage you did suffer it is an easy clean up ☺️
Love the Art Deco light fixtures. Please tell me no one was living there recently. My goodness.
Thank you.
Scott thank you and Margaret for me for this great opportunity. Love your channel and the video 💕💕💕💕
I wish I could be there. Hope all goes to someone who will appreciate it
Oh my gosh! I wish I could go there!!! What some people see as trash, useless or dare I say it junk, I see as treasures, history and a story. I used to work for this smaller non profit thrift store and we were only to put the best of the best stuff out for sale and I can’t even tell you how much I dug out of our trash and kept (with permission of course)! After awhile my coworkers and even my boss would just keep a lot of stuff and hold it aside to see if I wanted it. A lot of it would be broken or chipped or torn but they knew I would save it 9 times out of 10 😉
Come, if you can, to 2523 S 17TH Street Philadelphia, PA 19145
on Saturday October 29th from 10 in the morning until about 3 in
the afternoon. Almost everything in the house is being given
away for free. Please bring your own boxes and strong arms for
lifting and loading in your vehicles. I'll be there from 10 until about
1 PM to give a helping hand. No items will be "reserved" in advance
so “first come, first served". Street parking as you can find it but
when ready to load you will be able to pull up in front of the house
with flasher on for loading. Everything MUST go!
Music: Dreamland - Aakash Gandhi
Maple Leaf Rag - Scott Joplin
Way Down East in Main - Arnold Johnson and his Orchestra
Wish I was local. I would be there on a heart beat.
@@aaronandrews3059 I'm keeping my distance, he looked too comfortable with that axe in hand. :-0
I hope people will be polite and not be inconsiderate of others. Good luck 😊
@@aaronandrews3059 me too.
There was a beautiful black grate. That would be lovely painted soft green at Margaret Elizabeth's.
Ugh....so sad all these treasures and memories collected over the years won't remain with the family. I don't know Elizabeth, but I imagine this must be hard for her. So very generous to open her family home for others to enjoy the items her family has enjoyed for generations. I wish I lived closer!
Good luck Scott. I hope it goes well for the family.
Wonderful video. I can let my imagination go and just wonder about all the wonderful times that went on in the house. So much history.
Oh, wow. I live a couple blocks away. Hope I can make it!
Oh gosh, I only wish I lived closer... I'd take every single piece of oak in that house!! Amazing.
I recently attended one of these give always, the family had to get everything out by Labor Day, they opened on Friday, and planned to get a dumpster delivered on Saturday. It wasn’t needed. Most everyone that attended helped the family remove all the contents and it took very little time. I was Quite surprised and happy with my take aways. Good luck up there in Philly! From down here in East Texas!
So much history in the house..
Oh my goodness the duster that is like from the late 1800s early🤔 1900 I am so glad you are going to save it from the landfill. Well let's continue watching 😁
I would have loved to have some of the books oh my. But I am to far away.I love old books. The beauty of old books .
I loved this video it was like being in antique heaven. I wish I could of gone to pick up some treasure, I really loved that walnut dresser and the oak table and shelf you smacked and said it was a good piece, I also loved the blue sofa chair on the first floor, and the dresser mirror glass, oh and that Howdy Doody puppet such great treasure's like I said in the beginning I've would of been in antique heaven 😊 I from Jersey.
Oh my I have the same tub and sink in my "new" home that was built in 1926.
Thanks for the tour Scotty! Don’t forget those Deco light fixtures! ❤ thanks to Margaret for letting us into her mothers home ❤
I felt emotional watching this. If those walls could talk.
THAT CLOCK WAS THE ONE ITEM I WANTED, BEAUTIFUL HOME, SO SAD THE STAIRCASE AND MANTLE HAS TO GO, BUMMER, GREAT VIDEO 🫖
Oh how I wish I could come, My Father and his family lived on Buckies St in Philly and I have wanted to see the area, I live in Ky and plan on one of these days to come..beautiful home and furniture.
I get a little bit of detached retina every time the camera pans over the tile in the fireplace.
That is not really tile. It’s printed contact paper. The fireplace is not real. Never was.
Wish I lived closer. So many things to renovate an old house
Thank you! iam in Jersey, but told a few girlfriends to see, one found a great kitchen hutch. wish i was there!
I could almost swim in that tub! I love those light fixtures. ❤
I will be thinking of Margaret, her husband and you on Saturday,, and hope people show up and that everything goes smoothly. I find the house and neighborhood fascinating. Never seen the like really, and I've seen my share of London. I'm curious who lives in these homes today. Are they gutted and flipped or patched up and rented out? In the comments of your last trip to the house, Margaret wrote a bit about the history of the home, and her husband's family, just an FYI to anyone who missed it. Thank you, Scott for showing us around.
Most of the homes are still family owned.
It's a time capsule! ❤️
Alaska is a bit to far but I wish I could, Have a great time all!
Wow this was fantastic looking at the old home and all the antique treasures it has that home must have a lot of memories what beautiful pieces of furniture that kind of furniture is priceless they don’t make like they use to love seeing and hearing about this home thanks Scott take care
Clawfoot tub needs to live with you!🛀
If I leave now from California I may make it by Saturday... That walnut DRESSER and the little bookcase!!!! I want them!
What a lovely home with so much character and charm. Those light fixtures….beautiful. I had no idea I had so many soul siblings who love vintage as I have my entire life. Warms my heart and just makes me smile knowing these treasures find new lives in new homes. Stairway, bathroom fixtures…wow…so many amazing things. Wish I lived closer. I adore old books. And their illustrations. The rope brick on the front facade of the porch is lovely. Just so many wonderful details we no longer see in homes.
Wow! Scott that place really takes you back! Wallpaper is so pretty! TFS!!!! Aloha 🌺🥰
I have a tiger oak bedroom suite that I got from an estate sale...beautiful
This is great that all the stuff that was left in the house will be given away. I’m just seeing this when it’s almost over, I assume. I’m not close enough to have taken advantage of the opportunity. But some of those old books would be so neat to have. I hope it didn’t turn into a “grab fest?” Thanks for sharing this special old place and all the things that were once a part of the families or family who once occupied the home.😊 I hope it all went well and that as much as possible of the home’s valuable parts can be saved. It’s always a bit sad when this happens.
What a lovely opening montage Scott. Such wonderful items, I like those light fixtures too. Wish I could be there (only 90 minutes away) but a have a family party on Saturday. I hope you, Margaret and the guests enjoy the day. 😊
I love going back in time, with you❤.
My own West Philly home is a 125 year old "Twin" ... found some neat stuff too in the basement and attic.
This is just beautiful. I am in tears and only 4 minutes in thinking of the families who lived here and the times of celebration and pain. Just a beautiful video. I sure wish I lived closer.
I love the push button light switches, my last house had them. The furniture is still good. Thank you for making a record of this old house.
Thank you for highlighting my comment. That house is so beautiful. I am glad someone bought it and are going to fix it up. It needs some people to love it and work on it.
Thank you for highlighting my comment again. Think about how many times people used those buttons in all these years. This house reminds me of the how many people had nothing and grabbed trashy things from the side of the road. Fixed the chair or table up and kept that piece of furniture till they died. Not everyone was able to go to a furniture store and buy new pieces. Family would pass around things they had no use for, and this is how many people got new things. Then flea markets or charity shops were also a good way to find new things for your home. This is what l like to think about, how cities developed and old houses that l could make crazy looking. Thank you again. 👹🎃💚🌹🧿😻👹🎃💚🌹🧿😻👹🎃💚🌹🧿😻👹🎃💚🌹🧿😻👹🎃💚🌹🧿😻👹🎃💚🌹🧿😻👹🎃💚🌹🧿😻👹🎃💚🌹🧿😻👹🎃💚🌹🧿😻👹🎃Hey that dude who used to date Kim K was dyslexic too, he never wrote a single word the whole time he was on SNL. Davison had someone helping him writing . Gee wiz!!! I have been writing my own emails, and they have used my intellectual property. Oops it just slipped out. The veils are very thin between the worlds this time of year. I guess I am tired of keeping my anger in. All religions are mixtures of several different beliefs or dogmas.
WOW! What treasure if those walls could talk 😍
I wonder what are they doing with the house... since the architecture decoration like can be taken ...at least that what l am understanding... wish l was there but l am in southern CA...thanks but l still wish l was there...peace out
Thanks for sharing a glimpse of this oldie. Hope the cleanout goes well.
Hi Scott thank you for your video I love everything I saw in that house even the hatchet LOL too bad I don't live near there I live in Houston Texas but I wish I had the money to drive there and get a truck full of furniture thank you for the video I loved it you're so funny God bless you
Absolutely loved this tour of an old house. I find I’m addicted to your recent vlogs. I’m learning so much. I so appreciate you.
What a fun time, Scott! What treasures to be found and used for people today! Those Art Deco lights will be perfect in your home!
Very best video. I just love looking through that old house, only wish I could go, but I still got to see it thanks to you. Also got to see row houses made of brick. Thank you so much.
Oh how I wish I lived closer. But, alas, I am in the midwest. So many wonderful pieces of history just waiting to have a new life! I hope they find new homes and are appreciated and are cherished!
Lol omg 😆 🤣 😂 come on over on Saturday...it will be a Scream 😱 ....
I will be in the basement waiting ...😁😇
No seriously you did a great job and i love your passion for the antique items there ,not wanting anything to go into landfill .
Love the old things !
Are they tearing the house down? That kind of destruction just makes me sick to my stomach!!!
It has been sold to a developer and will be renovated and remodeled. Cities like Philadelphia and Baltimore have endless streets with thousands and thousands of row houses built well over 150 years ago. Some are restored and some become remodeled. Architectural salvage companies are usually called to save and resell fireplace surrounds, stained glass and fancy woodwork. The home will have a fresh new look which appeals to some and the lovely old interior decorations will find their way into new or old homes for future generations to love and cherish.
Awe…this was a beautiful tribute to the old house. My grandparents had those “push button” light switches. Wish I could go to the Saturday event.
Oh, PLEASE do more videos like this! Loved it! I'll bet you get to go through a lot of these old homes having estate sales, etc. being near a city as old as Philly. The old baby shoes and one white glove in the box you opened near the beginning would have made a great shadowbox display, arranged just as you found it when first opened. I could just feel the softness of the old leather as you touched them! And all those old books!! I could have spent a couple of hours plonked right there on the floor quite happily. (Can you tell that I'm missing my old Estate Sale Plundering Days, lol?)
You did get it to chime!
This is sad to watch. I hope the family kept some of the furniture. I wish I could of had the dollhouse.
Good find on the 1850 Book.
Scott, it looks like a wonderful opportunity to grab some amazing treausres. I'll sit here in Ohio and wish everyone going well to find a Holy Grail item in this fantastic pick.
Broken heart. But so beautiful.
Scott I would love to have a few books but I live in Kentucky 😭,shoot wish I could of come and got me some old books for my junk journals.