PORTLAND'S CITY OF THE DEAD
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
- Once again, something just a little different. Join me for a tour of PORTLAND'S CITY OF THE DEAD, the largest mausoleum on the West Coast. With the remains of over 90,000 people resting here (with room for another 40,000 more), it truly is a Necropolis. Complete with resident ghosts and a labyrinth of halls, rooms, nooks, and levels, it is truly a sight to behold. Open to the public just one day a year, on Memorial Day, it's worth a visit.
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I’ve seen that building from the back with the bird mural lots of times as a kid i had no idea abt what it really was
Great video having lived in Washington my whole life I'm surprised I've never heard of this place will have to find the time to stop in one year
Some of my family rests there. I haven’t visited in years but it is so beautiful. I’d loved to be laid to rest in such a beautiful place.
My grandparents are resting there.
Mine too, and my Dad.
I might have gone through there in 1991. At the time, I was in cemetery sales, and in the area on vacation. It was amazing, and the columbaria were especially interesting. They held a variety of styles of urns, with a favorite being made to resemble books. That's just what I would chose for myself.
I worked here in the 90s. We all knew what a magical place it was. During morning break we would go to the 8th floor where is the maintenance department had their office and eat the donuts that were delivered fresh. You truly could spend time looking for a specific crypt or niche and not see a person in those long, spooky corridors. You enter the building on the 5th floor, and the other floors are below ground. When we pushed the button for the elevator to come get us from the dungeness wings, it was always very creepy when the elevator door slowly opened to retrieve us.
Thanks for sharing the wonderful memories!
Can you please elaborate on why it's only open one day a year? That seems really odd to me.
@oculartremors There is a lot of precious marble and they don't want any sort of vandalism. It could also be per request of the family that owns the plot.
@@elizabethfpotts Thank you for your response!
Any Spirit Encounters? Share them here, Thanx
I've been in Portland almost fifty years and was totally unaware of this place. Now I want to see it. Thank you 🌹
It's definitely worth a visit!
Wow
Where is this place at?
I went to Llewellyn Grade school right next to the crematorium and intermittently a foul odor would emanate from the crematorium , we would say, " another Grandma up in smoke."
Keep the different content coming Steve! That was very interesting!
More to come!
Love the pictures! The angles and lighting add to the eerieness of the place.
Wow just amazing , I hadn't heard of this place before this video. This was good thank you
I've driven past this at least a dozen times. I'll have to visit someday.
AMAZING! Wow i have been living in the Portland area for almost twenty years now and i NEVER knew this place existed!! It's not like i'm a necromaniac or anything, but i HAVE to go there!!! Thanks, i now know where i will be going on Memorial Day!!!
Thanks Steve ❤ I'd love to go there!!
I never knew there was à place like this.thats a great story. Would love to check it out. Thanks
Hiya Steve. Long time. Hope all is well in your neck of the woods. Loving the Channel.
what a magnificent piece of Literature you picked in that poem!
I had no idea any such place like this existed. Thank You! Very unique experience to learn of such!!!
All these folks ashes are there but their spirit is someplace else. If there are spirits there they may feel protected and safe. Interesting subject and place, I am sure the spirits will make sure that no one breaks in. And if they do they will regret it. So, stay safe, warm/cool, and blessings.
Beautiful piece of music you chose for this video Steve 🔥❤️🔥
I have driven by Wilhelms hundreds of times and always wondered what it looks like inside, I just put Memorial day 2025 on my calender it is Monday May 26 and will go visit, I am so excited. Thank you for creating this fantastic video.
Very cool!
See you there, I just did the same!
I'll add it to my vacation list
I wish I’d known about this sooner, ‘cause now I have to wait until next Memorial Day to go see it. It’s practically within walking distance, and I’ve always had an interest in such things, so I’m surprised I didn’t know about it until now.
This place always reminded me of the movie phantasm. Freaking scary.
I have lived in Portland most of my life.
Ive seen the building a thousand times but had NO idea what it was.
It's shameful I'm not more familiar with the history of Portland.
Believe I'll be going to check it out.
WOW!!! 😲
Thank You, Good Video, Leaves a viewer Curious For More Info!
Thanks for watching!
@@TalesUntoldYT Any Follow Up Vids On This Place? I'm Sure I'm Not The Only One to Desire One. Thanx
Pirtland is Crazy Land.
Suggestion: you should interview one or more of the caretakers.
I was happy to see a few pagan statues there,too. Never knew this was here in Portland. Interesting.
been here a few times. just by chance rode by on a bike ride summer 2007. Im sure it wasnt memorial day. door was wide open. is was nearing dusk. I walked in. I never saw 1 person. Never heard a sound. Walked around in an endless maze of urns and statues. It was like dark and 10 pm when I left creeped out of my mind. I swear I kept thinking a Phantasm kill chrome ball was gonna hum around a corner and drill my skull! Got the bejeezus scared out of me when I walked down a dead end hallway and it was almost dark. I thought I heard something and turned around and about had a heart and panic attack...it was a pure white crypt cat running up to me! scarier than a black one it looked like a floor ghost coming toward me! OMG! I'm not a fraidy cat. You have to see it to believe it. 90,000 souls around me and you could hear a pin drop. Nobody around. No cars. It is surreal and gigantic in size. I kept thinking "wheres Igor the evil caretaker?" Never forget that evening.
fantastic ...We never knew
I knew about this. My ex decided to become a mortician at 23 and did the training and told me about it. Crazy but I do miss her. She probably left. Most intelligent people who could leave Portland did
“Most intelligent people who could leave Portland did.”… There’s a lot about this statement I don’t understand, but something tells me I don’t really want you to explain it. You see, this is usually a statement made about mind-numbing backwaters and burbs, not bustling centers of culture and opportunity. Of course, Portland has mostly changed in negative ways over the past decade or so, but, not only are the reasons for that mostly about issues facing the country and world as a whole, but it also doesn’t explain why your statement speaks of the past (unless you’re referring to a recent past in a way that sounds more distant). I was born in Portland in the eighties, and, although I’ve lived in a couple other places, Portland has been my lifelong home. I have some criticisms of it, but there are far worse places to live. If economic inequality wasn’t such a tremendous issue, it would sure help a lot, but, well, anyhoo, politics is what I was trying to avoid here, so maybe we shouldn’t leave clues in our comments about those things to begin with. Right now we’re one for one, so let’s just leave it there, ok?
Only the racist bigots left
I wonder if Don Coscarelli ever tried to film one of his Phantasm sequels here. 🤔
lived in Portland over 10 years now, and in Rockwood not all that far away, for thirty years before that, and never had any idea this place existed. I guess there's always shadows here, you don't see.
A CZcams FILMED A TOUR OF THE PLACE IT WAS SO PEACEFUL
"Little Johnny, what did you do today?" "We went to the City of the Dead, while eating popcorn and candy we walked through the mausoleum!" Steve this sounds like it is straight from an episode of the Adams Family. No thank you!!
Awesome story want to know more
Why is this place closed all year, but one day. What is going on the rest of year?
Are Bodies may die, but our souls never do. The 'after life' is actually the next life
So you can't go visit your loved one, except on one day a year.
You can visit your loved ones anytime- it's only open to the general public on Memorial Day.
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Gotcha
@@TalesUntoldYT That's good to know. In the Eugene-Springfield area is an historical cemetery where number of my relatives are buried. There were times we'd go there, just to remember those we loved. When I was young, family members would go there to tidy up the graves of our loved ones. It was always a peaceful place with birds and other small wildlife. Now, the cemetery is under management. It's completely fenced off with a gate that is locked. It's opened on Memorial Day. I think people can visit, but they have to call the management for an appointment. I suppose the intention was to reduce potential vandalism.
It appears that some of the graves have been moved. My grandmother's grave is now in a different location than it originally was. To my knowledge, no one in my family were ever notified of the relocation. Except for my brother and I, there is no one left in our family. Those from our generation and those back in the past have all passed away. The times have certainly changed.
You can bet that this is a DNA Bank like saving seeds
My grandparents stay there.😐
I live down the street from there
Where is this at in portland?
God only knows what's under the ground there I mean it it could go down for miles
Who built this? Not men with horse and buggies that’s for sure.
Built between 1900 and 1901, it would have relied significantly on coal fired steam equipment during the construction process.