Abandoned- 1905 Blue stone Villa and Adelaide icon Peter Van the Party Man lost forever 

I am so in love with this home, it is sad to see it go. Thank you for keeping the memories alive.

I just adore this home and the high gloss floors. Thanks for the real estate photos!

It hurts to see these old homes and tress go that are historic to just to build a freaking highway!!!! Such a shame the government cares more about money in their pockets than preserving the history for future generations.

Hi Paul, thank you again for taking the time to document these beautiful old buildings; what you are doing is so important to be able to keep a record of the gorgeous old buildings we once had. Before long all our cities will be filled with horrendous modern things made from MDF and concrete blocks, they will never be documented because they won't stand long enough to be worthy of it. Here in Tassie we have slowly stared to realise the worth of our heritage. I live in a 63sq 1897 Victorian 2 storey house and most of my friends can't understand why I put so much time and money into the upkeep. I wish there were more people like you and me about. Cheers mate 👍👍

I absolutely love this house. It truly saddens me to know that it will be gone. Even though it has been updated in some areas it is a beautiful lady! I look forward to your videos and I always feel as though I am right there with you exploring. You work is absolutely amazing. Thank you for sharing and caring for these places.

😔😢greedy pieces of work. That home should not finish like this. There's no progress in this. Bulldozing it for a lousy road that does not sound well planned out and will create more problems..than to begin with. I've seen it here too many times😡. Thanks Paul. Stay safe

How classy did that house look in the photos! The garden too! What a f*cking shame! What is with Adelaide? Is there just so many old houses that another one gone doesn't really matter? A great presentation Paul, thank you.

What a beautiful home. Love the floors and the updates. Thank you so much for including the real estate photos kinda sad to see what it once was. I hope then can preserve those beautiful trees. Take care and stay safe.

I'm starting to feel like humanity is that beautiful tree. How sad if any of them need to go. Wonderfully done.

Now this breaks my heart! What a beautiful home this once was! Those trees are irreplaceable. Shame shame!

What a sad video - such a let down to see modernization on an old home. But then to find its in the middle of progress (new highway). Wonder what it will take for someone to realize they are removing history that can't come bsck. Thanks for sharing this beauty. As always you did a fine job.

What an elegant old home she was, and the years spent on such a beautiful garden, its sad to see it all go

A beautiful place, large yard, fantastic hardware, woodwork, fireplaces, windows & pool. The old photos show a light & bright cheerfulness. Lovely visit yet sad it's being demolished rather than saving the past. Thx add o much for the tour!

What a beautiful home and property...those floors are pristine, and although there have been several modifications, it still holds its charm. The loss of the property and its flora is beyond criminal if they take down a gum tree of that age. It saddens me when wildlife habitat is destroyed just to make more roads...there simply has to be a better way. Nice job in documenting a historical building before she is gone. Thank you once again.🖤🇨🇦

Im just gonna say THANK YOU for recording this....since it "has to be torn down", at least we have people like you to capture its beauty and some history.

For pete sake knocking down a beautiful home and a business that has been there for years for a frigging road grrrrrr makes me so angry

I really love the old bluestone homes. This one, though renovated over the years retained enough of the original build to let me imagine it's original condition. What a stunner it must have been. The garden with those big old trees is spectacular. I can imagine sitting out there with a glass of lemonade and enjoying the birds and other wildlife on the property. I'm glad to know that a lot of this home will be salvaged. I could see where the floorboards were being pulled up to save. Thank you so much for showing this one before it is torn down.

So sad to see this beautiful house go all in the name of progress. Thanks for documenting it Paul.

Cucaboro sits in the old gum tree! ! Thank you indigo, keep it up! What’s up guy!

Something similar happened here, a commuter corridor 4 lane one way right through a 1950''s housing park. one street disappeared, 35 houses (Nice ones) gone for traffic flow.One of my pals rented a house there for 2 years .Would have been sweet to see it as originally was, Edwardian furniture and floral wallpaper. Thanks for the tour. Happy Easter.

It's a shame that this beautiful house. Is to be destroyed. A lot of history in this house. Beautiful landscaping. I hope they change their mind. Love the floors and the archway. Thanks for showing . The before and after video. Have a wonderful day.

RIP another gorgeous character home...

I bet the outdoor toilet was for the gardener and the pool man and any other workers. This was a pretty nice villa. I liked the kitchen and loved the big yard and the swimming pool! Thank you for the tour!

I LOVE this house! I love the yard, the trees, the pool! Everything! So sad it's going to be torn down for some hwy. Oh well... Thanks for sharing.

Oh no. I don't think I can watch this yet. I get too depressed seeing these beautiful, historical places demolished for "progress". With all this "social isolation" bs here in the states, I'm struggling as it is with depression. I'm sure it's awesome. I'll save to watch for later. Thanks! Hope everything is going well for you and yours.

Another great video. In it's day this property was breathtaking! Built to last only to be destroyed for so called "progress" and for some reason seeing this old beauty go has really upset me. Thanks Paul for recording this beautiful piece of history.

Urbex..from the soul of my heart..thank you for posting this. I know it's breaking your heart to see this destruction.

Thank You for Taking time to show us this lovely home, It actually looks as if it were painted recently, the kitchen appears to have been recently remodeled as well. Amazing that you have photos of it's former self---Beautiful !

What a beautiful home that makes me so mad that they would rip all of those beautiful homes down for what a highway or a sky raise building not right because they do not build home like that anymore so glad you got to take photos and do a video enjoy all of your videos take care .

This is so upsetting that a beautiful grand old South Australian home with so much history has gone to waste, just because of a new road developement. Thanks for providing this footage Urbex Indigo.

Hi Paul, Thank you again for documenting this lovely home. One of your followers Brenden said "my friends can't understand why I put so much time and money into the upkeep" {of his home) Brenden, I get it. I have restored a few grand ladies and currently doing and Art Deco. I think it is such as shame that they just get knocked down but without you Paul it would be a greater shame if we failed to keep a record of what was once. Keep up the great work.

i feel like something needs to be saved....that blue doorknob...wow and the chandeliers...i just can't see those beautiful things being destroyed. it saddens me to see such beautiful history being smashed to the ground. keep up your great work. take care K$

I love the before and now pictures. Thank you for your video's :)

There's the archway in the hall that I love! I love the lead front door. Beautiful floors! Great wallpaper. I always hate to see these older homes destroyed. They have such great personalities! I would not have a problem living in it. WOW!! I can hear the rain pouring down...now it has let up. Nice stove and the whole kitchen. Wonderful property. Thank you so much for sharing!! Please stay healthy.

Thanks my friend for sharing this video about this house and business it was a shame to see it all go but things must change nothing ever stays the same my friend time goes on and i can't wait to see your video my friend and God Bless and thanks again.

So sad for this beautiful home and for Peter Van. I love the home, I wouldn't have redone the ceilings or walls, what was original was so much prettier. Floors still nice and shiny, and I want that huge bathtub! Thanks for filming before it was destroyed.

Absolutely loving your videos and love the original photos you added in.... really nice to see how it looked when it was a home. So sad to see this demolished.. it was such a beautiful house ❤

So sad ....what a stunning home it was. Thankyou for sharing I'm watching from England x

What a beautiful lady this home must have been in her youth! Loved, loved, loved the wood floors. Sad she'll be a casualty of road construction. Guess it's better to replaced by a road than an ugly apartment unit ! Thank you for the tour. Always look forward to your videos.

Thank you for sharing. Interesting film when you had added old photos. Got fairytale feeling when I looked att the filming from outside. Wonderfful garden and the trees. Sharing this one with my friens on fb Take care.

what a beautiful home, so sad...keep em coming, Happy Easter xx

So sad to see this place go. Hope they save the trees. Excellent video, especially when you show previous photos of how it used to look.

The flooring is gorgeous!! Thank u 4 sharing🙌😊

Thank you for showing us this lovely property .Sadly the two hundred and fifty year old tree will be disposed of, indeed very sad .

It really grinds my gears when road are prioritised over history. What was wrong with the original plans? The new lot had their childish way and ruined it all - all over money no doubt. Planners are like friggin spoiled kids. What a beautiful old house with so much class and stunning features. I’m glad you managed to document it and it’s a great video dude

First The party store that was awesome.. And the house I don't know what to say the pictures of before were absolutely stunning I love the arch door way it was absolutely magnificent, the before pictures of 2012 are absolutely breathtaking and them floors are absolutely beautiful I wished I had them in my home. And I sure hope that they do save the trees they are awfully beautiful and very old and we need trees,,we need all the trees we can have to help the atmosphere, the critters and whatever else might be living in them... I hope they salvage everything they can and at this home and I saw the most beautiful door handle it had flowers on it that was absolutely gorgeous I have never seen one like that one original or not.. and as far as the outhouse when I was young we had a out house so I know how it is you use one of them old things but it was better than nothing.. LoL.. thanks for letting us see it was a blast from the past...

Wonderful explore and back story of the house. Such a shame, thank you for the tour

This one was so beautiful ,how sad why the government keeps doing this ,you can't never replace this beautiful houses,these are my favourites ,I love Victorian houses since I came to this beautiful country ,I love the information you gave us thankyou so much for this video was absolutely magnifique,have a safe Easter ,big 🤗 from a Frenchy in Australia 🇫🇷🇦🇺🤗💝

Man...such a nice home. It should be listed as a historic landmark. I do love the design accents.

Those were magnificent trees Paul, hopefully to be saved. Wonderful house and property. Cheers! ☮️

This was a beautiful home. Thank you for sharing with us.

Losing any of those beautiful trees would be a crime and heartbreaking. I wish this home could have been moved. I really like this dear home.

I 've watched at least 3 of these vids now...what beautiful wood on the floors in all! The real estate pics were wonderful. What a dreamy place.. They thought of everything ,,including a shower to shower off after swimming. Must have had a huge dog too, by the looks of the doggie door..

I noticed how sad your voice was when you talked about the trees. My husband and I feel that way lately. The hospital we were born at and our son's too was demolished. And now our high school is too. Now there is just two empty huge lots. I feel old.

As you said bitter-Sweet this is a beautiful blue stone house. I loved the arched hallways and beautiful wood flooring and the ceiling medallions are just fantastic! But as you said they are doing some reclaiming of materials?! Thanks again for another video. You do such a good job and I appreciate your effort.

I loved this house...what an old tree😮I've probably seen n heard if older but wow great video as always💜

Well done ... thanks for interspersing the photos of the home when it was being used.

Wow what a nice place. Really liked the wood floors. I hope that those trees were saved and not ripped up. Tree stands that long it deserves to be left alone. Thanks, good video

Beautiful home and property.

:( Very sad and terrible waste. Gone because of a stupid road. Thanks for making a record of both sites. The house was exquisite in its day.

It's always so sad that beautiful old trees having to be taken out in the name of progress. I always dread the sound of chainsaws in the city where I live, here in South Africa. Thanks again for the video!

Love this one. The old pictures brought it to life. I wish I could have explored this one with you! Prayers you are staying health my freind. Miss your kitties too.

What a shame to loose such an elegant home and grounds. I live in Los Angeles, we do not have may homes here 100 years old. My area was built up pre and post WWII. I live in the older part of town built in 1940.

Its a shame they are always knocking down beautiful old houses, for highways or what ever else they want to do. Its such a shame. Thank you for the history you tell of of all the houses on your videos, I love hearing them.

georgous home, the pre photos show how it was loved, done beautifully, so sad its going

So sad for home, trees, birds, so so bad :( Thanks for your all vidéos, hi from France. Take care of you.

Lovely old home, so sad! Please let us know the fate of those beautiful trees. Great explore thankyou, my Friday is complete 😀

I appreciate your showing pix of how the rooms looked when the house was liveable.

I'm glad that your documenting these things b4 there gone 4ever to much history is lost to development especially the stuff that is over 100 years old......

It is a shame that the houses cannot be moved somewhere. We are all to blame as we drive so much. If the roads are not improved or redesigned then we gripe about the traffic. So thank you for filming these places so we can always remember our past.

What a shame to lose something so beautiful..

So sad to see these beautiful old home destroyed.

I’m a new subscriber! I love your content even if it sad, these homes have been demolished and gone forever 💔

Beautiful house, but so sad to know that it will be gone..keep up the amazing work👍

It really sucks these homes should be heritage listed.. as there is so much history

Wau! I liked this house. Thanks for the tour.

Omgoodness ! That rain sounded lovely! It hasn't rained here in california for a VERY long time 😢

A beautiful home. I wonder why they abandoned it. Do you think they were paid to leave so the demolition crew could put a road through it. I wonder if the house could of been moved or the road rerouted, just a thought! Thank you for showing this place!

An amazing home that was loved I'm sure. A bit of history there so sad to be gone. Can't believe the big old trees have to go aswell😥

Another old gem gone to so called progress. I've seen here in my town take away all the history to build big ugly high rise junk that remain mostly empty anyway because the rents are to high for many to pay. Just breaks ones heart. Thanks for for saving this beauty on video Paul.

I’m surprised - the bathroom and laundry weren’t as updated as other rooms like the kitchen and the small bathroom next to the kitchen.

So sad to see such a beautiful house demolished. I hope the tree is saved but somehow I don’t think so 😢 great video xxx

Hi Urbex Indigo. Thanks for yet another wonderful--though as you say, bittersweet--video for us to enjoy. I sure hope they at least save the 220-year old tree, but I am not at all confident that they will. Hell must be full up with real estate deveopers. As an American, sometimes the birds that are heard and seen in your vids seem quite exotic to me! I love birds. :-)

So beautiful!!!

So great that you could add the real estate video and original owner. While I am sad and angry that they are tearing this home down, it is somewhat mitigated by the salvage effort. I do hope those trees are saved. Thanks for being witness

again a verry nice house mate !!! a shame it's comming down.. greetsz from holland... max

All that beautiful pine flooring being disgarded . . . how sad

Thank you for your video.

The old wallpaper and that one door handle with the flowers were pretty

Nice old place mate thanks.

Love that house. Could see myself living there. Goodbye old house.

If only that property could talk, I'm sure it would have some very interesting stories to tell ! A beautiful house in structurally surprisingly good condition on a great sized block of land. I wonder if it originally had a horse stable and coach house ? Thank you for walking thru this property, sharing the video and relaying its history.

Thankyou for sharing.

What a beautiful home! As usual a shame. Hello to Nikolai! 😻

It's just a shame what a beautiful home.

Lovely place. Omg how sad. Im glad you got to the house Before it was gone.

anther great video again love seeing your stuff with out you it would be gone for ever but being recorded and put on youtube it still lives on but anyway yeah i have lived in adelaide all my life 43 years of it and seen a lot changed some good some bad but anyway yeah i remember going to peter van the party man heaps that was one of my very favourite stores here in adelaide i brought heaps and heaps of balloons of mark i have knowen him for 26 years which he was the owner yeah i use to catch buses up to there and back it nearly took me a day to get there from seaford to peter van the party man until i got a car gee what great memorries but sad to see it all go now :-(

Beautiful home the road department was going to put a 4 lane where i live but a bunch of us from Hazel went to the meeting and we fought for our home and land i have lived here for 30 years and was not going to let them take my home we won they had to find another route for their road stay safe and healthy love from America

Thanks for the last look

They did a lovely job on rehabbing. They left the original beauty of this home intact. I think I would have liked to see the fireplaces even if they were non working. They do look good with pillar candles displayed in them. The addition was great and the cabana bath. What a nice kitchen for gathering with friends and access to pool area. I like how your loo's are separated from the bath. Here in the States they started building a room in the bath area for your toilet which they call water closets. It's nice you have historical pictures of these places. One day a generation will ask why would they tear down our history. Do y'all have a historic district in your towns? Here in the States these neiborhoods are being vitalized and special tax breaks are given if you rehab to save the originality of the home. Your photos and video's may be in demand one day by your historical society or organization. Oh and hate when they tear down the trees. Something that stood for over 200 years should have been saved. Mother Earth is not happy. 🌏 Thanks for your passion to getting these gems on film.