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Abandoned High School in Illinois with Trophies, Gym Clothing, and More.

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Today we are exploring an abandoned High School in Illinois that closed down in 2010. The gym was boarded off and still in use until 2021. That is when the newer high school built to replace this one shut down. We found gym clothing, dace clothing, trophies, and accidentally ran into homeless camp.
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@timluperini8137 Год назад

Wow, great video. I graduated there in 1996, the basement was just as dingy then as it is now. The one room that was a weight room in the basement used to be the band room. The Gymnasium used to be the crown jewel. Many good memories in that building, thanks!

@charlieabate2044 Год назад

What up Tim!! If those walls could talk…

@timluperini8137 Год назад

Hey Man, what's up? Lot of stories they could tell good and bad!

@michaelharris5273 Год назад

Name of school???

@charlieabate2044 Год назад

@@michaelharris5273 St. Joseph High School - Westchester IL

@Gilbert_gang. 11 месяцев назад

@@timluperini8137 what’s a story you could tell?

@markgordon5387 11 месяцев назад

I graduated from that Catholic High School in 1987. I started my freshmen year in 1983. God bless all who passed through that school. God bless all who taught in there too. God bless all who administrated in there, and lead such a great school.

@stringlarson1247 10 месяцев назад

What was the name of that school? I grew up there, but can't recall the name.

@OrcaTrumpet 8 месяцев назад

@@stringlarson1247it had a name 🐬

@OrcaTrumpet 8 месяцев назад

@@stringlarson1247you can see “st Joseph” many times in this video 🐬

@markgordon5387 6 месяцев назад

St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois

@silverlite_wolf3570 2 месяца назад

Graduated here in '05. This kinda makes me sad. Be careful in there. One of the buildings that houses the Brothers was closed due to asbestos. Stay safe in your adventures and thank you for bringing me some nostalgia!

@mny1981 11 месяцев назад

this is the High school from Hoop Dreams. The one that Gates went to. Isaiah Thomas went there as well

@eddieb5149 9 месяцев назад

I grew up close to there and had friends who went to school there in the late 90s. I knew it closed, but had no idea that it was left totally unsecured to be vandalized and stripped. You expect that in the city, not so much in the suburbs. What a shame.

@truthteller4442 13 дней назад

It was mostly fine for most of the years it was closed. And then this school made it on RU-vid and some idiots were going to certain abandoned schools (this was one of them) and tagging and destroying them. It became like a trend for degenerates. The police actually arrested a ton of people that went in here and vandalized it. They were using motion detectors to catch them. That all started around 2018 or 2019.

@rj_2199 Год назад

The legends who played on that basketball court

@lucveasman9488 Год назад

for real

@jeremiahderosas9355 Год назад

My principal did

@eharris6347 6 месяцев назад

Which legend ? Larry Bird ?

@BRG64 11 месяцев назад

9:46 that says RIP ST JOES LMFAOO

@jonathanrouse Год назад

I found half the people on the dance team on fb lol

@devonstoomuch 6 месяцев назад

i saw your short & came to watch the video, im excited. abandoned stuff is interesting, because you have the freedom to fully explore.

@chriswatkins6222 Год назад

If your not sure what slags are remember this slag mites might reach the ceiling and slag tite are hanging tightly on the ceiling

@celestialasmr9624 11 месяцев назад

Stalagmites and stalactites my friend. No slags lol

@measzie8260 4 месяца назад

I can’t believe that’s my school. I graduated in 2001. So many memories in that gym and football field. Wow😢. Those red benches in the locker room are still standing. Lol

@Kosine5 2 месяца назад

I graduated ‘01 too 😢

@measzie8260 2 месяца назад

lol. Is that you my TILIGON brother??

@Kosine5 2 месяца назад

It ‘tis I!!!!

@measzie8260 Месяц назад

@@Kosine5 how did you come across this video? lol. I sent it to x and granddaddy. It’s crazy to see what happened to our spot.

@j0fvwuhjnv7 25 дней назад

Can you tell us why it was abandoned?

@bruceivery 6 месяцев назад

WOW!! So sad I was there 1986 - 1990 brings back soooooo many memories!!!

@niceguy712 Год назад

Sir can you do a longer video of exploring pls, I legit enjoy you guys content

@kathyb2941 4 месяца назад

I went to the school next door when it was all-girl (74-78), but came to this school across the field for band class. It was held in the basement.

@darlenejohnsonriggins3996 2 месяца назад

I attended IHM 1974-2978.

@gdevera778 Месяц назад

We would have our Homecoming rallies there in the gym. IHM and St. Joes together ..So sad its being demolished this week 😢

@Neris09 Год назад

I live in Illinois ,your videos are super interesting.

@KJ-pv1uz 2 месяца назад

So sad…my husband couldn’t even watch it - waaaay too depressing. He went to school there all 4 years in the late 80’s. By the way, they are organs, not pianos. Also, the cards in the little drawers that you called “records” are actually a card catalog - it’s what we used to locate books in the library. Also, we would watch videos on the t.v.’s that were on stands. That’s the way school was back then.

@Lefty216 Месяц назад

@@KJ-pv1uz you having to explain this to him made me feel old as hell lol

@truthteller4442 20 дней назад

@@Lefty216 The guy in the video at 21:55 also thought the former computer lab was a library. They didn't even know that a computer lab was a thing. Made me feel 97 years old...lol

@flydb23 10 дней назад

This was the iconic Westchester st Joseph. RIP. Ping. Once a charger always a charger. CLASS OF 84

@jenniferrogers5511 2 месяца назад

So sad. I went to IHM.

@gracieg7601 Год назад

What a shame to have schools all closed down. But look at the abandon houses in Illinois. There are whole subdivisions closed down. Empty house all over Illinois. What the heck? Someone said it cost too much to live in Illinois.

@_BELMONT_ Год назад

it really doesn't cost that much at all. This kind of stuff is all over America at this point.

@TheOneandOnlyD-R-E 10 месяцев назад

More like people want less corruption in their government, that's why they leave.

@laurarayoum4754 10 месяцев назад

Such a waste of material and equipment that should have been repurposed to another school; could have also been donated for after school education programs. It makes no sense. That building would have been a good building for homeless programs or social services programs.

@NoFace-ke9pc 7 месяцев назад

@_BELMONT_ it's called property taxes. One of the most unconstitutional things out there and yet they still charge more and more

@TheOneandOnlyD-R-E 7 месяцев назад

@@_BELMONT_ you're out your dang mind. My property tax assessment went up $115k from last yr. Also, I went to that hs on the 90s. It was garbage then. Edit: overpriced garbage.

@gracieg7601 Год назад

I hate it when the places are all torn up with graffiti all over. Why do people do such dumb stuff like tear it all up?

@aliceramdom.s Год назад

I don't know

@eddiew.4650 Год назад

Because they're bored.

@sentortv7816 11 месяцев назад

Gives it character imo

@KJ-pv1uz 2 месяца назад

No, totally disrespectful to people who had great times in that school

@shionk1129 24 дня назад

13:09 trey acing everything😮

@josefhamilton9907 Год назад

Old school tv from the 1990s to the 2000s.

@_BELMONT_ Год назад

that old tv was 100% from the 70s-80s

@kimberlyhemminger3822 5 месяцев назад

I just read that they are planning on making this an alternative school. I imagine they would knock it down and start over tho

@oliviam7536 10 месяцев назад

definitely a cool place to check out. i’ve only been inside of the newer building

@nicholasdavila5071 Год назад

i went to this place like a couple months ago and i went into the building ur in now which is abandonded but it seems like the other school right next to this near the street is also closing down but it seems fairly new closed down since we noticed cars parked near it and moving around from time to time

@haydenfarts Год назад

Hey man where’s the located at? Me and my girlfriend love checking out places like this we never vandalize

@nicholasdavila5071 Год назад

@@haydenfarts westchester, i went yesterday and there was someone or something making noise in the basement tho be careful i left after it kept making footstep noises and moving things around noises

@aliceramdom.s Год назад

@@nicholasdavila5071in england?

@nicholasdavila5071 Год назад

@@aliceramdom.s bruh nah this in illinois

@magzthejazz 9 месяцев назад

there’s this gym I go to all the time for family reunions and the last time I went i remember seeing a spider under an open bench… but it’s actually pretty clean and not that dirty. it was an old high school gym I believe since there’s pictures of high school students. the basketball hoops are still up, but there is a closed up section of it which is most likely the supply area, guessing that’s extreme moldy. we are aloud to use the property (as it probably is obvious already lol) but I don’t know about anyone else. there’s also a playground for nearby homes but there’s a creepy cemetery 😭😭 im most likely going back this month (November 2023) and in December (2023).

@carlwheezer2808 8 месяцев назад

i see spiders in my bed ☠️☠️☠️ (australian)

@magzthejazz 8 месяцев назад

@@carlwheezer2808 dang dawg… I love Australia but hell naw

@TrackerRoo Месяц назад

You can tell how honored they were to win those trophies and ribbons by the way they just let them behind.

@Rayrae2269 2 месяца назад

Class of 1987 remember the place well

@joejonas3684 Год назад

Isiah Thomas on the Pistons I believe was a graduate of this school

@darlenejohnsonriggins3996 2 месяца назад

Yes he graduated from St. Joe's. I attended IHM during the same time period. We would go to St. Joe's to watch him play.

@screammovies7228 Год назад

You and *The Proper People* would make a good collab.

@johnconrad7517 Год назад

Bathrooms still looked normal thats cool.

@Nan-59 11 месяцев назад

When I was in high school, we had the theater, and then a theater about the same size as in the video, that of course, was called the “little theater“👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

@Nan-59 11 месяцев назад

I’d be sad if my high school was 😢abanded and deteriorating.

@Lefty216 Месяц назад

In due time....

@Fish-pi8lv 8 дней назад

I would be happy😂

@robertmailhos8159 Год назад

What is going on the New school closed in.2021 😮

@decayingmidwest Год назад

Not sure

@robertmailhos8159 Год назад

@@decayingmidwest okay thanks for the update on this video

@HealthAndWellnessSeries Год назад

The property was finally sold in late Spring to a developer intent on building a new school.

@robertmailhos8159 Год назад

@@HealthAndWellnessSeries thanks for the update on this school

@chriswatkins6222 Год назад

I think it was the gym was still being used but closed down in 2021

@yaboijuanito1460 11 месяцев назад

If i have money and a job. I should fly over Manchester Illinois and visit this abandoned school. I love watching these videos on RU-vid and your videos are enjoyable and interesting to watch.

@TheOneandOnlyD-R-E 10 месяцев назад

Westchester, IL.

@Gorethekidlol 4 месяца назад

My sister went to this school in 2006 she said it was awesome sucks it closed

@robertasmith1889 Год назад

So many good memories there. I went there for band while i went to IHM closer to 22nd st.

@GenXfrom75 4 месяца назад

That’s kind of sad… especially the photos left behind.

@scottyevans7304 Год назад

Hey brother, great work that you do here! Question, how do you find these abandon places?

@lisawilson9910 8 месяцев назад

He made a video on it. Basically u just go to google maps and look around for overgrown or broken down places then go to street view to check what it looks like. And there u go hope that helps😁

@lisawilson9910 8 месяцев назад

People who thought something was gonna happen when the music stopped 1:03

@illburnmyselfforreal 7 месяцев назад

Save the converse and all the jerseys for me. They'll definitely last longer with me than there

@amnwhitedeath2011 7 месяцев назад

When I was a little younger I used to explore this building

@h0nk584 Год назад

Nice, there is a old brewery in Dubuque Iowa I have seen and it’s getting torn down soon, you should check it out

@TheOneandOnlyD-R-E 10 месяцев назад

I went to the girls school in 1994. It sucked; they had the skinniest lockers. I did go to my first freshman dance and a junior prom in that gym, though.

@giolopez9 10 месяцев назад

29:40 lemme get those Soccer posters🤣😭 hahaha

@josefhamilton9907 Год назад

That mold is gross!!! 🤢🤢🤢 2:10

@aliceramdom.s Год назад

you never seen moss before?

@yourlocalrussiankid9162 6 месяцев назад

no way i live only 20 mins away from this, gonna get the boys and explore this

@shesbananas 2 месяца назад

You guys should check out Lincoln high school in East St Louis. I can’t find any videos of it being explored even though it’s been abandoned since 1998.

@TheLoafOfBreadOG 4 месяца назад

Graffiti is so goofy

@richardgarza9214 2 месяца назад

You deserve more subscribers bro

@Bob.12345 8 месяцев назад

Man need to know how u guys always find cool abandoned places like this

@DarkXAstro2795 7 месяцев назад

25:55 at I made up my mind to break in and get those studs 💀

@Jeffboi123 Год назад

Decaying I have a question have you ever experienced any life threatening stuff while exploring abandoned places?

@god-bs7op Год назад

i wondered that too

@eharris6347 6 месяцев назад

@jeff I think he stepped on a nail one time

@gregheffley69 Год назад

11:07 I found her on facebook🤓

@LandofLeo1.0 Месяц назад

This high school is located by my house

@stevenfuller3816 7 месяцев назад

Isaiah Thomas went to this school. The original building was closed for asbestos. I hope they build big homes on that land.

@MarechalLanne 9 месяцев назад

21:08 21:15 heard a plane

@Oitzman_Racing49 Год назад

You know you gotta wonder what caused these places to close down 🤔🤔🤔,kinda sad honestly, anyways AMAZING video, definatly peaked my curousity 👍

@eddiew.4650 Год назад

Expenses rising and the lack of proper funding.

@yaboijuanito1460 11 месяцев назад

Definitely*

@kmikem78 6 месяцев назад

I was looking into the school and the reason it closed was admission was too low. They have a wiki on this highschool. Enrollment Coed Peak: 887 (2008) Lowest: 185[3] (2020-2021) , 185 students at whatever the tuition was at the time was not enough to keep it open.

@Oitzman_Racing49 6 месяцев назад

@@kmikem78 fascinating thanks for the info 👍🏻

@MaxeyGeorgeCRPS Год назад

There was singles in the loaded machine above the quarter they found on tye floor

@brimtime8117 Год назад

that’s Isaiah Thomas’s old high school

@lisawilson9910 8 месяцев назад

People who thought something was going to happen when the music stopped 💀💀💀 1:03

@sub-z8d Год назад

are there any places in the netherlands?

@sondrayork6317 5 месяцев назад

Looks like a weight training list that the pe teacher would have the students do during gym class.

@noobingaroundpt7167 8 месяцев назад

23:44 Wasnt on that school that a kid throws a basketball from that door while running out and still made the shot?

@thedeadxloser9198 5 месяцев назад

jesus the way his own team ignores him, breaks me

@CubsFan2812 10 месяцев назад

Really curious about the room at 32:30. It looks like theres a shower in it too.

@Certified-memer911 8 месяцев назад

Wow im surprised you guys didnt found any bugs in such a old and dirty place

@reaganeidemiller7132 6 месяцев назад

bugs don't care much for dirt, they want food; more likely to find some in an operating school

@ChadWick-o4i 11 дней назад

What school is this?

@user-bg3op8gs8f 7 месяцев назад

Use to live in Chicago. Ill is lack view or sin high schol closed now

@brandong7201 Месяц назад

Would like to update this has been demolition now gone forever 😢

@tommyasmrofficial1 10 дней назад

@@brandong7201 no it’s hasn’t it’s still there

@brandong7201 10 дней назад

@@tommyasmrofficial1 ummmm no

@tommyasmrofficial1 9 дней назад

@@brandong7201 dude trust im going there today it’s still there, but it will be demolished in the following days

@brandong7201 9 дней назад

@@tommyasmrofficial1 let's meet up n explore I got more spots

@tommyasmrofficial1 9 дней назад

@@brandong7201 i’m a kid lol so no thanks

@Jakeclark8 Год назад

What town was this in?

@yaboijuanito1460 11 месяцев назад

Westchester Illinois

@aliceramdom.s Год назад

any video's that you done in oxfordshire or around that area?

@sondrayork6317 5 месяцев назад

Stelagtites in a building? Those are usually found in caves, not buildings. That place is probably very moldy if those are found forming.

@Mechanarian 5 месяцев назад

They can form in a couple years if the water is hard enough, I see them under bridges all the time

@lewangandrover6441 8 месяцев назад

Bros 5'3 🔥🔥🔥

@Sigmawrestler69 7 месяцев назад

Im 5,5

@lewangandrover6441 7 месяцев назад

@@Sigmawrestler69 wait so your the one with the camera 🔥🔥🔥

@Sigmawrestler69 7 месяцев назад

@@lewangandrover6441 No im only 13 that guy looked about 25

@Sigmawrestler69 7 месяцев назад

I still have some growing left to do

@wondercharlie-thesupercat3763 Месяц назад

you guys are amazed by the weirdest things - hey lets shoot 1 minute of a pool table !!!! pay no attention to the nuclear reactor over here

@Lefty216 Месяц назад

It seems as if Charlie has lost his wonder.

@sonnyymoore7790 5 месяцев назад

I have a question what was that second building you visited hear the school ? Was that another l’art of the school or a kind of house ?

@krisb5792 3 месяца назад

Hey vato you got a light?

@user-bw4wi8ox7b 10 месяцев назад

اتمنى لك التوفيق والنجاح أنا صديقه جديده في انتظارك احلى لايك

@XTR3M3B01L0L-word 9 месяцев назад

I wanna find that #1 senior guy

@MimicbrotherVlogs 10 месяцев назад

Idk if it’s just me or why does the gym look like the gym In “remember the titans”

@newbutthunt Год назад

open for 61yrs.

@lucveasman9488 Год назад

i know its so sad to see

@Leonmaatjee0012 8 месяцев назад

Whyd they leave it?

@dec1969 3 месяца назад

7:50 That's an electric organ, which is odd to be in a high school...

@dec1969 3 месяца назад

And at 31:12...

@giolopez9 10 месяцев назад

Lemme come w y’all. From Illinois.

@sondrayork6317 5 месяцев назад

Wow, strict rules are posted. There’s rules for a reason though. Mostly for the safety and wellbeing of staff and students.

@Riley095 Год назад

Ay I was the one who destroyed the bathroom

@brucewayne7970 Год назад

Y, it's going to be torn down one day anyway, so who really cares buy let try to keep the buildings intact for others it's a time capsule for many students and youtubers

@ZawgalliniV2 6 месяцев назад

“Go to the principal’s office” 😂

@TheCSXrailfanner 8 месяцев назад

*music stops* Press Shift to Run

@arunkumargautam3959 9 месяцев назад

Not good ,, I am from India and the way they left it hurts like the place would have been awesome it doesn't deserve this .

@ChiraqTakeovers Год назад

Bruh is that zeeth 💀💀💀💀💀💀

@Manny_ Год назад

Are you ever worried about neighbors seeing you go in there and calling the cops?

@decayingmidwest Год назад

Always

@theelightbearer4254 Год назад

@@decayingmidwest how often do the cops arrest you for stuff like this? I’ve checked out a few places before but never ran into cops

@jeremiahderosas9355 Год назад

@@theelightbearer4254My friends got busted in there, there is usually cops there 24/7

@theelightbearer4254 Год назад

@@jeremiahderosas9355they went to jail? Or got let off? Been wanting to go here but I don’t need a record lol

@jeremiahderosas9355 Год назад

@@theelightbearer4254 We were middle schoolers and the cop just said, hey what you doing get out of here, and then 2 years ago almost 50 kids went in during a festival and was not caught

@davidhibbs6989 9 месяцев назад

Are you done making videos 🤔 nothing in over 5 months!

@aliceramdom.s Год назад

nice

@bilson7523 Год назад

Kinda sad honestly

@Iamsospecial1 6 месяцев назад

Why all the abandoned places have to be in Illinois ?? 💭🤔

@BFriendlyGuy 7 месяцев назад

Oh snap, free peencils!

@They_Live_While_We_Sleep 6 месяцев назад

Why not keep the trophy’s for posterity. That’s wrong to let the trophies rot

@kelvisaisawesome Год назад

Love how the comments have guidelines but in your other channel you’re leaving comments on RU-vid about “all females being bad” and not even thinking about what that means.

@twinks2. 7 месяцев назад

Quick question if u took something from an abandoned building is it theft or like maritime law ..finders keepers ? X

@ramdude12 3 месяца назад

It is still theft if you were to get caught, those items still belong to the owners of the school/building.

@twinks2. 3 месяца назад

@@ramdude12 ah yeah they would still have an original owner ..got ya thanks chick x

@truthteller4442 13 дней назад

It's theft. The property is still owned by someone.

@twinks2. 13 дней назад

@@truthteller4442 thanks

@jennyrosd2003 6 месяцев назад

The mad max infrastructures are slowly growin as our country is going homeless and our border invaded. Its truly a time of incredible deterioration. May we regroup and start from scratch.

@truthteller4442 13 дней назад

Yup...too much of our money is being funneled to illegal aliens. Sadly and ironically, the Catholic Church funds a lot of that.