Dan Bell / Film It I have to ask... do u ever get dirty looks walking around those locations? I live in Chicago and I would not go in a lot of our ghettos. Lol
Chicago Gemini Girl There's a thin line between bravery and stupidity, and my concern is whether or not they know where that line is. Baltimore's having *issues*, including drug violence, gang violence, besieged buisnesses, police being scapegoated across the board for all the city's social ills (ten years ago small businesses were the city's scapegoats), racial tension, no leadership, no money- Baltimore is one of the very few cities in America that does not belong to a county and thus has no real tax base beyond businesses like cheap liquor stores, a few small discount grocery stores, and motels- a majority of residents receiving welfare, no jobs, and a lot of desperate, angry, drugged-out, and usually armed *residents*...I hope this trio remembers where they are, and remains on the right side of that bravery/stupidity line.
You’re sad the house is rotting away? It’s a pile of fucking bricks, people are dying from overdoses and gunshots daily. That is what should make you sad, not an object with no emotions or feelings. Only in America would people feel bad for the run down house over the people living in it..
4:35 - seeing objects like this in drug houses always makes me feel really sad for some reason. It was probably made long ago, bought with love to adorn a house and bring a little bit of joy to the people inside. What did it see over the time between then and now. I can't imagine it was what the person buying it hoped it would be.
Have you considered steel soled protection boots for exploring these places? A pair saved me from a rusty nail going through my foot when I was renovating an old church. Amazing video as always!
Vladimir Eng funny enough most buildings in Europe that claim to be hundreds of years old were destroyed by disasters or war and later rebuilt (in different styles even) and then claim to be older for building code reasons.
Hey Dan and Will. I lived in Annapolis for many years grew up in Calvert. I really respect what you guys do! It must be hard sometimes to see these beautiful old places that will never be brought back to life! You guys must have big balls to go in these areas and know what could be lurking! Mad respect a loyal fan! ❤️
In the years that I lived in Baltimore, that was a home. It looks like it was a nice home, well furnished and well cared for. It looks like someone had painted it in the late eighties or early nineties, judging by the color scheme. Someone loved that place. Its enough to make me cry. The building behind looks like a horse drawn fire house. It reminds me a lot of the stable where the street arabs used to keep their horses, although as I remember, at least part of the stable was in a flatiron building.
Those houses had a fireplace in virtually every room. Those built ins were beautiful years ago. Must have been a nice place at one time. How sad. Hey, encyclopedias! Educated squatter junkies. *sigh* What a waste of human life. It's really sad. People who have given up on life.
Baltimore has some very beautiful, beautiful buildings!! People should see about restoration of them and build up businesses of many types! Help give jobs to residents in the area!
It's a shame what has happened to such a once beautiful and historic city. A place I still call home, even though I live on the opposite coast. Love you Baltimore.
These old little houses are so beautiful. All the lovely woodwork details in white. The mantelpieces are awesome, the carved doorframes, the banister. I would love to own such a beautiful old house but obviously not in this neighbourhood. ;)
Sad scene, I lived in Baltimore and there are houses even older than these about 100 yr old homes, and they are in the same state. Sad to see beautiful historic homes rotting away.
For a goof you should stage Rick "mining for asbestos" in one of these old places. Act like your checking a new place out and hear some banging. And its rick with a hardhat mining for asbestos. Its probably funnier in my head than anything else. lol
Be careful please. I know you probably hear it all the time but sometimes these houses can be booby trapped or filled with the needles like you showed. Thank you for the video and experience!
Kangaroo Man has excellent penmanship, how refreshing to see he took the time to print so clearly. I've said it before but it bears repeating - you guys are FEARLESS!! Filming the inside of a Baltimore shootin' gallery - something most of us would never get the chance to see...awesome!!! Gotta love Baltimore's historic district! 😷
Dan and Will Once again thank you for your efforts but PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE be careful. With the type of footwear you wear, you're afforded very little protection against needles etc. I consider you my friends and would be heartbroken to learn that something bad had befallen you. On a different note the brick building looks like someone had started to rehab it. Looks like it could have been attractive - despite the presence of "kangaroo dick"
I know he had a close encounter in the stash house, but I'm always so worried that something like that could happen again. Even in broad daylight, people may mug you for your camera equipment, or even just bc you look dressed nice and probably have money on you. Be careful.
Dan, awesome film of this Baltimore drug house. Too bad druggies had to trash it. Judging by the Eastlake trim, I might guess this was/ is from about 1909- 1910 when the house might have been built. However, this is just a guess. I am in love with the fire places throughout this house and those inset shelves above them are gorgeous. I heard you mention about the walls being very stained. You may be correct about the tobacco smoke, but who knows that could also have been chemicals leftover from a meth lab perhaps. I speculate this since I lived (and restored) an investment house that used to be a rental for drug users. The unfortunate reality is that most of these homes are so badly damaged by druggies/ squatters/ vandals that it takes a crapload of money and years to ever restore these beautiful old Victorians to their original beauty, but it can be done. Also what helped me solve my dirty wall problems in my investment house was to use a damp sponge mop with a little bit of Clorox, mop bucket of water, air out the house, and slap on some Killz paint block. If it is old wallpaper (some of these homes were heavily papered) over plaster and lathe as you document in a few of your other videos I've watched recently, then I wouldn't know how to preserve that. Still, always creepy and extremely entertaining videos you post. I've been a long time sub on here. Love all you urban explorers. Take care and be safe. 🤓
@@3rdworldgarage450 Actually not true. I'm from Boston MA from when it was rundown. Like after you crossed Mass Avenue and Boylston Street you were in Roxbury-not many people called it The South End-now there's no more The Hood around here. Just a few sketchy places. Baltimore isn't all that big and it's a Historic old city. People are sitting on that Real Estate. The brought Pittsburgh back from the dead. Baltimore is in a strategic location. Within 5years you're gonna see them scatter the poor people-the good along with the bad-and it's going to go the way Boston and the Outer Buroughs of NYC.
@@elmerfudd8721 it did that in the 80s. B'More sold those houses for $1 as long as it would be restored and many were. some were bought and resold and now some are still for sale for between 9-10k by those buyers, but the city went to hell in the 90s. factories like mccormicks left and so the middle class left and the upper class dont want to live near "work" they move out of the city.. and all that is left is the poor. and the abandoned houses
Brian Smith on this episode of this old house, tom Silva and norm Abram work on evicting crack heads so they can begin renovating this beautiful crackden...I mean fine old house..
I enjoy seeing the insides of these old rowhomes. Reminds me of old Baltimore houses I've been in when i was growing up there. Many of the homes had the ceramic tile entryway and fireplace mantles. The fluted door and window trim with rosette and plinth blocks is a favorite style of mine. When we had our present home built I had the identical wood trim installed along with longer windows that go almost to the floor. I wanted the house to have an old Baltimore rowhouse feel to it. This row of homes could be made nice again if someone had the desire to invest in them. At least they aren't collapsing inside as yet from failing roof structures.
Aawww sweet boys😙...warms my heart. That house was awesome! I would kill to be able to renovate that place. Maybe not kill, just maim. hahaha Yep loved that piece above the fireplace with the little glass doors! Very cool stuff, guys! Thanks!
I’m glad you didn’t go into that last house, there probably was a sleeping junkie or even worse a dealer holed up in there. Sometimes they just use those buildings as stash houses and put booby traps all over. Great video but be very careful
I am fascinated by abandoned buildings, especially houses. But some of the places you explore I wouldn't go near with a ten foot pole! Especially in these sketchy-assed Baltimore neighborhoods! I've been to Baltimore. We went to an Orioles game and then checked out Edgar Allen Poe's gravesite. I was pretty sketched out by the neighborhood around the ball park so we went back in, daylight hours, went right to the gravesite, took a couple of pics and then got right back out. Couldn't pay me enough to urban explore in Baltimore. Guess it's a good thing we have you!
Abigail Carroll make sure you check out all the dead mall stuff and the abandoned factory that's over several Videos. They're without a doubt amazing :)
#Abigail, have you seen the one where Dan finds the drug stash yet? Very scary for sure!! It's in a 1920's abandoned apartment building, definitely a MUST see!!
Dan have you ever thought of coming up to New England to see our dead malls and or copious amounts of haunted houses, creepy abandoned hospitals, and woods? Would love to see some being a new englander
Liam Santry My dad used to live in Revere. There's lots of stuff, Grafton state hospital, Worcester state, Westboro state, greenfield mall was pretty dead too.
Im sure not meth you can smell that odor its very toxic and pungent they wouldn't of gone in its dangerous. Also to make meth they'd need a lab atmosphere Unless there was a stove or microwave they could cook up some crack
I discovered Dan Bell's channel like year ago through Exploring with Josh's video with him. Since then I really wanted to watch all of his videos but... I binge watch everything I start watching. I am afraid I'd be reported missing because I wouldn't wanna leave the house just to watch "just one more video".
