Exploring an Abandoned Detroit College 

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That was my school. I was one of the last graduated classes out of there. I love my city. But this is heartbreaking to watch.

About 1971 or so, we were staging "Twelve Angry Men" at Farmington High and learned that Highland Park was also doing the play. A bunch of us in the cast went down to see it. One of Highland Park's actors was sick and there was no understudy, but our person playing the same part was with us. We told someone we had their understudy! They took her to get makeup, and she went on. When the Highland Park cast thanked her during the curtain call, a roar of applause went up. Hard to believe we were in that auditorium that now looks so haunted.

Can I just compliment you guys on your filming technique? So many of these urban explorer videos are poor examples of jerky, handheld camerawork that are frankly nauseating. You guys take your time to compose shots and provide great views. The historical commentary is also much appreciated. Thanks for the great work!

This channel is actually real. No staged filming like ghosts or a yelling intro.

The sculpture has meaning its a diamond in the rough

I graduated from Kindergarten in that building, I have pictures and all..... I'm 31 now. The building used to be very resourceful.

love how they said "that's creepy" when the door kept opening and closing on it's own. i would have noped out of there in no time if i saw that

My daughter went there after high school for a nail tech class. I remember walking through to that auditorium...wow!

Back then flip chairs had thick foam and arm rests, now they just put two hinges on a hard wooden plank and call it a seat.

I have a feeling we aren't even halfway through the Detroit series

Hard to imagine such equipment just being left to rot. I do not know if this was public or privide, but I get mad when see government close a school and just put a fence around it let fall in on itself instead of selling the property. Later when they need a new building they have to pass new taxes to pay for while a mile away is a disintegrating building that was fine until they boarded it up, walked away, and did not maintain it.

Every time i watch these videos my mind imagines of what it was like back then. Makes me wonder what was life back then. It must have been good to have such a huge place with lots of people roaming these hallways, rooms, auditoriums, thriving with life. Many memories here at one time. Id like to see the people's comments that went here remember what was once was.

You guys missed so much, theres a nurse's class underneath the auditorium, theres a 2nd pool underneath court yard that they never used cause of the original gym burning, theres a really sweat culinary class on the 3rd story, theres a broadcast room right by the main stairs, and the library is huge lol

Imagine the first generations of students walking into that school and the hopes and dreams of the future in America. It had to be inspiring. They had to of felt that the world was theirs. To think that the school board and city thought so much of the students and teachers to give them such a building. It would have definitely been a time when America & Detroit were setting high standards for the rest of the world. I’m glad that you boys can see & appreciate what was. Your documentation is important. It may be all that left. Keep up the fabulous work!

That must have been one amazing school in its day..

Hey I'm from Detroit/Highland park area & still live here.....Those rules written down on those papers were no joke....💯

I love that someone created that diamond and gave it to that space--instead of coming in and destroying like so many others... There's something so moving about that. That's why I watch you guys, you discover incredible things! Thanks for being you!

Are you guys still in Detroit, filming? I have been in the Demolition business for the past 25 years, and I could show you guys some places.

I like the wooden lockers, the effort to hand trim the insides of all of them, in the days before nailguns, if they are original 1915. gotta appreciate the nice work.

There is something tragic and haunting about these videos. It gives me a bit of shivers. My darker mind comes to play. These videos are almost a glimpse into the future, for the human experience if we are not careful.

The metaphorical message in the lighted artwork...a diamond in the ruff.

12:28 "don't be scared of the tip Bryan" 😂😂😂 these guys always make me laugh

imagine playing a prank on these guys just walk up to them in 90's attire with backpack and ask them which way to the principle office haahaha

My sister's wedding reception was held in that atrium area back in 92.

Urbex in Detroit could be an unlimited number of episodes.

The thing with the car on it is called a roterisory, they are really useful when restoring a car.

Drop ceilings were added mainly due to the need for new electrical, HVAC and network cables. When these buildings were built, there wasn't as much of a need for all the electrical that is used now. Also, drop ceilings create more efficient climate control as heat rises. I love revamped older buildings that have removed the drop ceilings, however, they do present a challenge, particularly for network cables as older buildings don't necessarily provide access into the original ceilings and walls. Drop ceilings are an easy way to hide all the cables and duct work.

14:14 Holy crap that's weird! "It could be the wind, but it could also be a ghost." Exactly.

So sad to see that once a beautiful building left to rot. The communities leaders should have worked for the good of the people of Detroit instead of themselves. Sorry for the rant. Thanks for sharing your video. Great video guys.

Literally have been watching all day. And then I clicked on this and wondered how old it was.... “10minutes ago” haha sweet.

*It is located in Highland Park* Wow! my mom went to school here and they use to have headstart classes, I attended. I remember my mom took me to class with her, she was taking her finals, and I wrote all her answers on the chalkboard 😂😂😂😂😂 I later went to a grade school named Cortland right down the street from HPCC, it is also abandoned now 🙁

Shouts out to anybody who learned a skill there and went on to have a good career. I'm sure there are many people who did that, even if they had to leave Detroit for work.

Don't be scared of the tip. ~The proper people 2019

Love the rotisserie car and creaking door, no need to add creepy sound effects! Nice work again! Oh, no Christmas decorations! Whaaat?

This was probably an amazing school at one time. So sad.

23:10 This is a car rotisserie. These are great when you doing a full body restoration as you can more easily paint the underside of the car and perform any necessary metal repairs.

Wow Detroit had a lot more stuff at high school than mine did.

Never clicked on a video so fast lol! I’m excited for this! You guys are awesome ❤️❤️

Loved the video! Born and raised and worked in Detroit. Always loved the beautiful old buildings. Moved out to AZ in 99. Phoenix just doesn't have the rich history or beautiful buildings Detroit has. It's sad to see how Detroit had fallen over the years. When Coleman Young became Mayor is when I noticed how bad Detroit started to deteriorate. Parts are coming back to life but it just isn't the same and never will be.

I live in Los Angeles CA now. This is really heart breaking, I was born in Detroit, and it never looked like this. I have the most beautiful memories of Detroit , when downtown Detroit had Hudson, Woolworth, Crowley's. I remember my mom would take me downtown to shop with her. Also, the school were everywhere. This is sad. Those fun times on Belle Isle.

I just want to thank you for all these years of giving us awesome videos. I started watching you guys when I was like 15, I'm 23 now and you're the only channel I've kep watching for that long and I have not missed a single upload since I became a subscriber. It's awesome to see how you've progressed into cinematic professionals and I hope you'll keep going as long as you want. Just wanted to express myself and give you some feedback, thanks again!

Every time I watch an urbex video, I always wonder what it would be like if you went to that school and then saw it as it is now. It must be super surreal. Amazing video as always. I may not do urbex myself but as a subscriber since your abandoned Six Flags video, I feel like I've been on so many adventures with y'all. ❤️

It's always windy in MI. Unless it's a hot summer night.

this video, like no other, made me feel like you were exploring a place in the post-apocalypse. haunting, beautiful and scary at the same time. your camera-work, narration, editing and pacing were absolutely stunning. this might be one of my favorite videos of yours (and there are many great ones). you keep getting better and better. hats off to you and I really appreciate your work and effort that you put into your videos.

Absolute favorite youtube page. Keep it up boys.

Welcome to Detroit, fellas. If you guys just move here, you could create years of urbex content.

This what I have subbed for, the content and the editing is definitely in another level of greatness. Detroit has for sure tons of locations to explore, would love to see more of it.

I can't get enough of what you guys share with all of us. My 9 year old is also becoming a huge fan and loves seeing the old structures, too.

I really like how you narrate the history of the structures use visit.

Can you explore the abandoned Mason Elementry School? It was a middle and elementary school all in one place. Edit: Thanks for the likes, I'd use to go there when I was a kid.

Thank you guys so so much for all your work. Especially the information. What I would give to go back and see what everything looked like when it was new. Those built in the wall lockers were amazing. I got chills with the drama department banners left up. Just an incredible find. Thank you for taking us along.

Such a sad, eerie place, and those banging doors really added to that. Dang...

Love the Detroit series. Living in Michigan, you guys do a great job! Keep the episodes coming. Excited to see more.

Thank you for always researching where you are exploring. I really enjoy your videos. Keep up the amazing work guys!

It’s fascinating how much deterioration can occur in just a decade.

In the auto shop, it's a Rotisserie. We use them to do all sorts of things, if you need to media blast the vehicle, paint the under body, weld panels in, pretty much anything. It won't mess with the frame if it's mounted right.

Another absolutely stunning documentary! The balance of history, current state and live commentary brings your video footage to life! Always look forward to your next episode!

Love your work! Narration and editing is awesome

I worked there for 3 years, when it was the career academy... I worked for headstart which had leased section of that building

It always shocks me just how much stuff is left behind in these buildings. Thank you for the look into history here!! Great video 💜

I'm so glad you guys are still making videos 😀

You guys make the best exploring vids out there 💕👍

I’m loving the direction of your abandon videos. We get a series of different places in one city. Wonder what city will be next?!! Keep up the great work guys!!☺️

22:00 in - "Quick Lane" is a Ford Dealer thing- Ford must have supported their auto shop class.

Wow the lights on that diamond figure would've looked amazing.

Thank you for showing Detroit, I've always wanted to see this city

Fascinating and so well-made. That common area of the college looks stunning.

One of my favorite explorations yall have shared. Thank you for sharing your experiences! Safe travels dudes

Excellent video (No geese today-- my bravery went away!) I think there is probably a lot of exposed amphibole and serpentine asbestos in the industrial buildings i have watched you explore in Detroit- it's inherent in very many structures, and somewhat of a worry where the interior has been smashed up. I think at the very least i would want overshoes that could be discarded or bagged then washed afterwards; you don't want to be carrying material out on your feet and into your car- where the fan then blows it up into the cabin. Keep exploring, you have brains which seems to be keeping you safe thus far!

I bet that was actually probably a fun and funny welding teacher. Pretty sure all the add ins on the rules are his attempts at humor.. at least I think

What an amazing space. My high school was not even close to that. Whom ever had that space was blessed.

This was a fantastic tour! I am really enjoying your Detroit series.

That algebra textbook took me back too! I know I had the exact same one. This was really interesting, one of my fave channels to watch!

Detroit has so many great buildings like this that lay abandoned, I really hope they can be fixed up and reopened rather than eventually demolished

So excited to see a new video!! I look every week. I loved this one, had me laughing, smiling and I throughly enjoyed the history. Keep them coming guys!

Bryan and Michael. Thanks for these kind of exclusive videoes for us outside the USA. I'm always well-entertained by the work you've put into these significant videos for us. THANK YOU from the small country Denmark!

I work at a community college. To see this entire campus in total deprivation is unbelievable. It is symbolic of an archeological dig.

That robotic arm might be an ASEA IRB. When was the school started and abandoned? As this robotic arm was made in 1975. The ASEA IRB is an industrial robot series for material handling, packing, transportation, polishing, welding, and grading. Built in 1975, the robot allowed movement in 5 axes with a lift capacity of 6 kg. It was the world's first fully electrically driven and microprocessor-controlled robot, using Intel's first chipset. The ASEA IRB was constructed by Björn Weichbrodt, Ove Kullborg, Bengt Nilsson and Herbert Kaufmann and was manufactured by ASEA in Sweden/Västerås. The first model, IRB 6, was developed in 1972-1973 on assignment by the ASEA CEO Curt Nicolin and was shown for the first time at the end of August 1973. The example shown in the Swedish National Museum of Science and Technology is the first robot that was sold. It was bought by Magnussons in Genarp to wax and polish stainless steel tubes bent at 90° angles. This robot was donated to the museum during ASEA's 100-year anniversary in 1983. The IRB 6 sold 1900 copies during the next 17 years (1975-1992). It became the Swedish symbol for a new Labour market, shared between man and robot.[1] The following part is the story of how the development of ASEA's industrial robot began, a project that resulted in the ASEA IRB became a school for virtually all industrial robots that were developed in the coming decades. The seed of this industrial success came at the end of 1969 after Curt Nicolin, during a trip to the United States where he met Joe Engelberger who was a part-owner and led the main and leading manufacturer of industrial robots at that time, then hydraulically driven with simple point-to-point control systems. Curt Nicolin certainly thought that this could be something for ASEA to be interested in and then commissioned Wilmos Török ("Special Projects" Department) to initiate a preliminary study and the assignment was directly continued to Curt Hansson. As of an event, the time coincided with Intel's development of its first 4004 processors. To succeed in persuading Intel already in the beginning of 1971 to get a (one) chip from their preproduction, apart from the distinctive and unique mechanical design, has been the prerequisite for ASEA's IRB to form a school in this industry. The fact that ASEA was to create a single point to point robot was certainly not so interesting, so the connection to Intel and advanced control systems was the triggering factor for the project to get air under the wings. As a curiosity, it is mentioned that the processor was programmed using a machine-written manual with handwritten corrections and the long-awaited chip could be inserted into its circuit board, as expected for months on its processor chip. Curt Hansson was responsible for the project until Aug 1976, except for a short period in which Björn Weichbrodt had the IRB-project management. In 1976, a series of IRB 60 was also prepared and ready for delivery, and a number of IRB 6 had already been delivered during the years before. The direct management of IRB operations was then taken over by Björn Weichbrodt that from there on he did turn it into the business success it obviously is today.

When I worked for the carnival for 7 years me and a couple of people from my crew would go in there when we weren't working it was pretty cool so glad you guys went in there

Wow you guys are the best I've been watching you for years and to see you come to Detroit was cool but when you did this I was psyched because my dad graduated from highland Park high School in 1944. Love your videos keep up the good work.

The diamond thing is so cool! Keep up the hard work! Been here since 100,000 subs :)

just imagine how many people have memories of this place!

You guys have come along way! Love it

Part 1 showed in my notifications. Just finished all 3 parts. Sad as is to see things like this, I still find them interesting. Enjoyed them and have subbed. Looks like you have a LOT of abandoned content so I am gonna go browsing!

I was just wondering when the new video would be up. Happy days!

That freaking door took the chills out of me 😰!!

You guy continue to amaze me with the production quality of all of you videos, keep doing what you are doing ❤️

Fantastic video as always. Lots of different architectural styles and so many cool finds.

Every time I see a video about detroit it's hard to believe a once beatuful city collapsed to what it is today

Assumption that it’s a Photography students’ project probably called: “Diamond in the Rough”

Wow! My mom was Dean of Nursing when it was Highland Park Community College, and my aunt was a teacher there too. I remember running around the place as a kid, and I can kinda still remember the way it used to look in your shots. This was interesting but also really sad.

Another great find!! Thanks guys!!

Why when I saw the piano in the auditorium I wanted to bust out singing the song from “Lean On Me” 😆😆😆

"These days it's minimalistic with no attention paid to design" agreed !

another Awsome exploration guys!! I'm adding to my bucket list a exploration with the proper people:)

Man, you guys are fantastic! Thanks for the great content!

I love you guys keep up your videos. They're so peaceful and fun to watch. Also first

Another cool video, thanks guys! One thing I'd like to see more of in your videos, although they may be difficult to source and time consuming, is comparison photos/stills of a location when it was in use. While one can imagine what the decaying buildings would have looked like, I find it brings another level of curiosity and wonder as to why a location was abandoned. It might sound silly, but it also brings a sense of sadness when one sees photos of a decaying hallway or swimming pool or whatever, where people smiling & happy, once stood. Just my opinion...lol

One of the better urbex channels out. Keep it up. Got me missing Detroit