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Business partners Joe Bier and Brent Underwood recently bought an old mining ghost town in Cerro Gordo, California, for $1.4 million, and they have their sights set on reviving the town to make it a getaway destination. NBC’s Joe Fryer has this week’s Sunday Closer.
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Visit The $1.4-Million Ghost Town These Business Partners Want To Revive | Sunday TODAY

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@CMFL77 3 года назад

the youtube channel for this town is A+

@gappuma7883 3 года назад

You like that minecrafter wannabe? Absolutely clueless hipster.

@CMFL77 3 года назад

@@gappuma7883 I knew I should have run that by you before posting. I figured you were too busy telling other people their opinions were wrong tho. Lesson learned, will seek your sage wisdom 1st before publicly liking anything else

@gappuma7883 3 года назад

@@CMFL77 no problem my friend

@-shakir5152 3 года назад

@@gappuma7883 well Hes better than the people watching him thats for sure

@ChanceTalksBusiness 3 года назад

The RU-vid channel about the town is interesting. It's awesome that this has been preserved this well, especially until the fire.

@Jack-hg1hq 3 года назад

I think they are gonna rebuild it but tbh I don't think thats right as then it looses what made it special as it was all 100% original and untouched. they have already destroyed a unique building and it would be much better investing the little money they have into the remaining stuff to ensure it doesn't burn down again and is more stable.

@jerenmyers9608 3 года назад

That man caused the fire by using the old electrical lines without checking it in a building from like 1875. He acted like the victim but quite literally if he wasn't there it wouldn't have burnt down and that history wouldn't have been lost. This guy could spend 1.4 mil on the purchase but not any extra to do surely the most basic thing.

@TheSleepyBoysPodcastt 3 года назад

the fire will only add to the history of the town its not over they have the original plans to the saloon swell...

@jerenmyers9608 3 года назад

@@TheSleepyBoysPodcastt no plans to the blood stain and bullet hole that was in there, or any historically significant elements that he burnt to a crisp with his incompetence

@AnthonySettergren 3 года назад

@@TheSleepyBoysPodcastt brilliant, burn down the rest of the buildings! More history!

@antoniahu3638 3 года назад

Seeing the saloon breaks my heart but can’t wait to see the new one 🥺

@Jack-hg1hq 3 года назад

why? its just a modern building if they rebuild it, would be far more useful to invest the money into whats left to make sure it doesn't burn

@coltonturlington501 3 года назад

@@Jack-hg1hq no, like he said in the video. It burning down is part of its history so he’s doing what they would have done along time ago and he’s doing the right thing

@zombieguyproducion 3 года назад

@@Jack-hg1hq Which they have ALREADY done. They have checked all the other wires to ensure it wont happen again. Also, they do plan to re-use wood from the property as much as they can in the rebuilding of it.

@Jack-hg1hq 3 года назад

@@zombieguyproducion I said that 4 months ago, I know that now but at the time it seemed very odd. He's got better now it seems. Less emotional and more rational

@NickC341 3 года назад

the saloon burnt down? sad :(

@TheDrownjrDrown 3 года назад

for the people that got this video recommended to them randomly go watch GHOST TOWN LIVING you can see the owner explore ALOT of the mines and rebuild the town.

@brittanyward1290 3 года назад

Oh no, TODAY did Brent so dirty lol. I'm so glad he's got his own channel, he really brings Cerro Gordo to life. There's not a lot of people like him.

@chriswhiting2926 3 года назад

How could they do a whole piece on this town and not mention that they have an absolutely outstanding RU-vid channel. (Ghost town living) has become one of my must watch weekly channels. 100% worth checking out

@zombieguyproducion 3 года назад

This predates the channel

@chriswhiting2926 3 года назад

@@zombieguyproducion oh, well, that would do it then lol.

@kevind3974 3 года назад

@@chriswhiting2926 thats also why theirs so meny mean coments on this page. this was before we learned just how dedicated brant is to the place and before he personaly exsplained the beusness and teknical side of the project.

@asbestosclaimslaw Год назад

I love their channel. So interesting.

@josephcrispin3018 3 года назад

The American Hotel burned down so sad.

@TheBenghaziRabbit 3 года назад

losing the hotel in that fire suuuuucked. cant wait to visit

@NickC341 3 года назад

they burned the hotel down? wow

@archean432 3 года назад

@@NickC341 bruh

@TropicalBones 3 года назад

Glad Brent ditched the sailor hat and grew a beard. After watching this, having seen his channel first, this video makes it super cheesy and off putting. Excited for the future of Cerro Gordo.

@richiemeilleur8342 3 года назад

what happened to his partner tho

@David_prod-eNGee 6 часов назад

@@richiemeilleur8342 not sure even now

@josephvandevander6848 7 дней назад

These guys bought themselves a pretty sweet source of mineral specimens. Mineral collecting is HUGE right now. Especially w/the historical significance of Cerro Gordo, the silver strike that built Southern California.

@Michael-ox9tp 2 года назад

brent has come so far since this its incredible! i almost didnt recognize him either

@MrMattrix2 3 года назад

And the salon burnt down about a week or so ago or maybe a month ago and there ganna rebuild it again

@bingbong5939 3 года назад

Saw that fake crying asking for money

@reempire888 3 года назад

@@bingbong5939 Well it could be heartbreaking knowing part of your investment is gone. For me, i cry because that part of the history is gone forever.

@brenislanders 3 года назад

@@bingbong5939 mans paaid a million dollars for it, id be pretty bummed too

@jerenmyers9608 3 года назад

@@brenislanders He paid millions for it but couldn't check the fkn wiring in an extremely old building, he literally did it to himself. If you watch his videos it's quite obvious he has no clue about what he is doing (Going down abandoned mining shafts without an oxygen level reader) and is trying to drum up marketing for a new bnb. Hopefully he doesn't get anyone else and himself killed.

@KermitDaGrung 3 года назад

@@jerenmyers9608 if you watch his channel from beginning to where it is now, you can see him quite literally grow and learn how to live out there. He’s literally gone from a city boy walking around in his sneakers, to a self relying man who’s living his dream and learning everyday. Gotta give him props man

@ronniecardy 3 года назад

Love watching these show about this ghost town love it !!!

@investorbettor505 Год назад

Still watching the RU-vid videos about Cerro Gordo to this day! What a cool idea and great RU-vid channel

@Geeksmithing 3 года назад

Any respect I had for Brent was suddenly dashed by his choice of head attire :P

@MyStupidChannel 3 года назад

RIP the saloon and its history :(

@dimond1806 3 года назад

If you liked this story, You should really go to this guys channel and watch how far he has gotten with working on the place. His channel is here -> ru-vid.com

@helengrunow5094 3 года назад

Yay Brent & Ghost Town Living!

@KSchawacker 3 года назад

Starting to look like this town hasn't gone abandoned for that long over the years it's been closed. Hopefully the new owners find viable, long-term ways to keep it populated. Especially in Pandemic America.

@leweee 3 года назад

Yeah i wish I never saw this video as it’s completely ruined my perception of it being lost in time when it has been fairly active since it’s closing

@-shakir5152 3 года назад

@@leweee i wish i havent found this video cause then i wouldnt have read so much hate (Not you btw)

@Penultimeat 3 года назад

Wow he’s just had this place lying around for the past two years? He should include his business partner in the videos more.

@Desertlover72 3 года назад

He has his partner is a owner of 2 main television companies

@femkesnoek5756 3 года назад

I do not understand why he is acting on his own channel that he has it since this year, when you watch his first video.....

@keshav3479 3 года назад

@@femkesnoek5756 he already mentioned he'd been there a lot but only started actually living there just before his first video.

@Shrimpyyyyyyyy 3 года назад

Lying around? You would be surprised how much work they have done.

@BEVERLYPRINCESS90210 3 года назад

His business partner slept with his ex 2 months ago

@steveec9704 3 года назад

The bar burnt down ? Gilligan!!

@mikem1825 3 года назад

Sad that the hotel burned down.

@accomplice360 3 года назад

Wow, Brent looks so different here. R.I.P. to the hotel

@TheSleepyBoysPodcastt 3 года назад

I love the fact that they use the town name instead of the closest big place In cali

@metalslum 3 года назад

Brents channel is truly S tier

@hanse81 3 года назад

He does have a decent paying job, one of the videos shows a typical day for him and his dayjob was done after 2 hours of intensive work infront of his computer. Wiki says: Brent Underwood is an American marketer and entrepreneur. He is a partner at the marketing firm Brass Check and founder of the hostel HK Austin. 500k+ subscribers on YT with lots of views on every video for a channel that size, he also have a growing Patreon and the local community also supports his plans to restore the mining town.

@kevind3974 3 года назад

now only if someone would get this man a cement mixer we could finally get some of the big buildings built

@plurpleplopper27 3 года назад

Brent looks taller and happier in this video. Crazy to think he’s had it for 2 years already.

@kevind3974 3 года назад

my guess is he had the lease or contract for two years but was waiting for the go ahead or permit to start the work. as someone who is a contractor, sometimes just getting the permits is the hardest and most time consuming part of a project

@eberbacher007 3 года назад

Just wondering where Brent had 1,4 Million from and why we never see the second guy in his videos?

@BreakfastAtNoon 10 месяцев назад

Well, if you watch the very first episode, he states how he and his friends and others invested all their life savings into it.

@BadDubII 3 года назад

Brent here looks like a city person, now he's 100% different lol

@Snagprophet 3 года назад

why does the bunk house look renovated in this already?

@scottschaefer2086 3 года назад

Ask Brent now if he doesn’t believe in ghost

@vuquyettien 4 года назад

Very good!

@imsunasong3912 3 года назад

In this video Brent looks just like Popeye ..lol

@MattLarose 3 года назад

It's weird seeing cerro gordo like this, Brent never mentioned all the other people really.

@cwf081166 3 года назад

They do not want to be mentioned. Better Brent being the face of Cerro Gordo than every single investor. Plus when someone gets hurt or killed Brent will be the first face the lawyers go after.

@eddybrady4897 3 года назад

Next thing you know Cerro Gordo #1tourist attraction!!!!!

@lamaalza1666 Год назад

This is so charming

@bigmodaco 3 года назад

Sadly, the beautiful building they showed burned down, they have a gofundme page to help rebuild it

@visual_chris 3 года назад

Yo .. do a part 2 (now)

@mikes.8052 3 года назад

Any one knows what year that gun fight took place?

@charlieswearingen500 3 года назад

William "Billy" Crapo (pronounced Cray-Poe) was a well educated French Canadian, and a well-respected civil engineer who had spent many years working in the Cerro Gordo mines. Crapo opened fire killing Henry Boland and wounding John Thomas on December 29, 1892, as they walked past his cabin yelling personal insults in his direction. A posse was formed, but Crapo escaped into the wilderness and was never seen again making this the last shootout in Cerro Gordo...

@mikes.8052 3 года назад

Very cool, thank u for all d information, just wanted to make sure, that happened in the game room of the american hotel or out side his home? Do u know anything about who was shoot inside the american hotel game room?

@charlieswearingen500 3 года назад

@@mikes.8052 No Mike and it is my impression that the bullet hole and bloodstain in the American Hotel game room was set up just for fun...

@mikes.8052 3 года назад

@@charlieswearingen500 u know I had the same feeling, since they never explained how it went down inside the american hotel, no it's cool d wore just having fun with it, it's a shame the american hotel burned down hopefully d will rebuild it soon good as new.

@charlieswearingen500 3 года назад

@@mikes.8052 Agreed Mike, the American was pretty cool...

@mariehovis7435 Год назад

Brent...I admire your mission! I have sent you several emails and I want to tell you my ideas that will benefit you with tourism!!

@nahitsluke2277 3 года назад

So many 15 year olds hating even tho they don’t know wtf they’re talking about🤦‍♂️

@-shakir5152 3 года назад

Ikr

@stagefish41 2 года назад

Brent swapped his sailor hat for a rancher one

@sergeantretard7776 3 года назад

I miss the American Hotel

@YaBoy99 3 года назад

I just watched videos this ghost town on Ghost Town Living

@Desertlover72 3 года назад

There awesome I also was wondering why no one has picked this up as a show but his partners have ties to major television companies im sure something will be coming

@jag5798 3 года назад

The guy in a cowboy hat looks like Joe Rogan with a beard.

@TheSWAGOHIGO 3 года назад

1:55 what is Liam Neeson doing at Cerro Gordo?

@GabrielBadwolf Год назад

Brent ‘I don’t believe in ghosts’ famous last words Brent, famous last words

@ridgecrestwack9746 3 года назад

WTH happened to Brents partner?!? 😂😂

@cpypcy 3 года назад

RIP beutiful hotel.

@oc6617 3 года назад

Not much of a fire chief since the saloon and 2 other buildings burned down recently.

@reggiecrim3151 3 года назад

wild west wagon train ride campout fire

@sdavrider 3 года назад

The hotel with the saloon and card room burned down last year.

@kenyoung1277 3 года назад

I follow Brent on Ghost Town Living and the fire was like a kick in the stomach.......

@anthonyc9967 3 года назад

RIP the American hotel :( Do the new one good brent

@KabutungKabayo Год назад

Mysteries Decoded brought me here.

@LP-gs3xj 3 года назад

They have a very cool you tube site

@Ogma3bandcamp 3 года назад

Fire chief, you say?

@sanfranciscobay Год назад

400 Acres is about 6 tenths of a mile square.

@toyota8631 3 года назад

From the way he talks on the RU-vid channel you would think he's the only owner

@klaasj7808 2 года назад

indeed, little bit weird. also he made it possible the hotel burned down. Weird he isnt prosecuted.

@FangFS 2 года назад

@@klaasj7808 where's your evidence???

@FlamesUp1602 9 месяцев назад

@@klaasj7808well it’s his property and it was an accident so no charges

@sharanc2389 3 года назад

Is it possible to visit this place by car?

@Stromaism 3 года назад

the redhead guy has a youtube channel on the town, it is accessible by vehicle but it is a very difficult climb for most vehicles check it out here ru-vid.com/show-UCEjBDKfrqQI4TgzT9YLNT8g

@leicastro5849 Год назад

Nice hotel but i actually saw it burned down

@reggiecrim3151 3 года назад

Build you an Rv Park,Dances,Rodeo

@jimmyjimjims7483 3 года назад

Guess the ghosts were not pleased after all

@dipeshgrg7685 3 года назад

fire broke out there in casino

@BrookeDoesEverything 3 года назад

No in the hotel and saloon check out my vid for more info

@YourWARD 3 года назад

@@BrookeDoesEverything we dont need to. Its on his channel.

@BrookeDoesEverything 3 года назад

@@YourWARD lol sounds good 👌

@BlackPawnMartyr 3 года назад

sounds like the fire man retired too soon.

@DickiesBeerReviews 3 года назад

only 1 guy is living there...Brent...not sure what happened to the other guy

@penguimTwo 3 года назад

What happened to the other guy?

@chrishansen2409 3 года назад

Young Brent hits different, his beard makes him look like an adult

@GWAR1982 3 года назад

And they did

@AndreasS1980 3 года назад

Fire Chief.... ouch

@HollywoodGraham 3 года назад

Ca.'s future theme park.

@carmineredd1198 3 года назад

notice as soon as Brent took over and kicked out Demerris the fire chief, the main building : the hotel , burned to the ground ? how much was it insured for ?

@johnblack5764 Год назад

That Demerris fella appeared in at least one of Brent's videos. He asked him to come up and do some blasting for him, to reopen an old mine shaft. And I doubt you could've found an insurance company that would've written a policy for that old hotel. They're in a wild fire zone with no nearby water, and the hotel was one inspection away from being condemned.

@pamkirby207 3 года назад

Whom owned this town & PROPERTY, bf they bought it?

@shane8911 3 года назад

@tripps_on_knives 3 года назад

most likely the government

@Lthe1 3 года назад

They showed the previous owner in the video at one point

@kentbriggs 3 года назад

"The previous owners of Cerro Gordo, who prefer to remain anonymous, are brothers who had inherited the town from their family" - NY Times article: www.nytimes.com/2018/07/18/us/cerro-gordo-ghost-town-california.html

@ScapezMusic 3 года назад

RIP the American hotel

@nickpeall 3 года назад

They should start a youtube channel and tiktok profile then post videos

@jlindsey79 3 года назад

Its called Ghost Town Living

@dylusional419 3 года назад

RIP American Hotel

@Rushinator1 4 года назад

COVID-19 says hi! (Really bad timing)

@doubleT84 3 года назад

Why? Good time to live alone in the mountains.

@kimopuppy 3 года назад

To bad the American Hotel burned down

@doomedamerica6871 3 года назад

And then the Dopey boat captain burned down the oldest building in town.....

@Rockandrolladventure 3 года назад

American News reports are so cheesy..great project though.

@Chris-io2cs 3 года назад

thank you for being the only person to have a normal comment here

@chuckthebull 3 года назад

They accidentally burned down the main jewl of the town though, the hotel.. it's kinda hard to watch it for me now, every time I see that burned out hole, I can't help feeling disappointed in that tragity..

@klaasj7808 2 года назад

very sad, knowing some city dude made it possible the hotel burned down. he did some dumb electrical work on that building.

@something1793 2 года назад

@@klaasj7808 he is rebuilding it tho and wants it to look exactly like it did, will even use old wood so it wont look new

@BreakfastAtNoon 10 месяцев назад

@@klaasj7808it was the original electrical work.

@G0IN.B0ATIN_ 3 года назад

Go watch his new videos if you’re just now seeing this! Totally insane and it’ll make you sweat!

@donraptor6156 3 года назад

Your plans will cost much much much more!

@kregyung1041 3 года назад

Terrible network coverage

@realzooflicks 3 года назад

and a youtuber bought it, :)

@WeAreSoBackBros 3 года назад

Too bad it's in California. Get 1 year in prison for a 1800s gun lol

@jimp514 3 года назад

Pair of hipsters buy ghost town...what could possibly go wrong?

@ShovelheadMatt 3 года назад

Diligence burnt it down.. Absolute disgrace

@reinierbuiter2455 3 года назад

And cried to get financing online..

@isaacfoster5418 3 года назад

@@reinierbuiter2455 people really have to hate on everyone dont they. He spent his life savings on it and the main building burnt down leave him alone and go get a job

@charlieswearingen500 3 года назад

@@isaacfoster5418 Nothing wrong with crying. It makes sense to me, but I would have edited the crying part out if I had cried over it LOL. To each his own... ;-)

@agbag8185 3 года назад

@@isaacfoster5418 if they can get a job.

@jonathanblanny7954 3 года назад

Damm and now it’s viral on tik tok

@shymigrain9338 3 года назад

I was wondering about this. Thanks for shedding some light on these thieves!

@niggo1989 3 года назад

What? Who are the thieves?

@Juliano_1896 3 года назад

Thives??

@rolandsnyder2088 3 года назад

Ya, what part of "for 1.4 million, they BOUGHT Cerro Gordo" do you not understand?

@Lthe1 3 года назад

Thieves? Do explain

@aidenv5630 3 года назад

Oh those “thieves” 🤣

@76tennboy 3 года назад

It’s a real shame the pride and joy of that property burned to the ground. Now it seems like that was most definitely a waste of $1.4 million

@a.boss.__09 3 года назад

Funny thing I didn't search this up

@lucasc5622 3 года назад

@williamdurham8793 Год назад

There no such as spirts it's God or your on thought

@markthomas4992 3 года назад

It’s NOT haunted - the new owners are trying to promote the place by making up stories

@mizzwanned 3 года назад

Not at all. You’re making up stories now

@maggielovestoads 3 года назад

lol all those bodies of people still buried in the mine beg to differ

@mudageki 3 года назад

When were you there last?

@Chris-io2cs 3 года назад

I mean duh it's not haunted. If telling someone that ghosts are real makes them want to visit a place then they deserve to be disappointed. The news people are the ones making it sound haunted in this video and the old guy is only a caretaker and not an owner. On the other hand, the history of the place is not made up and whether someone believes in ghosts or not they can still get something out of the stories. Brent, the owner, said here he didn't believe in ghosts though, he does entertain the possibility for the sake of creating interesting content for those people who do even saying that he is a little creeped out by it now. But even if he started faking the ghost part for the sole sake of promotion does not make the stories made up.

@AnthonySettergren 3 года назад

Great start, burning down the only building with any value. First thing would have been to bring out an electrician and make sure everything is up to code. Monumental fail.

@aidenv5630 3 года назад

Tbh, No one asked Anthony 😀✌️

@Chris-io2cs 3 года назад

Hindsight is so obvious. I'm glad someone decent like brent took control of the town and not someone so cynical that they can only see the value of a single building on such a large and historic property. Else you're in it for the wrong reasons. The fact that it burnt down sucks and they probably could have been more careful. But it clearly means a lot to them and it's awesome on their part for rebuilding it with the original plans. Keep in mind the property was barely maintained at all previously. If you think you could do this with the same amount of care and transparency that they've put into it while sharing it on youtube and have even fewer mistakes then please do because your current job is a waste of your talents.

@AnthonySettergren 3 года назад

I wonder what they will burn down next?