I live near there. Did you even bother to ask anyone why it was abandoned? It actually was never abandoned because no one ever lived there except for maybe the AIS Indians thousands of years ago. Overzealous businessman decided to start expanding Bayside lakes but an unbeknownst to them several endangered animals lived in that area... And in Florida you cannot develop land that is the natural habitat of endangered animals such as the scrub jay, gopher tortoise, and or indigo snake. And the compound happened to have all three. Actually the whole entire county does but it was mostly developed.. before that law fell in place. It is a hotspot for drug activity and recently gang violence. Several bodies have been found out there. I can guarantee that almost every millennial in this county has been out there to party or shoot guns.... It's impossible to get lost out there because Google maps has it charted out perfectly and all the roads lead back to the main road... And realistically you're only a couple miles from the edge of town... They only thing that I could see being paranormal out there is maybe an Indian mound was disturbed but I can almost guarantee you that the lights that people are seeing are from the Grant valkyria executive airport which is less than a mile away.. And most kids are really not allowed to go out there but there's a lot of van life people that have been camping out there, which I really don't recommend because Brevard County is really nice about overnight parking ...in the safe parking lots near the river. The only thing you'd have to worry about out there is dehydration, interrupting a serious drug deal, Florida panther, 6 ft rattlesnake or Florida man.

@nataliam3019

8 ай бұрын

Incorrect. Why this sits empty is because BREVARD COUNTY does not own it. People do. See the people that own it were told they could retire here in Florida & build. BUT… That was not true. Because the county rezoned it and started building inner to outer. Once inner is fully developed they will then expand the zoning to that area. With hopes that the people that paid for such promised land will - either be dead sold or couldn’t afford the yearly taxes… It’s how the Counties have accumulated so so much land.

@nataliam3019

8 ай бұрын

You also say you can not develop where endangered animals live.. The entire eco system has been in danger for many many many years. They have the same projects being resubmitted from 50 years ago.

@watergirl237

8 ай бұрын

@@nataliam3019No you are incorrect... as I know it all you should have known that the City of Palm Bay actually owns the paved roadways. Of the area’s 2,784 total acres, only 235 acres are City-owned. The privately owned lots have no plans on ever being developed. The area known as The Compound is not zoned as a recreation area open to the public and are currently no plans to revisit the concept of a large-scale ‘GDC-style’ development. Lots of privately owned but due to environmental issues electricity will never be run to the area. FPL will never run electricity therefore it is not habitable ever. The reason FPL will not run electricity is due to the endangered scrub jay. The areas already overpopulated if your theory was correct the areas already full they would have already developed it. You're wrong. I know I'm right. The other development in the area was done before the laws about the scrub jay, gopher tortoise and indigo snake was written into policy. It's very easy to Google the facts You should try it.

@jeffreyedwards767

8 ай бұрын

3:13 am u.f.o.

@daves4645

Ай бұрын

The compound was there long before Bayside Lakes ever existed. Those streets were laid down in the 80s.

A few points of clarification. The 200 miles of roads you mentioned are the entire GDC project. The compound is just a small part of it. nThe roads were built in the early 70s or before. I know that because in 1975, my mom took me down there to practice driving. Some of the roads were overgrown even then. I was always under the impression that the construction was begun during the "space boom" of the 1960s. I should add the area has been built up quite a bit since then. Back then the exit from I-95 was a pretty desolate place; there was a lone convenience store and that was about it. The police presence is because too many people were using the area for off road vehicles. As you said, the land is privately owned, and the owners didn't take kindly to it being torn up. Also, there is a peculiar little law. If you allow open access to your private property for long enough your property rights can be diminished. As someone else mentioned, it is, or at least was, great for star gazing. I spent many a night out there. But it wasn't always safe. It was not unheard of for smugglers to drop bales from a plane in an area that was outlined by bonfires every 100 yards or so. Or sometimes they just landed the plane to offload the goods.

Back in 01’ we used to go out there on Saturday-nights and smoke out and drive around with headlights off 😮

I used to live in Palm Bay, FL and I miss living down there . I used to work at the 7-11 at the corner of Minton and Malabar RD. I used to live @ 1947 Olympia AV SW and 271 Dorado AV NE .

Cool video Cor Explorations. I go to the Compound around 3X a week. There are areas where you don't see another soul for miles. I take my dog for walks out there all the time. She loves it because she doesn't need a leash. I also have a project going called "Compound Trash Art." People use the area as a dumping ground and about a year ago I started collecting broken tiles and even large pieces of glass that were laying around in the compound. I use them to create artistic pieces. I'm going to be placing most of my works back out there as a memorial to those who have lost their lives. I enjoyed your video. By the way, I loved your skipping down the road. LOL

@CorExplorations

2 жыл бұрын

That is so cool! It seems like the perfect place to take your dog and just wander around and not worry about anybody coming. When you put your work of art out there again let me know and I’ll go out there and film it!

@righton6442

2 жыл бұрын

@@CorExplorations That would be awesome. Right now I'm in quarantine because I got Covid, but in 5 days it should be over. when I put it out there I'll let you know where it's at.

@CorExplorations

2 жыл бұрын

@@righton6442 sounds perfect I’ll even give you a shout out talking about your art.

That was a sweet recreational spot for a hot minute. I guess most of the trails are grown over.

@CorExplorations

2 жыл бұрын

A lot of them are but there are still some trails that haven’t grown over. A lot of people were taking their cars off road.

Carpetbaggers from all over have done this to many places in our state

they have places like this near port st Lucie and ft pierce Fl I'm 53 and I remember watching them and then they never came back to finish.

There’s one near me too. There’s a street from my neighborhood that goes to it but a fence stops cars. It’s a nature preserve now but they build a middle school in it.

Thanks for the video. Always enjoyed visiting the compound. With all the "stealth camping" videos on youtube, I wonder when someone will try it here. Infact, I'm half tempted to do so at some point. Keep up the cool videos.

@CorExplorations

2 жыл бұрын

It’s my pleasure and thank you for the amazing comment. If you do try camping there let me know how it is. I hope you have an amazing day.

@christianmennitt2399

2 жыл бұрын

@@CorExplorations I'll have to check around nd see if there's a spot I can "hide my car and put up a tent near by so I can keep an eye on it, just in case. Don't want it broken into by some wayward teens (or towed by the cops). If bush comes to shove, I just might sleep in the car. If/when I do, I'll try to remember to give a shout out to your channel.

@CorExplorations

2 жыл бұрын

@@christianmennitt2399 Sounds great. I wish you the best of luck and hopefully you can find that hidden spot.

@righton6442

2 жыл бұрын

I go out there during the daytime, but it seems it would be a pretty scary place to be alone at night! I took my dog walking down a side road a few weeks ago. There was nobody else around. We walked about a quarter of a mile when she stopped and started looking around like someone else was there. Being female, of course of stopped and glanced all around me. All of the sudden I saw reflections everywhere, like when you point a mirror at the sun, only they were all around me and my dog, I've heard of scary stories people have shared about the compound. That's my story....We ended up walking back to the car and leaving that day.

@CorExplorations

2 жыл бұрын

@@righton6442 I would love to hear the ghost stories and even check it out at night and see if I can find anything. I love going on ghost adventures and see what I can see.

That was then. Now, $350-$500 thousand homes, Publix, Walgreens county offices. Kind of miss the emptiness.

I would guarantee you that all of those roads have names just like the rest of the roads in the city do. I would also tell you that the rest of Palm Bay once looked like that area too. We built a house in 1979 in SE Palm Bay off Gulfport rd and the streets were exactly like the roads in the compound now. Once the powers that be get FPL to run power out there people will start building on those lots and the city will slowly re-pave the roads and street signs.

looks like a great place for astronomy observation

@CorExplorations

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. It would be fun!!

@tomjones2121

2 жыл бұрын

@@CorExplorations I can't nail down the exact location on google map, I'm in PSL about 45 miles south .

@CorExplorations

2 жыл бұрын

@@tomjones2121 ok so that’s not that bad of a drive to go out and see the stars one night.

deltona's 3rd area used to be like that back in the 80s.

This is common we had a building boon in the early 80s before the crash,, dittto in the 90s. 4 miles away from me its like this..watch the locals.

@CorExplorations

2 жыл бұрын

The place that’s next to you is it just as big or bigger? I’m surprised no one has bought the land developed on it yet.

GDC has or had been building homes in Florida , whole towns in fact since the late 40's in Florida , Port St Lucie and Port St John for another

@CorExplorations

2 жыл бұрын

Now I’ll have to check out those towns! Thanks for the heads up and I hope you have a great day!!!

@tomjones2121

2 жыл бұрын

@@CorExplorations nothing much to see here , except maybe the Shell Bazzar on u.S 1 which has been there since the 1940's , just north Ft Pierce is an old historic and somewhat restored old florida town

@CorExplorations

2 жыл бұрын

@@tomjones2121 still sounds exciting and when might have to be a place that I stop at just to look around!

Spooky place

So am I able to ride my dirt bike out here legally or would I get in trouble?

@mandyC0re7

8 ай бұрын

Yes, just be careful lol

Wow cool video. No idea this existed

@CorExplorations

8 ай бұрын

That’s really cool to check out! It’s not too far away from Disney.

How did you got out?

@CorExplorations

2 жыл бұрын

There is a big flag pole on someone’s property right on the outskirts. So if you get lost look for the flag pole and you should find your way out. If you go I hope you have a fun wondering around.

great for dirtbikes really. should be a good place to wheelie bikes and screw around alot.

Drone footage would be nice if you have it other than that and we'll see what's going on with this whole thing but hopefully you have drone footage in there good aerial view would be nice

@CorExplorations

2 жыл бұрын

I’ll try to get some next time I go back! Thank you so much for the comment!! Hope you have a great day!!!

@righton6442

2 жыл бұрын

I took a drone out there once and it crashed in an area where I couldn't get to it. I walked back as far as I could go to see if I could fetch it. A Police helicopter flew right over me. They were very low and looking right at me. They must have seen my drone on radar or something,

@CorExplorations

2 жыл бұрын

@@righton6442 It seems like they patrol the area like no other. But that’s really good that they really protect the whole area. And they never know what people are up to out there.

@righton6442

2 жыл бұрын

@@CorExplorations I saw a patrol helicopter out there once. I have seen a few police cars on the main road, but they never stopped me or followed me. Most of the time I don't see anyone.

@CorExplorations

2 жыл бұрын

@@righton6442 When I was out there I had a police plane fly over me multiple times and take down my license plate on my car just make sure I wasn’t up to no good.

2 dead bodies found at the Compound…😬

these areas are fairly common in FL

@CorExplorations

2 жыл бұрын

Is there any others that you know about?

@deborahczepiel6610

2 жыл бұрын

@@CorExplorations there is one that General Development had between Port Charlotte and North Port. There are roads (overgrown) that are blocked off. No houses ever went up, now it is an area for drug deals and dumping. There was also one near Ft. Myers but it was bought up a few years back for housing. I think there was one near Bradenton but not sure on exact location.

@CorExplorations

2 жыл бұрын

@@deborahczepiel6610 thank you for the heads up! That’s so interesting that there are so many around Florida!

@geoff0707

Жыл бұрын

​@Deborah Czepiel dude where at exactly? I'm in fort myers and would love to check out that one and the north port one you mentioned

Ya Skippy go there after dart your going to hear from the woods. You got a nice skip come here boy

So has the police presence died down? I need to test my car.

@hirolor

Жыл бұрын

Yoooooo u got an S13 😳😳

Imagine No kids running around there,Imagine them back in NY,where they belong!

Scary

OMG! No street signs!

Hay Elmer watch out for that rascaly wabbit

GDC , the company that built Port St Crappy ..LOL

All those spent shell casings are from Law enforcement who gunned down vloggers

Won't be an abandoned area for much longer

@CorExplorations

2 жыл бұрын

Are they building on it soon?

@Jonah67-

Жыл бұрын

Hope it stays that way

@kimberlyrichards6465

Жыл бұрын

@@CorExplorations Very soon, there is a whole community slated for the area; I actually believe they have already started and after the murder over the Holidays the Police are going to be blocking off all entrances and patrolling more often.

@CorExplorations

Жыл бұрын

@@kimberlyrichards6465 thank you for the information! I’ll have to go back one again before they change it all

Are you a burnt out drifter who is shot

It’s because we’ve had a slew of dead bodies 😢…. And kids race dirt bikes and get killed…

Seems a bit odd to waste all that energy patrolling empty land and open roads.... Maybe more than what meets the eye here

@CorExplorations

2 жыл бұрын

Can’t agree more and it’s been sitting there for a really long time.

@krystal6137

2 жыл бұрын

I grew up in that area, in the 90’s kids used to throw huge parties out there with bonfires and lots of underage drinking. PBPD has a substation out there and the entire plot of land is under heavy surveillance. It’s actually pretty creepy, the police department had military grade surveillance set up like night vision, drones and cameras set up out there back in the late 90’s and even had profiles set up on the people that used to hang out back there. I can’t imagine the tech they have now. I don’t think the surveillance is for anything of value out there, I believe it’s mostly just to prevent the land from getting out of control with crime again.

@CorExplorations

2 жыл бұрын

@@krystal6137 that’s what it looked like when I saw the plane flying over a few time checking everyone’s car out to make sure there not doing anything. How is it at night??? It seems like it would be really creepy!

Seems I can't reply so I'll say right now building materials are up 200% since 4 years ago & the sea level rise propaganda makes woke builders and home buyers shy away from new building construction. With now inflation at 6.8% forget about building.

@CorExplorations

2 жыл бұрын

Wow that makes a lot of sense why no one‘s building on it right now. Can’t believe how much it’s gone up.

I grew up in Florida and I know exactly where you are. No offense but it's just a bunch of roads. It's not very interesting.

@CorExplorations

2 жыл бұрын

No worries! If you know of any where interesting that you would like documented let me know and I’ll check it out?

Boring…

Melbourne or plambay for moore than 35 or 40 years is been the most solitari county of florida i lived in palmbay 40 years ago ony olddd retired people lived there and we use to call melbourne. Melboring progress it hasnt got there yet who knows when will get there