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

11 ай бұрын

What up Tim!! If those walls could talk…

@timluperini8137

11 ай бұрын

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

@michaelharris5273

9 ай бұрын

Name of school???

@charlieabate2044

9 ай бұрын

@@michaelharris5273 St. Joseph High School - Westchester IL

@Gilbert_gang.

8 ай бұрын

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

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

7 ай бұрын

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

@OrcaTrumpet

5 ай бұрын

@@stringlarson1247it had a name 🐬

@OrcaTrumpet

5 ай бұрын

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

@markgordon5387

3 ай бұрын

St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois

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.

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

The legends who played on that basketball court

@lucveasman9488

11 ай бұрын

for real

@jeremiahderosas9355

11 ай бұрын

My principal did

@eharris6347

3 ай бұрын

Which legend ? Larry Bird ?

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

9:46 that says RIP ST JOES LMFAOO

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

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

8 ай бұрын

Stalagmites and stalactites my friend. No slags lol

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

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

11 ай бұрын

I don't know

@eddiew.4650

10 ай бұрын

Because they're bored.

@sentortv7816

8 ай бұрын

Gives it character imo

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.

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

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

I live in Illinois ,your videos are super interesting.

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

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_

9 ай бұрын

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

@TheSadlerandrea

7 ай бұрын

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

@laurarayoum4754

7 ай бұрын

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

4 ай бұрын

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

@TheSadlerandrea

4 ай бұрын

@@_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.

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

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

@_BELMONT_

9 ай бұрын

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

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

5 ай бұрын

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

@magzthejazz

5 ай бұрын

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

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

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

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

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

Жыл бұрын

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

@nicholasdavila5071

Жыл бұрын

@@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

11 ай бұрын

​@@nicholasdavila5071in england?

@nicholasdavila5071

11 ай бұрын

@@aliceramdom.s bruh nah this in illinois

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

Bathrooms still looked normal thats cool.

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

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“👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

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

@TheSadlerandrea

7 ай бұрын

Westchester, IL.

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

@decayingmidwest

Жыл бұрын

Not sure

@robertmailhos8159

10 ай бұрын

@@decayingmidwest okay thanks for the update on this video

@HealthAndWellnessSeries

10 ай бұрын

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

@robertmailhos8159

10 ай бұрын

@@HealthAndWellnessSeries thanks for the update on this school

@chriswatkins6222

10 ай бұрын

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

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

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

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

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

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

@lisawilson9910

5 ай бұрын

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😁

29:40 lemme get those Soccer posters🤣😭 hahaha

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

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 ?

are there any places in the netherlands?

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

@god-bs7op

10 ай бұрын

i wondered that too

@eharris6347

3 ай бұрын

@jeff I think he stepped on a nail one time

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

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

Hey vato you got a light?

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

That mold is gross!!! 🤢🤢🤢 2:10

@aliceramdom.s

11 ай бұрын

you never seen moss before?

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

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

jesus the way his own team ignores him, breaks me

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

@reaganeidemiller7132

3 ай бұрын

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

nice

Bros 5'3 🔥🔥🔥

@ImranSikder-py7ju

5 ай бұрын

Im 5,5

@lewangandrover6441

5 ай бұрын

@@ImranSikder-py7ju wait so your the one with the camera 🔥🔥🔥

@ImranSikder-py7ju

5 ай бұрын

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

@ImranSikder-py7ju

5 ай бұрын

I still have some growing left to do

that’s Isaiah Thomas’s old high school

21:08 21:15 heard a plane

Whyd they leave it?

What town was this in?

@yaboijuanito1460

8 ай бұрын

Westchester Illinois

Lemme come w y’all. From Illinois.

I wanna find that #1 senior guy

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

@eddiew.4650

10 ай бұрын

Expenses rising and the lack of proper funding.

@yaboijuanito1460

8 ай бұрын

Definitely*

@kmikem78

3 ай бұрын

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

3 ай бұрын

@@kmikem78 fascinating thanks for the info 👍🏻

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

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

@Mechanarian

2 ай бұрын

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

11:07 I found her on facebook🤓

*music stops* Press Shift to Run

Bruh is that zeeth 💀💀💀💀💀💀

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

@dec1969

Ай бұрын

And at 31:12...

Graffiti is so goofy

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

@ramdude12

8 күн бұрын

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

@twinks2.

8 күн бұрын

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

open for 61yrs.

@lucveasman9488

11 ай бұрын

i know its so sad to see

اتمنى لك التوفيق والنجاح أنا صديقه جديده في انتظارك احلى لايك

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 .

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

so they built a new high school and closed it only eleven years later, what a waste of funds

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

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

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

@decayingmidwest

Жыл бұрын

Always

@theelightbearer4254

11 ай бұрын

@@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

11 ай бұрын

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

@theelightbearer4254

10 ай бұрын

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

@jeremiahderosas9355

10 ай бұрын

@@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

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

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

Kinda sad honestly

Ay I was the one who destroyed the bathroom

@brucewayne7970

9 ай бұрын

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

@Zawgallini

3 ай бұрын

“Go to the principal’s office” 😂

Oh snap, free peencils!

I have to question why did I hear a kid laughing or was that you And what the heck is a 9-11 book doing in there

I would have left if I was u cause that mold is called black mold which is a type of bacteria that eats on the walls and boards and even the stability of the building which means that the building or roof could crash down on u at any moment

This is public school failure!!!!!!!!

why are you showing faces?

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.

US 3rd Amendment ain't worth much in that neighborhood. No way domestically deployed troops are being quartered in that government building.

Well this was fucking weird. And on the day I popped a bunch of shrooms. Lol that’s my old high school. what of the odds of me finding this video or should I say the algorithm found me probably smh

@yaboijuanito1460

8 ай бұрын

I see how come this High School got abandoned and it's sad that your old highschool got abandoned