I can remember driving by this building with my parents wheni was a child in the late 60"s and seeing the Mr. Peanut statues along the top of the roof. i dont know when the building was torn down but if anyone saved some of those statues from the rooftop they would be worth some serious money to collectors.

That was AWESOME and STUNNING!!!! The architecture, mouldings, medallions, stairways, fireplace...... all where magnificent!!!! Wonder how many people stood on that landing waiting for a train???... how many outlaws held up the train station???? Depressing to see such things demolished... just gets me misty eyed. Some folks just don't care about such things.... I'm so glad you go to these places and "take us" with you. Thank JP❤

@JPVideos81

5 жыл бұрын

Think you commented on the wrong video lol. This isnt the train station video.

RIP: Mr. Peanut (1916-2020) 😰 #RipMrPeanut

@DanielHernandez-cv8rr

4 жыл бұрын

#RIPMrPeanut 😢

@wall.e.and.eve.oftesla

4 жыл бұрын

#Babynut

@celiazarate8195

4 жыл бұрын

He Back #BabyNut

So sad this is decaying. Beautiful building and alot of historu.

I just love for video's AWSOME history keep up the good work! I'M kind of addicted two your video's!😎

@JPVideos81

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much

@kathydemartino362

4 жыл бұрын

I'm more than addicted at wake up at 3 in the morning just to watch his videos

Some still say that the original Mr.Peanut still lives there

Very disappointing that the building is left to rot. This is where peanut processing history was made. Planters should refurbish the building into a museum.

@peanutbred

3 жыл бұрын

Planters ceased to be Planters in 1961, when Standard Brands took it over. Suffolk, Virginia, its other major manufacturing location was lucky. It still has a plant, but not without a fight with its subsequent owners, RJR Nabisco, then Kraft, then KraftHeinz. Fortunately, Planters is now owned by Hormel.

It's amazing that it was decaying when i was a kid going to downtown starting in 1989 and now I am glad they did something to it

They tore down the factory part that was connected to the office building about 15 years ago.

Looks like the state does a really nice job of taking care of the place, just as they do the city.

My great aunts, Rosa and Alice Worrell worked here in the 1940`s and lived across the street from the plant, this is where they relocated to after leaving their home of Seaboard and Margarettsville , NC, Aunt Rosa would always bring chocolate covered peanuts to all us children when she came home to visit. I was wondering if there is an photo Archive of the plant workers.

@JPVideos81

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@Gladhart2024

4 жыл бұрын

Great video, I realize just seeing for the first time, a year since you posted. Planters such a big part of history. Randolph Worrell, I from the same area as your Aunt's and have Worrell in my family tree. What a wonderful story!

Nice drone footage. The building's facade is amazing! So beautiful. Your silent walk-through was unsettling. So sad to see the inside in shambles. I must confess that Mr. Peanut has always creeped me out lol! Thanks for sharing this.

@JPVideos81

5 жыл бұрын

Lol

Awesome piece JP These remains of our industrious past are truly heartbreaking. We made everything here and supplied the world. And we wonder why states such as Pennsylvania or other midwestern states are in dire straights. Make America industrious again in 2020.

I know this is an older video, but I love the intro on this one! Great video - I love these historic sites. Long Live Baby Peanut, or whoever it is now 😊

@JPVideos81

4 жыл бұрын

Aww thank you

Nice little spot,enjoyed the video!

Great building! Love peanuts!

I watch your videos religiously every night, k love the history you respect and catch on camera

@JPVideos81

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for making me part of your nightly routine.

Omg that location is so nice @2:25! Great video!

@JPVideos81

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, it's a beautiful building

remember when AMERICA made something besides war?

@karengivemethekidsback9390

5 жыл бұрын

U r wrong it wasn’t the Americans that started the Iraq war sorry if I got that wrong and they didn’t start ww2 Adolf Hitler did and the Germans they attacked Poland and I’m only 10 pls learn some history just saying

@achosenone44

4 ай бұрын

Satantic states of america

Thumbs up Great Drone Footage and it was like being there in Person 😎😮😮😮😀

What a great old building. Awesome drone footage. Yet another one that should be saved. What a shame.

Since the city was practically “given” this building (and land?) for $100. Wouldn’t you think that they would give back to the citizens of their beautiful city a repurposed, refurbished condo living space?

@JPVideos81

5 жыл бұрын

No funding

@TheKali4niagurl

5 жыл бұрын

JPVideos 😟 maybe a developer will see your video and make an offer. It’s just so sad to see these historical buildings with great bones just sitting to rot away!♥️🦉♥️

@travelingman484

4 жыл бұрын

Julie Anderson Corrupt politicians don’t give a rats ass. And our current super corrupt Harrisburg will finish this state off.

There is a hospital near me in Suffolk, Va named after Obici.

@JPVideos81

7 жыл бұрын

mst3kanita maybe a relation

@mst3kanita

7 жыл бұрын

JPVideos Suffolk had a planters plant too: In 1913, they built a new processing plant in the heart of peanut farming territory in Suffolk, Virginia. Part of Obici's success was in marketing and finding new products to add to Planter's stock. Obici and his wife also moved to Suffolk in their later years.

@JPVideos81

7 жыл бұрын

mst3kanita good info, thanks

@jesuss021

4 жыл бұрын

I lived there before to

@peanutbred

3 жыл бұрын

@@JPVideos81 When Obici's wife died in 1938, Amedo Obici decided to memorialize his wife by building a hospital in Suffolk, Virginia, where the couple lived after they were married in 1916 and Planters had its major manufacturing facility when Obici first built its peanut processing plant to the peanut marketing region of Tidewater in 1913 and soon expanded to several plants there. The hospital itself did not open until 1951, after Obici died in 1947, as there were issues with Louise Obici's will and a court battle ensued as late as 1948. She actually returned to live in Wilkes-Barre two years before she died, as she grew apart from her husband. Being a devout Roman Catholic, however, divorce was not an option. None of this was revealed until after Obici's death.

Great Video! Keep up the good work!

@JPVideos81

8 жыл бұрын

thanks man

@ghostofmars83

8 жыл бұрын

JP Videos Anytime...

Awesome video nice work thumbs up 👊👍😎✌🏼️

@JPVideos81

8 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching

Love the drone footage as well as the inside filming. The history of this location is really interesting. Shame as always to see buildings left unused. Shame the city of Wilkes-Barre hasn't, for whatever reason, turned this location into affordable housing, public facilities such as a library, meeting places/low-rent offices for community groups etc (Same with all the abandoned properties we see in your wonderful videos.

@JPVideos81

4 жыл бұрын

A shame indeed

At one time , "Peanut capital of the world "....that is a distinction that shouldn't be taken lightly . It's something to be proud of and an amazing note of history for the area. The front facade of the building is gorgeous. It looks like it would have made a beautiful Library ... Squatters left plenty of garbage but no graffiti ...seems unusual there is no tagging . It has been two years since you made this informative video. Do you know the fate of the building ? Has it survived ?

@JPVideos81

5 жыл бұрын

Still standing

What a shame.. this beautiful building just sitting there with no care given. They could re-purpose it without damaging the original structure and perhaps make a community center, office space, perhaps a place for wedding receptions, company functions, or any number of things. Such history and beauty allowed to deteriorate because it is no longer useful to them, yet across the street old buildings are seemingly used for businesses. It looks so lonely... very sad

@JPVideos81

5 жыл бұрын

There's so many abandoned buildings like this within blocks of this location that this one doesnt really stand out from the rest.

So sad what happened to that building. Everytime I drove by I always wanted to go in. Always wondereds what was left inside.

@JPVideos81

5 жыл бұрын

Now you know.

Never knew Planters was started by Italians. 🇮🇹 Learned something today!

I drove by this location so many times and never realized that at one point Planters had such a presence in this area. Shame that the city of Wilkes-Barre is letting this building rot. It could be turned into a Planters museum if the structure is still sound enough to be re-used. I'm sure there's some folks who would go on a tour of the place and make the city at least some money on it instead of letting it sit.

@JPVideos81

7 жыл бұрын

A museum is a good idea but my bet is it will be torn down.

@CheapestGamer

7 жыл бұрын

No doubt. That's the usual M.O. of this area with properties of possible historicsignificance. Throw up a plaque at the site(already done at the Planters site and Rocky Glen) and then bulldoze whatever is left into the ground.

@JPVideos81

7 жыл бұрын

It's sad that this becomes the demise of places that were once so popular and where memories were made. Rocky Glen is a prime example of that. Sad turn of events for sure.

@CheapestGamer

7 жыл бұрын

With Rocky Glen though it's a case of the current owner of the property having a death grip on it and refusing to give it up. Mind you at this point there's nothing left and any company trying to start over with a park(or any development) there would have to build back up any infrastructure.

@JPVideos81

7 жыл бұрын

The owners, who are listed as an LLC out of NJ are waiting until the housing market rises and want to develop it into private lake front homes. Thats at-least the word going around. I know several bids were put in to purchase the property by private investors and they were turned away. We have an annual tour there every November to walk around and discuss the history and location of things. Your welcome to come to the next one.

Planters peanuts omg you struck history gold!!!!

I'm curious if you got to explore the First hospital in Wilkes Barre before it was torn down

@JPVideos81

5 жыл бұрын

No, i haven't.

❤️🥜🥜 beautiful building. So sad the inside is trashed

Very awesome video. Do you think that the historical society will save that building as historical site?

@JPVideos81

5 жыл бұрын

It has been added to the historic register.

EARTH ANGEL😇. Interesting architecture on this old building!👍🏢 Looks like a bit of Italian influence.⛲️🥂🍷 Why is this great bones building abandoned now?🥜🥜🥜. Looks👀👁 like they took anything good out. They could make a nice 👍 museum out of this building!!!🤔😳🥜🥜🏢⛲️👍👍👍

nice brother looks like bums have a place to stay lol , outside structure of building very nice tho - GR8 VID

@JPVideos81

7 жыл бұрын

Jay Drone thanks brother

@JayDrone

7 жыл бұрын

JPVideos u bet - I had a video review of trailer street lol street of trailers(one street lol not a park) most of em abandoned and even did a walk thru of one and erased my footage smh goin to re record after work tomarow still dealing with poor upload speed internet company opens tomarow hope I can get it fixed quick

@JPVideos81

7 жыл бұрын

Jay Drone looking forward to it. i hate when that crap happens

@JayDrone

7 жыл бұрын

JPVideos right on yeah went from loading 10-15 min 1080p in under n hour to it takeing 3-4hrs lol wtf , im off to work now ill get up with u later brother

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This is the second video that came up on my feed of yours from 2016 that had no narrative. I think they would have been great if you narrated them....just my opinion though.

@JPVideos81

4 жыл бұрын

I wasn't comfortable talking on camera back then.

The music is distracting. This is not The Exorcist

Tragic 😭

Wow I only live 15 minutes from there

@JPVideos81

8 жыл бұрын

have you gone inside?

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Excellent video, breathing in a little asbestos is great for the health. Lucky you did not run into a serial killer. Night of the living dead headquarters.

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So sad, this is what Liberal Democracy does, I would buy the place fence it in and restore the building and turn it into a home/business with a beautifully restored facade and iron work, complete down to the old school goldleaf numbers and letters on the front with some copper accents and lighting at so the Planters name can be seen and honored!

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