Incident at Seely Castle - Mysterious Castle - Asheville, NC

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  • @MrIndyjoe7
    @MrIndyjoe78 жыл бұрын

    The Castle, at 22,000 square feet in size, has had six known owners. The Seelys lived there until 1942, when Mr. Seely died at age 70. Mrs. Seely then moved to the Battery Park Hotel in downtown Asheville. In the winter of 1949, Evelyn Grove Seely, daughter of entrepreneur Edwin Wiley Grove and widow of Fred Seely, offered to sell her former home to the second owner, Asheville-Biltmore College. The college was there from 1949 to 1961, until they outgrew the available facilities. The limited area for developing new buildings caused the trustees to move the college to its current site on the northern edge of Asheville. The UNCA trustees sold the Castle and surrounding acreage to the Holiday Inn chain. They were the third owners. They kept some of the land behind the Castle and built a Holiday Inn building on this land. The county did not know the building was intended to be a commercial hotel so the owners were not granted a final permit. The owners converted the massive new block shaped building into a condominium complex (units selling for $99,000 in 2014). The chain owners sold the Castle and surrounding landscaped hillside to Jerry Sternberg for $40,000. He was the fourth owner. He convinced his wife that she would enjoy the Castle since she could have a 1,000 square foot closet. He upgraded the heating system from coal to oil fuel and put a new roof on the structure. He planned to turn the house into a museum but his plan never came to fruition. He then sought to turn the facility over to a non-profit organization. Overlook Ministries was the fifth owner. The sixth and current owner is the Wells family. They acquired it in 1984 and restored it to its original splendor.[3]

  • @MyJacky03

    @MyJacky03

    8 жыл бұрын

    +MrIndyjoe7 How did you find all this out?

  • @heatherfahy9851

    @heatherfahy9851

    3 жыл бұрын

    My grandmother actually went to school there when it was Asheville-Biltmore.

  • @mrlowriders1757

    @mrlowriders1757

    Жыл бұрын

    Wooow

  • @kdbee6086

    @kdbee6086

    Жыл бұрын

    Right before the property sold in 1984, we were able to go up and go inside the castle. It's a very fascinating place.

  • @jadond.3913

    @jadond.3913

    3 ай бұрын

    The Wells are known as some of the first settlers of Melbourne, Florida. The Green Gables mansion was originally built and owned by the Wells...

  • @justinmassey2003
    @justinmassey20034 жыл бұрын

    Having grown up in Asheville, we were always told a legend about a vampire living there and that was the reason the homeless population in Asheville kept disappearing

  • @danapatterson8844

    @danapatterson8844

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yup I personally know of a young girl that disappeared after attending a Halloween party!!!!!!!!!

  • @danapatterson8844

    @danapatterson8844

    4 жыл бұрын

    Also there is a women ....journalist that has proof of satanic rituals that have gone on thier.I she has got multiple threats to her life and know has move away to protect her life

  • @stephenh2319

    @stephenh2319

    2 жыл бұрын

    Guess that vampire mustve died look at the homeless population now😂

  • @mackhochschild1258
    @mackhochschild12584 жыл бұрын

    I grew up in Asheville and have known about this place my whole life. The reason it has fence and wire around it is because people hear stupid rumors and think they need to go investigate it. The property has been privately owned for as long as I've been alive. At some point in the '60s I believe it was used as a college. It's just a cool old house, no nazi's or anything crazy has ever gone on there.

  • @Skylerraspen

    @Skylerraspen

    2 жыл бұрын

    My dad worked on the roof there and remembers there was a pack of wolves there.

  • @kdbee6086

    @kdbee6086

    Жыл бұрын

    I've been in it several times when it was actually open to visitors. There were tons of idiots pulling stunts there over the years, but otherwise you're right. It's just a cool old house.

  • @jadond.3913

    @jadond.3913

    3 ай бұрын

    Asheville WAS home to the Silver Legion of America. Pseudo-Nazis, if you will

  • @RedneckTaZ
    @RedneckTaZ5 жыл бұрын

    CB: I know this is an old vlog but I'm going back over many of your old trips after having found your channel. Don't know if you check the comments on the old videos but I located the following information from the magazine WNC (Western North Carolina) from 2014: "Overlook was back on the market in 1983, and was purchased by Loren Wells, CEO of the Hendersonville-based clothing retailer Bon Worth, and his wife, Keela. The couple was dismayed to find the property beset by trespassers and vandals, a place where local teenagers went to make whoopie and mayhem. So they installed fences and other security measures, and for the past 30 years, the castle has been shrouded by an element of mystery. (Loren has not responded to WNC magazine’s requests for interviews.)" Based on what I've read, the gentleman that you encountered was Mr. Wells. Mr. Wells lead a very interesting life and was a football player at UNC (my alma-mater) in his youth. He passed away last year. The link to his obit is www.hendersonvillelightning.com/news/7269-loren-wells-who-built-empire-on-polyester-dies-at-age-76.html Mr. Wells was apparently in the earlier stages of Alzheimers when you met him, sadly. Seelys' was at one point a college and then was owned by Outlook Christian Ministries (they were a "full gospel" ministry meaning their services included "speaking in tounges" and being "slain in the spirit" which is where some folks may have confused the "satanism" stuff from. So, no Satanic Cult...just a guy that sold lots of ladies' polyester pants. :-)

  • @lindsayroland8169
    @lindsayroland81697 жыл бұрын

    I live in a small town about 20 minutes away from Asheville and the castle is a very weird place. I remember when I was a kid my Dad drove me and my sister up the mountain to see if we could get a look at it. Of course we didn't, but after watching this video I remember that man being in the yard (of what we can see) and raking leaves. Creepy! Love your channel!

  • @TennesseeMatt
    @TennesseeMatt7 жыл бұрын

    HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! I was very concerned for your safety once he pulled out that early 2000's era flip phone and threatened to take a .003 megapixel photo of you. Looks like you barely escaped that one!

  • @Wilddaylilies

    @Wilddaylilies

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lol I thought it was a Taser gun at first 😂

  • @Realstuffadventures
    @Realstuffadventures2 жыл бұрын

    I knew this as the Overlook Castle. It was a very interesting place to see. It was actually built as a castle and looked great. I am sure the reason for the razor wire was to keep trespassers out. You could see the castle from Tunnel Road as you went up the hill towards the tunnel in the winter time. At one time it was rented out to Overlook Ministries (A Christian Ministry) , if I remember correctly. I accurately attended some of the services there for a while.The place was beautiful, at least back in the mid 70's

  • @7passionstar
    @7passionstar3 жыл бұрын

    Speaking as an Asheville resident, that was sad but your reaction to his outburst was hysterical and adorable. 👻

  • @brianbradburn
    @brianbradburn2 жыл бұрын

    I went inside that castle, when I was a kid, sometime in the mid to late 1970s. There was a small pond outside the front entrance with I think a small stone bridge going over it. There were Koi fish, if I remember correctly, swimming in the pond. I can remember that it was really cool getting to go inside a real castle.

  • @Buckl
    @Buckl8 жыл бұрын

    As long as you are on public property , its really nothing he can do. you should have asked him to call the law.

  • @TheCarpetbagger

    @TheCarpetbagger

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Buckl Yeah, I told him I was on public property. He argued that everything on that side of the road was his property. I feel like the fence is the established perimeter

  • @LoveMyMartinDC

    @LoveMyMartinDC

    5 жыл бұрын

    The Carpetbagger your very right the fence is the property line and my parents talk about the castle all the time and me and my wife and brother went up town mountain rd but we couldn't find the castle could you by any chance email me the directions to the castle

  • @Shy_Hulud

    @Shy_Hulud

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@LoveMyMartinDC search overlook castle on Google maps. I think it's 710 town mountain road though.

  • @joemackey1950
    @joemackey19504 жыл бұрын

    Re: razor wire. My apartment bldg has fencing in back topped by razor wire. Its to keep bad guys out. As to the attitude of that man, he has probably had his share of people trying to get on the property because the place is known and closed off and "inquiring minds want to know". He's probably security for the estate and it's his job to keep people out.

  • @Lolicat
    @Lolicat8 жыл бұрын

    Good job getting on the other side of the road. I once talked with a county tax assessor who had to deal with the occasional home owner who wouldn't let him on the property, which, of course they have the legal right to. The assessor would simply take pictures of the property from the street (public property) and then quite rationally assume he performed every update and possible remodeling available. Every time the home owner would complain about the jump in assessed value and let him on the property. I must commend you for your tactfulness and respect, by the way. I'm afraid if someone got in my face like that guy did I'd up the stakes and find someone with a drone! (evil grin)

  • @TheCarpetbagger

    @TheCarpetbagger

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Lolicat Ha! Now that is hilarious

  • @kirstenphillips4609
    @kirstenphillips46098 жыл бұрын

    I thought he was coming at you with a gun at first, then I saw it was a stupid flip phone! lmao

  • @TheCarpetbagger

    @TheCarpetbagger

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Kirsten Phillips You'd think if he lived in a castle he could afford a smart phone

  • @hjfox1
    @hjfox18 жыл бұрын

    WOAH! You handled that nicely. His underwear was in a knot, that's all. The property between the street and the gate is public so there is nothing you can be charged with. I did in fact think it was sweet of you to say you did not mean to wake him up. Had he laid a hand on you though, he would go to jail himself for you were across the street and came after you. So you were VERY smart by keeping your camera going for evidence. Way to stay strong in a situation like this. You looked a bit worked up at the end.

  • @StansAuto83
    @StansAuto838 жыл бұрын

    Lol he had a flip Phone. "Call the cops" "how about I call them for you!"

  • @tattedthickummz4532
    @tattedthickummz45328 жыл бұрын

    I HAVE LIVED IN ASHEVILLE MY WHOLE LIFE AND I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO GO INTO THE CASTLE MY MOTHER SAID AFTER HER HIGH SCHOOL PROM HER AND HER STEP SISTER WENT UP THERE AND THERE WAS A MAN IN A BLACK TRENCH COAT AND WAS VERY STRANGE SHE SAID HE WOULD NOT LET THEM IN BUT SHE SEEN THE BALLROOM THRU THE WINDOW AND SHE SAID THERE WAS HALF DOLLAR COINS IN THE FLOOR AND SHE SAID WHEN SHE WAS LITTLE SHE HEARD THERE IS A TORCHER CHAMBER IN THE BASEMENT WHERE THEY USED TO TORCHER PEOPLE SHE SAID THERE IS MACHINES THAT WOULD PULL YOU APART AND ON A CERTAIN NIGHT BLOOD WOULD POOR FROM THE WALLS AND YOU CAN HEAR SCREAMING SO IT INTERESTED ME SO WENT WITH TWO FRIENDS ONE NIGHT AND THERE WAS A STRIP RUNNING ACROSS THE GROUND IN FRONT OF THE FENCE IT RINGS TO LET THEM KNOW SOMEONE IS THERE NEXT THING YOU KNOW I HEARD DOGS BARKING THEN THAT SAME MAN PULLED UP IN HIS CAR AND GOT OUT POINTED A PISTOL AT US I TOOK OFF DOWN THE MOUNTAIN WITH THIS CRAZY MAN CHASING ME HALF WAY DOWN THE MOUNTAIN SO I PULLED IN SOMEONE'S DRIVE WAY AND JUST SIT THERE AND HE WAS WAITING FOR ME AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DRIVEWAY THEN DROVE OFF SO YES THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING STRANGE GOING ON THERE SURE WISH I COULD SEE THE INSIDE BUT THE DRONE IS A REALLY GOOD IDEA BUT HE WILL PROBABLY SHOOT IT OUT OF THE SKY IF HE SEES IT LOL LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY LUCK

  • @redneckbryon
    @redneckbryon8 жыл бұрын

    You did nothing wrong, you didn't touch the fence you didn't attempt to go through the fence you stayed on public property if anything what he did was wrong and illegal.

  • @traylorillo

    @traylorillo

    8 жыл бұрын

    +The Carpetbagger there's just no reasoning with an unreasonable person...and he appeared to be MOST unreasonable.

  • @JamesRobertSmith

    @JamesRobertSmith

    8 жыл бұрын

    +The Carpetbagger Not sure where you grew up--and please don' t take this the wrong way--but a lot of people in the south are totally bats when it comes to their "private property". The farther south you go, the worse it is. For instance...if you ever find yourself in south Georgia...don't trespass. I mean...just don't do it. It doesn't matter if it's posted...if you're in doubt about whether something is on public land or private land or abandoned land...just stay in your vehicle. My people down there in the low country of Georgia...they're insane about trespassing.

  • @TheCarpetbagger

    @TheCarpetbagger

    8 жыл бұрын

    +James Smith I've noticed:)

  • @JamesRobertSmith

    @JamesRobertSmith

    8 жыл бұрын

    I used to think my fellow south Georgians were the worst about it...but I've been told by friends who live in Oklahoma that landowners there are even more radical. Guns will be used if you trespass (even accidentally). I'm reminded of the cartoon character from the PowerPuff Girls named Fuzzy Lumpkin (named after a county in north Georgia, you know). www.dailymotion.com/video/xooayv_fuzzy-lumpkins_shortfilms

  • @JonKinchIsLegit
    @JonKinchIsLegit7 жыл бұрын

    My grandfather was in the SS and used to tell us stories of the really bad war criminals that ended up in the states and told us a few had connections to the owner of that castle but he probably had a bad case of dementia.

  • @demonarvizu721
    @demonarvizu7218 жыл бұрын

    that old man has anger issues, that was funny when you told him I'll take a selfie with you, classic. thanks for the video, keep them coming. ....

  • @TheGamingChapel
    @TheGamingChapel4 жыл бұрын

    The house has had five known owners. The Seelys lived there until 1942, when Mr. Seely died at age 70. In the winter of 1949, Evelyn Grove Seely, daughter of entrepreneur Edwin Wiley Grove and widow of Fred Seely, offered to sell her former home to the second owner, Asheville-Biltmore College. The college was there from 1949 to 1961, until they outgrew the available facilities. The limited area for developing new buildings caused the trustees to move the college to its current site on the northern edge of Asheville. The third owner was Mr. Jerry Sternberg. He upgraded the heating system from coal to oil fuel and put a new roof on the structure. He planned to turn the house into a museum but his plan never came to fruition. He then sought to turn the facility over to a non-profit organization. Overlook Ministries was the fourth owner. The fifth and current owner is the Wells family. They acquired it in 1984 and restored it

  • @BrianSterowski
    @BrianSterowski8 жыл бұрын

    He was pissed! I imagine he deals with people showing up almost daily.

  • @ExploreWithUs
    @ExploreWithUs8 жыл бұрын

    You could tell he was not going the be reasonable from the start. It's unfortunate he didn't take the time to understand what you were doing before getting so pissed. Did he calm down later and talk to you or did he leave as pissed as he arrived?

  • @TheCarpetbagger

    @TheCarpetbagger

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Explore With Us Yeah, he not give me a chance

  • @punch_bowl_turd3005
    @punch_bowl_turd30056 жыл бұрын

    "i'll take a selfie with ya." LMAO! that was great,

  • @2rae2rae2
    @2rae2rae24 жыл бұрын

    I have lived in Asheville all my life and there is a reason for the razor wire. There have been so many people trespassing over the years and trying to break into the castle. Seelys castle actually used to be a campus for a college. My mom was a police officer and worked security there. A family actually lives there now.

  • @kirstenphillips4609
    @kirstenphillips46098 жыл бұрын

    what the hell?! that was odd!

  • @Pudentame
    @Pudentame7 жыл бұрын

    The guy you encountered is probably a live in caretaker/handyman. I suspect he was upset because you're not the first person to set off the alarm by rattling the gate. It gets old after a while. Fred Seely was a building contractor from New Jersey, son-in-law of E.W. Grove, who conceived the Grove Park Inn, a well known resort hotel in Asheville. E.W.Grove gifted his son-in-law with 29 acres on nearby Sunset Mountain, where Seely built a 20,000 square foot mansion. The Grove Park Inn was completed in 1914, and Seely's mansion was completed in 1916. Seely added a western wing, housing a music room and library, in 1924. The proper name for the house is Overlook. There's nothing satanic about the place. It's just how rich people built mansions in what was then rural North Carolina back around the time of the first World War. Fred Seely died in 1942. Mrs. Seely moved to the Battery Park Hotel in downtown Asheville. The house was empty for a while, although there are some hints the property may have been used by the U.S. Government & possibly housed some secret war effort during that time. In 1949, she sold Overlook to Asheville-Biltmore College. It was the home of the college from 1949 to 1961 when the college moved to its current campus and became UNC Asheville. In 1964 the property was sold to a developer who built a high-rise on the north end of the property, and sold the mansion along with 6 acres of land to a local businessman who lived there with his family until about 1976. Unable to find a buyer for the property, the businessman donated the mansion to Christian Books Unlimited of Montreat, NC. in 1976. Christian Books Unlimited used the property to host Overlook Christian Ministries. The property apparently sat empty for a while before Christian Books Unlimited & Overlook Christian Ministries sold the property in 1983 or 1984. "Seely Castle" is currently owned by the CEO of a discount women's apparel chain based in western North Carolina. When he bought the mansion it was plagued by trespassers, vandals and local teens using the site to engage in behaviors their parents would not approve of. The new owners put the fence & security system in because they got tired of people showing up at all hours of the day & night. Many of the uninvited visitors did not have innocent intentions. The razor wire is there because too many people won't be at all bothered climbing over the fence.

  • @patriciaheidgerken9210
    @patriciaheidgerken92104 жыл бұрын

    Your a good man Jacob...he has the problem !!!

  • @kathystidham8309
    @kathystidham83098 жыл бұрын

    Wow! I would hate to see him if something really bad did happen.

  • @TheCarpetbagger

    @TheCarpetbagger

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Kathy Stidham Yeah, his head might explode

  • @Moopilled
    @Moopilled6 жыл бұрын

    The latest owners of Seely's castle are really rude. I heard the original owners were good-spirited. I wonder what's going on up there. It's my dream home and I pass by there quite often. Sucks the owners have to be so rude! I wish I could visit

  • @Skylerraspen
    @Skylerraspen2 жыл бұрын

    My dad worked on the roof there and said the owner at the time had a pack of tamed wolves.

  • @elainet3961
    @elainet39613 жыл бұрын

    I laughed way too much over this. Oh wow! That was awesome.

  • @wynonabieneman7985
    @wynonabieneman79858 жыл бұрын

    Oh Mercy!!! So much wasted energy being angry. I think, myself, I would of started laughing. I know that's not nice but I know I have when so much aggression is thrust at me. Your a Good Man Jacob ☆☆☆☆

  • @TheCarpetbagger

    @TheCarpetbagger

    8 жыл бұрын

    That's my feelings on anger as well

  • @Hbeth
    @Hbeth4 жыл бұрын

    I'm here because of Carpetbaggers Livestream from earlier tonight.

  • @kittyboone6765
    @kittyboone67656 жыл бұрын

    Hi! I'm a Asheville born and raised here. I didn't hear about this until last year. So, I went to go find it. I couldn't even find the fence! Please share with me how you got there!

  • @AHouseDivided1998
    @AHouseDivided19986 жыл бұрын

    Wow! Everyone knows about Biltmore but I had never heard of this place before. Thanks for the informative video!

  • @ErickaLDC
    @ErickaLDC8 жыл бұрын

    Sucks people can have so much negativity in them. Especially towards someone as cool as you Jacob!

  • @TheCarpetbagger

    @TheCarpetbagger

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Ericka Clements Thank you! Yeah, I don't know why he was so angry

  • @shedevil1956
    @shedevil19568 жыл бұрын

    ohhhhhh what was he hiding,very strange

  • @kittybuckley3
    @kittybuckley38 жыл бұрын

    it looks like it had a lovely t of history, it's a shame that the owner doesn't open it up a few days a year for tourists.

  • @blueridgegal5457
    @blueridgegal54577 жыл бұрын

    I believe the dog sounds are a pack of coyotes...we have them all around here...I'm a native of Asheville

  • @videodiscjockey4808
    @videodiscjockey48088 жыл бұрын

    SPIT In Your Face ? ... That Is Assault ( Against The Law ) HE was At FAULT .... NOT You

  • @MsMedford
    @MsMedford7 жыл бұрын

    Jacob you were absolutely right. why put up razor wire unless you have something to hide

  • @kirstenphillips4609
    @kirstenphillips46098 жыл бұрын

    what alarm? you were outside the fence. I guess the dogs heard you talking and woke his ass up on the job!

  • @TheCarpetbagger

    @TheCarpetbagger

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Kirsten Phillips Apparently there was a motion detector on the outside of the fence. If he doesn't want it to wake him up, maybe he should put it on the other side of the fence

  • @TheHumbleBumblemusic
    @TheHumbleBumblemusic3 жыл бұрын

    I love you so much Jacob ❤️

  • @annasummers5348
    @annasummers53488 жыл бұрын

    Bizarre!

  • @rachealtackett2508
    @rachealtackett25088 жыл бұрын

    What was up with the military style boots? What a weirdo!

  • @phuku240

    @phuku240

    8 жыл бұрын

    military ?? those are cowboy boots with his pants tucked in

  • @josephinehernandeztrejo1686
    @josephinehernandeztrejo16868 жыл бұрын

    wow! I can see the adrenaline still rushing in you . love the films !

  • @sandymorris2703
    @sandymorris27038 жыл бұрын

    "You used to call me on my flip phone... Or threatened to take a picture of me on it ...." Sang my grandson, laughing at Mr. Gaurdman as he watched your video with me...lol

  • @TheCarpetbagger

    @TheCarpetbagger

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Sandy Razien Most people that own castles have smart phones

  • @isarovivlousin1215
    @isarovivlousin12158 жыл бұрын

    There's an old home here in my hometown, the Kildare House, in Huntsville, Alabama. They people who live there are crazy, just like this dude. They get angry if you stop ON THE ROAD, in front of the house, which is a public thoroughfare, and just look at the house. No one bothers them. People just stop to look at it because it is so beautiful. They have recently had a tall fence erected around the property, and you can't see it at all now, except for the turrets and the roof line. Very disappointing.

  • @Robothut
    @Robothut8 жыл бұрын

    Holy Crap, I thought you had dubbed in the dog sounds at first. Well it does seem like a great place to stay away from.

  • @appstate83
    @appstate836 ай бұрын

    OMG that was hilarious! that old dude has issues! U handled it perfectly! bwahahaha ~ i live here in Asheville ~ i hope u don’t mind bears because this is now bear country 😎

  • @MrIndyjoe7
    @MrIndyjoe78 жыл бұрын

    good old Google,checked a few different sources and this is what I got

  • @sunspots6077
    @sunspots6077 Жыл бұрын

    What I see is a private citizen on his own private property. Leave him alone!

  • @Tehgreatgamer
    @Tehgreatgamer Жыл бұрын

    It has razor wire because people hear the rumors and want to go investigate. Not because there’s anything to hide. You come onto my property without permission, and I’m going to be pretty pissed off too.

  • @frogwart2298
    @frogwart22986 жыл бұрын

    I’m def going to go take pics of that place. If he comes out and shows me his surgery scar I will put do him. I have had 33 surgeries. Had it been me, I would Have been thrilled someone wanted to see my place and then I would have given you the whole history , even on the day of my surgery and I have had major surgeries.

  • @RobFrank22
    @RobFrank225 жыл бұрын

    Tried to find it to take pics of the castle,but couldn't find it.

  • @WilliamR-nt5ek
    @WilliamR-nt5ek8 жыл бұрын

    LOL looked like fun. I guess a walk through was out of the question.

  • @TheCarpetbagger

    @TheCarpetbagger

    8 жыл бұрын

    +William R I totally should have asked him :)

  • @MrOldfart47
    @MrOldfart478 жыл бұрын

    If you had a drone, think of the possibilities! Like someone said He's just a rent-A-cop AKA "Door shaker".

  • @TheCarpetbagger

    @TheCarpetbagger

    8 жыл бұрын

    +wes normandin Ha! I don't think he would like a drone very much

  • @MrOldfart47

    @MrOldfart47

    8 жыл бұрын

    +The Carpetbagger I checked Google earth and saw the place is connected by a road to the more modern building down the road, which also has tight security with a guard shack at the entrance.

  • @videodiscjockey4808
    @videodiscjockey48088 жыл бұрын

    LOL ... " Lets Take a Selfie ( picture ) " .. Loool

  • @traylorillo
    @traylorillo8 жыл бұрын

    I guess he thought he was threatening with his little ca. 2003 flip phone. "I'm gonna take yer picture..." 🤗

  • @TheCarpetbagger

    @TheCarpetbagger

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Tami Traylor Yeah, I was confused on why that was supposed to upset me

  • @PantyhoseExperience
    @PantyhoseExperience3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah I know that guy and his dog, Rowan or something like that. What was he doing in that castle area lol I don’t think he was angry, he looked like he was joking around. But I’ve seen him around Asheville at different coffee shops, he seems like an easy going guy lol

  • @atonkazer
    @atonkazer8 жыл бұрын

    That's one nasty man... Show him friendship take a selfie! :)haha I thought he was going to send the dog on you..

  • @TheCarpetbagger

    @TheCarpetbagger

    8 жыл бұрын

    +K. Erica Yeah, the dog scared me more then the man

  • @rockcitymarco9186
    @rockcitymarco9186 Жыл бұрын

    To hell with that old man, keep giving us great videos ✌️

  • @Tunnelfish2
    @Tunnelfish28 жыл бұрын

    There is an easement on the sides of roads both for ingress and egress reasons, as well as possible widening or maintenance of the road, if needed. You weren't on his property, legally. Notice how far back from the road his fence is set, he cannot have it up next to the road.

  • @TheCarpetbagger

    @TheCarpetbagger

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Tunnelfish2 That's kinda what I figured. I'm not a lawyer, but it seemed that I was good up to the fence

  • @ThiccChickCrisha
    @ThiccChickCrisha6 ай бұрын

    I mean, lifting up your shirt to show a recent incision is just asking to get punched.

  • @ThankGodImBlack370
    @ThankGodImBlack3702 жыл бұрын

    No telling what's being done there. Whoever they said "lived" there is just to scare folks away

  • @Afineviewofsociety
    @Afineviewofsociety8 ай бұрын

    Was that Jim Lahey? Trailer Park Supervisor??

  • @drewjaqua2905
    @drewjaqua29052 жыл бұрын

    That angry guy actually looks familiar. I'm pretty sure he was a customer of mine when I worked at the Highlands RadioShack ... seems like he was a really angry guy then, too (which is probably why he seems familiar -- he made quite an impression on me)

  • @andrewbrendan1579
    @andrewbrendan15798 жыл бұрын

    Advice for Homeowners: NEWSFLASH---THIS JUST IN: If you don't want people looking at your house and/or near the surrounding property then don't buy a gigantic place that has a wild reputation and that will automatically get attention. If you're going to live in such a place of course have fences (the razor wire is a bit extreme but it does keep troublemakers out) and professional security guards who don't have stoke-level blood pressure but you can't expect people to go by with their hands up to their faces, shielding their eyes, so they can't see where you live. You live in a place that attracts attention so expect attention.

  • @TheCarpetbagger

    @TheCarpetbagger

    8 жыл бұрын

    That's what puzzled me

  • @s4dreamland
    @s4dreamland8 жыл бұрын

    I like how you tried to defuse the situation calmly when you realized his anger was escalating. Even after the way he treated you , you still treated the man with respect assuming he had emotional problems. At the end of the video you even apologized to the man for upsetting him.. Class act ....Subscribed!

  • @elcarne769

    @elcarne769

    5 жыл бұрын

    The guy's name is Perry...he raises wolves and is a long time caretaker...neither Nazi nor satanic, just old school asheville

  • @FriedGatoraid
    @FriedGatoraid8 жыл бұрын

    I would have woke him up again,lol. strange. its a huge castle what does he think people are going to do? crazy.

  • @TheCarpetbagger

    @TheCarpetbagger

    8 жыл бұрын

    +jeff takesphotos Yeah, better dig a moat

  • @lynnmoore2664
    @lynnmoore26648 жыл бұрын

    Dang that old boy needs his medication adjusted somewhat! I thought it very nice of you to offer taking a selfie with him after his rude behavior toward you! Maybe his life has just went to the dogs who knows what lurks in that cavity on his shoulders! Nice video thou Jacob!

  • @TheCarpetbagger

    @TheCarpetbagger

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Lynn Moore I don't think he knew what a selfie was :)

  • @monicasheldrake
    @monicasheldrake8 жыл бұрын

    O my god poor you your the nicest man if he would have just spoken with you he would have seen that too 🤔😳😢🙄💋💕💕💕💕

  • @TheCarpetbagger

    @TheCarpetbagger

    8 жыл бұрын

    +monica sheldrake (Monicalovestormsheldrake) He didn't give me a chance to talk.......he came out screaming

  • @karen4you
    @karen4you8 жыл бұрын

    I suppose those are the hazards of filming. Too bad he got overly upset or he would find out you are a kind hearted guy.

  • @TheCarpetbagger

    @TheCarpetbagger

    8 жыл бұрын

    +karen608608608 Thanks! He was made before I got a single word out

  • @bob733333
    @bob7333335 жыл бұрын

    Spittled

  • @ashleyturner2882
    @ashleyturner28825 жыл бұрын

    that guy was something else.....

  • @agentfungus9742
    @agentfungus97428 жыл бұрын

    That razor wire and that enraged old coot! Really, really WEIRD. You, sir, performed your "verbal judo" perfectly.

  • @agentfungus9742

    @agentfungus9742

    8 жыл бұрын

    PS: I just remembered this crabby old guy that lived in one of my childhood neighborhoods. He was always coming out of his house and yelling at everybody, even if we were riding our bikes on the public sidewalk in front of his house. He always carried a big gnarly stick and shake it at us. He would even chase robins off of his precious lawn if the robin would be stealing one of his worms. We all believed he kept his mummified wife around like Norman Bates' mother.

  • @agentfungus9742

    @agentfungus9742

    8 жыл бұрын

    Jane Marie : Anything living was an enemy.

  • @jolie72046
    @jolie720468 жыл бұрын

    I like the drone idea. He might not even notice it.

  • @ericduncan9856
    @ericduncan98567 жыл бұрын

    he set the alarms off.

  • @lisaphillips9467
    @lisaphillips94678 жыл бұрын

    Opps.. now that was funny...how could he yell at such a kind soul as you...

  • @vickiecook7464

    @vickiecook7464

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Lisa Phillips Maybe next time Jacob should take a Hells Angel Biker type with him. Maybe we should pitch in and buy him some protection. LOL But I have a feeling Mr Carpetbagger could handle his own and come out the winner.

  • @TheCarpetbagger

    @TheCarpetbagger

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Vickie Cook Yeah, maybe I could get my own rent-a-cop :)

  • @righteousdoormat6043
    @righteousdoormat60437 жыл бұрын

    I belive that is a guard from the private owner.

  • @veronicamorgan8103
    @veronicamorgan81038 жыл бұрын

    They definitely have something to hide. You are so funny, you made my day.

  • @TheCarpetbagger

    @TheCarpetbagger

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Veronica Morgan Thank you! Yeah, most people don't act that angry unless they are trying to hide something

  • @susiewilson5815
    @susiewilson58152 жыл бұрын

    This castle is not 'demonic!' Haunted maybe but not demonic.

  • @danapatterson8844
    @danapatterson88444 жыл бұрын

    People do some digging into that place really research it !!!!!!

  • @ChocolatePiazza
    @ChocolatePiazza7 жыл бұрын

    Was that dog with the old man wearing a sweater or was that just the coloring of it's fur?

  • @bobross3080
    @bobross30808 жыл бұрын

    First! LOL, kool vid! Keep em coming!

  • @timreagan777
    @timreagan7772 жыл бұрын

    Satan worshipping?! I live in Asheville and that sounds like something somebody from one of the surrounding counties would say 😆

  • @johjoh4571
    @johjoh45716 жыл бұрын

    so we should get like 40 people with drones down there, huh

  • @AbandonedExplorationUrbex1979
    @AbandonedExplorationUrbex19798 жыл бұрын

    The Carpetbagger, that elderly man is definitely a grouch. You did nothing wrong, and it was good that you were filming bc if the cops did arrive they can view your video.

  • @TheCarpetbagger

    @TheCarpetbagger

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Abandoned Exploration Yeah, I'd be happy to show the police everything I filmed

  • @njaneardude
    @njaneardude8 жыл бұрын

    Go back and give him a donut!

  • @vickiecook7464
    @vickiecook74648 жыл бұрын

    that was awful! I hate that he was so angry with you but must compliment you on your attitude and the way you handled the matter. All those dogs, could they all be guard dogs or are they doing animal experiments up there? The things you do for us Joseph. I'm sorry you got spit on for us. :)

  • @TheCarpetbagger

    @TheCarpetbagger

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Vickie Cook My guess is they were making half dog half human hybrids

  • @LeahdaVinci
    @LeahdaVinci8 жыл бұрын

    LOL!! Oh my goodness. Wow... Maybe he was under the influence of the demonic energy of the property. LOL Either way he should check himself before he has another huge scar over his heart. He's going to give himself a heart attack acting like that.

  • @TheCarpetbagger

    @TheCarpetbagger

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Leah daVinci I told him that if he just had surgery he should not get so worked up, I don't think he appreciated it

  • @LeahdaVinci

    @LeahdaVinci

    8 жыл бұрын

    LOL You handled it like a gentleman. Good job.

  • @melissaburrellmonroevander9504
    @melissaburrellmonroevander95042 жыл бұрын

    No but people who don't want anyone on their private living spaces who knows how nosey ghost hunters are.. ghost choose to remain invisible for a reason👻

  • @ashleightorres2265
    @ashleightorres22658 жыл бұрын

    thats crazy jacob. ive never heard of this place before. why is it fenced off like that?

  • @TheCarpetbagger

    @TheCarpetbagger

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Ms.ElleMay Jenkins Good question! Not sure what's with the crazy fence

  • @ChristyK-zv8rw

    @ChristyK-zv8rw

    2 ай бұрын

    @@TheCarpetbagger Because people are always trespassing and trying to get up there to see it.

  • @sonsofthunder915
    @sonsofthunder9158 жыл бұрын

    Haha, same thing happened to ATW. I'm sure you saw what happened when he taped the "Martini's" house.

  • @TheCarpetbagger

    @TheCarpetbagger

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Danny Boy Me and Adam had a similar experience here kzread.info/dash/bejne/i5WGtc1vYZvVibw.html

  • @sonsofthunder915

    @sonsofthunder915

    8 жыл бұрын

    The Carpetbagger Whoa, "I'm from Florida". "So"

  • @jgilk1
    @jgilk18 жыл бұрын

    People with nothing to hide don't like intruder's

  • @TheCarpetbagger

    @TheCarpetbagger

    8 жыл бұрын

    I'm sure he would be really mad if a intruder showed up

  • @Trooper753
    @Trooper7534 жыл бұрын

    Is this up by Helens Bridge?

  • @NanaTee4770

    @NanaTee4770

    7 ай бұрын

    I'm wondering that myself.🤔 We've heard stuff about that whole area up there above Beaucatcher Tunnel. Place always gives me the creeps.🫣

  • @hunnygurl22
    @hunnygurl225 жыл бұрын

    This is very interesting, I'm from asheville and I've never heard of the castle being called seely I've always been told it was named helen's castle. My dad has told me stories about this castle yeah something is up with it.

  • @elchaderino3641

    @elchaderino3641

    4 жыл бұрын

    Helen's is on the beaucatcher side zedlandia or some such. Seelys is the dude that built the Grove Park the arcade and the castle.

  • @crouchingcaterpillar

    @crouchingcaterpillar

    9 ай бұрын

    It's Helen's Bridge near there. She may be connected to Zealandia Castle. Seely's Castle is close by.

  • @ImSuitsMe
    @ImSuitsMe Жыл бұрын

    I just read that this was built in two years. 😂🤣

  • @ImSuitsMe

    @ImSuitsMe

    Жыл бұрын

    In horse and buggy days! 😂🤣😂🤣

  • @FlynnsPaintingCompany
    @FlynnsPaintingCompany Жыл бұрын

    He looked like a painter

  • @Ogre302
    @Ogre3028 жыл бұрын

    He probably gets a lot of shit from urban explorers who have no moral compass. I just want to know, looking at the car he drives, I doubt he's at all the owner. Probably just the caretaker. Sometimes when it comes to people that angry all I feel is pity because it must be terrible to live inside that head. But... anyone who gets nose to nose with me and spittles... gets a face full of stomach gas and death breath. "BWARRPhfffblurp. Sorry."

  • @TheCarpetbagger

    @TheCarpetbagger

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Ogre302 I agree with you. I try not to get mad at angry and negative people, because they are the ones that have to live with themselves

  • @sophroniamason2730

    @sophroniamason2730

    6 жыл бұрын

    Ogre302 No, he couldn't. There's no way for anyone to get in there. Jacob was not on his property. He's just a mean old bastard in the mid cycling of full blown dementia or Alzheimer's setting in. He has probably been used to living a somewhat entitled lifestyle from being at the Castle, so he thinks he's better than everyone else.