I spent hundreds of hours glued to Friday Night at the Blue Horizon during the late 80's and 90's. Thanks a million - this was the center of boxing for two decades.

I totally thought the random squatter guy coming to the door was a joke and it would actually be sylvester stallone that came to give you a tour or something

The proper people doing proper cinematography, and proper documentation in a proper way. This is why I subbed. Keep it up guys. 👌🏻✌🏼🔥

Left most side door... Hits right

@maxxmaxxmaxx8327

4 жыл бұрын

Left side of the building

@rhodexa

3 жыл бұрын

@@maxxmaxxmaxx8327 No no, he's got a point.

One of my favorite things about this location is the fact it is not vandalized or graffitied, and just interesting. Great vid!

You guys do an amazing job of letting the scenery speak for itsself. These videos can get very wordy and it's distracting. The music combined with the nice shots is what makes you stand out as an exploring channel.

Also!! i can't be the only one who after finishing watching these abandoned videos, i youtube the same location and watch videos of when this venue was actually in use, filled with hundreds of people? such an eerie feeling

Sometimes you gotta pay to play. That extra cash is probably really helping that guy out. Good find.

Holy cow! It's so sad to see the Blue Horizon in this condition, I boxed there as an amateur super heavyweight in my youth. This was the mecca of Philadelphia boxing!

I love these vids, mostly for the architecture and history. Soon, many of these places will be torn down to make way for a parkingspot or a condo and the beauty of these places will be lost forever.

@TheProperPeople

7 жыл бұрын

+Massivecarcrash The most recent plans for this site are actually to tear it down and build a parking garage in it's place.

@ndsav8903

7 жыл бұрын

The Proper People what's with your beard? Lol 😂

@Massivecarcrash

7 жыл бұрын

The Proper People Now that is just sad. Could have become a awesome concert avenue, but I guess it doesnt meet the standards of modern fire regulations.

@BrickworksDK

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah... :-( I'm seeing it in my home town as well. The old houses are being torn down, one by one, to make way for modern buildings. Now, modern buildings might be safer and more efficient to live in, but they don't have the quirky charm the older buildings had.

That's a whole lot of chairs just chillin'.

This place is fantastic! I wonder how much of the interior is original to when it was built in 1865, that's the same year president Lincoln died, btw. I heard that some owners will hire homeless men to protect their buildings. It's probably cheaper then hiring a night watchman, and you get 24/7 protection. THE GATE KEEPER...

I FUCKING DIED AND RESURRECTED WHEN I SAW UR GUYS' VIDEO IN MY SUB BOX. holy fuck

Well, that was sketch at the beginning! Hahaha!

"left most side door" - knocks on the right side 😂😂😂😂😂

Great video and that building is amazing!! Thanks for all your hard work you two!!

Yess! I was really excited to see the camera slider make a return. Feels like it's been a while. Also, did he charge you the $20 for a certain amount of time? Is that why you asked how much time you had left? So bizarre!

@TheProperPeople

7 жыл бұрын

+Emmalouwho22 Yes I think it was $20 per person per hour

@TheJauntyJester

7 жыл бұрын

So weird. Guy probably has a nice side gig going on... Wonder what the owner is trying to do with the place. The random barriers and blocked doors are especially bizarre.

@sandycarty9115

7 жыл бұрын

he's selling it for millions to make parking lot or condo - the American way! :-)

@akanishta99

6 жыл бұрын

The Proper People Dude's Bentley was parked a block over I bet lol

Great video as always guys. I love how you pay full respect to the places you visit, even the simple things such as putting the lock back in its original position.

Love the slider work. Great as always guys!

It's actually pretty sad to see a boxing ring abandoned like that, I would gladly buy it if I lived there!

That awkward moment when the "old" vacuum that's in this video is the same one you have...

@c.s.5177

5 жыл бұрын

Do you still have the vacuum?

@NM_Tech

4 жыл бұрын

I still have one of those Kirby vacuums myself

That was good. I like how your now looking at some of the old light fixtures.The older Architecture is outstanding on so many of your tours. Keep up the good work. Wish I could go along.

Great Video The Proper People, keep em comin'! Love the Beauty, the Architecture, & the History! Sweet!!

I think the use of focus pulls and sliders in this video really adds to it in a positive way, seems more like a professional production rather than just a walk through. I wish you would incorporate some stills that you guys take during the video into the video. Great job guys Keep it up!!!!

I've been meaning to say, I found this channel fairly recently and in just over a week of watching I'd been through every video on your channel and I really do love your work. The cinematic shots you do are amazing and I love how you include an information overview of the location and history too. Your videos are some of my favorites, I didn't know that urbex was even a thing really but I'm so glad that I found your content because I've always loved this stuff and its been great to find out more about it! You always visit the most interesting places too damn So thank you, The Proper People :D I hope you continue to do what you do, it really is fantastic work! //and sorry for my long winded gushing about this

@InfamousCrimeLocations

7 жыл бұрын

Soran There are tons of great urbex channels. Exploring with Josh, Exploring with Cody, Tracy Explores, IKS Exploration-Fridays at 10, Jeff Explores and many more.

@joonasfi

7 жыл бұрын

All I know of those is Exploring with Josh, but he has no class compared to the Proper People. This is almost TV quality production.

@yeetyeyehe4771

7 жыл бұрын

Harmin vlogs Dan bell

This would be a great place for amateur MMA.

@didiibearr

7 жыл бұрын

314jrock i was thinking that!!

@AnnouncerLarry

6 жыл бұрын

it was the greatest place in the world to watch boxing. no, it wasn't the top level champions during their prime, but freaking fantastic for club level boxing up to USBA and NABF title fights. the crowd was so close to the ring you had to fight hard or be booed out....if you weren't KOd first.

Love all the wood work through places like this. Another great job Bryan and Micheal.

Thanks for all the entertainment guys seriously. Vids are awesome

Wow! I missed this little gem! I may have started watching you guys only 5 years ago and only went forward and watched new videos. Not sure. Glad I found it!

I have some great memories of this venue...went to fights there with my dad. Thanks for sharing.

My friend introduced me to you guys and your channel and i have to say this is pretty interesting with exploring abandoned places with that sort of creepy effect especially with Halloween around the corner. I am definitely going to be a subscriber so keep it up guys!!

great filming work. love the slider.

I lived a few blocks from the Blue Horizion.. my dad took me to see my first fight here in the 1980's.. I couldn't believe that this 'old brown building' was a boxing arena right in my neighborhood... we sat in the balcony.. it was SO LOUD.. you could hear EVERY single punch up in the balcony.. a surreal expereince... the walls were sold plaster so the crowd was deafening! The lobby regal expereince... sad to see it shut down.. but I'll never forget it...

@AnnouncerLarry

6 жыл бұрын

right on Mr. Icecream. if you ever saw a fight there you wouldn't forget it. i announced the fights in there for the last 7 years they were opened, but it was part of my life for 21 years.

Glad to watch you guys again.

Beautiful building, love the old architecture. Thanks guys!!!!!!😀

Literally liked it before it started. Love the content keep it up.

This video might not get a crazy amount of views, but this is by far the most interesting to me! awesome video Michael!

Amazing find, yet so sad to see. My Grandad and Great Grandad boxed and frequented venues like this in the UK. The first room at 2:14 is were they would've done the weigh-ins and some press stuff the night before the fights. I can only imagine the amount of ecstasy and despair that those changing rooms have seen over the years, first time wins, career ending losses. The feeling you get stepping through the ropes and hearing that bell ding is unbelievable. If only those walls could talk.

Now that is a classy place, I can imagine all well dressed people in there watching a boxing match. Smoking cigars and all that. Great that someone could let you in, I get angry at people who owns places like this and do not want to let urban explorers go in and film it for YT. Why not, it is history and let others enjoy it too before it is gone forever. You guys should try to ask owners of other interesting places if they would let you in if you came up with money, they might be more interested then ?

@AnnouncerLarry

6 жыл бұрын

the bottom of the wooden seats had a wire hat rack. when men all wore hats you could removed the hat and put in on the wire under your seat....safe and off the floor.

Hey Proper People I just wanna say that you guys make awesome vids and I love the fact that you work so hard on the vid yet you don't get all the credit thought I think you should AND your vids are the best.

I'm from Philly and had seen quite a few fights here! Last fight I saw here was around 2007. It was always a good time and i preferred the balcony seats (I'm short lol). There are a lot of beautiful buildings in the area with some history behind them. I haven't been in that part of North Philly in some time so I have no idea what's happening in that spot. Boxing has come back to Philly and fights can be seen at The Met, an Opera house built in the early 1900s, not far from the Blue Horizon. The Met was closed for a good 20-25 years before they renovated and reopened last year. I love your videos!!

Love the music choice in this! It must also be annoying, being so pressed for time while exploring a building. It would make me feel constantly on edge.

Lol, I live 5 miles away. Be careful around these parts bro.

Great work!

Very nice find, loved watching it :-)

The projector room has the creepiest door I've ever seen!

nice one guys, pretty strange being in there with some random guy haha, at least he was sound! better than not getting in at all huh :)

You guys deserve more subs! These videos are awesome!

@rubysheridan6658

7 жыл бұрын

agreed

@redfailhawk

Жыл бұрын

it's been six years, but they are over 1.3m now. as it should be for such content.

Oh my god I want to join your crew!!!!!!!! I love this stuff and exploring in general. If I had time I would do this stuff every weekend!!

Another great video!!!

Great Job guys!

Wait a second, I think I remember this boxing ring from the Rocky game on the PS2 and the Xbox!

You guys do such a good job with your videos you should have a tv show

For those wondering I think this is the ring used in press training sequence in Rocky 3 when Mick was telling him how this is stupid and they should go back to the old gym and train the old way. Which mick was right

thank you notification hahaha. I'm so early and even I haven't finish the video yet, I know this is going to be good

Maaaan, the slider shots are ace!

If it's important enough to warrant a sign from the historical society...doesn't that mean it should be upkept or something? Maybe turn it into a boxing museum...

remember going here to watch amateur bouts this is where philly grew up in the fight circuit it was nothing to say I got a fight at the blue tonight great video thanks

This place was also in the movie Annapolis (one of my favorite boxing movies)

Cool video again!

we had one like this here in buffalo ny they sold it and it was turned into a concert venue it did great!

the thing at 6:11 look like the remains of a motor-generator set

I loved this! That boxing ring was awesome, and it was nice too see it wasn't trashed badly . Not too sure about that doorkeeper though.

The editing is so marvellous, it's like I'm in a Tarantino movie XD

Awesome new video

2:46 my grandma has that same exact vacuum cleaner with all its attachments and it works perfectly fine as well

@crispinpadilla2974

7 жыл бұрын

Not 2:46 the real number was 9:46

Nice that you guys were able to record inside this place. Marriott knocked the insides down and built a hotel and only kept the facade.

@deendrew36

2 жыл бұрын

That is so sad! But I guess it is nice they kept something.

Great job 👍

Pretty cool place, I was in there a few times when I was a bike messenger in about 2006-08 and it wasn't in much better condition at that point.

Great vid as always guys! Was the majority of the video parts recorded from the GoPro?

Watching old pics of this place full of people make it looks even weirder

I remember this one from Josh & Cody.. Awesome location!

Such a pretty building inside and out.

Another awesome video! im filming here in 2 weeks

@chayden153

7 жыл бұрын

Shane Omack oh cool!

@shaneomack1051

7 жыл бұрын

. Scout im bringing 40 just in case ;D

@pittop20

7 жыл бұрын

lol did you go?

sick slider shots!

Who does your music? It sets the atmosphere so well in all your videos.

@tomcorwine3091

3 жыл бұрын

They had mentioned this before www.epidemicsound.com/

that humming sound around 4:30 reminds me on your nuclear power plant trip :)

@AnnouncerLarry

6 жыл бұрын

believe me, when you attend a fight card there and you go back and hear that humming you're waiting for Freddy Kreuger to step out !

Someone should start an indiegogo campaign "Save the Blue Horizon" It's really sad.

@sandycarty9115

7 жыл бұрын

It's been sold. The owner is very happy.

@sandycarty9115

7 жыл бұрын

Diane G in a comment below. I just assumed the happy part since he's making a huge profit. :-)

@dylanholliday52

7 жыл бұрын

What rocky movie was filmed here

i wanna go here next weekend to take some cool shots but were you not allowed to go in the actual boxing ring?

If the owner was there, maybe he didn't want visitors. That doesn't mean the guy "is homeless and doing it without permission". He has keys.

How did you guys do the camera shots around 3:30? It looked really smooth and I feel like those would have been hard to do by hand

Heart almost stopped when you went to knock again and he opened the door!

How do you do those smooth panning shots like the one at 3:14 to 3:21? I would like to make shot like that in an a abandoned building, should I find one.

@TheProperPeople

7 жыл бұрын

With this: amzn.to/1Q3ku70

@RobertoLicardie

7 жыл бұрын

VGA Guy literally was going to ask the same question.

@RailPreserver2K

7 жыл бұрын

The Proper People hey I'm trying to improve my filming skills and I was wondering if you could give me some advice on what I should use to keep my camera panning without any vibration. I use a tri pod and I saw the item you sent the link for

Great job, looks a lot like the abandoned buildings from europe.

Now that was Super, Thanks Guy's

What do y'all use to get your slider shots so steady? I have the same one actually, but can never seem to move it by hand smoothy enough

1:22 does anyone know what video this tunnel is from? Cheers

Can you guys try more like torn up more in ruins areas where it's just you guys? Also a big area would be awesome :)

2010? Very recent abandonment. Why did this place shut down? Didn't catch that.

@bentstrider

7 жыл бұрын

I'm guessing smaller, more modern gyms dedicated to fighting sports popping up in other parts of town.

@timjames-sargintfam7784

7 жыл бұрын

i googled the name of the building they closed down due to tax problems

@AnnouncerLarry

6 жыл бұрын

Tim James is correct. the cops came in and tried to shut it down DURING a fight card. they allowed it to finish. they came in on the premise that they didn't have the proper license to sell beer and food, but it was really tax problems. it needed so much in repairs that all the grant $$ was used up quickly.

@SergeantExtreme

4 жыл бұрын

@@AnnouncerLarry Gee, all black management and they had tax problems you say? SAY IT AIN'T SO!!!

The curved ceiling and millwork are gorgeous!

I like before watch it! :D nice video tho!

very cool. What is the soundtrack you used?

2:59 - 3:14 - 3:31 - 3:42: I can see the blue horizon theater stage inside. Was that also a seating section? The theater stage in front of the boxing.

That's an awesome entrance into the building hahaha

Hahahahaha this seems sketchier than any other place you guys have visited! and I'm only 1:1 minutes in! Great video guys!

awesome building

nice do more in cool places like an old military base

Music at 4:00? Also, Isn't that from a movie? But great video guys! Why did it close down tho?

@accaliamurraymusic

7 жыл бұрын

I second that - I too want to know what song this is.

@locke103

5 жыл бұрын

i thought so too, it sounds awfully familiar somehow.

omg i know exactly where that is! i had no idea this existed!

its nice to see that its not been trashed and that only 1 person is looking after it by making sure no twdrs that just trash and tag places get in,