Newest episode: kzread.info/dash/bejne/YpellKSLece6opM.html thanks for watching.

@maryphillips2580

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for replying to my text can’t wait until your next adventure. Have a great weekend. 😊

@lewislindsey7382

Жыл бұрын

Enjoy it

@TampaJay

Жыл бұрын

@@bobbybaird1986 only one ever to complain

@jeffbooth1271

4 ай бұрын

My great aunt Paula was Fred’s girlfriend at the time. She fled days before the FBI shootout. She lived in the house for a bit, and I met her when I was a kid. I wonder if I could skip the wait list….

@Opalmizer

3 ай бұрын

There was a garage to the right of the building as you enter. I saw it as a child in the early 1960's. The house had been patched up (exterior) pretty well but the garage was full of poorly patched bullet holes. For many years there was a bamboo hedge blocking the view from the road. Do you know if the bamboo hedge was there during the gunfight or was it planted later to keep curious people from viewing the house?

It took me 13 years and several attempts to try to get inside of this house, in my former hometown of Ocklawaha. Yesterday, was the day it finally went down! Thanks for joining me for this long awaited tour! I didn’t feel the need to edit down the footage as much as I normally do, because this video is very important to me. Thanks for always joining and watching, everyone!

@kathleenmckeithen118

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this very interesting tour. I have lived in North Central Florida since I was 15 years old, that is 60 years and I did not know anything about this. I knew, of course, about the famous Ma Barker and her gang but didn't realize they lived on Lake Weir.

@ihave35cents95

Жыл бұрын

That refrigerator is 30s

@bettyahlheitt8812

Жыл бұрын

why did they move the house

@maryphillips2580

Жыл бұрын

I personally didn’t think it needed to be edited, the video was great I it raw.

@kathleenmckeithen118

Жыл бұрын

@@maryphillips2580 I think it was great raw, too!!

They also had a home in Minnesota. We owned a bar that had a tunnel during the bootleg days. Story was the Barkers and John Dillinger used those tunnels to get away also. The gas station down the street was a hang out for Al Kapone, Dillinger etc. Th3 tunnels went down to the bluffs toward the Mississippi.

Ma Barker was a friend of our families great, great grandmother. They had amazing photos & stories of her!

Amazing the house has remained so intact despite all the renters it had over the years.

Not the same bead. check out the slats in the head frame. There are 7 in the current frame and only 4 in the old photo. Also the guide stated that there was originally only a single bed in that room. What is amazing is that the bullet ridden chair was kept by the new occupants and survived all these years. Great Job !!!

Hi 👋. The first time I saw this house, it was in it's original spot. Patty from the g team filmed it, from the house to the boat dock. Nobody was allowed in at the time. Pretty cool to he able to tour the interior. thank you so much

Man that gave me chills.the hole time you where in the house filming.a big piece of dark history.and it was awsome being a part of it.great flog

My sister and brother in law own a lake cottage a few properties over from the original location. We walked the property and got onto the front porch and peered in the windows. This was September 2016, right before they moved the house. Glad you got to see the house Jay!

@bettyahlheitt8812

Жыл бұрын

why did they move the house

@janie2142

Жыл бұрын

@@bettyahlheitt8812 I believe the owners wanted to sell and rebuild a new home. But they wanted the home preserved, so it got moved across the lake.

@bettyahlheitt8812

Жыл бұрын

@@janie2142 ok ty

@user-ul6qi7ys4n

Жыл бұрын

It so good jay

Thank you for sharing this video. I didn't even know about this place. Very interesting story 🤔 👌 👍

It's amazing this house is still standing. What an amazing story!! I love old houses and history! I would love to do a lights out Ghost hunt, even for just an hour or two. Just sit and listen. Thanks for this tour Jay!! It was amazing. Cheers from Pensacola Fl.

I've watched a lot of these about different people and this is the BEST one I've seen!

@TampaJay

4 ай бұрын

Thank you Angela . Appreciate you.

I'm glad you documented the entire talk given before you entered the house.

Tampa Jay, I have enjoyed all of your videos . However, this is the coolest yet . I have lived my entire life about 45 miles away from that location I was born in 1966 . I would have never known this part of history had you not enlightened me. Excellent job my friend. Much worth your wait.👍

@TampaJay

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Dennis! It’s some unique history out there . I’m glad you enjoyed it bud

@kelb1880

3 ай бұрын

I'm just learning today, March 24, 2024 ! I'm a Florida native - born in Orlando 1975, moved to Tampa suburbs 1984 for my dad to start a construction materials and supply company. Tampa was booming for big buildings and warehouses, which were his specialty. We still spent a lot of weekends in Orlando as that is where all the extended family was. I started showing horses and went to a trainer in Ocala every weekend. Beautiful pastures still today. At some point, my aunt bought herself some land in WEIRSDALE. Now I'm wondering what connections I may have through my cousin at the Lady Lake preservation...that could get me an "in" to Ma's. 😉 Why we've never had a party at Gator Joe's....the threat is gone! Maybe for my 50th next year. Tampa Jay, I appreciate you sharing your adventures. I dig the hat....as long as NHL postseason is complete. ⚡💙⚡

When my son was ages 2-10 in the 1990's we lived in Silver Springs Shores and went to Lake Weir and Ocklawaha fairly often. When he was really little my son called it "Oaklawahaha"! Thanks for sharing!

This was awesome Thanks so much for sharing. I just put my name on the list to do the tour.

@TampaJay

Жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy it! Tell them I said hi. Much ahead thank you

Wow! Firstly....thank you for sharing your experience Jay. That was absolutely, with-out-a-doubt really interesting and informative. I can imagine as an observer, how awesome it was to be on location( well, relocated). Also! It's amazing how much the Tour Guide knew and retained all the information. Pretty rad! It's also amazing how all the mirrors were intact, and NOT destroyed during the long shootout. Miraculously. Again, thank you for sharing your experience. 🤘🏻🎃

@TampaJay

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much.

@mick_c_horror_and_pop_culture

Жыл бұрын

@@TampaJay You are welcome

Can’t wait to watch this, I know how much this one meant to you! So proud of you!!!💕

@TampaJay

2 жыл бұрын

You’re amazing! Proud of you !

@hounddog946

Жыл бұрын

It’s been said that her boys were banging her at her request. I don’t have time to watch the whole video so I don’t know if that was disclosed.

Great video Jay!! really enjoyed this one.

Took writing Freaky Florida to get in there myself. So crazy awesome. Love that Gator Joe brought down the gang. Kind of scary that the shootout killed an old lady and her gangster son.

Wow! That's pretty wild! I never heard of that story! Crazy how everything looked the same as did back then!

I remember after watching the Goonies (years ago) and shortly there after learning that Mama Fratelli was loosely based off of Ma Barker. Great job on covering this story and the locations.

@user-ov6vn3nk8i

Ай бұрын

Wow. I just retired yesterday after working for 30 years with social services. History amazes me. Great job! And very informative.

It would be Interesting to see if they used a blue light in the MA Barker death room would there be any old DNA laying around, I understand that's difficult to get rid of, but the house was definitely a amazing time machine 😯😮

Very Well Done Tampa Jay. Loved it . Excited too see more stories like this. Can’t wait to see your next adventure. This was awesome.

@TampaJay

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Pete very awesome of you

It reminds me of the Lizzie Borden House in Fall River, MA. I've been on a tour there a few times, and it was just like how this tour was. Although most of the furniture and decor at the Lizzie Borden house wasn't original to when the Bordens lived there. It was interesting and creepy at the same time, seeing the pictures of the rooms of Ma's house with the same furniture and items in them.

This was so informative. I’m sure this tour wasn’t free of charge so thank you for sharing, you paid full price so we could all enjoy it free of charge.

@TampaJay

Жыл бұрын

It was 15 bucks and I would have paid 100! Gave the guides a good tip. It was one of the best tours I’ve ever taken. Thanks so much

First time viewer here , loving this video . I will be watching more THANKS for the tour very interesting & informative. ❤

@TampaJay

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Beverly

👏Thank you, fantastic tour. So glad you had the photos to campare then and now..Wow!!!

I love American History & especially when it's real. I also can't believe that a lot of those things survived the shoot out.

Wow! I've been looking for Johnson Beach. We lived in Ocala (now in South Florida) in the late 60s, and the music would blare. The doors come to my memory. There was a place out in the lake to climb up on and jump off. It was awesome and I Google'd many times trying to find it. Thanks for the memories. I was 9 years old, and I'm 64 now.

Next to your Tombstone video...THIS one is by far the best you've ever done! As a student of history, I couldn't be more happy that not only you got to visit, but that everything was kept as is! It's not that often one finds historical places with this much detail still intact. AND given that so many rounds were exchanged...that items like that lamp, the chandelier, the mirrors still survived. Also...loved the look on that guys face when you pointed to the couch where Ma Barker most likely died... Well done, Sir. Thanks for bringing us along!

@poss4757

Жыл бұрын

I agree with you.

Kudos to whomever maintained that house all these years and kept all the original items together in it.. And I hope they allow a professional paranormal team to investigate and determine whether or not Ma Barker and Fred Barker still haunt the house.

@michaelle8384

6 ай бұрын

They do hunt the house on each year the killing happened people said you still can here mother and son arguing

Awesome video man. Really interesting history in our backyard. I had no idea. Thank you for sharing. 👍🏻

This was super amazing!! I've heard of Ma Barker but not the rest of it. Thank you. So much. On a side note, I don't know what was louder, the tour bus or.the Corvette

First time viewer of your channel/subscriber...Wow, exceptional knowledge of the event. This was so enjoyable to watch. I've told my daughter in the middle of painting the exterior of their home in Florida. She's looking forward to watching. The home is really very nice. 2100 sf is very comfortable. It must have been something to look out and see a lake and shaded by trees.

@TampaJay

Жыл бұрын

Wow thanks so much Hope

Awesome! Thank you!! I used to walk around this house in the 90's. Seen the holes in the walls. Looked in the windows. Looked up the history on my own. So cool that you got to see the inside, and showed it to everyone!! It was nice to see Ocklawaha again!! I havent been there in almost 20 years... wow!!

How awesome the story it was so interesting. Thank you 😊

This is one of my favorite videos you posted. You did an AMAZING job. Thank you for capturing it so nicely

Great video!! Extremely interesting. That guide Wayne was impressive. What a fountain of information..

Hey Jay, thanks for the Ma Barker-themed tour. Your visits to "old Florida" locations are my favorites. By the way, there's another famous Gator named Old Joe who lived at Wakulla Springs. He's on display in the lobby of the Wakulla Springs Lodge.

@TampaJay

Жыл бұрын

Thank you !

We went to the re-enactment one time. They used the Chamber of Commerce in place of the house. Locals played all the characters. A museum was inside the Chamber of Commerce.

Nice vlog Jay. Thanks for the history lesson.

That was a great tour!

@TampaJay

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Susan appreciate you coming along!

Tour guides were fabulous. What details. Jay, you covered it great.

@TampaJay

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Joe

@joeruppert1240

2 жыл бұрын

@@TampaJay no problem love you guys. By the way I’m a 70 year old Yankee fan , so I’m sorry about the Rays series. Injuries are really hurting them. But, good luck to them and hope they make the playoffs.

I've always thought that this was just some classic cheesy disco song, never thought it was actually based on a real story. Thanks for sharing Jay!

So good Jay. Very interesting stuff. Thanks for taking us along .

That's was Super Awesome! Thank you so much! I'm so happy you got to go in finally and I learned a lot during this! 🤘 I'm curious why some bullet holes were repaired and some left but, happy it's as preserved as it it. :)

I remember watching the Arther C Clarke’s documentary on the Ma Barker house. The elderly woman who owned it spoke about the hauntings in the summer home.

Stunning video, so well done, Jay. Thank you!

Thank you for sharing!! I literally just watched a documentary on this gang last week! What a trip that there was a Manson reference in this too!

Nicely done, Jay. You can tell this is a special subject for you.

Great job Tampa Jay. I have been to the area several times and absolutely love it. Gator Joe’s is amazing! Carney Island holds fond memories of Scott, LeeAnn and Aubri for me and Chuck.

@TampaJay

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sheila I remember all that so awesome!

I too Lived in ocklawaha. Near meadors corner where Mike worked every day of the week. Blessings. Thanks. Brings back bitter sweet memories. My husband died and I left the area. Blessings 🤗🕊🙏

@TampaJay

Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome small world my friend

@ruthmccurdy8623

Жыл бұрын

@@TampaJay keep up the fun video. Blessings

Loved this video!! Entertaining and I learned this I didn't know. Thanks Jay!!!

I have to say out of the multiple history tours based on real life events video's this is the best one I've seen yet!! I also live in Florida, Tampa Bay area & am now planning on taking the tour myself!! This revealed so much untold history & being a big history buff...I LOVE IT, THANK YOU & GREAT JOB YOUNG MAN!!!

This is what I love about your Channel it gives me all kinds of ideas to take people when they come to visit. Thanks Tampa Jay!

Thanks so much for sharing this! I love the history!

Great job on the Vlog! I learnt somethings on the Barker/ Karpis gang that I never knew.

Thanks for taking us with you. Utterly fantastic.

Such a great video! I really enjoyed it ❤️

Very well done TJ and I'm a new subscriber. 😊

As always, a great vlog on a historical site! I like the info shared by you and of the tour guides. Your vlogs are always interesting. The original DuckTales cartoon, Ma Beagle was based on Ma Barker. The 1970s TV show, The Manhunter, "The Ma Gantry Gang" episode was based on Ma Barker and her brood.

That is such an incredible story thanks for sharing

Hello Tampa Jay great tour thank you so much.

Outstanding!!! Awesome video Tampa Jay!!!!

This was one of the best tours I've ever seen on KZread. Incredible that everything is still there.

@TampaJay

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Portia that’s a a huge compliment and I appreciate it. Happy you came along for the tour.

@portiamatthews9654

Жыл бұрын

@@TampaJay 👍😊

Awesome. Great job considering all the conversations going on😊

That was so interesting. Great job! thanks for sharing.

Tampa Jay, this was one of your best videos my friend. I am also fascinated with the crime and gangsters of that era. This was a very informative tour and video. To see the house and the furnishings still there as was in the days of the incident is amazing! Great video. I fully enjoyed it.

Awesome! We used to go to the reanactments, it was so much fun. We live 5 minutes from there, in Candler. We wish we knew you were coming, we would’ve treated you to lunch. We watched them moved the house. They transported it over Lake Weir, it was so heavy the lake rose many inches. So much history for such a small town. Love your channel, big fans Veronica and Todd

One of your Best Thanks so much for sharing❤❤❤❤

I know that book! Great video! Thanks for the plug!

Great video !!

Hey Jay! You were on top of your game with this vlog! I never knew that place even existed! Huge fan of American history and ghost stories! That place had both! Thank you so much for taking us along! Much ahead indeed!

@bettyahlheitt8812

Жыл бұрын

no ghost grow up

@staceyprince4824

Жыл бұрын

Sorry you have such a miserable life! I didn’t say there were ghosts. There was ghost stories in the title! I’ve never been there, that’s why I watch the vlog! Nice sentence structure tho!

@bettyahlheitt8812

Жыл бұрын

@@staceyprince4824 i dont have a miserable life loser . you must be real stupid never knew that place existed bye im done with you

@pamelayoung2783

Жыл бұрын

Wow

@TampaJay

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Stacey appreciate you

Very cool tour. Amazed that majority of the original furniture is still there. Thanks for sharing

@TampaJay

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Loved this! Thanks for a great video! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@TampaJay

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Very well done dude 👏 Enjoyed this!

Wow that was awesome tour vlog !!!

Another great video Tampa Jay! Always love watching one of my favorite youtubers.

@TampaJay

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dustin you’re awesome

Very informative, keep up the good work Jay

I'm not exaggerating. You make every viewer feel special. Thanks for all these videos!

@TampaJay

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man that’s a huge compliment means a lot to me. I appreciate you watching

This is such a cool video. So much history.

Ma barker said get out 😅, of my house , that was cool thank u for sharing this with us .. 😊

Tampa Jay You're a legend! Ma Barker is infamous. Your regular guy personality combined with an EXCELLENT radio voice makes for iconic videos. Talked about the Goonies! You are the best & would obviously make a great friend.

That was interesting thx!

Awesome video!!! Loved it!!!🫶🫶🫶🫶

@TampaJay

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great job ! Really enjoyed it.

@TampaJay

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

wow thanks Jay great video they all did a great job even you haha very good one thanks again!

Hey Jay we watch all your vids really enjoyed this one I like history stuff but you do you I’ll keep watching. Keep on rocking the “Tampa Jay Way”

Amazing tour. Glad you finally got in there and could tell the story 👍💕😊

@TampaJay

4 ай бұрын

Thank you my friend

Wow that is something I will have to see for myself. I'll sign up now to get my chance in a few years. Thanks so much for this video!

Playing catch up kiddo. This is so well done. I didn't know much about the Barkers..so this was educational and so interesting! Thankyou so much! You are great with details and facts. Awesome possum ❤❤❤❤❤

Thank you Tampa Jay! I wanted to travel to these places when I retired, but was in an accident within 2 years of retiring, that left me with an incomplete spinal cord injury. Your travels and others, take me to the places I wanted to go. I'm so appreciative! So interesting and beautiful.

When on a tour not long after they moved it. Was great. The guy that took the tour through it was very good. Great part of history.

Great video

Well done. Thank you. That was very interesting

@TampaJay

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Gloria

Thank you Jay for this educational video. I learned something from your video. I understand this place ment alot to you. Have a great day 👍

Outstanding, thanks

@TampaJay

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

Thank you, I really enjoyed it. I shared it with my sister and son.

@TampaJay

4 ай бұрын

Thank you

I love stuff like this. Its great that they have things like this.