Exploring An Old Abandoned Chevrolet Dealership *DEMOLISHED*

Exploring An Old Abandoned Chevrolet Dealership DEMOLISHED

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Ай бұрын

Exploring An Old Abandoned Chevrolet Dealership *DEMOLISHED*. A while back we joined forces with Stanton's Journeys and explored this old Chevrolet Dealership that closed and would later become a body shop prior to closing for good to be demolished. It was demolished to make way for facilities for a football team. At least the memory of the place was saved as well as taking a step back in time. Enjoy.
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@StantonsJourneys Ай бұрын

Glad i was able to show and share an exploration with yea, brother. All gone now, glad we got to document it one last time

@danlenox1430 Ай бұрын

Alot of nostalgia seeing those older parts.. sad they all just went to waste. That large box at 4:43 may have been the entire side skin of an Express/Savana van.. when I had mine fixed, it came in a box about that size

@NickyClassicBackArchives Ай бұрын

Now this is Wallie's Kind of video right here!

@Optopolis Ай бұрын

22:06 "imagine freedom" I don't know how to feel about that banner. That's a heck of a find though and cool you were able to capture it before demolition took place.

@slackingpacking Ай бұрын

AWESOME FIND!! This reminds of the AMC dealership I explored a few years back too bad it’s demolished now.

@The_Fancave Ай бұрын

Wow, that Dustbuster manual at the beginning is priceless! I can't even remember the last time I saw a Lumina APV in the wild, or any U-Body van for that matter.

@sandrahunter5749 Ай бұрын

There's enough parts to build yourself vehicles 😮

@jaimienichols5649 Ай бұрын

Awesome Wall

@PappysPotluck Ай бұрын

Thanks for the tour, I remember seeing that building a few years ago. Never took notice of it being inuse or not, Had no idea it was scheduled for demolition. Nice railfanning out the window. Can't believe the amounts of parts left behind.

@jackifoxx9031 Ай бұрын

Wow! What a find.

@12HpyPws Ай бұрын

Those rafters would have been great to reuse

@groovylicks6 Ай бұрын

I'll take the mountain dew since there is no crab juice.

@Urban_nation. Ай бұрын

Awesome wallie something you don’t see to often thanks for sharing

@jet34thehawk Ай бұрын

Wow 👌 awesome video

@MattDaugherty-jd7my Ай бұрын

My dad worked for merrick chevy there he worked there from 95 to 98 he left there because the management changed he didn't like them bob serpentini took over in 1998 he moved the dealership to Strongsville he made the old place a body shop now the body shop move to Engle road

@jodywight3948 Ай бұрын

It is sad that these parts cannot be reused or taken to a scrap yard. So wasteful! My late hubby was a Chevy guy and loved his Silverado's and GMC Sierra's. I love all your knowledge of parts!!! I've had many Chevy's and I remember this dealership! I love all your informative and well researched video's 😊

@lindamikel1842 Ай бұрын

Happy Weekend still Hope you enjoyed new videos so far Wallie I appreciate it That very Awesome.

@Yt_epic_gaming Ай бұрын

Wow I can say from the start that this was crazy

@johngomes16 Ай бұрын

Awesome video. I had an opportunity to explore a small used car lot dealership. They recently just renovated it into another used car lot. But glad I had the chance to explore it when it was abandoned. Found some used car parts in the garage area.

@amberjackson5932 Ай бұрын

you should film about one of the last remaining Getty stations in Conshohocken

@Alex.Culkin Ай бұрын

Visit hicks restaurant in Gilman IL it's abandoned also

@AlexEigel Ай бұрын

Awesome video! It is not every day you get to explore an abandoned car dealership let alone find an abandoned one. I find that skeleton kinda funny! I agree with you on the Malibu vs Camry. We had a Malibu ,bought it brand new and the battery died 2 weeks later(no joke), we also had some major heater problems with it too. That is why I am a Ford Guy and hence why we have 2 Fords. They have not given us much problems except for maintenance. I am kinda curious about why you like GM? To me their cars and other automobiles are not that great compared to Ford.(I do know Ford has some junk cars too)

@nathanielclay8512 Ай бұрын

Nice place

@karenburkey1737 Ай бұрын

Wow great video. Too bad you can't make a deal for all those parts before it's totally torn down

@yourboynashhh Ай бұрын

Love your videos

@robertmailhos8159 Ай бұрын

Nate is with you wallie B 😊😂

@lisafreeman4222 Ай бұрын

Awesome video

@MrIceman22 28 күн бұрын

Awesome Video wallie keep it up buddy :D

@danestegman155 Ай бұрын

Another good video! What a place to be able to go into! It's amazing with all the trash and things left inside!

@VintageVaughnVehiclces Ай бұрын

I'm a collector of vintage cars I was so loved to have that place. Much better than some open warehouse. It has all the various different rooms. To take care of the vehicles turn the office area into living quarters. Vincent and have guard dogs.

@LeftBehind97 Ай бұрын

Nice Find!

@alanlough638 Ай бұрын

An awesome exploration video, Wallie! Yes, I enjoy watching all of the content on your KZfaq Channel, though the exploration videos are my favorite. 👍👍👍👍

@AmongTheUnknown Ай бұрын

Someone was definitely either squatting or had it as a chill spot, that case of mountain Dew is pretty new, the ravioli though.. was that.. cooked? Or.. no……

@RSFred555 Ай бұрын

The fake dollar bills were probably for a money booth that a customer would have had so many minutes to grab as much as they can as bills were blown around.

@allenkranawetter9482 Ай бұрын

Definitely interesting

@adamknepp4429 Ай бұрын

I miss my lumina had to junk it due to lies about maintenance from previous owners and the engine had a bad misfire and was dying

@jcc3279 Ай бұрын

Wallie since the building was gonna get demolished anyway i would've seen if it was ok to snag some of the old computer equipment. I would be so attempting to power that old computer equipment up. Who knows what is on the hard drives related to automotive history. same goes of the old GM manuals. and maybe a couple of those old can coozies lol.

@letaloudone Ай бұрын

Great video Wallie. Makes me sick the new parts left behind. Those books are worth $$$ also. Includes OBS trucks.

@thunderray1987 Ай бұрын

Wow, there were so many good parts in that place!! All of them would have sold to people repairing their existing GM cars!

@bstory3196 Ай бұрын

UGGG so many parts! would be great if they was to sell off all of that! SOME times its hard to find things I am sure other places like this have discontinued parts some NEED!

@danielhedrick5886 Ай бұрын

Must've been a good size building.its crazy that the parts are still there.them parts would be really easy to get rid of and people would use them.

@michaelcoffey7362 Ай бұрын

Cool 😀

@robertrotman7730 Ай бұрын

Look at the front where it says Ames real big - Wallie

@tarcorfd8547 Ай бұрын

There was a t v show where 3 or 4 companies would bid on demolition jobs. The low bidder would hope to make a profit from whatever they could salvage and resale.

@VintageVaughnVehiclces Ай бұрын

I'm always on the lookout for a place like this for my car collection, and a place for my dogs indoor and outdoor. And I have a lot of both. I can have a workshop and paint shop take care of my classic car collection but no somebody comes in tears it down builds a new building and I'm stuck with no old building for my car collection.

@TylersNeighborhoodGarage Ай бұрын

It's an early dealership for sure. The original part of the building with the chimney and the garage dates from about 1952. The back shop was added about '60 and the showroom about '70. Not totally sure that it started life as a car dealership.

@brothainvegas Ай бұрын

Money money in that old dealer I hope someone back them got some of those parts

@KMART_ENTHUSIAST 12 күн бұрын

There’s an abandoned ford dealership near me. they moved locations

@davydigger708 Ай бұрын

I like the older Chevy's and other GM cars a lot - I am thinking about getting an old Chevrolet Impala or possibly a Cavalier as my first car! I am also considering some cars like the Buick Lucerne and Pontiac Grand Prix as options too! It's a shame newer GM cars are not nearly as reliable as they once were - though they do look cool!

@matthewcaughey8898 Ай бұрын

Old impalas are tragic rust buckets. The 01 to 12s especially, for some reason the rockers and understructure just dissolve. It’s why there’s so few on the road. Cavaliers are just as bad if not worse. The newest ones are almost 20 years old and unless you find a rare survivor you’re just not going to find one. Those you do find are essentially rotted away. Grand Prixs are pretty much dust in the wind too given they rotted away as bad as the impala. You might get lucky on the Buick, given the average age of a US Buick buyer was 69 years old

@davydigger708 Ай бұрын

@@matthewcaughey8898 I like the old Regals too! I have heard that - I was mostly interested in the 3800 engine (or the 2.2 for the Cavalier - both absolute tanks!) I was wondering if I could find one not rusted out if I look hard enough - I am in the south after all. I have seen a few...

@googleusergp Ай бұрын

The books in the blue binders are actually parts books not service manuals. They go for good money on eBay believe it or not. Even if they were on microfilm which GM did later on they’re still worth money. Today’s parts department of course is all computerized.

@Betsybrown4545 Ай бұрын

If I would have took all the one dollar bills

@nicolemacpherson3908 Ай бұрын

1:29 - 🎵Ravioli, Ravioli, give me the Formuoli!🎵 - From SpongeBob!

@jake21494 Ай бұрын

If those parts were not sold or taken somewhere before demolition then that is a pure waste. It is sad how we waste things in this country

@dkillalegend Ай бұрын

So far, no actual commercials from the dealer (11:17) archived, but the dealer was mentioned in this joint commercial: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iZmToMt8ycu1iqM.html

@SamOlds2999 Ай бұрын

10th comment my dad rented a lumina apv

@anthonycoach4551 Ай бұрын

Is the building gone now or is it still there..??and where was it Pittsburgh??or where..

@dkillalegend Ай бұрын

11:18, presuming it was from Merrick Chevrolet/GEO in Berea, OH.

@douglaskrusell8058 Ай бұрын

Where was this at

@letaloudone Ай бұрын

If you watched video he showed it Berea OH

@KeithPlaysPS4927 Ай бұрын

Do you know where this former Chevolret dealer was located?

@MattDaugherty-jd7my Ай бұрын

Berea ohio

@arthurpasseri4590 Ай бұрын

Did it move, or did it go out of business?

@MattDaugherty-jd7my Ай бұрын

@@arthurpasseri4590 it moved to Strongsville in the early 2000s

@arthurpasseri4590 Ай бұрын

@@MattDaugherty-jd7my Thank you ..

@misterhat5823 Ай бұрын

All that money is from where they shot a rap video there.

@frankhall4 Ай бұрын

Do you know what the name of this old Chevy dealership? Where was it located?

@googleusergp Ай бұрын

At one time it was Merrick Chevrolet in Berea, Ohio.

@ErikVince Ай бұрын

Were those real $100 bills

@letaloudone Ай бұрын

Yes they were. Wallie is rich why he left them there. Lol

@misterhat5823 Ай бұрын

@@letaloudone He's so rich that he left a few of his own.

@timothywilliams2601 Ай бұрын

There's going to be more dealerships similar to this one in the future. This is awful to see but with the effects of the pandemic and economic issues. Abandoned work places are going to be something of a normal occurrence all over the country. But what really bothers me is the abandoned schools because of really low enrollments and higher drop out rates.

@VintageVaughnVehiclces Ай бұрын

Everything you're looking at in this video was not made in China it's a shame to tear it down and replace it with flimsily made Chinese stuff. People will pay 200% mark up on the new building and it won't last half as long as this one did. Would be better to repair this building and preserve it's non-asian Construction

@mshum538 25 күн бұрын

I watch Scotty Kilmer and he shows the different models of GM that are built in china, I don’t think the quality will ever be there …. Enjoy your vintage cars with their true American V-8 engines ….👍

@devinwhitlock5918 Ай бұрын

Hello friend Wallie, will you please do an update video when you find out what new place will be built on this repurposed property, also could you make a demolition video of this property when they start the demolition of the old abandoned Chevy dealership also Wallie you should find out if you can have or purchase all of the left vehicle parts and body parts and even some of the old computer stuff as well , love you always like family and may God bless you always hopping to hear back from you soon ✌️🫶😁 🎉👍🏻😍🥰🌟🪅🎂🙊🙉🙈💙🩵💚💚💛🧡❤️❤️‍🔥