Nice one of our old Parlor Cars from the LIRR I know those seat colors I used to ride a train made of one parlor the rest were regular ping pong coaches, the parlor cars always had the red carpet on the sides anyway that was sometime in the 1990's

If you go into Charlotte on Cochran across from the Mexican restaurant you can see the postal car that was with it until recently bought by the Coopersville Marne railway

Gives me Boxcar children vibes. One of my favorite book series as a kid

P72 series ex-Long Island Railroad coach. Built by Pullman in the mid 50's.

great video i live in canton michigan. is this near here?

The Eaton County property owner and tax map (online) gives the ownership info

Former LIRR car. Built in the 50s or 60s.

Cool channel How old is the car? Was this built for Amtrak or merged into Amtrak? How do you know there were other cars? When were the other cars moved (when was the last time they were known to be there)

You have to wonder how many pairs of mary janes and saddle shoes have crossed the main threshold over the years...

I have seen people make some cool looking homes out of those rail cars…..nothing will ever be done with that car but to just sit there and rot away sadly

Just a little further east are more ruins

Awesome. Thank ya.

Awesome. It was nice of him to let ya see this.

"I'm a masochist, you say😂." I'm an Iron worker, I Quite literally do most of that daily for work😅. Seen some pretty cool stuff, nothing really scary to do, but we are all different people. Detroit local 25 Iron Workers! Love your video though, want to go check Bellvue out now. Not far for me either, I am just north of Grand Rapids.

couple more cool places to check out is Fayette in the garden peninsula, and the town site of Marlboro by Baldwin. Especially Fayette though.

I grew up in Bellevue and spent much of my youth exploring those old ruins. For anyone who’s interested, it was the Portland Cement Factory and was built sometime in the early 1900’s. It was a major hub in Eaton county for many years before it finally closed down. I did a bunch of research a few years ago after my daughter became obsessed with the area after a visit. It’s pretty cool, but also can be dangerous as nature has reclaimed most of the area. Definitely worth checking out though.

sadly the root beer place is now fully closed I do think that it was covid that killed it off sooooo sad

I'm 46 years old. Bellevue looked way different when I was a child. It's kinda run down now. I used to go there all the time to see my grandparents. They passed 11 years ago, so I don't get through there much anymore. I live 25 minutes away.

I used to go to that A&W drive-in as a child. It's been basically closed for years. Only being open for short stents since its glory days.

When you were at the Dyer Kiln the sign made reference to the Portland Cement factory that you were exploring. There are a a lot of images of the ruins and of the factory when it was still running.

I grew up right down the railroad tracks from there. It's an old cement factory complex. We used to play BB gun wars or hide & seek there as kids in the 80s. It was already in rough shape back then, but it really went downhill in the 90s-00s when it was used by adults for paintball. I would be careful back there. It's not what I'd call entirely stable. The area where you entered was one of the two entrances of the Keene Environmental Center... basically just a park with trails and boardwalks winding around the old limestone quarries. Fishing used to be pretty good in there, but it looks all weed choked now.

Is it for sale?

When I do my urban exploring, even in the daytime, I always bring a flashlight because inside you can find some dark areas that you really want to illuminate.

How ols is that old school building?

Kinda Creepy.

We went here and checked it out after watching your video.

Can I contact you about Plainwell Paper , I have some pictures you might like and I have a question for you, how can I contact you ? Your channel is very entertaining and informative. This school house is pretty cool.

Railroad or road bridge fell apart? Be safe.

The local kids have totally defaced that area. Such a shame that they have nothing better to do than go around spray painting everything and acting like fools.... there are many videos of kids walking those narrow walls 50-80 feet in the air just to impress their friends. I dont have much hope for the future of this country once they grow up and take charge

There was also a POW camp at Ft Custer in Battle Creek. At the National Cemetery there are the graves of 26 German POW's who died during their stay there. 16 of those graves belong to the men who were killed when the truck they were riding in bringing them back to the camp after working on area farms, jobs which they loved and were loved by the farmers for the help, was struck by a train. These men were said to have been model prisoners very happy to be out of Hitler's war. Many of them also returned to the US after the war to live.

I hope you tell people where you are going before you leave

So what was this place? I have heard of Bellevue being a mental hospital.

Not sure which one you are at. When I was very young we use to go thru these buildings with my dad up in the Allegan area. Mid 1960's they were still standing.. the last time I wandered around where they were was about 1977-78 the buildings were falling down and gone then

Yeah... Abandoned doesn't mean unowned, you are still on someone's property. Without their permission, you are trespassing.

Id love to metal detect there

Yes, Sasquatch!

Wow xo.

Hello from a fellow Michigander! I remember this place very well, the torture that went on there was horrible! I like your content so I subscribed 😁

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Do you know the history at all about the camp?

Love the local history. Not many people know about this

When will Home Depot donate some cleaning yard supplies? They don’t have that well taken cared of! I mean, 0 degrees!

Did you notice the person entering the other end of the building at 19:53?

I worked at Plainwell Paper for 25 years and know that place inside and out. When you go inside If you need a tour guide I have plenty of stories. I actually wired the little sample paper machine in the lobby.

This is amazing and I live right off of M-40 in Hamilton now I need to go explore this is amazing Thank you for sharing

Where is this located?

Pretty cool. Thanks for the walk about video.

My House is one of the barracks that held prisoners in this camp. The House was purchased and moved to Overisle village where it stands to this day. You can see the metal construction beams stamped bt the United States Army.

Very cool! I grew up in this area and remember actual buildings being there. They were torn down due to safety. It’s too bad that the camp couldn’t have been maintained as an historic site. Thanks for sharing!