Abandoned military officers housing at the Charleston Navy Yard

[TheChuck624]

@3:33 you filmed an older full size / 1/2 size oven combo. Those were very popular and there are still people looking for those. I wonder if the model in the video still functions.

[Yenaboi]

The second house you went into doesn't seem to have faired as well though.. it certainly has suffered some more decay then the first one

[Yenaboi]

apart from the paintjob being a lil trashed

I think the building is still in well

livable conditions..

just get power and water.. and gas if it has that to.. hooked back up and your good to go :D

why did they close them down anyways?

people losing houses everywhere and running out of room to make more

yet we got areas like this full of empty houses

[slworking2]

@Yenaboi Yeah. The vandalism and decay here isn't too bad - unlike many other abandoned buildings. A developer is slowly fixing up some of these buildings and converting them to houses, condos, etc.

[Yenaboi]

@slworking2 tends to be places in urban settings that get vandalised faster

this place is somewhat isolated from urbanish areas as far as I know of.

[paynehenry]

I used to live on the Naval Base, Quarters "G" from 1968-1971. My dad was an officer. The "electrical" thingy on the kitchen wall is most likely the servant alert box, very similar to the one we had. Bedrooms had buzzers and when pushed, a little plate with Bedroom 1,2,3,etc. would flip on these boxes, letting the kitchen staff know they were needed. Up until the mid 70's, stewards were on staff for high ranking officers. We the kids, weren't allowed to use the buzzers (orders from dad).

[slworking2]

@paynehenry Thanks for the cool info on the mysterious electrical thingy. I was back to explore the base again a few days ago. Just posed a new video on Friday morning (check out my latest video).

[Lovina44]

I really wish we had a unit like that. Well, not the peeling paint. A little cleaning and that unit would be sooooooooo much nicer than the garbage they're putting us in these days! Real tile? Hardwood floors? A fireplace? Soooo much nicer than cheap carpet, vinyl tile, my neighbor six inches away, plastic showers, etc. and so on.

[slworking2]

@Lovina44 They definitely don't build buildings the way they used to. So much character in this unit, indeed. To top it off, this building is set in amongst the trees and spaced a decent distance from the other ones.

[neckarsulme]

your tax dollars at work.

[slworking2]

@neckarsulme The Navy has downsized here, but yet, I nice old building like this should really be preserved instead of being left to rot.

[jorgbaits]

very cool! i explored some of the naval yards abandoned offererings a few years back, I always avoided this area after stumbling upon a group of police officers in some sort of training as well as there being some residents still in this area. this is very strange since the floors still looks great, and the buildings dont appear to be too far gone.

[slworking2]

@jorgbaits Thanks. No cops when I was out here, fortunately. There were civilian residents about 100 feet away, so I just made sure to not draw any attention to myself. And yes, it was nice to see that these building were very munch intact and had not yet falling victim to vandals and scrappers.

[slworking2]

@jorgbaits Yeah - I was shocked at how good these buildings still looked. Unlike most other abandonments I've explored, these hadn't yet fallen victim to vandals and scavengers. I'm currently in the air and headed towards Charleston as I type this response. I've gotta work beginning Monday, but plan on touring around this site again tomorrow. :-)