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In 1903, a printing executive named Joseph Jacob Walser, purchased a plot of land in what is now Chicago’s Austin neighborhood. On this land a house was built for the family, designed by none other than Frank Lloyd Wright, arguably the most notable and influential architect’s of all time.

It came to be known as the JJ Walser house, and it has stood here for over 123 years. Over the past century, it’s changed hands over a dozen times, watching families grow, and the area around it transform into the modern age.

The last family to live inside the Walser house purchased the home in 1970 and lived there until 2019, when the last family member passed away… After that the home fell into foreclosure, and with it, disrepair.

Deferred maintenance, exposure to Chicago’s winters, and lack of preservation efforts led to its gradual decline. By the early 2020’s, the Walser House had become largely abandoned and over the past 5 years its condition has deteriorated, despite its landmark status.

In today’s doc, we will be showing you exclusive footage inside the home, documenting its current condition to bring attention to its state, and the importance of preserving what remains.

What you’re seeing is not just deterioration, but a rare architectural work at a critical point in its history. One who’s future remains uncertain…

You can watch the full doc on YT @ LordExplores 🎥🏚️ by @lordexplores

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In the heart of Chicago, sits an abandoned mall like no other. It opened in 1990, as an eight-story vertical mall featuring many luxury retailers. Up on the 8th floor was an atrium-like food court, that served as an oasis for hungry shoppers.

As shopping trends changed into the 2000’s, many of the retail tenants had left. Shoppers began going elsewhere such as the more popular nearby Water Tower Place. After a few years at operating under capacity, the mall finally closed its doors in 2009, and it’s been vacant ever since.

When I was contacted to document this location, I couldn’t pass it up. We were given 1 hour to document what we could, and were told to let others know that this location is only accessible with permission. Security told us they had since implemented sensors and cameras inside to keep people out.

The full video is up now on YouTube @ LordExplores 🏚️ taken in Chicago, Illinois by @lordexplores

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This week’s video features a forgotten shopping mall, and inside we found the real life ‘backrooms’! Full video now up on the YT channel 🔦 by @lordexplores

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We kayaked to an abandoned island that was sinking into the lake. On it we found multiple houses all collapsing into the marshy mud below. The full exploration is up now on YT @ LordExplores! 🏝️🏚️ by @lordexplores

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On the surface, this looks like an ordinary creek winding through the suburbs of St. Louis. A creek where children played and homes and apartments were built beside it. But here beneath the soil lies a legacy dating back to one of the most secretive projects in American history. In today’s doc, we will be out in the field investigating what caused a quiet creek in St Louis to become ground zero, in one of the worst radiological disasters in American history…

The decisions of those nearly a century ago created a chain of events that would stretch across generations of St Louis residents. Only in the past decade or two have these decisions been realized, and the truths that have come to light have caused the public to start speaking up.

The disaster has caused homes and buildings to become uninhabitable and some have since been forced to be demolished. One of note being the French Quarter Apartments now resembling a ghost town. Today they sit decaying awaiting removal, while testing is still being done on numerous inhabited buildings around the creek.

New video out now investigating the radioactive Coldwater Creek in St Louis @ LordExplores on YouTube 🎥 taken in St. Louis, Missouri by @lordexplores

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An abandoned hospital with all of its equipment and records left behind since 2001 🏥 by @lordexplores

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The Northridge mall in Milwaukee Wisconsin’s north side opened in 1972 with an ambitious start. This ambition quickly set up Northridge as one of the largest and most popular malls in the region. But like many malls across America, Northridge’s success wasn’t built to last.

By the 1990s, retail trends were shifting. New shopping centers emerged, drawing customers away. Anchor stores began to close, one by one, leaving behind empty shells that were never fully replaced. The mall’s original anchors Sears, JCPenney and Boston store, closed one by one.

Through the early 2000s, the decline accelerated. Ownership changes, financial troubles, and mounting vacancies pushed the mall into a downward spiral it couldn’t escape

In 2003, Northridge Mall officially closed its doors. What remained was a vast, empty structure left frozen in time. In the years that followed, Northridge became something else entirely. The vacant complex drew scrappers, arsonists and vandals just to name a few. Fires broke out repeatedly inside the structure, each one more dangerous than the last. The sheer size of the building made them difficult to control, turning every incident into a serious challenge for the Milwaukee Fire Department.

The mall had become a liability. Not just an eyesore, but a hazard. After years of decay, damage, and escalating safety concerns, the decision was made. Northridge Mall would not be restored, but instead erased.

With demolition complete, I wanted to show you our mission inside the old abandoned Northridge Mall, to preserve what once was, as a tribute to this once grand retail giant.

Watch the full exploration @ LordExplores on YouTube 🎥 taken in Milwaukee, Wisconsin by @lordexplores

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5 months ago

A look inside America’s harshest SUPERMAX prison, now sitting completely abandoned. We take you inside before demolition in this week’s documentary, live now on the LordExplores YouTube channel 🎥 by @lordexplores

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6 months ago

Inside the actual room where Michael Jackson was born. Floor 3, Room 207 of St. Mary’s Mercy Hospital in Gary, Indiana 🕺🏽

Just off Gary Indiana’s Broadway Street sits a building with a past that shaped music history. This is St. Mary’s Mercy Hospital, the place where Michael Jackson was born on August 29, 1958. Once a thriving Catholic hospital that served the steel city for nearly nine decades, its halls delivered thousands of babies and treated generations of families before closing its doors in 1995.

Today, much of the original structure stands abandoned, slowly deteriorating just blocks from where the Jackson family once lived.
In this exploration, we’re stepping inside the forgotten corridors of St. Mary’s to trace its history and search for the room where the King of Pop took his first breath. Is there anything left that connects this decaying structure to the night music history quietly began? Let’s go inside and find out. by @lordexplores

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7 months ago

A look inside Ohio’s largest abandoned mall before it gets demolished 🛍️

Tri-County Mall first opened its doors in the summer of 1960, poised to serve the booming suburban population north of Cincinnati. The center began life as an open-air shopping destination anchored by local department stores, and its popularity was apparent almost immediately.

The mall drew massive crowds, and within a decade, the property had been fully enclosed with a new Sears anchor added, transforming it into one of the region’s premier retail hubs.

Through the 1970s, ’80s and into the 1990s, Tri-County evolved with consumer tastes. A massive $80,000,000 renovation between 1990 and 1992 doubled its footprint. This renovation introduced a second level of shopping, parking garages, and a food court. By this point, the mall had well over a million square feet of retail space and more than 200 stores inside.

But by the turn of the 21st century, the forces reshaping retail would begin to take their toll. An unfortunate fate of many shopping malls, the change in consumer habits and rise of e-commerce push these centers closer and closer to obscurity.

As if the continued closures weren’t enough, the 2020 pandemic would further strain the mall’s attendance, cutting off its few remaining visitors almost entirely. Tri County’s last anchor, Macy’s, finally closed in 2021, following a plan by the company to scale back its brick and mortar stores.

With no more anchors keeping the mall afloat, the mall closed permanently on May 15, 2022… more than 60 years after its opening. In today’s doc, we will be venturing inside Cincinnati’s shuttered retail giant, in hopes of preserving what remains before it is gone forever.

Full video out now on YouTube @ LordExplores 🎥 taken in Cincinnati, Ohio by @lordexplores

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7 months ago

My one and only partner in crime, Happy Valentines Day! You find the best spots, but my favorite is your spot in my heart 🧀💐💖 by @lordexplores

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Photo 1 : Inside the abandoned Mister Lucky’s Lounge, the location of Michael Jackson’s first paid public performance around 1964.

Photo 2 : Inside the abandoned Garnett Elementary School where Michael Jackson attended at the age of 6.

Photo 3 : A mural off of Gary Indiana‘s Broadway Street in the downtown, featuring the Jackson 5.

These locations and more are featured in this weeks
Doc up now @ LordExplorers on YouTube 🎥 taken in Gary, Indiana by @lordexplores

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