Untouched for 25 YEARS ~ Abandoned Home of the American Flower Lady!

It has been a quarter of a century since the last person Josephine spends her last moments inside the house, now the place lays desolate and forgotten waiting for its inevitable demolishment.

Together with her husband Patrick, she started living here in the 1930s and over the course of six decades, they raised two beautiful children, got married, and lived a long life with beautiful memories. At the start of their relationship, Patrick was a truck driver and worked countless hours away from home, this led Josephine to find something of her own and she decided to put her passion for flowers into a business. Josephine started a flower shop in town, and it was a great success from the very beginning. At a certain point, Patrick decided to give up his job to help Josephine in the business. 

They both lived inside the house until the very end, Patrick passed first and Josephine lived out her last days alone until she passed away in 1997. 

She turned to the age of 96 years old, and at that age, she was still taking full care of herself, while living inside the house.

After her passing the children and grandchildren did not show much interest in the house, after the filming of this video we talked to one of the relatives and asked him why it was left like this, he said he just didn’t care too much about it. This left us clueless as to why… 

Today we will show you the remains of what once was there everything! 

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Filmed & Edited by ES Forgotten (Danny) @ES.Forgotten

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[gkr]

Lesley, I enjoy your show so much. As an older American, I'd like to help you understand a few things you've seen here, for future reference, because I really do hope you'll explore more homes here.
1. The chair in the kitchen with folding stairs is multiple purpose. It's meant for a child, to bandage a knee, or cut his hair, or clean his ears. The child can rest his feet on the closest stair, and then as he gets older, on the lower stair. But it also serves as what we call a "step stool, " a small ladder to help shorter people reach things on the top shelves of the kitchen cabinets.
2. I know "Papa" is used for "Father" in many cultures, but not really here in the US so much. Here, "Papa" is an affectionate name for a grandfather. This lady clearly ran a "teleflora" shop, producing flower arrangements from her home for weddings, funerals, etc. Those tags would then go on the floral arrangements to honor the relations. For example, if grandchildren bought a flower arrangement for a grandfather's funeral, the "Papa" tag would be worked into those flowers.
3. The stove - any time you see the tin vent pipes behind a stove, it is meant to vent out the gases. So it is either wood (very rare, but you still see some wood stoves in homes from the 1950's) or gas (either LNG or propane).
4. The Eisenhower stamp - General Dwight D. Eisenhower led the American military force in Europe during WWII, and then became President of the US.

[jameshunt]

The master bedroom is like a time piece and is in incredible condition!! It’s like stuck in time! Wow!!

[mjsmith-jones]

As a person who has purchased 4 condemned houses and revamped them it's heartbreaking to see these places fall to ruin.. I love the way you show them with them with care and respect.

[michaelstewart]

Everyone has or had a story - some are shared, some are not - thank you for letting us see these time capsules and the stories of those who lived there love your work -merci beaucoup

[laurielaurie]

You can tell she kept her home clean. It has held up well considering how long its been abandoned.

[sarahtaylor]

The master bedroom that was Josephine’s bedroom looks immaculate almost like she would be still sleeping in there every night, what a beautiful house when you look past all the decay, such a shame it’s just left

[surgicalg]

So sad how the families don’t clean up the trash and dispose of things properly. Also it feels disrespectful to the people who have passed on. So much to learn from how the lived. I love seeing these videos.

[DeeDee-vlkt]

You are so mature for your age. You have been raised to appreciate time capsules/historical homes that give us a peek at lives from the past. You have a gift of helping us "be there" with you. Thank you and may God bless your channel.!

[rachelbowskill]

Your such a lovely person and I feel so honoured to be able to watch all of your videos. I have never heard you curse or be disrespectful once and you always use the person's name numerous times through out your uploads . You have bags of respect and the camera man is super cool as well.
Respect to you both from UK 🇬🇧

[GrannySanny]

When I drive past these old abandoned houses I try to imagine the people who lived there-the young bride-the children growing up-the dad leaving for work. It was once someone's pride and joy. As I am entering my later years in life I realize my treasured possessions will probably not mean much to my children and that is alright with me. They have their tastes that are not the same as mine. This house had some lovely furniture that you would think the family would have at least sold and I also wonder if maybe a grandchild had lived with them for a while-hence the child's clothing.

[denagoodwin]

So sad that none of the family wanted this house.😢

[lorihayes]

You guys are the best explorers. You stand out from the rest because of your attention to detail and your respect for the places you explore. Hat tip to you gentlemen.

[jacquelineraines]

The mystery chair with the steps was for the kitchen so a woman could reach the upper cabinets. They were popular in the 50's. Old people tend to use paper plates because they don't have the energy anymore to both cook up a meal and then wash dishes. The one room with the teleflora is from her flower shop and I assume that was her office. The birdhouses was probably a promotional piece for Mother's Day at one time.

[donnaottens]

Poor Josephine. She would have been so embarrassed to have her house seen in this state of disrepair. Thank you for you respect.

[ianmcmurtrie]

The Florence cook stove was actually so named for Florence, Massachusetts, the location where the kerosene burner was invented. The manufacturer dates back to 1880's. Cool explore!

[adrianabarbu]

Urmaresc cu interes si drag toate episoadele tale.Apreciez faptul ca esti bun la suflet pt ca esti singurul blogher care pune toate subtitrarile chiar daca asta te costa mai mult.Iti multumesc mult si familiei tale care te-a crescut asa frumos si educat.

[sherrynelson]

You guys are just lovely in the way you treat a mansion or a humble home with the same respect and care.💞

[susanscales]

I always love watching your tours of the abandoned homes. I truly appreciate how you honor these old homes that the family has let go. I just can't imagine not wanting something that belonged to my family like this.

[lfwagh]

I love your vids from the USA. I love seeing our country through the eyes of people from Europe. My relatives from Germany used to visit us and when we would show then around it was so sweet the way they reacted to things that we take for granted as Americans. I can remember my late cousin remarking "Schon!" whenever we took her to places. I hope at some point you will be able to visit New England, especially Aroostook County, Maine. There's lots of abandoned buildings up there.

[Gems-of-Hope-Rocks]

That chair in the kitchen is absolutely a convertible chair & step-stool combo. I remember them fondly.
I'm honestly the most surprised that nobody (family or strangers) took any of that beer! Lol!!!
Cheers 🍻