It Became Unliveable! ~ Abandoned Home Of The Spenser's In The USA

This is the story of the Otto family, originally they were from The Netherlands, but with the advent of the Second World War tensions grew in Europe and they decided to move to the USA to start a new life. Here they would build a dream house in the state of Connecticut in 1940 and conceived their last child, Spencer, with a caring father a loving mother, and 3 beautiful boys the family was complete. After living in the house for many decades the older brothers both moved out, but the youngest child Spencer never left, he became attached to the house, unfortunately, he became too old to keep up the house, which led to its early decay when he was still living inside of it, Spencer was forced to move out and live in a care home where he still resides to this day. The home has stayed abandoned ever since he left it behind, Every now and then Spenser will revisit the house and relive his former memories.

Today we will take you inside and tell you the story of their lives.

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

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[rodforrester]

Hello Leslie and Danny,
What you thought was a water pump for household water in the basement was actually called a sump pump. It was for pumping out ground water that could leak into the basement either through the wall or up from under the foundation or basement floor, in wetter areas where there is more precipitation or a higher water table. The record player had springs under it to prevent the record from skipping and getting scratched if a lot of people were dancing in the room close to the player.

[SkippackCougar]

the 'compass' on the television is a rotary antenna turner. it was connected to the antenna on the house and you could turn the antenna for better reception. thank you for another wonderful video!

[lfwagh]

I think I have seen this house before, on YT, filmed by other urban explorers. The living room looks familiar. But most other channels never seem to get the story about the house, how it came to be abandoned, why it remains abandoned etc. That's why I love Bros of Decay, they get the story behind the building.

[Paula-irqs]

Love how you describe items from the U.S. that you do not have in Europe. Always so respectful! You and Danny are great together. Keep on exploring.

[lailahammes]

Windowsill in kitchen has paints for model airplanes/cars. Sad that the house is in such decay. Record player is on springs to allow for movement around it, so as not to make the record skip. The device on top of the television is to remotely turn the antenna on the roof, so as to get clearer picture. Before cable internet. The "pouf" in front of the chair is called a footstool. Thank you Leslie and Danny, you work good together! Homemade crochet bedspread on the children's bed.

[rebeccawoods]

All those children in those pictures are definitely not Spencer if he's in his 80's.Those picture are too recent.My Dad was born in 1940 and if he was alive would be 82.So there's no way those pictures are of Spencer.It's sad he was forced to leave his house.It's sad to see places like that just falling apart.You need to be careful going into houses with a lot of mold in them.Just have fun doing what you do but just be careful too.We love you too guys.

[fritziepisarski]

Not a compass but a protractor. Love the fact that you are respectful and replace the items that you touch or pick up. Oh, that red kitchen chair Is a step stool, used to reach high things in the cabinet. I have one myself comes in real handy for a myriad of things.🇺🇸

[roxannrehm]

I live in Minnesota and we have basements That was called sep pump it's where the pump would pump water that would come into the basement out. Quite a few houses Minnesota have this because the water table is so high The water would come into the basement It's not for drinking water or water for the house. Love your videos💗 Be safe😊

[lisahusted]

This is an amazing home. It’s nice that Spencer comes to see the place every so often, but it’s sad to see the home decaying.

[sandykeene]

The Rotor was an antenae as you turned the Rotor it moved the antenae on the roof of the house. I watch you guys all the time and I Love how much you care about what you do. I must commend your parents for raising such a Great

[sandraheassan]

I bet those ppl in the old photos never imagined they would be on something called YouTube in the 2020s and the whole world would admire them. Awesome.

[KerliYN]

The surprising bookshelf, the clean living room, all model toys, the mystery of the packed books... Lesley´s curiosity and Danny´s comments. How could this adventure be better? I enjoyed it a lot!!! How time passes by when I watch you!!!🥰

[sharoncallaghan]

The paintings of the fishing and hunting scenes look to me to be "paint-by-number". They come in a kit that has the entire picture outlined with numbers printed on the canvas to tell what color of paint to use. When you are finished, it looks like an actual work of art. I would also guess that those "vials" on the kitchen window sill were actually small containers of paint, possibly left over from the paint-by-number kits. Love your videos and since I am in my 70's I recognize many things that you might not be familiar with. It is so fun to 'EXPLORE' with you!

[jeffplawrentz]

This house strikes me as a home that was built in the early 1800-1900's, which would account for the odd layout of the rooms where it has been adapted to modern living; It was also rather close to the highway which is another indication it was built before motorized vehicles. The rubble stone foundation and shallow basement are also typical of homes built long ago. I got the impression that Mr. Otto may have married into a local family and that perhaps this was a home that had been in her family---just based upon a lot of the early American furniture still left in the house. This was an interesting tour, Leslie. I'm glad you're enjoying your time in the USA.

[cindi]

Leslie you have such a kind heart God bless you Son 💜

[idabohan]

Bathrooms with 2 doors for access, are done to make it possible to use it without having to walk a long way around to get there. Often they do bathrooms like that between 2 bedrooms and they are called Jack & Jill baths. The sink area is usually an open area, where the toilet and bath tubs are behind separate doors, making it usable for multiple people at the same time. Kind of cool!

[priscillafuentes]

Emerson H. Nutting, was the second husband to Spencer's mom. Her first husband died, Harry F. Otto, Spencer's dad. His mom passed in 2007, she was 90 years old. Alice Pike, was Spencer's aunt. His mom's sister.

[terri]

Leslie and Danny, you make a great team. The blankets you admired and thought were colorful are actually called Afghans and are either knitted or crocheted using yarn. The colored photos could not be of Spencer. As you said there are two families intertwined but Spencer is as old as my mom and she was an adult at that time. Photos of him at that age old have been black and white. I love your videos. Always so respectful and it has been interesting watching you two travel our country. Thank you very much. You gave me a love for urbex:))

[robertk]

That's so funny! You said; "Back in that time"... 😲 I remember those TV's 😭😂😂 Thank you for making me feel old. 🤣🤣

[jacquetow]

The chair in the kitchen with the pull out steps is a step stool often used as a high chair for little ones, the item in the living room you called a poof is a foot stool thanks for your videos I at times see things we had when I was little thanks again