The New York Socialite Who Lived in a Decaying Hotel Room for 24 years! - Ida Wood - Fickle Fate ObsoleteOddity 2026-09-23 | The New York Socialite Who Lived in a Decaying Hotel Room for 24 years! - Ida Wood - Fickle Fate
A Christmas Message from Oddie Beau ObsoleteOddity 2022-12-23 | A heartfelt message for the end of 2022 to all loyal ObsoleteOddity fans.Plus at the end of Casanova I display my very own 18th century fragile silk embroidered and handpainted depiction of Casanova and his blushing lover. This link will take you directly to my page: patreon.com/ObsoleteOddityOddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
Joseph Cornell - American Eccentric - Mindscape of a Genius ObsoleteOddity 2022-11-12 | Join me as we journey into the world of Joseph Cornell, who travelled the world, without leaving his doorstep in Queens. He trawled the junk stores looking for gems and exotic ephemera that would eventually became part of his “mindscapes” - three-dimensional representations of his imagination.He built up a vast private museum from his excursions, like a magpie bringing home glittering treasure. Afternoons and weekends, Joseph roamed 1920s New York meticulously rummaging through dark and dusty dens filled with old bric-a-brac.Joseph Cornell never left his house in Utopia Parkway, never got to see the European countries he admired so much, and never married, He poured out all his passions into his “boxes”.I present to you a true American eccentric. Here is my Patreon to watch this video and enter the competition:patreon.com/ObsoleteOddityOddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
Iulia Hasdeu First Edition Book Give Away! ObsoleteOddity 2022-10-27 | An amazing giveaway this month on Patreon!I have a first edition hardcover book to give away, this is the amazing story of the Romanian child prodigy Iulia Hasdeu.I have covered this video on Patreon, it has all the spooky, Gothic elements that we all love, legend has it that she communicated instructions on how to build her castle to her father… after her death!I include all the relevant information in case you wish to order a copy yourself, I can guarantee it’s a very interesting read and has never been published before in English!This book has been very kindly donated by Diana Livesay, who translated the book into English – she also sent me my own personal copy, and I want to thank you very much for that Diana.I will give the winner of the option of me signing the book, again that is an option – some people will not want me defacing it with my graffiti 😀To be in with a chance of winning the book, simply post your comment under the video on Patreon detailing this giveaway, tell me why you would like to win the book – and it’s that simple, you’re in the draw!Winner announcement will be approximately three weeks from the date of this post.Here's the link to my Patreon page: patreon.com/ObsoleteOddity Hardcover ISBN 978-1592111695, ebook ASIN: B0B353MMLK, Publisher: Centre for Romanian Studies. Author: Constantin Manolache. Translator: Diana Livesay It was first published in 1939 and banned by the Communist Party in 1944. It was her first biography and this is the first time it has been translated into English. The hardcover is a luxury edition, and it features full-color, black-and-white, and sepia photographs, illustrations, and manuscript pages, a foiled jacket, full-color endpaper. The biography offers a full view of her life from birth until her death, dealing with her family's struggles, her depression that started at 8 years old, her achievements, and her battle with tuberculosis. It also contains numerous translations of her poems in English.Oddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
Moving to my Second Channel...the harassment continues ObsoleteOddity 2022-10-22 | Just explaining where my future Historical Features will be uploaded...and WHY!Many, many thanks to my patrons on Patreon for enabling me to keep going – bless you all!Don't accept cheap copies - no corners cut here!Ask for the original ObsoleteOddity!Support with rewards (dozens of videos to unlock - twice monthly historical features!)Here is my SECOND CHANNEL (ObsoleteOddity-Reloaded) : youtube.com/c/ObsoleteOddityReloaded Here's the link to my Patreon page: patreon.com/ObsoleteOddity Here's the link to my Zazzle page for fan merchandise: zazzle.com/obsoleteoddity Here's the link to my Twitter page: twitter.com/ObsoleteOddity1 Here's the link to my Facebook Page: fb.me/ObsoleteOddityHere's the link to my Instagram Page: instagram.com/obsoleteoddity_officialOddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
Louise Brooks - Hollywood Babylon & beyond the Bob-cut ObsoleteOddity 2022-10-16 | #louisebrooks #hollywood #vintage My dear friends many of you will know the name Louise Brooks, some of you may only know her because of her iconic style, but Louise Brooks was a woman ahead of her time - women back then were expected to behave in a certain manner and Louise was having none of it.This of course created many turbulent episodes in her life - Hollywood had a thin veneer of glamour which Louise could clearly see through, and she was quite vocal about it.Join me my friends as we look back on the life of Louise Brooks -her triumphs, her failures and the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow; plus any member of my Patreon community is entitled to join in my monthly vintage giveaway - and this month it’s an amazing Louise Brooks signed photograph! If you haven’t seen my previous video announcing the giveaway you still have the chance to join in the competition!Music: OUTRAGEOUSLY ASTOUNDINGroyalty free Music by Giorgio Di Campo for @FreeSound Music http://freesoundmusic.eufacebook.com/freemusicfor...youtube.com/freesoundmusicoriginal video: youtu.be/Rrd3iZkd9CsMusic: royalty free Music by Giorgio Di Campo for @FreeSound Music http://freesoundmusic.eufacebook.com/freemusicfor...youtube.com/freesoundmusicoriginal video: youtu.be/D-_GPpo6pxUdownload mp3:https://direct-link.net/49870/DanceTh...Oddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
Australian Vintage Crime - Sydneys 1930s Serial Killer ObsoleteOddity 2022-10-02 | #crime #vintage #australia In the days before I had the Internet for research, I would go to my local library and trawl through rolls of microfiche featuring newspapers of bygone years. Here I would spend hours unraveling long forgotten cases. Nowadays a lot of these microfiche have been digitised, and so with the aid of modern technology I will hark back to my youth and investigate a vintage Australian crime case from the 1930s. Three young women were murdered in a park only one minute from where I used to live - and only now do their ghosts whisper a tragic tale for me to tell....ODDIE needs YOU!Support on Patreon is vital for me to continue...thank you my loyal patrons.Despair not! Because only $3 a month lets you view my fortnightly historical videos on Patreon (and many more of the existing ones which are not here on YouTube)....and no ads! - No need to wait until it comes onto YouTube in 1.5 years! Less than the price of a tall cappuccino at Starbucks!Less than the price of a big Mac!Join now to watch my latest exclusive videos and without pesky ads!!Oddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
The 19th Century Courtesan who became a Multi Millionaire ObsoleteOddity 2022-09-18 | #sexworker #history #vintage Long before these mortal remains were laid to rest in a satin lined casket, they were once animated by an Irish soul of fiery spirit, who went by the name Laura Bell.Coming from an impoverished background, she climbed the glittery ladder to fame in 19th century England. As the most sought-after courtesan of the time, she glided through Hyde Park in a gilded carriage drawn by four magnificent white horses.Men literally threw money at her feet – she was a multi millionaire by her early twenties. Join me my friends on an elegant journey into the past, where we will retrace this lady’s amazing journey. ODDIE needs YOU!Support on Patreon is vital for me to continue...thank you my loyal patrons.Despair not! Because only $3 a month lets you view my fortnightly historical videos on Patreon (and many more of the existing ones which are not here on YouTube)....and no ads! - No need to wait until it comes onto YouTube in 1.5 years! Less than the price of a tall cappuccino at Starbucks!Less than the price of a big Mac!Join now to watch my latest exclusive videos and without pesky ads!!patreon.com/ObsoleteOddityOddie's Time Machine Photo Booth Two-Tone Coffee Mugzazzle.com/oddies_time_machine_photo_booth_two_tone_coffee_mug-168284710575709688Oddie's Time Machine Photo Booth T-Shirtzazzle.com/oddies_time_machine_photo_booth_t_shirt-235027417708997005Oddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
JIGSAW talks about Oddies Cabinet of Curiosities ObsoleteOddity 2022-09-10 | #horrorstories #crime #history Roll up Ladies & Gentlemen to the Circus of the Bizarre!Let yourself be fascinated and shocked to the core by the wonders ye shall behold!ODDIE needs YOU!Support on Patreon is vital for me to continue...thank you my loyal patrons.Despair not! Because only $3 a month lets you view my fortnightly historical videos on Patreon (and many more of the existing ones which are not here on YouTube)....and no ads! - No need to wait until it comes onto YouTube in 1.5 years! Less than the price of a tall cappuccino at Starbucks!Less than the price of a big Mac!Join now to watch my latest exclusive videos and without pesky ads!!patreon.com/ObsoleteOddityOddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
Stories from the Mausoleum - Mouldering Memories ObsoleteOddity 2022-09-04 | #gothic #history #creepy In the Woodlands Cemetery, The Bronx – lies a very ornate mausoleum. This sepulchre contains no human remains, but what it does contain is stories of the lives of persons who had a connection to the previous mouldering inhabitant.Let’s rise open the bronze doors and release the tales!nytimes.com/2009/01/29/nyregion/29rooms.htmlhttp://daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com/2017/12/the-lost-wm-b-leeds-mansion-987-fifth.htmlODDIE needs YOU!Support on Patreon is vital for me to continue...thank you my loyal patrons.Despair not! Because only $3 a month lets you view my fortnightly historical videos on Patreon (and many more of the existing ones which are not here on YouTube)....and no ads! - No need to wait until it comes onto YouTube in 1.5 years! Less than the price of a tall cappuccino at Starbucks!Less than the price of a big Mac!Join now to watch my latest exclusive videos and without pesky ads!!patreon.com/ObsoleteOddityOddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
Amedeo Modigliani – A Tragic Love Story - The Artist & his Life ObsoleteOddity 2022-08-14 | #modigliani #frenchartist #history A documentary about the life of Amedeo Modigliani, his art and the tragic love affair with Jeanne Hébuterne – his muse, his beloved.Music track: 'To those who are gone' kindly written exclusively for this story by “Visions of dystopia” - Eric Juskewycz and Damien Maurel http://visions-of-dystopia.com/?page_id=60&lang=enModigliani Finds a Dealer: http://www.artandantiquesmag.com/2011/02/modigliani-finds-a-dealerModigliani's Heads: livornonow.com/modiglianis-headsJeanne Modigliani, daughter of Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani, died...upi.com/Archives/1984/07/28/Jeanne-Modigliani-daughter-of-Italian-artist-Amedeo-Modigliani-died/1343459835200Oddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
The Missing Martins Case – Accident or something more Sinister? ObsoleteOddity 2022-07-31 | #missing #disappeared #crimeIn the weeks leading up to Christmas 1958, the Martin family were looking forward to gathering greenery for their home decorations. They set off in father Kenneth’s1954 cream and red Ford Country Squire Station Wagon, just after lunch...it was the last time they were ever seen alive.A important piece of evidence would point the finger of suspicion towards their estranged son, and several months later a drilling rig disturbed the family’s final resting place; but still their car has never been brought to the surface.ODDIE needs YOU!Support on Patreon is vital for me to continue...thank you my loyal patrons.Despair not! Because only $3 a month lets you view my fortnightly historical videos on Patreon (and many more of the existing ones which are not here on YouTube)....and no ads! - No need to wait until it comes onto YouTube in 1.5 years! Less than the price of a tall cappuccino at Starbucks!Less than the price of a big Mac!Join now to watch my latest exclusive videos and without pesky ads!!patreon.com/ObsoleteOddityMusic track: 'Obsolete_Oddity_Dark_Ambiant3' kindly written exclusively for this story by “Visions of dystopia” - Eric Juskewycz and Damien Maurel http://visions-of-dystopia.com/?page_id=60&lang=enOddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
“He Broke my Doll” - Outrage Revenged in the 1920s – Catherine Denino ObsoleteOddity 2022-07-17 | #VintageCrime #NewYork #revenge In the 1920s a murder case caught the attention of New Yorkers - A young Italian immigrant called Catherine Denino shot and killed the man who had despoiled her as a child. Oddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
Fantastic Charlie Chaplin Museum Switzerland and we visit his Grave !! ObsoleteOddity 2022-07-10 | Following on from Part One (link in description) where we set out on an expedition to locate Richard Burton & Audrey Hepburn's graves in their secluded French-Swiss hamlets, we travel on to where Charlie spent his final years in absolute luxury – join us as we tour the fabulous museum and his mansion!Part One: youtu.be/DUdgxAEowJcchaplinsworld.comOddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
The German Preacher & his Devoted Brides - ObsoleteOddity ObsoleteOddity 2022-07-03 | #cult #HolyRollers #brainwashingIn 1903, Edmund Creffield,a thirty-three-year-oldimmigrant from Germany andformer Salvation Army captain,persuaded about twenty Salvation Armysoldiers in Corvallis to join hisnewly founded church, the 'Brides of Christ'.Creffield prophesied thatone of his followerswas destined to be themother of the second Christ,but to find out which one,he needed to purify them;this he did by laying his hands on them...actually all over them.Oddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
Tip Toe Through the Trash Piles! - Oddies Junk Store Tours! ObsoleteOddity 2022-06-25 | Once more we trek through mountains of unloved and forgotten items in the hope of striking gold.Marcelline of course lurks like a Venus fly trap...Oddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
The Eerie and Disturbing Death of Netta Fornario ObsoleteOddity 2022-06-12 | #Netta Fornario #occult #supernaturalIn 1929 an occultist from London travelled to the mysterious Scottish isle of Iona.She belonged to the lodge of Alpha et Omega offshoot of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn; and wanted to perform a dangerous ceremony to contact Green Ray elementals.Shortly after her arrival she became very agitated, and told her landlady that she had received terrifying messages from beyond the veil while in trances – and that she believed she was being psychically attacked from a distance.The attacks were originating from several people on the island – she claimed.Not long after her naked body was found by a search party.Did she die of exposure or was a sinister force behind all this?Join me and let us examine the events leading up to her death.Despair not! Because only $3 a month lets you view my fortnightly historical videos on Patreon (and many more of the existing ones which are not here on YouTube)....and no ads! - No need to wait until it comes onto YouTube in 1.5 years! Less than the price of a tall cappuccino at Starbucks! (Plus I host monthly vintage prize give aways)Less than the price of a big Mac!Join now and free the burden of your worry!patreon.com/ObsoleteOddityvisions-of-dystopia.com/?page_id=60&lang=enOddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
Hidden Treasure in Plain Sight – Open Your Inner EYE! ObsoleteOddity 2022-06-09 | Sometimes the treasure is not of a monetary value, and lots of people will pass it by...but if your soul can recognise its value – it will shine for you.A snippet of an upcoming video showing the hidden beauty than many people see as rubbish....and vice versa!Oddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
Hollywood Star Graves in Switzerland! - Part One ObsoleteOddity 2022-06-05 | #RichardBurton #AudreyHepburn #CharlieChaplin In this episode Odette and myself get behind the wheel for a 600 km round trip in search of the resting places of some big names from the glory days of Hollywood.The first quest was locating Richard Burton's grave which is notoriously elusive!Then we head off in search of Audrey Hepburn's last stop.Finally to end the trip we seek out the grave of the king of slapstick comedy...Charlie Chaplin.A big shout out to Alison Harolyn, who inspired me to seek out Mr Burton's grave - as she was backpacking from the USA in the 80s - and travelled around Switzerland and became friends with the film star legend. She painted a different side to Richard other than how the tabloids presented him.Thank you for sharing your thoughts Alison!Oddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
The Real Phantom of the Opera - Facts behind the Fiction ObsoleteOddity 2022-05-15 | #Phantom #opera #GastónLerouxIn this episode we look at what real life incidents inspired Gastón Leroux , when he wrote his epic Le Fantôme de l’Opéra.If while visiting Opera Palais Garnier in Paris, you happen to spot an aged disfigured chap fiddling with his grand old organ...be afraid....be very afraid.I am posting on YouTube selected previously locked Patreon videos that are approximately 1.5 (one and a half) years old. This is one of them.Many, many thanks to my patrons on Patreon for enabling me to keep going – bless you all!Don't accept cheap copies - no corners cut here!Ask for the original ObsoleteOddity!Support with rewards (dozens of videos to unlock - twice monthly historical features & monthly vintage give aways!)Some of the topics discussed on the 'blah blah' towards the end of video, because of the upload date, may no longer be relevant. Later videos are more graphic in content, and will most certainly be demonetised by YouTube; nevertheless, thanks to my loyal Patreon patrons, I will eventually post them here too despite YouTube's advertiser friendly policy. Link to my Patreon page and other sites underneath :)patreon.com/ObsoleteOddityzazzle.com/store/obsoleteoddityMusic track: 'Phantom' kindly written exclusively for this story by “Visions of dystopia” - Eric Juskewycz and Damien Maurel http://visions-of-dystopia.com/?page_id=60&lang=enOddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
Mary Jo Kopechne - Dumped at the Drive-In - The Chappaquiddick Incident ObsoleteOddity 2022-05-01 | #Kennedy #Chappaquiddick #Kopechne In 1969, a black Oldsmobile driven by U.S. Senator Ted Kennedycareened off a bridge - inside was passengerMary Jo Kopechne, who unlike the driver - never made it back to the surface of the pond.The story of the night’s events remain muddled to this day.I examine Ted Kennedy's explanation of what happened,and put forward some alternative theories.Oddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
Garden of the DEAD – a vibrant art gallery of departed memories ObsoleteOddity 2022-04-24 | It's Spring and time for another wander through a Swiss 'garden of the dead' – Switzerland has some wonderful vibrant cemeteries where the gravestones are often works of art.Oddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.The Macabre Matinee of Oddness:patreon.com/ObsoleteOddityThe Cemetery of Flowers in Switzerland - Living with Deathyoutu.be/sa8Ttvieago
1970 - Disappeared without a Trace - True Mystery Files ObsoleteOddity 2022-04-10 | #missingpersons #mystery #disappearedEdward and Stephania Andrews,of Arlington Heightsattended a cocktail party atthe Sheraton-Chicago hotelChicago, Illinois - on Friday, May 15, 1970.After leaving the party because Andrew was feeling ill.They and their 1969 Oldsmobile sports coupe....were never seen again.Let us try and make sense of this intriguing and enduring mystery.Oddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
The Mysterious Death of Thelma Todd – Vintage Hollywood Crime ObsoleteOddity 2022-03-13 | #Hollywood #history #crimeThelma Todd was one of early Hollywood's brightest stars,until she was found dead in 1935.Although her death was ruled a suicide,many believe she was actually murdered.Who killed her? No one knew then, and no one knows today.Oddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
Mystery 1900s ‘KALOMA’ Beauty Identity Finally Revealed! ObsoleteOddity 2022-03-06 | #Kaloma #JosieEarp #VirginiaPearson A photo-gravure was copyrighted with the title KALOMA and published in 1914 featuring a mysterious dark haired beauty – her identity was lost to time… until now!Since the 1970s this image was associated with Josie Earp, thanks to author Glenn Boyer who featured this image on the front cover of his book: “I married Wyatt Earp”We now know that this image was not of Josie ‘Sadie’ Earp, but the mystery grew as nobody knew who this beautiful young woman was.It’s a first on ObsoleteOddity - her identity has now been uncovered!Facial recognition software has deemed with a 99.98% result, that it is indeed Virginia!en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_PearsonVirginia Pearson/KALOMA coffee mug!zazzle.com/kaloma_1914_virginia_pearson_two_tone_coffee_mug-168388017765973463Oddie Beau’s ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
Josie Mansfield - A Career in Desire ObsoleteOddity 2022-02-27 | #JosieMansfield #WildWest #courtesansBy 1867, Josie had become so poverty stricken,that she had only one presentable dress for strolling out.Then, in November 1867, she met Jim Fisk,a wealthy financier who was inthe habit of handing out $100 billsto women who caught his roving eye.Fisk certainly didn't look like a ladies' man;Although he attracted attention, it was for all the wrong reasons.“He was a striking figure, tall, florid, very fat,”wrote Lloyd Morris in Incredible New York. “His light brown hair was pomaded and carefully waved,his mustache waxed to fine points, and huge diamondsblazed on his frilled shirt front and pudgy fingers.”Here's the link to my Patreon page: patreon.com/ObsoleteOddity Here's the link to my Zazzle page for fan merchandise: zazzle.com/obsoleteoddity Here's the link to my Twitter page: twitter.com/ObsoleteOddity1 Here's the link to my Facebook Page: fb.me/ObsoleteOddityHere's the link to my Instagram Page: instagram.com/obsoleteoddity_officialHere's the link to my Reddit Page: reddit.com/user/ObsoleteOddityOddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
Peg Entwistle - a short and lonely life - The Dark Side of Hollywood ObsoleteOddity 2022-02-13 | #PegEntwistle #Hollywood #DarkThe walls were closingin on the young actress.All her clothes and furniturehad been repossessed inNew York in lieu of rentowed on an apartment.Two days later, on a Sunday night,Peg informed her uncle she wasgoing out for a “rendezvous” to meetfriends at a nearby drug-store.She had different plans, she headedfor the famous Hollywoodland sign...….a place where her dreams wererealised....and then dashed.Here's the link to my Patreon page: patreon.com/ObsoleteOddity Here's the link to my Zazzle page for fan merchandise: zazzle.com/obsoleteoddity Here's the link to my Twitter page: twitter.com/ObsoleteOddity1 Here's the link to my Facebook Page: fb.me/ObsoleteOddityHere's the link to my Instagram Page: instagram.com/obsoleteoddity_officialHere's the link to my Reddit Page: reddit.com/user/ObsoleteOddityOddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
Josie Earp - A Day-Dream come True ObsoleteOddity 2022-01-30 | Josephine Sarah Marcuse was born in Brooklyn,New York City in 1861, to Prussian-Jewish parents.By the age of thirteen, Josie was alreadycreating an alternative history for herself - a life that didn’t actually belong to her... Eventually this dreamy worldshe's invented took such a hold, she started to believe it.Of course never in her wildest dreams, did she envisage that one day she'd win over the famous Wyatt Earp.Then again, Josie wasn't your average gal.Oddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
Junk Store Tour in the The Land of Plasterlillinessnesses ObsoleteOddity 2022-01-26 | Another trawl through a vintage wasteland while the plaster wrecking crew scowl on. Will the intrepid Oddie find his way safely through the maze of resin replicants? Only you can help by screaming loudly every time you spot one of Marcelline's Mafia!Oddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
The Toughest Girl Gang of London ObsoleteOddity 2022-01-16 | #LondonCrime #PeakyBlinders #GirlGangsThe most notorious leader of theForty Elephants was Alice Diamond,who was also known as Diamond Annie for her chunkyglittering rings which also doubled as knuckledusters. Alice Diamond was over five-foot eight-inches in height at a timewhen the average height for a man was five-foot six-inches;and it was said could deliver a punch any man would have envied.It was said that a group of themcould strip a store in just an hour,stowing away their ill gotten gain incustom made pockets in their attire.They had a strong penchant for fur coats,the wearing of which becameakin to a heraldic device.These 'Artful Dodgers' were not above alittle vanity, and would 'legally' purchasethe latest expensive fashions with theprofits from their stolen goods.Oddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
Julia Pastrana - Freaks & Angels ObsoleteOddity 2022-01-02 | #freaks #carny #JuiliaPastranaThis is the story of a girl child, considered to beso cursed that there is no Birth certificate,no Baptism record, in fact nothing that would givetestament to her very existence has ever been found.Now, consider a child, born covered with a thick pelt of black hair,like that of a chimpanzee, covering even her face...a face deformed by gums and teeth so overgrown and uneventhat she appeared to have twice the teeth of any other human,and very large expressive eyes...that is a child destined to either great abuse,or great renown. As it happens, Julia was destined for both.Oddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
Oddies Grand Tour 3 + Abandoned House ObsoleteOddity 2021-12-27 | #Switzerland #urbex #abandoned...continuing where we left off in part two, we travel to the postcard picturesque town of Stein am Rhein - a 19th century abandoned house beckons - and some interesting items come into view.Then the Oddsmobile begins the homeward journey...Part one: youtu.be/MU73EIJwqjgPart Two: youtu.be/Tggzi_a102EOddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
Oddies Grand Tour of Switzerland - Part Two ObsoleteOddity 2021-12-26 | #Switzerland #Sion #SchlossChillonContinuing on our journey we visit the gorgeous Swiss-French town of Sion, and then clamber through Schloss Chillon in the town of Veytaux.Plus I discover a treasure horde of handmade pork pies!Part One here: youtu.be/MU73EIJwqjgOddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
Oddies Grand Tour of Switzerland - Part One ObsoleteOddity 2021-12-25 | Hop aboard the Oddity jalopy for a fling around Switzerland - hosted by yours truly!Part Two here: youtu.be/Tggzi_a102EOddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
Engineer of the macabre. ObsoleteOddity 2021-12-21 | Oddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
Australian Vintage Crime - Katherine Sims Tragic Life ObsoleteOddity 2021-12-19 | #Australia #crime #vintageIn the heart of Sydney's now bohemianinner-west, lies a dark secret;In one Erskineville terrace, which usedto be a working class area in those days - a man tried to cut out hislover's heart with a razor."When he looked at me after he hadkilled her he was absolutely covered inblood. Blood was dripping from his handsand his arms. It was awful!""You mongrel,' I said, 'what have youdone to her now?"Oddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
Delphine LaLaurie - Version ObsoleteOddity ObsoleteOddity 2021-11-28 | #neworleans #haunted #history The LaLaurie Mansion is considered by many to be New Orleansmost haunted house, and even rumoured to be cursed.Subsequent owners have suffered death,insanity, and financial issues.Does Delphine still fiercely claim rightful ownership?Oddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
Historic TITANIC Photo GIVE AWAY!!! ObsoleteOddity 2021-11-27 | #Titanic #relic #rareAnd now for my special Christmas give-away I’m giving you the chance to win this historic photo of the Titanic departing Southampton on the 10th of April 1912.That’s right - this amazing item could be yours!Competition entries open until the middle of December on Patreon!patreon.com/ObsoleteOddityOddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
Lulu White – The Bordello Queen of Storyville ObsoleteOddity 2021-11-14 | #neworleans #history #black Lining Basin street were Saloons cateringto the more discerning customers,and mansions which offered beds, gambling,drinking, entertainment, and ladies for the evening.Lulu got her start posing for risqué photos in the 1880s,and in 1894 established her high-end bordello,Mahogany Hall, in Storyville.Lulu knew what most of these menneeded after a hard day's 'dealings'.She could make their dreams come true atMahogany Hall....as she had plenty of her own.Oddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
GHOST SHIP - RMS Queen Mary - Restless Nights ObsoleteOddity 2021-10-30 | #ghost #ship #haunted This is your captain Oddie speaking - I'd like to take the opportunity to welcome you all aboard our eternal cruise.I hope you will find your accommodation more than satisfactory, and invite you to join my table this evening in the main dining room.Formal dress required. RSVP.Every week I get emails from companies offering me money and goods if I promote their products during my video (you may have seen this in many YouTube videos) ...well I adamantly refuse to do it...Why?So my Patreon members can enjoy a totally ad-free experience; plus I realise that on YouTube ads are placed - what many don't realise is that recently YouTube have a new policy where they're placing their own ads on creators videos. This can be annoying I realise, but please understand I'm doing my best to continue to bring you content here.Oddie BeauOddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
Olga Hepnarová - Bad Childhood or Bad Genes? ...or Both? ObsoleteOddity 2021-10-10 | #crime #vintage #history On July 10, 1973, Olga Hepnarová drove a rented truck into a group of about 25 people waiting for a tram in Prague, Czechoslovakia, all aged between 60 to 79, killing 8 of them. Before the murder, she sent a letter to two newspapers explaining her action as revenge for all the hatred against her by her family and the world. She was found to be sane and conscious of her actions and sentenced to death....but was she?Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favourof fair use. For enquiries: OddieBeau@gmx.de Oddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
A Mixed Bag of Dark Allsorts – Gruesome Gorgeousness - Plus Great News for my YouTube Subscribers! ObsoleteOddity 2021-10-03 | #haunted #crime #mystery Plus Great News for my YouTube Subscribers!Many thanks to my Patreon members for making this possible! Join my Patreon community for exclusive videos and vintage prize draws every month! It could be your turn next ? patreon.com/ObsoleteOddity Oddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
Till Death us do Part - Twins Joan & Patricia Miller ObsoleteOddity 2021-09-05 | #recluse #history #vintage Joan and Patricia came into this world together,and seemed determined to leave it the same way.To us peering at their lives through the medium of the internet,their choice of lifestyle might seem bizarre -but then we can come to the conclusion thatthey really didn't need anyone else in their lives.Anyone can die, but not everyone can live as the twins had lived,with a love for each other that few could understand. Oddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
Marie Antoinette - A Noble Heart - Version ObsoleteOddity ObsoleteOddity 2021-08-08 | #history #france #marieantoinette At 11am the next morning, on 16 October 1793, the executioner Sanson appeared. Marie Antoinette, clad in simple white so different from her signature powder-blue silks and satins, accidentally stepped on Sanson’s foot.She whispered to the man:“Pardon me sir, I didn’t mean to.” Those were her last words.After the blade fell, the insensitive executioner, who had shortly beforehand cut off and pocketed locks of her hair, to be later sold for profit - held up her head to the roaring crowd, which shouted “Vive la République!” Here's the link to my Patreon page: patreon.com/ObsoleteOddity Here's the link to my Zazzle page for fan merchandise: zazzle.com/obsoleteoddity Here's the link to my Twitter page: twitter.com/ObsoleteOddity1 Here's the link to my Facebook Page: fb.me/ObsoleteOddityHere's the link to my Instagram Page: instagram.com/obsoleteoddity_officialHere's the link to my Reddit Page: reddit.com/user/ObsoleteOddityCopyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favourof fair use. For enquiries: OddieBeau@gmx.de Oddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
Love – Gruesome Murder – Gangster Molls – Ghostly instructions from the Grave! ObsoleteOddity 2021-08-07 | Love – Gruesome Murder – Gangster Molls – Ghostly instructions from the Grave! Historical Features Galore!!If you want to be sure to receive ALL notifications of my uploads, both on YouTube and Patreon (YouTube is notoriously unreliable in that regard) ..then follow me on the following social media accounts:Come join our exclusive community, and never look back!patreon.com/ObsoleteOddityHere's the link to my Zazzle page for fan merchandise: zazzle.com/obsoleteoddity Here's the link to my Twitter page: twitter.com/ObsoleteOddity1 Here's the link to my Facebook Page: fb.me/ObsoleteOddityHere's the link to my Instagram Page: instagram.com/obsoleteoddity_officialHere's the link to my Reddit Page: reddit.com/user/ObsoleteOddityOddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
Missing for 27 Years - SOUTHERN CLOUD flight Sydney to Melbourne 1931 ObsoleteOddity 2021-07-25 | A passenger flight departed from Sydney Australia in 1931 - it's destination was the next state, Melbourne....it never arrived. Frantic searches began for the aircraft and any possible survivors. Relatives were grief struck when the searches failed to find any trace of a crash site. Decades later the tragic mystery would be solved....Here's the link to my Patreon page: patreon.com/ObsoleteOddity Here's the link to my Zazzle page for fan merchandise: zazzle.com/obsoleteoddity Here's the link to my Twitter page: twitter.com/ObsoleteOddity1 Here's the link to my Facebook Page: fb.me/ObsoleteOddityHere's the link to my Instagram Page: instagram.com/obsoleteoddity_officialOddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
Armchair Travels: Mark Twains favourite spot on Earth..plus fab treasures! ObsoleteOddity 2021-07-18 | In this episode we check out the Swiss town that Mark Twain declared was "the most charming place I've ever lived in"Plus I find a wonderful hand illustrated & coloured book of never seen before ladies fashions from the 1960s. Oddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
The Crime that shocked France - The Drummond Family Mystery ObsoleteOddity 2021-07-11 | #VintageCrime #ColdWar #FranceIn 1952, Sir Jack Drummond, a pioneering food scientist, his wife and 10 year old daughter were shot dead while on holiday in France. A local farmer was convicted of the killings. But was he really guilty? I'm not so sure....Can my Oddites solve this tragic case?Here's the link to my Patreon page: patreon.com/ObsoleteOddity Here's the link to my Zazzle page for fan merchandise: zazzle.com/obsoleteoddity Here's the link to my Twitter page: twitter.com/ObsoleteOddity1 Here's the link to my Facebook Page: fb.me/ObsoleteOddityHere's the link to my Instagram Page: instagram.com/obsoleteoddity_officialOddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
J is for JUNK! - Oddies guided Knick Knacks Tour! ObsoleteOddity 2021-07-03 | I have travelled many a mile into deepest darkest Switzerland for my JUNK lovin' Oddites - and found a veritable PALACE of VINTAGE & ANTIQUE marvels!Plus I discovered an important artefact from the terrifying 'Mannequin Uprising of 1924'Marcelline's dashing & elegant pin-striped & tweed skirted forerunners escaped their store windowsand set out to destroy their human captors during that violent insurrection.Support with rewards - loads of FASCINATING HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARIES here!patreon.com/ObsoleteOddityOddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
Till Execution do us Part - Dr Crippen & Ethel le Neve ObsoleteOddity 2021-06-12 | #crime #history #vintage July 1910: A gruesome discovery has been made at 39 Hilldrop Crescent, Camden. Chief Inspector Walter Dew of Scotland Yard did not expect the house to be empty. Nor did he expect to find a body in the cellar. Buried under the flagstones are the remains of Cora Crippen, former music-hall singer and wife of Dr. Hawley Crippen. No one would have thought the quiet, unassuming Dr. Crippen capable of murder, yet the doctor and his mistress have disappeared from London, and now a full-scale hunt for them has begun. Here's the link to my Patreon page: patreon.com/ObsoleteOddity Here's the link to my Zazzle page for fan merchandise: zazzle.com/obsoleteoddity Here's the link to my Twitter page: twitter.com/ObsoleteOddity1 Here's the link to my Facebook Page: fb.me/ObsoleteOddityHere's the link to my Instagram Page: instagram.com/obsoleteoddity_officialOddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
Oddie Beau - Engineer of the macabre...presents - Historical Features Galore!! ObsoleteOddity 2021-06-05 | Come join our exclusive community, and never look back!patreon.com/ObsoleteOddityOddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.
