Abandoned: After Years of Failure, ONE LAST TRY…. -S1E17

This video documents the final attempt to revive a 1919 freight elevator inside a massive abandoned factory restoration project. The building is over 66,000 square feet spread across three floors, and the upper levels remain packed with decades of debris, machinery, materials, and heavy objects that must be removed in order for the restoration to continue. Without a working freight elevator, every load has to be carried manually up and down multiple flights of stairs, turning even simple cleanup into an exhausting logistical nightmare. What makes this story compelling is that the challenge was never straightforward. For four years, every attempt to fix the elevator led to new mysteries, confusing electrical problems, missing parts, damaged wiring, and setbacks that made no sense. The project slowly evolved from a simple repair into a long psychological battle against a machine that seemed determined not to come back to life. This is not a technical elevator repair video. It is a story about persistence, frustration, problem solving, exhaustion, and the emotional weight of trying to save something most people would have abandoned long ago. The video follows the real process of working through uncertainty, dead ends, hidden damage, failed theories, and the constant temptation to walk away from an overwhelming problem. Viewers who enjoy abandoned building restoration, impossible projects, industrial history, old machinery, problem solving, DIY challenges, restoration stories, and emotionally satisfying payoffs will connect strongly with this video. Anyone who has ever restored a house, rebuilt an old vehicle, started a difficult project, or struggled through years of setbacks will recognize the feeling documented here. The story builds toward a highly satisfying real-world payoff after years of failure, revealing how one incredibly small hidden problem managed to stop progress for years inside a massive industrial building restoration. The ending delivers emotional resolution, visible progress, and a genuine turning point for the future of the building itself. Would you like to contact me? send me an email [email protected] ************************** Here are some other ways you can support the chanel. Amazon Wishlist https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls... Patreon www.patreon.com/BrickandSole Buy me a coffee www.buymeacoffee.com/brickandsole ******************************************************* Official Sponsors and friends who are helping to save this historic building. Warrior Commercial roofing is a 2026 sponsor of Brick and Sole YouTube channel. You can contac them by phone at 1 803 944 1076 or by email at [email protected]