Inside the Ohio ghost town that gave birth to a Hollywood legend but now sits as a 1940s 'time capsule' due to its derelict houses and deserted stores

Derelict houses, deserted stores, a near-empty mall, and fading thoroughfare murals - an eye-opening documentary takes viewers connected a circuit of a languishing metropolis successful Ohio. 

Urban explorer Devin Dark ventured to downtown Stubenville, which he explains was erstwhile a booming business territory known for its alloy accumulation and ember mining.

It besides lays declare to fame arsenic being nan birthplace of iconic crooner and character Dean Martin.

However, 'as America couldn't rival pinch cheaper prices overseas, nan mines and plants unopen down successful nan 1980s' and nan metropolis 'has mislaid half of its highest organization of 40,000 people.' It now sits 'stuck successful nan 1940s,' according to Devin.

As nan filmmaker wanders done nan city's humanities downtown, he highlights that 'there is not a psyche stepping here' and astir of nan stores look to beryllium abandoned. 

One appliance shop he peers into still has dozens of washing machines connected nan showroom level gathering dust, while a shuttered video crippled shop has hundreds of games connected nan shelves gradually aging. 

Devin explains arsenic he looks done nan window: 'Wow, look astatine that! I deliberation it has to beryllium abandoned.

'There's PlayStation 2 games connected nan near there... Xbox 360s connected nan shelf... This spot is simply a clip capsule.'

Other closed spots he comes crossed see an aged bank, multi-story edifice and state position pinch a vintage car parked outside. 

During his tour, Devin explains that Stubenville is besides known arsenic nan 'City of Murals' for its postulation of elephantine artworks adorning various buildings. 

The Ohio tourism website notes that location are presently '24 larger-than-life murals painted connected buildings passim nan metropolis creating an "outdoor" creation museum. 

'From Pioneer Days highlighting nan Ohio Valley's portion successful westward description to Dean Martin (the city's autochthonal son) and nan Rat Pack to melodramatic scenes of alloy workers successful nan now closed alloy mills, nan murals coming section history successful a colorful and caller way.' 

Later successful nan documentary, Devin explores a residential area which he finds successful a dilapidated authorities and he ventures to the Fort Steuben Mall.

While it thrived aft opening successful 1974, Devin finds nan promenade to beryllium a protector of its erstwhile self. 

He says, arsenic he wanders astir nan quiet shopping center: 'Because of nan jobs being taken retired of nan area, group conscionable don't do unit shopping anymore and it leads to different dormant promenade present successful America. 

'[It will] astir apt yet beryllium shutdown... There's really not galore stores.'

The camera pans astir to show that galore of nan stores are closed, barroom a GameStop and a JCPenney.

Summing up his sojourn to Stubenville, Devin says: 'Most of these houses successful nan municipality were built for either miners aliases businessmen affiliated pinch nan excavation of nan alloy plant. 

'Since they dropped complete 50 per cent from nan 1940s, we person astir half of nan houses successful municipality wholly vacant aliases demolished by now.

'I kept uncovering much and much homes and family-owned businesses near down and abandoned. It's a sad show to spot but a reminder of what large corporations do to nan small guys.

'I really dream that this municipality and metropolis could find immoderate system and immoderate of these buildings don't person to spell moreover much downhill but it has been a beautiful day, a beautiful explore.'

Many viewers person acknowledgment Devin for sharing his insights. 

One instrumentality wrote: 'Grew up successful Ohio. Went location erstwhile successful nan early 90s. Remember it being much vibrant. Just shocking to spot nan translator successful nan past 30 years. Loved nan video.'

However, immoderate person highlighted that different areas of Stubenville are live and kicking but these were not shown successful nan documentary.  

One commenter wrote successful consequence to nan YouTube film: 'I'm gladsome you sewage to sojourn our metropolis and admit what it was and immoderate of what it is now, but Steubenville is not an abandoned shade town. 

'It whitethorn not beryllium what it erstwhile was, and yes galore businesses and homes are abandoned, but there's truthful overmuch much here. 

'There person been a batch of caller businesses opening up successful nan past decade and moreover past fewer years, galore of which you walked correct past and didn't opportunity thing [about]. 

'Most of these places are closed connected Sunday aliases person constricted hours but person brought a batch of life to our city. A batch of families person been moving present from bigger cities astir nan state for nan smaller municipality organization and pricing.'