I had my heart set on locating the abandoned City of Paris/No. 7 mine. No not Paris France, Paris BC. Never hard of it? Neither had I until I moved to Big White, BC for the Summer and was looking for an urbex adventure. Development of the City of Paris Mine began in 1898 andContinue reading “The Lost City of Paris Mine Tipple”
Category Archives: Urbex
Urbex: Kitchener’s Cold War Bunker
You wouldn’t know it was a cold war fallout bunker, especially when on the front of the building there’s a sign that reads Kitchener-Waterloo Rowing on the front of it. I’ve lived here all but a few years, and had I not known of its existence from stories, I’d be none the wiser. All thatContinue reading “Urbex: Kitchener’s Cold War Bunker”
Urbex: The Little Ghost Town of Insinger, Saskatchewan
I was driving to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (say that 10 times fast) to visit some friends. As I traveled down Highway 16, about 55 km on the other side of Yorkton (from Manitoba) when a domed roof of an old Ukrainian Orthodox church peek out on the right side just over the horizon. It was fairlyContinue reading “Urbex: The Little Ghost Town of Insinger, Saskatchewan”
Urbex: Exploration of an Abandoned Bowling Alley
After three quarters of a century in the Cambridge area of Waterloo Region, the pins fell for the last time at this bowling alley on May 7, 2017. The longtime family business sold the land to a developer, who plans to build apartments. The developer ran into financial problems and the site has beenContinue reading “Urbex: Exploration of an Abandoned Bowling Alley”
Urbex: The Ongoing Story of the Eccentric Pastor Lee House
It has been a hot minute since I’ve posted … I’ve been embroiled in a landlord/tenant matter, wherein I repossessed my home from crappy tenants and have spent the better part of the last 6 weeks renovating it – they left it in such a shambles (ugh) … I’ll post on that separately, they completelyContinue reading “Urbex: The Ongoing Story of the Eccentric Pastor Lee House”
Urbex: Exploring an Abandoned Strawberry Farm
In this blog, we are exploring the abandoned Stoll Strawberry Farm in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo. It is a more recent abandon, 2017. We came upon this find as a “trade” with another urbexer. The video version of this urbex can be viewed here. We only had time to explore the house, we wereContinue reading “Urbex: Exploring an Abandoned Strawberry Farm”
Urbex: The Truest Story About the Abandoned & Eccentric Pastor Lee House
This past weekend we explored the well-known urbex site – the Pastor Lee House in Haldimand County, Ontario. It’s been abandoned forever, has unfortunately been “trashed” and is still a time capsule of bizarre oddities. The video accompaniment to this blog can be viewed here. Trust me it’s worth the watch! We spent a coupleContinue reading “Urbex: The Truest Story About the Abandoned & Eccentric Pastor Lee House”
Urbex: Abandoned 1867 Heritage Farmhouse Explore
Overview Added to Centre Wellington heritage list map January 2021. Located at the north corner of **th Line East and Sideroad **. Lot **, Concession ** of Pilkington Twp. There are two L4C2s, one on the east side of the Grand River and one on the west (E and W). CN Fergus Subdivision ran throughContinue reading “Urbex: Abandoned 1867 Heritage Farmhouse Explore”
Urbex: Northern Ontario Abandoned Hotel Explore!
The Lookout Inn is situated just south of North Bay, in Callander, Ontario. It used to be a hotel with a dining area and patio overlooking Lake Nipissing. The two buildings became a popular destination for vandals over the next decade. The well known and unique resort in Callander officially re-opened its doors to the public in 2017. TheyContinue reading “Urbex: Northern Ontario Abandoned Hotel Explore!”
Urbex: Exploring 3 Abandoned Farm Houses in 1 DAY!
Another awesome #urbex today – I was able to find not 1, not 2 but 3 abandoned farm houses to explore. I actually located 6-7 in a little cluster in Milton/Oakville – but am only going to post about these 3 today. IF YOUR INTERESTED IN SEEING THE VIDEO VERSION OF THIS POST – CLICKContinue reading “Urbex: Exploring 3 Abandoned Farm Houses in 1 DAY!”
Urbex: Exploring a Well Known Meat Processing Plant!
This weekend I did another awesome urban explore at an old abandoned factory in town. I’m not gonna share the exact location. You may think it’s ridiculous to not share the location of a place you’ve explored. It is an abandoned building after all, what’s the big deal? The reason I don’t share location informationContinue reading “Urbex: Exploring a Well Known Meat Processing Plant!”
Urbex: Abandoned Farm House, North Wellington
It’s been 3 months since I last posted. It feels good to be back to be posting again, thank you for being patient with me, as I worked through the new world as we know it. If you’re a follower you know that one of my favourite pastimes is exploring abandoned buildings/relics. While in BritishContinue reading “Urbex: Abandoned Farm House, North Wellington”
Exploring the 102 Year Old Abandoned BC Copper Company Smelter Ruins
DID THE COOLEST THING YESTERDAY!!! I explored the BC Copper Company Smelter Ruins in Greenwood, British Columbia (BC). IT’S BEEN ABANDONED FOR 102 YEARS! The weather on Big White (Mountain) called for rain all day, that was the perfect opportunity for a day trip! Initially planned to head to Penticton, BC and the weather wasContinue reading “Exploring the 102 Year Old Abandoned BC Copper Company Smelter Ruins”
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