Camp 30 is located in Bowmanville, Ontario. It’s the site of a former prisoner of war camp used during the Second World War. The prisoners were from Nazi Germany. This is the story of that POW camp – and some kittens. After the war, the property was returned to the boy’s school.Camp 30 has been caught in a tug of war between the Kaitlin Corporation who owns the property and would like to build a subdivision on the property, and the Jury Lands Foundation who is attempting to preserve the site. In 2013 the property made Heritage Canada’s top 10…
London Asylum for the Insane – London, Ontario
The London Psychiatric Hospital grounds now consists of 23 buildings including the Chapel of Hope church, horse stable and infirmary building.The London Asylum for the Insane opened in 1870. In 1869, the provincial legislature provided $100,000 in funding to build the asylum. The asylum was built upon 300 acres of land in what is now known as Highbury Avenue. The asylum was ready to accept patients in November of 1870.The main building featured a number of wards for different patients. There were wards for paying patients and free wards. The paid wards offered more comfortable surroundings and private rooms at…
Abandoned Houses in London, Ontario
Here are an assortment of abandoned houses in London, Ontario.
Toronto House built in 1985
This property was built in 1985 and sits in the middle of a new development. The house features an oak spiral staircase in the front entrance, and marble floors. The living room and dining room both feature parquet floors. The kitchen has oak cabinets and the original 1980 era fridge and stove, Upstairs consists primarily of parquet flooring and flowered wallpaper. The basement was very cool, at the end of the spiral staircase you can find a bar with mirrored walls and a sink with with running water. there are 2 fireplaces, and 2 large rec rooms also in the…
Abandoned Ontario Mansion of Murals
This fascinating house in Ontario has been vacant for many years now. It’s not clear why it won’t sell, despite being on the market for some time now. The realtor won’t give any details as to the circumstances of the house being put up for sale. Entry to this house was tricky but we managed to find a way inside without breaking in (something we don’t do). I will tell you that the house is now alarmed with an external siren that is quite loud. The house remained vacant as of 2020, and the alarm was on. As for why…
All Star Bowling Alley – Scarborough, Ontario
The 24 lane All Star Bowling Alley in Scarborough closed not long ago. It’s located in a building with four business ventures – the bowling alley, Rockpile East band stage, a hotel and Caddy’s strip club. All of these businesses have shut down because a developer plans to build 184 homes on the property.The electricity was still working during my visit and there’s NO vandalism, for now. The area this abandoned bowling alley is located in is full of graffiti. It took us a few tries before we could gain entry into this location. Fortunately locked doors and boarded windows…
Abandoned Markham Ontario Mansion
I was driving around the GTA area when we passed this gorgeous abandoned mansion. At the time there were workers on the property and they’d just started demolition. We waited a short while until 5 pm when the workers left for the day. The baseboard and door trim has been removed which I think was because the demolition company planned to save it. This house had ceiling medallions, recessed wall shelves, two staircases, a stone fireplace and a basement bar. We returned shortly after the workers left for the day and found entry to be quite easy. I’m sure this beautiful…
Caddy’s Strip Club & Rockpile East – Scarborough, Ontario
Caddy’s Strip Club was located in Scarborough, Ontario. Part of the adult entertainment experience of course was the availability of lap dances. This was a private area where dancers would provide dances for men often with unwanted physical contact taking place.Caddy’s Strib Club joins many others that have closed across Canada as fewer people utilize them. With the availability of adult material, who’d want to pay $8 a beer to see what you could see naked women at home? If the walls could talk, they’d probably moan.Above the steps to the building was a Cadillac car. There is no electricity so…
Hickson United Church
The Hickson United Church was built in 1901 and opened in 1902. Given the small size of the town of Hickson, the church was used as a meeting place for community functions including baptisms, weddings, funerals, Bible school, Brownies, Girl Guides, Scouts, weddings and baby showers.As with so many churches across Canada (approximately 9,000 of them due to close within the next 10 years) this one closed due to declining congregation sizes.In 2019 there were approximately 20 families attending mass on Sundays. Final services were held on March 10th, 2019. The church donated leftover items to other nearby churches. The…
The Abandoned Tivoli Theatre in Hamilton Ontario
The Tivoli Theatre in Hamilton dates back to 1875 when it began as a carriage factory. The carriage factory closed six years later and the building remained vacant for the next 26 years. In 1908 the factory was converted to a theatre with 200 seats and named the Wonderland, followed by the Colonial (1910 to 1912) and the Princess (1913-1923). The theatre showed live vaudeville acts and movies. It was the first cinema in Hamilton to feature soundtracks.In 1924 a man named Andrew Ross took over and converted the store theatre into an auditorium which was named The Tivoli. It…
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