Monthly archives: November, 2022

Retro Goodness House

This was the home of Donald D. Dunning and his wife Elizabeth. The couple were married in 1951 and resided in Niles, Michigan. Donald was later transferred to Toronto where he was the president of the Kawneer Company. They lived in Toronto for 10 years. The couple had two daughters and one son. A daughter named Ann who attended the Wayland Academy in Wisconsin (1961). They were residing in the Toronto home in 1961 according to my research. In 1972 they moved to California.

Records show that in 1965 a man named Jack C. moved into the home. Jack passed away in 2019. He may have been the owner at that time, the same year when the house was sold. The house was then leased out until June of 2020. It was listed on the market and sold in 2022.

The property is valued at approximately $5 million.

Based on the interior design, I’m thinking that the house hasn’t been updated since it’s construction in the early 1960’s.

The rear of the house features a ceiling to floor window sun room. Perhaps this is where Jack grew his tomatoes. Jack was a serious tomato grower and gave seminars on growing. The front of the house also features ceiling to floor windows. The ceiling contains an unusual design by today’s standards with full length wooden slots.


Fisherman’s Time Capsule

On an early morning jaunt, Abandoned Minds and I headed out to a cozy little time capsule in the forest. The snow had just fallen that week, although I had wanted to get photos before snowfall.

Inside, many items are boxed or wrapped as if they were packed to be removed from the property. Looking at an expiration date on a box of medication, I saw it was 2010. Magazines are also approximately 10 years old.

The bedroom looks pretty much untouched. The phone is charging although there’s no dial tone, only a nasty crackling sound.

The fridge works (and moans). The freezer has a significant accumulation of ice build up inside but no food.

It’s evident that whomever lived here enjoyed the outdoors. There are fishing rods, mounted fish and photos of hunting expeditions.

As for the former occupants of this property, I know the family’s name, but I don’t know of any reason why it was abandoned.

In the closet I found a Playstation 2, a Game Cube, some board games and VHS tape players. The most interesting find however was a Stratocaster guitar. We left everything as we found it of course.

Due to the amount of boxed items, I found it difficult to get unobstructed photos. Please don’t ask for the location, I’m not sharing it.

A huge thanks to Abandoned Minds for sharing this gem with me! This may not be abandoned in the sense that no humans ever set foot inside it, but it’s abandoned in the sense that it’s not used any more and as such a great little time capsule.

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Three Houses in a Row (Woodbridge)

In November of 2022, I explored three consecutive houses located in Woodbridge, Ontario that are soon to be demolished. The first and last houses each had a claw tub in the bathroom. The middle house was locked.

These type of properties are left messy, for no new owner will be moving into them. I find little of interest in photographing this type of location but I managed to get a few decent photos. Unfortunately the new vidoe camera I purchased is of terrible quality – the YouTube video audio and video is somewhat poor.