This house is one of the top abandoned locations I ever had the privilege of exploring in Ontario. The house was located in Dresden, Ontario along a main road. The land is used for farming and the house could be easily mistaken for being lived in. It was purchased by John and Katerina Drlicka in 1951.
Katerina was born on April 29, 1910 in Narodena, Slovakia. Katerina passed away in 1968 and John passed away in 1993. I don’t have any information as to what happened to the family except to say that it still remains in the family name.
When I visited in 2015 the power was still working. The main living room looked just like it would have in 1968, with the shag carpeting, pole lamps and chairs. The bedroom clocks were most certainly from the 1960’s.
One interesting find in this house was a hand grenade, which I didn’t find on my visit but other explorers did.
Revisit
Someone has set up a drum set here. I wish I’d taken more photos. The house was demolished in late 2022.
I visit your site all the time to see what’s news & enjoy the feels I get from looking at your work. Love all the shots you take.
This is one of my favorite sets. I believe at some point to had a straight-on shot of this scene (https://www.talkingwallsphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/revisit1.jpg)
I can’t seem to find it anywhere though. Is there another page on your site that I can find it? Thank you for your time.
Good catch, there was a missing image. It’s been added.