The family that used to live here fled their homeland to escape their country’s dictator. They arrived in Canada in 1975. They acquired an adhesives company and a Canadian company from the east coast that produces fireplace logs (the type that you light with a match). The couple had never seen snow before and felt…
Bridge Over Yonder
This house was built in 1968. The last owners were a husband (dentist) and his wife (an architect). A family member purchased the house in 1994. In 2011, ownership was transferred to the dentist. In 2021, the property was purchased by a condominium developer for $6.2 million. You can guess what will happen to this…
The Castle Mansion
This is a tale of money…. A somewhat difficult to follow tale, but I’ve tried to piece as much of the story as possible. The house was purchased in 2007 for $1,700,000 by a man named Mr. Wang. Wang graduated from the University of Alberta in 2004.The home’s address was used as the base for…
Goosebumps House
This house has a long history dating back to 1860, when it was originally built. It features a gable roof with dormers, two-storey veranda and gingerbread. The Italianate style house belonged to David Reesor, the son of Christopher Reesor and Margaret Armstrong. (TWP: I believe the farm originally belonged to David’s father, Christopher and later…
Where’s the Casino?
This house was built in 1977 and features 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms. The house is situated in an area of Ontario known for luxury homes. The house had a series of short-term ownerships. By 2011 it was being lived in by a Mr. Mark V. H. In 2012 the house was sold for $1,500,000….
Di Benedetto Lane Townhouses
I’d been doing some research on abandoned properties and happened across an address for a vacant house in the Toronto area. I added the house to our exploration itinerary but what I didn’t realize was that right around the corner from it, were three large vacant properties. To find one of these luxurious properties is…
Goldilocks Mansion
I’ve named this house the Goldilocks Mansion because… well the story goes like this: I’d learned about this house by searching Google for potential new places. This house was one of the results. I wrote the address down and it sat on my computer for several weeks until our last roadtrip when I added it…
68 The Bridle Path – Robert Campeau’s $30 Million, 10 Bedroom Mansion with Bomb Shelter
This extravagant mansion is located at 68 The Bridle Path in Toronto. It was built upon two properties that were combined into one creating nearly 30,000 square feet of land. The mansion was constructed in 1985 for real estate developer and financier, Robert Campeau. During the 1980s, Campeau undertook several leveraged buyouts of businesses including…
$15 Million Toronto Ballroom Mansion
This house has had several owners over the last few decades. Most notably, a woman named Rebecca who came to Canada in 1974 with very little money, not knowing how to speak English and having no job prospect. The StoryRebecca had never been able to make her own decisions. At age 22 she’d never been…
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