tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-129536972024-03-24T03:09:59.059-04:00UrbEx BarrieUrban Exploration Barrie
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Leaving Only FootprintsCopySixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206685745254804789noreply@blogger.comBlogger137125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12953697.post-24129889828597733832018-01-24T19:13:00.001-05:002018-01-24T19:13:42.861-05:00Barrie Plaza<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">~</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Another shot, right in the nostalgia for denizens and visitors to Barrie, Ontario. We are looking at the Barrie Shopping Plaza, Barrie's first major retail centre near the intersection of Wellington and Anne Street and in full view of Highway 400. As malls simply did not exist in the early 1960's, shoppers hit individual stores along Dunlop Street downtown, or other stand-alone stores. Across town on Blake Street, Dominion Plaza jostled to win customers.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">When we moved to Barrie, that iconic 'three-disk' kiosk was still in place, but perhaps looking fatigued (like falling over sort of fatigued). At this time, this kiosk typically did a brisk trade selling cigarettes.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The big draw (for us anyways) was to rent a (VHS / Beta) videos from Bandito video. This store closed back in 2015.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The LCBO was the old draconian style of operation when the booze was not out in the open and you had to fill out a form (like Consumer's Distributing) and submit it to a clerk. The government also wanted to keep track of how much you consumed as well. Thankfully, we are not that old to remember this operation. Anywhoos, here is the list of early tenants at the Barrie (Wellington) Plaza.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">For today's post to the UrbEx Barrie blog, we cast our gaze to the south to King Township and more specifically, to former Eaton Estate. If you have been living in Ontario (or Canada for that matter) for any great length, you will recognise the name Eaton - founded in 1869 by Timothy Eaton, the department store had grown to become one of Canada's largest retailer<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">s. <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">John Craig Eaton, son of the founder continued <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">on in <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">this </span>famil<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">y business <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and continued to grow the <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Eaton<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">'s brand. <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">He also had several 'named' residences built reflecting his wea<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">lth. There was his Toronto home 'Ardwold', <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and his</span> Lake Rosseau<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">summer home 'Kawandag'. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">In 1901 he <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">married Flora McCrea, latter to be known as Lady Eaton after John Craig was made Knight Bachelor during the <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Great Wa<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">r (WW I) in 1915. After the war, Sir Henry Pellat<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">, a family fr<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">i<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">end, coaxed the Eatons to <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">purchase property in King Township for an Es<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">tate. After a few short years of purchasing adjacent parcels<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">of farm land, Villa Fiora was constructed in 192<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">0 (or 1922?). Unfortunately John Craig <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">passed away without having enjoyed the <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">'finished' property. Lady Eaton went on to build a more gr<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and estate building 'Eaton Hall' over<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">look<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">ing Lake Jonda (aka <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">H<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">eart Lake / Lake Seneca) </span></span></span></span>and shortly af<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">ter 1939 had moved in<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">After Lady Eaton's death in 1970, the <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">family</span> sold the property to Seneca College <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">to</span> establish its King Campus<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">. The college <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">used</span></span> Eaton Hall as its administrative facility<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> until </span>1977<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> when</span> a new facility was <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">constructed just across the Lake. After this, the<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> Hall <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">was used <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">for</span></span></span></span> a Management Development Centre <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and th<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">en in</span></span> 1991 <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">the College leased Eaton Hall to Aramark to be</span> converted to a public hotel and conference centre<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> which was wildly <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">popular for wedding venues. In 2013, Aramark moved o<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">ut and the building has had <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">a wide range<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> (but no dedicated) purpose. Seneca College <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">hospita<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">lity <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and to<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">urism students <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">occasionally</span> use the well-equipped kitchen. <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Eaton hall <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">has <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">been set as a back<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">ground in a number of movies and television shows including Murdoch Mysteries (very CBC).</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Through <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">all of this, one thing has remained unchanged - as a condition of sale to Seneca College, the family wished that the portraits of Lady Ea<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">ton and that of her h<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">usband Sir Joh<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">n Craig Eaton <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">forever remain in a prominent place.</span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Happy Monday Urban Explorers,<br /><br />We have yet another post on the history of Barrie, Ontario and if you have a thingy for public infrastructure or more specifically, transportation, then this article may be of interest to you as we will be looking at the history of of the Gray Coach Lines in Barrie.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">First up, a backgrounder. Gray Coach was founded in 1927 by the Toronto Transportation Commission with a number of suburban routes and rapidly expanded outwards from the Greater Toronto Area with several acquisitions. By 1930, Gray Coach was a leader in Southern Ontario's city-to-city transportation. In the early days the buses were more of a tall station wagon than what we would recognise as a bus. The Gray Coach fleet line-up consisted of an evolution of early wagon, to a cab-over-engine design to the iconic Aerocoach design as you may see in these advertisements for Gray Coach from September, 1936 (top) to March, 1948 (bottom) as the bus company moved fleet assets from White Motor Company, Packard, Yellow Coach and Aerocoach. One can also see the progression here of the popularity in coach travel from the older 12-seaters to a newer more modern design to accommodate 24 or more passengers.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Your keen eyes will likely note that the first older advert places the Gray Coach office at Dunlop and Mulcaster streets (yep - right at the old Clarkson Hotel), while the later advert provides the terminal at #73 Collier Street.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">As you have guessed, in the 1930's the bus 'terminal' was just a arrival / departure point at the Clarkson with a small desk just inside where the ticket agent was stationed. Before the Clarkson, Gray Coach operated from the Wellington Hotel in 1929 until July 1930. There were no formal agents in the employ of Gray Coach during the early years, but that all changed in August 1942 with a new Agent and a proper modern bus terminal on Collier Street. The new agent was James Vincent Byrne, or JV as most had called him, and the new location was borne out of necessity, mostly because of the war effort. Here's an image from the TTC's 1942 'Coupler', one of the oldest (and continuous) internal newsletters in Canada.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Since 1938, Gray Coach had been providing service to nearby Canadian Forces Base Borden and with the declaration of war in 1939, this service was even more needed. In May, 1942, Canadian Federal Department of Munitions and Supply and the Town of Barrie granted permit for the construction of the new bus terminal on the site of the former W.F. Stone building on the south side of Collier Street, adjacent to the (old) Fire Hall. The facilities included a waiting room, ticket / agent office and a lunch bar.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The Gray Coach bus terminal remained at the Collier Street location until September 1956 when it moved to #15 Maple Avenue. One of the foremost reasons for this was simply the lack of space for all the buses that needed to park at the terminal. If you had to pick someone up or drop someone off, there was simply no getting close to the front door and you had to try your luck across the street at the garage (where the present City Hall is now).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The new-new bus terminal on Maple featured a waiting room, black marble entrance, 3 awesome retro 'U'-shaped restaurant counters, offices, full garage, and six roomy boarding platforms. The only thing 'old' at the new Maple Avenue location was JV </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Byrne, who remained the Coach Agent.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The 15 Maple Avenue terminal was closed, demolished and moved to across the street to 24 Maple Avenue in 1991, where it remains today. The new terminal houses GO Transit, Greyhound Canada, Ontario Northland and Barrie Transit.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Of note - the Capitol Theatre, which at the time of the photograph is only about a year or two old. Continuing along the south side of Elizabeth is the optometrist O. R. Rusk (newspaper advertisement clipped from a latter date after the street re-naming), P. C. Lloyd, Funeral Director and then the G. G. Moore Garage (tires, car parts and petroleum fuel).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">On the north side of Elizabeth we can see Bryson's Ice Cream shop and then the Wellington Hotel (burnt down - <a href="http://urbexbarrie.blogspot.com/2007/12/wellington-hotel-fire.html">see our post here</a>). In the far background at the five-points intersection is the Sterling Bank of Canada where Sam the Record Man was last before it too, burnt down.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Today's street-scape is nearly unrecognizable with the Maddy Centre occupying the south-west corner but the Simcoe still in its place. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">These two old images were purported to be of watermain installation from the waterworks pumping station foremerly located at the base of Mary Street, but we fairly certain these are gas lines instead. Water mains would have been a single line of 6 to 8 inch ductile or cast iron pipe laid along the street but these smaller diameter pipes are racked up to two racks of four. <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">One theory is that these pip<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">es may have carried steam, but </span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">o</span>ur best guess is that these were gas lines being installed from the Coal Gasification Plant formerly located on Dunlop Street near Louisa, currently undeveloped due to significant soil contamination, which is still being remediated. There were two steel holding tanks at this site capable of holding 96,000 cubic feet of coal gas and a railroad spur to deliver the coal.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The Barrie Gas Company provided gas for lighting, cooking, heating and power in Barrie, Ontario, between 1878 and 1938. At the plant, coal was converted to make coal gas, which was piped to customers to burn for illumination, heating, and cooking. The Barrie gas works operated from about 1878 to about 1939. The City took over the gas works to make it a public utility approximately 1928. The main reason for its decline (other than the process being 'messy' and producing hazardous waste) was most consumers favouring electric for lighting and cooking.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Yes, we know it has been since July of 2012 since I last posted, but we got busy with other things, but want to tell you that we never hung up our flashlight and camera. One reason for our absence from the interwebs was there was a time when we did explore and post about a location, scrappers, vandals, and arsonists would use this blog like a hot sheet, which sucks lemons, as we want either a full preservation of a building, or a more natural (non-human) deterioration of it so we can photograph it. Recently we've been keeping our proper explorations under our hats and not sharing (even on the forums). We have been a bit more active in the local Facebook Groups 'If you grew up in Barrie' and 'Old Barrie', where 'Phil Coleman' is ubiquitous, (and irritating). So, Allison C. poked us about supporting the soon-to-com <a href="http://barriearchive.ca/">Barrie Archive</a> and scolded us for not posting to the UrbEx Barrie blog . . . here's yer damn post Allison. :)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Anywhoos, lets get on with today's post - the former First Co-Operative Packers of Ontario (or COPACO) located right here in Barrie. More specifically, located at the corner of Innisfil Street and Jacobs Terrace, which we believe was at one point in time called Baldwin Street. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Formal opening ceremony on Thursday 21 May 1931 attended by 5,000 people and included a number of dignitaries such as Ontario Premier George Henry, and Mr. Kennedy, Ontario Ministry for Agriculture, and presidents of other well-known companies and banks of the day (think the stuffy old white dudes from Simpsons, Eatons, Loblaws, Dominion, London Life, etc.).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The original 1931 structure was two-stories (130' x 82') with a high basement (where they cured meats) and adjacent was the single-storey structure (52' x 85') where the livestock pens where. Hogs (mostly), cattle, sheep and poultry arrived by truck or by train (train tracks are still here) to be processed. Imagine if you will, the smell (and the piggy screams) from this place.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We have not yet been able to pin down a date of when the last hog took a trip through this abattoir, nor of any subsequent property owners - but - we do know that the <a href="http://barrieantiquescentre.ca/">Barrie Antiques Centre</a> now occupies a large footprint within the old structure. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The community is best known for Lake Eugenia and Eugenia Falls as well as the Beaver River. The settlement of Eugenia began in the 1850s and continued to expand through to the 1880s to reach a total of about 200. Early visitors were attracted to the area by a large water falls, Eugenia Falls. Prospectors were also attracted for the chance to get rich by panning for gold. After a fair sized gold rush, it was discovered that the "gold" was in fact pyrite, or fool's gold.<br /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">First explored by a pioneer named Brownlee in 1853 who had come across the falls by accident while hunting. Brownlee with a neighbour returned latter and discovered gold which in fact was worthless pyrite (or fool's gold). Within a few weeks, a very short-lived proper 'gold rush' was on with dissapointments to all who endeavoured in this venture.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />In 1895, William Hogg (originally from Hogg's Hallow near Toronto), had developed a small hydro electric plant which supplied electricity to Eugenia and Flesherton (approx. 5 miles to the south). The plant contained two turbine units generating approx. 40 horsepower driving a single generator. By 1915, a much larger plant, located a short distance away and rated for 4,500 horsepower was constructed and within a short time with several upgrades by engineer H. G. Acres, was supplying elctricity to Collingwood, Owen Sound to the north and Mount Forest and Grand Valley to the south.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">~ </span></span>CopySixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206685745254804789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12953697.post-87164106042457596072012-03-25T19:08:00.015-04:002012-03-25T19:53:31.063-04:00Innisfil Observatory<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">~<br />Hello again UrbEx fans,<br /><br />Here's a little gem of an abandonment which had been slowly decaying almost right in our backyard. We've heard of it a few short years (actually 2008) back but due to whatever, just got put on the back burner and unfortunately not picked up again until just recently.<br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgchgQuZyxihF8TFYT8wqCyTUeo85TB9IP0IGikIb8aQ6IgXEkTEaGzgntYEeMFrmQ7WUIypO_ApzAN0wUSCkilpQTrCno2EGhEuwSx6-E8NjuUTQxGf8cwltYfqFGDxThp8cuDIw/s1600/IMG_9136.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgchgQuZyxihF8TFYT8wqCyTUeo85TB9IP0IGikIb8aQ6IgXEkTEaGzgntYEeMFrmQ7WUIypO_ApzAN0wUSCkilpQTrCno2EGhEuwSx6-E8NjuUTQxGf8cwltYfqFGDxThp8cuDIw/s400/IMG_9136.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723983063257110018" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The location of UrbEx interest is the abandoned Innisfil Observatory, constructed in late 1976 by Heinz Lorenz as home to the Canadian Astronomical Research Group’s (CARG).<br /><br />We'll shaddup for a moment so you can watch the vid we made . . .<br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ICQeG0E8AY0?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" width="480"></iframe></span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">~<br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP3g7U0RtYb7m394_SGWCQlrSFwakoZ21WQBuFXxMXDILmATUZd1YNrkB4sJ8ZsCgB-JrwoIte4080O0FIbRftODW51sItvf3KU-rNVJiAj718TGQF8UE-AqMzM86dGSv4eDQp6g/s1600/IMG_9139.JPG"><img style="float:left; 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We suspect that there may be only a few short years before nothing but a shell is left.<br /><br />Until next time, Happy & Safe Exploring.<br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIvU_eAG4wRGVpLZ4IGY92K52gv6xTrL3IrZGw3LuGxQE-kUA1JiqbHta01sD6rSgbLaJ_V1B9t9NeTmA81i5d1_96I7IJU2J4Jb2xYRz-r85PQrJiRlTSNaS0vr9agryybntFDg/s1600/IMG_9205.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIvU_eAG4wRGVpLZ4IGY92K52gv6xTrL3IrZGw3LuGxQE-kUA1JiqbHta01sD6rSgbLaJ_V1B9t9NeTmA81i5d1_96I7IJU2J4Jb2xYRz-r85PQrJiRlTSNaS0vr9agryybntFDg/s200/IMG_9205.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723985931397741618" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIIMubKB6_lLVgaLhdmry6223tNZrWblR2Ikk40ZnrXWaVeQsEhFwwr1vaw9COu3XhQS3LM83kk_NhpKjgWziXYQM4K34O_VoNSNtJYuXS-w0XKlzqe_o3_yHereiC8ruf5PrVUg/s1600/IMG_9212.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIIMubKB6_lLVgaLhdmry6223tNZrWblR2Ikk40ZnrXWaVeQsEhFwwr1vaw9COu3XhQS3LM83kk_NhpKjgWziXYQM4K34O_VoNSNtJYuXS-w0XKlzqe_o3_yHereiC8ruf5PrVUg/s200/IMG_9212.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723986075429379538" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />~<br /></span></span>CopySixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206685745254804789noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12953697.post-23276401261107249632012-03-24T17:52:00.008-04:002012-03-24T18:07:52.519-04:00Frozen Innisfil<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">~<br />Hello again explorers,<br /><br />With the recent warm weather just ahead of the official start of spring, we headed out to revisit a nearby favourite abandonment of ours around the corner. This old farmhouse has not been occupied for some time but the property is still productive, being used by one or more adjacent farm owners.<br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP_JlWPUSfqFGN_pslGqp4wf5itRK5WI_NE9A2uxVhdokoOnP308B5ECT1O7MT1G2a_Qw-u7gYz0oLaAub8X39aQ8Tnm2OwKFBxX3o2ixPO-UJSaVLfvEkwAIJPO9zgwNzQ27J5A/s1600/IMG_9103.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP_JlWPUSfqFGN_pslGqp4wf5itRK5WI_NE9A2uxVhdokoOnP308B5ECT1O7MT1G2a_Qw-u7gYz0oLaAub8X39aQ8Tnm2OwKFBxX3o2ixPO-UJSaVLfvEkwAIJPO9zgwNzQ27J5A/s400/IMG_9103.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723585725421874482" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR2GfbnKLKhhQK-yHxegA6jCb04PGdFjc2FVFE6MgMAbnJ8v0Ilap9jUHblQVEWBAQe-UmBwW-FqonM6CU-trj6BGYL4kEXOSWf75fslG6QSNSsCvGlh_1gCQQ99HyIItsiXrRlQ/s1600/IMG_9094.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR2GfbnKLKhhQK-yHxegA6jCb04PGdFjc2FVFE6MgMAbnJ8v0Ilap9jUHblQVEWBAQe-UmBwW-FqonM6CU-trj6BGYL4kEXOSWf75fslG6QSNSsCvGlh_1gCQQ99HyIItsiXrRlQ/s320/IMG_9094.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723586784221878578" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Not much had changed. Nature is still working on reducing the structure to rubble and leveling it to grade.<br /><br />During the summer time, the flooded basement is a favourite haunt of every disease-carrying mosquito, but as the temperature still dips below zero at night and does not really thaw out the frozen block of water in the basement, it is a wondrous suspended animation that we had not really been able to capture appropriately with our cameras.<br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNVBSgJSvGnuzAPQw6livM30LwRWFMWel-uKfArb7N4Eom5EWfNCqLQ40dAUZa9qRiuNUh4FQouPfRPCLWcLg2i56C4j7zWXQnkLqnoT37DBmeXnikuYZO7ETusJfEthlc0kTNiA/s1600/IMG_9097.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNVBSgJSvGnuzAPQw6livM30LwRWFMWel-uKfArb7N4Eom5EWfNCqLQ40dAUZa9qRiuNUh4FQouPfRPCLWcLg2i56C4j7zWXQnkLqnoT37DBmeXnikuYZO7ETusJfEthlc0kTNiA/s400/IMG_9097.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723586659753959122" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcaTijB8Vzw2qnttbFgI_Yb1vKfOkjXWOiIQURQa2V25NQ5ia-nhJv7HD6iMNpFrlZKLvkrv3RSULXcHyQFQR1kGOsfOnv4v5CCfhYoP4WTPUjWs1X0lAkF_MUftQUiLtCybAxeQ/s1600/IMG_9090.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 145px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcaTijB8Vzw2qnttbFgI_Yb1vKfOkjXWOiIQURQa2V25NQ5ia-nhJv7HD6iMNpFrlZKLvkrv3RSULXcHyQFQR1kGOsfOnv4v5CCfhYoP4WTPUjWs1X0lAkF_MUftQUiLtCybAxeQ/s200/IMG_9090.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723587892816580034" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Personally, I am always amazed when I find muted colours on kitchen cabinetry, wallpaper, and furniture.<br /><br />I guess I assume that after so much time untouched by human maintenance, all the colours would simply bleed out leaving what I imagine would be a dog's eye interpretation of the colour spectrum.<br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiDz7_Zw5Mr4UeZJr-TlIalfMO_MK8tpc0g2Bal1hUpPWN9ZQ92kL5DSIpUre3vDY1aFuEfJ57Ml8601E5ZB6GWev1Pp5CssrmMkiguRu96HS6ujUyB63os4SyIjxf1iA8NqKssw/s1600/IMG_9101.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiDz7_Zw5Mr4UeZJr-TlIalfMO_MK8tpc0g2Bal1hUpPWN9ZQ92kL5DSIpUre3vDY1aFuEfJ57Ml8601E5ZB6GWev1Pp5CssrmMkiguRu96HS6ujUyB63os4SyIjxf1iA8NqKssw/s400/IMG_9101.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723588137508477410" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Anywhoos - we're looking forward to the warmer season to get in a decent amount of time of urban exploration. Look to several more posts over the course of this summer - until next time, Happy & Safe Exploring.<br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3DAKXbIvgGBofhPm9GD2M8SAYZ0Z2m87qQtN8sb1oJlc1bdR0g3Di23bueC1Y3TvvE8Eq9QOuTwE3pOfJQ_yCK3f3RluCG2XFOu5i9GAFcQMHqKMxbrt5Bj-okBNTVAf5vKTfdw/s1600/IMG_9108.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3DAKXbIvgGBofhPm9GD2M8SAYZ0Z2m87qQtN8sb1oJlc1bdR0g3Di23bueC1Y3TvvE8Eq9QOuTwE3pOfJQ_yCK3f3RluCG2XFOu5i9GAFcQMHqKMxbrt5Bj-okBNTVAf5vKTfdw/s400/IMG_9108.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723588678153905218" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">~<br /></span></span>CopySixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206685745254804789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12953697.post-18373693735667135742012-02-24T09:53:00.005-05:002012-02-24T10:03:30.333-05:00The Roxx<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">~<br />Hello again explorers,<br /><br />Today we have another post regarding local Barrie history and the slow but certain changing streetscape of downtown. In a previous post of '<a href="http://urbexbarrie.blogspot.com/2007/03/then-now-3.html">Then and Now</a>', we took a bief look at the downtown property located at 46 Dunlop street formerly occupied by The Roxy Theatre.<br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrcSaSLYWWZazKsH93yHLn37-6ohxjg5DeHWDlsttj1d185okqRyZ_e0974Bj5QBiluonBcBUPdSz4toKc9BaXeqvCrcmb5x88XeAxnttSuFUbEMIKet7IT5NapXRjR5TPCe4JBg/s1600/Roxy+1931.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 390px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrcSaSLYWWZazKsH93yHLn37-6ohxjg5DeHWDlsttj1d185okqRyZ_e0974Bj5QBiluonBcBUPdSz4toKc9BaXeqvCrcmb5x88XeAxnttSuFUbEMIKet7IT5NapXRjR5TPCe4JBg/s400/Roxy+1931.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712716656920579394" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Built for John Sasos, a local fruit vendor, the Roxy Theatre opened in 1931 and featured the latest technology of synchronized sound dialogue, also known as "talking pictures," or "talkies." The Roxy was a one-screen movie theater and had room for over 700 people to see a film or a live show. The elaborate enframements above the tall narrow windows suggest an Italianate style.<br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUHL1D3rS3TKilniLtdAQlYvdJA5Rka4lnIeyQNBDdgc2QA9DU0mEp0f0h8FNghDu08KdveGfBf2x8kXh0Nrj9CLALy3jk91N6Wpn5_8pnJAm4sJfsdv8jxo2itUe0kK2827UOUw/s1600/Roxy+1953.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 385px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUHL1D3rS3TKilniLtdAQlYvdJA5Rka4lnIeyQNBDdgc2QA9DU0mEp0f0h8FNghDu08KdveGfBf2x8kXh0Nrj9CLALy3jk91N6Wpn5_8pnJAm4sJfsdv8jxo2itUe0kK2827UOUw/s400/Roxy+1953.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712717143928181186" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Sasos leased the theatre to Famous Players in 1968, and then to Stinson Theatres in 1977. The Theatre eventually closed and was re-opened as the Roxx Nightclub in 1989.<br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2oPbSVKAqkHy8IdeKKvEJFhula1H_yVK4DthwZZDONURrQSYXZPoCRsV_E7AMperIho3gEk_O025claVnhKqtWAgtZoC3vULAxoQ_pDc-mV2HpHLXV45JNVP5mZPDZmbs2mXnJQ/s1600/The+Roxy+1954.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2oPbSVKAqkHy8IdeKKvEJFhula1H_yVK4DthwZZDONURrQSYXZPoCRsV_E7AMperIho3gEk_O025claVnhKqtWAgtZoC3vULAxoQ_pDc-mV2HpHLXV45JNVP5mZPDZmbs2mXnJQ/s400/The+Roxy+1954.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712717306665769602" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">~<br />Fast forward to today and this <a href="http://www.theroxx.com/event/2012-02-25/rip-roxx">announcement</a> from the owner former Barrie Mayor Rob Hamilton on the closure of The Roxx.<br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRr5JLp5Eq0qmu3GhkMWXNvma8a-SKDFRBeRQ4yra8_QmaYCgnDJgv1NP4RZ6v86B4nWve6hhohIKa0wgRwLrIUj8rsyDHmQqPJ6uwuCUtKfcVGg2oT9z-_ynFnE4t7jedTpgc7g/s1600/Roxx+close.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRr5JLp5Eq0qmu3GhkMWXNvma8a-SKDFRBeRQ4yra8_QmaYCgnDJgv1NP4RZ6v86B4nWve6hhohIKa0wgRwLrIUj8rsyDHmQqPJ6uwuCUtKfcVGg2oT9z-_ynFnE4t7jedTpgc7g/s320/Roxx+close.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712717456114813922" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-style: italic;">On S<span style="font-weight: bold;">aturday, February 19th</span>, management announced that the ROXX Nightclub would be closing it's doors.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">For more than two decades, the ROXX has been an integeral part of downtown Barrie and a staple of the area's nightlife. The long standing presence in the industry is rare and the management team is proud of the history of this nightclub. Despite the perseverance through the past 23 years, it's now time for a change and the ROXX is officially closing.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">The future plans for the establisment are still unfolding and we are unable to speculate about it's future at this time.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">We would like to thank all of our past and present staff and patrons for 23 years of memories. Please come out and join us for one last bash on Saturday, February 25th!</span><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjclXRsIunBGZFBSkl7c2mnSkbiEVuS1KFiyXExMOEKPSaOLXF3dqjXem1aCKoQkf79wIsXrU57b2Y2F3HZzi_eRVWccRVNKln3D9LxW_hDCb7-NG4WONDNv13VHqa7h3OE4zvEBA/s1600/Roxx+Niteclub.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjclXRsIunBGZFBSkl7c2mnSkbiEVuS1KFiyXExMOEKPSaOLXF3dqjXem1aCKoQkf79wIsXrU57b2Y2F3HZzi_eRVWccRVNKln3D9LxW_hDCb7-NG4WONDNv13VHqa7h3OE4zvEBA/s400/Roxx+Niteclub.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712717752274176658" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">~<br />Here is the MLS® Listing (# 1108032) posted for sale of the property which is currently listed for a sale price of $2,500,000.<br /><br />General Description :<br />BUSINESS MUST BE PURCHASED W/BUILDINGS (SEE MLS#1108028). 17,000 SQ FT ON ALMOST .5 ACRE. 2 BUILDINGS W/8 TENANTS OCCUPYING THE SPACE. THE ROXX NITE CLUB IS THEANCHOR TENANT, CURRENTLY OPERATED/OWNED BY THE BUILDING OWNER.THE ROXX IS BARRIE'S BIGGEST CLUB, CONSISTING OF 7,000 SQ FT PLUS 2,500 SQ FT FOR ALL AGES, KNOWNAS "THE ROXX WEST". THESE BUILDINGS ARE SITUATED IN THE CORE OF BARRIE'S ENTERTAINMENT & SHOPPING.<br />~<br /><br />We deeply hope that our personal local hero, developer Mark Porter whose interest in buildings of local historical importantance or another such buyer with an interest in preservation may be able to secure the property and be able to evolve a viable business while saving the structure.<br />~<br />~</span></span>CopySixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206685745254804789noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12953697.post-6510234799259779072011-11-04T14:40:00.007-04:002011-11-04T14:50:20.838-04:00The Waterworks<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">~<br />In 1890, the town of Penetanguishene inaugurated a system of waterworks, and to pay for these public works projects, passed a By-law to raise $20,000. This was at the time an expensive venture but Penetanguishene was a prosperous town which had it's own port which meant prosperity. Unfortunately, the demise of the once-booming lumbering business dealt a severe blow not only to Pentanguishene but also to many other similar ports on Georgian Bay such as Victoria Harbour, Collingwood, and nearby Midland.<br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl2V-aMBTlR_SFC2AHHddClAeE45zecy_iKUNat309IkoWHVH-dqJAoOtWFttCGBnAoGEYdMjT8VVp-YHvVuYPqGmjzXi_MKNAeJXPIERrOZQJi7kQwGG75AlQEhznN1EHcE8fEw/s1600/Waterworks.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl2V-aMBTlR_SFC2AHHddClAeE45zecy_iKUNat309IkoWHVH-dqJAoOtWFttCGBnAoGEYdMjT8VVp-YHvVuYPqGmjzXi_MKNAeJXPIERrOZQJi7kQwGG75AlQEhznN1EHcE8fEw/s320/Waterworks.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671212739840611426" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGdDIY2NlXxueNHgVPdUlVLQWIP6XGXtRAfoSLD0ZohQusRqd_77gINpES34Raq0EEqYmPE8kthp6ugbxalaUYawrE_m3WHYZQMdsTAFLklokJI9uZC-DuiR-XcHX4Tg4LPHQCsw/s1600/Waterworks+%25281%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 189px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGdDIY2NlXxueNHgVPdUlVLQWIP6XGXtRAfoSLD0ZohQusRqd_77gINpES34Raq0EEqYmPE8kthp6ugbxalaUYawrE_m3WHYZQMdsTAFLklokJI9uZC-DuiR-XcHX4Tg4LPHQCsw/s320/Waterworks+%25281%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671212904728880802" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Even with this major business winding down, the Town did move forward and population steadily increased from 2,391 in 1901 to 4,811 in 1938 - this due mainly to the many new cruiseships plying Georgian Bay as well as well-to-do families from the Toronto vacationing in the area. The Oak Ridge Asylum for the Insane, formerly the boys reformatory and prior to that the naval base, also provided jobs for the local residents.<br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNlHv1xQli6a0WZg8veJsCyaiV2ByA-CJ58tpnvLD_IAQvsZsEoL0LHJRlpZIw6h2Q9T822pmoTNH7hQzp14gcNwfqyu5KVt0Nh4VepQ3e2kDfEDLWlRpCxgV1Ye0gRS_jkQ518g/s1600/Waterworks+%25284%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNlHv1xQli6a0WZg8veJsCyaiV2ByA-CJ58tpnvLD_IAQvsZsEoL0LHJRlpZIw6h2Q9T822pmoTNH7hQzp14gcNwfqyu5KVt0Nh4VepQ3e2kDfEDLWlRpCxgV1Ye0gRS_jkQ518g/s320/Waterworks+%25284%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671213096206155106" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">As a result of this steady growth, the Town had further developed infrastructure and services to meet the public needs. The Penetanguishene volunteer Fire Department earned many accolades following the years after the Great War and of course fire hydrants were now being installed in the entire downtown core. By the early 1920's, the Town required an increased capacity not only for the fire department but also to provide drinking water.<br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc7Eoii_gqr5zo9tPd4Zi88hsCmVIi7YfaF9x2C5B0Qrbt9kSM1YIyk6-CBqHRjPW7Xs1Y37FXWBAIfgtPBPSmZVEAoAFAsq94PQafvy7C-tyX5SVrbq1gZ97kS6V6PZOvzIeQ1g/s1600/Waterworks+%25283%2529.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 170px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc7Eoii_gqr5zo9tPd4Zi88hsCmVIi7YfaF9x2C5B0Qrbt9kSM1YIyk6-CBqHRjPW7Xs1Y37FXWBAIfgtPBPSmZVEAoAFAsq94PQafvy7C-tyX5SVrbq1gZ97kS6V6PZOvzIeQ1g/s200/Waterworks+%25283%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671213277947909026" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRf0Ci8nq7lms_-1Gv2QlKs3lTt3Q9Z3FILtCx0dx3eWtgNhogLfieqKFVYgZZlT3959N_NwTiBGrvQpeJKD9VK2acUo7j-Qq8RoPzQDwpDtniXOTpkcXr16UmKdgHexmRBDwTVw/s1600/Waterworks+%25286%2529.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 172px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRf0Ci8nq7lms_-1Gv2QlKs3lTt3Q9Z3FILtCx0dx3eWtgNhogLfieqKFVYgZZlT3959N_NwTiBGrvQpeJKD9VK2acUo7j-Qq8RoPzQDwpDtniXOTpkcXr16UmKdgHexmRBDwTVw/s200/Waterworks+%25286%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671213378373065298" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />To this end, a new waterworks building was constructed just west of the downtown core. The large well pumps required to fill the water tower were very far from being automatic so the Town had to man the waterworks 24 hours a day.<br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAtXeLyWPwjDCXm0-Y3OVGNvvJXJNkunenw29CtQtxoxQtByREXSFy6N1LmmL9PgJ_6fmxvB2mzqiPSB-9__MCaQ17rENrhj2RHxtG__Mhl2Bmia0pcwUp8Y6_GUNDF-WNV5wCmg/s1600/Waterworks+%25282%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAtXeLyWPwjDCXm0-Y3OVGNvvJXJNkunenw29CtQtxoxQtByREXSFy6N1LmmL9PgJ_6fmxvB2mzqiPSB-9__MCaQ17rENrhj2RHxtG__Mhl2Bmia0pcwUp8Y6_GUNDF-WNV5wCmg/s320/Waterworks+%25282%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671213548746031570" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">A small room with a cot and wood stove was constructed in the south-west corner of the waterworks building where staff would keep warm during long winter nights. The staffer would, by an alarm clock, turn on the pumps anticipating normal demand or receive instructions by telephone from fire department to increase supply.<br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidiEW03budYT8ljvyhdrvapJxoCGwrWkrCVELIU1Cc22pFttZi6Lhn7Vkdgl8L8ftbsp2zqIOMLXcmSG4JOsS-WUuCz5KZ4n9RWfxMxgd8i4s6AmOugO4f0VPuga7I5pDev78hVw/s1600/Waterworks+%25285%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 173px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidiEW03budYT8ljvyhdrvapJxoCGwrWkrCVELIU1Cc22pFttZi6Lhn7Vkdgl8L8ftbsp2zqIOMLXcmSG4JOsS-WUuCz5KZ4n9RWfxMxgd8i4s6AmOugO4f0VPuga7I5pDev78hVw/s320/Waterworks+%25285%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671214733994722018" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Today, the Heritage Committee is evaluating the structure for designation but it may already be too late and too expensive to save this public building. The foundation has slowly been settling into the ground (light clay and peat), and the structure requires quite a lot of work. Most of the original windows have been smashed out by local a$$-clown vandals.<br />~<br /></span></span>CopySixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206685745254804789noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12953697.post-47839911824170094572011-07-19T15:39:00.006-04:002011-07-19T15:45:02.613-04:00Monkton Railway Station~<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuzPXC6PXuamgfpBy2NEt29kJvxaSaT98Rev-VFrwSrpmQWfEwMAH-2oDsc93I7wNzhaVfsxpaT9kcV5gw2e7P4CGImOKO6F4JmvWiGaHaYafkUFhYJRHfPP0d0vth41GIEtjUhQ/s1600/Historical+Perth.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuzPXC6PXuamgfpBy2NEt29kJvxaSaT98Rev-VFrwSrpmQWfEwMAH-2oDsc93I7wNzhaVfsxpaT9kcV5gw2e7P4CGImOKO6F4JmvWiGaHaYafkUFhYJRHfPP0d0vth41GIEtjUhQ/s200/Historical+Perth.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631150571906848994" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Hello again explorers, today, we have a rural exploration post from the small village of Monkton, Ontario, situated in Perth County.<br /><br />This sleepy hamlet located on the interesection of county roads 55 and 23 caught our attention as it holds a lovely dilapitated railway station.<br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_3uEfqwnrV4BJesTPDzKAUD5ZyS1ew9wpAbIguRzaklfOT3HqWDom_2r-fk6-QZBPPRnWQL6FsHgxvgNxN_P465SVTX4-F9tLLR7ecOYbEFT105kNsxDUUB6PgfH4KIjlUZMuw/s1600/monkton_main_RP.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 173px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_3uEfqwnrV4BJesTPDzKAUD5ZyS1ew9wpAbIguRzaklfOT3HqWDom_2r-fk6-QZBPPRnWQL6FsHgxvgNxN_P465SVTX4-F9tLLR7ecOYbEFT105kNsxDUUB6PgfH4KIjlUZMuw/s400/monkton_main_RP.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631150748629491090" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Monkton owes it genesis to the building of the Logan road in 1857. Mr. T.M. Daly dropped the very first structure, a blacksmith shop and soon after, a variety of other businesses took root such as a cheese factory, match factory, two saw mills, planing mill, shingle mill, tannery, hotel, school, and two churches. Within a year, Edward Greensides was named postmaster - having a post office certainly put a community on a map.<br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL2rq-LFgoOWEK-tmF5XOC8ohy-2GL8WFEWNdzrYTS22qkUv9xVa6SMfiWee0y02hfIIzALthxztaeb11ptN_4QYarQNQ4VM1RjtJnEJx-Rmxyha2nkJ2bfIkrMhH72tv8bT_fkQ/s1600/IMG_1168.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL2rq-LFgoOWEK-tmF5XOC8ohy-2GL8WFEWNdzrYTS22qkUv9xVa6SMfiWee0y02hfIIzALthxztaeb11ptN_4QYarQNQ4VM1RjtJnEJx-Rmxyha2nkJ2bfIkrMhH72tv8bT_fkQ/s400/IMG_1168.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631150921600348546" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgECMaiaoT4pQZ3hAC_wXqDobM6gQFeHWDtlorxKVv6non2y8Mn-O7hO6ueJhjEkAA-PKHfqhc_Nrn4-IULKHEZG2DpWz4LDbPvxg8U4UKpwelTKIOAkS52DoX8ljgjPKZvQzWQuA/s1600/IMG_1174.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 327px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgECMaiaoT4pQZ3hAC_wXqDobM6gQFeHWDtlorxKVv6non2y8Mn-O7hO6ueJhjEkAA-PKHfqhc_Nrn4-IULKHEZG2DpWz4LDbPvxg8U4UKpwelTKIOAkS52DoX8ljgjPKZvQzWQuA/s400/IMG_1174.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631151023551948434" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">In November of 1906, a rail line was constructed to provide goods and passenger service from Milverton to Guelph and onto Toronto. As a result of this, the Monkton South railway station was built and very little of it's outward appearence has changed since 1907.<br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPf9zD2INwyv-FLsX0Xw_QLvM8GzwSJ9UuRbeiCDL1pq93VVF0rH05YuM920mHLkK5FSnWi4aA6Ww2FAvFAU6PzW6Rnkq3lS-nMCbWezfkECT7Wf_bAhmHUXpZCTyv6YL6VKQB9w/s1600/IMG_1170.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 254px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPf9zD2INwyv-FLsX0Xw_QLvM8GzwSJ9UuRbeiCDL1pq93VVF0rH05YuM920mHLkK5FSnWi4aA6Ww2FAvFAU6PzW6Rnkq3lS-nMCbWezfkECT7Wf_bAhmHUXpZCTyv6YL6VKQB9w/s400/IMG_1170.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631151152079019762" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsdnYqqSxUnrGsIC5pNHeYB5fyjlmSGhl-oG2JLsqKULagcl_Ati5yGbY59OQU1X-IH8SI6sft2CCKrz_-lWBMLjsiQoT3SKTIUEHtk9b6jtJoztUx4sE5an0o9uTGIhhJy-3nBw/s1600/IMG_1171.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsdnYqqSxUnrGsIC5pNHeYB5fyjlmSGhl-oG2JLsqKULagcl_Ati5yGbY59OQU1X-IH8SI6sft2CCKrz_-lWBMLjsiQoT3SKTIUEHtk9b6jtJoztUx4sE5an0o9uTGIhhJy-3nBw/s400/IMG_1171.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631151242074961618" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2_EodpFMzcjOM4Wuj9QbDwN_dLIwPqRXKh8wxHLUoIDlt8Ctvs4r7PKIWC6CBXMplfJLM2KW447ueBWzmfJeuT_v_MLvpFqmt8RgAerz83liLksR2at-xX7-wAtIaLyaks6IQQ/s1600/IMG_1173.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2_EodpFMzcjOM4Wuj9QbDwN_dLIwPqRXKh8wxHLUoIDlt8Ctvs4r7PKIWC6CBXMplfJLM2KW447ueBWzmfJeuT_v_MLvpFqmt8RgAerz83liLksR2at-xX7-wAtIaLyaks6IQQ/s400/IMG_1173.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631151359609051010" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">As with many other rural Ontario rail lines, the development and improvements of new and existing roads sounded the death knell. We were not able to determine exactly when the last train rolled through this village or when the tracks were pulled up but do know that the building did lay derelict for a period before being reused by a local company, Machan Construction as a warehouse and workshop. Currently, the station is abandoned of all use and is slowly deterioating.<br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilUJCZtnnE-fklv1zGeZ_iKL3b2dLbLW6JLOBYgZHcZLCHHbrWikOQC71xJjXI0kGdMaPqW9_qHXCd6WY-n0AmjGgWES_PJN2ptX7Ft97zZ5iLWwNfWTG3ZtLe5TIrvz49wqYNYg/s1600/IMG_1175.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilUJCZtnnE-fklv1zGeZ_iKL3b2dLbLW6JLOBYgZHcZLCHHbrWikOQC71xJjXI0kGdMaPqW9_qHXCd6WY-n0AmjGgWES_PJN2ptX7Ft97zZ5iLWwNfWTG3ZtLe5TIrvz49wqYNYg/s400/IMG_1175.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631151582899784786" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">~<br /></span></span>CopySixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206685745254804789noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12953697.post-50299927197943597152011-05-29T11:48:00.014-04:002011-05-29T12:11:30.537-04:00Midwestern Regional Centre<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Hello again UrbEx peeps,<br /><br />UrbEx Barrie had the wonderful opportunity to explore the former Midwestern Regional Centre in the middle of cow-country north of Listowell recently. As regular readers and fellow explorers may know, we have a special kink for abandoned institutions. Before we get to the history of this facility, let's have a look at a short video . . .<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/AqmKXKzvde0" allowfullscreen="" width="425" frameborder="0" height="349"></iframe></span></span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjltTfPOVjgaf3PO2ur1yiqq7UNROOKhbckqIeMwMqKvR-C6vL9rkJfDt0EtCTYrI3T5uV9RwUStuW7b0ebsBA64_frJa4soXiB1JwN4iuerEzzXxbce1RpELrGQBGoiEvgEU3Tfg/s1600/MWRC+Aerial.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjltTfPOVjgaf3PO2ur1yiqq7UNROOKhbckqIeMwMqKvR-C6vL9rkJfDt0EtCTYrI3T5uV9RwUStuW7b0ebsBA64_frJa4soXiB1JwN4iuerEzzXxbce1RpELrGQBGoiEvgEU3Tfg/s320/MWRC+Aerial.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612168215318065794" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Midwestern Regional Centre</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Built : 1966</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Owners :</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">1966 - 1998 - Ontario Ministry of Health</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">2006 - 2008 - Village Green Lifestyle Community</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">2010 - present - Cham Shan Buddhist Temple</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbEGHEvD6982AiC3xiDZExKnKjOTnjuUIPmcltQWAvfzxLFZd_ewHQKFuk7v6Rjj52C6sBaChFKDBqTNfvwC7iEzhqjGdTmP_RljhfeTFUZSztCwqmMCGJVKVf-EadFhL8Y14Rzw/s1600/MwRC074.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbEGHEvD6982AiC3xiDZExKnKjOTnjuUIPmcltQWAvfzxLFZd_ewHQKFuk7v6Rjj52C6sBaChFKDBqTNfvwC7iEzhqjGdTmP_RljhfeTFUZSztCwqmMCGJVKVf-EadFhL8Y14Rzw/s200/MwRC074.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612168612617943234" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">1966 - 1998 - Ontario Ministry of Health</span><br /><br />Developed by the Ontario Ministry of Public Works, the Property was formerly the Midwestern Regional Children's Centre (opened in 1966), a centre for mentally challenged youth operated by the Ontario Ministry of Health. The Property, approximately 164 acres was developed with a 167,000 square foot main building and several other outer buildings. By the early 1970s the population was mostly comprised of adults. In its hayday, the hospital housed up to 225 patients. Governmental views regarding this containment of the handicapped changed in the '90s and it was decided to eliminate the large institutions in favor of community based care. This led to the Midwestern Regional Centre closing its doors in 1998, after 33 years of operation. Rumours have it that the original plans for the Midwestern Regional Centre at Palmerston were patterned after the Mansfield facility for the mentally handicapped (1860 to 1993) in Connecticut based on plans as it had existed in 1939.<br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh070NBYoX1lxOK5c3Qkw1rrQos6vqs10QTtHG6UgzjDfT4Wh5lai9esRPBBWWZpWcS6txDZ501-gsD_rFIyJdyncgyyHLz7Co-HW7MQVl6VyUD5dGtu88c3IDPh94kcJpOt5bgrg/s1600/MwRC066.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh070NBYoX1lxOK5c3Qkw1rrQos6vqs10QTtHG6UgzjDfT4Wh5lai9esRPBBWWZpWcS6txDZ501-gsD_rFIyJdyncgyyHLz7Co-HW7MQVl6VyUD5dGtu88c3IDPh94kcJpOt5bgrg/s200/MwRC066.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612168758211861010" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">1998 - 2006 - No use.<br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLL8Cu8M6yjOVB0k-uHLoswF8a9HlL2STwboH-USjafhlRv5A7rXantAzRV4sDcQQ6Gu3QLX-KgL_gleWZwJ8B6v0s1_QRjNMNn8gROsrpChCg8xBEqHWVB1Kj770-fnvRKTcXKw/s1600/MwRC007.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 136px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLL8Cu8M6yjOVB0k-uHLoswF8a9HlL2STwboH-USjafhlRv5A7rXantAzRV4sDcQQ6Gu3QLX-KgL_gleWZwJ8B6v0s1_QRjNMNn8gROsrpChCg8xBEqHWVB1Kj770-fnvRKTcXKw/s200/MwRC007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612168934721421730" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGlHhVaEMq_j7pioL0vg46cJQBHjJyEDFIFicjQnB7qGQtDQB_tT9tMtWLfovZYMjM2Sb72HQSuBt3UNZT8lHxhsSVhyphenhyphenMxsoVR3VAiUVTk9sS9jiYiNMCe6oZmp5I-CAceJpy3bA/s1600/MwRC012.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 144px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGlHhVaEMq_j7pioL0vg46cJQBHjJyEDFIFicjQnB7qGQtDQB_tT9tMtWLfovZYMjM2Sb72HQSuBt3UNZT8lHxhsSVhyphenhyphenMxsoVR3VAiUVTk9sS9jiYiNMCe6oZmp5I-CAceJpy3bA/s200/MwRC012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612169066962728786" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2006 - 2008 - Village Green Lifestyle Community</span><br /><br />Richard Ochnik (and 1464210 Ontario Inc.) purchased the property for use as a retirement community. They had initiated an extensive renovation of the interior and exterior of the structures but had become bankrupt within only several months.<br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8e5Ox56e6MRHrFV8xp6v55fYrKAnEIKoXNXHXCuIapagceKQcOWEzshQ0n1RG4FNHYuxNdipZL6Cc4TYwdEV0dBVD_8Jmctht24XH0F5SaxGNcG4mDA7oLnUxzM78T81HtYanmw/s1600/MwRC020.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 158px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8e5Ox56e6MRHrFV8xp6v55fYrKAnEIKoXNXHXCuIapagceKQcOWEzshQ0n1RG4FNHYuxNdipZL6Cc4TYwdEV0dBVD_8Jmctht24XH0F5SaxGNcG4mDA7oLnUxzM78T81HtYanmw/s200/MwRC020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612169359786820882" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxcWFXu9I9uTKjQqn50YOuR1kH0HShKWVK_XD-MIeozwJg9eOqLq-84YudKQgXapCUfvxe64CmWBRMDSpIORspjuMVEWSA0BLSsGH4lenlGAArj9GgRjz7Ai5x7FwdzNi_0dEWzg/s1600/MwRC040.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 195px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxcWFXu9I9uTKjQqn50YOuR1kH0HShKWVK_XD-MIeozwJg9eOqLq-84YudKQgXapCUfvxe64CmWBRMDSpIORspjuMVEWSA0BLSsGH4lenlGAArj9GgRjz7Ai5x7FwdzNi_0dEWzg/s200/MwRC040.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612169503035576914" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />2008 - 2010 - No use.<br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWVBknY50SyHcdIO7qPd8IQg_Jb2P_nDe7h5jMYLLoWX0IweOW9HiDhlC1_5C4zipyVLgz0IPFqOxo7e6KZVjLgrB3RG6lqJJIt-nvg0UgeVgpwOxhXS4o3trPdv4OI7vz3rcCKQ/s1600/MwRC053.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 157px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWVBknY50SyHcdIO7qPd8IQg_Jb2P_nDe7h5jMYLLoWX0IweOW9HiDhlC1_5C4zipyVLgz0IPFqOxo7e6KZVjLgrB3RG6lqJJIt-nvg0UgeVgpwOxhXS4o3trPdv4OI7vz3rcCKQ/s200/MwRC053.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612170273618643570" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqtbm-5cW6ijfTHcCm2LbMJDTzcumKM3Yq_0NLjyxWKaAkWO4rpBsN9VmJcQk1TwftSUfnayHKG7BlNfujBTMlvByHDy6N7Q_BGTqpZfcF0y614zob16rFBtoOe2-s-eBxMdWxTQ/s1600/MwRC057.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqtbm-5cW6ijfTHcCm2LbMJDTzcumKM3Yq_0NLjyxWKaAkWO4rpBsN9VmJcQk1TwftSUfnayHKG7BlNfujBTMlvByHDy6N7Q_BGTqpZfcF0y614zob16rFBtoOe2-s-eBxMdWxTQ/s200/MwRC057.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612170410653777026" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2010 - present - Cham Shan Buddhist Temple</span><br /><br />The Cham Shan Temple, a Buddhist organization from Thornhill, Ontario purchased the property for an estimated $3.1 million with the intention of using it as a Buddhist retreat centre or a seniors retirement home. A number of repairs, which includes fixing a leaky roof were effected shortly after purchase. The construction of new temple in the Peterborough area is a competing interest for the organisation and currently efforts are concentrated in Peterborough as the Palmerston property sits idle.<br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinU2TU-m7vZGVofYFUBI3HhyphenhyphenMvni6HfxNypYuiKeLWckfPkWxJXf0T1Ku_coJu1WV02-PprLdrF8C3NJp53V_ESLJUEdWdKQnyc2DJQ0Viw8SCTsgzFBLWrte4F-vvMSPbIVdoZw/s1600/MwRC043.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinU2TU-m7vZGVofYFUBI3HhyphenhyphenMvni6HfxNypYuiKeLWckfPkWxJXf0T1Ku_coJu1WV02-PprLdrF8C3NJp53V_ESLJUEdWdKQnyc2DJQ0Viw8SCTsgzFBLWrte4F-vvMSPbIVdoZw/s320/MwRC043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612169723260262290" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWwPx_Z1CSnRlTK76wtV4AMAXi_ApzVXjyANhvtGQ5W4F6hNuE59Nib4b3sx6GdqXlqeT4RWM1Ak8P1X0OrJwGnQKyVVpszWUxVl9pkj1UVBDRIjP_MhJvgnC5FRYhJMp71LtYbg/s1600/MwRC047.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWwPx_Z1CSnRlTK76wtV4AMAXi_ApzVXjyANhvtGQ5W4F6hNuE59Nib4b3sx6GdqXlqeT4RWM1Ak8P1X0OrJwGnQKyVVpszWUxVl9pkj1UVBDRIjP_MhJvgnC5FRYhJMp71LtYbg/s320/MwRC047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612169789637688434" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTyD_wzsUckjzcCT-qbUCVYySS7rWo6WSOAbsOvuKLv_Qemz3NFK2vVCrJd2PyiZWslndaqqxsrr8NSGvIpHGPu9fGB7IC3w33U0Mo0r0hDUE9Yw4Qea3oXMu7CYqjwtQjkTvdzQ/s1600/MwRC046.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTyD_wzsUckjzcCT-qbUCVYySS7rWo6WSOAbsOvuKLv_Qemz3NFK2vVCrJd2PyiZWslndaqqxsrr8NSGvIpHGPu9fGB7IC3w33U0Mo0r0hDUE9Yw4Qea3oXMu7CYqjwtQjkTvdzQ/s320/MwRC046.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612169898654490050" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNNmQjMNg7QLe209XorkPuPL8gDD28i8ZiFoHKIfAqhBrrGTqYN9jYsNyRoJB5dFVBEYu5hzkMb3ab3yd_TvGiBfGGIZd7FwnphN0C3omfwZmfHGFreAbQS1t8m_0rioOa1bL_BQ/s1600/MwRC039.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNNmQjMNg7QLe209XorkPuPL8gDD28i8ZiFoHKIfAqhBrrGTqYN9jYsNyRoJB5dFVBEYu5hzkMb3ab3yd_TvGiBfGGIZd7FwnphN0C3omfwZmfHGFreAbQS1t8m_0rioOa1bL_BQ/s400/MwRC039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612170551193498178" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">~<br />We love this facility and wish we had the opportunity to explore it before Village Green had started renovations and conversions. We will likely be back before the season is out and before the new Owners make full use of the property.<br />~<br /></span></span>CopySixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206685745254804789noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12953697.post-37340686369152268132011-04-26T14:28:00.014-04:002011-04-26T14:57:48.546-04:00Project Turnaround<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">~<br />Hello again explorers,<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb32NLR8GzwxEX7d9Ez1i9BMv7O9V-Cpt_CUDTOgi60YbJGfxdMv9TgFGm-EBjj4z_9J2-urgqgG86uOcjh7ErqGJ0JFjNonKYU9H1uNO5R5QQSTjknfRInlfPRiIoYef0Gd99Ag/s1600/IMG_0962.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 205px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb32NLR8GzwxEX7d9Ez1i9BMv7O9V-Cpt_CUDTOgi60YbJGfxdMv9TgFGm-EBjj4z_9J2-urgqgG86uOcjh7ErqGJ0JFjNonKYU9H1uNO5R5QQSTjknfRInlfPRiIoYef0Gd99Ag/s320/IMG_0962.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599962537701931586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It's been a while since the last post, but do not fret - I have not yet hung up our flashlight or have decided to take pictures of flowers instead of dead, abandoned buildings . . . I have just simply been busy with kids. As a result of our efforts, I have manufactured three young urban explorers, one of which is now a teenager and ready to partake in the art of exploring one's environment.<br /><br />To this end, I took the young fella, provided with the temporary nick-name of 'Rat-Stomper' (as a result of his unfortunate step into the messy remains of a rat), and headed out to a location rather familiar with us near Hillsdale, Ontario.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdQK3XrNK-EipLmN_BDJvST3TgA_A5lsToPg-azHhsGZRnRj05-tmvM4OwJCz2KYmVc7t_vdZ5iLu91QyePJzGbuymOmRLLMvAhir-ryrKXdcu-GXjf9FZIv8d66fghQvN5hDFtw/s1600/IMG_0975.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdQK3XrNK-EipLmN_BDJvST3TgA_A5lsToPg-azHhsGZRnRj05-tmvM4OwJCz2KYmVc7t_vdZ5iLu91QyePJzGbuymOmRLLMvAhir-ryrKXdcu-GXjf9FZIv8d66fghQvN5hDFtw/s400/IMG_0975.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599965683358773666" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I had first visited Project Turnaround boot-camp for young offenders in August, 2004, just a few months after this privately operated facility closed its doors after the Province of Ontario moth-balled the facility. This facility was closed as a result of several issues including an indoor-mold issue but really was axed as a result in a change of government and with it, a change of views as how society deals with the rehabilitation of high-risk young offenders (between the age of 16 to 18.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihFUNC9HPVk9kSkwLG-Ze5T0IsbToNmMnw2-I0sE18Ni0FTfmXYM7shJtFZ3WRhbTgKTNFela6wtGqxyPAKVhXmo4542FZjqZ1z9_51WjlttCEvAPRtyBAUp9QPTdn4nKPqA1oPA/s1600/IMG_0940.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 181px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihFUNC9HPVk9kSkwLG-Ze5T0IsbToNmMnw2-I0sE18Ni0FTfmXYM7shJtFZ3WRhbTgKTNFela6wtGqxyPAKVhXmo4542FZjqZ1z9_51WjlttCEvAPRtyBAUp9QPTdn4nKPqA1oPA/s320/IMG_0940.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599965945321547778" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt4SBhxcYUlEPVlQPxwAuk0JstPJ8LKBDj11u8x0AooGwZexIFBVCJUe6_VbZntYlx__FqfHU1VtpyFSqBpXHKRLSnbOqilgznT8UuOsc09nj0VYnc9L0AfrMbOVW-kXcAVS-UZg/s1600/IMG_0946.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 202px; height: 164px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt4SBhxcYUlEPVlQPxwAuk0JstPJ8LKBDj11u8x0AooGwZexIFBVCJUe6_VbZntYlx__FqfHU1VtpyFSqBpXHKRLSnbOqilgznT8UuOsc09nj0VYnc9L0AfrMbOVW-kXcAVS-UZg/s320/IMG_0946.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599966087228275746" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQX8eAGrR0Ccx8tHRpLclGjAAESpQqew2mi_gGB_OrCP1RmPkzMzTBZgIGHeaSjNCT79DceHcupnpHDu8wsnSc0nC8AjNpCYvT5Sy0KxN89Qd1tKRP4-u259pmGFa94Kzz8iu1wQ/s1600/IMG_0942.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQX8eAGrR0Ccx8tHRpLclGjAAESpQqew2mi_gGB_OrCP1RmPkzMzTBZgIGHeaSjNCT79DceHcupnpHDu8wsnSc0nC8AjNpCYvT5Sy0KxN89Qd1tKRP4-u259pmGFa94Kzz8iu1wQ/s320/IMG_0942.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599966235768866242" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgsB4MiFXJCFHCeXpWzzpLz0rIXSkc5Z-8EFYh2C0sUz8-c9_aK6yxqBhEVRARupJLC2jNqPmiz4JVSsHlBTiYTxJ8vWQg84l_fcPdgc_si8R4156u_CapHLM65Yj90IbzNCx4Kg/s1600/IMG_0947.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 209px; height: 157px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgsB4MiFXJCFHCeXpWzzpLz0rIXSkc5Z-8EFYh2C0sUz8-c9_aK6yxqBhEVRARupJLC2jNqPmiz4JVSsHlBTiYTxJ8vWQg84l_fcPdgc_si8R4156u_CapHLM65Yj90IbzNCx4Kg/s320/IMG_0947.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599966379290405634" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anywhoos, one can see some images obtained during the first few explorations to this facility (link <a href="http://www.uer.ca/%7Ecopy-6/copysix_gallery/19486/">here</a>) and then perhaps follow along with these most recent images to observe what nature does best - return everything to dust and a state of near-zero energy.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqiWcrlv2PFLUQbMshdGFrpJFywmVbQPZrlBtbLPwB06z7iAVFkb_0c3PKmTsIp50Ql00oiSWa8e-V8inPloGJX4oNs-DEk8R5dzFOBJpf6PmZqsHYfHpcF9KmbDqPj1TOcZBKCQ/s1600/IMG_0953.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 181px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqiWcrlv2PFLUQbMshdGFrpJFywmVbQPZrlBtbLPwB06z7iAVFkb_0c3PKmTsIp50Ql00oiSWa8e-V8inPloGJX4oNs-DEk8R5dzFOBJpf6PmZqsHYfHpcF9KmbDqPj1TOcZBKCQ/s320/IMG_0953.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599967013980941442" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0GWb5gnASl2dnRtTMIDD05Cwq3oAqqcL-Ml1pRe93Su1F5eeuB5fp5ushZ46DC540s8Aags7JHA332aOTkrxP8KeLeVkm86woq1TfIDfqAVLj6DeqfWYiP4HWC2I6VJAmM_AYJA/s1600/IMG_0959.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 162px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0GWb5gnASl2dnRtTMIDD05Cwq3oAqqcL-Ml1pRe93Su1F5eeuB5fp5ushZ46DC540s8Aags7JHA332aOTkrxP8KeLeVkm86woq1TfIDfqAVLj6DeqfWYiP4HWC2I6VJAmM_AYJA/s320/IMG_0959.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599967170432272226" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdig9UcS7Kqr_NzJTdPWhF8lCaOV1xWzd1UaXrXsZ0FH6wErGVsOM1RRQgUJkN0bIVPg6jPyw2RYkXR4lQKSGu8uhL17EQ1TVf_wzV7T58Ba8JJSAH_HThQa_BsKFNuPHe6Ww5vQ/s1600/IMG_0954.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 182px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdig9UcS7Kqr_NzJTdPWhF8lCaOV1xWzd1UaXrXsZ0FH6wErGVsOM1RRQgUJkN0bIVPg6jPyw2RYkXR4lQKSGu8uhL17EQ1TVf_wzV7T58Ba8JJSAH_HThQa_BsKFNuPHe6Ww5vQ/s320/IMG_0954.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599967426628031698" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQmTJUu3tKpZ0U2Lse2wtIbOjGwWlB_rqu2E8A3i5feLnai8u-HTsvZo4UHKpPYYjDdTDiMoqPR75w7AdF0xd5hUgk6QAxQUab5GgJNKcjLWH3ivpnJ5xwFwNJrEH1yFILgpOLuA/s1600/IMG_0969.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 163px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQmTJUu3tKpZ0U2Lse2wtIbOjGwWlB_rqu2E8A3i5feLnai8u-HTsvZo4UHKpPYYjDdTDiMoqPR75w7AdF0xd5hUgk6QAxQUab5GgJNKcjLWH3ivpnJ5xwFwNJrEH1yFILgpOLuA/s320/IMG_0969.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599967294679977762" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />That said, Nature has had some assistance . . . ass-clown vandals have found their way into the facility and have certainly made a proper mess of things. I have instructed the newest member of UrbeX Barrie, young </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> 'Rat-Stomper' </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">that should he ever find a vandal or tag-monkey to drop them quicker than a bad habit.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmF4pdY-7Y0Dln65Ju4vK3mpmqDhq9nN2vsdUzXqXoORG7rWV3Dj5IcWBe8RdGEyx_UjjdSFJkzNsUViSNajjivlHL-ByJOflpKZ-cW5eXRNqt_ihp5FqY0Z0xTh-tVcYKoqStQ/s1600/IMG_0958.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 170px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmF4pdY-7Y0Dln65Ju4vK3mpmqDhq9nN2vsdUzXqXoORG7rWV3Dj5IcWBe8RdGEyx_UjjdSFJkzNsUViSNajjivlHL-ByJOflpKZ-cW5eXRNqt_ihp5FqY0Z0xTh-tVcYKoqStQ/s400/IMG_0958.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599967698027863810" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Happy and Safe Exploring everyone,<br />Expect several more posts from this season's explorations.<br />~<br /></span></span>CopySixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206685745254804789noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12953697.post-28666984316276510512010-11-16T13:21:00.010-05:002010-11-16T13:56:14.119-05:00Atherley Narrows<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">~<br />The Atherley Narrows which separate Lake Simcoe and Lake Couchiching is one of those Central Ontario locations steeped in history. Pre-historic fish weirs constructed here fed the local Mnjikaning natives and Samuel de Champlain passed through here way back in 1615. More recently, the Midland Railway constructed a swing bridge in 1873 which is the topic of today's post. Just after 10 p.m. on Saturday, 30th October, 2010 one or more arse-clowns set fire to the historic control building. Having been there a few months ago, I think it à propos to post pics from the day . . .<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjId28XspHfruNL3biiATEgI_gAZrckQgUvxCjXP1JFMt65nR7LpxJbxV4qYuq9Fw_3JS4FZI4kqo9JTxu4gIM_b5uh6Q_bTItzogoVIoqL09xs2eoHWi-x2Ga3umCH6ntvvh9o_Q/s1600/Atherley+Narrows+%25287%2529.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjId28XspHfruNL3biiATEgI_gAZrckQgUvxCjXP1JFMt65nR7LpxJbxV4qYuq9Fw_3JS4FZI4kqo9JTxu4gIM_b5uh6Q_bTItzogoVIoqL09xs2eoHWi-x2Ga3umCH6ntvvh9o_Q/s400/Atherley+Narrows+%25287%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540221083661532482" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga6NP8yqceRAYOyCknDiry8FXufx5T6eM_dESumYy3528_yubLlcx_yQDlR8zVzLOw7lbLk_qfTnqDMNtjkFYDtC2ohtENoJJTmWvXWLXA-C-i6tOAOPRvfxzkRFSbkdtUD9E2aA/s1600/Atherley+Narrows+%25286%2529.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga6NP8yqceRAYOyCknDiry8FXufx5T6eM_dESumYy3528_yubLlcx_yQDlR8zVzLOw7lbLk_qfTnqDMNtjkFYDtC2ohtENoJJTmWvXWLXA-C-i6tOAOPRvfxzkRFSbkdtUD9E2aA/s400/Atherley+Narrows+%25286%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540221239489209394" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl5zSlEJ6V9RO8dZE4jC0X9gWf9iM4bP4p8Jfrkdi8pJfHXIz8uozxoMbtxdKAjf_AvQEcZSCXkTs6UrknFjTDXb5rJqaH-lI6HOtqy6JNDg804jYCzAIOHtlhWRvNhYRgrNABYg/s1600/Atherley+Narrows+%25285%2529.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl5zSlEJ6V9RO8dZE4jC0X9gWf9iM4bP4p8Jfrkdi8pJfHXIz8uozxoMbtxdKAjf_AvQEcZSCXkTs6UrknFjTDXb5rJqaH-lI6HOtqy6JNDg804jYCzAIOHtlhWRvNhYRgrNABYg/s400/Atherley+Narrows+%25285%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540221339471771218" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Here's the story from Jennifer Burden of the Orillia Packet & Times -<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5i2DZBk3Cks3-ahT31Gts27iV7zm7FcC4nUhVnEsqM4Q0UGORuL53WpDYUth_obPsXX22damjEPpEUozMC_EiVUKN_yzwW9nkTJIG-TgXAZL1VM4Qh_whUzdr8qFsa5Zkjna9A/s1600/Atherley+Narrows.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5i2DZBk3Cks3-ahT31Gts27iV7zm7FcC4nUhVnEsqM4Q0UGORuL53WpDYUth_obPsXX22damjEPpEUozMC_EiVUKN_yzwW9nkTJIG-TgXAZL1VM4Qh_whUzdr8qFsa5Zkjna9A/s320/Atherley+Narrows.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540222015716987954" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:times new roman;" >The abandoned Canadian National Railway (CN) control building for the Atherley Narrows swing bridge burned down in a suspicious fire on Saturday. Orillia firefighters were dispatched to the site where the Millennium Trail ends at at The Narrows, behind Crate's Lake Country Boats on Atherley Road, just after 10 p.m. on Saturday, 30th October, 2010. Numerous 9-1-1 calls reported a fire in the area, deputy fire chief Jeff Kirk said.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;font-family:times new roman;" ><br /><br />"(Callers) thought it was actually Crate's Marine because of the location of the building," Kirk said.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:times new roman;" >It took 12 fire fighters approximately three hours to extinguish the fire completely and crews had to return to scene on Sunday to deal with further hot spots. The fire was brought under control quickly, Kirk said, but because the building was so old and dried out, it collapsed shortly after personnel arrived at the scene, making it difficult to extinguish entirely.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;font-family:times new roman;" ><br /><br /></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVmNEfAklB_6Fvv31aUl5n32e74rvw-m6Q70InGt5oOCd7i0Qjpg2eJlHVaHWypYMRJMj8wvoNfnAdVzgH7xYmurQHhpYXclYtYLgpc7QGGcClzfdEILhCxs69VUNDD2ngOXyqAw/s1600/Atherley+Narrows+%25281%2529.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVmNEfAklB_6Fvv31aUl5n32e74rvw-m6Q70InGt5oOCd7i0Qjpg2eJlHVaHWypYMRJMj8wvoNfnAdVzgH7xYmurQHhpYXclYtYLgpc7QGGcClzfdEILhCxs69VUNDD2ngOXyqAw/s320/Atherley+Narrows+%25281%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540222212482467282" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8K8d5ZumRPHWspJcE0RIQP1zG2p6qD1b8ZRtNu3d7_IDpf7iLey1cpI-MuEPOh3al8ExUR_d4L1Wmo5nTTmdaXhvs24PftHVTJp1dJ33Y14sd5aDBaCGKYFNmUZc2AYZEk-jt0A/s1600/Atherley+Narrows+%25283%2529.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8K8d5ZumRPHWspJcE0RIQP1zG2p6qD1b8ZRtNu3d7_IDpf7iLey1cpI-MuEPOh3al8ExUR_d4L1Wmo5nTTmdaXhvs24PftHVTJp1dJ33Y14sd5aDBaCGKYFNmUZc2AYZEk-jt0A/s320/Atherley+Narrows+%25283%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540222431275406738" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:times new roman;" >"We had a terrible time getting at the timbers underneath all the rubble," he said.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;font-family:times new roman;" ><br /><br />The fire has been deemed suspicious because there were no inhabitants, no power and no utilities of kind at the site, he added.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;font-family:times new roman;" ><br /><br />Frank Kehoe, Orillia native and railway enthusiast, said the structure was built in 1873 by Midland Railway, which later joined the Grand Trunk Railway and then the Canadian National Railway. His great-grandfather, Francis Gaudaur, was a Midland Railway surveyor and one of the swing bridge's first keepers. His childhood home backed onto the railroad tracks close to the swing bridge and he fondly remembers visiting the swing bridge's control building and whoever was operating it "hundreds of times," as a kid, he said. He remembers the historic, two-storey wood tower as being simple, with no wallpaper or drywall, and nothing in it but a wood stove on the main floor and a lookout on the second.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;font-family:times new roman;" ><br /><br />"It's a damn crime because it should have been a historic building to begin with. It's in so many photographs of historic value," Kehoe said. "I hope they catch the kids that did it."</span><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuEsSWLREVfqWcavbi_Fa_KhKdWgH071Hc-2TgeVhYghJRj2NMvuAa2RgialmT4VEvhyphenhyphenMniLTI9qiiOI6Lhri2to82Yh04k9KLk_RCPgSuOQ3CB2QZCXGWavG6zeXDT8Zsq1XJaw/s1600/Atherley+Narrows+Fire.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuEsSWLREVfqWcavbi_Fa_KhKdWgH071Hc-2TgeVhYghJRj2NMvuAa2RgialmT4VEvhyphenhyphenMniLTI9qiiOI6Lhri2to82Yh04k9KLk_RCPgSuOQ3CB2QZCXGWavG6zeXDT8Zsq1XJaw/s320/Atherley+Narrows+Fire.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540222736904775410" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:times new roman;" >In recent years, there has been talk about restoring the site of the old swing bridge with plans of building a pedestrian bridge in its place connecting the Orillia and Ramara trails. The charred remains of the historic structure have been turned over to the CN Police, owners of the property, whose responsibility it is to clear the debris. Julie Senecal, CN spokesperson, said CN would hire a local contractor to remove the debris in the next few days.<br /><br />The bridge has been locked in the open position since 1996 when CN abandoned the line into Orillia and lifted the trails.<br /><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">~</span></span>CopySixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206685745254804789noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12953697.post-76051173318547968022010-08-23T11:00:00.015-04:002010-08-23T11:24:13.292-04:00Niagara Tour<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">~<br />Hey all,<br /><br />We're back from a weekend touring the Niagara Wine region - wine, cheese, and . . . accidentally getting lost on Winery tours -<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivgaQGHywi9YHBIEEtj15OZy1z5BxFSOdTonu12CZU3hKO4DtMhdBjY__CzSZEZpN9Nyj39GbOe9sYtSrKwq8KqfDWXeCb7ypPhqtQ6j1PA6PxuJEP7J4mD-QLxFkYuzr6Pxsx5Q/s1600/Niagara+UrbEx+%289%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 144px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ4wsrvQPMPz4y07FTXprnnW1ZCAVmtWiTUMvJwMPOYbHog5v6Z2N_F0ZNhrIGBCuuKD4vstFuiPlft8BdRJQ6s6hfoaPtEZ5vMPvOjcU6l3TsH6PpmCjP_ilmp4jTsd0bnx34jg/s200/Niagara+UrbEx+%286%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508622781528369634" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMzY_4TmVbcmuycSLbtstWmzCGX0hwdEROBJdtDvYwPU2MQEK439dGVKSsVWKCOrQod2D6RwYStk4T81oVGwskWLkmy5sn41OMTtSezCw4C1ZlRU4HzpYKa6PuZftkDseB5EFMtw/s1600/Niagara+UrbEx+%287%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMzY_4TmVbcmuycSLbtstWmzCGX0hwdEROBJdtDvYwPU2MQEK439dGVKSsVWKCOrQod2D6RwYStk4T81oVGwskWLkmy5sn41OMTtSezCw4C1ZlRU4HzpYKa6PuZftkDseB5EFMtw/s200/Niagara+UrbEx+%287%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508622884599793922" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Yep. Happy times. The next leg into the facility was truly epic as we encountered entire walls constructed of thousands of bottles of wine . . .<br /></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjslPb1dHur6AxwOp_lDrNisyYjBGhpndSbjac2YpY9Ho72Tc-Z1NjU0yQ1aYG9BeRZmyhBD64ij6LBzvXJtCQURnTt-IDy-3oapFSxhlX6fNyi0JWFKVC0xzzTflM95LxY_tJ7EQ/s1600/Niagara+UrbEx+%281%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjslPb1dHur6AxwOp_lDrNisyYjBGhpndSbjac2YpY9Ho72Tc-Z1NjU0yQ1aYG9BeRZmyhBD64ij6LBzvXJtCQURnTt-IDy-3oapFSxhlX6fNyi0JWFKVC0xzzTflM95LxY_tJ7EQ/s200/Niagara+UrbEx+%281%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508623411444916450" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcqXAi30vpVn5aq_FCZs-YWf8fL34WyIMiqXRqFGhySOcKklzanN5xgVnkJ3RX1mm4M4rj5kdPYuwAx1DhCPqYSCpMd8DpG7NsrIq2eW9qfUa12ez9AaoTXrB7XXBAvDbvb_63nw/s1600/Niagara+UrbEx.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcqXAi30vpVn5aq_FCZs-YWf8fL34WyIMiqXRqFGhySOcKklzanN5xgVnkJ3RX1mm4M4rj5kdPYuwAx1DhCPqYSCpMd8DpG7NsrIq2eW9qfUa12ez9AaoTXrB7XXBAvDbvb_63nw/s200/Niagara+UrbEx.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508623524059472546" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHFajJV6UomitEN6q5x2W6DbH2r4l36sGsAWOqrUg2R_OcMBjYiMs5EBE2LiBTzm9F4-g4ocShqB8CLcXf4MCvdW0_cZqwMPPICpmk65ud57cnWtaGJcT1aTQsD9t7MKgoDxZASA/s1600/Niagara+UrbEx+%283%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 232px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHFajJV6UomitEN6q5x2W6DbH2r4l36sGsAWOqrUg2R_OcMBjYiMs5EBE2LiBTzm9F4-g4ocShqB8CLcXf4MCvdW0_cZqwMPPICpmk65ud57cnWtaGJcT1aTQsD9t7MKgoDxZASA/s400/Niagara+UrbEx+%283%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508623691191192242" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibibNtjSMIEVbeFCLz_4X_hky_64C44dlcENI9t7uk9yJPUQnEreyfSnhIdzSmWGHEpmDjiY2qh5K__xurSgshumgY0frqhze7XV6Bj1Azx92GuT4-QeSzsGSp5P8SJHepJSt-vg/s1600/Niagara+bottles.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 174px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibibNtjSMIEVbeFCLz_4X_hky_64C44dlcENI9t7uk9yJPUQnEreyfSnhIdzSmWGHEpmDjiY2qh5K__xurSgshumgY0frqhze7XV6Bj1Azx92GuT4-QeSzsGSp5P8SJHepJSt-vg/s200/Niagara+bottles.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508624705916971458" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">All and all, a very good day. There were also quite a few juicy abandonments in the area, mostly residential with a few commercial / industrial sites which beg for further exploration.<br /><br />If you are thinking of taking a wine tour, we strongly suggest you take an organised tour or at the very least consider hiring a taxi for the day if you plan to try a number of wine tastings.<br /><br />Safe and Happy Exploring everyone.<br />~<br /></span></span>CopySixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206685745254804789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12953697.post-61966891934667244982010-06-22T07:06:00.021-04:002010-06-22T09:19:43.604-04:00Bolton Camp<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">~<br />Hey ya folks,<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">I</span>t's been a while but we've been biding our time, collecting our resources, effecting meticulous planning, and training our crack squad of urban explorer ninjas to bring to you this, our latest exploration. Unfortunately, like any decent Shakespearian play, we get caught by the caretaker or in this particular case, a witch in a Ford Truck posing as a caretaker.<br /><br />Before we carry on too long, let's watch a short video . . .<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5Bu239F7K9Y&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5Bu239F7K9Y&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">A bit of History now on the Bolton Camp</span><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-AvrXmnPiJeU-nvDSYcpVSj2B4QIKj6mitW4pM8PFbe7UXw1xqYyMRbK42_u_6GDuCQ-rKMo633T4EkFj5fw8Wd2688GkGGAyUiGpJBkgCQDNUs5p3YGduFvdVEGHttwMOhM8Og/s1600/bolton+fresh+air.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-AvrXmnPiJeU-nvDSYcpVSj2B4QIKj6mitW4pM8PFbe7UXw1xqYyMRbK42_u_6GDuCQ-rKMo633T4EkFj5fw8Wd2688GkGGAyUiGpJBkgCQDNUs5p3YGduFvdVEGHttwMOhM8Og/s200/bolton+fresh+air.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485580250828356018" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:180%;">T</span>his camp was founded in 1922 as Fresh Air Camp for mothers with small children, boys and girls from low income families by the The Neighborhood Workers Association of Toronto. The camp physically consisted of 92 acres of hillside, wooded glen and the properties adjacent to Cold Creek Stream which had been once used as a local Angler Club. The Association had purchased the property for $11,500 ( a large amount of money back then).<br /><br />In it's very first year, 160 city children and their mothers travelled from Toronto to Bolton by steam train and then by truck to the 39-hectare camp north of the city. In the 1930's and the great depression had hit many hard in the area and this camp was a bright place for many unfortunate kids to escape the heat and extreme poverty of the city. This camp was available free of charge to many families (on a case by case basis) through the Fresh Air Fund.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd7tOuWv0YvtgKP4rmdY1nHcejrFMl9V-HLb0VuuHoTw7n4Ar4j83rkm27Hq11lfQsb_aSlh9ypc87YsFwK3Py1GU7KrxycotQnXmyqj44GC9kLcS9AdYoBwoEfT6nF49eXitNtQ/s1600/IMG_0328.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 124px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd7tOuWv0YvtgKP4rmdY1nHcejrFMl9V-HLb0VuuHoTw7n4Ar4j83rkm27Hq11lfQsb_aSlh9ypc87YsFwK3Py1GU7KrxycotQnXmyqj44GC9kLcS9AdYoBwoEfT6nF49eXitNtQ/s200/IMG_0328.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485553028167096658" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXR_7IWd0LWtLA2-qvZC-xS2qCY-hCACwln89FgQH4mMhngTUwnATwjsF7EzgVrWfp6JiRQCL47XFaBL7nraUsInXVWiln3IgZL0qXd1lFt2dPKjzHc8knT3eZYG3V3gphAFjjzA/s1600/IMG_0332.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXR_7IWd0LWtLA2-qvZC-xS2qCY-hCACwln89FgQH4mMhngTUwnATwjsF7EzgVrWfp6JiRQCL47XFaBL7nraUsInXVWiln3IgZL0qXd1lFt2dPKjzHc8knT3eZYG3V3gphAFjjzA/s200/IMG_0332.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485553138045657570" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0euM9DH0UKM-EyA41w6w58XFdbLBiIAO5_3x2uKGq02bSpHhEqxcqh9OrVLW0tiWuXVKKHjNhdnwuCHO6ccP9frV75XL5T1bDvLrRBtZHj3DjizWF06dVRQowXh-RrYapb24HEg/s1600/IMG_0333.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 152px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0euM9DH0UKM-EyA41w6w58XFdbLBiIAO5_3x2uKGq02bSpHhEqxcqh9OrVLW0tiWuXVKKHjNhdnwuCHO6ccP9frV75XL5T1bDvLrRBtZHj3DjizWF06dVRQowXh-RrYapb24HEg/s200/IMG_0333.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485553271425345330" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9QHMJoTq32Qcjf7v50LYGSoFbIuVsUDUanN413E8SHm54Ur4e8zogsBSgIc_RH_AKJlQWZa2GwyTANv8V1CU2o3BXEq3mVUIjyu3_6ULnCaQ10vABWLbjDbI5njpJb4I9jWwFIw/s1600/IMG_0335.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9QHMJoTq32Qcjf7v50LYGSoFbIuVsUDUanN413E8SHm54Ur4e8zogsBSgIc_RH_AKJlQWZa2GwyTANv8V1CU2o3BXEq3mVUIjyu3_6ULnCaQ10vABWLbjDbI5njpJb4I9jWwFIw/s200/IMG_0335.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485553401233169746" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br />In 1928, it cost $8.56 per child for a 12 day program at Bolton Camp, which included food, transportation, medical care, upkeep of buildings, sanitation system and some non-volunteer staff positions such as </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">a resident physician and a few nurses.</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />The children were weighed on entering and before leaving for home. There are stories that some underweight children at that time gained a pound a day. During the first 17 years of Operation, 17,641 children and mothers enjoyed a holiday at the camp. There were a total of four separate camps which shared property and resources - Rotary, Sherbourne, Hastins and Howell.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8uIHLkSA18okzrDWCRGOO46ABMh_M16otA9yJK5meamkLJG-RU5D6qB-UPhw5UYGqzRE54EJNCKq2vfhqAWCdPqF8-EZgaIUgefYsIVXuImkORJprgTh1kY9Dr9a8EyFwk2Huwg/s1600/IMG_0358.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8uIHLkSA18okzrDWCRGOO46ABMh_M16otA9yJK5meamkLJG-RU5D6qB-UPhw5UYGqzRE54EJNCKq2vfhqAWCdPqF8-EZgaIUgefYsIVXuImkORJprgTh1kY9Dr9a8EyFwk2Huwg/s200/IMG_0358.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485554326721994898" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy-9f9-T_hDG0Bdw8Wzyjd1NMeRIbx0B7w5MxkJO6hdXRphobgQAasq97ay51aaCwkukkKpd4rwv2v1KyC4Apub3eE_zCGrpSCzWXrzffx_QhzI7MnvYmsChaW0irUa9STqURHIw/s1600/IMG_0362.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 168px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy-9f9-T_hDG0Bdw8Wzyjd1NMeRIbx0B7w5MxkJO6hdXRphobgQAasq97ay51aaCwkukkKpd4rwv2v1KyC4Apub3eE_zCGrpSCzWXrzffx_QhzI7MnvYmsChaW0irUa9STqURHIw/s200/IMG_0362.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485554478202477922" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh32Lwwz4DBki0nwgVJx4LVb4rtKDVo4Y4Jz0zY5wvQ-rYedR9whmcj9es6kbPAnksJik8QdZ-JDwWcrEytqzrPUf3jNd6Eyk6Q7sgMzpMMSp3hC6bsFIF2nHSviRVKrYMl76hWeg/s1600/IMG_0345.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 148px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh32Lwwz4DBki0nwgVJx4LVb4rtKDVo4Y4Jz0zY5wvQ-rYedR9whmcj9es6kbPAnksJik8QdZ-JDwWcrEytqzrPUf3jNd6Eyk6Q7sgMzpMMSp3hC6bsFIF2nHSviRVKrYMl76hWeg/s200/IMG_0345.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485554740172971298" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3G5Mc6WlpIeB88ntbUfZvEnQ-n9kCxYhKPUmamEDfu-qVkbyyNB7374YutgWtHaX1kEROEPiBNrud1i4c1JNsyc2RChtfuFnPKEDK14NUZqpd7pySzRwjcxIPmaoboVotdFrFrA/s1600/IMG_0347.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3G5Mc6WlpIeB88ntbUfZvEnQ-n9kCxYhKPUmamEDfu-qVkbyyNB7374YutgWtHaX1kEROEPiBNrud1i4c1JNsyc2RChtfuFnPKEDK14NUZqpd7pySzRwjcxIPmaoboVotdFrFrA/s200/IMG_0347.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485554991455737586" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />In 2000, the Bolton Camp property was sold by the Association (now known as the Family Service Association of Toronto ), when it was decided that collaborative, community-based programs would more effectively engage families at risk due to low income or discrimination. Part of the proceeds from the sale of Bolton Camp were used to fund many needed and worthy projects.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7KgeYdiov9i_ygYIql5c6jr58zcG9TNEJgHFjiT_dStI6GQ9HdN4SS7kP9khQNNl6P6PHFFiV4GbZbMa-97rJTxcvQUUy4pW_hGq6_7mB1PACW69bt9AmZrAlnecjQUf62poRQ/s1600/IMG_0375.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7KgeYdiov9i_ygYIql5c6jr58zcG9TNEJgHFjiT_dStI6GQ9HdN4SS7kP9khQNNl6P6PHFFiV4GbZbMa-97rJTxcvQUUy4pW_hGq6_7mB1PACW69bt9AmZrAlnecjQUf62poRQ/s200/IMG_0375.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485555277666067538" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3I2yptRqw4oq773Mpz2Uc1xi1X9py47e6otf3LliK032bb91XlKzt8K9Mt7dVz6MMh5XshyphenhyphenKlUFTrRl-wYUIRNlblet6RAhG16kWK09_RS_2beclMk2PtYW4zUG_f5915UpIOFA/s1600/IMG_0374.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3I2yptRqw4oq773Mpz2Uc1xi1X9py47e6otf3LliK032bb91XlKzt8K9Mt7dVz6MMh5XshyphenhyphenKlUFTrRl-wYUIRNlblet6RAhG16kWK09_RS_2beclMk2PtYW4zUG_f5915UpIOFA/s200/IMG_0374.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485555424195319714" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0mhrM77sGGxROL8QA26bowB0irHjo0Io8MXF_Z5g3nFy2SOa1v0f_IjEYy7WrBphGXc9epDVDOa3XMrwzJzIE3SqGewHyYJylP8sE-Kwd1vOzQpw3ahkVI7ALoL41jBOqsqzCaQ/s1600/IMG_0378.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0mhrM77sGGxROL8QA26bowB0irHjo0Io8MXF_Z5g3nFy2SOa1v0f_IjEYy7WrBphGXc9epDVDOa3XMrwzJzIE3SqGewHyYJylP8sE-Kwd1vOzQpw3ahkVI7ALoL41jBOqsqzCaQ/s200/IMG_0378.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485555595063740882" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAkMPKYuS4d_SBCQ8eBLgdKnKeK40hwZFHoZyy1Xvn_hP1fMjMmeRsSQJ9kTl3syrjOfIyJah3YoIA7lbxtKZbVIgV9DOEBZe2_316Nh4rPpZiqsL8wbavsFBQnXhA1_nk0ElulA/s1600/IMG_0380.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAkMPKYuS4d_SBCQ8eBLgdKnKeK40hwZFHoZyy1Xvn_hP1fMjMmeRsSQJ9kTl3syrjOfIyJah3YoIA7lbxtKZbVIgV9DOEBZe2_316Nh4rPpZiqsL8wbavsFBQnXhA1_nk0ElulA/s200/IMG_0380.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485555715052050530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The camp and property was purchased by the </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Toronto Montessori Schools which had constructed a large modern complex on the north side of the camp which was named the Caledon-King Campus. This campus had closed its doors in just five short years (reasons unknown at the time of posting), and the property is now for sale. The property has an assessed value of approximately 4.6 million (OPAC / MPAC 2005 assessment).<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIXZwiwD_2JcT2R0-3YDI2_CP79AfdRp-ztt6M8ytEJJN_NrXP3YqMPq3_JyV3fa8Wo7O_xehkzD1Dr8lu-5Oe8RxGkUbQ0yVeSydcRz2TEYc3Y3l3TAnOv5sBZb74BHnUWUx1pQ/s1600/IMG_0381.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIXZwiwD_2JcT2R0-3YDI2_CP79AfdRp-ztt6M8ytEJJN_NrXP3YqMPq3_JyV3fa8Wo7O_xehkzD1Dr8lu-5Oe8RxGkUbQ0yVeSydcRz2TEYc3Y3l3TAnOv5sBZb74BHnUWUx1pQ/s200/IMG_0381.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485555967321993058" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm2kgvp_kQiUE4NMilPtpNs5mIrfvIuoQJ3d7ZFlJvjt8jbvcYDkFhz7TbnQP3Du-oHtBco-buOsJlBfLYCihjHOtNXQqxCk29ID_CFKFqesFo71hhctTwQ-5BHnGJN3k25ZRL_Q/s1600/IMG_0388.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 142px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm2kgvp_kQiUE4NMilPtpNs5mIrfvIuoQJ3d7ZFlJvjt8jbvcYDkFhz7TbnQP3Du-oHtBco-buOsJlBfLYCihjHOtNXQqxCk29ID_CFKFqesFo71hhctTwQ-5BHnGJN3k25ZRL_Q/s200/IMG_0388.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485556136703078642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1IS421Co0Qo30ktQjQezC8rnvCBkBFBk0awLNHSuqJVqg2RyDYcCdQvs1k6niv50yMlfXrTN2lIvCGDzIVsk1WcDwyvJWMrUwDFy86RGASREmFWJPwheFPB9xiAjm1HNwGNnA2Q/s1600/IMG_0386.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1IS421Co0Qo30ktQjQezC8rnvCBkBFBk0awLNHSuqJVqg2RyDYcCdQvs1k6niv50yMlfXrTN2lIvCGDzIVsk1WcDwyvJWMrUwDFy86RGASREmFWJPwheFPB9xiAjm1HNwGNnA2Q/s200/IMG_0386.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485556289648264642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqsbV8zF-dpAodGsc_GxXazSb6aooq6Da9e2N-j3PvQSAUMp72QpYAE8DWMwUX1aVr0d1uSQ0b18nUwEzN2TqyLK6ztpY9WXJepLIyE5bVZi2k_P7yGnP2XOo2qOtCuDK0Jh_kOg/s1600/IMG_0385.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 148px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqsbV8zF-dpAodGsc_GxXazSb6aooq6Da9e2N-j3PvQSAUMp72QpYAE8DWMwUX1aVr0d1uSQ0b18nUwEzN2TqyLK6ztpY9WXJepLIyE5bVZi2k_P7yGnP2XOo2qOtCuDK0Jh_kOg/s200/IMG_0385.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485556460875352066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">U</span>nfortunately, local a$$-clown vandals have found their way onto the property and smashed just about anything they could lay their paws on. Due to this, the caretakers are now extremely sensitive to anyone coming onto the property and will likely run you over with their truck. (yeah rlly)<br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">~</span></span><br /></div>CopySixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206685745254804789noreply@blogger.com42tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12953697.post-34357720150050101742010-04-07T14:41:00.022-04:002010-04-07T18:10:59.136-04:00Orillia Asylum<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">~</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Local businessman Henry Fraser began the construction of a large stone and brick building at this site for use as a hotel in 1858. Only partially complete, the province including many municipal councils in the area acquired the property and building in 1860 and began preparing the site to accommodate mentally handicapped patients from other over-crowded facilities including the nearby Convalescent Lunatic Asylum located in Orillia's Couchiching Beach Park.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgodPiwLjkbi9DnotFhDwmbgLdCkyuOseu1K1ni-VF9ybZySdmD3MDDRzaxgkwrVG8lOEUxOwEpCyGU8kh1pe_Y7VEitY1ihH4xOFbXxL_K6dQAtLZcAqXkudxuQSpTcbdakSNyig/s1600/Construction+HRC.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 175px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgodPiwLjkbi9DnotFhDwmbgLdCkyuOseu1K1ni-VF9ybZySdmD3MDDRzaxgkwrVG8lOEUxOwEpCyGU8kh1pe_Y7VEitY1ihH4xOFbXxL_K6dQAtLZcAqXkudxuQSpTcbdakSNyig/s320/Construction+HRC.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457475291774981442" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSm-bc6oT3gwKZP3aZV0YFgXP25LU5BcyACP6S8vAxqHyoclH5acS4_U8xRxaBz3p5k10fyRRRPknVYh6VdBYVMATmoqSk-ndPB5Lgg5vH4MwERmz-Qey-YTc709hePF4GBnfPVA/s1600/PC+Old1+c.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 121px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSm-bc6oT3gwKZP3aZV0YFgXP25LU5BcyACP6S8vAxqHyoclH5acS4_U8xRxaBz3p5k10fyRRRPknVYh6VdBYVMATmoqSk-ndPB5Lgg5vH4MwERmz-Qey-YTc709hePF4GBnfPVA/s320/PC+Old1+c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457475693891164066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />Huronia Regional Centre opened in 1876. It was originally called the Orillia Asylum for Idiots but was renamed the Ontario Hospital School for obvious reasons. In 1974, it was renamed the Huronia Regional Centre.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtXRDKa9eMrRA_VIgXN5tXhgEW_MBd7JypCWjsgCDwJt85pSOq46TopiGDbvbDsAnNtZ3lw87y6rWwbih-Gw7XozltLg7l0fj1d9Sy-lcKE788PZgO4D-Pmt6bRPNfWiDXbSr50Q/s1600/Necropolis+048.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 182px; height: 177px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtXRDKa9eMrRA_VIgXN5tXhgEW_MBd7JypCWjsgCDwJt85pSOq46TopiGDbvbDsAnNtZ3lw87y6rWwbih-Gw7XozltLg7l0fj1d9Sy-lcKE788PZgO4D-Pmt6bRPNfWiDXbSr50Q/s200/Necropolis+048.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457485742084285458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEila-dLzX-agJSGJlw2iaPmM_7Ye63pAhpcdDuN9efI-adLDzHGCk4p_dkZ-36zy3f9JhbiQGFW7nJtjC0peuzP1dLM4hpP4XYiWz_3NtLNxEcmRR_b5Apu59I12r7JgcZdNLzhUg/s1600/Necropolis+049.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 252px; height: 131px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEila-dLzX-agJSGJlw2iaPmM_7Ye63pAhpcdDuN9efI-adLDzHGCk4p_dkZ-36zy3f9JhbiQGFW7nJtjC0peuzP1dLM4hpP4XYiWz_3NtLNxEcmRR_b5Apu59I12r7JgcZdNLzhUg/s200/Necropolis+049.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457485450343883570" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Initial construction included a female residence (opened in November 1887), a male residence (opened in February 1888), a central building serving as a water tower, boiler house and kitchen and, about a quarter mile distant, a small plant to create coal gas for lighting located near the railway tracks. The present Administration Building, added to the front of the existing complex, was opened in April 1891.<br /><br />There are approximately 1.5 kilometers of tunnels which link most of the structures on the property - some tunnels have been sealed.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVgvXnzQQpT6ZlGpt_FRMGp4wngPZo7cdzRkm1fi5zL8i7DFQ6HBKSASZI9LSBPG8pdjXeLZWYvowUGwaoza5D55aXB9lMWSUGOBUouT9Lix9pktK3rEQY0Pymy1K12ssZEjtoTg/s1600/TramWay+038.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVgvXnzQQpT6ZlGpt_FRMGp4wngPZo7cdzRkm1fi5zL8i7DFQ6HBKSASZI9LSBPG8pdjXeLZWYvowUGwaoza5D55aXB9lMWSUGOBUouT9Lix9pktK3rEQY0Pymy1K12ssZEjtoTg/s200/TramWay+038.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457517313143726882" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvygTQXW1XeEh7vXifp3uBlUa4YC4Oo9yZnfOggWPvTztcmQm59Yn1cr1n5315qcnrYM7UTpLFxFMwL2KUTgn8luiz9WW0-4GBWrvT6BZ6c5kOFwo7z1tKUw2MDnxqRIvJjUy_A/s1600/Complex-S+032.jpg"><img style="float: right; 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margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2mNPaLiVxV60zTx5qAcvvA1t7HLe_MmAKDuaBX9H6RYEovYVD4IbHVYu1uHkDMlHCMkH83XFDtl5E03AnYNiwQwM8Anf0zhjsGcY7gO7ZulqnXbbMfl-d-qXdHRg9vH6TDkSmng/s200/TramWay+039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457517522980313490" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">~</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Video time - grab your respirator and bag 'o' popKorn.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-lj_HV-Dg9E&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-lj_HV-Dg9E&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="480"></embed></object></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">~</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The peak population at one time was approximately 2,800 in 1960.<br />Beginning in 1987, the Province of Ontario began closing all such facilities and began integration of those with developmental disability into the general community.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNQS16mbwAtfJ7J-qzYjKdoQL6HB5pR2gboId-S41A9-pNhlRF6XxU-DOJOEQi1pKuPL4VVGnyAF_UWExfdmF7GEuiNyFYILX9P7olQ2iWwTwC5TjK-NH-puEJovZnGOeqoeONiw/s1600/IMG_0164.JPG"><img style="float: left; 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In this post, we'll cover off the grand adventures had by JuicyFruitKisses, Funky Punky, and yours truly, CopySix.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFBBqO6Nv7QaBWkOTBAVhEv8_Pu_ThjGOTvZyV2StbCgJ9Ks0MuQQz36nlGyfcVOK7WFeb35AELRn4_02uMyFbuMq4F2unwlGuJojlZ1_bII5ETbPIAB_0nHD-Br43IAbSriwCGw/s1600-h/IMG_6755.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFBBqO6Nv7QaBWkOTBAVhEv8_Pu_ThjGOTvZyV2StbCgJ9Ks0MuQQz36nlGyfcVOK7WFeb35AELRn4_02uMyFbuMq4F2unwlGuJojlZ1_bII5ETbPIAB_0nHD-Br43IAbSriwCGw/s200/IMG_6755.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404006810366748130" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">There's a saying that goes, stop and take time to smell the roses. So - we did. This mischievous trio packed up their bad-a$$ery and dropped in to explore the long abandoned Concord Floral, a massive greenhouse complex which at one time churned out tens of thousands of roses and other flowers to feed the florists in the GTA.<br /><br />First things first, grab some popcorn and let's watch the vid . . .<br /><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hAfwH8uTUpY&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hAfwH8uTUpY&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="480"></embed></object><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy3lGCCWTrhILThPSth-IorEF9RJiup7-STXbxm8yTK_7pbWfK68ilMbgqdPc0mig29bYHeAPxO7ZbkSsBvTbK9CVE6ew0CccM8ZECNhitm8tBxyqLz8EsfnTTUEfzrxFm8Q915Q/s1600-h/IMG_6765.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy3lGCCWTrhILThPSth-IorEF9RJiup7-STXbxm8yTK_7pbWfK68ilMbgqdPc0mig29bYHeAPxO7ZbkSsBvTbK9CVE6ew0CccM8ZECNhitm8tBxyqLz8EsfnTTUEfzrxFm8Q915Q/s200/IMG_6765.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404007941905296898" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ4rzfpKlYPsxdHgNIuOQu0w4lXBi304Ccy2wmwhix1K6NtyoEbxt57_MOkXnvD_vZytMPTE5LZaVpk4VZAvIYFgXcdSug2P5CgpaUUtks_TkeQC8lBJLv9k8q_HbKKGHi79CIdg/s1600-h/IMG_6738.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ4rzfpKlYPsxdHgNIuOQu0w4lXBi304Ccy2wmwhix1K6NtyoEbxt57_MOkXnvD_vZytMPTE5LZaVpk4VZAvIYFgXcdSug2P5CgpaUUtks_TkeQC8lBJLv9k8q_HbKKGHi79CIdg/s200/IMG_6738.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404008861320139362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMgMZJno23etNn2nCso1wjd6lQXVA0jNLQQbofeXCt1nXGk9CCyVCo61Kvs0xOlF7wA2JxIHIs-lFVUjLraKShOgrhVI2Gw8zHyONpwrCznmckgT5Y_K5xuPnBIQeKmyBQy-T-cw/s1600-h/IMG_6750.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMgMZJno23etNn2nCso1wjd6lQXVA0jNLQQbofeXCt1nXGk9CCyVCo61Kvs0xOlF7wA2JxIHIs-lFVUjLraKShOgrhVI2Gw8zHyONpwrCznmckgT5Y_K5xuPnBIQeKmyBQy-T-cw/s200/IMG_6750.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404008564925093074" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRsc9bHxMok43Enr82FGV60MmtIH4MEMzJWUgt3_A9CX7j8uAT-k0YNI84TfEtrZE6ROEsvo6ZWEpyQEvX-n8vjxgHu8vAciX8CYBYmaoeb7DDUFCdTVB6mGhewtBylxGCNYkArA/s1600-h/IMG_6766.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRsc9bHxMok43Enr82FGV60MmtIH4MEMzJWUgt3_A9CX7j8uAT-k0YNI84TfEtrZE6ROEsvo6ZWEpyQEvX-n8vjxgHu8vAciX8CYBYmaoeb7DDUFCdTVB6mGhewtBylxGCNYkArA/s200/IMG_6766.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404008077417939538" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">It is not presently known the entire history of the site, but this is what we have so far . . . A greenhouse was established sometime here in the early 1980's which was eventually sold in the early 1990's. Concord Floral became the owners of the property in 1992 at which time there were significant expansions effected effectively enlarging the output capacity by at least 10 times.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeWacu_tvVLr4rKWyUe2dtrEJknKNcPBo5jQht4VTRlEHx8-B0Av_v7aTLD7yp80ZNoWJKAtc16Y_YuQNcKBgk40QFBfHFhvY2SHbiuwP_cXgL7itLK8Ngke64vjNYnUyAQhQIFA/s1600-h/IMG_6782.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeWacu_tvVLr4rKWyUe2dtrEJknKNcPBo5jQht4VTRlEHx8-B0Av_v7aTLD7yp80ZNoWJKAtc16Y_YuQNcKBgk40QFBfHFhvY2SHbiuwP_cXgL7itLK8Ngke64vjNYnUyAQhQIFA/s200/IMG_6782.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404009107715019362" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFjOlxysaJLyOvW65M4lEtheccb4Hdsv-JQwTOMtOmV5ca1aSMlKpxybqosMLQCYXhizegizVOWG-EG68vgws4KbTBYXfLWwza2xbu1KpFiLUaeMj9pn7weeoylgoGLEtwWQ6pg/s1600-h/IMG_6791.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFjOlxysaJLyOvW65M4lEtheccb4Hdsv-JQwTOMtOmV5ca1aSMlKpxybqosMLQCYXhizegizVOWG-EG68vgws4KbTBYXfLWwza2xbu1KpFiLUaeMj9pn7weeoylgoGLEtwWQ6pg/s200/IMG_6791.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404009258317413170" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzAhTxfwZZ9SswmS24K6LTY-QgnLkARhQdCPlCwdLLF95YLv4KSkKRoyTns0I8cFLTL9NraP69rs9YRZApMX-GQOabJW-j9C6UoQIAXMcfzNZxQkC9dKK74IpB3gkZvCvi3pYTew/s1600-h/IMG_6797.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzAhTxfwZZ9SswmS24K6LTY-QgnLkARhQdCPlCwdLLF95YLv4KSkKRoyTns0I8cFLTL9NraP69rs9YRZApMX-GQOabJW-j9C6UoQIAXMcfzNZxQkC9dKK74IpB3gkZvCvi3pYTew/s200/IMG_6797.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404009408379048818" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4A00bvNe69if8qaPeBBjeWF5Z8ijveBdpjkR-s4mjrTRBDo3H2RXar_A4rvZDt85dRLNyyurPGK767qpwoyLU_FrJUO00W-rvDExQ__JrDKDlo_dThgSnO3E1rl5MuG_z8nDpBA/s1600-h/IMG_6780.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4A00bvNe69if8qaPeBBjeWF5Z8ijveBdpjkR-s4mjrTRBDo3H2RXar_A4rvZDt85dRLNyyurPGK767qpwoyLU_FrJUO00W-rvDExQ__JrDKDlo_dThgSnO3E1rl5MuG_z8nDpBA/s200/IMG_6780.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404009617430939810" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A multitude of factors are thought to have caused the business operation to collapse and eventually close its doors around 2002. Chief amongst these are thought to have competition of less expensive imported flowers, and the rising cost of fuel for the boiler operation. The massive boilers were required to provided steam heat to the flower beds in order to extend and maximize the efficiency of the growing season.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqlTLS4TdK0GKWTA3oshzFtLw6d55b8V7QLNUYeikKWKYmW2a-z7xrP9B3QeqntQKFKB-IPMGRDllk-UEDlMxdToBGkzFq9Ny1b95rqpDxLKCW-d7nqknzEod_5ARtrnyTc6oZ4w/s1600-h/IMG_6793.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqlTLS4TdK0GKWTA3oshzFtLw6d55b8V7QLNUYeikKWKYmW2a-z7xrP9B3QeqntQKFKB-IPMGRDllk-UEDlMxdToBGkzFq9Ny1b95rqpDxLKCW-d7nqknzEod_5ARtrnyTc6oZ4w/s320/IMG_6793.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404009969070719506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn1QK0ea8noZ_l4w0SFcYkvA7O4lI98N36yATK_EBlN5U1ITzqUtwuTntDryjgIuqUqSj3SWRDizmHwtHOeG3kPWX1uO5jGkGT3rENRz0V2N3woB_oNgEaPqZ0hiG5b6esRYMb-w/s1600-h/IMG_6801.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn1QK0ea8noZ_l4w0SFcYkvA7O4lI98N36yATK_EBlN5U1ITzqUtwuTntDryjgIuqUqSj3SWRDizmHwtHOeG3kPWX1uO5jGkGT3rENRz0V2N3woB_oNgEaPqZ0hiG5b6esRYMb-w/s200/IMG_6801.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404010485252138162" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3A8jBAFgfWAE1mo2u4HYrBrbLV4OY7f9hwpTiCjeA6vjJIuWhBhldvdBCZMVjAuQVURpB9wlMl7XzxDgvZOevf8hMobinw0HUR09RoMsGK2SLSlIv4aveXG7w6nbDBfu5WdEAQw/s1600-h/IMG_6795.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3A8jBAFgfWAE1mo2u4HYrBrbLV4OY7f9hwpTiCjeA6vjJIuWhBhldvdBCZMVjAuQVURpB9wlMl7XzxDgvZOevf8hMobinw0HUR09RoMsGK2SLSlIv4aveXG7w6nbDBfu5WdEAQw/s200/IMG_6795.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404010661697595410" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmeE0xR-JTuFroHuKox7XUQLGTbyG8uyL1bTlwF1BxThCuw4pJuE_zAvJdU0ptb0yZdn_LgigQtQoy15bfeSSZbkWCUB47vjJ7hQhp6ZZ7bAK5UdbP0CuHzsq1iE-JfUau86DEHw/s1600-h/IMG_6784.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 152px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmeE0xR-JTuFroHuKox7XUQLGTbyG8uyL1bTlwF1BxThCuw4pJuE_zAvJdU0ptb0yZdn_LgigQtQoy15bfeSSZbkWCUB47vjJ7hQhp6ZZ7bAK5UdbP0CuHzsq1iE-JfUau86DEHw/s200/IMG_6784.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404010343298164434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl2v3z15ml0qEY-rIO00UpEzRm0Obrql0ILGamJ9jH9Yr2Trrn8_Z97S6hblAKfu88nYCWJ1T-znEJTgAMvFCszJeTxaBgfwFeYIwvfKhzpPNrS3o0iyxkbYjXMkwgGxwZBIiMYA/s1600-h/IMG_6796.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl2v3z15ml0qEY-rIO00UpEzRm0Obrql0ILGamJ9jH9Yr2Trrn8_Z97S6hblAKfu88nYCWJ1T-znEJTgAMvFCszJeTxaBgfwFeYIwvfKhzpPNrS3o0iyxkbYjXMkwgGxwZBIiMYA/s200/IMG_6796.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404010821260858082" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">All in all, a very fun time was had . . . Thanks Concord Floral !<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9QMr7Vhtx1sO9d8NjrM56xqQqyRMAZ3pXxU95Eq5WgVUJrFHPq44Uvu0zQHw8hfH839-adkCuBfXpXqg9ygKg61PYcOHKwJOYGn6zUTMa7_XSINA9rmoWPoDsmh9GvYOWGLLjsw/s1600-h/IMG_6785.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9QMr7Vhtx1sO9d8NjrM56xqQqyRMAZ3pXxU95Eq5WgVUJrFHPq44Uvu0zQHw8hfH839-adkCuBfXpXqg9ygKg61PYcOHKwJOYGn6zUTMa7_XSINA9rmoWPoDsmh9GvYOWGLLjsw/s320/IMG_6785.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404011109540606674" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">~</span></span><br /></div>CopySixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206685745254804789noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12953697.post-53184058869971437342009-11-12T13:53:00.013-05:002009-11-12T14:21:37.022-05:00Vaughan Farmstead<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXo-gszQPXRDW6iwE2s-U0dApDUjSuUW7WGdnnDfS2Rn0QF2ARcrfmWZ12Pn6Or8qzfVo59MmtXN3hhQDzWWsQU7A-qqy0AaoxXi9lRYkcZ2oiNU20Q5viyXbc8_RUO7KTt9foIg/s1600-h/IMG_6736.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXo-gszQPXRDW6iwE2s-U0dApDUjSuUW7WGdnnDfS2Rn0QF2ARcrfmWZ12Pn6Or8qzfVo59MmtXN3hhQDzWWsQU7A-qqy0AaoxXi9lRYkcZ2oiNU20Q5viyXbc8_RUO7KTt9foIg/s200/IMG_6736.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403297158620400946" border="0" /></a>~<br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I was finally able to grab my flashlight and camera and head out for an exploration after an unwelcome hiatus from UrbEx. I was joined by the familiar JuicyFruitKisses (aka JFK) as well as UrbEx n00b, Funky Punky who had proved herself rather adept during her premier exploration with UrbEx Barrie.<br /><br />With several missions on the planning board, our first stop was at Funky Punky's old place of residence. The images her mother had provided clearly showed a property which was shown care in order to provide a home for the young family.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdeJODPrKEziDsgIL7prMh9dIxbxo6uUacEDzYR3U8Oy_UaWdWqq7WKfh-EfBsU1ExTc3kTfwkH4RRDKA8BO0fDLQ0ABCNT6n5tKAYGi93sruuthQY6rb42li0aqvHM9oClv-NQQ/s1600-h/old+farm+house.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdeJODPrKEziDsgIL7prMh9dIxbxo6uUacEDzYR3U8Oy_UaWdWqq7WKfh-EfBsU1ExTc3kTfwkH4RRDKA8BO0fDLQ0ABCNT6n5tKAYGi93sruuthQY6rb42li0aqvHM9oClv-NQQ/s200/old+farm+house.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403294621342458946" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrkaqRrKPr_Pnec0woR_UKXZWgB2wNZQd4dHmAVMF2wZ2X2FOtGR54DE_cc92Tt0x8iBYJZ5Sl4p7wAt1D7Z5s_j6dA3t7lFOpKWa_Xdtw7w3AzGD-9Cotn867okUDGKG06-Z3KQ/s1600-h/old+farm+house+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrkaqRrKPr_Pnec0woR_UKXZWgB2wNZQd4dHmAVMF2wZ2X2FOtGR54DE_cc92Tt0x8iBYJZ5Sl4p7wAt1D7Z5s_j6dA3t7lFOpKWa_Xdtw7w3AzGD-9Cotn867okUDGKG06-Z3KQ/s200/old+farm+house+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403294740212603410" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Our exploration however, showed a farmhouse in an advanced state of decomp and a property which had become a dumping ground for area a$$-hats wanting to get rid of old cars, tires, garbage, and construction waste. Both I and David Suzuki frown . . .<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">~</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Our explorers today . . .<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: right;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTM2zviWr5KQ2iHZJ9SaAFQtczSCJ_Dv4ktGU6hvvMGYM69w690kpuM_eMLyxcKfFx36l-TtLGJiVjVzbbQTefws7aOajhPsKFZw1S3pUK85hJdxp_PobrkbW-u5VWCg7OQIq8RQ/s1600-h/IMG_6704.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 147px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTM2zviWr5KQ2iHZJ9SaAFQtczSCJ_Dv4ktGU6hvvMGYM69w690kpuM_eMLyxcKfFx36l-TtLGJiVjVzbbQTefws7aOajhPsKFZw1S3pUK85hJdxp_PobrkbW-u5VWCg7OQIq8RQ/s200/IMG_6704.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403294995817892178" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Funky Punky (left) and JFK (right)</span></span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR_4bf32cuRkwOkFFb8Y9mWPf8weiGk7ueLLPEH-Zqvugnc1_HFwvG3MfAuZsAdrfdHBWclF1l_XVGJhyphenhyphenBQYkKssZB9iYgxyilCH_kaFv7WciZrakWT3fuOtiDu7j-jbCM-0PGKw/s1600-h/IMG_6708.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR_4bf32cuRkwOkFFb8Y9mWPf8weiGk7ueLLPEH-Zqvugnc1_HFwvG3MfAuZsAdrfdHBWclF1l_XVGJhyphenhyphenBQYkKssZB9iYgxyilCH_kaFv7WciZrakWT3fuOtiDu7j-jbCM-0PGKw/s200/IMG_6708.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403295213309992482" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">And your's truly, CopySix, a man forever driven to photograph a sweet abandonment.</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAlBX6Dyd2s0L9-fSwz1Hmx5gPQUYlForzcnnYbeYADshd3hgrf0vJY1_fyGL2uLqtqxKV1IFfWzdumOqqp1WVoALJ2mYN00Yxfpjbc3TIzfiQuB_DKpHvUKb1NJeChB6KfwwJsQ/s1600-h/IMG_6718.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAlBX6Dyd2s0L9-fSwz1Hmx5gPQUYlForzcnnYbeYADshd3hgrf0vJY1_fyGL2uLqtqxKV1IFfWzdumOqqp1WVoALJ2mYN00Yxfpjbc3TIzfiQuB_DKpHvUKb1NJeChB6KfwwJsQ/s200/IMG_6718.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403295782178178450" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The interior had some 'spongy' floors in some spots and quite a few pieces of furniture which appeared to be ravaged by denizen critters.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgzSB7PDghnuU0nwYbjVpCMRVkgyNtlyq0EW0pIAqM2fzgjYxzddSyKhl9pE9xEuTaexLQoF6685b7cVLn4MhqbfTiYtw4GfvmCzXcUtm3jJ2N9j7GpJwNz2gECgcSTeqWHRCvFw/s1600-h/IMG_6723.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgzSB7PDghnuU0nwYbjVpCMRVkgyNtlyq0EW0pIAqM2fzgjYxzddSyKhl9pE9xEuTaexLQoF6685b7cVLn4MhqbfTiYtw4GfvmCzXcUtm3jJ2N9j7GpJwNz2gECgcSTeqWHRCvFw/s320/IMG_6723.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403296218675719618" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">This child's teddy-bear appears to be slowly incorporated into the surrounding debris and detritus on the floor here.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4c1qZgdg8fozNN6uSDvuL02Za6PozFdYGl2OF4VIKmW5ALduY1YP7kKIX79yE1oEqHsDUrF1bVzMhUmqvyUaQSuo52US4IHlfVIUL_NE2Or6i2vXyZI-we-9ymuqFXyN3-MhoxA/s1600-h/IMG_6725.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 162px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4c1qZgdg8fozNN6uSDvuL02Za6PozFdYGl2OF4VIKmW5ALduY1YP7kKIX79yE1oEqHsDUrF1bVzMhUmqvyUaQSuo52US4IHlfVIUL_NE2Or6i2vXyZI-we-9ymuqFXyN3-MhoxA/s200/IMG_6725.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403296833209063122" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg26IoEPRCQcwAlSbtyaK4ewDvBftcqHsVUUKiaQEPJbNEjqaiAh4JLb0rAq9EGVMTw6I_V3e8VBmQ3wJJjlkbIIGhoqtXNC7k-pOJgDc63a_2sbikqa0_kKpobZ4UQXJJN8-tK1Q/s1600-h/IMG_6733.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg26IoEPRCQcwAlSbtyaK4ewDvBftcqHsVUUKiaQEPJbNEjqaiAh4JLb0rAq9EGVMTw6I_V3e8VBmQ3wJJjlkbIIGhoqtXNC7k-pOJgDc63a_2sbikqa0_kKpobZ4UQXJJN8-tK1Q/s200/IMG_6733.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403296989812942562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">There was a very small kitchen located just off the living room. Personally, I've seen larger kitchens in RV's. In other news, I wish my g/f was as dirty as this sink. Some old styl'n curtains just outside the kitchen made my teeth hurt when I looked at it. I remember as a kid having nasty-a$$ curtains like this in the home I grew up in it was tacky as hell back then BUT, if one were to clean it up and match it with appropriate decor, you certainly would be kicking it retro-licous.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp9lC2H8GI1BhTQnDHsdRZYeOmKUWc43yXCvpD9KGGC6raamdJ8JwA7fq-FFKWaI8ZSn1Dd7Atk5COCyrczL8nyBN5tBtJaCSEw0mPc-g9Et5jTEh6nXjfnN5ecbOhwV9qwenn0Q/s1600-h/IMG_6728.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp9lC2H8GI1BhTQnDHsdRZYeOmKUWc43yXCvpD9KGGC6raamdJ8JwA7fq-FFKWaI8ZSn1Dd7Atk5COCyrczL8nyBN5tBtJaCSEw0mPc-g9Et5jTEh6nXjfnN5ecbOhwV9qwenn0Q/s400/IMG_6728.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403298263919592786" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Anywhoos, as it is not everyday that one sees a suitcase in a fishtank I thought this may make an interesting shot. Loads of personal effects still in the house and it is all slowly being returned to a zero-energy natural state.<br /><br />Although, most of you know my UrbEx kink is institutional, insdustrial and commercial (in that order), I do not mind at all exploring a residential or rural abandonment from time to time, especially when said location has a personal connection with a member in the exploration party.<br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">~</span></span><br /></div>CopySixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206685745254804789noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12953697.post-5569587746209119302009-11-05T15:26:00.003-05:002009-11-05T15:44:44.853-05:00photoXplorers<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">For those in the UrbEx community who are wondering . . . No - I did not quite hang up my flashlight just yet. I am still exploring - just not in person. Since my last post in July, I have been somewhat busy (read: hair on fire kind of busy). I know this is just an excuse and I promise to be walking past 'no trespassing' signs and climbing fences very soon.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bravo.ca/television/PhotoXplorers/images/photox-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 250px;" src="http://www.bravo.ca/television/PhotoXplorers/images/photox-2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">For the moment though, I am giving you a heads up as to the new show debuting tonight (Thursday, 5th November - Happy Guy Fawkes Day by-the-way) on <a href="http://www.bravo.ca/television/PhotoXplorers/index.asp">Bravo!</a> - "<a href="http://photoxplorers.dkphotogroup.com/">photoXplorers</a>". I know all the guys from the <a href="http://www.dkphotogroup.com/">DK Photo Group</a> and they are all very good people and excellent explorers. One of these days I really hope to hook up with them for an explore.<br /><br />Anywhoos - here is the 4.1.1. on tonight's show . . .<br /><br />linky : http://www.photoxplorers.com<br />~<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photoxplorers.dkphotogroup.com/images/photoxplorers.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 430px; height: 94px;" src="http://photoxplorers.dkphotogroup.com/images/photoxplorers.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;">– Reality series follows a band of photographers as they probe the depths of haunting abandoned structures –<br /><br />If a picture’s worth a thousand words, Bravo!’s new series photoXplorers is worth a million. photoXplorers follows a daring group of photographers as they put their day jobs on hiatus and travel the world to capture the eerie beauty of forgotten industrial mega-structures, castles, and sanatoriums. photoXplorers follows an adventurous band of guerilla photographers/urban adventurers as they slip behind the barricades to capture haunting images of abandoned buildings and structures from around the world.<br /><br />The series kicks off as the band of guerilla photographers investigate an abandoned 1860s coal mine in Hasard de Charette, Belgium. photoXplorers premieres Thursday, November 5 at 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT on Bravo!. Weekly half-hour episodes air only on Bravo! Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT.<br /><br />photoXplorers reveals beauty in decaying structures, from an abandoned French sanatorium, to a retired power plant in Luxembourg, to a French Revolution-era castle in Belgium. The photoXplorers crew, consisting of members of the DK Photo Group, showcase the splendor of post-modern ghost towns and crawl under barbed-wire fences into the unknown each week.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Directed by Claude Barnes, photoXplorers is produced by Keep It In The Family Productions in association with Bravo!. Keep It In The Family Productions has been producing television for the international market for more than 25 years with Emmy® and Gemini award-nominated producers, writers, editors, directors of production, and directors. Keep It In The Family Productions has diverse program genres including lifestyle, reality, biography, children, documentary, sports, comedy, drama and animation.</span></span><br /><br />BONUS !<br />- grab some popkorn and pull up a seat to watch the series trailer -><br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/m-RAQ0fmInE&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/m-RAQ0fmInE&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br />~<br /></span></span>CopySixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206685745254804789noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12953697.post-31905227168931673132009-07-14T10:46:00.002-04:002009-07-14T10:51:10.644-04:002008 POST ARCHIVE<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Welcome to the 2008 Post Archive where all the old posts come to wither and electronically decay.<br /><br /><a href="http://urbexbarrie.blogspot.com/2008/07/bear-essentials.html">Bear Essentials</a><br /><br /><a href="http://urbexbarrie.blogspot.com/2008/06/astroland.html">Doors Open Barrie </a><br /><br /><a href="http://urbexbarrie.blogspot.com/2008/06/astroland.html">AstroLand </a><br /><br /><a href="http://urbexbarrie.blogspot.com/2008/06/hearn-tragedy.html">Hearn Tragedy</a><br /><br /><a href="http://urbexbarrie.blogspot.com/2008/06/niagara-family-vacation.html">Niagara Family Vacation</a><br /><br /><a href="http://urbexbarrie.blogspot.com/2008/06/i-get-around.html">I get around</a><br /><br /><a href="http://urbexbarrie.blogspot.com/2008/05/sundial-reloaded-2.html">Sundial Reloaded 2</a><br /><br /><a href="http://urbexbarrie.blogspot.com/2008/05/sundial-reloaded-1.html">Sundial Reloaded 1</a><br /><br /><a href="http://urbexbarrie.blogspot.com/2008/05/way-is-shut.html">The Way is Shut </a><br /><br /><a href="http://urbexbarrie.blogspot.com/2008/04/admirals-row.html">Admiral's Row </a><br /><br /><a href="http://urbexbarrie.blogspot.com/2008/04/cloud-club.html">The Cloud Club </a><br /><br /><a href="http://urbexbarrie.blogspot.com/2008/04/urbex-documentary.html">UrbEx Documentary Film</a><br /><br /><a href="http://urbexbarrie.blogspot.com/2008/03/sally-ann-shelter.html">Sally Ann Shelter </a><br /><br /><a href="http://urbexbarrie.blogspot.com/2008/03/apartment-demo.html">Apartment Demo</a><br /><br /><a href="http://urbexbarrie.blogspot.com/2008/03/warehouse.html">Warehouse Wander </a><br /><br /><a href="http://urbexbarrie.blogspot.com/2008/03/dunop-arena.html">Dunlop Arena </a><br /><br /><a href="http://urbexbarrie.blogspot.com/2008/02/san-meet-4.html">'San Meet 4<br /></a><br /><a href="http://urbexbarrie.blogspot.com/2008/02/sundial-inn.html">Sundial Inn </a><br /><br /><a href="http://urbexbarrie.blogspot.com/2008/02/foggy-day.html">Foggy Day </a><br /><br /><a href="http://urbexbarrie.blogspot.com/2008/02/urbex-time-machine.html">UrbEx Time Machine </a><br /><br /><a href="http://urbexbarrie.blogspot.com/2008/01/sharon-temple.html">Sharon Temple</a><br /><br /><a href="http://urbexbarrie.blogspot.com/2008/01/urbex-fascination.html">UrbEx FasciNation</a><br /><br /></span></span>CopySixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206685745254804789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12953697.post-90212445540122764332009-07-14T10:18:00.007-04:002009-07-14T10:40:17.718-04:00Bruce House<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Just a few weeks ago while on company business near the Bruce Nuclear plant (just north of Kincardine, Ontario), I had stumbled upon this very lovely abandonment and subsequently effected some impromptu Urban / Rural exploration. We will call it the 'Bruce House' for now.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKmlwRZCpyZ_GHjzP44sEbBEoIVARg9UfzqoNZrvG27Fxurh20PVMHzoz3qsZnzPdrZTDNtJvoYCloykQ27EiPsIWuQrwFxR-PQAzdwS0o2LGcZd4dNwsdQdw2W9jvrjfJfwwblA/s1600-h/Bruce+House.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKmlwRZCpyZ_GHjzP44sEbBEoIVARg9UfzqoNZrvG27Fxurh20PVMHzoz3qsZnzPdrZTDNtJvoYCloykQ27EiPsIWuQrwFxR-PQAzdwS0o2LGcZd4dNwsdQdw2W9jvrjfJfwwblA/s400/Bruce+House.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358320667552480354" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">At first, I had thought that perhaps the former denizens had left sometime in the late '80s, fearing the proximity to the nuclear power generating plant, but upon further inspection, I now believe that they may have fled the horridly abysmal interior decoration.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJh0fiWdjjHETTt-qpRYPAM0YT7eqZehyphenhyphenasg_cPAMB-m-5Kx9AgY5QgGyL-wvaL_2-4jHP_BSq_EGxaU-oTWrY-HTwGlzCt_FUfM-3TTD05ulMJWQUjXF7NKpzeX7S7hTMETleAA/s1600-h/Bruce+House+%283%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJh0fiWdjjHETTt-qpRYPAM0YT7eqZehyphenhyphenasg_cPAMB-m-5Kx9AgY5QgGyL-wvaL_2-4jHP_BSq_EGxaU-oTWrY-HTwGlzCt_FUfM-3TTD05ulMJWQUjXF7NKpzeX7S7hTMETleAA/s200/Bruce+House+%283%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358321380891524722" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir1_J29i7qxNqLVjWHO3erFaZcfB1Q6HOk2dw6kewAONczCxIARDgdjkCKI3j6FPMjPow6plQpit6Y8f4l-u8cobKDMIhgUGZg7K7tyHKISlNFkaslwFrni9sd4XSv0tzIBTU6fw/s1600-h/Bruce+House+%286%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir1_J29i7qxNqLVjWHO3erFaZcfB1Q6HOk2dw6kewAONczCxIARDgdjkCKI3j6FPMjPow6plQpit6Y8f4l-u8cobKDMIhgUGZg7K7tyHKISlNFkaslwFrni9sd4XSv0tzIBTU6fw/s200/Bruce+House+%286%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358321505232958818" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPmjWB-ikPcl7NqNIeLnVWmpNLnRrqiBt2dOvJXokY94lp9rZ3ljks5Xs_YhwEBEwJCznfowPsHY9gpe73XRjrURlcqn8PWQ35QDkM2Ysne4r1OR9NsykfwxHQ8PMETws06gzc1g/s1600-h/Bruce+House+%285%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 157px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPmjWB-ikPcl7NqNIeLnVWmpNLnRrqiBt2dOvJXokY94lp9rZ3ljks5Xs_YhwEBEwJCznfowPsHY9gpe73XRjrURlcqn8PWQ35QDkM2Ysne4r1OR9NsykfwxHQ8PMETws06gzc1g/s200/Bruce+House+%285%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358322653526423506" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I for one never tire of the awkward and fumbling efforts by tag-monkeys who cause great atrocities to the Queen's English resulting in often humourous and / or confusing literal gaffes. This one by the stairs did not quite make the grade but I am certain that the miscreant is well on their way to fail.<br /><br /><br />You may well know from my previous posts, I like to shoot windows. These portals are akin to a looking glass peering into the soul of the abandonment. Here are just two images I thought appropriate to post.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6MHoFGl-VU8pNLlEiixbMXEfx4nDj3NCTFD7pF7ao7NxiCkposi2B4__rPgwJizXmOILJs9xPUMFtYljZgOjHU-WNSNXpKcvZ7lqT5sxFM_lVNts3TNbiecIBZuO-g1Wp3vnbQ/s1600-h/Bruce+House+%2812%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6MHoFGl-VU8pNLlEiixbMXEfx4nDj3NCTFD7pF7ao7NxiCkposi2B4__rPgwJizXmOILJs9xPUMFtYljZgOjHU-WNSNXpKcvZ7lqT5sxFM_lVNts3TNbiecIBZuO-g1Wp3vnbQ/s200/Bruce+House+%2812%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358323573695948322" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhogHP2rCNx7HVQTrkPDfUf44SUTeV6_Jhdn-OMNRVI5wt6YT2QVZTDCqBgWne5eccqKjG-XNHDui5YokGrJOqiGclV9JLtir1sb8W0ILJIXjMMAxNVNPOqMDjKAYS8p1wICxOQkA/s1600-h/Bruce+House+%287%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhogHP2rCNx7HVQTrkPDfUf44SUTeV6_Jhdn-OMNRVI5wt6YT2QVZTDCqBgWne5eccqKjG-XNHDui5YokGrJOqiGclV9JLtir1sb8W0ILJIXjMMAxNVNPOqMDjKAYS8p1wICxOQkA/s200/Bruce+House+%287%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358323693079216434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Very nice structure but certainly in need of less natural ventilation. This issue is best summed by this image below.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcWjBk8HC17a-HbsvgbuW5NNMhRlFW8Z4EjtGSJQBLMwPhKiVt_dj_byN3O-d6X0Jt6rxlzBfixTCUQs4AbAAS-6LUKlcjiRaaYvuKB7xVteb3ibe5BfQQQ1WO_Bs9E0if9yoLKg/s1600-h/Bruce+House+%2811%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcWjBk8HC17a-HbsvgbuW5NNMhRlFW8Z4EjtGSJQBLMwPhKiVt_dj_byN3O-d6X0Jt6rxlzBfixTCUQs4AbAAS-6LUKlcjiRaaYvuKB7xVteb3ibe5BfQQQ1WO_Bs9E0if9yoLKg/s400/Bruce+House+%2811%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358324245895732114" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Finally, while in the Area, I took some time to visit the nearby Inverhuron cemetery which is still in recent use. Most graves date from the late 1800's but some newer stones indicate newer internments as recent as within the 5 years or so.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg726J5jjYOTJgAFarp8-Y5sRE6AUhqrTcQUBstMctBzvzN92HChyphenhyphenULLnvaYPv52puDKoKSSkU1OiL475YReX4DXuYuksMZaUMNWulvpbfTUTNSIW1JPs_XsM7zceDFnP_9HzQMiw/s1600-h/Inverhuron+Cemetery+.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg726J5jjYOTJgAFarp8-Y5sRE6AUhqrTcQUBstMctBzvzN92HChyphenhyphenULLnvaYPv52puDKoKSSkU1OiL475YReX4DXuYuksMZaUMNWulvpbfTUTNSIW1JPs_XsM7zceDFnP_9HzQMiw/s400/Inverhuron+Cemetery+.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358325463908824354" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Happy & Safe Exploring !<br /></span></span>CopySixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206685745254804789noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12953697.post-33192766830725982012009-06-07T10:41:00.009-04:002009-06-07T11:08:07.093-04:00Camp 30<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Camp 30, a collection of 18 buildings on 40 hectares of rural land about 45 minutes east of Toronto, was the only one used by the Allies to house captured high-ranking N@zi officers and accommodated approximately 500 prisoners. It is the only known intact camp for German prisoners of war still left in the world.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBUCxqOaQ4-i2l5NEEM7q_ToGUE56BWNftU1EHDv9ovu-oXvhW_8M87qdYHMJE1t4sMfqj1X62oLcBP7SX7qxNy9AG_S8-wbEVThgz25BJxkLBZYKwE-w_ydHsU1W7O16wY2U-IQ/s1600-h/Camp+30.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBUCxqOaQ4-i2l5NEEM7q_ToGUE56BWNftU1EHDv9ovu-oXvhW_8M87qdYHMJE1t4sMfqj1X62oLcBP7SX7qxNy9AG_S8-wbEVThgz25BJxkLBZYKwE-w_ydHsU1W7O16wY2U-IQ/s320/Camp+30.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344601213965924146" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">A large riot spanning a few short days by the prisoners in October 1942 left many German Prisoners and Canadian army guardsmen injured.<br /><br />Here is a video - (not my best as I was in a rush) - basically a running inventory of UrbEx highlights for a latter trip.<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tHznh2cRvW8&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tHznh2cRvW8&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />Great Lakes college spent tens of thousands of dollars to renovate / repair and used this as a summer camp campus in the late 90's. The campus closed but was soon opened again as the Darul Uloom Islamic School.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv_VQjB98hnkROQlbdrYyHBgifXcpp_u4qwi5dpLfa_4arNETxqCsG-VyTE93Nh2bb-pQhYXVtNiqRwFwry28E3_ngNKXExZktIPjrCbnm_rO9KgFKXQVDysWd7gUluuwCmJ_GqA/s1600-h/Camp+30+%2813%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv_VQjB98hnkROQlbdrYyHBgifXcpp_u4qwi5dpLfa_4arNETxqCsG-VyTE93Nh2bb-pQhYXVtNiqRwFwry28E3_ngNKXExZktIPjrCbnm_rO9KgFKXQVDysWd7gUluuwCmJ_GqA/s320/Camp+30+%2813%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344601877220200354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jVNYAmhPozwcpLbF3zl_d-TNg1Yh1T92pnQe12nrP07Jz5nSdAxzNc88HjcwGET1OAfbNPgPcK_sT-7DIvFwFZGSrTyngDlWe-BsF_MRk_U9SRDruOUsA_VFhdxxuMH0FgRnSg/s1600-h/Camp+30+%2822%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jVNYAmhPozwcpLbF3zl_d-TNg1Yh1T92pnQe12nrP07Jz5nSdAxzNc88HjcwGET1OAfbNPgPcK_sT-7DIvFwFZGSrTyngDlWe-BsF_MRk_U9SRDruOUsA_VFhdxxuMH0FgRnSg/s320/Camp+30+%2822%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344601986069698994" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Student tuition was approximately $400 per month but did not cover food and accommodations. Students who could not afford the tuition were often allowed to attend. The board relied upon donations of Islamic benefactors to maintain and operate the school.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVv_BpZIsPQRveU_m2B6YTrnDLGSM_70z56Z8zmOBwm_KBqNZQQsPxtREQkZWh0Q11IwCiy6dhmdUQjjRNpy6W1BktsXeZv6tMUzfuhKrUO039WwFWPMiu1Yvg_KYXzru7JbmO0A/s1600-h/Camp+30+%2840%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVv_BpZIsPQRveU_m2B6YTrnDLGSM_70z56Z8zmOBwm_KBqNZQQsPxtREQkZWh0Q11IwCiy6dhmdUQjjRNpy6W1BktsXeZv6tMUzfuhKrUO039WwFWPMiu1Yvg_KYXzru7JbmO0A/s320/Camp+30+%2840%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344602112477705090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8nwRclASE37A8WvdcEpZD0gU6CLRSOrXWrjmz-6zwXblXd9b-JEf5fgRUB2X6ikqpt9yzg0LnyL6aBRFg_YtJPe-EY_Mt3HHN1NvNKtKRCIDOKK6Ga3R2H-ZPb05v-LrZvyJSQ/s1600-h/Camp+30+%2841%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8nwRclASE37A8WvdcEpZD0gU6CLRSOrXWrjmz-6zwXblXd9b-JEf5fgRUB2X6ikqpt9yzg0LnyL6aBRFg_YtJPe-EY_Mt3HHN1NvNKtKRCIDOKK6Ga3R2H-ZPb05v-LrZvyJSQ/s320/Camp+30+%2841%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344602211680023874" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisC-b8ZTvofZY2vN1lyeS_FUj4v9MKmAlsiCWX2vV6wDSEJB_mqBEyQ7bjvwaTNghK2nArdoX9NUIrpu3flVzrfyQ-ZVgjnTLpq12pqjO3TG5zbfG513OfFe9eHow3zp5TNVzAvA/s1600-h/Camp+30+%2863%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisC-b8ZTvofZY2vN1lyeS_FUj4v9MKmAlsiCWX2vV6wDSEJB_mqBEyQ7bjvwaTNghK2nArdoX9NUIrpu3flVzrfyQ-ZVgjnTLpq12pqjO3TG5zbfG513OfFe9eHow3zp5TNVzAvA/s320/Camp+30+%2863%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344602316864385202" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The school closed down 3 years latter in November, 2008. I was unable to determine reason(s) for the closure. One rumour I heard was that the chair for the Darul Uloom Shura, Mufti Yusuf Panchbaya, met with accident in Pakistan while visiting a relative.<br /><br />Arsehole arsonists set fires to the the school and gymnasium earlier this year on March 28th, 2009.<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPyeCE85_n-4-9VhXT3Xt5awX05XUa56YMcG51NlwCGCZKQO-9tFhLCtbExmCgipebgu4gw7oqrP8OXalVe_dzKjEPzYFyzZfZlYkWLGrGlhlnnqV9SjEayq2hsaNksixoEKov6w/s1600-h/Camp+30+%2826%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPyeCE85_n-4-9VhXT3Xt5awX05XUa56YMcG51NlwCGCZKQO-9tFhLCtbExmCgipebgu4gw7oqrP8OXalVe_dzKjEPzYFyzZfZlYkWLGrGlhlnnqV9SjEayq2hsaNksixoEKov6w/s320/Camp+30+%2826%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344602431703148322" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDgVrQctuG1ArN5TC8t8WrgKvg48v_aOOTSQH7SjGVd6GQV3pCsYDfOzVMTuke0Z4Ahl8e8nTQ_wCRiwig3s-q4POnRyYxwRMs0i4QgcG_AfcSIgZctPEAu1aKlPpfT87wamVMUA/s1600-h/Camp+30+%2828%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDgVrQctuG1ArN5TC8t8WrgKvg48v_aOOTSQH7SjGVd6GQV3pCsYDfOzVMTuke0Z4Ahl8e8nTQ_wCRiwig3s-q4POnRyYxwRMs0i4QgcG_AfcSIgZctPEAu1aKlPpfT87wamVMUA/s320/Camp+30+%2828%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344602532784491346" border="0" /></a>CopySixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206685745254804789noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12953697.post-21209200672081114672009-06-01T11:29:00.008-04:002009-06-01T11:36:13.431-04:00Steele's China<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Steele's China Shop, located on the corner of Collier and Bayfield streets, was built in 1884 as a carriage shop. It is now behind scaffolding; the city issued a demolition permit two weeks ago and chances may be slim to have this building designated as historically significant by Heritage Barrie.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qTxgf8uqjbQ/SiP0MVW87kI/AAAAAAAAHSI/pzFYXc49i8k/s1600-h/IMG_0016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 142px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qTxgf8uqjbQ/SiP0MVW87kI/AAAAAAAAHSI/pzFYXc49i8k/s200/IMG_0016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342382075720560194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qTxgf8uqjbQ/SiP0RitSMsI/AAAAAAAAHSQ/yMmWgNCFq0I/s1600-h/IMG_0015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qTxgf8uqjbQ/SiP0RitSMsI/AAAAAAAAHSQ/yMmWgNCFq0I/s200/IMG_0015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342382165203235522" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qTxgf8uqjbQ/SiP0XcvaPBI/AAAAAAAAHSY/dP23Fpo2Sfo/s1600-h/IMG_0014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qTxgf8uqjbQ/SiP0XcvaPBI/AAAAAAAAHSY/dP23Fpo2Sfo/s200/IMG_0014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342382266680753170" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qTxgf8uqjbQ/SiP0c0_KuPI/AAAAAAAAHSg/Fa4GGWqU6K8/s1600-h/IMG_0002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 136px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qTxgf8uqjbQ/SiP0c0_KuPI/AAAAAAAAHSg/Fa4GGWqU6K8/s200/IMG_0002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342382359088642290" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Steele's China Shop, located on the corner of Collier and Bayfield streets dates back to 1873 when two Barrie residents, James Barr and William Henry, started a company making wooden parts for carriages. By 1881 they had built a two-storey blacksmith shop on Bayfield Street, and just two years later began construction of a three-storey commercial building on the corner of Bayfield and Collier streets.<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qTxgf8uqjbQ/SiP0uzXh2FI/AAAAAAAAHSw/l9dRwk93e28/s1600-h/IMG_0007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qTxgf8uqjbQ/SiP0uzXh2FI/AAAAAAAAHSw/l9dRwk93e28/s200/IMG_0007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342382667891595346" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qTxgf8uqjbQ/SiP0oeRwJdI/AAAAAAAAHSo/U9PfUHP_gUk/s1600-h/IMG_0004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 138px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qTxgf8uqjbQ/SiP0oeRwJdI/AAAAAAAAHSo/U9PfUHP_gUk/s200/IMG_0004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342382559151007186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />When completed in 1884, this polychromatic brick building precisely fit the unusually angled corner and was equipped with the most modern carriage-making technology of the time. Its first floor was a showroom and had an office, while the second was where painting and varnishing took place. This was reached by a special elevator that was large enough to hold a wagon or carriage. The third floor contained the trim shop and storage. It was accessible from the second floor of the blacksmith shop built behind 2 Collier St.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpjeSxHLmpDSiemiHyINmcAxnmOH97EQF0pIQx_d94DEVOPN1nBFDrhBk0vm2Ol9wKiR1OtbIY7DNgXfOstJnpcalbOaZXD6lefqkhyf7-SSC8YvrdU5IzrV1wPPGUSpRbD15bAg/s1600-h/IMG_0005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpjeSxHLmpDSiemiHyINmcAxnmOH97EQF0pIQx_d94DEVOPN1nBFDrhBk0vm2Ol9wKiR1OtbIY7DNgXfOstJnpcalbOaZXD6lefqkhyf7-SSC8YvrdU5IzrV1wPPGUSpRbD15bAg/s400/IMG_0005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342382872046977314" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Harris Steele, a long-time downtown Barrie businessman, died in December of 2007 at age 76. He was the owner of Steele’s China and Gift Shop, after coming to Barrie in the late 1940s from Newfoundland. His parents, Samuel and Sybil Steele, set up the fine china shop at 2 Collier St., and Harris got into the business right out of Barrie Central Collegiate. Besides his passion for fine china, Steele was a sailor, very involved in the Barrie Yacht Club, the Grey and Simcoe Foresters and with the Rotary Club of Barrie. Steele had a quadruple bypass in early December of 2007 and was on the road to recovery, before suffering a massive stroke in his sleep on Dec. 14. He died two days later in Orillia’s Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital, surrounded by family and friends.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibN_ZPep-3oGefAFrXJRP35Hn4h560wrC1Rq_lLqytHYE0QRBz6AeDjNC2_KT2kMcCcmg0HquNRueD-VOnvxYsvEYw1okkpxjn1TyTW-v3-HycGNucbzghi8dfXSE7xhxwHg_iLg/s1600-h/IMG_0010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibN_ZPep-3oGefAFrXJRP35Hn4h560wrC1Rq_lLqytHYE0QRBz6AeDjNC2_KT2kMcCcmg0HquNRueD-VOnvxYsvEYw1okkpxjn1TyTW-v3-HycGNucbzghi8dfXSE7xhxwHg_iLg/s320/IMG_0010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342382989210073922" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh2O8yOQDtIdJT0wleGSIt3IQvw3SyNaKdTVBEx5uEPfqgX8qsABThMp6eB47g7kgTZmMeE5EYTNFaGqqe7aQzT0Y7dRc-aNxCp1XhkL4PQmqrVsdGfZXgILfMGAJD3im_7yTFgA/s1600-h/IMG_0011.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 114px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh2O8yOQDtIdJT0wleGSIt3IQvw3SyNaKdTVBEx5uEPfqgX8qsABThMp6eB47g7kgTZmMeE5EYTNFaGqqe7aQzT0Y7dRc-aNxCp1XhkL4PQmqrVsdGfZXgILfMGAJD3im_7yTFgA/s200/IMG_0011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342383085117803778" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdgQTPqdWmotwdhZwZJWLxxGcbdVfefLz7Q-V-c1_uxj4IfOF1MoIZppYmKU2cmx34PYNvoWjxLYdw0R8Vp6YgDNTloveIallyJ7dzY0oapffoj2w0QNX6UcYyRVFnH3GtLPrP3A/s1600-h/IMG_0012.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 112px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdgQTPqdWmotwdhZwZJWLxxGcbdVfefLz7Q-V-c1_uxj4IfOF1MoIZppYmKU2cmx34PYNvoWjxLYdw0R8Vp6YgDNTloveIallyJ7dzY0oapffoj2w0QNX6UcYyRVFnH3GtLPrP3A/s200/IMG_0012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342383184305487618" border="0" /></a>CopySixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206685745254804789noreply@blogger.com1