Tranquille Farm
Kamloops, BC
As one might guess from its various names -- King Edward Tuberculosis Sanatoriium, Tranquille School, Padova City, Tranquille-on-the-Lake, Tranquille Farm Fresh -- the place has had an interesting history.
It was opened in 1907 as a hospital for tuberculosis patients and was its own independent community. Besides hospital buildings, it contained staff dormitories, several small houses, several multi-family complexes, an elementary school, office buildings, a gymnasium and many ranch & farm structures. A system of underground tunnels connects many of the buildings.
Today, with only the farm and ranch buildings in use, the future of the 191 acre property with over 40 buildings is unclear. Most of the buildings are boarded up and in disrepair. It's behind locked gates but a narrow country road runs along one side, between it and Kamloops Lake. The lake is on the far side of the farm, on beyond the buildings shown in the picture. The body of water in the foreground is just a marshy area.
The dilapidated buildings are spooky with their cracking plaster and occasional graffiti. One three storey building sports a garish mural which covers a whole wall leading to the conclusion that it was planned and sanctioned. I'd love to know the history on that.
Tranquille Farm
Kamloops, BC
As one might guess from its various names -- King Edward Tuberculosis Sanatoriium, Tranquille School, Padova City, Tranquille-on-the-Lake, Tranquille Farm Fresh -- the place has had an interesting history.
It was opened in 1907 as a hospital for tuberculosis patients and was its own independent community. Besides hospital buildings, it contained staff dormitories, several small houses, several multi-family complexes, an elementary school, office buildings, a gymnasium and many ranch & farm structures. A system of underground tunnels connects many of the buildings.
Today, with only the farm and ranch buildings in use, the future of the 191 acre property with over 40 buildings is unclear. Most of the buildings are boarded up and in disrepair. It's behind locked gates but a narrow country road runs along one side, between it and Kamloops Lake. The lake is on the far side of the farm, on beyond the buildings shown in the picture. The body of water in the foreground is just a marshy area.
The dilapidated buildings are spooky with their cracking plaster and occasional graffiti. One three storey building sports a garish mural which covers a whole wall leading to the conclusion that it was planned and sanctioned. I'd love to know the history on that.