Tranquille
Kamloops, BC
The buildings in the distance are a ghost town of sorts. Over the years the place has gone through many iterations -- King Edward Tuberculosis Sanatoriium, Tranquille School, Padova City, Tranquille-on-the-Lake, Tranquille Farm Fresh --but is once again empty and unused.
It was opened in 1907 as a hospital for tuberculosis patients and was its own independent, self-sustaining 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.
The rock bluff looming to the right is called Battle Bluff and has its own fascinating history.
Tranquille
Kamloops, BC
The buildings in the distance are a ghost town of sorts. Over the years the place has gone through many iterations -- King Edward Tuberculosis Sanatoriium, Tranquille School, Padova City, Tranquille-on-the-Lake, Tranquille Farm Fresh --but is once again empty and unused.
It was opened in 1907 as a hospital for tuberculosis patients and was its own independent, self-sustaining 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.
The rock bluff looming to the right is called Battle Bluff and has its own fascinating history.