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The passengers boarded with excitement, exchanging warm smiles and easy laughter, unaware that they were stepping into their final journey. It was just a short sightseeing tour—an afternoon escape, a chance to marvel at the world from above before returning to the lives waiting for them below. Loved ones had waved them off without a second thought, promising to hear all about the adventure when they returned. None of them knew that this was their last goodbye. As the plane lifted, the sky opened wide before them, and for a brief, breathtaking hour, they lived fully—wrapped in wonder, carried by awe, believing in the certainty of tomorrow.
But life doesn’t offer certainty. It doesn’t whisper warnings or give us the chance to hold on just a little longer. It simply gives us now, asking only that we embrace it before it fades. And in that final flight, they did. They soaked in every sight, every laugh, every quiet moment suspended in the air. They lived in the beauty of now, unaware that it was all they had, unaware that the people they left behind would never get to hear their stories, never get to say one last, lingering farewell. Because in the end, life is not about what comes next—it’s about cherishing what is here, while it’s still ours to hold.
"I'm no prophet
Lord, I don't know nature's way
So I'll try to see into your eyes right now
And stay right here
'Cause these are the good old days - Carly Simon
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There is very little information about this large 13-acre abandoned property in southern Ontario, Canada.
The entire area here used to be farmland and farmhouses, almost all of which have been abandoned for several years, awaiting demolition as the local town grows and expands to the south and to the west.
The areas surrounding this property have been bought up for development by a number of large industrial corporations.
The future is uncertain at this point in time, but the house and covered bridge here will most definitely be demolished very soon!
There is very little information about this large 13-acre abandoned property in southern Ontario, Canada.
The entire area here used to be farmland and farmhouses, almost all of which have been abandoned for several years, awaiting demolition as the local town grows and expands to the south and to the west.
The areas surrounding this property have been bought up for development by a number of large industrial corporations.
The future is uncertain at this point in time, but the house and covered bridge here will most definitely be demolished very soon!
Video Tour
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZEVvG-Hwg0
Photo Gallery:
freaktography.com/abandoned-1900s-edwardian-farmhouse-wit...
Once a thriving diamond mining town, Kolmanskop in Namibia now stands abandoned, slowly being reclaimed by the shifting desert sands. Sunlight filters through broken windows, casting eerie shadows over rooms where life once flourished but now only whispers of the past remain.
This abandoned house had so much stuff left behind.
There was so much stuff that many explorers who had gone inside had missed another entirely hidden area of the house.
On my second visit, I spotted a secret door in a closet leading me to another part of the house. Up there I found boxes upon boxes, on top of boxes. As I moved things around I discovered things like a classic table hockey game, an electric car road race kit, and this extremely valuable typewriter along with the portrait of a little girl, and so much more!
Flip through these pictures, then head to my website to see much more and then watch the video walk through!
Web Page
freaktography.com/creepy-abandoned-house
Video:
Old Florida has been disappearing at an alarming rate. Untended wooden structures do not last long in the hot humid climate. This "broken" boathouse no longer exists. As old Florida disappears so does its history. Here in the oldest European settlement in the United States.
Five Canadian Abandoned Ghost Towns
In late 2019, I had an idea to visit abandoned ghost towns and villages in every Canadian province and territory.
This idea came after reading the book “The Whisper on the Night Wind” by Canadian explorer and author, Adam Shoalts. Adam and I had worked together on a new way to help promote his newest book, I would read the book, interview him and do a video review about it. I got to speak with Adam at great lengths about this adventure and his many others.
The book is about an adventure that Adam and his friend Zach embarked upon to find the lost ghost town of Traverspine in Labrador and investigate sightings of the Traverspine Gorilla. You can learn much more about this on Adam’s website here:
adamshoalts.com/labrador-the-whisper-on-the-night-wind/
I started researching and planned to start with the many abandoned fishing villages and ghost towns in Labrador and then visit a different province or territory every year.
This monumental goal was to start in May 2020 - but then the world shut down!
Fast forward to 2022 and things were getting back to normal and 2023 would be the year where I started this project and I decided to start in Saskatchewan. In addition to several other places of interest in Saskatchewan, I visited 5 separate ghost towns on my trip.
I did visit a smaller ghost town in Quebec in 2022, while it’s not a true ghost town, it looks a lot like one. It was a movie set for a film called “The Education of Little Tree” from 1997 - the set was built on private property and most of the buildings are still there today.
In 2024, I took on what is probably the most ambitious ghost town in all of Canada, Anyox, BC. I spent one whole week in Anyox documenting as much of it as I could.
For this weekend's video and posts, we are featuring 5 of the ghost towns that I have visited:
The Education of Little Tree Ghost Town Film Set
freaktography.com/old-abandoned-ghost-town
Neidpath, Saskatchewan Ghost Town
freaktography.com/ghost-town-of-neidpath-saskatchewan
Insinger, Saskatchewan Ghost Town
freaktography.com/ghost-town-insinger-saskatchewan
Kayville, Saskatchewan Ghost Town
freaktography.com/the-heartbreaking-story-of-saskatchewan...
Anyox, British Columbia Ghost Town
freaktography.com/anyox-bc-canadas-largest-ghost-town
This project continues, in 2025 I will visit some of the ghost towns right here in Ontario, in August I am travelling to Alberta, Canada and in 2026 - I am heading to the Arctic, but I haven’t yet decided where yet. Adam Shoalts highly recommended that I go to the Yukon, and I think I am leaning that way!
Here is the video featuring these five abandoned ghost towns from 3 different Canadian provinces.
Five Canadian Abandoned Ghost Towns
In late 2019, I had an idea to visit abandoned ghost towns and villages in every Canadian province and territory.
This idea came after reading the book “The Whisper on the Night Wind” by Canadian explorer and author, Adam Shoalts. Adam and I had worked together on a new way to help promote his newest book, I would read the book, interview him and do a video review about it. I got to speak with Adam at great lengths about this adventure and his many others.
The book is about an adventure that Adam and his friend Zach embarked upon to find the lost ghost town of Traverspine in Labrador and investigate sightings of the Traverspine Gorilla. You can learn much more about this on Adam’s website here:
adamshoalts.com/labrador-the-whisper-on-the-night-wind/
I started researching and planned to start with the many abandoned fishing villages and ghost towns in Labrador and then visit a different province or territory every year.
This monumental goal was to start in May 2020 - but then the world shut down!
Fast forward to 2022 and things were getting back to normal and 2023 would be the year where I started this project and I decided to start in Saskatchewan. In addition to several other places of interest in Saskatchewan, I visited 5 separate ghost towns on my trip.
I did visit a smaller ghost town in Quebec in 2022, while it’s not a true ghost town, it looks a lot like one. It was a movie set for a film called “The Education of Little Tree” from 1997 - the set was built on private property and most of the buildings are still there today.
In 2024, I took on what is probably the most ambitious ghost town in all of Canada, Anyox, BC. I spent one whole week in Anyox documenting as much of it as I could.
For this weekend's video and posts, we are featuring 5 of the ghost towns that I have visited:
The Education of Little Tree Ghost Town Film Set
freaktography.com/old-abandoned-ghost-town
Neidpath, Saskatchewan Ghost Town
freaktography.com/ghost-town-of-neidpath-saskatchewan
Insinger, Saskatchewan Ghost Town
freaktography.com/ghost-town-insinger-saskatchewan
Kayville, Saskatchewan Ghost Town
freaktography.com/the-heartbreaking-story-of-saskatchewan...
Anyox, British Columbia Ghost Town
freaktography.com/anyox-bc-canadas-largest-ghost-town
This project continues, in 2025 I will visit some of the ghost towns right here in Ontario, in August I am travelling to Alberta, Canada and in 2026 - I am heading to the Arctic, but I haven’t yet decided where yet. Adam Shoalts highly recommended that I go to the Yukon, and I think I am leaning that way!
Here is the video featuring these five abandoned ghost towns from 3 different Canadian provinces.
Five Canadian Abandoned Ghost Towns
In late 2019, I had an idea to visit abandoned ghost towns and villages in every Canadian province and territory.
This idea came after reading the book “The Whisper on the Night Wind” by Canadian explorer and author, Adam Shoalts. Adam and I had worked together on a new way to help promote his newest book, I would read the book, interview him and do a video review about it. I got to speak with Adam at great lengths about this adventure and his many others.
The book is about an adventure that Adam and his friend Zach embarked upon to find the lost ghost town of Traverspine in Labrador and investigate sightings of the Traverspine Gorilla. You can learn much more about this on Adam’s website here:
adamshoalts.com/labrador-the-whisper-on-the-night-wind/
I started researching and planned to start with the many abandoned fishing villages and ghost towns in Labrador and then visit a different province or territory every year.
This monumental goal was to start in May 2020 - but then the world shut down!
Fast forward to 2022 and things were getting back to normal and 2023 would be the year where I started this project and I decided to start in Saskatchewan. In addition to several other places of interest in Saskatchewan, I visited 5 separate ghost towns on my trip.
I did visit a smaller ghost town in Quebec in 2022, while it’s not a true ghost town, it looks a lot like one. It was a movie set for a film called “The Education of Little Tree” from 1997 - the set was built on private property and most of the buildings are still there today.
In 2024, I took on what is probably the most ambitious ghost town in all of Canada, Anyox, BC. I spent one whole week in Anyox documenting as much of it as I could.
For this weekend's video and posts, we are featuring 5 of the ghost towns that I have visited:
The Education of Little Tree Ghost Town Film Set
freaktography.com/old-abandoned-ghost-town
Neidpath, Saskatchewan Ghost Town
freaktography.com/ghost-town-of-neidpath-saskatchewan
Insinger, Saskatchewan Ghost Town
freaktography.com/ghost-town-insinger-saskatchewan
Kayville, Saskatchewan Ghost Town
freaktography.com/the-heartbreaking-story-of-saskatchewan...
Anyox, British Columbia Ghost Town
freaktography.com/anyox-bc-canadas-largest-ghost-town
This project continues, in 2025 I will visit some of the ghost towns right here in Ontario, in August I am travelling to Alberta, Canada and in 2026 - I am heading to the Arctic, but I haven’t yet decided where yet. Adam Shoalts highly recommended that I go to the Yukon, and I think I am leaning that way!
Here is the video featuring these five abandoned ghost towns from 3 different Canadian provinces.
in port de pollenca, the sea breeze still whispered through the shutters of a house long left behind. the whitewashed walls had dulled to a tired gray, and the bamboo blind hung crookedly, as if surrendering to time. the sharp mediterranean sun couldn’t brighten what was already forgotten, but it traced the curves of the arches and made the silence look alive.
Five Canadian Abandoned Ghost Towns
In late 2019, I had an idea to visit abandoned ghost towns and villages in every Canadian province and territory.
This idea came after reading the book “The Whisper on the Night Wind” by Canadian explorer and author, Adam Shoalts. Adam and I had worked together on a new way to help promote his newest book, I would read the book, interview him and do a video review about it. I got to speak with Adam at great lengths about this adventure and his many others.
The book is about an adventure that Adam and his friend Zach embarked upon to find the lost ghost town of Traverspine in Labrador and investigate sightings of the Traverspine Gorilla. You can learn much more about this on Adam’s website here:
adamshoalts.com/labrador-the-whisper-on-the-night-wind/
I started researching and planned to start with the many abandoned fishing villages and ghost towns in Labrador and then visit a different province or territory every year.
This monumental goal was to start in May 2020 - but then the world shut down!
Fast forward to 2022 and things were getting back to normal and 2023 would be the year where I started this project and I decided to start in Saskatchewan. In addition to several other places of interest in Saskatchewan, I visited 5 separate ghost towns on my trip.
I did visit a smaller ghost town in Quebec in 2022, while it’s not a true ghost town, it looks a lot like one. It was a movie set for a film called “The Education of Little Tree” from 1997 - the set was built on private property and most of the buildings are still there today.
In 2024, I took on what is probably the most ambitious ghost town in all of Canada, Anyox, BC. I spent one whole week in Anyox documenting as much of it as I could.
For this weekend's video and posts, we are featuring 5 of the ghost towns that I have visited:
The Education of Little Tree Ghost Town Film Set
freaktography.com/old-abandoned-ghost-town
Neidpath, Saskatchewan Ghost Town
freaktography.com/ghost-town-of-neidpath-saskatchewan
Insinger, Saskatchewan Ghost Town
freaktography.com/ghost-town-insinger-saskatchewan
Kayville, Saskatchewan Ghost Town
freaktography.com/the-heartbreaking-story-of-saskatchewan...
Anyox, British Columbia Ghost Town
freaktography.com/anyox-bc-canadas-largest-ghost-town
This project continues, in 2025 I will visit some of the ghost towns right here in Ontario, in August I am travelling to Alberta, Canada and in 2026 - I am heading to the Arctic, but I haven’t yet decided where yet. Adam Shoalts highly recommended that I go to the Yukon, and I think I am leaning that way!
Here is the video featuring these five abandoned ghost towns from 3 different Canadian provinces.
There was once a place that drew crowds of Parisians away from their grand boulevards and sidewalk cafés to rediscover their inner child, wine & dine in chestnut tree houses and celebrate summer like Robinson Crusoe. ca 1850
The archaeological dig site around the Maison Nivard de Saint Dizier at the corner of Crawford and LaSalle blvd. in Verdun.
The New York World Building was a skyscraper in New York City designed by early skyscraper specialist George Browne Post and built in 1890 to house the now-defunct newspaper, The New York World. It was razed in 1955.
An aerial view of a hauntingly beautiful shipwreck, slowly being consumed by the encroaching desert sands. The golden hues and long shadows create a dramatic contrast, emphasizing the passage of time and nature’s relentless reclamation
Post-Apocalyptic Marauder Mayhem at Concrete City.....
I spent the afternoon wandering around another one of Luzerne County’s wasted historical sites (Despite the fact that it is designated as a historical landmark!)---Concrete City (said to be the very first example of tract housing). The post-apocalyptic mood of the place was exaggerated today by the fact that you could hear gunshots echoing thru the ghost town since people were there to play paint ball. We actually spoke about how great it would be, since the place isn’t being used as a historical site, if someone decided to develop it as a Concrete City Themed Paint Ball Complex ---it already looks like a real-life video-game! ;-)
Take a fun video romp thru Concrete City at:
(An Unemployed Zombie Building Infiltration Specialist Production)
Elvis Presley, Dewey Phillips, and Joe Cuoghi, one of the owners of Poplar Tunes at 308 Poplar in Memphis. Phillips was the first DJ to play the debut records of Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash and other Sun Records artists. 1956
The site where the store once stood was honored with a Shelby County Historical Marker on August 11, 2015.
(Photo by Alan Spearman, Courtesy Poplar Tunes)
Five Canadian Abandoned Ghost Towns
In late 2019, I had an idea to visit abandoned ghost towns and villages in every Canadian province and territory.
This idea came after reading the book “The Whisper on the Night Wind” by Canadian explorer and author, Adam Shoalts. Adam and I had worked together on a new way to help promote his newest book, I would read the book, interview him and do a video review about it. I got to speak with Adam at great lengths about this adventure and his many others.
The book is about an adventure that Adam and his friend Zach embarked upon to find the lost ghost town of Traverspine in Labrador and investigate sightings of the Traverspine Gorilla. You can learn much more about this on Adam’s website here:
adamshoalts.com/labrador-the-whisper-on-the-night-wind/
I started researching and planned to start with the many abandoned fishing villages and ghost towns in Labrador and then visit a different province or territory every year.
This monumental goal was to start in May 2020 - but then the world shut down!
Fast forward to 2022 and things were getting back to normal and 2023 would be the year where I started this project and I decided to start in Saskatchewan. In addition to several other places of interest in Saskatchewan, I visited 5 separate ghost towns on my trip.
I did visit a smaller ghost town in Quebec in 2022, while it’s not a true ghost town, it looks a lot like one. It was a movie set for a film called “The Education of Little Tree” from 1997 - the set was built on private property and most of the buildings are still there today.
In 2024, I took on what is probably the most ambitious ghost town in all of Canada, Anyox, BC. I spent one whole week in Anyox documenting as much of it as I could.
For this weekend's video and posts, we are featuring 5 of the ghost towns that I have visited:
The Education of Little Tree Ghost Town Film Set
freaktography.com/old-abandoned-ghost-town
Neidpath, Saskatchewan Ghost Town
freaktography.com/ghost-town-of-neidpath-saskatchewan
Insinger, Saskatchewan Ghost Town
freaktography.com/ghost-town-insinger-saskatchewan
Kayville, Saskatchewan Ghost Town
freaktography.com/the-heartbreaking-story-of-saskatchewan...
Anyox, British Columbia Ghost Town
freaktography.com/anyox-bc-canadas-largest-ghost-town
This project continues, in 2025 I will visit some of the ghost towns right here in Ontario, in August I am travelling to Alberta, Canada and in 2026 - I am heading to the Arctic, but I haven’t yet decided where yet. Adam Shoalts highly recommended that I go to the Yukon, and I think I am leaning that way!
Here is the video featuring these five abandoned ghost towns from 3 different Canadian provinces.
There is very little information about this large 13-acre abandoned property in southern Ontario, Canada.
The entire area here used to be farmland and farmhouses, almost all of which have been abandoned for several years, awaiting demolition as the local town grows and expands to the south and to the west.
The areas surrounding this property have been bought up for development by a number of large industrial corporations.
The future is uncertain at this point in time, but the house and covered bridge here will most definitely be demolished very soon!
Video Tour
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZEVvG-Hwg0
Photo Gallery:
freaktography.com/abandoned-1900s-edwardian-farmhouse-wit...
Five Canadian Abandoned Ghost Towns
In late 2019, I had an idea to visit abandoned ghost towns and villages in every Canadian province and territory.
This idea came after reading the book “The Whisper on the Night Wind” by Canadian explorer and author, Adam Shoalts. Adam and I had worked together on a new way to help promote his newest book, I would read the book, interview him and do a video review about it. I got to speak with Adam at great lengths about this adventure and his many others.
The book is about an adventure that Adam and his friend Zach embarked upon to find the lost ghost town of Traverspine in Labrador and investigate sightings of the Traverspine Gorilla. You can learn much more about this on Adam’s website here:
adamshoalts.com/labrador-the-whisper-on-the-night-wind/
I started researching and planned to start with the many abandoned fishing villages and ghost towns in Labrador and then visit a different province or territory every year.
This monumental goal was to start in May 2020 - but then the world shut down!
Fast forward to 2022 and things were getting back to normal and 2023 would be the year where I started this project and I decided to start in Saskatchewan. In addition to several other places of interest in Saskatchewan, I visited 5 separate ghost towns on my trip.
I did visit a smaller ghost town in Quebec in 2022, while it’s not a true ghost town, it looks a lot like one. It was a movie set for a film called “The Education of Little Tree” from 1997 - the set was built on private property and most of the buildings are still there today.
In 2024, I took on what is probably the most ambitious ghost town in all of Canada, Anyox, BC. I spent one whole week in Anyox documenting as much of it as I could.
For this weekend's video and posts, we are featuring 5 of the ghost towns that I have visited:
The Education of Little Tree Ghost Town Film Set
freaktography.com/old-abandoned-ghost-town
Neidpath, Saskatchewan Ghost Town
freaktography.com/ghost-town-of-neidpath-saskatchewan
Insinger, Saskatchewan Ghost Town
freaktography.com/ghost-town-insinger-saskatchewan
Kayville, Saskatchewan Ghost Town
freaktography.com/the-heartbreaking-story-of-saskatchewan...
Anyox, British Columbia Ghost Town
freaktography.com/anyox-bc-canadas-largest-ghost-town
This project continues, in 2025 I will visit some of the ghost towns right here in Ontario, in August I am travelling to Alberta, Canada and in 2026 - I am heading to the Arctic, but I haven’t yet decided where yet. Adam Shoalts highly recommended that I go to the Yukon, and I think I am leaning that way!
Here is the video featuring these five abandoned ghost towns from 3 different Canadian provinces.
Five Canadian Abandoned Ghost Towns
In late 2019, I had an idea to visit abandoned ghost towns and villages in every Canadian province and territory.
This idea came after reading the book “The Whisper on the Night Wind” by Canadian explorer and author, Adam Shoalts. Adam and I had worked together on a new way to help promote his newest book, I would read the book, interview him and do a video review about it. I got to speak with Adam at great lengths about this adventure and his many others.
The book is about an adventure that Adam and his friend Zach embarked upon to find the lost ghost town of Traverspine in Labrador and investigate sightings of the Traverspine Gorilla. You can learn much more about this on Adam’s website here:
adamshoalts.com/labrador-the-whisper-on-the-night-wind/
I started researching and planned to start with the many abandoned fishing villages and ghost towns in Labrador and then visit a different province or territory every year.
This monumental goal was to start in May 2020 - but then the world shut down!
Fast forward to 2022 and things were getting back to normal and 2023 would be the year where I started this project and I decided to start in Saskatchewan. In addition to several other places of interest in Saskatchewan, I visited 5 separate ghost towns on my trip.
I did visit a smaller ghost town in Quebec in 2022, while it’s not a true ghost town, it looks a lot like one. It was a movie set for a film called “The Education of Little Tree” from 1997 - the set was built on private property and most of the buildings are still there today.
In 2024, I took on what is probably the most ambitious ghost town in all of Canada, Anyox, BC. I spent one whole week in Anyox documenting as much of it as I could.
For this weekend's video and posts, we are featuring 5 of the ghost towns that I have visited:
The Education of Little Tree Ghost Town Film Set
freaktography.com/old-abandoned-ghost-town
Neidpath, Saskatchewan Ghost Town
freaktography.com/ghost-town-of-neidpath-saskatchewan
Insinger, Saskatchewan Ghost Town
freaktography.com/ghost-town-insinger-saskatchewan
Kayville, Saskatchewan Ghost Town
freaktography.com/the-heartbreaking-story-of-saskatchewan...
Anyox, British Columbia Ghost Town
freaktography.com/anyox-bc-canadas-largest-ghost-town
This project continues, in 2025 I will visit some of the ghost towns right here in Ontario, in August I am travelling to Alberta, Canada and in 2026 - I am heading to the Arctic, but I haven’t yet decided where yet. Adam Shoalts highly recommended that I go to the Yukon, and I think I am leaning that way!
Here is the video featuring these five abandoned ghost towns from 3 different Canadian provinces.
no gas, literally. the distinctive pumps at vinsetta garage are gone. went back here to try and get some shots of them and found a quite different scene than the last time i was here. the sign is no longer lit either which meant the neon red glow is no longer present as it was in my old shots. if this place has to go i hope it isn't just demolished and thrown in a landfill.
Five Canadian Abandoned Ghost Towns
In late 2019, I had an idea to visit abandoned ghost towns and villages in every Canadian province and territory.
This idea came after reading the book “The Whisper on the Night Wind” by Canadian explorer and author, Adam Shoalts. Adam and I had worked together on a new way to help promote his newest book, I would read the book, interview him and do a video review about it. I got to speak with Adam at great lengths about this adventure and his many others.
The book is about an adventure that Adam and his friend Zach embarked upon to find the lost ghost town of Traverspine in Labrador and investigate sightings of the Traverspine Gorilla. You can learn much more about this on Adam’s website here:
adamshoalts.com/labrador-the-whisper-on-the-night-wind/
I started researching and planned to start with the many abandoned fishing villages and ghost towns in Labrador and then visit a different province or territory every year.
This monumental goal was to start in May 2020 - but then the world shut down!
Fast forward to 2022 and things were getting back to normal and 2023 would be the year where I started this project and I decided to start in Saskatchewan. In addition to several other places of interest in Saskatchewan, I visited 5 separate ghost towns on my trip.
I did visit a smaller ghost town in Quebec in 2022, while it’s not a true ghost town, it looks a lot like one. It was a movie set for a film called “The Education of Little Tree” from 1997 - the set was built on private property and most of the buildings are still there today.
In 2024, I took on what is probably the most ambitious ghost town in all of Canada, Anyox, BC. I spent one whole week in Anyox documenting as much of it as I could.
For this weekend's video and posts, we are featuring 5 of the ghost towns that I have visited:
The Education of Little Tree Ghost Town Film Set
freaktography.com/old-abandoned-ghost-town
Neidpath, Saskatchewan Ghost Town
freaktography.com/ghost-town-of-neidpath-saskatchewan
Insinger, Saskatchewan Ghost Town
freaktography.com/ghost-town-insinger-saskatchewan
Kayville, Saskatchewan Ghost Town
freaktography.com/the-heartbreaking-story-of-saskatchewan...
Anyox, British Columbia Ghost Town
freaktography.com/anyox-bc-canadas-largest-ghost-town
This project continues, in 2025 I will visit some of the ghost towns right here in Ontario, in August I am travelling to Alberta, Canada and in 2026 - I am heading to the Arctic, but I haven’t yet decided where yet. Adam Shoalts highly recommended that I go to the Yukon, and I think I am leaning that way!
Here is the video featuring these five abandoned ghost towns from 3 different Canadian provinces.
St Roch Market. Historic Market Building, New Orleans, Louisiana 1976
The St. Roch Market was originally constructed in 1838 in the New Marigny neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, as an open-air market on Washington Avenue (later renamed St Roch Avenue). The neighborhood itself was originally called the New Marigny and after a yellow fever epidemic in the early 1870s in which many neighborhood residents survived, the street, neighborhood, and the market itself was renamed to St Roch for the saint's patronage of incurable diseases and lost causes.
The building itself has been renovated several times. In 1875 the building was renovated and renamed the St Roch Market (post epidemic). It was next renovated and enclosed after World War I. Then in the 1930s through the Works Progress Administration, the building was once again restored. Up until the 1950s the market had been a multi-vendor market selling fresh produce, prepared foods, butchered items, and sundries of all varieties. After World War II, it was renovated to again and became the popular Lama's Supermarket, predominantly known for seafood and plate meals.
In the 1990s it had fallen into disrepair and became a Chinese food restaurant and was ultimately shut for good after Hurricane Katrina. In the 10 years that followed Hurricane Katrina the building sat mostly vacant until 2012, when the city of New Orleans, under Mayor Mitch Landrieu began a campaign to obtain state and federal funding to restore the building. In August 2014 the city leased the building to a private business who returned the building to a multi-tenant "food hall" which is a modernization of the building's original use selling both prepared and fresh foods in a multi-vendor format.
Now, the St. Roch Market is a southern food hall featuring a diverse lineup of food and beverage purveyors. (Info: Wiki)
New York, 1905, City Hall Post Office at Broadway & Park Row. Designed by Alfred Mullett, completed in 1880 and demolished in 1938, the building was derided as Mullett's Monstrosity.
Five Canadian Abandoned Ghost Towns
In late 2019, I had an idea to visit abandoned ghost towns and villages in every Canadian province and territory.
This idea came after reading the book “The Whisper on the Night Wind” by Canadian explorer and author, Adam Shoalts. Adam and I had worked together on a new way to help promote his newest book, I would read the book, interview him and do a video review about it. I got to speak with Adam at great lengths about this adventure and his many others.
The book is about an adventure that Adam and his friend Zach embarked upon to find the lost ghost town of Traverspine in Labrador and investigate sightings of the Traverspine Gorilla. You can learn much more about this on Adam’s website here:
adamshoalts.com/labrador-the-whisper-on-the-night-wind/
I started researching and planned to start with the many abandoned fishing villages and ghost towns in Labrador and then visit a different province or territory every year.
This monumental goal was to start in May 2020 - but then the world shut down!
Fast forward to 2022 and things were getting back to normal and 2023 would be the year where I started this project and I decided to start in Saskatchewan. In addition to several other places of interest in Saskatchewan, I visited 5 separate ghost towns on my trip.
I did visit a smaller ghost town in Quebec in 2022, while it’s not a true ghost town, it looks a lot like one. It was a movie set for a film called “The Education of Little Tree” from 1997 - the set was built on private property and most of the buildings are still there today.
In 2024, I took on what is probably the most ambitious ghost town in all of Canada, Anyox, BC. I spent one whole week in Anyox documenting as much of it as I could.
For this weekend's video and posts, we are featuring 5 of the ghost towns that I have visited:
The Education of Little Tree Ghost Town Film Set
freaktography.com/old-abandoned-ghost-town
Neidpath, Saskatchewan Ghost Town
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Insinger, Saskatchewan Ghost Town
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Kayville, Saskatchewan Ghost Town
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Anyox, British Columbia Ghost Town
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This project continues, in 2025 I will visit some of the ghost towns right here in Ontario, in August I am travelling to Alberta, Canada and in 2026 - I am heading to the Arctic, but I haven’t yet decided where yet. Adam Shoalts highly recommended that I go to the Yukon, and I think I am leaning that way!
Here is the video featuring these five abandoned ghost towns from 3 different Canadian provinces.
Five Canadian Abandoned Ghost Towns
In late 2019, I had an idea to visit abandoned ghost towns and villages in every Canadian province and territory.
This idea came after reading the book “The Whisper on the Night Wind” by Canadian explorer and author, Adam Shoalts. Adam and I had worked together on a new way to help promote his newest book, I would read the book, interview him and do a video review about it. I got to speak with Adam at great lengths about this adventure and his many others.
The book is about an adventure that Adam and his friend Zach embarked upon to find the lost ghost town of Traverspine in Labrador and investigate sightings of the Traverspine Gorilla. You can learn much more about this on Adam’s website here:
adamshoalts.com/labrador-the-whisper-on-the-night-wind/
I started researching and planned to start with the many abandoned fishing villages and ghost towns in Labrador and then visit a different province or territory every year.
This monumental goal was to start in May 2020 - but then the world shut down!
Fast forward to 2022 and things were getting back to normal and 2023 would be the year where I started this project and I decided to start in Saskatchewan. In addition to several other places of interest in Saskatchewan, I visited 5 separate ghost towns on my trip.
I did visit a smaller ghost town in Quebec in 2022, while it’s not a true ghost town, it looks a lot like one. It was a movie set for a film called “The Education of Little Tree” from 1997 - the set was built on private property and most of the buildings are still there today.
In 2024, I took on what is probably the most ambitious ghost town in all of Canada, Anyox, BC. I spent one whole week in Anyox documenting as much of it as I could.
For this weekend's video and posts, we are featuring 5 of the ghost towns that I have visited:
The Education of Little Tree Ghost Town Film Set
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Neidpath, Saskatchewan Ghost Town
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Insinger, Saskatchewan Ghost Town
freaktography.com/ghost-town-insinger-saskatchewan
Kayville, Saskatchewan Ghost Town
freaktography.com/the-heartbreaking-story-of-saskatchewan...
Anyox, British Columbia Ghost Town
freaktography.com/anyox-bc-canadas-largest-ghost-town
This project continues, in 2025 I will visit some of the ghost towns right here in Ontario, in August I am travelling to Alberta, Canada and in 2026 - I am heading to the Arctic, but I haven’t yet decided where yet. Adam Shoalts highly recommended that I go to the Yukon, and I think I am leaning that way!
Here is the video featuring these five abandoned ghost towns from 3 different Canadian provinces.
Sadly, Luzerne County is in danger of losing yet another one of our historical landmarks, The Hotel Sterling.
A group has been started on Facebook for The Hotel Sterling--please show your support if you love this old landmark (or don't live here but value history) by "liking" the Save The Hotel Sterling efforts!
www.facebook.com/pages/Save-the-Hotel-Sterling-Wilkes-Bar...
You can sign the Save the Sterling petition at:
www.ipetitions.com/petition/savethesterling/
(Please note that a window will come up asking for a donation once you sign the petition….THAT REQUEST IS NOT FOR THE HOTEL STERLING but for the ipetitions site itself. A donation is not required for your signature to be recorded on the Save The Sterling petition.)
There is very little information about this large 13-acre abandoned property in southern Ontario, Canada.
The entire area here used to be farmland and farmhouses, almost all of which have been abandoned for several years, awaiting demolition as the local town grows and expands to the south and to the west.
The areas surrounding this property have been bought up for development by a number of large industrial corporations.
The future is uncertain at this point in time, but the house and covered bridge here will most definitely be demolished very soon!
Video Tour
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZEVvG-Hwg0
Photo Gallery:
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Lowenstein's had this limousine specially built for shuttle service for its customers between its parking area at 202 Union and the store's Monroe entrance. It ran about every 10 minutes, held nine people comfortably, had three doors to eliminate crawling over other passengers. Riders in June 1953 included Mrs. Milton Durham (Left) of 2258 South Parkway East, Mrs. William Tate (Center) of 1055 South Perkins and Mrs. Robert Wells of 1386 Vollintine.
(Photo by Charles Nicholas / The Commercial Appeal files)
There is very little information about this large 13-acre abandoned property in southern Ontario, Canada.
The entire area here used to be farmland and farmhouses, almost all of which have been abandoned for several years, awaiting demolition as the local town grows and expands to the south and to the west.
The areas surrounding this property have been bought up for development by a number of large industrial corporations.
The future is uncertain at this point in time, but the house and covered bridge here will most definitely be demolished very soon!
Video Tour
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZEVvG-Hwg0
Photo Gallery:
freaktography.com/abandoned-1900s-edwardian-farmhouse-wit...
A broken beauty, waiting for restoration.....or demolition depends on how you look at it. I have always loved this old home on the north end of Broadway Street in Raymond, Alberta. It came up for sale just recently and is sold for "lot value" only! If I was in the position to take on such a project I would be all over that sh*t. Unfortunately, the house sold weeks after the listing went up and a demolition sale was held, stripping the home of its treasures.
Sadly and I can't emphasis that enough. The town of Raymond actually encourages the demolition of "older homes” with grant money, in favor of new development!! WTH?! A historic Mormon Settlement such as Raymond letting their history be replaced.
I took a tour of the place myself and the house needs a sh*t-ton of work such as a new basement, windows, roof and the list goes on...but for what you pay for; the large lot and house you could easily have a completely renovated "character home" with new foundation and only spend over $150-200,000. Not to mention the house would most likely sell with a lot that large for about $300,000 after renovations etc.
No word on when or if it will be demolished. :(
Located in Midtown in the Orange Mound neighborhood of Memphis. The Sky-Vue Drive-In opened in June 1949, and was built and operated by Dave Lebovitz and his brother Abner Lebovitz. It had a capacity for 750 cars, and apparently there was a heavy walk-in patronage, as 700 seats were provided in front of the screen. There was concession stand in the base of the screen, as well as one in the centre of the lot. Another facility was a playground.
Closed in 1970. The Sky-Vue Drive-In was actually an ‘in-town’ drive-in. Much of the neighborhood where it was located was developed before 1949.
(Contributed by Ken Roe)
This is the Hotel Street entrance to the new Goldsmith's public parking garage as seen on October 18, 1953. The new facility will hold a maximum of 600 autos. Patrons of the garage will drive in here, get claim checks at the window just within the entrance, leave their cars in the hands of trained attendants and, if they wish, walk through a well-lighted tunnel into the department store.
(Bob Williams / The Commercial Appeal files)
Eager customers streamed into the new two-million-dollar Lowenstein's South store at Whitehaven Plaza, U.S. 51 South and Raines Road on 1 Aug 1956 when the store was opened to the public. The store is the first of several to be located at the new John B. Goodwin Whitehaven Plaza.
(The Commercial Appeal files)
The "sidewalk cafe" is open at T.G.I. Friday's on Overton Square on Feb. 22, 1980. The restaurant, a combination restaurant, bar and gathering place, greeted its first customers at 2115 Madison in May, 1970. (Thomas Busler/The Commercial Appeal)
Arthur Seessel, Sept. 5, 1941. In 1941, Seessel's opened a new one-story building with more than 12,000 square feet of space, and a parking lot for 100 cars, "out east" at 1761 Union. Later, college students were hired to transport customers to their cars in golf carts. The new store was the first grocery store to be fully air-conditioned, and it had a supervised playground for children.
(The Commercial Appeal)