Unique Abandoned Places

This now abandoned Drive-In and Playground was once the 41 Drive-In in Napanee Ontario. The 41 Drive-In opened in 1955 and closed as the Napanee Drive-In in 1995, it had a capacity for 290 cars.  Currently the property is being used as an off site storage facility, however the Drive-in screen, ticket booth, and a

Abandoned Rosies Diner | Abandoned 50’s Diner The story of how we came to explore this old abandoned 50’s diner is a great story. We had spent a whole day and night in Gary, Indiana and we had a long list of locations we still wanted to explore, however on our way back from the

Abandoned CN Rail Caboose in the Woods This is the second time that I have come across an abandoned train caboose in the woods! It was early January and it was our first outing of the year with Carlo Paolozza, RiddimRyder Photography and myself and we passed this while driving between locations. It wasn’t much but it was

Exploring the Abandoned Caddys and Rockpile East Concert Venue   Caddys in Scarborough Ontario was once described as “In a black, cinder-block building on Eglinton Ave. E., a gaudy sign welcomes patrons to what has become the Jurassic Park of the flesh-pedaling business. For decades, Caddy’s provided blue collar men with an escape from the

Abandoned Niagara Square Shopping Mall | Dead Malls Today we head, once again, to my hometown of Niagara Falls, Ontario Canada, this is the former Niagara Square Shopping Mall, which opened in 1977 and had room for 83 units. I’ve got many memories in this mall from visiting Santa and the Easter Bunny as a

Abandoned Niagara Falls Memorial Arena Update Tuesday June 28th, 2022 – s0s1nc3r3 and Freaktography on CHCH News   Abandoned Niagara Falls Memorial Hockey Arena and International Sand Sculpture Museum This now abandoned hockey arena was built in 1950 and had a capacity of approximately 3,000. The arena was home to various ice hockey teams in

Exploring an Abandoned Dentists Office with Power On a cold and icy night in the winter of 2018 I got word of an abandoned dentists office that could possibly be explored, this vacant dentists office was in the middle of a city and it was shocking to find no vandalism, no graffiti and nothing had

Abandoned Golf Course and Abandoned Mansion PGA Masters 2019   With the PGA Masters 2019 Golf Championships happening this weekend I thought what better time to post this abandoned golf course and abandoned mansion! The golf course and all surrounding property is now abandoned, closed in 2017 to make way for residential housing. The Abandoned

Private Eyes Strip Club Abandoned Strip Club Urban Exploring Private Eyes Strip Club in St Catharines Ontario, once known as the Rainbow Inn has been an eyesore and serious pain point for the people of Niagara on the Lake Ontario.   Highway 55, also known as Niagara Stone Road is one of the major routes people

Exploring a Historic and Haunted Hotel The Preston Springs Hotel This is the Historic and Haunted Preston Springs Hotel, and it has loomed over this corner for over 100 years. The now Abandoned Preston Springs Hotel was built on the sulfur springs welling up through the shale in the basement. Built to be the luxury

Abandoned Bowling Alley with Power | Urban Exploring with Freaktography and Forgotten Productions   Here we have an old abandoned bowling alley with power!  I explored this old bowling alley with Craig from Forgotten Productions, they had discovered and explored it briefly a few months before but never got a proper explore in, until now

This abandoned movie set is located somewhere in Ontario, Canada in an old abandoned car dealership with a very unsuspecting surprise inside.  Driving by, one would never really think to venture inside or have any idea that the Kin Abandoned Movie Set is in there, mostly intact but falling apart. Inside there is a set

Greasy Spoon Manor – An Abandoned Retro Diner and Family Home   Exploring Abandoned Retro Diner and Abandoned Home – Found Vintage Ms Pacman Arcade Game Pool Table The existing restaurant here opened in 1988. But in 1971, the owners purchased and ran the original restaurant on the site, Country Fare Restaurant. It also had

Abandoned Ontario Bowling Alley | 5 Pin Bowling   In this gallery and video I explore an abandoned bowling alley in Ontario, Canada. This desolate and derelict abandoned bowling alley only closed in May of 2017 after 58 years serving the community. This bowling alley was one of few 5 pin alleys in the area,

Abandoned Wigamog Resort Ontario Urban Exploring Gallery What you are looking at in this Urban Exploring gallery is the Abandoned Wigamog Resort in Ontario I was told of this abandoned resort in 2016 by someone who follows my photography, but it’s far and remote location put it very low on the priority list for me….a

Exploring the Abandoned Bowmanville Ontario Zoo | Urban Exploration Photography | Abandoned Zoo The now abandoned Bowmanville zoo was founded in 1919 and was once the oldest private zoo in North America. Another interesting fact is that this zoo was also a large supplier of animals to the U.S. film industry. Attendance at the Bowmanville

Exploring a Vacant Fire Station   This vacant fire station was known as Fire Station number 3 and was built in 1967, it closed in 2018. The vacant fire hall was replaced by a newer station The Fire Department that used this building served a municipality of 193,832 people over an area of 138.88 square

Facebook Twitter Reddit Facebook Exploring and Rediscovering the Abandoned Tivoli Theatre Hamilton Exploring and Rediscovering the Abandoned Pokemon Theatre this abandoned theatre dates back to the early 1900’s and the last show here was Pokemon Live Just when I thought this years locations couldn’t get any better, a classic exploring location opens itself up to

Exploring Abandoned Splatalot Game Show Set | Where is Splatalot The Abandoned Splatalot Game Show Set was the site of a hilarious medieval-themed physical game show geared to the tween audience, featuring an extreme obstacle course with heaps and loads of splats and spills. Each episode features a different group of thrill-seeking teen contestants, dubbed

Abandoned Martins Bowling Alley Hamilton Ontario | Urban Exploration Photography The Abandoned Martins Bowling Alley Hamilton Ontario has been around for more than half a century. It was well taken care of, and had a mid-century, well-lived-in beauty. There are hand-carved benches and a wide staircase off to the side, in soft, yellow wood. There

Abandoned Boblo Island Amusement Park History Abandoned Boblo Island Amusement Park is a former amusement park which ran from 1898 until its closure on September 30, 1993. Its amusement rides were sold in 1994.  It is now an expensive, gated housing community with a private clubhouse. The park was located on Bois Blanc Island, Ontario.

Urban Exploring Gallery of an Abandoned Dentists Office Another amazing and unique location, I had an opportunity recently to explore an abandoned dentists office. There was so much stuff left behind, such as dental tools, molds and a jar of teeth. One of the most interesting and bizarre abandoned locations that I have ever explored

The Abandoned Building of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde This location is one I am calling The Abandoned Building of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, while browsing the photos it may appear that I am showing clips/shots from two different locations. That is not the case, you are looking at a building with one portion

Former Ontario resort was supposed to become a Canadian Scientology headquarters The Church of Scientology’s new national retreat centre was supposed to open in 2012 after the organization purchased it in 2009 and went public with their plans in 2012. The faith, which boasts celebrity followers like Tom Cruise and John Travolta, is often accused

This now abandoned day care center was built in 1920 and was originally used as a nurses residence for a nearby hospital. Property ownership documents date as far back as 1798. Once a vast piece of farmland the land was donated in the early 1900’s for a large medical facility. When no longer needed for

Exploring an Abandoned Movie Theater Opened in 1974 this classic old movie theater only housed two cinemas.  Cinema 1, the larger of the two seated approx. 450 people and the smaller, Cinema 2 seated about 250 people. A google search of this location comes up with very limited information, the theater opened in 1974 and

Abandoned Migrant Workers Dormitory Set back off a main road in Southern Ontario, this location has been abandoned a very long time. This is evident by walking through it’s hallways and seeing what exposure to many changing Ontario seasons has done to the place. In the Summer and Fall this abandoned structure is mostly covered

Abandoned Bowling Alley – Closed Due to Flooding   This old abandoned bowling alley and billiards hall was for years a popular spot among locals to go for a night of bowling or a few games of pool.  Many children celebrated birthdays in the birthday room and surely on evenings and weekends this place was

A now abandoned long time family run funeral home, the first location in the history of this funeral home opened in the early 1900’s.  This location closed sometime between 2010 and 2015 when the owner decided it was time to retire. The building is in fairly good condition with only some damage to ceiling tiles

Urban Exploration Video inside the historic and iconic Honest Ed’s department store in Toronto, Ontario. Opened in 1948 and closed in early 2017, this was a legendary and very popular location for tourists and locals. The building was listed for sale in July of 2016 for $100,000,000 and ultimately closed for good on December 31st

Exploring the Ratz Bechtel Funeral Home   This large beautiful abandoned funeral home once served as a mansion to an early pioneer of the city it is located in, it then turned into a funeral home in 1949. The building dates back to 1897 when it was built for just over $10,000. The now abandoned