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How to Find Abandoned Places Ok, so we’ve discussed a number of different angles for finding abandonments. You’ll recall that I mentioned driving around, and I mentioned several times using Google Earth as a research tool. So where are you going to have the best chance of bumping into something? How do you narrow down […]

ID and Identification Laws in Urban Exploration This actually arises from a question I recently saw in a forum. The person asked whether it was a good idea to carry ID with you when you explore. Her primary objection was not wanting to show it to Security Guards if caught trespassing. In Canada, if you

Legalities Photographer’s Rights – Part 2 As in Part 1, I’d like to point out that I’m not a lawyer, and also that my focus is mostly on Ontario, or Canadian law. You should be sure to do your own research on laws in your area. That being said, here’s what I’ve found. The Canadian

Trespassing Laws in Urban Exploration Urban Exploration Trespassing: Quick Legal Checklist If you are researching abandoned places, the safest starting point is simple: a map or online lead does not equal permission to enter. Trespassing rules vary by country, state, province, city, and property type, so check local law and ownership before any visit. Look

Lakewood Motel Status: Abandoned There is very little I’ve been able to determine about this motel. It appears that it was established in 1980, and closed in 2010. I was able to find only one review online from 2008, and the customer seemed quite pleased with the accommodations. Personal Commentary: We were on a camping

Highway 64 House Status: Abandoned By this point of the day, the rain was finally beginning to let up. This was purely a target of opportunity as we happened to be returning down this road from our earlier travels. Having spotted it, we turned around in the next-door-neighbour’s driveway and went back. We were marginally

Carr Houses Status: Abandoned This was a twofer. When I showed up, it was with the expectation that there was only one house. There were two. As you will see in the pictures, the first looks like a very old farm house. It’s falling ever so slowly apart and is beyond salvage. The second place,

Arnstein House Status: Abandoned Personal Commentary: This place looked like a reasonable prospect on Google Earth. Of course, you never know what you’ve got until you get there. When Max and I arrived, there appeared to be no traffic on the driveway for a considerable time. I got out and took a few exterior photos.

Elbow Ridge House Status: Abandoned It was a nice December morning as Max and I followed the routes laid out for us by the GPS. I still had a number of prospects to check out, and mother nature was being kind enough to afford me the time before snowfall to do so. There were some

Muskosung Lake House Status: Abandoned With daylight already beginning to fade early in the afternoon, and my list of prospects getting shorter, I ran across this place. Ok, so normally I probably wouldn’t even bother with a place this small and meaningless. But something about it caught my attention and held it. While I’m not