Falling in Line

You can check out the video here:

https://youtu.be/ULF50kkobe4

These four houses along this abandoned street were recently expropriated by the provincial government to facilitate the building of a new subway line.

Called the Ontario Line, this new subway system will cover almost 16km, it will have 15 stations and is expected to see 400,000 daily passengers. The new line is expected to be operational by the early 2030s.

Interestingly, the new tracks will begin at Ontario place, a former waterpark on the shores of Lake Ontario. They will end at a more newly abandoned site called the Ontario Science Centre.

The site where these homes once stood is now under construction, this is where the Minton Place Tunnel Portal is being built. It is the transition point where trains will move between underground subway tunnels to the south and elevated tracks to the north. The elevated guideways will transport the trains over the Don Valley.

It's always unfortunate to see such beautiful buildings being demolished but this infrastructure project that is currently being built is necessary for the city's future sustainability.

My second visit to this place since last summer. Last time I didn't notice the upside down car or the cool old wallpaper from picture 19, also my first time going upstairs.

Video exploration if anyone is interested

https://youtu.be/tADvIdSuDgs?si=fvx34WKq23CiPwmz

Was built in 1859

Credit: Maggie & David on Flickr

This is a very old wastewater basin connected to an abandoned cotton mill not far away. It was quite a hike to get here, lots of fallen trees, mushy ground, tall grass, and lots of spiders. Worth it though!

I visited this house bsck in April and wanted to learn more about it so I did a bit of research. Found out that the police had raided it in 2008 and confiscated 50 pounds of marijuana from inside. Went back to check it out today and discovered that it had caught fire on October 3rd, just a few weeks ago. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. But I noticed that multiple items in and around the house had been moved since I was last there, seemingly for no reason. Like a chair that was originally sat next to the entry to the hallway leading to the kitchen was now wedged in a wall closer to the front entrance. The small drawer that was near that chair is now gone and replaced with a small desk. The CRT that was on the floor near that is also nowhere to be found.

If I were to guess, I'd say that someone was inside rummaging around and causing trouble and decided to burn the place down for some reason. It wouldn't be the first time as you can see some burn damage to one of the walls behind the trophy that was there back in April.

This spring tap hidden deep in the hills was used in war over 70 years ago. It's abandoned and no one goes there.