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Sep 3, 2021 · How long will Toronto’s downtown be a ghost town? ‘I’m giving myself to the end of 2021 to see what’s happening,’ says one PATH business owner as hopes fade for a robust return to the office...
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Sep 6, 2021 · Echoing concerns being raised around many world metros with the most important downtowns (central business districts), Toronto Star real state reporter Tess Kalinowski asks how long Toronto’s downtown will be a ghost town victim of the pandemic.
Nov 6, 2021 · Downtown Toronto became a ghost town in the early months of lockdown but now things are starting to look up. The stay-at-home orders had office workers confined to their living rooms and...
- Cheltenham Brickworks
- Coopers Falls
- Balaclava
- Armstrong Mills
- Ponsonby
- Cheeseville
- Grafton Station
- Ball’s Falls
You’ve heard of Evergreen Brickworks. So why not check out the abandoned Cheltenham Brickworks? It’s basically the same concept only Cheltenham had its heyday way back in the early 1900s, according to Inside Caledon. And when the brickworks were shut down in the 1950s, this spot became the ghost town it is today. You can check out the remains of th...
Rumour has it, the origins of this abandoned area come from a star-crossed love affair between the local butcher and a wealthy upper-class lady. Thomas and Emma Cooper were the newlyweds that established the area in the 1870s, says the blog Ontario Abandoned Places. For a while there, it looked like the area could become a busy, bustling township. ...
This ghost town feels just like stepping into a spooky Stephen King novel. A lot of this area is private property, so if you decide to go exploring do it as a drive-thru, and please don’t trespass in any of the buildings.Back in the 1850s, Balaclava was centred around a sawmill that provided a ton of lumber to the surrounding areas. But when that g...
This township was once a mill town named after the Armstrong family that lived there in 1822. Although it still retains its name, it’s lost a lot of its original glory. When the mill was first opened, it had a boom of initial success. But that success was short-lived and the area pretty much went out of business in the 1950s. But the restored mill ...
And nearby Armstrong Mills, you’ll find Ponsonby, Ontario. This tiny ghost town was established in 1840 and originally went by the name Thorpville. The area was once thriving with a hotel, a general store, a blacksmith, a wagon shop, and a post office. But widening roads eventually caused the demise of the town. Today small pieces still remain, but...
It’s another town with a funny name! Only this time the name actually does refer to what this community was all about. In its heyday in the late 1800s, Cheeseville was home to a bustling cheese factory. They also had a sawmill and a brick factory. So there was plenty going on here. But today, they’re just a regular old farming town. There’s not muc...
This is the spot to explore if you want to check out an abandoned railway town. Grafton Station was established in 1904 because of the Canadian Northern Railway. They had multiple canning factories that brought in a lot of the area’s income. But sadly, that all only lasted a few decades. Because by the late 1900s, the town was almost entirely reduc...
The ghost town of Ball’s Falls is also now part of a conservation area and is known for its beautiful hikes and waterfalls. But once upon a time, Ball’s Falls was a mere 1200 acres of land that was awarded to John and George Ball by the British government for their loyalty during the war. They quickly built a sawmill and a woolen mill in the area t...
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Jun 14, 2024 · ‘The condo market right now is a ghost town’: Toronto has a record number of units for sale. Here’s why they aren’t selling despite a housing crisis. ‘Something is wrong with the market when...
Jul 20, 2024 · ‘I can only drop the price so much’: Inside one condo owner’s desperate attempt to sell in Toronto’s ‘ghost town’ market After three months and a $50,000 price drop, this downtown ...
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Located about four hours east of Toronto, the town of Balaclava has rightfully earned its place in Canadian ghost town lore. Here’s a look at its fascinating history. Ontario is home to more than 200 ghost towns, but few are as famous as Balaclava.
