Once upon a time, a small piece of land bordering Autoroute 15 in Piedmont came to life every summer as a place of amusement. The Cascades d'Eau Piedmont, home of the Laurentian's iconic giant faucet, was Quebec's oldest water park when it ceased...
Many mysteries surround this old abandoned building where prison traces are practically nonexistent today. In a city where people are more interested in historic buildings instead of ugly concrete and brick buildings, this old prison is located on a small hill at the edge of a forest a few hundred meters from the road.
Despite much research on the web and by calling the city office, it is hard to say exactly when the jail has been open. Its architecture recalls the gloom of the late 60s when the concrete and brick were systematically used in all buildings of the Government of Quebec.
From the roadside, the complex looks more like a high school than a prison. And for good reason ... Nicknamed the Hells Angels Club Med, the jail was not fenced and had a pool for the inmates. The prisoners sent here had a less than two years condamnation and were sent to work every morning in a job assigned to them. In short, a slap on the fingers before being allowed to swim in the pool.
Closed in the mid 1990s following the suicide of a prisoner, the former provincial prison is then converted into a training center. For its part, the administration building will be occupied for a short time by a training center.
In 2014, a report for the Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment, Wildlife and Parks (MDDEFP) reported soil contamination with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). This new will put some lead in the wing of an ambitious residential project in the area.
Once upon a time, a small piece of land bordering Autoroute 15 in Piedmont came to life every summer as a place of amusement. The Cascades d'Eau Piedmont, home of the Laurentian's iconic giant faucet, was Quebec's oldest water park when it ceased...
Jewel of Quebec's heritage, the seigniorial manor was built in 1795. Expanded several times over the years, it was used for several purposes. From 1967 to 2000 it was used as a high school and later, Quebec police organization “Sûreté du Québec”...
Located in the town of Celles, in the Namur area in Belgium, the Miranda castle (or Noisy) is unquestionably one of the most famous Belgian places for urbexers . Built in 1907 (the work has began in 1866), the castle is owned by the Comte...
Built in the woods near the hamlet of Mill Village, the Teleglobe station is no longer the shadow of what it once was. Built in 1964 at a cost of $ 9 million, the vast complex was part of an extensive satellite program for the transmission of...