Top 3 Abandoned Places In Edmonton

There are so many abandoned places in Edmonton! This is a list of the top three abandoned places in Edmonton. Browse through all abandoned places in Edmonton

1. Charles Camsell Hospital

The Charles Camsell Hospital is very famous Hospital in the city of Edmonton. It was built from 1942-1945 to help for the treatment of tuberculosis. It is named after Charles Camsell who was a geologist and map-maker. He loved exploring the Canadian North.

This hospital between 1945 -1967 was being ran as an occupational therapy program for indigenous people. However the medical practices that were performed caused multiple lawsuits further down the road.

However a new 385 bed hospital was built from 1966-67 and operated until 1996. It was closed due to health care cuts. It was pretty much left abandoned/condemned because the amount of asbestos the building had. Over the years to come many developers would purchase/or put bids on the building or land. However with the cost of asbestos remediation the developers would bow out. Finally in 2018 a developer had came and bought the building/land. To this day is it being repurposed to be used for seniors condos. Which is awesome to see.

I was a patient of his hospital when I was younger. I still have one patient bracelet left. I used to live across the street from it as well. My dad carried me on his back when I broke a toe to the emergency room once. 

This place when it was abandoned was extremely hard to get into. I was never able to get inside. It has a barbed wire 8ft fence surrounding it. Also security is always present. There were only a few who managed to get in. Check this video for an inside glimpse (this is not my video) https://youtu.be/zggGqraWlSI. A lot of people have done paranormal investigations in this hospital as it is haunted. Many strange activities have occurred here.

I will post a few stock photos for now. I will get out there to take a few pictures of what it is looking now.

2. Gone Bigger but Not Gone

This home built in 1969 was for sale for a short time. It was being sold as an investment opportunity, renovation project or a complete re development(aka bigger home). The purchasers bought this home and wanted to build bigger. But they had someone come up to them asking instead of tearing the house down, can they come and move the house. So for an unknown sum the home was moved off its foundation and it will be moved to a farm just outside the city to be used as a guest home. This is a sight you don’t normally see everyday; a house parked on the street.

3. Was once a dream

When I was a little girl or in my early teens I somehow liked this house. It was situated in a fairly established neighbourhood overlooking the River Valley area. It got put up for sale many years ago. Up until 2 years ago it became vacant. I just took a drive passed it today (October 28, 2021) and it is gone. There is a building permit on it and the house they are building is gonna be huge.