Top 3 Abandoned Places In Port Colborne

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

1. Shickluna SS

The former L.J. Shickluna Imperial Oil (Esso) gas station gracing King Street in Port Colborne has the distinction of being the only service station designated a National Historic Site of Canada. It is of course a successor to buildings such as stables and coach stops which we associate with a transport mode long gone. So this particular building has been saved to showcase an age when automobile traffic grew exponentially. It is estimated that between 1904 and 1916 automobile registration in Ontario rose by a factor of 100. The Shickluna station is not quite that old but dates to circa 1924. It was built by Louis Joseph Shickluna whose family were the shipyard tycoons of the Welland Canal. The gas station is built in a recognizable California Mission style one might see in old Hollywood movies.

When we think heritage building type, service stations providing gasoline for automobiles must surely be slow to come to mind. However building historians now are paying more attention to symbols of economic and industrial development, such as these icons of the automobile age, gas stations. The former Shickluna Service Station was designated of national significance in 1995 and is yet to receive a federal plaque.

As you pass by it is easy to miss this as a National Historic Site, is simply looks like another abandoned building, with graffiti on the walls and trash all around the outside. The beauty is in the architechure, which hopefully will be someday be restored. There is currently no access point to the interior.

2. Anthes Beach Houses

3 houses 2 of them are right off the beach, next to a couple sheds and an outhouse. Very unique place not many people know of, This place has been abandoned for roughly 30 years. The first explore I did here a man came up and talked about the history of the place but im not quite sure if he was telling the truth. Would be nice to read a write up about this place, vast objects were left including plates in the cupboards and forks and knives in the drawers. This place makes for very nice pictures. I will be posting 2 galleries to sum up my latest experience here. Enjoy!!

3. Canada Portland Cement Company

The ruins of the "Canada Portland Cement Co.", are still visible and still accessible after all these years. Apparently this place is a pretty well known "party-hotspot", as there are firepits and graffiti everywhere. There are still painted concrete slabs that used to be the shop floor, and there are steel support beams that have been cut at the base, and they are scattered everywhere, so be careful not to trip on them.

There is an area that has come to be known as "the caves", which looks to be the former boiler room, with a collapsed concrete roof, so I would advise not going inside. Also, it looks pretty scummy, so there's also that...

There is also a pond in what used to be the rear area of the property, but it is now private property and it is posted as such, do not trespass. But the train-tracks run right through the area, so you should be fine if you stick to the train-tracks and cross over the bridge.

From what I've gathered, this plant shut down in the early 50's and was quickly demolished, and a new plant opened up in town (Qwik-Mix) sometime shortly after.