Ontario Abandoned Places will be rebranded as Ominous Abandoned Places

Wonderland Gardens

Abandoned Recreational in London, Ontario

Sep 01 2014

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Wonderland Restaurant
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The famous Wonderland Bandshell many of the local dance bands played here.
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The Bandshell and a small rock fountain in the courtyard out front...this fountain still stands today.
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To the right the restaurant and to the left the building which allowed people to sit and observe the swimming pool behind.
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This lower level building was the pool observation deck and the left part of the building covered the massive pool pumps.
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The Bandshell on the left and the Ballroom on the right...unfortunately the Dancehall burned down.
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shot towards the deep end. Lots of growth after decades of neglect.
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I remember there being two wooden diving docks. One in each deep end corner. You can still see some of the red pipes which held the wooden docks up... to the right. When taking these pictures the memories of this unique feature came flooding back. I was thrilled!!!
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This shot is from the side towards the shallower end...look how wide the pool was!
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Shot to the far side with fence and bicycle path beyond. Look how deep this pool was!
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The size of this abandoned pool is immense! I remember swimming in this cold spring-fed pool as a little boy and later as a teen.
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There was a separate wading pool for young ones.
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The unique design of this pool was the 45 degree angle sloping sides to the cold spring-fed water...the red grab rails helped many people in and out of the water.

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