Abandoned Places of Waterloo

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when patience pays off

Kitchener, ON

Pikaswed420 • 6 months ago

Drain Tunnel Box

Kitchener, ON

nurbexo • 9 months ago

One Man's Junk

Kitchener, ON

nurbexo • 10 months ago

Foliage-Filled Foundations

North Dumfries, ON

nurbexo • 11 months ago

Lonely On Charles

Kitchener, ON

indeed1 • 1 year ago

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Walking The Waterfall - OCT 2023

Devils Glen Quarry

ishootthings • 5 months ago

everything got unlocked

when patience pays off

Pikaswed420 • 6 months ago

Devil's Glen Quarry Foundations

Devils Glen Quarry

nurbexo • 8 months ago

Bowman Creek Bridge

Bowman Creek Rail Bridge

nurbexo • 8 months ago

Huron Natural Area Ruins

Huron Natural Area ruins

nurbexo • 8 months ago

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New user with tier 4 location

KeyHb • 1 week ago

Hey, I have a tier 4 location that I went to a bunch of times. I'm afraid that posting it as a level 1 account will compromise the space. What should I do? PSA: the location is an abandoned office with a chemistry lab, incredibly intact, chemical equipment is still there.

Question on getting caught

romxn • 1 month ago

Hi everyone, I almost have enough confidence to finally urban explore after watching it on youtube for 2 years, but I have one question about if I get caught. Assuming I am caught by police and not a property owner, does the consequence I face fully depend on the officer? I know i can mitigate the potential consequences by not carrying anything that would suggest me doing worse activities like weapons etc. Is it just a gamble essentially if I get a warning or a charge? On a side note, i was thinking to explore the Anaconda Brass in etobicoke, would this be an okay beginner spot?

Toronto Exploring

Dre • 1 month ago

Hey I'm new here, but not new to exploring, taking risks that kind of thing. I'm from Brampton (now live in Kitchener) and am familiar with downtown Toronto, but not as much as I'd like to be. Does anyone here know some cool spots? One thing Id love to try is to get to Lower Bay station sometime

Looking for fellow explores

cowabelle • 2 months ago

hey! i am also willing the travel! i wanted to see if anyone would be interested in exploring with me. ive been doing it for a long time but so hard to find friends into it. and ive always been shy to ask! but if anyone is please dm me!

Medium experience solo looking for people to explore with

Dogman79 • 3 months ago

I am 18 years old and located in SK. SK is known to be one of if not the worst province when it comes to large abandonded buildings. I know of many abanonded farm yards and have explored one 25,000sq ft plus complex. I am looking for someone in SK that has some experience with exploring and knows of some of their own spots to explore with and show my spots to.

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UrbexGal • 1 month ago

Being apart of the OAP community for the last 9 months has definitely been.. interesting to say the least xD I am a bit sad that most (basically all) of you live across the country so I haven't been able to meet up with anyone *yet*, but I have made some friendships over discord which is great! I've been exploring for as long as I can remember (really got more into it around 7 years ago), but was never really interested in the photography aspect of the hobby until joining the site and looking through old albums. I also lived my life with only thoughts and wonder of what a location could've been rather than spending hours trying to dig up history behind it. I reside 4hrs away from the closest major city, which is why most of my finds are old farm properties. I do have a long(ish) list of locations ranging from BC, AB & SK I am beyond excited to make trips for though:D Anyways, I look forward to the feedback and thanks for reading a sliver of my backstory & nightshift rambling lol.

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B. • 1 month ago

we ball

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UnknownUbex? • 2 months ago

I believe I should be upgraded to Level 2 in the OAP system because I have found five locations, most of them being Level 2, and I have visited 11 abandoned places. I have been urban exploring since last summer, gaining experience in finding and safely exploring these places. I understand the risks and challenges and always respect the locations I visit. With my effort and experience, I am ready for the next level.

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Imperia • 3 months ago

Wow time flies. I am now applying for lvl 3. But first let me give a quick intro to how even started exploring. i found my first Bando on may 20 2022 and was speechless. I have never seen anything like it before. Why was the foundation made out of rocks? How old is this place? Is it a house or a church? How is it still standing? So many questions flooded my mind. I went everyday with my friends after school for a month or two after that and we finally found a way in. I was shocked it was in such good condition. I thought the floors would be all ripped apart and garbage all over the place. Nope, it was just an empty, dark ass 1860s farmhouse. We way too close to the front door and the alarm went off and we RAN. Once we left and got to the road we waited for someone to show up but no one did. Or so we thought. We went back and then someone pulled up. He did not see us so we just biked home as fast as we could. than almost a year later I did some digging on the house during class. Found out the house is 160 years old and was shocked. I then went on to flex to everyone I went to an abandoned house older than Canada itself. Some time around then I found the site (oap) and had no idea that people explore abandoned buildings as a hobby and I was instantley intrigued. I posted my first album (it was so ass I deleted it a long time ago) and was dissapointed to realize it wasn't my location. Anyway so I found other places locally and uploaded them and applied for lvl 2. Once I got it after a month of waiting I was like damn there's lots of other places still around me I had no idea existed. My photography id say has improved greatly since I started though my photo my quality hasn't long story short I crushed my 0.5x camera on my phone and now it has dent, hence why like half my photos and grainy and blurry af. My 1x shots are very good though id say. My low light window shots are my favourite to take. Now I am currently debating getting a proper low light photography camera ($800!?) or just fixing my phone camera ($150-$200). Now for my contributions. I usually visit and upload 1800s/eraly 1900s farmhouses. I have a stack of location (64) as of typing this and 129 albums. As of 1 month ago I have started uploading more quality albums. No more exteriors only. My albums have lots of photos and re-ordered in it's correct order. Though I will still ask you to please excuse my grainy 0.5x shots. My best album is probably the one with the Orangeville Brampton Railway. As I walked Almost the whole thing which was 50km and I took photos of my whole adventure. I will only be uploading quality albums for as long as this site is active. I haven't explored with anyone except my with my dad and one person on this site UnkownUbex? If you would want to explore with me than dm me on discord. Now I get around with bike/walk/public transit. Though usually with my bike. I love biking to spots as its a hella workout which reminds me you should be able to bike at least 40km. my current pr is 105km and **will** be broken soon. So that's all I have to say. I hope you consider my application and all feeback is appreciated. Now I will go back to sitting on my ass waiting for the rain to stop. Or I may go on a quick 40km Bike ride we'll see.

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8-Ball • 4 months ago

After lots of explorations, including some close calls and exciting escapes, I’m here to apply for level 3. I’m grateful to have a community that not only is about urban exploration but is also primarily in Ontario as well. In the last 6 months, I was able to meet new people, explore more places, and most importantly damage my lungs further! Looking back, I can definitively say my photography skills have improved, from lighting, editing, creativity and framing all being technical aspects I’ve gotten better at since joining this website. I will reiterate from my last promotion that many of my explorations come at night, making picture-taking a little more challenging- however I’ve adapted by buying a nice flashlight that has served me well. Moving towards my actual contributions, I have tried my best to ensure my uploads are quality albums that integrate what I feel are the most important aspects of a location, along with focusing the majority of my albums on being interiors, to give the fullest experience as I can. Earlier on, I had uploaded more exterior albums just for the sake of content, but I’ve tried to keep that to a minimum over the last few months. Of my last 50 albums, **only three** of them have been exteriors. [some people should follow that initiative ;)]. I’ve also put a focus on trying to find many of my *own* locations, as I do find that more enjoyable than going to other people’s spots. In Toronto it’s a bit of a dogfight, but there’s definitely lots of spots out there. It unfortunately results in a lot of trial-and-error, but also makes the successful finds feel much more rewarding as well. I’ve spent a lot of time learning and observing different methods to find locations, and I’m looking forward to finding more spots and contributing in the future. Finally, I like to put effort in my write-ups by providing as much detailed information as I can about a location-when there is history to share. Aside from a couple blank write-ups I need to catch up on, I like to provide clear, informational history of a spot. A couple of examples include the write-ups I posted for [20721](https://ominous.app/browse/site/20721) and [20734](https://ominous.app/browse/site/20734), (which are level 1, so everyone can see). Okay, that was quite long-winded, so I’ll wrap it up here. I appreciate the consideration for level 3, and I hope the community feels my contributions are significant enough to warrant the promotion. If you have constructive criticism or feedback, feel free to let me know what I can do better as well! Thanks for your time everyone!

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ishootthings • 6 hours ago

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DAExplores • 1 week ago

you can upload directly to the site itself, it hosts its own photos

KeyHb • 1 week ago

thank you, noob question, to upload a picture do I just put it on flickr and then embed through the link or there is an actual picture upload feature?

DAExplores • 1 week ago

you can post a location as whatever level you want, you aren't limited to only posting level one locations as a level one user, you're just limited to seeing level one locations (or locations you have an invite to/album on/own)

TwitchyPuppy • 2 weeks ago

Googling the area can't be bad, especially if you plan on going at night! You don't wanna go like "J'me suis perdu icitte, l'autre jour!"

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Anonymous • 3 weeks ago

👀 and than? This one was pretty simple

Anonymous • 1 month ago

Lol fr

Anonymous • 1 month ago

I'm an idiot

Anonymous • 1 month ago

THAT SHOULD BE AN UPVOTE

Anonymous • 1 month ago

Shit i missed this election , i vote yes lmao

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Imperia • 1 month ago

Demolished

moonhitsureye@gmail.com • 1 month ago

the place is still cool! the house might be gone but the property still has some old foundations on it!

ishootthings • 7 months ago

Surprisingly, I came across remnants of this barn that have been preserved.....and are in a museum. Very interesting. Very random.

ishootthings • 7 months ago

This is now NOT a mall, and is predominantly a Conestoga College use now. Not public property, and not really accessible.

ishootthings • 7 months ago

Almost looks like the beginnings of what will be a storm water reservoir from the triangle -ish shape. I wager once the farmland is not farmland anymore, it will be dug out and that box attached as a control or outlet perhaps.

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Doxinator14 • 1 week ago

It's interesting ! I will def check the old post office here !

ishootthings • 1 week ago

I believe that if a building is designated, then with approval from TPTB, a glass shell around the exterior doesn't seem to count as "modifying a fascade". The "Old Post Office" in Galt ( now public library, also location on this website) follows the same concept. While I prefer everything get kept, only so much can be done with time. It was a well planned renovation/restoration when it was done.

Doxinator14 • 1 week ago

It's a interesting concept ! And it's cool they did that instead of demolishing it frl

ishootthings • 4 weeks ago

Your better off finding something MUCH more interesting.....

Pikaswed420 • 4 weeks ago

well considering i was in there not long ago and people go in to use the washrooms all the time i beg to differ they dont lock the main mall and ive walked in plenty of times so idk where you got the idea its fully closed as its not some areas are yes b uh t not the entire mall

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nurbexo • 9 months ago

No, the last two pictures on the album are from CTV news. I went right at the end of February and the fire happened November 13.

ishootthings • 9 months ago

It was still smoking when you went? Wow.

britt • 1 year ago

Where did you see or read that it was him to made a deal with the city? He did not own it he rented it for many years.

indeed1 • 1 year ago

My question is how did this even get here if the entire place has been gated for years. I was here in January and saw this (it wasn't here in May 2023) and it looks like it was burnt and on top of that I've no idea how it got in here I didn't see any gates that were destroyed or taken down... same with those motorcycles

TheEasyKaybreezy • 1 year ago

After so many years Bender has been painted over... Rip Bender

Abandoned places in Regional Municipality of Waterloo, ON, Canada

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Locations of Waterloo

Robson Lang Leathers

Riverbend Outbuildings

Devils Glen Quarry

Hespeler Idea Exchange (Hespeler Carnegie Library)

The Preacher Has The Building

Club Abstract

Follow The Yellow Brick Row

Amazon-Olini Appropriation-Olina

Market Square Shopping Centre

Hare House

Where Art Thou?

The Clown Zone

Houses Mashed

Whistle Bare

The Colonel Skipped Town

Bathing Ape

Just Going

Rubba Dubba Tug Tug

2 Trashed

Coffee And A Smoke

Rec'd Centre

Farm On Final

When Patience Pays Off

Drain Tunnel Box

One Man's Junk

Foliage-Filled Foundations

Lonely On Charles

One-Way Ticket To Back Pain

Transit Petroleum (Storage)

Thread & Needles

That's Cheesy

Fixer Upper.

Stone Farm House By Flying J

3 Different Sidings

Legacy Leasing

Are You Alive Sir??

Erb And King

Jack Burger Pub

Goes Quick

Ridgehill Ford

Waterloo County Gaol (Provincial Offences Couthouse)

Gci Stormwater Drain

Outside The Bun

Tables Can Be Boards Too!

The [Former] Union Vape Shop

Horny Express

Courtland Trio

Hwy 24 Ruins

Blair Mill Spillway

Erb Street Walk-Up

80S Commercial Conversions

Mcdonalds

The World Of Camping

Ghd Limit-Dead - 651 Colby Drive

Efflorescence

Wellington St Former Canadian National Railway Bridge

Credential Insecuritues

King Street Drain

Abandoned Spur Line

The Chrysler And The Well

Examples Of.....

Of Another Era

To The Window To The Wall Demolish It All

Used Car Not

Light For Days

A Different Kind Of Harvard

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Lions Dont Splash Here...

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