Top 3 Abandoned Places In Uxbridge

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

1. Kennedy Youth Detention Centre

The Kennedy Detention Centre also called St. John(a)s Training School for Boys. Opened in 1956 near Uxbridge, Ontario.

This building housed orphans, trufffs, Children’s Aid Society referrals, juvenile delinquents, physically and perceptually challenged children, "incorrigibles" and children of broken or poor homes.

1970(a)s: The province of Ontario took over the facility and turned it into a high security youth detention centre.

1,200 former residents of St. John(a)s and St. Joseph(a)s (similar facility in Ottawa that shut down in 1970) reported being neglected, physically, and/or sexually abused by former operators, The Christian Brothers, during the 1940(a)s to the 1970(a)s. An investigation by the OPP filed 200 charges against 30 people. The Christian Brothers later signed a $23 million reconciliation agreement. 2004: The Ontario government apologized to the abused former residents.

Charges ranged from indecent assault, assault causing bodily harm,and sodomy.

Shut down in 2003.

** All windows and doors are tightly sealed. Bring square head screw driver! Be prepared for glass! There is lots and lots of shattered glass.
There is a garden area with a patio, underneath that patio is a window that me and my friends left open. It is pretty hidden so hopefully none of the maintenance people found it and boarded it up again. This window it sort of high up so be ready for a jump. We left crates that we used to climb back out. Hopefully all this stuff is the same so that it makes everyone easier to get in and out. This place is also completely surrounded by fencing, there was an opening when I went but it might have been fixed. Good luck and have fun! **

2. Glen Major (semi-ghost town)

Glen Major is located on Conc 7 (Balsam Rd.) just north of the village of Balsam just inside the Township of Uxbridge. This quaint mill village sits in the most picturesque section of the Oak Ridges Moraine. It had 3 mills (2 saw and one grist), a post office, a train station, a general store, 2 schools, an anglers club (still standing) and a Wesleyan Methodist Church (built 1873). Only the last 4 remain. It is situated at the headwaters of Duffins Creek.

Settlers included names like: Major, Williams, Weir, Balls, Harbron, Lawrence, Stouffer and Jones. It is a semi-ghost town as the village is still partly occupied, though without any industry. Of course, every village in the 1800(a)s had industry as travelling great distance was not a good option and everything was pretty much done in town. Unlike today, where we have commercial zoning, back then everywhere was commercial.

One story in the village(a)s past recounts the demise of William Beverley. He owned property in the area and was found dead in the burnt ruins of his house. Reports indicated that the fire may have been accidental, but an aura of mystery still existed after the fact.

The last postmaster was W. Fiss in 1911. Soon after, rural route mail delivery came to the area.

Enjoy the new vintage photos of the anglers club and the train station.

3. Road to Avonlea Set

Road to Avonlea was a famed Canadian tv series that ran for 7 seasons and 91 episodes in the 1990(a)s.

Construction on the set started in the summer of 1989, on the former Robert Nesbitt farm on the 6th Concession of Uxbridge, Ontario near Coppin(a)s Corners. The Nesbitt house and barn on the property became the King farm buildings in the series. All the other buildings were shells.

On set the roads were painted red to look like the red soil of Prince Edward Island. Actual scenes from P.E.I. were used where required. When the final season had been filmed, the set was demolished except for the original buildings.

The set was on land which still belongs to a farming family. They live on the property and their house and barn, which were used to depict the King house and barn, are still standing. The land is private, but you can see the house and barn from the road.

The Pinegrove Church used on the show is east of the Avonlea site on Concession 7.

Uxbridge-Scott Museum has exhibits on Road to Avonlea as well as a model of the Road to Avonlea set.

The lighthouse in Road to Avonlea is one of the most recognizable landmarks featured in the show. It is the home of Gus Pike and the area around which the King children are often getting into mischief. The crew shot scenes from low angles to give the illusion that there was a cliff nearby and if viewers ever see the real cast with the sea behind them, it means that green screen technology was used for that shot. A studio set was used for its interior scenes.

Directions- east of Coppins Corners. The church is on Conc. 7 north of the hwy.