Abandoned Places of Kitchener

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Kitchener, ON

Pikaswed420 • 5 months ago

Drain Tunnel Box

Kitchener, ON

nurbexo • 8 months ago

One Man's Junk

Kitchener, ON

nurbexo • 9 months ago

One-Way Ticket To Back Pain

Kitchener, ON

indeed1 • 1 year ago

Transit Petroleum (Storage)

Kitchener, ON

ishootthings • 1 year ago

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Pikaswed420 • 5 months ago

Huron Natural Area Ruins

Huron Natural Area ruins

nurbexo • 7 months ago

Robson Roof

Robson Lang Leathers

slava • 7 months ago

Some more pictures

3 different sidings

nurbexo • 8 months ago

Drain Tunnel Box

nurbexo • 8 months ago

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Toronto Exploring

Dre • 3 weeks 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

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cowabelle • 1 month 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 • 2 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.

New to this hobby pretty nervous

IanCampbell • 2 months ago

i know its deadly and everything but thats not what im mainly worried. about im worried about how i cant find jack crap in this city i cant find any abandoned manufacturing plants I can't find any abandoned house this cities to "clean" atleast they keep it clean in the obvious spots maybe im not looking deep enough

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everythingisfine • 2 months ago

Indian backpacker (34/F) here in Toronto, leaving by the end of February. Since I’m visiting a foreign country, I love making the most of all the unique and unusual experiences this place has to offer. In my country, exploring abandoned places isn’t very common, but I’ve watched videos about it and would love to try it at least once in my lifetime before leaving. If anyone has plans for such activities and is okay with it, please consider including me. I’m also interested in paranormal exploration, but I couldn’t find any specific sites. if you have ideas for any adrenaline-rush activities, I’d love to hear about them. We only live once, right? Thanks!

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UrbexGal • 1 week 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. • 3 weeks ago

we ball

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UnknownUbex? • 1 month 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 • 2 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 • 3 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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8-Ball • 3 days ago

agreed

ishootthings • 6 days ago

*go to. Fuckin autocorrect

ishootthings • 6 days ago

To to doors open for lower bay.

TheEasyKaybreezy • 1 week ago

There is a wack of spots around kitchener,Cambridge and waterloo

sunhat • 3 weeks ago

For a first time go to linseed.

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Anonymous • 1 week ago

Lol fr

Anonymous • 1 week ago

I'm an idiot

Anonymous • 1 week ago

THAT SHOULD BE AN UPVOTE

Anonymous • 1 week ago

Shit i missed this election , i vote yes lmao

Anonymous • 3 weeks ago

everyone welcome our latest addition to the moderation team

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ishootthings • 6 months ago

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

ishootthings • 6 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.

nurbexo • 7 months ago

Sadly this place is completely gone and demolished, I biked by here and it is just a fenced off dirt patch. The only thing left is the truck from the barn just sitting there.

indeed1 • 10 months ago

Saw that recently as well. The Service Station right next to it which was boarded for a while has also been demolished

CellarDoor • 10 months ago

Demolished now.

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Pikaswed420 • 5 months ago

also i finally figured out how to repky to a comment directly lmfao -.-

Pikaswed420 • 5 months ago

ahaha your reply made my day i actually laughed out loud when i read that thank you i needed that laugh lol

Imperia • 5 months ago

Personally this wasnt the most neccessary arguement but id say you because ishoothings was just unessicarily adding to the arguement

ishootthings • 5 months ago

Meh. No one seems to remember that if things don't change, they stay the same.

Pikaswed420 • 5 months ago

and @imperia who won?? lmao

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TheEasyKaybreezy • 4 hours ago

Ew is this actually bare foot?

duckykek • 1 week ago

They took the machinery that was there

Canadian geese17 • 3 weeks ago

Plants left behind ????

vvxkl • 1 month ago

RIP the caddy :'( <3 cool photos tho

begottenconch • 2 months ago

um…what?

Abandoned places in City of Kitchener, ON, Canada

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Locations of Kitchener

Robson Lang Leathers

Club Abstract

Follow The Yellow Brick Row

Market Square Shopping Centre

Hare House

Where Art Thou?

The Clown Zone

Rec'd Centre

When Patience Pays Off

Drain Tunnel Box

One Man's Junk

One-Way Ticket To Back Pain

Transit Petroleum (Storage)

3 Different Sidings

Are You Alive Sir??

Jack Burger Pub

Goes Quick

Waterloo County Gaol (Provincial Offences Couthouse)

Outside The Bun

The [Former] Union Vape Shop

Horny Express

Courtland Trio

80S Commercial Conversions

Mcdonalds

The World Of Camping

Efflorescence

Wellington St Former Canadian National Railway Bridge

King Street Drain

Abandoned Spur Line

Examples Of.....

To The Window To The Wall Demolish It All

Used Car Not

A Different Kind Of Harvard

If You Look Close[D]...

Sydney's Backyard Bash

As Lions Watch Over

Extremes

Walk The Tightrope

Scott Street White House

Pearl Place

Scott Street Row

(Greb Ind) Kodiak Shoe Factory

An Aud Haus By The Odd

High Density House

The 1.5 Million Dollar Garbage Fire

Printing Storage

Green Painted Plants Live Forever

Next To Go

596 Plains Rd

Land Value

The Hidden Wonder Of Victoria Park

Theres A Hole In The Roof

Otterbien Drain

Queen @ Joseph

Duke Drain (Empties Into Schnider Creek)

3211 Old King

Grandlinq

Howard

In With The New.

Hidden Gem

Enp/Nougat Bakery

Hobbie House

Putting The Screws To It

Under The Queens Rule

Manitou Stakekout

Goodyear

Full Service

The Bk Lounge

Doon Mills