Lindsay Bradford

Saskatchewan Ghost Towns

We travelled through some of the rural areas outside of Saskatoon, visiting ghost towns, small towns and abandoned buildings.

If you decide to do this too, please be careful.

ARELEE

house of worship
a rundown building next to a collapsed building
person sitting in front of an abandoned building
person sitting on a rusted chair by a blue door
items on a rural bulletin board
old bottle of methyl hydrate poison in a pile of brown leaves
old rusted can amongst other debris
green plant growing in front of busted window
rusted chair in front of bright blue door
a pile of old fabrics, including a white show with rusted buckle
pile of wood, pile of fabric, collapsed building
new canada post mailboxes in front of abandoned, collapsed buildings
ripped dirty fabrics
water-stained bulletin board
an old thread spool amongst debris

ARGO

cows standing next to an abandoned house
glassless window into a basement
birds flying around a blue birdhouse
bird sitting on a danger sign full of gunshots
crumbling concrete stairs
glassless windows looking into an abandoned house
collapsing house with fake brick siding
collapsing house with fake brick siding
collapsing house with fake brick siding
bird on fence wire next to a blue birdhouse
close-up on a metal hinge
rusted old doorknob in the grass
collapsing house with wood siding
collapsing house with wood siding
glassless window looking into an abandoned house
old sign in a pile of debris that says Identity Preserved Opportunities - Agricore United
close-up of rusted old wood stove, label says New Perfection No 3
abandoned house with wood siding
person holding barbed wire above head
misshapen window looking into an abandoned house
interior of a crumbling abandoned house
interior of a crumbling abandoned house
rusted electrical plug on old wooden siding
part of a rusted old stove
knob on a rusted old stove
collapsing wooden shed
tree next to collapsing abandoned house
pile of wood and foliage next to abandoned house

ARPIERS

yellow sign next to yellow field
crooked yellow danger ahead sign
danger ahead sign next to a gravel road

BLUCHER

(This was one of my childhood homes…)

people standing next to an old house under renovation
an old house under renovation
a bird on a plant next to a reflective slough
Blucher from a distance
a yellow sign next to old cars and farm machinery
a train parked next to a field of grass
a three story house under renovation
wood siding on a old house

CATHERWOOD

crumbling old building
windows looking through an old building
window through an old building
window through an old building
interior of an abandoned house
animal poop in the crevices of an abandoned house
boarded up window
crumbling abandoned house
crumbling abandoned house
crumbling abandoned house
old broken door
broken door and windows on an abandoned house
dead tree fallen onto an abandoned house
horse and power lines

CAZALET

written in concrete foundation - HULLETT 1941
old high chair in a concrete room
crumbling building foundation
concrete room
old abandoned barn
abandoned barn
roof of abandoned barn
abandoned barn interior
abandoned barn interior
square barn window
lines of square barn windows
metal loop in concrete
abandoned barn window
interior of abandoned barn
side of abandoned barn
side of abandoned barn
abandoned barn
windows, looking out at blue sky with clouds
rusted and crushed old can

ENVIRON

horse next to a variety of fences
old building with missing wall
leafless trees and fence
brown horse
brown horse
brown horse
old abandoned building with missing wall
old abandoned business
rear of abandoned building, piles of wood and rusted metal
old wooden fences and building
windows of abandoned building, some reflecting, some broken
windows of abandoned building, some reflective, some broken

FEUDAL

person standing in messy room of abandoned house
person standing in messy room of abandoned house
beer bottle, broken window, abandoned house
broken messy bathroom in an abandoned house
broken door, open
old sink filled with garbage
empty room filled with animal crap on the floor
door covered in bird crap
dirty windowsill in an abandoned house
upturned furniture, broken door, abandoned house
abandoned shed
rotting shoes and clothing
old rusted Esso canister
abandoned three-door garage
abandoned house
broken windows on abandoned house
fence post wrapped in barbed wire
old grain elevator
old grain elevator

HAFFORD

broken sign of two ice cream cones, says LICE and NCED
four children in the crooked bush
sign for the silver sword & chalice steakhouse
faded sign for 7 star restaurant, chinese and western food
closed business
little outhouse on the non-crooked side of the crooked bush
welcome to the crooked bush sign
child next to a crooked tree
adult and child walk through the crooked bush
crooked aspen tree
crooked aspen trees
crooked aspen trees
crooked aspen trees
crooked aspen trees
crooked trees
crooked aspen trees
crooked aspen tree
two children on a wooden walkway
four pictures of person in the crooked bush

KEPPEL

old wooden box that says craig bros ltd turtleford sask
fallen wooden roof
interior of abandoned house, overturned stove
interior of abandoned house, fallen wall
brick wall covered in bird crap
interior of abandoned house, old wooden door
broken abandoned wooden house
broken window
old wooden house
interior of crumbling house, debris
old electric wires on side of abandoned house
roof collapsing on abandoned house
roof collapsing on abandoned house
wooden fence post with bent nail
rusted old sun-rype apple juice cans
interior of abandoned house
interior of abandoned house
interior of abandoned house, overturned stove

KINLEY

old book in pile of leaves - still more playboy's party jokes
boarded up windows
boarded up windows
pile of old mail
pile of old mail
pile of old envelopes with broken glass
old signage tacked on wall of post office
interior of old post office
wasp nest in window, also abandoned
abandoned post office
person half in, half out of old window
items on shelf in old post office - lion statue, speaker components
flying geese logos hanging from ceiling
piles of books and paper in old post office
interior of abandoned post office, piles of paper debris
old counting machine
paper documents on wall
discarded boxes in wood-tiled room
overflowing closet of discarded items in abandoned building
person standing down stairs in abandoned building
ceiling collapse in old kitchen of abandoned building
person inside abandoned post office
old can of asbestos roof repair
old cans of glues and enamels
old sign - are you helping with the solution or becoming part of the problem?
interior of abandoned post office

NEOLA

old rusted blue bicycle among weeds
old bicycles and car
old wooden shed
rusted exercise bike amongst burnt debris
old oil barrel - mfd by imperial oil limited
old truck and car in a field
old fence post sticking up through long dry grass
old collapsing fence in an oval-ish shape
wood shed, wood pile
rusted home swingset
rusted metal, ash
rusted metal inside a square of concrete
rusted metal on the base for an old singer sewing machine
old tricycle

ODEL SCHOOL

crumbling floor, out the door
bird and bird nest inside abandoned school
old desk in abandoned school, HI carved into desk
old desks in abandoned school
wasp nest on roof of abandoned school, looks like teeth
white german shepherd in yellow alfalfa
pencil on cracked wall, says - stop, look, list, and smell
pencil on cracked wall, says Jean +
wall of abandoned school, nail poking out of wood
purple thistle at sunset
wasp nest on roof of abandoned school, looks like teeth
spike in the ground next to tire
person inside abandoned school, child outside

OTHER PLACES

"centre of the british empire" ok sure
sign that says - new york is big, but this is biggar
sign next to old brick building - to aid in disease prevention absolutely no admittance
window with chicken wire
close up of sign - to aid in disease prevention absolutely no admittance
cemetery fence
fence with name of cemetery - st anne's
side of building, painted sign says - our parts warranty is better than new
combine on top of tower
side of combine world building
combine world from the highway
piles and piles of books in bookstore
piles and shelves of books
perdue sign and elevator
perdue sign
200 year old book from perdue bookstore
cover page of 200 year old poetry book
information about 200 year old poetry book - dated 1809
grass in a field
shack in a line of bushes
tiny old shack with house for sale sign
tilled field
horses on the flat horizon

PLUNKETT

old yellowhead tire shop
reflection in a window of adult and child
close-up of peeling paint on old building
window pane replaced with metal
adult and children in front of abandoned tire shop
window with vintage curtains and lottery sticker
vintage lottery sticker - western express, the provincial, super loto
old wooden door
rusted coca-cola and fanta sign
rusted fanta sign - it freshivates
alfalfa and unopened dandelion globes
outdoor light fixture and shadow
abandoned building with domed roof
crack in the side of a building
old wood, old concrete, peeling paint
green plant with pods next to window
wooden bush
wooden bush next to concrete
bush, tree, concrete, window
abandoned building with domed roof
plunkett sign, 1908

RANDOM HOUSE 1

(Houses that weren’t close to a location on the map…)

small abandoned house
holes through wall in abandoned house
dirty floor in abandoned house
bird flying in pink room in abandoned house
crumbling bathroom in abandoned house
bird feathers and fish toy on curtains in abandoned house
stairway to flooded basement, abandoned house
crumbling kitchen, abandoned house
field and slough through window in abandoned house
window in abandoned house
rusted bent vent in abandoned house
kitchen with overturned stove in abandoned house
rusted base of singer sewing maching
old side table outside of abandoned house
rusted kids bike in tall brown grass
abandoned chicken coop
abandoned coops

RANDOM HOUSE 2

(Houses that weren’t close to a location on the map…)

window into an abandoned house
window into an abandoned house, stairway inside
blackboard placed inside a broken window
jagged window covering
windows with broken glass
wood walls in an abandoned house
ceiling vent
paint peeling from ceiling
person inside empty room in abandoned house
person kicking in door in abandoned house
debris on floor in abandoned house
window with broken glass, green fields outside
person beside half-open door in abandoned house
writing on wall in abandoned house - racemode + bunz sept '07
hole in wall and cracking paint
cracked wooden door
musical diagrams in crumbling kitchen
close-up of musical diagrams in kitchen of abandoned house
close-up of musical diagram in kitchen of abandoned house
hole in wall with wood inside
abandoned house
abandoned house

RANDOM 3

(Houses that weren’t close to a location on the map…)

abandoned house and windmill
abandoned windmill and house
abandoned barn
window with old wood siding
open door with sweaters hanging inside
boarded up window
interior of abandoned house
interior of abandoned house
broken window
abandoned house
abandoned house
broken windows, abandoned house
abandoned house and barn
abandoned two-storey house
old wood siding
broken window
broken window, blue sky
old abandoned windmill
abandoned house
spike on abandoned house
animal swimming in slough
abandoned estate
abandoned estate
wood shingles decaying
roof of abandoned house
chain around old fence pole
square chain around old fence pole

WOLVERINE

person taking photo
person in field of foxtails
person in field of foxtails
child in red hat in field of foxtails
child in field of foxtails
child in field of foxtails
child in red hat in green field
dragonfly on a plant

Lindsay Bradford

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7 responses to “Saskatchewan Ghost Towns”

  1. Travis L Avatar
    Travis L

    which place was your favourite?

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    1. biseenscene Avatar
      biseenscene

      Hard to say. The old estate (album called Random 3) and Cazalet were both cool because they were obviously once extremely wealthy and now it’s all crumbling. Kinley was fun because everything was still there from when the post office closed in 1991.
      We hear there’s some great whole abandoned towns in SE SK, near the Alberta border, along the railway lines. We want to head out to them one day.

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      1. joanne mcleay Avatar
        joanne mcleay

        If you head to Alberta please stop in at our little ghost town, Del Bonita, Alberta which is also a border town. We are rebuilding the old stores one by one, see http://www.delbonita.com for lots of pictures!

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      2. Kevin Wright Avatar
        Kevin Wright

        I was once in your random 3 house, but it still had furnishings and the ornate oak pocket doors, the upstairs closets were full of clothes and books were scattered everywhere, very strange as it appeared that everyone just left one day and never returned, there was even an old rotary phone still there, it is sad to see the destruction that has happened since, it looked much different than how you photographed it, never did explore the basement as it was flooded, The feudal house was also once filled with personal belongings, but also has a sad story attached, it no longer exists as the property has changed hands and has been redeveloped. I also enjoy checking out old buildings, and quite enjoyed looking at your albums.

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  2. Steve G Avatar
    Steve G

    Hi

    These photos are amazing. I am curious, Do you have any rage / site addresses for the houses you photographed in Keppel, SK ? My Granparents had a farm there from the late 1920’s until they came to Ontario in 1942. Thier farm was at S 15-34-13 W3. Don’t know if there are markings or not. Just asking if you know. Wouldn’t it be such a small world if you actually had a pic of thier place ? Great work.
    Cheers
    Steve

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    1. biseenscene Avatar
      biseenscene

      Hi Steve,
      We don’t have exact placement markings for the places we visited, no. Here’s a link to a picture of the map we were following:


      We basically went to the place on the map and photographed whatever buildings were there.
      That would be super neat if it were your Grandparent’s old home!

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  3. Other Saskatchewan Ghosts – biseenscene Avatar
    Other Saskatchewan Ghosts – biseenscene

    […] and get the files back. It didn’t work, but it did create these beautiful images out of the Saskatchewan Ghost Town photography […]

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