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ABC Lumber

Abandoned Industrial in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Oct 15 2015

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Recent status Abandoned
Location # 12840

Abandoned lumberyard in west Toronto. Uncertain when it was abandoned, but graffiti on the main building is dated 2014 (and likely early 2014, given how much it's faded). Parts of the site are currently being overrun with creeper vines, and a humane-style animal trap was present as well (indicating that there is/was an issue with raccoons, though the trap looked as old as everything else on the site).

All sorts of interesting stuff to be found - there are several large saws of various types in one of the outbuildings, as well as strange lightbulbs, car parts, and rusty tools. There are also some work vehicles (a mid-size flatbed cargo truck and a forklift) sitting out in the open and rusting. Some of the lumber is still present, and shows evidence of fire damage. Unfortunately, the main building is boarded up and appears to be inaccessible, as are the upper levels of the outbuildings. Running water could also be heard through an open manhole (though you'd have to be a raccoon to get into it because it's been built over).

No security or surveillance that I saw or know of (the gate in the fence has become very overgrown, and has concrete barriers placed in front of it for added fun). Watch out for rusty nails and barbed wire - there's lots of degraded/rusty barbed wire around the perimeter, and some of it is pretty tangly. Also, fair warning: the site is fairly open, and a lot of the outdoor portions are visible from a busy intersection.

[b]EDIT 15/10/2015:[/b] Grammar pass and slight location refinement.

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4 months ago

best to go at night because the location is near a major intersection. POE on the right if you go around the fence. nothing special other than abandoned equipment and piles of feces. There is also a sewer near the stairs in the building on the right, i haven’t been there but from what i can hear there is running water down there so be careful if you check it out.

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7 months ago

Are there any bad gasses in the tunnel/ sewer?

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1 year ago

Went here recently. -Access into site without any fence hopping. Keep in mind you are often in plain view of a busy intersection. \n -Evidence of squating (shoes, clothes, mattresses, blankets, alcohol, bongs, etc.) -Very filthy, huge number of hazards (rusty nails, borken glass everywhere, mold, broken beams, splitered wood, etc.). I attempted to clear up the path going upstairs. -Access to a sewer system via ladder. Went down to check it out. didn't see anything interesting. Overrall solid 6/10 location. Be careful.

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1 year ago

Went here recently and saw a couple of construction workers on the property i wonder if it being demolished

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2 years ago

My friends and I went and it was super interesting! still abandoned and out of use however, there's a lot of old files and stuff that was super interesting to look into. Theres a path beside the building to the right which leads you directly into the yard. I recommend going!

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7 years ago

Amazing location

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8 years ago

Hydro Archives: That building was once the TSR (Toronto Street Railway) transformer station.

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8 years ago

I bought lumber from this place many years ago. Great prices maybe to low could be the result of it being abandonded