Abandoned places

I have recently come across some of my old photographs and I noticed an interesting theme occurring.  I have many photos of old abandoned places.  I did some snooping around the Internet, and it seems this is something that has captured the attention of many photographers and so called urban/rural explorers.  I guess what sparked my search was the photos I posted a few days ago of the old fishing shack in Kingsburg.  I knew I wanted to put together a project consisting of old fallen down houses, churches and schools in Nova Scotia, but I didn’t realize just how many of these photographs I’d already taken.  So for your viewing pleasure, here are some of the highlights:

Rose Bay Barn - Paul Maybee

Let’s start with this one, close to Kingsburg- on the way, in fact.  Here is a barn that no longer exists.

Rose Bay Barn (back) - Paul Maybee

Actually, here is a photo from the other side of this barn.  I forgot I had this one until I posted the previous photo.

Fallen Farmhouse - Paul Maybee

This one is in New Brunswick, somewhere near the Nova Scotia border.  I think it’s between Pugwash, NS and Sackville, NB.  I love in this one how each building has decided to lean a different way, and how the field is just slowing taking the farm back.

Fence and River - Paul Maybee

Here is another one from rural New Brunswick.  This old fence is just a fading reminder of what this land might have looked like a hundred years ago.

Building Bridges - Paul Maybee

Now here’s one from Halifax, NS.  This was taken in 2003 I believe and you can see the MacKay Bridge in the foreground.  This building caught my eye as I drove by and I had to loop back around to get a photo of it.  I enjoy the ladder that goes into the window because you can’t see the top of it; it just fades into the darkness.

Old Barn - Paul Maybee

Orchard - Paul Maybee

Tractor - Paul Maybee

Tractor Seat - Paul Maybee

These are from an old farm I found outside of Sackville, NB.  All of the farm equipment was still left in the field behind the barn, and the field had taken it back.

Wild Country Saloon - Paul Maybee

The Wild Country Saloon was, I’m sure, a happening place to be until all the busses stopped running.

Bus and Fence - Paul Maybee

This one is from Vermont, another old broken down bus, but this one was now being used for storage.  Someone probably lived in this bus for a few years while it was still on the road.

Nutby House in Rain - Paul Maybee

Nutby House in Snow - Paul Maybee

And of course… everyone knows the old Nutby house.  It’s also one of the most photographed placed in Nova Scotia, or I should say it WAS.  There’s not much left to photograph now but a field with the odd cow here and there.  So here it is, immortalized.  I am happy to have had the chance to take some photos of the place before it came down.  It really hung in there for quite some time.

So here’s the beginning of a project for me.  This spring will be a time again for me to get lost along rural backroads and find these old gems, still hanging on as a beacon from the past, a silent reminder of a time long since forgotten.  I hope you enjoy it, and thanks for stopping by.