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documenting the past, one building at a time

RUral and urban exploration on the prairies

I have been wandering the backroads of saskatchewan since 2007 in search of all things abandoned and historic. This website is dedicated to the preservation of these places through photography and historical research.
NEW! @SASKABANDONED
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A collaboration between SaskUrbex and Myself (exploring together since 2008)
Featuring videos and photos from the coolest abandoned places in Saskatchewan (+ the prairies).
​We share content from locations that have been demolished as well as those we have been keeping secret. Join us!

Youtube  | Instagram | Facebook | Website

currently under construction.

Galleries will come live as they are updated. This will hopefully be completed by April 2021.

Choose your adventure
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Ghost Towns
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Abandoned Rural Houses
Updated Weekly
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Abandoned Hospitals
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Abandoned Schools
Updated Weekly

COMING SOON

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Abandoned Churches
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Abandoned Community
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Abandoned Industrial + Military
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Abandoned USA
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FACEBOOK
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Not updated as often as I would like, I still share photo's from my trips.
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INSTAGRAM

Updated daily with photos, behind the scenes, historic images and more.

Hello!

My name is ali and I am the photographer behind this website. I also do all the research, writing and wandering.

It all began in 2007 when I started exploring the backroads. I was mainly looking for abandoned churches and ghost towns but this passion grew into large locations like hospitals, movie sets, institutions, military bases, industrial sites and more. I have visited hundreds, if not thousands of locations
(if you start counting every farmhouse), mainly in Saskatchewan. 

The website is now a combination of locations, complete with history and information, then + now photos, blog articles and soon videos. My goal is to document and preserve abandoned and historic locations throughout the province. Unfortunately, many locations are already gone and others are disppearing from our landscape. Join me on my journey to document these locations before they are gone.
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Photo taken by @saskurbex
As you nothing is free and there is a cost to this website as well as all the adventures I go on.
If you want to donate a small amount, even to buy me a hot chocolate - I wil be much appreciated.



Rural + Urban Exploration on the Prairies. Saskatchewan Based.
© 2021 Vanished Compass
Exploring since 2007

Take only photographs
Leave only footprints
Break only silence

  • Home
  • Locations
    • schoolhouses
    • Abandoned Houses
    • Ghost Towns
    • Hospitals
  • About
    • Meet Me
    • Social Media >
      • Instagram Feed
      • Facebook
    • Related Sites
    • Contact