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UER Forum > Archived Canada: Alberta / BC > Original Powerhouse (Viewed 2250 times)
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Original Powerhouse
< on 3/1/2012 9:05 PM >
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Hey guys, I'm not sure if this is a repost... I did a search but it didn't come up with anything. I was here quite some time ago when I took these pics. Enjoy!































[last edit 3/2/2012 12:02 AM by Forgotten BC - edited 1 times]

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Re: Original Powerhouse
<Reply # 1 on 3/1/2012 11:19 PM >
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I was just here over Christmas, front door sure as hell didn't look like that.
=(




*edited for picture & production value
[last edit 3/2/2012 1:14 AM by yellow_wallpaper - edited 3 times]

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Re: Original Powerhouse
<Reply # 2 on 3/2/2012 12:03 AM >
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Well, that's lame. **** I hate vandals...

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Re: Original Powerhouse
<Reply # 3 on 3/2/2012 1:25 AM >
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Posted by yellow_wallpaper
I was just here over Christmas, front door sure as hell didn't look like that.
=(


http://farm8.stati...7_5eaa210e7f_z.jpg

*edited for picture & production value


I thought that front door looked familiar.

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Re: Original Powerhouse
<Reply # 4 on 3/2/2012 5:03 AM >
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What route did you take onto the roof? Everything I saw looked pretty sketch.

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Re: Original Powerhouse
<Reply # 5 on 3/2/2012 8:49 AM >
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What were in those jars? Looks tasty!

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Re: Original Powerhouse
<Reply # 6 on 3/3/2012 1:00 AM >
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It was all pretty sketchy. I think the worst part was walking around on teh roof, some of the areas were really soft. We stayed along where the beams joined the roof and where it seemed firmest. We ended up climbing up through the middle of the building and then up an old sketchy ladder. I'm a wimp though, so it couldn't have been that bad XD

I'm pretty sure the jars contained homeless person spleen, but I have no way to prove that.

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Re: Original Powerhouse
<Reply # 7 on 3/3/2012 2:53 AM >
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The reason why it looks like a sawmill in some of the photos is that the last use of the building was to cover over a sawmill

I really need to go visiting. We were within a couple clicks of here ~1 month ago, but I was busy trying to kill paper. (apparently, I'm still OK with that).

Peach

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Re: Original Powerhouse
<Reply # 8 on 3/7/2012 7:47 AM >
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Posted by Haunted BC
It was all pretty sketchy. I think the worst part was walking around on teh roof, some of the areas were really soft. We stayed along where the beams joined the roof and where it seemed firmest. We ended up climbing up through the middle of the building and then up an old sketchy ladder. I'm a wimp though, so it couldn't have been that bad XD

I'm pretty sure the jars contained homeless person spleen, but I have no way to prove that.



That would have freaked me out. Unstable floors give me the heebie jeebies.



You could probably sell it to the local visitors as part of an emergency outdoor survival kit. Heh.

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Re: Original Powerhouse
<Reply # 9 on 3/12/2012 7:45 AM >
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Looks like a cool place. gotta see it for myself this year

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Re: Original Powerhouse
<Reply # 10 on 3/17/2012 3:31 AM >
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Is this the Lubbe?

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Re: Original Powerhouse
<Reply # 11 on 3/20/2012 4:05 AM >
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Nope.

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Re: Original Powerhouse
<Reply # 12 on 4/29/2012 11:51 PM >
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Went here today....Haunted BC: did you climb up this?

Much credit to you for going on the roof....wayyyy too sketchy..oh and there was a bear hanging around the entrance (those giants doors arent hanging anymore

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Re: Original Powerhouse
<Reply # 13 on 4/30/2012 10:30 PM >
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Posted by tankerdave
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Went here today....Haunted BC: did you climb up this?

Much credit to you for going on the roof....wayyyy too sketchy..oh and there was a bear hanging around the entrance (those giants doors arent hanging anymore


Sure did! I agree, too sketchy. Sometimes in the heat of the moment tho... hahah. I used the same excuse after investigating a mine shaft near Osoyoos. There was a second floor down below, with a ladder down and on the bottom floor there was a track leading into the dark. It was SUPER COOL but we didn't go down there. It was just way too iffy. Next time I went there (about 2 years later) it had collapsed. *eep*

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Re: Original Powerhouse
<Reply # 14 on 12/29/2013 8:15 PM >
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If anyone else is interested in a few old photos from the Jordan River powerhouse, the City of Vancouver archives have some digital photos online http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca

Good stuff like this:


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Re: Original Powerhouse
<Reply # 15 on 1/10/2014 5:32 AM >
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Now that is awesome. thanks!

Also: Will fix the picture links. Not sure what happened.

EDIT:
Sorry, but you can only edit your posts up to 24 hours after posting.


Never mind... I guess I'll just re-add them :\
[last edit 1/10/2014 5:34 AM by Forgotten BC - edited 1 times]

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Re: Original Powerhouse
<Reply # 16 on 1/11/2014 1:31 AM >
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Posted by reduxzero
If anyone else is interested in a few old photos from the Jordan River powerhouse, the City of Vancouver archives have some digital photos online http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca

Good stuff like this:
http://searcharchi...ea3-A08211_141.jpg



BC Archives website has some good ones of Lubbe, too.

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Re: Original Powerhouse
<Reply # 17 on 1/18/2014 3:56 AM >
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looks like it was quite the interesting building at one point.

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