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No Escape Room by Ground State Photos, on Flickr
After many years of making annual stops at a well-barricaded rurex drug mansion in Hamilton, I finally found open access to the house on my most recent visit. This was a place I posted many winters ago, after gaining access to the basement and discovering the grocery list of different marijuana strains inventoried on the overhead furnace vents. The industrial-style barn was subdivided into growth rooms, making it look like a decent-sized operation went on there that might never have even officially been busted. Here are 7 pics from that first visit:
Marijuana Mansion - 02 by Ground State Photos, on Flickr
Marijuana Mansion - 03 by Ground State Photos, on Flickr
Marijuana Mansion - 04 by Ground State Photos, on Flickr
Marijuana Mansion - 05 by Ground State Photos, on Flickr
Marijuana Mansion - 06 by Ground State Photos, on Flickr
Marijuana Mansion - 07 by Ground State Photos, on Flickr
Marijuana Mansion - 08 by Ground State Photos, on Flickr
Unfortunately, the basement and barn was as far as I got. The door at the top of the basement steps was nailed shut from the other side, and all of the ground floor windows of the house had well-cut boards riveted in place.
But it looks like I wasn't the only one who was on a mission to get into this gorgeous-looking mansion; I think someone took a power saw out here this summer. I took the next photo and then went in the front porch only to find a perfectly cut hole right through the main wall of the house. More grow-op evidence was found upon entry - a web of copper wires were strung throughout the main floor just above head level.
Marijuana Mansion - 09 by Ground State Photos, on Flickr
Marijuana Mansion - 10 by Ground State Photos, on Flickr
Marijuana Mansion - 11 by Ground State Photos, on Flickr
Marijuana Mansion - 12 by Ground State Photos, on Flickr
Marijuana Mansion - 13 by Ground State Photos, on Flickr
Marijuana Mansion - 14 by Ground State Photos, on Flickr
Marijuana Mansion - 15 by Ground State Photos, on Flickr
Marijuana Mansion - 16 by Ground State Photos, on Flickr
Marijuana Mansion - 17 by Ground State Photos, on Flickr
Marijuana Mansion - 18 by Ground State Photos, on Flickr
Marijuana Mansion - 19 by Ground State Photos, on Flickr
Marijuana Mansion - 20 by Ground State Photos, on Flickr
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Bonus Wildlife Photo:
After emerging from my rather silent creep around the house, I surprised a coyote in mid-shit in the field beside the driveway. That, or he knew I was there and wanted to show me what he thought of my work!
Marijuana Mansion - 21 by Ground State Photos, on Flickr
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Interesting, i think a group of us stopped by here years ago and had no luck either.
Any more shots of that stairway? the railing shot is such a tease!
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What a shame that such a beautiful house was wrecked for such a lackluster purpose. I agree with RRF though, any more staircase shots? Looks like a cool place.
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Sadly, this is the only other shot I've got. I don't know why the heck I didn't stand in the corner over there by the door lock and light-paint the stairs from a head-on perspective. All the should-of and could-of that you don't think about until you're back at home and looking at your pics!
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Awesome set!! I really like the second winter photo from down the driveway, that sense of anticipation really comes through. I probably wouldn't have even noticed those lists on the vents or the outlets. Good eye and good on you for checking often! Places get open and sealed within a day sometimes.
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These shots make me as happy as ScoobyDoooooo!  love the snowy scene, #10, and the crystal knob. Might know you would see a Coyote trying to relieve himself lol.
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Wow, these pictures are beautiful. Great framing of the house exteriors as well. This looks extremely similar to a place Ive been to on fiddlers green in ancaster but the subtle differences convince me theyre not the same. Is it in the same area?
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Posted by fortress
good on you for checking often! Places get open and sealed within a day sometimes.
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Thanks for the vote of confidence. This was a tough place to keep monitoring because it is so far from the road, and a road with no shoulder parking. A round-trip 'quick check for access' takes about 45 minutes from nearest parking.
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love the snowy scene
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I remember that shot well, because the snow was knee deep, and getting from the position where I took that shot to the house was one of the most exhausting hikes ever! My lungs were absolutely burning.
Posted by Charlemagnet
This looks extremely similar to a place Ive been to on fiddlers green in ancaster but the subtle differences convince me theyre not the same. Is it in the same area?
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I know the house you're talking about, as do many others here in the Ontario forum. This isn't the same one, but they're both in the same general area. They're about 8 km apart.
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