I was feeling creative this morning and was looking through some photos I'd recently taken and hadn't edited.  I decided to be pretty creative with the edit on this one, since this type of creativity is something newish for me.  I never took THESE kinds of liberties back when I was doing client images.  :D

So I've been to the Tranquille Sanitarium , also known as Padova city a twice now, the last time this October.  The first time I went I didn't find it creepy despite it's reputation as being haunted.  These are the images from my first trip to tranquille.  If you don't know the history, poke around the internet or check out this page.

My second visit with Kendra was certainly creepy.  I don't scare easily, but I'm sure I saw a ghost in the laundry facility.  I'm TOTALLY sure I saw a ghost.  My feet took me out of there pretty quickly, but I had to peek back in.  I pulled up the image I took of the inside of that building, but didn't want to edit it.  It gives me the creeps.  Perhaps I'll go back and try another time.  No ghost in the picture, just crazy creepy feeling.

So forgive the odd timing of this image- a few days before Christmas isn't probably the best time for creepy pictures...lol.  

tracy cook {SCENIC PHOTOGRAPHY} www.cherryblissphotography.ca

These images were taken of Tranquille Sanitorium in Kamloops.  Long abandoned, and said to be haunted, this location is filled with history and intrigue.  The history here is rich, with tons of old dilapidated  buildings left on the site that is slated for destruction and re-development.

Back in the early 1900s many buidlings were built to house patients with tuberculosis.  Large beautiful residences for doctors, staff, housing units, diary barns, a school, laundry facilities and even their own fire hall were all on the site.  Kamloops was choosen for it's ideal climate.  The sanatorium later became a facility to house developmentally delayed individuals, and was closed down in 1984.

It is said that there are underground tunnels from building to building. Many buildings no longer have doors, and you are able to access them.  We were there to see the history before it is torn down and not to create trouble, so we were respectful of the area.  I can not say whether or not the place is haunted- I certainly didn't feel a presence, but it is a bit creepy.  Hope you enjoy the images rich in history and interest.