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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Wow, stunning picture!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Beautiful! Why is the town abandoned?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It was a town built around a new pulp mill using the falls as a power source at the turn of the 20th century near Roberval, Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean, Québec.

The decreasing demand for pulp in the 1920s and the 1929 crash sealed the fate of the town.

The town was very well preserved and is now a park available to visit.

More information.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Awesome! Thank you for the info. One of the things I have always loved about QC is how well they treat their heritage buildings.