the granary.

One of the first buildings that got my interest regarding the history of abandoned structures would be, what I’ve come to call, the Granary. I met the man who owned it only once, the very first time I came upon the Granary on May 27th, 2009. I didn’t catch his name and have searched for him and his family since coming up empty. He told me his grandfather had built it, and it’s where they used to sort the grain from the harvest, hence the name I’ve dubbed onto the structure. Finding out something so close to my home was at least a century old was so fascinating. It opened the door to my awareness of my surroundings and appreciating what local history there was in my very young country and province.

The ongoing series of The Granary consists of over 100 images taken over, what will be 10 years from roughly the same angle. The seasons around the building change, while the Granary itself remains dormant in its spot, slowly returning to the earth. The changes made to the building itself far more hidden than the environment surrounding it.

The structure was torn down in January 2019, though the land remains mostly untouched since. I suspect it might have been taken down to make room for the swelling development or because it could be seen as a safety hazard.