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Inside Tranquille

The site now know simply as "Tranquille" first came to life in 1857 when gold was discovered. In 1884, three families the Cooneys, the Fortunes, and the McIntoshes resided on the property.

Around 1905, the British Columbia anti-tuberculosis society started looking for a site to build a provincial hospital. The offered the ideal dry and mountainous climate.

In 1958, the King Edward Sanatorium was closed. The site then became a home for the mentally handicapped. At one point, employing up to 600 staff. The home closed in 1984, a victim of government programs that dispersed the mentally handicapped into group homes and the wider community.

In this gallery, we are trying to convey the atmosphere of abandonment and decay from the inside of a few of the building. We hope you enjoy this collection. We recommend you Google "Tranquille" for more information about the site.

If you appreciate this collection of images, please leave a vote so that others might also find this gallery and have the opportunity to enjoy these images.
Inside the Laundry
Inside the Laundry		 Through the Laundry Window
Through the Laundry Window		 The Entranceway
The Entranceway
Lavatory
Lavatory		 Stages of Disrepair
Stages of Disrepair		 Colour Therapy
Colour Therapy
Foyer at Greaves
Foyer at Greaves		 Colour Therapy II
Colour Therapy II		 Agressive Therapy
Agressive Therapy
Bath Room
Bath Room		 Main Entrance
Main Entrance		 Scullery
Scullery
Firehall
Firehall		 Doctor's Residence
Doctor's Residence		 Forgotten
Forgotten
Forsaken
Forsaken		 Forlorn
Forlorn		 Inside the Laundry II
Inside the Laundry II
M
"M"		 Fahrenheit
Fahrenheit		 The Mens Room
The Mens Room
O.R.
O.R.		 Hallway in Greaves
Hallway in Greaves		 Doc's Residence
Doc's Residence
Medical Equipment
Medical Equipment		 The Hallway
The Hallway

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Lynn 24-Apr-2015 05:28
I was born at Tranquille and I want to go back home to see the grounds. The new owners are doing wonderful things with the area. It was a beautiful safe place to grow up as a child: play ground, hay stakes, tunnels, creek, tree forts,fishing, fossil hunting, greenhouse,sunken gardens filled with roses,a wishing bridge, flower gardens just for fresh picking, pig farm, firemen to visit,a canteen to drink milkshakes, gold panning, and listening to the geese going silent at night.then the coyotes sing to Battle bluff. Tranquille
Judy Buck-Glenn 15-May-2014 13:18
What a gorgeous and deeply moving set of images! I have read Betty MacDOnald's "The Plague and I", which is a curious mixture of comedy and tragedy, as she wrote humourous fiction, most famously, of course, "The egg and I", but this is about her year in a TB sanitarium much like Tranquille in Washington State in the 1930's. This evokes the dark side of what still remains, despite everything, a very funny book.
Joshua23-Feb-2013 17:26
Impressive images of an abandoned {medical) facility. I am halfway expecting this would be a candidate for the Ghost Adventure series.
Rob Misanchuk02-Feb-2013 05:32
Excellent gallery. Sad to see important old buildings die a slow death. V
Marisa Livet16-Jul-2012 18:21
Melancholy and extremely beautiful
Giorgio Iorio16-Jul-2012 14:19
Great collection of urban and industrial decay. ~V~
Guest 25-May-2012 00:08
I am involved in an oral history project for the Tranquille site in Kamloops. These images evoke a sense of loss -- of the grandeur of another age, of dreams, of hopes. Forgotten, forsaken, forlorn. Perhaps the future plans for this historical site will resurrect some of its importance to our community, and provide an opportunity to appreciate its past service to tuberculosis patients and mentally challenged persons.
Guest 13-Aug-2011 04:53
Wow Thank you
Raymond Ma02-Mar-2011 07:47
Love the ghost towns collections and this one is particularly excellent.
Your captures with the available light is terrific here. V
Brad Claypole19-Nov-2009 02:50
Great gallery! V
Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)14-Nov-2009 22:44
Very Beautiful images my friend, vote!
Paolo
an nguyen14-Nov-2009 03:02
Very well observed and well presented. V
Mihai05-Nov-2009 17:15
Very nice gallery !
Vote !
Michael Shpuntov04-Nov-2009 03:42
Fantastic place to shoot. Too bad BC is far away from Toronto... :-) Great work in this place with very interesting images. Vote.
Marc Demoulin03-Nov-2009 20:07
Frightening a bit but so well done!! vVv
Marc
Rob Oele31-Oct-2009 22:57
I love this work; great place for a photographer indeed; gets all your senses sharp. V
Carol How12-Jul-2009 05:14
An excellent gallery in so many ways - superbly crafted images! Especially like lavatory and Inside Laundry. Agressive Therapy definitely sent a chill up my spine! V
Guest 27-Jun-2009 18:02
Very impressive place, lots of history and vibs. Excellent photography!!! V!
Guest 26-Jun-2009 11:12
LOve the play of lights &shadows, colors & perspective.Great series.! V!
Jim Coffman24-Jun-2009 03:10
I love this gallery! It is so interesting. The difficult lighting has been handled very well. V
Guest 17-Jun-2009 02:36
Nice collection of images..I hope you have more! What a treat to be able to shoot something like this. V
Bill Warren03-Jun-2009 12:32
Captivating images of this hospital ruin-in-progress. The available light sparkles. V
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