While in Kingston, I passed by an odd structure, and decided to check it out.

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After looking around online and in the Queen's University archives, I dug up some pictures and information. The limestone structure was built in the late 1800's and was used as a shed for train carts. The buildings to the center and the right were used as the main train station. Unlike other buildings which decayed silently, this structure has a long and well-documented history. Recently there has been talk about refurbishing this structure to be turned into a museum of sorts.

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Train station in the 1950's, fully operational.

In 1974, the station closed down, being bought by the Clapperton Crystal Company, which was probably a glass cutting company. This ran until 1983.

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In 1987, it was then refurbished as a restaurant called the 'Pig and Whistle'. This ran until 1992.

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In 1996, a fire caused by vandals destroyed the wood parts of the main limestone structure.

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Since then, it has been fenced off to deter vandals. Most of the wood has been removed and the structure has been reinforced for safety reasons and to prevent further collapse.

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Inside the limestone structure, you can see the remains of the walls and french windows. The remains of the wooden supports for the ceiling can be seen embedded in the walls. The glass has mostly been removed and replaced with plywood. Some signs of graffiti can be seen from those determined enough to climb the fence.

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Below is a sweep of the structure, facing the south side so that the viewer may see what the structure looks like overall.

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... and facing the north side.

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The other buildings were meticulously closed off using sheets of plywood. The original cinder-block structure could be seen through a hole in the plywood.

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However fun it was to explore abandoned ruins, I hope that the city of Kingston would restore this building soon. It is definitely a piece of history that everybody should enjoy.

Great research, thanks for sharing.

cool set man, I like the history that you uncovered about this place.

Haha I would've checked it out if I was still in school

Cool history though.

Great job on the research. It's nice to see someone had the foresight to stabilize this place before it turned into a giant pile of limestone rubble.

I stopped there a few years back too, I want to go inside the Pig & Whistle part, though when I was there there was no entry point without that damned plywood!

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