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Camp Yungvelt
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created by DRGB
on 4/4/2004 12:29 AM
last modified by Explorer Zero
on 3/27/2017 9:19 PM
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This location has been labeled as Demolished, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.
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Camp Yungvelt. A Jewish camp for children
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Type: Outdoors - series of cabins
Status: Demolished
Accessibility: Moderate
Recommendation: check it out if you're nearby
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asbestos
rust
unsafe flooring
flooding
water
air quality
fuckin' crazy farmer with 12 gauge
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Many old pictures and clothes still hanging on hangers in the closets. It seems like the owners of these houses just picked up and left, leaving everythign they owned behind.
A famous Yiddish writer for children books, poet and literacy critic, Itche Goldberg had become the camp director in 1927. Shortly after he wrote "Yungvar" a journal which he recorded the daily camp activities. This journal had become a children's magazine.
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fences
dogs
locked gates
welded doors
wooden boarding
Farmer who lives nearby and carries a Shot Gun
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flashlight
rope
breathing mask
gloves
long pants / sleeves
towelettes
Rope if you want to climb down the well.
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Do not forget bear mace and a camera
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The Toronto Workmen's circle established this camp back in 1925 as an extension of the Yiddish secular schools curriculum. The camp stayed open strong for about 30 years. Closing in 1971 and the land was sold to a local farmer.This was some
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Haven't done any movemenet or construction to this site in many many years.
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The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location.
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| Photography |
7 / 10 |
| Coolness |
8 / 10 |
| Content Quality |
7 / 10 |
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This location's validation is current. It was last validated by
Explorer Zero on 3/28/2017 1:09 PM.
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on Mar 28 17 at 13:09, Explorer Zero validated this location
on Mar 27 17 at 21:19, Explorer Zero changed the following: Notes for Mods, Status
on Mar 27 17 at 21:17, Explorer Zero validated this location
on Mar 27 17 at 19:01, whats left of the psych changed the following: Status
on Jan 15 12 at 14:57, Opheliaism validated this location
on Jan 14 12 at 17:07, Vital Films added some pictures to a gallery
on Jan 14 12 at 17:01, Vital Films added some pictures to a gallery
on Jan 14 12 at 16:57, Vital Films updated gallery Stumble '12
on Jan 14 12 at 16:56, Vital Films created a new gallery
on Jan 14 12 at 16:56, Vital Films changed the following: Display Name, History, Year Built, Year Closed, Hazards, Interesting Features, Required Equipment, Description
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