00:00So what's so special about a building that's been sitting here for 30 years collecting dust?
00:05Well, you just gotta look up.
00:17Montreal is one of the oldest cities in Canada, and it's got the buildings to prove it.
00:22Now, some of them are just old, but others have been abandoned for ages,
00:26hiding their own mysteries, if you know where to look.
00:30And one abandoned building in particular is home to just about the most unexpected thing you'll ever see in Montreal.
00:38The Le Chine Canal
00:57Walking down the Le Chine Canal in the summer is great.
01:00Lots of space for a picnic and long bike lanes by the water.
01:04The Le Chine Canal has tons of very interesting views,
01:07but none have been more captivating than this abandoned building right here.
01:13This silo was built in 1905, and the reason it was built was to store barley for beer.
01:19But almost 100 years later, it was abandoned.
01:22And ever since then, it's just been sitting here, collecting dust in St. Henry,
01:26as a wallpaper, a backdrop to the people just biking through the canal.
01:31It's age definitely shows.
01:34I mean, the architecture is crumbling, there's graffiti all over the place,
01:37there's pieces of metal hanging on the sides.
01:39But the good thing is, we don't need to go inside.
01:41What we're looking for is somewhere else.
01:45So what's so special about a building that's been sitting here for 30 years, collecting dust?
01:50Well, you just gotta look up.
01:55Someone got the idea to climb to the top of this thing.
01:58And they got creative.
02:00Now, it's hard to get the best view from down here, mainly because the sun is so bright.
02:04So what we're going to have to do is get up close and personal.
02:08Now, it doesn't take a genius to see that this place is not up to any recent safety codes.
02:12So no, I'm not going to be climbing this place now or ever.
02:15And I can't believe I have to say this, but please don't go climbing 100-year-old abandoned buildings.
02:20It's not a good idea.
02:22We've got a drone to do the dirty work.
02:24So let's set it up and send it off.
02:26Let's go up.
02:28Higher, higher.
02:30There it is.
02:32A bright pink house, fully decked out with green curtains, flower pots.
02:37There's even a red shed next door.
02:40The reason this has captivated so many people in Montreal?
02:44No one knows whose work this is.
02:47Like a local bank seat, the flashy penthouse just sort of appeared one day.
02:52Seriously, I must have asked over a dozen people, including people that work in the area here,
02:57where this pink house came from.
02:59And no one seems to know a damn thing.
03:02Absolutely wild.
03:06Just in the time that I was standing here filming this video,
03:09four people came up to me asking me if I knew what the pink house was.
03:12And unfortunately, despite my best efforts, hours of research,
03:16I haven't found a shred of information at all.
03:20And in December, people reported seeing a Christmas tree up there too.
03:25Whether it's the latest piece by a local artist or just some bored adrenaline junkie,
03:30one thing's for sure.
03:32It's unlike anything else in Montreal.
03:35The next time you're on the Lachine Canal in St. Henry,
03:38keep an eye out for this unique pink house.
03:40There are tons of hidden places like this pink house spread across Montreal.
03:45All you have to do is remember to look up every once in a while.
03:48Alright, that's it for this week.
03:49But I will see you next time with another hidden place in Montreal
03:52that you're going to want to know about.
03:53See you then.
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