Abandoned Manitoba 2: Exploring a flooded bowling alley under the streets of Brandon

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Ай бұрын

The Abandoned Manitoba 2 video series by Graham Street, Shaun Cameron, and Gordon Goldsborough visits ghost towns, vacant buildings, and other historic sites from Manitoba's past. Join us as we explore back roads to places that tell great stories about how things used to be, and how we have ended up where we are today.
In this video, we visit Brandon where businessman Trevor Peters tells us about his family's work with the legendary Thunderbird Bowling Alley, established in 1962. Then, we go underground to see the watery remains of the abandoned lanes.

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@mjr_schneider 29 күн бұрын

The sprinkling in of nouns like "kerplunks" is what makes watching these documentaries such a unique experience.

@Reveers Ай бұрын

I went there a few times growing up. Often to bowl and see a movie if you were really having a day. Hard to remember how it was of old but I'm sure there are lots of birthday party photos taken there in the 80s and 90s. A shame to see it as it is, and the whole downtown core. Thanks for another great peek into history!

@anthonystovold6303 Ай бұрын

Thank you for this video. This was very interesting to me. I left Brandon years ago. I worked at Thunderbird bowling alley fixing the machinery that reset the pins. I also lived in the building next door to it.

@pileofstuff Ай бұрын

It's really weird seeing a place I spent so much time as a "historical' abandoned building.

@athompso99 28 күн бұрын

My wife worked there '91-'94, and ate there regularly '99-'00. She echoes the same sentiment, but adds some colour commentary about the owner, too 😂.

@quincylongman7469 Ай бұрын

Gord! Please see if Pierre can get you going in the rumoured tunnels under brandon that were for heating many buildings down town. Thanks for sharing this!

@kyle54679 Ай бұрын

Pretty cool. I’ve been wondering for years what it looks like down there now

@haydendegrow945 Ай бұрын

Mind BLOWN! This is why i love being the historian for Yorkton! The stories I discover are just like this, and are amazing to learn!

@VonGorfter 28 күн бұрын

Well, there's a part of my childhood that I didn't think I'd ever see again.

@kenvickery7319 Ай бұрын

I remember being down there a few times in the early 80's.

@user-jv9el8qb7o 26 күн бұрын

Such a great KZfaq channel, keep up the good work gents!

@seanhogan3294 Ай бұрын

You should come explore the tunnels between the Social Enterprise Centre and the Neeginan Centre in Winnipeg

@jojodouglas2 28 күн бұрын

I remember that place - lots of fun. Someone once dropped their bowling ball on the street out front and it rolled down to Rosser before being caught. No damage to anyone!

@DanOCan 21 күн бұрын

I’d love to do a historical tour with Gordon.

@owenwilson3536 Ай бұрын

I always heard of an underground bowling alley growing up, I thought it was an urban legend. Crazy to think that was right below in the middle of downtown!

@tf7274 Ай бұрын

Walmart and Canadian Tire killed every down town in every big town in Canada...yet their day is coming too. Things change and I'm not going to spend 1 minute worrying about it. Thanks for the video.

@attentiondeficit9765 28 күн бұрын

Probably for the best you don’t spend time worrying about it. You would spend the rest of your life doing such.. Walmart is absolutely not going anywhere..

@tf7274 28 күн бұрын

@@attentiondeficit9765 Eaton's...Sears...FutureShop...ToysRus...believed that too.

@TessJordan-lp5sc 26 күн бұрын

The basement might have been well built, but it did not have the concrete pillars until the bowling alley was removed and they were using the ground level for parking. It did have a building on top of it, a restaurant/lounge called Huggy's that was torn down.