Inside a creepy, abandoned ghost town where hundreds of people once lived – with a church, post office and school left to rot
AN urban explorer has discovered an abandoned ghost town – with a church, a post office and several houses all left to rot.
The eerie, abandoned community once housed hundreds of people, but is now slowly decaying and the buildings are falling apart.
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Dave, known online as Freaktography, came across the creepy rural community and was shocked by what he found.
Wandering through the former town of Insinger, Saskatchewan, Canadahe was first struck by the forgotten church with a domed spire.
The facade of the building was covered in graffiti and it stood alone in the middle of the overgrown village.
Inside the church it had a beautiful blue ceiling, although the colors probably faded over time.
Religious icons with artwork and gold crosses appeared untouched, but furniture and rubble were strewn everywhere.
The town had only a few buildings, most of which had their windows smashed.
The former school was left in a deplorable state with wooden structures rotting and collapsing.
Other houses were damaged and slowly fell apart, giving the entire city an eerie feeling.
The urban explorer, from Ontario, Canada shared the find YouTube with his 88,500 followers.
He said: “There were a lot of abandoned buildings scattered around.
“There was a Ukrainian church that was very small.
“There was some graffiti, no windows, but that's what it was Nice.
'There were a lot of buildings, housesand a bit small Post office.
“There was a school, not in very good condition. It was all falling apart, so I couldn't go far in.”
According to the Census of Population, Insinger had 315 inhabitants in 2016, compared to 805 in 1981.
There are 140 ghost towns across Saskatchewan, many of which were abandoned in the 20th century.
This was due to a population decline, caused by an economic shift, and to an improvement in transportation to larger areas.
Followers lamented the city's demise, with many responding to the comments.
One person wrote: 'Saskatchewan has the most beautiful abandon churches.”
Another added: “That's so sad.”
A third person said: 'It's good to know the town will be remembered movie. I would pronounce it 'in-zinger'.
'My favorite town in SK was Herbert. I'm glad you didn't try to get into that house.”
Someone else commented: 'Beautiful church. I wonder why it's a ghost town. School is dangerous. Sad to see Dave.”
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