47 Once-Popular Touristic Destinations That Have Been Lost to Time

I’m seeing a pattern here. People really like knocking down beautiful buildings in favor of newer, uglier ones. This time it isn’t as sad as a story, but I vote for instead moving businesses or what have you out of ugly buildings and putting them in the nicer ones, then knocking down the bad ones. No? Just me?

Well, Chorley Park used to be a beautiful mansion in Toronto’s area. It was used as a government house until it was closed. It was then demolished in 1960 to create municipal parkland. Alright, this one has a bit of a happy ending. Natural areas for the public are much better than an opulent house for government officials. Yech.