In 2014, a realtor put Bralorne’s “third townsite,” known as Bradian, up for sale for $1 million. Gold Bridge is an excellent example of what could be called semi-ghost town. Bralorne Gold Mining Ghost Town British Columbia Canada 1972 Gold Bridge and Bralorne - Exploring B.C. It’s a ghost town with about 20 dwellings, last occupied in … Miners first became interested in the Bridge River Valley in 1858, as the tidal wave of argonauts swept ever northward and up the Fraser River. This B.C. For the cost of 1 point 2 million dollars you could own the former mining town. – Deb Demare bristles at the suggestion that Bralorne is a ghost town. The richest single ton of ore ever mined in canada came from the ground … A ghost town in Canada’s westernmost wilds has been sold to a Chinese real estate developer who intends to bring it back to life, according the realtor. Just two hours from Whistler, however, is the ghost town of Bradian. Nestled in the Bridge River Valley, 105 kilometres west of Lillooet and 300 kilometres north of Vancouver, Gold Bridge survives as a tiny town … Bradian, a suburb of the gold mining town of Bralorne is for sale, it has many homes still standing and in reasonable condition. A former suburb of the gold mining town of Bralorne, it has over 22 houses still standing in reasonable condition. Old Mining Cars in Bralorne by Wikimedia Commons. Ghost Town Was at the Top of My Bucket List. BRALORNE, B.C. Bralorne and Pioneer Mines From home of the greatest gold mines in the nation ... to ghost town: Bralorne's career was one of feast and famine. Transcription. There are people still living here, even if there aren't many around and the town's social hub – the local pub – was closed after the owner was caught smuggling drugs by helicopter to the U.S. Built to service the mines at bralorne and pioneer, bradian's first homes were built in the mid 1930's and grew to approx. Part 5 - 2011 The Bralorne Time Traveller - History Matters. Some of the buildings have new roofs as the past owner wanted to protect the homes from further deterioration. Transcription. 31 106 Bralorne Gold Mining Ghost Town British Columbia Canada 1972 Gold Bridge and Bralorne - Exploring B.C. Bralorne is an historic Canadian gold mining community in the Bridge River District, ... 8 679. Bradian is a ghost town in the in the Bridge River-Lillooet area of the province. Part 5 - 2011 The Bralorne Time Traveller - History Matters. 10 774. Last September, I decided to book a seven-day trip to British Columbia.

This weeks Covid-19 adventure took us to Bradian, British Columbia. Thanks to the nearby Bralorne Gold Mine, the small town of Bradian didn’t just shine during the Gold Rush in the 1870s, but saw another spike in its fortunes during the Great Depression. I am a long time “urban explorer” and enjoy visiting abandoned places and taking photos, as well as filming and documenting them for my YouTube channel and Instagram page.. My father took me to my first abandoned farmhouse when I was just seven years old. 60 houses before being abandoned in 1971 when the mines closed.