The Canada Malt Plant
is the only abandoned building in Montreal that can compete with the O’Keefe
Brewery in terms of sheer size and decay. It is also one of the city’s
most notorious abandoned spots, thus making it a very popular destination
for beginning explorers, graffiti artists, and even for some families
who like to have picnics on the grounds – not to mention the Malt
Plant itself seems like a very attractive playground for kids! Moreover,
we have been told by fellow urban explorers that it looks strikingly similar
to the other Malt Plant located in Toronto. One day, we’ll just have
to verify this! UEM
paid a visit to Montreal’s version in December of 2002. Winter had
already wrapped itself around the city in a freezing embrace, and so it
made sense to us to make two trips to the Malt Plant: a first one to scout
and verify that there was indeed a way in, and a second one to visit as
much of the place as possible and photograph it. Thus, Tux and Mokonax
gladly braved the snow and wind to discover an entrance – you can
check out their scouting trip on the main page. Then, a few days later,
I joined them and all three of us ventured inside the looming, monolithic
building, expecting the best… And getting it. This gallery consists
of our first and most thorough expedition to the Malt Plant.Yet, we keep going back. Our second Montreal Meet-Up took place there, and it was while delving deep in the Malt Plant’s entrails or treading on its crumbling upper floors that we got to know several other urban explorers from Montreal. We returned to the Malt Plant a third time after receiving reports of tunnels located somewhere… And although we discovered after only ten minutes that there were no tunnels, just a very dark corridor, we stay  ed
for over an hour, clambering up precarious stairs and ladders to the top
to get a good view of the neighborhood, feeling not unlike kings surveying
our lands.The Malt Plant is receiving more and more attention from the authorities these days. We have heard reports of cops discovering a dead body on its grounds, and though we doubt the veracity of this, there has been a increase in security. Our original entrance has been sealed since our first trip, so somebody is watching over the Malt Plant. We just hope they do so like us: with affection. |